Late Show UK

Monday 21st July – Sen. Jim Webb
Tuesday 22nd July – Margaret Spellings
Wednesday 23rd July – Nas
Thursday 24th July – Laurie Goodstein, Garrett Reisman

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for FX TV.

Updated 30th July 2008.

Monday 28th July – Eric Idle, Nancy Travis
Tuesday 29th July – Jet Li, Belinda Carlisle
Wednesday 30th July – Michelle Yeoh, Tom Sullivan, Jakob Dylan
Thursday 31st July – Will Ferrell, Jean-Michel Cousteau
Friday 1st August – Rainn Wilson, Cory Kahaney, the Hold Steady

Updated 30th July 2008.

Monday 28th July – Julie Scardina, Brendan Fraser, Gnarls Barkley
Tuesday 29th July – Seth Rogan, Joan Allen, Third Day
Wednesday 30th July – Rainn Wilson, Emeril Lagasse, Sergio Mendes featuring Ledisi
Thursday 31st July – Rosie Perez, Robin Thicke
Friday 1st August – Bill Cosby, Emma Stone

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for CNBC.

Updated 30th July 2008.

Monday 21st July – Kyra Sedgwick, Chris Matthews, Alanis Morissette
Tuesday 22nd July – Gillian Anderson, Dave Attell, the Duke Spirit
Wednesday 23rd July – Kevin Costner, D.L. Hughley, the Time
Thursday 24th July – Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Rowland & Drew Sherwood, Gavin McGraw
Friday 25th July – Kevin Spacey, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, Jesse McCartney

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for CNBC.

Updated 30th July 2008.

Monday 4th August – Seth Rogen, Fleet Foxes
Tuesday 5th August – Kelly Ripa, Steve Coogan, Spiritualized
Wednesday 6th August – Penelope Cruz, Danny Way, Randy Newman
Thursday 7th August – Kiefer Sutherland, Rumer Willis, Alejandro Escovedo
Friday 8th August – Donald Trump, Dwayne Kennedy

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for Diva TV.

Updated 12th August 2008.

Guest listings updated – www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings

Monday 14th July – Lama Surya Das, Dan Etsy
Tuesday 15th July – Julia Sweig, Jason Riley
Wednesday 16th July – Rush
Thursday 17th July – Elizabeth Edwards

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for FX TV.

Updated 19th July 2008.

Monday 14th July – Andrew Ward
Tuesday 15th July – Pierce Brosnan
Wednesday 16th July – Kenneth Pollack
Thursday 17th July – Maggie Gyllenhaal

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for More 4.

Updated 19th July 2008.

Monday 21st July – Aisha Tyler, Jarod Miller, Keaton Simons
Tuesday 22nd July – Julie Chen, Adam Scott, Ricky Skaggs
Wednesday 23rd July – Val Kilmer, survivalist Les Stroud, Curt Smith
Thursday 24th July – Amanda Peet, Lance Morrow
Friday 25th July – Xzibit, Griffin House

Updated 19th July 2008.

Monday 14th July – Will Ferrell, Mary McCormack, James Hunter
Tuesday 15th July – David Duchovny, Olympic shot putter Reese Hoffa, Jakob Dylan
Wednesday 16th July – John C. Reilly, Venus Williams, Gavin Rossdale
Thursday 17th July – David Spade, Jordana Spiro, Coldplay
Friday 18th July – Tim Allen, Demi Lovato, One Republic

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for CNBC.

Updated 19th July 2008.

Our Favourite Website page updated – www.lateshowuk.com/our-favourite-websites

One of my favourite sites at the moment is ‘Behind The Late Show’. It’s mostly a video blog showing guests entering and leaving the Late Show and some other videos of David Letterman, etc out and about. It gives a real insight into the behind-the-scenes bits of the Late Show. It didn’t launch that long ago, but looks great already. Check it out.

Late Show UK – Our Favourite Websites

I’ve just had a response from NBC Univeral regarding Diva TV and the Late Show With David Letterman, and whether it was being axed from weekends from August onwards (as the schedules on the website suggest this at the moment). However I have been assured the Late Show “will be remaining on Diva TV on the weekends” and “has not been removed from the schedule all together” which is good news.

We’ve been keeping an eye on the Diva TV schedules over recent weeks, since the Late Show With David Letterman was cut down to a mere two episodes a week – one on Saturdays and one on Sundays. According to the latest schedules on their website, there is no sign of the Late Show With David Letterman on weekends from Saturday 2nd August onwards. This is also the case if you go to the single day page for the 2nd August. If these schedules are the final listings for these days, this is terrible news for Letterman fans in the UK. The Late Show has been on many different channels over the years and UK fans are getting increasingly frustrated not being able to watch their favourite show.

Diva TV’s decision to cut the number of episodes down to two a week came after they said they wanted to only show episodes with guests that British audiences would know. However, fans know we all watch the show for Dave and not the guests most of the time. Diva TV seems to air the Late Show just because it has celebrities on it, and not for Dave’s standup, comedy asides and humour. I have emailed Diva TV to ask for confirmation for the August schedules but am yet to hear back from them. As soon as I do, I will post further details on our website.

In the meantime, please register on the Diva TV message board (the Have Your Say area) to show there’s an audience who wants to see the Late Show on Diva TV. Click here for the Have Your Say message board for the Late Show. You can also contact them by phoning 020 7368 9100 and you can email them at feedbackuk@hallmarkchannel.tv.

Late Show With David Letterman programme page on the Diva TV website

It’s great to see British press reviewing the Late Show With David Letterman, and this review was a real treat. Letterman has been called a “legend” and “subversive genius” in a new glowing review at The Guardian. The blog entry also mentions Diva TV – who air the Late Show in the UK – which is quite a touchy subject at the moment with us Dave fans since Diva TV have reduced their Letterman output to a mere two episodes a week.

The Guardian hit the nail on the head with their thoughts about Diva TV. They say – “oddly – and solely, one presumes – because of its celebrity content, you will also find The Late Show with David Letterman”. Speaking of Letterman, they say he’s “on marvellous form”. They also say he’s “a master of the smart-guy-playing-it-dumb stratagem, and once again looks like a subversive genius”. To read the review in full, click on the link below to The Guardian’s website.

The Guardian – “Discover the legend that is Letterman … On Diva TV”

Guest listings updated – www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings

Monday 28th July – Gillian Anderson, Simon Pegg, We Are Scientists
Tuesday 29th July – Kevin Costner, Bob Sarlatte, Low vs. Diamond
Wednesday 30th July – Pamela Anderson, James Franco, Atmosphere
Thursday 31st July – Luke Wilson, Mindy Kaling, Michael Lauziere
Friday 1st August – Richard Simmons, Mary-Louise Parker

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for Diva TV.

Updated 3rd August 2008.