Staff Favorite Moments: Writer Steve Young

Staff Favorite Moments: Writer Steve Young | Letterman

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Жыл бұрын

Longtime Letterman writer Steve Young remembers The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy & The Genius, Dave's runaway camera 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 artisanly-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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@HeyMySock Жыл бұрын

This whole video is great. I’ll be singing the tune to The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius all day. That said… Who is the fella singing the Super Bowl song? That was amazing! He killed it! I’ve watched that part alone like X times! Who ever you are Super Bowl singer guy, you are amazing! Thank you!

@VictorKixx90254 Жыл бұрын

Music is so catchy

@petewhite85 Жыл бұрын

Love these Staff Favorites.

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

Without doubt. Our entire show exists because we love moments like these so much.

@plaws0 Жыл бұрын

The Super Bowl history song guy *nailed* it. He'd be better than 2/3 of the half-time shows. Thanks, Mr Young!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

It was pretty good. I hadn't seen it before.

@mcleanse1382 Жыл бұрын

Haha I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all day now 😂

@bernlin2000 Жыл бұрын

That performer was fantastic, he sold that song perfectly!

@musicjeffyoung Жыл бұрын

Funny idea and well done👍

@raywood8187 Жыл бұрын

Yup! Way better than II/III of them.

@Stjtcb Жыл бұрын

Little Richard just chillin watching him in the bird seed suit

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

So good. He actually looked kinda queasy.

@cs5845 Жыл бұрын

When they cut to him I just cracked up

@nood1e236 Жыл бұрын

He's been there before

@lnzeloh Жыл бұрын

@@thelettermanpodcast looks like he’s saying “damn” inside his head 😂

@adamsloan5471 Жыл бұрын

And I think Paul is playing the song, poisoning pigeons in the park by Tom Lehrer

@sdefonta Жыл бұрын

Loved Letterman and his writers. They were brilliant and never stooped to dumb down jokes to the lowest common denominator

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

The made ‘dumb’ things so clever.

@keefriff99 Жыл бұрын

@@thelettermanpodcast Exactly…Letterman bits were somehow “stupidly clever”.

@Some-guy-you-dont-know Жыл бұрын

The Super Bowl song performance was kind of unbelievable. The rhythm and lyrics (the rhythm and WHAT now?) keep changing. I'd like to think an insane amount of practice went into remembering how to phrase all that, but I bet the real truth is that they found someone with a ton of talent who knocked it out of the park if you will please pardon my mixed metaphor.

@DrVVVinK Жыл бұрын

there was also Paul singing the number of pi once

@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree but he did miss a couple of Xs when singing the 30s!!!

@Some-guy-you-dont-know Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf No, not a single a one.

@tommybarquinero7242 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely delightful. The Super Bowl theme song is hilarious. Thank you Steve!

@markdavies9117 Жыл бұрын

This guy's jokes were in MY wheelhouse. Laughed out loud several times.

@randall-king Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why, but the Clint Wentworth goof-up made me laugh so hard. It became even funnier when Dave wouldn’t let it go.

@FernandoGonzalez-gt8tm Жыл бұрын

Staff wriers & their work doesn't get enough credit for how great an awesome show (like Late Night w/Dave Latterman) can truly be,day after day to be able to come up with ideas that sometimes become a part of everyday life. Thanks Dave and your truly gifted and magnificent cast of writers.

@bernlin2000 Жыл бұрын

What a gem of a writer!

@NetCerpher 2 ай бұрын

So as not to appear as a flake I posted this with a loving attached. If this is is representative of this writer, and or other writers, collectively, it blows dead bears. Alone, I could’ve written material five times better.

@ThymeKeeper Жыл бұрын

Now I'm going to have that damn Super Bowl song going through my head all day lol

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

Lucky!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

For me it's the Strong Guy, the Fat Guy and the Genius song. I remember watching that when it originally aired and I haven't heard it in decades. Why they did a western sounding theme is beyond me, but lots of things in life don't make sense.

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Steve talked about that in his episode on our show. Paul and the crew suggested giving it the ‘Rawhide’ treatment

@johnnavarra4970 Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH That's easy. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Arguably the most famous Western of all time.

@videogameobsession Жыл бұрын

Thank You Steve! As a watcher of this show since the 80's, I have a lot of fond memories of it. I wish it could have gone on forever!

@SNESdrunk Жыл бұрын

Completely forgot about the Strong Guy Fat Guy Genius theme song! Great stuff

@kstepko Жыл бұрын

You’re ‘The Genius’ for coming up with that bit! It was one of my favourites!

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

He talked about it on our show. Our host was delighted to hear the news, and recognized the theme immediately.

@kstepko Жыл бұрын

The theme song is what makes it!

@dongiller Жыл бұрын

I hear there’s a compilation of both the Late Night and Late Show remotes.

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller that has been brought to ‘The Letterman Podcast’s” attention as well.

@dongiller Жыл бұрын

@@thelettermanpodcast The what?

@bodyslamhimjeff Жыл бұрын

The PR guy for the Mayans is brilliant 😂😂😂

@READYTEDDYBEAR Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Living in the UK we didn't get to see much of Letterman except for that short time on ITV4. Thanks for putting these up. 👍

@kstepko Жыл бұрын

“You hate to see that happen, especially at the holiday time …”

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@RideAcrossTheRiver Жыл бұрын

Regular occurrence over at BBC.

@raggededge82 Жыл бұрын

his phrasing and cadence are almost identical to Dave. they must have fed off of each other.

@slapshot01j Жыл бұрын

That super bowl counting bit is hilarious! 😂

@kevinstafford3583 7 ай бұрын

That Super Bowl guy KILLED it lmao

@danettegallaher8493 Жыл бұрын

Great job “Non Quarterback Steve”👏👏😂😂🌸

@TiagoSeiler 7 ай бұрын

"The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius" was one of the skits I remember when I started watching Letterman in my teens back in Brazil. Pretty much learned to speak English by watching the show and singing the tune.

@theplayers3507 Жыл бұрын

Dude! Real nice guitar in your office there over your right shoulder...well done sir

@NoellaScott Жыл бұрын

"No, that's Clint" 🤣😅

@bugvswindshield Жыл бұрын

I'm loving these co-worker stories. I remember back in 1982. We lived in a "daylight" basement house. Family room downstairs. Bed time was 11 pm sharp at 15 yo. My brother and I had it down. We overheated the woodstove, open the windows a crack, then sneak out our bedroom window and watch Dave. Hearing every word as my Dad has a bad ear lol. I literally grew up, became a man, while watching David Letterman. Alas, I do remember "Larry 'Bud' Melman". What a joy of human to watch at the end of a long day. Thanks Dave, My shoulders thank you for lowering them for decades. A dept I can never repay.

@TheJuniorMints Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, thanks Steve! Keep these coming!!!

@freeadrian1144 Жыл бұрын

My fave part of Super Bowl song: 11:03

@jimwaters1562 Жыл бұрын

So great. These segments are fantastic.

@musicjeffyoung Жыл бұрын

"The Mayans are committed to making this right" lol😄

@RonMotta1972 Жыл бұрын

This is the late night I miss. When it was about being being funny and silly and inventive, not about who is the angriest at the former guy or present bits like, "hey, remember 'Saved by the Bell: The New Class?' Here's the cast!" Conan O'Brien was probably the last of the classic late night hosts. Sigh. Now I have to yell at kids to get off my lawn. (Also, now I'm going to have that Super Bowl song running through my head ALL. FREAKING. DAY. Thanks, Steve!)

@tvviewer4500 Жыл бұрын

That superbowl count singer was impressive

@EyeTunz Жыл бұрын

How can I get a full version of that turkey acoustic song? It sounded killer.

@Rob_Kates Жыл бұрын

I love the shot of Little Richard during the bird seed bit.

@prmaninla Жыл бұрын

The look of "what the hell am I watching" followed by the smile by Brees @11:03 is frickin' on fleek!

@GrantTarredus Жыл бұрын

Steve, until now I didn’t have a clue of who you were. But I remember these pieces and laughing at them, and I’m grateful for those good times. Thanks!

@boxlock2009 Жыл бұрын

All these "Staff Moments" are great, but for my money this segment is the most off the wall!

@johncornell3665 11 ай бұрын

Funny stuff. Thanks Dave!

@jonseals Жыл бұрын

Some of my favorites! Thanks, Steve.

@vjstv0101 Жыл бұрын

The SuperBowl song could be a good song for a Sesame Street episode. 😁

@thomassalyers1391 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant comedy,,, awesome funk groove on that Super Bowl song btw,,

@mosslyon Жыл бұрын

Now I'll have the Super Bowl song in my head for weeks.

@t23001 Жыл бұрын

Great comedy and great storytelling!

@johnambrose8039 28 күн бұрын

The Super Bowl song was so stupid.I couldn't stop laughing

@mauryrosenbergsmusicchanne743 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve! Very insightful.

@assmane999 Жыл бұрын

This series is awesome. I started watching Letterman with my dad in about 1995, so I haven’t seen a lot of the earlier stuff.

@ELMS Жыл бұрын

This was just excellent. Thanks.

@ronch182 Жыл бұрын

"No! That's CLINT!"

@Alantwoyou Жыл бұрын

I've watched a bunch of these and still haven't seen mention of one of my favorite segments - Will It Float!?

@Sara87521 Жыл бұрын

40-something Dave was so handsome. I mean we all know how that went but. Dang dude.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

What, you don't like his new ZZ Top look?

@Sara87521 Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH it’s only out of respect for his wife that I’d ever say “no”.

@toupac3195 Жыл бұрын

Oh my, master writers humming a song and the masters of music making it true. That is actually really awesome.

@JackSilbert Жыл бұрын

Steve's industrial musicals documentary, Bathtubs Over Broadway, is well worth checking out!

@viviansmith1443 Жыл бұрын

🎉Love some Steve Young and his humor. Thanks! 🎃

@Candide1776 Жыл бұрын

Really cool. Thanks for sharing.

@joanneweiss3864 Жыл бұрын

These bits are why I subbed, the real BTS stuff, creative & hilarious writers, hard workers OMG

@Paulafan5 Жыл бұрын

The funny part about the Mayan thing is that their calendar ended in 2012; there was no doomsday prophecy associated with the Mayans. It was just speculation by conspiracy theorists. When my calendar ends, I just buy a new one.

@JonBlondell Жыл бұрын

Great work! I heard about your book, but never could find it! I'm a musician, and used to play on industrials, as we called them!

@auditamplifier8493 Жыл бұрын

I swear it sounds like the third guy says, "I'm CLINT Westworth," too... 14:38🤷 ...making it so that there really was only ONE "Cliff" Wentworth in the audience... 🤣

@salgoud12 Жыл бұрын

That's not the Mayan calendar! But omg was that HILARIOUS

@raymondwilson293 Жыл бұрын

awesome ♥️

@ronniechilds2002 Жыл бұрын

Man, I had forgotten all about "the Strong Guy. the Fat Guy, the Genius" Those bits were hysterically funny and clever.

@matttilley8620 7 ай бұрын

These Staff Favourite Moments are amazing. Does anyone know if there's a segment featuring Chris Elliott? I can't find one.

@tvviewer4500 Жыл бұрын

I like how the last cliff wentworth stared down steve when they sat down.

@rocketreindeer Жыл бұрын

Wasn't Steve the one who took celebrity photos of the guests on the sidewalk below, framed by an old piece of gum on the ledge outside the office window? I remember after a big storm, he said his first concern was if the gum was okay.

@reademitchell8828 Жыл бұрын

Hey Steve! Who loves you baby! From one Late Night Telly Watcher to another.

@thejwproject7593 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Clint!!! 😎

@imbombero Жыл бұрын

The third guy said Clint as well…I guess the middle guy is Cliff.

@allendracabal0819 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's sure what it sounded like.

@checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685 Жыл бұрын

APPLAUSE!

@hinthegroove9740 Жыл бұрын

Back before the internet all we had was Dave and Paul, now it’s even better on demand 😊

@LoLo-hs7bp Жыл бұрын

Wow the Smart Guy has some serious Jordan Schlansky Vibe

@cortneyperfume_madness480 Жыл бұрын

The roman numeral song is epic!

@zjdarrah Жыл бұрын

18:25 I think there was an editing error. Don are you in charge of this? lol

@kennytesta9312 Жыл бұрын

Watch the documentary on Steve his album collection is insane!!

@jimmy8x541 Жыл бұрын

god the super bowl song is so genius

@Bixfan78 Жыл бұрын

Who is the fellow who sang the Super Bowl song? Would be nice to identify him.

@tomrichards7069 Жыл бұрын

The superbowl song!!!

@kstepko Жыл бұрын

If he had a hard time saying “Cliff”, why would they make him go first? Why not let him go third, so the other two people could help cue him as to what to say? Yet - we would not remember it decades later if it had gone perfectly!

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

Because he was ‘The Professional.’ He even gave Dave the fuel for his quips after the bit. Genius.

@plaws0 Жыл бұрын

Nope. Perfect the way it was. It became part of the bit, even if I'm sure Mr Young **died** ...

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Жыл бұрын

It was way funnier with the mistake.

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

@@plaws0 agreed!

@thelettermanpodcast Жыл бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH yip. That’s what the show was all about.

@user-bs1qk2ku7b Жыл бұрын

Who can I thank for Port Authority Bus Station?

@gsteixner Жыл бұрын

How appropriate that the unarmed camera is shot by NYPD.

@tvbarn Жыл бұрын

Which came first, this runaway camera or the one in the Naked Gun

@sarcasmo57 Жыл бұрын

I want to hear the whole turkey processing song.

@andymassingham Жыл бұрын

Factoid; The Turkey song is by Leonard Cohen.

@jameshudson169 11 ай бұрын

is this for Late Night or The Late Show?

@lennonturney7343 Жыл бұрын

"Hostile Silence"? If it is silent how would you know? Could be happy silence.

@ninestories2 Жыл бұрын

Dang! "Everything's Coming Up Profits' is WAY out of print 😢

@Mr.Bassman Жыл бұрын

8:25

@amandabryant7144 Жыл бұрын

Is that Peyton manning they cut to during the superbowl song

@allendracabal0819 Жыл бұрын

No. Drew Brees.

@CasperLCat Жыл бұрын

Now I’ve watched that stupid Super Bowl song all the way thru, twice. And you’ve read me saying so.

@RobertWeir Жыл бұрын

Then the next step after the slaughter.......😆😂

@realwinnertoughguy Жыл бұрын

Good writer, poor quarterback.

@jollypearltank8935 Жыл бұрын

Why didn't you welcome the migrants Dave??

@user-dy2qq5wh4b Жыл бұрын

@ 3:00 the woke culture would never have this skit nowadays.

@djackson5159 Жыл бұрын

‘Unfunny’ a word? Ask the writer I guess

@jasonmurdoc9533 Жыл бұрын

Which male writers did letterman sleep with? Or was it just the woman?

@EckelMusic Жыл бұрын

8:43 "[...] several high-ranking Mayans have been fired and/or reassigned. But we know that's not good enough for you folks...." The unacknowledged tension here -- is he really about to offer...?? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_culture I love that he doesn't even mention that. Sure, I'll take a Mayan joke-a-day calendar instead.