Sometimes brash, often funny and always interesting.
The saxophonist David Sanborn composed and performed the show's theme music and several other songs featured on the show. All of his compositions for the show were smooth jazz pieces to fit the show's low-key, middle-of-the-night mood.
The producer David Letterman had offered the host position for this show to both Garry Shandling and Bob Costas, but neither of them were interested. Tom Snyder was Letterman's next choice and he accepted the job offer.
The producer David Letterman insisted on hiring Tom Snyder as the host, but the CBS executives wanted a younger host which would hopefully appeal to a younger audience. Over the next few years, Snyder got fed up with their frequent criticisms that he was too old for the job and decided to quit.
Unlike other late-night shows of its era, this version of "The Late Late Show" did not have a house band.
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By what name was The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (1995) officially released in Canada in English?
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