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Season 20
Season 20 episodes2013-01-02

Season 20

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.

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Episodes

Season 20

Episode 1

Kathy Griffin; Chris Pratt; Big Boi

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Episode 2

Regis Philbin; Zedd

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Episode 3

Tracy Morgan; Marv Albert; Everest

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Episode 4

Michael Strahan; Jessica Chastain; Conor Maynard

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Episode 5

Brian Williams; Morrissey

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Episode 6

Josh Brolin; Kathryn Bigelow; Ray Wylie Hubbard

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Episode 7

Michael J. Fox; Lena Dunham

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Episode 8

Catherine Zeta-Jones; Allison Williams; Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

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Episode 9

Charlie Sheen; Phil Simms; José James

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Episode 10

Jennifer Lawrence; Alan Zweibel; A$AP Rocky

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Episode 11

Kim & Kourtney Kardashian; Buddy Guy

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Episode 12

Jeremy Renner; Jack Hanna

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Episode 13

Kevin Bacon; Brian Kiley; The Amazing

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Episode 14

Melissa McCarthy; David Morrissey; David Byrne & St. Vincent

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Episode 15

Sylvester Stallone; Al Gore

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Episode 16

Jason Bateman; Alison Brie; Shovels & Rope

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Episode 17

Al Pacino; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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Episode 18

Kevin Spacey; Nick Griffin; Emeli Sandé

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Episode 19

Gov. Chris Christie; Joe Flacco; Cody Ray Slaughter

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Episode 20

Eric Stonestreet; Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo; Brandon Bennett; Norman, the Bicycle-Riding Dog

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Episode 21

Joel McHale; Amy Sedaris; Justin Shandor

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Episode 22

Sally Field; John Harbaugh; Shawn Klush

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Episode 23

Pauley Perrette; Jake Johannsen; Ben Portsmouth

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Episode 24

Bill O'Reilly; S.I. Swimsuit Models; The Avett Brothers

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Episode 25

Bruce Willis; Kate Upton; Little Big Town

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Episode 26

Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha; AnnaSophia Robb; Robert DeLong

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Episode 27

Jerry Seinfeld; Dave Grohl & the Sound City Players with Stevie Nicks

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Episode 28

Helen Hunt; Jeff Caldwell; The Maccabees

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Episode 29

David Spade; Kenny Licklider; Aaron Neville

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Episode 30

Michelle Williams; Chris O'Donnell; von Grey

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Episode 31

Hugh Jackman; Zosia Mamet; The Americans

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Episode 32

Johnny Depp; Bill Carter and The Blame

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Episode 33

Luke Wilson; Dan Mintz; Imagine Dragons

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Episode 34

Alec Baldwin; Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowell

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Episode 35

Joan Rivers; Jimmie Johnson; Kendrick Lamar

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Episode 36

Tina Fey; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Solange

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Episode 37

Michael Bloomberg; Depeche Mode

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Episode 38

Steve Carell; Emilia Clarke; Josh Ritter

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Episode 39

Jim Carrey; Richard Thompson

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Episode 40

Gerard Butler; Elizabeth Cook

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Episode 41

Seth Meyers; Demetri Martin; Dropkick Murphys

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Episode 42

Selena Gomez; Bob Sarlatte; Killer Mike

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Episode 43

Bill Cosby; Mikaela Shiffrin; Garbage

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Episode 44

Eva Mendes; Andy Hendrickson; The Airborne Toxic Event

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Episode 45

James Franco; Andrew Borracchini; Ed Sheeran

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Episode 46

Brian Williams; Pegi Young & The Survivors

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Episode 47

Gary Gulman; Wavves

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Episode 48

Shia LaBeouf; Jeff Altman; The Band Perry

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Episode 49

Regis Philbin; Broadway musical “Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella”

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Episode 50

Louis C.K.; Rachel Maddow; The Flaming Lips

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Episode 51

Martin Short; Tyler, the Creator

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Episode 52

Chelsea Handler; Ross Bennett; Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Episode 53

Lindsay Lohan; Pete Lee; Gary Clark Jr.

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Episode 54

Harrison Ford; Rita Wilson; Jake Bugg

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Episode 55

Matthew McConaughey; Ryan Lochte; Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchess)

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Episode 56

Steve Martin; Edie Brickell; Jenna Fischer

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Episode 57

Kate Hudson; A.J. Clemente; Selena Gomez

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Episode 58

Jim Parsons; Snoop Lion

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Episode 59

Jon Hamm; Ricky Jay; The So So Glos

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Episode 60

Mindy Kaling; Nada Bakos; Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite

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Episode 61

Dr. Phil McGraw; Chris O'Dowd; Phoenix

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Episode 62

Tobey Maguire; Tom Odell

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Episode 63

Paris Hilton; Miriam Tucker; Atlas Genius

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Episode 64

Nathan Lane; Joe Matarese; Kacey Musgraves

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Episode 65

John Krasinski; Kerry Washington; James Blake

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Episode 66

Zooey Deschanel; Jim Gaffigan; Pistol Annies; Todd Rundgren

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Episode 67

Michael Strahan; Alyson Hannigan; Natalie Maines

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Episode 68

Jack Hanna; Benedict Cumberbatch

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Episode 69

Chris Pine; Tom Dreesen; She & Him

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Episode 70

Mark Harmon; Amy Schumer; Luke Bryan

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Episode 71

Tom Hanks; cast of “Pippin”

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Episode 72

Ed Helms; Hoda Kotb; Brad Paisley

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Episode 73

Barbara Walters; Jesse Eisenberg; MS MR

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Episode 74

Will Arnett; Trevor Noah; Kurt Vile

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Episode 75

Will Smith; The National

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Episode 76

Jason Bateman; Piedmont bird callers; John Fogerty

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Episode 77

Woody Harrelson; Tommy Johnagin; John Fogerty with Dawes

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Episode 78

Neil Patrick Harris; Tony Kanaan; Frank Turner

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Episode 79

Nathan Fillion; John Oliver; Local Natives

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Episode 80

Johnny Galecki; John Mellencamp & Stephen King; Queens of the Stone Age

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Episode 81

Vince Vaughn; Andy Kindler; Queens of the Stone Age

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Episode 82

Russell Brand; Michael Shannon; Haim

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Episode 83

Dana Carvey; Nick Robinson; cast of “Matilda”

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Episode 84

Tom Brokaw; Darlene Love

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Episode 85

Harry Connick, Jr.; Dylan Moran

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Episode 86

Bill O'Reilly; Greta Gerwig; Quadron

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Episode 87

Don Rickles; Nick Cannon; Tom Keifer

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Episode 88

Jeff Daniels; Ken Jeong; Jim James

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Episode 89

John Travolta; Chris DiStefano; Japandroids

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Episode 90

Melissa McCarthy; Idris Elba; Dale Watson and His Lone Stars

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Episode 91

Channing Tatum; Tim DeChristopher; Fitz and The Tantrums

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Episode 92

Jamie Foxx; Patrick Kane; Wale

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Episode 93

Johnny Depp; Marc Maron; Dawes

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Episode 94

Michael Cera; Martha Stewart; Ra Ra Riot

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Episode 95

Adam Sandler; Joseph Arthur

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Episode 96

Salma Hayek Pinault; Tony Hale; Houndmouth

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Episode 97

Kevin James; Shaun White; Darius Rucker

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Episode 98

Bruce Willis; Bud Selig; Valerie Simpson

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Episode 99

Bill Maher; Poppy Montgomery; Pokey LaFarge

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Episode 100

Brian Williams; Court Yard Hounds

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Episode 101

Liev Schreiber; Adam Newman; Cold War Kids

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Episode 102

Cate Blanchett; Aisha Tyler; Franz Ferdinand

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Episode 103

Hugh Jackman; Lisa Kudrow; Jason Isbell

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Episode 104

Jason Sudeikis; Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

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Episode 105

Regis Philbin; Terry Fator

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Episode 106

Denzel Washington; James McCartney

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Episode 107

Bryan Cranston; Amanda Seyfried; Michael Franti & Spearhead

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Episode 108

Matt Damon; Hanni El Khatib

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Episode 109

Oprah Winfrey; Paul Rudd

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Episode 110

Olivia Wilde; Dean Norris; John Mayer

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Episode 111

Louis C.K.; Hugh Evans; John Legend

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Episode 112

Tina Fey; Valerie June

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Episode 113

Serena Williams; Sean Donnelly; MGMT

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Episode 114

Patrick Dempsey; Amy Sedaris; Laura Marling

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Episode 115

Anderson Cooper; Olivia Munn; Robert Randolph & The Family Band

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Episode 116

Staff Sgt. Ty Carter; Hayden Panettiere; In the Valley Below

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Episode 117

Bill Murray; Lenny Kravitz & Gladys Knight

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Episode 118

Jake Gyllenhaal; Julie Chen; The Dodos

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Episode 119

Tim Robbins; Herm Edwards; Passion Pit

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Episode 120

Queen Latifah; Jake Johnson; TV on the Radio

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Episode 121

Arsenio Hall; Dan Naturman; Laura Mvula

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Episode 122

Ricky Gervais; Rahm Emanuel; Janelle Monae

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Episode 123

Billy Crystal; Sheryl Crow

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Episode 124

Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Keith Olbermann; Keith Urban

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Episode 125

Alec Baldwin; Toni Collette

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Episode 126

Dr. Phil McGraw; Tom Dreesen

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Episode 127

President Bill Clinton; Tired Pony

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Episode 128

Cher

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Episode 129

Robin Williams; Lizzy Caplan; Icona Pop

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Episode 130

Bono; Johnny Galecki; Kings of Leon

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Episode 131

Steve Martin; Kathleen Madigan; The Kruger Brothers with Steve Martin

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Episode 132

Sean Hayes; Sting

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Episode 133

Sarah Michelle Gellar; Nick Offerman; First Aid Kit

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Episode 134

Kerry Washington; Ariel Tweto; Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

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Episode 135

Brian Williams; a performance from the film “Muscle Shoals”

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Episode 136

Tom Selleck; Michael Somerville; Albert Hammond Jr.

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Episode 137

Tom Hanks; Two Door Cinema Club

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Episode 138

Seth Meyers; Michael Fassbender; Amos Lee

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Episode 139

Lucy Liu; Mark Jacobson; The Weeknd

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Episode 140

Jack Hanna; Kunal Nayyar

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Episode 141

Michael Strahan; Simon Amstell; Cage the Elephant

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Episode 142

Ray Romano; James Franco

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Episode 143

Sylvester Stallone; Anna Faris; Deltron 3030

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Episode 144

Bill O'Reilly; The Head and the Heart

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Episode 145

Donald Trump; Selena Gomez

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Episode 146

Barbara Walters; Steve Young; White Denim

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Episode 147

Charles Barkley; Lindsey Vonn; King Krule

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Episode 148

Rob Lowe; Scott Dixon; Alan Jackson

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Episode 149

Will Arnett; Clive Davis; The Avett Brothers

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Episode 150

Harrison Ford; Holy Ghost!

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Episode 151

Morgan Freeman; Brian Regan; Frightened Rabbit

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Episode 152

Woody Harrelson; David Ortiz; The Wanted

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Episode 153

Kathy Griffin; Bruce McCall; J. Cole

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Episode 154

Natalie Portman; Chris Elliott; James Blunt

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Episode 155

Kelly Ripa; Cobie Smulders; Gary Clark Jr.

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Episode 156

Tom Brokaw; Rhys Darby; Black Joe Lewis

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Episode 157

Julianna Margulies; Gen. Ray Odierno; Moon Taxi

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Episode 158

Michael J. Fox; Lorde

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Episode 159

Samuel L. Jackson; Chris Matthews

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Episode 160

Claire Danes; Will Forte; Metric

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Episode 161

Connie Britton; Lady Antebellum

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Episode 162

Vince Vaughn; Jimmie Johnson; Luscious Jackson

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Episode 163

Anderson Cooper; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; The Neighbourhood

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Episode 164

Jennifer Lawrence; Taraji P. Henson

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Episode 165

Jonah Hill; Chiwetel Ejiofor; J. Roddy Walston and The Business

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Episode 166

Howard Stern; Adrienne Iapalucci

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Episode 167

Josh Hutcherson; Chris “Mad Dog” Russo; Sky Ferreira

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Episode 168

Martha Stewart; Pitbull

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Episode 169

John Goodman; Kevin McCaffrey; Iggy Azalea with T.I.

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Episode 170

Stephen Colbert; Sir Ian McKellen; Chvrches

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Episode 171

Billy Crystal; Julie Chen; ZZ Ward

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Episode 172

Emma Thompson; Andy Cohen; Nick Lowe

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Episode 173

Julia Roberts; Glen Hansard

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Episode 174

Regis Philbin; John Witherspoon; Seasick Steve

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Episode 175

Will Ferrell; Chris Cornell feat. Joy Williams

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Episode 176

Paul Rudd; Cristin Milioti; Alt-J

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Episode 177

Ben Stiller; Shannon Eis; Brett Dennen

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Episode 178

Steve Carell; The Saint Johns

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Episode 179

Kristen Wiig; Darlene Love

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