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He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the february 1, 1982, debut of late night with david letterman on nbc, and ending with the may 20, 2015, broadcast of late show with david letterman on cbs. Letterman ebook douglas county libraries bibliocommons. David letterman hosted this popular late night comedytalkshow. Believe it or not, the lists are funny enough to read and reread. Now 175 of the most outrageous top ten lists have been collected in one hilarious volume.
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