One of the most naturally and genuinely funny and entertaining people.

Loved that guy. So many great stories told only the way he could.

100% comedy. No politics. We miss you Johnny!

Art is so naturally funny and charismatic - just imagine if he had writers and an agent-he could have been big in entertainment. As it stands, he was one of the best talk show guests ever.

WWF fans know this man well from King of the Ring 1994: "Hey, how much does this guy weigh?"

This clip disappeared from KZread, and I've been looking for it for a long time. Thank you for uploading this!!!!

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

Uh oh. Hope this one survives.

Loved Art. He never fails to make me bust out laughing. 😂

Art was WONDERFUL

Unbleeped God Damn, good stuff. WOW

That quip from Johnny about the "god damn" face masks.....lol, that was gold......classic Carson right there lol.

@bi6268

11 ай бұрын

😅ㅛㅅ

@privatepenguin3137

11 ай бұрын

Great timing by Johnny there 🤣

Him and bob euker are the best storytellers

@ralphshelley9586

2 ай бұрын

Yesterday's

Wow - back when you could see someone like Double Bass legend Milt Hinton on the couch of the Tonight Show -

Thanks for this! I had completely forgotten about Art Donavan, but he was one of my favorite guests back in the day.

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

I uploaded all of his Letterman appearances awhile back. Two-part compilation.

@SirVicc

Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Good to know. I'll be checking it out.

I miss Art. I’d watch his show in Baltimore/DC and he’d always get in trouble for cussing!

Man, I am from Baltimore, those were the days.

What a treasure Art was, lol

So this was off-air? Holy shit! 🙂 Geez, he was funny. Served 4 years in the USMC in the Pacific Theater, WW2.

@josephmcfarland8442

9 ай бұрын

He served there then as well

Amazing, Don! 🔥🔥

Art was a great Letterman guest too. Thanks Don

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

All of Art’s Dave appearances are in a two-part compilation,

You were mentioned on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast. God bless you, Don

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

Cool! When, and do you have a link?

@NoOne-kr4jc

Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Mr. Giller, the late great Mr. Pat Cooper has passed away. I think you should upload some Cooper-Letterman appearances in his honor.

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

@@NoOne-kr4jc No longer doable, unfortunately.

@NoOne-kr4jc

Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Letterman's people have you on a leash?

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

@@NoOne-kr4jc I wouldn’t describe it that way.

"How much does this guy weigh?!"

@jmw06003

Жыл бұрын

He looks like a business man

@patriciamooney928

Жыл бұрын

He was Marine in Ww2 Luzon and Iwo Jima.

Mighty good 👍😊.

4:34 It sounds like they may have edited “Jesus!” into “Geez!” by dubbing in laughter over the second syllable, which makes the lack of bleeping for the other words even stranger.

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

Doubt they’d go to so much trouble. It sounds like Art caught himself and only said “Geez.”

Salami, bologna and hot sauce? Sounds good if you add mayo. Thanks, Don!

@oldiesgeek454

4 ай бұрын

In his book Fatso, he said he would fill the hotel bathtub with ice and beer. 🍻😊

Thanks for sharing this. How did the censors miss those?

@adamnedeff3102

Жыл бұрын

The censors likely didn't miss it. "The Tonight Show" taped from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in Burbank--9:30 pm in the Eastern time zone. So if any editing had to be done, they had two hours to do it before the show went on the air. And in those days, editing was still a very slow, time-consuming process. So it was more of a matter of the editing team looking at the clock and saying "the hell with it" and just airing the show as-is in the Eastern time zone. (11:30 pm is part of what the FCC declares "safe haven time" and they actually don't enforce any restrictions at that hour; any bleeping or censoring at that time of night on network television is just done as a courtesy to the sponsors, more than anything.)

Hey Don, you know how Dave was a big Reds fan, right? Do you know when he talked about thier old anmouncer Joe Nuxhall who would sign off by saying "this is the Old Lefthander rounding third and heading for home" I know i heard Dave say that before and im wondering if he referenced it multiple times or if i just happened to see it the one time Could have been Clooney or Sarah Jessica Parker since they are both from the Cincinnati area

@dongiller

11 ай бұрын

I found one show when he used that line - at the end of October 12, 1994: “So until tomorrow night, from Riverfront Stadium and this is the old lefthander rounding third and heading home for now. Good night, everybody!” Nice catch. :)

@MarvinMonroe

11 ай бұрын

@@dongiller awesome, thanks!

This is great! How did you get the uncensored broadcast of this? I would think "GD" and "sh!t" would have been bleeped. 🤣

@dongiller

11 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, this _is_ what was broadcast.

@privatepenguin3137

11 ай бұрын

@@dongiller Wow...that's great! LOL - thanks!!

@oldiesgeek454

4 ай бұрын

​@@privatepenguin3137I saw Art many times on talk shows, but I somehow missed this one. I'm so glad to see it now for the first time. 😊👍

Paula poundstone lol

can you make a collection of the julia roberts appearances on the late show

@dongiller

11 ай бұрын

No longer, unfortunately.

Art was an awesome character. He wrote a book about his exploits called Fatso.

From The Boogie down

Is that Paula Poundstone next to Art?

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

It is.

He was better on Letterman.

The greatest Colt to ever announce for WWE! So much better than Pat McAfee

Bet Paula Poundstone wishes she was as funny as Art Donovan! Mitch Banner Linville NC

@scottclark7592

8 ай бұрын

or as good looking

@mitchbanner4094

8 ай бұрын

@@scottclark7592 oooh, that's mean 😆😆😆😆😆, but accurate! Mitch Banner Linville NC