Q. When did Dave's "Late Night" first air on NBC?
Q. When did Dave's first "Late Show" air on CBS?
Q. Where did Dave tape his NBC show?
Q. Where does Dave tape his CBS show?
Q. How many episodes have been taped all together?
Q. Who's the announcer on the Late Show?
Q. How many seats are in the Ed Sullivan Theater?
Q. When do Late Show taping occur?
Q. How do you get tickets to the show?
Q. What is the waiting time for tickets to the show?
Q. Who are the members of the CBS Orchestra?
Q. What was the first guest lineup on CBS?
Q. OK, so really what's the temperature inside the Ed Sullivan Theater?
Q. Who are the two ladies that accompany Dave out at the beginning of the show?

Q. When did Dave's "Late Night" first air on NBC?
A. Depends. The date that it aired, if you don't count midnight as the next day was February 1st, 1982. If you count midnight as the next day, February 2nd, 1982.

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Q. When did Dave's first "Late Show" air on CBS?
A. August 30th, 1993

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Q. Where did Dave tape his NBC show?
A. The Majority at 30 Rockefeller Center in Studio 6A in New York City.

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Q. Where does Dave tape his CBS show?
A. At the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. The address is:

The Ed Sullivan Theater
1697 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

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Q. How many episodes have been taped all together?
A. Well, Dave has taped three shows of significant length in his career. The David Letterman Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and the Late Show with David Letterman.

Q. OK. You're so peticular. The David Letterman Show?
A. 90 Episodes

Q. Late Night with David Letterman?
A. 1,810 episodes.

Q. Late Show with David Letterman?
A. As of March 17th, 2001, over 1,572 episodes.

Q. All together?
A. Over 3,472 shows, Pepe.

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Q. Who's the announcer on the Late Show?
A. It used to be a man named Bill Wendell, but he left the show in 1995. He died in 1999. The currect announcer is "Big Red" Alan Kalter.

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Q. How many seats are in the Ed Sullivan Theater?
A. 461 freezing patrons... :-)

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Q. When do Late Show tapings occur?
A. Ever since the surgery, the dates and times have been screwed up. But now, the dates should be set back in stone. The show tapes Monday though Wednesday at 5:30 PM and Thursday at 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM (Friday's show). Tapings usually last for about an hour, with a half hour of preshow events before. Audience members are asked to show up earlier than 4:00 PM, or 3:00 PM. Since it doesn't matter when you show up since seating is random, show up a little earlier (to be on the safe side). I would say around 2 or 3 PM.

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Q. How do you get tickets to the show?
A. For the straight story, go to the Late Show Tickets page at CBS. There's nothing I can tell you to increase your chances of getting in.

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Q. What is the waiting time for tickets to the show?
A. Depends. Some get them within a months. Some have been waiting for over 7 years. It just depends on your luck.

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Q. Who are the members of the CBS Orchestra?
A. Bandleader - Paul Shaffer - Keyboards (has been referred to as Rado, Johnny Carwash, Wayne "Fat Boy" Ewing)
Will Lee - Bass
Sid McGinnis - Guitar
Felicia Collins - Guitar
Anton Fig - Drums (Sometimes referred to as Zippy, Buddy Rich, Jr., Anton Zip)
Tom "Bones" Malone - Trombone, assorted instruments
Alan Chez - Trumpet
Bruce Kapler - Saxophone, assorted instruments

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Q. What was the first guest lineup on CBS?
A. Well, do you want just the scheduled guests, or do you want cameos as well?

Q. I want it all!
A. OK. Cameos were made by Tom Brokaw and Paul Newman. Guests were Bill Murray and Billy Joel.

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Q. OK, so really what's the temperature inside the Ed Sullivan Theater?
A. 58 Degrees.

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Q. Who are the two ladies that accompany Dave out at the beginning of the show?
A. They're Dave's Interns, the Late Show Hi-Ho Babes!

Q. But what are their names?
A. What, you think you have a shot at them? There's no chance in hell!

Q. C'mon, Bill, be a pal, huh?
A. Damn peer pressure... Their names are Andrea Sande and Nadine Hennelly.

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