Staff Favorite Moments: Writer Andy Breckman | Letterman

[@colbydobbs6399]

That band with Hiram Bullock, Steve Jordan, and Will Lee in it was just absolute fire.

[@bartstarr100]

Steve is currently Rolling Sones' drummer

[@craigfazekas3923]

I was 13 when Dave's show came about- just old enough to start staying up later.... Never a better reason to have one's marks in school plummet ❣❣ Thanks Dave & Company.... 🚬😎

[@charleybarley914]

Thanks for all the laughs, Mr. Breckman.

[@bobot1981]

Dave teaching Jerry how to play Proud Mary. Dang, dang, dang!

[@jonthebru]

The bit with Jerry was hilarious. Such good sports.

[@lynnturman8157]

He's supposed to be one of the greatest guitarists? I would say he's a bit overrated.

[@MichaelLasotaMusic]

I MISS this era. I grew up watching this as a pre-teen to teenager and then until his retirement. I was born in '82. It's nice to see some of the stuff I never got to see. He was LEGEND. #LoveLetterman I got to see him in 96' with my mum. Was fantastic!

[@jimschleich8753]

Come for Jerry, love the whole gosh darn thing, especially that ending!!

[@Squidbillies1000]

Andy thank you for all your work with Letterman!

[@blaircrawford8143]

I had Andy Breckman's CD until it got stolen in a house break-in years ago. I still occasionally say "Good luck honey, don't get killed" for routine errands.

[@ZachJenkins]

I can’t get enough of these writer segments

[@tvviewer4500]

They will have to do multiples

[@namj8145]

OMG...the adult theatre/root beer barrel joke! Hadn't thought of it in years, and for some reason months ago, remembered it again, still shocked they had that sweet woman in the audience tell it. How great (?) to see it again now!

[@kikovazquez7277]

Hope she got paid. What a good sport!

[@AmpasaurusWrecks]

Andy’s a very very funny guy and a fantastic writer. I love listening to him on WFMU.

[@2wayplebney]

I know this guy, indirectly. An excellent writer and musician. My friend Rob introduced me to Andy's work, and I have been following him ever since. I particularly remember the "Good Day" song, and the Rabbi Finkelman tunes. Rob interviewed Andy via cassettes many moons ago, and Andy was very mischievous.

[@plaws0]

These are so good! Thanks. And you all still "have it" ... that's the best part, I think.

[@GingerCC-he8be]

Whomever put these videos together, thank you, they are wonderful!

[@kenthomas1109]

Andy Breckman’s music is brilliant! Look for “Railroad Bill” - one of the most brilliant pieces of folk music ever performed! Also, he created the show “Monk.” I had no idea he was a Letterman writer! Yay!

[@basehead617]

He also wrote the Richard Pryor movie 'Moving' which is hilarious and a favorite of mine!

[@DanCohoon]

I know him from his show on WFMU. I knew about Monk, not about writing for Dave.

[@muzvid]

As I listened to Andy sing, I just knew I've heard that voice before. After a little investigation, I found his song "So Far So Good" here on KZbin. That was the one I remembered! For many years, I've been listening to a program called "Across the Great Divide" on KPFA radio out of Berkeley. The original host retired back in2014, but until then several of Andy's songs were played every once in a while, including "Railroad Bill" and "Don't Get Killed." Glad I stumbled upon this!!

[@Strimbles]

WFMU 91.1 shirt. Possibly the best radio station of all time! Grew up with it in the 80's & 90's, too amazing. Still going too. Now I live in England not NJ & NYC but I still listen online... thank god!!!

[@JoeChrisMorris]

91.1!

[@videogamechangers605]

Love all these videos, but why is the audio so low for the interview with the staff but loud for show clips?

[@rafaelfernandeslopesdeoliv1700]

These are the best uploads. More writers please.

[@suzannemitchell618]

“Don’t Get Killed” is a huge favorite! ❤😂

[@tbx59]

These are great - it might have taken a while, but everyone is doing a wonderful job with the channel.

[@claumeister1]

I love the guys in the audience yelling “Yeah, do it ! Do it !” Must be some writers planted in the seats ...

[@Merlin_Price]

This stuff is great but can you guys upload whole episodes again from the early days? The stuff from the 80's and early 90's is amazing.

[@mikebottiaux5850]

This stuff is pure gold!

[@jyhertz]

Andy Breckman! Saw you at the Bottom Line in like 1995? Good time!

[@elizabethlarson9655]

Pam had great delivery!

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

Very attractive as well.

[@ComedyRoom10]

THANKS!

[@Kylefassbinderful]

Late Night just looks like it was crazy fun to be a part of. Not just Letterman but Conan as well.

[@stephenhenion8304]

Dave as the Guitar Teacher!!!

[@EightPieceBox]

Not getting SNL in 1981 had to be a blessing for Andy. Got to be there for the beginning of Late Nite and he ended up at SNL a few years later missing most of the worst seasons.

[@chanterellebreakfast]

Nice shirt. Love the show.

[@JonBlondell]

Wonderful writing!

[@grogman1911]

Excellent!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That's just the second time I've seen Jerry Garcia play "Proud Mary".

[@davewestner]

Man, how cool to get to play with the WMDB? I like what I heard of that tune.

[@Redmenace96]

Stay till the end, folks! It's a doozy!! Ha-ha

[@nwkruss1917]

Red, Would it be too much to ask, to explain the ending when he referred to meeting Tom Gamil's wife ? I guess I'm not that with it. Thank you. Russ

[@bethlandau5658]

@@nwkruss1917 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2nZnIOGfb2pgK8

[@ononearts]

Love that WFMU shirt!

[@JohmathanBSwift]

Fun stuff. Thank you.

[@ForbinColossus]

@14:58 *"Hiram!"* Rest in Peace

[@ruthecker399]

love dave miss him

[@mhmrules]

I'm not sure which I liked better, the song, or the ending.

[@andrewlast1535]

Holmes Cooney fight? 🤣 I got that reference.

[@trueknowledgeispower]

R.I.P. Hiram Bullock

[@keefriff99]

Damn, that Sunny von Bulow joke was dark! Lol I wonder how many people even get that reference today.

[@kstepko]

Not me.

[@jeffreylebowski3280]

I laughed out loud - dark & hysterical. The 80’s were quite the time to be a teenager

[@trysometruth]

@@kstepko "Martha (Sunny) von Bülow, the American heiress who was first married to an Austrian playboy prince and then to a Danish-born man-about-society who was twice tried on charges of attempting to murder her, died Saturday at a nursing home in Manhattan. Mrs. von Bülow, who was 76, had been in a coma for nearly 28 years."

[@paulfrehley3010]

These are great! You should do it with Chris Elliott.

[@karenhousley610]

"OZZY"!

[@MarkKanaster-ev6pq]

Whoever thought of these interviews was a genius

[@SaltyChip]

4:07 “i ate nothing but a Hound Dog!”

[@tvviewer4500]

Dave sang when he was controlling rupert on his halloween trick or treating bit

[@viu1558]

no matter how rich n famous David Letterman became, he has always been nothing but a dork. no cure for that.

[@TimmehJay]

Paul got a new shirt this day

[@moccalou]

In the early years were writers able to spring things on Dave once the show was already being recorded? Because a lot of the later writers said when they submitted ideas, the ideas were escalated up to Dave. But it seems like early on Dave was caught off-guard a lot like it was the first time he was hearing about things. Haha. Right before Dave said enough of the bird on the shadow puppets, I heard someone say tweet tweet. 🤣

[@joadbreslin5819]

My guess is that he let Merrill run the show when she was head writer, during the first year.

[@NickNicometi]

14:00 Hank Harrison (writer, former Grateful Dead mgr, and father to Courtney Love) pictured on the right.

[@RustyorBroken]

Spicy!

[@Larry-vc5qv]

Larry Bud Melman was the star of the show during that era.

[@MaineOffGrid.]

This was the most slow moving segment I’ve ever seen

[@joadbreslin5819]

It was a different era. Hard to imagine today. When the original Star Wars film came out, people complained that it moved too fast, but today it seems rather slow.

[@darrellbarfz8666]

Anyone care to explain the Larry Richter joke? I don't get it.

[@jhill2422]

WFMU!

[@EdDunkle]

Pam was better at telling those jokes than Dave

[@genewest8426]

Prop's Andy!!!

[@MikeChimeri]

Good thing Dave wasn't pregnant or there'd be complaints from people that didn't know it was a body double doing those flips. I liked Andy's song, complemented by Hiram's solo.

[@uuclmusic2711]

Everyone loves Demi Moore and wants her to stay safe. David can take care of himself!

[@SuperSuperDuperNice]

Andy, What's your favorite show on WFMU?

[@SamCanada1]

👍

[@3rdDimensionV4U]

Some of the best episodes were during the writers' strike. Just kidding! 😀

[@3rdDimensionV4U]

Sunny von Bulow made me write that.

[@cvat639]

Hiram!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Best part of the song.

[@peterlorrequartet6559]

humor....ar ar....

[@snowdog03]

Nanu Nanu.

[@timthatshim8037]

Why is Robert Reich calling himself "Andy" now?

[@mitchellglaser]

Maybe it's one of those insider things, but I didn't like any of it. Except for the Richter Scale joke, which was the only one the audience didn't like.

[@snowdog03]

🌽

[@ThePastaFazool]

WFMU

[@LuisSancho-v7o]

Can someone explain, please, that bit about the 8th scale/Larry Richter?

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

You're a fine joke writer. A singer, not so much.

[@ericvel]

WFMU!