In March 1995, a joke David Letterman made as Academy Awards host would become legend. After saying "Oprah? Uma. Uma? Oprah.” Letterman added "Have you kids met" who?

Letterman's 1995 Oscar hosting gig was considered one of the worst in history. In an interview, Letterman described it as “the greatest professional embarrassment I’ve ever endured,..It took me less time to get over the bypass surgery than it did to get over hosting the Academy Awards.”

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