I cried. He was someone i saw growing up not really understanding what an impact this man would have in my life as an adult. Thank you dave. You truly were one of a kind
I miss Letterman so much. Watched him every night growing up. Fell asleep to his show which gave me a sense of comfort even if I had to wake up for school 5 hours later.
I just discovered that Julia Louis-Dreyfus line was written for her after she rejected the first line they gave her. Just shows what good writers can do under pressure.
@@ryanzealand It was, "You're like the sibling I never had, except for the four I do have and like better." Needless to say, the replacement line was significantly better.
I am guessing she probably wasn’t up to it and hadn’t been on the show in years, but having Teri Garr do one of these would have brought the house down. She was one of his regulars on NBC and their chemistry was outstanding.
Bill Murray has always looked a little bit like my father, but as they’ve both gotten older the resemblance has increased, albeit with my Dad looking a few years younger in general, probably because he never drank or smoked. Anyway when I saw Bill Murray coming out at the end of this video it actually freaked me out enough to do a double-take, freaking out for a split-second because I was seeing my dad come out from backstage and not Bill Murray. He looks that much like my dad at this point.
Four are big NBC stars: Baldwin, Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfuss and Tina Fey. Six if you include Rock and Murray with their big starts on SNL. Dave was sticking it to NBC to the last day.
I think Dave just genuinely liked these people. They were all comedy titans. (And he's friends with Peyton). Their NBC connection was just a coincidence (and proof that the network has a great history of grooming great comedians).
He knew about it. She had a joke that she didn't like so she requested another joke and they came up with while Jerry was standing there. He said "that's good." lol
Bill Murray would have always been #1 but I agree Robin would have been there. He probably would have replaced Payton Manning who was only there because Dave was a big fan.
@@WickedLiquid I think Peyton stays as David Letterman is a big fan and the crew knew it. Out of all 10 celebrities, Peyton was the only one that Dave was really starstruck and tongue tied here.
@@WickedLiquid Bill Murray would've still been number 1 because he was Dave's first guest but Robin definitely would've been number 2 and would've have a more raunchier joke for sure.
Its very funny, swear to god I've never seen it before but one of those people should have been Norm MacDonald, just because of the amount of times he was on, the actual personal stuff they talked about (Norm being fired from SNL) and how they were friends and even as Norm has said in the past David Letterman was like his idol. And he told that to Dave as well and they spoke about a lot on that show.
Norm got his own special last episode, which was better than this, in my opinion. He got to do a one-on-one lengthy tribute to Dave all to himself and it was very touching.
@@hutch1197 And has one of the greatest bits that Norm ever wrote and performed. Letterman laughed so hard that you could hear him even though his microphone wasn't on!
What most people do know is that the Tonight Show premiered in 1954 when Bill Murray was only four years old, and he wasn’t on it. And since it’s still in production, there hasn’t been a last episode for Bill Murray to be on…yet…. But thanks for playing Nilsson!
If Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray starred in a (serious) movie together, whom do you think would be best at portraying the villain(s)?
@@GoAsCloseAsYouCan i was specifically responding to the other person who said that chris rock's joke was a sad truth. literally NONE of the people who did the jokes are white.
The initial face seemed like a comedy reaction but after he mouthed "really" and turned his heaf a bit, that seemed like he was genuinely bothered by it.
@@stellarwind1946 wow, you're pretty clever! And must have an active social life with nothing better to do but blast strangers online. LMFAO!!! Sad and pathetic.....
I missed Dave Letterman. Nowadays, the humor in talk show revolves around politics. It has stopped making fun of the most trivial things in life, or celebrities crazy life.
That Julia Louis Dreyfuss line is pure genius.
she came out with the double bladed knife, love it
She had the best zinger, no doubt.
Julie Louis Dreyfuss Destroyed Both Dave And Jerry In One Line #Savage
She's talking about The New Adventures of Old Christine you flog
Oh My Bad Lol
She was talking about the Seinfeld finale.
Julia's Top 10 insult was the best in my opinion.
Indeed, that was the best one of them all.
Saved the best for last. The Dreyfus line may be funniest laugh I've had in years.
11matt11 and the look on Jerry's face made it funnier
Do you know how to count and understand the meaning of last? Bill Murray was last, you fool.
It's so funny seeing Jim come out after Jerry. They're styles are so different in every way, but they're both hilarious and Jerry seems to love Jim
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Jim couldn't have dressed up? Just a little?
@@debschaefer7820 he don’t give a shit about this stuff anymore lol
I cried. He was someone i saw growing up not really understanding what an impact this man would have in my life as an adult. Thank you dave. You truly were one of a kind
Holy shit, so many of the best comedians all there to honor one legend... Dave Letterman. That’s awesome
Notice nobody really gave a crap about Leno?
@@at1212b Who?
You can tell Jerry genuinely loves Dave's humor when Dave says "I think he's got a Benefit". Ol school what appears to be simple comedy that's magic.
I miss Letterman so much. Watched him every night growing up. Fell asleep to his show which gave me a sense of comfort even if I had to wake up for school 5 hours later.
I just discovered that Julia Louis-Dreyfus line was written for her after she rejected the first line they gave her. Just shows what good writers can do under pressure.
Wonder what the rejected line was
And Jerry was there when they wrote it. Which makes it even better.
@@ryanzealand It was, "You're like the sibling I never had, except for the four I do have and like better."
Needless to say, the replacement line was significantly better.
Her cred went up ten fold the fact she heard and approved the replacement line that is straight up time capsule for the ages savage.
The Bill Murray smile. Legend.
You know robin williams would have been there
Ryan M. I thought about that too.
Replaced barbara
He would’ve replace Peyton who was only there cause Dave was a fan of his.
Yep, Robin would have defiantly stole the show here! So sad he is gone.
and Andy Kaufman
is it just me or the background music is very awesome, particularly the way every time it develops and involves more instruments and elements
Yep. It's "Love Rollercoaster" if you didn't know.
@@LurkerPatrol Actually it's a song called "Fire". Same group though, The Ohio Players.
@@henn863Also done later by Sly & Robbie 👍
At 02:46 Dave went in his head: THAT’s the retirement look I want!
And that's the retirement look he has!
Steve. Jerry. Jim. Chris. Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! What a line-up! (and props to Julia for one of the best lines)
How cool would it have been to be backstage and see those 10 people interact?!
That was absolutely brilliant!!
Watching this 2 years later.. still funny
Watching this 5 years later.. still funny.
4 years later, still gold!
Watching this 8 years later… Still funny.
Really guys? I was able to watch without laughing at all
That's the 1927 Yankees of comedy right there. Peyton is batting ninth, but he's on the team!
All were great...Daves crack to Jerry was priceless haha
I am guessing she probably wasn’t up to it and hadn’t been on the show in years, but having Teri Garr do one of these would have brought the house down. She was one of his regulars on NBC and their chemistry was outstanding.
Would have replaced Chris Rock with her but his joke needed a black guy 🤣
Bill Murray has always looked a little bit like my father, but as they’ve both gotten older the resemblance has increased, albeit with my Dad looking a few years younger in general, probably because he never drank or smoked.
Anyway when I saw Bill Murray coming out at the end of this video it actually freaked me out enough to do a double-take, freaking out for a split-second because I was seeing my dad come out from backstage and not Bill Murray. He looks that much like my dad at this point.
Dave and Conan were my last two connections to television. It's all streaming services now.
This comment made me feel very nostalgic, and even a little sad. Good news is, you're not missing much... it all went to shit.
This still cracks my s**t up, all these years later.
Julia Louis Dreyfus roasting Jerry Seinfeld's show 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What an incredible line up.
What a great line up for the top 10.
can you imagine what it must have been like back stage?
I wish Peyton would have just gone, “Omaha, Omaha, Omaha!”
This was SOOO good.
Legendary top 10!
Four are big NBC stars: Baldwin, Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfuss and Tina Fey. Six if you include Rock and Murray with their big starts on SNL. Dave was sticking it to NBC to the last day.
And Peyton was on SNF a lot. Kind of a stretch but whatevs lol
I think Dave just genuinely liked these people. They were all comedy titans. (And he's friends with Peyton). Their NBC connection was just a coincidence (and proof that the network has a great history of grooming great comedians).
This is a great line up, one of the greatest moments in American tv. (im not American, im Australian)
Chris Rock's voice is iconic lol. It was specially made for comedy
So many legends in one spot. I'm shocked they were even able to bring all these people 😲
You can see JLD and Steve Martin guiding Peyton Manning through his bit in their heads 😂
Over the years, Peyton has improved significantly.
10 years this May. Crazy. Good he's had a good while to enjoy his retirement, especially considering his heart surgery.
Can you imagine if they all decided to go out for some drinks after the show????
3:12 - Bill Murray doing his hair in the background 😄
Cant believe it has been 4 years.
That was so great! I miss that show.
It is probably the best top ten of all times.
Definitely in the top 10 best… 😜
Sopranos.
So much talent in such small space could cause a comedic collapse of the space time continuum.
Its the same guy in the audience initiating the applause every time
There are people paid to do that.
Top 10, They were great!
i really hope Seinfeld didn't know what Julia's line was gonna be ahead of time, that was amazing
He knew about it. She had a joke that she didn't like so she requested another joke and they came up with while Jerry was standing there. He said "that's good." lol
Brilliant 👌
Why wasnt Martin Short there??
@2:56-- When Class-A, Superstar fellow comedians laugh at your antics... #youretrullyupthere
I feel like Bill really owes Dave that money to this day
And aren’t they both extremely wealthy? Somehow makes it even funnier.
What cologne gadafi use?
What's sad to think about is Robin Williams would have definitely been a part of this if he was alive. Probably would have done the number 1 too.
THAT made me sad...It would have been a more awesome top10 finale.
+Rick J. No he wouldn't. Bill Murray was the first guest on Letterman's NBC and CBS show. This was an homage to that.
Bill Murray would have always been #1 but I agree Robin would have been there. He probably would have replaced Payton Manning who was only there because Dave was a big fan.
@@WickedLiquid I think Peyton stays as David Letterman is a big fan and the crew knew it. Out of all 10 celebrities, Peyton was the only one that Dave was really starstruck and tongue tied here.
@@WickedLiquid Bill Murray would've still been number 1 because he was Dave's first guest but Robin definitely would've been number 2 and would've have a more raunchier joke for sure.
no Regis?
Thanks Jerry
Jerry catching strays left and right
I miss you Dave and my youth😂
steve martin's joke was the best
Best delivery too
His and Julia's are tied for best I think
I miss Letterman
And so Dave’s post show beard was inspired by Jim’s.
Bill Murray, the coolest human being alive.
Wow, that is a Mt. Rushmore of 1980-2010 comedy if there ever was one.
never to recover
Its very funny, swear to god I've never seen it before but one of those people should have been Norm MacDonald, just because of the amount of times he was on, the actual personal stuff they talked about (Norm being fired from SNL) and how they were friends and even as Norm has said in the past David Letterman was like his idol. And he told that to Dave as well and they spoke about a lot on that show.
Norm got his own special last episode, which was better than this, in my opinion. He got to do a one-on-one lengthy tribute to Dave all to himself and it was very touching.
@@hutch1197 And has one of the greatest bits that Norm ever wrote and performed. Letterman laughed so hard that you could hear him even though his microphone wasn't on!
Nope he was no where as big as any of those folks
@@jtiguemoran That’s why he got to do his own 10-minute stand-up bit on the last show, unlike any of these ten.
Don Rickles
love dave so funny
it was unrepairable
Wjat most people dont know. Bill Murray was the very first guest on the tonight show. And he was the last.
What most people do know is that the Tonight Show premiered in 1954 when Bill Murray was only four years old, and he wasn’t on it. And since it’s still in production, there hasn’t been a last episode for Bill Murray to be on…yet….
But thanks for playing Nilsson!
@@Pupda he was letterman first guest buddy
@@yopp549 That’s great, pal.
But the original comment was about the Tonight Show, not Letterman.
Thanks for playing….
@@yopp549 The OP was for some reason trying to teach us something about "The Tonight Show." He failed, as Pupda correctly pointed out.
No Norm?
Leno must have been busy that night.
Norm?
My thoughts when Julia came out..."I'll be in my bunk!"
Miss Dave.......he was never obsessed with a President!!
If Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray starred in a (serious) movie together, whom do you think would be best at portraying the villain(s)?
If James Gandolfini was still with us I m sure he would have been there!!
Jim carrey absolute gold ❤💪
His line wasn't funny.
best of the best
Anyone else say ‘wow’ when Julia Louise Dreyfuss came out 😮
I agree with the season finale comment! Seinfeld just stumped ~ couldn't believe his ears. That speaks volumes 🙄
Jerry Seinfeld: "really?"😂
Doesn't Jerry Seinfeld look a lot like Gilbert Gottfried in this clip?
I see it too.
This pretty much goes up in rank pulling out no stops. Loved Rock’s joke the most; sad truth but also accurate and funny.
none of them are white but whatever.
@@blobcity3591 Arsenio Hall, Eric Andre, cmon now.
@@GoAsCloseAsYouCan didn't see one of those people in this clip but okay
@@blobcity3591 Dude, what drugs are you on? If you were on planet Earth, you would understand this video.
@@GoAsCloseAsYouCan i was specifically responding to the other person who said that chris rock's joke was a sad truth. literally NONE of the people who did the jokes are white.
HISTORIC!!!!!!!
RIP Barbara Walters. They left their EGOS at the door, cause i wondered if a few cannot get along!
How does Jim Carrey do that with his eyes?!
Did you see the look on Seinfeld's face (4:00) when Julia Louise Dreyfuss said what she said? If looks could kill.
The initial face seemed like a comedy reaction but after he mouthed "really" and turned his heaf a bit, that seemed like he was genuinely bothered by it.
@@alwaysamysteryyes2021 lmao he wasn’t upset by it.
@@stellarwind1946 lmao, you talked to him about it?
@@alwaysamysteryyes2021 yeah, he told me the guy on UA-cam thinking he was upset by a joke on a late night talk show was a moron.
@@stellarwind1946 wow, you're pretty clever! And must have an active social life with nothing better to do but blast strangers online. LMFAO!!! Sad and pathetic.....
he went on 3 years longer than he should had but dammit I miss him
They all do
Yes, he was on autopilot by then. Those early days at NBC, though, were a kick in the pants.
@@guitaristdotcom No doubt about that. Those were for sure The Golden Years. I miss those days, and nights!
I miss Dave!
Andrea Sutherland all Colbert does is joke about Trump
Colbert's a tool.
Just intern at NBC he’ll find you
Jim Carrey and Tina Fey❤❤❤❤
Wow.. Barbara Walters' face has been pulled back so tight, she could barely see where she was going!
I missed Dave Letterman. Nowadays, the humor in talk show revolves around politics. It has stopped making fun of the most trivial things in life, or celebrities crazy life.
Dave was getting pretty bitter, similar to George Carlin. He retired a little too late.
Who was the musical guest?
Foo Fighters
Anyone else catch how JLD saved Tina Fey from backing into Peyton Manning?
msminmichigan Or she cock blocked her?
Women can be vicious. We all know Tina was doing that on purpose… and that Julia was just jealous! ; )
All but 4 are SNL alums. Baldwin, Carrey, Manning and Seinfeld. And the 4 hosted SNL.
The last letter of the top ten list was the letter
“U”
- Bill Murray
Seeing this for the first time and I was thinking, "Who's going to be number one?" Of course it's Bill Murray. Wasn't he Dave's very first guest?
So many SNL alumni -
Bill Murray
Tina Fey
Julia Louis Dreyfuss
Chris Rock
Steve Martin (unofficial)
Everyone wearing suits out here and then comes Jim Carrey
I wonder why Bruce Willis wasn't there. He and Dave always had crazy antics.
Didn’t he kind of stop coming onto the show a good while back? I wonder if something came up between them...
just realized how big of an SNL influence exists here…almost the entire group comes from an SNL background
Peyton manning was the best snl writer.
To Aclec: does that gun shoot itself? 😅
I love Tina's little backwards walk
I know! She did it in 30 Rock, as well!
Too big to fail
She is a knockout
No Stern?!?
10: I didn't know the gun was loaded.