What a strange moment in TV history.

@jasonbrady1464

Ай бұрын

Agreed 100%… I can’t believe this isn’t more talked about when historic TV moments are mentioned.. (or maybe it is, I don’t know lol)

Paul's "oh no" was so sincere...He figured out this wasn't a bit way before the audience. I have never seen someone take the power away from someone like this. This an extremely unique moment in tv.

@Feandromar

2 ай бұрын

Was just musing on this. Regardless of what you think of his behaviour, he handled this like a king.

@GjpgrD

16 күн бұрын

I would be very surprised if Dave didn't give his staff a heads-up that this was coming. I'm sure it wasn't a surprise to Paul. But I'd love to know what Dave was thinking when the audience continued to laugh about it. I actually laughed at home when he said, "Yes, I have" because duh... both his wife Regina & ex Merrill were his co-workers. I thought he was referring to them at the time.

Man... that crowd went through the whole thing thinking 'ah this is probably a bit' combined with 'this is a hilarious man who says hilarious things and therefore we must laugh at all he says'... they had no idea how to react.

@seph_f

Жыл бұрын

Its so painful to watch

@teebreezy

Жыл бұрын

Could see the frustration when he is putting all this out there and they treated it like a skit

@Fool3SufferingFools

Жыл бұрын

Like a less serious version of when Redd Foxx had an actual heart attack and died in front of an audience who thought it was just a joke.

@BH_Nate

Жыл бұрын

Probably an applause and laugh sign was used. The laughing was completely inappropriate though

I remember hearing this on the radio when commuting to college. This was discussed maybe for a week and then everyone stopped caring and moved on. Why? Because he owned it. That's all you have to do. I like how he handled it. He did not try to side-step or anything.

@jakegraham3758

4 жыл бұрын

Tom131 I mean and he didn’t rape anybody

@bipolarjay

4 жыл бұрын

I know you posted your comment a long while ago but you (and he, for that matter) could not have used better words - for a celebrity of his caliber to come out, so very eloquently, and admit on public television that he was unfaithful to his wife took tremendous courage - somewhat self-serving - but courageous nonetheless

@jamesshelley7432

3 жыл бұрын

This would not have been nearly as well received post Luar/Weinstein

@rkoistheman

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t buy it. His entire tone, body language, and how often he cracked jokes shows he didn’t really care. He’s legit cracking jokes about cheating on his wife after he admitted it hurt her... didn’t even apologize bro lol

@StormDatIsApproaching

3 жыл бұрын

@@rkoistheman You care about Dave's wife because? Oh right, you must be a close friend of him and that's why his mistake changed how you view it, right? Otherwise it'd make no sense to care abou this

"Embarrassing...especially for the women." Like a boss

Only man to get a round of applause for explaining an extra marital relationship (or two).

@kevinsteel7875

9 ай бұрын

They're just doing their jobs, and Dave knows it but he's uncomfortable because they're laughing at a serious topic and he's not the only one affected by it.

@ShadyLurker16

9 ай бұрын

NPC audience.

@bum2chair

9 ай бұрын

Was he married at the time he slept with coworkers?

@elputas

9 ай бұрын

So what do you think he should get? I mean, women who have an extra marital relationship with men usually get to destroy their families, alimony, victimization, the house, the car, the children and condolences...

@elputas

8 ай бұрын

@@mlouhig1536 He was NOT married. Check it out.

Watching this in 2023. What a different world we live in today

I was in the audience at a Letterman show once. They tell you a thousand times before you go in to laugh out loud at every joke. People are so grilled to laugh that they start bursting out laughing everytime there is a pause. I doubt this audience knew what to do nor were they expecting such a serious announcement.

@michaeldowney24

Жыл бұрын

I bet they prepared the audience the exact same way for this episode.

@moccalou

Жыл бұрын

Dave's just naturally funny in his delivery since he's been doing it for so many years. Him saying "all the creepy things I had done" made me chuckle too.

@fstrgray82

7 ай бұрын

Lotta shows do this with their audiences and it's so annoying. Let the moments happen naturally.

Imagine being Woody Harrelson backstage, knowing that you had to follow that.

@Sharpstoned

11 ай бұрын

I remember watching this on tv when i was like 15 or something. Weird memory.

@alistairproductions

4 ай бұрын

He was probably watching that thinking this was the most surreal thing ever

@yourcommentisbad

3 ай бұрын

maybe this is where woody first got the idea to cheat on his wife - in a threesome with a paparazzi, no less. maybe thought "hey i can do it and get some applause and laughs too!"

@adamr8628

28 күн бұрын

Probably nobody better than woody to handle something like that. He's a wild personality himself.

What a strange audience

@smscandy

10 жыл бұрын

Haha they prb made the audience laugh so the situation wouldnt be akward haha

@ColtonBlumhagen

9 жыл бұрын

smscandy Like a laugh sign that faces the audience and lights up.

@mulletforyou

4 жыл бұрын

they came expecting comedy so heard what he was saying through that filter.

@m.j.8226

4 жыл бұрын

I mean he was being pretty lighthearted about it at first so it’s pretty clear the audience thought it was a bit of some kind. Really not that deep

His impression of the blackmailer sounds just like his Jay Lenno impression.

@enstigatorofficial

Жыл бұрын

it was Leno who tried to blackmail him.

@sleepoversnackies5663

10 ай бұрын

@@enstigatorofficial Any proof of this? Edit: It wasn't Jay, it was a CBS producer.

@enstigatorofficial

10 ай бұрын

@@sleepoversnackies5663 a joke. they caught the guy and arrested for blackmail.

@lesliemacmillan6483

Ай бұрын

​@@enstigatorofficial😢

A simple rule for life: If you screw up, apologize sincerely. If you're accused of doing something wrong and are innocent, DO NOT apologize a bit.

@Onigirli

10 ай бұрын

No no no you have to apologize either way. But if you're innocent, you have carte blanche to do the deed you're accused of. Fair?

@DaveLindbergh

10 ай бұрын

@@Onigirli Not fair and not good advice. Nobody should have "carte blanch" to harm others. And far too many innocents make the mistake of apologizing, which often results in ruined reputations.

@jardbinkley3144

10 ай бұрын

Well, Dave screwed up but I didn't hear any apology in there.

@santiagoferrari1973

9 ай бұрын

@@jardbinkley3144 that might had happened in private

@jardbinkley3144

9 ай бұрын

@@santiagoferrari1973 I was referring to a public one, of course.

He admitted it right away, and this entire thing disappeared quicker than a bad cold.

"i am a towering mass of Lutherin midwestern guilt" *crowd applauds* ... ?

@ThePlastocene

9 жыл бұрын

Alessandro Scuderi Lutheran. Crowd applauds because they knew he misspelled it.

@JazGalaxy

9 жыл бұрын

Pleistocene The audience comes off as insane during this. It's really a matter of context, though. When you tell someone that a person is a comedian, their expectation that the person is funny really does most of the work for the comedian. If people are in a mood to laugh, they will laugh. For most of the story they didn't know it was a serious thing that Dave was confessing and by the time it happened I think they didn't know how to process what just happened. But, yeah, they come off as obtuse and insane.

@chrisvanegmond3157

5 жыл бұрын

​@@JazGalaxy It's like you say. The fact that his delivery is masterful and full of quips right up to the serious point also sets the tone for the audience, and like you say, his actual reveal is met by probably shock and confusion by an audience that doesn't know how to react.

This man should be a PR specialist

5:22 - I love this moment when Dave tells the audience how much the blackmailer wanted, $2 million - Dave's reaction to the audience shocked reaction is brilliant "was that the foreigners?" - as most Americans would think Dave got a cheap deal, as most blackmailers would ask for a lot more. A lot of foreigners come to see Dave's show.

His response was epic!!

they were laughing because 1 they prob didn't expect it to be serious...and 2 he has this deadpan humor ALLLLL the time, everything he says always sounds as if he serious when hes talks BUT its funny

@chrisvanegmond3157

5 жыл бұрын

That's kind of how he'd need it to go, as well. It seems like he's handled this in the best way possible with this response (and he delivers it incredibly well in what must be very very hard to say in front of an audience and the nation, when he drops the bomb). I always liked Letterman but this has really impressed me. I only learnt about this today through stories on Jeff Bezos' stand against AMI's blackmailing practices, glad I saw this!

@midnightmover2329

5 жыл бұрын

A Man can make a mistake,he can become attracted to a colleague,infatuated even, It can happen,but there was more than one or two women involved with Dave.If he was married to my sister,I would want to stick his head down a dirty toilet bowl. I have wondered,what if that despicable Blackmailer had asked for $20,000,what would Dave have done? Letterman was a super talk show host,but he betrayed his wife,his family more than once.

@jkz8565

2 жыл бұрын

I think they thought the whole time that he was fucking with them and there'd be some funny punchline or something at the end

Politicians should be half as transparent!!!

It takes some dude to get caught doing this and come out looking like a hero

This reminds me of when Jerry Seinfeld, as Dave's guest, brought out Kramer after the whole racial episode that blew up on TMZ. Kramer came out and sat down and was visibly upset, and the first reaction of the audience was to start laughing, because they thought it was a sketch, and Seinfeld said, "Don't laugh, don't laugh."

@lukejap11

2 жыл бұрын

That video is what brought me here actually

Unbelievable how the crowd applauds.

@elputas

8 ай бұрын

Well, why not. When you refer to CONSENSUAL SEX AMONG ADULTS as "terrible" or "nasty" that is very funny.

@user-rz4wb5te4q

7 ай бұрын

@@elputaswhy are you commenting at every single response similar to this? Chill

@elputas

7 ай бұрын

@@user-rz4wb5te4q Cause if feel like it. SO? What is it to you?

@midnightrider2342

3 ай бұрын

@@elputas Uh, not cool when the boss wants sex from the subordinates. The subordinates feel obligated to provide sex to the boss out of fear of losing their jobs. Isn't right, my friend.

@kaseymomier3715

3 ай бұрын

@@user-rz4wb5te4qwhy are you reading every comment ? Chill

It's amazing how many people seem to feel that it's so "odd" and "disturbing" that the audience kept laughing. They're at a live taping. They're instructed to laugh. Nobody in the audience had any clue how serious the matter was. They were probably expecting it to end with "soooo, long story short, I'll be mowing Paul's front yard for the next year and a half". Or something along those lines. I love the way he presented the matter. Comedically serious and sincere.

@urafuknkunt

3 күн бұрын

He could have said at any point, "Folks, please, this is serious". He let them laugh.

"Take the book and read along at the film" lol

He only told it because he was caught and it would cost him either way

@daithiocinnsealach3173

2 жыл бұрын

Great insight 🙄

@JR-zi9vj

Жыл бұрын

Obviously but i dont care if a talkshoe host is cheating on his wife im not his wife, his friend, or his family im a viewer snd this does not matter to me

@theaxehound2152

Жыл бұрын

He's a sack of shiii and a shill

Dave handled this the best way possible for someone in his position.

@blockchainshark1392

2 жыл бұрын

No not really. He clearly should of opened with a statement saying this is not a joke in anyway. The audience was laughing over and over. At no time did he mention this is serious . He knew if he said it the blackmailer would stop, but he clearly played up to the audience laughing so he could downplay It

@Rimrock300

2 жыл бұрын

@@blockchainshark1392 There is not much different he could do regarding the audience even if he would try his best. They are there to laugh. Most of them will take whatever he says as to be something more or less funny

@NoctuaOlivae

Жыл бұрын

@@blockchainshark1392 I don't think you understand the job of a late night host. His job is to entertain people. Ofc he peppered in jokes in a 9 min monolouge. Why would he tell people not to laugh when that's the entire point? He's try to keep them entertained while also explaining what happened, otherwise it would drag down the entire mood of the show. You can approach serious topics with some degree of levity without it being "downplayed." The two aren't mutually exclusive

@blokeVB

Жыл бұрын

Lucky he missed the #metoo

@theaxehound2152

Жыл бұрын

Nahh, his job was to shill.

While I don’t condone David’s actions, he did take ownership and handled it real well

@elputas

8 ай бұрын

Well, in consensual sex among adults, there's nothing for you or me to "condone" or "not condone". It belongs in the realm of the personal and private.

The thing I can appreciate is that he recognized that any of the women that participated have every right to talk about it.

I’m glad he admitted it etc and the blackmailer was arrested. But it’s still really awful that he abused his power and hurt his family.

@robinhooduk8255

9 ай бұрын

oh shut up for gods sake, people are grown adults and when you spend 8to12 hours a day with people relationships can happen. i flirted with my manager, just because its fun and i ended up having 9 year relationship and moving in together. women dont have affairs and keep their mouths shut about them if they dont feel it was a totally mutual relationship.

@curtisholmes9988

9 ай бұрын

@@robinhooduk8255he cheated on his wife

@elputas

9 ай бұрын

Well, now that you're talking about abusing power, do you know what's really awful? That when women have an extra marital relationship, they completely destroy their families, they get alimony, they're awarded with the victim status, they get the house, the car, the children and the condolences and sympathies from friends and relatives because her bastard husband left her all alone while he was out working for her...

@elputas

9 ай бұрын

@@curtisholmes9988 It'd be interesting to see if his wife was also cheating on him...

@elputas

6 ай бұрын

@@wzxr7722 Exactly.

Genius from Letterman. Completely fucked the guy who tried to blackmail him.

1. This was a weird way to present and talk about this situation. 2. Why are people applauding and laughing?

This is disgusting. Why they are laughing

@pvvned

9 жыл бұрын

MiaMadeInChina Maybe it's because he's making jokes throughout it and he's a comedian?

@AlexRaGeAHoLiC

9 жыл бұрын

MiaMadeInChina They are laughing because they must laugh. there is a sign that tell them when to laugh and when to applaud and when to say woooow

@earlrossow4463

9 жыл бұрын

MiaMadeInChina whats disgusting? besides that fact that you let yourself get offended by nonsense

@backinthecrystal

9 жыл бұрын

AlexRaGeAHoLiC Uh, no.

@KA-gy3lz

8 жыл бұрын

They thought it was joke dumbass. They didn't realize he was actually telling the truth

Well, he's got my respect for publicly announcing it and owning up to his mistakes. I think he handled the entire situation very well.

@m.e.m.jr.4294

2 жыл бұрын

Why dose its smelly bad?

@ROZAKRIU

Жыл бұрын

Dave has always been a class act in my opinion

@seph_f

Жыл бұрын

@@ROZAKRIU yea a real class act fucking young women interns as a dude in a massive position of power, cheating on his wife and family. Super classy. He's a fuckin dirtbag

@mehhhblehhh1561

11 ай бұрын

Youre a joke. Dude is a piece of 💩. Admitting youre gutter trash means nothing. Hes still the same piece of 💩

@tommyriam8320

10 ай бұрын

' _owning up to_ ' *getting caught* , you mean - with his pants down, schlong hanging out, no less. What made it even more unseemly was that he was nightly selling and encouraging others to promote this image of himself as the hapless, somewhat nerdish, clown who never 'got the girl' _meanwhile_ , the creep is backstage porking the crap out of every intern and bitch on his staff who answers to him

Good point. We all came to this site knowing what to expect and the severity of the matter. The audience had no idea that this was something serious.

I see no ring.

Everyone falling over to pat dave on the back here- this is the first his wife heard about it. They had been in a a relationship for 23 years and had a six year old son, and she heard about it from this on air confession.

@kaseymomier3715

3 ай бұрын

How do u know that? Not calling you a liar just curious. If true, that’s pretty fucked.

@kenlavicka

6 күн бұрын

That is completely false.

He made great efforts to thank people and protect the women, but what about his wife and kid? At the very least apologize to them. No class.

@mariedewitt5033

Жыл бұрын

Protect the women? He is an old letch who protects himself...He humiliated his wife.

Dave's way of pitching this "story" is interesting, as he waited over 7 and a half minutes into the story before the finally revealed to a stunned audience both in the theater and at home of his affairs with female staff members who worked on his show.

@shelby5809

6 ай бұрын

"oh shit we laughed and clapped at this?"

My favorite reaction to this was that of his ex-partner and onetime head writer of Late Night, Merrill Markoe: “Aw, Dave, you said I was the only one you’d ever cheat on.”

this was awesome. finally a public figure who doesn’t try to bullshit their way through a scandal, he was upfront and admitted that he fucked up and he did it on his own.

@carlodave9

Жыл бұрын

And nine years ago you hadn’t had to listen to Trump denying demonstrable facts about him for seven years straight, and then trying to sue people for telling the truth (for free!).

@mariedewitt5033

Жыл бұрын

He didn't admit it on his own..He was being blackmailed and had no choice. He is an asshat

@mariedewitt5033

Жыл бұрын

Please. His abuse of staff and sorry, sordid life is hardly entertainment.

@mehhhblehhh1561

11 ай бұрын

Plenty just do do it. Hes with the other gutter scum. Dudes a piece of 💩

@garyfoster3854

23 күн бұрын

@@mariedewitt5033ok Karen.

The audience keep thinking it's all an elaborate joke because that's what they expect.

When Paul Shaffer says “oh no” 🤣

That's what I was wondering. He never said it was while he was married.

wow......The audience must not believe him...That's the only way I can account for their response.

@kevinmathewson4272

9 жыл бұрын

billyfan8305 People laugh in uncertain situations. The audience on a comedic talkshow is primed to laugh at stuff. Also they laughed to ease tension and show support.

@johngobalski8472

8 жыл бұрын

+billyfan8305 He handled it with pure class.

@mongoardath1

8 жыл бұрын

+billyfan8305 Very similar to the appearance by Michael Richards after his infamous n-word incident. You don't know what is real and what is not.

@maxhydekyle2425

6 жыл бұрын

They're uncomfortable and don't know what's actually jokes and what's serious

I didn't know this was a real thing that had happened. And Dave's openness to share this was truly an amazing thing to see. So very well handled.

@mehhhblehhh1561

11 ай бұрын

You respect a piece of 💩 because you are a piece of 💩

@tcudahey9550

10 ай бұрын

What is amazing about a man who is in a corner and has no way out confessing to being a serial adulterer in order to save $2 million? He chose the lesser of two evils.

@mdhcccc

6 ай бұрын

@@tcudahey9550I agree

Does anyone else think it was hilarious that WOODY was his guest that night?

I can't help thinking that things would have gone more smoothly if Letterman had begun by saying something like, "You know, ladies and gentlemen, night after night I sit up here, trying to make you laugh, and sometimes I actually succeed, but right now I have something totally serious that I think you need to know about..."

What a great way of handling damage control

I'm glad I watched this today.

it's kinda scary how people continue laughing as David is closing in on his point, I know they tell you to laugh but at some point it's as creepy as what David is trying to say.

@Sandman60077

11 ай бұрын

I don't think people knew if he was being serious or not.

I think Dave handled this situation masterfully, he used humor to frame his experience in a way people could identify and easily sympathize with. My sources say the blackmailer was Robert Halderman, a director on "48 hours". He probably used his investigative journalism skills and inside position at CBS to accumulate tons of moderately scandalous material. Dave's been dating that Lasko lady on and off forever. Any sexual details with staffers are bound to be slightly embarassing.

@Brinta3

9 ай бұрын

“My sources” It’s not exactly a secret, it’s even on Halderman’s Wikipedia page.

@ChaosZero.

8 ай бұрын

@@Brinta3 You commented on a post from 13 years ago.

@patrickr9670

7 ай бұрын

“my sources” Lmaooo

@Brinta3

7 ай бұрын

@@ChaosZero. You’re right, my comment was unfair. It may not have been public knowledge back then.

@patrickr9670

6 ай бұрын

​@@Brinta3 No you're actually right. This video was posted on Oct. 2nd 2009. The original comment cannot be from earlier than that. I can find a TMZ article posted on Oct. 1st 2009 saying Halderman was arrested for blackmailing him.

Dave's the man. I always had respect for him honestly and this is one reason I do.

@mehhhblehhh1561

11 ай бұрын

Because youre as much a piece of 💩 as he is

@jshepard152

10 ай бұрын

He cheated on his first wife too. Broke her heart. He's a piece.

Impeccable delivery the entire time

why the fuck did they clap after he admitted that...that was when they should have realised that he wasnt being funny

@birmania5754

16 күн бұрын

Because he made it comic.

The title of this video misrepresents what Letterman actually came clean about in this monologue. Letterman didn't describe the women he admits to having sex with as "co-workers", what he said was this: @7:38 "I have had sex with women who work for me on this show." If he had described them as co-workers, he would've been implying that he had no management authority over these women's employment. In stating it the way he did, Letterman acknowledged that he was ultimately their boss, and that this power relationship played a significant role in those sexual relationships. Compare the way Letterman disclosed these unethical relationships with the way Bill Clinton mismanaged his own indiscretions, and the respect Lettermen received for this confession shouldn't be hard to understand.

At least Letterman confessed when caught and took responsibility for being flawed vs. so many that deny what they've done.

Remember that David and his apologists judged and condemned Bristol Palin for being a unwed teenage mother. Now they are telling us to not be judgmental.

@scottiei

3 ай бұрын

Perhaps that's because Bristol Palin and her mother made it a point to lecture others about being intimate before marriage, and she had not one but TWO kids out of wedlock. With two different guys.

"especially for the women" crowd: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

PEOPLE! Dave had relations with some co-workers BEFORE his 2009 marriage- he was single for 29 or 30 years!!! He did NOT cheat on his wife at the time this broke. He could NOT have handled the situation so well if he'd been cheating.

@jamescollinson2179

5 жыл бұрын

But he did cheat on his wife with several women who worked directly for him or his production company and he admitted it. Letterman had been married to Regina Lasko since March, 2009. They had lived together for some years prior to their marriage and had a son born in 2003. Letterman mentioned no one by name when he admitted on his show of October 1, 2009 to multiple affairs. But it soon came out that among those he had affairs with was his personal assistant Stephanie Birkitt who had been in a sexual relationship with him up until just before his on-air admission.

@patrickr9670

7 ай бұрын

I know this comment was made 5 years ago but it’s not true. He was married in March of 2009. His affair with Stephanie Birkitt lasted until at least August 2009. He cheated.

@THE-HammerMan

7 ай бұрын

@@patrickr9670 And your impeccable source is/are medie reporters... I'll believe Dave at his word, thank you. [PS- Being seen with someone is not proof of boinking said person!]

@patrickr9670

7 ай бұрын

@@THE-HammerMan Maybe you should believe David. Because he has on multiple occasions mentioned that he was in a committed relationship with Regina for 23 years before he got married. He didn’t meet his wife in 2009. The mental gymnastics required to defend your hero is astounding.

@THE-HammerMan

7 ай бұрын

@@patrickr9670 Maybe you should bite me.

Funny detail : David does Jay's voice while imitating the guy who tried to blackmail him.

I actually saw this episode when it aired, and I rarely watched Letterman by this point.

This is one of the best moments in television. Hope the extortionists life is ruined. Wish I would have known this when someone tried to do something similar to me.

He's talking to Paul Shaffer, the band leader.

To all the people berating the audience for laughing, to be fair, he's cracking gags all the way through, what do you expect them to do?

Being truthful was best move he made.

Imagine this nowadays..

@elputas

8 ай бұрын

What? Consensual sex among adults is now forbidden?

@0xmemeCox

8 ай бұрын

@@elputas you know what I mean

@elputas

8 ай бұрын

@@0xmemeCox I do, yes. Cheers!

@Kyle_Riel

7 ай бұрын

​@@elputasextorting young women for sex. He'd be canceled so fast

@elputas

7 ай бұрын

@@Kyle_Riel On the contrary. It was he who was being extorted, remember? Besides, he was not being extorted by the women he had sex with, but by some random male idiot.

No the audiance didnt know if it was real or not but now after he admits it they continue to laugh n clap..c'mon now

Another extramarital affair. I have to admit I have lost count. PS: He handled it smoothly, even the audience did not take it seriously. Well, he is a comedian.

@mariedewitt5033

Жыл бұрын

Not an extramarital affair. Quid pro quo with the staff is illegal..Dave should have been fired.

@pauldeveaux1517

10 ай бұрын

@@horacesheffield7367he had a serious girlfriend for 10 years

You can't get mad at three audience for laughing when he himself made jokes during the discussion. Either you want to be taken seriously or you don't

@aidanfl

3 жыл бұрын

It’s clear to me when he’s joking and not, but it could just be because I already knew the situation before watching this and the audience probably didn’t

@leavingtheisland

2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree with you - he could have made it clear from the start that it wasn't a joking matter.

well i don't agree with getting blackmailed but just because you decide to be upfront about your extramarital affair doesn't make it right. he also didn't bother apologizing to his family who is the one who should be embarrassed in this whole situation. what a disgusting man and yes how embarrassing for the women that slept with him.

One of the most awkward moments in Late Night history.

Excellent! I love the way he shut down the blackmailer,

I know this must of been a horrible moment for him. He handled it well.

@mehhhblehhh1561

11 ай бұрын

Poor piece of 💩

@CBright7831

6 ай бұрын

He caused it. Don't have extra marital affairs and you won't get POS's snooping around trying to blackmail you. Be a good husband.

Just Imagine sitting in the audience thinking it's a funny bit, or joke, and Dave is telling you the truth about his affair and a crime committed live on air.

“It would be embarrassing, especially for the women” Audience-HAHAHA clap clap clap

This has gotta be a form of insecure laughter on parts of the audience. The other interpretation wouldn't be so flattering.

@daithiocinnsealach3173

2 жыл бұрын

Humans are robots. They like what they like and they'll defend it to the death. Look at the abortion situation. No remorse. Look at Nazi Germany. Same thing. Serial killers. Theives. People don't feel remorse because remorse hurts and people protect the people they love no matter what they do unless it affects them personally or social pressure becomes too strong against them. Then they change. But only through great personal pressure.

If he'd asked for like 100 grand, he would have gotten it.

Yeah it's the guest or whoever was sitting in the chair next to him. You can hear him a few more times throughout the video. That's the reason he was looking to his right a few times while he was talking. P.S. I'm sorry this didn't get to you a bit sooner....

How intriguing!

at 3:47 his voice quivers!!

The crowd laughing at the things Letterman is saying, regardless of context, is absolutely bizarre

Jay Leno blackmailed him?

Remember being blackmailed is not as bad as being convicted of extortion

THERE U GO

why are they laughing

@shelby5809

6 ай бұрын

Lmfao even David's like "come on guys that's not funny"

I felt Dave's pain that night!

Here from TheOfficialPodcast

Im not too sure what was funny either but Mr.Letterman couldnt have handled the situation any better. Was honest about it and kept it moving. People act like theyve never fucked up before.

What's with the laughing zombie... not one joke in this confession. Very sobering

There's been talk, for years, that Letterman is a constantly-angry person -- that his tight-lipped "Yup, yup, how bout that, ho ho ho, how funny" manner is a 24x7 partially-masked contempt. It apparently got (even) worse after he was blackmailed about the Stephanie Birkitt affair -- he felt like he couldn't trust anyone, on his staff or otherwise, like they were all garbage, like they were all out to get him -- I think you can see this in his monologue and teeth-gritted speech with uncooperative guests, and (to me) his "on-air philandering confession + spousal apology" felt like a heated, not-fully-sincere OMG they're making me do this, I'm gonna ham it up schtick. His session with Marc Maron has a bit of ugly past-youth/father history in it. Doesn't make me 'love' or 'hate' the guy, but he's very complex, not 100% as visible.

@daithiocinnsealach3173

2 жыл бұрын

Like us all. I take lessons from it.

I think the audience didnt get that he was serious. Thats why the laughed. Cant blame them, who would have expected him exposing himself on his own show

@davidwolfhudson

2 жыл бұрын

So to speak.

So uncomfortable.

No one judged or condemned Bristol Palin, they judged her mother!

I don't think that this is something you make fun of.

It's creepy how everyone is laughing along the whole time

@elputas

9 ай бұрын

Well, you know what's creepier? That when women have an extra marital relationship with men, they completely destroy their families, the get alimony, they're awarded with the victim status, they get the house, the car, the children and the condolences and sympathies from friends and relatives because her bastard husband left her all alone while he was out working for her....

I remember watching this show the night it aired.

They have an applause sign. It goes on, they clap.

one time dave asked the audience do they dial of they internet (it was years ago), he was asking them if they use it. a normal person would just say yeah i do or no i dont, the audience clap. they clap and cheer!!!!.....thats not even an answer, thats applauding yourself for pressing a button dave should have done this before the audience was brought in, just him, a camera and paul.....and empty studio..thats it

" hey honey the recording is going just taking so long Im gonna be home late again dont wait for dinner" *clunk" "alright girls now I want you to lie down on each other and hold this banana, and scream cowboy Dave"

@daithiocinnsealach3173

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he dissipated the whole thing by saying it first and being comedic about it. Lessons in there...

If he thought, he had to explain anything to the viewers, he could have made it short, straight to the point n serious rather than comic. How humiliating for his wife.