I’ve been wanting to see that hair plug bit again for over 32 years! I remember watching and the first time he took his hat off I almost died from laughing! Thank you for preserving and posting these!
@@redacted2275 very true. was rigid. but the style of humor of Get A Life doesn't have an easy audience. You could look at it either way...if he had a different look it would have been easier. If he dumbed down his humor it would have been easier... from my point of view the whole thing was perfect. loved the way he looked and loved the comedy. Brilliant on both. No one said everyone has to get everything.
I was too young to watch Letterman in the 80s - started watching in 94-95. I always thought the early years at CBS were the golden years but thanks to RU-vid I'm discovering the earlier stuff on NBC. Absolutely brilliant.
@@jtjurje357 I was probably too young to watch letterman in the 80s on school nights too. The NBC years were the best, but the early CBS years were good too
@@Plisken65 Thank you for not at all being bitter and political and showing how much you appreciate Chris Elliot’s sense of humour. That sure takes a lot of heart to do. I truly hope you will keep up the good positive spirit by helping everyone in need not as well of as yourself in future as well. Lots of ❤
Don Giller is a hero and a friend. I used to watch these when I got home from high school back then. Thank God for the timer function on those old VCRs
You ain't neer lied. I used to save up a week's worth and then on weekends my girlfriend and I would settle down for what we called 'Daveouts'. I got really good at blazing through the commercials.
The thing I love love LOVE about Chris is his commitment. He never gives so much as a hint he's not genuinely the character he's portraying. Played against Dave's straight-laced talk show host who's not quite complicit in the whole thing is just perfection on screen.
I'm/we are so glad you said that....... you hit that on the nose. I pretty much watched the whole thing just looking at Dave and felt a little weird, like I didn't get it or something..... probably didn't find it funny, but I like Chris Elliott.... strange, very strange..... Dave obviously thinks Chris is absolutely hilarious....
I thought that was Paul Shaffer. For me Dave was funniest in the unscripted segments such as stupid pet tricks, stupid human tricks, kids love Dave etc.
I had no idea Chris Elliot was a regular on Letterman. Loved him in his movies. I can now see a lot of Conan's best bits are inspired by Chris' sketches. Also the bit where Chris and Paul don't like each other is hysterical.
My wife and I were married in 1985, and I remember we would tape this on a vhs 📼 tape and watch it the following day because we both had to get up pretty early to go to work so we didn’t stay up late during the week, oh such great memories, those were our “salad days.” Thanks for the upload Don!
I love watching these videos at night with the lights dimmed and the volume low. Reminds me of the first time I saw David letterman on Christmas break as a kid
Yes, Neil's death was hard to take. The worlds intelligence, and musical virtuosity was significantly reduced with his passing. Very tough loss, and like Chris Elliot, I think he was A talent that never fully got the recognition deserved.
this stuff is so weird and great. i love how they do a dumb bit that kinda bombs, then bring him _back out_ to then throw a spotlight on that dumb bit that kinda bombed.
I loves me some Chris Elliot. I was in college at the time and Dave Letterman's show was a constant throughout that period at the time. It came on at 11:35 PM and we typically watched the entire thing no prob. Great show and miss it big time.
“Who do you think I am? Lyle Waggoner?” Lol! One thing I always loved about letterman were these constant references to all the obscure 70’s tv actors.
Some of Chris’s best lines go right over the audience. “It’s like Bambi meets Das Boot (The Boat)”. If you ever saw that incredibly intense German war movie, that’s a very weirdly funny line.
Just the fact that Chris comes up with an "impersonator" character...who doesn't do anything Chris would normally do...is brilliant and hilarious! What a talent, truly one of the best. Was VERY lucky to end up with Letterman, I really don't think he could have done these things anywhere else with the same success. Him and Dave had a chemistry that is rare, and the Late Night format just provided the vehicle for Chris to perform his genius brand of comedy!
It's not even how much Dave laughs with Chris - it's his most unique stares, grimaces, and strained expressions as he struggles to contain his glee and complete amusement at Chris' deadpans and quirks. Dave will randomly look down at his desk or look all the way up to the ceiling in astonishment that this is all occurring while trying to play his role to mostly confused audiences. I was born in 85, and I think this most obviously is the golden age of late night so very far ahead of its time.
jigga1215 yep. Devoured both of them. Chris is a unique brand. He’s like comedy anchovies...you either hate them or you love them🤷🏽♂️. He was ironic and hipster before it was ironically hip.
@@WrvrUgoThrUR My older brother doesn't get it at all. This guy was ahead of the times in some of the off comedy he was doing. Sometimes I would start laughing before he said a word. Good to know others saw what I was seeing.
While both Dave and Chris were masters of quick-witted, sarcastic, passive-aggressive comedy, only Chris was willing to risk going the extra mile, by throwing caution to the wind and leaving most of his dignity at the door to get the laugh. Dave always took the safe route by remaining calm, cool and collected and playing it straight. And in the end, this combination always worked perfectly in these skits. Miss the 80's.
I was 10 yrs old but I remember it well. My brother and I first discovered Dave around 1979 when he was guest hosting for Johnny Carson. So we were excited when he got the morning show.
😂😂😂 Chris: On the east coast the husband might say after dinner “how about another cup of coffee?” Whereas on the west coast the husband says “how about another divorce? Audience: BOOOOOOO!! Chris: Thank you very much Holy fuck.
In all of the many hours I've watched Chris perform, since back when these originally aired, I've never once seen him break character unintentionally, no matter how silly and ridiculous the performance. I crack up just hearing his voice, but he never once loses it. World-class comedian. Andy Kaufman was the only other guy who could keep it totally together through any degree of goofiness.
@@deme9873 yeah build A time machine, or A space ship, because after all like Miller said, A space ship is just A time machine. Hell Chris built A submarine in his parents bathroom before (G.a.L.).
WOW! This is gold. Oh man - we had it good during these days of Letterman. So thankful to be able to see these again (and for the 1st time). Thank U - as I never saw all of these - let alone, more than once.
Thanks Don, nice bit of archaeology! Here I assumed the well had run dry on Cris Elliott artifacts. Who knows if more treasures are left to be unearthed!!
You are a lean mean posting machine, Don. lol. So many great clips and when I tell the younger folks about Letterman's earlier years - I point them here - thanks!
I moved to America in ‘87 at 10 years old. So I missed Letterman during most of the ‘80s and then never really watched Dave until I was in college in ‘98. However I learned about Chris when his off the wall sitcom “Get a Life” started on Fox So I missed the whole 80s and never even knew Chris was A) on Letterman at all and B) he was such a major part of the show I
Yeah, Chris is hard to define, but you just got to watch him. His unstable tics were just good TV. Love how anything can set him off. And Letterman plays perfect straight man for his act.
I look for Davide Letterman videos, I look for Conan O'Brien videos and they are still funny as hell after all these years. Not Leno though, I'll watch his "Garage" show but his TV show just doesn't hold up over time.
