TICKET INFORMATION:

To request 2 tickets to The Late Show with David Letterman, send a postcard with your name, address and daytime & evening phone numbers to:

Late Show Tickets
The Ed Sullivan Theater
1697 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

Two (2) tickets per postcard. Please send in only one postcard--multiple requests will be discarded. The minimum age to attend The Late Show is 18. Due to the volume of ticket requests, it may not be possible to award tickets to everyone. Please be aware that the waiting time might be in excess of 9 months. Late Show tapings are Monday thru Thursday.

LATE SHOW TICKETS ARE COMPLETELY BOOKED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.

However, there are times when seats open up due to cancellations. We would like to give you the opportunity to claim those seats if and when they become available.

If you will be in the New York area in the next 3 months, please fill in the information requested in the form to help us to contact you in the event that seats open up. You must fill out the form completely in order to be eligible and the tickets are non-transferable.

Please do not apply for these tickets if you have attended the show within the past 6 months. Ticketing may be subject to answering a trivia question about The Late Show.

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STAND-BY TICKETS

Stand-by tickets are available on the day of the show only by calling (212) 247-6497 at 11:00am. The phones will be answered until the allocation is gone, at which time you will receive a recording.

Only 2 tickets will be issued per caller and the recipient must have identification to match the name given when calling in. Ticketing may be subject to answering a trivia question about The Late Show.

The minimum age to attend The Late Show is 18.
 

WIN TICKETS

Send a letter including the information requested below to:

LATE SHOW INTERNET TICKET CONTEST
1697 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10019

1) Tell us why you would like tickets to the show.
2) Tell us who you would bring with you and why you would want to bring that person.
3) Tell us your favorite moments from The Late Show.
4) Include your daytime and evening phone numbers.

We will conduct a weekly drawing from the entries that contain all of the above information. A minimum of 10 entrants will win a pair of tickets each drawing and will be notified by phone. Good luck!

 
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  18 Years - Note on Minimum Ages
 

Nearly 20 years and more than 3,000 broadcasts in the late-night arena, David Letterman remains one of the most influential personalities in the history of television. Recently, TV Guide wrote, "After nearly two decades on the air, [Letterman's] imprint on the culture is undeniable." The New York Times applauded him as "still irreverent and funnier than ever," and Entertainment Weekly called him "a national treasure."

On Aug. 30, 1993, the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN made its debut, and it quickly went on to become one of the most talked-about and critically acclaimed programs of the year. More than eight years later, the LATE SHOW continues to deliver inventive and imaginative comedy night after night. For its efforts, the program has earned four Emmy Awards as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program.

Letterman's first network break was in 1978 on the CBS variety series "Mary," starring Mary Tyler Moore. In November of that year, he made the first of his 22 appearances on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." He also guest hosted "Tonight" numerous times.

In 1980, Letterman began hosting an Emmy Award-winning morning comedy-variety program "The David Letterman Show," which ran for three months on NBC. His critically acclaimed show "Late Night with David Letterman" premiered in February 1982. Throughout its 11½ years, "Late Night" was honored with many awards, including five Emmys and 40 Emmy nominations.

From the start, Letterman has been critically applauded for redefining the talk show genre. In 1992, he received the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for taking "one of TV's most conventional and least inventive forms -- the talk show -- and infusing it with freshness and imagination." Letterman has also won two American Comedy Awards as Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series; and, in 1995 and 2001, he was nominated for a Career Achievement Award by the TCA.

Both "Late Night with David Letterman" and CBS's the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN have earned countless awards, including ten Emmys and 66 Emmy nominations. (The LATE SHOW alone has received 31 Emmy nominations and has won Emmys for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program in 1994, 1998, 1999 and 2000.) In addition, Letterman's morning program, "The David Letterman Show," won two Emmys and was honored with five nominations.