Late Show Shows - A Late Show With Letterman Episode Guide

May 2002


Wednesday, May 1, 2002 - The 7th Greatest TV Show of All-Time
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Frontier politician
PostMonologue A Day in the Life of Mayor Bloomberg
2nd Bit George Clark's Incredible Cat Challenge
1st Guest Kirsten Dunst (Steven Tyler birthday message)
2nd Guest Steve Nash
Music Angie Stone and The O'Jays
Other Hubble space pictures, Is This Anything?
Commercial Break Alan eats a hamburger
Rake the leaves, Kenny


Thursday, May 2, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Inventor of venetian blinds
PostMonologue Biff Henderson's America - Denver, IN
2nd Bit Will It Float? (margerine)
Top Ten Reasons I Love My Job (presented by airmen)
1st Guest Tobey Maguire
Music Trey Anastasio
Other Clinton Tv show promo, Jason X disclaimer, Alan Kalter stars in Famous Fred MacMurray Movie Roles (Double Indemnity IV)
My brother's a jockey


Friday, May 3, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave World-renowned gospel singer
PostMonologue CBS Mailbag (The Lettermans)
2nd Bit CBS Celebrates 75 Years
Top Ten Things You Don't Want to Hearin Central Park
1st Guest Jennifer Garner
2nd Guest Jim Gaffigan
Other The Kentucky Derby guy on the phone, Is This Anything?
Commercial Break AFLAC Insurance Trivia Question
Goodnight Lois


Monday, May 6, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave A pioneer in Postal engineering
PostMonologue Kentucky Derby Quiz
Top Ten Signs Your Wife is Having an Affair with Spider-Man
Survivor Loser Tammy Leitner
1st Guest Mary Tyler Moore (baseball)
Music Norah Jones
Other Alan shaves
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Tuesday, May 7, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Jailed celebrity has-been
PostMonologue May We See Your Photos Please?
2nd Bit Tamir Awards
1st Guest Richard Gere (Kojack)
2nd Guest Reggie Miller
Other Is This Anything?, ABC News and Spider-Man
Who wants gum?


Wednesday, May 8, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Octagenarian television personality
PostMonologue Can Spider-Man Hail a Cab? / NY Times Wedding Announcements
2nd Bit Pat & Kenny Read Oprah Transcripts (Brittany Spears)
Top Ten Reasons Your Production was Not Nominated for a Tony Award
1st Guest Will Ferrell
Music Tom Waits
Other Nude Women who Also Might be Anna Kournikova
Commercial Break Brought to you by...
The pants people


Thursday, May 9, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave The man for whom the Tony awards are named
PostMonologue Mother's Day Cards
2nd Bit Can a Man Acting Like Spider-Man Hail a Cab?
Top Ten Things I Would Like to Say to the American People (presented by soldiers)
1st Guest Hugh Grant
Performance Tony Hawk
Other Is this anything?
More pants Chester?


Friday, May 10, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Journeyman outfielder
PostMonologue CBS Mailbag (Stephanie points out cities, something happens to Paul)
2nd Bit Will it Float? (party ice)
Top Ten Pieces of Advice I Have Given My Child (presented by celebrity mothers)
1st Guest Gillian Andersen (lip touch-up)
Standup Jonathan Katz
Other Don't Try This At Home
We've got pants for you


Monday, May 13, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
PostMonologue Jobs for Graduates
2nd Bit If They Had a Combover
Survivor Loser Robert DeCanio
1st Guest Liza Minnelli
Other Clip from Bryant Gumbel's last days on The Early Show
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Tuesday, May 14, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave 87-year-old King of Afghanistan
PostMonologue How Many Guys in Spider-Man Costumes Can Fit Inside a Subway Sandwich Store?
1st Slot Kid Scientists (flaming gutter)
Other Tony Orlando
Get new pants


Wednesday, May 15, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Grown and processed in accordance with the California Organic Food Act of 1990
PostMonologue Who Asked For It?
2nd Bit Anti-Springsteen political commercial
Top Ten Signs You're Cat is Trying to Kill You
1st Guest Alec Baldwin
Cooking Ted Nugent
Other Is this anything?
Look at these pants


Thursday, May 16, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Eyeless albino fish
PostMonologue Biff at the Indianapolis 500 Trial Runs
2nd Bit Behind the scenes of Stupid Human Tricks
Top Ten Signs You're Dumb
1st Slot Stupid Human Tricks (Astro-physicist juggling through a tennis racket)
2nd Guest Natalie Portman
Music X-ecutioners with Xzhibit and Biohazard
Commercial Break Camera accident
Oh my, pants


Friday, May 17, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Your host for karaoke night
PostMonologue CBS Mailbag (Martha Stewart points, Tony on Blind Date)
2nd Bit Will It Float? (gallon of milk)
Top Ten Items on a Fighter Pilot's Checklist (presented by fighter pilots)
1st Guest Kathie Lee Gifford
Standup Brian Regan
Other Jimmy Carter's 2002 Axis of Evil tour
Commercial Break Late Show Screen Scramble
Cute pants


Monday, May 20, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Frozen wooley mammoth
PostMonologue Story about moving (calling Mr. Outhouse)
2nd Bit The Kalter Twins' Salute to Cher
Top Ten Surprises in the New Star Wars Film
Survivor Winner Vecepia Towerey
2nd Guest Hilary Swank
Performance The Firecrackers (synchronized jump rope)
Commercial Break Runaway camera
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Tuesday, May 21, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Office Depot employee of the month
PostMonologue Beat the Clock
1st Guest Diane Sawyer
2nd Guest Jesse Martin (youngest person to sail around the world unassisted)
Other Stripper mom
Let's try pants


Wednesday, May 22, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Tom Cruise's equally stunning brother
PostMonologue Stephanie reports on David Blaine pillar stunt
2nd Bit Non-gay Mets ad, George stands on folding chair all night
Top Ten Least Impressive David Blaine Tricks
1st Guest Jennifer Lopez
2nd Guest April Kleinschmidt (valedictorian of a class of one)
Music Patty Loveless
Sitting In Terence Blanchard
Other Is This Anything?
Commercial Break Alan Kalter's People Who Can Kiss My Ass
Pants for life


Thursday, May 23, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave America's #1 Sports Fisherman
PostMonologue Late Show Newsmakers
2nd Bit Taliban Reunion Special, Alan Kalter's Star Wars audience interviews
Top Ten Signs You've Been at Sea Too Long
1st Guest Jon Favreau
2nd Guest David Rakoff
Music Anton Figg (with a Neville)
Other Is This Anything?
Hello


Friday, May 24, 2002
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave A man who taught me everything I know about pet care
PostMonologue CBS Mailbag (Embarassing jump rope moment)
2nd Bit Anti-Springsteen campaign ad, Will It Float? (An Exotic Fire-Eating Woman)
Top Ten Other Unconfirmed Rumors About Mike Piazza
1st Guest Charles Grodin
Standup Wendy Liebman
Commercial Break Paul goes crazy
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May 27 - 31, 2002
Monday April 30, 2002
Tuesday May 9, 2002
Wednesday April 10, 2002
Thursday April 3, 2002
Friday May 7, 2002
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