The BEST episodes of Late Show with David Letterman season 15
Every episode of Late Show with David Letterman season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Late Show with David Letterman season 15!
“Late Show with David Letterman” is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City and is produced and hosted by David Letterman. The show's music director and bandleader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writers are brothers Justin Stangel and Eric Stangel. The announcer is Alan Kalter, who replaced Bill Wendell as announcer in 1995. The show airs at night, but is recorded the afternoon of the broadcast.
#1 - Jack Hanna; Kid Rock
Season 15 - Episode 116 - Aired 5/14/2008
#2 - Show #2909
Season 15 - Episode 102 - Aired 4/24/2008
Dave recalls being stuck in an elevator, with time-lapse footage of his ordeal; Tina Fey plugs Baby Mama; Brett Favre makes it clear that he has no intention of returning to the NFL; Estelle performed "American Boy."
#3 - Show #2965
Season 15 - Episode 158 - Aired 8/1/2008
Paul Thoresen appears again to drop a 55-gallon water balloon on a '94 Chevy LeBaron convertible; Dave and Richard Simmons have another animated interview, in which the fitness guru stands and sings on the guest chair; Richard also appears on another tension-filled edition of "Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview"; in her first Late Show appearance in 13 1/2 years, Mary-Louise Parker plugs "Weeds" while Dave
#4 - Show #2968
Season 15 - Episode 161 - Aired 8/6/2008
Penelope Cruz, Randy Newman, Danny Way
#5 - Show #2970
Season 15 - Episode 163 - Aired 8/8/2008
Donald Trump discusses real estate in Abu Dhabi; "WIll It Float?" is played on the roof; Dwayne Kennedy riffs on the possibility of a black president
#6 - Show #2950
Season 15 - Episode 143 - Aired 6/27/2008
#7 - Show #2954
Season 15 - Episode 147 - Aired 7/17/2008
Following "Top Ten Signs It's Time To Wash Your Monkey," Lyle the Intern unsuccessfully tries to persuade Dave into opening a Pizza Hut franchise. Also, John Mellencamp performed "Troubled Land" and reminisces about living in Indiana with Dave
#8 - Show #2947
Season 15 - Episode 140 - Aired 6/24/2008
After a gag about "Martian Ice" bombs, Dave gives the red-colored ice to an audience member; over at Hello Deli, Deborah Lynn plays "Psychic Gasoline" (and loses yet again); Charlize Theron discusses camping and plugs Hancock; Richard Belzer eulogizes comedy legend George Carlin, who passed away two days earlier; Motley Crue performed "Saints of Los Angeles
#9 - Show #2967
Season 15 - Episode 160 - Aired 8/5/2008
#10 - Show #2971
Season 15 - Episode 164 - Aired 8/25/2008
#11 - Show #2974
Season 15 - Episode 167 - Aired 8/28/2008
#12 - Show #2964
Season 15 - Episode 157 - Aired 7/31/2008
#13 - George Clooney
Season 15 - Episode 91 - Aired 4/2/2008
#14 - Renee Zellweger
Season 15 - Episode 92 - Aired 4/3/2008
#15 - Mary-Kate Olsen
Season 15 - Episode 142 - Aired 6/26/2008
#16 - Kelly Ripa, The Black Keys
Season 15 - Episode 97 - Aired 4/17/2008
#17 - Zooey Deschanel
Season 15 - Episode 131 - Aired 6/11/2008
#18 - Mike Myers, Adele
Season 15 - Episode 134 - Aired 6/16/2008
#19 - Jason Bateman, Teri Garr
Season 15 - Episode 137 - Aired 6/19/2008
#20 - Whoopi Goldberg, Spencer Pratt, Nick Griffin
Season 15 - Episode 133 - Aired 6/13/2008
#21 - Kevin Garnett & Ray Allen, Jane Krakowski, Martha Wainwright
Season 15 - Episode 136 - Aired 6/18/2008
#22 - Show #2902
Season 15 - Episode 95 - Aired 4/15/2008
After Kelsey Grammer shares a disgusting antedote about his pet, Dave theorizes that every great story ends with "...and then the dog ate it." His hypothesis is confirmed when "Heroes" star Kristen Bell shares a dog story of her own.
#23 - Show #2891
Season 15 - Episode 84 - Aired 3/18/2008
Dave gives an update on his tick infection; a man from Texas plays "What's In The Soup?" at Hello Deli; Al Franken (D-MN) stumps for his US Senator campaign; Lauren Conrad explains to Dave what a "frenemy" is; The Cribs perform "I'm A Realist."
#24 - Show #2892
Season 15 - Episode 85 - Aired 3/19/2008
Cameraman Dave Dorsett is caught drinking on the job; the cast of "Battlestar Galactica" reads the Top Ten; Dave and Brooke Shields discuss foot surgery; Alan recalls an unpleasant Final Four memory; SNL's Seth Meyers explains why he doesn't have a valid driver's license; The Gutter Twins perform "Idle Hands."
#25 - Show #2893
Season 15 - Episode 86 - Aired 3/24/2008
An audience woman shares her own tick bite experience with Dave; Alan narrates a history of the Ed Sullivan Theater, then cuts himself off to use the washroom; Demi Moore discusses leach therapy and plugs Flawless; Counting Crows perform "You Can't Count On Me."