The Late Shift

• 6.4 Comedy
• 1996-02-24
• 95 minutes mins

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

Starring:

John Michael Higgins (David Letterman) Daniel Roebuck (Jay Leno) Kathy Bates (Helen Kushnick) Bob Balaban (Warren Littlefield) Ed Begley Jr. (Rod Perth) Peter Jurasik (Howard Stringer) Reni Santoni (John Agoglia) John Kapelos (Robert Morton) Steven Gilborn (Peter Lassally) John Getz (Brandon Tartikoff)

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writer:

George Armitage Bill Carter