"Leaving Letterman": The Last Days Of "Late Show"

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Жыл бұрын

Longtime Letterman staffers look back at their time with Dave while they prepare for the final broadcast.
(Originally released on May 20, 2016)
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@pixsnapper1 Жыл бұрын

Glad to learn it was Barbara Gaines who made what I have often referred to as, the greatest montage ever put together!! Awesome job!!

@KungEMuller Жыл бұрын

Wow! That is so deep. Not everyone knew how big Dave's final show really was. Dave will always be a late night legend.

@christopherescott6787 Жыл бұрын

I was sincerely heartbroken when Dave retired. His honesty,humour,zaniness and heartfelt love for his place in show business made him the very last of his kind. He and the creativity of his writers and producers gave us a whole different take on what being funny was by including complete strangers. He created a genre that nobody has or will ever replicate. Kudos to a phenomenal entertainer who heart matched his talent. SOOOOO missed

@oceanwoods Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU BARBARA GAINES! The final montage is a National cultural gem.

@bmck-8400 Жыл бұрын

To say I loved Letterman …would be a monumental understatement

@shegee120 Жыл бұрын

Same.

@DippyHippie Жыл бұрын

I miss him so much!😢

@dianewinters8628 Жыл бұрын

He was the best

@victorkong82 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t give your troubles to a monkey on a rock.

@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr Жыл бұрын

@@dianewinters8628 Carson was the best. Letterman was the 2nd best.

@sopastar Жыл бұрын

Norm's emotional last stand-up was the best moment on the show

@roymunson1 Жыл бұрын

That was incredible to watch. Norm was one of the greatest people who ever lived, and he thought of Dave as his surrogate father. That's respect and love!

@bmla88 Жыл бұрын

Nah

@DippyHippie Жыл бұрын

@@bmla88 😂😂😂😂😂

@ElonsDiamondMine Жыл бұрын

I met Norm a couple week's after that final appearance on Letterman. I'd gotten a job as a door guy at a comedy club in san francisco part time just to meet some of my idols and when Norm finally came thru I went to all his shows that weekend. After the last I finally got to say hi and spent 10 of the most memorable minutes of my life with the man. I'd heard him since the appearance say somewhere he felt embarrassed by what he said to Dave because it wasn't planned, but felt and inspired in the moment. He isn't prone to emotion so he feared he overstepped a boundary perhaps, but when I met him I mentioned that appearance and thanked him for saying he loved Dave because he spoke for I and millions of us who couldn't be there. He was very gracious and I took that opportunity to mention that, very similarly, millions of people felt the same way about Norm and revered him the same way. He smiled and gave me a hug and we chatted a few more minutes. Got his phone number somehow that night too. Never called it of course, but always hoped to earn the right. Thanks for everything Norm. We all love you.

@murraysampson2501 Жыл бұрын

After being a fan for decades, the announcement of the end of The Late Show was the motivation to travel from Australia to visit the Ed Sullivan Theater and see a taping. I’m so glad I did! ❤. Love ya Dave!

@anthonysaturno8265 Жыл бұрын

I LOVED both the NBC and the CBS shows!! Dave is a LEGEND!! Wonderful to see all those people who helped make the show the landmark it is!

@kstepko Жыл бұрын

It’s amazing that some of these people worked with Dave for 30+ years!

@dianewinters8628 Жыл бұрын

It was an amazing last show. I cried and laughed and cried. I sat at the end not believing it was over. I was happy for Dave but sad for the rest of us.

@BobbyLightBlue Жыл бұрын

One of the sweetest, most loyal, funniest gentlemen I grew up watching. From my teens to my 30’s, David Letterman was a mainstay. Friends came and went, but every night at 11:35pm, David Letterman was there. And I loved him.

@DrVVVinK Жыл бұрын

And loyal staff members too. You know someone is a good person if people work for them for 30 years, especially in an industry like show business. Thinking about the last WAG strike and how Dave and his World Wide Pants, were the first people to make a deal with the writers, so that they get paid what they deserve.

@roymunson1 Жыл бұрын

The gold standard when it comes to late night tv. A living legend.

@TheArmchairrocker Жыл бұрын

Wow, didn't know B. Gaines was with the morning show. I used to watch that show when we were on summer vaction from school. I think I was in 8th grade.

@teeveeparty Жыл бұрын

Good to hear the perspective of the host of the Barbara Gaines Show on such a pivotal moment in her life!

@dspiffy Жыл бұрын

This is a great piece! Would love to see where everyone is now. I know Dave felt like he should have left sooner, but no one would have begrudged him staying longer, either.

@JohnOSheaMiramichi Жыл бұрын

May 20, 2015 was one of the saddest days of my life. May 21st, 2015 was one the emptiest days of my life not being able to watch Dave. This KZfaq channel helps fill that void.

@Andrew-Antioch-Kim Жыл бұрын

I got into Dave late because I was still too young, but thank God for KZfaq! Watching old clips of Dave as well as Johnny have ALWAYS put a smile on my face!

@mibeatleman6767 Жыл бұрын

There were two sad nights of TV for me, the first, was Johnny Carson's last show and the second was David Letterman's last show and TV has never been the same since. The giants have gone. Thank you David for the many years of laughs. ❤

@edwindevera7549 Жыл бұрын

If a TV network were somehow able to get the rights to all 6,080 shows, at five nights a week, we could watch Dave do it all over again for the next 23 years, beginning to end.

@markdavies9117 Жыл бұрын

I would watch!

@johnsjohnson448 8 ай бұрын

6,080 was the total run between "Late Show" and "Late Night." So we can watch another eleven and a half years! LOL.

@siriuzbiz Жыл бұрын

When Lettermen first came on I was instantly hooked, so different and humorous on so many levels!🙏

@5stringaustin Жыл бұрын

So good. Would love a full length documentary about the show. I never saw the morning show, but watched Late Night from the very beginning.

@DanJanTube Жыл бұрын

Is anybody else just overcome by a sincere desire to give Barbara Gaines a hug?

@sandrasmile Жыл бұрын

Great video! ❤ Emotional. Julia Roberts' last appearance on the "Late Show" : "I just want to say, David Letterman, I love you. I thank you for all of the joy and the laughs and the intelligence you have brought to us for 33 years." ❤ Thank you Dave. Thanks to ALL the staff and crew ❤

@melodyelson3202 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for expressing my thoughts .. We're all so lucky 💓 this show was saved all words expressed by so many behind the curtain the lines righted the staff the crew .. To share this with friends and family ... And thank goodness he's still around to help share these moments and reruns . Thank you, utube, for saving history 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

@curtislindsey1736 Жыл бұрын

This was well put together. I'd love more videos like this!

@Memo2Self Жыл бұрын

Gosh, after all the quotes about "what will I do NOW?" I wish we got to find out. I know about Steve Young and "Bathtubs Over Broadway," but I'd love to know what these other brilliant writers and producers went on to do.

@bobbiewallace4008 Жыл бұрын

I can't think of another person I've watched as I did Dave letterman. I truthfully miss him.

@man2th Жыл бұрын

These people are LEGENDS! They all were part of television history and I hope they know how much their contributions to the show mean to not only Dave but the viewers! It's so awesome to see people fulfilling their dreams with the jobs!

@cortneyperfume_madness480 Жыл бұрын

I liked when Barbara said that montage was Dave's life but it was my life as well. I think I agree. I wasn't a casual viewer.. I was a true fan. Those where good memories I grew up watching.

@rocketreindeer Жыл бұрын

This was great, thanks. Oh man, it was eight years ago already? A living gift is that we have this channel, it's still hilarious, and we have the Barbara Gaines Show in a basement lobby somewhere. And sometimes, guys like Seth Meyers can be ridiculous and idiotic and remind us the sparks of the spirit are still out there. I miss seeing Dave and the whole crew every night, but the laughter gives me hope for the future. I don't know how, but it just does.

@MarkCerbo Жыл бұрын

May 20th, 2015 feels like yesterday. It became part of a routine to tune in. Dave never skip a beat on the finale. It’s strange that it was actually 8 years ago to this day. Thank You.

@johncornell3665 Жыл бұрын

Dave you are a legend in your time. I loved and miss the show so much. Thanks Dave

@petterw5318 Жыл бұрын

I always thought they recorded the song previously for the montage, it's crazy that the Foo Fighters played it live!

@SoulsInRhythm Жыл бұрын

The best. So grateful to everyone who worked on this show, and Dave. My fav show of all time.

@darlenemyles1155 Жыл бұрын

Loved Letterman! I and my brother got to see a live taping of the show once. Took a 16 hour Greyhound bus ride to get NYC. But it was worth every minute. We got tickets in the mail and could only afford bus transportation. It was quite the adventure and made for some wonderful memories! Thanks Dave! I was thrilled to see you live. We had great seats. Center and 3 rows from stage. Very cold in studio and loud band music!!! Loved it!❤❤❤

@DANIMAAAAL Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things about being a kid in the 90s pre-Internet was staying up late during a school night and watching Dave Letterman ❤

@kuhndog63 Жыл бұрын

I am 60 years old now and when I was a senior in high school I would skip school and watch Letterman's morning show, it was a good thing it only lasted 90 episodes so I still was able to graduate. I have watched him for years through wet noodle to pelted me with rocks and garbage... He is an anomaly because through all those years I don't think we ever saw the real David Letterman...

@halfabeet Жыл бұрын

The final episode was actually the first episode of Letterman I ever saw (not being American), but since then I've watched tons of it, mainly via the incredible Don Giller channel - it's so fantastic to have this online archive stretching back forty years!

@tastyjay Жыл бұрын

That was a very thoughtful representation of those last days with those who have been there for so long. It's interesting the mixture of uncertainty with the gratefulness of the pre-knowledge that "this sort of experience isn't going to happen again."

@MiddleMalcolm Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Everyone has a different angle of viewing, but we all felt the importance of the conclusion of Dave's show. The montage with Foo Fighters is a moment of television that will be remembered for a very long time. Every emotion packed into just a handful of minutes. It hit all the long time fans as hard as I'm sure Barbara and everyone hoped it would. ❤

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

This was great, and very touching.

@WEPDRabbitEarsTV Жыл бұрын

This fantastic. Thank you for this.

@amjh4lah809 Жыл бұрын

Sad days. LOVED The David Letterman Show❤ Also early. 😊

@jeronimo2000 Жыл бұрын

This is the video I was hoping since the show ended. Thank you for making it and for releasing it on this channel… I didn’t know it’s been out there for 7 years apparently. This show has meant so much to me over all these years, and not just because of Dave but because you could see how much heart everyone on the team put into it. I have no idea who the producers are on any other show I've liked, or who the writers are. But I know who Barbara Gaines is, and who Bill Scheft is, and all the others in this video, and I have the highest respect for their work.

@paoloalcantara2813 Жыл бұрын

The fact that Dave ended the show with his own terms was awesome.

@concettalicata3951 Жыл бұрын

I was devastated. I love David Letterman and the show was better than any other late night show. There will never be another one like this

@michaelschleuse8926 Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to be invited to attend the very last show. The top highlight of living in NYC thus far, and I saw original cast Book of Mormon and Hamilton! My nightly routine hasn’t been the same since The Late Show changed hands.

@DawnVita Жыл бұрын

i've been a fan/watcher of dave since the morning show and remember the last show (and all of them actually) so very fondly. i used to work for chuck barris productions (but not for 30+ years) and remember when that ended and can relate to this youtube clip very much. am now a huge fan of the new barbara gaines show. thank you dave for everything.

@fasteddie9529 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe it's been 8 years already since the last show. I remember the last few months of Dave's show were some of the best...great guests and many great moments. The final show on May 20, 2015 was the single best finale of any show I've ever watched. Shed lots of tears that night. I felt I lost an important piece of my life that night as I've watched Dave since his guest-hosting for Carson days in the late '70s.

@ericj798 Жыл бұрын

Barbara Gaines, the montage was brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

@S1L3NTG4M3R Жыл бұрын

Noooooooooooo (I remember watching it...).. I didn't want it to end... it was a great show.

@jimmyjames2022 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this retrospective of the last Late Show, and many thanks to all the staff that made the years so memorable!

@murrethmedia Жыл бұрын

I'm glad Barbara went on to have her own show.

@Lucrossing Жыл бұрын

I loved this show, always crack up with him and Paul

@johnsjohnson448 8 ай бұрын

What an amazing run. Great people coming together with their unique, individual skill sets making history on Broadcast Late Night Television when it was BIG! Thank-You to one and all. This is a great segment. Thanks for sharing.

@UncleEbenezer77 Жыл бұрын

Why ya gotta hit me in the feels right now, Dave? May 20th 2015, Dave was cool as a cucumber while I was blubbering like a baby.

@christopherberling1034 Жыл бұрын

Such an icon. So happy that I got the chance to see a show live. Was my main goal during my vacation in NYC. When I see these kind of videos I am still sad that it ended. It was amazing

@montyverdi1788 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to see what those people have been doing for the past 8 years. They should have had a personal summary for each like the ending of American Graffiti and Animal House...... “Senator Barbara Gaines, Washington, D.C.”, “Joe Grossman, Whereabouts Unknown”, etc.

@lorip.1110 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the many years of laughs, everyone. Your special brand of insanity always made the world seem a little more sane.

@alexh327 Жыл бұрын

I remember his first day time show and I remember his last show. This was my favorite show for years! I miss this show so much!

@jenniferedmonds7069 Жыл бұрын

Got tickets in the last few months before the end. I had been watching Dave since the beginning. Brought my college age daughter. Don't think she fully comprehended the power of Dave.

@tbx59 Жыл бұрын

It was such a constant in my life for years

@markdavies9117 Жыл бұрын

I forgot that Barbara made the montage, which I admit made me cry happy tears. All those memories of happy times! Part of the joy was to think of a local kid (to Indianapolis, anyway) making good (in truth, great). He did it on raw talent, drive, and neuroticism (a trait I sympathize with). He gave my generation (late Boomer) a place to laugh at humor that wasn't as jokey as our parents' was. And it gave his fans a great deal of fun when we spoke about what happened the night before on the show. Dave, you always seem to downplay your contribution. Please don't. Sure, you didn't cure cancer: no one has done that yet. But lasting happiness contributes so much to even one person. You have given that to millions. That's a major contribution to the world. Please enjoy it as much as we do.

@spooley Жыл бұрын

Now the great Barbara Gaines has the best show. Thanks for the Foos montage, it was perfect. Hello to Mary! Oh, and Dave too. Fan from the morning show, much love from Canada.

@luckystrke Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thx🙏❤️

@Tommyr Жыл бұрын

That was excellent. Thanks for that.

@maryhenderson1529 Жыл бұрын

Loved watching Letterman! When he left, TV died, in my opinion. Nothing will be that wonderful again. Miss him!

@WolfsBlues Жыл бұрын

There is no one that comes close to the legend that is David Letterman. ❤

@JD-hh9io Жыл бұрын

The pause when they showed Warren Zevon in the montage was realy nice.

@DavidCNealACTOR Жыл бұрын

What a brilliant package. Well done, team. And of course Barbara constructed the montage. Makes complete sense. Gotta pull that back out thanks to anniversary.

@chriss4169 Жыл бұрын

I still don’t know what to do with myself when it comes to winding down the day. You were always the show that I or we drifted off to sleep to with a good laugh. You are missed.

@TheRealMrNixon Жыл бұрын

This was amazing.

@rogertrujillo7423 Жыл бұрын

My sense of humor was formed by Mad magazine, National Lampoon and Late Night with David Letterman

@cosmonot47 Жыл бұрын

I still find myself missing this show on nearly a daily basis.

@wakeupbell2491 Жыл бұрын

And Barbara Gaines, of course, went on to host the incredibly popular *Barbara* *Gaines* *Show,* with sidekick Mary, and perennial guest Dave. See it right here on the Letterman channel!

@DippyHippie Жыл бұрын

Hey it’s Brian! He went to THE VIEW!👏🏿

@lastangelman Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, I've been a fan of Barbara Gaines for over forty three years? I need to make a tee shirt ...

@privatepenguin3137 Жыл бұрын

When Carson went into retirement, I said "Ah, we'll see him from time-to-time on specials, etc."....barely ever saw him again. When Letterman went into retirement, I said "We will NEVER see Dave ever ever ever again. He's gonna hide in his basement in Montana"....I'm so glad I was wrong!!! The Netflix interview show....the U2 Documentary in Dublin....and this fabulous channel with it's primetime breakout....The Barbara Gaines Show. Great to see Dave so active!!!!

@sailorjupoak Жыл бұрын

Still have the last show on my super old DVR...I bet a lot of us fans still do, because it was such an amazing last show. Oh, and Barbara, is it 43 years you've been doing things for Dave? I swear, you must be each others' work spouses!

@rhuephus Жыл бұрын

ha ha .. my favorite guest on the grand finale show was Julia Louis-Dreyfus with her line ...

@PhilMoskowitz Жыл бұрын

As a nearly 35 year fan of Letterman I wasn't sad about the show ending. He had a long run and everything must come to an end.

@ianstewart8301 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@purplemacgotti2423 Жыл бұрын

Epic Tribute

@andysorensen1737 Жыл бұрын

That last week…that last show was absolutely pure genius. I wasn’t a nightly viewer but there was a certain magic that showed. Dave and crew are absolutely missed.

@pipops Жыл бұрын

"Hey is that my pie", he still got IT

@michaelstevens6002 Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to have attended a show, and it was incredible. The level of energy it took to complete one show is hard to put into words. During commercial breaks the team would swarm David's desk, and he was straight-armed doing his best to attempt to stay in his "zone". IMO, there is Johnny, and then David. I don't consider there to be a close third.

@vintageVids Жыл бұрын

Letterman was the only last night show I watched 😢 I was so sad when he retired but I know that’s life.

@mostamused2797 Жыл бұрын

MY COMMENT will unfortunately be lost here among all these others, but I'll write this anyway. This vid is wonderful. It's terrifically interesting listening to these Late Show Creatives. The only thing lacking... ANOTHER 50 MINUTES MORE of all these Creatives! This could have and should be an hour long (at least) presentation, aired on one of the Networks/Cablers/Streamers. Alongside Dave's Interview presentations, maybe. Still possible? There's obviously a whole lot more to be remembered and said. But THANK YOU for this vid, definitely!

@frederickbetts5119 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Looking at that last photo shoot of the 50+ crew looked like somewhere inside the GOP.

@tomlichnofsky.7048 Жыл бұрын

He's Still Around. I Like His New Show On Netflix. Thank you Dave 😊👍🖖🍁

@ccgsales Жыл бұрын

I always had a SOLUTION to the running joke when Dave would get a person in the Hello Deli and 'start the clock' with the band playing the fast music... and the 'contestant' would just stand there awkwardly like 'What am I supposed to do?" until the clock ran out. YOU RUN OUT THE DOOR, DOWN THE STREET AND INTO THE THEATRE AND UP ON STAGE TO TRY TO BEAT THE TIMER!!! NO ONE EVER THOUGHT OF THIS!!!!

@ArtificialBanana Жыл бұрын

At least we still have the Barbara Gaines show!

@williammiller7346 Жыл бұрын

Okay. I cannot believe that Dave’s last on-air word’s were not “MY RIDE’S HERE”!!!

@Mark-wd5zb Жыл бұрын

Just by the way these people talk, you can tell how self-absorbed these staffers are and how big their egos are. But that's what happens when you work for a legend like Dave Letterman!