David Letterman appears on Colbert, strips Late Show set furniture

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On May 14, 2026 David Letterman returned to Stephen Colbert's Ed Sullivan Theater taping and stripped Late Show set furniture during the episode. He told Colbert he has 'every right to be pissed off' over CBS's cancellation of The Late Show and criticized the network's decision. The appearance came on Colbert's penultimate CBS episode, which featured The Strokes, making Letterman's onstage protest a pointed coda before the finale and a rare public rebuke from a late-night icon.

Carolyn Petit

@carolynmichelle.bsky.social

Holy shit y’all this is not a drill, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert are dropping stuff off the rooftop of a building near the Ed Sullivan Theater!

David Letterman and Stephen Colbert throwing a chair off a rooftop.

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Carolyn Petit219

Stumbled on this at random while walking around in Manhattan and finally caught a glimpse of Dave, the best to ever do it. 🫡

Duke87188

Correct, that's not a drill. It appears to be a chair.

Call Me The Brie-ze16

Sadly Rupert Jee sold the Hello Deli

Wayne Fryback16

Yaasss!!! Now do Stupid Human Tricks!!

Sarah Thurmond14

Actually, this is making me a little teary.

Satanley (the first 'a' is silent)12

Wow, that takes me back!

ꀭeͤ✞ꌚe͎n̆̈ 𝕊⊍תּḋᥑy҉҉9

🤞please be Bari Weiss 🤞

Matthew 8647 ❌👑9

We are so damn back.

Cholingo9

Please let there be a bowling bowl

wickedstepgrandma.bsky.social7

Please, please drop rubber gloves filled with butterscotch pudding! (Too obscure?)

Judith A. Miller5

Loved when Letterman used to do that routinely. Such great stuff.

Scott Lange5

Hell yeah. Throw the Ellisons off next!

Ozma4

Tsk. David Letterman is just the kind of guy who would come up with such an idea. He loves dropping things off buildings.

Ashley Hynes4

Actually that’s not just any building, it’s the roof of Studio 54.

Bodily autonomy, still a thing3

No cameras on them? It's not a bit?

Andrea Orzoff3

Oh, I so hope they also do Is It Funnier In Spanish (answer was always yes)

pollyanna2025.bsky.social3

Classic Letterman - sent Colbert out with a bang.

Funk As Puck2

I once witnessed an across-the-alley neighbor clean out his space by throwing everything out a 5th floor window, into the alley.

grillagardnr.bsky.social2

Look out below! Stephan & Dave up the ante on the take no prisoners farewell to the legendary Late Night show. EPIC. A must see. So who's going down, Stephan Colbert or CBS? My votes on the latter.

LateNighter

@latenightercom.bsky.social

Letterman helps himself to a parting gift (or two), before 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' signs off next Thursday.

4042h ago

Thyme5

I miss Dave so much. He was fantastic. And Colbert will be missed just as much.

hapm.bsky.social4

Letterman & Colbert…May 15, 2026…BRAVO!!

Timothy Burke

@bubbaprog.xyz

as a child i watched in wonder as David Letterman threw things off the roof of a five-story building, mesmerized that entertainment really could be that simple. it's still that simple! they did it tonight!

902h ago

Jeff Harris

@nemalki.bsky.social

David Letterman, paraphrasing Edward R. Morrow tonight on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with a final message to CBS on the show he created 33 years ago needs no further explanation: "Good night, and good luck, motherfuckers."

Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with David Letterman shooting a selfie together.

472h ago

Gold Country Rich

@goldcountryrich.bsky.social

Letterman, a few weeks back was asked about his thoughts on The Late Show cancellation. Quote... "They're lying. Let me just add one other thing, Jason. They're lying weasels." - NYT One Colbert is gone, other than the occasional sports telecast, CBS will be toast. Advertising revenue will tank.

5713h ago

Estefano64

60 Minutes is now unwatchable right wing drivel. Agreed, without Colbert, no reason to ever turn on CBS.

Patricia Donnellan, MPH3

CBS is lying weasels. True. Letterman is right about that. Let's not give them our eyeballs. Boycott their advertisers. Just watch Colbert until the end. #rs5522

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Max

@2xaught7.ing

“In the words of Edward R. Murrow, ‘Good night and good luck, motherfuckers’. “ - David Letterman

132h ago

Gail Sideman, publicist

@gsideman.bsky.social

@colbertlateshow.bsky.social and David Letterman throwing chairs off the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater onto a CBS logo target is what we needed. Oh, and melons, too!

82h ago

Melinda Kinnaird

@melindakinnaird.bsky.social

Stephen Colbert and David Letterman throwing Colbert's furniture from The Late Show off the roof of CBS. Perfect.

82h ago

Christopher Hamby

@chrishambyfilms.bsky.social

Legends! #DavidLetterman and #StephenColbert on Colbert's "Late Show!" To quote Letterman after he arrived onstage with Colbert: "Look at 'Paul and the Band' over there!" #IStandWithStephenColbert

82h ago

JS Dust

@justsomedust.bsky.social

Watching David Letterman and Stephen Colbert toss CBS property off the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater brought me great joy.

82h ago

marionetta

@marionetta.bsky.social

Haven't laughed this hard in a while...The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (and guest David Letterman) just killed it. Definitely worth watching....

72h ago

Son Of Dave

@sonofdaveblues.bsky.social

David Letterman was guest on Late Night w Stephen Colbert. It was so very good. 33 years of the program. Off the fuckin roof. History will remember but not forgive.