Dave: With and Without Al

As you know, this year's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize went to David Letterman. It was awarded on October 21 at a ceremony that was recorded for later broadcast. One of those speaking at the ceremony was Senator Al Franken. Franken, for reasons we've all heard about, was largely edited out of the telecast when it was aired last Monday night. He was in the version originally edited for broadcast but then the show was recut to take him out. The absent minutes were filled by extending some of the other segments which had been truncated for time.

Apparently, for reasons we don't know, at least one PBS station aired the version with Franken. If you prowl about on YouTube right now, you may be able to find that version, a short cut of Franken's remarks or even a version of the entire show that includes everything which was included in either version. Happy hunting.