Staff Favorite Moments: Producer Barbara Sheehan | Letterman

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  • The Letterman producer looks back on her Fight Corner, Chris Elliott as Marlon Brando and more.
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  • @elizabethlarson9655
    @elizabethlarson9655 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Her deadpan delivery is really pretty wonderful.

  • @dongiller
    @dongiller ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Fun fact: The Mummenschanz cast were Late Night writers Gerard Mulligan (Fork) as either “Ingrid” or “Gretchen,” depending on the segment; Matt Wickline (in his recurring role as Hot Dog) as either “Helmut” or “Hans”; Sandy Frank (Spoon) as “Klaus”; and Chris Elliott (Toilet Paper) as “Gunther.”
    Someone told me there’s a Late Night Mummenschanz collection on some loser’s TH-cam channel.

    • @MegaPrincefox
      @MegaPrincefox ปีที่แล้ว +9

      not a loser

    • @pdempsey
      @pdempsey ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Array boss, where's the lighting cigarettes clip? My head is spinning!

    • @thelettermanpodcast
      @thelettermanpodcast ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not our channel. Must be some other loser.

    • @rocketreindeer
      @rocketreindeer ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha ha ha!

    • @clownnookie
      @clownnookie ปีที่แล้ว

      That 'loser' that you so crudely refer to is my hero and good friend, Don Giller. Stuff it, rude-guy !

  • @dongiller
    @dongiller ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Fun Fact #2: The Larry Bud torch-lighting occurred on the 8th-Anniversary special, held at the L.A. Universal Amphitheater. Taped January 24, 1990, it aired at prime time on February 1. In that broadcast, Calvert ascended the steps but stopped two short of the top, then delivered his line nearly flawlessly.
    In the regularly-scheduled Late Night that followed Carson that same evening (taped earlier that day), the show ended with the botched outtake that’s shown here. In this take, Calvert climbed all the way to the top, where evidently the newly-lit flame obstructed his view of the cue cards.
    I’m guessing that the botched outtake came from the anniversary show’s afternoon taping, while the corrected take came from the evening taping, the solution for a better line-of-sight access to the cue cards lying in Calvert stopping two steps shy of the top, below the flame rather than behind it.

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The best part of this was when she starts giggling at 15:20 and can barely get the words out. Thank you for including that!

  • @qthelost
    @qthelost ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Barbara, please give us a part two. We like you. We actually like you.

  • @johnpelletier7641
    @johnpelletier7641 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Barbara Sheehan is very charming, and also very talented. She doesn't give herself enough credit. So much legendary Dave stuff that you don't even remember because there were so many classic TV comedy moments.

  • @LDBetaGuy
    @LDBetaGuy ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a treat to see Barbara Sheehan again! I always loved her appearances on the show.

  • @royrowland5763
    @royrowland5763 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Jim Belushi, the king of comedic talents, saying Chris Elliott's Brando is a bad imitation, sounds about right. That whoosh you hear is something actually funny going over Jim Belushi's head.

    • @ronniechilds2002
      @ronniechilds2002 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It might be the average amount of talent in the room rapidly dropping as soon as he enters it.

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      “Im begging you, on my hands and knees like a Dog-dont put croutons in it!” 😂

  • @Mo_Taser
    @Mo_Taser ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That may be the nicest, sweetest woman I've ever seen.

    • @alancialino
      @alancialino ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No argument here.

  • @Writebrain82
    @Writebrain82 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The spot with Scorsese's mother was a real hilarious bit. More big-time directors should go on late-night shows with their mothers. :-D

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 ปีที่แล้ว

      ha ha....the way she looked at Dave when he asked what he wore when he came over for dinner.

  • @jazzjokesjalopies
    @jazzjokesjalopies ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The use of non-performers on the staff…it just worked. 😂

  • @UberNeuman
    @UberNeuman ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've never been moved by a Stingray. Until now. lol. Thanks for the memories, Barbara!

  • @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501
    @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am so damn happy you guys are doing these look back segments.

  • @RichardHandal301
    @RichardHandal301 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just too much. Excited to see the long departed David Fanshawe. He was promoting his album Musical Mariner, which was mostly his own recordings made traveling around islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, all made on 7" reels with his portable Nagra deck. He documented all this ethnographic music that would have otherwise been lost. It’s archived in Australia. I couldn’t believe when you had him on as I already loved his album so much. There had been a two-hour doc series on PBS.
    I wonder if Chris Elliott has any memories of the show that he might be persuaded to share with us? He could do one in each of his characters and have clips with his dad. “…ly Ballou, here.”

  • @porcorosso999
    @porcorosso999 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love these segments! Endless entertainment.

  • @JayDeeIsMyName
    @JayDeeIsMyName ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how Letterman's official team finally embraced Don Giller's entire Late Night archive; those Barbara Sheehan-intro's on the repeats, what a find 😁👏

  • @justinkoenig1706
    @justinkoenig1706 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to see the episode of Letterman with Charles Grodin when shared his new interest in photography. His photos were absolutely terrible and it was hilarious.

    • @clownnookie
      @clownnookie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The lovely Don Giller has you covered. Just TH-cam:Charles Grodin Collection on Letterman, Part 1 of 7: 1982-88 eNJOY!

  • @ScottSelva
    @ScottSelva ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another home run with the staff favorites! I can't imagine the work that goes into producing these and they're excellent every time. I also appreciate how the channel will post the longer version of a segment mentioned in the video. Keep all of it coming!

  • @hobodivine5776
    @hobodivine5776 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Barbara has a beautiful voice, kind of reminds me of the French Pop singers from the 60's (Yé-Yé). These were great clips thank you for sharing!

  • @JackSilbert
    @JackSilbert ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ms Sheehan is a delight!! Thank you so much for this.

  • @madderred69
    @madderred69 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Chris Elliott as Brando:”If I may be so bold”

  • @robclarkson5356
    @robclarkson5356 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome Barbara, thank you!

  • @Redmenace96
    @Redmenace96 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice lady, and her choice of segments was very much the zany, obscure bits that I enjoyed so much.

  • @scotta9735
    @scotta9735 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The stingray bit is a classic. The letterman golden years

  • @hinthegroove9740
    @hinthegroove9740 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love every post, but this is one of the best ones 😊

  • @proto-geek248
    @proto-geek248 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Barbara, your stingray voice-over was poignantly hilarious. Never sell short your innate comedy talents.

  • @alewicke
    @alewicke 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The musicologist, at 1:44, is David Fanshawe and the music is his "African Sanctus". We did it in college. AMAZING!!

  • @thelettermanpodcast
    @thelettermanpodcast ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Ok, look. Barbara is great. This package was great. The memories were great. However, we need to make perfectly clear, twenty Canadian Dollars goes to the first person to send us the clip of Shecky trying to light a cigarette.

    • @JCO2002
      @JCO2002 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'll kick in another 20 C$.

    • @alancialino
      @alancialino ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Shecky rehearsal was what had the staff and crew in disbelief. Hilarious and stunning. The tape must exist somewhere.

    • @chasscollard4254
      @chasscollard4254 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ll also throw in 1,000 Rubles and an autographed photo of Putin as he mysteriously falls off a 40 story building.

    • @chenzenzo
      @chenzenzo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've got every Letterman episode ever on betamax and VHS

    • @thelettermanpodcast
      @thelettermanpodcast ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chenzenzo outstanding

  • @stevencamilli9528
    @stevencamilli9528 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love you, Barbara!

  • @catherinegigliotti1368
    @catherinegigliotti1368 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was hysterical..thanks

  • @Roy-G-Biv
    @Roy-G-Biv ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love these videos from Letterman staff. They all seem to be living a nice life in some fancy digs. good for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @TheJuniorMints
    @TheJuniorMints ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Barbara! I hope there's a Part 2...

  • @Longshot_NYC
    @Longshot_NYC ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I loved Chris' Brando impression. I thought it was great 'cause it highlighted Brando's unique mindset.

    • @johnpelletier7641
      @johnpelletier7641 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's just too absurd that Jim Belushi didn't get that Chris's Brando was a bit and not an impression.

    • @UberNeuman
      @UberNeuman ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@johnpelletier7641 Jim Belushi doesn't get a lot of things.

    • @leebrock4783
      @leebrock4783 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@johnpelletier7641 But it was an impression. And a bit. And hilarious.
      I'll bet Belushi has a different take on this now than he had then.

    • @raymondm.9954
      @raymondm.9954 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The banana dance.

    • @johnpelletier7641
      @johnpelletier7641 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UberNeuman Yes, Jim has never exactly been his brother John talent-wise.

  • @danpatrick9080
    @danpatrick9080 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Chris elliot never breaks from sketch

    • @mikemcf33
      @mikemcf33 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that guy is so underrated. He’s a riot. remember his show “Get a Life”?

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't remember him once ever breaking. If he did he covered it well.

  • @alancialino
    @alancialino ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Legendary, inside stuff.

  • @mattwcody
    @mattwcody 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best one yet

  • @KungEMuller
    @KungEMuller ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow! Barbara has truly done a lot of great things despite the fact that she doesn't call herself great. That is a true legend right there.

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am completely jealous of anyone who worked there in the early years. They were part of a remarkable moment in television history.

    • @KungEMuller
      @KungEMuller 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@allendracabal0819 I know. Dave had a lot of people helping him out over the years, and those people helped him change late night TV.

  • @dorklyasmr6017
    @dorklyasmr6017 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is as adorable now as she was then. She was always SO uncomfortable on each segment; yet so seemingly game.

  • @bdwon
    @bdwon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sheehan is so funny

  • @qthelost
    @qthelost ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stingray -- "I am proud of my many offspring, some of whom I have cannibalized."

  • @winonafrog
    @winonafrog 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ♥️ what a sweetie

  • @pauld.172
    @pauld.172 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It looks like there were two Barbara Sheehan weeks. The first was definitely during the 1987 technicians strike. The red carpet seen in the other, I think, was there in 1989 but stand to be corrected.

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know of one guy out there who can definitively resolve this. Hopefully he sees your comment some day, and sets us all straight.

  • @5454randy
    @5454randy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes, the stingray is back!

  • @NoellaScott
    @NoellaScott ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We need a compilation of Dave being uncomfortable with people dancing in front of him. He always seems disgusted. I feel like that's a deep well headlined by Mr. Chris Elliott.

  • @lynnturman8157
    @lynnturman8157 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "I'm proud of my offspring, some of whom I cannabalized." Nobody ever said parenting was easy.

  • @adamcady5546
    @adamcady5546 ปีที่แล้ว

    That pig bit did me in

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You could tell that the pig really loved him.

  • @dianewinters8628
    @dianewinters8628 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😎

  • @Squidbillies1000
    @Squidbillies1000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Barbara we miss Dave and his staff.

  • @paulailey5373
    @paulailey5373 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:28 is that Jimmy Kimmel??!!

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably not. He looks kind of similar, but not really that close. Young Jimmy was also a bit overweight, moreso than the guy here.

  • @JasonMolter
    @JasonMolter ปีที่แล้ว

    Who can solve this Letterman mystery for me? There was a blonde woman who'd stand by the doors leading out to the hallway where Dave would sometimes walk out to for hijinx. It wasn't Barbara Sheehan. Often she'd be holding a clipboard or something. Who was that staffer?

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Perhaps Makeup Artist Candy Carrell, though I don’t recall her holding a clipboard.

    • @JasonMolter
      @JasonMolter ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dongiller That's it! Definitely! Thanks so much! One more piece of Letterman trivia solved for me.

  • @mannybravo237
    @mannybravo237 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yeah!; i was born ina same hospital as Molly Ringwald!!!!...that's my claim to fame lol!
    🏨👼🏻👩🏽‍🍼😄

  • @delavan9141
    @delavan9141 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love her soft humble voice, it's rather sexy.

  • @robotshaman1779
    @robotshaman1779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hmmm did Barbara sleep over at the office too?

  • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
    @OMGWTFLOLSMH ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't chew gum on camera. Dave would not approve and he'd make you hand it over.