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TV Series

Series Name:    Late Show [US] (Late Show With David Letterman / Late Show With Stephen Colbert) Format: TV Series IMDB: IMDB Page Years: 1993 - Now Country:   USA Language: English Genre: Comedy, Music, Talk Show Rating: 5.0  Rate Collection:   Seen It     Wishlist  Community:  6 Have Seen » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

Selected Cast	David Letterman as Host (1993-2015)
	Paul Shaffer as Bandleader (1993-2015)
	Calvert DeForest as Himself (1993-2002)
	Stephen Colbert as Host (2015-)

Notes

Launched in 1993 when Letterman left Late Night with David Letterman at NBC as a direct competitor to Jay Leno's Tonight Show. Notable in its early months for the conflict between NBC and CBS over "intellectual property" rights regarding skits and characters imported to the new series. Most notably, character actor Calvert DeForest, who played Larry "Bud" Melman regularly on Late Night, began appearing under his own name.

Letterman hosted until 2015, and it was then announced that Stephen Colbert would continue hosting Late Show. As with the Tonight Show and Late Night, although technically a continuation, Colbert's edition of Late Show will carry its own separate branding.

The talk show The Late Late Show, launched in 1995, is technically a spin-off of Late Show, as it was initially produced by Letterman.

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23skidoo 9th Jul 2015		My understanding is we're not supposed to list cast who haven't appeared in a show yet, so I haven't listed Stephen Colbert for that reason; we can add him once he starts hosting later this year.

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