Charles Grodin, Paul Hopkins Dave stuggles to grow a beard; Charles Grodin promotes his talk show; Dave chats with the former Washington Senators pitcher who gave up Babe Ruth's 59th home run in 1927 (in his MLB debut, no less). Details Casts Title Charles Grodin, Paul Hopkins Genres Talk Comedy Release Date 1998-09-10 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 03 Minutes Season Number 6 Episode Number 9 Production Companies Worldwide Pants, CBS Entertainment Productions, CBS Productions, CBS Studios David Letterman Self - Host Paul Shaffer Self -Musical Director Alan Kalter Self - Announcer (voice)