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On this day:
At 30th August of 1993, "Late Show with David Letterman" debuted on CBS-TV. CBS remodeled the Ed Sullivan Theater (on 54th Street in New York City) for Letterman, who had just spent over a decade on NBC ("Late Night with David Letterman"). The first musical guest to appear on the new show was Billy Joel.

Comedian and late-night talk show host David Letterman is known for his irreverent sense of humor and cynical, mocking style. David Letterman was born in Indiana in 1947. He got his start as a weatherman in Indianapolis, where his sense of humor soon began to shine. (Letterman famously got himself a lot of attention when he congratulated a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane.)

Subsequently Letterman had jobs as a TV announcer and a radio show host. He began pursuing comedy in earnest by working as a stand-up comic, then going on to write for television, as well as appearing on several TV variety and game shows. The increased exposure led to appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and soon enough Letterman had earned status as "permanent guest host".

Given his success with The Tonight Show audience, NBC awarded the young comedian with his own show in 1980, but The David Letterman Show quickly tanked. Fortunately, the peacock network didn't give up on him, and two years later Late Night with David Letterman was born.

With the multiple Emmy Award-winning Late Night, Letterman literally reinvented the talk show. An edgy alternative to the traditional Johnny Carson, Letterman's sense of humor was at once wry, playful, and absurd. His interview style had a different tone, but it was in the opening segment of the show that Letterman truly distinguished himself. His monologue was more biting and political, and he incorporated bizarre and creative segments like the infamous "Stupid Pet Tricks" and the Top Ten List.

At his side from the very beginning has been bandleader Paul Shaffer, who often participates in the mayhem, occasionally even writing silly little ditties to accompany the host's strange gags. With his unconventional approach to the talk show format, Letterman paved the way for other intelligent goofballs, most notably Conan O'Brien.

After 10 years of building up a solid fan base (a large portion of them college students) and redefining the late night talk show, Letterman found himself in the midst of what became known as the “Late Night Wars” when in 1992 Tonight Show legend Johnny Carson announced his imminent retirement. Everyone, Dave included, expected he was the natural choice to take over The Tonight Show, but NBC wanted to keep Letterman in his high-rated 12:30 spot and instead give Carson’s job to frequent Tonight Show guest host Jay Leno.

But Letterman was having none of it, and months of speculation and negotiations ensued (inspiring numerous articles, a book, and even a TV movie about the controversy). When all was said and done, Jay Leno got the prime seat, a relatively unknown comedy writer named Conan O'Brien took over Late Night, and Dave negotiated a blockbuster deal with CBS that got him his own slot against the show he had once hoped to helm.

The Late Show with David Letterman debuted on CBS on August 30, 1993. There were a few challenges at the beginning, with NBC trying to claim intellectual property ownership of such favorite Letterman bits as “Viewer Mail” and characters like Larry “Bud” Melman (aka Calvert DeForest), but Dave immediately took to his new home at the Ed Sullivan Theater.

He quickly established a rapport with the neighborhood, making nearby Hello Deli proprietor Rupert Jee and gift shop owners Sirajul and Mujibar regulars on the program. The Late Show received lots of critical acclaim and, for its first couple years, the program consistently won the ratings battle against The Tonight Show.

In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. As host of both Late Night and the Late Show for more than 30 years, Letterman surpassed Johnny Carson as the longest running late-night talk show host in 2013. In 2014, Letterman announced his retirement and the final episode of the Late Show aired on May 20, 2015. The show was then succeeded by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015.

With the Late Show, David Letterman’s very unique brand of comedy has won him loyal viewers and several Emmys. Dave is known for his unpredictability, being sarcastic and prickly one moment, then warm and generous the next. He brings an intelligence and genuine curiosity to his interviews, and has frequent bouts of silliness that he displays in little actions like adjusting his tie and flipping pencils at the camera. One thing that Dave Letterman fans can always count on is his spontaneity.

With thousands of episodes under his belt and after over 30 years in the late night business, Dave has finally earned the right to be considered the equal to his idol Johnny Carson.

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