Will we ever be able to hear all the jokes they cut out of norm's set? Apparently he made many more jokes that night that made David Letterman laugh hard... I wish we could see the uncut version.
Since David retired....late night talk show has never been the same. David didn't sell-out. He remained himself no matter what. Thank you David. We here in Canada love you and for one real reason. We, too will never sell out....
My favorite part of the video is 9:20 when Dave says to the band “You guys are fantastic by the way.” A band member replies “We love you Dave” and without looking to see who it is, Dave says “And I love you, Will.” Even when Dave was accepted by the mainstream and huge stars, he always felt more comfortable with people like Paul, Biff and Rupert Jee. He went out of his way to treat everyone with dignity, almost to spite the superficial world he reluctantly found himself King of. You can hear the love in Will’s voice. Pure class.
@@dizzy_derps I'm sure he can appreciate who his dad is. I think he just didn't appreciate that this is the one and only time in his whole life that he can throw a pickle at a stranger and face zero consequences.
@@dizzy_derps Pretty sure that kid is in college now lol...no doubt he appreciated his dad's humor. He helped pave the way for comedians today, especially on late night.
Craig "Turd" Ferguson was no slouch. Honorables, include: Greg Kinnear, Jiminy Glick, Arsenio Hall, Bob Costas and Several Species of Small Furry Animals, named "Dave", Gathered, Together, in a Late Night Cave, Pulling My Finger.
@@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 Arsenio was a painfully self aware kiss ass as a talk show host. I appreciate his vision but not his comedy or interview skills.
Watching "The Tonight Show" for the first time in a few years, I was disturbed at how it's host, Jimmy Fallon througout the entire show , appeared to want so desperately for his viewers, his audience to love him ...and i felt sad. Sad that for those of us who cherished great late night talk show tv of days gone by could now see this once great tv landscape become a cultural wasteland. It was then i realised how much I missed Dave and all that was great about him. His intelligence, his originality and quirkiness, his integrity, which he still continues to maintain today...A true genius..Fallon and all the rest , but particularly Fallon are absolute minnows in comparison
Kibble, I mean Kimmel, makes Fallon look brilliant. at least Fallon isn't an arrogant, pompous ass. Conan isn't as lame as those two, but all pale in comparison to Letterman, who himself would admit he's no Johnny, who was light years ahead of the rest
@@joe-vz6hx Personally, I find Kimmel a thousand times funnier than Fallon. He does project some arrogance in his sociopolitical views but who doesn’t? But otherwise, Kimmel is a very humble guy. Fallon is also. They both like each other and get along well.
On a side note. Dikembe Mutombo is one of the most selfless men on the planet. He has a current net worth of 75 million, but has donated well over 150 million to build hospitals, schools, and clinics in Africa as well as his countless efforts to help improve medical readiness in the US. I know this is satire, but Mutombo is far more than a former shot blocker.
Daves speech about comedians helping each other shows the big difference between dave and jay leno. I think that is one of those unwritten rules of being a comedian. No one makes it without help.
Wanna hear my favorite Letterman joke? It was from many years ago on his show. He told a joke that fell flat and almost no one laughed. And w/o missing a beat he said "gee, the crickets are loud at the lake." Boom.
Just noticed the "TP" etched on Eddie's guitar. This was filmed less than 2 months after Tom Petty's death. Thanks to Eddie for his acknowledgement of one of the greats while playing the song of another.
I love and respect Dave so much. He has delivered so much truth in a way that the masses could digest it through humor and pointing out injustice when his genius mind spotted it and others couldn't see it. He is actually a very serious person about those things. Because he knows that only in America could he have been blessed with his success. He also knows not everyone possesses talents that bring in a big paycheck and that doesn't mean that those people don't matter. He knows it takes all of us to make it work that's why he always showcased regular people because they are important too. He is not without mistakes but he owned them and corrected himself, nor is he a person who never experienced injustice but he kept going. He introduced me to Warren Zevon too when I was a kid. I remember his last appearance with Dave. It was obvious that they were great friends. Dave knows how to be a great friend and that is a gift within it's self. He has been a great friend to this country too.
Before doing comedy, Letterman did the weather for some TV station; can’t remember which. One time during a weather report he noted “hailstones the size of canned hams…” He developed a cult following from that broadcast.
Not sure if I just cried my eyes out because of that beautiful song at the end, or because Dave seemed positively certain that a joke thief should win the Mark Twain Prize someday.
Yes! And House mentions Warren Zevon a ton throughout the series. And references his songs often. "Excitable Boy" is a song by Zevon and I remember House calling a patient that.
So, are we all just gonna gloss over the fact that Bill Murray walked out in royal garb to a concert version of Henry the 8th and had a squire bring him a sandwich?
I glossed over it. Made a sandwich during that bit. You know how we all have that person that everybody loves and, for some reason, we just can’t figure out why? Murray is that guy for me. I have rarely found him funny. During “What About Bob?” I was rooting for Richard Dreyfus’ character in his attempts to kill Bob because he was so annoying and unfunny. Hearing about the hell Murray put Dreyfus through during filming only reinforced those thoughts.
@@shawnuel I also don't care for that film, but have you seen Bill in Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day? Those are brilliant performances that no other comedian could match.
What a wonderful bird the frog are, When he stand, he sit (almost) When he hop, he fly (almost) He ain't got no sense (hardly) He ain't got no tail hardly either When he sit, he sit on what he ain't got (almost)
How is it possible that Dikembe Mutombo finished runner-up for this prize two years ago and has yet to win it? As I see it, there are only three possibilities. 1. The award committee keeps giving it to Letterman year after year, and Mutombo keeps coming in second. 2. The award committee has impossibly decided that other people have since become funnier than Dikembe Mutombo. 3. Racism.
Kris Kaiser Can we think this through because in a 20 minute video i think it’s ridiculous for people to keep singling this out: -Dave didn’t select who honored him. He ran down the list and thanked everyone. -I’m not a Schumer fan but whether we like it or not, she has a large audience and respect within an important faction of the comedy community i.e. Seinfeld, Larry David, Judd Apatow, Steve Martin. -Did you like anything in the video or you just choose to comment the only thing you didn’t like in a 20 min video?
I think it was partly a joke, and partly because Bill has really bad knees...for many years now, and just needed some balance getting up the last 2 steps.
Actually they don’t say, to use your exact words… “this award for most humorous people all the world.” Only you said that. There are thousands of awards given all over the world for everything imaginable. The answer to your question is right there in the name of the prize! 🤔🤣 THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR. It’s only existed since 1998 and is held in honor of a great American writer & humorist. This award is specifically for American humorists. Since 1998 the awards have gone to a diversified group of men, women and people of color. If you’re going to object to something, maybe do some minimal research a pick your cause more thoughtfully…I’m just sayin’.
Eddie and Dave became friends in the 90s when Dave kept singing the song "Black" by Pearl Jam every night and talking to Eddie directly. Eddie watched Letterman and actually got freaked out with Dave addressing him directly all the time and wanted him to stop, so he called up the show and they worked up a surprise for Dave. He ran in, sang the ending of "Black" and ran right back out the door. He came back in eventually when Dave started looking for him and called him back. Anyway, they kept in touch and became friends after that. Eddie also asked Dave to induct him and his band mates from Pearl Jam into the rock-'n'-roll hall of fame. So that's the reason he's there lol.
So Norm makes a stupid joke about the thing being a competition between Dave and a basketball player and then he frustratingly argues against the shit that he just made up. And that was his bit?? Then comes Bill Murray who's whole bit is to make fun of these sort of awards and honors for them not actually having any real value. And that's why these people are comedic legends.
Eddie Vedder, the coward who searches for the nearest microphone to insult those who are thousands of miles away. In the very least, he should have his ass kicked.
Yeah well the prize is FOR jokes so... It's still a nice way to honor people before they are gone. Nobody goes around saying "Mark Twain Award Winner." So maybe you can chill.
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"Wouldn't you love to drive across country with Norm Macdonald?" I wish only that I had that opportunity.
Maybe pick some blueberries while we were at it.
Norm Macdonald is a genius
Yes he is. I have loved him since he was on SNL.
Along with Dikembe Mutombo.
@@Jackaroo. Which seasons was Mutombo on SNL?
@@seanwebb605 You know. The basketball defense ones.
Pls tell me this is some kind of a joke
"Hundreds and hundreds of people who helped me." Humble man. Kudos!
Will we ever be able to hear all the jokes they cut out of norm's set? Apparently he made many more jokes that night that made David Letterman laugh hard... I wish we could see the uncut version.
use this as a norm macdonald like button
J S I haven’t even watched the video yet
Etta James u have a lot of problems don’t u
Geez!! Thanks i just cracked my screen..😆🍻👍👍
Reporting for duty
When you have eddie vedder singing in your tribute you know you cool
I miss Dave. May he have many blessed years ahead of him.
hes still here lol
@@bevrosity hope he doesn't get dementia in the end
Since David retired....late night talk show has never been the same. David didn't sell-out. He remained himself no matter what. Thank you David. We here in Canada love you and for one real reason. We, too will never sell out....
My favorite part of the video is 9:20 when Dave says to the band “You guys are fantastic by the way.”
A band member replies “We love you Dave” and without looking to see who it is, Dave says “And I love you, Will.”
Even when Dave was accepted by the mainstream and huge stars, he always felt more comfortable with people like Paul, Biff and Rupert Jee. He went out of his way to treat everyone with dignity, almost to spite the superficial world he reluctantly found himself King of. You can hear the love in Will’s voice. Pure class.
Blame the politicians for dividing our great nation. Don't blame the late night talk shows.
@@bestofhumans4715 Will Lee III. With him from the very beginning.
And now with Conan gone I haven't watched late night at all.
Letterman , Murray and Norm to start the video has to be the greatest start ever
His son was so conflicted about throwing a pickle. When you think about it, that's why this is even funnier. On every level.
His son's so much younger that he don't think he can really appreciate who his dad is.
@@dizzy_derps I'm sure he can appreciate who his dad is. I think he just didn't appreciate that this is the one and only time in his whole life that he can throw a pickle at a stranger and face zero consequences.
@@dizzy_derps Pretty sure that kid is in college now lol...no doubt he appreciated his dad's humor. He helped pave the way for comedians today, especially on late night.
Oh Eddie Vedder awesome. Oh Eddie Vedder playing a Waren Zevon tune, even better. Oh and David Sanborn on sax?? perfect
David Letterman is a wonderful comic genius, who displays a rare combination humility and brilliance, that has yet to be replicated on Late Night.
I think his heir apparent then would be Conan O'Brien
i think conan has surpassed him, no disrespect.
Craig "Turd" Ferguson was no slouch. Honorables, include: Greg Kinnear, Jiminy Glick, Arsenio Hall, Bob Costas and Several Species of Small Furry Animals, named "Dave", Gathered, Together, in a Late Night Cave, Pulling My Finger.
@@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 😆🤭🤣😂 SNAP💥🤜🤛 🥰👍
@@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 Arsenio was a painfully self aware kiss ass as a talk show host. I appreciate his vision but not his comedy or interview skills.
Yes David Letterman is missed. A very humble and kind man. And genius comedian.
Norm at 1:56 making an entire room of funny people laugh just by looking around. God bless him.
" I mean, I'm just waiting for somebody to come up here and tell me this is some kind of joke." 😁😁😄😄
Ian MacMunn Lol I just saw a video wear Norm Macdonald from Saturday night 𝙻𝚒𝚏𝚎 said that haha
I love Normie & miss him very very much!
He was so funny!! Norm Mcdonald was simply the best!
Eddie vedder has such a unique voice …. Beautiful
Someone got hit by a falling tomato slice. Lol. Norm was one of a kind hilarious.
This was amazing! Norm, Dave and Warren Zevon's song at the end!
Watching "The Tonight Show" for the first time in a few years, I was disturbed at how it's host, Jimmy Fallon througout the entire show , appeared to want so desperately for his viewers, his audience to love him ...and i felt sad. Sad that for those of us who cherished great late night talk show tv of days gone by could now see this once great tv landscape become a cultural wasteland. It was then i realised how much I missed Dave and all that was great about him. His intelligence, his originality and quirkiness, his integrity, which he still continues to maintain today...A true genius..Fallon and all the rest , but particularly Fallon are absolute minnows in comparison
people like just seem to ignore conan like what world are u living in
Kibble, I mean Kimmel, makes Fallon look brilliant. at least Fallon isn't an arrogant, pompous ass. Conan isn't as lame as those two, but all pale in comparison to Letterman, who himself would admit he's no Johnny, who was light years ahead of the rest
@@joe-vz6hx Personally, I find Kimmel a thousand times funnier than Fallon. He does project some arrogance in his sociopolitical views but who doesn’t? But otherwise, Kimmel is a very humble guy. Fallon is also. They both like each other and get along well.
That poem about his own greatness. Oh my god I died.
Life is just to Love and to be Loved 💕 Love alone can Conquer the World
Vedder is an amazing vocalist
Eddie Veder looked and sounded damn good. Bill, LMFAO!! I love that Letterman is still doing good work. This was a few years ago.
On a side note. Dikembe Mutombo is one of the most selfless men on the planet. He has a current net worth of 75 million, but has donated well over 150 million to build hospitals, schools, and clinics in Africa as well as his countless efforts to help improve medical readiness in the US. I know this is satire, but Mutombo is far more than a former shot blocker.
And he speaks about 7 or 8 Languages. The man is a legend on and off the court.
I guess he is kind of funny
Dude you don’t know funny do you?
Sure, dikembe may be a selfless man, donating more than 150 million, but since when does that qualify as comedy?
Well with that resume he should of won
Daves speech about comedians helping each other shows the big difference between dave and jay leno. I think that is one of those unwritten rules of being a comedian. No one makes it without help.
I found that to be true for everything. No one finds their version of success without help from someone, somewhere, along the way...
I love and miss Norm
RIP Norm
Vedder singing Zevon because of Letterman. There is a God, people, there is a God.
There's been some great Mark Twain Prize shows, but I think Dave got the best comedians, and the best bits at his award show 😂
This so hard and so amazing to watch simultaneously and that’s the insanity that makes this work
What a great norm video
Wanna hear my favorite Letterman joke? It was from many years ago on his show. He told a joke that fell flat and almost no one laughed. And w/o missing a beat he said "gee, the crickets are loud at the lake." Boom.
Fifi Aames My favorite Letterman joke is "Oprah-Uma, Uma-Oprah" 😂
how i love that this man exists
Beautiful song by Eddie at the end.
Warren Zevon's
@@Rgalvez And a song that Letterman had to coax out of Warren to play live, in the last few years of his life.
My hero. Awesome man.
Whose head did Murray rub. That was so funny
Just noticed the "TP" etched on Eddie's guitar. This was filmed less than 2 months after Tom Petty's death. Thanks to Eddie for his acknowledgement of one of the greats while playing the song of another.
It's also one the same guitars Tom played
I love and respect Dave so much. He has delivered so much truth in a way that the masses could digest it through humor and pointing out injustice when his genius mind spotted it and others couldn't see it. He is actually a very serious person about those things. Because he knows that only in America could he have been blessed with his success. He also knows not everyone possesses talents that bring in a big paycheck and that doesn't mean that those people don't matter. He knows it takes all of us to make it work that's why he always showcased regular people because they are important too. He is not without mistakes but he owned them and corrected himself, nor is he a person who never experienced injustice but he kept going. He introduced me to Warren Zevon too when I was a kid. I remember his last appearance with Dave. It was obvious that they were great friends. Dave knows how to be a great friend and that is a gift within it's self. He has been a great friend to this country too.
When that child throws the pickle or tomato, is the funniest part!
Miss David Letterman, these so called new late night host's can't even compete, as David was the BEST!
I've literally never sneezed pulling a hair out of my nose, ever.
aww his son is so sweet!
Eddie Vedder's voice. My God.
Happy Birthday Dave!
I am convinced that Bill Murray is just insane, and we all laugh because we think we're supposed to.
Dave is the best. his humility is refreshing. yet, he is deserving of everything plus more.
this is the kind of guy that should be president.
I wish there was a slow motion montage at the end with the music especially when prince harry throws a tomato.
Before doing comedy, Letterman did the weather for some TV station; can’t remember which.
One time during a weather report he noted “hailstones the size of canned hams…”
He developed a cult following from that broadcast.
that sax player is nuts
David Sanborn. And you are correct he’s off the charts.
Amy Schumer? Haha he really is funny
That was his best line of the night.
I literally retched when he said that.
Hes a good man
Bill Murray is still the funniest person on the planet.
Great speech David Letterman! 😊
My mom love Eddie Vedder. If she didn't marry my dad she definitely would've married Eddie.
Miss you buddy oh hell no he didn't- my genuine reaction
Bill Murray 😂❤❤❤❤
Not sure if I just cried my eyes out because of that beautiful song at the end, or because Dave seemed positively certain that a joke thief should win the Mark Twain Prize someday.
Marc Knight Warren Zevon was a helluva song writer
God, I miss Norm
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Norm Macdonald is a Genius.
Bill Murray XDDD
Dave, looking somewhat like santa after a harsh diet...
The funniest part was when he said Amy Shitmer was the future of comedy
clumsy portmanteau
Harry proved that humor is not hereditary
Dude he's like 11😆
@@christophermanley1528 I would have got that when I was 11. 'Course. I probably seen more of David Letterman by 11 than he has 😆
I’ve seen a man pull a nose out of his hair , years back at the fair
Oh wait. That's the song that they used at the end of the series finale for House. Right?
Yes! And House mentions Warren Zevon a ton throughout the series. And references his songs often. "Excitable Boy" is a song by Zevon and I remember House calling a patient that.
Best delivery 8:40
Amy "The Joke Thief" Schumer, should NEVER receive that award or any other.
@Etta James don't get your granny panties in a bunch Etta.
@Etta James Jesus, Etta is the name of a mother in 1936 who just got beat by their husband for burning his supper.
@Tropic Lightning don't forget to take your pills buddy
Q What did Mark Twain call his first child?
A Choo Choo...
WHERE'S CONAN???????????
So, are we all just gonna gloss over the fact that Bill Murray walked out in royal garb to a concert version of Henry the 8th and had a squire bring him a sandwich?
I glossed over it. Made a sandwich during that bit. You know how we all have that person that everybody loves and, for some reason, we just can’t figure out why? Murray is that guy for me. I have rarely found him funny. During “What About Bob?” I was rooting for Richard Dreyfus’ character in his attempts to kill Bob because he was so annoying and unfunny. Hearing about the hell Murray put Dreyfus through during filming only reinforced those thoughts.
@@shawnuel I also don't care for that film, but have you seen Bill in Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day? Those are brilliant performances that no other comedian could match.
@@allendracabal0819 Yes. I wasn't a Ghostbusters fan, either but Groundhog Day is very good.
Yeah we glossed over that for sure. Dumbshit
I think Martin Short didn't receive the award because he's Canadian.
"Amy Schumer, future recipient of this award." Maybe if the award was for ripping off other comedians.
i'm pretty sure David Letterman understands more about humor than you
What a wonderful bird the frog are,
When he stand, he sit (almost)
When he hop, he fly (almost)
He ain't got no sense (hardly)
He ain't got no tail hardly either
When he sit, he sit on what he ain't got (almost)
No no no not in my house
“Amy Schumer who I was paid to say is funny”
i'm pretty sure David Letterman understands more about humor than you
@@larahillcoast7047 give us a break. Amy Schumer is about as funny as a children's cancer ward. When she's not stealing other comedians jokes that is
Ahahaha... Amy Schumer is truly, truly a joke
@@larahillcoast7047 everybody gets caught up in a FOTM from time to time. Dave's human.
How is it possible that Dikembe Mutombo finished runner-up for this prize two years ago and has yet to win it? As I see it, there are only three possibilities.
1. The award committee keeps giving it to Letterman year after year, and Mutombo keeps coming in second.
2. The award committee has impossibly decided that other people have since become funnier than Dikembe Mutombo.
3. Racism.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😁🤭😏
This is just more proof That Dave is 100 times the man Leno wish he could be. His acceptance speech was him talking about how great everyone else was.
Big swing and a miss on the Amy Schumer prediction. I guess he gets one.
Hahahahahhahahahahjaha
The "amy schumer is talented" psyop needs to end.
Absolutely. enough already.
Exactly
i'm pretty sure David Letterman understands more about humor than you
@@larahillcoast7047 If you keep posting this everywhere, eventually you'll be wrong.
Kris Kaiser Can we think this through because in a 20 minute video i think it’s ridiculous for people to keep singling this out:
-Dave didn’t select who honored him. He ran down the list and thanked everyone.
-I’m not a Schumer fan but whether we like it or not, she has a large audience and respect within an important faction of the comedy community i.e. Seinfeld, Larry David, Judd Apatow, Steve Martin.
-Did you like anything in the video or you just choose to comment the only thing you didn’t like in a 20 min video?
3:18 did he just touch the black guy's head for good luck????
I think it was partly a joke, and partly because Bill has really bad knees...for many years now, and just needed some balance getting up the last 2 steps.
"The Legendaly"? Wow, mispronunciation
As dave sed himself its a staged night somone has to get it lol
The fact that Daffy duck has never won this award is an ABSOLUTE TRAVESTY!!
Amy Schumer, future recipient? Oh no
Does anyone else think that it looks like Bill Murray is doing a bit using someone else’s arms?
Bill suggests that his reign isn't passed on by hereditary, but Harry Letterman is a prince?
Nbh GB by BBC C I’m
A true American hero
They say this award for most humorous people all the world. Tell me some person not american get this
Actually they don’t say, to use your exact words…
“this award for most humorous people all the world.”
Only you said that.
There are thousands of awards given all over the world for everything imaginable.
The answer to your question is right there in the name of the prize! 🤔🤣
THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR.
It’s only existed since 1998 and is held in honor of a great American writer & humorist. This award is specifically for American humorists. Since 1998 the awards have gone to a diversified group of men, women and people of color.
If you’re going to object to something, maybe do some minimal research a pick your cause more thoughtfully…I’m just sayin’.
@@osiasmedia3884 Perfect response to this guy, man. Well said. Big facts.
Amy Schumer? Ew, no. Better Kate McKinnon
Kristen Wiig
Why is Eddie veddar even...?
???
Eddie and Dave became friends in the 90s when Dave kept singing the song "Black" by Pearl Jam every night and talking to Eddie directly. Eddie watched Letterman and actually got freaked out with Dave addressing him directly all the time and wanted him to stop, so he called up the show and they worked up a surprise for Dave. He ran in, sang the ending of "Black" and ran right back out the door. He came back in eventually when Dave started looking for him and called him back.
Anyway, they kept in touch and became friends after that. Eddie also asked Dave to induct him and his band mates from Pearl Jam into the rock-'n'-roll hall of fame.
So that's the reason he's there lol.
@@BrokenGodEnt Thank you so much for explaining this. You're great for writing that up :)
I wonder if Dave's mistress is in the audience
get a life
@@bunnie12345 Yes, Chris Elliott is probably there
Bill Murray - in that suit - still looks less ridiculous than Letterman in that idiotic beard.
So Norm makes a stupid joke about the thing being a competition between Dave and a basketball player and then he frustratingly argues against the shit that he just made up. And that was his bit??
Then comes Bill Murray who's whole bit is to make fun of these sort of awards and honors for them not actually having any real value.
And that's why these people are comedic legends.
Eddie Vedder, the coward who searches for the nearest microphone to insult those who are thousands of miles away. In the very least, he should have his ass kicked.
What are talking about you jackass?
The Prize is a joke. It's like the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yeah well the prize is FOR jokes so...
It's still a nice way to honor people before they are gone. Nobody goes around saying "Mark Twain Award Winner."
So maybe you can chill.