@@scottspy Thanks! (I have a particular set of skills ... when it comes to Pop Culture. 😉) Also, I forgot to throw in Al Corley for good measure as well.
I promised myself I was never going to be one of those "can you please put this one up" guys, but if you ever had the time for that, it would be tremendous. If not, that's fine too. I really just enjoy following you along with all the things you are generous to share. It is so great to be able to see "LATE NIGHT" again, the best show that was ever on TV. -- Zach Robertson
I think you said in an article that you're only missing a few Late Night/Late Show episodes. If you don't mind me asking, which ones are you still looking for?
How have those two shows managed to elude you when you have everything else? I'm sure there must be a novella-worthy story of your quest for those two episodes. NBC doesn't have them in their library?
Chris Elliott was the go to "Running Character Guy", and Larry "Bud" Melman for longevity, but the one that stuck with me was Gus, The Gruff but Lovable forklift driver. He drove the Library Lady in and out.
So.......Michael Zegan from Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel claims that his big break was playing Dwight the Troubled Teen on Letterman. It is a totally different dude. The guy in the sketch is easily over 20. Zegen would have been 12 in 1991 when the sketch started. Not sure what Zegen is talking about.
Yes, according to this new interview, it would have been circa 2003 (when he was 23). It apparently lasted a couple years. It would be interesting to see a collection of those. th-cam.com/video/qfM3v9c2Dgo/w-d-xo.html
So there’s this actor named Michael Zegan. He’s played some TV parts in Boardwalk Empire, Walking Dead, etc. Anyway, his IMDB page states he made over 50 appearances on Letterman as Dwight the Troubled Teen, but it’s not this guy in this video. I wonder why?
There were two Dwights. One at Late Night, here, with Paul’s Music Assistant Chris Albers, and one at Late Show, portrayed by Michael Zegan. I have a rough, unconfirmed count of 38 LS appearances of Dwight, not “over 50.”
Dwight was one of those ridiculous experiments that wasn’t funny to me at the time. It was more like something they would’ve done well on Fernwood 2-Night. But now I think it’s hilarious, and Paul’s melodramatic organ intros and exits are too appropriate. 🤪
@@dongiller True, but I do see his point. I could easily see this on "Get a life" or coming from Elliot. Also, man, this guy's look and voice/performance are PERFECT! He's right out of a late fifties/early sixties teen movie, for sure.
looked this up reminiscing about the much less politically divisive late night comedy of the old days, more constructive, unifying, back then. Comedy should unify not divide ...?
I was a troubled teen in 1991, and watching this now, it aaaaallllll makes sense.
Ok
I’ve only watched the first two, but I love how he’s just a second or two late coming out after being introduced. Nice subtle touch.
I miss old Letterman shows so much! Thank God for this uploader!
Don Giller -- Thank you, thank you, thank you! You deserve a Mark Twain Prize yourself for putting all of these together! 🏆
The troubled teen was such a 90s thing..Sally Jesse Raphael loved them
"I hate all of you"! So spot on I was almost waiting for it. 😅
Wow he so nailed the attitude of every teenager.
Just like those hypocrites at Dairy Queen... still use that line today... Thanks Don
Just finished these.
I think I saw the last one as a kid.
Real jems, thanks a lot ! 👍
Man....i miss the Letteman "era"....
Life had an entirely different vibe then
I needed a laugh this morning, thanks Dave, miss you so much... Please come back...
The good old days 😭
Dwight is played by the fine actor Chris Albers aka Junior aka Ace aka Paul Shaffer’s assistant.
Thanks Don!
Shaffer; Paul Shaffer.
I watch this over and over, thanks Don.
These are heart-wrenching :(
I m a huge fan. Thanks for the video.
dwight will fit right in jacksonville
Resembles a cross between Willie Aames and Larry Wilcox.
Those are very specific and accurate references!
@@scottspy Thanks! (I have a particular set of skills ... when it comes to Pop Culture. 😉) Also, I forgot to throw in Al Corley for good measure as well.
Whoa that’s a deep dive into arcane 70s/80s thespians.
Spot on though. Almost surgical precision.
I dont know who your talking about. Why dont you old farts go sit on it.
Im gonna Get outta this stinking youtube!
@@AnotherOak I appreciate your kind words, however I'm going to have to decline your generous offer of sitting on 'it', whatever that may be.
30 years later his children call him Dwight the Troubled Parent.
They should have kept the bit going withfirst circus then prison mail from Dwight.
This bit is AWESOME lmao. I didnt begin watching Letterman until about 93'...94' so, I missed this bit. Lol.
Ready to feel old? It’s 2020 and Dwight the Troubled Teen is now 34 years of age
Recheck that. :)
Try 43.
He's 14 in 1991, so in 2020 he's 43, no?
Or if he was 28 like he looked in 1991 he’d now be 59 in 2022 !!!
He kicked over my garbage can, cursed at my kids, now he's yelling at clouds.
Thanks Don!! Been waiting for this. :)
Speaking of troubled teens, it would be fun to have a Father Biff collection some time.
Damn I remember Dwight. Good stuff
"I wish you'd talk to him, Paul."
My favorite was Kyle, the intern. A bitter, sarcastic smart-ass. An "intern" for 15 years and resented Dave so much!
Yes, Kyle was funny
Lyle the intern.
@@uroktim Jimmi Simpson
Those hypocrites down the Dairy Queen are the worst.
I wonder if Dwight was ever able to turn his life around and snap out of that attitude? "Where are they now?"
Just once give him a Snickers.
Dunder Mifflin-Sabre
Dwight the troubled teen is now a member of Antifa
He and Dave should do something now where he is still living at home and Dave and Paul are trying to turn his life around
Can’t believe he got away with calling David Letterman a “squirrel head”.
they did stuff like that all the time. Dave had a very troubled relationship with himself.
“Yeah, he’s 14 years old..”😂
I'd forgotten all about poor Dwight.
The "damn it!" at 10:17 is perfect
Thanks, Don. Awesome as always. Keeping with the topic of troubled people, do you have ‘Dale, the Psychotic NBC Page'? Just curious.
Of course.
I promised myself I was never going to be one of those "can you please put this one up" guys, but if you ever had the time for that, it would be tremendous. If not, that's fine too. I really just enjoy following you along with all the things you are generous to share. It is so great to be able to see "LATE NIGHT" again, the best show that was ever on TV. -- Zach Robertson
Just put it up -- th-cam.com/video/SELqzIhdP6M/w-d-xo.html
Amazing stuff, Don - Thanks so much! Zach
I always thought this occurred much earlier in the series - like 87-88...
Nope; Chris entered Late Night’s orbit in post-strike ‘88.
A new running character that comes out and gives Letterman shit. XD
Those Dairy Queen hypocrites are the worst. Poor kid...
I think you said in an article that you're only missing a few Late Night/Late Show episodes. If you don't mind me asking, which ones are you still looking for?
February 25 and March 16, 1982. I have segments for each but not the complete shows. All other Late Nights and Late Shows are complete.
How have those two shows managed to elude you when you have everything else? I'm sure there must be a novella-worthy story of your quest for those two episodes. NBC doesn't have them in their library?
A long, boring story. Maybe someday I can explain.
I wonder if Letterman will access this channel at some point. Can you imagine? He probably forgot most of it.
He has trouble operating a telephone. :)
Dwight played by a very young, very talented, Bobby Moynihan
Nope. Read the description.
He's troubled because he looks 28, and everyone's after him to buy beer.
Albers was a really nice writer at Conan! I thought that this was him.
"..maybe I'll get into crime and alcoholism!"
LMAO
Does anyone know what song Paul starts to play at 1:08 when Dave asks for a dial tone?
Chris Elliott was the go to "Running Character Guy", and Larry "Bud" Melman for longevity, but the one that stuck with me was Gus, The Gruff but Lovable forklift driver. He drove the Library Lady in and out.
Lyle the Intern was always awkward, cringe-inducing fun.
@@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy Today I look on TH-cam. top row, Bookmobile lady and Gruff but Lovable Gus! LOL!!
I remember he took that character over to "Friday Night Videos" (later "Friday Night").
I think his last appearance was his best! The character still had legs.
I can picture Billy Eichner doing this character
Today's troubled teens were not like the great troubled teens of 1991.
That guy looks a lot like a young Ryan O'Neal.
When I saw the clip roll by, I thought Will Ferrell.
Sure hope Dwight didn't get killed during a prison riot anywhere.
"I hate you! I hate all of you!"
So. Who played Dwight the troubled teen?
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So.......Michael Zegan from Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel claims that his big break was playing Dwight the Troubled Teen on Letterman. It is a totally different dude. The guy in the sketch is easily over 20. Zegen would have been 12 in 1991 when the sketch started. Not sure what Zegen is talking about.
May have been referring to a different Dwight on Late Show rather than this Dwight (Chris Albers) on Late Night.
Don Giller Thanks Don. I knew if anyone could solve this, it would be you.
Yes, according to this new interview, it would have been circa 2003 (when he was 23). It apparently lasted a couple years. It would be interesting to see a collection of those.
th-cam.com/video/qfM3v9c2Dgo/w-d-xo.html
“If Daniel LaBelle appeared in a Letterman sketch from 1991”
Do you have any quiz machine clips?
That's Late Show era. Maybe in time.
Ahh gotchya. Yeah it was around 1995 or so I think. Bill Gates came in to fix it at one point.
Tony Dow grown up.
So there’s this actor named Michael Zegan. He’s played some TV parts in Boardwalk Empire, Walking Dead, etc. Anyway, his IMDB page states he made over 50 appearances on Letterman as Dwight the Troubled Teen, but it’s not this guy in this video. I wonder why?
There were two Dwights. One at Late Night, here, with Paul’s Music Assistant Chris Albers, and one at Late Show, portrayed by Michael Zegan.
I have a rough, unconfirmed count of 38 LS appearances of Dwight, not “over 50.”
@@dongiller so do you have any videos of the other guy? I loved him in boardwalk Empire. I’d like to see some of his earlier work.
I have every show, but I’m no longer able to share additional Dave-owned or -licensed content.
@@dongiller wow that’s a bummer
Who was playing bass that night, at 8:50?
Francesco Centeno.
At least he wears a Letterman jacket.
What happened to the big letter "T" that was on the jacket?
Dwight was one of those ridiculous experiments that wasn’t funny to me at the time. It was more like something they would’ve done well on Fernwood 2-Night. But now I think it’s hilarious, and Paul’s melodramatic organ intros and exits are too appropriate. 🤪
8:52, the guest bassist who makes Will Lee look quite sedate, who is he?
Larry Graham, I believe.
@@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy Thanks, but I don't think so.
@@divingduck1970 Mmmm, okay. 🤷♂️
That’s Francisco Centeno, a frequent sub for Will in the later years of Late Night.
@@dongiller Thanks! Actually had the chance to chat w/WL on another video's comment section, and your name came up somehow.
The only question is, "Whose relative is his on the show?" Unless this was community service.
Assuming it’s a serious question, Chris was at the time Paul’s first music assistant. He later wrote for Conan for a long while.
Dwight later moved on to become the very first Florida Man. Fun fact
God, I miss Dave.
Best character ever on letterman. Can't believe they didn't exploit this further.
No. The best character was Flunky the Late Night viewer mail clown !
did you see Larry Bud?@@rickleblanc8900
"Just like all those hypocrites down at the Dairy Queen." 🙄
I hate those hypocrites at the Dairy Queen.
Did he say "squirrel head"?
“This is gonna be a running thing on the show now?
Yes !!!!
Dwight rules!!!
At least he can buy beer...looking 28 🤘🤘🤘
he's too cool for school
lol I remember this!
I don't remember this character. Before he came out, I'd have bet big money it was gonna be Larry "Bud" Melman.
Is that the same guy who yelled at Letterman followed by Bill Murray dragging him out?
No; the guy Bill dragged out was Joe Furey. This is Chris Albers.
@@dongiller Thanks mate!
You missed his appearance with Meg Parsont.
Watch again.
@@dongiller sorry, didn’t see it the first time. That’s teen was so troubled it distracted me I guess.
Looks like the double dip guy in Seinfeld
Please refrain from mentioning your employer or specific brand names..
Ok
Good stuff, But Lyle , the intern , is my dreamboat
Jacksonville lol
Dwight with Kalter please.
That's Late Show. Priority is Late Night, because it's more accessible at the moment.
I think he looks like Will Ferrell a little bit.
his letter jacket says Zak on it
They are known as letterman jackets
@@runnininthe80s84 obvious the type of jacket. whats your point
lolol - that has to be written by chris elliot
Chris had left the show the year before. This was Head Writer Steve O’Donnell’s brainchild.
@@dongiller thx! i can hear the words coming out of chris mouth : )
i wonder if steve wrote on get a life
He didn’t. That was Chris and Adam Resnick.
@@dongiller True, but I do see his point. I could easily see this on "Get a life" or coming from Elliot. Also, man, this guy's look and voice/performance are PERFECT! He's right out of a late fifties/early sixties teen movie, for sure.
@@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase I remember seeing this and cracking up when I was 16. I was myself a troubled teen but I laughed so hard!
Skits were always funny but I hate the way Dave announced them..
looked this up reminiscing about the much less politically divisive late night comedy of the old days, more constructive, unifying, back then. Comedy should unify not divide ...?
Never heard of him. Mandela effect?
A very troubled young man. I hope he got turned around.
He seems troubled.