The Super Bowl history song guy *nailed* it. He'd be better than 2/3 of the half-time shows. Thanks, Mr Young!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty good. I hadn't seen it before.

@mcleanse1382

Жыл бұрын

Haha I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all day now 😂

@bernlin2000

Жыл бұрын

That performer was fantastic, he sold that song perfectly!

@musicjeffyoung

Жыл бұрын

Funny idea and well done👍

@raywood8187

Жыл бұрын

Yup! Way better than II/III of them.

This whole video is great. I’ll be singing the tune to The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius all day. That said… Who is the fella singing the Super Bowl song? That was amazing! He killed it! I’ve watched that part alone like X times! Who ever you are Super Bowl singer guy, you are amazing! Thank you!

@VictorKixx90254

Жыл бұрын

Music is so catchy

Loved Letterman and his writers. They were brilliant and never stooped to dumb down jokes to the lowest common denominator

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

The made ‘dumb’ things so clever.

@keefriff99

Жыл бұрын

@@thelettermanpodcast Exactly…Letterman bits were somehow “stupidly clever”.

Love these Staff Favorites.

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

Without doubt. Our entire show exists because we love moments like these so much.

Little Richard just chillin watching him in the bird seed suit

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

So good. He actually looked kinda queasy.

@cs5845

Жыл бұрын

When they cut to him I just cracked up

@nood1e236

Жыл бұрын

He's been there before

@lnzeloh

Жыл бұрын

@@thelettermanpodcast looks like he’s saying “damn” inside his head 😂

@adamsloan5471

Жыл бұрын

And I think Paul is playing the song, poisoning pigeons in the park by Tom Lehrer

The Super Bowl song performance was kind of unbelievable. The rhythm and lyrics (the rhythm and WHAT now?) keep changing. I'd like to think an insane amount of practice went into remembering how to phrase all that, but I bet the real truth is that they found someone with a ton of talent who knocked it out of the park if you will please pardon my mixed metaphor.

@DrVVVinK

Жыл бұрын

there was also Paul singing the number of pi once

@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf

Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree but he did miss a couple of Xs when singing the 30s!!!

@Some-guy-you-dont-know

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf No, not a single a one.

This guy's jokes were in MY wheelhouse. Laughed out loud several times.

This is absolutely delightful. The Super Bowl theme song is hilarious. Thank you Steve!

I don’t know why, but the Clint Wentworth goof-up made me laugh so hard. It became even funnier when Dave wouldn’t let it go.

Now I'm going to have that damn Super Bowl song going through my head all day lol

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

Lucky!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

Жыл бұрын

For me it's the Strong Guy, the Fat Guy and the Genius song. I remember watching that when it originally aired and I haven't heard it in decades. Why they did a western sounding theme is beyond me, but lots of things in life don't make sense.

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Steve talked about that in his episode on our show. Paul and the crew suggested giving it the ‘Rawhide’ treatment

@johnnavarra4970

Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH That's easy. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Arguably the most famous Western of all time.

Staff wriers & their work doesn't get enough credit for how great an awesome show (like Late Night w/Dave Latterman) can truly be,day after day to be able to come up with ideas that sometimes become a part of everyday life. Thanks Dave and your truly gifted and magnificent cast of writers.

What a gem of a writer!

@NetCerpher

2 ай бұрын

So as not to appear as a flake I posted this with a loving attached. If this is is representative of this writer, and or other writers, collectively, it blows dead bears. Alone, I could’ve written material five times better.

Thank You Steve! As a watcher of this show since the 80's, I have a lot of fond memories of it. I wish it could have gone on forever!

Completely forgot about the Strong Guy Fat Guy Genius theme song! Great stuff

The PR guy for the Mayans is brilliant 😂😂😂

That super bowl counting bit is hilarious! 😂

You’re ‘The Genius’ for coming up with that bit! It was one of my favourites!

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

He talked about it on our show. Our host was delighted to hear the news, and recognized the theme immediately.

@kstepko

Жыл бұрын

The theme song is what makes it!

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

I hear there’s a compilation of both the Late Night and Late Show remotes.

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller that has been brought to ‘The Letterman Podcast’s” attention as well.

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

@@thelettermanpodcast The what?

Very interesting! Living in the UK we didn't get to see much of Letterman except for that short time on ITV4. Thanks for putting these up. 👍

“You hate to see that happen, especially at the holiday time …”

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@RideAcrossTheRiver

Жыл бұрын

Regular occurrence over at BBC.

"No, that's Clint" 🤣😅

My fave part of Super Bowl song: 11:03

Great job “Non Quarterback Steve”👏👏😂😂🌸

his phrasing and cadence are almost identical to Dave. they must have fed off of each other.

I love the shot of Little Richard during the bird seed bit.

"The Mayans are committed to making this right" lol😄

That Super Bowl guy KILLED it lmao

I'm loving these co-worker stories. I remember back in 1982. We lived in a "daylight" basement house. Family room downstairs. Bed time was 11 pm sharp at 15 yo. My brother and I had it down. We overheated the woodstove, open the windows a crack, then sneak out our bedroom window and watch Dave. Hearing every word as my Dad has a bad ear lol. I literally grew up, became a man, while watching David Letterman. Alas, I do remember "Larry 'Bud' Melman". What a joy of human to watch at the end of a long day. Thanks Dave, My shoulders thank you for lowering them for decades. A dept I can never repay.

Dude! Real nice guitar in your office there over your right shoulder...well done sir

The look of "what the hell am I watching" followed by the smile by Brees @11:03 is frickin' on fleek!

That’s awesome, thanks Steve! Keep these coming!!!

"The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius" was one of the skits I remember when I started watching Letterman in my teens back in Brazil. Pretty much learned to speak English by watching the show and singing the tune.

This is the late night I miss. When it was about being being funny and silly and inventive, not about who is the angriest at the former guy or present bits like, "hey, remember 'Saved by the Bell: The New Class?' Here's the cast!" Conan O'Brien was probably the last of the classic late night hosts. Sigh. Now I have to yell at kids to get off my lawn. (Also, now I'm going to have that Super Bowl song running through my head ALL. FREAKING. DAY. Thanks, Steve!)

Now I'll have the Super Bowl song in my head for weeks.

Great comedy and great storytelling!

Steve, until now I didn’t have a clue of who you were. But I remember these pieces and laughing at them, and I’m grateful for those good times. Thanks!

So great. These segments are fantastic.

Some of my favorites! Thanks, Steve.

That superbowl count singer was impressive

Thank you Steve! Very insightful.

Brilliant comedy,,, awesome funk groove on that Super Bowl song btw,,

Oh my, master writers humming a song and the masters of music making it true. That is actually really awesome.

How can I get a full version of that turkey acoustic song? It sounded killer.

This series is awesome. I started watching Letterman with my dad in about 1995, so I haven’t seen a lot of the earlier stuff.

Steve's industrial musicals documentary, Bathtubs Over Broadway, is well worth checking out!

The SuperBowl song could be a good song for a Sesame Street episode. 😁

🎉Love some Steve Young and his humor. Thanks! 🎃

This was just excellent. Thanks.

Really cool. Thanks for sharing.

That's not the Mayan calendar! But omg was that HILARIOUS

These bits are why I subbed, the real BTS stuff, creative & hilarious writers, hard workers OMG

Great work! I heard about your book, but never could find it! I'm a musician, and used to play on industrials, as we called them!

Funny stuff. Thanks Dave!

I've watched a bunch of these and still haven't seen mention of one of my favorite segments - Will It Float!?

Thanks Clint!!! 😎

awesome ♥️

Hey Steve! Who loves you baby! From one Late Night Telly Watcher to another.

40-something Dave was so handsome. I mean we all know how that went but. Dang dude.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

Жыл бұрын

What, you don't like his new ZZ Top look?

@Sara87521

Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH it’s only out of respect for his wife that I’d ever say “no”.

I like how the last cliff wentworth stared down steve when they sat down.

The Super Bowl song was so stupid.I couldn't stop laughing

All these "Staff Moments" are great, but for my money this segment is the most off the wall!

APPLAUSE!

Man, I had forgotten all about "the Strong Guy. the Fat Guy, the Genius" Those bits were hysterically funny and clever.

Wasn't Steve the one who took celebrity photos of the guests on the sidewalk below, framed by an old piece of gum on the ledge outside the office window? I remember after a big storm, he said his first concern was if the gum was okay.

"No! That's CLINT!"

The funny part about the Mayan thing is that their calendar ended in 2012; there was no doomsday prophecy associated with the Mayans. It was just speculation by conspiracy theorists. When my calendar ends, I just buy a new one.

These Staff Favourite Moments are amazing. Does anyone know if there's a segment featuring Chris Elliott? I can't find one.

I swear it sounds like the third guy says, "I'm CLINT Westworth," too... 14:38🤷 ...making it so that there really was only ONE "Cliff" Wentworth in the audience... 🤣

The roman numeral song is epic!

Back before the internet all we had was Dave and Paul, now it’s even better on demand 😊

Wow the Smart Guy has some serious Jordan Schlansky Vibe

The third guy said Clint as well…I guess the middle guy is Cliff.

@allendracabal0819

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's sure what it sounded like.

Watch the documentary on Steve his album collection is insane!!

The superbowl song!!!

18:25 I think there was an editing error. Don are you in charge of this? lol

god the super bowl song is so genius

Who is the fellow who sang the Super Bowl song? Would be nice to identify him.

Which came first, this runaway camera or the one in the Naked Gun

I want to hear the whole turkey processing song.

Who can I thank for Port Authority Bus Station?

If he had a hard time saying “Cliff”, why would they make him go first? Why not let him go third, so the other two people could help cue him as to what to say? Yet - we would not remember it decades later if it had gone perfectly!

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

Because he was ‘The Professional.’ He even gave Dave the fuel for his quips after the bit. Genius.

@plaws0

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Perfect the way it was. It became part of the bit, even if I'm sure Mr Young **died** ...

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

Жыл бұрын

It was way funnier with the mistake.

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

@@plaws0 agreed!

@thelettermanpodcast

Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH yip. That’s what the show was all about.

Factoid; The Turkey song is by Leonard Cohen.

is this for Late Night or The Late Show?

How appropriate that the unarmed camera is shot by NYPD.

"Hostile Silence"? If it is silent how would you know? Could be happy silence.

Dang! "Everything's Coming Up Profits' is WAY out of print 😢

8:25

Then the next step after the slaughter.......😆😂

Is that Peyton manning they cut to during the superbowl song

@allendracabal0819

Жыл бұрын

No. Drew Brees.

Now I’ve watched that stupid Super Bowl song all the way thru, twice. And you’ve read me saying so.

Good writer, poor quarterback.

@ 3:00 the woke culture would never have this skit nowadays.

Why didn't you welcome the migrants Dave??

‘Unfunny’ a word? Ask the writer I guess

Which male writers did letterman sleep with? Or was it just the woman?

8:43 "[...] several high-ranking Mayans have been fired and/or reassigned. But we know that's not good enough for you folks...." The unacknowledged tension here -- is he really about to offer...?? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_culture I love that he doesn't even mention that. Sure, I'll take a Mayan joke-a-day calendar instead.