

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
Lorne Michaels
NBC
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60 min

Episode 1 / Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard
Feb 1, 1982

Episode 2: Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich
Feb 2, 1982

Episode 3: Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert
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Episode 4: John Candy, Joe Flaherty
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Episode 5: Francis Ford Coppola
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After being bumped from the debut episode of Late Night, Warren Zevon finally appears on the show, performing ""Excitable Boy.""
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Remote: ""Celebrities and their Dry-Cleaning.""
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A (bogus) look at the 1982 World's Fair; Hank Williams, Jr. is interviewed, and sings ""A Country Boy Can Survive;"" ""Celebrities and Their Auto Body Repairs;"" Elayne Boosler does stand-up; director John Carpenter plugs The Thing.
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Self - Host