7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Overview
David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The Late Show with David Letterman primarily functioned as a mainstream entertainment program, focusing on humor, celebrity interviews, and general cultural commentary. While it frequently engaged in satire of political figures and current events, its overall approach was more characterized by a broad, often apolitical, and skeptical comedic lens rather than the consistent promotion of a specific political ideology.
The 'Late Show with David Letterman' featured a diverse array of guests over its run, reflecting a natural variety without explicit DEI-driven recasting of its core roles. As a talk show, its format did not involve a narrative that critically portrayed traditional identities, maintaining a generally neutral or positive framing.
Secondary
The Late Show with David Letterman, as a decades-long talk show, likely featured diverse LGBTQ+ guests and topics. Its portrayal was episodic and varied, reflecting evolving societal norms, and thus did not consistently affirm or denigrate LGBTQ+ identity, resulting in a net neutral impact.
The show frequently employed humor targeting the perceived absurdities, commercialism, or hypocrisy associated with Christian practices and figures. This comedic approach highlighted human failings within a Christian context, rather than affirming the faith's virtues or offering a nuanced positive portrayal.
Based on the provided information, there are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in 'Late Show with David Letterman' (1993). Therefore, a specific evaluation of its portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As a late-night talk show, "Late Show with David Letterman" primarily features real individuals (host, guests) and original sketch characters. It does not adapt existing canonical or historical characters in a narrative context that would allow for a gender swap as defined.
The Late Show with David Letterman is a late-night talk show featuring real people and original sketch characters. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established characters whose race could be altered, thus the concept of a 'race swap' does not apply.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.4
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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