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Original Release
08/30/1993 on CBS
US Release
08/30/1993
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Cast
Name | Character |
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David Letterman | Self - Host / Host / Himself - Host / Various / Himself / Himself - Guest / Self |
Paul Shaffer | Musical Director / Himself - Musical Director / Self - Musical Director / Self / Self - Musucal Director / Himself - Band Director / Musical Supervisor / Himself / Self - Band Director / Various / Himself - Interviewee & Musical Director / Himself - Host / Herself - Musical Director |
Alan Kalter | Himself - Announcer / Self - Announcer / Various / Himself - Announcer (voice) / Himself / Spock / Scratching a Lottery Ticket / Hosting 'Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview' / Himself - Annonuncer / Assault Victim |
Biff Henderson | Himself - Stage Manager / Himself / Self - Stage Manager / Himself - Quality-Assurance Questioneer / Himself - Disruptive Staffer / Himself - Stage Manager Interviewing Audience Members / Himself - Stage Manager Interviewing Audience Member / Himself - Stage Manager Bringing Out Christmas Ornaments / Himself - Slam Dunk Obstacle / Himself - Richard Simmons Impersonator / Himself - Reporting from the Super Bowl in Arizona / Himself - Overlooks the 'Slip 'n Slide' / Himself - Olympic Contestant Interviewer / Himself - Modelling for Balloon Portrait / Himself - Interviewing Audience Members / Himself - Hidden Camera Prankster / Himself - Helps Amanda Peet to Calm Down / Himself - Guy in Cold Open Sketch / Himself - Grocery Bagging Contest Starter / Himself - Giving Back-to-School Advice / Himself - Female Fossil Eater / Himself - Explains Climate Change / Himself - Disruptive Stage Manager / Himself - Disruptive Staffer #2 / Himself - Cookie-Searching Staffer / Himself - Celebrates Thanksgiving / Himself - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Himself - Academy Award Previewer / Blue Card Chaser / Biff Henderson / Alcohol Breath Analyzer / Starfleet Recruiter / Skunk Eater / Shoe Thrower / Self - Wax Celebrity Identifier / Self - Visits Superbowl XXXIX / Self - Visiting Yankees Spring Training / Self - Thanksgiving Dinner Guest / Self - Model for Lego portrait / Self - Host of 'What's in the Green Room?' / Self - Hang'er Out'er / Self - Drives a Go-Kart / Self - Chocolate Referee / Phone-Talking Broadway Play Visitor / Himself - Visits Super Bowl / Himself - Visiting Yankees Spring Training / Himself - Visiting the World Series / Himself - Visiting the 'Larry Crowne' Set / Himself - Visiting Set of 'Cop Out' / Himself - Topless Staffer / Himself - Stage Manager: Visiting Greenwood, Wisconsin / Himself - Stage Manager Starting Grocery Bagging Contest / Himself - Stage Manager Saving 'Lady' from Falling Off Balcony / Himself - Stage Manager Modelling for Cheese Sculpture |
Regis Philbin | Himself / Himself - Guest / Self / Self - Guest / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter / Self - Cameo / Shrek / New York Body Disposer / 'Late Show Bear' Caretaker / Himself - Surprise Stand-By Guest / Himself - Surprise Cameo / Host's a special edition of 'Million Dollar Password' / Himself - Guest Co-host / Himself - Being killed by the 'Late Show Prize Wheel' |
Barbara Gaines | Herself - Executive producer / Self - Executive Producer / Herself |
Tony Mendez | Himself - Cue Card Boy / Himself / Tony Mendez - Angry Mexican / Tony - Spanish 'War of the Worlds' Spoiler'er / Self / Self - Drinks a Blue Card / Self - Cue Card Master / Self - Cue Card Boy / Himself - Sarcastic Cue Card Boy / Himself - Presenting 'How It's Made' / Himself - Guarantees a Good Show Tomorrow / Himself - Cue Card Boy Talking to Chevron CEO / Himself - Cue Card Boy in 'How It's Made' Segment / Himself - Cue Card Boy Getting Sprayed with Water by Dave / Himself - Cue Card Boy Adopted by Madonna / Himself - Cue Card Boy & Back-up Host / Himself - Angry Cue Card Boy / Guy Reading Newspaper in Cold Open Sketch / Guy on Phone in Cold Open Sketch / Goat Herder on 'Que Pasa USA!' |
Al Chez | Himself - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2 / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Trumpet / Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2 / Trinidad Tobago Native #2 / Sunday Morning TV Viewer #2 / Iranian Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2 / Himself: CBS Orchestra: Trumpet / Himself / Himself - Ice Cream Hungry Band Member / Himself - Horn Section Wide Receiver / Himself - Horn Section Pornographer / Himself - Horn Section Guy #2 / Himself - Commended Trumpet Musician / Himself - Commended Musician / Himself - Celebrates His Birthday / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Trumpet & Valve Trombone / Al - Swine Flu Victim #2 / Al - Father of 14 Children |
Jack Hanna | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Animal Fun Facts / Self / Himself - Animal Expert / Self - Guest |
Tom Malone | Himself - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1 / Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1 / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Trombone / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Saxophone / Trinidad Tobago Native #1 / Tom - Swine Flu Victim #1 / Tom - Father of 14 Children / Sunday Morning TV Viewer #1 / Iranian Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1 / Himself: CBS Orchestra: Trombone / Himself / Himself - The CBS Orchestra: Trombone / Himself - Ice Cream Hungry Band Member / Himself - Horn Section Guy #1 |
Directors
Jerry Foley, Hal Gurnee, Richard Steir
Writers
David Letterman, Jim Mulholland, Michael Barrie, Doug Brady, Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, Lee H. Ellenberg, Tom Ruprecht, Matt Roberts, Joe Grossman, Jeremy Weiner, Bill Scheft, Frank Sebastiano, Steve Young, Paul Masella, Robert Borden, R.J. Fried, Matt Kirsch, Zach Smilovitz, Mike Leech, Mike Hadge, Steve Young, Gerard Mulligan, Matt Goldich, Matthew Flanagan, David McHugh, Meredith Scardino, Steve Melcher, Sam Saltz, Dan Vollmayer, Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett, Aaron Blitzstein, Joe Toplyn, Gabe Miller, Jonathan Green, Gabe Abelson, Carter Bays, M.R. Rzeznik, Chris Harris, Rodney Rothman, David Malloy, Jill Goodwin, Wayne Kline, Jill Davis, Larry Jacobson, Batuhan Büke, Jeff Stilson, Spike Feresten, Tim Long, Dave Hanson, Eric Kaplan, Steve Hely, Peter Huyck, Chris Belair, Matt Harrigan, Alex Gregory, Dino Stamatopoulos, Dave Drabik, Jason Gelles, Jena Friedman, Jeff Boggs, Mike Haukom, Beth Sherman, David Javerbaum, Ross Abrash, Mike Myers, Steve Sherrill, Rob Young, Davey DiGiorgio, Alex Buly, Johnny Carson, Mark Hentemann, Will Forte, Cliff Schoenberg, Bill Kelley, Alan Zweibel
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Letterman | Self - Host / Host / Himself - Host / Various / Himself / Himself - Guest / Self |
Paul Shaffer | Musical Director / Himself - Musical Director / Self - Musical Director / Self / Self - Musucal Director / Himself - Band Director / Musical Supervisor / Himself / Self - Band Director / Various / Himself - Interviewee & Musical Director / Himself - Host / Herself - Musical Director |
Alan Kalter | Himself - Announcer / Self - Announcer / Various / Himself - Announcer (voice) / Himself / Spock / Scratching a Lottery Ticket / Hosting 'Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview' / Himself - Annonuncer / Assault Victim |
Biff Henderson | Himself - Stage Manager / Himself / Self - Stage Manager / Himself - Quality-Assurance Questioneer / Himself - Disruptive Staffer / Himself - Stage Manager Interviewing Audience Members / Himself - Stage Manager Interviewing Audience Member / Himself - Stage Manager Bringing Out Christmas Ornaments / Himself - Slam Dunk Obstacle / Himself - Richard Simmons Impersonator / Himself - Reporting from the Super Bowl in Arizona / Himself - Overlooks the 'Slip 'n Slide' / Himself - Olympic Contestant Interviewer / Himself - Modelling for Balloon Portrait / Himself - Interviewing Audience Members / Himself - Hidden Camera Prankster / Himself - Helps Amanda Peet to Calm Down / Himself - Guy in Cold Open Sketch / Himself - Grocery Bagging Contest Starter / Himself - Giving Back-to-School Advice / Himself - Female Fossil Eater / Himself - Explains Climate Change / Himself - Disruptive Stage Manager / Himself - Disruptive Staffer #2 / Himself - Cookie-Searching Staffer / Himself - Celebrates Thanksgiving / Himself - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Himself - Academy Award Previewer / Blue Card Chaser / Biff Henderson / Alcohol Breath Analyzer / Starfleet Recruiter / Skunk Eater / Shoe Thrower / Self - Wax Celebrity Identifier / Self - Visits Superbowl XXXIX / Self - Visiting Yankees Spring Training / Self - Thanksgiving Dinner Guest / Self - Model for Lego portrait / Self - Host of 'What's in the Green Room?' / Self - Hang'er Out'er / Self - Drives a Go-Kart / Self - Chocolate Referee / Phone-Talking Broadway Play Visitor / Himself - Visits Super Bowl / Himself - Visiting Yankees Spring Training / Himself - Visiting the World Series / Himself - Visiting the 'Larry Crowne' Set / Himself - Visiting Set of 'Cop Out' / Himself - Topless Staffer / Himself - Stage Manager: Visiting Greenwood, Wisconsin / Himself - Stage Manager Starting Grocery Bagging Contest / Himself - Stage Manager Saving 'Lady' from Falling Off Balcony / Himself - Stage Manager Modelling for Cheese Sculpture |
Regis Philbin | Himself / Himself - Guest / Self / Self - Guest / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter / Self - Cameo / Shrek / New York Body Disposer / 'Late Show Bear' Caretaker / Himself - Surprise Stand-By Guest / Himself - Surprise Cameo / Host's a special edition of 'Million Dollar Password' / Himself - Guest Co-host / Himself - Being killed by the 'Late Show Prize Wheel' |
Barbara Gaines | Herself - Executive producer / Self - Executive Producer / Herself |
Tony Mendez | Himself - Cue Card Boy / Himself / Tony Mendez - Angry Mexican / Tony - Spanish 'War of the Worlds' Spoiler'er / Self / Self - Drinks a Blue Card / Self - Cue Card Master / Self - Cue Card Boy / Himself - Sarcastic Cue Card Boy / Himself - Presenting 'How It's Made' / Himself - Guarantees a Good Show Tomorrow / Himself - Cue Card Boy Talking to Chevron CEO / Himself - Cue Card Boy in 'How It's Made' Segment / Himself - Cue Card Boy Getting Sprayed with Water by Dave / Himself - Cue Card Boy Adopted by Madonna / Himself - Cue Card Boy & Back-up Host / Himself - Angry Cue Card Boy / Guy Reading Newspaper in Cold Open Sketch / Guy on Phone in Cold Open Sketch / Goat Herder on 'Que Pasa USA!' |
Al Chez | Himself - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2 / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Trumpet / Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2 / Trinidad Tobago Native #2 / Sunday Morning TV Viewer #2 / Iranian Horn Section Yay-Sayer #2 / Himself: CBS Orchestra: Trumpet / Himself / Himself - Ice Cream Hungry Band Member / Himself - Horn Section Wide Receiver / Himself - Horn Section Pornographer / Himself - Horn Section Guy #2 / Himself - Commended Trumpet Musician / Himself - Commended Musician / Himself - Celebrates His Birthday / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Trumpet & Valve Trombone / Al - Swine Flu Victim #2 / Al - Father of 14 Children |
Jack Hanna | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Animal Fun Facts / Self / Himself - Animal Expert / Self - Guest |
Tom Malone | Himself - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1 / Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1 / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Trombone / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Saxophone / Trinidad Tobago Native #1 / Tom - Swine Flu Victim #1 / Tom - Father of 14 Children / Sunday Morning TV Viewer #1 / Iranian Horn Section Yay-Sayer #1 / Himself: CBS Orchestra: Trombone / Himself / Himself - The CBS Orchestra: Trombone / Himself - Ice Cream Hungry Band Member / Himself - Horn Section Guy #1 |
Rupert Jee | Himself / Self / Self - Slurpy Vendor / Self - Presenter (segment "May We See Your Photos - Please?") / Self - Late Show Arm Wrestling Championship Host / Self - Host / Self - Host of 'May We Shave You for Spring?' / Self - Host of 'Guess the Green Puddle' / Self - Hello Deli Owner / Self - Frozen Fruit Whippy Vendor / Self - Dramatizing Prom Nightmares / Self - Bringer of Final Thoughts / Self - Birthday Greeter #4 / Himself - Trying Out Pantsuits / Himself - Taking Christmas Card Photos / Himself - Supporting the WGA Strike / Himself - 'Soup of the Day' Host / Himself - Presenting U.S. Open Meatballs / Himself - Performs a Pizza Taste-off / Himself - Olympic Speed Dialing Contestant / Himself - Komedy Klassic Host / Himself - Kicking Footballs from Roof / Himself - Hosts 'Psychic Gasoline' / Himself - Host's Guessing Game / Himself - Hosting 'Psychic Soup' / Himself - Host of Bonanza Gameshow / Himself - Giving Back-to-School Advice / Himself - Explains What He Found in His Chili / Himself - Dressed as 'Ugly Betty' |
Bruce Kapler | Himself - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #3 / Self - Horn Section Yay-Sayer #3 / Bruce - Father of 14 Children / Trinidad Tobago Native #3 / Sunday Morning TV Viewer #3 / Self - 'Stump the Band' Contestant / Iranian Horn Section Yay-Sayer #3 / Himself: CBS Orchestra: Saxophone / Himself / Himself - Signs for a Package / Himself - Saxophone Soloist / Himself - Saxophone Player / Himself - Recovered Saxophone Player / Himself - Ice Cream Hungry Band Member / Himself - Horn Section Guy #3 / Himself - CBS Orchestra: Saxophone / Bruce - Swine Flu Victim #3 |
Pat Farmer | Himself - Stagehand / Himself - Disruptive Staffer / Himself - Head Stagehand / Self - Stagehand / Self - Drops Things Off Theatre Roof / Himself - Stagehand Spinning 'Late Show Prize Wheel' / Himself - Reading 'Oprah' Transcript / Himself - Disruptive Stagehand / Self - Reading 'Oprah' Transcript / Pat - Star on 'The Hands' / Pat - Pandemic Alert Discusser / Himself / Himself - Sunroof Curler / Himself - Stagehand Saving 'Lady' from Falling Off Balcony / Himself - Stagehand Dropping Baseballs from Theatre Roof Dressed as New York Yankee / Himself - Stagehand Causing Light to Flicker / Himself - Stagehand Bringing in Pizza for Three Guys in Audience / Himself - Stagehand Bringing in Box of Meat from Gallagher's / Himself - Spinning the 'Late Show Prize Wheel' / Himself - Riverdancing Stagehand #1 / Himself - Elevator Racer / Himself - Dying Stagehand / Himself - Disruptive Staffer #2 / Himself - Celebrating Columbus Day by Throwing Things Off Theater Roof / Himself - Brings in Pizza / Flu Shot Shooter |
Johnny Dark | Stanley Cronkite / Johnny Twain / President Abraham Lincoln / Mark Twain / B.J. Twain / Francis Albert Lincoln / Gay Cowboy / Vince - Crescent Springs Village Sales Representative / Unknown Role / Tailor / Sarah Palin Twain / Rude Dude / Ronald Reagan dressed as Abraham Lincoln / Mets Fan / Mark 'Johnny' Twain / Kim Jong-Twain / Johnny Lincoln / Johnny D / Johnny - Cold Open Sketch / Himself - Cold Open Sketch / Guy in Cold Open Sketch / Frustrated Remote Control Owner / Doctor / Bob Lubin / Accountant / Abraham Lincoln / Abraham Lincoln - Ducking for a shoe |
Chris Elliott | Himself - Guest / President John Adams / Mac Computer / Himself - Gives Green Tips / Himself - Plugging 'Skink, The Bounty Hunter' / Self - Guest / Himself - Green Living Expert / Himself - Guest Plugging 'Chris and Gerry's Kitchen Nightmares' / Himself - Movie Actor / Himself - Playing with New York Rangers / Himself - Promotes 'Knight Car' / Himself - Promoting 'Bionic Guy' / Himself - Taking a Break from Picketing / Himself / Bedlam - Plugging the New Show 'American Conquistadors' / Himself - Frantic Father / Himself - Gives Money-Saving Tips |
Jeff Altman | Lt. Len Easton of the California Highway Patrol / Phone Drunk / Himself - Guest / Himself / President Harry S. Truman / Self / Self - Guest / Phone Internship Interviewee / Lt. Len Easton - California Highway Patrol / Himself - Comedian / Carl the Corolla Owner |
Joe Grossman | Himself - Staff Writer / Himself - Late Show Writer / Rudy - Lyle's Friend / Himself / NASA Scientist Drinking Urine / Lost Chilean Miner / Joe Grossman - Undecided Voter / Joe Grossman - Sex Addict / Joe Grossman - Rejected by 22 Colleges / Joe Grossman - Rally Protester / Joe Grossman - Lost Jockey / Joe Grossman - Closet Painter / Joe Grossman - Buddha Boy / Joe - Late 'State Dinner' Guest / Injured Griller / Himself - Vomiting Writer / Himself - Lost Memorial Attending Writer / Himself - Early Writer for the Crew Photography / Himself - Disruptive Writer #1 / Himself - Celebrates Thanksgiving / Elliot Rosen / Dr. Gil Vernon / Copy Boy / Cold Open Party Guest / Arthur Burke / Anonymous Gender Testing Doctor / Plaque Delivery Boy / Ox / Ox the Wilderness Expert / Mysterious Dog Walker / Monkey Baby / Lost Yankee Fan |
Marv Albert | Himself - Guest / Himself / Self / Self - Cameo at Dave's Mom's House / Himself - Visits the Superbowl |
Andrea Sande | Herself - Late Show Model / Self - Late Show Model / Self |
Bruce Willis | Himself / Himself - Guest / Self - Guest / Various / Himself - Interviewed by Biff Henderson / Himself - Pre-taped 'Bruce Willis Secret Word of the Night' segment / Himself - Pre-taped / Presenting 'Bruce Willis Secret Word of the Night' segment / Himself - Sitting in with the band / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter / Late Show Fun Facts Book Promoter / Late Show Intern |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Barbara Gaines | Executive Producer |
Maria Pope | Executive Producer |
Jude Brennan | Executive Producer |
Rob Burnett | Executive Producer |
Matt Roberts | Executive Producer |
Justin Stangel | Executive Producer |
Eric Stangel | Executive Producer |
Peter Lassally | Executive Producer |
Robert Morton | Executive Producer |
Nancy Agostini | Executive Producer |
Barbara Gaines | Producer |
Maria Pope | Producer |
Eric Stangel | Producer |
Justin Stangel | Producer |
Matt Roberts | Producer |
Jude Brennan | Producer |
Rob Burnett | Producer |
Brian Teta | Producer |
Jerry Foley | Producer |
Kathy Mavrikakis | Producer |
Nancy Agostini | Producer |
Sheila Rogers | Producer |
Paula Chagares | Producer |
Jon Beckerman | Producer |
Hal Gurnee | Producer |
Amy Deiboldt | Producer |
Sarah Billington | Producer |
Lorraine Ruprecht | Producer |
Joe Toplyn | Producer |
Sheila Rogers | Producer |
Michael Buczkiewicz | Producer |
Jay Johnson | Producer |
Eliana Salzhauer | Producer |
Walter Kim | Producer |
Michael Z. McIntee | Producer |
Mary Barclay | Producer |
Editors
Daniel Baggio, Andrew Evangelista, Gary Mazzacca, Steve Hostomsky, Dava Whisenant, Tom Catusi, Jim Alkins, Mark Spada, Charles Parks, Mona Lu, Ernie Generalli, Duane Debetham, Marian Jordan-Pitta, Julia Meskill, Keith Debetham, Kevin Raman
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series | Nominated |
2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Nominated |
2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Nominated |
2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Nominated |