Staff Favorite Moments: Producer Mary Connelly

Staff Favorite Moments: Producer Mary Connelly | Letterman

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Жыл бұрын

The longtime Letterman producer and frequent on-air talent remembers beating Phil Simms, taking Bruce Springsteen's cue cards 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. These highlights have been artisanally-produced, carefully-curated, and chosen completely at random by an old computer that used to pick numbers for the New York Lotto back in the 90’s.

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@dongiller Жыл бұрын

For reasons I won’t elaborate, I just want to declare to the universe that Mary Connelly is a saint.

@davidfuller764 Жыл бұрын

Delightful Saint

@davidfuller764 Жыл бұрын

So far my most favorite sequence of memorable staff moments

@shawnuel Жыл бұрын

I’d never noticed just how much Richard’s son, Jared Harris, looks like his dad until seeing Richard here.

@michaelkupfer3723 Жыл бұрын

Was she Letterman's affair?

@dongiller Жыл бұрын

@@michaelkupfer3723 Doesn’t warrant a serious response for so many reasons.

@petterw5318 Жыл бұрын

The thing about the staff being onscreen in order to get health insurance is amazing.

@paulocuaresma9480 Жыл бұрын

Agree!

@dianewinters8628 Жыл бұрын

That's just one of the reasons why we love Dave.

@The_momur Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I’ve heard this. Makes me smile.

@Local_yokels_monsters_myths Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Kathy Lee story! I will have nightmares for a week!!🤢🤮🤑

@marktatum2592 Жыл бұрын

"Way to go Dave"👏

@NoellaScott Жыл бұрын

“That could run you into some bucks” *Dave cackles in delight at his torture methods*

@MagicAl5F4781 Жыл бұрын

Sonny & Cher not knowing the lyrics was part of the charm and the thrill, like they really hadn't planned to sing together. Better they be looking at each other than at cue cards!

@prmaninla Жыл бұрын

The Sonny and Cher moment is quite simply one of the most magical moments on TV. Even back then when you were watching it you knew you were seeing something amazingly special. I could watch a whole one of these on that show alone.

@arvvee1832 Жыл бұрын

I was in the audience for the Sonny and Cher taping --- drove 10 hours from Canada and was at the front of the standby line at 3:30 a.m. on show day. So memorable!

@mikestevenson576 Жыл бұрын

OMG! You have to say more about this.

@jlglover4592 Жыл бұрын

I loved Letterman of this era! Nothing better.

@kingofmadprops Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad they included the football game. Everytime I hear about Mary, that’s the first thing that comes to mind.

@shawnuel Жыл бұрын

For me, it is of her and Dave throwing a baseball around the office and giving their throws a little “mustard” leading to a window breaking and glass potentially falling several floors to the street below.

@jeffrygagnon5506 Жыл бұрын

@@shawnuel Not to mention how hot she is.

@mikestevenson576 Жыл бұрын

@@shawnuel Baseball for me too, particularly how unfazed she was by short hops. I'd have been diving out of the way.

@jimbrown868 Жыл бұрын

So good to see Mary Connelly again. I used to love the competition between her and Dave, throwing footballs. Great fun.

@MrDuds1984 Жыл бұрын

The Sonny and Cher moment was a top ten moment in television history

@bgheadjack Жыл бұрын

I remember Mary throwing those footballs. What a great trip down memory lane this is! Still the greatest late night show of all-time. Punk rock and weird and experimental and, as Eddie Murphy said, the coolest thing on TV.

@dongiller Жыл бұрын

I hear there’s a full compilation of Mary’s football clips.

@patrickdlogan Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller oh that's so good as Phil Simms' competitive nature kicks in. Great job with that and all the videos.

@JackSilbert Жыл бұрын

While i love all of these, this one was especially wonderful. And I'm getting teary over that healthcare detail. So many terrific people on that staff!! Thank you, Mary!!

@lynnturman8157 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if Mary's had her baby yet?

@chadbennett2594 7 ай бұрын

I agree, I'm obsessed with these but this one is just amazing,

@jasonrowe3847 Жыл бұрын

I loved the Sonny and Cher segment. I watched it (recorded it) right after broadcast.

@jrpipik Жыл бұрын

Sonny and Cher were so great! That should be on every Top Ten TV Moments list. Thanks for the laughs, Mary!

@petterw5318 Жыл бұрын

That moment is amazing, but also a perfect course in body language. How they start trying to keep some distance, and they slowly reconnect.

@user-hm5zb1qn6g Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I remember the night it aired. Amazing moment.

@DanielleCyr1 Жыл бұрын

Saw a lot of these clips, including this one when it aired. (There were also a bunch I was surprised I missed, probably because I didn't have a TV in my college dorm room back then.) I recall the atmosphere for this one was electric.

@petterw5318 Жыл бұрын

@@DanielleCyr1 I love when David jokes that Sonny and Cher did it "for scale", and Cher says that it's better this way. It wasn't a fake reunion for money, it was truly special.

@jrpipik Жыл бұрын

@@DanielleCyr1 One thing that was great was that you didn't know if Cher would do it. There was nothing phony about it -- she was trying not to! But Dave wouldn't let her get away.

@sayeager5559 Жыл бұрын

The Milford Plaza hotel show is one of my favorites.

@genghis_connie Жыл бұрын

Mary seems most excellent! I fondly recall the football toss. She made us all picture a sweaty Kathy Lee. Well played, Susan Kennedy.

@billsmith5166 Жыл бұрын

This may have been the best one yet. She was always great when she was on, and by the way, slower is ALWAYS funnier. Think how much longer the show could have run if he would have realized that.

@jeffrygagnon5506 Жыл бұрын

Like Johnny Carson, Dave could have run as long as he wanted to. And the fact that Mary was/is a doll figures into the equation. May God strike you dead if I am wrong ;o)

@rays7437 Жыл бұрын

I'll never forget the Sonny and Cher show. For me, that was the best Letterman show ever.

@NP-ip3nj Жыл бұрын

I remember watching the Sonny and Cher bit as a teenager. I laughed at how badly they did it and couldn't understand why it was a big deal. Also remember Mary against the quarterback. Mary was awesome!

@mangore623 5 ай бұрын

I’ve watched all these “staff” retrospectives. This one is peerless!

@mannybravo237 Жыл бұрын

R I P Sonny!🕯⛷️

@MrEvans1973 Жыл бұрын

Almost 30 years later, I still can’t believe that Will missed the last NBC show.

@RobinCremer56 Жыл бұрын

I had a huge crush on Mary back then and would giggle like a schoolboy when she was onscreen.

@michaelpotter1244 Жыл бұрын

The last 15 seconds😆😆😆

@84CJ7 Жыл бұрын

Those were the days Thanks Dave.✌✌

@tomfeister Жыл бұрын

I love this series. I hope they never end.

@christopherkotsopoulos701 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love these compilations! I hope they never stop.

@grady187 Жыл бұрын

Who asked for it is one of my all-time fav segments b/c Dave had so much fun messing with the staff

@TimothySmiths 8 ай бұрын

I always remember the Football segments, As soon as i saw Mary on here that was the first thing that came to mind. It is great to hear about Dave having the staff on the show so they could get health care.

@ScottSelva Жыл бұрын

I wish I could give these staff favorites videos more than one thumbs up. They make my day every time.

@paulocuaresma9480 Жыл бұрын

The last part!!!! Hahahaha

@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf Жыл бұрын

This was pretty special. So many great memories and now some new ones Thank you Mary !!!!

@daleproctor3723 Жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain this lady is the Mary I met at the Club Med in Martinique way back in the 90s. Didn't ask her what she did for a living so I was quite surprised when I later seen her on Letterman doing a staff vacation segment with Dave. She showed a picture from her Martinique vacation as I recall it.

@oneirishpoet Жыл бұрын

I love these old Letterman highlight reels, I was a young man in the 80s when I first started watching Dave and continued on into the 2000s. Fun fact, I live in Indianapolis and have been in my home for over 20 years which happens to be one block over from where Dave grew up in Indy, and I have the same street address as the house they've grew up in!

@bargh70 Жыл бұрын

I'm 35 and not an American and all of this is such a weird experience. Like I'm living someone else's life.

@chenzenzo Жыл бұрын

These were great times

@winonafrog 3 ай бұрын

Never seen a woman so lovely! Thanks for the laughs Mary.

@bernlin2000 Жыл бұрын

Richard Harris, wow! He captivated me as Dumbledore and his passing after the first two films changed the film series forever. Lovely to see just how brilliant he was in the 1980s, I was too young to see this side of him and it's a revelation!

@Roy-G-Biv Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Opus313 Жыл бұрын

Acting, Drinking & Women The trifecta!

@johndalton3180 Жыл бұрын

"Orange Crush is Helen Hayes' favorite beverage, if the empty cans under the bed are any indication."

@GardenGirlD76 Жыл бұрын

These were amazing moments, Mary!!

@jacobjames8782 Жыл бұрын

"Why would she answer the phone" the look on her face after she says that tells all. The face of a woman traumatized.

@ThymeKeeper Жыл бұрын

This was the one I was waiting for :).

@SKYSCRAPERTELEVISION Жыл бұрын

Hi Mary ! Hi Dave & everyone. Really enjoy these segments. I was in the neighborhood on 10 17 2001 yet have never seen the show from that date. Any chance at a clip or two from then ? Thanks 🙂

@GPSjammer Жыл бұрын

Love seeing clips from the old show

@madinthekitchenllc3159 Жыл бұрын

Loved it from beginning to end!

@donnyvaughan9133 10 ай бұрын

LOVE THESE VIDEOS!! THIS HAS BEEN SO FUNNY WE ARE ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING¡!!!!!!!!!!

@mikemclenison8200 Жыл бұрын

Love this!!

@trentland Жыл бұрын

Best storyteller ART DONOVAN!

@andrea.mojarro Жыл бұрын

This is great!!!

@robclarkson5356 Жыл бұрын

I could watch that football game all night

@baliusd Жыл бұрын

I remember the football gag. One of my favorites!!!

@judd442009 Жыл бұрын

Mary! Terrific anecdotes.

@pbfey Жыл бұрын

I was in the audience for the Sonny and Cher episode and my thinking at the time was “Cher REALLY does not want to sing this.” It was awkward for everyone.

@catherinegigliotti1368 Жыл бұрын

Great moments Mary..

@JonBlondell Жыл бұрын

I remember you!!

@kit2770 Жыл бұрын

Mary said she was throwing footballs and then choked in an embarrassing way, but I didn't see any kind of choke. She beat Phil Sims. All her shots were either in the basket or close to it.

@lynnturman8157 Жыл бұрын

Anybody else have to start the video over about 10 seconds in, just to see that pic with her & Dave & Johnny?

@TreadwellJay 11 ай бұрын

Sonny and Cher DID have cards, but apparently they weren't labeled who sings what (or Cher overlooked that if they were).

@merelythepawn Жыл бұрын

Sonny and Cher forgetting the lyrics to "I Got You Babe' reminds me of the awkward time Dave asked a band to perform a hit song they were famous for but they clearly hadn't prepared. I don't want to say Van Halen or Aerosmith. That doesn't sound right. This is going to drive me nuts. Dave was so looking forward to them performing and all they did was riff when given a chance to perform at the end of the show.

@richardyoon4209 4 ай бұрын

Imagine if they had the football throwing contest today with either Zack Wilson or Daniel Jones. Mary would have won a $100,000 in one night.

@jeffrygagnon5506 Жыл бұрын

Mary/Connie replies (8:19), "Any time now, Dave." I could get you your own show now, Mary. A gorgeous hot babe always works. Don't whip me.

@AndyBarall Жыл бұрын

Cheap NBC. And it's not like Mary was being paid Canseco dollars then either.

@porcorosso999 Жыл бұрын

Slower doesn't mean funnier!!

@kinsmed Жыл бұрын

How soon 'zat kid comin', Mary?

@ColoradoJoeM 9 ай бұрын

Hier dave

@peainapodtube Жыл бұрын

still a babe

@thefrontpage 9 ай бұрын

Comedy gold.

@ROOKTABULA Жыл бұрын

4:05 As a kid, Harris made me want to be an alcoholic when I grew up.

@kentcruz9546 Жыл бұрын

They had sonny killed. When's the last time you heard of anyone skiing into a tree.

@rrh1980 Жыл бұрын

When I was in 9th grade the girl that sat in front of me in homeroom skied into a tree and died.

@khalgarrison Жыл бұрын

Near Banff, there is a ski run called Lone Pine as there is only the one obstacle... Many have hit that one tree and several have died.

@oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 Жыл бұрын

Was Mary actually pregnant? I remember her pregnancy lasting a year it seems like.

@untexan Жыл бұрын

It was a bit, and it lasted for ages. It even survived a writer’s strike. The last time Connie was on the show Dave commented, “That woman has been pregnant for about a year and a half.”