Joe Pesci Is Not Here To Amuse You | Letterman 

Joe Pesci. I cannot think of another actor whose characters have made me laugh so hard, brought me to tears, and scared me to death.

The crowd absolutely erupted when Joe pretended to be getting upset. Everyone loves a crazy Pesci character!

Probably the only actor who can be pure comedy and absolutely terrifying at the same time in just one scene

When you're that short, yet you're able to convincingly scare your viewers half to death. That's master level acting!

Seeing Joe Pesci enjoy himself is too wholesome.

"I think your face is funny." 😂

I know he's an actor but after watching the characters he played especially in Goodfellas, I still feel kinda nervous like he could snap at David Letterman any min now 😂

Every movie he plays in he makes a huge impact. From goodfellas to casino to even home alone. The scene in goodfellas "do I amuse you" is one of the greatest acting scenes of all times. Pesci, what a hero.

Pesci stole practically every scene he was ever in.. The guy is a great talent.

Joe Pesci, Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper played golf together; can you imagine? And of course Dave perfectly summed it up -- "like maniacs loose at the country club."

It's lovely to watch Pesci and Letterman banter back and forth like they're old friends. How can you *not* love Joe? He's the real deal.

"I think Your face is funnY" Joe Pesci is funny and he owned Letterman. LOL

I miss the days when interviews were more about stories than just a movie pitch Mr. Pesci you're a master of charisma, thank you kindly for your art

"There's some things I miss about the old show." "Keep it to yourself" 😂

What many people don't realize is that Joe began his craft with singing, and he really does have a great voice.

Joe Pesci is truly an American icon, love the guy. He can play from the funniest goofy to the scariest character and pull it off each time.

I cannot believe that this interview is nearly 30 years old. Holy hell has time flown.

They cut out one of the funniest bits when Pesci answered who else was at the dinner party. His original response was “Michael Jackson…and a bunch of kids.” The audience burst out in laughter.

i was way too young but these old late night episodes of letterman and carson have such a chummier intimate vibe than nowadays where everything feels so polished and packaged. like just watching 2 dudes riff

omg, when she put the cigar in his mouth and say " well im sorry" , what a world class act that was, such a funny and quick thinking man!!

Joe is way cooler in real life than any of the characters he plays. That is some of the funniest stuff I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing this footage

Joe is being very honest about liking his character in Good Fellas. You’re always told an acting school even if you’re playing the evil villain that you have to find something to like about them or you can’t play them because you would always be judging them and getting in the way of the character. Great job JOE.

Joe Pescis angry scenes are actually terrifying, His acting is so good.

The "you think I'm funny" acting bit from his movie has to be in the top 10 list of all time greats. When you think that there is well over a million min. of film history and this short dialog is such a stand out, pure gold.

One of the few who could properly interview Pesci. Dave plays into the intimidation, but levels the playing field immediately with humor.

It's so nice to see an interview where they just talk and tell stories, not pitching a new movie. Bob Newhart on Carson was the king of that.

Joe Pesci is one of those actors that can convincingly portray many different characters. Home Alone and My Cousin Vinny were fun but he did great serious roles in the Irishman, Goodfellas and Casino. Hes been involved in some great films

Pesci is a great actor. My cousin Vinnie is a masterpiece

Letterman is fantastic. Such a flowing, easy way and so naturally funny. Loved watching his show.

Joe Pesci was such a great actor! From being funny in Home Alone and Lethal Weapon 2 to being a vicious mobster in Goodfellas and Casino, he's a legend

"Don't get me started! Don't aggravate me!" 😆 Love Joe Pesci!!

Man, I miss these days. Late night TV was a lot of fun and entertaining. It was not a political wing of one party and people actually laughed without fear of being "offensive". Great times.

Joe Pesci, Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Three legends playing golf together.

It’s amazing how someone so diminutive can be so charismatic - this guy has an innate ability to be the centre of attention in any room he graces - he truly has that ‘it’ factor that most people can only dream of having…

That full-on walk-off after the swear was amazing. They committed to it. 👍

how can a voice be so tiny and animated but scary at the same time, thats why this man is a legend. scariest gangsta in movies to date.

One of the best and funniest talk show conversations in the history of TV. Dave was at the top of his game.

Seeing Joe Pesci enjoy himself is too wholesome.. Seeing Joe Pesci enjoy himself is too wholesome..

Joe pesci is such an enigma, he doesn't appear much on talk shows. I read he's very private and stay out of the limelight. He was terrifying in Goodfellas, you never know what crazy thing he was going to do next. Yet, he was so funny in My Cousin Vinny, you couldn't think what two different roles.

It feels more like two friends in a bar conversation rather than an interview. Letterman is in a top form joking about Pesci, Nicholson, Hopper golf game. Thank you for posting!

He truly has style, he is just a sharp guy, funny at times, brutal at others , a truly wonderful actor.

Just a few fun facts about Joe Pesci: He's partly responsible for the success of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons-Pesci actually introduced a few of the guys to singer and songwriter Bob Gaudio, who would go on to write many of the group's biggest hits. There's even a scene in the Jersey Boys musical about it. Throughout the '60s, Pesci made a name for himself in the Jersey music scene, playing guitar in groups like Joey Dee and the Starliters, an early rock and roll outfit that also hosted a young Jimi Hendrix as guitar player for a brief moment. Pesci put out his own solo album in 1968. This was before Raging Bull, before Goodfellas, before the actor was even on Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese's radar. It's called "Little Joe Sure Can Sing". It's a collection of covers of pop songs from the era, like the Beatles' "Fool on the Hill," "Fixing a Hole," and the Bee Gees' song, "To Love Somebody."

"Right now I'm talking with Madonna...." The kind of off the wall crazy stuff you got with earlier Dave.

When Pesci asked for a pencil I was thinking "Don't give him that, haven't you watched Casino?"

Life was so carefree back then. Thank you for this!! Grateful to have grown up in the 80's and 90's. Simply Blessed today.

He is casted at Good Fellas and Home Alone. He can give fear and laughter. Amazing.

Ahhh, the days when one could smoke, indoors, in public, and on national tv. Lol

Joe Pesci is such a memorable actor, so distinct and clever. He is a dear favorite of mine!

Something very few people know about Joe Pesci..his first love and passion is music. In fact he was an up and coming artist in the 1960’s and wrote and released an album called “Little Joe Sure Can Sing.” and surprisingly it’s pretty damn good!

This was absolutely fabulous. Thank you, guys!

Joe Pesci is so cool that even the late and forever great George Carlin once in his act said: "That he prayed to Joe Pesci" To have the GREAT GEORGE SAY THAT ABOUT YOU is way better than winning an OSCAR...

Love Joe Pesci!!! Such a great actor who can make you laugh and at the same time scare you to death!

I love Pesci!!!!! Pairing him with DeNiro gave some of the most enjoyable scenes in the history of film acting (and with Ray Liotta!) Thanks Scorsese!!!!

Love this. Dave is very nervous and testing what he can get away with with Joe. A notriousley reclusive and evasive person.

1:43 Joe: "I shoot around 16 handicap." Dave: "I don't know what that means. Is it good?" Joe: "It means I handicapped 16 people by whacking 'em with my golf clubs. It's pretty good."

Wow, don't think I've ever seen Pesci on a talk show. He was great and seemed to have good chemistry with Letterman.

16 handicap sounds totally honest. Which is so rare these days. I don't know many people would actually tell the world their real score. Good man.

Two heavyweights going back and forth. They both bring it. Letterman as an interviewer was superb.

No one plays the murderous, scary psychopath like Joe. One of his funniest characters was Vinny Gambini. Such versatility.

Joe Pesci is hands-down one of my all-time favorites! Freaking dynamo, that guy!

"No smoking in here." "Ya know who you're talkin' to?" "Our mistake, Mr. Pesci." (Kinda want that cigar really bad, no lie)

If you all haven't already watched it ... Joe plays an amazing character in the Irishman movie with Ray Romano, Robert De Niro, Scorsese... Awesome job Pesci

Pesci was having the time of his life on Goodfellas. You knew it.

Joe Pesci has the best performance of a scary mobster to date. I can't think of an actor who managed to do more frightening mobster.

WHY IS LATE NITE NOT LIKE THIS ANYMORE??????????? This is gold

I could watch this in a loop over and over again - Joe Pesci and David Letterman in top shape, what a gift! This is good TV!

back again ... gotta get my daily dose of humour ... Love Dave and Joe's bantering

Love watching Joe Pesci perform. Super great guy. Greatest character actor. Becomes the character. Fantastic indeed.

Never a dull moment with Joe in the house. Maaan he is epic

Pesci didn't do many interviews. It's almost as if Dave did his homework and discovered that the key to interviewing Joe is to NOT blow smoke up his azz. So, Dave went after him at every chance. Comedy gold.

Talk shows are never be this laid back nowadays

This is pure gold! Man! I miss this show especially back in the early 90s, both are true legends!

That dinner Pesci spoke about was something that would have been a treasure to have on film-what a cast!

What a fabulous interview. I love their camaraderie and vibe together. And the Michael Jackson story was icing on the cake.

Wow you don't see a lot of Joe Pesci interviews... this was great!

When Carson retired Dave was late nite king 👑 great interviews & laughs. Legendary

Playing home alone and goodfellas in one year is freaking remarkable and in casino he is the best.

Dave and his interviews, epic

Love the cigar. God where have we all gone so wrong? Stay classy everybody.

Smoking jn the studio 😂. The good old 18th century 😂😂

I never get tired of watching Joe Pesci!!….Great Actor!

I was expecting Joe Pesci to say when he plays golf he usually shoots 82, and the best thing is, nobody rings the Police

One of the most memorable interviews of the show! Great comedy duo, great energy

Dave was sharp as nails in this interview. Peak form.

What a cool interview! It really made me realize what a good performance he puts on! I really thought he was like that in real life because I didn't realize anyone could really act that way without being that way! But he is so down to earth!

This is the most iconic interview I've ever seen.

Can't believe I've never seen these two together, but this was fantastic! I didn't know Pesci was such an affable guy.

3:40 for those who don't get what's going on, they muted it, it was "I give him a f**king slap".

Great interview. They played off each other so well and had fun with each other

Joe Pesci, Deniro, Michael and the legend Marlon Brando oh dear what a gathering that would have been. Thinking about it gives me goosebumps I don't know why.

Jack Nicholson and Joe Pesci in a Caddyshack movie who wouldn't want to see how that would turn out? 🤣😂🤣

I've always really enjoyed Pesci's interviews.

I wasn't even born when this interview happened but man .. joe pesci presence is so powerful and the vibes are like mix of serious comedy and gangster he seem also very respectful gentlemen what a beast of an actor he is 🎬

Just seen this for the first time, this is the best, probably my favourite Letterman interview.

This is as laid back and funny as I've ever seen Dave. :)

They cut out a part when after Pesci says the dinner was at Michael Jackson he also jokes "and a couple of kids."

2:37....Dave should have said "...............now go get your shine box!"

Thank you for the update

What a great interview.

One of daves best shows with the great Joe pesci good stuff funny stuff !