Late Show Shows - A Late Show With Letterman Episode Guide

August 2004


Monday, August 2, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Eccentric British billionaire
PostMonologue Who Asked For It?
1st Guest Pamela Anderson
2nd Guest Al Franken
Other George W. Bush: Lie
Oh santa


Tuesday, August 3, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Precocious teenage sleuth
PostMonologue Why They'd Make a Good President
1st Guest Bill Clinton
Music Natalie Merchant
Other CNN Startled News Anchor of the Night, George W. Bush: Foreign Policy Expert, A Message from John Kerry
Audience Shot Late Show Security Brush with the Secret Service
Mmm, cabbage


Wednesday, August 4, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Ill-tempered former child star
PostMonologue CBS Mailbag
2nd Bit George W. Bush: Economic Expert, Anti-Kerry Book Ad
1st Guest Tom Cruise
2nd Guest Dax Shepard
Audience Shot VCR Alert
Well


Thursday, August 5, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave America's favorite cartoon cat
PostMonologue A Day in the Life of the Kerry Campaign
2nd Bit New terrorism chatter, A Moment with George W. Bush
Top Ten Signs Athens is Not Ready for the Olympics
1st Guest Gerard Mulligan
2nd Guest Jada Pinkett Smith
Music Jessica Simpson
Audience Shot Late Show farewell
Mmm, cookies


Friday, August 6, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Gold-digging social climber
PostMonologue Audience Show & Tell
1st Guest Tommy Franks
Bumped Greg Giraldo
Audience Shot Celebrities who would be alive if they weren't dead
Answer the damn phone


August 9 - 13, 2004
Monday July 14, 2004
Tuesday June 15, 2004
Wednesday June 16, 2004
Thursday May 14, 2004
Friday July 20, 2004
Reruns


August 16 - 20, 2004
Monday July 22, 2004
Tuesday May 28, 2004
Wednesday July 21, 2004
Thursday May 3, 2004
Friday June 21, 2004
Reruns


Monday, August 23, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Your host for NBC's olympic coverage
PostMonologue More with Les
2nd Bit It's a Fact with George Clarke
Top Ten Reasons I, Marion Jones, Love the Olympics (presented by Marion Jones)
1st Guest Jon Cryer
2nd Guest Chris Kentis
Music Renee Olstead
Other Out of Focus Olympic Highlight, CBS Olympic Counterprogramming
Audience Shot Late Show Employee of the Week
Pants make the man


Tuesday, August 24, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Truck stop tramp
PostMonologue Olympiad Video Quiz
Top Ten Signs You're Not Going to Win the Gold Medal in Softball (presented by US Women's Olympic Softball Team)
1st Guest Dennis Leary
2nd Guest Sam Easterson (animal videographer)
Other Out of Focus Olympic Highlight, Olympic pronunciation problems, Kerry rebuttal ad, George W. Bush: Straight Talker, Queer Eye promo
Audience Shot Odd Names Found While Flipping Through a NYC Phone Book
God bless pants


Wednesday, August 25, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave The world's fastest man
PostMonologue CBS Mailbag
2nd Bit George W. Bush Electrifying the Youth of America
Top Ten Questions on the Osama Bin Laden Driver Application
1st Guest Paul Hamm
2nd Guest Josh Hartnett
Music Nick Cave
Other Out of Focus Olympic Highlight, CBS Olympic Counterprogramming, A Message from John Kerry
Audience Shot Olympic Athlete Name Scramble
Pan fried nappy


Thursday, August 26, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Preachy newspaper advice columnist
PostMonologue Late Show Instant Poll
Top Ten Ways NYC is Preparing for the Republican National Convention
1st Guest Natalie Coughlin
2nd Guest Carla Gugino
Music Gavin DeGraw
Other Out of Focus Olympic Highlight, CBS Olympic Counterprogramming, Awkward News Banter of the Year, A Message from John Kerry, George W. Bush Ringing Endorsement
Audience Shot My State Looks Like a Mitten
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Friday, August 27, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave Disgruntled Russian Gymnast
PostMonologue Audience Show & Tell
2nd Bit Will It Float? (cream cheese)
Top Ten Ways to Make the Olympics More Fun (presented by medal winners)
1st Guest Maureen Dowd
2nd Guest Tom Ryan
Other Out of Focus Olympic Highlight
Audience Shot This Date in NYC Weather History
Dear sweet pants


Monday, August 30, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave A man who goes through life with the lens cap on
PostMonologue Biff at the Republican Convention (hugging Republican babes)
2nd Bit Republican protests, Confused Local Newsclip of the Night, 11 years of the Late Show
1st Guest Carly Patterson
2nd Guest Jeff Foxworthy
Music LL Cool J
Other Olympics counterprogramming, CNN convention promo
Audience Shot 11th Anniversary audience highlight
Which one's Dave?


Tuesday, August 31, 2004
New York The greatest city in the world
Dave A man who grew up Gotti
PostMonologue Biff at the Republican Convention (One-on-One with Laura Bush)
Top Ten Things I Can Say Now That I've Won a Gold Medal (presented by US Olympics Women's Soccer Team)
1st Guest Farah Fawcett
Music The Clarks
Audience Shot [empty audience]
Press those pants