John Travolta, R.E.M.

Returning to last night's controversy, Dave announces Miss Columbia 2001 will be a guest on Thursday's show, then profusely apologizes for the heroin-smuggling remark; Dave shows an ad for CNN's season-ending cliffhanger; R.E.M. performs "All the Way to Reno (You're Going To Be a Star").

Writing:
  • David Letterman

Stars:
Release Date: 1993-08-30
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Metacritic: 6.3/10
TMDb: 6.4/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 63

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