Tom Hanks shows David Letterman the cranky old man he will be post-Late Show

Tom Hanks thinks David Letterman will be a grumpy retiree — (Image credit: Late Show)

"Believe me, you're going to have nothing to do pretty soon, Dave," Tom Hanks told David Letterman on Thursday night's Late Show, bringing up Letterman's looming retirement apparently out of the blue. Hanks had either given Letterman's post-Late Show life some thought, or he's really good at improvisational comedy, but if Dave turns out to be anything like the cantankerous, op-ed-letter-writing grump Hanks hilariously predicts, Letterman may want to apply for Jon Stewart's job. 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.