Late Night with David Letterman
Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Late Night with David Letterman
- Release
- February 1, 1982
- Screen Time
- 12 seasons · 1h 00min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Lorne Michaels
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
David Letterman
Self - Host
1377 eps.
Calvert DeForest
Larry "Bud" Melman / Self (uncredited)
21 eps.
Jerry Seinfeld
Self - Comedian / Self - Guest
19 eps.
Lou Reed
Self - Musical Guest
7 eps.
Bruce Willis
Self - Guest
7 eps.
David Sanborn
Self - Musical Guest
6 eps.
Bruno Kirby
Self - Guest
6 eps.
John Waters
Self - Guest
6 eps.
Catherine O'Hara
Self - Guest
5 eps.
Jay Leno
Self - Guest
4 eps.
Dolly Parton
Self - Guest
4 eps.
Eddie Murphy
Self - Guest
4 eps.
