Late Show with David Letterman

The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour late-night show that during the week by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City is broadcast every night. You will be hosted by David Letterman and produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants. Bandleader and sidekick Paul Shaffer is. The announcements makes Alan Kalter, the 1995 Bill Wendell replaced. Previously Letterman from 1982 to 1993, the host of the show Late Night with David Letterman on NBC.

The show will be aired at 23:35 clock EST at the U.S., but is recorded already around 16:30 clock. In September 2013, the program was extended until the end of 2015 which makes it the longest David Letterman late-night moderator of America. Then Letterman will retire.

Production

Episodic structure

Previous broadcasts began with a teaser, the Letterman played with a celebrity. This custom was reintroduced in summer 2006.

The header consists of a few shots of New York City and the show band that plays the theme music. After announcing announcer Alan Kalter, the guests of the show, Paul Shaffer and David Letterman as a last resort to.

The first part of the typical late-night show, the monologue, usually refers to current events in pop culture and politics. According to the latest Top Ten List and some running gags, the talk part, be conducted in the interviews with two to three guests begins. In between, often occur musician or stand-up comedians.

Regular sketches

The Late Show is known for its repeated absurd posts, often. , In the form of competitions or contributions from the public The charm of it is that the contributions are actually meaningless, but are taken very seriously by Letterman and all involved.