The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.
- Won 9 Primetime Emmys
- 16 wins & 127 nominations total
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One of the best shows on TV
Letterman is king of Late Night.
Dave is the man.
Well, Dave cracks Leno everytime. He is just more personal than mr standup.
Good late night entertainment
Letterman is mostly a likable guy and can at times be very witty, and of course satirical, which is something about him (as indeed his writers) that I enjoy. Yes I know, he is at times cocky and a bit of a show pony, but he's a talk show host and he's meant to have a personality and in my opinion he's the best there is.
I enjoy the little sketches like "Great Presidential Speeches" and "Will it Float?," I always enjoy watching Biff Henderson's little adventures and of course hearing from the always wonderful, Alan Kalter.
It's a nice little piece of late night entertainment and while some episodes are obviously going to be better than others depending on the guests - you know you're always going to have a bit chuckle.
WOW, The best talk-show EVER ~!
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- TriviaOn the show, people in the audience are often wearing coats, or appear "bundled up". This is because the temperature of the Ed Sullivan Theatre is kept at 58 degrees during taping, supposedly at Dave's insistence.
- Quotes
[David is working at McDonald's]
David Letterman: Welcome to Mc Donald's.
Customer: Get me a cheeseburger.
David Letterman: Your order is a cheeseburger?
Customer: Yep.
David Letterman: Are you busy right now?
Customer: I gotta head to work. Why?
David Letterman: Could you swing by the grocery store and get us a bag of onions?
Customer: A bag of onions?
David Letterman: Yeah. We're running low.
[Later, David takes new customer]
David Letterman: United 16957, 727. This is Kennedy Ground Control. What's the problem? Power it on in.
Customer: I have your onions here.
David Letterman: What?
Customer: The ten-pound bag of onions.
David Letterman: You're got the onions? All right. Come on through. We really appreciate it. Thanks for helping out.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996)
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