David Letterman Fires Gerry Collection, 1987

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7 жыл бұрын

In 1987 Gerard Mulligan succeeded Paul Andor in the role as hapless staffer that Dave would fire. There were six dismissals:
1. February 19, 1987 - fired for hair
2. February 26, 1987 - fired for changing opening segment
3. April 9, 1987 - fired for tightening phone mouthpiece
4. April 30, 1987 - fired for cutting hair
5. May 21, 1987 - fired for bringing show to Las Vegas
6. November 13, 1987 - fired for moving back and forth

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@00bikeboy 3 жыл бұрын

This is why we fell in love with Dave. These early bits are pure gold.

@iamamaniaint 2 ай бұрын

Yeah this is wonderful stuff. I grew up loving Conan but am only recently diving into Dave.

@toweypat 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! There was one time Dave fired Sid, from the band, so Sid got a job in NBC's mail room and worked his way up to head of the network, then fired Dave :)

@mikejones5364 2 жыл бұрын

I bet that was greatness to watch

@maskof 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Gerry always does that nervous left hand twitch, good acting!

@mainmaam Жыл бұрын

Man, do I miss this show.

@jerbrew701 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I had forgotten just how irreverent and funny Late Night was. What a cast of characters led by Dave! Thanks for posting!

@kingkillah101 6 ай бұрын

Letterman 86-93 was gold

@lrg8734 6 жыл бұрын

The last segment was best! Late Night was definitely better and edgier than Late Show.

@bloodsling 7 жыл бұрын

Letterman was so good at this stuff,his remotes were the best thing on TV,especially the ones with Rupert Jee

@HerosTheme 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the Boos are a part of the joke too.

@stevenfarnesi9126 3 жыл бұрын

That hanging joke is so hilarious. They couldn’t get away with that today

@daviddrupa1638 5 жыл бұрын

MAN, I miss this time before the internet / before cell phones. Wouldn't want to go back, but I do miss that era.

@LMR72 3 жыл бұрын

I would go back to before the smart phones

@Vejur9000 2 жыл бұрын

The funniest bit, was all the booing from the audience.

@casinobirdchannel8083 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Don for posting,and thanks Gerry for suggesting to bring the show to Vegas,it was an awesome time to be in the audience..30 years ago! where in the hell does the time go???!!

@johnIZaUWL 7 жыл бұрын

Casinobird Channel I miss EDGY Dave too! It's like he went to CBS and Dave (& his insecurities) felt he had to put on his big boy pants. Despite THE FACT Leno never put on his :..( I'll always 💗 him but he did WAYYYYYYY less with going to other cites. Had the audiences FLOWN to him😳😳😳 for almost the last two decades like he suddenly couldn't AFFORD to spend a week wherever... etc

@TimothyTimPSP 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. These old Dave videos really take me back

@KirchemBlog 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. This is classic Letterman. Brings me back to when I'd look forward to every show (and tape them myself).

@baldwinwallace4926 5 жыл бұрын

Letterman was so much better before he started sucking Barack and Michelle's cocks and hating the USA like the liberal POS that he is now.

@darkman7010 Жыл бұрын

The early days of David Letterman and Johnny Carson are the best ever!!! You are guaranteed to laugh and de-stress after dealing with stupid people all day.

@raulm1961 Жыл бұрын

Darkman you're so very right. I work as a janitor and the people I have to deal with. Sometimes rude and stupid. But when I watch these old clips about Gerry and old poor Henry getting fired by that heartless Dave makes it much,much better. I really do miss Late Night and Dave.

@darincox6202 7 жыл бұрын

My God this is hysterically funny. Gerald Mulligan is the best

@Squidbillies1000 5 жыл бұрын

I used to love these episodes thank you for posting

@richardyoon4209 4 ай бұрын

Leno might have won the rating war against Dave. But David Letterman will live on forever with these type of videos. Leno is Salieri and Letterman is Mozart

@heresy_fnord 3 жыл бұрын

Letterman did some dark humor. it was funny. Still is.

@crispy6311 3 жыл бұрын

Gerry was amazing. Great character.

@joemartinez331 3 жыл бұрын

These collections are great. Thanks for bringing back some hilarious memories. Do you have a collection of Dave remembering something he forgot to do and he would run down the building stairs?

@dongiller 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet. And thanks!

@no_one_of_that_name_here Ай бұрын

Gotta love that Gerard Mulligan energy. He makes it look so effortless. So good.

@bobjones7283 7 жыл бұрын

so much great funny stuff i forgot that Letterman did

@frankburns8871 5 жыл бұрын

"It's 1987, the computer age." Ah yes, I remember my 8086 laptop from around then. Weighed 75 pounds and had like 64k of RAM. Something like that. Could run Battle Chess, though, that was the cool thing about it.

@williamburdon6993 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a 3000 dollar Mac Power PC in the early 80s , they said it could do everything but fly, graphics movies, game building it had 8 Ram and couldn;t do crap lol , what a ripoff

@juanfelipemv 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamburdon6993 Mine had a 10MB hard disk drive with my cyan/black monitor. 16KB ram i think

@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when they came out with the G rated version of Battle Chess, chess. You can see why that version had such a hubbub around if.

@GoodOldDaysGaming 6 жыл бұрын

The show that hosts itself! It's 1987! How strange and depressing that sounds now in 2018. Was it not just an overall happier time back then? No cell phones, no internet...at the very least it was more personable.

@GodLikeGoodyYT Жыл бұрын

This is a good one!

@robertdavis4192 5 жыл бұрын

"it's a joke, it's comedy!"

@BroskyologyFB 6 ай бұрын

this still feels like subversive and relevant humor. modern podcasts should be taking notes from these old clips of letterman

@NoellaScott Жыл бұрын

I never worked for Dave, but I did for Donahue. I wish he had pretended to fire me so I could’ve gone to discuss it with Dave.

@royalsfan 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Tom Scopacasa is still confused and bewildered.

@joeearthsalt7688 7 жыл бұрын

+Stuart Allard I recently got in touch with my good and lifelong friend Tom Scopacasa in order to find out whether he is either confused or bewildered. It turns out, he's both. I hope that answered your question.

@shawngregory1429 2 жыл бұрын

I’m amazed that Gerry can keep a straight face. If he doesn’t, the bit is ruined.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 2 жыл бұрын

On the other hand, if Bridget Jackson doesn't hide her face and run off in giggles, the bit is ruined!

@Enid2Sacramento 7 жыл бұрын

Starting at 2:13... true comedy gold.

@fetuscassidy5479 5 жыл бұрын

Every late night show should have confetti falling at some point.

@jimmyguitar2933 9 ай бұрын

Watching Dave actually ACT is AWESOME!

@timharrod 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always. Is your apartment clearing out as you digitize these tapes?

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

Good one! :)

@timharrod 7 жыл бұрын

I only asked because I might pay solid money for the actual Donz's tape of an episode that changed my life.

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

"Might" always being the operative word. :) Which show are you looking for?

@joeearthsalt7688 7 жыл бұрын

Ah, I hope you're getting paid for this. If not, may you be deified. Not one, not two, but SEVERAL brilliant bits where Gerard Mulligan gets fired by that heartless, cold blooded, Nurse Ratched of a boss that is David Letterman. P.S. I just spotted the thumbnail for a video you posted titled, "Brother Theodore Complete 1982-1989"; and I am going to round up the pizza, popcorn, and beer hoping that I will sweat even more like a chunk of rancid pork upon, during, and after viewing. May you be sainted, knighted, and given a big, fat, fancy award for being a nice guy.

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

I think I'd prefer the cash. :) But no, I'm not making a penny off of any of this. Enjoy your food!

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

Also, I see you've uploaded some Chris Elliott clips. If you'd like, see my CE list in my response here to 00bikeboy.

@joeearthsalt7688 7 жыл бұрын

If and when I get the "cash", Mr. Giller, I shall send it to you forthright in a big and overstuffed, shiny and glistening manila envelope of the utmost quality. And I mean that from the bottom of my temporarily poor-as-a-church mouse heart. On another note, I'm sure that my food will prove to be an indigestible prop since Brother Theodore's antics will cause me to blow many chunks over the course of his 3 hours and ten minutes plus marathon.

@joeearthsalt7688 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm checking it out right now. Keep up the good work. Please.

@ylette 6 жыл бұрын

Remember the computer age?

@davet.3782 4 жыл бұрын

Late Night with David Letterman = Anarchy

@eezyclsmooth9035 3 жыл бұрын

Who knew that Dave give "Russel Crowe" his FIRST job in Show Business ?

@sarcasmo57 4 жыл бұрын

1987, the computer age.

@timprescott4634 3 жыл бұрын

Well, THAT took a dark turn...

@no_one_of_that_name_here Ай бұрын

14:26 That music! 🙃

@johnbrowne3950 4 жыл бұрын

Somehow it's funny every time.

@Backlashed Жыл бұрын

Dave got a lot more amped up firing Gerry vs firing Henry.

@irgski 2 жыл бұрын

That hanging bit was “over the top”!

@zindi1138 7 жыл бұрын

i forgot about Gerry getting fired..lolol

@royalsfan 7 жыл бұрын

The wrongful termination lawsuit dragged on for months.

@tims4694 Жыл бұрын

Too bad the current nighttime hosts have no originality or sense of humor. This was such a classic show.

@imransheikhinfo 5 жыл бұрын

Various duties!? Is Jordan Schlansky an homage to this bit?! Conan is always trying to fire him!!

@finnibertlunchiken7792 6 жыл бұрын

Don, what about 'The Arnie Barnes Saga'? That would be something. Especially for Arnie Barnes.

@dongiller 6 жыл бұрын

It's in the In box. :)

@briansounalath Жыл бұрын

Wow. That’s dark

@Cojrak 2 жыл бұрын

Gerry is the Jordan Schlansky of the 80's with his "various duties"

@why-even-try-brotendo 3 жыл бұрын

Gerry the front pocket wallet man.

@scottrogers2599 7 жыл бұрын

See? Dave CAN act! A bit.

@gato7908 4 жыл бұрын

I dont think you could do a hanging joke like that today, people are much more sensitive

@steffe689 3 жыл бұрын

3:33 Would be weird if you switched over to Letterman at this moment

@wftjet 6 жыл бұрын

I hated the new opening segment too.

@LuciFeric137 3 жыл бұрын

Straight men to Dave's genius.

@GeoffNelson 6 жыл бұрын

1:52 that's funny

@Stinky95030 5 жыл бұрын

7:23 Bridget Jones

@dongiller 5 жыл бұрын

Actually Bridget Jackson. Her full compilation here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNFmncWX38e3mWw.html

@johnnynbk 3 ай бұрын

It is Not often you get a wall sized photo blow up of your face at a party

@SenorZorrozzz 6 жыл бұрын

Stolen from my tv show!!! Did that back in 1978!!!

@YTGetReal 4 жыл бұрын

Fires him "again"

@sykotestbild 6 жыл бұрын

so whose Gerry collection?

@dongiller 6 жыл бұрын

Not clear what you're asking.

@mubd1234 6 жыл бұрын

Don Giller Looks like they're making a lame joke about the video title - "David Letterman Fires Gerry Collection". They're asking who 'Gerry Collection' is.

@LampoonGoon 5 жыл бұрын

WHO'S

@00bikeboy 7 жыл бұрын

Back when the show was funny. Pls post more Chris Elliot clips.

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

I've posted quite a few Chris Elliott clips. Chris Elliott on Late Night, February 10, 1983 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9V9ncKXvNiUeHU.html The Conspiracy Guy Collection, 1983-84 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rc6fppdjv9KZoI0.html The Panicky Guy Collection, 1984, Revised -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opOgiaeTmbOyo2Q.html "Chris & Jerry Say Let's Have Babies" on Late Night, September 7, 1989 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9CGpZugxsq0kZc.html Chris Elliott as Marlon Brando Collection on Late Night, 1987-88 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bK-af5Cd3aq8g58.html Chris Elliott as The Hitchhiker on Late Night, January 29, 1987 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/it2orKqnnruUkpc.html Chris Elliott as Paul Shaffer on Late Night, March 25, 1987 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gMeTns-Q2rvOd6M.html Chris Elliott as Jay Leno + Followup on Late Night, June, October 1986 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/msuoeK193N-qdac.html Comparison Test Collection on Late Night, Late Show, 1983-96 -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7WiqZho1K_Of30.html

@JimmyAztec 4 жыл бұрын

Late Nite was so much better then the Late Show.

@lorenzoaramirez3915 4 жыл бұрын

11 Jay Leno fans hated this video.

@andyinoregon 7 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else recall the show where Dave goes backstage and finds Gerry has hanged himself out of total despair?

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

Have you watched this video yet? It was in the hallway, not backstage. The second segment.

@andyinoregon 7 жыл бұрын

It's there alright. Thought they might be afraid to include that one in the current PC culture.

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

"They"?

@ItsNotDarkYet 7 жыл бұрын

You should put a disclaimer on this video so they won't click on it.

@andyinoregon 7 жыл бұрын

I thought NBC might have removed it from the shows archives the way they kept Seinfeld's Puerto Rican Day episode out of the syndicated reruns.

@dissbeleaverovlies1998 5 жыл бұрын

man , old american talk shows are funny as fuck i only ever got 2 see leno on fx yeaaaaars ago n never seen d wonder dat is letterman till youtube , dat gerry hangin himself bit had me laffin my ass off dats sum shit ud never gt away with today cos sum1s frend hung demselves n der offended by dis , bcos u gotta b offended by sumting jus 2 fit in these p.c concious times lol