Strips on Letterman
Fey strips down to her Spanx underwear on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Because this is my last time wearing a fancy dress on a talk show — and conforming to gender norms out of respect for you — my gift to you is I want to give you the dress, you can keep it.
Scarlett Johansson interview
Johansson appears on the The Late Show to promote her upcoming movie Avengers: Age Of Ultron. She talks about lover for Letterman and her first appearance on his show as a child.
Dave, I have to say, I am so incredibly honored to be on one of your very last shows…The first time I was on this show I was 13-years old, it was 1998 and I was so, so nervous, because for me – and still for me – coming on this show is like you’ve made it when you’re on Dave Letterman. That’s really the truth.
Longest Days performance
Mellencamp performs the song Longest Days from his album Life, Death, Love and Freedo on The Late Show.
Paul Rudd interview
Rudd appears on The Late Show for promoting his movie Ant-Man. He talks about how he was a member of a Letterman fan club as a child.
About 30 years ago, when you first started the show, back when the [Kansas City] Royals were in the World Series, I joined the David Letterman fan club…What it included was a pin, a collapsible drinking cup, a sponge that – if you put in water – would grow, a back scratcher and a balloon.
The Girl Who Slept For Scotland performance
The Waterboys perform the song The Girl Who Slept For Scotland from their album Modern Blues on The Late Show.
Stand By Me performance
Chapman performs Stand By Me for Letterman at The Late Show. Letterman:
It means a great deal to me. I’m so happy you could do this for us.
Michael J. Fox interview
Fox appears on The Late Show to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease. He talks about his own struggle with Parkinson’s, and the hunt for a cure.
To be kind of corny about it, once you accept it, and you learn about it…. and realize you are in a position to do something about it, and to make a difference and to help, well then it’s just, like, quit your bitching and get on with it.
Christmas Baby Please Come Home performance
Love performs Christmas Baby Please Come Home for the last time during The Late Show with David Letterman.
Bravado performance
The artist performs her song, Bravado, from The Love Club EP, during the program.
Buzzcut Season performance
The artist performs her song, Buzzcut Season, from the album, Pure Heroine.
Welcome To New York performance
Swift performs Welcome To New York during an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman from her album 1989.
Stiff Competition performance
Rick Nielsen joins Foo Fighters singing Stiff Competition from the album Cheap Trick’s on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Jenny Slate interview
Slate at Letterman discuss creating Marcel the Shell on Late Show with David Letterman
If you are a human with a nice beating heart you’ll probably like it.
Jessica Chastain interview
Chastain and Letterman discuss the movie Interstellar on Late Show with David Letterman.
We get in an elevator and go to space.
Bill Murray interview
Murray appears as a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman and shares three memorable stories about crashing a bachelor party, celebrating his birthday with strangers, and driving a taxi. He also talks about the possibility of making a female version of the Ghostbusters movie.
I think you’d want to have some funny girls, and you’d want to have some action girls. You know, I just of girls that I’ve worked with lately, like I worked with these two girls. I worked with Melissa McCarthy, I think she’s very funny.
Tom Selleck interview
Selleck returns as a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. He talks about his recent fashion shoot for GQ, and shares how he handles secret grudges on some Hollywood celebrities.
I don’t see any reason to hold a grudge. I mean, a lot of people make mistakes – we get out here, you know, we try and be reasonably entertaining and you’re pushing the envelope. Sometimes, you say stuff, and people have said stuff to me. And I only hold a grudge secretly.
Miracle performance
Letterman chokes up as he introduces the Foo Fighters performance on The Late Show with David Letterman. The Fighters perform Miracle, which Letterman reveals was playing when he and his young son learned how to ski.
Lo and behold, it’s me and it’s Harry coming down this mountain. The video is stunning because the kid couldn’t be cuter … and the music the guy chose to put underneath the ski video is the song you’re going to hear now from the Foo Fighters.
War Pigs performance
The Foo Fighters are joined by Zac Brown to perform a cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs on the Late Show With David Letterman.
The Late Show with David Letterman performance
Franklin performs Ain’t No Mountain High Enough and Adele’s Rolling In The Deep on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Ted Danson interview
Danson appears as a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman to promote CSI and the Oceana Organization. He talks about responsible fishing, adding humor to CSI, belittling former castmate Woody Harrelson’s achievements, and their drunken Cheers finale.
They brought us to the bar to do press, and after being apart for like six months, the show had been over, and we were all getting to see each other after six months. And they brought us to the bard about five or six hours early, so we were hammered! Hammered beyond belief. I think Kelsey was the straightest of us all.
