David Letterman Returning to CBS’ ‘Late Show’ — as a Guest

David Letterman is headed back to the Ed Sullivan Theater.

CBS’ Late Show With Stephen Colbert will welcome Letterman back to his former TV home as a guest Nov. 20. Colbert announced the news during the taping of Thursday’s show.

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Letterman was the first host of The Late Show, moving from NBC to launch an 11:35 p.m. show on CBS in 1993. He stepped down from the show in May 2015 after 22 seasons; Colbert took over as host later that year. Monday’s Late Show will mark a rare appearance on CBS for Letterman since he left the network; he was a presenter at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors, which the network aired, and made a brief appearance on James Corden’s final Late Late Show earlier this year.

That said, Letterman hasn’t exactly become a recluse since leaving The Late Show. He hosts a show on Netflix, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, and has been a guest on other late night shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Late Night With Seth Meyers, in recent years. He also took part in the Disney+ documentary Bono and The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming With David Letterman, about the U2 singer and guitarist, tracing their history as collaborators and the Irish culture that shaped them.

Letterman and former Late Show bandleader Paul Shaffer also recently announced they’d be raffling off the Late Show With David Letterman marquee as part of a benefit for Habitat for Humanity.

See Colbert’s announcement below.

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