The Late Show

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American late-night talk show television series

The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.

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Late Show with David Letterman 11
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American late-night talk show ⓘ
television series ⓘ
audienceType live studio audience ⓘ
broadcastMedium television ⓘ
countryBroadcast United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distribution broadcast syndication and digital platforms ⓘ
filmingLocation Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
formatFeature celebrity interviews ⓘ
comedy segments ⓘ
topical monologues ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
late-night talk show ⓘ
variety show ⓘ
host David Letterman ⓘ
Stephen Colbert ⓘ
language English ⓘ
networkAffiliation CBS network late-night lineup ⓘ
networkDebutOnCBS 1993-08-30 ⓘ
notableElement desk and couch interview format ⓘ
house band ⓘ
notableEra David Letterman era ⓘ
Stephen Colbert era ⓘ
notableFor interviews with major entertainment and political figures ⓘ
topical political humor ⓘ
originalHost David Letterman ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
pictureFormat color ⓘ
predecessor The CBS Late Movie ⓘ
The Pat Sajak Show ⓘ
productionCompany CBS Studios ⓘ
productionType multi-camera ⓘ
segmentType celebrity interviews ⓘ
comedy sketches ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ
opening monologue ⓘ
setting studio-based talk show set ⓘ
targetAudience adult viewers ⓘ
timeSlot late-night ⓘ
titleDuringColbertEra The Late Show self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
titleDuringLettermanEra The Late Show self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
typicalBroadcastSchedule weeknights ⓘ
typicalRuntime approximately 60 minutes with commercials ⓘ

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Jon Batiste → employer → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
David Letterman → hosted → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
CBS → notableProgram → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
David Letterman → notableWork → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
Stupid Pet Tricks segment → partOf → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
Bill Burr → performedOn → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
Jerry Seinfeld → performedOn → The Late Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
The Late Show → titleDuringColbertEra → The Late Show self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show → titleDuringLettermanEra → The Late Show self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Show with David Letterman