Seventeen minutes of David Letterman trying to get Norm MacDonald riled up about being fired from Weekend Update. I remember seeing this as a kid back when it aired, so stunned by Dave’s enthusiasm and how his jabs at Don Ohlmeyer and Lorne Michaels made what was supposed to be an ordinary interview wonderfully uncomfortable. One champ recognizing another. This clip brought to you by the word “quisling”.
This is fantastic. And also, I’m sorry for saying this, but remember when David Letterman was David Letterman?