David Letterman Lands President Obama as the First Guest on His New Netflix Show

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman premieres on Jan. 12

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Almost three years since signing off from Late Night, David Letterman will be hosting a talk show once again.

Netflix announced today that the first episode of his hour-long talk show series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, will premiere on Friday, Jan. 12, and will continue through June as a “monthly event.”

Letterman’s debut guest will be former President Barack Obama, who is making his first talk show appearance since leaving the White House a year ago.

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