S3·E121 Barbara Walters, Halle Berry, Ray Charles

Episode recap

During season three, episode 121 of the weeknight talk and comedy series Late Show with David Letterman, the Ed Sullivan Theater undergoes renovation, leading host David Letterman to host the program directly from the lobby. The makeshift arrangement features only sixty folding chairs set up for the audience. Fire Commissioner Howard Safir oversees the proceedings during the broadcast.

Guests Barbara Walters and Halle Berry make their respective entrances through the theater debris. During the episode, David Letterman speaks to guest Ray Charles, telling him that he does not know how to break it to him, but he is in the lobby. Additionally, a man-on-the-street segment is featured, which reveals that most New Yorkers are apathetic toward the new lobby set.