LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN {PENN & TELLER, MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, TOM WOLFE} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of late-night talk shows hosted by David Letterman. The guests on this program include unorthodox magicians Penn & Teller, country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter, and best-selling author Tom Wolfe. Highlights of this program include the following: Letterman reads viewer mail which includes a letter from a woman who is attracted to the producer, Robert Morton, and one from a viewer asking what the view from Letterman's office is like; the Top Ten List features "New Jobs For Milli Vanilli; Penn & Teller join Letterman and perform some of their trademark magic tricks; Mary Chapin Carpenter sings "You Win Again"; Letterman introduces a segment called "Staff Show & Tell"; Tom Wolfe joins Letterman and discusses what he predicts the upcoming decade will be like, when he decided to become a writer, how he developed his style of writing, why he chose not to work on the screenplay for his novel "The Bonfire of the Vanities," and what his next book is about. Includes commercials, promos, and public service announcements. This program is closed-captioned.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 17, 1990 12:30 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:56:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:32673
- GENRE: Comedy; Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Country music; Interviews; Magicians; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1982-1993
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "The Rescuers Down Under" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - "Three Men and a Little Lady" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - AT&T phone service
- TV - Commercials - Chevy Cavalier automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Fresh Step cat litter
- TV - Commercials - General Motors automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Liquid Plumber drain opener
- TV - Commercials - Michelob Dry beer
- TV - Commercials - Nice throat lozenges
- TV - Commercials - Nissan Sentra automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Old Spice aftershave
- TV - Commercials - Sears stores
- TV - Commercials - Sony digital/audio equipment
- TV - Commercials - United States Army
- TV - Commercials - Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum
- TV - PSA - CARE
- TV - PSA - Eating For Life nutrition pamphlets
- TV - PSA - Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- TV - PSA - The Child Welfare League of America
- TV - PSA - The More You Know
- TV - Promos - "Amen"
- TV - Promos - "Friday Night Videos"
- TV - Promos - "Saturday Night Live"
- TV - Promos - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
CREDITS
- David Letterman … Executive Producer
- Robert Morton … Producer
- Hal Gurnee … Director
- Paul Shaffer … Music by
- David Letterman … Host
- Bill Wendell … Announcer
- Mary Chapin Carpenter … Performer
- Penn Jillette … Guest
- Teller … Guest
- Tom Wolfe … Guest
- Penn & Teller
- Milli Vanilli