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Late Night with David Letterman is what improv class warned you about.
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1982 · Comedy
Late Night with David Letterman
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
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RELEASE DATE
1982
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GENRE
Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
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@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-08 03:00 UTC
Late Night with David Letterman: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-04 09:00 UTC
If Late Night with David Letterman was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-02 07:00 UTC
Laughed twice during Late Night with David Letterman. Once was a sneeze.
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Why is Late Night with David Letterman rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Late Night with David Letterman (1982) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 39/100. Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the ai…
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Late Night with David Letterman works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for comedy fans. With a Burn Index of 39/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Late Night with David Letterman worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Late Night with David Letterman scores 39/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.7k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Late Night with David Letterman?
Rewatched Late Night with David Letterman last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 4.0k points
The cinematography in Late Night with David Letterman is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, Late Night with David Letterman would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.3k points
Unpopular opinion: Late Night with David Letterman is the most overrated film of the decade
Everyone praising the Late Night with David Letterman performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.5k points
Hot Take: Late Night with David Letterman's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Late Night with David Letterman was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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