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Key points
- David Letterman joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show as one of the show's final guests.
- Letterman originated the franchise in 1993 and hosted for 23 seasons before handing over the reins to Colbert in 2015.
- The pair threw 'Late Show' furniture off the Ed Sullivan Theater roof onto a CBS target.
David Letterman ended his last visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert with a parting message to CBS that invoked one of the network's revered former journalists: "In the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf---ers!"















