David Letterman drops a bombshell & admits to extortion over several affairs he's had with his co-workers.
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@james54607 ай бұрын
What a strange moment in TV history.
@jasonbrady14642 ай бұрын
Agreed 100%… I can’t believe this isn’t more talked about when historic TV moments are mentioned.. (or maybe it is, I don’t know lol)
@ClifftonCrowder-yt2gt6 ай бұрын
Paul's "oh no" was so sincere...He figured out this wasn't a bit way before the audience. I have never seen someone take the power away from someone like this. This an extremely unique moment in tv.
@Feandromar3 ай бұрын
Was just musing on this. Regardless of what you think of his behaviour, he handled this like a king.
@GjpgrDАй бұрын
I would be very surprised if Dave didn't give his staff a heads-up that this was coming. I'm sure it wasn't a surprise to Paul. But I'd love to know what Dave was thinking when the audience continued to laugh about it. I actually laughed at home when he said, "Yes, I have" because duh... both his wife Regina & ex Merrill were his co-workers. I thought he was referring to them at the time.
@randypalmer23317 жыл бұрын
Man... that crowd went through the whole thing thinking 'ah this is probably a bit' combined with 'this is a hilarious man who says hilarious things and therefore we must laugh at all he says'... they had no idea how to react.
@seph_f Жыл бұрын
Its so painful to watch
@teebreezy Жыл бұрын
Could see the frustration when he is putting all this out there and they treated it like a skit
@Fool3SufferingFools Жыл бұрын
Like a less serious version of when Redd Foxx had an actual heart attack and died in front of an audience who thought it was just a joke.
@BH_Nate Жыл бұрын
Probably an applause and laugh sign was used. The laughing was completely inappropriate though
@TomD01319 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this on the radio when commuting to college. This was discussed maybe for a week and then everyone stopped caring and moved on. Why? Because he owned it. That's all you have to do. I like how he handled it. He did not try to side-step or anything.
@jakegraham37584 жыл бұрын
Tom131 I mean and he didn’t rape anybody
@bipolarjay4 жыл бұрын
I know you posted your comment a long while ago but you (and he, for that matter) could not have used better words - for a celebrity of his caliber to come out, so very eloquently, and admit on public television that he was unfaithful to his wife took tremendous courage - somewhat self-serving - but courageous nonetheless
@jamesshelley74323 жыл бұрын
This would not have been nearly as well received post Luar/Weinstein
@rkoistheman3 жыл бұрын
I don’t buy it. His entire tone, body language, and how often he cracked jokes shows he didn’t really care. He’s legit cracking jokes about cheating on his wife after he admitted it hurt her... didn’t even apologize bro lol
@StormDatIsApproaching3 жыл бұрын
@@rkoistheman You care about Dave's wife because? Oh right, you must be a close friend of him and that's why his mistake changed how you view it, right? Otherwise it'd make no sense to care abou this
@snshull10 ай бұрын
Only man to get a round of applause for explaining an extra marital relationship (or two).
@kevinsteel787510 ай бұрын
They're just doing their jobs, and Dave knows it but he's uncomfortable because they're laughing at a serious topic and he's not the only one affected by it.
@ShadyLurker1610 ай бұрын
NPC audience.
@bum2chair9 ай бұрын
Was he married at the time he slept with coworkers?
@elputas9 ай бұрын
So what do you think he should get? I mean, women who have an extra marital relationship with men usually get to destroy their families, alimony, victimization, the house, the car, the children and condolences...
@elputas9 ай бұрын
@@mlouhig1536 He was NOT married. Check it out.
@lippy22 Жыл бұрын
Imagine being Woody Harrelson backstage, knowing that you had to follow that.
@Sharpstoned Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on tv when i was like 15 or something. Weird memory.
@alistairproductions5 ай бұрын
He was probably watching that thinking this was the most surreal thing ever
@yourcommentisbad4 ай бұрын
maybe this is where woody first got the idea to cheat on his wife - in a threesome with a paparazzi, no less. maybe thought "hey i can do it and get some applause and laughs too!"
@adamr8628Ай бұрын
Probably nobody better than woody to handle something like that. He's a wild personality himself.
@johnmurphy261911 жыл бұрын
I was in the audience at a Letterman show once. They tell you a thousand times before you go in to laugh out loud at every joke. People are so grilled to laugh that they start bursting out laughing everytime there is a pause. I doubt this audience knew what to do nor were they expecting such a serious announcement.
@michaeldowney24 Жыл бұрын
I bet they prepared the audience the exact same way for this episode.
@moccalou Жыл бұрын
Dave's just naturally funny in his delivery since he's been doing it for so many years. Him saying "all the creepy things I had done" made me chuckle too.
@fstrgray828 ай бұрын
Lotta shows do this with their audiences and it's so annoying. Let the moments happen naturally.
@DaveLindbergh Жыл бұрын
A simple rule for life: If you screw up, apologize sincerely. If you're accused of doing something wrong and are innocent, DO NOT apologize a bit.
@Onigirli11 ай бұрын
No no no you have to apologize either way. But if you're innocent, you have carte blanche to do the deed you're accused of. Fair?
@DaveLindbergh11 ай бұрын
@@Onigirli Not fair and not good advice. Nobody should have "carte blanch" to harm others. And far too many innocents make the mistake of apologizing, which often results in ruined reputations.
@jardbinkley314410 ай бұрын
Well, Dave screwed up but I didn't hear any apology in there.
@santiagoferrari19739 ай бұрын
@@jardbinkley3144 that might had happened in private
@jardbinkley31449 ай бұрын
@@santiagoferrari1973 I was referring to a public one, of course.
@Bradonthe333 Жыл бұрын
His impression of the blackmailer sounds just like his Jay Lenno impression.
@enstigatorofficial Жыл бұрын
it was Leno who tried to blackmail him.
@sleepoversnackies566311 ай бұрын
@@enstigatorofficial Any proof of this? Edit: It wasn't Jay, it was a CBS producer.
@enstigatorofficial11 ай бұрын
@@sleepoversnackies5663 a joke. they caught the guy and arrested for blackmail.
@lesliemacmillan64832 ай бұрын
@@enstigatorofficial😢
@jamesstuart334610 ай бұрын
"Embarrassing...especially for the women." Like a boss
@alessandroscuderi73009 жыл бұрын
"i am a towering mass of Lutherin midwestern guilt" *crowd applauds* ... ?
@ThePlastocene9 жыл бұрын
Alessandro Scuderi Lutheran. Crowd applauds because they knew he misspelled it.
@JazGalaxy9 жыл бұрын
Pleistocene The audience comes off as insane during this. It's really a matter of context, though. When you tell someone that a person is a comedian, their expectation that the person is funny really does most of the work for the comedian. If people are in a mood to laugh, they will laugh. For most of the story they didn't know it was a serious thing that Dave was confessing and by the time it happened I think they didn't know how to process what just happened. But, yeah, they come off as obtuse and insane.
@chrisvanegmond31575 жыл бұрын
@@JazGalaxy It's like you say. The fact that his delivery is masterful and full of quips right up to the serious point also sets the tone for the audience, and like you say, his actual reveal is met by probably shock and confusion by an audience that doesn't know how to react.
@coldcuts32488 ай бұрын
Watching this in 2023. What a different world we live in today
@michaelhope889910 жыл бұрын
What a strange audience
@smscandy10 жыл бұрын
Haha they prb made the audience laugh so the situation wouldnt be akward haha
@ColtonBlumhagen9 жыл бұрын
smscandy Like a laugh sign that faces the audience and lights up.
@mulletforyou4 жыл бұрын
they came expecting comedy so heard what he was saying through that filter.
@m.j.82264 жыл бұрын
I mean he was being pretty lighthearted about it at first so it’s pretty clear the audience thought it was a bit of some kind. Really not that deep
@notoriouseagle10744 жыл бұрын
He admitted it right away, and this entire thing disappeared quicker than a bad cold.
@chadbrooks56022 жыл бұрын
This man should be a PR specialist
@mattwalker51292 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of when Jerry Seinfeld, as Dave's guest, brought out Kramer after the whole racial episode that blew up on TMZ. Kramer came out and sat down and was visibly upset, and the first reaction of the audience was to start laughing, because they thought it was a sketch, and Seinfeld said, "Don't laugh, don't laugh."
@lukejap112 жыл бұрын
That video is what brought me here actually
@od96943 жыл бұрын
It takes some dude to get caught doing this and come out looking like a hero
@johnking5174 Жыл бұрын
5:22 - I love this moment when Dave tells the audience how much the blackmailer wanted, $2 million - Dave's reaction to the audience shocked reaction is brilliant "was that the foreigners?" - as most Americans would think Dave got a cheap deal, as most blackmailers would ask for a lot more. A lot of foreigners come to see Dave's show.
@ryansbaby799 жыл бұрын
they were laughing because 1 they prob didn't expect it to be serious...and 2 he has this deadpan humor ALLLLL the time, everything he says always sounds as if he serious when hes talks BUT its funny
@chrisvanegmond31575 жыл бұрын
That's kind of how he'd need it to go, as well. It seems like he's handled this in the best way possible with this response (and he delivers it incredibly well in what must be very very hard to say in front of an audience and the nation, when he drops the bomb). I always liked Letterman but this has really impressed me. I only learnt about this today through stories on Jeff Bezos' stand against AMI's blackmailing practices, glad I saw this!
@midnightmover23295 жыл бұрын
A Man can make a mistake,he can become attracted to a colleague,infatuated even, It can happen,but there was more than one or two women involved with Dave.If he was married to my sister,I would want to stick his head down a dirty toilet bowl. I have wondered,what if that despicable Blackmailer had asked for $20,000,what would Dave have done? Letterman was a super talk show host,but he betrayed his wife,his family more than once.
@jkz85652 жыл бұрын
I think they thought the whole time that he was fucking with them and there'd be some funny punchline or something at the end
@dougbusch227111 ай бұрын
Unbelievable how the crowd applauds.
@elputas9 ай бұрын
Well, why not. When you refer to CONSENSUAL SEX AMONG ADULTS as "terrible" or "nasty" that is very funny.
@user-rz4wb5te4q7 ай бұрын
@@elputaswhy are you commenting at every single response similar to this? Chill
@elputas7 ай бұрын
@@user-rz4wb5te4q Cause if feel like it. SO? What is it to you?
@midnightrider23424 ай бұрын
@@elputas Uh, not cool when the boss wants sex from the subordinates. The subordinates feel obligated to provide sex to the boss out of fear of losing their jobs. Isn't right, my friend.
@kaseymomier37153 ай бұрын
@@user-rz4wb5te4qwhy are you reading every comment ? Chill
@ddianetilli6 жыл бұрын
He only told it because he was caught and it would cost him either way
@daithiocinnsealach31732 жыл бұрын
Great insight 🙄
@JR-zi9vj Жыл бұрын
Obviously but i dont care if a talkshoe host is cheating on his wife im not his wife, his friend, or his family im a viewer snd this does not matter to me
@theaxehound2152 Жыл бұрын
He's a sack of shiii and a shill
@shanesmith69419 ай бұрын
His response was epic!!
@hew19505011 ай бұрын
Politicians should be half as transparent!!!
@stevenfarnesi91263 жыл бұрын
Dave handled this the best way possible for someone in his position.
@blockchainshark13922 жыл бұрын
No not really. He clearly should of opened with a statement saying this is not a joke in anyway. The audience was laughing over and over. At no time did he mention this is serious . He knew if he said it the blackmailer would stop, but he clearly played up to the audience laughing so he could downplay It
@Rimrock3002 жыл бұрын
@@blockchainshark1392 There is not much different he could do regarding the audience even if he would try his best. They are there to laugh. Most of them will take whatever he says as to be something more or less funny
@NoctuaOlivae Жыл бұрын
@@blockchainshark1392 I don't think you understand the job of a late night host. His job is to entertain people. Ofc he peppered in jokes in a 9 min monolouge. Why would he tell people not to laugh when that's the entire point? He's try to keep them entertained while also explaining what happened, otherwise it would drag down the entire mood of the show. You can approach serious topics with some degree of levity without it being "downplayed." The two aren't mutually exclusive
@blokeVB Жыл бұрын
Lucky he missed the #metoo
@theaxehound2152 Жыл бұрын
Nahh, his job was to shill.
@urafuknkunt22 күн бұрын
It's amazing how many people seem to feel that it's so "odd" and "disturbing" that the audience kept laughing. They're at a live taping. They're instructed to laugh. Nobody in the audience had any clue how serious the matter was. They were probably expecting it to end with "soooo, long story short, I'll be mowing Paul's front yard for the next year and a half". Or something along those lines. I love the way he presented the matter. Comedically serious and sincere.
@urafuknkunt22 күн бұрын
He could have said at any point, "Folks, please, this is serious". He let them laugh.
@DoctorJoanieTool10 ай бұрын
I’m glad he admitted it etc and the blackmailer was arrested. But it’s still really awful that he abused his power and hurt his family.
@robinhooduk825510 ай бұрын
oh shut up for gods sake, people are grown adults and when you spend 8to12 hours a day with people relationships can happen. i flirted with my manager, just because its fun and i ended up having 9 year relationship and moving in together. women dont have affairs and keep their mouths shut about them if they dont feel it was a totally mutual relationship.
@curtisholmes99889 ай бұрын
@@robinhooduk8255he cheated on his wife
@elputas9 ай бұрын
Well, now that you're talking about abusing power, do you know what's really awful? That when women have an extra marital relationship, they completely destroy their families, they get alimony, they're awarded with the victim status, they get the house, the car, the children and the condolences and sympathies from friends and relatives because her bastard husband left her all alone while he was out working for her...
@elputas9 ай бұрын
@@curtisholmes9988 It'd be interesting to see if his wife was also cheating on him...
@elputas6 ай бұрын
@@wzxr7722 Exactly.
@DarthCipient7 жыл бұрын
Genius from Letterman. Completely fucked the guy who tried to blackmail him.
@sunnybeeSue11 жыл бұрын
this was awesome. finally a public figure who doesn’t try to bullshit their way through a scandal, he was upfront and admitted that he fucked up and he did it on his own.
@carlodave9 Жыл бұрын
And nine years ago you hadn’t had to listen to Trump denying demonstrable facts about him for seven years straight, and then trying to sue people for telling the truth (for free!).
@mariedewitt5033 Жыл бұрын
He didn't admit it on his own..He was being blackmailed and had no choice. He is an asshat
@mariedewitt5033 Жыл бұрын
Please. His abuse of staff and sorry, sordid life is hardly entertainment.
@mehhhblehhh156111 ай бұрын
Plenty just do do it. Hes with the other gutter scum. Dudes a piece of 💩
@garyfoster3854Ай бұрын
@@mariedewitt5033ok Karen.
@lspye14 жыл бұрын
Well, he's got my respect for publicly announcing it and owning up to his mistakes. I think he handled the entire situation very well.
@m.e.m.jr.42942 жыл бұрын
Why dose its smelly bad?
@ROZAKRIU Жыл бұрын
Dave has always been a class act in my opinion
@seph_f Жыл бұрын
@@ROZAKRIU yea a real class act fucking young women interns as a dude in a massive position of power, cheating on his wife and family. Super classy. He's a fuckin dirtbag
@mehhhblehhh156111 ай бұрын
Youre a joke. Dude is a piece of 💩. Admitting youre gutter trash means nothing. Hes still the same piece of 💩
@tommyriam832011 ай бұрын
' _owning up to_ ' *getting caught* , you mean - with his pants down, schlong hanging out, no less. What made it even more unseemly was that he was nightly selling and encouraging others to promote this image of himself as the hapless, somewhat nerdish, clown who never 'got the girl' _meanwhile_ , the creep is backstage porking the crap out of every intern and bitch on his staff who answers to him
@johnking5174 Жыл бұрын
Dave's way of pitching this "story" is interesting, as he waited over 7 and a half minutes into the story before the finally revealed to a stunned audience both in the theater and at home of his affairs with female staff members who worked on his show.
@shelby58097 ай бұрын
"oh shit we laughed and clapped at this?"
@Ixnatifual6 ай бұрын
The audience keep thinking it's all an elaborate joke because that's what they expect.
@deloreanfan813 жыл бұрын
"Take the book and read along at the film" lol
@bossfan495 ай бұрын
1. This was a weird way to present and talk about this situation. 2. Why are people applauding and laughing?
@yohei72 Жыл бұрын
My favorite reaction to this was that of his ex-partner and onetime head writer of Late Night, Merrill Markoe: “Aw, Dave, you said I was the only one you’d ever cheat on.”
@billyfan83059 жыл бұрын
wow......The audience must not believe him...That's the only way I can account for their response.
@kevinmathewson42729 жыл бұрын
billyfan8305 People laugh in uncertain situations. The audience on a comedic talkshow is primed to laugh at stuff. Also they laughed to ease tension and show support.
@johngobalski84728 жыл бұрын
+billyfan8305 He handled it with pure class.
@mongoardath18 жыл бұрын
+billyfan8305 Very similar to the appearance by Michael Richards after his infamous n-word incident. You don't know what is real and what is not.
@maxhydekyle24256 жыл бұрын
They're uncomfortable and don't know what's actually jokes and what's serious
@SamBuddwing13 жыл бұрын
I can't help thinking that things would have gone more smoothly if Letterman had begun by saying something like, "You know, ladies and gentlemen, night after night I sit up here, trying to make you laugh, and sometimes I actually succeed, but right now I have something totally serious that I think you need to know about..."
@MiaMadeInChina9 жыл бұрын
This is disgusting. Why they are laughing
@pvvned9 жыл бұрын
MiaMadeInChina Maybe it's because he's making jokes throughout it and he's a comedian?
@AlexRaGeAHoLiC9 жыл бұрын
MiaMadeInChina They are laughing because they must laugh. there is a sign that tell them when to laugh and when to applaud and when to say woooow
@earlrossow44639 жыл бұрын
MiaMadeInChina whats disgusting? besides that fact that you let yourself get offended by nonsense
@backinthecrystal9 жыл бұрын
AlexRaGeAHoLiC Uh, no.
@KA-gy3lz8 жыл бұрын
They thought it was joke dumbass. They didn't realize he was actually telling the truth
@allys7449 ай бұрын
While I don’t condone David’s actions, he did take ownership and handled it real well
@elputas9 ай бұрын
Well, in consensual sex among adults, there's nothing for you or me to "condone" or "not condone". It belongs in the realm of the personal and private.
@earlrossow44639 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else think it was hilarious that WOODY was his guest that night?
@MrYogo19 жыл бұрын
I see no ring.
@petescafidi14 жыл бұрын
Good point. We all came to this site knowing what to expect and the severity of the matter. The audience had no idea that this was something serious.
@RiffMaker Жыл бұрын
it's kinda scary how people continue laughing as David is closing in on his point, I know they tell you to laugh but at some point it's as creepy as what David is trying to say.
@Sandman60077 Жыл бұрын
I don't think people knew if he was being serious or not.
@SirHatchporch14 жыл бұрын
That's what I was wondering. He never said it was while he was married.
@Unfortunately_Mickey7 ай бұрын
The thing I can appreciate is that he recognized that any of the women that participated have every right to talk about it.
@misterlambert14 жыл бұрын
I think Dave handled this situation masterfully, he used humor to frame his experience in a way people could identify and easily sympathize with. My sources say the blackmailer was Robert Halderman, a director on "48 hours". He probably used his investigative journalism skills and inside position at CBS to accumulate tons of moderately scandalous material. Dave's been dating that Lasko lady on and off forever. Any sexual details with staffers are bound to be slightly embarassing.
@Brinta39 ай бұрын
“My sources” It’s not exactly a secret, it’s even on Halderman’s Wikipedia page.
@ChaosZero.8 ай бұрын
@@Brinta3 You commented on a post from 13 years ago.
@patrickr96708 ай бұрын
“my sources” Lmaooo
@Brinta38 ай бұрын
@@ChaosZero. You’re right, my comment was unfair. It may not have been public knowledge back then.
@patrickr96707 ай бұрын
@@Brinta3 No you're actually right. This video was posted on Oct. 2nd 2009. The original comment cannot be from earlier than that. I can find a TMZ article posted on Oct. 1st 2009 saying Halderman was arrested for blackmailing him.
@leroystea8069 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know this was a real thing that had happened. And Dave's openness to share this was truly an amazing thing to see. So very well handled.
@mehhhblehhh156111 ай бұрын
You respect a piece of 💩 because you are a piece of 💩
@tcudahey955011 ай бұрын
What is amazing about a man who is in a corner and has no way out confessing to being a serial adulterer in order to save $2 million? He chose the lesser of two evils.
@mdhcccc7 ай бұрын
@@tcudahey9550I agree
@dirkdarwin25712 жыл бұрын
To all the people berating the audience for laughing, to be fair, he's cracking gags all the way through, what do you expect them to do?
@Hautedoughuts2 жыл бұрын
When Paul Shaffer says “oh no” 🤣
@clintlutteringer5590 Жыл бұрын
Dave's the man. I always had respect for him honestly and this is one reason I do.
@mehhhblehhh156111 ай бұрын
Because youre as much a piece of 💩 as he is
@jshepard15211 ай бұрын
He cheated on his first wife too. Broke her heart. He's a piece.
@lilrascalbeats6973Ай бұрын
The audience literally is like mindless drones laughing and clapping it’s weird
@THE-HammerMan6 жыл бұрын
PEOPLE! Dave had relations with some co-workers BEFORE his 2009 marriage- he was single for 29 or 30 years!!! He did NOT cheat on his wife at the time this broke. He could NOT have handled the situation so well if he'd been cheating.
@jamescollinson21795 жыл бұрын
But he did cheat on his wife with several women who worked directly for him or his production company and he admitted it. Letterman had been married to Regina Lasko since March, 2009. They had lived together for some years prior to their marriage and had a son born in 2003. Letterman mentioned no one by name when he admitted on his show of October 1, 2009 to multiple affairs. But it soon came out that among those he had affairs with was his personal assistant Stephanie Birkitt who had been in a sexual relationship with him up until just before his on-air admission.
@patrickr96708 ай бұрын
I know this comment was made 5 years ago but it’s not true. He was married in March of 2009. His affair with Stephanie Birkitt lasted until at least August 2009. He cheated.
@THE-HammerMan8 ай бұрын
@@patrickr9670 And your impeccable source is/are medie reporters... I'll believe Dave at his word, thank you. [PS- Being seen with someone is not proof of boinking said person!]
@patrickr96708 ай бұрын
@@THE-HammerMan Maybe you should believe David. Because he has on multiple occasions mentioned that he was in a committed relationship with Regina for 23 years before he got married. He didn’t meet his wife in 2009. The mental gymnastics required to defend your hero is astounding.
@THE-HammerMan8 ай бұрын
@@patrickr9670 Maybe you should bite me.
@sirfith14 жыл бұрын
Remember that David and his apologists judged and condemned Bristol Palin for being a unwed teenage mother. Now they are telling us to not be judgmental.
@scottiei3 ай бұрын
Perhaps that's because Bristol Palin and her mother made it a point to lecture others about being intimate before marriage, and she had not one but TWO kids out of wedlock. With two different guys.
@mjaada3 жыл бұрын
"especially for the women" crowd: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
@TheRoseBoy112 ай бұрын
One of the most awkward moments in Late Night history.
@chadm77443 ай бұрын
At least Letterman confessed when caught and took responsibility for being flawed vs. so many that deny what they've done.
@shanekiapatterson15094 жыл бұрын
You can't get mad at three audience for laughing when he himself made jokes during the discussion. Either you want to be taken seriously or you don't
@aidanfl3 жыл бұрын
It’s clear to me when he’s joking and not, but it could just be because I already knew the situation before watching this and the audience probably didn’t
@leavingtheisland2 жыл бұрын
Fully agree with you - he could have made it clear from the start that it wasn't a joking matter.
@kay83414 жыл бұрын
" hey honey the recording is going just taking so long Im gonna be home late again dont wait for dinner" *clunk" "alright girls now I want you to lie down on each other and hold this banana, and scream cowboy Dave"
@daithiocinnsealach31732 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but he dissipated the whole thing by saying it first and being comedic about it. Lessons in there...
@ElijahsImpact12 жыл бұрын
He's talking to Paul Shaffer, the band leader.
@Jason-mk4ki Жыл бұрын
What a great way of handling damage control
@yowatupkidtv9390 Жыл бұрын
Why is the audience clapping and laughing when he's clearly being serious?
@greglopez8206 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the continued use of the word “hinky”
@johnking5174 Жыл бұрын
They are nervous, they don't understand how to react. This was all unloaded on to them with no preparation.
@brucefeagler9809 күн бұрын
Maybe they think it's actually a joke of some kind ..since it is a comedy show. They don't know how to take it.
@michaelstick85805 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I watched this today.
@matts68273 ай бұрын
If he'd asked for like 100 grand, he would have gotten it.
@123soonny12 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the audience changed their last names to "Stupid", so if you her Jack or Sally Stupid don't be shocked.
@birmania5754Ай бұрын
He made jokes all along, so when a joke is made, people tend to laugh. He could have handled it seriously.
@EvilscooterKitty Жыл бұрын
I know this must of been a horrible moment for him. He handled it well.
@mehhhblehhh156111 ай бұрын
Poor piece of 💩
@CBright78317 ай бұрын
He caused it. Don't have extra marital affairs and you won't get POS's snooping around trying to blackmail you. Be a good husband.
@strangebrew12313 ай бұрын
Remember being blackmailed is not as bad as being convicted of extortion
@HaoSci14 жыл бұрын
Another extramarital affair. I have to admit I have lost count. PS: He handled it smoothly, even the audience did not take it seriously. Well, he is a comedian.
@mariedewitt5033 Жыл бұрын
Not an extramarital affair. Quid pro quo with the staff is illegal..Dave should have been fired.
@pauldeveaux151711 ай бұрын
@@horacesheffield7367he had a serious girlfriend for 10 years
@dianaczee14 жыл бұрын
well i don't agree with getting blackmailed but just because you decide to be upfront about your extramarital affair doesn't make it right. he also didn't bother apologizing to his family who is the one who should be embarrassed in this whole situation. what a disgusting man and yes how embarrassing for the women that slept with him.
@bigweezey11 жыл бұрын
Letterman said it best: I was worried for myself, my family. I felt menaced by this and I had to tell them all of the creepy things that I have done that are gonna be... Now why is that funny? Sometimes audiences need to learn the differences between seriousness and humor.
@fe50186 жыл бұрын
bigweezey it's how he said "creepy stuff" The entire thing seemed paced for laughs.
@1ZodiacKiller4 жыл бұрын
Well.. He didn't exactly make it serious himself now, did he? Throughout his speech he told it jokingly.. ofc people will laugh when they don't think it's real
@colwilliamnoydb41343 ай бұрын
Just Imagine sitting in the audience thinking it's a funny bit, or joke, and Dave is telling you the truth about his affair and a crime committed live on air.
@chrisvenditti91227 ай бұрын
Being truthful was best move he made.
@esko8er19 жыл бұрын
Im not too sure what was funny either but Mr.Letterman couldnt have handled the situation any better. Was honest about it and kept it moving. People act like theyve never fucked up before.
@EisenbergFlavour7 жыл бұрын
I think the audience didnt get that he was serious. Thats why the laughed. Cant blame them, who would have expected him exposing himself on his own show
@davidwolfhudson2 жыл бұрын
So to speak.
@ashstone50314 жыл бұрын
No one judged or condemned Bristol Palin, they judged her mother!
@onyoutuberightnow15 күн бұрын
This is probably when Charles Grodin decided not to appear on Letterman again.
@jakepatt422011 жыл бұрын
My response to him admitting that: yes. I want to be you.
@Crisperdad11 ай бұрын
What's with the laughing zombie... not one joke in this confession. Very sobering
@bodenlosedosenhose15905 жыл бұрын
This has gotta be a form of insecure laughter on parts of the audience. The other interpretation wouldn't be so flattering.
@daithiocinnsealach31732 жыл бұрын
Humans are robots. They like what they like and they'll defend it to the death. Look at the abortion situation. No remorse. Look at Nazi Germany. Same thing. Serial killers. Theives. People don't feel remorse because remorse hurts and people protect the people they love no matter what they do unless it affects them personally or social pressure becomes too strong against them. Then they change. But only through great personal pressure.
@jasonmurdoc9533 Жыл бұрын
The books always better than the movie.
@user-ou1ok7fd8tАй бұрын
What are they laughing about? He is telling something serious
@ArtificialBanana Жыл бұрын
When he said he had sex with staff they started cheering. You can tell this was before "Me Too".
@adamgodfrey65916 ай бұрын
The crowd laughing at the things Letterman is saying, regardless of context, is absolutely bizarre
@johnmiller56793 жыл бұрын
If this happened now the MeToo crowd would cancel him.
@JJHcars3 жыл бұрын
Dave is so good at his job and balls the size of grapefruits. He had the crowd eating out of his hand and just say hey I did this now what
@sskoog3 жыл бұрын
There's been talk, for years, that Letterman is a constantly-angry person -- that his tight-lipped "Yup, yup, how bout that, ho ho ho, how funny" manner is a 24x7 partially-masked contempt. It apparently got (even) worse after he was blackmailed about the Stephanie Birkitt affair -- he felt like he couldn't trust anyone, on his staff or otherwise, like they were all garbage, like they were all out to get him -- I think you can see this in his monologue and teeth-gritted speech with uncooperative guests, and (to me) his "on-air philandering confession + spousal apology" felt like a heated, not-fully-sincere OMG they're making me do this, I'm gonna ham it up schtick. His session with Marc Maron has a bit of ugly past-youth/father history in it. Doesn't make me 'love' or 'hate' the guy, but he's very complex, not 100% as visible.
@daithiocinnsealach31732 жыл бұрын
Like us all. I take lessons from it.
@MalakianM2S Жыл бұрын
If anybody wonders what happened, the guy served 4 months in jail, and he got back in show business, courtesy of the Discovery Channel as far as I know.
@23HF23 Жыл бұрын
The guy was living and in a relationship with an assistant on the show who Letterman was porking on the side.
@MalakianM2S Жыл бұрын
@@23HF23 wo it was all highschool drama revenge? that adds another layer to it.
@MrMatteNWk Жыл бұрын
Nope, he later worked for fellow convicted criminal James O'Keefe.
@PopVideoMeanings13 жыл бұрын
why the fuck did they clap after he admitted that...that was when they should have realised that he wasnt being funny
@birmania5754Ай бұрын
Because he made it comic.
@brianwick624 Жыл бұрын
I watched this show and thought it was a joke. Good for Dave standing up for himself. Everyone makes mistakes or uses poor judgement ..
@mariedewitt5033 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Brian, everyone sleeps with a bunch of women who work for them. Matt Lauer and others were fired for this 🙄
@mehhhblehhh156111 ай бұрын
Nah, hes gutter trash.
@seanbonella Жыл бұрын
extortion makes you worse than guilty
@mandarkulkarni5634 Жыл бұрын
Letterman is the definition of smooth criminal
@elputas9 ай бұрын
Why criminal?
@NerfHerder694 ай бұрын
Yikes. His joking is so awkward like he’s really trying to not come off like a creep.
@iPwNnEwbz276512 жыл бұрын
Dave: "I've had sex with co workers." Audience: HAHAHAHAHA Dave: Hey I'm serious Audience: HAHAHAHAHA Me: What the f.. why are you laughing you idiots. Audience: HAHAHAHAHA Me and Dave: Shut Up! Audience: HAHAHAHAHA Me and Dave: OK we're leaving now Audience: HAHAHAHAHA (Lights shut off, crew leaves too) Audience: HAHAHAHAHA (Dave comes into studio next morning) Audience: HAHAHAHAHA
@Dan-nt2yb Жыл бұрын
We’re all waiting for the audience to stop laughing…
@lorimoore7428 күн бұрын
I respect him so much for this
@DinoHF796 жыл бұрын
I felt Dave's pain that night!
@williamfurdyn53342 ай бұрын
If this happened now he’d be cancelled by the woke mob and labeled a predator or something 😂😂
@Excogitationn7 ай бұрын
Here from TheOfficialPodcast
@SpasticTheMonkey Жыл бұрын
I would be losing my shit if I was letterman, literally said he was being blackmailed for 2 million dollars and the audience applauded, kudos to him for keeping his composure
@BatmanHQYT5 ай бұрын
Impeccable delivery the entire time
@CodeFitYouTubeАй бұрын
Who's here from The Millionaire Fastlane?
@joanofarc336 жыл бұрын
Lots of guilt ridden mid-western Lutherans out there.