David Letterman Takes The Colbert Questionert

[@thesoundsmith]

"I admire you overselling the bit." Best comment on this segment EVER! 😁

[@elizabethlander2411]

Absolutely!!

[@BLAB-it5un]

Honorable mention for "Phil Swift"

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

He's still very quick on his feet :)

[@TSIRKLAND]

"I learned it from you, dad!"

[@utubeSome]

True also😂

[@dlbuffmovie]

Had to shout this bit out to the whole house to laugh at..... 😀

[@Palidine4M0O]

the accuracy of some statements make awkward moments of truth that just slide by, unadultered

[@courtney5796]

@@Palidine4M0O Perfect edit: I am stealing that! lol

[@Perri_Redder]

"I lied..." Dave still has it, 100%. I almost choked on my coffee!

[@braininjurydiy]

yea he just has a way about him doesn't he I was laughing away. Eariliest memory, drivers license, like what? Maybe that concussion he had left it's mark if so.

[@myrnashoults9735]

I liked how quickly he came up with his least favourite smell 😂

[@YvonneMichelleAutry]

FO’ SHO’! hahahaha😆😁😄😃😀🤣😂😅

[@YvonneMichelleAutry]

😆😁😄😃😀 DAVID LETTERMAN HAS IMPECCABLE TIMING! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! BEST EVER😁😀😀😂

[@Sharonmxg]

I started watching Letterman about 1984, just after high school. I have been a devoted Letterman fan from then until this very day.

[@shawnuel]

I started Jr. year, watching his guest hosting stints on The Tonight Show, then his morning show. We had watch parties my freshman year at college when Late Night started in Feb. ‘82. In regards to celebs who I don’t actually know, Dave’s passing will hit me harder than any other I have experienced. He defined my generation, as far as humor was concerned.

[@armyveteran101st]

Same here

[@RHelenius]

What happened today that made you dislike him?

[@shawnuel]

@@RHelenius Clever!

[@susie-q96]

Devoted fan since his morning show. And got to see him in person. This man is brilliant!

[@batgurrl]

Colbert Questionert is my favorite segment and this one with the legendary David Letterman the best ever. I miss him so much and EverLong was no surprise ❤️

[@Jr42fan]

If I remember right I believe Foo Fighters played Everlong on his last show

[@mattofalltradez]

Letterman will never get old. What a legend. These two together make for some epic banter!

[@mamakat114]

Years ago, probably early nineties, I was mid 20's, I would watch Letterman and literally laugh out loud.. Belly laughter. My Mom could hear me. Once she asked *what in the heck are you laughing at?" I told her how hilarious and silly he us. (She didn't 'get it') 😂

[@mamakat114]

I'm surprised David didn't say that the scariest animal was a squirrel 😂 he used to talk about how scared he was of them in NY 🐿

[@mamakat114]

Foo Fighters "Everlong" has so much meaning to Dave while he was recovering from the heart surgery.

[@dthomas9230]

Is his beard a Freudian substitute for his thinning hair?

[@mamakat114]

@@dthomas9230 right! I remember when he started losing his hair, there was like an island of hair separated from the rest of his hair & he would lay a pencil down in between

[@lynnturman8157]

Best Colbert Questionert ever. Perfect combination of thoughtful answers & not giving a rat's ass.

[@9168W]

Man, I loved watching Letterman growing up. I love that he's still interviewing.

[@Alphadawg3571]

It was fun to watch Letterman grow up!

[@Del-Lebo]

My go to 1980's highschool late night hero! Damn..that was '81-'85!?!?!? BTW he looks great!!!! I am only 58 and hope to look that good at his age!!! I got the grey and the beard...so Let's GO!!! Gen X in the house OH! Vote 💙💯

[@user-se5ef5pl3o]

Trump 2024

[@cognitionignition]

Loved this. Great to hear David mention, however briefly, his late mom, who was always a good sport when she appeared on his show.

[@sarcasmo57]

I can not articulate the words to express how much I enjoy watching Letterman. He's just so funny. Stephen is good too.

[@andoletube]

Stephen was the perfect person to pass the torch to when Dave retired.

[@rockmillar8641]

​@@andoletube Yes... I agree 💯

[@3eyedfish]

There are surprisingly good together ❤

[@sunbunnow]

I ❤ David Letterman…I remember watching The top 10 at 10 when I was a kid with my mom. He is such a sweetheart.

[@Karen-hh9rd]

Dave is & always will be The Tonight Show to me. Fried baloney & Foo Fighters "Everlong". Love the tune & never listen to it without thinking of Dave. When he told the story of the tune after his heart surgery. . 😔 I miss you David Letterman!!! I cried for 2 week's after watching his final show! ❤❤❤❤

[@ruthmarland835]

Always love to see David Letterman!

[@xzonia1]

Same :)

[@HughColling]

Stephen, Cher found the best word for Mr. Letterman. I agree with her one hundred percent. I'm an old man and was a woman in a past life. I can "smell" men like him ten thousand miles away.

[@0HARE]

So good to see David Letterman again. The man completely changed late night television for the better. Rock On, Dave!

[@ZACATCS]

I started watching the David Letterman show in the '80s and continued until the mid-2000s. He helped heal my mental diseases.

[@jackiebarnes5117]

Way back in 1983 I worked 2nd shift and got home before 11:30pm right when The Letterman Show aired. Watched it every single night after work. I can’t believe 41 years later, Dave is still around and making us all laugh just like no time has passed at all. The GOAT of late night! ❤😊 Watching him with Colbert at the same theater where his show aired, is the best! Thank you Stephen ❤❤

[@crazybeardjones]

David Letterman is a TV icon, Retirement Dave is a fucking legend! His DGAF attitude is hilarious and inspirational

[@katxl7]

He does have a show on Netflix.

[@scottied7299]

As soon as Dave said "I admire you overselling the bit", I hit like!😂

[@jimwilliams3816]

Somebody needed to say it!

[@brothajohn]

“I lied.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@OriginalPiMan]

He doesn't play by the rules, but he's earned that right.

[@pdoylemi]

I loved, "It's not my show."

[@likebot.]

Dave might be playing by the rules of Fizbin.

[@pdoylemi]

@@likebot. That's a deep cut Star Trek reference - I like it!

[@likebot.]

@@pdoylemi You can't beat The Original Series.

[@courtney5796]

@@likebot. 👀

[@npzabov]

"What do I win?" :D What a legend

[@RLLE-dl3oy]

"Another questionert!" was right there...!

[@THE-A-TRAIN]

I was laughing out loud at "What do I win?" after the video ended, then came to comments looking for this exact comment. You win. I'm not sure what you win, but you win.

[@Lupton2000]

He wants to win back The Tonight Show:)

[@DirkDwipple]

Your dog's undying love.

[@RLLE-dl3oy]

@@THE-A-TRAIN tbh, I was thinking of the Family Guy pilot. It has a stag party with a "drink the beer" contest... 😇

[@estiefranks6468]

I can’t believe there is someone else who is driven crazy by people stopping and waving me to go first! I am just like David Letterman! That brings me joy. 😊

[@Groundedsquirrel]

You are not alone! Those people are crazy. They don’t get that what they’re doing is actually dangerous.

[@oldsagerat]

I'd give y'all one day driving around here before charges were brought 😂 Worst "friendly" drivers on this continent.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

David Letterman shaped my sense of humor in my mid to late teen years. The Top10 list was my favorite thing on late night Tv.

[@sparkythancztwise]

but stupid human tricks and stupid pet tricks human velcro

[@JimPryde]

I came here to say what you did... So I shall give you a "Like" and praise your comedic upbringing!

[@greggseager4632]

"Once Upon A Time In The West" FANTASTIC ANSWER!

[@alro11]

classic western

[@ideagirl]

The Best answers to your Questionert ever! Comedian answers! Quick wit Answers! I laughed and laughed and laughed! "I LIED". Hilarious.

[@courtney5796]

Me watching dave at 15. me watching dave at 54 legend both ways.

[@coosoorlog]

Once Upon a Time in the West IS fantastic. Absolutely amazing action film. They don't make movies like that anymore. Or if they do, it's like once a decade. It's more like an opera with how well the music blends into everything. You can see in many shots how the composition has been planned with the music in mind and then cut properly for ideal emotional impact. And the storytelling, the dialogue. There's nothing extra. Everything fits.

[@fanaticforager6610]

Fond memories of tuning out, to tune in 🦋ith Dåve L, the ways he ‘rebooted’ his mindset was Phenomenal ✨by walking out of the theatre 🎭 to be run over by a speeding car, then walked back to his desk again, is Profound 🪄 Long may your beard grow Dåve L✨🌻🖖🏽🦘

[@poppy9400]

I love David Letterman!!! Great to see him

[@jongminkim4678]

The one and only... Living legend!

[@robinsierra1029]

The Colbert questionnaire is lifted from actors studio. I think they should acknowledge that. And I forget his name, but the guy who did actors studio for years. He always credit to the man who he got the idea from.

[@jrickard_1215]

James Lipton

[@robertgandler3177]

The remark about fried bologna sandwiches fried in butter leading to open heart surgery is totally honest and insightful and thoroughly true! Thanks!

[@amyjackson8725]

It depends on your genetics! The only one with heart issues in my family was my mom, the one who did NOT eat stuff like fried bologna sandwiches!

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Gotta love David he got it

[@frankdaily8932]

Seeing Dave with Stephen really allows the greatness of Colbert to shine through. We are so lucky to have this master at work.

[@susanhaslam1795]

I hate that too at intersections. Just follow the rules of driving.

[@Tilmann5138]

By far the most funny answers ever. So good!

[@NanParisienne]

Always great to see David Letterman --- totally in his element --- hasn't lost that comedic touch --- Bravo Dave!

[@stephanieolds7608]

I remember watching Johnny Carson when I was a kid. I loved to watch people like Burt Reynolds Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and the comedians, which I can't remember their names!? So many of these great shows now and then were great in their own ways. Thanks for the laughs 🤣🤣😊

[@LindaC616]

Rich Little comes to mind

[@blakestebbe7937]

The coliseum is still there, just went through a major renovation a couple years ago. Still a staple at the Indiana state fair after all these years! You will not find better sweet corn than freshly grown, picked and grilled Indiana sweet corn.

[@nancyaustin9516]

I’m right there with you, Dave, on that one about the morons at the intersections. They drive me nuts too.

[@richardlynch1094]

The GREATEST OF ALL TIME right there!!

[@aleeyh69]

The man is still sharp and funny!

[@ruthmarland835]

He’s not that old!

[@mark-ish]

​@@ruthmarland835 lol compared to Joe? 😅 77 is ain't spring chicken.

[@ruthmarland835]

@@mark-ish wait until you age up around my age 61, Father Time has all of us👀

[@conleylynch7842]

My brother and I watched that first 15 minutes of either show nearly every night for his entire span. Even the summer of that morning show. From his Stupid Tricks to his Film Festivals to Larry Bud and Christmas will never be the same without Jay Thomas and Darlene Love. Thanks Dave. Thanks so much!!!

[@krisfrederick5001]

I wasn't expecting to have something in common with David Letterman today. The Beach Boys was my first concert too. That was the most endearing intro of the Colbert Questionert "Dad." And I will never forget Letterman having the Foo Fighters play "Everlong" on his last show ever.

[@richardadams4928]

David Letterman. Is he the Santa Claus we all need, or the ZZ Top frontman we truly deserve?

[@socaliguy81]

That was wild to listen to his answers. While David Letterman and I are 34 years apart, his favorite sandwich struck a very nostalgic chord in me, and our first concerts were both The Beach Boys.

[@chelsealynn9866]

As Stephen was asking the song question I was thinking of my own answer would probably be “Everlong”. My jaw hit the floor when Dave said the same!

[@KiraLovesMichael]

Dave is the GOAT!!❤❤❤ Man, I loved watching him from my adolescent years until his last show. I will ALWAYS be in love with my David Letterman. 💋

[@davidparker8221]

Does Michael know? 😂

[@KiraLovesMichael]

@@davidparker8221 LOL! Oh yes! 😁 Dave is one of my hall passes. His hall pass is Angelina Jolie. 😉

[@davidparker8221]

I didn't get or like David Letterman originally. He was on too late for me, and what little I saw was so out of context it seemed meanspirited. And THEN I moved to Brooklyn/NYC for graduate school...THEN I GOT THE JOKES. Were it not for David Letterman I could not do my job as a Tour Guide in NYC. I had to develop that attitude, the NY edge, that I (from a small community outside of Pittsburgh, PA) didn't have. Unknown to him, he was a real role model to me. I regret that night when 3 of us had tickets to Les Miserables some guy offered us tickets to see Dave, and I didn't want to be the jerk that abandoned his girlfriend and another female friend. Every Christmas will include the Darlene Love Supercut of Baby, Please Come Home (Bruce Kapler on Sax!) and the late Jay Thomas "Lone Ranger" tale ("They'll believe me, Citizen!") God bless you and family!

[@lifeofnanaa]

THE NATIONAL MENTION! It makes me feel irrationally proud of my favourite band

[@brendantheprettygood]

He always puts a smile on my face.

[@zesty9815]

3:02 _"What do you think happens when we die?"_ Worms eat your brain. (In some cases, though, you don't have to wait to die.)

[@allendracabal0819]

I would think that his memories of fried bologna sandwiches predates his memory of getting his driver's license.

[@sunlover-u2x]

Love @Letterman since 1981. From his Weather days a co-worker told me about, and guest hosting too. I'd get off my CNA job at 11, get home and settled and Letterman was on. Best way to wind down after work! Loved every minute of every year I've been able to watch you! Sidenote: Just Curious... Has @StephenAtHome ever acknowledged that his Questionert is basically (a copy/homage to/or rip-off of) James Lipton's (Inside the Actor's Studio) questions. "Most of the shows was a one-on-one interview conducted by the host James Lipton in the 22 seasons. It`s followed by the host submitting a questionnaire to the guest. The questionnaire concept aired on Actors Studio was originated by the French television personality Bernard Pivot on his show Apostrophes, (1975-1986) the Proust Questionnaire." PS If you've never watched them - do a search - great stuff. Glad that something similar is being carried on. Stephen should ask ALL of his guests, like Lipton did. It's good value!

[@TheMattsterling]

OVERSELLING THE BIT! My hero finally calls Colbert out. Dave keeps getting better with age.

[@YTSlide]

These are getting better with age. Letterman's and Carol Burnett's recent quizzes are wondermous!

[@formerastronaut]

Rupert Jee over here like "wtf" when dave answers best sandwich.

[@MdW4177]

“I was told 6!!” 🤣🤣

[@melaniesutubeful]

What an excellent choice in song! It’s my favorite too!

[@bob123789456]

lol Colbert's disappointment when Letterman picked oranges

[@kitcobain444]

I knew he was going to say, "Everlong"....

[@AndreasGeorgiades]

They're out there Fighting Foo!

[@TrumbullComic]

I love how he just answered "six" without a moment's hesitation.

[@jimwilliams3816]

Well, he had been slipped the answer in advance...by some liar, apparently!

[@carleenmulloy481]

I love David letterman

[@lindaroman3560]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@francipix]

We loves us some Dave Letterman 🫶🏼

[@christinemaney2294]

That was awesome. Love how he engaged to make it a full-on bit.

[@BeulahFocker]

Best answer ever for best sandwich-fried bologna 😂 my mom made those for us in the 70's they're awesome w added mayo lettuce and tomato David is the' GOAT!

[@lilivonshtup3808]

If he would've stayed within the boundaries of the questions asked, I would've said, "Where'a Dave? Who is this impostor?"

[@docniksnk]

Snarky, dry humour. It real keeps the Colbert Questionnaire interesting and not monotonous. Love it! 😂

[@yjwrangler7819]

I actually clapped and yelled YES at fried bologna sandwiches...which woke my roommate lmao

[@BrokenhornKT]

Thank- You Dave!!! You Said it. We don't NEED a 2 MIN Set Up for Everything!!!! Good Grief, fill the time with another guest. You Waste over 10-15 mins a show doing it!!!

[@missoctober8859]

I'll never forget when Dave said he was raised by poodles.

[@embeddedude737]

I have the same favorite western as David Letterman!

[@GregoryGregory916]

I don’t watch Colbert, but when I hear Letterman is on I run to KZbin as fast as I can, will forever miss that legend in late night

[@rockmillar8641]

It's grt to have U here...❤

[@johnturner8286]

Thank you, Dave. For everything.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Love. These. Gents.

[@Johnnyred51]

This is an example of truly decent people. Unlike ALL the clowns in politics.

[@karstenswiridjuk4747]

Once Upon a Time in the West is awesome and the crowd was just silent...no clue lol.... GO WATCH IT, you will not be disappointed.

[@karstenswiridjuk4747]

Just released in 4k too!

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Dave got some guts❤

[@PhenominAl67]

I like when he tells him he overselled the bit.

[@chuckgriffith4539]

Classic Dave ...love the banter between Dave and Steven...all in the joy of the Ed Sullivan Theater..

[@foulchild]

They should start giving people golden buttons for doing the Questionert. Make em part of an exclusive club. SNL has the jacket. The Late Show has the "Golden button" ooooOOOOo AhhhhhHhhh

[@calliope720]

Space Invader is such a great song; as usual Dave's taste is top notch

[@Progressive_Canadian]

Dave: "And I admire you over selling the bit" Hahahaha, I miss him so much! 🤣

[@NewMessage]

Fried baloney was called 'pac-man sammies' in my house as a kid, and there was no better after school snack.

[@RevLeigh55]

I remember him when he was a weather guy in Indianapolis.

[@cfleagle1]

Two of the late night comedy kings!!! Blessings to both, and thanks for all the laughs all these years...

[@pjmiller8632]

Who couldn’t miss that great familiar laugh?

[@magmah1]

Please bring Dave back soon. Lovely banter. National treasure.

[@medusagorgon9]

I always enjoy seeing Dave.

[@arinestlebaum8564]

This was Dave. He never ran into a talk show format he didn't try to subvert.

[@susanscott8394]

Letterman is so damn funny. Luv to watch him on any show….. what a sense of humor ……😂

[@cassiecarpenter]

First concert?!?! That’s a brand new question 🤔

[@revvyhevvy]

Good luck to Rahal, Letterman, Lanigan Racing in the 500!

[@jeanetteh.9240]

I will always miss Letterman's show.

[@felipepipi1780]

David is lifelong sharp

[@worldcitizen9202]

"Do everything at intersection to stop people from motioning me to go first" .,.... yep that is me too .... Especially when they have the ffing right of way !

[@davidserlin8097]

I like that he doesn’t care one bit whether he answers the questions or not.

[@Picklesnot-co3k]

Dave, always Dave.

[@laurih.t.8723]

Man, I miss his show so much!!! Best late night host EVER! ❤

[@itsROMPERS...]

I attended the David Lettermen show on the road in Chicago in the 80s. His guest was Jay Leno, who brought a bag of the Chicago classic Italian beef sandwiches (much better than fried baloney). Leno threw sandwiches into the audience. The most striking thing: during breaks Dave just sat there immersed in his own thoughts. He didn't interact with the audience or even the guest sitting next to him. The breaks were just as long as the commercials played, no edits, and the band just played the whole time.

[@userhFDR7PBw]

I won't motion any elderly person to go first, ever again. I'm sorry!