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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2023
  • Dave and Rupert take one last look at the best of Fun With Rupert.
    (From "Late Show," air date: 5/19/15)
    #rupertjee #hellodeli #letterman
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  • @anneglass8084
    @anneglass8084 9 місяців тому +48

    How Rupert did those skits with a straight face I’ll never know

  • @PJV1990
    @PJV1990 9 місяців тому +92

    This was so ahead of it's time. Dave was truly one of a kind and a complete visionary. Rupert was always hilarious and a great sport. I'm amazed no-one thumped him during these skits 😂

    • @postergmail6202
      @postergmail6202 8 місяців тому

      It was funny, well thought out and executed. Ahead of it’s time? How’s that now? It’s a late night tv comedy bit.

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 6 місяців тому

      Ahead of its time ?? Great stuff fissure !! But....Ahead of its time ??

    • @knessing7681
      @knessing7681 2 місяці тому +1

      @@hobbygamer6220 yup ahead of it's time. what other tv show or radio show at that time in 1994 or even before that, did what dave did ?

    • @Alexander_Grant
      @Alexander_Grant Місяць тому

      @@hobbygamer6220 Isn't Impractical Jokers a show that only does this? I mean for a small segment on here to go on and be an entire show that was the only thing a network plays is pretty ahead of its time isn't it?

    • @hpbecraft
      @hpbecraft Місяць тому

      A visionary lol. Surely you're joking.

  • @bencyabraham2767
    @bencyabraham2767 9 місяців тому +75

    I met Rupert 2 years ago when I visited New York. Such a great generous man. I loved Rupert’s appearances on Letterman

    • @fluxcapacitor1621
      @fluxcapacitor1621 9 місяців тому +3

      Brush with greatness.

    • @djb5320
      @djb5320 9 місяців тому

      ok

    • @Nathanatos22
      @Nathanatos22 9 місяців тому +2

      I also met Rupert in 2018. He kept saying “I miss Dave”

    • @imy5279
      @imy5279 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Nathanatos22ditto. I miss Dave too!

    • @knessing7681
      @knessing7681 2 місяці тому

      @@Nathanatos22 did you get one of those famous, "Rupert's fruit whippy" drinks aka slurpees ?

  • @vc27r
    @vc27r 9 місяців тому +49

    Wandered into the Deli a few years back and there he was. Just a quiet unassuming guy. Bought an OJ and told him I always enjoyed his sketches - he seemed super genuine and gracious.

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 9 місяців тому +3

      Same. Saw him in 2010 and even though the place was busy, he had time to talk with me for a few minutes. Just a great guy.

    • @kellenross8657
      @kellenross8657 9 місяців тому +2

      he made me a veggie burger and we talked a bit about these sketches. super nice fella

    • @tylertyler82
      @tylertyler82 9 місяців тому

      You only bought an OJ? Cheapskate.

  • @spankywzl
    @spankywzl 9 місяців тому +30

    The Late Show with David Letterman blazed the way for every late night show that followed, and no small part of the show's genius were the bits. Rupert was an amazing find, a terrific bit, and Dave saw the potential such an idea could have, so everyone gets to know how funny Dave is, how chill Rupert is, and how awesome New York City is!

  • @Fuliginosus
    @Fuliginosus 9 місяців тому +38

    Rupert was amazing the way he would instantly deliver his lines in a convincing way. He was a good actor.

    • @SurLaMer_
      @SurLaMer_ 9 місяців тому +4

      Yeah he was a good sport

    • @gongqi67
      @gongqi67 9 місяців тому

      ​@@SurLaMer_Frank?

  • @privatepenguin3137
    @privatepenguin3137 9 місяців тому +21

    I went to two tapings of the Late Show and stopped in to see Rupert both times.....I bought a T-Shirt from him (which he signed) as well as got a sandwich both times. He was the nicest guy ever! I heard he just retired....good for him!

  • @mlkbeat
    @mlkbeat 9 місяців тому +17

    I met Rupert's mother in '99 in the deli, She was lovely.

  • @patton303
    @patton303 9 місяців тому +48

    Imagine you’re trying to run your busy business in Manhattan and you have Dave Letterman bothering you all the time? It was amazing. Who didn’t love Rupert Jee?

  • @Aisha.The.Traveler
    @Aisha.The.Traveler 9 місяців тому +19

    I remember after going to see Dave, I went and got picture with Rupert. He was really just as nice as he was on the show. 😊

  • @sharonwarren4479
    @sharonwarren4479 9 місяців тому +15

    I miss Dave so much. He was part of my routine…

    • @thomasfoley1699
      @thomasfoley1699 9 місяців тому +5

      Yep. Me too. The current group of late nighters are all UNWATCHABLE.

  • @AutisticPersona
    @AutisticPersona 9 місяців тому +11

    I met Rupert in 2013 when I went to NYC for a vacation.

  • @skittlecar1
    @skittlecar1 9 місяців тому +15

    I hope he made millions. What a good sport.

  • @mactheknife7049
    @mactheknife7049 9 місяців тому +11

    Fun fact: Rupert sold (and maybe still sells) "LSwDL" merch not as the "Hello Deli," but as "Worldwide Meats, Inc."

  • @tubby6339
    @tubby6339 9 місяців тому +17

    I can't tell you how many times I've watched the dave and rupert clips. Tears when he had him stick his finger in the lady's drink 😂

    • @kavej-ge8cb
      @kavej-ge8cb 9 місяців тому +15

      It wasn't his finger it was his thumb. 😄

    • @tubby6339
      @tubby6339 9 місяців тому +11

      @@kavej-ge8cb who are you, Martha Stewart?

    • @basicbreakfast
      @basicbreakfast 9 місяців тому +2

      That was an all timer, I remember watching it when it aired and I was falling over laughing

    • @nrusso967
      @nrusso967 9 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely!!!

    • @Leadfoot_P71
      @Leadfoot_P71 9 місяців тому

      Didn't she threaten to beat him up or something at some point I seem to recall?

  • @MattTee1975
    @MattTee1975 9 місяців тому +15

    I love me some Rupert Jee.

  • @andreaudet
    @andreaudet 9 місяців тому +9

    I met Rupert the day I went to a Late Show taping. He couldn't have been nicer!

  • @dan0nada754
    @dan0nada754 9 місяців тому +6

    Rupert was great. I watched letterman from when it started airing in Sweden say mid nineties or so. big big part of my teens
    love all these clips of the guys and girls that made the show so special

    • @mynadsareonfire
      @mynadsareonfire 9 місяців тому +2

      Amen 🙏 absolutely
      Started airing here in Australia '93
      Addicted since age 12 haha.
      Wish the show was still on
      He's only like 75
      Presidents r like 80

  • @thomasfoley1699
    @thomasfoley1699 9 місяців тому +5

    Rupert and Dave were an AWESOME team with this!

  • @dehydratedwater9806
    @dehydratedwater9806 9 місяців тому +20

    Rupert: someone pulled a knife on "us"

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko 9 місяців тому +1

      This stuck out for me as well: no one was pulling a knife on Dave!

  • @mudhens4ever
    @mudhens4ever 9 місяців тому +3

    My only trip to NYC was in the Summer of ‘95. I went to the Hello Deli and we chatted for a few minutes. I asked him about his adventures out and about with you talking in his ear. He said he enjoyed doing it, and that it showed him how patient people were. I bought a t-shirt and I wore it a LOT!

  • @robclarkson5356
    @robclarkson5356 9 місяців тому +5

    Well done Rupert. Brilliant.

  • @CorinneH-ug3mu
    @CorinneH-ug3mu 26 днів тому

    Rupert just exudes sincerity and a kind heart.

  • @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr
    @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr 9 місяців тому +9

    One of the Greats.

  • @ninestories2
    @ninestories2 9 місяців тому +8

    What a legend 🖤

  • @dedricthere
    @dedricthere 9 місяців тому +3

    One of the best late night skits ever.
    Of course I also loved the throwing of watermelons off a 5 story building lol

  • @johncornell3665
    @johncornell3665 9 місяців тому +2

    Rupert was awesome and such a great sport. Thanks Dave!

  • @rockerseven
    @rockerseven 9 місяців тому +1

    I always loved when Dave had Rupert on during a segment.
    Such memories!

  • @mhmrules
    @mhmrules 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, Rupert! ❤

  • @pakkmann
    @pakkmann Місяць тому

    Dave was such a genius... could give the man anything and he'd make it funny. Rupert and Hello Deli was an excellent example. Dave just knew how to work the magic.

  • @SpeakerGregoryDwyer
    @SpeakerGregoryDwyer 9 місяців тому +4

    I know Rupert (I was on the show with him) he got emotional when Dave asked him if he was going to miss us.

  • @frankcrump4340
    @frankcrump4340 9 місяців тому +11

    He nearly got Rupert killed

  • @OblivionAviator
    @OblivionAviator Місяць тому

    I was a HUGE Letterman fan from the very beginning & Rupert was a true star on that show. The guy was unflappable, which is saying a lot since he had to work around the funniest guy in TV. Very, very rarely was there a time when he would break during a skit. After 31 years in business, Rupert retired, surprisingly without finding a buyer for his deli. Therefore, as of now, the fate of the physical location of "Hello Deli" remains uncertain, and it has not been transformed into a new establishment​. I sure am hoping that someone steps up & grabs that little gem. It is a legendary location & has a history like no other. A real, tried & true, N.Y. deli. God bless both of these guys!

  • @willneubauer21
    @willneubauer21 9 місяців тому +1

    Took a picture with him on my first visit to NYC with the slurpee machine. Personally my favorite late night segment. Perfect late night content. Please post the videos with the slurpees!!!! It’s slurpalitious!

  • @hisgreatness2
    @hisgreatness2 18 днів тому

    What a great sport Rupert was and has been! So hilarious!

  • @greencello599
    @greencello599 9 місяців тому +1

    Good ol' Rupert. Running his deli and getting a bunch of good exposure thanks to Dave. Announced his retirement at the same time Phantom of the Opera announced the end of their Broadway run.

  • @dogmcmoose
    @dogmcmoose 9 місяців тому +3

    Basically, Dave and Rupert invented Impractical Jokers.

  • @CraigLumpyLemke
    @CraigLumpyLemke 9 місяців тому +1

    Band plays "Hello Dolly". Nice job Mr Shaffer.

  • @lorip.1110
    @lorip.1110 9 місяців тому +11

    You say goodbye, I say Hello Deli.

  • @cottrellbriank
    @cottrellbriank 9 місяців тому +2

    Wow these still hold up 😂 loved this bit as a kid ❤

  • @OBDPVCR
    @OBDPVCR 9 місяців тому +8

    Y'all need a part 2 of this!!

  • @nrusso967
    @nrusso967 9 місяців тому +4

    OMG, I haven't laughed that hard since Dave retired!!!

  • @craigcampbell1843
    @craigcampbell1843 9 місяців тому +3

    I was really hoping Colbert would pick up where Dave left off and include Rupert in the new show, at least here and there.

    • @MrRwk314
      @MrRwk314 9 місяців тому +2

      He's too busy talking about Trump every show to do that.

    • @A-A-RON703
      @A-A-RON703 9 місяців тому

      I didn't stick with Colbert long but he did a segment with Rupert and acted really condescending and mean towards him. One of the innumerable red flags early on about Colbert taking over.

    • @craigcampbell1843
      @craigcampbell1843 9 місяців тому

      @@A-A-RON703 exactly. The one time he included Rupert in the show it was all about how he messed up his order.

  • @christophersantiago6845
    @christophersantiago6845 9 місяців тому +1

    Damn, Dave was brutal! 🤣Impractical Jokers wasn't this vicious.

  • @danomano812
    @danomano812 4 місяці тому

    I've been to NY once and Hello Deli twice. :) He was so great.

  • @SeanAllocca
    @SeanAllocca 9 місяців тому +16

    Please tell me Rupert is OK.

    • @gtoger
      @gtoger 9 місяців тому

      IKR? This channel has an uncanny way of announcing people are no longer with us.

    • @PIXPromosMore
      @PIXPromosMore 9 місяців тому +3

      Last I heard, he simply retired/sold the Hello Deli

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 9 місяців тому

      Rupert is Oklahoma.

  • @RonMotta1972
    @RonMotta1972 8 місяців тому

    The one where Rupert puts his thumb in the water just kills me.

  • @hardcoreep
    @hardcoreep 2 місяці тому

    An integral part of this show.

  • @thechrisandmikeshow
    @thechrisandmikeshow 8 місяців тому

    There was nothing better on late night tv than David Letterman...Rupert was great too.

  • @paulparsons3625
    @paulparsons3625 9 місяців тому

    LEGENDARY

  • @deletedwaffles
    @deletedwaffles Місяць тому

    Rupert has said a few times that he hated being in front of the camera but this guy had balls of steal walking up to people and saying just about anything Dave fed him through the mic.

  • @andygonsalves2000
    @andygonsalves2000 9 місяців тому

    The best!

  • @Subo23
    @Subo23 8 місяців тому

    All good wishes to you and your family, Rupert. Will never forget visiting the Hello Deli.

  • @philtatnell3685
    @philtatnell3685 8 місяців тому

    I miss this so bad!

  • @mrdavidmcnamara
    @mrdavidmcnamara 9 місяців тому +1

    It's sad to think Hello Deli is closed now, but I wish Rupert a very long and happy retirement. I met him a few years ago and he couldn't be nicer.

    • @ADreamingTraveler
      @ADreamingTraveler 9 місяців тому

      I'm surprised he didn't just pass it on to someone else when he retired

  • @monapause8108
    @monapause8108 9 місяців тому +1

    happy retirement, Rupert!

  • @videogameobsession
    @videogameobsession 9 місяців тому +8

    Haha! I loved these. I kind of wish they showed the one where the guy pulled a knife, but I'm guessing there are legal reasons why they can't. Maybe they could have blurred his face.

  • @Raxipyensidkennyd
    @Raxipyensidkennyd Місяць тому

    Did any of those customers ever see themselves on the repeat episodes and realize that Letterman put poor Rupert up to it? What a laugh they should have had 😅

  • @TomuchLogic-ko8bz
    @TomuchLogic-ko8bz 9 місяців тому +2

    I miss Dave 😢

  • @2_thumbs_up_baby
    @2_thumbs_up_baby 9 місяців тому +2

    Rupert G..
    ..legend of late night gags

  • @gongqi67
    @gongqi67 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the shirt Rupert!

  • @DippyHippie
    @DippyHippie 6 місяців тому

    I sure do miss you….David(as ur momma always called u❤️)

  • @shellbacksclub
    @shellbacksclub 9 місяців тому

    Legends!

  • @vickihughes5751
    @vickihughes5751 9 місяців тому

    I MISS this show!

  • @GenX...MCMLXV
    @GenX...MCMLXV 5 місяців тому

    I have finally solved my dilemma of what to call my Golden Retriever pup...

  • @sm0ki
    @sm0ki 9 місяців тому

    Good times 😊

  • @dashriprock3165
    @dashriprock3165 2 місяці тому

    Rupert for President!

  • @KelleneHubbard-dz4gt
    @KelleneHubbard-dz4gt 8 місяців тому

    ❤😂 Only Dave❤😂😊

  • @walkerbrown8591
    @walkerbrown8591 8 місяців тому +1

    We’re just playing grab-ass in the kitchen!

  • @000_x9
    @000_x9 9 місяців тому

    Omg I thought he passed away! I'm glad this was regarding the show.

  • @gimmeabreak669
    @gimmeabreak669 Місяць тому

    Rupert G might be the coolest guy on the planet

  • @taleighshacinto33
    @taleighshacinto33 9 місяців тому +2

    The original Impractical Jokers 😅

  • @Deadfoot-Dan
    @Deadfoot-Dan 9 місяців тому

    Rupert is great, I had no idea they went all the way back to 1994? Wow.

  • @milfordcivic6755
    @milfordcivic6755 9 місяців тому +1

    You couldn't do this today. Someone would have called the cops, put it on social media and pulled a gun all at the same time.

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 9 місяців тому

      To do all three simultaneously takes talent!

  • @lillypatience
    @lillypatience 9 місяців тому

    I met Rupert in 1996!

  • @closertothetruth9209
    @closertothetruth9209 9 місяців тому

    rupert you were fun

  • @mynadsareonfire
    @mynadsareonfire 9 місяців тому

    Met Rupert in 2018 buyin LSwDL merch and visitin the deli while around the corner from the Ed.
    I swear to God he must hv got sick of so many tourists goin 'omg Rupert Jee' 'what's Dave like' etc. I got a diet red bull and sht tonne of Dave merch.
    He seemed underwhelmed, done it a million times before, but nice enough.
    Kinda like he was on tv.

  • @MagicAl5F4781
    @MagicAl5F4781 9 місяців тому +5

    Did they find a buyer for the deli? They'd announced they were retiring a while back.

  • @disconnexionsdotcom
    @disconnexionsdotcom 9 місяців тому +1

    I still remember that first time they talked to Rupert. It was genius. I used to see him a lot at the deli and also used to stop by Mujibur and Sirajul's old merch store.

  • @j.frankparnell.radiation
    @j.frankparnell.radiation 9 місяців тому

    ❤️😊

  • @Zigidy
    @Zigidy 10 днів тому

    Is it just me or was Rupert Jee the only man who sat on that couch wearing shorts?

  • @mmh290
    @mmh290 9 місяців тому

    Omg, this was awesome. So, the knife incident, did they air any of it?

  • @johannborchersfriends
    @johannborchersfriends 8 місяців тому

    The original idea which became, 'Impractical Jokers'

  • @calsavestheworld
    @calsavestheworld 9 місяців тому

    The graphics intern: "go ahead and just cover Rupert Jee with a big, blue bar. No one needs to see him."

  • @dirtvegan
    @dirtvegan 9 місяців тому +2

    Oh no is he ok ?

  • @videogameobsession
    @videogameobsession 9 місяців тому +2

    This is awesome! Hopefully we can get a collage of videos from the Omaha Steaks guy. His name is escaping me, but back in the 80's, my brother and I video taped Dave dialing his number, which we took note of, and CALLED HIM. My older brother pretended to be someone with Late Night, and was pretending to arrange to have him as a guest on the show with Dave! (I think it's been long enough now were they won't lock us up for this little prank!). I miss Dave on late night so badly. It's just not the same without him. I'd love to see him doing some weekly interviews on here some day. I need my Letterman fill for god's sakes. :) -Matt

    • @videogameobsession
      @videogameobsession 9 місяців тому

      Arnie Barnes was his name (I just Googled it). Hey Arnie, if you ever read this (unlikely), but sorry for the confusion we might have caused you back then!

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@videogameobsessionWow. So close to Art & Artie (RIP) Barnes of 'Fish Heads' fame! ❤

  • @dragonfly4484
    @dragonfly4484 8 місяців тому

    Man.. do i miss this era of comedy. Whole thing gone

  • @stringercorrales6627
    @stringercorrales6627 Місяць тому

    Can’t imagine why a knife was pulled on him behaving like that…

  • @patrickplummer1027
    @patrickplummer1027 8 місяців тому

    😂

  • @javiermori1710
    @javiermori1710 8 місяців тому

    I would love to find that lady Rupert was messin with at the cafe..i wonder if she now thinks it was funny or is still gonna be an uptight Martha Stewart lol..that would be interesting to find her.

  • @MarcusAurelius7777
    @MarcusAurelius7777 9 місяців тому +5

    Good old days - miss that deli. Also first comment

  • @gilbertjtube
    @gilbertjtube 9 місяців тому +1

    I know they were retiring and selling the place earlier this year. Does anyone know if they were able to sell? An EST with no LSSC couldn't have been great these last few months.

  • @checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685
    @checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685 9 місяців тому +1

    Already saw this on Don's great channel.
    Thanks Don.

  • @Cantbuyathrill
    @Cantbuyathrill 9 місяців тому

    Did Rupert het paid for all these skids?

  • @rsgabrys----
    @rsgabrys---- 9 місяців тому

    -------------------------- walkie-talkie was large enough to reach neal Armstrong on the moon mission .....thanks4sharing .....good skit.....its neck n neck next to boy scout on Manshow ....he was a handful.....as was Rupert's character

  • @mannybravo237
    @mannybravo237 9 місяців тому +2

    The serious lady Rupert aggrevated the hell out of was your blade welding victim huh?😅

  • @mattknight6691
    @mattknight6691 9 місяців тому

    Oh, I thought this was about the “prettiest” royals. Never mind!

  • @dmh123c
    @dmh123c 9 місяців тому

    Those women should have pulled a knife.

  • @shellbacksclub
    @shellbacksclub 9 місяців тому

    Sad how far Late Night has fallen today with the Jimmy's, Colbert & Meyers... unwatchable.

  • @tubby6339
    @tubby6339 9 місяців тому +1

    I feel like doing some deep knee bends for some reason