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Late Show with David Letterman

Season 19 · Episode 42

Michelle Obama, Esperanza Spalding

0.0March 19, 2012

Dave welcomes First Lady Michelle Obama and musical guest Esperanza Spalding.

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Episode 1Will Arnett, Lisa Lampanelli, Guided by Voices
Episode 2Brian Williams, WU LYF
Episode 3Tina Fey, Jeremy Irvine, Barr Brothers
Episode 4Kristen Bell, Dan Naturman, Blind Pilot
Episode 5Mark Wahlberg, Heather Morris, Snow Patrol
Episode 6Kate Beckinsale, Marv Albert, The Little Willies
Episode 7Dolly Parton, Alan Zweibel
Episode 8Sen. John McCain, Johnny Winter
Episode 9Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Regan, Tony Bennett
Episode 10Simon Baker, Elizabeth Banks, Seal
Episode 11Ricky Gervais, Jessica Chastain, Kathleen Edwards
Episode 12Marg Helgenberger, Michael Fassbender, Ellie Goulding
Episode 13Kathy Griffin, Simon Helberg, Joseph Arthur
Episode 14Dana Carvey, Jon Fisch, Los Campesinos!
Episode 15Jennifer Lopez, Rob Schneider, James McCartney
Episode 16Bill Murray, Girls' Generation
Episode 17Howard Stern, The Airborne Toxic Event
Episode 18Woody Harrelson, Stephen Merchant, Lana Del Rey
Episode 19Michelle Williams, Jake Johannsen, Ziggy Marley
Episode 20Eli Manning, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Die Antwoord
Episode 21Denzel Washington, The Fray
Episode 22Ryan Reynolds, Ellie Kemper, Dierks Bentley
Episode 23Nicolas Cage, Michelle Dockery, The Kills
Episode 24David Spade, Betty Wright
Episode 25Reese Witherspoon, Michael Weatherly, Top Ten by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models, Kasabian
Episode 26Viola Davis, the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model, Mark Ronson, Erykah Badu, The Dap-Kings, Zigaboo Modeliste
Episode 27Jon Stewart, American Bagging Champion Stephanie Teteak, Yelawolf with Kid Rock
Episode 28Joan Rivers, Andrew Lincoln, Jason Mraz
Episode 29Kristen Wiig, Mike Birbiglia, Butch Walker and the Black Widows
Episode 30Jack Hanna, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Episode 31Alec Baldwin, Eric Hutchinson
Episode 32Paul Rudd, John Witherspoon, Heartless Bastards
Episode 33Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Scarborough, K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado
Episode 34Matthew Broderick, Nick Griffin, We Are Augustines
Episode 35Ed Helms, Dan Patrick, Lyle Lovett
Episode 36Nathan Lane, Pauley Perrette, Estelle
Episode 37Neil Patrick Harris, Taylor Kitsch, Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal
Episode 38Jon Hamm, Ted Alexandro, White Rabbits
Episode 39Will Ferrell, Jon Bernthal
Episode 40Amanda Peet, Nick Offerman, Top Ten by Cee-Lo Green, The Chieftains with the Low Anthem
Episode 41Martin Short, The Ting Tings
Episode 42Michelle Obama, Esperanza Spalding
Episode 43Jennifer Lawrence, Gail Collins, The Shins
Episode 44Debra Messing, Josh Hutcherson, Oberhofer
Episode 45Rachel Maddow, Timothy Olyphant, Train
Episode 46Jason Sudeikis, Lionel Richie, Jason Aldean
Episode 47Chris Elliott, Mohamed Nasheed, Justin Townes Earle
Episode 48Tracy Morgan, Jim Rome, The Broadway musical 'Once'
Episode 49Megan Mullally, Joe Wong, Band of Skulls
Episode 50Keith Olbermann, Allison Williams, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Episode 51Kiefer Sutherland, Eugene Levy, The Punch Brothers
Episode 52Ricky Gervais, Cobie Smulders, Tennis
Episode 53Sean Hayes, Shooter Jennings
Episode 54Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jim Gaffigan, Kaiser Chiefs
Episode 55Billy Crystal, Alabama Shakes
Episode 56Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Keith Alberstadt, Bonnie Raitt
Episode 57Jason Segel, Zach Wahls, Fun
Episode 58Amy Poehler, Wendy Williams, Trampled by Turtles
Episode 59Rob Lowe, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, The War on Drugs
Episode 60Robin Williams, Andrew Luck
Episode 61Madden NFL 13 Cover Calvin Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Darrell Hammond, Miike Snow
Episode 62Don Rickles, Carrie Underwood
Episode 63Seth Meyers, Krysten Ritter, Father John Misty
Episode 64Stupid Pet Tricks, Johnny Galecki, Norah Jones
Episode 65Stephen Colbert, Chloe Grace Moretz, The cast of 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'
Episode 66Anderson Cooper, Yves Rossy, Electric Guest
Episode 67Dr. Phil McGraw, Beth Behrs, Spiritualized
Episode 68Jim Parsons, Mika Brzezinski, Macy Gray
Episode 69Eva Longoria, Tom Dreesen, Florence and The Machine
Episode 70Kid Scientists, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Episode 71Jon Cryer, Tommy Johnagin, M. Ward
Episode 72Kelly Ripa, Adam Scott, Tenacious D
Episode 73Brian Williams, El-P
Episode 74Betty White, Moses Maddox, Best Coast
Episode 75Conan O'Brien, Regina Spektor, John Mayer
Episode 76Sacha Baron Cohen, Julie Chen, Beach House
Episode 77Lea Michele, Barry Sonnenfeld, Shaolin Warriors of Ringling Bros
Episode 78Will Smith, Gossip
Episode 79Piedmont Bird Callers, Bill O'Reilly, Pitbull
Episode 80Joan Rivers, Dario Franchitti, Silversun Pickups
Episode 81Neil Patrick Harris, Noomi Rapace, Alan Jackson
Episode 82Jane Fonda, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Jimmy Cliff
Episode 83Bill Murray, The Temper Trap
Episode 84Mark Wahlberg, Sebastian Vettel, Black Box Revelation
Episode 85Jack Hanna, Patti Smith
Episode 86Adam Sandler, Jerry Douglas
Episode 87Regis Philbin, Lenny Marcus, Elizabeth Cook
Episode 88Denis Leary, Olivia Wilde, The Pierces
Episode 89Jeff Daniels, Benjamin Walker, Walk the Moon
Episode 90Alec Baldwin, Michael Kiwanuka
Episode 91Justin Bieber, Michael Ian Black
Episode 92Emma Stone, Jimmie Walker, Diamond Rugs
Episode 93LeBron James, Andrew Garfield, Maroon 5
Episode 94Channing Tatum, Scott Pelley, The Gaslight Anthem
Episode 95Blake Lively, Drew Brees
Episode 96Ray Romano, Tom Waits, Top Ten by American League All-Stars
Episode 97Queen Latifah, Fred Armisen, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons
Episode 98Bryan Cranston, R.A. Dickey, Zac Brown Band
Episode 99Anne Hathaway, Moody McCarthy, Loudon Wainwright III
Episode 100Morgan Freeman, Gallagher, Nas
Episode 101Roseanne Barr, Aubrey Plaza, Jeff the Brotherhood
Episode 102Kyra Sedgwick, Mike Golic and Greenberg, Red Wanting Blue
Episode 103Woody Harrelson, Todd Barry, Grafitti6
Episode 104Will Ferrell, Rufus Wainwright
Episode 105Zach Galifianakis, Former U.S. Army Sgt. Valerie Brown, Allen Stone
Episode 106Jonah Hill, Dr. Leonard Girardi, Milo Greene
Episode 107Joel McHale, Andrew Norelli, Will.I.Am
Episode 108Andy Samberg, Ashton Eaton, Glen Hansard
Episode 109Jennifer Garner, The U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics team, Rodriguez
Episode 110Tom Brokaw, Dana Vollmer, Beth Orton
Episode 111Tracy Morgan, Erik Kynard, Ben Howard
Episode 112Kelsey Grammer, Olivia Munn, Train
Episode 113Bill Hader, Mary-Louise Parker, The Walkmen
Episode 114Rachel Maddow, Serena Williams, Elle King
Episode 115Kathy Griffin, Michael Somerville, Josh Turner
Episode 116Jake Gyllenhaal, Sharon Osbourne, Neon Trees
Episode 117Amy Adams, Paul Teutul Sr. & Paul Teutul Jr., Hacienda
Episode 118Michelle Obama, The Chevin
Episode 119Bruce Willis, Brian Regan, The Heavy
Episode 120Claire Danes, Dwyane Wade, Bob Mould
Episode 121Emma Watson, Julie Chen, Matchbox Twenty
Episode 122Howard Stern, Jason Aldean
Episode 123Joseph Gordon Levitt, Mindy Kaling, Of Gentlemen and Cowards
Episode 124President Barack Obama
Episode 125Michael Strahan, Arthur Meyer
Episode 126Nathan Lane, Ryan Hunter-Reay, The Killers
Episode 127Steve Martin, Gotye
Episode 128Stupid Human Tricks, Kaley Cuoco, The Whigs
Episode 129David Cameron, Jonny Lee Miller
Episode 130Jimmy Fallon, Neil Young, Lupe Fiasco
Episode 131Regis Philbin, Tom Dreesen, Dwight Yoakam
Episode 132Stephen Colbert, Theresa Caputo, Martha Wash
Episode 133Martin Short, Kat Dennings
Episode 134Tina Fey, Rick Santorum, LP
Episode 135Craig Ferguson, Anna Kendrick, The Raveonettes
Episode 136Billy Crystal, The Wallflowers
Episode 137Jack Hanna, Max Greenfield
Episode 138Kevin James, Chris Elliott, Miguel
Episode 139Salma Hayek Pinault, Nick Offerman, KISS
Episode 140Lucy Liu; Rob Corddry; Daughter
Episode 141John Goodman, Jeff Altman, Jamey Johnson with Alison Krauss
Episode 142Tom Hanks; Tony Bennett
Episode 143Taylor Swift; Rachel Maddow
Episode 144Bill O'Reilly; Nicole Snooki Polizzi; The Lumineers
Episode 145Donald Trump; Adam Levine; Carly Rae Jepsen
Episode 146Dennis Quaid; Krysten Ritter; Diamond Rings
Episode 147Denzel Washington, Paul Banks
Episode 148Jim Cantore; Ken Burns; Andrew Bird
Episode 149Katie Couric; Rita Ora
Episode 150Steven Tyler and Joe Perry; Judy Greer; Aerosmith
Episode 151Jason Sudeikis; Michael Che; Ultraĩsta
Episode 152Ricky Gervais; Simon Helberg; Ty Segall
Episode 153Brian Williams; Ne-Yo
Episode 154Robin Williams; Lianne La Havas
Episode 155Anderson Cooper; Myq Kaplan; Alberta Cross
Episode 156Bradley Cooper; Robert Klein; Soundgarden
Episode 157Julianna Margulies; Mumford & Sons
Episode 158Alec Baldwin; Dirty Projectors
Episode 159Zooey Deschanel; Lisa Lampanelli; Donald Fagen
Episode 160Dr. Phil McGraw; Carmen Lynch; Divine Fits
Episode 161Jessica Biel; Pete Townshend; Philip Phillips
Episode 162Amy Poehler; Josh Hutcherson; Tegan and Sara
Episode 163Scarlett Johansson; Willie Nelson; Gary Clark Jr.
Episode 164Led Zeppelin; John Krasinski; Paloma Faith
Episode 165Matt Damon; Martin Freeman; JD McPherson
Episode 166Albert Brooks; Diana Krall
Episode 167Bill Murray; Vintage Trouble
Episode 168Dustin Hoffman; One Direction
Episode 169Anne Hathaway; Jake Johnson; “The President's Own” United States Marine Band
Episode 170Amanda Seyfried; Natalia Makarova; Awolnation
Episode 171Billy Crystal; James Balong; Grizzly Bear
Episode 172Jamie Foxx; Julie Chen; DIIV
Episode 173Samuel L. Jackson; Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen; Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Episode 174Tom Cruise; MNDR
Episode 175Paul Rudd; Alicia Keys
Episode 176Seth Rogen; John Witherspoon
Episode 177Katie Holmes; Jon Bon Jovi
Episode 178Naomi Watts; Jay Thomas; Darlene Love