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Late Show with David Letterman

Season 18 · Episode 79

Ewan McGregor, Scott Pelley, Brad Paisley

0.0May 24, 2011

Dave welcomes actor Ewan McGregor, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley and Brad Paisley performs.

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Episode 1Brian Williams, Paula Abdul
Episode 2Tim McGraw, Shaquille O'Neal, Keri Hilson
Episode 3Jennifer Connelly, Dr. Oz, Justin Townes Earle
Episode 4Seth Rogen, Beau Garrett, the Walkmen
Episode 5Regis Philbin, Hannibal Buress, No Age
Episode 6Bill Cosby, a Top Ten List presented by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, the Black Keys
Episode 7Vince Vaughn, Mike Wolfe & Frank Fritz, Cage the Elephant
Episode 8

Kevin James, Olivia Munn, The Low Anthem

Episode 9Kelsey Grammer, Amar'e Stoudemire, Gregg Allman

Episode 10Joan Rivers, Jeff Caldwell, Wintersleep

Episode 11Jack Hanna, Steven Tyler

Episode 12Betty White, Kim & Kourtney Kardashian, the Script

Episode 13Martin Short, Greta Gerwig, Darius Rucker

Episode 14Kaley Cuoco, Piers Morgan, Wanda Jackson, Miss Arkansas, Alyse Eady

Episode 15Nathan Lane, Mike Palascak, Esperanza Spalding

Episode 16Justin Bieber, Pauley Perrette, Best Coast

Episode 17Matthew Perry, Chris Elliott, Top Ten with Mitt Romney, the National

Episode 18Kate Walsh, Jim Gaffigan, Boxer Rebellion

Episode 19Howard Stern, Naughty By Nature

Episode 20Martha Stewart, Top Ten with Justin Bieber, Robert Plant

Episode 21Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers, Martin Lawrence, Steel Magnolia

Episode 22Adam Sandler, Chris Colfer, Gang of Four

Episode 23Anderson Cooper, Elton John

Episode 24Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Judah Friedlander, Bryan Ferry

Episode 25Ed Helms, Ted Alexandro, Steel Magnolia

Episode 26S.I. Swimsuit Cover Reveal & Top 10, Tom Brokaw, Theophilus London

Episode 27Forest Whitaker, S.I. Swimsuit Cover Model Irina, Josh Groban, Top Ten with Joy Philbin

Episode 28Bill Hader, Grocery Bagging Champ Krystal, Amos Lee

Episode 29Paris Hilton, Nathan Fillion, Scissor Sisters

Episode 30David Spade, Andy Kindler, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real

Episode 31Donald Rumsfeld, Cobie Smulders

Episode 32Amy Poehler, Jean Chu and Dusty the Cat, Deerhunter

Episode 33Rainn Wilson, Hank Aaron

Episode 34Senator Rand Paul, Bright Eyes

Episode 35Matthew Morrison, Jeff Altman, Jessica Lea Mayfield

Episode 36Brian Williams, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Zac Brown Band

Episode 37Amanda Seyfried, B.J. Novak

Episode 38Donald Trump, Vanessa Hudgens, Oh Land

Episode 39Robin Williams, Judy Greer

Episode 40Charles Barkley, Sarah Vowell, Cold War Kids

Episode 41Bradley Cooper, Mindy Kaling, Bob Geldof

Episode 42Steve Martin, Selena Gomez

Episode 43Dana Carvey, Dr. Michio Kaku, British Sea Power

Episode 44Katie Couric, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Episode 45Ben Stiller, Dario Franchitti, The Strokes

Episode 46"Jungle" Jack Hanna, Danny McBride

Episode 47Regis Philbin, Snoop Dogg

Episode 48Norm Macdonald, CC Sabathia, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis

Episode 49Chris Rock, Ellen Page, Funeral Party

Episode 50James Franco, Royal Bangs

Episode 51Jennifer Garner, Jamie Oliver, Robbie Robertson

Episode 52Don Rickles, Eva Longoria

Episode 53Alec Baldwin, Wiz Khalifa

Episode 54Ricky Gervais, Top Ten with Katie Holmes, Foo Fighters

Episode 55Courteney Cox, Aziz Ansari, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

Episode 56Seth Meyers, Carmelo Anthony, TV on the Radio

Episode 57Tina Fey, Tommy Johnagin, The Gaslight Anthem

Episode 58Bill Maher, Cote de Pablo, Lupe Fiasco

Episode 59Will Ferrell, The Twilight Singers

Episode 60Kate Hudson, Rich Eisen, Emmylou Harris

Episode 61Dr. Phil McGraw, Chris Hemsworth, Broadway musical "Catch Me If You Can"

Episode 62John Krasinski, Brian Kiley, Steve Earle

Episode 63Brian Williams, Rex Ryan

Episode 64Caroline Kennedy, Ty Burrell

Episode 65Betty White, Rick Harrison, Morning Teleportation

Episode 66Jodie Foster, Tom Dreesen, Neon Trees

Episode 67Bill Murray, ''The Human Fuse'' Brian Miser, Brother

Episode 68Albert Brooks, Kristen Wiig

Episode 69Mark Harmon, Chris Morgan, Hugo

Episode 71Stupid human tricks, Jim Parsons, Manchester Orchestra

Episode 72Joan Rivers, Nick Griffin, Okkervil River

Episode 73Julianna Margulies, Andy Cohen, a Top Ten List presented by Christina Aguilera, White Lies

Episode 74Martin Short, Melissa McCarthy, Tinie Tempah

Episode 75Keith Olbermann, Julie Bowen, Ben Harper

Episode 76Kelly Ripa, Jennifer Lawrence, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Episode 77Tracy Morgan, Jake Johannsen, The Airborne Toxic Event

Episode 78Lady Gaga, Eric Stonestreet, The Vaccines

Episode 79Ewan McGregor, Scott Pelley, Brad Paisley

Episode 80Piedmont Bird Callers, Kevin Bacon, Augustana

Episode 81Ray Romano, Reese Waters, Arctic Monkeys

Episode 82Meredith Vieira, Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, Drum Solo Week kicks off with Anton Fig

Episode 83Kyle Chandler, Kathy Griffin, Sheila E.

Episode 84Jon Cryer, Rachel Maddow, Roy Haynes

Episode 85Neil Patrick Harris, Mike Birbiglia, Neil Peart

Episode 86Adm. Michael Mullen, Top Ten by Betty White, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears

Episode 87Ryan Reynolds, chef Eric Ripert and the cast of the Broadway musical Anything Goes

Episode 88Jim Carrey, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Todd Rundgren

Episode 89Samuel L. Jackson, Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson

Episode 90Cameron Diaz, Eddie Vedder

Episode 91Jason Bateman, Amy Sedaris, Top Ten by Keith Olbermann, Drive-By Truckers

Episode 92Kevin James, pet fashion designer Ada Nieves, Beady Eye

Episode 93Jason Segel, horse whisperer Buck Brannaman, Noah and the Whale

Episode 94Shia LaBeouf, Bert Kreischer, Dawes

Episode 95Tom Hanks, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys

Episode 96Patrick Dempsey, Erica Hill, Marty Stuart

Episode 97Julia Roberts, Cake

Episode 98Emma Watson, George Lopez, Incubus

Episode 99Roseanne Barr, Tom Felton, Blake Shelton

Episode 100Ryan Gosling, Gomez

Episode 101Kyra Sedgwick, Tim Harmston, Nikki Jean

Episode 102Bono & the Edge, a performance from Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Episode 103Steve Carell, Hope Solo and Abby Wambach, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Band

Episode 104Jeremy Piven, Captain Luis Montalvan, Cee-Lo Green

Episode 105Harrison Ford, Porcelain Black

Episode 106Brian Williams, Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band

Episode 107Julianne Moore, Johnny Galecki, Tanner Foust, Eels

Episode 108Craig Ferguson, Connie Britton, Anna Calvi

Episode 109Kirstie Alley, Louis C.K., Fountains of Wayne

Episode 110James Franco, Dianna Agron, Christina Perri

Episode 111Ricky Gervais, Cat Deeley, Explosions in the Sky

Episode 112Emma Stone, Alan Mulally, Sallie Ford

Episode 113Colin Farrell, Christopher Ferguson, Typhoon

Episode 114Denis Leary, Elizabeth Cook, Drum Solo Week II kicks off with Tony Royster Jr.

Episode 115Rachel Maddow, Rose Byrne, Gavin Harrison

Episode 116Ashton Kutcher, Rafael Nadal, Stewart Copeland

Episode 117Paul Rudd, Bill Burr, Dennis Chambers

Episode 118Jason Sudeikis, Bettina Luescher, St. Vincent

Episode 119Alec Baldwin, Joe Namath, Lenny Kravitz

Episode 120David Arquette, Aubrey Plaza, Thurston Moore

Episode 121Julianna Margulies, Joe Wong, Lady Antebellum

Episode 122Kim, Kourtney & Khloe Kardashian, Michael Emerson, The Jim Jones Revue

Episode 123Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, Sarah Jessica Parker

Episode 124Michael J. Fox, Top Ten by the cast of Two and a Half Men, Jim McDonald, John Doe

Episode 125Dr. Jill Biden, Ted Danson

Episode 126Jonah Hill, Paula Abdul, Coldplay

Episode 127Taylor Lautner, Minka Kelly, Wilco

Episode 128Sergeant Dakota Meyer, Sofia Vergara, Chris Cornell

Episode 129Nathan Fillion, Larry Miller, The Jayhawks

Episode 130Seth Rogen, Poppy Montgomery, Fleet Foxes

Episode 131Jack Hanna, Anna Faris

Episode 132Anderson Cooper, Nick Offerman, The Knux

Episode 133Kaley Cuoco, Skipper Bivins & Trent Jackson, Death Cab for Cutie

Episode 134Samuel L. Jackson, Karen Rontowski, Anne-Sophie Mutter

Episode 135Brian Williams, Sting

Episode 136Hugh Jackman, Sean Young, Feist

Episode 137George Clooney, Mastodon

Episode 138Caroline Kennedy, dock diving dogs, The Joy Formidable

Episode 139Bryan Cranston, Jeff Altman, Garland Jeffreys

Episode 140Tracy Morgan, Mike Golic & Mike Greenburg, Mates of State

Episode 141Matthew Broderick, horse wrangler Erin Bolster and her horse Tonk, Hunter Hayes

Episode 142Bill Clinton, Deer Tick

Episode 143Bill O'Reilly, Martina McBride

Episode 144Artie Lange, Eddie Brill, Beirut

Episode 145Salma Hayek, Keith Olbermann, Jane's Addiction

Episode 146Eddie Murphy, Jane Levy, Mayer Hawthorne

Episode 147Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Esposito, The Civil Wars

Episode 148Johnny Depp, Foster the People

Episode 149Tom Brokaw, Myq Kaplan, The Head & The Heart

Episode 150Tony La Russa, Jesse Eisenberg, Puscifer

Episode 151Ben Stiller, Whitney Cummings

Episode 152Condoleezza Rice

Episode 153Mark Harmon, Mike Judge, Top Ten by Matt Lauer, Eli Young Band

Episode 154Bill Cosby, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

Episode 155Melissa McCarthy, Anthony Bourdain, Joan Baez & Kris Kristofferson

Episode 156Robert Pattinson, Annie Leibovitz, David Crosby and Graham Nash

Episode 157Adam Sandler, Peter Gabriel

Episode 158Stupid Humans Tricks, Katie Holmes, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Episode 159Steve Martin, Felicity Jones, Lonesome River Band feat. Steve Martin

Episode 160Jason Segel, Jamie Oliver, The Kooks

Episode 161Bill Maher, Nikki Reed, Foo Fighters feat. Joan Jet

Episode 162Jerry Seinfeld, Lykke Li

Episode 163Regis Philbin, John Fogerty

Episode 164Herman Cain, Grouplove

Episode 165Andy Kindler, Ty Burrell, Gayle King, Needtobreathe

Episode 166Amy Sedaris, Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, Sondre Lerche

Episode 167Justin Bieber, Brian Regan, FreeSol

Episode 168Jonah Hill, Kristen Johnston, Ryan Adams

Episode 169Matt Damon, Shelby Lynne

Episode 170Jessica Biel, Tom Dreesen, The Black Keys

Episode 171Charlize Theron, Kevin Nealon, Blitzen Trapper

Episode 172David Duchovny, Comedian Hugh Fink, Young Jeezy

Episode 173Scarlett Johansson, Julie Chen, Top Ten by the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III

Episode 174Barbara Walters, Bill Hader, Wild Flag

Episode 175Robert Downey Jr., Rooney Mara

Episode 176Tom Hanks, My Morning Jacket

Episode 177Jude Law, Bob Sarlatte, Gary Clark Jr.

Episode 178Tom Cruise, Anthony Hamilton, Top Ten by Mitt Romney

Episode 179Harry Connick Jr., Scott Van Pelt, Mariachi El Bronx

Episode 180Jon Huntsman, J. Cole

Episode 181Anderson Cooper, Lindsey Vonn, Childish Gambino

Episode 182Jay Thomas, David Hyde Pierce, Darlene Love