Show #0198

Cold opening: Kenny Rogers tells Dave when to hold ‘um and when to fold ‘um. Dave also stops the show midway through to just kick back in his chair and relax, then reflect on the show thus far.

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
TMDb: 6.3/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 63

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