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  • Опубликовано: 13 мар 2024
  • Dave and Paul look back at Martin's hilarious songs, fake compliments and more.
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  • @ChrisCrawfordAuthor
    @ChrisCrawfordAuthor 2 месяца назад +312

    Darn you, I saw this and immediately had to check if he'd died. You need to change the title to "The Best of Martin Short Who is not Dead Yet"

    • @yaboinoname
      @yaboinoname 2 месяца назад +9

      letterman scaring the folks

    • @MTVCOPS
      @MTVCOPS 2 месяца назад +4

      That’s why it says The Best of. That doesn’t mean someone died.

    • @GrahamG23
      @GrahamG23 2 месяца назад +5

      Personally would have preferred "Remembering Martin Short"

    • @goatcheese4me
      @goatcheese4me 2 месяца назад +2

      Same! Despite the slightly different vernacular, I had to check.

    • @sunshinegirl1655
      @sunshinegirl1655 2 месяца назад

      😂

  • @charlesritt5088
    @charlesritt5088 Месяц назад +41

    When is Martin Short going to be presented with the Mark Twain prize for comedy ?

  • @curbozerboomer1773
    @curbozerboomer1773 2 месяца назад +40

    Martin Short--pound for pound-the greatest overall entertainer since Sammy Davis Jr. People like Martin only show up like once in a generation.

  • @sandynicholson5097
    @sandynicholson5097 Месяц назад +9

    I love Martin Short. Such a uniquely talented guy.

  • @auteur
    @auteur 2 месяца назад +76

    One of the greatest talk show guests of all time.

    • @outofabook
      @outofabook 2 месяца назад +5

      Very different styles of humor, but for me Martin Short and Norm Macdonald are the two best talk show guests of all time.

    • @SusanKay-
      @SusanKay- Месяц назад +1

      ​@@outofabookYeah I miss old Norm. He's still being wry and dry in reruns on UTube.

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies Месяц назад +8

    I love Martin Short whenever I see him. He always makes me smile.

  • @AliasJimWirth
    @AliasJimWirth Месяц назад +12

    Martin Short. What a unique and special talent. He raised the bar. A comedic treasure. Thanks for this video.

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 2 месяца назад +17

    Everyone should be able to enjoy life as much as Martin Short appears to on talk shows.

  • @auralepiphanies4055
    @auralepiphanies4055 2 месяца назад +27

    Somebody give this guy an award, he's my favorite!

  • @CatJabZ
    @CatJabZ 2 месяца назад +32

    One of the crown jewels of comedy!

  • @muddyotterspottery569
    @muddyotterspottery569 2 месяца назад +15

    Martin Short is the consummate entertainer. As a fellow Canadian, I’m so proud of him.

  • @rockturtleneck
    @rockturtleneck 2 месяца назад +18

    If I had to pick the single best Letterman guest of all time, it would have to be the fabulous Mr. Short.

  • @keithpl5438
    @keithpl5438 Месяц назад +9

    PLEASE, PLEASE do a SUPER-EDIT where we get ALL the songs in full!!!

  • @Jezza819
    @Jezza819 2 месяца назад +25

    Martin Short is just pure dynamite anytime he's on. I always loved his appearances with Dave. His Katharine Hepburn impression is so funny.

  • @cjthrill
    @cjthrill 2 месяца назад +41

    So funny! Martin Short is an international treasure!

  • @dentoncallander2142
    @dentoncallander2142 Месяц назад +6

    Short is a masterful performer with incredible energy. Always a treat.

  • @JmacGolf
    @JmacGolf 14 дней назад

    So good. What a trip down memory lane. Martin Short would never ever disappoint. Him, Norm, and Howard Stern always always always delivered.

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates 2 месяца назад +91

    He seems like a mighty fine fellow, I must say.

    • @sda2911
      @sda2911 2 месяца назад +3

      He’s no Pat Sajak, though!

    • @deandemarest4438
      @deandemarest4438 Месяц назад +1

      I see what you did there.

  • @4ourty5ive
    @4ourty5ive Месяц назад +16

    When you've got so much to do but you just stop and watch this banger of a compilation straight through... Thank you for this - it's not even my birthday.

  • @antihero5203
    @antihero5203 2 месяца назад +30

    As Martin says, “Thanks for Remembering!”

  • @Johnny-re9kg
    @Johnny-re9kg 2 месяца назад +9

    Best talk show guest of ALL time! Always prepared. Always hilarious. The consumate performer.

  • @randcanape683
    @randcanape683 2 месяца назад +6

    When these shows were on, we just took it for granted, cause there's another one on tomorrow (carson, letterman, and Craig ferguson) I'm 55, watching this now makes me feel bad and good at the same time, cause this doesn't exist anymore. These guys have been on TV since the 70s and still today. God bless em

  • @Archerjr1
    @Archerjr1 2 месяца назад +13

    An entire years worth of entertainment in 24 minutes, 19 seconds.
    Where else but here!

  • @mikecronis
    @mikecronis Месяц назад +4

    Martin is my favorite everything.

  • @bondjamesbondsandiego0075
    @bondjamesbondsandiego0075 2 месяца назад +5

    Marty’s one of the best talkshow host guests

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko 2 месяца назад +28

    I love that Martin and Paul started out together doing Godspell in Toronto and kept on doing musical bits together each time Martin was on The Late Show or Late Night.

    • @Zman71389
      @Zman71389 2 месяца назад +8

      Ms. Catherine O’ Hara, Ms. Gilda Radner, Mr. Eugene Levy, Mr. Victor Garber, Mr. Dave Thomas joined Mr. Martin Short and Mr. Paul Shaffer. Mr. Short describes it at length in his memoirs. A highly recommended read. 😊

    • @jons2614
      @jons2614 2 месяца назад +3

      @@Zman71389 - Agreed. I've read it and it's a wonderful memoir.

    • @Rob_Kates
      @Rob_Kates 2 месяца назад +5

      There is a documentary in the works about that show. Both Paul and Martin talk about Godspell in their autobiographies. Both books are excellent.

  • @johncornell3665
    @johncornell3665 2 месяца назад +15

    I loved his SCTV days. Marty is so multi-talented. Really enjoyed this. Thanks Dave!

  • @Genious.
    @Genious. 2 месяца назад +23

    If there were ANY video I'm insanely eager to see, it's this one.
    Big thanks to who(m) ever works on putting together these videos.

  • @donnawatson845
    @donnawatson845 2 месяца назад +10

    Started watching Letterman in the 80s.....LOVE YOU DAVE

    • @nostraa6125
      @nostraa6125 2 месяца назад

      We have to ask, his age or the decade?

  • @douglasstephens6693
    @douglasstephens6693 Месяц назад +1

    Once again, Dave and Paul, you've crystallized my thoughts eloquently.

  • @robertw1962
    @robertw1962 2 месяца назад +7

    I have been a Martin Short fan since SCTV. Comedy legend, should get a Mark Twain award.

    • @user-df1po6if8w
      @user-df1po6if8w 2 месяца назад +3

      Totally agree. Can we do something as fans in this regard?

  • @J35Y1
    @J35Y1 Месяц назад +4

    I dont know if you reas the youtube comments Mr.Letterman, but please stay healthy and live forever. You and Johnny Carson are my favorite hosts, nobody can come close to you two. Please keep uploading videos every week, it keeps us entertained and happy in this crazy world we live in today. God bless you David Letterman!

  • @michaeltuft9654
    @michaeltuft9654 2 месяца назад +3

    Dave's best guest

  • @timhansen3514
    @timhansen3514 2 месяца назад +12

    Did you have a tattoo removed? 🤣🤣🤣
    Did you have ANOTHER bypass? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnpelletier7641
    @johnpelletier7641 2 месяца назад +2

    This is the greatest Best of Dave to date. Legendary Dave and Marty. Incredible talent. Thanks for all the laughs and happiness. Wow.

  • @daleproctor3723
    @daleproctor3723 2 месяца назад +5

    Marty once told a very funny anecdote about a phone conversation he had with Tony Randall I keep hoping to hear again some time.

  • @mattrange5439
    @mattrange5439 2 месяца назад +9

    "You're looking so much like Johnny Depp, I thought you were Skeet Ulrich." Probably heard this 20 times before and still belly laugh. Thanks, you sure know your audience!

  • @averageskill
    @averageskill 6 дней назад

    I didn't stumble on to this video....I searched it. Martin Short is the king of live improv. and Letterman is the best host to bounce improv off of.

  • @mookie1968
    @mookie1968 Месяц назад +3

    “Gimme a C! A bouncy C!”

  • @ObamaFromKenya
    @ObamaFromKenya 2 месяца назад +11

    His sleazy lawyer Nathan Thurm was the best😂

  • @yambu007
    @yambu007 2 месяца назад +3

    Now, Mr. Short is someone I would love to have as a real friend

  • @dunebats5357
    @dunebats5357 2 месяца назад +4

    What a lovely collection

  • @MJ-dq8ik
    @MJ-dq8ik 2 месяца назад +2

    The one & only Martin Short - so funny, so talented

  • @itisus
    @itisus 2 месяца назад +4

    Please post MORE, or EVERY, Martin Short interview, song, special in entirety!!!!

  • @jobiazgarza9571
    @jobiazgarza9571 2 месяца назад +2

    He may be my favorite celebrity of all time. He has made me laugh for 40 years

  • @ronniechilds2002
    @ronniechilds2002 2 месяца назад +3

    Once Short came out with the left-handed compliment "DAVE! You look so...boyish! For a minute I thought you were K.D. Laing!" That killed me.

  • @kaycee557
    @kaycee557 2 месяца назад +2

    I enjoy Martin's impressions!

  • @jaxokream
    @jaxokream 2 месяца назад +8

    So fitting that this premieres the day after I binged all of Martin Short on Conan and Fallon.

  • @andygonsalves2000
    @andygonsalves2000 2 месяца назад +10

    Martin Short is the greatest!

  • @Parkyacar
    @Parkyacar 2 месяца назад +3

    That was FANTASTIC!!!

  • @ThisSteveGuy
    @ThisSteveGuy 2 месяца назад +5

    Martin Short really is pretty funny for a Canadian.

    • @tilaman3
      @tilaman3 2 месяца назад +2

      Here are more so-called funny Canadians Jim Carey, Mike Myers, John Candy, Norm MacDonald, Eugene Levy, Seth Rogen,Phill Hartman, Russel Peters, Dan Aykroyd, Will Arnett, Tommy Chong, Micheal J Fox there are more !!! 😂😂.

    • @ThisSteveGuy
      @ThisSteveGuy 2 месяца назад +1

      @@tilaman3 An almost believable list of names, but then you went too far with "Aykroyd". What are they giving Canadian citizenship to robots, now? Please.

    • @tilaman3
      @tilaman3 2 месяца назад +2

      Google and you will find out that Dan Aykroyd is Canadian 😁 Born in Ottawa Canada.!!!!!!

    • @ThisSteveGuy
      @ThisSteveGuy 2 месяца назад +1

      @@tilaman3 I don't need Google to tell me that Ottawa is the planet from Star Wars where Dan Aykroyd the android was built. That was in Episode I, right before the big pod racing scene.

  • @DrFBML
    @DrFBML 2 месяца назад +1

    Short on Letterman...not much can top that! Love both of them!

  • @williamwoody7607
    @williamwoody7607 2 месяца назад +2

    Jeez these clip shows are just great.

  • @larryyz_hideaway
    @larryyz_hideaway 2 месяца назад +1

    greatest talk show guest of all time

  • @user-li2vl4yd1x
    @user-li2vl4yd1x Месяц назад

    My favorite guest of all time. I just love him. His attitude towards everything that's happened to him is worth paying respect to. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @psjasker
    @psjasker Месяц назад +1

    My respect for these men has gone nowhere but up over the years … great to see them looking so well

  • @julesbower762
    @julesbower762 2 месяца назад +5

    Well produced, top notch.

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr 29 дней назад

    Now that’s entertainment. Thank you.

  • @user-ms3jz7ub7n
    @user-ms3jz7ub7n Месяц назад

    So incredibly talented and funny but also humble and gracious...that's Martin Short!

  • @user-si3sx3db8s
    @user-si3sx3db8s 2 месяца назад +1

    I LOVE Martin!!! And you too Dave.

  • @ExpertAquariumGirl
    @ExpertAquariumGirl 2 месяца назад +2

    Paul’s actual speaking voice sounds like Dana Carvey doing Bush Sr.

    • @gold707786
      @gold707786 Месяц назад

      sounds like he just has a root canal done.

  • @lla788
    @lla788 2 месяца назад +2

    Martin Short is the best talk show guest ever!

  • @user-lq9bm6up4g
    @user-lq9bm6up4g Месяц назад

    Thanks Dave, you've always been there for me .

  • @illygah
    @illygah 2 месяца назад +4

    Martin Short does this amazing thing with his face sometimes..... like, he'll slow down his microexpressioning on purpose and like... his eyes just have this weird hang-time to them. He does this a lot in Clifford.... he's doing that exact same thing at 7:50. "Look at me like a human boy!" -Grodin

  • @professorpolymath
    @professorpolymath Месяц назад +1

    History's greatest entertainer.

  • @katherineboldon14
    @katherineboldon14 2 месяца назад +1

    Marty Short is multi-talented! Genius!

  • @catflap001
    @catflap001 2 месяца назад +2

    Robin Williams had the same type of energy where he can just take control.

  • @moharm09
    @moharm09 2 месяца назад +3

    What a blessing. Thank you for making this!!!!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @wookinooki9023
    @wookinooki9023 Месяц назад +1

    I love David and Paul !!!

  • @jamescollinson2456
    @jamescollinson2456 2 месяца назад +2

    If nothing else this is worth watching again just to see Martin Short playing a ventriloquist dummy on Steve Martin's lap.

  • @williamdunlop8191
    @williamdunlop8191 Месяц назад +2

    Comedy Gold !

  • @curtislindsey1736
    @curtislindsey1736 2 месяца назад +3

    The Canadian Don Rickles. Love him❤😂

  • @MrDevius2
    @MrDevius2 2 месяца назад +1

    Sleepless in LA tonight. Then I came across this. Now I’ll never get to sleep! I’ve long felt that Martin Short was one of the best talkshow guests ever. Have been loving him on the brilliant “Only Murders in the Building” for three seasons now. Miss you, Dave! You have always been an original! People watched Johnny for comfort, you for excitement! 📺😂❤

  • @danv6833
    @danv6833 2 месяца назад +1

    One of the funniest people on earth.

  • @timhansen3514
    @timhansen3514 2 месяца назад +5

    OMG.... "you and Leno touring with 'The Odd Couple'"..... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @vrvaughn
    @vrvaughn 2 месяца назад +1

    I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have guessed it, I wasn’t sure about it.. but whew, I needed that.

  • @repugnus
    @repugnus 2 месяца назад +2

    This is so great.

  • @mariontoffan1943
    @mariontoffan1943 11 дней назад

    Huge - never knew about this - simply the best.

  • @dielaughing73
    @dielaughing73 2 месяца назад +2

    Marty is SUCH a wit! You only have to watch thirty seconds of Jiminy Glick to know that!

  • @jemcee97
    @jemcee97 2 месяца назад +1

    My favourite line was something like "The work you've had done looks great, I'd suggest 20% more then stop"

  • @Frankmjcsmm
    @Frankmjcsmm 2 месяца назад +1

    Grinning and chuckling

  • @franciscocarvajal7858
    @franciscocarvajal7858 2 месяца назад

    That is awesome. Martin Short and Steve Martin were always hilarious. You could really see how much Dave enjoyed when they were on.

  • @GojiAnguirus
    @GojiAnguirus 2 месяца назад +25

    I can't be the only person who sees titles like this from this channel & immediately Googles to see if that person died, right?

    • @gatchpaints
      @gatchpaints 2 месяца назад

      It doesn't help when they say "he was..."

    • @rufusrufgut119944
      @rufusrufgut119944 2 месяца назад

      No, I don't. It never occurred to me plus I knew Martin was still alive.

    • @BobbySacamano
      @BobbySacamano 2 месяца назад

      All you've got to do is read one more comment ever to recognize you are not the only one;)

  • @chrissullivan40
    @chrissullivan40 2 месяца назад +2

    Genius

  • @cvernick9
    @cvernick9 27 дней назад

    Wow! The editing of the Martin Short segment is quite incredible! 😁

  • @rname879
    @rname879 2 месяца назад +4

    Thank you so much for making these videos hahahahaha makes my day 😂

  • @3dv4tt
    @3dv4tt 2 месяца назад +13

    The only person more entertaining than Martin Short is Jiminy Glick.

    • @nostraa6125
      @nostraa6125 2 месяца назад +3

      I ❤ Glick.

    • @newtron1
      @newtron1 2 месяца назад +3

      What is your beef with the Nazis? 😃 😀 😄

    • @brycemcneil4404
      @brycemcneil4404 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@newtron1 He thinks they're rude. I guess...I guess...

    • @danielgerald4551
      @danielgerald4551 3 дня назад +1

      He was the same guy. Martin played that character.

  • @rexertek
    @rexertek 2 месяца назад +1

    (10:18)...."Being a cocky nutmaster that I am"....I'll need to remember that line so I can weave it into some future conversation.

  • @christopherwall444
    @christopherwall444 2 месяца назад +1

    Marty Short conedy genius..my favorite

  • @chrisbrinkley7150
    @chrisbrinkley7150 2 месяца назад +3

    More videos like this please! Celebrate the greats while they are still around to see they are loved and appreciated.

    • @rogerw-interested
      @rogerw-interested 2 месяца назад

      like bill Murry, hes been know to tear the stage up in his segments

  • @janeltranmer2284
    @janeltranmer2284 2 месяца назад +1

    SCTV. 1978. The Twenty Minute Work Out. Toronto. Pickering. Scarborough Bluffs. John Candy. And everything after that. Fantastic to see the greatest, always. The compilation was perfection. Well, it can only be the one, the only, Martin Short. So good to see Paul, tonight. What an understatement. Riveting. All of it. I see Barbara has stepped away from her duties, again. Has she taken Mary with her?

  • @dsmith11373
    @dsmith11373 2 месяца назад +15

    Martin Short is a North American treasure.

  • @user-ir4pp6qe6n
    @user-ir4pp6qe6n 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you, Dave🕴and the entertainer 🫱Martin Short😂

  • @Norvo82
    @Norvo82 2 месяца назад +1

    Now this was unexpected treat: a bunch of highlights of the great Martin Short and the man is still with us! (... and here's hoping it'll be years before this comment is inevitably outdated).

  • @pablovonpablo
    @pablovonpablo 2 месяца назад +1

    good to see you guys.

  • @kallesuomalainen7476
    @kallesuomalainen7476 Месяц назад

    ”And I’m going to do it… right here”

  • @bbbart77
    @bbbart77 2 месяца назад +1

    First time I've watched late night in years.

  • @newtron1
    @newtron1 2 месяца назад +7

    Such a talent. Singer, dancer, actor and comedian. From same country as Ryan Gosling. Go figure. 😊 Marty's book is very good read.

    • @crashburn3292
      @crashburn3292 2 месяца назад

      Don't be ripping on Ryan Gosling. He can also a very talented........dancer.

  • @locovel10
    @locovel10 2 месяца назад

    9:24 always cracks me up. Probably the loudest I ever heard Dave laugh at a guest that wasn't Norm MacDonald

  • @scottgfx
    @scottgfx 2 месяца назад

    I saw Steve Martin and Martin Short in Nashville in 2021. Amazed that these guys are still working. Gives us all hope, right?