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Late Show with David Letterman

  • TV Series
  • 1993–20151993–2015
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
The Late Show With David Letterman
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Creator
    • David Letterman
  • Stars
    • David Letterman
    • Paul Shaffer
    • Alan Kalter
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  • Creator
    • David Letterman
  • Stars
    • David Letterman
    • Paul Shaffer
    • Alan Kalter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 9 Primetime Emmys
      • 16 wins & 127 nominations total

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    David Letterman
    David Letterman
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    6657 episodes6657 eps • 1993–2015
    Paul Shaffer
    Paul Shaffer
    • Self - Musical Directoras Self - Musical Director…
    4187 episodes4187 eps • 1993–2015
    Alan Kalter
    Alan Kalter
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer…
    1475 episodes1475 eps • 1995–2015
    Biff Henderson
    • Self - Stage Manageras Self - Stage Manager…
    129 episodes129 eps • 1997–2015
    Regis Philbin
    Regis Philbin
    • Selfas Self…
    125 episodes125 eps • 1993–2015
    Barbara Gaines
    • Self - Executive Produceras Self - Executive Producer…
    128 episodes128 eps • 2005–2015
    Tony Mendez
    • Self - Cue Card Boyas Self - Cue Card Boy…
    96 episodes96 eps • 1997–2012
    Al Chez
    • Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2as Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2…
    66 episodes66 eps • 1997–2011
    Jack Hanna
    Jack Hanna
    • Selfas Self…
    68 episodes68 eps • 1993–2015
    Tom Malone
    • Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1as Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1…
    59 episodes59 eps • 2005–2015
    Bruce Kapler
    • Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #3as Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #3…
    57 episodes57 eps • 1993–2011
    Rupert Jee
    • Selfas Self…
    58 episodes58 eps • 1995–2015
    Pat Farmer
    • Self - Stagehandas Self - Stagehand…
    54 episodes54 eps • 1997–2011
    Johnny Dark
    • Stanley Cronkiteas Stanley Cronkite…
    53 episodes53 eps • 2006–2010
    Jeff Altman
    Jeff Altman
    • Selfas Self…
    21 episodes21 eps • 1994–2014
    Joe Grossman
    • Self - Staff Writeras Self - Staff Writer…
    22 episodes22 eps • 2008–2015
    Chris Elliott
    Chris Elliott
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    40 episodes40 eps • 1993–2015
    Marv Albert
    Marv Albert
    • Selfas Self…
    49 episodes49 eps • 1993–2015
    • Creator
      • David Letterman
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    • Trivia
      Many, including rival talk show host Jay Leno, whom NBC chose over David Letterman as Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show (1962) successor in a bitter competition between the two, saw Carson's Late Show with David Letterman (1993) cameo appearance as a signal that Carson preferred Letterman over Jay.
    • Quotes

      [David is working at McDonald's]

      David Letterman: Welcome to Mc Donald's.

      Customer: Get me a cheeseburger.

      David Letterman: Your order is a cheeseburger?

      Customer: Yep.

      David Letterman: Are you busy right now?

      Customer: I gotta head to work. Why?

      David Letterman: Could you swing by the grocery store and get us a bag of onions?

      Customer: A bag of onions?

      David Letterman: Yeah. We're running low.

      [Later, David takes new customer]

      David Letterman: United 16957, 727. This is Kennedy Ground Control. What's the problem? Power it on in.

      Customer: I have your onions here.

      David Letterman: What?

      Customer: The ten-pound bag of onions.

      David Letterman: You're got the onions? All right. Come on through. We really appreciate it. Thanks for helping out.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996)

    User reviews53

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    Top review
    WOW, The best talk-show EVER ~!
    David Letterman is a smart and insanely funny man. He's brought us this amazing show that has about a thousand unforgettable moments and a mouth-full of witty remarks. The thing I love about his show the most is that it has such an unpredictable-feel to it, its much much better than Leno, and any other talk-show I've seen. Letterman is great at being a talk-show host, its like he was born to do it. I also love Paul Shaffer, he is an awesome music director and a lot funnier than any other music director i have ever seen! I hope this show keeps going forever!! I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT ~!!
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    • jENNA007
    • Jun 7, 2001

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    • Why is it always daytime during the outdoor scenes?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Late Show Backstage
    • Filming locations
      • Ed Sullivan Theater - 1697 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Worldwide Pants
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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