Richard Lewis on Letterman
So many fond remembrances of Richard Lewis are coming out — he really was “the menschiest of mensches” — but this highlight reel from his appearances on Letterman’s show, especially the early ones from the 1980s, hits home for me. He was a great comedian and an absolutely perfect talk show guest. He was seemingly always on Late Night back then, and every time he was, as a viewer, it was like, “Richard Lewis again? Can’t wait!”
Also:
Lewis’s first appearance on Late Night in 1982. Hard to overstate how forward-thinking this entire segment was.
Lewis killing on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show in 1990.
Keith Olbermann’s remembrance.
Lewis making Bob Costas laugh so hard NBC almost shelved the episode. Here’s the whole first appearance on Costas’s (vastly underrated) late late night show in 1989.
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So many fond remembrances of Richard Lewis are coming out — he really was “the menschiest of mensches” — but this highlight reel from his appearances on Letterman’s show, especially the early ones from the 1980s, hits home for me. He was a great comedian and an absolutely perfect talk show guest. He was seemingly always on Late Night back then, and every time he was, as a viewer, it was like, “Richard Lewis again? Can’t wait!”
Also:
Lewis’s first appearance on Late Night in 1982. Hard to overstate how forward-thinking this entire segment was.
Lewis killing on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show in 1990.
Keith Olbermann’s remembrance.
Lewis making Bob Costas laugh so hard NBC almost shelved the episode. Here’s the whole first appearance on Costas’s (vastly underrated) late late night show in 1989.