some say the amazing jumprope trio is still jumping, thus unlocking the secret fountain of youth: They are all still as young and still jumping rope :) *This is by far my favorite trick ever on his show
laverdadesmejor Dave is/was king-I loved summers as a kid in the 80’s staying up til 12:30 & then discussing what we thought was funny the next day..... “ did you hear the intro???...’and now a man who, before time, ran naked in the splendor of the jungle....daaaaavid letterman!!!’ “
He was at his best when he was on NBC. At some point in his career at CBS, he became a partisan political activist. I think it was around the time when he stopped being funny.
The three-in-one jump rope was a pure physical power feat. Well done. Now the 80-cigar-box-balance act was pure physical skill. Also well done. William Claude Dukenfield was also very good at prestidigitation and I would profess much better indeed.
That's what's wrong with the world, there's no more Letterman! We're expected to suffer thru late nite watching Jimmy Kimmel? Give me a break, the only thing his show's good for is a signal for me to start channel surfing! Kimmel and his show have no redeeming value to the late nite audience except to bore them to death.... 🙄
And don't forget about that smarmy twat Jimmy Fallon. I'd take lame Kimmel over Fallon, which isn't saying much at all. But Fallon is purely for teenage girls and 20-something millennials. Just the cheeseball musician impressions and silly ass games, it's like late night tv for kids and celebrity worshippers.
The audience are not in on the joke, the guest is not in on the joke, us watching at home and Dave are in on the joke. What an awesome show he had.
Cigar box guy knows how to pick a sweater! Am I right?
That jump rope bit is priceless.
Earliest instance of hearing the word "sick" on mainstream tv to mean "great"
This is an aberration of the English language, as is using "insane" to connote "incredible/amazing/outstanding/exemplary/extraordinary/etc."
I also heard clout for the 1st time on Dave's show. 30 years or more later we hear it more and more.
Amazing huh
some say the amazing jumprope trio is still jumping,
thus unlocking the secret fountain of youth:
They are all still as young and still jumping rope :)
*This is by far my favorite trick ever on his show
That's the Letterman show that I remember and loved! Not the lame boring show it had sadly become near the end in 2015...
I would not want to see how explosively powerful “jump rope James” is when he fights.
" When the other one gets on..." Epic!
The “ventriloquism”! 😂
@5:20 "Yeah! It's been cleared"
I can't jump with no one on my back, this was incredible!
I like how he left the boxes on the floor as he exited. Not like he had any other choice though.
I like the cooperation help he gave 3:11
00:28 Great words of wisdom.
Both did good job the skipper strong as jump rope with to lady’s 👍🏼
Strong guy !!
Another thing I'm never going to be good at.
love dave miss him
The second act would be more fun with the girls on the other side ;)
Or sandwich style, one on each side.
On the other side naked as a jaybird.
Letterman was the last classic late night talk show host.
His successors are all pedestrian, juvenile, and political panderers.
laverdadesmejor Dave is/was king-I loved summers as a kid in the 80’s staying up til 12:30 & then discussing what we thought was funny the next day..... “ did you hear the intro???...’and now a man who, before time, ran naked in the splendor of the jungle....daaaaavid letterman!!!’ “
You must've missed how he ripped into O'Reilly, as a wind bag, among many other "Goons". When W came on his show, he kept replaying his dumb acts.
He was at his best when he was on NBC. At some point in his career at CBS, he became a partisan political activist. I think it was around the time when he stopped being funny.
Legend has it those two girls continue to ride James Thompson to this day.
Jump rope guy... now THAT was a trick.
That Chin was made to balance things 😂
Absolutely 30 years of balancing here
The three-in-one jump rope was a pure physical power feat. Well done.
Now the 80-cigar-box-balance act was pure physical skill. Also well done.
William Claude Dukenfield was also very good at prestidigitation and I would profess much better indeed.
Joan Jett! Awww shoot.
So that last one. Never mind.
What’s Dave been up to in 2022?
Paul is a ventriloquist doll.
YOU are.
How many boxes was he balancing
Yes that would have been good to point that out
Winner ! Hope rope man
And they weren’t even thin girls!
David said, "NO WAGERING!"!!
I do chin balancing lol stacks of chairs tables 9 milk crates ,but I think my act was slightly more professional
Where did he get all the cigar boxes
From the juggling store
How did the guy get that many cigar boxes?
Probably from Steve Harvey
You buy them from the juggling supplier
Michael ticks all the right boxes. The boxes aren't glued, but I sure was. I skipped the next one.
That's what's wrong with the world, there's no more Letterman! We're expected to suffer thru late nite watching Jimmy Kimmel? Give me a break, the only thing his show's good for is a signal for me to start channel surfing! Kimmel and his show have no redeeming value to the late nite audience except to bore them to death.... 🙄
And don't forget about that smarmy twat Jimmy Fallon. I'd take lame Kimmel over Fallon, which isn't saying much at all. But Fallon is purely for teenage girls and 20-something millennials. Just the cheeseball musician impressions and silly ass games, it's like late night tv for kids and celebrity worshippers.
JOAN JETT??? WTF???
300 pounds…. Total!!
That was perverted
HyborianAge That's what made it good.
All these fantastic shows are all gone… gone forever. Now all we get is pure Junk. I despise this time on Earth… but I’m happy just not content.
They want everybody stupid on tiktok creating their own content
How boring
Such a nasty person aren't you ? One of these that thinks entertainment is about being nasty to people