So many great jokes, wow. I love this guy. I don't think I saw him a single time while he was alive, but Norm mentioned him from time to time, which is how I ended up hear.
@@fanda6122 One of the things I enjoy about Norm is when he talks about the history of comedy, and his influences. He was talking to David Letterman and they both remarked about their fondness of George Miller, and Norm even did a George Miller joke in his honor. So I decided to look him up.
Thanks for this. Miller is hilarious. I didn't know that Dave paid for Miller's medical expenses throughout his battle with leukemia and also paid for his funeral expenses. That was very very cool of Dave to have done that. They must have been the best of buds.
TY Don..... I saw some of these shows in 82'. Early 83 I made my parents buy a VCR... (not Beta Max) and recorded all the shows. I came from Indy so that helped with my Mom. I read your BLOG.. you are priceless. Thanks You again.
Very very cool. Always heard Dave speaks very highly of George Miller and had seen clips of his stand up here on YT but had not seen the early appearances. Thanks for this gem, Don. Much appreciated. Us lifelong Letterman fans are very lucky.
Carson said the cornerstone of a performer's success is the audience's empathy towards them. If the audience likes them, they've got it made. That's what George so effortlessly accomplished; you just can't help but like the guy.
I think he had to work quite hard at being likeable. A lot of his jokes are innocent but kinda harsh. He seems deep down a very disagreeable person and that may have been why he didn't further advance his career.
@@erichaynes7502 That's an interesting perspective, Eric. I hadn't thought of it. Maybe that is why he never had great success. I, however, always enjoyed his stage persona even as, yes, it did take on a more acerbic edge as he aged. After posting my comment I learned Carson actually tired of him b/c he recycled many of his jokes b/w appearances on The Tonight Show. Maybe there was a bit of laziness in him as well.
George was my daily customer at Starbucks in the early 90s. Walked to the shop, sat at the window downing a grande decaf, black, walked home again. Quiet fella, kept to himself.
Did you witness the falling out he had there? Was it the Starbucks in Santa Monica? He talks about it in the final tape, on maybe is third to last appearance.
@@Bill_Woo haha no actually! I was a huge fan of George, so I've been watching them as they were released. I hopped back to this one just to read the comments. Sometimes there are cool personal anecdotes like this coffee guy!
@@dongiller I’m embarrassed... I was trying to remember your name & was looking in the corner at the watermark because I was already typing the comment & couldn’t back out to double check... well, thank you _DON!_
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Breakfast in bed: “I mean, somebody wakes you out of a sound sleep in the morning and the first thing you’re supposed to do is eat eggs?” That’s pretty funny. I also remember how he used to say that he burned his tongue on one of those “piping hot” airline-flight rolls. There you go, he just said it!
The only thing wrong with these compilations -- and believe me, there is NOTHING wrong with these compilations -- is that you are able to see the repetition. IRL, we never saw it because it was months or years apart. But man, were these great. Looking forward to watching subsequent parts. Can we assume the "Hollywood Squares" sweater was some sort of in-joke between them?
Thanks for sharing that! It makes it even more odd that George makes those occasional digs at Dave: “Another one of your spell-binding guests”…”I like to say your name almost as much as you do!” Etc
Even as a young lad George Miller looks like he smells of that old man smell. :'D But I really like watching him stumble through his comedy, it's somehow warm and endearing. He seems like a lovely guy.
@DONZ... love this brief little essay! I'm sure it took some work to write... but any time you feel like sharing your insights in this form, please do!
Wow it’s strange that Dave and Norm talked about George on his show about 2 years or so ago, knowing that Norm also had Leukemia for close to 10 years. May they both Rest In Peace!
Just to clarify. Norm did not have leukemia at the time they talked. He had multiple myeloma. This metastasized into Myelodysplastic syndrome. Eventually this developed into acute leukemia in the last few months of his life.
Thanks Don for posting these high quality videos of George. Were you a friend of his while he was living? I really appreciate that we can still enjoy his humor today.
Airplane food, “I burned my tongue on those piping hot rolls they serve”. LMFAO. Pure comedy gold! I miss George Miller. Thanks so much for posting this.
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM. YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER BUT I HAD SENT YOU A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION A FEW YEARS AGO FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND I HAD MADE THE REQUEST FOR A GEORGE MILLER COMPILATION AND YOU TOLD ME IT WAS IN YOUR PLANS EVENTUALLY. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL DON. Okay I am done with the caps I got too excited.
The comedy Store Doc on Showtime was good ,Dave talked about George Miller on it , i can defiantly see the Inspiration that Norm MacDonald got from George
. From The Above Description: "Johnny Dark's only Tonight Show appearance occurred on August 27, 1981, with Bill Cosby guest-hosting." So.....have wondered about this for a long time, but have never been able to get a knowledgeable answer on it, so I'll try here once again: On those nights when Johnny Carson was off, and he had a guest host sitting in for him, did he ever tell the producers of the show to schedule guests they felt were "worthy" of being on the show, but just, for whatever reason, were people that Johnny preferred not to have to talk to (or, vice-versa, to make sure they didn't schedule any guests on the nights he was off, whom he preferred to have on the show when he was there?) ?? .
I’m no authority on this. All I know is that after Leno had fallen out of favor with Johnny, only then would he appear on guest-host shows. Until only after he had begun guest-hosting himself, beginning in 1986.
@@dongiller . Thank you. Yeah, while I certainly wouldn't put it past Carson to dictate who should be on his show on the nights he wasn't there......after all, it WAS "his" show.....I've never been able to find out if he did in fact dictate the guest lineup, even when he wasn't going to be on..... .
I'm going to feel like an idiot when somebody answers this, but what is the song they always played when George Miller was introduced, and why was that 'his' song?
I have a funny video of George saying he was screwed from a airline company and cant say the name on air but can say it was an American Airline. Eleven O'clock? no, eleven a chicken.
Okay.... Anyone investigating why Norm MacDonald was hot on George Miller should skip this and go to part 2. There is some excruciatingly bad moments here. Letterman saw what many didn't. Not far into part two he starts hitting the mark again and again and it only gets better. There are few and far between funny moments here. Which is too bad because he was way way better than the material here. This is to comedy what the Beatles' Anthology One was to their legacy.. Don't give up, investigate further and there are rewards.
George was so darn funny...I hated it when he passed away. Thanks for your bringing him " back".
Thank you. D G.....You are keeping Dave' s NBC era alive....to me,the best he ever was.
Thanks!
So many great jokes, wow. I love this guy. I don't think I saw him a single time while he was alive, but Norm mentioned him from time to time, which is how I ended up hear.
what did you hear about him?
@@fanda6122 One of the things I enjoy about Norm is when he talks about the history of comedy, and his influences. He was talking to David Letterman and they both remarked about their fondness of George Miller, and Norm even did a George Miller joke in his honor. So I decided to look him up.
Thanks! Norm MacDonald and Dave's favorite!
Thanks for this. Miller is hilarious. I didn't know that Dave paid for Miller's medical expenses throughout his battle with leukemia and also paid for his funeral expenses. That was very very cool of Dave to have done that. They must have been the best of buds.
One of the best comedians, who never had his own sitcom
That opening scene with Daves tribute was perfect. We were all watching a youtube video with Dave and he displayed genuine signs of joy.
TY Don..... I saw some of these shows in 82'. Early 83 I made my parents buy a VCR... (not Beta Max) and recorded all the shows. I came from Indy so that helped with my Mom. I read your BLOG.. you are priceless. Thanks You again.
George Miller was a "comedians' comedian" like Norm MacDonald and Larry David, great to have this record of him with Letterman.
Miss George.
This is what I've been waiting for. Thank you Don.
So you’re the one. :)
Very very cool. Always heard Dave speaks very highly of George Miller and had seen clips of his stand up here on YT but had not seen the early appearances. Thanks for this gem, Don. Much appreciated. Us lifelong Letterman fans are very lucky.
Dave spoke highly of George because they were best buds for years. Dave paid all of George’s medical bills and funeral expenses.
I always looked forward to George's appearance's. I still use his bug spray joke to this day.
Carson said the cornerstone of a performer's success is the audience's empathy towards them. If the audience likes them, they've got it made. That's what George so effortlessly accomplished; you just can't help but like the guy.
I think he had to work quite hard at being likeable. A lot of his jokes are innocent but kinda harsh. He seems deep down a very disagreeable person and that may have been why he didn't further advance his career.
@@erichaynes7502 That's an interesting perspective, Eric. I hadn't thought of it. Maybe that is why he never had great success. I, however, always enjoyed his stage persona even as, yes, it did take on a more acerbic edge as he aged.
After posting my comment I learned Carson actually tired of him b/c he recycled many of his jokes b/w appearances on The Tonight Show. Maybe there was a bit of laziness in him as well.
Aahh it's finally happening! Thank you in advance, Donz, for all the George Miller.
George was my daily customer at Starbucks in the early 90s. Walked to the shop, sat at the window downing a grande decaf, black, walked home again. Quiet fella, kept to himself.
Did you witness the falling out he had there? Was it the Starbucks in Santa Monica? He talks about it in the final tape, on maybe is third to last appearance.
@@johndalton3180 So, John, like me, did you jump in on episode 6, and now you had such fulfillment that you're jumping back to episodes 1-5?
@@johndalton3180 Nope, just a kiosk in a grocery store in Seattle.
@@Bill_Woo haha no actually! I was a huge fan of George, so I've been watching them as they were released. I hopped back to this one just to read the comments. Sometimes there are cool personal anecdotes like this coffee guy!
I'm going to guess 99% of your customers are quiet when they walk into Starbucks and keep to themselves.
Thank you so much for sharing this Dan, George was a really special guy & I really appreciated his friendship with Letterman.
Dan, Don; two letters out of three. :)
@@dongiller I’m embarrassed... I was trying to remember your name & was looking in the corner at the watermark because I was already typing the comment & couldn’t back out to double check... well, thank you _DON!_
1:01:11 I was not ready for that; damn near a spit take! Thanks Don, now and forever
Thank You.
Thank you. I loved George Miller and still miss his comedy.
I will always laugh even just hearing his name
It's good to have a friend like Dave.
Oh my WORD! YES! I didn't even realize I was waiting for this until it popped up! Can't WAIT! George is the greatest!
Thanks Don, this is one of the best treats I've had in a long time. RIP George Miller.
Great stuff. George was a funny guy. Thanks again Don!
Don is closing in on the magic number of 100000 subs. Do the right thing, UA-cam, and give this man his silver button.
And the lollipop. Don’t forget the lollipop!
A giant door nob would be more fitting I think!
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@@ziggystardust911 They’ll win the undying love of a grateful nation. Well, either that or an elbow bump, whichever is cheaper. :)
@ Don Giller... ..hey, Don ! ..it just now came to me [10/17/2020 01:30am] as to how/why you're suddenly closing in on 100,000 subscribers... ("..and, it goes something like T-H-I-S...!") 😁 ..a baby-boomer stumbles across your site and immediately messages/texts a friend of his, "..HEY ! ..r u ceeing L'man rep's [repeats] on YT, rite now..?!" "..natch..! [naturally]" "..well, hurry and g-o [get off] whatever site ur on, and ck-out [check-out] a post by somebody named 'Don Giller'..!!!" ..the texter quickly adds, "..not only can u klr [clearly] c people's faces, but their voices r in-sync, 2..!!!" "..NO KIDDING..?!?", the other baby-boomer excitedly texts back, "..got'cha..!" ..the newbie hurries and checks-out your site.. "..W-O-W..!!!", the second baby-boomer excitedly texts back, "..UR R-I-T-E..!!!" ..Baby-Boomer 1 immediately contacts 209 of his closest friends; Baby-Boomer 2 immediately contacts 209 of HIS closest friends... ..together, the first group of 420 quickly contact another group of 420; who contact yet ANOTHER group of 420....who contact yet another....and another....and another....a-n-d another... ..and, so begins, 'The Secret of My Success: The Legend of Don Giller'..!!! 😁🙄😉😎 ("..am I fairly close..!!?") 😎 🙄😉
Thank you SO much for this!
Don! This is a treasure. Thanks again!
Breakfast in bed:
“I mean, somebody wakes you out of a sound sleep in the morning and the first thing you’re supposed to do is eat eggs?”
That’s pretty funny.
I also remember how he used to say that he burned his tongue on one of those “piping hot” airline-flight rolls.
There you go, he just said it!
This is great. Thanks, sir.
The only thing wrong with these compilations -- and believe me, there is NOTHING wrong with these compilations -- is that you are able to see the repetition. IRL, we never saw it because it was months or years apart.
But man, were these great. Looking forward to watching subsequent parts.
Can we assume the "Hollywood Squares" sweater was some sort of in-joke between them?
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Fawk yeah! Been waiting for this one eagerly. Thanks a lot, Don.
Thanks very much for putting this together, and for writing the notes that place Miller in context.
Thanks for including the Melman Bus Lines bit. I didn't even remember that was a thing.
They’re all here - ua-cam.com/video/Vzu9ddkluw4/v-deo.html
This channel is amazing
thanks this was. a blast to watch.
"If there's anything I love when I'm very hungry, it's a thimbleful of soup." - George Miller
One of six, hot damn, looking forward to 2-6
Dave paid for George’s medical care. You could see their mutual admiration and friendship.
Typical, stoic, big hearted Midwesterner. He probably wasn't happy that information is out there.
He also paid the funeral expenses.
Thanks for sharing that! It makes it even more odd that George makes those occasional digs at Dave:
“Another one of your spell-binding guests”…”I like to say your name almost as much as you do!” Etc
I love this, Donzie
I have no idea who this is...how is that possible? WOW. Great job with the bookending of clips if I hadn't said it yet!
Even as a young lad George Miller looks like he smells of that old man smell. :'D But I really like watching him stumble through his comedy, it's somehow warm and endearing. He seems like a lovely guy.
The people want the Charles Grodin collection!!
The people will have to wait.
Don Giller Fair enough
Thanks so much!
27:00 Only best friends do that.
Soaaaaa...
@DONZ... love this brief little essay! I'm sure it took some work to write... but any time you feel like sharing your insights in this form, please do!
Thanks! I had to edit out some sentences to fit YT’s space limitation.
ah, yes.......david letterman: looking for fun. how many times did i watch THAT?!
Wow it’s strange that Dave and Norm talked about George on his show about 2 years or so ago, knowing that Norm also had Leukemia for close to 10 years. May they both Rest In Peace!
Just to clarify. Norm did not have leukemia at the time they talked. He had multiple myeloma. This metastasized into Myelodysplastic syndrome. Eventually this developed into acute leukemia in the last few months of his life.
I think George was my favorite male guest and Teri Garr favorite female.
Thanks Don for posting these high quality videos of George. Were you a friend of his while he was living? I really appreciate that we can still enjoy his humor today.
Nope; never met the man.
And thanks!
Airplane food, “I burned my tongue on those piping hot rolls they serve”. LMFAO. Pure comedy gold! I miss George Miller. Thanks so much for posting this.
People, read the great info in the video description. As always: thanks, Don. George Miller...could Jake Johannsen be far away? Probably. :)
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM. YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER BUT I HAD SENT YOU A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION A FEW YEARS AGO FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND I HAD MADE THE REQUEST FOR A GEORGE MILLER COMPILATION AND YOU TOLD ME IT WAS IN YOUR PLANS EVENTUALLY. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL DON. Okay I am done with the caps I got too excited.
😂 those comedy club names.
Sad and interesting that Norm, also a huge George Miller fan also passed after 10yrs of a disease and told very few if anyone he had it.
And so it begins .......
Don, I'll bet you can define when the Letter sweater wearing era was.
4:01 How many endangered couch cushions had to die just so Johnny Carson could have that jacket?
"This is George Miller, and i'm still in my ROOM!"
And they wonder why a decent man gets angry...
The comedy Store Doc on Showtime was good ,Dave talked about George Miller on it
, i can defiantly see the Inspiration that Norm MacDonald got from George
*Read the video description above.* Yet another Pulitzer worthy entry from the Giller.
George Miller was a great...it's as if you combined Steven Wright with Richard Lewis and gave that person lots of speed.
Well He has one of the best minds
Jeff Altman later told the same joke about Lincoln "getting the wind knocked out of him". Love both of them tho.
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From The Above Description: "Johnny Dark's only Tonight Show appearance occurred on August 27, 1981, with Bill Cosby guest-hosting."
So.....have wondered about this for a long time, but have never been able to get a knowledgeable answer on it, so I'll try here once again:
On those nights when Johnny Carson was off, and he had a guest host sitting in for him, did he ever tell the producers of the show to schedule guests they felt were "worthy" of being on the show, but just, for whatever reason, were people that Johnny preferred not to have to talk to (or, vice-versa, to make sure they didn't schedule any guests on the nights he was off, whom he preferred to have on the show when he was there?) ??
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I’m no authority on this. All I know is that after Leno had fallen out of favor with Johnny, only then would he appear on guest-host shows. Until only after he had begun guest-hosting himself, beginning in 1986.
@@dongiller
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Thank you. Yeah, while I certainly wouldn't put it past Carson to dictate who should be on his show on the nights he wasn't there......after all, it WAS "his" show.....I've never been able to find out if he did in fact dictate the guest lineup, even when he wasn't going to be on.....
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“Too lazy to die.”
Very nice, thanks for this. Do you think you'll ever do a compilation like this for Norm's appearances on Conan?
If I had them, but I don’t.
Don it says 1976 as the year which would not work. Just fyi. Trying to help the database up to date!
Why doesn’t 1976 work? What’s inaccurate about the quite verified date of George’s debut standup on The Tonight Show?
Before the March 23, 1982 appearance was the guys drawing part of a stunt that episode or just a different bumper?
He was sketching a nude model. Full version here - ua-cam.com/video/0_bSnhkk38k/v-deo.html
I'm going to feel like an idiot when somebody answers this, but what is the song they always played when George Miller was introduced, and why was that 'his' song?
Nobody reads my descriptions. (Answer in Part 2, when the tradition began.)
@@dongiller sorry Don. I am binge-watching George Miller while barreling down the highway at 70+ mph. Not an ideal reading environment lol
27:00 So, uh...hilarious.
He was freaking funny
Depression over poor penmanship
If someone knows what the song in 31:20 is please let me know, its eating my brain and i know that i once knew it.
Al Green - “Love and Happiness.”
@@dongiller for fuck's sake, I can't believe I couldn't remember it was Al Green. thank you man, I literally fell asleep and dreamt about that song
Dave paid for George’s medical bills and funeral but Dave couldn’t attend because Dave was suffering from shingles 🤷♀️🥺😞😞😞😞🙏🥰❣️
I have a funny video of George saying he was screwed from a airline company and cant say the name on air but can say it was an American Airline.
Eleven O'clock? no, eleven a chicken.
Im talking about the label on the show
What “label on the show?” Be specific.
1:14:58 Ouch.
ah, the 80s, the bedside salad bar doesn't even have a sneeze guard.
Or, as David would say, I’m in for the long game.
LOL 26:34 elvis joke
And they wonder why a decent man gets angry.
George and Dave? Brothers separated at birth perhaps? 😁
"Every one in the town is named 'Roland.'"
Proof that forty years ago, celebrating Christmas was not controversial.
Why have things improved so drastically?
He has a delivery very similar to Jay Leno's.
Okay.... Anyone investigating why Norm MacDonald was hot on George Miller should skip this and go to part 2. There is some excruciatingly bad moments here. Letterman saw what many didn't. Not far into part two he starts hitting the mark again and again and it only gets better. There are few and far between funny moments here. Which is too bad because he was way way better than the material here. This is to comedy what the Beatles' Anthology One was to their legacy.. Don't give up, investigate further and there are rewards.
Thanks, he was starting to lose me around the half-Italian, half-Chinese stuff.
Search *2003.11.10- Norm Mcdonald* 57:20 Norm Mcdonald tells Howard Stern what George Miller's last words were.