Staff Favorite Moments: Writer Lee Ellenberg

Staff Favorite Moments: Writer Lee Ellenberg | Letterman

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The Late Show writer remembers the funniest thing ever to happen on the show, his first joke that bombed and more.
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Welcome to the Letterman KZfaq Channel, home to all your favorite clips from Late Night and Late Show - as well as conversations with the writers, producers and performers who helped make it all happen. The language may strike you as quaint & flowery, the clothing comically lacey & ornate - but that’s how things were back in this colorful and now bygone era.

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@johnseroff7434 Жыл бұрын

Okay, the "grrrrrrrave" joke got me.

@flyjarrett Жыл бұрын

I laughed so hard at the Tony the Tiger bit.

@zachr.7890 Жыл бұрын

I'd never seen that and holy hell I was laughing for about a full minute afterward.

@gongqi67 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@wannabescrapper72 Жыл бұрын

I'm still laughing

@artemkorolev2257 Жыл бұрын

Yeeees, and I think Dave's reaction to the joke makes it millions times funnier

@jlynn468 Жыл бұрын

Omg me too! That was Gr.r.r.r.reat!

@gtoger Жыл бұрын

Alan Kalter's celebrity interviews always made me chortle. Actually, Alan Kalter was probably an underrated star of the Late Show.

@dongiller Жыл бұрын

I’m told there’s a complete collection elsewhere on the KZfaq, and it includes the full De Niro/Hoffman segment.

@cactaceous Жыл бұрын

Big Red was never underrated. He was an increasingly integral and very beloved member of the Letterman universe.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

I wish he was still with us so he could do an hour long segment on this channel.

@RichardHandal301 Жыл бұрын

Anytime they did something like the hose with coffee from Starbucks, and I’d be watching the progress the coffee in the hose was making across the street toward Dave’s desk, I would just feel how amazing it was that this was happening, and how lucky I was to be able to watch it.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

I felt something similar when the Berlin wall came down, but the coffee hose was definitely better.

@scotty1time Жыл бұрын

I was a writer's intern at the Late Show in 2009 or so. I was very nervous and overwhelmed to be there didn't really know how to fit in. Lee was one of the nicest people there.

@NoellaScott Жыл бұрын

"Those are props" is one of the greatest lines of all time

@Plisken65 2 ай бұрын

Ad-libbed!

@MattTee1975 Жыл бұрын

I love that the guy offered Dave a fork.

@dontrockwobble Жыл бұрын

Alan Kalter ad-libbing "yeah you, I'm talking to you!" to Robert De Niro might be his finest moment. How on earth did that not air?!?

@kinsmed Жыл бұрын

Oh. I missed the connection. thx

@googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257 Жыл бұрын

@@kinsmed I missed it too

@WilliamAlanPhoto Жыл бұрын

You were so lucky to have these experiences!

@patton303 Жыл бұрын

I totally forgot about the Buzz Aldrin bits. Omg that was amazing.

@fmatson Жыл бұрын

We all need someone to look at us like Erika Page looked at Buzz.

@kstepko Жыл бұрын

The world had never seen anyone talk to Robert DeNiro that way and live to tell about it - but judging from his smile, Bob enjoyed that segment far more than his actual interview!

@Mo_Taser Жыл бұрын

That was fantastic. I've found a compilation of Kalter's celebrity interviews. Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview Collection on Letterman, 2005-10 - Updated

@Jumbleman5 Жыл бұрын

It was good to see it, but I have to agree with Dave. It was too much.

@KARIS1961 Жыл бұрын

Grrrrrrave! I’m crying! 😂😂😂😂😂

@roccoand2612 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I was at that 4AM show. I was dozing and Alan Kalter slapped me on the shoulder to wake me up. Love you AK, I still have your explodo-pop.

@patton303 Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace, Alan Kalter. Nobody could make it awkward better than you.

@itsmeprasad1987 Жыл бұрын

How long has Pamela been working for you 😂😂😂

@jamescpotter Жыл бұрын

The self-deprecating humor on this show is second to none. Hilarious!

@bodyslamhimjeff Жыл бұрын

The peanut butter joke was great. Such a good example of the cartoonish sense of humor that would show up sometimes. These “staff favorites” collections are my favorite videos on this site.

@yosemitesaddam Жыл бұрын

Where can I see that Buzz Aldrin red carpet bit in it's entirety? Lol

@keefriff99 Жыл бұрын

Man, Alan Kalter was FEARLESS.

@robclarkson5356 Жыл бұрын

Laughed all the way through, thanks Lee!

@gavin4513 Жыл бұрын

These were wonderful choices. More whacky stuff!!

@KrisRowberry Жыл бұрын

We all need a little more Big Red in our lives today.

@raggededge82 Жыл бұрын

wherever he is, I'm sure he's making it REAL weird

@DaneOrschlovsky Жыл бұрын

Nobody Effs with Big Red.

@KrisRowberry Жыл бұрын

@@raggededge82 he played his character perfectly and for that, we all appreciate the laughter he brought to us.

@TwoWrights Жыл бұрын

That Thurl Ravenscroft bit has me in tears.

@kevinn1158 Жыл бұрын

You have to love Alan. Anybody who would do the stuff he did is the best. Thanks for all of the laughs Dave, Alan and all of those other people behind the curtain... whatever your names are.

@andydudas2376 Жыл бұрын

this really speaks to how the writers rooms' must be. The idea of pitching stuff that you think has like a 1% chance of getting thru the first round of cuts and the next thing you know, there's the Randy Quaid Keebler elf. But for my money, the Ravenscroft joke is perfect! Damn, that's funny.

@eatonuter7113 Жыл бұрын

This guy has done so many of my favorite Letterman bits. From Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview to the 4am show and even the Starbucks tube bit, it was all fun. In addition, peanut butter exploding in Paul's face made me laugh so hard. 😂

@Sadfuzz Жыл бұрын

Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interviews were absolute masterpieces.

@5454randy Жыл бұрын

That coffee idea was genius

@plaws0 Жыл бұрын

3/4" in pipe, 1000' long is about 230 gal itself. Crazy.

@thatoneguy2813 Жыл бұрын

Can I put in a request for Pat Farmer to do a Staff Favorite Moments?

@badad0166 Жыл бұрын

5:57 He also sang "You're a mean one Mr. Grinch" for the Dr. Seuss classic (Boris Karloff did the non singing parts).

@KungEMuller Жыл бұрын

Lee needs some more attention for all of the work that he has done for David Letterman. The traveling coffee bit made me laugh and smile.

@rha101 Жыл бұрын

It will be a sad day when there are no more new staff favorite moments.

@olivernutriepersonal Жыл бұрын

He was the guy behind Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview? OMG he's a genius!!

@EightPieceBox Жыл бұрын

I'd like to hear the story of how Lee worked his way up from CBS Page to a writer.

@billscheftyoutube Жыл бұрын

It was more common than not for people to work their way up. Barbara Gaines started as a receptionist in 1980 and finished as Executive Producer. Lee, Jeremy Weiner, Tommy Ruprecht, Matt Roberts, Jill Goodwin and Rob Burnett (among many others) came through the college intern program and worked in other departments before they became writers. The best way to learn how to write for the show was to work for the show.

@GeminiWarriorKai Жыл бұрын

I remember watching that Tony the Tiger voice actor bit live... It was so great and funny I still remember it from time to time Looking back it does feel kind of going a bit too far, but its still so damn funny... Certaintly dont think many would do today...

@roccoand2612 Жыл бұрын

Grrrrave.

@mjgoodson Жыл бұрын

Wow! I remember most of those and the Shawshank parody is one of my all time favorites. Atta boy Lee!

@AAYMF 7 ай бұрын

11:45 I swear I'm on the floor face on my knees laughing

@briantacik Жыл бұрын

Dude. Best compilation yet.

@ScottSelva Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great Staff Favorites!

@camarowland4 Жыл бұрын

The peanut butter is so clever and hilarious. My God I'm dead laughing

@kerryrobinson9947 Жыл бұрын

Tom Hanks holding up the answer. Oy, that staff writer got a big bonus for that laugh. 🙊🙈🙉🍆🥊🔥😱

@erichall7068 Жыл бұрын

Lots of funny bits!😂

@oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 Жыл бұрын

😂😂 Alan and Hoffman and De Niro, my God brilliant !

@ddust102 Жыл бұрын

Please post the entire Kalter celeb interview!

@jamiemarsh6176 Жыл бұрын

I love these

@eddieharcourt6049 Жыл бұрын

The DeNiro/Hoffman bit is hilarious.

@hinthegroove9740 4 ай бұрын

Good stuff, really good stuff 😊

@JeremyVaught 9 ай бұрын

Greatness!

@markread7333 Жыл бұрын

I could swear that they did a version of the coffee delivery tube on Late Night years before the Starbucks tube. It was set up to deliver coffee and creamer I think. In the Hal Gurnee days.

@Brinta3 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone explain the baked beans joke?

@googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257 Жыл бұрын

Please someone, I don't get it either.

@debschaefer7820 Жыл бұрын

I don't think there is a joke to get, it's just a weird, random thing to say. It's wacky and it made Dave laugh.

@oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I laughed my ass off with the Starbucks coffee bit!

@checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685 Жыл бұрын

We sure could use a guy like Dave right now.

@allendracabal0819 Жыл бұрын

I'd never seen or heard of the segment with Buzz Aldrin on the red carpet at the Daytime Emmys. Pretty brilliant idea, gotta admit.

@allendracabal0819 Жыл бұрын

The coffee idea was brilliant, too. Give this guy a raise!

@stephenhenion8304 Жыл бұрын

That shore was Some Kinda Axe-ploding Beanut Butter!!!💥💥💥

@dottiegillespie8067 Жыл бұрын

Hallelujah!😊

@TheArmchairrocker Жыл бұрын

Alan is a genius.

@candre241 Жыл бұрын

Show more of the intuitive psychic, please.

@dianewinters8628 Жыл бұрын

🤪

@MichaelLasotaTW Жыл бұрын

To have THIS be your job. I chose a more boring path lol.

@celing99 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you've been in contact with many former staffers.... hope Joe Furey is on the list.

@infowarriorone Жыл бұрын

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft.

@DoctorRevers 6 ай бұрын

Ah the good old days. When things were actually funny!!

@gongqi67 Жыл бұрын

Ah. Mom.

@sarahdee374 Жыл бұрын

I don't think Dustin Hoffman was enjoying that skit at all.

@sagatuppercut2960 Жыл бұрын

I think they should've paid the interns more money.

@Plisken65 2 ай бұрын

NBC > CBS

@milesmcmillan-kr6ti 8 ай бұрын

I thought Julia was Stormy Daniels. I was disappointed.

@poodarillajones423 Жыл бұрын

There will never be a better night time show than Letterman ............ America loves him.

@mrluckyuncle Жыл бұрын

Yikes. The Alan Kalter stuff was awkward.

@sarahdee374 Жыл бұрын

I thought so too! I don't mind some good gutter mouth, but guess when it's so mean, just doesn't work for me.

@cattnipp Жыл бұрын

This writer is pretty bad. No wonder I stopped watching.