Chris Elliott as Paul Shaffer on Letterman, March 25, 1987

By request: Chris Elliott's impersonation of Paul.
Paul Shaffer interview in Vulture, February 2022:
Q: You’ve been impersonated on SNL over the years: Gary Kroeger, Mark McKinney, Chris Kattan. Anyone get you especially right or wrong?
Paul: All of them capture elements of my bizarre character that I try to do. But there’s nothing like when Chris Elliott tried to do it on Letterman. He nailed me.

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  • @merlin8675309
    @merlin86753092 жыл бұрын

    I love that he used no makeup, no wig, and still mimicked Paul so well, as if he woke up and said "It feels like a Paul day today."

  • @mrfuriouser
    @mrfuriouser5 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott, always underrated, unappreciated and yet brilliant.

  • @MrBiggysmalls87

    @MrBiggysmalls87

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Dope Chronoscope ah 2019, the year of the overused word “underrated”

  • @pacifiedbeaumonte

    @pacifiedbeaumonte

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrBiggysmalls87 nah hes right

  • @MrBiggysmalls87

    @MrBiggysmalls87

    4 жыл бұрын

    pacifiedbeaumonte Nah. He was on snl for Christ sakes. He was in a ton of movies and tv shows. Everyone loved Chris Elliot. He’s just old now.

  • @pacifiedbeaumonte

    @pacifiedbeaumonte

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrBiggysmalls87 nah, he never blew up to the level of his talent, so, nahhhh

  • @MrBiggysmalls87

    @MrBiggysmalls87

    4 жыл бұрын

    pacifiedbeaumonte huh? I think you need to re-read my previous comment. SNL. MOVIES. TV SHOWS. What’s bigger than that? What “level” do you speak of?

  • @brugglesby
    @brugglesby7 жыл бұрын

    I love when Chris breaks character and talks in his own voice, Like "Dave, I don't know how to do this', that's what always made me laugh.

  • @_PrimetimePranks

    @_PrimetimePranks

    7 жыл бұрын

    brugglesby My favorite part !

  • @lookbovine

    @lookbovine

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dave had just called him Chris.

  • @ryanscottnix

    @ryanscottnix

    8 ай бұрын

    Same!

  • @Coltranized
    @Coltranized5 жыл бұрын

    Chris laughing as Shafer is hilarious.

  • @tommydarko1984

    @tommydarko1984

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ahh.. Hahh!

  • @justafanintexas7913

    @justafanintexas7913

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's easy to imitate a phony.

  • @joewright9879

    @joewright9879

    4 жыл бұрын

    DewDee Paul didn’t like this.

  • @dkelly26666

    @dkelly26666

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aa....AAa...

  • @fretbuzz59

    @fretbuzz59

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justafanintexas7913 Clearly, it all went over your head.

  • @xander9564
    @xander95647 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott's work in general was/is sheer genius.

  • @tomsenft7434

    @tomsenft7434

    5 жыл бұрын

    Xander956 : Chris Elliot is the best comedian and Chris Burden is the best artist!

  • @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL

    @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tom Senft that is a kinda weird comparison but I will say yeah totally valid

  • @gleith3

    @gleith3

    5 жыл бұрын

    I watch Chris’s video clips over and over.

  • @robertdavis4192

    @robertdavis4192

    5 жыл бұрын

    They're both named Chris, that's something

  • @Robb3348

    @Robb3348

    5 жыл бұрын

    how about his work in Schitt's Creek?? omg ahahahaha (on Netflix)

  • @mikemalm7789
    @mikemalm77894 жыл бұрын

    Smoking weed, eating pizza and drinking beer watching letterman in the 80s. Some of the best times with some of the best friends back then!!!

  • @billofbton4502

    @billofbton4502

    8 ай бұрын

    smokin pizza eatin beer drinkin weed, yup those were the daysss

  • @csedan510
    @csedan5103 жыл бұрын

    Whoever requested this, thank you. Elliot's mannerisms are the best.

  • @shacklynized
    @shacklynized4 жыл бұрын

    Almost 35 years later this is still hilarious. I wish Chris Elliot was still as prominent as he was back then.

  • @crede9427

    @crede9427

    Жыл бұрын

    Youbwatch schitts creek?

  • @LowescC
    @LowescC7 жыл бұрын

    one of the most underrated comedians of his time..

  • @waterwind2266

    @waterwind2266

    3 жыл бұрын

    Does no one understand how rude it is to call someone underrated?

  • @UnitedSoundVideo

    @UnitedSoundVideo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@waterwind2266 the word is used all the time on KZread and seeing it makes me crazy.

  • @waterwind2266

    @waterwind2266

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@UnitedSoundVideo Not only is it used all the time, but people constantly misuse it. In addition to it being rude, they use it to describe things that are not underrated in the slightest. For instance, Chris Elliot is not underrated - everybody likes him. I think people just use it because they think it sounds cool.

  • @aavalbonesi

    @aavalbonesi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@UnitedSoundVideo totaly underrated.

  • @AGoodEgg_

    @AGoodEgg_

    2 жыл бұрын

    I always wanted to ask, ‘where do you get your ideas from?’

  • @hesdeadjim3646
    @hesdeadjim3646 Жыл бұрын

    Paul was thrilled and honored and showed it by giving New York City’s universal sign of appreciation.

  • @bloodyhellghost
    @bloodyhellghost7 жыл бұрын

    I give this vid the Universal Sign for Appreciation

  • @alskndlaskndal

    @alskndlaskndal

    5 жыл бұрын

    👍👌

  • @ianbauer4703

    @ianbauer4703

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thumbs up,and an okay!

  • @JoeCnNd

    @JoeCnNd

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think the Okay sign turned into white power sign some how. I think 4chan.

  • @JH-ji6cj

    @JH-ji6cj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JoeCnNd I think you're a vapid idiot. Quit letting others 'turn things into things' and follow suit you friggin sheep.

  • @MrFtge

    @MrFtge

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JH-ji6cj Things turn into things. What are you, some kind of a vapid idiot?

  • @inova11901
    @inova119016 жыл бұрын

    In the genius of Chris Elliott, this might be his masterpiece.

  • @Gravyballs2011
    @Gravyballs20117 жыл бұрын

    Somehow missed this gem when I was 16. Thank KZread I can see this at 46.

  • @gilwood7530

    @gilwood7530

    5 жыл бұрын

    I never saw this either ...now 52 .... ps you look like a guy from GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Just kiddin FZ FOREVER !

  • @DaveGringo

    @DaveGringo

    5 жыл бұрын

    How the friggin years flew by faster then we could imagine huh! Seems like 6 years ago....

  • @robertdavis4192

    @robertdavis4192

    5 жыл бұрын

    Zappa lives!

  • @pronemanoldbutyoung5548

    @pronemanoldbutyoung5548

    5 жыл бұрын

    45 years of age here. Didnt get Letterman on cable until mid 90s, so YT is truly a flood of gems for a big DL fan as I am.

  • @johnellizz

    @johnellizz

    5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's a Mandela Effect. I never saw this before either. It's just too damn funny to have never seen, though.

  • @KarzenX
    @KarzenX4 жыл бұрын

    When late night didn’t suck.

  • @ONE_OF_MANY-MANY_OF_ONE

    @ONE_OF_MANY-MANY_OF_ONE

    4 жыл бұрын

    Before Netflix and chill meant late night suck. 😂🤣😂 Ahhhh see ahhhh.... See what I did there?! LOL

  • @junghunt8645

    @junghunt8645

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your self awareness is non-existent, huh?

  • @chonconnor6144

    @chonconnor6144

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now I watch old Letterman instead of current TV lol. His 80s stuff is all new to me anyways, great stuff.

  • @MrBiggysmalls87

    @MrBiggysmalls87

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ONE_OF_MANY-MANY_OF_ONE is a wanger

  • @hockeyteeth

    @hockeyteeth

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly! Fucking garbage 🗑️ now.

  • @archaicsoul4597
    @archaicsoul45975 жыл бұрын

    Possibly one of the most underrated bits in television history

  • @UnitedSoundVideo

    @UnitedSoundVideo

    3 жыл бұрын

    There’s that word again ..... underrated ugh

  • @lockandloadlikehell

    @lockandloadlikehell

    Жыл бұрын

    Will you shut up with that Now we gotta go through 10 years of boomers using it- all excited about their new discovery I thought we were finally done

  • @landgsmith
    @landgsmith4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott and Larry "Bud" Melman were my favorites.

  • @robrichmond6171

    @robrichmond6171

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dang.....Larry Bud Melman......blast from past I totally forgot about him!

  • @jjryan1352

    @jjryan1352

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bud is the reason I wear suits!

  • @RideAcrossTheRiver

    @RideAcrossTheRiver

    3 жыл бұрын

    We've taken out ads in _Honcho, Cheese Fancier,_ and _Italian Cyclist._

  • @Scottie404

    @Scottie404

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget Rupert Jee.

  • @lukebuchwald9252

    @lukebuchwald9252

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Scottie404 --- how many years did Rupert appear on the show? I wanna say only a couple but not sure.

  • @psdavenport
    @psdavenport7 жыл бұрын

    God I had never seen that, how funny! Chris Elliott, what a genius!!

  • @charmerci
    @charmerci4 жыл бұрын

    When Paul started talking, I thought it was still Chris!

  • @justintime1343

    @justintime1343

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here!

  • @trainliker100
    @trainliker1003 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott is one of the rare examples of being a child of a famous entertainment industry parent and actually having talent equal to or greater. Many today don't know about his father Bob Elliott who was half of the comedy team "Bob and Ray" (with Ray Goulding). They were extremely hilarious and clever with all sorts of droll humor. I think some of the droll and deadpan humor was imparted to Chris Elliott.

  • @allendracabal0819

    @allendracabal0819

    Жыл бұрын

    And the next generation has talent, too. Chris' daughter Abby is a great comedienne. It is a shame she didn't last long on SNL; I felt she really had the potential to be a breakout star there.

  • @lockandloadlikehell

    @lockandloadlikehell

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@allendracabal0819 meh

  • @QuincyDisneyVegan

    @QuincyDisneyVegan

    9 ай бұрын

    Chris and his Dad were actually costars in their TV show "Get A Life" which was on air for a handful of seasons back in the early 90's!

  • @QuincyDisneyVegan

    @QuincyDisneyVegan

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@allendracabal0819I just found out last night about Abby and her time on SNL. Both she, her siblings and Her dad Chris eluded true fame and had a lesser form of it due to their industry connections

  • @jimmyguitar2933

    @jimmyguitar2933

    9 ай бұрын

    Everybody knew that

  • @GodsMan500
    @GodsMan5005 жыл бұрын

    I met Paul in a book store a few years ago and had a 90 minute conversation with him. It was during the writers’ strike and he was browsing the magazine rack as a customer. Just a pleasant, low-key, decent guy... no trace of that “cool hipster” vibe he conveys on the show. He wanted to know all about my amateur music career. We talked about Christmas (my holiday) and Hanukkah (his) and upon parting I jokingly wished him a very Merry Christmas, and he wished me a Happy Hanukkah. He is a real down to earth, polite and friendly guy.

  • @peaceandlove544

    @peaceandlove544

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is such a sweet guy but may he was hitting on you too.

  • @amcsibozgor6791

    @amcsibozgor6791

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@peaceandlove544 Now that I know he was done by Chris Elliott.

  • @GHotSauceAnd1

    @GHotSauceAnd1

    4 жыл бұрын

    90 minutes? I don’t think so guy.

  • @dyates6380

    @dyates6380

    4 жыл бұрын

    Uhhhhh, an hour and a half? Ahhhhh, no. Not likely.

  • @jugaajugaa3447

    @jugaajugaa3447

    4 жыл бұрын

    Are you sure you didn't meet Chris Elliott?

  • @bloodyhellghost
    @bloodyhellghost6 жыл бұрын

    He does Paul better than Paul

  • @blakfloyd

    @blakfloyd

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's apauling how good he is.

  • @petehutchins7062

    @petehutchins7062

    4 жыл бұрын

    Paul at the end should have gave the appreciation symbol

  • @JohnDoe-id1es

    @JohnDoe-id1es

    4 жыл бұрын

    And Hulk Hogan

  • @kjkiefcakes1847

    @kjkiefcakes1847

    3 жыл бұрын

    He does paul... better than paul... does paul

  • @SpokenBroke

    @SpokenBroke

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dave slipped up and called him Paul :)

  • @amfm2662
    @amfm26626 жыл бұрын

    Forgot how late night TV was once clever and fun.

  • @rev68

    @rev68

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean 5 whole minutes without doing a single hack joke about a president/politician? Who knew it could be done.

  • @youbetcha6880

    @youbetcha6880

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Plisken65 Even Letterman was a shadow for his former self the last decade and a half or so. Letterman was brilliant from the '80s to his first couple of years at CBS.

  • @my3dviews

    @my3dviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@youbetcha6880 I used to watch David Letterman all the time and though the was really funny. That was until the writers strike in the late 80s. He tried to wing it while the strike was on and it was anything but funny. The strike ended and coincidentally (not really) became funny again. It just showed me that he really wasn't that funny on his own, but was good at doing scripted material written by others.

  • @allangray6764

    @allangray6764

    4 жыл бұрын

    I smell boomers

  • @wnerko7484

    @wnerko7484

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rev68 the political landscape back then wasnt quite the JOKE that it is now

  • @grimecrimetime
    @grimecrimetime5 жыл бұрын

    Just wanna go back in time and watch this in my dark bedroom.

  • @xTheFly
    @xTheFly3 жыл бұрын

    Every time Chris Elliot did something on Letterman I always laughed a ton. He is hilarious. I wish he would have been given more credit and better opportunities over the years to show this.

  • @wilmtigers
    @wilmtigers5 жыл бұрын

    In the 80s, I thought Chris Elliott was the funniest man alive. Then again, I didn't get out much. Great clip!

  • @angellacanfora

    @angellacanfora

    5 жыл бұрын

    He's hilarious in the new Netflix comedy "Schitt's Creek." Just brilliant...

  • @jeffreyhubbard9740

    @jeffreyhubbard9740

    4 жыл бұрын

    No, you were right, back then. I thought the same thing, and I got out a reasonable amount. My college years, you know...

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn32923 жыл бұрын

    I remember Letterman in the early to mid 80's, when it felt like you knew about a hysterical, hip show that most people didn't know of yet. Like you were in on a great secret.

  • @Tabish29

    @Tabish29

    Жыл бұрын

    That's how I felt when Conan became the host

  • @basilfomeen9995

    @basilfomeen9995

    Жыл бұрын

    That's how I feel about Jimmy Fallon.

  • @Tabish29

    @Tabish29

    Жыл бұрын

    @@basilfomeen9995 u think Fallon is hip and underground??? Really???

  • @basilfomeen9995

    @basilfomeen9995

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Tabish29 Sorry, my mistake! I meant Jimmy Kimmel!🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Tabish29

    @Tabish29

    Жыл бұрын

    @@basilfomeen9995 maybe comparatively he is but he's still too Mainstream for my preferences. I thought Ferguson was more offbeat and off the cuff. It's a Shame I didn't put more effort into watching him the way I did Conan when he was in NY.

  • @Charlesinfinite
    @Charlesinfinite4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott is a fearless entertainer!!

  • @jukeboxwiz
    @jukeboxwiz7 жыл бұрын

    My favorite of all of Chris' impressions.

  • @ztoxtube
    @ztoxtube5 жыл бұрын

    That bit with the character break, the switch and the piano was genius.

  • @SilverQuillTV

    @SilverQuillTV

    Жыл бұрын

    🎉❤absolutely

  • @scotttully8572
    @scotttully85723 жыл бұрын

    I love how Chris always says his gag, then acts like he's got somewhere else to go and is bothered by David's questions 😂

  • @garydunn5797
    @garydunn57975 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliot needs to be recognized for the genius that he truly is! His dad was also a comic genius!

  • @kellywittmann1893
    @kellywittmann18937 жыл бұрын

    Don, you are making all my Chris Elliott dreams come true!

  • @uncletony6210

    @uncletony6210

    6 жыл бұрын

    wow, a woman who gets lil' Chrissie Peterson's humor! that's gotta be a first! *or a second, my mammy digs him too.

  • @_PrimetimePranks
    @_PrimetimePranks7 жыл бұрын

    The brilliance of Letterman's NBC years is beyond measurable.

  • @sdm12342002

    @sdm12342002

    7 жыл бұрын

    I sort of stopped liking him when he went to CBS. I feel like he lost his "edge."

  • @adamcortright3445

    @adamcortright3445

    7 жыл бұрын

    I hear this a lot. And maybe it's because I didn't start watching Letterman until 1995, but I loved his CBS era. From 1995 to his heart surgery, and then towards the last several years again, he could sit at his desk and tell a story for 10 minutes, and I'd be enraptured and in stitches. He never really did that on NBC did he?

  • @sdm12342002

    @sdm12342002

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think more towards the end, Adam. He would do things like ask Paul what he was doing over the weekend and Paul would tell him and then Dave would say "I'm going to fry up some bacon and watch televised golf." That sort of off-the-wall/out of left field stuff would crack me (and my mother, who also loved Dave's NBC days) up. He was a big influence on me...and not always a good influence.

  • @KOSMICKEN09

    @KOSMICKEN09

    6 жыл бұрын

    I just like dave period but maybe the early days seem more low budget and sillier

  • @vikings844

    @vikings844

    6 жыл бұрын

    NBC years were pure genius and did bits that other shows copied! He went soft at CBS and when he started going political I was done! Thanks to You Tube I can relive the old Dave

  • @marccohen1335
    @marccohen13353 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliot is a comic genius.

  • @kooale

    @kooale

    7 ай бұрын

    Andy Kaufman good right?

  • @DeRothschild
    @DeRothschild5 жыл бұрын

    Chris Eliot is one of the most underrated actors. I always want to see more of him.

  • @prodevus
    @prodevus4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott is one of the few comedy geniuses. Kills everytime. Top 5 comedic performers i think.

  • @JackRainfield
    @JackRainfield5 жыл бұрын

    Wow! This has to be one of the best impersonations I've ever seen.

  • @jimperry4108
    @jimperry41083 жыл бұрын

    MAN! I miss this. worth getting a letter grade less in high school staying up for it. would do it all again in a minute

  • @Breakbeats92.5
    @Breakbeats92.54 жыл бұрын

    The T.V. Show "Get A Life" was freaking hilarious.

  • @adamfox9245

    @adamfox9245

    4 жыл бұрын

    AGREEE!

  • @TheBent139

    @TheBent139

    4 жыл бұрын

    Loved that show. We used to get torn up every week and roll around on the floor laughing at Chris's miserable life. The opening was one of the all-time greats. who gets R.E.M. to do their theme song? Maybe the most bizarre prime time show ever.

  • @dkelly26666

    @dkelly26666

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Can't believe I'm actually modeling. And I'm good at it, too!"

  • @Rowgue51

    @Rowgue51

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately he pretty much did nothing but play that same character in everything he did after that. I found his recurring appearances on everybody loves raymond stale and forced.

  • @saraheart2804

    @saraheart2804

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Rowgue51 , I thought he was great.

  • @victormark2205
    @victormark22054 жыл бұрын

    I had the good fortune to have video recorded (later saved to DVD) of a half hour special in which Chris Elliott impersonated FDR. This was about 1986. Still has me in tears whenever when I play it. Zany.

  • @RG-gk4yi

    @RG-gk4yi

    11 ай бұрын

    It's at kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5ttm7lvaMK0qrg.html

  • @renhoek3851
    @renhoek38517 жыл бұрын

    that's hilarious but Paul's such a good sport to take it like that! very classy bloke.

  • @mikemelow
    @mikemelow7 жыл бұрын

    this is pure gold

  • @mikewhite4560
    @mikewhite45608 ай бұрын

    BRILLANT 🎉 I was in the Audience for the last Appearance of MAN UNDER THE SEATS... They NAILED the Floor SHUT..LOL

  • @peteh.5236
    @peteh.52363 жыл бұрын

    Chris is a god of comedy. So underrated.

  • @coosoorlog
    @coosoorlog3 жыл бұрын

    I wasn't even aware of this guy! I mean I've seen him in some films but those weren't his memorable roles or anything. Now I'm stuck in an endless marathon watching his appearances on letterman and other shows. Brilliant stuff.

  • @brucewebb1114
    @brucewebb111410 ай бұрын

    I saw this on tv when it aired and I never imagined I'd be watching it on a tablet 36 years later. The nostalgia is all over this. If I go in a room and turn off the the lights it's like I'm back in 1987. Cool 🎉🎉

  • @allendracabal0819

    @allendracabal0819

    7 ай бұрын

    I have that same feeling sometimes with this Letterman content.

  • @bozsongz3652
    @bozsongz36525 жыл бұрын

    Anybody who never found Chris funny, is hopeless. One of the most underrated comics in history!!!

  • @aovint63

    @aovint63

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some times, it's hard to laugh when your chin is on the floor, in owe of his talent.

  • @SlightReturn666

    @SlightReturn666

    11 ай бұрын

    He and Martin Short are my two faves of all time

  • @nigabastard1268
    @nigabastard1268 Жыл бұрын

    This is as good as it gets. Pure talent.

  • @kpec3
    @kpec35 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for finding this! So funny!

  • @laserluver1
    @laserluver13 жыл бұрын

    The great Chris Elliot proves his mettle once again.

  • @ocan1033
    @ocan10335 жыл бұрын

    This is brilliant on multiple levels. If Letterman was the "edgy outsider" then Elliott was Letterman's Letterman. And while Letterman recognized this, it had to make him a bit uncomfortable too.

  • @ocan1033

    @ocan1033

    3 жыл бұрын

    Roger Coley he wasn’t pulling 30M per when Chris did the show.

  • @TakenTook

    @TakenTook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Describing him as letterman’s letterman is accurate! Good observation

  • @rickdynes

    @rickdynes

    3 жыл бұрын

    Underrated Comment !!!!

  • @luke125

    @luke125

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, Letterman loved Chris. He said when he retired that Chris was the funniest person he ever knew.

  • @kooale

    @kooale

    7 ай бұрын

    Letterman's Letterman, great concept. I'll agree!

  • @tinytanks
    @tinytanks5 жыл бұрын

    when paul shaffer came back he felt less like paul shaffer than chris elliott did

  • @sherman2374
    @sherman23745 жыл бұрын

    Who else saw Cabin Boy at the movies when it came out? ⛵

  • @WeerdMunkee

    @WeerdMunkee

    5 жыл бұрын

    It stayed at our theater for one week. But I was there. Went and saw it with a friend on a Saturday night, we were the only ones in there. We laughed our asses off! Still hilarious 25 years later.

  • @trappedintime8273

    @trappedintime8273

    5 жыл бұрын

    Now on bluray thank god

  • @trappedintime8273

    @trappedintime8273

    5 жыл бұрын

    If only Tim Burton would have directed it they would have had a budget and a name attached and it probably would have went a different direction for the two involved, damn shame but i loved it.

  • @RangerProV1

    @RangerProV1

    4 жыл бұрын

    These pipes.....ARE CLEAN!!!!

  • @dariawells7438

    @dariawells7438

    4 жыл бұрын

    I had a Cabin Boy poster on my teenaged bedroom wall!

  • @RICHFOW
    @RICHFOW3 жыл бұрын

    i never thought i would be a Chris Elliott fan but here i am. Times changes everything.

  • @fagan4119
    @fagan41196 ай бұрын

    Haven't thought about this guy in more than 30 years and it's like coming home to an old friend.

  • @todd8414
    @todd8414 Жыл бұрын

    The funnest man of all time! Chris Elliott!!!

  • @tamaracummings316
    @tamaracummings3163 жыл бұрын

    wandered over here from a link on Facebook---I've watched many many of your videos, Don Giller---somehow hadn't subscribed till now. I watch Dave randomly on this sight when I need to giggle suddenly, dumbly, for no reason that can be put into words---and Elliott as Paul Shaffer is just such an occasion! Chris really camps it up as Paul, exaggerating all his quirks and hipster vibe perfectly. There was never better mindless banter than this! Thank you, truly, for helping me enjoy things I see on a screen once again.

  • @dongiller

    @dongiller

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Tamara! Welcome to the rabbit hole. :)

  • @JordanTaylorvision
    @JordanTaylorvision6 жыл бұрын

    Ah, the good ol' days -- and the good ol' Dave. I love how Chris could always make Dave laugh, and do so in a way that you knew was genuine. Great channel, Don. My oh my, we're having some fun now.

  • @vikings844

    @vikings844

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jordan Taylor Yes, Weather the audience was laughing or not, all that mattered to Chris was that Dave was laughing!

  • @joeymorvant161

    @joeymorvant161

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@vikings844 If I could make Dave laugh, I'd be happy, too.

  • @rickyb533
    @rickyb5335 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliot is AWESOME

  • @v8vrooooom
    @v8vrooooom7 жыл бұрын

    Rare never seen either, great job!

  • @MrThermostatic
    @MrThermostatic3 жыл бұрын

    May be the most brilliant imitation I've seen in my life.

  • @Stardust_Lily
    @Stardust_Lily3 жыл бұрын

    The universal sign of appreciation. It's a thumbs up 👍 with the OK 👌. It's a thumbs up 👍 with the OK 👌.

  • @Itelkner
    @Itelkner7 жыл бұрын

    So, let me get this straight... it's a thumbs-up...with the ok??

  • @rytvdinners5064

    @rytvdinners5064

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was sooo Paul

  • @Tmanaz480

    @Tmanaz480

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just don't do it in Italy

  • @georgejordan5611
    @georgejordan5611 Жыл бұрын

    I love the series "Get a Life" that Chris Elliott went on to do later and these are great to view since I missed seeing them when they aired! Thanks for posting them!😂

  • @Go_EZ-ier_On_Us_And_Enjoy

    @Go_EZ-ier_On_Us_And_Enjoy

    Жыл бұрын

    Check out Eagleheart if you haven't already!! Graphic content but super funny! Enjoy! 😆

  • @QuantumBraced
    @QuantumBraced2 жыл бұрын

    That was a spot-on impression, wow.

  • @longfade
    @longfade4 жыл бұрын

    Just brilliant.

  • @jptvi1
    @jptvi17 ай бұрын

    OMG! This is an awesome reminder on the greatness of The Letterman show and Chris Elliot!

  • @jimb01957
    @jimb019574 жыл бұрын

    This is freaking hilarious !!!! Chris is great!

  • @MrKmanthie
    @MrKmanthie6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all these back-to-back Chris Elliott-as-Brando, then as Paul Shaffer, etc...what great memories of back in the mid-80s, when Letterman & Late Night, in general, was at its peak! This was THE best time to stay up until, well, midnight, if you were in certain places, IDK when, if you lived on the coast... I remember, back in high school, friends talking about these Chris Elliott skits, when he'd pop out on to the set as "Marlon Brando", of course, the funny part of it is, the real Brando would never have been so wacky. But that's wherein the humor lies. Ha ha....now I want to go try & find a bunch of the older Letterman shows when Larry "Bud" Melman used to show up from time to time (that wasn't his real name, either, which, in itself, was funny)!

  • @docteurshepherd
    @docteurshepherd5 жыл бұрын

    "It's time for small town news, do you have some music for this?" "AH HA- what?"

  • @TomRocheEditorial
    @TomRocheEditorial7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Fabulous. Greatly appreciated.

  • @mjp96
    @mjp96 Жыл бұрын

    Funniest man in my TV lifetime

  • @ihaveinsomnia1
    @ihaveinsomnia13 жыл бұрын

    That was great!

  • @zenbabaloo1931
    @zenbabaloo19315 жыл бұрын

    His best impersonation ever. I suspect Paul wasn't very amused but acted nonplussed about it.

  • @samsmith4216

    @samsmith4216

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually you can hear Schaeffer laugh loudly in the background.

  • @tomitstube

    @tomitstube

    4 жыл бұрын

    part of the schtick is for paul to act unamused by chris' impersonation of him. paul will be fine.

  • @lockandloadlikehell

    @lockandloadlikehell

    4 жыл бұрын

    " *but* acted nonplussed" I don't think you know what non plussed means, with that qualifier in the context of that full sentence.

  • @Ledgeview

    @Ledgeview

    4 жыл бұрын

    Watch Paul's hands (when he describes how much he enjoyed it or not to Dave at the end)

  • @tomitstube

    @tomitstube

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ledgeview his right hand... didn't notice that before, you can't really see anything, probably why it was left in.

  • @NotBrianStelter
    @NotBrianStelter3 жыл бұрын

    I only wish this video was longer. Now I am off to binge watch Chris Elliott videos. Anyone else remember, "Get a Life"?

  • @luke125

    @luke125

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do. Hilarious.

  • @garla5851
    @garla5851 Жыл бұрын

    FUNNY!! I’m 65 and I really was never even familiar with this guy , he is hilarious!😂😂😂

  • @thevalkyrie1477
    @thevalkyrie14773 жыл бұрын

    Simply magic

  • @nightowl1851
    @nightowl18513 жыл бұрын

    Hilarious then, hilarious now. Notable that this is two bits going on at the same time, Elliott's impression and Small Town News. And both are funny. Show was genius in the late '80s.

  • @circle1c
    @circle1c3 жыл бұрын

    That's a great Paul impression. I wonder what Paul really thought.

  • @moxica93

    @moxica93

    2 жыл бұрын

    Watch his fingers at the end of the clip...

  • @xkgbciax5286
    @xkgbciax52864 жыл бұрын

    guy under the seats wow miss them late night 80's shows johnny too so much fun !

  • @InjuriousPersonalities
    @InjuriousPersonalities3 жыл бұрын

    “Agghh!” Lmao that sound is somehow so funny

  • @Scramble187
    @Scramble1874 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad this video is back up

  • @David-tb2lh
    @David-tb2lh Жыл бұрын

    I'll bet that was the last day Paul agreed to take a day off 😆

  • @duckpond-studio
    @duckpond-studio7 жыл бұрын

    Elliott Kills me!!!!!

  • @ryankenyon5010
    @ryankenyon50102 жыл бұрын

    I miss this. Dave on the tube four nights a week. Chris Elliott was magic.

  • @whom382
    @whom382 Жыл бұрын

    I lived in Denton in 1987. It was a small place and I never heard of "The Tack Room". Give it up Sandy!

  • @bradwooldidge6979
    @bradwooldidge69794 жыл бұрын

    Does anybody remember “Get a Life”? I thought it was hilarious.

  • @zenos.5315

    @zenos.5315

    4 жыл бұрын

    Best show on tv, way to ahead of its time to last

  • @danochiara8544

    @danochiara8544

    4 жыл бұрын

    I remember. Also the song "Stand" by R.E.M.

  • @daves4645

    @daves4645

    4 жыл бұрын

    I downloaded the entire series last year and rewatched, still hilarious.

  • @danjuric622

    @danjuric622

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, great show! Stand in the place where you live...🎶

  • @gregbernard7861

    @gregbernard7861

    4 жыл бұрын

    Watched every episode twice - when it was on TV and then recently on KZread.

  • @pledgestone
    @pledgestone4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliott highly talented. I always loved him on this show.

  • @SynthAddict
    @SynthAddict3 жыл бұрын

    great stuff, never saw this one Don Giller continues to chronicle the wonderful old days of late night TV - thanks for the clips Don :-)

  • @ranchump
    @ranchump4 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant bit. Just perfect old time late night letterman genius as I remembered it in the old days.

  • @PedroMartinez-tt7lr
    @PedroMartinez-tt7lr Жыл бұрын

    This is beautiful!!! I love it!

  • @inova11901
    @inova119013 жыл бұрын

    Chris could have done that indefinitely...hilarious.

  • @MichiganPeatMoss
    @MichiganPeatMoss Жыл бұрын

    Jan 2023: I miss those little skits on Letterman. Long time ago...

  • @soulscanner66
    @soulscanner666 жыл бұрын

    The band must have died laughing during this bit ... This actually shows how good the band is; they manage to follow Eliot's random conducting motions 4:46 ...

  • @1ls376
    @1ls3764 жыл бұрын

    Absolute Greatness.

  • @davidbeverly6411
    @davidbeverly64113 жыл бұрын

    Chris is spot on 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining4 жыл бұрын

    F'n loved Chris Elliott.

  • @davebonnar1199
    @davebonnar11997 жыл бұрын

    awesome !!!! love it hilarious

  • @daytonasayswhat9333
    @daytonasayswhat93333 жыл бұрын

    I loved this guy from the show “Get a Life” going forward. I do wished he had a more prolific career.

  • @abefinklestein711
    @abefinklestein7114 жыл бұрын

    Chris Elliot us an underappreciated genius!