Late Night with David Letterman

1982

Late Night with David Letterman

7.5 | en | Comedy

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.

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EP68 Show #1810

Jun. 25,1993

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EP67 Show #1809

Jun. 24,1993

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EP66 Show #1808

Jun. 23,1993

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EP65 Show #1807

Jun. 22,1993

Clip from March 28, 1989: Pestering Joan Collins on the ""Live At Five"" set.

EP64 Show #1806

Jun. 18,1993

â€¢ Clip from December 10, 1987: Steve Martin's card trick. â€¢ ""Best of Stupid Human Tricks,"" including Scott Vassil using his tongue to stop an operating electric fan (first performed on February 25, 1987). â€¢ Reprise of ""The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius.""

EP63 Show #1805

Jun. 17,1993

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EP62 Show #1804

Jun. 16,1993

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EP61 Show #1803

Jun. 15,1993

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EP60 Show #1802

May. 28,1993

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EP59 Show #1801

May. 27,1993

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EP58 Show #1800

May. 26,1993

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EP57 Show #1799

May. 25,1993

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EP56 Show #1798

May. 21,1993

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EP55 Show #1797

May. 20,1993

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EP54 Show #1796

May. 19,1993

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EP53 Show #1795

May. 18,1993

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EP52 Show #1794

May. 14,1993

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EP51 Show #1793

May. 13,1993

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EP50 Show #1792

May. 12,1993

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EP49 Show #1791

May. 11,1993

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EP48 Show #1790

May. 07,1993

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EP47 Show #1789

May. 06,1993

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EP46 Show #1788

May. 05,1993

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EP45 Show #1787

May. 04,1993

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EP44 Show #1786

Apr. 30,1993

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EP43 Show #1785

Apr. 29,1993

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EP42 Show #1784

Apr. 28,1993

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EP41 Show #1783

Apr. 27,1993

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EP40 Show #1782

Apr. 16,1993

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EP39 Show #1781

Apr. 15,1993

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EP38 Show #1780

Apr. 14,1993

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EP37 Show #1779

Apr. 13,1993

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EP36 Show #1778

Apr. 09,1993

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EP35 Show #1777

Apr. 08,1993

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EP34 Show #1776

Apr. 07,1993

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EP33 Show #1775

Apr. 06,1993

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EP32 Show #1774

Apr. 02,1993

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EP31 Show #1773

Apr. 01,1993

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EP30 Show #1772

Mar. 31,1993

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EP29 Show #1771

Mar. 30,1993

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EP28 Show #1770

Mar. 26,1993

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EP27 Show #1769

Mar. 25,1993

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EP26 Show #1768

Mar. 24,1993

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EP25 Show #1767

Mar. 23,1993

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EP24 Show #1766

Mar. 19,1993

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EP23 Show #1765

Mar. 18,1993

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EP22 Show #1764

Mar. 17,1993

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EP21 Show #1763

Mar. 16,1993

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EP20 Show #1762

Mar. 05,1993

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EP19 Show #1761

Mar. 04,1993

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EP18 Show #1760

Mar. 03,1993

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EP17 Show #1759

Mar. 02,1993

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EP16 Show #1758

Feb. 26,1993

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EP15 Show #1757

Feb. 25,1993

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EP14 Show #1756

Feb. 24,1993

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EP13 Show #1755

Feb. 23,1993

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EP12 Show #1754

Feb. 19,1993

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EP11 Show #1753

Feb. 18,1993

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EP10 Show #1752

Feb. 17,1993

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EP9 Show #1751

Feb. 16,1993

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EP8 Show #1750

Feb. 12,1993

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EP7 Show #1749

Feb. 11,1993

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EP6 Show #1748

Feb. 10,1993

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EP5 Show #1747

Feb. 09,1993

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EP4 Show #1746

Feb. 05,1993

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EP3 Show #1745

Feb. 04,1993

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EP2 Show #1744

Feb. 03,1993

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EP1 Show #1743

Feb. 02,1993

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7.5 | en | Comedy , Talk | More Info

Released: 1982-02-01 | Released Producted By: NBC Productions , Carson Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

David Letterman

Director

Peter Lassally

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NBC Productions , Carson Productions

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Reviews

DKosty123 This one happened because Letterman was young and talented and he was being mentored by johnny Carson. since Carson was much more modest and shy too those he helped had to have the talent to make it on their own. Letterman turned out as a Cum Laud graduate. Carson wanted to name David as his replacement and World Wide Pants was actually a production company associated with Carson directly.The reason NBC did not make Letterman the new tonight show guy was an NBC exec was still angry they had to really give Carson such a generous contract. NBC had to really open the vault to give Carson all he asked for but that money is on of the reasons this got started.Letterman did the rest and created a late night that would not create an empty space when Carson retired. He did it very well and would go on to fill the Empty Ed Sullivan Theater as well.

MartinHafer I will freely admit that this show owed a lot of its silliness to its predecessors--especially Steve Allen's TONIGHT SHOW--who was the first to do many of the things Letterman later did (such as the jello vat). But, despite this, it was a relatively fresh and very funny show---complete with lots of funny things above and beyond the celebrity interviews. Who can forget "Monkey Cam"--a chimp on roller skates zipping around the skit on ramps? Or Chris Elliot's "MAN UNDER THE STAIRS" or "THE FUGITIVE GUY"? Or Dave walking around the city and meeting "Mr. Eggroll" and his wife "Mrs. Eggroll" and then stopping for PIZZADONUTS?! Or the wonderful Christmas presents created by his staff--I especially loved the "rabid dog shave cream dispenser" and the "Joe Theisman pencil sharpener"--complete with his broken leg as the crank! But, after a while, he just looked pretty grumpy and did self-parody. It was like he was "phoning in the episodes" and the banter between him and the horribly unfunny Paul Shaffer was just becoming tedious. And for me, as Letterman's interest waned, so did mine. Stick to the first few seasons.

prionboy People today take for granted the style of humor that is so common today on late night TV. Don't forget that in the 1980's no one was doing that "anything goes", "screw those executive weasels", "hey, it's only TV, let's have some fun" type of show except Letterman. Dave Letterman spawned an entire generation of pale imitators such as Conan and Leno and many others. Letterman showed just how funny remote segments could be if perform with wit and disregard for consequences. Tom Green has only the latter, Leno has neither. Letterman showed that you could do a celebrity interview show without sucking up to the guests and that most celebrities actually have a sense of humor about themselves if given a chance. Letterman also turned the cameras on regular people with no special performance talent, showing that they could be as funny as anyone in the right situation. Chris Elliott and Calvert DeForest are still getting mileage out of their appearances. Fans of the old show will never forget Al Frisch, Jimmy Fitzgerald in "Technician's Corner", Gerard Mulligan, or Chris Elliott as the guy under the seats. No one could have made "Stupid Pet Tricks" and "Stupid Human Tricks" fly like Letterman could because Dave can take any silly situation and improve upon it with his quick wit. That is truly the mark of a great talk show host and no one is better than Dave. I could go on and on about all of the great comedy bits Letterman has done over the years and a couple of them may seem relatively tame by today's standards, but no one has ever improved upon the standard that Dave has set over the last 20 years. His current show isn't as anti-establishment or daring as his NBC show, mainly because there are no more barriers to break down. But the fact remains that if you want to watch a talk show that relies on cleverness and wit as opposed to smarmy pandering or mindless obnoxious behavior, The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS is the only place to go.

BigEd-4 With Dave having won best series Emmy two years in a row, one need only check his track record to see who really kicks butt in late night TV.Dave has won Emmys at each of the three shows he has hosted. Unlike Conan, he has some sense of perspective. Unlike Jay, he has some sense of humor.Dave has been King ever since Johnny got too tired to try. Ever since, it's been no contest.