Late Show With David Letterman (1993 - 2015)

Late Show With David Letterman

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Late-night comedy and talk with a sharply irreverent host who prowls New York's Ed Sullivan Theater, where the show is taped, and its surrounding neighborhood in an endless quest to amuse viewers and his studio audience. Regular segments include Dave's Top Ten list, stupid pet tricks and stump the band, which he lovingly borrowed from his late-night mentor Johnny Carson.

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Critics Consensus: Comedic innovator David Letterman, who never had much use for sentiment, concludes his final year hosting the Late Show with characteristic class and subdued warmth - providing closure to fans who wouldn't want the funnyman any other way.

2014, CBS, 119 episodes

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2013, CBS, 145 episodes

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2012, CBS, 136 episodes

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2011, CBS, 127 episodes

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Cast

David Letterman
David Letterman
Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer
Anderson Cooper
Bill O'Reilly
Donald Trump
Neil Patrick Harris
Kathy Griffin
Jack Hanna
Michael Strahan
Billy Crystal
Phil McGraw
Regis Philbin
Bruce Willis
Louis C.K.
Rachel Maddow
Melissa McCarthy
Paul Rudd
Tom Brokaw
Ricky Gervais
Jerry Seinfeld
Stephen Colbert
Joel McHale
Hugh Jackman
Kevin James
Kelly Ripa
Jason Bateman
Julie Chen
Keith Olbermann
Johnny Galecki
Barbara Walters
Scarlett Johansson
Joan Rivers
James Franco
Mindy Kaling
Tom Dreesen
Michael J. Fox
Bryan Cranston
Amy Sedaris
Amy Schumer
Nathan Lane
Will Arnett
Woody Harrelson
John Oliver
Rob Lowe
Julianna Margulies
Kevin Bacon
Michelle Obama
Seth Meyers
Emma Stone
Steve Martin
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jake Gyllenhaal
Robert Downey Jr.
Jason Sudeikis
Brian Williams
John Travolta
Eric Stonestreet
Jennifer Lawrence
Amy Poehler
Jeff Daniels
Ray Romano
Steve Carell
Kevin Spacey
Tom Selleck
Chris Russo
Michael Somerville
Chris Elliott
Jason Segel
Mark Wahlberg
Jonah Hill
Dana Carvey
Kristin Chenoweth
Olivia Wilde
Kaley Cuoco
Bill Maher
Tina Fey
Serena Williams
Jim Gaffigan
Bill Hader
Nathan Fillion
Ben Stiller
Pauley Perrette
Tracy Morgan
Jeff Altman
Sarah Jessica Parker
Allison Williams
Josh Hutcherson
Cobie Smulders
Jay Thomas
Kiefer Sutherland
Johnny Depp
Chelsea Handler
Harrison Ford
Kate Hudson
Zooey Deschanel
Tom Hanks
Russell Brand
Don Rickles
Robin Williams
Matt Damon
Lucy Liu
Lena Dunham
Don Cheadle
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Jim Parsons
Channing Tatum
Andy Samberg
Luke Wilson
Emma Watson
Vince Vaughn
John Goodman
Sally Field
Sylvester Stallone
Bill Murray
Amanda Peet
Lindsay Lohan
John Krasinski
Mike Myers
Jon Cryer
Anne Hathaway
Michael Cera
Aziz Ansari
Jake Johannsen
Nick Griffin
Chris Russo
Brian Regan
Jessica Chastain
Matthew Broderick
Simon Helberg
John Witherspoon
Jason Isbell
Gary Clark Jr
Jeff Caldwell
Nick Offerman
Tommy Johnagin
Jimmie "J.J." Walker
Lenny Marcus
Jessica Biel
Harry Connick Jr.
Reese Witherspoon
Amanda Seyfried
Salma Hayek
Kerry Washington
Anna Kendrick
Adam Levine
Josh Brolin
Bill Cosby
John McCain
Jennifer Lopez
Michelle Williams
Viola Davis
Jon Hamm
Mary-Louise Parker
Sean Hayes
Mark Harmon
Katie Holmes
David Duchovny
Ryan Reynolds
Kristen Wiig
Jamie Foxx
Chris Pratt
Will Ferrell
Marv Albert
Ellie Kemper
Selena Gomez
Judy Greer
Samuel L. Jackson
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Seth Rogen
Elizabeth Banks
Kim Kardashian
Myq Kaplan
Jesse Eisenberg
Whitney Cummings
Poppy Montgomery
John Fogerty
Andrew Norelli
Emmylou Harris
Idris Elba
Martha Stewart
Lisa Kudrow
Olivia Munn
Pat McGann
Billy Eichner
Jordan Spieth
Moody McCarthy
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Tony Hale
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ken Burns
Adam Resnick
Krysten Ritter
Adam Scott
Aubrey Plaza
Jimmie Johnson
Andy Kindler
Carmen Lynch
Carrie Brownstein
Paul Morrissey
Steve Young
Lenny Kravitz
Boris Johnson
Nick Cannon
Robert Klein
Elle Fanning
Simon Amstell
Cristin Milioti
John Mellencamp
Matthew Perry
Rosie O'Donnell
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Chris Hemsworth
Betty White
Lea Michele
Denis Leary
Selena Gomez
Eva Mendes
Patrick Kane
Liev Schreiber
Craig Ferguson
Steven Tyler
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Al Pacino
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Zach Braff
Peter Dinklage
Mariah Carey
Kyle J. White
William "Kyle" Carpenter
Michael Douglas
John C. Reilly
George Clooney
Sage Kotsenburg
Keri Russell
Shailene Woodley
Barack Obama
Mariska Hargitay
Whoopi Goldberg
Jon Stewart
James McAvoy
Ethan Hawke
Larry David
Andrew Luck
Sienna Miller
Bubba Watson
Sacha Baron Cohen
Jane Fonda
Roseanne Barr
Zach Galifianakis
Shia LaBeouf
Claire Danes
Paris Hilton
David Cameron
Naomi Watts
Courteney Cox
Rahm Emanuel
Adam Sandler
Dave Chappelle
Halle Berry
Jay Carney
Connie Britton
Drew Brees
Charles Barkley
Paul Rudd
Ted Danson
Robert Duvall
Joaquin Phoenix
Meryl Streep
Julianne Moore
Gordon Ramsay
Dakota Johnson
Debra Messing
Conan O'Brien
Queen Latifah
Morgan Freeman
David Spade
Michael Bloomberg
Cate Blanchett
Denzel Washington
Jennifer Garner
David Cameron
Bradley Cooper
Clinton Romesha
Tim Robbins
Ted Ligety
Martin Short
Kurt Russell
Natalie Portman
Emma Thompson
Ty Carter
Martin Scorsese
Patrick Stewart
Helen Mirren
Michael Keaton
James Corden
Bill Belichick
Megan Mullally
Eva Longoria
LeBron James
Kyra Sedgwick
Amy Adams
Alec Baldwin
Matthew McConaughey
Jimmy Fallon
Dennis Quaid
Charlie Sheen
Joe Flacco
Helen Hunt
Jimmy Carter
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Sarah Silverman
Kelsey Grammer
Christopher Walken
Susan Sarandon
Clint Dempsey
Colin Firth
Ryan M. Pitts
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Patrick Dempsey
Russell Wilson
Kaitlyn Farrington
Patricia Arquette
Steve Buscemi
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Charlie Day
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Kate Upton
Jimmy Page
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John Popper
Lisa Lampanelli
Dan Naturman
Willie Nelson
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Mike Golic
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Kourtney Kardashian
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Yves Rossy
Regina Spektor
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Gallagher
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Ken Licklider
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Melissa Rauch
Jamie Edwards
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Taylor Schilling
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Action Bronson
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Moses Maddox
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Leonard Girardi
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Tom Cruise
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Paul Teutul Sr.
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Emilia Clarke
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Ross Bennett
Rita Wilson
Trevor Noah
Tony Kanaan
Nick Robinson
Adam Newman
Joe Perry
Lianne La Havas
James Balog
Brian Kiley
AnnaSophia Robb
Dean Norris
Kat Dennings
Andrew Hadlock
Hari Kondabolu
Rick Harrison
Joe List
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Liv Tyler
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Perfume Genius
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Allison Janney
Norman Lear
Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo
Ben Schwartz
Robin Tunney
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Ilana Glazer
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Beth Behrs
Mika Brzezinski
Patti Smith
Scott Pelley
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Jude Law
Simon Baker
Marg Helgenberger
Eli Manning
Nicolas Cage
Ed Helms
Ashton Eaton
Dan Mintz
Demetri Martin
Jenna Fischer
A.J. Clemente
Dwyane Wade
Miriam Tucker
Greta Gerwig
Tim DeChristopher
Marc Maron
Bud Selig
Erik Kynard
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Sharon Osbourne
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Dave Grohl
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Josh Charles
Timothy C. Simons
Vera Farmiga
Idina Menzel
Thomas Haden Church
Laura Prepon
Shep Gordon
Ben Falcone
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Rachelle Lefevre
Lizzy Caplan
Ariel Tweto
Mark Z. Jacobson
Clive Davis
Raymond Odierno
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Billy Crystal
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Rebel Wilson
Charli XCX
David Oyelowo
Chelsea Peretti
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Johnny Beehner
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Adam Silver
Nick Offerman
Timothy Olyphant
Eugene Levy
Larry Bird
Keith Alberstadt
Darrell Hammond
Chloë Grace Moretz
Barry Sonnenfeld
Noomi Rapace
Todd Barry
Valerie Brown
Robert Pattinson
Jon Huntsman
Viggo Mortensen
Zosia Mamet
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Michael Shannon
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Martin Freeman
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Barry Sanders
Stephen King
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Tony La Russa
Anthony Bourdain
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Washed Out
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Chaka Khan
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Joseph Arthur
K'Naan
Estelle
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Graham Rahal
Charlie Musselwhite
Justin Rose
Alison Krauss
Kwasi Enin
Mikky Ekko
Jered Weaver
Jane Levy
Robert Griffin III
Mitt Romney
Seal
Lana Del Rey
Josh Groban
Marin Cilic
Rick Nielsen
Khloe Kardashian
Cee-Lo Green
Mayer Hawthorne
Joan Jett
Chris Stapleton
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Matt Lauer
Graham Nash
Nelly Furtado
Terry Fator
Andrew Cuomo
Jerry Lee Lewis
Joe Biden
Keith Richards (II)
Pedro Martinez
Garland Jeffreys
Ashton Kutcher
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Erykah Badu
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Ralph Stanley
Michael Emerson
Jon Cryer
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John Smoltz
Mark O'Connor
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Craig Biggio
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Series Details

TV Network: CBS
Premiere Date: Sep 6, 2011
Executive Producers: Peter Lassally, Rob Burnett, Robert Morton, Maria Pope, Jude Brennan, Barbara Gaines
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