Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
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Plot.
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 & Crew.

David Letterman
Self - Host / Writer / Executive Producer

Lorne Michaels
Creator

Jeff Martin
Writer

Paul Shaffer
Self - Musical Director

Matt Wickline
Writer

Adam Resnick
Writer

Eddie Gorodetsky
Writer

Bill Wendell
Self - Announcer

Robert Morton
Producer

Brian Reich
Writer

Larry Jacobson
Writer

Chris Elliott
Writer

Stephen Hibbert
Self - Guest

Joe Furey
Writer

Merrill Markoe
Writer

Calvert DeForest
Self - Larry 'Bud' Melman

Andy Breckman
Writer

Barry Sand
Producer

Steve Young
Writer

Marv Albert
Self

James Downey
Writer

Max Pross
Writer

Jude Brennan
Producer

Jon Beckerman
Writer

Rob Burnett
Writer

David Sanborn
Self

Ken Keeler
Writer

Peter Lassally
Executive Producer

Donick Cary
Writer

Richard Lewis
Self - Guest

George Meyer
Writer

Spike Feresten
Writer

Joe Toplyn
Writer

Sandy Frank
Writer

Boyd Hale
Writer

Paul Simms
Writer

Kevin Curran
Writer

Jack Rollins
Executive Producer

Hal Gurnee
Director

Jay Leno
Self

Bill Cosby
Self

William Shatner
Self

Rosanne Cash
Self

Carol Kane
Self

Jonathan Winters
Self

Ann Wedgeworth
Self

Tim Thomerson
Self

Rip Taylor
Self

Jim Belushi
Self

Rob Reiner
Self

Robert Vaughn
Self

Darlene Love
Self

Terry Gilliam
Self

Lou Reed
Self

O. J. Simpson
Self

Tom Bodett
Self

Lisa Bonet
Self

Norm Macdonald
Self

Dick Clark
Self

Thomas F. Wilson
Self

Bob Newhart
Self

Robert Downey Jr.
Self

Bebe Neuwirth
Self

John Larroquette
Self

Linda Hamilton
Self

Ed O'Neill
Self

Adam West
Self

Joe Regalbuto
Self

Kathryn Harrold
Self

Patrick Dempsey
Self

Jason Priestley
Self

Bill Nye
Self

Bonnie Hunt
Self

Helen Hunt
Self

Janine Turner
Self

Marisa Tomei
Self

Jason Alexander
Self

Bob Hope
Self

Walter Kowalski
Self

Chris Mulkey
Self

Gilda Radner
Self

Elizabeth Ashley
Self

Joel Hodgson
Self

Richard Kiel
Self

Oprah Winfrey
Self

Laraine Newman
Self

Eric Roberts
Self

Steve Landesberg
Self

Timothy Busfield
Self

Shelley Winters
Self

Penelope Ann Miller
Self

Luke Perry
Self

Lysette Anthony
Self

Adam Arkin
Self

John Kruk
Self

Tony Danza
Self

Ben Stiller
Self

John Candy
Self

Dennis Miller
Self

Michael Jordan
Self

Julia Roberts
Self

Tom Kenny
Self

Sting
Self

Rodney Dangerfield
Self
Media.

Details.
Release DateFebruary 1, 1982
StatusEnded
Seasons12
Episodes1377
Running Time1h
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
talk show
late-night show
Talk Show
Wiki.
Late Night with David Letterman is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the first installment of the Late Night. Hosted by David Letterman, it aired from February 1, 1982 to June 25, 1993, and was replaced by Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
In 2013, this series and Late Show with David Letterman were ranked No. 41 on TV Guide's 60 Best Series of All Time. During its run, the show was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series 11 times. It was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series 14 times, winning 4, and won one Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series out of 7 nominations.
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