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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
  • The owner of the Hello Deli looks back on Fun with Rupert, his first on screen kiss and more.
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  • @LisaMarieMJ
    @LisaMarieMJ Год назад +139

    Glad to see Rupert again! Hope he’s doing well! Miss the show and Dave tremendously!

    • @am7442
      @am7442 6 месяцев назад

      Miss it so much.

  • @mikefolknation2851
    @mikefolknation2851 Год назад +122

    Rupert was always my favorite. His facial expressions were perfect for Dave's comedy

  • @jbacunn
    @jbacunn Год назад +94

    Rupert was fearless and always up for anything the show wanted him to do.

    • @raggededge82
      @raggededge82 Год назад +10

      There were a few times I legit thought he was going to get punched

    • @clivet3252
      @clivet3252 Год назад +2

      I liked it when he went to the bingo and Dave got him to shout "house!"

    • @robertw1962
      @robertw1962 Год назад +2

      Fearless. And funny!

  • @robclarkson5356
    @robclarkson5356 Год назад +44

    The roar of the audience as he leaves after delivering the slurpees... you have a lot of fans Rupert!

  • @ntsecrets
    @ntsecrets Год назад +41

    I had the pleasure of meeting Rupert twice, and each time he was the real deal, he would really just sit there and chat with you while he rung up your order. I remember going in one day with a network hub under my arm that installing later that day, and he actually knew about computer networking a bit and we talked about it lol. This had to be like 1995.

  • @ontologicallysteve7765
    @ontologicallysteve7765 Год назад +37

    There needs to be a part 2 and 3 of Rupert's favorite moments (maybe more). I have SO many memories of him on the show. He was an absolute delight. It's great to see him again!

  • @tommybarquinero7242
    @tommybarquinero7242 Год назад +60

    We love Rupert! So many great moments over the years.

    • @AnnNunnally
      @AnnNunnally Год назад +9

      He was so sweet and put up with a lot.

    • @assmane999
      @assmane999 Год назад +2

      @@AnnNunnallyit made him rich to put up with it.

  • @spooley
    @spooley Год назад +28

    Rupert mic-ed up following Dave's commands was always great. The thumb in the water when he was working the restaurant patio is still funny.

    • @rocketreindeer
      @rocketreindeer Год назад +1

      I sent that clip to my friend in Australia. After laughing hilariously, she said she was concerned they were going to bash him by their table.

    • @last808
      @last808 Год назад +3

      I could never watch those and skipped that part here too. The idea of purposefully upsetting people just gives me too much anxiety!

  • @mannybravo237
    @mannybravo237 Год назад +19

    The chick who stood up, "you touch me, you're dead", i think she was an assassin too!
    Great work, Rupert, you are The Dude!👍🏽

  • @tbx59
    @tbx59 Год назад +27

    Went to NYC for a week and did lots of cool things, but buying a couple shirts from Rupert was one of the coolest.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 Год назад +1

      What do the shirts say, "Hello Deli"?

  • @KingpinPadre
    @KingpinPadre Год назад +19

    Rupert! I had the pleasure of dining at the Hello Deli in 2007 and Mr. Jee could not have been nicer. Still brings a smile to my face.

  • @dan0nada754
    @dan0nada754 Год назад +32

    what a legend. I grew up with this show, this guy was pretty integral I always thought. lovely man

  • @repletereplete8002
    @repletereplete8002 Год назад +6

    Man I loved Rupert's skits so much as a kid. So when my parents visited New York in the early 90's (from the UK) I pestered them to go get a photo of them with him. They had no clue who he was or why I wanted the photo. Still have it today and the awkwardness it contains is Kodak Gold!

  • @Roy-G-Biv
    @Roy-G-Biv Год назад +20

    what a lovely human. Nice to see you Rupert!

  • @rumblewolf2999
    @rumblewolf2999 Год назад +20

    This video made me miss the show more than most.

  • @ElonsDiamondMine
    @ElonsDiamondMine Год назад +32

    Thank you Rupert! This series is one of the best things the internet has ever produced, and would be nothing without all the crucial characters like yourself. Thanks for bringing smiles and laughs to people the world over!

  • @TheJuniorMints
    @TheJuniorMints Год назад +16

    Thank you Rupert!! My biggest thrill was hearing you call out my order at the Hello Deli, “BIG-ASS, WHO HAS A BIG-ASS?!” 🤓❤️ The Big-Ass Sandwich was excellent!

  • @TimeWasted8675309
    @TimeWasted8675309 Год назад +20

    Dave's Christmas tree trimming and trying to knock off the meatball was as much a holiday tradition in our family than any other festivities.

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko Год назад +13

    Clip not available. 😂
    I laughed SO HARD at that.

  • @agalleyne
    @agalleyne Год назад +15

    Rupert! I'd totally forgotten about him - what a great show Dave gave us all those years...

  • @vc27r
    @vc27r Год назад +9

    Visited NYC a couple years ago and stopped in the Hello Deli just to check it out as a big Letterman fan. Walked in on a quiet morning and there stood Rupert! Didn’t really want to bother him with tourist nonsense so ordered some food and told him I was a fan of his time on the Late Show. He was super friendly and the food was great!

  • @hellboypi
    @hellboypi Год назад +20

    "It was my thumb."
    That woman was justifiably p.o.'d, but that segment was gold.

    • @Leadfoot_P71
      @Leadfoot_P71 Год назад +4

      Would've loved to see her reaction when she was let in on the joke.

  • @Emophiliac2
    @Emophiliac2 Год назад +21

    Rupert as a waiter had to be one of the best clips/shows of the 20th century. When I went to a taping back in the 90s, I did stop off at the Hello Deli and get a sandwich. I bumped into Bif there as well.

  • @pho3nix-
    @pho3nix- 10 месяцев назад +3

    We love you Rupert. NYC for life.

  • @nancyscogin7549
    @nancyscogin7549 Год назад +12

    Seeing all this warms my heart.😍

  • @matthammer3488
    @matthammer3488 Год назад +10

    Hello Deli is on top of my list of NYC places to visit.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 Год назад +1

      He's selling the deli - get here soon.

  • @mmmtsp
    @mmmtsp Год назад +9

    this is the "Favorite Moments" we were all waiting for.

  • @andygonsalves2000
    @andygonsalves2000 Год назад +12

    Rupert was always great! I miss the Late Show with David Letterman so much!

  • @MichaelLasotaTW
    @MichaelLasotaTW Год назад +8

    My Mom and I went to see Dave in 1996. I was 15 ;) We got to go to meet Rupert as well. It was our first time to NYC, and I'm from Buffalo. Also was our first time on an airplane and on the return a train. Or vice versa. I love Dave. Probably seen most of his shows on TV since I was at least 10 years old until his retirement from the show.
    Rupert was super cool. Got a photo of him and me somewhere. He is very cool.

  • @willsi
    @willsi Год назад +10

    As a kid I always loved Rupert on the show. Seeing him interview Jason Ferguson is even better. I had Jason's Mom as a teacher growing up. One year he bought her the nicest Tahoe you could imagine. Great people. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @dontworrydon
    @dontworrydon Год назад +8

    Rupert is my favorite ever skit/skits. I would like to see the follow up interview of the two ladies at lunch

  • @mortjoer
    @mortjoer Год назад +9

    Thank you for playing along Mr. Jee
    Happy Holidays

  • @WalterDiamond
    @WalterDiamond Год назад +12

    My life is complete. I've now heard Rupert Jee say "... and we start sucking face."

  • @hydrarue3725
    @hydrarue3725 Год назад +21

    Mexican drug cartel story is crazy! I miss everything about the show. Good times.

  • @mrluckyuncle
    @mrluckyuncle Год назад +12

    Rupert as a waiter tormenting the lady customers was one of the funniest things I ever saw.

    • @MzKlara
      @MzKlara Год назад +2

      "I want you to get out of my face!"

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Год назад

      @@MzKlara "You touch me, you die."

  • @antoinettelopes
    @antoinettelopes Год назад +10

    All these years I thought it was "Rupert G.". The G abbreviating some difficult name to pronounce. 😂🙏🏼🤗

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko Год назад +2

      Same here!

  • @rockturtleneck
    @rockturtleneck Год назад +11

    Rupert Gee is a national treasure.

  • @DrVVVinK
    @DrVVVinK Год назад +6

    I loved whenever Rupert was on.

  • @DannyMarschall
    @DannyMarschall Год назад +8

    Rupert the man, the myth, the gosh darn legend!

  • @rebeckyc1401
    @rebeckyc1401 Год назад +2

    Thanks for all the fun times Rupert! Happy healthy retirement😘

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 Год назад +4

    When Dave began to visit Ruert, what a boom to business. The best advertising anyone could ever have.

  • @irenehoffman2190
    @irenehoffman2190 Год назад +8

    Pure joy watching this clip (over and over). Thank you Donz; thank you, Walter, thank you, Dave. (Forever, thank you Mary.)

  • @Obiter3
    @Obiter3 Год назад +5

    This guy was up for ANYTHING. What a gem of a person to have next door 👍

  • @t23001
    @t23001 Год назад +4

    Rupert is amazing. I was always so afraid for his safety on those remote segments. Business owner, actor, comedian!

  • @LeahElisheva
    @LeahElisheva Год назад +6

    10:49 😂😂😂 CLASSIC!!!! My favorite Rupert moment 😂😂😂 COMEDY GOLD!!
    12:02 with the water 😂😂😂 then he comes back with the glove Omg when I first saw this I was on FB floor laughing 😂😂😂
    Love Rupert! We went to see the Late Show back in 2004. Jamie Foxx was there promoting Ray
    We went to have lunch at the hello deli , Rupert was sooo nice

  • @FreezerKing
    @FreezerKing Год назад +6

    When I visited New York in 2008, I wasn't old enough to go to a Letterman taping, so I did the next best thing and bought a candy bar (a Snickers?) and a bottle of water from Rupert Jee next door. When they tell you New York is the most exciting city in the world, that's why!!!

  • @catherinegigliotti1368
    @catherinegigliotti1368 Год назад +5

    I had such a great belly laugh with these clips..Thanks for the blessing

  • @roccoand2612
    @roccoand2612 Год назад +2

    This is so so good. I understand why Rupert selected these, I love the "clip not available"

  • @Louback33
    @Louback33 Год назад +7

    Legend

  • @dongiller
    @dongiller Год назад +5

    Rupert Fun Facts: Rupert appeared on the Late Show 401 times, more than any other non-staffer (or staffer, for that matter, besides Paul).
    One of the Fun with Rupert segments had Dave and Rupert trading places. Someone faxed me a note claiming that there’s a complete compilation of the FwR remotes. I don’t buy it.
    Lastly, Rupert was (and maybe still is, I don’t know; he blocked me from entering the Deli after I five-finger-discounted some cash from his register some years ago. There are purportedly photos) a great guy. Despite his love for Englebert.

    • @irenehoffman2190
      @irenehoffman2190 Год назад +2

      I grilled him for every Glen Campbell detail, but he wanted to talk about Englebert.

  • @JackSilbert
    @JackSilbert Год назад +2

    Oh I am so glad to see Rupert again! Thanks for this wonderful video.

  • @ThymeKeeper
    @ThymeKeeper Год назад +10

    Eggs and bread crumbs! Of course! THAT'S how you bind the meat!

  • @Stevemartian4321
    @Stevemartian4321 Год назад +6

    I’ve never seen Cats before or do I remember Ruper singing in the musical 😊

  • @waltbrown8899
    @waltbrown8899 Год назад +1

    The "bit" with Rupert serving the young ladies with his Thumb in the drink was CLASSIC!! ... and THEN with the Rubber Glove!! 🤣

  • @sandrasmile
    @sandrasmile Год назад +5

    Rupert!!!!! ❤️ I always enjoyed watching him on the show. This video made me laugh 😀 More great memories with Rupert and Dave, please! ❤️

  • @TheRealGrinch313
    @TheRealGrinch313 Год назад +6

    Rupert Jee was a great addition to the show when you'd have him on. Merry Christmas to Rupert Jee & family 💛🎄☃️❄️🎂🧁🍨🍦🍧

  • @SKYSCRAPERTELEVISION
    @SKYSCRAPERTELEVISION Год назад +6

    "That'sa Spicy Meata Ball !" Hahaha Great clip. Thanks D.L. Merry Christmas All

  • @raymondwilson293
    @raymondwilson293 Год назад +2

    met Rupert when i visited NY... super nice guy... bought my Letterman shirt and mug from him after seeing the show 🙂

  • @victorha9923
    @victorha9923 Год назад +2

    I enjoyed seeing this Rupert update and reminisce

  • @unitoolzee
    @unitoolzee Год назад +4

    So great to see Rupert! His delivery of “It was my thumb” is perfect.

  • @carolynharmon7074
    @carolynharmon7074 Год назад +5

    Love Rupert G, Missss you Rupert!

  • @curtislindsey1736
    @curtislindsey1736 Год назад +3

    I went to Rupert Jee's back in the early 2000's. The food was so good that we went back the next 2 days. He was super nice and took pictures.
    I got the Paul Shaffer and the Regis Philban

  • @robatsea2009
    @robatsea2009 Год назад +5

    Awesome to see Rupert again!

  • @massapower
    @massapower Год назад +3

    And LATE NITE TV has never been the same .
    Thx D A V E 😁👍🏻👍🏻

  • @chattiermike140
    @chattiermike140 Год назад +4

    Been waiting for this one. Rupert was always my favorite on the show

  • @patton303
    @patton303 Год назад +1

    Loved this. Thanks Rupert! And man, Jay Thomas can really spin a ball. RIP.

  • @lifeisagifthorse
    @lifeisagifthorse Год назад +3

    Thus far, Rupert Jee is the king of "Favorite 'Late Show' Moments"!

  • @Mo_Taser
    @Mo_Taser Год назад +9

    That wasn't just Willie Nelson. That was Kris Kristofferson on the right.
    This was awesome. Engelbert was fantastic. So was Rupert.

    • @irenehoffman2190
      @irenehoffman2190 Год назад +3

      So many celebrities came in - and he didn't recognize them. He served a man a cup of coffee, and one of Rupert's regulars asked Rupert if he knew who he was. "No. He came earlier for coffee. He's very thin." "Rupert, that was Mick Jagger." "It was?"

  • @meo21626
    @meo21626 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas Rupert! You are such a delight!

  • @LakeLake123
    @LakeLake123 Год назад +5

    Love this! 😂

  • @whathandleUtalkabt
    @whathandleUtalkabt Год назад +11

    Miss the whole show. All good things come to an end sadly.

  • @GardenGirlD76
    @GardenGirlD76 Год назад +2

    Hi Rupert!!! awesome memories!! wow on the El Chappo story! wow!!

  • @trust5977
    @trust5977 Год назад

    I saw Rupert in the deli when I was visiting NYC in March. I was too shy to say anything to him. Wish I had, he brought me a lot of joy on Letterman.

  • @upallnightwithbob214
    @upallnightwithbob214 Год назад +5

    I miss the show so much

  • @MattTee1975
    @MattTee1975 Год назад +10

    Rupert! I went to a taping ages ago and had to answer a trivia question involving Rupert to get the tickets.

    • @bwuh
      @bwuh Год назад +4

      Same! I almost got to participate in the "Stump the Band" segment. Got to listen to Radiohead rehearse next to the green room. Unreal.

  • @razorbladethorax
    @razorbladethorax Год назад +4

    What a legend. I still hope I'll be able to get to NY one day and visit the Hello Deli.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 Год назад

      He's selling the deli so you'd better get here soon!

  • @kenroubik3221
    @kenroubik3221 Год назад +3

    The waiter bit is probably my favorite Dave segment

  • @toddcnoker
    @toddcnoker Год назад +1

    Rupert! Your segments were the best! I had a 24 hour business trip to NYC a few years ago and made sure to drop by your fine establishment! I came all the way from Utah.

  • @themusiccellar5229
    @themusiccellar5229 Год назад +1

    The segments where Rupert followed Dave’s instructions left me unable to breathe. He might have been afraid of heights but he wasn’t afraid of much else. The Hello Deli is first on my list when I get to NYC, I literally don’t have an important second location to visit; maybe Times Square.

  • @dragonchaserkev
    @dragonchaserkev Год назад +3

    Merry Christmas Rupert, always loved you on the show!

  • @cgimovieman
    @cgimovieman Год назад

    I grew up throughout all of the 80’s and 90’s and was a big Dave fan. So much so that I had a cake at my high school graduation open house with a caricature of Dave with my own top 10 list on it. I also went to college for television and film production. But I grew up in the Midwest, and didn’t first get to NYC for even the first time until late 2004. NYC has so much to do, that it took me until my 4th visit just last year to get tickets for the Ed Sullivan Theater. Which was with Stephen Colbert by that time. Who I do love a lot too. But I stopped by the Hello Deli beforehand when I did. Rupert was there, and my girlfriend and I got some sandwiches and talked briefly with him. It was surreal. I know he’s not a celebrity like Tom Hanks or Julia Roberts, but for someone like me who grew up watching all of Dave’s bits with him, it was pretty darn cool.

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed Год назад +2

    I've got one of Rupert's shirts. Autographed.
    I have never set foot in New York.

  • @rocketreindeer
    @rocketreindeer Год назад +5

    AH HA HA..! Other than the interesting but kinda unsettling hit man story, I laughed all the way through this. I was looking forward to hearing Rupert's take. If I'm not mistaken, the reason they stopped Fun With Rupert was because some guy was getting ready to stick him with a shiv. Miss and appreciate you, bro. Will definitely make a special trip to Hello Deli if I'm ever in NYC.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 Год назад +1

      He's selling the deli - get here soon.

    • @rocketreindeer
      @rocketreindeer Год назад +1

      @@DanielleCyr1 AW, really? More power to him, but I'll miss the guy if he sells before I can be there, which is likely. Dang. I wish him all the best, wherever his path leads him next.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 Год назад +1

      P.S. What are the details of the shiv story? Who was the man threatening him and why? Do you (or anyone) know?

    • @rocketreindeer
      @rocketreindeer Год назад +1

      @@DanielleCyr1 Hmm.. I've seen Dave talk about it, the video is on here, but I might have to search to really find it. They were pulling some wacky stunt and Rupert said, "Uh, Dave?" kind of under his breath, over the headset, and Dave was all, "yes Rupert?" or something, and Rupert said, "this guy's got a knife." And I think Dave asked him to repeat it, and he said, "he's got a knife." So Dave was like, "OH oh," and ended it. He explained this to answer people's questions about why they hadn't done "Fun With Rupert" for a long stretch. Dave didn't want to get Rupert killed or maimed, and I think he added that suddenly it didn't seem hilarious any more. I read somewhere that Sal from Impractical Jokers got hit twice. It's a fine line balancing being wacky and making sure everybody's safe and Dave didn't want to go there understandably.

  • @petemcfeet28
    @petemcfeet28 Год назад

    I remember those women and Rupert saying "It's not my finger it's my thumb" like it was yesterday. I couldn't wait for those bits. Cheers.

  • @fieldcroft
    @fieldcroft Год назад +1

    What a great guy. Always enjoyed his segments.

  • @CJFerg81
    @CJFerg81 Год назад +15

    Glad to see that Ruppert is still going strong after all these years. It's real a shame that he's had no involvement with Stephen Colbert after he took over The Late Show too.

    • @mikefolknation2851
      @mikefolknation2851 Год назад +5

      Colberts style does not fit with Rupert. If he did try to do skits with Rupert they wouldn't be funny and just come off as trying to copy Dave.

    • @nikobatallones
      @nikobatallones Год назад +3

      There was one sketch with Colbert, though -- but Mike's right, it just wasn't a great fit. I do hope the staff still pop down to Hello for lunch.

    • @CJFerg81
      @CJFerg81 Год назад

      @@mikefolknation2851 Oh really? I didn't know that they had tried it. Must've been in the early days of LSSC.

    • @CJFerg81
      @CJFerg81 Год назад +1

      @@mikefolknation2851 Okay, I found a clip and it turns out that I had already seen it before but forgotten about. But yeah, his chemistry with Stephen just isn't the same as it was with Dave.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 Год назад

      @@CJFerg81 Please post the clip!

  • @alexandregingras6004
    @alexandregingras6004 2 месяца назад

    Those where my high school years, adore Rupert ❤

  • @mactheknife7049
    @mactheknife7049 Год назад +4

    One of the things I've always lamented about LSSC is that they don't incorporate the area into the show the way LSwDL did. Not that it should be expected, but by comparison LSSC might as well be shot in Moab, Utah.

    • @rocketreindeer
      @rocketreindeer Год назад +2

      Yeah Stephen is funny but like a lot of today's stuff, it tends to be more canned or premade like a TV dinner. Just not the same fluid alive feeling ...like the unrehearsed laughs of Dave and crew reacting to stuff going sideways.

  • @odradekk
    @odradekk Год назад +8

    Rupert is sweeter then saccharine and very much missed. (I'm often hipoglycemic).

  • @hamsandwichson
    @hamsandwichson Год назад +6

    RIP Jay Thomas

    • @c.r.harris
      @c.r.harris Год назад +1

      🕊️24 August 2017🕊️

  • @danwroy
    @danwroy Год назад +2

    I didn't know it was called Fun With Rupert, I just remembered it as one of the funniest things I ever saw

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates Год назад +5

    "Who are you, the queen of England?"

    • @irenehoffman2190
      @irenehoffman2190 Год назад +1

      Did you see him crack up a couple times? Still, his delivery was stellar, for someone who claims he can't act to save his life.

    • @Rob_Kates
      @Rob_Kates Год назад

      @@irenehoffman2190 He did such a good job and was an essential part of the show.

  • @herrmannfan
    @herrmannfan 13 дней назад

    The first time I got to NYC, eating at the Hello Deli was a nonnegotiable. What a thrill to meet Rupert-he talks about meeting celebrities-Rupert, dude, you ARE a celebrity!

  • @johncornell3665
    @johncornell3665 Год назад

    Always enjoyed Rupert. Thanks Dave!

  • @zenseed75
    @zenseed75 Год назад +1

    Rupert! ❤️

  • @vincereynolds6092
    @vincereynolds6092 11 месяцев назад

    Needed a good laugh today, and this video did it! Forgot how funny these segments with Rupert were. Thanks for posting this! 😊❤️

  • @Sebastian_Dinwiddie
    @Sebastian_Dinwiddie Год назад +1

    Thank you for the memories Chairman Mao

  • @biff1786
    @biff1786 Год назад +3

    We need a Staff Members Almost Getting Killed compilation.

  • @last808
    @last808 Год назад +1

    For some reason I didn't think Hello Deli was still around. Next time I'm in NYC, I'll be sure to stop by.

  •  Год назад

    Rupert, always loved him.