
The Late Shift
- Comedy
- Drama
- TV Movie
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Cast

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
Steven Gilborn
Peter Lassally

John Getz
Brandon Tartikoff

Lawrence Pressman
Bob Wright

Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard

Treat Williams
Michael Ovitz

David Brisbin
Alan Levine

Michael Chieffo
Rick Ludwin

Wendy Cutler
Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference
- Nancy Cheryll Davis
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall
- Paul Elder
Paul Elder
Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman
Michael Gartner
- John R. Fors
John R. Fors
Writer #2

Nicholas Guest
Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney
Debbie Vickers

Ivan Kane
Reporter #1
- Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs
Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem
Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference
- Dan Lipe
Dan Lipe
Writer #1

Aaron Lustig
Paul Shaffer
- Cynthia Lynch
Cynthia Lynch
Laurie Diamond
- Michael C. McCarthy
Michael C. McCarthy
Jim Brogan

Kerry Noonan
Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser
Susan Binford

Little Richard
Little Richard

Ann Ryerson
Betty Hudson

Kevin Scannell
Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff
Jack Welsh
- Joanne Takahashi
Joanne Takahashi
Thai Waitress

Arthur Taxier
Lee Gabler

Cathy Worthington
Kragen's Asst.

Rich Little
Johnny Carson

Arnold F. Turner
Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference
- Dean Francois
Dean Francois
CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

Angie Gray
Mrs. Wright (uncredited)


















