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David Letterman’s Final ‘Top 10′ List

Send off: David Letterman's final Late Show was star-studded. The Top 10 featured messages from (left-right) Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Peyton Manning, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock, Jim Carey, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin, Barbara Walters, and Alec Baldwin

Touching and humble end: The 68-year-old Late Show host spoke directly to wife Regina and son Harry (both pictured), who were sat in the audience, when he said: 'Thank you for being my family, and really, nothing else matters, does it'. It was a rare glimpse of his family

Farewell! The Late Show's Twitter feed shared this image of Letterman taking the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater for the final time

Bowing out: Letterman seen here on his penultimate show on Tuesday with guest Bill Murray, who burst out of a giant cake to make his entrance Murray was also Letterman's first ever guest 

End of an era: Wednesday's finale marked 33 years on the air for Letterman he started out on NBC in 1982 before moving to CBS in 1993 after NBC gave Jay Leno the network's most prestigious night-time slot instead of him

Out with a bang! Fans and admirers crowded in on the sidewalk for the final farewell

Signed, sealed, and delivered: One eager fan on the street brandished an autographed copy of Time magazine

It's a wrap: Letterman, 68, pictured leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater after completing his final taping of The Late Show

It's a wrap: Letterman, 68, pictured leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater after completing his final taping of The Late Show

Ten stars from Alec Baldwin (pictured) to Tina Fey delivered the final Top Ten list of 'things I've always wanted to say to Dave'

Barbara Walters was the second of the star-studded line-up with this joke - to which Letterman exclaimed, 'I know!'

Letterman laughed hysterically when Steve Martin delivered this message

Another king of comedy: Jerry Seinfeld visited the set with his wife before joining the show with this cut-down

Another king of comedy: Jerry Seinfeld visited the set with his wife before joining the show with this cut-down

In stitches: Jim Carey left his fellow comedians in stitches as he poked fun at himself with this joke for Letterman, who is famously dead-pan

Funny because it's true: Chris Rock made reference to Letterman's successor Stephen Colbert

Burn! Jerry Seinfeld feigned shock as Julia Louis-Dreyfus joked about the Seinfeld finale

Token character: Among the TV and comedy greats, the Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning made an appearance

Lauded comedian Tina Fey mocked the sexist nature of the comedy scene

Bill Murray's message was comically underwhelming





Here is Letterman’s final “Top 10.”
10. Alec Baldwin: “Of all the talk shows, yours is most geographically convenient to my home.”
9. Barbara Walters: “Did you know that you wear the same cologne as Muammar Qaddafi?”
8. Steve Martin: “Your extensive plastic surgery was a necessity and a mistake.”
7. Jerry Seinfeld: “I have no idea what I’ll do when you go off the air. … You know, I just thought of something. I’ll be fine.”
6. Jim Carrey: “Honestly, Dave, I’ve always found you to be a bit of an over-actor.”
5. Chris Rock: “I’m just glad your show is being given to another white guy.”

4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: “Thanks for letting me take part in another hugely disappointing series finale.”
3. Peyton Manning: “You are to comedy what I am to comedy.”

2. Tina Fey: “Thanks for finally proving men can be funny.”

1. Bill Murray: “I’ll never have the money I owe you.”