3:32 PM PDT 4/3/2014 by Aaron Couch
David Letterman has announced he'll be signing off from CBS' Late Show for good. During the taping for Thursday's episode, Letterman gave a sincere thanks to the network, his staff and viewers – adding cheekily: " What this means now, Paul (Shaffer) and I can be married."
Letterman added that a date for his final broadcast has not been set, saying it'll be "sometime in the not too distant future."
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"Sometime in 2015 -- in fact -- Paul and I will be wrapping things up and taking a hike," Letterman said to applause from the audience.
Late Show airs at 11:35 p.m. on CBS.
