Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman (1993 – 2015)

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

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Episode 26 — Kelly Preston, Peter Boyle, Semisonic

Season 6 • Late Show with David Letterman

Released: 1998-10-05 • Talk/Comedy

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Dave experiments with how he can give the finger without being censored; Kelly Preston promotes ""Holy Man.""

Episodes

Episode 1
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Darryl Strawberry, Joe Cocker
1998-08-31

Episode 2
Beau Bridges, Terrell Davis, Squirrel Nut Zippers
1998-09-01

Episode 3
Terry Bradshaw, Jesse Jackson
1998-09-02

Episode 4
Ray Romano, Chris Cardone, Tom Agna
1998-09-03

Episode 5
Stupid Human Tricks, Jason Patric, Eve 6
1998-09-04

Episode 6
Richard Simmons, Luisa Conlon
1998-09-07

Episode 7
Andie MacDowell, Willie Nelson
1998-09-08

Episode 8
Tim Forneris, Stephen Dorff, Wynonna
1998-09-09

Episode 9
Charles Grodin, Paul Hopkins
1998-09-10

Episode 10
Jack Hanna, Gretchen Mol, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1998-09-11

Episode 11
Cindy Crawford, Jeff Greenfield, Hootie & The Blowfish
1998-09-14

Episode 12
Ben Stiller, Jackie Chan, Vince Gill
1998-09-15

Episode 13
Bill Cosby, George Hamilton
1998-09-16

Episode 14
Denis Leary, George Hamilton
1998-09-17

Episode 15
Vince Vaughn, Brian Benben, Brian Setzer Orchestra
1998-09-18

Episode 16
Michael J. Fox, Evander Holyfield, Dixie Chicks
1998-09-21

Episode 17
Jennifer Lopez, Meredith Viera, Lyle Lovett
1998-09-22

Episode 18
Stupid Pet Tricks, Marv Albert, Kevin James
1998-09-23

Episode 19
Howard Stern, Katie Holmes
1998-09-24

Episode 20
Jon Stewart, Jean Reno, Rob Zombie
1998-09-25

Episode 21
Fran Drescher, Chris Kattan, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
1998-09-28

Episode 22
Chris Tucker, Faith Ford, Eagle Eye Cherry
1998-09-29

Episode 23
Kelsey Grammer, Nick Mason, Tony Bennett
1998-09-30

Episode 24
Drew Carey, Billy Connolly, Hedwig & The Angry Inch
1998-10-01

Episode 25
Steve Martin, Cokie Roberts
1998-10-02

Episode 26
Kelly Preston, Peter Boyle, Semisonic
1998-10-05

Episode 27
Elizabeth & Bob Dole, Joaquin Phoenix
1998-10-06

Episode 28
Jeff Goldblum, John Mellencamp
1998-10-07

Episode 29
Isabella Rossellini, Stephen Baldwin, George Miller
1998-10-08

Episode 30
Joan Lunden, Jeff Altman, Sheryl Crow
1998-10-09

Episode 31
Mark McGwire, Robert Benigni, Bruce Hornsby
1998-10-19

Episode 32
State Fair Champions, Ringo Starr
1998-10-20

Episode 33
Jeff Daniels, David Cross, Mitch Hedberg
1998-10-21

Episode 34
Danny Glover, Cal Ripken Jr., R.E.M.
1998-10-22

Episode 35
Naomi Campbell, David Wells, R.E.M.
1998-10-23

Episode 36
Danny DeVito, Joe Torre, Eddie Brill
1998-10-26

Episode 37
Martin Short, Eddie Izzard, Phish
1998-10-27

Episode 38
Daniel Baldwin, Todd Solondz, Phil Collins
1998-10-28

Episode 39
Holly Hunter, Hunter S. Thompson, Garbage
1998-10-29

Episode 40
Ted Danson, Denny Brauer, Black Sabbath
1998-10-30

Episode 41
Anthony Hopkins, Buzz Aldrin, Depeche Mode
1998-11-02

Episode 42
Queen Latifah, Ellie Lammer, Darrell Hammond
1998-11-03

Episode 43
Adam Sandler, Jayson Williams, Soul Coughing
1998-11-04

Episode 44
Denzel Washington, Father Mike Berner
1998-11-05

Episode 45
George Pataki, Evan Metropoulis, P.J. Harvey
1998-11-06

Episode 46
George Michael, Col. Gail Halverson, Hanson
1998-11-09

Episode 47
Luke Perry, Tom Wolfe, Jay-Z
1998-11-10

Episode 48
Melanie Griffith, Walter Cronkite, Travis Tritt
1998-11-11

Episode 49
Roma Downey, Kenneth Branagh, Goo Goo Dolls
1998-11-12

Episode 50
Donald Trump, Doug Flutie, Sarah Silverman
1998-11-13

Episode 51
Kid Scientists, Cameron Diaz, Mariah Carey
1998-11-16

Episode 52
Will Smith, Jack Hanna
1998-11-17

Episode 53
Cher, Jerry Springer
1998-11-18

Episode 54
Christian Slater, Celine Dion & Bryan Adams
1998-11-19

Episode 55
Drew Barrymore, Siskel & Ebert
1998-11-20

Episode 56
Helen Hunt, Ray Romano
1998-11-23

Episode 57
Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Roger Daltry
1998-11-24

Episode 58
Gwyneth Paltrow, Peter Berg, Bonnie Raitt
1998-11-25

Episode 59
Michael Caine, Art Donavon, Jewel
1998-11-26

Episode 60
Salma Hayek, Marilyn Manson, Caroline Rhea
1998-11-27

Episode 61
Patrick Stewart, Jon Stewart, Faith Hill
1998-12-07

Episode 62
Greg Kinnear, Jane Horrocks, Reggie McFadden
1998-12-08

Episode 63
Tom Hanks, Brooklyn Philharmonic
1998-12-09

Episode 64
Meg Ryan, Whitney Houston
1998-12-10

Episode 65
Tom Brokaw, Famke Janssen, Emmylou Harris
1998-12-11

Episode 66
Robin Williams, Natalie Merchant
1998-12-14

Episode 67
Val Kilmer, Ricky Williams, Billy Bragg & Natalie Merchant
1998-12-15

Episode 68
Susan Sarandon, Marc Weinberg, Vienna Choir Boys
1998-12-16

Episode 69
Jeff Goldblum, Angelina Jolie, Third Eye Blind
1998-12-17

Episode 70
Julia Roberts, David Kelly
1998-12-18

Episode 71
Barbara Walters, Josh Hartnett, Cyndi Lauper
1998-12-21

Episode 72
Charles Grodin, John Witherspoon, Jessye Norman
1998-12-22

Episode 73
John Travolta, Darlene Love
1998-12-23

Episode 74
Chazz Palminteri, Ann Curry, Rufus Wainwright
1998-12-28

Episode 75
James Woods, David Brenner, Cast of But Boy Could He Sing
1998-12-29

Episode 76
Jay Thomas, Vinny Testaverde, Patti Smith
1998-12-30

Episode 77
Stupid Human Tricks, Nathan Lane, St. Luke's Bottle Band
1998-12-31

Episode 78
Jon Voight, Jena Malone, Louie C.K.
1999-01-01

Episode 79
Sarah Jessica Parker, David Remnick, Bryan Callan
1999-01-04

Episode 80
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liam Aiken, Greg Behrendt
1999-01-05

Episode 81
Mira Sorvino, Terry Bradshaw
1999-01-06

Episode 82
Lisa Kudrow, Terry Bradshaw, Jason Kuller
1999-01-07

Episode 83
Jon Stewart, Marv Albert, Jim Gaffigan
1999-01-08

Episode 84
Gillian Anderson, Charlie Rose, Black Crowes
1999-01-11

Episode 85
Robert Duvall, Al Franken, B.B. King
1999-01-12

Episode 86
Conan O'Brian, Alanis Morrisette
1999-01-13

Episode 87
William Baldwin, Trisha Yearwood, Scott Ferrall
1999-01-14

Episode 88
Jack Hanna, Patricia Arquette
1999-01-15

Episode 89
Yasmine Bleeth, Adam Carolla, James Brown
1999-01-25

Episode 90
Alicia Silverstone, D.L. Hughley, Second Hand
1999-01-26

Episode 91
Sophia Loren, The Mavericks
1999-01-27

Episode 92
Bill Murray, Shania Twain
1999-01-28

Episode 93
Cate Blanchett, Jason Schwartzman, Brandy
1999-01-29

Episode 94
Bill Cosby, Brendon Fraser, Ricky Scruggs & Vince Gill
1999-02-01

Episode 95
Tom Arnold, David Brenner, Catherine Bell
1999-02-02

Episode 96
Tom Brokaw, Sean Patrick Flanery, Creed
1999-02-03

Episode 97
Mel Gibson, Laetitia Casta, Fresh Step
1999-02-04

Episode 98
Stupid Pet Tricks, Martha Stewart, Mitch Hedberg
1999-02-05

Episode 99
Michael J. Fox, Rev. John & Ellena Cobb, Willie Nelson
1999-02-08

Episode 100
Jeff Daniels, Fernanda Montenegro, Monica
1999-02-09

Episode 101
Robin Wright Penn, Richard Kind, Chris Isaak
1999-02-10

Episode 102
Sandra Bullock, James Carville, Hootie & The Blowfish
1999-02-11

Episode 103
Richard Simmons, Sarah O'Hare, Ondar
1999-02-12

Episode 104
Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce
1999-02-15

Episode 105
Andy Garcia, Tara Lipinksi, Wendy Liebman
1999-02-16

Episode 106
Andie MacDowell, Mike Judge, Julian Lennon
1999-02-17

Episode 107
Magic Johnson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jewel
1999-02-18

Episode 108
Lauren Bacall, Greg Smith, Sugar Ray
1999-02-19

Episode 109
Matthew Broderick, Sheryl Crow
1999-02-22

Episode 110
Kid Scientists, Jesse Ventura
1999-02-23

Episode 111
Uma Thurman, Tom Green, De La Guarda
1999-02-24

Episode 112
Eriq La Salle, Homer Hickman, Blondie
1999-02-25

Episode 113
James Coburn, Will Ferrall, Marvelous Three
1999-02-26

Episode 114
Brooke Shields, Peter Hillary
1999-03-01

Episode 115
Ian McKellen, Reese Witherspoon, The Roots & Erykah Badu
1999-03-02

Episode 116
Kid Turkey Callers, Mark Wahlberg, Fresh Step
1999-03-03

Episode 117
Billy Crystal, George Miller
1999-03-04

Episode 118
Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Altman, Everclear
1999-03-05

Episode 119
Norm MacDonald, Jeff Beck
1999-03-22

Episode 120
Elizabeth Hurley, Katie Holmes, Cake
1999-03-23

Episode 121
Stupid Human Tricks, Craig Kilborn, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, and Dolly Parton
1999-03-24

Episode 122
Elton John, Henry Kissinger, LeAnn Rimes
1999-03-25

Episode 123
Ron Howard, Charlotte Church
1999-03-26

Episode 124
Marv Albert, Diane Lane, Blur
1999-03-29

Episode 125
Laurence Fishburne, Sister Carol Anne Corley, Wilco
1999-03-30

Episode 126
Steve Martin & Goldie Hawn, Jim Calhoun, Joe Henry
1999-03-31

Episode 127
Dennis Hopper, Jason Nastke, The Corrs
1999-04-01

Episode 128
Marilu Henner, Master P, Greg Fitzsimmons
1999-04-02

Episode 129
Charles Grodin, David Arquette, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and Kris Kristofferson
1999-04-05

Episode 130
Drew Barrymore, Scott Wolf, Barenaked Ladies
1999-04-06

Episode 131
Lennox Lewis, Dr. Bertrand Piccard & Brian Jones
1999-04-07

Episode 132
George Stephanopoulos, Molly Shannon, Andrea Bocelli
1999-04-08

Episode 133
Bill Maher, Khalid El-Amin, Marc Maron
1999-04-09

Episode 134
Elle Macpherson, Don Zimmer, John Mellencamp
1999-04-12

Episode 135
Kevin Spacey, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
1999-04-13

Episode 136
Kate Winslet, Darrell Hammond, Mandy Barnett
1999-04-14

Episode 137
David Spade, Tim Couch, Eagle-Eye Cherry
1999-04-15

Episode 138
John Cusack, Jack Hanna
1999-04-16

Episode 139
Matthew Broderick, Ben Stein, The Cranberries
1999-04-26

Episode 140
Martin Lawrence, Michelle Williams, Eddie Brill
1999-04-27

Episode 141
Dustin Hoffman, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Folds Five
1999-04-28

Episode 142
Ted Danson, Sarah Ferguson, Madness
1999-04-29

Episode 143
Glenn Close, George Hamilton, Elvis Crespo
1999-04-30

Episode 144
Tom Brokaw, Robbie Williams
1999-05-03

Episode 145
Earvin Magic Johnson, Sara Gentile, Silverchair
1999-05-04

Episode 146
Denny Brauer, Kelly Willis, Jesse Jackson
1999-05-05

Episode 147
Brendan Fraser, Jesse Jackson, Bonnie Raitt
1999-05-06

Episode 148
Kelsey Grammer, Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
1999-05-07

Episode 149
Stupid Pet Tricks, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Regan
1999-05-10

Episode 150
Ben Stiller, Camryn Manheim, Eve 6
1999-05-11

Episode 151
Kathie Lee Gifford, Deana Carter
1999-05-12

Episode 152
Kevin Kline, Leelee Sobieski, Beth Orton
1999-05-13

Episode 153
Bill Cosby, Jon Favreau
1999-05-14

Episode 154
Julia Roberts, Alice Cooper
1999-05-17

Episode 155
Keri Russell, Aretha Franklin
1999-05-18

Episode 156
Tom Selleck, Bob Barker, Leon Russell
1999-05-19

Episode 157
Helen Hunt, Courtney Love, Hole
1999-05-20

Episode 158
Natalie Portman, Tom Everett Scott, J. Geils Band
1999-05-21

Episode 159
Harry Connick Jr., Damon Wayans
1999-05-24

Episode 160
Kate Capshaw, Britney Spears
1999-05-25

Episode 161
Kid Scientists, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Chapin Carpenter
1999-05-26

Episode 162
Bill Murray, Everlast
1999-05-27

Episode 163
Jennifer Lopez, Ira Glass
1999-05-28

Episode 164
Dan Rather, Nancy Mace, Randy Newman
1999-06-07

Episode 165
Jeff Foxworthy, Kristin Davis, Snoop Dogg
1999-06-08

Episode 166
Timothy Hutton, Christine Lahti, Cast of It Ain't Nothing But the Blues
1999-06-09

Episode 167
Ray Romano, Jewel
1999-06-10

Episode 168
Heather Graham, David Wells
1999-06-11

Episode 169
Tim Robbins, Oscar De La Hoya, Dane Cook
1999-06-14

Episode 170
Roseanne, Susan Tedeschi
1999-06-15

Episode 171
David Schwimmer, Brandi Chastain, Seth Green
1999-06-16

Episode 172
Mike Myers, Ben Lee
1999-06-17

Episode 173
Julianna Margulies, Jon Stewart
1999-06-18

Episode 174
Felicity Huffman, Andy Dick, Elvis Costello
1999-06-21

Episode 175
Adam Sandler, Missy Elliot
1999-06-22

Episode 176
Geri Halliwell, Richard Belzer
1999-06-23

Episode 177
Rudolph Giuliani, Leslie Mann, The Pretenders
1999-06-24

Episode 178
Joey Lauren Adams, Spike Lee, Santana
1999-06-25

Episode 179
Colin Powell, Maurice Green
1999-06-28

Episode 180
Mira Sorvino, Lyle Lovett
1999-06-29

Episode 181
Piedmont Bird Callers, Avery Johnson, June Carter Cash
1999-06-30

Episode 182
Calista Flockhart, Jack Hannah
1999-07-01

Episode 183
Stupid Human Tricks, John Leguizamo, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
1999-07-02

Episode 184
John McEnroe, George Jones
1999-07-05

Episode 185
Chris Rock, Sixpence None the Richer
1999-07-06

Episode 186
Lindsay Davenport, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Ross
1999-07-07

Episode 187
Jay Thomas, Jason Briggs
1999-07-08

Episode 188
Naomi Campbell, Jimmie Walker, Lucinda Williams
1999-07-09

Episode 189
Don Rickles, Dave Mirra, Patty Griffin
1999-07-19

Episode 190
U.S. 1999 World Cup Women's Soccer Team, Jim Gaffigan
1999-07-20

Episode 191
Matthew Broderick, Dennis Regan
1999-07-21

Episode 192
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Buzz Aldrin, Jamiroquai
1999-07-22

Episode 193
Charles Grodin, Alanis Morrisette
1999-07-23

Episode 194
Ted Koppel, Isabella Rossellini, Macy Gray
1999-07-26

Episode 195
National Hollerin' Champions, Garry Marshall, Los Lobos
1999-07-27

Episode 196
Samuel L. Jackson, Rita Wilson, Pete Townshend & Eddie Vedder
1999-07-28

Episode 197
Bruce Willis, Heidi Klum
1999-07-29

Episode 198
Lance Armstrong, Barry White
1999-07-30

Episode 199
Pierce Brosnan, Saffron Burrows, Jim Jeter
1999-08-02

Episode 200
Tom Arnold, Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes
1999-08-03

Episode 201
Dave Foley, Jonathan Witherspoon, Old 97's
1999-08-04

Episode 202
William H. Macy, George Miller, The Pretenders
1999-08-05

Episode 203
Ray Romano, Jeff Altman
1999-08-06

Episode 204
Regis Philbin, Dave Attell
1999-08-09

Episode 205
Claire Danes, Smash Mouth
1999-08-10

Episode 206
Hugh Grant, The Mavericks
1999-08-11

Episode 207
Rene Russo, Tori Amos
1999-08-12

Episode 208
Shaquille O'Neal, Helen Mirren
1999-08-13

Episode 209
Tony Danza, Katie Holmes, Robert Palmer
1999-08-16

Episode 210
Lara Flynn Boyle, David Brenner, Everclear
1999-08-17

Episode 211
Andie MacDowell, French Stewart, Tom Dreesen
1999-08-18

Episode 212
Alec Baldwin, Dwight Yoakam
1999-08-19

Episode 213
Albert Brooks, Omar Epps
1999-08-20

Information

Episode air date	05.10.1998
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
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Paul Shaffer
Self -Musical Director

Alan Kalter
Self - Announcer (voice)

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