The WORST episodes of Late Show with David Letterman
Every episode of Late Show with David Letterman ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Late Show with David Letterman!
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 - Show #2972
Season 15 - Episode 165 - Aired 8/26/2008
Tonight on "Get to Know Delaware," a fun fact about neighboring Pennsylvania; Dave's "son" throws a beer bottle at a green room TV; live from Denver, Biff fails to interview DNC Chairman Howard Dean; Olympic gold medalist Bryan Clay tosses a discus and a javelin at a taxi cab; Little Anthony and the Imperials perform "Hurts So Bad."
#2 - Show #2613
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/31/2006
Tony visits The Hamptons, where he complains about traffic; recently embarassed CNN anchor Kyra Phillips presents the Top Ten; 5,000 tennis balls are dropped onstage; Opie & Anthony promote their radio show.
#3 - Show #2611
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/29/2006
Dave toys around with the new product from Apple Computers, the "I-Stinguisher"; a man in pajamas and a bathrobe asks Dave where he would find some coffee; writer Jeff Bredenberg promotes his book "Five Little Fixes"; The Roots perform "Here I Come."
#4 - Show #2741
Season 14 - Episode 133 - Aired 4/26/2007
Steve Martin dominates the show, as he interrupts Dave twice, gets a lapdance from a male stripper, plugs his new book, and performs "The Crow" with banjoists Tony Trischka and Bela Fleck. Also, David Cota and his parakeet AJ perform a few tricks for Dave.
#5 - Show #2607
Season 13 - Episode 194 - Aired 8/23/2006
An audience member compares Dave to Alfred E. Neuman; Dave and Paul play "Let's Scare the Hell Out of Rupert"; Busta Rhymes performs "Touch It, I Love My B----, New York S---."
#6 - Show #2606
Season 13 - Episode 193 - Aired 8/22/2006
"Raul Castro" fields questions for the audience; Chris Elliott auditions for the CBS soap "Guiding Light," Razorlight performed "America."
#7 - Show #2605
Season 13 - Episode 192 - Aired 8/21/2006
Dave and Steph/Monty play stickball out on 53rd Street; Julianna Margulies discusses overcoming her fear of snakes during a filming of a certain Samuel L. Jackson movie; stand-up comedian "Andy Sansone" bombs in his alleged network television debut; OutKast performed "Morris Brown."
#8 - Show #2603
Season 13 - Episode 190 - Aired 8/17/2006
Throughout the night, a guy named Bob Zick stands over by the staircase and laughs at everything Dave says; Samuel L. Jackson stars in the much-hyped sequel "Snakes in a Deli"; elderly sock puppet expert Jack Fisette has a demonstration with Dave; Fatboy Slim performed "That Old Pail of Jeans."
#9 - Show #2602
Season 13 - Episode 189 - Aired 8/16/2006
Tonights guests include Jessica Biel and Christina Aguilera.
#10 - Show #2612
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/30/2006
In honor of the show's 13th anniversary, an intern accidentally walks onstage to ask Dave to sign his own greeting card; live from Tracy, California, Ron Patrick drives around in a silver 2000 Volkwagen Bug with a 1,450-horsepower jet engine; Dave tries to interpret Snoop Dogg's "dizzle"-speak; OK Go performed "Here It Goes Again."
#11 - Show #2973
Season 15 - Episode 166 - Aired 8/27/2008
Olympic Gold Medalists Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor, Neil Patrick Harris and Nas are the scheduled guests.
#12 - John Malkovich, Hayden Panettiere, Steve Earle
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2008
John Malkovich, Hayden Panettiere, and Steve Earle are the scheduled guests.
#13 - Robin Williams, Shannen Doherty, Duffy
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2008
Following the previous night's acceptance speech, Dave admits to underestimating Gov. Sarah Palin; Andy Kindler makes his last report from the GOP convention in Minneapolis; Robin Williams throws in his two cents on the election; Shannen Doherty plugs the new 90210 and describes surviving the Southern California mudslides; Duffy performed "Warwick Avenue."
#14 - Dr. Phil McGraw, Tilda Swinton, Tricky
Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2008
Dr. Phil McGraw, Tilda Swinton, and Tricky are the scheduled guests.
#15 - Nicolas Cage, Anna Torv, Terrence Howard
Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/2008
Nicolas Cage, Anna Torv, and Terrence Howard are the scheduled guests.
#16 - Show #2975
Season 15 - Episode 168 - Aired 8/29/2008
Water-balloon fiend Paul Thoresen drops a 55-gallon bomb on a convertable with three "tourists" (mannequins); the Democratic National Convention is over but Biff's still there; Amy Sedaris obsesses over Dave's shoe tassels; Kim Kardashian describes nearly losing her big toe and plugs Disaster Movie; Brian Regan does stand-up and promotes his upcoming TV special.
#17 - Show #2599
Season 13 - Episode 186 - Aired 7/28/2006
Dave reads out loud the lost letters of Albert Einstein; "Biff Henderson's 'Where Are They Now?'" looks at the late Buddy Ebsen; Tom Dreesen promotes his new one-man show and takes a few lighthearted jabs at his first wife.
#18 - Show #2598
Season 13 - Episode 185 - Aired 7/27/2006
During "Stump the Band," an audience member completely forgets the title of his disputed tune; controversial cyclist "Floyd Landis" is beaten up by the NYPD; The Spinners perform "I'll Be Around" and "Mighty Love."
#19 - Show #2619
Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/15/2006
Johnny Dark measures Dave's inseam, much to his chagrin; while promoting "Ventriloquist Week" for the umpteenth time, Dave argues with his very own dummy; to mark the end of summer, four stagehands help explode beach balls on 53rd Street, then pour 300 gallons of sunblock off the roof.
#20 - Show #2620
Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/2006
Day 1 of Ventriloquist Week with Willie Tyler & Lester, plus Dr. Phil and "Survivor" castoff Sekou Bunch!
#21 - Show #2621
Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/19/2006
Ventriloquist Week, Day 2: Jay Johnson jokes about evolution while his primate friend Darwin sings "Send in the Clowns" in his "native" tongue; a safe is thrown out an 8th floor window onto a 1996 Buick LeSabre; Kasabian performed "Empire."
#22 - Show #2622
Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/2006
Day 3 of Ventriloquist Week with Ronn Lucas & Scorch, plus Marg Helgenberger and Diana Krall!
#23 - Show #2623
Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/2006
Day 4 of Ventriloquist Week with Jeff Dunham & Walter. Plus, Ted Turner and Fergie!
#24 - Show #2624
Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/22/2006
Ventriloquist Week, Day 5: Todd Oliver has a conversation with his talking dog, Irving; Dave and Lebron James shoot baskets on 53rd Street; Ludacris performed "Money Maker."
#25 - Show #2625
Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/25/2006
Throughout the night, several Late Show interns learn how to parallel-park; Dave looks into "A Day in the Life of Hugo Chavez"; Ray Liotta discusses meeting his biological family for the first time; Tony Bennett and Elvis Costello performed "Are You Havin' Any Fun Yet?"