| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 816 | September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09) | Chris Rock, Michael Moore | Neal Coty |
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| 817 | September 10, 1997 (1997-09-10) | Robert Wuhl, Adam Sandler | N/A |
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| 818 | September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) | Michael Palin, Tommy Lasorda | Cyndi Lauper |
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| 819 | September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16) | Kirk Douglas, Gabrielle Reece | James Taylor |
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| 820 | September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17) | Kevin Nealon, Yasmine Bleeth | Jud Hale |
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| 821 | September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18) | Lucy Lawless, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk | Ani DiFranco |
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| 822 | September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19) | Richard Lewis, Leila Kenzle | Nanci Griffith & The Crickets |
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| 823 | September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) | Matt Dillon, Jaleel White | Jon Bon Jovi |
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| 824 | September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24) | Tom Arnold, Melissa Joan Hart | Robert Hawkins |
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| 825 | September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25) | Elton John, Tim Meadows | N/A |
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| 826 | September 26, 1997 (1997-09-26) | Joan Cusack, John Tesh | Squirrel Nut Zippers |
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| 827 | September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) | Fran Drescher, Nikki Cox | Paul Rodriguez |
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| 828 | October 1, 1997 (1997-10-01) | Jon Lovitz, Kate Capshaw | Our Lady Peace |
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| 829 | October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02) | Jim Breuer, Guy Pearce | Mark Straussman |
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| 830 | October 3, 1997 (1997-10-03) | Tony Randall, Kimberly Williams | Sister Hazel |
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| 831 | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | Russell Crowe, Joan Collins | Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys |
|---|
| 832 | October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) | Paul Reiser, Janeane Garofalo | Steve Winwood |
|---|
| 833 | October 9, 1997 (1997-10-09) | John Lithgow, Dave Chappelle | Paul F. Tompkins |
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| 834 | October 10, 1997 (1997-10-10) | John Larroquette, Thane Maynard | N/A |
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| 835 | October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) | David Duchovny, Bill Bellamy | Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise |
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| 836 | October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15) | Penn & Teller, Jill Hennessy | Powerman 5000 |
|---|
| 837 | October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16) | Tori Spelling, Ice-T, Evel Knievel | N/A |
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| 838 | October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) | Robert Pastorelli, Charlize Theron | N/A |
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| 839 | October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28) | John Leguizamo, Laura San Giacomo | Texas |
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| 840 | October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29) | Martha Stewart, Jimeoin | N/A |
|---|
| 841 | October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30) | Ethan Hawke, Kennedy | Jimmy Blaylock |
|---|
| 842 | October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31) | David Hyde Pierce, Fred Savage | Cannabis |
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| 843 | November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04) | Molly Ringwald, Mia Kirshner | Lewis Black |
|---|
| 844 | November 5, 1997 (1997-11-05) | Cybill Shepherd, Helena Bonham Carter | Royal Crown Revue |
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| 845 | November 6, 1997 (1997-11-06) | William Shatner, George Stephanopoulos, French Stewart | N/A |
|---|
| 846 | November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07) | Rudy Giuliani, Karl Malden | Phish |
|---|
| 847 | November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11) | Bryant Gumbel, Francis Ford Coppola | Green Day |
|---|
| 848 | November 12, 1997 (1997-11-12) | Matt Lauer, Lisa Rinna, James Ellroy | N/A |
|---|
| 849 | November 13, 1997 (1997-11-13) | Ving Rhames, Peter Gallagher | Reggie McFadden |
|---|
| 850 | November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14) | Bill Murray, Ally Walker | Patti Smith |
|---|
| 851 | November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18) | Sam Donaldson & Cokie Roberts | Jackson Browne |
|---|
| 852 | November 19, 1997 (1997-11-19) | Denis Leary, Marcia Gay Harden | Frank Santorelli |
|---|
| 853 | November 20, 1997 (1997-11-20) | George Wendt, Julie Foudy, Terry Jones | N/A |
|---|
| 854 | November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21) | Darrell Hammond, Sheryl Crow | N/A |
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| 855 | November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25) | Sigourney Weaver, Frank Gorshin | Garth Brooks |
|---|
| 856 | November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26) | Nathan Lane, Al Sharpton | Todd Rundgren |
|---|
| 857 | November 27, 1997 (1997-11-27) | Scott Thompson, Carol Leifer | Dana Gould |
|---|
| 858 | November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28) | Mary Tyler Moore, Anthony Clark | Ric Ocasek |
|---|
| 859 | December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09) | Courteney Cox, Chris Kattan | Matthew Ryan |
|---|
| 860 | December 10, 1997 (1997-12-10) | Donald Trump, Marc Maron, Dan Dye & Mark Beckloff | N/A |
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| 861 | December 11, 1997 (1997-12-11) | Helen Hunt, Fisher Stevens | Todd Barry |
|---|
| 862 | December 12, 1997 (1997-12-12) | Danny Aiello, Joyce Brothers, Imani Coppola | N/A |
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| 863 | December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16) | Tom Brokaw, Jerry O'Connell | Los Straitjackets |
|---|
| 864 | December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17) | Quentin Tarantino, Naseem Hamed, Mike Lupica | N/A |
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| 865 | December 18, 1997 (1997-12-18) | Al Roker, Kelly Lynch | Tony Bennett |
|---|
| 866 | December 19, 1997 (1997-12-19) | Thane Maynard, Colin Quinn | Southern Culture on the Skids |
|---|
| 867 | December 22, 1997 (1997-12-22) | Ozzy Osbourne, Rich Hall | Ricky Skaggs |
|---|
| 868 | December 23, 1997 (1997-12-23) | Janeane Garofalo, Lewis Black | Cecelia Thomson |
|---|
| 869 | December 26, 1997 (1997-12-26) | Jay Mohr, Timothy Olyphant | Janine Ditullio |
|---|
| 870 | December 29, 1997 (1997-12-29) | Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa, Tito Puente | N/A |
|---|
| 871 | December 30, 1997 (1997-12-30) | Molly Shannon, Dave Attell | Diana Krall |
|---|
| 872 | January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01) | Pam Grier, Keith Olbermann | Andy Kindler |
|---|
| 873 | January 2, 1998 (1998-01-02) | Nicholas Turturro, Joey Lauren Adams | Marcy Playground |
|---|
| 874 | January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06) | Willard Scott, Michael Rapaport | N/A |
|---|
| 875 | January 7, 1998 (1998-01-07) | Rob Schneider, Ed Koch | Cornershop |
|---|
| 876 | January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) | Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Young Pelton | Nick DiPaolo |
|---|
| 877 | January 9, 1998 (1998-01-09) | Minnie Driver, Richard Belzer | B. B. King |
|---|
| 878 | January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20) | Ted Williams, Dave Chappelle | N/A |
|---|
| 879 | January 21, 1998 (1998-01-21) | Martin Scorsese, Maria Bartiromo | Martina McBride |
|---|
| 880 | January 22, 1998 (1998-01-22) | Jim Breuer, Bruce Strauss | Jimmy Tingle |
|---|
| 881 | January 23, 1998 (1998-01-23) | Rose McGowan | Huffamoose |
|---|
| 882 | January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27) | Richard Kind, Matthew Lillard | Patton Oswalt |
|---|
| 883 | January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28) | Famke Janssen, Bill Nye | The Pat McGuire Band |
|---|
| 884 | January 29, 1998 (1998-01-29) | Michael Keaton, Denver Broncos Offensive Line, Angelina Jolie | N/A |
|---|
| 885 | January 30, 1998 (1998-01-30) | Ben Stiller, Dan Cortese | Domo |
|---|
| 886 | February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03) | Jerry Springer, Melinda Clarke, David Brenner | N/A |
|---|
| 887 | February 4, 1998 (1998-02-04) | John Leguizamo, Ed McMahon | Victoria Williams |
|---|
| 888 | February 5, 1998 (1998-02-05) | Dan Aykroyd, Rebecca Romijn | N/A |
|---|
| 889 | February 6, 1998 (1998-02-06) | John Goodman, Dikembe Mutombo | Steve Earle |
|---|
| 890 | February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10) | Roma Downey, Shannon Hall | Warren Hutcherson |
|---|
| 891 | February 11, 1998 (1998-02-11) | Bob Costas, Louis C.K. | Salt-N-Pepa |
|---|
| 892 | February 12, 1998 (1998-02-12) | John Tesh, Darrell Hammond | Matt Kingfield |
|---|
| 893 | February 13, 1998 (1998-02-13) | Adam Sandler, Marlon Wayans | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
|---|
| 894 | February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17) | Tom Selleck, Ana Gasteyer | Alana Davis |
|---|
| 895 | February 18, 1998 (1998-02-18) | Ricki Lake, David Breashears | Allan Havey |
|---|
| 896 | February 19, 1998 (1998-02-19) | Rob Schneider, Tim Russert, Allen Covert | N/A |
|---|
| 897 | February 20, 1998 (1998-02-20) | Jason Priestley, Billy Zane | Hepcat |
|---|
| 898 | February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24) | Matthew Modine, Roy Jones Jr. | Patty Loveless |
|---|
| 899 | February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25) | Robert Duvall, Bill Bellamy, Samuel Folson | N/A |
|---|
| 900 | February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26) | Jane Seymour, Will Ferrell | Hanson |
|---|
| 901 | February 27, 1998 (1998-02-27) | David Schwimmer, Kurt Loder | Ed Byrne |
|---|
| 902 | March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03) | John Malkovich, Craig T. Nelson | H. Keith Melton |
|---|
| 903 | March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) | Kathleen Turner, Marc Maron | Elliott Smith |
|---|
| 904 | March 5, 1998 (1998-03-05) | Scott Wolf, Flea | Kevin Brennan |
|---|
| 905 | March 6, 1998 (1998-03-06) | Frederique, Boyd Matson | Finley Quaye |
|---|
| 906 | March 10, 1998 (1998-03-10) | Tom Arnold, Elizabeth Berkley | Chantal Kreviazuk |
|---|
| 907 | March 11, 1998 (1998-03-11) | Rudy Giuliani, David Frost | Jeff Garlin |
|---|
| 908 | March 12, 1998 (1998-03-12) | Fred Savage, Billy the Runaway Dog | Ian Bagg |
|---|
| 909 | March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13) | Denis Leary, Holly Robinson | Mary Lou Lord |
|---|
| 910 | March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17) | Peter Fonda, Colin Quinn | Blink-182 |
|---|
| 911 | March 18, 1998 (1998-03-18) | Kevin Bacon, Andy Kindler | The Bacon Brothers |
|---|
| 912 | March 19, 1998 (1998-03-19) | Julianna Margulies | Lewis Black |
|---|
| 913 | March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20) | Tim Robbins, Lauren Holly, Doris Wishman | N/A |
|---|
| 914 | March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31) | Ice-T, Ricky Jay | The Mavericks |
|---|
| 915 | April 1, 1998 (1998-04-01) | Edward Burns, Lennox Lewis | Dana Gould |
|---|
| 916 | April 2, 1998 (1998-04-02) | Steve Buscemi, Mimi Rogers | N/A |
|---|
| 917 | April 3, 1998 (1998-04-03) | Al Franken, Veronica Webb | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
|---|
| 918 | April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07) | Matt LeBlanc, Christina Applegate | Semisonic |
|---|
| 919 | April 8, 1998 (1998-04-08) | Steven Wright, Cheech Marin, Jonathan Harris | N/A |
|---|
| 920 | April 9, 1998 (1998-04-09) | Yogi Berra, Vendela | Hugh Fink |
|---|
| 921 | April 10, 1998 (1998-04-10) | Tom Brokaw, Michael Moore | Ben Harper |
|---|
| 922 | April 14, 1998 (1998-04-14) | Patricia Arquette, Bob Hoskins | Mono |
|---|
| 923 | April 15, 1998 (1998-04-15) | William Shatner, Kathy Griffin | Lionel Hampton |
|---|
| 924 | April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16) | Thane Maynard, Isaac Hayes | Bobby Slayton |
|---|
| 925 | April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17) | Corbin Bernsen, Rya Kihlstedt | Ken Rogerson |
|---|
| 926 | April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21) | Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Snyder | Fastball |
|---|
| 927 | April 22, 1998 (1998-04-22) | Richard Lewis, Rob Morrow | JB Ben |
|---|
| 928 | April 23, 1998 (1998-04-23) | Regis Philbin, Paige Turco | Ukrainian National Dance Co. |
|---|
| 929 | April 24, 1998 (1998-04-24) | Isabella Rossellini, Jerry O'Connell | The Derailers |
|---|
| 930 | April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28) | John Lithgow, Marc Maron | Pete Seeger & Dar Williams |
|---|
| 931 | April 29, 1998 (1998-04-29) | Al Roker, Peter Berg | Jason & the Scorchers |
|---|
| 932 | April 30, 1998 (1998-04-30) | Mark Wahlberg, Chris Kattan | Jeff Stilson |
|---|
| 933 | May 1, 1998 (1998-05-01) | Patrick Swayze, Daniela Peštová | N/A |
|---|
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Note: Michael Wood was scheduled to appear, but was cut due to time constraints. |
| 934 | May 5, 1998 (1998-05-05) | Michael J. Fox, Dave Foley | N/A |
|---|
| 935 | May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06) | Teri Hatcher, Oliver Platt | Lisa Loeb & Dweezil Zappa |
|---|
| 936 | May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07) | David Hasselhoff, Molly Shannon | Morcheeba |
|---|
| 937 | May 8, 1998 (1998-05-08) | Nicholas Turturro, Spike Lee | Michael Stipe |
|---|
| 938 | May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12) | Fran Drescher, Joe Rogan | Ray Davies |
|---|
| 939 | May 13, 1998 (1998-05-13) | Halle Berry, Robert Urich | Todd Snider |
|---|
| 940 | May 14, 1998 (1998-05-14) | Rosie O'Donnell, Patrick Warburton | Dave Attell |
|---|
| 941 | May 15, 1998 (1998-05-15) | Barbara Walters, Maria Pitillo | Betty "The Bug Lady" Faber |
|---|
| 942 | May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19) | Gena Lee Nolin, Scott Thompson | Link Wray |
|---|
| 943 | May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20) | Fabio Lanzoni, Vicki Lewis | The Deftones |
|---|
| 944 | May 21, 1998 (1998-05-21) | Matthew Broderick, Helen Martin | Emeril Lagasse |
|---|
| 945 | May 22, 1998 (1998-05-22) | Chevy Chase, Courtney Thorne-Smith | Andy Kindler |
|---|
| 946 | June 9, 1998 (1998-06-09) | Janeane Garofalo, Louis C.K. | Save Ferris |
|---|
| 947 | June 10, 1998 (1998-06-10) | Anne Heche, Robert Stack | Ed Byrne |
|---|
| 948 | June 11, 1998 (1998-06-11) | Sarah Jessica Parker, Darrell Hammond | N/A |
|---|
| 949 | June 12, 1998 (1998-06-12) | Dave Chappelle, Laura Linney | Pulp |
|---|
| 950 | June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16) | Hank Azaria, Patrick Macnee | Shane MacGowan |
|---|
| 951 | June 17, 1998 (1998-06-17) | Charles Grodin, Marc Maron | Ebba Forsberg |
|---|
| 952 | June 18, 1998 (1998-06-18) | Michael Rapaport, Jonathan Katz | Bran Van 3000 |
|---|
| 953 | June 19, 1998 (1998-06-19) | Marilu Henner, Greg Fitzsimmons | David George Gordon |
|---|
| 954 | June 23, 1998 (1998-06-23) | Sarah Michelle Gellar, Caroline Rhea | Brian Regan |
|---|
| 955 | June 24, 1998 (1998-06-24) | Billy Bob Thornton, Rebecca Lobo | Fuel |
|---|
| 956 | June 25, 1998 (1998-06-25) | Clyde Peeling, Connie Britton | N/A |
|---|
| 957 | June 26, 1998 (1998-06-26) | Ray Romano, Christina Ricci | Girls Against Boys |
|---|
| 958 | July 7, 1998 (1998-07-07) | Rich Hall, Kristen Johnston | Jimmie Vaughan |
|---|
| 959 | July 8, 1998 (1998-07-08) | Jim Breuer, Doris Kearns Goodwin | Todd Barry |
|---|
| 960 | July 9, 1998 (1998-07-09) | Alexi Lalas, Steve Zahn | Brady Barr |
|---|
| 961 | July 10, 1998 (1998-07-10) | Chris Rock, Judith Martin | Lucinda Williams |
|---|
| 962 | July 14, 1998 (1998-07-14) | Alan Alda, Ana Gasteyer, Chris Eigeman | N/A |
|---|
| 963 | July 15, 1998 (1998-07-15) | Ben Stiller, Seth Green | Brian Setzer Orchestra |
|---|
| 964 | July 16, 1998 (1998-07-16) | Matt Dillon, Jake Johannsen | Ben Folds Five |
|---|
| 965 | July 17, 1998 (1998-07-17) | Chris Elliott, Larry Holmes, Joey Green | N/A |
|---|
| 966 | July 21, 1998 (1998-07-21) | Joy Behar, Wallace Langham | Eve 6 |
|---|
| 967 | July 22, 1998 (1998-07-22) | Jay Mohr, Brandy | BR549 |
|---|
| 968 | July 23, 1998 (1998-07-23) | Peter Jennings, Dave Wells | Paul F. Tompkins |
|---|
| 969 | July 24, 1998 (1998-07-24) | Edward Burns, Louis C.K. | Bob McCoy |
|---|
| 970 | August 4, 1998 (1998-08-04) | Jamie Lee Curtis, Dana Gould | Widespread Panic |
|---|
| 971 | August 5, 1998 (1998-08-05) | Tony Danza, Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Patrice O'Neal |
|---|
| 972 | August 6, 1998 (1998-08-06) | French Stewart, Jeff Greenfield | Monster Magnet |
|---|
| 973 | August 7, 1998 (1998-08-07) | Adam Arkin, Jim Fowler | Tori Amos |
|---|
| 974 | August 11, 1998 (1998-08-11) | Gary Sinise, LL Cool J | Jonathan Richman |
|---|
| 975 | August 12, 1998 (1998-08-12) | Jimmy Buffett, Carla Gugino | Dwayne Kennedy |
|---|
| 976 | August 13, 1998 (1998-08-13) | Ray Liotta, Richard Kind | Upright Citizens Brigade |
|---|
| 977 | August 14, 1998 (1998-08-14) | Anne Heche, Mills Lane | Catatonia |
|---|
| 978 | August 18, 1998 (1998-08-18) | Don Rickles, Traci Lords | Emmylou Harris |
|---|
| 979 | August 19, 1998 (1998-08-19) | Al Roker, Darrell Hammond | Rufus Wainwright |
|---|
| 980 | August 20, 1998 (1998-08-20) | Vanessa L. Williams, Al Franken | David Feldman |
|---|
| 981 | August 21, 1998 (1998-08-21) | Colin Quinn, Alexander Chaplin | Angela Amato |
|---|
| 982 | August 25, 1998 (1998-08-25) | Pam Grier, Bill Bellamy | Sprung Monkey |
|---|
| 983 | August 26, 1998 (1998-08-26) | Tommy Davidson, Amy Brenneman | Mike Lupica |
|---|
| 984 | August 27, 1998 (1998-08-27) | Salma Hayek, Richard Branson | The Dixie Chicks |
|---|
| 985 | August 28, 1998 (1998-08-28) | Brian Williams, Frank McCourt | Lewis Black |
|---|