Dave's Final Monologue: May 20, 2015 | Letterman

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  • Dave delivers his last "Late Show" monologue in 2015.
    (From "Late Show," air date: 5/20/2015)
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  • @_Tanasis_
    @_Tanasis_ 8 місяців тому +87

    9 years without my medicine.It's a miracle I m still alive

    • @sojournersunrise2290
      @sojournersunrise2290 8 місяців тому +2

      GET BACK IN YOUR ROOM!

    • @_Tanasis_
      @_Tanasis_ 8 місяців тому +1

      @@sojournersunrise2290 thanx

    • @_Tanasis_
      @_Tanasis_ 8 місяців тому +1

      @@MattFeinstein38 thanx

    • @fire1777
      @fire1777 8 місяців тому +4

      9 years since I’ve watched late night talk shows

    • @konstantinoskar3561
      @konstantinoskar3561 8 місяців тому +3

      I could not identify more. Truly inspiring words. Well said👌🏻

  • @KentAJDK
    @KentAJDK 8 місяців тому +23

    Thank you Dave. ❤ And thanks for still keeping us on the toes on The Barbara Gaines Show. ❤

  • @fluxcapacitor1621
    @fluxcapacitor1621 8 місяців тому +91

    We need a 10 year Letterman retirement anniversary show in 2025. National security depends on it!

    • @SamanthaRyan_20XX
      @SamanthaRyan_20XX 8 місяців тому +11

      Just one show, that's all I ask!

    • @thiafalcone2622
      @thiafalcone2622 8 місяців тому +9

      Followed my Craig Ferguson

    • @ineedausernamenow999
      @ineedausernamenow999 8 місяців тому

      OMG, a special would be fun. Maybe an extra long Barbara Gaines show? With the band? Which would solidly confirm that the BGS background is not a screen 😅 (pretty sure it’s a the real office, but does WP really need a physical office in 2024? Just working on developing a conspiracy theory - any help appreciated and the sillier the better)
      Also, just want to mention that I enjoy this vid - just the monologue. Because the full episode the Johnny tribute episode make me cry every time.
      One last thing, just picked my car up from the tow yard. Wanted to check the vehicle before I signed the ‘all hood’ line. Totally missed the perfect opportunity to mention the old DL/Johnny lawsuit. Even though I know nobody in the room would’ve ‘got it’
      Hope nobody actually reads this. Love you all

  • @readwriter
    @readwriter 8 місяців тому +21

    I have watched and listened to David’s beautifully reserved, touching and super-classy final words at the close of this show COUNTLESS dozens of times: “And now, the only thing I have left to do for the last time on a television program, thank you and good night.”

  • @notsonutsomills593
    @notsonutsomills593 8 місяців тому +14

    There will never be another David Letterman.
    He was magnificent.

  • @tested123
    @tested123 8 місяців тому +13

    Its still very emotional to watch. Late night has never been the same

    • @Messonround
      @Messonround 8 місяців тому

      🎅 He still pops up on UA-cam sometimes.

  • @SamanthaRyan_20XX
    @SamanthaRyan_20XX 8 місяців тому +33

    I can't believe it's been nearly 10 years since he retired!

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R 8 місяців тому +21

    Thanks Letterman

  • @MrBrandybuck1120
    @MrBrandybuck1120 8 місяців тому +10

    You gotta post more of Dave's monologues! They're great!

    • @hao.5788
      @hao.5788 8 місяців тому

      UA-cam channel Letterman 2015 has his last week of shows

  • @VHer5150
    @VHer5150 8 місяців тому +16

    80's 90's Dave was the best. His remotes were hilarious.

    • @freeadrian1144
      @freeadrian1144 8 місяців тому +2

      Colleen Boyle

    • @VHer5150
      @VHer5150 8 місяців тому +1

      @@freeadrian1144 Yes !!

  • @orbison
    @orbison 8 місяців тому +34

    For my generation, this was our May 22, 1992.

    • @GeorgiosIoannisPappasKeanu
      @GeorgiosIoannisPappasKeanu 8 місяців тому +1

      Would have been pretty funny if Dave's final show was shown on May 22nd.

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 8 місяців тому +1

      @@GeorgiosIoannisPappasKeanu yeah….why did his finale end on Wednesday instead of Friday

  • @roryoutdoors5431
    @roryoutdoors5431 8 місяців тому +10

    That hold on the last note! 🎶🎶🎶💪 such a great band! Also it’s just fun to say Anton Figg!

    • @Rob_Kates
      @Rob_Kates 8 місяців тому +2

      Sometimes Dave called him Anton Zipp or Buddy Rich Jr.

  • @andrewwoolner9845
    @andrewwoolner9845 8 місяців тому +4

    I remember watching Letterman in the early days at NBC, never stopped there after.

  • @ethan_benfield
    @ethan_benfield 8 місяців тому +3

    I watched Dave every night throughout high school. When my dad passed and I was going through a hard time, the late show was a great bit of solace every night. Late night isnt the same anymore without him and Conan.

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates 8 місяців тому +7

    Thanks Dave, for 33 years of premium late night entertainment!

  • @MikesOrganicVideos
    @MikesOrganicVideos 8 місяців тому +2

    Dave Letterman was the only guy I would get up early in the summer to watch on TV. When he had his morning show with Rich Hall and Edie McClurg. I was such a fan of Dave, I wasn’t going to miss it. One of a kind comedic talent.

  • @ineedausernamenow999
    @ineedausernamenow999 8 місяців тому +1

    All these years later I’m still sad that I grew up I lost time for up tv at 11:35. I can legit, but not blame LS for me being a bad student. Middle school. ~96, judging from the set. Old b/w tv turned so low I could barely hear. Then wondered my my 12 yr old body couldn’t wake up and go to 7:30 school. Lol. Wouldn’t take any of those minutes back!! Then couldn’t sleep and found Conan LN, which the combo just was perfect. So 12yo me didn’t sleep until 1:45/2. I wrote on my middle school walls “watch letterman, not Leno” like any other student even knew what those words meant.
    Always kept the love though, WALTER, so happy to find Dave again thanks you you and this channel. Of course, shout out to Donz for always holding the fort down. And then just for rambles, thanks to one of you guys, also Mark Hamill for being an OG taper.
    When I heard about the retirement, it was like a month from the day and bank acct said NOPE. but if I had the money - still would’ve gone, just to be on 53rd/broadway and get a sando from Rupert).
    Every time I see Dave, I just instantly have a smile that I can’t erase. So many amazing memories, others that I’ve forgotten and now reminded about, and all the LN is new to me and amazing.
    Just needed to ramble about this to the world (cuz none of my friends ‘get it’) Thank you WALTER, thank you DONZ for being the OG (I have some questions, but scared about what you’d think).
    Again, love DL, love the team, love Mike over at the podcast for confirming that the WP team really was a family that cared and loved each other.
    Ok, ramble over.
    Ps (obvi love all the other fans too.)

  • @thechuckjosechannel.2702
    @thechuckjosechannel.2702 8 місяців тому +8

    Thanks for the great Show Letterman.

  • @DippyHippie
    @DippyHippie 8 місяців тому +3

    I miss my David & I miss his dear sweet mama who would always have that lovely smile on her face when he spoke to her in her kitchen!😊

  • @jeremychrzan
    @jeremychrzan 8 місяців тому +2

    "Comedy that we could have done tomorrow" is still comedy nine years later. Always love seeing these flashbacks.

  • @jabopro
    @jabopro 8 місяців тому +4

    We need a UA-cam channel that plays full episodes of Late Night/Show at it's original air time every week night.

  • @stig
    @stig 8 місяців тому +23

    And he's never shaved since....

  • @RGB06084
    @RGB06084 8 місяців тому +1

    Miss you Dave! Thank God for UA-cam!

  • @eatonuter7113
    @eatonuter7113 8 місяців тому

    Watching this as if I saw it in real-time nine years ago. I was almost graduating High School then, time flies. Loved the monologue and everything.

  • @Norvo82
    @Norvo82 8 місяців тому +5

    "When we started the show, the hottest show on television was Keeping Up With The Gabors!' is such a great joke, it has stuck with me all these years... Turns out it was actually a last minute addition to the monologue, courtesy of Bill Scheft.

  • @DrForbin001
    @DrForbin001 8 місяців тому +2

    Other than mom saying goodbye to us, I'd say this day when the great David Letterman said goodbye on CBS, the saddest day of my life! Miss you man!

  • @fasteddie9529
    @fasteddie9529 8 місяців тому +1

    What a truly incredible farewell show...can't believe it's been 9 years!

  • @nintendolunchbox
    @nintendolunchbox 8 місяців тому +3

    So happy to relive these moments when Dave is still alive. ;)

  • @theweatherdude
    @theweatherdude 8 місяців тому +2

    I’m thankful Dave hasn’t faded into obscurity like Johnny did. His old fashioned hamburgers at the Wendy’s joint are top notch. 👌🏻

  • @Mr1930s
    @Mr1930s 8 місяців тому +3

    The Letterman channel should upload some full episodes similar to how the Carson Tonight Show channel sometimes does

  • @thatoneguy2813
    @thatoneguy2813 8 місяців тому +11

    Our country hasn’t been the same since he left. Just everything has gone downhill.

    • @LetsBeHonestImAPrat
      @LetsBeHonestImAPrat 8 місяців тому +1

      Crazy, he and Jon Stewart both left and late night has sucked ever since and now Jon has come back but he isn’t that funny anymore lol I think Dave should do a Friday show in his old studio (Colbert’s now) once a month, it would be so cool

  • @oceanwoods
    @oceanwoods 8 місяців тому +5

    A piece of my life died on this day

  • @DanielClarksays
    @DanielClarksays 8 місяців тому +6

    And you out of towners got to be a part of history

  • @sdb6757
    @sdb6757 8 місяців тому +5

    Come back Dave!

  • @FlandersB
    @FlandersB 8 місяців тому +2

    Miss The Late Show so much. Too bad it's not on anymore.

  • @batgurrl
    @batgurrl 8 місяців тому +7

    What a stellar opening segment and ending with President Obama’s sly sense of humor.

  • @davidsthubbins176
    @davidsthubbins176 22 дні тому

    David Letterman was my Johnny Carson. Johnny Carson was also my Johnny Carson.❤

  • @Mrshoujo
    @Mrshoujo 8 місяців тому +3

    I still have this broadcast on VHS. SP speed, Hifi stereo. Along with the Hatsune Miku appearance.

  • @nathanc6204
    @nathanc6204 8 місяців тому +1

    "World Wide Pants" in Maggie's blocks in the Simpsons bit. 😆

  • @markbirchette8740
    @markbirchette8740 8 місяців тому +3

    This was the last good late night show to exist. Glad Dave still does stuff on his channel and great beard too Dave! You're missed big time!

  • @jonathanblock1359
    @jonathanblock1359 5 місяців тому

    I wish we could still watch old episodes on demand somehow

  • @MustadMarine
    @MustadMarine 8 місяців тому +2

    I didn't realize it was so long ago.

  • @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501
    @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 8 місяців тому +2

    Live music died the last night of Letterman show has it been the same since. So many wonderful bands have been on that show nowadays late night just massively depressive....

  • @danieljohns1859
    @danieljohns1859 8 місяців тому

    Loved David

  • @KungEMuller
    @KungEMuller 8 місяців тому +4

    Wow! That happened 9 years ago tonight. That was funny and emotional. Am I right?

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 8 місяців тому +4

    then, 2016: our NEW national nightmare has begun!

  • @torontorox
    @torontorox 8 місяців тому +2

    i have a vhs video tape cassette of all the guest bands. it was made on 2 vhs video cassette recorders vcr machines. with T-160 tapes.

  • @DannyD714
    @DannyD714 8 місяців тому +2

    i honestly gave up watching late night tv after dave retired. i did stay to the end with craig ferguson,but that was just dessert. dave was always the main course.

    • @DannyD714
      @DannyD714 8 місяців тому +1

      @@TatumHildebrand i liked conan at 12:30,but when he took over the tonight show (for a brief period) he got a little less edgy. the way NBC treated him sucked. that's when i started watching craig ferguson.

  • @jimmyjames2022
    @jimmyjames2022 8 місяців тому +2

    Apparently Dave's apparition now haunts Stephen Colbert staff members at the Ed Sullivan Theatre. But wait?

  • @CatJabZ
    @CatJabZ 8 місяців тому +1

    He is my favorite late night host of all time creepy and corny but the best.

  • @joshufo9959
    @joshufo9959 8 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @andredesouza9270
    @andredesouza9270 8 місяців тому

    Dave was so out of the ordinary that his last show was on a Wednesday...

  • @amichels
    @amichels 8 місяців тому +1

    I cried at the end of this show and my girlfriend at the time made fun of me.

  • @mitlab80
    @mitlab80 8 місяців тому +1

    He is greatly missed.

  • @scottyb2939
    @scottyb2939 8 місяців тому +1

    Dave, give me a thumbs up if you really read these. (Modern day "Viewer Mail".) I'll be watching for it.

  • @danquirk2002
    @danquirk2002 Місяць тому

    This might as well have been filmed centuries ago. So weird even seeing this.

  • @LetsBeHonestImAPrat
    @LetsBeHonestImAPrat 8 місяців тому

    We need him to come back to do one show a week like Jon Stewart has! He can do Fridays and Colbert can stick to Monday-Thursday

  • @kenhonsberger7991
    @kenhonsberger7991 8 місяців тому

    The last top ten list on letterman

  • @TheStarWarsCurmudgeon
    @TheStarWarsCurmudgeon 8 місяців тому

    And starting 5/21/2015, the massive beard growing began.

  • @arthuralford
    @arthuralford 8 місяців тому +3

    Last time Dave had to shave

  • @MagicAl5F4781
    @MagicAl5F4781 8 місяців тому +3

    Jimmy Carter was the only living president not in the opening bit

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 8 місяців тому

      didn’t his presidency predate Letterman’s run into late night. emphasis on late night, i’m sure someone will mention the morning show

    • @TheTRUANTSlive
      @TheTRUANTSlive 8 місяців тому

      The show reached out, but he was v-v-sick at the time.

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed 8 місяців тому

    I have mixed emotions about seeing that again.

  • @colinclifford5401
    @colinclifford5401 8 місяців тому +1

    What an awful year 2015 was...... we lost having Letterman every night and got the Orange-man every day and night instead.

  • @Messonround
    @Messonround 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you David Letterman for providing us🤔ok er good entertainment.😂 Thank you!👏👏

  • @Messonround
    @Messonround 8 місяців тому

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Tripper1075KZL
    @Tripper1075KZL 8 місяців тому

    PANTS! Forever!!

  • @Sebastian_Dinwiddie
    @Sebastian_Dinwiddie 8 місяців тому

    Wait! He's retired!?

  • @shaunkenny6922
    @shaunkenny6922 8 місяців тому +1

    The only good tv show. I do miss it. ❤

  • @casualobserver620
    @casualobserver620 8 місяців тому

    It's been 9 years since this was broadcast....this explains what happened. I never knew. I had not noticed he was gone.

  • @thatoneguy2813
    @thatoneguy2813 8 місяців тому +5

    Did he get the tonight show though?

    • @bluebear1985
      @bluebear1985 8 місяців тому

      Maybe he did in another universe. In the meantime, this one comedian from the east coast, who I think is named Leno, has had a few HBO comedy specials over the years. 😁

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 8 місяців тому +1

      @@bluebear1985i’d like to live in that universe. Letterman has the Tonight Show. Shandling or Carvey hosting Late Night. Leno on CBS. only downside is we might not get Conan :/

    • @bluebear1985
      @bluebear1985 8 місяців тому +1

      @@markjackson6431 Maybe he would have taken an offer from Fox instead of Chevy Chase.

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 8 місяців тому +1

      @@bluebear1985 what you’re forgetting is that Conan was an unknown. and Lorne Michaels being the EP for Late Night, helped him out. Crappy Chase was a household name, in any timeline, they’d take the chance.

  • @lyrix28
    @lyrix28 8 місяців тому

    😭😭😭

  • @diongilbert759
    @diongilbert759 8 місяців тому

    Still gets me 😢

  • @Mike-x9h5f
    @Mike-x9h5f 8 місяців тому

    sad to see him with all the presidents

  • @Mgh-r
    @Mgh-r 8 місяців тому +2

    Hiiiii dear dave ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @creynolds094
    @creynolds094 8 місяців тому

    The Late Show died on that day.

  • @djhrecordhound4391
    @djhrecordhound4391 8 місяців тому

    Weird to see "older-Dave-sans-beard"

  • @orchestratedpassage9468
    @orchestratedpassage9468 8 місяців тому

    umm...you know Colbert has a Friday slot open

  • @markm1138
    @markm1138 8 місяців тому +1

    It got hard so Dave quit!