David Letterman

“You realize this is being broadcast, don’t you?”

Shaffer was the host's bandleader for over 30 years, but at first he said no.

His move from rival NBC changed the landscape of late-night television.

Film follows late-night host on a trip to Dublin, where Bono and the Edge deliver a live performance and discuss friendship.

Sarah Silverman will host the show.

David Letterman is coming back to the small screen.

Like so many famous Davids, you’d never know if Letterman was content to enjoy retirement, or stage an unexpected comeback. The revered interviewer and former Late Show host is officially making a return to our lives, leading – what else – a new Netflix series doing what he does best.

You don’t have to wait until later tonight to begin saying goodbye to David Letterman (though if you’re like us, you’ve already started that process) — you can do it right now. The venerable, longtime Late Show host is ending his 33-year run with tonight’s episode, which promises to be a fantastic, hilarious and appropriately heartwarming sendoff. But before we get to that, you can watch Letterman’s final Late Show entrance right now.

Although we understand that 'The Late Show' will be getting a bit of a makeover when long-time host David Letterman exits later this year, and while we're extremely excited that Stephen Colbert is taking over the post, we still have a teensy idea: maybe Bill Murray could host it? Or just appear on every single episode? Does Colbert need a sidekick? He has to, right?

The Foo Fighters are in the midst of a weeklong residency on The Late Show With David Letterman. On Wednesday, they were joined by 'swamp rocker' Tony Joe White to perform his 1969 hit 'Polk Salad Annie'.

David Letterman finds out that the CBS Orchestra is not allowed to play any Eagles songs.

"Summertime! Summertime, people!" Sure, Bruce Willis. We can blame this on it being the summertime. The actor hit 'The Late Show' last night to ... honestly, we don't even know, but eventually it devolved into Willis eating corn on the cob harmonica-style and getting absolutely covered in melted butter. It seems that Willis is a huge fan of corn -- can't get enough of it! -- and he was eager to share some corn-centric life hacks with host David Letterman.