Chris Elliott & Gerard Mulligan Collection on Letterman, 1989-90

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  • All of Chris and Gerry's 1989-90 network time killers.
    1. February 23, 1989. Dangerous Liaisons (with Kathleen Ankers)*
    2. April 6, 1989. Standing Marathon
    3. April 12, 1989. Going to Prison (with Jack Rollins)
    4. May 18, 1989. On Patrol with NBC Security (with Barbara Sheehan and Ricardo Sanchez)
    5. June 29, 1989. Summer Sip-Off '89
    6. July 13, 1989. Totally Hidden Video (with Jude Brennan and Bill McDonough)
    7. July 27, 1989. Summer Sleep-Off '89
    8. August 9, 1989. Chris's Family Tree; "The Abyss" (with Laurie Guthrie)
    9. September 7, 1989. Let's Have Babies (with Kathy Michalcik-Mavrikakis, Jodi Ross, and Sue Hum)*
    10. November 9, 1989. NYC Marathon
    11. November 22, 1989. Turkey Stuffing
    12. December 13, 1989. Club MTV (with Bob Elliott, Jr.)
    13. January 12, 1990. Gorillas in the Mist (with Bob Elliott, Jr.)
    * Previously uploaded.
    There's an earlier Chris and Gerry collaboration from 1985-86 that I uploaded here:
    Gerry and Baby Collection on Letterman, 1985-86
    • Gerry and Baby Collect...

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  • @orangemanok5800
    @orangemanok5800 Рік тому +14

    Chris's hop & bow kills me every time.

  • @scrim67
    @scrim67 4 роки тому +77

    Chris Elliott is one of the most underrated people in show biz

    • @wynnpetsovich34
      @wynnpetsovich34 2 роки тому +3

      We used to have a copy of cabin boy we’d watch all the time just because me and my friend thought it was funny and our other friend hated it. We also only ate at buffets for the same reason.

    • @michaelparks6120
      @michaelparks6120 Рік тому

      Oh, I know you're his mother....the familiar noise of your sensible shoes coming down the hall is unmistakable.

    • @thefunshow2024
      @thefunshow2024 2 місяці тому

      Pretty sure he's rated exactly as he should be. Gerard Mulligan on the other hand...

    • @chadmaronde8719
      @chadmaronde8719 28 днів тому

      GET A LIFE was sooo funny too!
      Chris's dad as well .. love this family!

  • @untexan
    @untexan 3 роки тому +13

    Every time Dave had someone on the show who knew how to improv it was always gold. He was so good at guiding them along and setting them up for more laughs.

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog 6 місяців тому

      Totally, adds to the endless bafflement i felt seeing these as a kid

  • @devinwatson4594
    @devinwatson4594 4 роки тому +49

    Man this Don Giller made my decade. Haha I grew up sneaking outta bed and trying to get away with watching this show and I remember how funny Chris Elliot was but not much of the details it's so cool to binge these now!

    • @kamuelalee
      @kamuelalee 4 роки тому +4

      I was in college by this time and tried to get some Letterman in any chance I could. Chris Elliott and show writer Gerry Mulligan were always funny. Thanks for the upload!

  • @voicetube
    @voicetube 4 роки тому +32

    Don, thank you! - Sir, you have helped me to re-realize how much I love Chris Elliott!

  • @Backlashed
    @Backlashed Рік тому +9

    00:00 Dangerous Liaisons
    04:50 Standing Marathon
    12:18 Going to Prison
    20:08 On Security Patrol
    24:35 Summer Sip Off
    31:15 Batman/Totally Hidden Video
    37:40 Summer Sleep Off
    45:46 Family Tree & The Abyss
    52:15 Let's Have Babies
    58:25 NYC Marathon
    1:02:30 Turkey Stuffing
    1:05:20 Club Mtv
    1:09:44 Gorillas in the Mist

  • @bijibadness
    @bijibadness 4 роки тому +22

    i love the way Chris Elliot holds his hands in prayer whenever he's showing some piece of junk clip of his.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 3 роки тому +2

      I love that...like he’s some auteur or something...😂

  • @IgnatiusThorogood
    @IgnatiusThorogood 4 роки тому +9

    When Chris was on the Nerdist podcast, he told a story about how pissed off James Cameron was about the fake Abyss trailer he and Gerry showed. While they were filming, he (Chris) was one of the few actors Cameron never screamed at, but after this interview, he stopped speaking to Chris to this day.

  • @MegaSeth22
    @MegaSeth22 4 роки тому +14

    Chris Elliot really was in 'The Abyss'. He plays a sonar operator doing his best not to crack up

    • @gregbernard7861
      @gregbernard7861 4 роки тому +1

      Seth Gessinger yes he was quite into the role and very animated.

    • @kamuelalee
      @kamuelalee 4 роки тому +1

      Underrated actor and comedian!

    • @kmexperience
      @kmexperience Рік тому +1

      My favorite surprise Chris Elliot appearance was in the dead serious Manhunter.

  • @moclips1
    @moclips1 4 роки тому +12

    Don, thank you for another great collection! These take me back to when I faithfully watched the show every night, when the shoe was cutting edge and often brilliant.

  • @NoellaScott
    @NoellaScott Рік тому +4

    I'm embarrassed for NBC and SNL with how poorly they utilized Chris during that all too brief stint. A genius and a master.

  • @neurom.d.6587
    @neurom.d.6587 4 роки тому +10

    Gerard has a shot at the world record for standing as Chris’ trainer.
    Gerry:”but I didn’t have the pressure on me like Chris”😆

  • @richardmccoy9276
    @richardmccoy9276 3 роки тому +4

    OMG love this thank you so much ..Chris and Gerry are fantastic

  • @13loomisst
    @13loomisst 4 роки тому +10

    Chris is one of top ten funniest people I've ever seen. Thanks very much.

  • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
    @OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks for this hilarious stuff. I saw most of it back in the day but had forgotten about it. Genius.

  • @DVincentW
    @DVincentW 4 роки тому +6

    Its a privilege to be able to relive these segments. _I hope that your channel is still here Jan 1st!!_

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog 6 місяців тому

      Still here and its March already 😅

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee 4 роки тому +4

    Brings back great Late Night late 80s memories for me. Thanks for posting!

  • @jimmyguitar2933
    @jimmyguitar2933 11 місяців тому +3

    I love how Gerard has basically one outfit.

  • @ryangettig274
    @ryangettig274 Рік тому +4

    Mr. Don Giller,you are Top Tier Curator-Editor!Your channel may be the best on the You Tube,Always Be Well,Good Sir!!:)I need to donate to your patreon ,sooner than later,Lord knows....

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  Рік тому +2

      Thanks, Ryan! Whether you donate or not, not important. I appreciate your kind words.

    • @ryangettig274
      @ryangettig274 Рік тому +1

      @@dongiller More kind words-I know I'm not "the Lone Ranger"that get's ensconced on your channel-but I certainly bumped up the algorithim of likes while I was enjoying the Teri Garr& Sandra Bernard epic appearances:)

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  Рік тому +1

      @@ryangettig274 So you’re the one. :)

  • @driftkrinsky6537
    @driftkrinsky6537 4 роки тому +7

    Perfect. Thanks!

  • @raydematio7585
    @raydematio7585 4 роки тому +11

    This is the America version of Monty Python. Surreal humour. He'd have fit in well with them.

  • @evanabbott2737
    @evanabbott2737 3 роки тому +4

    “You packed our trunks, right? Good.” 🤣

  • @jobguy2351
    @jobguy2351 4 роки тому +9

    These are great, Don. I remember the excitement, ever since the early 80s, of seeing Chris Elliot was about to do a segment - as a running character, a one-off or as a twisted version of himself - on Letterman.
    Do you have a PayPal account/address?

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +3

      I do, but I don’t solicit contributions. Nor do I refuse them. :)
      Email’s in my YT channel’s “About” page.
      And thanks! Just for asking.

  • @alexgeewhizz
    @alexgeewhizz Рік тому +2

    god this is making me want to rewatch cabin boy

  • @RjBenjamin353
    @RjBenjamin353 4 роки тому +10

    Chris is a comedic genius!!!!!

  • @99slaya99
    @99slaya99 4 роки тому +5

    Great stuff....thanks Don.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 4 роки тому +5

    The going to Prison bit was my favorite lol

  • @moleca6720
    @moleca6720 6 місяців тому +2

    That standing routine just hilarious!

  • @chadmaronde8719
    @chadmaronde8719 28 днів тому

    The candid camera dance in the boxers and sparklers. That is SOOO Chris ! * remember the dance he would do all the time with the circus music and pause and say "Bananas" LOL

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  28 днів тому +1

      That’s in my Chris Elliott as Marlon Brando collection elsewhere on this channel.

    • @chadmaronde8719
      @chadmaronde8719 27 днів тому

      @@dongiller thanks!

  • @andyb811
    @andyb811 2 роки тому +3

    I feel like Dave was underrated and also the NBC show was so much more fun and less rigid but that was probably due to the time slot. Letterman never got over not getting The Tonight Show.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  2 роки тому +2

      Dave’s Late Night won four Emmys and a Peabody. Hardly underrated.

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog 6 місяців тому

      @@dongillerQuite a haul!

  • @FromTheRoomOfLittleEase
    @FromTheRoomOfLittleEase 2 роки тому +3

    9:52 when they first come back from break and he's sweating after 3 minutes of standing and acting like a punch drunk confused boxer in his corner...that was the kind of laugh that makes the heart feel better afterward, but it damn near kills you first. Chris Elliott & Gerard Mulligan, perfect.

  • @leonardstilwell1894
    @leonardstilwell1894 4 роки тому +3

    This is damn hilarious … thanks for the upload Don!

  • @plissken2156
    @plissken2156 2 роки тому +2

    0:09 - Well, he called it. Even back in the late 80's he somehow knew.

  • @yosemitesaddam
    @yosemitesaddam 4 роки тому +5

    Chris and Gerry are the best

  • @rogertrujillo7423
    @rogertrujillo7423 2 роки тому +2

    I love how at 1:08:50 Brother Bob is just standing drinking coffee during Club MTV.

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @FrenkMelk
    @FrenkMelk 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing, I saw "the Abyss" sketch when it first aired when I was 14, just as I remember it.

    • @Backlashed
      @Backlashed Рік тому +1

      The best part is that Chris is actually in the real movie.

  • @v8vrooooom
    @v8vrooooom 4 роки тому +9

    This is an early Christmas present!!!!

  • @heaw
    @heaw 4 роки тому +8

    Yess thank you Don Giller you rule

  • @no_one_of_that_name_here
    @no_one_of_that_name_here Рік тому +2

    Another great compilation

  • @Straight0uttaCrofton
    @Straight0uttaCrofton 4 роки тому +2

    these bits were great. i remember when they used to play that "bad bad bad bad boys" song by Gloria Estefan as their entrance music. then whenever i would hear that Mace song "feel so good" years later, i'd think of these two guys. hilarious!

  • @qthelost
    @qthelost 2 роки тому +2

    It's official. This is my favorite Laurie Guthrie appearance on the show. 50:22

    • @aaronz7056
      @aaronz7056 2 роки тому

      I await the Laurie Guthrie Collection!

  • @MA_808
    @MA_808 Рік тому +1

    When these were new the people looked old and now they look young.

  • @redshiftexperiment
    @redshiftexperiment 4 роки тому +2

    7:50 this was just gold here! "McDonaldland cookies" LOL !!

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog 6 місяців тому

      Same!!! Unlocked some memories, a superb detail

  • @thegrimyeaper
    @thegrimyeaper 4 роки тому +5

    You deserve anything you want for Christmas, Don.

  • @len8744
    @len8744 Рік тому +1

    The way he pushed that dude out of the way!

  • @edwardjnarrojr3135
    @edwardjnarrojr3135 2 роки тому +3

    Magnificent

  • @michaelparks6120
    @michaelparks6120 Рік тому +2

    Chris Elliot was strictly for the hip crowd as was this show at the time. I was grossly underpaid for this comment.

  • @baycitychef70
    @baycitychef70 3 роки тому +2

    Lorraine was looking at Dave like 😍. 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @eunoiavision7567
    @eunoiavision7567 4 роки тому +2

    I guess the Prison bit didn't go over too well with the higher ups as they didn't do any follow up bits on it.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +1

      Or Chris and Gerry had prepared just that one segment.

  • @daveg6839
    @daveg6839 3 роки тому +2

    People might be surprised to learn that Chris wasn't wearing those pants for comedic effect - those are actually his pants.

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 роки тому +1

      Little known fact, they were made of cheese.

    • @maskof
      @maskof 2 роки тому +1

      Roomy.

  • @shj2000
    @shj2000 4 роки тому +2

    Great stuff. Sorry I missed it the first time around. I had a job then.

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 роки тому +1

      That's why they invented VCRs.

  • @winonafrog
    @winonafrog 6 місяців тому

    8:01 I have not heard the phrase “McDonald Land cookies” since i was a toddler 😅

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog 6 місяців тому

      And 12:12 lorraine bracco wow 🙆🏻‍♀️🔥

  • @johnvastola7748
    @johnvastola7748 2 роки тому +1

    Chris’ brother Bobby sounds just like their dad Bob Elliott.

  • @nickyfinn7909
    @nickyfinn7909 4 роки тому +3

    don giller can you do an edit of all chris elliot's bouncing bows pretty please

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +2

      Unlikely at the moment. Seems pointless, honestly.

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 роки тому +1

      Do you know how many hours that would take? More like months.

  • @squinkque
    @squinkque 2 роки тому +1

    I wonder if Chris Elliott's brother had to get a SAG card for just standing in the background holding a cup of coffee.

  • @shokojimhollingsworth3940
    @shokojimhollingsworth3940 4 роки тому +2

    The pencil flip at 1:13:56

  • @vikkinicholson2300
    @vikkinicholson2300 4 роки тому +2

    Didn't the lady in the play used to be the book lady? she was rolled out with books on shelves? she was brave to agree to that role.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +1

      That’s Kathleen Ankers, and yes.

  • @thelatebrianjones
    @thelatebrianjones 4 роки тому +1

    Am I wrong- or is that the then-Camille Donatacci from the actual "Club MTV" / now Camille Grammer from "The Real Houswives of Beverly Hills" dancing next to Elliott around the 1:08:45 mark?

  • @smokemeateveryday5321
    @smokemeateveryday5321 4 роки тому

    They even got their own theme music toward the end.

  • @peachbottomblues9944
    @peachbottomblues9944 Рік тому +1

    13:12 Coincidentally, Tommy John IS actually 80 as I type this. We must be The Children cuz we are the future.

  • @ajworden
    @ajworden 4 роки тому +1

    What song does the band play going to commercial after the Dangerous Liaisons clip?

  • @DJRitty
    @DJRitty 3 роки тому +1

    Love how Chris is decked out in batman shit - '89 4 life baby!!!!

  • @clairvoyantamnesiac9770
    @clairvoyantamnesiac9770 4 роки тому +4

    Like # 25.
    Dangerous Lesions.

  • @clark9992
    @clark9992 4 роки тому +5

    "...come on guys, get off me! Enough is enough."

  • @LeafInTheStream
    @LeafInTheStream 4 роки тому +1

    00:10 No, Dave, that'll never happen.

  • @torbulax731
    @torbulax731 3 роки тому +1

    at 34:00 did Dave actually make Chris break character and laugh?

  • @dannycrockett9878
    @dannycrockett9878 4 роки тому +1

    Jackson Browne was fucking awesome

  • @EricJMontoya
    @EricJMontoya Рік тому +1

    Why did they boo O.J. Simpson in 1989?

    • @NICKNAC2110
      @NICKNAC2110 Рік тому

      I also don't know why he said if we wanted Elvis We would get elvis cause Elvis would have been dead by this time

  • @noneofyourbusiness4616
    @noneofyourbusiness4616 5 місяців тому

    Did the Elliott/Mulligan teaming come due to Adam Resnick moving on (I don't know if he did) or was it just a parallel teamup for Chris?

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  5 місяців тому +1

      I think parallel. Adam may have helped write those bits.

    • @noneofyourbusiness4616
      @noneofyourbusiness4616 5 місяців тому +1

      @@dongiller Thank you again, Don, for providing not only the resource of your video collection but your generous knowledge!

  • @markpx
    @markpx 3 роки тому +1

    Rudolf Steiner school?!

  • @bijibadness
    @bijibadness 4 роки тому +2

    so what did Gerard even _do_ on that show? was that his sole function - to play lackey to Elliot's wacky schemes??

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +14

      He wrote for Dave for decades, retiring in 2004 but continued to appear on the show. He was also the show’s Segment Producer in the early ‘80s while still writing. And he was Head Writer while Steve O’Donnell took a sabbatical, Fall ‘84 to early ‘85.
      So, no, he wasn’t merely Chris’s “lackey.” He was a major part of Dave’s career.

    • @PatTheBatmanFan
      @PatTheBatmanFan 4 роки тому +2

      Any more questions, class?

  • @irenemuus9716
    @irenemuus9716 Місяць тому

    Pure genius.

  • @spensert4933
    @spensert4933 2 роки тому +1

    Gerard always dresses up.

  • @johnbrowne3950
    @johnbrowne3950 4 роки тому +1

    I bet Chris would wear a different baseball cap today.

  • @jamesten
    @jamesten 4 роки тому +1

    Who is the older actress who appears in the Dangerous Liaison sketch? She was seen often - one of the mystery actors of the show.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +3

      As identified in the description, Kathleen Ankers. She was the set and props designer for the show. She was also Library Lady for the NBC Bookmobile and Peggy, the Foul-Mouthed Chambermaid.

    • @jamesten
      @jamesten 4 роки тому +1

      @@dongiller I missed it; sorry. Thanks for identifying her. One of my neighbors apparently did a number of appearances on the show, though I've yet to find him. I always thought Kathleen had a great voice.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +1

      What’s your neighbor’s name, and what did he portray?

    • @jamesten
      @jamesten 4 роки тому +1

      @@dongiller Michael McGuire is the name. Various appearances in the sort of stock ensembles that would come and go.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks. Late Night or Late Show?

  • @jimmyguitar2933
    @jimmyguitar2933 11 місяців тому +2

    So so dumb. I love it!

  • @jimmyguitar2933
    @jimmyguitar2933 2 роки тому +1

    Dave has no respect for the fourth wall.

  • @firepower782
    @firepower782 4 роки тому +7

    10:43 & 11:32
    A 35 year old Lorraine Bracco. Gorgeous!

  • @jtjurje357
    @jtjurje357 3 роки тому +1

    "Get out" 4:20

  • @user-lu4fk7yp8v
    @user-lu4fk7yp8v 23 дні тому

    Ellaine Bracco? Sister of Lorraine?

  • @stephenmurphy1003
    @stephenmurphy1003 4 роки тому +1

    Tommy John, White Sox great.

  • @yosemitesaddam
    @yosemitesaddam 4 роки тому +1

    We bake pies for charity

  • @rooseveltbrentwood9654
    @rooseveltbrentwood9654 4 роки тому +2

    shirtless is how you are supposed to meet putin

  • @HankGrill
    @HankGrill 4 місяці тому +1

    Why is he wearing an ASTROS hat?

  • @firepower782
    @firepower782 4 роки тому +2

    Hahaha always hilarious!
    I had actually never seen the ones where Chirs' "brother" Bobby is with them. Anyone know who played him?
    I'm guessing just a guy from the stage crew or something.

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +2

      Nobody reads my descriptions.

    • @firepower782
      @firepower782 4 роки тому +2

      Don Giller Haha I gotcha Don.
      So who is Bob Elliott Jr? Without looking it up, is it actually Chris' brother?

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller  4 роки тому +4

      firepower782 It is indeed.

    • @firepower782
      @firepower782 4 роки тому +2

      Don Giller Ahh...Thanks!

  • @PaulBFlydFan
    @PaulBFlydFan 3 роки тому +1

    C’mon guys, enough is enough! Lol

  • @redshiftexperiment
    @redshiftexperiment 4 роки тому +1

    46:00 this was about Sam Kinison

    • @dontrockwobble
      @dontrockwobble 4 роки тому +3

      Yep, curiosity led me to track that down. Don may have a better quality clip, but this is what preceded Chris and Jerry at 46:00 ua-cam.com/video/c14dfImXqq8/v-deo.html