Letterman and Colbert Toss Late Show Furniture Off the Roof of Ed Sullivan Theatre

"“Who owns this stuff?” Letterman asked Colbert as he stroked the fabric of the chair he was sitting on. “It all belongs to the CBS Paramount Corporation,” Colbert responded. “This is nice. It would be a shame if something happened it,” Letterman replied, before calling out several stagehands to take the set's furniture to the roof."

"Following a commercial break, the two late-night hosts appeared on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theatre, where Letterman explained, “We are up here for the wanton destruction of CBS property.” Added Colbert: “This is a true story: when I first got this gig, one of the first things they told me before we even moved into the offices is that I would not be allowed to throw anything off of the roof of the Ed Sullivan building because evidently there was a problem with a previous tenant... but we're at the end now, so all bets are off.”"

"Letterman and Colbert then proceeded to toss several CBS-owned chairs, along with watermelons and a cake, from the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theatre to a CBS-branded target down below. “Thank you for everything you've done for our country,” Letterman told Colbert to close the segment, before delivering one final message to “the folks at CBS.”"

"“In the words of the great Ed Murrow,” Letterman said, “good night and good luck, motherfuckers!”"

Stephen Colbert was joined by David Letterman with five episodes remaining before The Late Show ended. They reprised a classic Letterman bit involving the ownership and destruction of set furniture. Letterman asked who owned the chair, and Colbert said it belonged to CBS Paramount Corporation. Letterman then had stagehands move the set’s furniture to the roof. After a commercial break, both appeared on the roof and described the activity as wanton destruction of CBS property. Colbert said he was previously told he could not throw items off the roof due to issues with a prior tenant. They tossed CBS-owned chairs, watermelons, and a cake toward a CBS-branded target below. Letterman closed by thanking Colbert and delivering a final message to CBS using Ed Murrow’s phrase.

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