Calvert DeForest Live Remotes Collection on Letterman, 1983-96

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  • @michaelf4203
    @michaelf4203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Pure gold, I stayed up as a kid to watch these similar train wrecks, his shows were like no other and then you had Paul and the band

    • @anthonygordon9483
      @anthonygordon9483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lettermen pretty much turned his entire staff into being part of the entertainment. Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, pretty much took all of Lettermen's tricks.

    • @sultanofswat9382
      @sultanofswat9382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I stayed up in high school weekdays to watch Carson then Letterman

    • @BoycottChinaa
      @BoycottChinaa ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Throwing stuff off the roof pulled me in as a kid, always a fan

    • @marmaly
      @marmaly ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@anthonygordon9483and Letterman took most of his from Steve Allen. So it all worked out.

  • @DragonMasterSubo
    @DragonMasterSubo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Larry "Bud" Melman interviewing people was my actual favorite thing as a child. I thought it was an SNL skit and no one had any idea what I was talking about. The way he never finishes the sentences before passing the mic, and just hands out hot towels. I remember watching this with my grandfather way back in the day.
    Later on when they'd claim some celebrity was coming on (Streisand, Carson) and it was just be him, always lost it.
    Good God was he funny.

  • @MichelleUS66
    @MichelleUS66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Calvert was so endearing! He really seemed like a genuinely sweet person.

  • @gilwood7530
    @gilwood7530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I loved the Letterman show ...Was lucky enough to get to see the show live a bunch of times . Larry "Bud" was always a blast. When i saw PEE WEE HERMAN live he shared some funny stories about hanging with LARRY . Dave had the best insane late night stuff ...We were always "tuned up " by the time he came on

  • @willarity6927
    @willarity6927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I met Mr Melman on a train to Boston, and he autographed my copy of The Living Sea, by Jacques Cousteau. Greatest moment of my life up to that point and perhaps beyond.

    • @skizzytheerealest
      @skizzytheerealest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is hilarious

    • @Rs-xw4bj
      @Rs-xw4bj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Grizzy Bear if you live to be 102 you will never do anything as cool as meeting Calvert

    • @rjp801
      @rjp801 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am very sorry... I hope things will get better for you. Good luck...

    • @tomcopeland288
      @tomcopeland288 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sctv

  • @andyrose5616
    @andyrose5616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I love the way Hal would hang on to the shot of Calvert's maniacal laughter just long enough to capture the completely blank expression that would inevitably follow.

    • @BixbyConsequence
      @BixbyConsequence ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, it was like he was thinking "They gave me these lines and I have no idea why..."

  • @hindskn
    @hindskn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Don Giller, you continue to perform an invaluable public service. Thank you for all of your hard work!

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thanks, Ken. Appreciated!

  • @johncornell3665
    @johncornell3665 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks so much for doing this. So many great memories. Larry was so funny. He and Dave, great together!

  • @illiamdeebe7579
    @illiamdeebe7579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    God I remember being a kid and seeing this era of Late Night.. I felt like I was in on a secret club. There was a few of us on the school bus that would quote shows the next morning. There will never be another show with the rambling nature, grimy New York atmosphere and irreverent attitude. Thanks for this collection!

    • @dm0065
      @dm0065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yup. I remember staying up after bedtime and sneaking down to turn on the TV and watching Dave on low volume. He was doing something wonderful, anybody could tell. You didnt have to be old enough to actually understand it.

    • @doctorjingles
      @doctorjingles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You were kind of in a secret club. Very sophisticated for its time really.

    • @qthelost
      @qthelost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It sure did feel like a secret club. I remember how cool it was when you met someone and found out that they watched Late Night and were in the club too.

    • @patrickwcowley
      @patrickwcowley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's a really wonderful tribute and description!! Thank you very much for sharing this with us!! My Uncle Bob, who introduced me to rock n' rock, LOVED early David Letterman, and had recorded so many episodes. When we arrived in the afternoon one Thanksgiving, I was really surprised to see Uncle Bob, watching a younger David Letterman on VHS and just loving every second of it all while being in his own little world.

    • @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL
      @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah. We had the original SNL in elementary school… we loved it but half the jokes kinda went past us. Then Letterman got his show when we were in jr high and it was exactly right.

  • @stephengiese7549
    @stephengiese7549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have never laughed so hard at a remote broadcast! Larry is very cute and funny without working too hard. Great offbeat entertainment! Thanks utube.

  • @ernestkinas5973
    @ernestkinas5973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I remember staying up late in high school to watch this.
    The first time I saw Larry "Bud" Melman I almost pissed myself I was laughing so hard.
    Missed a lot of consecutive home room attendances but it was well worth it.

  • @randyj420
    @randyj420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This got me through my junior high years...then high school. Brilliant. My loss of sleep was absolutely worth every second. I feel so lucky to have had this comedy help form me - more so than my formal schooling. Brilliant. Thanks Don - thanks DL and crew!

  • @Scott__C
    @Scott__C 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Calvert was so hilarious on the show. When the work day is a bummer, I watch something on here to laugh uproariously. Thanks so much.

  • @alexcasas7572
    @alexcasas7572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    The Port Authory remote is in my TOP3 funniest things I've ever watched in TV. The first segment is perfect: the tall bus driver next to the diminute Calvert, the botching of the lines, the microphone, the clueless lady, the towels, the "how may wha?"... and David loosing it in the studio.

    • @timharrod
      @timharrod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      NELCOME

    • @alexcasas7572
      @alexcasas7572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@timharrod Peter Webster.

    • @siggylloyd3566
      @siggylloyd3566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Well stated! I believe that in many ways, the first clip epitomizes so much of what was incredible about the early Late Night shows.

    • @ernestkinas5973
      @ernestkinas5973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@siggylloyd3566
      Those were special years.
      Dave lost his edge when he went to CBS.
      I haven't seen most of these clips since they were originally aired back in the eighties when I was a teenager.
      And they're even funnier than I remember.
      Good job.
      Don Giller.

    • @Vejur9000
      @Vejur9000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes. That’s a classic at the bus terminal.

  • @Music73777
    @Music73777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I almost forgot about Larry "Bud" Melman. This is taking me back to staying up and watching early Letterman when I was about 13.

  • @imaguandaloops
    @imaguandaloops 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Incredible work Don Giller. Thank you for all of your effort!

  • @yohei72
    @yohei72 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's kind of amazing that Calvert never got one iota better at his delivery over many years of this. Thank goodness!

  • @markromero5331
    @markromero5331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    After watching this series, It really set in, " How old I really am ". Thanks for Turning Back the Hands of Time for me, to enjoy once again another look, at one of the greatest times in my life. Your work, does not, go unappreciated. Thank you Don.

  • @xanadu7lukas
    @xanadu7lukas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Calvert was the best this is SO REAL you could NEVER ever do this today ever this is Honest NY and funny priceless Thanks LBM u r laughing w the Angels forever man....

  • @joker3092
    @joker3092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I loved when he asked that woman holding the baby if she had any questions about New York.She was from there and said "we know about it" lol!

  • @DaDitka
    @DaDitka ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'll say this- if I had received a hot towel from Larry "Bud" Melman, I would have had that framed as a souvenir.

  • @rufuswalling5519
    @rufuswalling5519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Larry just radiates love it’s incredible.

  • @mrchopsticks3
    @mrchopsticks3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Late Night was so great, especially in the early years. It was like watching a cable access show that somehow got on network tv. It was so unpolished and seemed like it was completely unplanned, which I think it was on some levels.

  • @abe_froman8360
    @abe_froman8360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I watched that Port Authority remote when it first aired. Still the funniest thing I've ever seen.

  • @neuromd42
    @neuromd42 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you for the memories.
    Thanks for posting these gems.

  • @ussemi4912
    @ussemi4912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow! "Larry Melman" was comedy gold!!! Bravo!

  • @joemajewski7710
    @joemajewski7710 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Calvert deforest what a gem 💎 . I just wish he was in more comedy movies .

  • @cattathat
    @cattathat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    R.I.P Calvert DeForest

  • @leelarson5994
    @leelarson5994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is comedy gold. Thank you.

  • @JusticeForTheDead
    @JusticeForTheDead ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Comedy Gold... love Calvert DeForest aka Larry Bud Melman!!!!!!!!!

  • @Vejur9000
    @Vejur9000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This show was classic late night New York City. Iconic.

  • @LeeKav
    @LeeKav ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Go ahead Calvert, ask him some questions."
    "Yes I do."
    He had an amazing ability to adjust when Dave strayed from the script -_-

  • @goonsquad2.023
    @goonsquad2.023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for posting these classic Letterman moments.

  • @MarkKanaster-ev6pq
    @MarkKanaster-ev6pq ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Genius I was able to watch this live and I am glad I can say that I am sorry for the gen who had to watch it on the internet Gen X forever

  • @davidmeichner8346
    @davidmeichner8346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was a treat to have the chance to stay up late on school nights to watch this.

  • @randylevy
    @randylevy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Sweet! Port Authority is just so strangely awkward that it's spectacularly funny. I remember watching it and wondering how this is even on TV?

    • @alexcasas7572
      @alexcasas7572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How is it possible that Calvert DeForest was on TV?

  • @excaliburhead
    @excaliburhead ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had to stop the video after 5 minutes because my entire body hurt from laughing

  • @superfuzzymomma
    @superfuzzymomma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Goodness, I miss the NYC of the 80s.

    • @wilsonstone935
      @wilsonstone935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too, I lived there in the mid 80s and loved it, been back a few times and just not the same,. That unique personality is gone

    • @sinicalypse
      @sinicalypse 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      By the time I got to NYC (2007) there were military ppl in full fatigues brandishing assault weapons @ Penn Station #WelcomeToNewYork

    • @sammavacaist
      @sammavacaist 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was a kid at the time, but I would love to go back and experience it as an adult. I got there in 1998 when it was a whole different place.

  • @jedblaugrund597
    @jedblaugrund597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Well, this is just fabulous. Thank you!

  • @jgarofalo8813
    @jgarofalo8813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nothing will ever top Letterman in the 80s

    • @1AstralKing
      @1AstralKing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s amazing how bad he got in the 2000s and especially in his last few years.

  • @Chunglingsoo
    @Chunglingsoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So happy to see your videos back, Don. And thank you again for posting them!

  • @arthurnitzschke6991
    @arthurnitzschke6991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ...and a star was born!

  • @SIKE01
    @SIKE01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Calvert DeForest aka Larry "Bud" Melman, didn't leave any heirs but he left behind a lasting legacy of laughs :D

  • @JusticeForTheDead
    @JusticeForTheDead ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:06:45 the kiss on the top of his head we all wish we could've given this man for making us laugh! Thanks for having him all those years, Dave...

  • @vatonorteno
    @vatonorteno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Calvert could never get it that he needs to keep the mic on him until he finishes asking the question. LOL.

  • @sayanchatterjee1510
    @sayanchatterjee1510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was waiting for this compilation

  • @cattathat
    @cattathat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Larry Bud Melman in Port Authority is gold. ❤

  • @lordofthemound3890
    @lordofthemound3890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If Calvert DeForest was just a regular guy who played this character on purpose, he would be the greatest comedian of all time.

  • @vjstv0101
    @vjstv0101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of your collections are great! Thank you so much!!

  • @sultanofswat9382
    @sultanofswat9382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s still funny decades later

  • @davidmerlin3344
    @davidmerlin3344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was lucky to meet Calvert when I appeared on the show back in 1996.
    Nice guy.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did you do on the show, and do you have a date for it?

    • @seansturgill4869
      @seansturgill4869 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What did you do on the show?

  • @leonardstilwell1894
    @leonardstilwell1894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    No one could pontificate on the vicissitudes and existential angst of big city life, and the ennui they leave in their wake, quite like Larry.

  • @shandalear3252
    @shandalear3252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good old Larry Bud...one if the fixtures of my life in NYC! ♥️

  • @thefantasyreview8709
    @thefantasyreview8709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You can hear letterman laughing his head off in the background at the port authority segment... its hilarious.

  • @_PrimetimePranks
    @_PrimetimePranks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you for this collection!!!!

  • @leonardstilwell1894
    @leonardstilwell1894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That Port Authority remote. Man alive, I couldn't stop laughing!

  • @BuddhatheRockstar
    @BuddhatheRockstar ปีที่แล้ว

    I stopped watching TV 7 years ago. Dave was so eccentric and so were his guests❤

  • @cattathat
    @cattathat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this upload.

  • @46monkeyes
    @46monkeyes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Toast on a stick!!! I loved that bit!

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’re all here - th-cam.com/video/sWGj69OMdqg/w-d-xo.html

  • @tomz500
    @tomz500 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don, thanks for when you put these videos on here you that the viewer feels like they're watching the show and not just very short clips.

  • @xanadu7lukas
    @xanadu7lukas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember meeting Bif and larry Bud at the Doorway to Rock center those were great days nice guys too genuine!!

  • @vintageccm4658
    @vintageccm4658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for posting! This is gold!!!!

  • @michaelharry8341
    @michaelharry8341 ปีที่แล้ว

    i forgot about Calvert...brings back so many memories....he was so funny without really trying

  • @francoisbegin6718
    @francoisbegin6718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so funny, I cant stop laughing Dave improv is awesome and so funny when he cracks up.

  • @marymurphy8353
    @marymurphy8353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw him in chicago. I don’t remember why he was there but my brother and I went downtown to see him.

  • @mubd1234
    @mubd1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Calvert is so...unprofessional (in the nicest possible way), yet so eager that you can’t help but laugh. The NBC microphone flag being used in some of the crosses also adds a layer of feigned gravitas which makes it even more funny.

  • @iansg75
    @iansg75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tremendous!
    Welcome back DonzTV

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank Carson Productions, which rescinded their takedowns. I had two strikes from that. Then, last Friday morning, UMG took down the two Prince performances on LS. That got me the third and fatal strike, and the channel was taken down. No way to create a new one.
      Then Carson came through after I pleaded with them. They’re great people.

    • @iansg75
      @iansg75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dongiller The fine folks at Carson Productions are definitely great people, tip of the proverbial hat to them.

  • @kerryhale8646
    @kerryhale8646 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember staying up in junior high school to watch Dave, always hoping Larry Bud Melman would be on. This is the funniest stuff ever.

  • @TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods
    @TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my god, him and the kid in Times Square for the "Spring Festival" - I almost wet my pants.

  • @SlapthePissouttayew
    @SlapthePissouttayew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Won't you please accept this carton of menthol cigarettes." lol

  • @ibidesign
    @ibidesign 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:23 Swear to God, that's Chief Inspector Clouseau over Larry's right shoulder (behind him and to the left onscreen).

  • @taczylotaczylo9495
    @taczylotaczylo9495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for sharing. I like this.

  • @v8vrooooom
    @v8vrooooom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    GOLD!

  • @arthurnitzschke6991
    @arthurnitzschke6991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In the 1st clip, I may have figured out who the guy with the mustache is. He says he's in N.Y to be in a movie called "Sweet Ginger Brown". IMDB says that was an early title for the movie "The Flamingo Kid". Found a clip on TH-cam (in Spanish) that I thought looked a little like him, but without the mustache. If that is him, he's an actor named Googy Gress. Can anyone confirm this?

    • @toweypat
      @toweypat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good work! I thought he looked like a camera guy or something, hehe.

    • @arthurnitzschke6991
      @arthurnitzschke6991 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toweypat Thanks!

  • @roslirahimkl
    @roslirahimkl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Letterman is legendary.

  • @NankerPhelge65
    @NankerPhelge65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Larry kept moving the mic before finishing his sentence 🤣😆😂🤣

  • @HotelAVJobs
    @HotelAVJobs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The perfect disaster of timing and comedy. There is a significant lost brilliance here folks I doubt we will ever see again...

  • @hinthegroove9740
    @hinthegroove9740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I didn’t think I could “Larry Bud” made me laugh.

  • @joelspencer9233
    @joelspencer9233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    37 years ago today...Larry " Bud" Melman at the Port Authority Bus Terminal! I wanted to comment on this today because I have watched most of your great compilations the past year and this one is definitely one of my favorites. Like others have already said, I think Port Authority is not just one of the funniest moments in Letterman's history...it's one of the funniest moments in TV history! The part with Larry and the microphone is so funny, but I love the bit with the dance instructor as well (and what a sweet person she seemed to be!). It kind of bothers me that Larry/Calvert sometimes gets described as being "terrible" or "untalented." I thought he was hysterical with the dance instructor...looking back at the camera when she's offscreen and his " Got that? I don't want to repeat it." line was perfect (From the man who usually repeated everything said back to him!). But this entire compilation is terrific (I hadn't seen most of these...I am really impressed with your knowledge and other posters' knowledge of Late Night). These compilations have brought back so many memories of what life was like back in the mid-to-late 80s and early 90s for me. Life was definitely not perfect back then...but I miss a lot of things about that era. Thank you again for posting these!

    • @jgarofalo8813
      @jgarofalo8813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was never terrible or untalented, his screw ups brought too much laughter.

  • @LogoMan7777
    @LogoMan7777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    55:20 - A high school student takes a carton of menthol cigarettes. I think that's why Bud went back to hors d'oeuvres.

  • @savethecoconutgroveplayhou548
    @savethecoconutgroveplayhou548 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best part of the show

  • @mubd1234
    @mubd1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm pretty sure that the Times Square microphone malfunction was caused by Calvert blowing out the microphone's diaphragm by yelling so loudly into it!

  • @cattathat
    @cattathat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    27:27 😂😂😂😂😂 Still gets me

  • @viviandarkbloom100
    @viviandarkbloom100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I swear I was crying by 3 minutes in.

    • @viviandarkbloom100
      @viviandarkbloom100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Royal Lurch 'Laid Back' Hightower Esq. IDK. Maybe a Bob Dylan vid. Or Norm Macdonald?

    • @viviandarkbloom100
      @viviandarkbloom100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Royal Lurch 'Laid Back' Hightower Esq.
      You know who else it could be?
      You guessed it......Frank Stallone.

  • @patrickmccarthy7877
    @patrickmccarthy7877 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Larry Bud Melman looked like my dad with a touch of Lyndon Johnson.

  • @earlcampbell8927
    @earlcampbell8927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks Don!
    Back in the day it was hard to deal with not having Larry Bud any more.
    Like losing one of the key actors on a sitcom, you just accept it and hope the dang writers come up with good ideas.
    Hey here’s a question I would enjoy your perspective on:
    • What in your opinion was the best or peak or your favorite time period for Letterman? (you could say a year or group of years)
    • and what was the weakest?
    I would be happy to answer but I’d have to think about it.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Way too complicated an answer for so simple a question. I'm never comfortable pontificating about this stuff. For Me, Late Night was it. Every night was an experiment.
      There was gold in the Late Show years, but they were few and far between. You could tell Dave was going through the motions, especially after his heart surgery. Until the last Christmas show and the last 5 months, when it all began to mean something again, not only for viewers but also for Dave as well.

    • @earlcampbell8927
      @earlcampbell8927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don Giller
      Excellent answer!
      I knew a Letterman fan would not dodge the question. I asked because you’re so familiar with the whole range.
      I really don’t have a good answer yet, but the first things that come to mind:
      • I was about 12, home alone watching the usual daytime tv (no cable) when his daily morning show arrived, and I loved the uniquely awkward humor
      • high school years with the early years of Late Night: Larry Bud; subtle and not-so-subtle disrespect of dumb or egotistical celebs; and “the pinheads at nbc and GE”...
      Then when he announced his retirement, I never missed a single show. The last episode and the highlights show were epic. Working the drive-thru etc.
      And who can forget Mujiber and Sirajul

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You were a fan before me. A friend suggested I check out the morning show that summer of ‘80, but - and I can offer some excuses - a health issue at the time - but I tuned in for maybe a minute and didn’t give it a chance. You caught on immediately; I didn’t.
      It was the following year, in 1981, when I was on a Carson kick, and Dave would guest. That’s when I began to “get” him.

    • @earlcampbell8927
      @earlcampbell8927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don Giller
      I’m a bit of a sarcastic basterd, and I love Rickles and Rodney Dangerfield’s blunt characters, so Dave hit my funny bone just right.
      And when he started sticking the knife in nbc and GE, I’m thinking this guy’s unbelievable.
      The timing was just right in society for that irreverent stuff. Now everything’s PC and you can’t be mean without getting tattled on and boycotted.
      Unless your target is a certain leader and his party. No rules there, call ‘em the worst names ever uttered on tv.
      (I won’t get political. Any media/entertainment critic would agree that’s the case).
      And it’s relevant, as it makes ALL the current hosts unwatchable.
      P.S. I never agreed with Dave’s politics, but it didn’t bother me at all because like Carson he kept it minimal 👍🏼

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Let’s avoid the political stuff in here. There are countless outlets for that.

  • @davedee4382
    @davedee4382 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those were the days.

  • @chumcool
    @chumcool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    9:24 The Movie that this man has arrived to New York to work on is a film called "The Flamingo Kid". Tho the man says the movie was called "Sweet Ginger Brown", this was only a working title. Working Titles are used for reasons just like this. Anyone affiliated with the film, especially crew, will generally not know the exact title so that they can not bring attention to them selves from any media sources that may result in leakage of the films plot. "The Flamingo Kid" starring Matt Dillon was the first movie ever to be given a (PG-13) rating. It was also Marisa Tomei's first film. Just thought this was interesting.

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just kidding, interesting tidbit

  • @UpstateMediaNY
    @UpstateMediaNY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    @Don Giller. Awesome work as always, Don....Are there enough instances to make a compilation of Dave legitimately losing it in hysterics ala the Port Authority clip? The Casey Kasem "Top ten #'s from 1 to 10" comes to mind, also.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not sure. I’ll have to think about it some more.

    • @Lateshowrob
      @Lateshowrob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, would love to see that compilation. Many of them would include Chris Elliot, who always seemed to make Dave lose it.

  • @joelzenny
    @joelzenny หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved Larry!!

  • @kylem7341
    @kylem7341 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What seems to be the topic of conversation?
    What a magnificent skyline...

  • @professorm4171
    @professorm4171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw Calvert once in the subway in NYC.

    • @thegrimyeaper
      @thegrimyeaper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HAHAHAHAHA! I love that joke.

    • @cattathat
      @cattathat 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But i did see him shopping in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn back in the day.

    • @sinicalypse
      @sinicalypse 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell me you got a selfie with the guy and posted it on the 80s equivalent of instagram

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I call BS. Post pics

  • @mubd1234
    @mubd1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At 1:16:00 where Dave is plugging Benihana frozen meals, it looks like NBC edited out a good chunk of Dave’s pitch before the break bumper slide. I suppose he must have said something unflattering about em...

  • @krisstarring
    @krisstarring 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Larry "Bud" Melman aka Calvet DeForest was a clascic fixture on Letterman's show. It was pretty sad when he died.

  • @caveatemp
    @caveatemp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Strange that the writers thought his real name wasn't funny enough!

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Larry Bud always had excellent mic control, especially in those early days.
    That Letterman era was the best.
    He was still a fresh face, and he and his writers could experiment with some absurd ideas and skits that were sometimes very funny.
    And I have question:
    During the 40-plus minute mark when Letterman is celebrating his two-year anniversary, at the end of the segment when Dave says goodnight and the house band is playing its out theme, who is the white guy playing very tasteful drums in place of Steve Jordan?
    And one wonders what ever became of that “student” from Brooklyn who said “make money” when asked about his current employment.

    • @tammycampbell7797
      @tammycampbell7797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anton Fig, he was always the drummer.

    • @LeeKav
      @LeeKav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasn't Steve Gadd filling in on drums for the 2nd anniversary special?

    • @BenDowdy
      @BenDowdy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steve Gadd.

  • @benkleschinsky
    @benkleschinsky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You know what I find amazing. NBC has done an amazing job archiving Johnny Carson's old shows and putting them into DVD collections and uploading them online. For the life of me, I don't know why NBC has refused to release Letterman's old footage officially. I thank channels like this tremendously for being the only source to watch the golden years of Letterman.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      NBC has nothing to do with the Carson archives. Johnny owned the shows, and his company is responsible for preserving and maintaining his video legacy.
      As for Late Night, that’s a whole other tale.
      And thanks!!

    • @snotbowst
      @snotbowst 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dongiller doesn't Letterman think that reruns ruin the value of the show's or something?

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snotbowst Got me. I can’t read his mind.

    • @snotbowst
      @snotbowst 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dongiller dang man with how many videos and knowledge of Letterman deep lore you got I thought you'd just have that kinda fact locked and loaded Haha
      But I answered my own question actually, he was opposed to syndicated reruns while he was still doing the show around 1991 or so. I guess the reason we haven't seen much of the show these days is actually just NBC, Conan has hinted that NBC is just vastly indifferent to the back catalog of talk shows. It's why it's kind of a huge deal he got all his shows back recently.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snotbowst Ah - _syndicated_ reruns; you hadn’t specified that before. Yeah, Dave particularly detested the A&E syndicated Late Nights and made that clear during the time. The E! syndications of LN began in December ‘93; Dave was into his fourth month at CBS, and I think at that point, LN was a distant past. The 2002-03 Trio LN run was likely ancient history by that point.

  • @imaguandaloops
    @imaguandaloops 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "She finds it for me!"

  • @RangerVickyJohnson
    @RangerVickyJohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don Giller, would you ever consider uploading Calvert DeForest’s mid-90’s duet of “I Got You Babe” with Sonny Bono, along with Sonny’s interview? I remember dying laughing when it aired. The moment was mentioned in many of the published obits for Mr. DeForest but I’ve never been able to find a recording online. Any help on this one would be much appreciated!!!

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      August 15, 1995. When I get to it. Overwhelmed for the next two weeks.

    • @RangerVickyJohnson
      @RangerVickyJohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dongiller Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me… and thanks for the date! I knew it had to be ‘95 or ‘96 based on where I was living at the time… I vividly remember watching it in the living room with my dad (I was only 14!) I’m really looking forward to seeing this again when you have the chance. Happy New Year!

    • @vintageccm4658
      @vintageccm4658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember that!!! Hilarious!

  • @johndolan2911
    @johndolan2911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does anyone remember when he sang “Dock of the Bay?”