The Huffington Post website called the song "freaky" and "bizzaro". On the show - on which actress Sarah Michelle Gellar and NFL Super Bowl's most valuable player Eli Manning of the champion New York Giants also appear - Die Antwoord perform their new song I Fink U Freeky. "Also, it's artists' job to get people speaking about our culture - so it's fantastic."īlignaut said, however, he did not find Die Antwoord "shocking", but rather "cheesy" and "repetitive".ĭie Antwoord's lead singer/rapper, Ninja, was quoted in weekend newspapers as having promised he would say what he wanted on the Letterman show because its viewers would not understand Afrikaans swear words. Last year's campaign was fronted by rockers Santigold and Spankrock.īut why has the self-styled "zef" electro-funk trio caused such a stir abroad when South Africans have been circumspect in their appraisal?Ĭritic of popular culture Charl Blignaut said: "It's hard to say why they've become so popular internationally, but South African youth culture is dark and dirty and the rest of the world is starting to see it. Young American fashion designer Alexander Wang jumped on the bandwagon and convinced them to work with him on his guerrilla-style spring campaign. The provocative nature of Die Antwoord's videos and songs seem to have resonated more with US music fans than locally. Others found the news positive, referring to Noah's cameo, and mentioning Tsotsi actress Terry Pheto's stint with popular US soapie The Bold and the Beautiful, as a sign that local personalities had "invaded American mainstream TV". Die Antwoord is going on the David Letterman show!!!! Hey Yanks, I'm so very sorry." One Twitter user called Werner said: "Goodness knows what international people must think of South Africans when they see this act."Īnother called Dagggers tweeted: "AgNOOOOOOman. While some people compared Die Antwoord's performance in the US to that of comedian Trevor Noah on Jay Leno's show last month, others worried it would give Americans the wrong impression of South Africa. The appearance of the Johannesburg-based trio on the Late Show with David Letterman coincides with the launch of their new album, Ten$ion. Seeing his show live is something I neeeeed to do so I'm glad I have a bit more time.NEWS that music group Die Antwoord were to be guests of US TV show host David Letterman last night, US time, was met with pride and apprehension on Twitter. I've been watching Dave since he moved to CBS. He told Howard Stern on his show last year that he would like to keep working for "maybe another two years." His previous contract would have expired in August. He is known for his monologues, his bemused interviewing styles and his nightly top-10 lists. He has weathered several controversies, including comments that offended Sarah Palin and the embarrassing revelation that he had sexual relations with staffers in his office. Letterman's show won five Emmys at NBC and has won another nine since he moved to CBS in 1993. "These new agreements deliver ongoing high-quality entertainment for our audience and continued strength and stability for CBS in late night." "David Letterman is a late night legend with an iconic show and Craig Ferguson continues to evolve the genre in exciting and innovative ways," said Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment. Both Letterman's and Ferguson's shows are produced by Letterman’s World Wide Pants.Īs part of Ferguson's deal, he will move to a larger stage in his current studio, CBS Television City in Los Angeles. His previous salary has been variously reported in the range of $32-$40 million annually.Ĭraig Ferguson, whose "Late Late Show" follows Letterman on CBS, also signed an extension through 2014. That will move him past Johnny Carson, who was on the air for 30 years. 1, 1982, so he will have been doing late-night television for more than 32 years when the new deal expires. He launched his original "Late Night with David Letterman" at NBC on Feb. Letterman and CBS announced Tuesday that he has extended his "Late Show" deal through 2014. CBS extends David Letterman, Craig Ferguson contracts through 2014ĭeal makes Letterman longest-running late-night host in TV historyĭavid Letterman has signed a contract extension with CBS that will make him the longest-running late-night host in television history.
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