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David Letterman's Final 28 Late Shows Include Bill Murray, Tina Fey And Elvis Costello
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 13, 2015
Modified Apr 13, 2015
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Late night talk show host David Letterman's last show is set for May 20th, which means there are only 28 more Letterman-hosed Late Shows to go. And he's lined up some of his favorite guests for his final run, including Late Show All-Star Bill Murray.
A press release from CBS News has details about the lineup:
Some of the biggest names in entertainment will make their final appearances with Letterman over the next six weeks, including George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Jack Hanna, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Rickles, Julia Roberts, Ray Romano, Paul Rudd, Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, Howard Stern, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Oprah Winfrey, The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Mumford and Sons, Ralph Stanley and Amos Lee, and many more names to be announced in the coming weeks.
Guests confirmed for the week of April 13 include Sarah Jessica Parker, 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth and music guests Asleep at the Wheel (April 13); Billy Crystal, THE TALK co-host Julie Chen, and country music artist and “50th Academy of Country Music Awards” nominee Chris Stapleton (April 14); Michael J. Fox, actress Amy Sedaris and musical guests Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell (April 15); Kevin James, comedian Tom Dreesen, and musical guest Tracy Chapman (April 16); and Alec Baldwin and musical guest John Mayer (April 17).
Here are some past Late Show videos of these guests:
Amy Sedaris
Bill Murray
Julia Roberts & Tom Hanks
Jerry Seinfeld
Jack Hanna, plus cheetah, labrador and skunk
Tina Fey
Alec Baldwin
Elvis Costello
If Letterman gets bored in retirement, perhaps he can be Billy Eichner's new sidekick? Stephen Colbert's debut as Late Show host will be September 8th.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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