Late Night with David Letterman

1982TV Series⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG

ComedyMusicTalk-Show

⭐ 7.5

IMDB Rating

5,277 votes

Popular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Bill Wendell

Release Date

February 1, 1982

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 11

Wins

🎯 40

Nominations

💬 15

Reviews

📋 1.3K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

David Letterman

as Self - Host

Paul Shaffer

as Self - Musical Director

👤

Bill Wendell

as Self - Announcer

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Stephen Hibbert

as Self - Guest

Calvert DeForest

as Self - Larry 'Bud' Melman

Marv Albert

as Self - Guest

Chris Elliott

as Self - Guest

David Sanborn

as Self - Guest

Richard Lewis

as Self - Guest

George Miller

as Self - Guest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

New York City, New York, USA

Production

Carson Productions, NBC Productions, Worldwide Pants

🏷️ Keywords

actor plays himselffive word series titlelate night talk showcelebrity talk showdavid letterman

🎯 Categories

ComedyMusicTalk Show

⭐ Featured Review

NBC Years Amazingly Creative. Unmatched.

by cutstinger • 2020-11-06

10/10

"Nothing in my lifetime has resonated as deeply as this show during the first 6 years that it was on and that I watched it (82-88). I've never enjoyed any tv show as much. For my generation it was the thing to watch, the place to be every night; you felt at the time that this was where the party was and every other place paled by comparison. The combo of Letterman's extraordinarily facile wit and warm leadership with Steve ODonnell's genius writing, Calvert DeForest and Chris Elliott's unique talents, Paul Shaffer's amazing musical abilities and Hal Gurney's creati..."

💡 Did You Know?

Letterman left "Late Night" in 1993 for Late Show with David Letterman (1992) on CBS when NBC give the "Tonight Show" to Jay Leno following the departure of Johnny Carson in 1992. However, NBC refused to allow Letterman to use elements that made the show famous such as "Larry 'Bud' Melman" or "The Top Ten List". NBC claimed those bits were their "intellectual property". "The Top Ten List" was renamed "Late Show Top Ten" and "Larry 'Bud' Melman" used his real name, Calvert DeForest.