Late Show with David Letterman (1993– )

The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.

Stars:

Paul Shaffer, David Letterman, Alan Kalter

Won 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 88 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Paul Shaffer	...	Himself - Musical Director (2343 episodes, 1993-2013)
David Letterman	...	Himself - Host (2288 episodes, 1993-2013)
Alan Kalter	...	Himself - Announcer (729 episodes, 1995-2013)

Storyline

David Letterman's comedic talk-show after moving to a new television network. He retains largely the same format as the previous 'Late Night with David Letterman.'

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Plot Keywords:

late night | new york city | live audience | cult tv | name in title | 

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Taglines:

From New York, the Greatest City in the World.

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Genres:

Comedy | Talk-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Late Show Backstage

Filming Locations:

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Worldwide Pants

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks (specifically the World Trade Center attack in New York, downtown from where "The Late Show" is taped), David Letterman was reported to have said that he didn't know if anything would ever be funny again. Most American programming (including "The Late Show") was suspended in the aftermath. However, on September 17, "The Late Show" was one of the first comedy shows to resume regular programming. The starting guest that night was Dan Rather, and the emotionally-charged episode is considered one of Letterman's finest.

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Quotes

Alan Kalter: Hi, I'm Alan Kalter, TV's Dr. Love.

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Connections

Referenced in Californication: Freeze-Frame (2011)

User Reviews

Letterman reliably entertaining

I'm "only" 34 but I've been watching Letterman since I was about 13. He in fact has one of the few shows I can tolerate to watch on TV. I can always count on him to be entertaining. He clearly has it down to a science now and doesn't deviate much from his standard ritual whereas years ago it was always something new and different. That said, his ritual is actually reliably entertaining. Clearly one of the attractions to watching him for so long is the comfortable feeling one has with having the same show play around the same time of night for so many years. Of course, now I use TiVo. The bottom line is that Letterman is truly the best thing going for TV and is a reliably good and entertaining show.