Late Night with David Letterman
1982 to 1993 Comedy, Talk 12 seasons
TMDB rating 6.2/10 Ended
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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Cast and details
David LettermanSelf - Host
Calvert DeForestLarry "Bud" Melman
Jerry SeinfeldSelf - Guest
Lou ReedSelf - Musical Guest
Bruce WillisSelf - Guest
David SanbornSelf - Musical Guest
Bruno KirbySelf - Guest
John WatersSelf - Guest
Catherine O'HaraSelf - Guest
Jay LenoSelf - Guest
Dolly PartonSelf - Guest
Eddie MurphySelf - Guest
- Created by
- Lorne Michaels
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- Feb 1, 1982
- Latest episode
- Jun 25, 1993
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