I found this listing of some of early Late Night with Dave Letterman episodes. It stirred a lot of memories as to what made the show so quirky and unique. They are all from his first year on NBC. This should be right up @Will Collier 's tree.
"Who Asked For It?" makes its debut as actual audience members ask fake questions to Dave. Tonight, Ann Ivin wants to see talk show host Virginia Graham fire off an automatic weapon. But because of permit restrictions, Graham shoots at a target with a cross-bow.
A "Dial-It-Services" comedy bit ends with "Dial-a-Sixties-Burnout" as Paul Shaffer answers the line. Also, 60 Minutes' Morley Safer drops by and shows his paintings of hotel rooms.
Dave selects two audience members to spend the hour writing funny captions to photographs. James Slusher and Doris Roehrs come through in their segment "How Mr. and Mrs. America Occupy Their Time When They Have Nothing Contructive to Do."
It's the Great Pizza Race, as three members from the audience order pizzas with everything on them from three different pizza places, Original Ray's, Joe G's, and Old Fashioned Pizza. Old Fashioned arrives first during Dave's interview with Ted Turner, followed later by Original Ray's and Joe G's.
Chris Elliott makes his East Coast network debut appearance, reprising his portrayal of "Garbage" in a comedy bit called "Urban Paranoia" that was mysteriously blocked from East Coast viewing the night before due to a satellite screw-up.
Octogenerian vaudeville comedian Chaz Chase spends his segment with Dave eating a lit cigar, a cigarette, matches, rose stems, and a tiny harmonica before suddenly leaving the set, only to return and eat a paper towel, a cardboard vest, and the show's script. What he won't eat: ham and bacon
"Who Asked For It?" makes its debut as actual audience members ask fake questions to Dave. Tonight, Ann Ivin wants to see talk show host Virginia Graham fire off an automatic weapon. But because of permit restrictions, Graham shoots at a target with a cross-bow.
A "Dial-It-Services" comedy bit ends with "Dial-a-Sixties-Burnout" as Paul Shaffer answers the line. Also, 60 Minutes' Morley Safer drops by and shows his paintings of hotel rooms.
Dave selects two audience members to spend the hour writing funny captions to photographs. James Slusher and Doris Roehrs come through in their segment "How Mr. and Mrs. America Occupy Their Time When They Have Nothing Contructive to Do."
It's the Great Pizza Race, as three members from the audience order pizzas with everything on them from three different pizza places, Original Ray's, Joe G's, and Old Fashioned Pizza. Old Fashioned arrives first during Dave's interview with Ted Turner, followed later by Original Ray's and Joe G's.
Chris Elliott makes his East Coast network debut appearance, reprising his portrayal of "Garbage" in a comedy bit called "Urban Paranoia" that was mysteriously blocked from East Coast viewing the night before due to a satellite screw-up.
Octogenerian vaudeville comedian Chaz Chase spends his segment with Dave eating a lit cigar, a cigarette, matches, rose stems, and a tiny harmonica before suddenly leaving the set, only to return and eat a paper towel, a cardboard vest, and the show's script. What he won't eat: ham and bacon
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