Martin Short on Letterman, December 3, 1982

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8 жыл бұрын

Marty's first appearance. Preceded and followed by an unruly studio audience demanding more, egged on by Late Night writer Andy Breckman.

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@johnarchluleta 3 жыл бұрын

Martin Short is one of the most likeable stars ever. So talented and so humble and personable.

@bsquared4604 2 жыл бұрын

there was something so special back then about being a teenager, still in school and watching this show in the dark until the wee hours. i felt like i had the whole show to myself.

@CrochetNewsNetwork 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been on a Jimny Glick marathon. Brilliant

@bashbrannigan 5 жыл бұрын

On Short’s last-ever guesting on Letterman, he talks about this and says all his friends stopped watching the show and never saw his first appearance on Letterman.

@brothergaryii 5 жыл бұрын

That's the voice we grew to love in Martin Short and still has it today.

@shostakovich99 5 жыл бұрын

Funny to see Marty Short nervous like the rest of us, before he had fully developed the wild, attention-loving persona of Martin Short

@justicia5783 4 жыл бұрын

"nervous"? He looked anything but ill-at-ease to me. He appeared to be quite comfortable, actually, almost as if he were just short(no pun intended) of entering the realm of seasoned pro.

@watchman1178 3 жыл бұрын

Hard to be believe that the great Martin Short will be 71 years old in 3 days from now (3/26/21). Where did the time go?

@brettneuberger6466 3 жыл бұрын

Classic! I was a Letterman fan from the start, but watching these old reruns drives home how innovative he really was.

@loren5051 Жыл бұрын

A comic genius! Nice to see him so young. Immortalized in film. I think he was every bit as talented as any other.

@PC-iv5so 2 жыл бұрын

the warm-up guy trying to defend Dave was hilarious.. "Hasn't he done enough?!" lol This is very Avant Garde for 82

@johnnynbk 4 ай бұрын

That's announcer Bill Wendell a legend.

@Dvp1169 3 жыл бұрын

I was in highschool when Dave had his show on NBC. Would go to bed, then set my alarm for 12:30 am to watch (we didn't have a VCR til 1985). If I slept through the alarm and missed any episode, I'd be devastated. Loved him in the 80s🥰

@equinoxproject2284 2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the mouthwash fountain gag Dave did in front of his desk?

@Dvp1169 2 жыл бұрын

@@equinoxproject2284 No sadly I don’t ☹️

@rockturtleneck 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was fantastic, thank you for posting!

@tangobango9653 6 жыл бұрын

Marty Short is so talented but they can’t find a format for him. He does well in character parts in movies tho.

@bpatts1652 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely my favorite!

@mhmrules 6 жыл бұрын

Man, I'd love to see these full episodes.

@depaola63 4 жыл бұрын

Nobody can get Sinatra's tone ! I am now 56 and grew up with a mother who worshiped FS, in fact they say I came out swinging with a Pall Mall in my little hand on 5/18/63 !! Nicky D. East Bay....{ Singer /Entertainer }

@miked4377 5 жыл бұрын

i miss 1982 so bad.....

@langdonalger9219 5 жыл бұрын

Mike d that’s the year I was born

@miked4377 5 жыл бұрын

@@langdonalger9219 very cool

@bedwarsgb4523 10 ай бұрын

I miss 1983

@Frankincensedjb123 6 жыл бұрын

I was just watching the last Letterman show Short was on and mentioned this episode where they ran the credits and then Martin came out. It was his first appearance. Dave was using the ‘ol rock ‘n roll encore concept. Obviously the audience was coached.

@dongiller 6 жыл бұрын

You can spot then-LN writer Andy Breckman (w/beard) leading them on.

@finkfunkable 8 жыл бұрын

Short told the same Tony Bennett story on Letterman in 2015.

@FluffyWagglekins 7 жыл бұрын

He left out the button where Bennett said to him after the song, "You bombed real good, kid!"

@bernlin2000 7 жыл бұрын

Similar to how Seinfeld told the same set from his first appearance. These guys obviously had a TON of respect for Letterman, and rightly so: the man started many comedian's careers, much like Carson had before him.

@emersonian75 6 жыл бұрын

Callback.

@enyjuan 6 жыл бұрын

still both funny

@mikedan7178 6 жыл бұрын

This was his first appearance in the program, so I think it was a conscious choice to pay tribute to the letterman for all the years he was invited to come to the show.

@johnheart6890 Жыл бұрын

What a great guy! So funny!

@enyjuan 6 жыл бұрын

the real late night...no rules!

@NxDoyle 5 жыл бұрын

Um...it was a bit.

@jeffdawson2786 3 жыл бұрын

Martin’s Hepburn is inimitable.

@w9gb Жыл бұрын

Martin Short and Paul Schafer (music director) both in Toronto’s Godspell production (1972/1973)

@dongiller Жыл бұрын

Shaffer; Paul Shaffer.

@danielamourose6361 3 жыл бұрын

This was kinda genius. Nuttin like ole school Dave.

@tedkier3264 5 жыл бұрын

holey moley i never knew Cleo the lead guitarist used a 1955 gibson w/ stratocaster frets added in the early 70s! why, the whole national debt could be paid off ..just in taxes if it were ever to come on the market.lol. when this episode first came out i'd only been out of high school 5 months.yesterday, i forgot that i had actually graduated . i found myself in line for 1st period again! i was asked to leave campus, NOW!

@mikezazworsky 7 жыл бұрын

The guy riling up the crowd is actually Bill Wendell (the show's original announcer), right??

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

That's right. And the audience member most enthusiastically clapping is actually then-Late Nigh writer Andy Breckman.

@linengray 7 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful to see that comics rehash the same stories. At least he updated it when he retold it in 2015.

@TheAgentAssassin 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah this was Martin's 1st appearance on Dave's show and his last show he did in 2015 he told the same story as a tribute. The "dead rabbit" story is another one often re-told by guests.

@seandan68 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I was in 7th grade....bedtime!!! Its all most over!!!

@soylentgreendip 2 жыл бұрын

Short repeats... word for word... the same Tony Bennett story on his last appearance on Letterman 30 years later.

@raybalali2057 3 жыл бұрын

This must be one of Dave's "High Concept" show

@quinbagwell7515 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta wonder how many people tuned out when the credits rolled?

@LivLaRaj 8 жыл бұрын

That first part of this segment was amazing to watch! Question: How often did LNwDL do 90 min. installments on the Friday night late-slot in early years?

@dongiller 8 жыл бұрын

+LivLaRaj There were fifteen 90-minute Friday shows, six 90-minute Saturday shows (four were anniversary specials; the remaining two were the Tri-State Special and the first Film Festival), and four 90-minute Thursday shows (all anniversary specials).

@LivLaRaj 8 жыл бұрын

+Don Giller Oh def recall all the anniversary shows, film festivals and tri-state special, but it's those non-themed 90 min early shows that struck curiosity; I recall seeing one back when that had Mariel Hemingway cleaning fish and included Jane Curtin...

@dongiller 8 жыл бұрын

+LivLaRaj April 29, 1983. That show was one of only three of the Friday 90-minutes that was repeated (here, August 4, 1984).

@LivLaRaj 8 жыл бұрын

+Don Giller I do remember Martin Short on that episode as well. (Watching that segment now) Thanks again!

@anitarussum8668 7 жыл бұрын

LivLaRa

@Scottieguru 6 жыл бұрын

he looks a bit like David Cassidy here.

@brianmaney1973 10 ай бұрын

Dang, Martin was pretty good looking back then!!!! Still is, (and I'm not if the gay sin lifestyle), but as a sinful weed-smoker. I gotta say I'm praying for a Glick resurrection 😂😂😂

@pauljamieson9908 6 жыл бұрын

David Letterman whispers in Martin Shorts ear, saying........

@jorhay1 3 жыл бұрын

Carla Devito is sublime.

@rellgreen6558 5 жыл бұрын

How many of Short's appearances do you have Don? I'm from Marty's hometown, and grew up on his stuff, starting with SCTV

@dongiller 5 жыл бұрын

I have everything, though not everything's been digitized, yet.

@maddymud 7 жыл бұрын

"notify the affiliates"

@rbstriud 6 жыл бұрын

maddymud

@nathan43082 7 жыл бұрын

I caught a few David Letterman shows with some friends around 1982. I distinctly remember one where Dave read a letter asking something about how Dave gets his wisdom or something-or-other. They did a bit where Dave phases through some sort of dream-like sequence to consult some guru... it could have been Phil Schiller... I don't remember much about it except that it was achingly funny at the time.

@dongiller 7 жыл бұрын

Hmm -- nothing's coming up in the database search. I'll dig deeper. You sure it was in '82? Anything trigger in your memory re circumstances with your friends that might help pinpoint a year/season?

@nathan43082 7 жыл бұрын

I thought it was 1982, but it could have been theoretically anytime up to late-summer of 1983. Again, all I remember is that Dave consulted some wise answer guru or something in response to a user letter and it was super funny. The guru was like a Buddha figure of sorts if memory serves correct, most likely Larry “Bud” Melman.

@xabiche 4 жыл бұрын

@@nathan43082 I read that as "some wise acre guru"

@MisterGuitarItalia 6 жыл бұрын

Martin Short was Scott Baio?

@oldiesfreek 5 жыл бұрын

Nah, he was Dustin Hoffman...

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 5 жыл бұрын

He looked like a young Wayne Gretzky to me.

@jeffreykent5271 3 жыл бұрын

Thom yorke

@margaretstix1217 5 жыл бұрын

Andy's in the flannel shirt with the beard, right? I used to know him.

@dongiller 5 жыл бұрын

Yep -- that's Andy.

@drichard3094 6 жыл бұрын

Funny how he still had a Canadian accent back then

@hannahonda2338 6 жыл бұрын

D Richard "Canadian accent"

@girliboi 6 жыл бұрын

there are still traces even now with the occasional "aboat" here and there..

@zindi1138 4 жыл бұрын

Hes funny. you ask him.

@enriquesinghjr 3 жыл бұрын

Real or staged? Was the audience asked to do that at the end of the show?

@dongiller 3 жыл бұрын

All staged. The main instigator in the audience egging them on was then-Late Night Writer Andy Breckman. You can spot him with the dark beard.

@jv-ep2tc 5 жыл бұрын

I know who London Lee is.

@soggyjungle6065 5 жыл бұрын

Is an interview available about this?

@dongiller 5 жыл бұрын

Not clear what you're asking. An interview about what?

@prilljazzatlanta5070 5 жыл бұрын

I believe martin shorts final interview on the letterman show addresses this. Its on youtube

@rambam77 6 жыл бұрын

i was concerned the dog will get a hernia

@TheSmurfboard 3 жыл бұрын

So he does a Pierre Trudeau, but does he do a Justin ?

@camrsr5463 5 жыл бұрын

lotsa mops up there. (Hair)

@readmelancholystrumpetmaster 3 ай бұрын

The real lesson here is that Paul Schaeffer's head doesn't match his body. He's like a very large action figure.

@dongiller 3 ай бұрын

Shaffer; Paul Shaffer.

@ZerubbabeMinistries2002 2 жыл бұрын

First time I’ve seen MS bomb.