--- title: David Letterman Gets Barack Obama as Netflix Show Guest description: Obama is set to make his first talk show appearance since leaving the White House on the premiere of David Letterman's new Netflix series. canonical: https://time.com/5090142/barack-obama-david-letterman-new-talk-show/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-05T19:16:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:34.783Z og:title: When You Can Watch Obama's First Post-White House TV Appearance og:description: Mark your calendars og:url: https://time.com/5090142/barack-obama-david-letterman-new-talk-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec13e6c6056d9a80/6988f73dbc6cfc4c583e491d/barack-obama-david-letterman1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-OBAMA-USO og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: When You Can Watch Obama's First Post-White House TV Appearance twitter:description: Mark your calendars twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec13e6c6056d9a80/6988f73dbc6cfc4c583e491d/barack-obama-david-letterman1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Barack Obama Is Teaming Up With David Letterman for a Post-Presidency First  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 5, 2018 7:16 PM UTC  President Barack Obama shakes hands with David Letterman during a celebration of the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces and the 75th anniversary of the USO at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on May 5, 2016. President Barack Obama shakes hands with David Letterman during a celebration of the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces and the 75th anniversary of the USO at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on May 5, 2016.Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 5, 2018 7:16 PM UTC [President Barack Obama](http://time.com/5082975/barack-obama-2017-book-music-list/) is officially set to make his first talk show appearance since leaving the [White House](http://time.com/5089521/michael-wolff-fire-fury-donald-trump-book/) on the premiere of [David Letterman’s](http://time.com/4987364/letterman-on-jimmy-kimmel/) new Netflix series. The streaming service announced on Friday that Obama is slated to be the first guest on the Jan. 12 episode of _My Guest Needs No Introduction_, Letterman’s new six-part, 60-minute talk show. The series marks the longtime late-night host’s return from retirement following his [departure from ](http://time.com/3891833/david-letterman-finale-last-late-show-review/)_The Late Show_ in 2015 and will feature a different guest — George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Jay-Z, Tina Fey and Howard Stern — on each monthly episode. “I had a show for a long time and then I didn’t have a show for a long time and I can’t tell you how great it is to be out of the damn house,” Letterman jokes in the teaser. Obama was a frequenter of the late-night circuit during his Oval Office tenure, racking up [eight appearances](http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/politics/barack-obama-david-letterman/index.html) on Letterman’s _Late Show_ alone. 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