Ryan Reynolds wanted to name his baby girl John Boehner

Ryan Reynolds has some thoughts on celebrity baby names — (Image credit: Late Show)

Well, probably not, but when Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's daughter was born six weeks ago, it was "a little jaundiced, a little carrot," he told David Letterman on Wednesday's Late Show. You can see where this joke's going, and it's not a bad one — though his quip about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's child is better, and almost went over Letterman's head — assuming you're fine with making jokes about your infant daughter on national TV. "Oh, she's fair game, Dave," Reynolds says. Watch below. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.