Late Show with David Letterman

6.4(165)|1993-08-30|22 seasons, 4252 episodes

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Overview

David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

Episodes

S17E1 · 2009-08-31

Howie Mandel, Dock Diving Dogs, Dirty Projectors

Dave makes an unusual offer to Moammar Khadafi; throughout the night, Dock Diving Dogs make a splash out on 53rd Street; Howie Mandel explains the origins of his obsessive-compulsive disorder; The Dirty Projectors performed "Cannibal Resource."

S17E2 · 2009-09-01

Jeremy Piven, Rumer Willis, Black Crowes

A message from the Department of Labor; a staffer gives Dave a 16th anniversary t-shirt (courtesy of Dave); Jeremy Piven puts the mercury poisoning rumors to rest; Rumor Willis plugs Sorority Row; The Black Crowes performed "Good Morning, Captain."

S17E3 · 2009-09-02

Jason Bateman and White House official Dr. John P. Holdren

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S17E4 · 2009-09-03

Billy Crystal and John Fogerty

Billy Crystal and John Fogerty are the scheduled guests.

S17E5 · 2009-09-04

Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Mazan, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Footage of Dick Cheney wheezing through an interview on Fox News; Dave expresses jealousy towards Neil Patrick Harris for appearing on the cover of the CBS/Viacom magazine "Watch!" and asks him about his recent trip onboard the Orient Express; Steve Mazan riffs on hotel keycards; Dave shows a doctored "Watch!" magazine with him on the cover; Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros performed "Home."

S17E6 · 2009-09-08

Tony Blair and Julianna Margulies

Tony Blair and Julianna Margulies are the scheduled guests.

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David Letterman

Self - Host

Paul Shaffer

Self -Musical Director

Alan Kalter

Self - Announcer (voice)