Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 and went off the air in 1993.

Memorable moments

• A visit from Johnny Carson, with Carson bringing his own desk.
• Letterman uses a bullhorn to interrupt The Today Show with the announcement that he was not wearing any pants.
• Letterman interrupted the WNBC-TV's newscasts by walking into their studio which was across the hall from Letterman's. Letterman often complained that Live at Five got better guests than he did.
• A Sandra Bernhard appearance in a leotard. After sitting on Letterman's lap, both reacted as if Letterman had become sexually excited.
• The outrageous appearances by comedian Andy Kaufman.
• Arguments between Letterman and the cantankerous comic book creator Harvey Pekar.
• Various technology experiments, including visits to the control room, mounting of mini-cams in unexpected places (such as the "monkey cam"), and the "thrill cam" which flew across the audience every night.