Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman (1993 – 2015)

1993 • 22 seasons • Talk, Comedy • TV-PG

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Season 4 • Late Show with David Letterman

Released: 1996-11-22 • Talk/Comedy

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Friday Night on the Road finishes in Miami, Florida. It's so hot in the Coconut Grove Playhouse that Dave strips off his suit and hosts the show in his khakis and t-shirt: ""This is exactly what rehearsal looks like.""

Episodes

Episode 1
Chuck Norris, Anthony Clark, Jewel
1996-09-02

Episode 2
Mira Sorvino, Vincent Perez, Beck
1996-09-03

Episode 3
Whoopi Goldberg, Al Franken, Colonel Ron Severson
1996-09-04

Episode 4
Adam Sandler, David Cone, LeAnn Rimes
1996-09-05

Episode 5
Bill Cosby, Brian Williams, No Doubt
1996-09-06

Episode 6
Jamie Lee Curtis, Pete Sampras, John Mellencamp
1996-09-09

Episode 7
Jon Stewart, Marv Albert, Cranberries
1996-09-10

Episode 8
Cybill Sheperd, Carl Coccilone, Ray Romano
1996-09-11

Episode 9
Tom Brokaw, Natasha Henstridge, Fan Yang
1996-09-12

Episode 10
John McEnroe, Illeana Douglas, 311
1996-09-13

Episode 11
Tim Allen, Tyson Koenig, Suzanne Vega
1996-09-16

Episode 12
Fran Drescher, Jesse Jackson, Travis Tritt
1996-09-17

Episode 13
Bill Cosby, Kin-Jin Mark, A Tribe Called Quest
1996-09-18

Episode 14
Goldie Hawn, Louie C.K.
1996-09-19

Episode 15
Stupid Pet Tricks, Drew Barrymore, Tony Avena, Pearl Jam
1996-09-20

Episode 16
Sarah Jessica Parker, Andy Richter, Darrell Hammond
1996-09-23

Episode 17
Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen King, Trisha Yearwood
1996-09-24

Episode 18
William Baldwin, Jeff Gordon, Vince Gill
1996-09-25

Episode 19
Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Berkley, Donna Lewis
1996-09-26

Episode 20
Kirstie Alley, Matthew Broderick
1996-09-27

Episode 21
Ricki Lake, Gillian Anderson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
1996-09-30

Episode 22
Tom Hanks, Gina Gershon, Riverdance
1996-10-01

Episode 23
Val Kilmer, Nicole Sullivan, ZZ Top
1996-10-02

Episode 24
Julie Andrews, "Pee Wee" Scheidt, Dave Matthews Band
1996-10-03

Episode 25
Wayne Gretzky, Jonathan Silverman, Tori Amos
1996-10-04

Episode 26
Michael J. Fox, Jeanne Moreau, Ray Davies
1996-10-07

Episode 27
Sam Donaldson, Spike Lee, Clint Black
1996-10-08

Episode 28
Samuel L. Jackson, Leela Rashon, Midnight Oil
1996-10-09

Episode 29
Geena Davis, Peter Gallagher, Andy Kindler
1996-10-10

Episode 30
George Foreman, Tom Everett Scott, Shawn Colvin
1996-10-11

Episode 31
Cindy Crawford, Jack Hanna, Lyle Lovett
1996-10-21

Episode 32
Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Favreau, Sheryl Crow
1996-10-22

Episode 33
Jon Lovitz, Ken Olin, Enrique Iglesias
1996-10-23

Episode 34
Ted Danson, Claire Danes, Phil Collins
1996-10-24

Episode 35
Jimmy Smits, John Leguizamo, Brian Regan
1996-10-25

Episode 36
Joe Torre, Don Rickles, The Heads
1996-10-28

Episode 37
George Steinbrenner, Jeremy Piven, Chris Isaak
1996-10-29

Episode 38
Isabella Rossellini, Garry Marshall, Bryn Terfel
1996-10-30

Episode 39
Jeff Foxworthy, Naomi Campbell, Jake Johannsen
1996-10-31

Episode 40
Stupid Human Tricks, Dana Carvey, Steven Wright
1996-11-01

Episode 41
Mel Gibson, Christine Lahti, Joni Mitchell
1996-11-04

Episode 42
Marisa Tomei, James Carville, John Michael Montgomery
1996-11-06

Episode 43
Brett Butler, Gary Sinise, Bob McCoy
1996-11-07

Episode 44
Bob Dole, Ted Koppel, Mary Chapin Carpenter
1996-11-08

Episode 45
Jeff Bridges, Diane Sawyer, Bryan White
1996-11-11

Episode 46
Marilu Henner, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alan Jackson
1996-11-12

Episode 47
Ron Howard, Patrick Ewing, Gene Catron
1996-11-13

Episode 48
Tony Randall, Wendy Liebman, Helena Bonham Carter
1996-11-14

Episode 49
Stupid Pet Tricks, Anthony Edwards, Natalie Cole
1996-11-15

Episode 50
Sarah Ferguson, Derek Jeter, Reba McEntire
1996-11-18

Episode 51
Heather Locklear, Sinbad, Tony Toni Tone
1996-11-19

Episode 52
Glenn Close, Marc Maron, Eriq LaSalle
1996-11-20

Episode 53
Phil Hartman, Bob Costas, Luther Vandross
1996-11-21

Episode 54
Kid Inventors, Will Smith, Jimmy Buffett
1996-11-22

Episode 55
Lisa Kudrow, Delroy Lindo, Wynonna
1996-11-25

Episode 56
Jeff Daniels, Dolly Parton
1996-11-26

Episode 57
Martin Short, Scott Bryan, Rita Wilson
1996-11-27

Episode 58
Lea Thompson, Natalie Portman, Stone Temple Pilots
1996-11-28

Episode 59
Teri Hatcher, Brent Spiner, Luscious Jackson
1996-11-29

Episode 60
John Cleese, Martha Stewart, David Copperfield
1996-12-09

Episode 61
Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Gloria Estefan
1996-12-10

Episode 62
Kenneth Branaugh, Bonnie Hunt, Counting Crows
1996-12-11

Episode 63
James Woods, Bob Odenkirk, Counting Crows
1996-12-12

Episode 64
Albert Brooks, Beavis & Butthead, Neil Diamond
1996-12-13

Episode 65
Drew Barrymore, Mathias Pakula, Faith Hill
1996-12-16

Episode 66
Andie MacDowell, Jimmie Walker, Rhett Atkins
1996-12-17

Episode 67
Harry Connick Jr., Walter Cronkite
1996-12-18

Episode 68
Richard Simmons, Neve Campbell, Dave Matthews Band
1996-12-19

Episode 69
Billy Crystal, Cuba Gooding Jr., Darlene Love
1996-12-20

Episode 70
John Travolta, Julianna Marguiles, St. Luke's Bottle Band
1996-12-23

Episode 71
Nathan Lane, Kelly Preston, Rich Hall
1996-12-26

Episode 72
Jane Pauley, Robert Pastorelli, Blues Traveler
1996-12-27

Episode 73
Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry O'Connell, Oseola McCarty, Deana Carter
1996-12-30

Episode 74
Tom Arnold, Kamarr, Joe Queenan
1996-12-31

Episode 75
Alec Baldwin, Cast of Chicago
1997-01-02

Episode 76
Courtney Cox, Lee Marek, Damon Hill
1997-01-03

Episode 77
Kids Tell Jokes, Tracey Ullman, B.B. King
1997-01-06

Episode 78
Ray Liotta, Norm MacDonald
1997-01-07

Episode 79
Woody Harrelson, Jackie Chan, John Pizzarelli
1997-01-08

Episode 80
Matt Dillon, Rebecca Ramijn, Cassandra Wilson
1997-01-09

Episode 81
Eddie Murphy, Dwight Yoakam, Veronica Paridee
1997-01-10

Episode 82
Kevin Spacey, Madeline Kahn, Harry Hill
1997-01-13

Episode 83
Penelope Ann Miller, Skeet Ulrich, BR5-49
1997-01-14

Episode 84
Chris O'Donnell, Debbie Reynolds, Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Conner
1997-01-15

Episode 85
Tom Selleck, Art Donovan, Babyface
1997-01-16

Episode 86
Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, Kevin Brennan
1997-01-17

Episode 87
David Schwimmer, Carmen Electra, Sheryl Crow
1997-01-27

Episode 88
Tony Danza, Desmond Howard, Helena Bonham Carter
1997-01-28

Episode 89
Dan Rather, Jane Leeves, Tori Amos
1997-01-29

Episode 90
Matthew Perry, Natasha Lyonne, Jewel
1997-01-30

Episode 91
Rhea Perlman, Ray Ramano, Ice Cube
1997-01-31

Episode 92
Stupid Human Tricks, Elle MacPherson, Charles Barkley
1997-02-03

Episode 93
Isabella Rossellini, Billy Bob Thorton, Tokyo Shock Boys
1997-02-04

Episode 94
Fran Drescher, Eva Herzigova, Tony Bennett
1997-02-05

Episode 95
Pierce Brosnan, Lance Alstodt, Brian Regan
1997-02-06

Episode 96
Brett Favre, David Spade, Silverchair
1997-02-07

Episode 97
Stupid Pet Tricks, Brett Butler, Fugees
1997-02-10

Episode 98
Sarah Jessica Parker, Geoffrey Rush, Barry Manilow
1997-02-11

Episode 99
Richard Harris, Siskel & Ebert, Far East Circus
1997-02-12

Episode 100
Peter O'Toole, Salma Hayek, Jazz Passengers
1997-02-13

Episode 101
Sarah Ferguson, Allan Weimerskirch, Patti Smith
1997-02-14

Episode 102
Tom Brokaw, Laura Linney, BLACKstreet
1997-02-17

Episode 103
Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Jeff Gordon
1997-02-18

Episode 104
Michael J. Fox, Jon Voight, The Wallflowers
1997-02-19

Episode 105
Julie Andrews, Doug E. Doug, The Amazing Jonathan
1997-02-20

Episode 106
Tony Randall, Juliette Binoche, David Brenner
1997-02-21

Episode 107
Bill Cosby, David Hacker, Tina Turner
1997-02-24

Episode 108
Mia Farrow, Anne Heche, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
1997-02-25

Episode 109
Howard Stern, Valeria Mazza, Porno for Pyros
1997-02-26

Episode 110
Pauly Shore, Merrill Markoe, Celine Dion
1997-02-27

Episode 111
Bill Pullman, Richard Lewis, Lyle Lovett & Randy Newman
1997-02-28

Episode 112
Jon Stewart, Debi Mazar, Duncan Sheik
1997-03-03

Episode 113
Robin Quivers, Adam Arkin, James
1997-03-04

Episode 114
Chevy Chase, Mary McCormack, Phish
1997-03-05

Episode 115
Kids Tell Jokes, Mary Steenburgen, Ray Wold
1997-03-06

Episode 116
Ted Danson, Famke Janssen, Mitch Hedburg
1997-03-07

Episode 117
Howard Stern, Ray Ramano, Chieftains
1997-03-17

Episode 118
Martin Short, Larenz Tate, Kodo
1997-03-18

Episode 119
Cindy Crawford, Robert Townsend, Chris Whitley
1997-03-19

Episode 120
Mike Myers, Sophie Marceau, Alison Krauss
1997-03-25

Episode 121
Marv Albert, Anthony LaPaglia, Big Head Todd & the Monsters
1997-03-26

Episode 122
Teri Garr, George Stephanopolous, Amanda Marshall
1997-03-27

Episode 123
Marilu Henner, Marlon Wayans, The Cardigans
1997-03-28

Episode 124
Bryant Gumbel, Kadeem Hardison, Bandbaz Brothers
1997-03-31

Episode 125
Tara Lipinsky, Margaret Colin, Nanci Griffith
1997-04-01

Episode 126
Dan Akroyd, David Kruithoff, Cyndi Lauper
1997-04-02

Episode 127
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brad Garrett, Chris Fonseca
1997-04-03

Episode 128
John Cusak, Liv Tyler, David Bowie
1997-04-04

Episode 129
Anthony Clark, Joan Lunden, Eryka Badu
1997-04-07

Episode 130
Norm MacDonald, Justine Bateman, Trace Adkins
1997-04-08

Episode 131
Charles Grodin, David Alan Grier, Matthew Sweet
1997-04-09

Episode 132
Tom Arnold, Bernie Williams, Bush
1997-04-10

Episode 133
Kelsey Grammar, Jake Johannsen, Tracy Chapman
1997-04-11

Episode 134
Martin Mull, Alicia Witt, Mary J. Blige
1997-04-21

Episode 135
Katie Couric, Roma Downey, INXS
1997-04-22

Episode 136
Tony Randall, Steven Weber, Wilco
1997-04-23

Episode 137
Lisa Kudrow, Umberto Buccigrossi, Verve Pipe
1997-04-24

Episode 138
Stupid Human Tricks, Rosie Perez, John Hiatt
1997-04-25

Episode 139
Kurt Russell, Sinbad, Paula Cole
1997-04-28

Episode 140
Robin Williams, Tanya Tucker
1997-04-29

Episode 141
Alec Baldwin, Joey Lauren Adams, Indigo Girls
1997-04-30

Episode 142
Garry Shandling, Luke Perry, Wendy Liebman
1997-05-01

Episode 143
Roseanne, Justin Miller, Chuck Berry
1997-05-02

Episode 144
Bruce Willis, Elizabeth Hurley, Maxwell
1997-05-05

Episode 145
John Goodman, Kathleen Quinlan, Hanson
1997-05-06

Episode 146
Mike Myers, Danny Aiello, Crossbows of Death
1997-05-07

Episode 147
Billy Crystal, Kristen Johnson, Bee Gees
1997-05-08

Episode 148
Ricki Lake, Kirby Puckett, Soul Asylum
1997-05-09

Episode 149
Cybil Shepard, Darrell Hammond, Linda Eder
1997-05-12

Episode 150
Andy Garcia, George Foreman, Travis Tritt
1997-05-13

Episode 151
David Hyde Pierce, Dana Delany, Spice Girls
1997-05-14

Episode 152
Helen Hunt, Susie Maroney, Jeffery Tambor
1997-05-15

Episode 153
Stupid Pet Tricks, Jeff Goldblum, Foo Fighters
1997-05-16

Episode 154
Meg Ryan, Lance Henriksen, Mary Chapin-Carpenter
1997-05-19

Episode 155
Barbara Walters, Ida Doggett, God's Property with Kirk Franklin
1997-05-20

Episode 156
Richard Simmons, Kelly Preston, Toad the Wet Sprocket
1997-05-21

Episode 157
Matthew Broderick, Nicole Sullivan, Savion Glover & Stomp
1997-05-22

Episode 158
Jason Alexander, Griffin Dunne, Sammy Hagar
1997-05-23

Episode 159
Elle MacPherson, Vince Vaughn, Jewel
1997-06-02

Episode 160
Michael Richards, Rick Reynolds, Steve Winwood
1997-06-03

Episode 161
Bill Cosby, Elaine Cunningham, Squirrel Nut Zippers
1997-06-04

Episode 162
Alicia Silverstone, Andy Dick, John Fogerty
1997-06-05

Episode 163
Farrah Fawcett, John Fogerty
1997-06-06

Episode 164
Harrison Ford, Steven Wright, Dave Matthews Band
1997-06-09

Episode 165
Isabella Rossellini, Dave Chapelle, Bono & Larry Mullen
1997-06-10

Episode 166
Jon Stewart, Susan Molinari, Seven Mary Three
1997-06-11

Episode 167
Tom Brokaw, Janeane Garafolo, Sheryl Crow
1997-06-12

Episode 168
John Travolta, Grant Hill, Sinead O'Connor
1997-06-13

Episode 169
George Carlin, Nick Chinlund, James Taylor
1997-06-16

Episode 170
Kathy Ireland, Jeremy Holz, Michael Story
1997-06-17

Episode 171
Matt Lauer, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Mighty Mighty Bosstones
1997-06-18

Episode 172
Julia Roberts, Jon Bon Jovi
1997-06-19

Episode 173
Siskel & Ebert, Dermot Mulroney, King Charles Troupe
1997-06-20

Episode 174
Marilu Henner, Doug E. Doug, Johnny Lang
1997-06-23

Episode 175
Nick Turturro, Daisy Fuentes, Motley Crue
1997-06-24

Episode 176
Peter Fonda, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ricki Lee Jones
1997-06-25

Episode 177
Brian Williams, Diane Cannon, Gil Shaham
1997-06-26

Episode 178
Martin Lawrence, Robert Zemeckis, Sarah McLachlan
1997-06-27

Episode 179
Will Smith, Heidi Klum, Brad Byers
1997-06-30

Episode 180
Jason Priestly, Patricia Richardson, The Cicadas
1997-07-01

Episode 181
Tom Arnold, Mitchell Libonati, Blur
1997-07-02

Episode 182
Evander Holyfield, Lee Marek, Sarah Silverman
1997-07-03

Episode 183
Martin Short, Manny the Hippie, Fang Fang
1997-07-04

Episode 184
Don Rickles, Brendan Fraser, En Vogue
1997-07-14

Episode 185
Tim Robbins, Jackie Chan, Shawn Colvin
1997-07-15

Episode 186
Mary Tyler Moore, Querbe Tirmizi, Matchbox 20
1997-07-16

Episode 187
Nathan Lane, Robey Morgan, Third Eye Blind
1997-07-17

Episode 188
Robert Pastorelli, Craig Kilborn, Live
1997-07-18

Episode 189
Pauly Shore, Leslie Mann, Puff Daddy
1997-07-21

Episode 190
Kids Tell Jokes, Mario Andretti, John Hiatt
1997-07-22

Episode 191
John Turturro, Kathy Kinney, Radish
1997-07-23

Episode 192
Dan Rather, Kathy Griffin, k.d. Lang
1997-07-24

Episode 193
Samuel L. Jackson, Barry Sonnenfeld
1997-07-25

Episode 194
Jennifer Anniston, Brian Regan, William H. Macy
1997-07-28

Episode 195
Norm MacDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Jamiroquai
1997-07-29

Episode 196
Charles Grodin, Billy Connolly, David Byrne
1997-07-30

Episode 197
Julia Roberts, Blues Traveler
1997-07-31

Episode 198
Tony Danza, Michael Rapaport
1997-08-01

Episode 199
Bob Dole, Bill Bellamy, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
1997-08-04

Episode 200
Ray Liotta, David Brenner, Natalie Desselle
1997-08-05

Episode 201
Jay Thomas, Annabella Sciorra, Tonic
1997-08-06

Episode 202
Sylvester Stallone, Tommy LaSorda
1997-08-07

Episode 203
Demi Moore, Jay Mohr, Aerosmith
1997-08-08

Episode 204
Tom Selleck, Billy Joel
1997-08-18

Episode 205
Barbara Walters, Charles Dutton, Morrissey
1997-08-19

Episode 206
Mira Sorvino, Jeff Altman, Coolio
1997-08-20

Episode 207
Donald Trump, Janine Turner, Ruth Brown & Bonnie Raitt
1997-08-21

Episode 208
Alicia Silverstone, Bev Tanner, George Miller
1997-08-22

Episode 209
Vanessa Williams, Joe Montana
1997-08-25

Episode 210
Paul Reiser, Tia Carrera, Echo & the Bunnymen
1997-08-26

Episode 211
Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Katz, Paula Cole
1997-08-27

Episode 212
Tom Arnold, Mehgan Heany-Grear, Dane Cook
1997-08-28

Episode 213
Stupid Human Tricks, Danny Aiello, Radiohead
1997-08-29

Information

Episode air date	22.11.1996
Episode runtime	—
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Talk / Comedy
TMDB series rating	6.4
IMDb series rating	7.0
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Cast

David Letterman

David Letterman
Self - Host

Paul Shaffer
Self -Musical Director

Alan Kalter
Self - Announcer (voice)

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