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Late Night with David Letterman

  • 1982–1993
  • 12 seasons
  • Comedy, Talk
  • 6.1

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

Episodes

39 episodes
  1. 1830224

    60 minFeb 24, 1983

  2. 2830201

    60 minFeb 1, 1983

  3. 3831116

    60 minNov 16, 1983

  4. 4830524

    60 minMay 24, 1983

  5. 5830215

    60 minFeb 15, 1983

  6. 6831103

    60 minNov 3, 1983

  7. 7830301

    60 minMar 1, 1983

  8. 8830818

    60 minAug 18, 1983

  9. 9831031

    60 minOct 31, 1983

  10. 10830505

    60 minMay 5, 1983

  11. 11830509

    60 minMay 9, 1983

  12. 12831117

    60 minNov 17, 1983

  13. 13831102

    60 minNov 2, 1983

    ""New Dial-It Services;"" Bill Cosby; comedian-juggler Michael Davis.

  14. 14831220

    60 minDec 20, 1983

  15. 15840111

    60 minJan 11, 1984

  16. 16830223

    60 minFeb 23, 1983

    Dave invites poorly-seated audience member Cathy Renault to sit onstage; Andy Kaufman & Freddie Blassie visit; Alba Ballard and her assistant show off costumed birds.

  17. 17830208

    60 minFeb 8, 1983

  18. 18831123

    60 minNov 23, 1983

  19. 19830214

    60 minFeb 14, 1983

    ""Bad Phone Call"" to TV's Larry Hovis; Dr. Ruth Westheimer answers audience questions; Tommy Casabona drills a hole in Dave's desk to accomodate the desktop microphone cord (the legendary RCA 77DX); former ""Saturday Night Live"" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels visits.

  20. 20830427

    60 minApr 27, 1983

  21. 21830531

    60 minMay 31, 1983

  22. 22830523

    60 minMay 23, 1983

  23. 23Show #0285

    60 minSep 21, 1983

  24. 24Show #0286

    60 minSep 22, 1983

  25. 25Show #0287

    60 minSep 26, 1983

  26. 26Show #0288

    60 minSep 27, 1983

  27. 27Show #0290

    60 minSep 29, 1983

  28. 28Show #0291

    60 minOct 3, 1983

    Dave introduces his Columbus Day gift collection and fronts an Afterschool Special called ""They Took My Show Away;"" Gilda Radner promotes Roseanne Roseannadanna's ""Hey, Get Back to Work!"" book, which has an unusually long forward. Later she and Dave call Mrs. Elizabeth Gilles, the prototype for Gilda's Emily Litella character on ""Saturday Night Live.""

  29. 29Show #0292

    60 minOct 4, 1983

  30. 30Show #0293

    60 minOct 5, 1983

  31. 31Show #0294

    60 minOct 6, 1983

    R.E.M. performs ""Radio Free Europe.""

  32. 32Show #0295

    60 minOct 10, 1983

  33. 33Show #0296

    60 minOct 11, 1983

  34. 34Show #0297

    60 minOct 12, 1983

  35. 35Show #0298

    60 minOct 13, 1983

  36. 36Show #0299

    60 minOct 17, 1983

  37. 37Show #0300

    60 minOct 18, 1983

  38. 38Show #0301

    60 minOct 19, 1983

  39. 39Show #0302

    60 minOct 20, 1983

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Series cast

David LettermanSelf - Host1377 episodes
Calvert DeForestSelf (uncredited)21 episodes
Jerry SeinfeldSelf - Comedian19 episodes
Lou ReedSelf - Musical Guest7 episodes
Bruce WillisSelf - Guest7 episodes
David SanbornSelf - Musical Guest6 episodes
Bruno KirbySelf - Guest6 episodes
John WatersSelf - Guest6 episodes
Catherine O'HaraSelf - Guest5 episodes
Jay LenoSelf - Guest4 episodes
Dolly PartonSelf - Guest4 episodes
Eddie MurphySelf - Guest4 episodes
Marv AlbertSelf - Guest4 episodes
Darlene LoveSelf - Musical Guest3 episodes
Joel HodgsonSelf3 episodes
Terry GilliamSelf3 episodes
Timothy BusfieldSelf3 episodes
Shelley WintersSelf - Guest3 episodes

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