--- title: David Letterman's Last Show: Celebrities #ThankDave on Twitter description: Hollywood bids farewell to the king of late-night TV. canonical: https://time.com/3891801/david-letterman-last-show-celebrities-thanks/ author: Andrew Katz article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-21T01:23:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:30:37.361Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Celebrities Say #ThanksDave Before David Letterman's Last Show og:description: Hollywood bids farewell to the king of late-night TV og:url: https://time.com/3891801/david-letterman-last-show-celebrities-thanks/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66ce6aea8688ca67/69885114428a9e2802ccd580/david-letterman3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: In this image released by CBS, David Letterman appears during a taping of his final "Late Show with David Letterman," on May 20, 2015 at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Celebrities Say #ThanksDave Before David Letterman's Last Show twitter:description: Hollywood bids farewell to the king of late-night TV twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66ce6aea8688ca67/69885114428a9e2802ccd580/david-letterman3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Celebrities Say #ThanksDave Before David Letterman's Last Show  by [Andrew Katz](https://time.com/author/andrew-katz/)  ## Andrew Katz May 21, 2015 1:23 AM UTC  In this image released by CBS, David Letterman appears during a taping of his final "Late Show with David Letterman," on May 20, 2015 at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. In this image released by CBS, David Letterman appears during a taping of his final "Late Show with David Letterman," on May 20, 2015 at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.Jeffrey R. Staab—AP  by [Andrew Katz](https://time.com/author/andrew-katz/)  ## Andrew Katz May 21, 2015 1:23 AM UTC Ahead of David Letterman’s final _Late Show_ on Wednesday, a slew of celebrities took to Twitter to congratulate the host on a legendary ride. Below is a selection of the tributes by past performers and guests, fellow comedians and others who were inspired during his 33 years. **Foo Fighters:** > [](https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/601097920004235264) **Betty White:** > [](https://twitter.com/BettyMWhite/status/601187724771598339) **Eric Stangel, longtime writer and producer for Letterman:** > [](https://twitter.com/EricStangel/status/601178248584810496) **Conan O’Brien:** > [](https://twitter.com/ConanOBrien/status/601185510657130496) **Ellen DeGeneres:** > [](https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/601177810661675008) **Lady Antebellum:** > [](https://twitter.com/ladyantebellum/status/601177067871465474) **Vince McMahon:** > [](https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon/status/601139868199170049) **Maroon 5:** > [](https://twitter.com/maroon5/status/601155639579127808) **Jim Gaffigan:** > [](https://twitter.com/JimGaffigan/status/601084194387820544) **Alexi Lalas, retired U.S. soccer player:** > [](https://twitter.com/AlexiLalas/status/601172256526467073) **Backstreet Boys:** > [](https://twitter.com/backstreetboys/status/601193275186360322) **Sia:** > [](https://twitter.com/Sia/status/601112276200853505) **Tim McGraw:** > [](https://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw/status/601162866809376768) **Dan Smith of Bastille:** > [](https://twitter.com/bastilledan/status/601125947442647040) **Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios:** > [](https://twitter.com/Kevfeige/status/601134260578160640) **Keith Olbermann:** > [](https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/601129913219944448) **No Doubt:** > [](https://twitter.com/nodoubt/status/601166185615339520) _Read next:_ [_Everything You Need to Know About David Letterman’s Final Show_](http://time.com/3890918/letterman-final-show/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3891801/david-letterman-last-show-celebrities-thanks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3891801/david-letterman-last-show-celebrities-thanks/"},"headline":"Celebrities Say #ThanksDave Before David Letterman's Last Show","datePublished":"2015-05-21T01:23:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:30:37.361Z","description":"Hollywood bids farewell to the king of late-night TV","url":"https://time.com/3891801/david-letterman-last-show-celebrities-thanks/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66ce6aea8688ca67/69885114428a9e2802ccd580/david-letterman3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Andrew Katz","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/andrew-katz/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66ce6aea8688ca67/69885114428a9e2802ccd580/david-letterman3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"In this image released by CBS, David Letterman appears during a taping of his final \"Late Show with David Letterman,\" on May 20, 2015 at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.","caption":"In this image released by CBS, David Letterman appears during a taping of his final \"Late Show with David Letterman,\" on May 20, 2015 at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.","creditText":"Jeffrey R. 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