Staff Favorite Moments: Merrill Markoe On Classic Remotes, Getting Censored, Dog Poetry | Letterman

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The original "Late Night" head writer looks back at some of her favorite moments from the NBC show.
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@rockturtleneck Год назад

Merrill Markoe should win one of those Mark Twain Prizes for Comedy--her contributions to the early years of Letterman were truly seismic in their influence.

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

Yes!!!

@dennyzartman Год назад

You are correct

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

@@dennyzartman thanks Ed ;)

@themikelynchband7240 Год назад

Seconded!

@madscimaddog5977 Год назад

Amen, Amen!!!

@hamsandwichson Год назад

That cut to the Just Shades storefront is one of the funniest Letterman moments ever.

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

Yes!

@hamsandwichson Год назад

@@pashadyne hahaha idk? It's subjective. 🤷

@squinkque Год назад

@@pashadyne Nope he's right. I've seen it a million times now and it's solid comedy gold.

@CreachterZ Год назад

@@pashadyne Lighten up, Odibex.

@straycatttt2766 Год назад

@@pashadyne , that’s cool that 3-month old babies have told you that.

@kevinwatts661 Год назад

The dog poetry bit had me on the floor. I still say "My empty bowl mocks me" after dinner.

@minutewithmark7564 Год назад

Merrill explaining what a a phone book & yellow pages are is priceless.. Merrill is an excellent writer, researcher & author.. ty, mm

@RideAcrossTheRiver Год назад

How else can the Interboob generation understand creativity?

@mikefolknation2851 Год назад

Merrill deserves a lot of credit for writing the perfect segments for Dave's comedy.

@gersonkphone Год назад

She deserves a lot of credit for almost everything we loved about Late Night.

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

Absolutely.

@gir5o1 Год назад

Even if she didn't get enough credit she got that fur coat at least.

@SCLUCAS01 Год назад

Merrill was a brilliant and irreverent writer. She made me laugh countless times. Her humor still connects with me all the years later! Love her!

@lawrenceotoole1135 Год назад

This may sound like a strange compliment, but the Letterman show had so much "humanity" about it. I loved it. Today's shows are too slick and polished and sterile, IMO. Thanks, Merrill, for all your genius and humanity.

@rocketreindeer Год назад

Totally agree. And we still remember and laugh at Merrill and crew's stuff decades later, but don't necessarily recall a lot of today's packaged jokes.

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

On our show we talk about how he destroyed the forth wall and invited us all in to be part of the show too.

@bernlin2000 Год назад

I use the word "homemade". The show felt very organic and tailored to Letterman's comedic sensibilities. He wasn't pandering, he was as authentic and raw as they come.

@NoellaScott Год назад

Thanks to those suits in the hall and upstairs offices who think they’re smart :)

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

That coat! Ms Markoe,standing invitation for our show. You are a genius, a gem, and the mother of Late Night Television.

@lesterfreamon4554 Год назад

Merrill Markoe has probably had a larger impact on my personality than any woman on earth outside of my mother. If just the remote segments alone didn't exist it would leave a gigantic void in my sense of humor that would be irreplaceable. There's no show without Merrill.

@lesterfreamon4554 Год назад

And another thing, if anyone out there has any footage of Dave and Merrill arguing about the show or anything else I would like to see that please.

@dongiller Год назад

@@lesterfreamon4554 I believe there’s a YT compilation of all of her guest appearances on Late Show.

@lesterfreamon4554 Год назад

@@dongiller Why that's right Don, that and many other meticulously compiled and edited compilations can be found here on RU-vid, including the complete "my dog" series featured in this video. I would link to it, but that might be frowned upon here. Thank you for all your work Don. The day I found your channel I was sooooooo happy.

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

We could not agree more!

@dongiller Год назад

@@thelettermanpodcast What you mean “we,” paleface? (An obscure reference for us oldies.)

@therealclevinger Год назад

"Have you ever seen the world's largest humidor?" "No." "Any interest in seeing the world's largest humidor?" "None whatsoever."

@thelettermanpodcast Год назад

Hahaha!

@bodyslamhimjeff Год назад

The self-defense instructor’s review of Gandhi had me howling! And the cut to Just Shades is one of the best comedic moments ever. Perfect timing. Give her some lifetime achievement awards already!

@jackm4457 Год назад

With her education in the visual arts, Merrill Markoe was also responsible for the "look-and-feel" of the Late Night set -- an odd, ironic combination of minimalist, but with curios as well. Does anyone remember the bit where Dave "accidentally" spilled water on his desk, climbed up the spiral staircase in the back of the set, and then emerged into what was supposed to be Willard Scott's "Today Show" dressing room. Dave then found one of Willard's toupees, and, after returning to his desk, used the toupee to mop up the spill. (I'm guessing that was 90% Markoe.and 10% Ernie Kovacs.)

@brianrudin7880 Год назад

Does she refer to Letterman in the Third Person?)

@allendracabal0819 5 месяцев назад

@@brianrudin7880Yes, because it would be strange to refer to him as "I" or "you".

@chuckgatlin3203 Год назад

OMG! The Just Bulbs/Just Shades bit always killed me. The field trip to the GE headquarters that introduced the world to the GE Handshake...GENIUS!

@joshbanks8714 Год назад

Oh my god Merrill. One of the greatest comedy minds in television history…. Thanks for doing this Merrill- I hope you remember your time there and you’re accomplishments with as much fondness as we have watching these clips.

@NevinNolte Год назад

"The host of the show was less than enthusiastic about it..." 😂😂😂

@privatepenguin3137 Год назад

You know how the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inducts artists who are super influential? Merrill Markoe fits PERFECTLY into that category. The early Late Night remote spots are still being emulated to this day...hell, even that dumb Car Karaoke segment is ripped from the Dave playbook! (also- I completely remember Stan's Dog Poetry segment)

@williamworrell178 Год назад

Love the dive below the surface. Dave made the show seem easy and careless, but so many layers of hard work went into creating and producing every episode.

@Ali-yq1jh Год назад

The just bulbs and just shades segment remains the funniest thing I have ever seen on tv. It was so simple and well produced. Just flat out funny.

@JohnRedshaw Год назад

I loved these clips. I'm reminded again why I never missed this show.

@orangemanok5800 Год назад

"None, whatsoever." "Happy is six feet under." "He's got a bad case of hemorrhoids." "He was buried alive three times." This segment is littered with pure gold.

@cortneyperfume_madness480 Год назад

Respect to Merrill Markoe.

@williamworrell178 Год назад

My fave limited review was the welder reviewing Flash Dance. I still remember his cutting remarks and his no nonsense delivery, spoken like a true welder.

@bbbartolo Год назад

The Just Shades and Just Bulbs segments STILL crack me up! So many moments of genius.

@Some-guy-you-dont-know Год назад

All the writers have had fantastic stories to tell, and it’s not a competition, but this video definitely wins.

@petewhite85 Год назад

Brilliant writer and her ever changing wardrobe.

@bernlin2000 Год назад

Merrill is looking great at 74, great comedy must have anti-aging properties 😅 her and Letterman made a great couple, glad they kept the comedy first and foremost

@mellow5123 Год назад

Writers are always the unsung heroines/heroes.

@GardenGirlD76 Год назад

Very Happy to see this!! I Love Merrill's writing and comedy! Love your books!

@martinholden2281 Год назад

Merrill, “Dickapalooza” can now be added to the long list of contributions you’ve given the world of comedy- humanity thanks you.

@rocketreindeer Год назад

Merrill's genius. I keep laughing out loud whenever I think of the dude talking about how Gandhi should have kicked people's asses.

@GolfAfter50 Год назад

Thank you for this!! More kudos to Merrill Markoe!!

@unitoolzee Год назад

Finally! So great to finally see the one person that had so much impact on the show.

@Ozzzzelot 10 месяцев назад

3:54 -“Are you happy?” -“Nooo, I’m Eddie! 😂

@Czechbound Год назад

*Fun Fact :* Merrill Markoe should have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is responsible for so much of the off-the-wall style of the Letterman show.

@marionday1451 Год назад

These segments had so much influence on my developing sense of humour as a kid. It makes so much sense to me now that I hear Merrill talk of going through the Yellow Pages and finding things that were funny to *her*.

@JackSilbert Год назад

Oh I'm so glad and thankful that Ms. Markoe returned for the "new season" of original clips!

@markstevens1729 9 месяцев назад

Solid television entertainment! Thanks Merrill and Dave.

@coffeeabuse Год назад

That editing right after "But seriously - what can you get besides shades here?" - funniest thing ever 😆

@joesmith-gm8zm Год назад

So happy this stuff is watchable again. Please don't stop!

@johngodbout7341 Год назад

I can't believe that you actually wrote that poem for your dog! All these years I thought the dog wrote that poem himself!

@FloraWest 8 месяцев назад

"My empty dish mocks me. Will the folks with the food never come home?" is something I still quote to this day.

@toddsalkowski448 Год назад

OMG!! This is a trip down memory lane. I am laughing as hard now as I did 30 years ago when I saw these as they originally aired. Priceless!!

@jrpipik Год назад

THE genius of the Late Night show.

@jmarks73-STL Год назад

I just want to throw this out; Dave hired Merrill Markoe as head writer nearly 20 years before Tina Fey was hired at SNL.

@RightOnJonCrane Год назад

This staff moment series is incredible! I love watching these. Thanks! I really miss the show. I’m really glad you are putting these together!! 🙌🙌🙌

@spsmith1965 8 месяцев назад

I watched Dave's morning show during summer break during high school. Great times.

@WilkinsonX Год назад

3:51 Pour one out for Happy.

@FloraWest 8 месяцев назад

This was when I was watching and taping the show all of the time-the classic era for me personally.

@billpeet1976 Год назад

Can't help but notice that Merril goes out of her way to avoid saying Dave's name.

@clownnookie Год назад

Still bitter after the breakup.

@GaitaPonto Год назад

Merril Markoe, absolute comedy genius.

@dashfatbastard Год назад

Markoe is the BOMB. Dave owes her a lot.

@heldig5617 Год назад

Merrill, you don't seem aging from your 80s self.

@newley Год назад

Like Edward Bernays was to Public Relations, time has proven Ms. Markoe to be the comedic 'gestalt' of the 'Letterman epoch; ' ergo - late night comedy as we know it today. An 'Important Writer,' indeed. It is high time the Television Academy recognizes this and acts accordingly. They could start, by having separate categories for late night shows (writers / creative shops) that produce content on a daily basis , versus content produced on a weekly basis. And offer Ms. Markoe, a lifetime achievement award . Unfortunately, no one is holding their breath, as today's Emmys, resembles more and more like The Golden Globes.

@floydblandston108 2 месяца назад

"Dog Baseball" on SNL is the earliest dog video I can recall.

@GrantTarredus Год назад

These were the great days of the great show, and I’m still grateful for all of the laughs. Thanks!

@MrThermostatic Год назад

I occasionally taped the show, and I must have watched that guy who invented the coffin alarm hundreds of of times. I occasionally searched for it on RU-vid. I never thought I'd see it again!

@gccguy77 Год назад

Love Merrill Markoe!!!!!! THANK YOU!

@darrellgarrison5732 Год назад

I saw most of these back in the day, and loved the quirky humor. But I'm lol'ing all over again... Thanks!

@thomaspaine374 2 месяца назад

This woman was incredibly talented. Hope Letterman rewarded her appropriately.

@mikeslominsky Год назад

This was so good and I am so happy to know the name of Merrill Markoe.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH Год назад

Merrill's the best! I even own one of her books.

@johnhaxby306 Год назад

i remember all of this when I was a kid, I loved it.

@coffeeabuse Год назад

That staff and top hat being thrown at Larry Bud was totally random. WTH? 😮😆

@qthelost Год назад

It looked more like Larry Bud forgot they were going to toss it to him for his dance number.

@kevinlakeman5043 Год назад

I remember 'dog poetry'; esp. the line 'my empty water dish mocks me'. good stuff that

@karlhungus5554 Год назад

To me, the NBC years of Letterman were the best...by a wide margin.

@artdeco64 Год назад

Letterman, and I mean this as a compliment, played such a great wiseass. For example, towards the end of his career he had Martha Stewart on to show this and that and out of nowhere he asked her if she keep in touch with any of the other cons?

@williamworrell178 Год назад

She and the show did such an excellent job with the remotes. Credit to the original concept has to go to Steve Alan and his show in the late 50s.

@shnibby69 Год назад

I remember the Just Bulbs/Just Shades segment! Hilarious!

@MichelleUS66 3 месяца назад

“Dog Poetry” was ground zero as far as my Late Night fandom goes (from when it was rerun on the 3rd Anniversary Show). I laughed so hard I nearly passed out.

@thadstudebaker3370 Год назад

Boy, I miss those early years of the Late Night show.

@krismoonpie Год назад

Hah! I wonder if the "Squirrel!" bit from the dog poetry is what influenced the dog doing it in the movie "Up"

@user-vg3yc6gk5f Год назад

These were some of my favorite moment s on Letterman.

@jimmy8x541 Год назад

I love watching this channel and pretending I'm back in the 20th century.

@MattTee1975 Год назад

I'd never seen the Lumber Boys one...that was hilarious.

@williamworrell178 Год назад

ICONIC LADY Such a comedy genius

@davidfuller764 Год назад

Wait? She changed coats midstream! I adore this woman!!!

@richyan9323 Год назад

Look at those daggers Dave is shooting at Larry Bud at 16:32.

@Brian-uy2tj 10 месяцев назад

"Ahhh the hell with it...." Perfect end to a perfect poem.

@gccguy77 Год назад

Squirrels! best thing EVER! thank you!

@danettegallaher8493 Год назад

Holy crap these clips are hilarious😂😂The buried alive guy🤣🌸

@WTFG78 Год назад

One of my favorite lines from Dave was during the Audience Etiquette segment. “…Tattertots.”

@henrikwakman7776 Год назад

The dog poetry was funnier than I care to admit.

@davebushmediadesign Год назад

Favorite moments or fashion show. You decide.

@toupac3195 Год назад

Oh my. The good ol days of NYC. Its 2022 now and I hope real comedy makes a return someday soon.

@odradekk Год назад

True genius

@ZigbertD 9 месяцев назад

Does anybody remember the inventors convention segment with the guy who invented the briefcase alarm? Actually a fairly practical idea, someone snatches your briefcase and an alarm sounds. But Dave asked, OK, so the alarm goes off, then what? The inventor kept saying with great passion, "It means this man must be chased! This man must be chased!"