David Letterman said goodbye to his TV career with his last show on Wednesday as the host of "Late Show' on CBS.

Letterman, who introduced to the television a different kind of comedy and entertainment, started his career in 1982, with a late night show on NBC. Since then, he has hosted a different range of personalities, including TV stars, movie actors and even incumbent Presidents. And in his 33 years of career as a host, he has done 6,028 broadcasts, according to CBC.

For his last show, he was joined by guests including the Foo Fighters, Steve Martin, Peyton Manning, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey and Jim Carrey, according to the Guardian.

The very evening, President Barack Obama tweeted a tribute to Letterman as he was finishing up taping on his final night, saying, "TV won't be the same without Dave."

Letterman ended the last show with a long talk saying, "The last six weeks it's been crazy. People have been saying lovely things about us, and it's really been over the top. And I can't tell you how flattering, embarrassing and gratifying it has all been. I have two things to say about all this: We have done over 6,000 shows and I was here for most of them and I can tell you a pretty high percentage of those shows absolutely sucked. And, also, in light of all of this praise, merited or not, do me a favor - save a little for my funeral. I'd appreciate it."

The show ended with Letterman's final goodbyes followed by a performance by his favorite band, Foo Fighters. The band gave a live performance of Everlong that played in the background of presentation of clips from his shows.