Late Night Bumpers

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Interviews and examples of bumpers in LATE NIGHT with transitions in and out of breaks. Enjoy!

Enjoy the new Bumpers interview on the Letterman Podcast

Letterman still photographer and author of The Letterman Bumpers, Marc Karzen is LIVE in Studio 11 - PLUS: It’s Amusement Park day on he feeds. Questions, comments, random thoughts below #thankyou 🎙❤️✨

It’s not hyperbolic to say that Marc Karzen was instrumental in creating the attitude of the visual tone of 'Late Night With David Letterman.' Karzen, along with art director Bob Pook and graphics coordinator Edd Hall, created the bumpers we the viewers would see as Late Night broke for and came back from commercials. The Emmy nominated “No-Logo” concept would take the show title and integrate it into natural late night New York settings.

CLICK FOR VIDEO INTERVIEW with Bumper designer Arlen Schumer: 2022 marks the 40th Anniversary of the debut of “Late Night with David Letterman,” the NBC nighttime talk show that put the young comedian from Indiana on the pop culture map, one who would shape the style and tone of late night television for decades to come!

Examples of some Bumpers in segments in the show:

Grace's third and last appearance on Late Night, here promoting her new Starship LP, "No Protection." Her first appearance on January 10, 1983, is here: http...
One of the top shows in Late Night's 11 1/2-year run, presented in full here and in stereo. First preceded by Dave promoting the appearance the night before ...
Frank appeared on Late Night four times, including one cameo. 1. August 10, 1982 (taped the day before): With his daughter Moon Unit, Frank promotes his curr...

Letterman staffer Marc Karzen talks about how he, Bob Pook and Edd Hall created the iconic commercial bumper photos for "Late Night."

Bob Pook and Marc Karzen speak about their experiences photographic for the Letterman show and how they incorporate the show's logo into the image.
Jerry appeared on Late Night two times: October 5, 1982, and March 29, 1984. Here are both. The promotional clip to the film he was promoting on the latter a...
By request: Chris Elliott's impersonation of Paul.
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of Dave retiring from late night television (his last show was on May 20, 2015), I've put together a series of "first and ...