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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Barack Obama tapes an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, U.S., May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Image Credit: REUTERS

David Letterman has lined up former president Barack Obama to be his first guest when he returns to a TV talk show later this month.

Obama will join Letterman on January 12 for the launch of the new My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman on Netflix.

Other guests slated to be on the show include George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Jay-Z, Tina Fey and Howard Stern. In each hour-long episode, Letterman will conduct a long-form conversation with a single guest and explore topics of his own outside the studio.

It will be the first talk show Letterman has hosted since he stepped down from Late Show with David Letterman in May 2015.