Letterman = gut busting laughs + good quotes
Jeff Neau
> By the way, you're not the only one who think I watch too much
>Letterman. I was at a friend's house a week or two ago and someone made a
>remark, and I said "And we all know how painful that can be.." A remark was
>made about that I watch too much Letterman!
>
My friends and I used to watch Letterman every day for about 5 years. Here
are some of the best quotes I can remember:
- "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
- "They pelted us with rocks and garbage" - Geeks
- "Oh, Dave....I think it's my spine!!! It's my spine!!!" - Paul
- "Banana!" - Chris
- "Beans! - Chris
- "I hate the itching...but I don't mind the swelling..." - Old lady
- "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
And who could forget the following:
- The tape of Paul eating grape nuts
- Zippy, the Late Night Monkey Cam
- The Fugitive Guy (my favorite 'guy')
- The Late Night Tiger Cam
- What's Hal Wearing?
Jeff
Jason Snell
>My friends and I used to watch Letterman every day for about 5 years. Here
>are some of the best quotes I can remember:
>
> - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
> - "They pelted us with rocks and garbage" - Geeks
> - "Oh, Dave....I think it's my spine!!! It's my spine!!!" - Paul
> - "Banana!" - Chris
> - "Beans! - Chris
> - "I hate the itching...but I don't mind the swelling..." - Old lady
> - "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
* "Sorry pal, that ain't strudel!"
* (The music after every Jack & Donny joke)
* "Big Tex and Little Rhoady"
* "Now what would hitler do in a situation like this?"
* "I'm going to go check on the top ten..."
* "The monkey had an accident!"
* "So I'm in my pottery class, making my giant ceramic monkey..."
* "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>And who could forget the following:
>
> - The tape of Paul eating grape nuts
> - Zippy, the Late Night Monkey Cam
Let's not forget LNMC II! The first one busted in rehearsal.
> - The Fugitive Guy (my favorite 'guy')
Chris: "Maybe he's not dead! It's still not over!"
Dave: "Trust me, Chris. It's OVER."
> - The Late Night Tiger Cam
> - What's Hal Wearing?
Blue shirt, Brown slacks, Tan chinos. ALWAYS.
- Network Time-Killers
- "Dave's Rock Collection" (never to be seen)
- Anton biting the head off a bird
- Dave essentially calling Cher a whore on the air
God, there are millions more. That's the thing about Dave -- he's done so many
shows, that it's hard to remember just how MUCH funny stuff he's done...
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In article <1992May28....@hemlock.cray.com>, je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes:
>
>And who could forget the following:
>
> - The tape of Paul eating grape nuts
> - Zippy, the Late Night Monkey Cam
> - The Fugitive Guy (my favorite 'guy')
> - The Late Night Tiger Cam
> - What's Hal Wearing?
>
- the Conspiracy Guy
- the Guy Under the Seats
- Hal Gurnee's Network Time Killers
- "Hmm...feel likes my head wanna bus' open!"
- Anton, the dairy product expiration date guesser
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marc.colten
> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
> >My friends and I used to watch Letterman every day for about 5 years. Here
> >are some of the best quotes I can remember:
> >
> > - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
> This is my favorite, ever. I've even got it digitized on my mac...
>
>
>
>
many
> shows, that it's hard to remember just how MUCH funny stuff he's done...
>
> --
Hey, what about my all time favorite of their suggested "catch phrases":
Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
marc colten
Kermit Tensmeyer
>je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>My friends and I used to watch Letterman every day for about 5 years. Here
>>are some of the best quotes I can remember:
>>
>
>>
>
>shows, that it's hard to remember just how MUCH funny stuff he's done...
>
stupid. He doesn't talk with people, he makes fun of 'em. And I guess that
to a large segment of the American population : thats funny.
Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
else look stupid?
Carson would never let Letterman get in the Zingers on him, he could see
them comming a mile away.
Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
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Jason Snell
>Hey, what about my all time favorite of their suggested "catch phrases":
>
>
> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>
I sort of preferred:
Little Girl: "I'm a little cupcake... BAKED BY THE DEVIL!"
Let's also not forget the infamous Lucky Number, which was the regular
segment immediately before they began doing Top 10 Lists way back when.
(Wow! I've been watching Dave since before Top 10 Lists! In fact, the first
Dave I ever saw was the one with the "Paris Getaway with Al Frisch"... can
anyone date this for me?
-jason
Jason Snell
> Letterman makes a good case for stupid = funny. He isn't funny he just acts
> stupid. He doesn't talk with people, he makes fun of 'em. And I guess that
> to a large segment of the American population : thats funny.
Believe it or not, he DOES talk to people. And when he does occasionally "make
fun" of someone (for example, Shirley MacLaine or Don King), they usually
REALLY deserve it, because they're acting like complete idiots.
Most of the time, the interviews are funny because Dave will make ridiculous
remarks based on what other people say: he's not making fun of them. If
anything, he's making fun of himself.
Honestly, Dave Letterman strikes me as being brilliant, not stupid. Sure, he
does the "dumb guy" character every now and then, but the idea behind it is
that, one, all of us do REALLY stupid things once in a while (well, maybe YOU
don't, Kermit, since this is all so stupid to you), and two, we've all been in
embarrassing situations when we've had to deal with stupid people.
> Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
> else look stupid?
95 percent of the time, my friend. See, you're popping off without actually
having watched the show for any length of time. Either that, or you've
just completely missed the point.
I guess, Mr. Comedy Genius, you don't understand any means of humor that
is in a non-traditional form. Your loss.
> Carson would never let Letterman get in the Zingers on him, he could see
> them comming a mile away.
Do you know that Carson and Letterman are friends? That Carson loves Dave's
show, and wished that Dave had been given the Tonight Show? And that, most of
the time, Carson played along with Dave when he was on the show?
> Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
Went to school with him, did you?
I look forward to seeing YOUR talk show, Kermit. No doubt it will be filled
with BRILLIANT comedy. And your interviews, considering that you seem to want
to kowtow to all guests rather than challenging guests who are bullshitting,
will probably put me out like a light.
Jeff Neau
>>My friends and I used to watch Letterman every day for about 5 years. Here
>>are some of the best quotes I can remember:
>>
>> - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
> * (The music after every Jack & Donny joke)
> * "Big Tex and Little Rhoady"
> * "Now what would hitler do in a situation like this?"
> * "I'm going to go check on the top ten..."
> * "The monkey had an accident!"
> * "So I'm in my pottery class, making my giant ceramic monkey..."
> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>
>shows, that it's hard to remember just how MUCH funny stuff he's done...
- "It turned their urine blue..."
Jeff Neau
prairies? There was something about a 'severed head' in the back seat.
I remember it was hilarious....
"Watch it pal!"
Jeffrey Neau
Jeff Neau
>In article <103i4u...@network.ucsd.edu> inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>>je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>>My friends and I used to watch Letterman every day for about 5 years. Here
>>>are some of the best quotes I can remember:
>>>
>>
>>>And who could forget the following:
>>>
>>
>>God, there are millions more. That's the thing about Dave -- he's done so many
>>shows, that it's hard to remember just how MUCH funny stuff he's done...
>>
> Letterman makes a good case for stupid = funny. He isn't funny he just acts
> stupid. He doesn't talk with people, he makes fun of 'em. And I guess that
> to a large segment of the American population : thats funny.
>
> Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
> else look stupid?
>
> Carson would never let Letterman get in the Zingers on him, he could see
> them comming a mile away.
>
> Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
Gee, Letterman is the only comedian who tells jokes about other people. I
guess Carson didn't tell any Quayle jokes ever. He's been using Jerry Brown
as the butt of jokes for at least 10 years. Letterman is funny, and he doesn't
always rip on people to be funny.
"Squirrels mating in a cage!" - I guess that makes squirrels look stupid
Jeffrey Neau
Jeff Neau
>tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes...
>> Carson would never let Letterman get in the Zingers on him, he could see
>> them comming a mile away.
>
>Do you know that Carson and Letterman are friends? That Carson loves Dave's
>show, and wished that Dave had been given the Tonight Show? And that, most of
>the time, Carson played along with Dave when he was on the show?
Kind of interesting that Letterman's show is one of the few that Carson has
appeared on over the last thirty years (besides his own). I wouldn't let
Dave take my Zingers either, well...maybe the chocolate ones, but not the
angel food...
Jeffrey Neau
Jeffrey Gilbertson
>tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes...
> [Defensive pro-Letterman comments deleted]
>
>> Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
>> else look stupid?
>
>95 percent of the time, my friend. See, you're popping off without actually
>having watched the show for any length of time. Either that, or you've
>just completely missed the point.
>
>I guess, Mr. Comedy Genius, you don't understand any means of humor that
>is in a non-traditional form. Your loss.
>
I have one thing to say:
"Who gives a RAT'S ASS?"
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tuu
In article <1992May29.1...@doug.cae.wisc.edu> gilb...@cae.wisc.edu (Jeffrey Gilbertson) writes:
}In article <105v5u...@network.ucsd.edu> inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
}>tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes...
}>> [Sorta anti-Letterman comments deleted]
}> [Defensive pro-Letterman comments deleted]
}>> Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
}>> else look stupid?
}>is in a non-traditional form. Your loss.
}I have one thing to say:
}"Who gives a RAT'S ASS?"
Sorry for quoting so much. But I had to retain the "mood" of the
conversation.
Jeffrey Gilbertson should win some sort of award for this post!
Short, to the point, but hilarious! It made me laugh out loud while sitting
here geeking.
Plus, people who don't watch Letterman won't get it.
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tuu
}> them comming a mile away.
And that is what made Carson's appearances even funnier than most.
But I'm not referring to "zingers" in the same way. I'm talking about any
kind of joke Letterman makes, not just "mean jokes made at Carson's expense"
which you seem to think.
}Do you know that Carson and Letterman are friends? That Carson loves Dave's
}show, and wished that Dave had been given the Tonight Show? And that, most of
}the time, Carson played along with Dave when he was on the show?
Now, I agree with 99% of your assessment of Letterman, but I just
don't believe this. If he wanted Letterman to have the Tonight Show, he could
have definitely used his influence. What info do you have to say otherwise?
Besides, even though I think Letterman is a lot funnier than Leno
(but I said recently that both of them are among the top 3 consistently funny
people), it's better to have BOTH of them on the air than only one of them.
Jason Snell
>In article <105v5u...@network.ucsd.edu> inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>>tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes...
>>> [Sorta anti-Letterman comments deleted]
>> [Defensive pro-Letterman comments deleted]
>>
>
>"Who gives a RAT'S ASS?"
I will rebut this while also mentioning yet ANOTHER of my favorite Dave lines:
"Yeah, well, YOU try a little harder!"
Jason Snell
>}I wrote:
>}Do you know that Carson and Letterman are friends? That Carson loves Dave's
>}show, and wished that Dave had been given the Tonight Show? And that, most of
>}the time, Carson played along with Dave when he was on the show?
>
> Now, I agree with 99% of your assessment of Letterman, but I just
>don't believe this. If he wanted Letterman to have the Tonight Show, he could
>have definitely used his influence. What info do you have to say otherwise?
The catch is, Carson had no influence with NBC. Programming Genius Warren
Littlefield made the decision to pick Leno without consulting with Carson at
all. I can't cite my sources, other than to point at just about every article
about Dave not getting the Tonight Show after Leno was announced as the new
host. I must've seen this in 10 different places...
Carson was mad because they didn't ask him who he would've liked to replace
him, because Carson would've said to give Letterman first shot at it. As it
was, they didn't ask either Johnny or Dave... they just gave it to Jay.
-jason
Jason Snell
"Hypmotized!"
"I been hypmotized!"
"Hopelessly lost, but making good time."
"Steinbrenner sucks."
The breaking glass
"How was school today, Billy?"
"Feed the royal monkeys.."
"It's a fethtival!"
Paul: "Ray Charles!"
Paul: "Very, Very Good!"
Bill Murray: "I'd like to call it the love-cam if I could!"
Marv Albert: "Yes!"
These are mac sounds, compatible with soundmaster (FSSD, in other words).
If people are interested, I could stuff & binhex them and mail 'em out
to folks... let me know in email if you are.
-jason
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Kermit Tensmeyer
>In article <1992May29....@infonode.ingr.com>, tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
>> >
>> Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
>> else look stupid?
>>
>else, but unless you've never heard any other humor you should know that's
>the way it is. Politicians, public figures they're all grist for the
>comedy mill.
True, comedy is alot about making people look stupid. If you are guest on
letterman, you are going to look stupid.
>
>> Carson would never let Letterman get in the Zingers on him, he could see
>> them comming a mile away.
>
>Really. From what I've seen, Carson thinks a great deal of Letterman
>and had him on his show right up to the end. And why the veneration of
>Carson - he zinged everyone.
I was referring to Carson on Letterman, but then Carson is also Letterman's
boss.
>
>>
>> Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
>>
>Really, did you know him then?
Oh yes, have I known dave....
tuu
In article <1992Jun1.1...@infonode.ingr.com> tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
} I was referring to Carson on Letterman, but then Carson is also Letterman's
} boss.
No he's not. Late Night hasn't been a Carson production for a few
years now. Even when it was a Carson Productions/NBC joint 'project', I
don't think it'd be completely appropriate to call Carson Letterman's boss.
<steinman>@me.utoronto.ca
>>>
>>> Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
>>>
>>Really, did you know him then?
> Oh yes, have I known dave....
OK, howzabout some details? No one is asking you to write an unauthorized
biography, but since you've already tiraded about Letterman, it would be
interesting to know *why* you hate him so.
I mean, I could tell you some stories about Keanu Reeves...
--
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timothy.j.mizerak
>>>
>>Yes, all the time. True his humor often is at the expense of someone
>>else, but unless you've never heard any other humor you should know that's
>>the way it is. Politicians, public figures they're all grist for the
>>comedy mill.
>
> True, comedy is alot about making people look stupid. If you are guest on
> letterman, you are going to look stupid.
I tend to think Letterman points out where stupidity already exists. Letterman
does NOT make Dan Quayle look stupid. The Vice President does that all by him-
self!
As for his guests... sure, he puts them in embarrassing situations, but I
can't say I've ever seen it done in a mean-spirited way. Usually the guest
is laughing harder than anyone. And Letterman has many repeat guests, so
these people can't mind *that* much.
>>> Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
>>>
>>Really, did you know him then?
>
>
> Oh yes, have I known dave....
Oh! Oh! The suspense is killing me! Please stop!
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notion of completely random celebrity. Think about it: Larry "Bud" Melman,
Mr. February, that Arnie guy, Meg, and even Chris Elliott were all essentially
randomly chosen people who were turned into celebrities just because Dave
focused on them and they turned out to be appealing. There's something so
primal about the Mr. February competitions, where it's just a gut reaction
from the audience that picks the winner, that's marvelous. Remember that girl
who had written a letter and Dave showed up out of the blue at the department
store where she worked? That was classic. Or the recent census taker sketch,
where he asked every person if they'd fix them all lunch and finally they
ended it when someone said, "Yes"? He captured this notion that there can be
something entertaining in just about anybody, not just the eccentric
"civilians" that Carson would have on. "Show Us Your Photos, Please." All
his humor just about is based on that serendipitous notion.
Ron
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Jason Snell
>
>inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>>Let's also not forget the infamous Lucky Number, which was the regular
>>segment immediately before they began doing Top 10 Lists way back when.
>
>*not* "way back when".
>--
They brought it back.. with the "Lady", who is a fabulous babe. (Is THIS
Shaffer's wife? He's married to someone who is or was on the staff... I recall
Dave axing (heh) Paul repeatedly if the Lucky Number Lady looked familiar.)
Originally the Lucky Number was just Dave & Paul and a machine, and they'd
draw a number and that would be it. They replaced it with the Top 10 lists.
Probably a good move -- a big book of lucky numbers probably wouldn't sell
well.
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>
We use this line all the time 'round here. Great line.
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Stephen Wayne Miller
col...@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:
>In article <103i4u...@network.ucsd.edu>, inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>> > - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
>> This is my favorite, ever. I've even got it digitized on my mac...
>> > - "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
>> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
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Stephen Wayne Miller
tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
> Letterman makes a good case for stupid = funny. He isn't funny he just acts
> stupid.
Same could be said of any given comedian (or comedy, for that matter).
> He doesn't talk with people, he makes fun of 'em.
See above.
> Have you ever heard Letterman try to be funny without trying to make someone
> else look stupid?
Ten thousand times.
> Letterman is a moron, and has been such since at least the eighth grade.
Whoa, someone get a leash on that green-eyed beast running amok!
Stephen Wayne Miller
inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>col...@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes...
>>Hey, what about my all time favorite of their suggested "catch phrases":
>>
>>
>> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>>
>I sort of preferred:
> Little Girl: "I'm a little cupcake... BAKED BY THE DEVIL!"
How about "I just fed my goldfish . . . TO THE KITTY!!"
>Let's also not forget the infamous Lucky Number, which was the regular
>segment immediately before they began doing Top 10 Lists way back when.
Eh? You mean the "Lucky Number Lady"? ("Oh, LAYYY-DEEE!!") That was
*not* "way back when".
Stephen Wayne Miller
inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>And when he does occasionally "make
>fun" of someone (for example, Shirley MacLaine or Don King), they usually
>REALLY deserve it, because they're acting like complete idiots.
No doubt . . . Few is the time and rare the person that Dave truly "makes
fun of", and when it happens it is well-deserved (and hilarious). (Cher,
Shirley MacLaine, Richard Simmons)
>Do you know that Carson and Letterman are friends? That Carson loves Dave's
>show, and wished that Dave had been given the Tonight Show? And that, most of
>the time, Carson played along with Dave when he was on the show?
And that Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and every
show over the past 10+ years)?
Stephen Wayne Miller
inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>I will rebut this while also mentioning yet ANOTHER of my favorite Dave lines:
>"Yeah, well, YOU try a little harder!"
Which, for some inexplicable reason, reminds me of one yet another of my
favorites (and one which I look for every oppotunity to use in everyday
conversation):
"Y'know, yer not exactly dealin' with a chimp here."
Stephen Wayne Miller
tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
> True, comedy is alot about making people look stupid. If you are guest on
> letterman, you are going to look stupid.
So what you're really saying is: you just don't like comedy.
Kermit Tensmeyer
>
>tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
>
>> True, comedy is alot about making people look stupid. If you are guest on
>> letterman, you are going to look stupid.
>
>So what you're really saying is: you just don't like comedy.
No, if it's funny I like it. I don't like letterman -- he's not funny
except in a pathetic way. Leno not really funny either but his interviewing
skill are better than dave's.
Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you watching because
he might have a good guest?
tuu
}by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and every
}show over the past 10+ years)?
Nononononono.. Buzzzz.. sorry thanks for playing..
Carson's production company hasn't been involved in Late Night for
a year or two (at least).. It's done by NBC and Worldwide Pants, Inc. (Dave's
Company) If you don't get A&E, you're missing a great production company ad!
Worldwide Pants' blows MTM's spoof of MGM out of the water!
Frank T. Solensky
>And when he does occasionally "make
>fun" of someone (for example, Shirley MacLaine or Don King), they usually
>REALLY deserve it, because they're acting like complete idiots.
No doubt . . . Few is the time and rare the person that Dave truly "makes
fun of", and when it happens it is well-deserved (and hilarious). (Cher,
Shirley MacLaine, Richard Simmons)
While I enjoy Dave as much as the next person, I have to make an exception
in the two cases that I've seen.
When Shirley MacLaine was on, she was promoting a film that had nothing to do
with her, well, unconventional religious beliefs. I was struck that his
making fun of her seemed to be particularly undeserved. I may not subscribe
to the same metaphysical theories she has but don't think it's "well-deserved"
to publicly mock someone who does.
I also saw the show where Cher was coerced into singing "I Got You, Babe"
with Sonny Bono. C'mon, really: look at it from her perspective. She spends
years trying to get away from her old image and be taken seriously as an
actress or singer on her own, why should she _have to_ repeat a performance
from when she was a teenager? (She could've said "no", I know. She _did_
say "no". Many times.) And objectively, was this any more or less hilarious
than any other singer on his show?
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|>
|> In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu> ata...@cats.ucsc.edu (Stephen Wayne Miller) writes:
|> }And that Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
|> }by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and every
|> }show over the past 10+ years)?
|>
|> Nononononono.. Buzzzz.. sorry thanks for playing..
|>
|> Carson's production company hasn't been involved in Late Night for
|> a year or two (at least).. It's done by NBC and Worldwide Pants, Inc. (Dave's
|> Company) If you don't get A&E, you're missing a great production company ad!
|> Worldwide Pants' blows MTM's spoof of MGM out of the water!
I remember once about 5 or 6 years ago that the word "pants" in one
of Dave's jokes was bleeped by the NBC censors. The next night,
Dave seemed quite steamed (and perplexed) at this. He kept saying
"pants" that whole show!
Does anyone know if "Worldwide Pants" is a reference to this?
I don't remember when I first noticed the production company name,
but I wouldn't put it beyond Dave to mock NBC with such a name!
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Night with another award (Robert C. Wright?). He would always say: "Thank you,
Tom..." to Dave. Ha Ha
What ever happened to Brother Theodore? "I'm sweating like a piece of rancid
pork!"
--
Jeffrey Neau - je...@redwood.cray.com
Jeff Neau
>I remember once about 5 or 6 years ago that the word "pants" in one
>of Dave's jokes was bleeped by the NBC censors. The next night,
>Dave seemed quite steamed (and perplexed) at this. He kept saying
>"pants" that whole show!
>
>Does anyone know if "Worldwide Pants" is a reference to this?
>I don't remember when I first noticed the production company name,
>but I wouldn't put it beyond Dave to mock NBC with such a name!
>
Remember Dave yelling at the Today Show? "My name is David Letterman and
I'm not wearing pants!" (or did he use someone else's name?)
"Hey Willard! I've got an old lady up here who just turned 100! Wish her
happy birthday!!"
Jeff Neau
>While I enjoy Dave as much as the next person, I have to make an exception
>in the two cases that I've seen.
>
>with Sonny Bono. C'mon, really: look at it from her perspective. She spends
>years trying to get away from her old image and be taken seriously as an
>actress or singer on her own, why should she _have to_ repeat a performance
>from when she was a teenager? (She could've said "no", I know. She _did_
>say "no". Many times.) And objectively, was this any more or less hilarious
>than any other singer on his show?
It wasn't hilarious, it was neat. At that point, I looked at Cher as a
successful singer and actress and Sonny as some jerk she dumped. Sonny's
been doing stupid things for a while now (the mad bomber in AirplaneII).
It was kind of touching to see them together...
Jeffrey Neau
Jeff Neau
>
> Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you watching because
> he might have a good guest?
>
A lot of times, Dave takes someone who looks like they would be a lame-o
guest and makes them interesting. The fact that he brings them back makes
them even more interesting. Dave is funny, sorry.
Jeff Neau
would call. I remember when they made the artist's rendering. They brought
to cop artist on and Arnie described what he looked like to the cop over the
phone and the cop drew it.
Remember Larry Bud's trip to Mexico? They had that video phone? That was
great! They had a map that showed where Larry was each day...
Jeff
Jason Snell
> Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you watching because
> he might have a good guest?
In fact, Dave is the ONLY talk show host I'd watch regardless of who the
guests were. (Dennis Miller's the only other one I'd think of watching, but
even then I'd watch the monologue, the comedy bit, and flee for my life.)
Lots of people think he's funny. You don't. Fine. But we're going to take
exception with your assertions that he's only funny by making fun of others,
because there's a lot of evidence to the contrary.
-jason
Jason Snell
>In article <1992Jun3.1...@bnrmtl.bnr.ca> mi...@bnrmtl.bnr.ca (Mike Doskas) writes:
>>I remember once about 5 or 6 years ago that the word "pants" in one
>>of Dave's jokes was bleeped by the NBC censors. The next night,
>>Dave seemed quite steamed (and perplexed) at this. He kept saying
>>"pants" that whole show!
Did you ever notice that some words are funny, and others just aren't? for
some reason, "pants" is a hilarious word...
>Remember Dave yelling at the Today Show? "My name is David Letterman and
>I'm not wearing pants!" (or did he use someone else's name?)
He was Larry Grossman, president of NBC, actually... This is the act that
got Gumbel so steamed at Dave. And the best part is, Grossman himself knew
about it beforehand.. (or was it the Today exec. producer? one of 'em.)
"Them bats is smart-- they use Radar!"
marc.colten
That no pants thing is terrific! I loved when he went into an executive's
office (after he had left for the day) and used a bull horn to call
down to the street "Attention New York! I am <the guy's real name!>,
head of <whatever> at NBC, AND I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTS!"
marc colten
tuu
In article <SOLENSKY.9...@animal.clearpoint.com> sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
}with Sonny Bono. C'mon, really: look at it from her perspective. She spends
}years trying to get away from her old image and be taken seriously as an
}actress or singer on her own, why should she _have to_ repeat a performance
}from when she was a teenager? (She could've said "no", I know. She _did_
}say "no". Many times.) And objectively, was this any more or less hilarious
}than any other singer on his show?
Oh come on! She could have easily raised a big stink or just walked
off and not done it. Plus, I think some of her objections were because of her
sore throat/cold/whatever she had. When you bring Sonny and Cher together,
you know that they're going to ask them to sing! I bet Abbott and Costello
would've been asked about their famous baseball routine if late night shows
were around when they were alive..
Plus, it made her look like the "good guy" since she did it. It was
the second-highest rated Late Night ever, and was really cool.. I guess it
is because I remember Sonny and Cher being on when I was a little kid, but
that kind of shmaltzy stuff is interesting sometimes.. apparently to lots of
people. (The Pretenders do a good cover of I Got You, Babe with UB40)
tuu
In <1992Jun3.1...@hemlock.cray.com> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes:
}Remember Larry Bud's trip to Mexico? They had that video phone? That was
}great! They had a map that showed where Larry was each day...
I dunno, I think that was actually kind of sad.. when Larry was
basically crying on the air for Dave to let him come back. Obviously Larry
agreed to do it in the first place, but it was one of the *very* few times
Dave took it a little bit too far.. It still was kind of funny when Dave
called him a baby afterwards.
Larry Melman does so many things that I'm sort of amazed that he'll
do.. but he's probably making more money than he'd ever dreamed of. I saw the
show where he was "guest hosting" on A&E the other day, and Larry's actually
a little less dumb than I had given him credit for. He didn't do anything
spectactular, he just seemed different than he usually does.
tuu
In article <SOLENSKY.9...@animal.clearpoint.com> sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
}with her, well, unconventional religious beliefs. I was struck that his
}making fun of her seemed to be particularly undeserved. I may not subscribe
}to the same metaphysical theories she has but don't think it's "well-deserved"
}to publicly mock someone who does.
Shirley MacLaine has gone into her own weird reincarnation beliefs
enough on her own that everyone makes fun of them, not really undeservedly.
Sure, she has every right to have those beliefs, but since she's willingly
spouted on about them in at least one book and on other shows, they're
kind of "free domain" for any comedian to make fun of.. And there
are a lot of other comedians who make fun of them.. Carson did, and I've seen
standups make fun of them too.
It's almost like saying that David Duke shouldn't be picked on for
his racist beliefs. No, I'm not equating Shirley's beliefs with racism, but
they're both completely silly.
Jason Snell
>
>In article <SOLENSKY.9...@animal.clearpoint.com> sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
>}When Shirley MacLaine was on, she was promoting a film that had nothing to do
>}with her, well, unconventional religious beliefs. I was struck that his
>}making fun of her seemed to be particularly undeserved. I may not subscribe
>}to the same metaphysical theories she has but don't think it's "well-deserved"
>}to publicly mock someone who does.
>
> Shirley MacLaine has gone into her own weird reincarnation beliefs
>enough on her own that everyone makes fun of them, not really undeservedly.
>Sure, she has every right to have those beliefs, but since she's willingly
>spouted on about them in at least one book and on other shows, they're
>kind of "free domain" for any comedian to make fun of.. And there
>are a lot of other comedians who make fun of them.. Carson did, and I've seen
>standups make fun of them too.
The biggest thing about the MacLaine interview was that, first off, she's got
to know that she's famed for her reincarnation beliefs. On top of that, she
REFUSED to be pre-interviewed by Dave's staff. Dave said that if Shirley had
done the pre-interview, she could've asked not to discuss that subject. But
she was incredibly arrogant, brushed off the staff, and thought she'd just
waltz out onto the show, plug her film, and walk off again.
Because she had acted the way she did to the staff, Dave felt that there was
no problem with him going after her about her past lives crap.
So there's more to the story than Dave ambushing Shirley.
-jason
Edward C. Bennett
>
>It was the second-highest rated Late Night ever, and was really cool.
What was the highest-rated episode?
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Kip J. Guinn
>Originally the Lucky Number was just Dave & Paul and a machine, and they'd
>draw a number and that would be it. They replaced it with the Top 10 lists.
>Probably a good move -- a big book of lucky numbers probably wouldn't sell
>well.
Everyone is missing one of the best Dave-ism of all:
"They're not booing--they're shouting "Dave"!
Kip
Synth F. Oberheim
tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
Kermit> No, if it's funny I like it. I don't like letterman -- he's
Kermit> not funny except in a pathetic way.
Oh, you mean kind of like your participation in this thread?
I grieve for you. I really do. For someone to stare at the screen
and miss *so much* is truly tragic.
Kermit> Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you
Kermit> watching because he might have a good guest?
What does it matter to you anyway? Go stare at Regis for a while --
there's much less content for you to duck as it goes over your head.
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IC...@asuacad.bitnet
Miller) says:
>
>col...@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:
>
>>In article <103i4u...@network.ucsd.edu>, inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason
>Snell) writes:
>>> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>> > - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
>>> This is my favorite, ever. I've even got it digitized on my mac...
>>> > - "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
>
>>> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>
>> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>
>"You know, Paul . . . I don't think there's a man, woman, or child alive
>today who doesn't enjoy a lovely beverage."
And what about:
".......because, ladies and gentlemen....I have the strength of 10 men."
kate
Jeff Neau
>In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:
>>
>>It was the second-highest rated Late Night ever, and was really cool.
>
>What was the highest-rated episode?
That must've been the one with Zippy: The Late Night Monkey Cam!!!!
>--
>Edward C. Bennett edw...@twg.com
>The Wollongong Group (415) 962-7252
>1129 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
> "He's become a growling, snarling mass of white-hot canine terror"
Jeff Neau
I miss those Frank and Fred things.
"Here we see Fred patriotically singing the National Anthem at a Mets game,
while Frank breaks into his own rendition of 'Radar Love'"
>
>Kip
Dean Adams
>>>So what you're really saying is: you just don't like comedy.
As everyone here has seen apparently NOT, since Dave is DAMN funny.
>I don't like letterman -- he's not funny except in a pathetic way.
That statement is what I find *very* pathetic (and sad)...<heh>
>Leno not really funny either but his interviewing
>skill are better than dave's.
Leno is OK, but Dave has the SKILL to make an interview funny *and*
interesting with almost any guest... which is very rare on most talk
shows.
>Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you watching
>because he might have a good guest?
GOOD point! DAVE is the **ONLY** show of that kind which I don't watch
"just for the guests". Dave _himself_ is what makes the show so great.
If he has good guests, then so much the better, but you can always depend
on Dave to be funny and entertaining. NO other host can come anywhere
close. Also, Late Night has always been by FAR the most *original*.
sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
>While I enjoy Dave as much as the next person, I have to make an exception
>When Shirley MacLaine was on, she was promoting a film that had nothing
>to do with her, well, unconventional religious beliefs.
So? The movie is the only reason SHE was there, but that in NO way means
it the interview has to be nothing other than a pathetically boring episode
of "plug away". Not on Dave's show at least (fortunately!)
>I was struck that his making fun of her seemed to be particularly
>undeserved.
Are you kidding? She has written BOOKS on the subject. If she didn't
want people talking (or ASKING) about it, then all she had to do was
keep her big mouth shut! :-> Dave was 100% right in what he did.
>I may not subscribe to the same metaphysical theories she has but
>don't think it's "well-deserved" to publicly mock someone who does.
Dave was ASKING her questions about it. If the subject is just SO stupid
that it sounds like "mocking", don't blame Dave. I remember that show,
and I think he did everything exactly right. I certainly wasn't the LEAST
bit interested in her dumb movie, but Dave (as usual) turned it into a
very funny and memorable interview!
inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
> Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
>by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and
>every show over the past 10+ years)?
Not any more... BUT, the only real "help" Carson gave was giving up
the last half-hour of his show so Dave could come on at 12:30 am.
-{ DA }-
Dean Adams
>>>So what you're really saying is: you just don't like comedy.
>No, if it's funny I like it.
As everyone here has seen apparently NOT, since Dave is DAMN funny.
>I don't like letterman -- he's not funny except in a pathetic way.
That statement is what I find *very* pathetic (and sad)...<heh>
>Leno not really funny either but his interviewing
>skill are better than dave's.
Leno is OK, but Dave has the SKILL to make an interview funny *and*
interesting with almost any guest... which is very rare on most talk
shows.
>Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you watching
>because he might have a good guest?
GOOD point! DAVE is the **ONLY** show of that kind which I don't watch
"just for the guests". Dave _himself_ is what makes the show so great.
If he has good guests, then so much the better, but you can always depend
on Dave to be funny and entertaining. NO other host can come anywhere
close. Also, Late Night has always been by FAR the most *original*.
sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
>While I enjoy Dave as much as the next person, I have to make an exception
>When Shirley MacLaine was on, she was promoting a film that had nothing
>to do with her, well, unconventional religious beliefs.
So? The movie is the only reason SHE was there, but that in NO way means
it the interview has to be nothing other than a pathetically boring episode
of "plug away". Not on Dave's show at least (fortunately!)
>I was struck that his making fun of her seemed to be particularly
>undeserved.
Are you kidding? She has written BOOKS on the subject. If she didn't
want people talking (or ASKING) about it, then all she had to do was
keep her big mouth shut! :-> Dave was 100% right in what he did.
>I may not subscribe to the same metaphysical theories she has but
>don't think it's "well-deserved" to publicly mock someone who does.
Dave was ASKING her questions about it. If the subject is just SO stupid
Jason Snell
>inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
> > Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
> >by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and
> >every show over the past 10+ years)?
>
>Not any more... BUT, the only real "help" Carson gave was giving up
>the last half-hour of his show so Dave could come on at 12:30 am.
Watch your attribution. I didn't say that. I mentioned that Carson was a pal
of Dave's, not that Carson helped in the production. In fact, about the only
link Carson Productions had with Late Night was profits and Dave Tebet,
Carson's enforcer, who also helped with Late Night.
After all this time,. Dave's "Worldwide Pants" now also co-owns the show.
Anyway, I agree with your support of Dave as funny.. just wanted you to be
careful of who you (mis)quote..
Hey: here's a thought. If Dave does leave NBC and go elsewhere, I just thought
of a name for his new program: "The Big Show with David Letterman" or "David
Letterman's Big Show."
Why not? "Let's see who's on the big show tonight..."
Lorne Epp
> the only real "help" Carson gave was giving up
> the last half-hour of his show so Dave could come on at 12:30 am.
>
I guess you know this already, but the Tonight Show was shortened to one
hour so that the Tomorrow show could come on earlier and be expanded to
ninety minutes. This was a couple years before Dave.
> -{ DA }-
>
Frank T. Solensky
intended (well, a LOT more, actually..).
In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu> ata...@cats.ucsc.edu (Stephen Wayne Miller) writes:
No doubt . . . Few is the time and rare the person that Dave truly "makes
fun of", and when it happens it is well-deserved (and hilarious). (Cher,
Shirley MacLaine, Richard Simmons)
I'm not trying to say "Dave is mean-spirited" or anything like that: I guess
what I'm looking for is more of an analysis of his humor. For example, Stephen
mentioned that Cher was made fun of.. how so? She was coerced into doing
something she might not have wanted to do originally, but does this really
qualify as being "made fun of"? How was it "well-deserved"? (wearing down
her initial resistance? I don't know..) Were the results really
"hilarious"? Jeff Neau called it "neat", unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU called
it "really cool": I'm inclined to agree with them. "Hilarious" just seemed
like an unusual characterization..
In article <1992Jun4.1...@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> dna...@isis.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams) writes:
So? The movie is the only reason SHE was there, but that in NO way means
it the interview has to be nothing other than a pathetically boring episode
of "plug away". Not on Dave's show at least (fortunately!)
That's a good point: not many people are going to confuse "Late Night" with
"GoodMorningAmericaTodayWhateverCBSisCallingItThisWeek".. Fortunately!
unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes...
Sure, [MacLaine] has every right to have those beliefs, but since she's willingly
spouted on about them in at least one book and on other shows, they're
kind of "free domain" for any comedian to make fun of.. And there
are a lot of other comedians who make fun of them.. Carson did, and I've seen
standups make fun of them too.
That's kind of what I was getting at.. One might say that she was courageous
for coming out with these beliefs so publicly. Why? Because they're so removed
from most belief systems, she'd be critized or subject to ridicule. Now: why
should this one be thought of as funny while another based on, say, a virgin
birth, not be thought of as funny? [ObReply: Who gives a rat's ass?]
inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
... On top of that, she
REFUSED to be pre-interviewed by Dave's staff. Dave said that if Shirley had
done the pre-interview, she could've asked not to discuss that subject...
The humor in this, then, would be in his getting even; in this case, it
certainly seems "well-deserved". I'll chalk this up to my just not being
all that awake that evening and missing this background, but otherwise it
can serve as a seque into another general question: it seems as if a good
deal of what is identified as funny are some inside jokes that most of the
(viewing) audience is not "in" on (eg: "Worldwide Pants Productions", loose
references to things that may have come up during the audience warm-up)..
It seems funny at the time, but when I think about it too much, it's a
rather odd reaction {thus, the subject line's reference to an E.B.White quote}.
Anyone have any theories about this? Scott Marshall: which copy of Esquire
was this interview in? It sound like it may go a long way in describing
this effect.
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Red Sox magic number: 119
Bruce Rodean
>je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>In article <1992Jun3.1...@bnrmtl.bnr.ca> mi...@bnrmtl.bnr.ca (Mike Doskas) writes:
>>>I remember once about 5 or 6 years ago that the word "pants" in one
>>>of Dave's jokes was bleeped by the NBC censors. The next night,
>>>Dave seemed quite steamed (and perplexed) at this. He kept saying
>>>"pants" that whole show!
>
>some reason, "pants" is a hilarious word...
>>
>>I'm not wearing pants!" (or did he use someone else's name?)
>
>got Gumbel so steamed at Dave. And the best part is, Grossman himself knew
>about it beforehand.. (or was it the Today exec. producer? one of 'em.)
The problem escalated because whoever it was didn't tell Bryant Gumbel
that Dave was going to pull a stunt. Now maybe that would have ruined
the surprise and shock to the Today bunch, but Bryant didn't take kindly
to it. Dave and Bryant did make peace with each other some time later.
Bruce Rodean
rod...@fc.hp.com
Stephen Wayne Miller
dna...@isis.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams) writes:
>tens...@infonode.ingr.com (Kermit Tensmeyer) writes:
> >Leno not really funny either but his interviewing
> >skill are better than dave's.
Just who *do* you find funny?
> >Are you watching dave because dave is funny or are you watching
> >because he might have a good guest?
>GOOD point! DAVE is the **ONLY** show of that kind which I don't watch
>"just for the guests".
Same here (except for the "**ONLY**" part; Dennis Miller and Jay Leno are
good too).
>sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
> >I was struck that his making fun of her seemed to be particularly
> >undeserved.
> >I may not subscribe to the same metaphysical theories she has but
> >don't think it's "well-deserved" to publicly mock someone who does.
He asked her about several different topics, all in a straight manner. Her
famous brother, her "metaphysical theories" (as you call them), her movie,
her previous couple of books, but she refused to talk about any of it.
Then when he finally got fed up and asked her what *she* wanted to talk
about, she said "Cher was right, you *are* an asshole." Now, I ask you.
Does that deserve a major bagging-on or what??
>inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
(actually, *I* wrote this particulare double-quoted part!)
> > Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
> >by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and
> >every show over the past 10+ years)?
>Not any more... BUT, the only real "help" Carson gave was giving up
>the last half-hour of his show so Dave could come on at 12:30 am.
I thought Carson went to 1 hour long before Letterman ever came on.
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Stephen Wayne Miller
IC...@ASUACAD.BITNET writes:
>In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, ata...@cats.ucsc.edu (Stephen Wayne
>Miller) says:
>>col...@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:
>>>In article <103i4u...@network.ucsd.edu>, inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason
>>Snell) writes:
>>>> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>>> > - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
>>>> This is my favorite, ever. I've even got it digitized on my mac...
>>>> > - "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
>>>> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>>> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>>"You know, Paul . . . I don't think there's a man, woman, or child alive
>>today who doesn't enjoy a lovely beverage."
>".......because, ladies and gentlemen....I have the strength of 10 men."
And, perhaps the most well-explained Daveism of all:
"Them bats is smart. They use radar."
Stephen Wayne Miller
sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
>In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu> ata...@cats.ucsc.edu (Stephen Wayne Miller) writes:
> No doubt . . . Few is the time and rare the person that Dave truly "makes
> fun of", and when it happens it is well-deserved (and hilarious). (Cher,
> Shirley MacLaine, Richard Simmons)
>Stephen
>mentioned that Cher was made fun of.. how so?
I meant subsequently, in the form of Top Ten List entries (or whole Top Ten
Lists), off-hand remarks, etc.
>but does this really
>qualify as being "made fun of"?
Well, I dunno . . . at least some of it (what I was referring to) might be
considered so.
>How was it "well-deserved"?
Calling him an asshole on not only national television, but on his own
show, qualifies this, yes?
>That's kind of what I was getting at.. One might say that she was courageous
>for coming out with these beliefs so publicly. Why? Because they're so removed
>from most belief systems, she'd be critized or subject to ridicule. Now: why
>should this one be thought of as funny while another based on, say, a virgin
>birth, not be thought of as funny? [ObReply: Who gives a rat's ass?]
As a matter of fact, most religions are pretty dang funny!
>it seems as if a good
>deal of what is identified as funny are some inside jokes that most of the
>(viewing) audience is not "in" on (eg: "Worldwide Pants Productions", loose
>references to things that may have come up during the audience warm-up)..
"Worldwide Pants" is not usually worried about. As for the audience
warm-up jokes, he always explains what's going on "for the benefit of the
home viewing audience".
Jake Keklikian
"They pelted us with rocks and garbage!"
"I hate the itching, but I don't mind the swelling..."
Dave's a one-of-a-kind. (Though he openly admits that he's stolen from
Steve Allen, that revamped stuff is only a small part of his whole
show.) He's always funny. If something bombs, he unfailingly drags
laughter out of that bombing. Johnny could do that sometimes, but it
usually seemed like sympathy laughs. Jay (who was my favorite comic
about 8 years ago) just CHOKES. Dennis manages to amuse himself...
--
jake keklikian / u of ill ------- jak...@uiuc.edu
Gary McManus
>
>"Them bats is smart. They use radar."
I've always been partial to the exchange between Dave and Richard
Simmons:
Richard-- "Dave, can we talk man to man?"
Dave-- "I don't know, can we?"
I think it was right around here that Richard started cryking. By the
way, is Dave still going to be on Simmons' next workout tape?
Jason Snell
>>inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>(actually, *I* wrote this particulare double-quoted part!)
>
>> > Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
>> >by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and
>> >every show over the past 10+ years)?
>
>>Not any more... BUT, the only real "help" Carson gave was giving up
>>the last half-hour of his show so Dave could come on at 12:30 am.
>
>I thought Carson went to 1 hour long before Letterman ever came on.
I never wrote any of this. Please, PLEASE, people, check your attribution.
Telly Mavroidis
>Dave's a one-of-a-kind. (Though he openly admits that he's stolen from
>Steve Allen, that revamped stuff is only a small part of his whole
>show.) He's always funny. If something bombs, he unfailingly drags
>laughter out of that bombing. Johnny could do that sometimes, but it
>usually seemed like sympathy laughs. Jay (who was my favorite comic
>about 8 years ago) just CHOKES. Dennis manages to amuse himself...
He really bombed last friday. On viewer mail, someone wrote in and said
something like "You shouldn't pay your tickets", so Dave rips them up.
Then someone dressed as a policeman cames in with a fork-lift, and they
take his desk away. While they were chaining up the desk and hauling it
out of the studio, the audience was completely quiet, Dave later said
"they were reverent". He kept bringing it up for the rest of the show,
and they even showed a replay of it.
Letterman also said, the good news is it worked just as in rehersal;
the bad news is it worked just as in rehersal.
Other things they used to do:
throwing things off a building
mashing things with a steamroller
crushing things with a hydraulic press
DAve's amny suits:
the velcro suit - Dave threw himself on a wall (and stuck!)
the alka-seltzer suit - Dave lowered himself in a tank of water,
the suit of suet - Dave just walked in a cage full of animals,
and NOTHING happened
the suit of marshmellows- a bunch of people came out and toasted them
Does anyone remember the Giant doorknob? It's just plain big.
--
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^-leave the last s off for savings.
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tuu
In article <mavroidi.707962113@kramden> mavr...@kramden.nyu.edu (Telly Mavroidis) writes:
}Other things they used to do:
}throwing things off a building
but do you remember how big?
}crushing things with a hydraulic press
But do you remember how strong?
tuu
In article <SOLENSKY.9...@animal.clearpoint.com> sole...@animal.clearpoint.com (Frank T. Solensky) writes:
[Shirley MacLaine's beliefs]
}from most belief systems, she'd be critized or subject to ridicule. Now: why
}should this one be thought of as funny while another based on, say, a virgin
}birth, not be thought of as funny? [ObReply: Who gives a rat's ass?]
I think all religions are funny... (funny weird and funny haha).
I won't get into a big long analysis of it, but believing in some supernatural
being? Come on people!
Since you mention virgin birth, I have a paragraph cut out of a
newspaper article (maybe "News of the Weird") noting how some Christian
priest had pronounced that virgin births were immoral or somesuch. At the
time I cut it out, I did not realize that not all Christian sub-groups
believe in the Virgin Mary, etc... but even after having been told that, it's
still such a silly thing when one of the major beliefs of one Christian
religion is virgin birth.
But, restating, ALL religions are deserving of ridicule... Lots of other
things are deserving of ridicule too. I often think that jokes about
politicians that I like are enormously funny. It's not always things I don't
like.
}deal of what is identified as funny are some inside jokes that most of the
}(viewing) audience is not "in" on (eg: "Worldwide Pants Productions", loose
That is not really an inside joke if you're a regular viewer, no
matter how infrequently, of Late Night.
}references to things that may have come up during the audience warm-up)..
Dave alwyas explains what they are joking about if it has to do
with the warm up.
ra...@merrimack.edu
"I'm strong, Dave. I'm strong! Want to see me kick?" :-)
Synth F. Oberheim
unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:
tuu> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes:
tuu> }Remember Larry Bud's trip to Mexico? They had that video phone?
tuu> }That was great! They had a map that showed where Larry was each day...
tuu> I dunno, I think that was actually kind of sad.. when Larry
tuu> was basically crying on the air for Dave to let him come back.
tuu> Obviously Larry agreed to do it in the first place, but it was
tuu> one of the *very* few times Dave took it a little bit too far..
Not to worry -- Dave isn't anywhere that mean. I guess you don't know
that the persona/personality of "Larry Bud Melman" isn't real -- the
actor's real name is Calvert DeForrest (sp?), and he's simply *brilliant*
at pulling off Larry Bud so convincingly. (He's not really like that.)
Many times LATE NIGHT drops subtle hints to the viewer that <x> exchange
or comment is fake (many times they use Paul to make some strange comment
that goes unnoticed by Dave to tip us off). One rather blatant tweak
concerning Larry Bud was the time they had Calvert on the show, briefly
walking out and sitting in the guest chair, talking to Dave *completely
normal and intelligent-sounding*. Nothing particularly funny was
exchanged, either. It seemed to confuse the audience, and with good
reason. :-)
Many of Dave's antics and situations do of course involve unrehearsed
exchanges involving innocent and unknowing people, and his personal
brand of humor thrives on his ad-libbing talents and quick observations.
But just the same, there is more to the show that is subtly fake than
one might expect. It's another one of the virtues of Letterman's
show: playing with the viewer's perception of the TV medium: what is
to be expected, what is unexpected; what is real, and what isn't quite
so real. :-)
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The Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah!
Ian Evans
> Carson helped in the production of Letterman's show (as evidenced
>by the credit to Carson's production company at the end of each and
>every show over the past 10+ years)?
DA>Not any more... BUT, the only real "help" Carson gave was giving up
DA>the last half-hour of his show so Dave could come on at 12:30 am.
Watched it last night. Credits still state that it's a Carson/Worldwide
Pants Production.
Ian Evans - Toronto - SYSOP of Baudeville BBS
* DeLuxe2/386 1.25 #5896 * I have integrity. Just ask my parole officer.
tuu
In article <SYNTH.92J...@deepthought.unm.edu> sy...@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim) writes:
}Not to worry -- Dave isn't anywhere that mean. I guess you don't know
}that the persona/personality of "Larry Bud Melman" isn't real -- the
}actor's real name is Calvert DeForrest (sp?), and he's simply *brilliant*
}at pulling off Larry Bud so convincingly. (He's not really like that.)
Jeez.. I'm not stupid. Of COURSE I know that "Larry Bud Melman" isn't
real. I sure as hell seems that Calvert can't/doesn't act much, and
he basically spews off lines off of cue cards (mangling them in the process).
When he was in South America, it *was* him whining and "crying", not
him acting. At least that's the impression I get.
}Many times LATE NIGHT drops subtle hints to the viewer that <x> exchange
}or comment is fake (many times they use Paul to make some strange comment
}that goes unnoticed by Dave to tip us off). One rather blatant tweak
Almost everything with Larry Bud is "fake".. Only rarely have I seen
him make an impromptu comment.. One time was recently on a rerun where they
showed this lady who gives balancing/agility tests. Larry Bud wouldn't do
most of them, and said something funny as a remark. I think Dave even was
surprised that he said something witty.
Lorne Epp
>
> In article <SYNTH.92J...@deepthought.unm.edu> sy...@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim) writes:
> }Not to worry -- Dave isn't anywhere that mean. I guess you don't know
> }that the persona/personality of "Larry Bud Melman" isn't real -- the
> }actor's real name is Calvert DeForrest (sp?), and he's simply *brilliant*
> }at pulling off Larry Bud so convincingly. (He's not really like that.)
>
> him acting. At least that's the impression I get.
>
Letterman was interviewed on Costas last year, and he talked about the
Melman South America trip. He said that DeForrest hated the whole thing,
and that that was genuine whining and crying on the show, not fake. This
was in a serious interview, or as serious as Letterman gets anyway.
Jeff Neau
>>> But do you remember how strong?
>
>"I'm strong, Dave. I'm strong! Want to see me kick?" :-)
"I can punch!! I'm strong!!" What a geek
Synth F. Oberheim
unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:
tuu> Jeez.. I'm not stupid. Of COURSE I know that "Larry Bud Melman" isn't
tuu> real. I sure as hell seems that Calvert can't/doesn't act much, and
tuu> he basically spews off lines off of cue cards (mangling them in the
tuu> process).
Again, this is *part of the act*. Either you don't understand this, or
you're having a hard time getting your point across ...
tuu> }Many times LATE NIGHT drops subtle hints to the viewer that <x>
tuu> }exchange or comment is fake (many times they use Paul to make some
tuu> }strange comment that goes unnoticed by Dave to tip us off).
tuu> Almost everything with Larry Bud is "fake".. Only rarely have I seen
tuu> him make an impromptu comment.. One time was recently on a rerun where
tuu> they showed this lady who gives balancing/agility tests. Larry Bud
tuu> wouldn't do most of them, and said something funny as a remark. I
tuu> think Dave even was surprised that he said something witty.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If Dave was *genuinely* surprised, it was perhaps only that *Calvert* had
stepped out of character ...
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tuu
In article <1992Jun10.1...@hemlock.cray.com> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes:
}In article <1992Jun9.0...@merrimack.edu> ra...@merrimack.edu writes:
}>>> But do you remember how strong?
}>"I'm strong, Dave. I'm strong! Want to see me kick?" :-)
}"I can punch!! I'm strong!!" What a geek
(He *really* blew it with BttF II and III. He was a much better
father than Michael J. Fox was)
Gary McManus
>
>
>tuu> Jeez.. I'm not stupid. Of COURSE I know that "Larry Bud Melman" isn't
>tuu> real. I sure as hell seems that Calvert can't/doesn't act much, and
>tuu> he basically spews off lines off of cue cards (mangling them in the
>tuu> process).
>
>Again, this is *part of the act*. Either you don't understand this, or
>you're having a hard time getting your point across ...
>
watcher from the beginning. Larry Bud is of course faked, but his
ineptness in front of the camera certainly isn't (i.e. the mangling of
lines and the missing of cues).
MARK PRZYBYSZEWSKI
>In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, ata...@cats.ucsc.edu (Stephen Wayne
>Miller) says:
>>
>>col...@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:
>>
>>>In article <103i4u...@network.ucsd.edu>, inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason
>>Snell) writes:
>>>> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>>> > - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
>>>> This is my favorite, ever. I've even got it digitized on my mac...
>>>> > - "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
>>
>>>> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>>
>>> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>>
>>"You know, Paul . . . I don't think there's a man, woman, or child alive
>>today who doesn't enjoy a lovely beverage."
>
>
>".......because, ladies and gentlemen....I have the strength of 10 men."
>
would do in a situation like this?", and those other tag lines.
Let's not forget Paul's imitation of Cher singing "Oh Holy Night", or
Larry dressed up as Roy Orbison, or Larry as Kenny the Gardener singing
"Me and Mrs. Jones", or...
THE SUIT OF ALKA-SELTZER!
Damn, but I loves this show!!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ Mark Przybyszewski v070...@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu v070...@ubvms.bitnet +
+ GO BILLS IN '92! +
+ GO BLUE JAYS! GO EXPOS! +
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ I hope we've touched you with a little bit of our evilness. Crow, MST3K +
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ I may not be the president, I may not be the pope, but as long as I have +
+ Gritty Kitty, I shall never mope! Stimpson J. Cat, Ren and Stimpy +
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gary McManus
>In article <92156.08...@ASUACAD.BITNET>, IC...@ASUACAD.BITNET writes...
>>In article <36...@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, ata...@cats.ucsc.edu (Stephen Wayne
>>Miller) says:
>>>
>>>col...@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:
>>>
>>>>In article <103i4u...@network.ucsd.edu>, inte...@network.ucsd.edu (Jason
>>>Snell) writes:
>>>>> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes...
>>>>> > - "Heh.. Heh.. Someone hep me, I been hyp-mo-tized!" - Dave
>>>>> This is my favorite, ever. I've even got it digitized on my mac...
>>>>> > - "Eeee aaah Iron Bird" - Top 10 things Lincoln would say today
>>>
>>>>> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>>>
>>>> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>>>
>>>"You know, Paul . . . I don't think there's a man, woman, or child alive
>>>today who doesn't enjoy a lovely beverage."
>>
>>And what about:
>>
>>".......because, ladies and gentlemen....I have the strength of 10 men."
>>
>Or how about "They pelted us with rocks and garbage", "I wonder what Hitler
>would do in a situation like this?", and those other tag lines.
>
>Let's not forget Paul's imitation of Cher singing "Oh Holy Night", or
>Larry dressed up as Roy Orbison, or Larry as Kenny the Gardener singing
>"Me and Mrs. Jones", or...
>
only talk show I watch every night. I hope they don't change
things around if Dave moves to another network.
"The lotto machine is broken." (in the dumb guy voice)
>
Montykins
>
>
>tuu> Jeez.. I'm not stupid. Of COURSE I know that "Larry Bud Melman" isn't
>tuu> real. I sure as hell seems that Calvert can't/doesn't act much, and
>tuu> he basically spews off lines off of cue cards (mangling them in the
>tuu> process).
>
>Again, this is *part of the act*. Either you don't understand this, or
>you're having a hard time getting your point across ...
>
Yup. I was watching (by accident) The New Hollywood Squares, and
Calvert was on, as Larry "Bud" Melman. Strangely, he read the
prepared jokes much better than he does on Late Night.
-Paul "Monty" Ashley
(comparing supposedly "improvised" humor at different ends of the
hipness scale)
--
Oh, all right, so I didn't have this | pashley @sdcc13.ucsd.edu
account for four months, so what? So I | [Not a UCSD employee]
missed some things . . . big deal! Get |
off my back! |
tuu
}you're having a hard time getting your point across ...
Seems to me like you're the one who doesn't understand it. People
have paraphrased what David Letterman himself said on the "Later" show. If
you don't believe him, you won't believe anything any of us say.
You don't realize that I'm probably one of the most dedicated
Letterman viewers there are, and I believe that I can often tell when
things were planned ahead of time, and when they are done spontaneously..
(jokes, etc)
tuu
In article <1992Jun10.2...@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> gmcm...@reepicheep.gcn.uoknor.edu (Gary McManus) writes:
}I don't think this is part of the act...I've been a faithful Dave
}watcher from the beginning. Larry Bud is of course faked, but his
}ineptness in front of the camera certainly isn't (i.e. the mangling of
}lines and the missing of cues).
Also, on some show Paul was describing how they got Calvert on the
show, and he described about an audition they had.
A bunch of actors tried out for the show.. and Calvert flubbed all of
his lines.. so they decided to hire him.
Mark Schnitzius
>>>>> * "People come up to me and say, 'Regis..'"
>>>> Little Girl: "I lost my dolly ... DOWN THE CRAPPER!"
>>>"You know, Paul . . . I don't think there's a man, woman, or child alive
>>>today who doesn't enjoy a lovely beverage."
>Or how about "They pelted us with rocks and garbage", "I wonder what Hitler
>would do in a situation like this?", and those other tag lines.
>Let's not forget Paul's imitation of Cher singing "Oh Holy Night", or
>Larry dressed up as Roy Orbison, or Larry as Kenny the Gardener singing
>"Me and Mrs. Jones", or...
> THE SUIT OF ALKA-SELTZER!
The Joe Theismann Pencil Sharpener rules above all. Those who know what
I'm talking about, know. Those who don't can guess from the title.
Dave even commented, "Man, we got some sick people writing for this show."
mark
Stephen Wayne Miller
sy...@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim) writes:
>unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:
>I guess you don't know
>that the persona/personality of "Larry Bud Melman" isn't real -- the
>actor's real name is Calvert DeForrest (sp?), and he's simply *brilliant*
>at pulling off Larry Bud so convincingly. (He's not really like that.)
Mmmm . . . sorry. No. I realy get the feeling Calvert is just about as
out-of-it as he appears to be as Larry Bud. Dave has even said as much in
interviews. (Not to mention the over-emphasized references to "Larry 'Bud'
Melman, as played by the *gifted* actor Calvert DeForest".)
Jeff Neau
>
>In article <1992Jun10.2...@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> gmcm...@reepicheep.gcn.uoknor.edu (Gary McManus) writes:
>}I don't think this is part of the act...I've been a faithful Dave
>}watcher from the beginning. Larry Bud is of course faked, but his
>}ineptness in front of the camera certainly isn't (i.e. the mangling of
>}lines and the missing of cues).
>
> Also, on some show Paul was describing how they got Calvert on the
>show, and he described about an audition they had.
> A bunch of actors tried out for the show.. and Calvert flubbed all of
>his lines.. so they decided to hire him.
Calvert was doing stand up at college campuses before he started with Dave.
It isn't like they grabbed him off the street. The guy had a life before
Letterman.
Jason Snell
>Calvert was doing stand up at college campuses before he started with Dave.
>It isn't like they grabbed him off the street. The guy had a life before
>Letterman.
STAND-UP? I don't believe so. As far as I know, Calvert was an actor that a
couple of writers on Dave's original LN writing staff used in a student
film at NYU. They (and Dave) loved the guy so much that they hired him to
be on Late Night...
Synth F. Oberheim
unk...@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:
tuu> You don't realize that I'm probably one of the most dedicated Letterman
tuu> viewers there are,
Is this why you're taking this all so personally?
tuu> and I believe that I can often tell when things were planned ahead of
tuu> time, and when they are done spontaneously.. (jokes, etc)
I don't doubt it. However, I've seen Calvert on the tube outside of LNWDL,
and He Does Not Behave Like His "Larry Bud" Character. If you assert that
Calvert is supposedly that dim-witted in real life, then perhaps you could
explain to me how he feigns normal synaptic activity when not on the show?
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Jason Snell
>I don't doubt it. However, I've seen Calvert on the tube outside of LNWDL,
>and He Does Not Behave Like His "Larry Bud" Character. If you assert that
>Calvert is supposedly that dim-witted in real life, then perhaps you could
>explain to me how he feigns normal synaptic activity when not on the show?
>
My big question is: have you seen Calvert ACT on the tube outside of LNWDL?
He may be fine as a person. But if all the LN people let him do is walk out
and read off of cue cards...
I guess what I'm saying is that being a person is one thing; being a good
actor is another.
PETE MARTIN
>sy...@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim) writes...
>>I don't doubt it. However, I've seen Calvert on the tube outside of LNWDL,
>>and He Does Not Behave Like His "Larry Bud" Character. If you assert that
>>Calvert is supposedly that dim-witted in real life, then perhaps you could
>>explain to me how he feigns normal synaptic activity when not on the show?
>>
>
>My big question is: have you seen Calvert ACT on the tube outside of LNWDL?
>
>He may be fine as a person. But if all the LN people let him do is walk out
>and read off of cue cards...
>
>I guess what I'm saying is that being a person is one thing; being a good
>actor is another.
I remember when Larry Bud first started appearing on Late Night. A soon as
he became so popular that Dave was using him fairly 'regularly' --NOT to
be confused of course with the Regulator Guy :-) -- there were quite a few
news stories about how he had to give up his SOCIAL SECURITY check because
his 'supplemental' Late Night income exceeded the maximum limit. This
means that when Dave 'hired' Calvert, HE WAS RETIRED!!!!!!!
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tuu
In article <1992Jun11....@hemlock.cray.com> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes:
}Calvert was doing stand up at college campuses before he started with Dave.
}It isn't like they grabbed him off the street. The guy had a life before
}Letterman.
I find that hard to believe. I'm not saying you're lying or anything.
I know he did appearances *after* he started doing Late Night (I've
seen a few reruns on A&E lately where they mention that).
Also, he was a social worker during the day (as well as reading that
years ago, it was mentioned on a rerun when he got fired).
I don't think he had many acting appearances.. except that student film
mentioned recently. I have no proof, but who the hell would hire him? (Note: I
am still going under the assumption that he can't act and flubs his lines
normally, and that it's not 100% "an act")
Ray Sato
>
> Don't forget my recent favorite--Larry Bud Fortenski. This is the
> only talk show I watch every night. I hope they don't change
> things around if Dave moves to another network.
>
> "The lotto machine is broken." (in the dumb guy voice)
I'm not sure if this line had been mentioned earlier in this thread, but...
[Just prior to reading off the Top Ten List (tm), Dave and Paul would ramble
on about the subject]
Paul: "So let me get this straight, this is a list of the top ten xxxx that
xxxx would do?"
Dave: "Yes Paul, once again you have crystalized my thoughts eloquently."
--
ray
Jeff Neau
>
>In article <1992Jun11....@hemlock.cray.com> je...@cray.com (Jeff Neau) writes:
>}Calvert was doing stand up at college campuses before he started with Dave.
>}It isn't like they grabbed him off the street. The guy had a life before
>}Letterman.
>
> I find that hard to believe. I'm not saying you're lying or anything.
>
> I know he did appearances *after* he started doing Late Night (I've
>seen a few reruns on A&E lately where they mention that).
>
> Also, he was a social worker during the day (as well as reading that
>years ago, it was mentioned on a rerun when he got fired).
>
> I don't think he had many acting appearances.. except that student film
>mentioned recently. I have no proof, but who the hell would hire him? (Note: I
>am still going under the assumption that he can't act and flubs his lines
>normally, and that it's not 100% "an act")
He's done a few commercials. I've got a Larry Bud 'Born to Ride' tee shirt
with him on a Honda Scooter...
Jeff
Lana Krotenko
>
>I remember when Larry Bud first started appearing on Late Night. A soon as
> he became so popular that Dave was using him fairly 'regularly' --NOT to
>be confused of course with the Regulator Guy :-) -- there were quite a few
>news stories about how he had to give up his SOCIAL SECURITY check because
>his 'supplemental' Late Night income exceeded the maximum limit. This
>means that when Dave 'hired' Calvert, HE WAS RETIRED!!!!!!!
>***************************************************************************
>
Stone around that time that he got fired from a job at a Dry Cleaners when
his boss found out he was a "big TV star". As I recall there was a small
picture of Larry to go with the very short article.
Lana
Tom Kuchar
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>tuu> Jeez.. I'm not stupid. Of COURSE I know that "Larry Bud Melman" isn't
>tuu> real. I sure as hell seems that Calvert can't/doesn't act much, and
>tuu> he basically spews off lines off of cue cards (mangling them in the
>tuu> process).
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>Again, this is *part of the act*. Either you don't understand this, or
>you're having a hard time getting your point across ...
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I don't think it's an act. I saw Calvert in a bit part in a movie, many
years ago. This was before his Letterman days, too. His acting was as
just as bad. Only with movies they can cover mistakes better than they
do on a (essentially) live show.
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Tom Kuchar
kuc...@buast7.bu.edu
Department of Astronomy
Boston Univerity
Tom Kuchar
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>This is interesting, because I thought that I remembered reading in Rolling
>Stone around that time that he got fired from a job at a Dry Cleaners when
>his boss found out he was a "big TV star". As I recall there was a small
>picture of Larry to go with the very short article.
>
From what I remember of an Entertainment Tonight report, Calvert was a
social worker at a drug rehab or alcohol abuse clinc. Because he was
known as Larry `Bud' Melman, he was able to maintain his anonymity.
However, on a show, when Calvert walked off after being insulted by
Dave (he had finsihed his lines anyway), Dave called him back to
apologize, but by his real name. Now, I've know Calvert's real name
before Dave had mentioned it. But this surpised me, because I thought
the Late Night staff just wanted him to be known as Larry `Bud'. ET
reported the next day that people found out where he lived and worked.
Having lost that anonymity, he could not function at the clinic, and
thus had to give up that job.