Staffer Relief Hosts on Letterman, July 15, 1986 (full)

Dave randomly selects Rob Burnett, Sue Hall, and Bridget Jackson to fill in for him as host. With guests George Carlin, Bill Zanker, and six-year-old Kirstin Ostrum, righting a wrong from the night before.
The "O Canada" saga is uploaded here: • "O Canada" collection ...

[@spam7797]

I would LOVE for more full episodes like this.

[@cowmix]

To think Rob would run the whole thing in a few years.

[@JimzAuto]

‘This is an encore presentation’- true statement, watching it on the KZbin :) Thanks Don G!

[@dongiller]

This repeat aired on March 22, 1988, near the beginning of the months-long writers' strike.

[@christiem1742]

I was lucky to see George in my hometown on his 58th birthday May 12, 1995. He returned in 2004 and I was happy to see him again with all the true George Carlin fans I could bring!

[@galvanaut7119]

These are just so great. Thanks for posting.

[@sandy3482]

Dave had to work even harder than usual .Great Show!

[@Paul71H]

Rob Burnett wasn't quite ready for the guest host role, but Sue Hall did a great job!

[@markjones952]

Flipping through some of your videos, and see you are at 200000 subs! Congrats Don!

[@dongiller]

Thanks, Mark!

[@StevenKellyBelly]

these compilations are amazing you are a true professional Don G

[@dongiller]

Thanks. If I were a professional, I’d be paid. :) I’ll always see myself as a semi-ok amateur.

[@jackwendigo6541]

Bill Zanker seemed deeply uncomfortable during his segment. Hilarious.

[@mohsinraza3138]

Once upon A time.great memories

[@FerdinandCesarano]

I read this as "Shaffer relief hosts", with "hosts" as a verb. So I spent the whole show waiting for Paul to be in there.

[@lewis123646]

Haha my favorite sublopts of this ep, Oh Canada and Rob Burnett: "Host"

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

Ostrum doesn't quite get the lyrics right, she replaces "From Far and Wide" with another "We Stand On Guard", and sings "We see them rise" instead of "We See Thee Rise" Also Bill Zanker comes out here looking like, yes, a scam artist, but then 20 million dollars later, what do I know.

[@JimzAuto]

25:12 ‘Money’ song re-popularized by ‘The Apprentice’- interesting that it’s played during another NBC program apprenticing employees...

[@dianewinters8628]

I got to see Anton so I'm happy.

[@Fnortner01]

Back in the day when Dave took chances once in a while.

[@gerrydooley951]

nice back-handed compliment. Yes, Dave wasn't as funny on CBS as he was on NBC but ya know what? He was so good on NBC that I give him a pass on CBS.

[@andyrose5616]

Was this in Studio 8H?

[@dongiller]

It was..

[@aaronwestendorp7352]

@@dongiller I thought this was in 6A

[@dongiller]

Late Night was taped in 8H during the summer of 1986 while renovations were going on in the 6A control room.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@aaronwestendorp7352 I thought it was in 9B

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Again, Carlin was good for some light chuckles but I never found him truly laugh out loud funny (what 'hilarious' used to mean before being beaten down to almost meaningless). Got Smart, capped teeth w/ the yellow ones in the back, sidekick maestro- yeeaaahh boy, funny stuff (don't get me started on 'your stuff').

[@wowmachineradio]

One person hates relief hosts. I remember Dave's crush on the Canadian National Anthem.... seems like it culminated with the ep before this one, and he always regretted it.

[@dongiller]

Link to the “O Canada” collection at the end of the description.

[@brianallen2358]

It's all Paul's fault