The Guy Under the Seats Collection on Letterman, 1984-1985

"Eehh, now Chris, you're taking this the wrong way....."

When I grow up I wanna be just like Chris.

Will always be the best late night show. I watched it for 20 years...guy under the seats, suit of suet, top 10...

Thank God Dave didn't get The Tonight Show.......

Thank you for all these compilations!
I'm recalling another bit that was Guy Under the Seats related, a couple years later. Chris was doing a bit as Dave, and another writer popped up through the hatch and asked if he had any cayenne pepper.

Looks like the Chewlie Gum Guy beside him.

A book is better than a copy of a book.

So great to see these appear on my algorithm some of my favorites moments of early Letterman. I love how the bit always started out friendly then Chris turned bitter and dark at the end.

King of the Mole people belongs in the Smithsonian

One of my absolute favorites from Late Night.

The DREAM job to have! Being Chris Elliott on Letterman,had to have been heaven on earth. All of these years later, I still wish the that could have been me!

I liked Chris’ Lelach “King of the Mole People” Amazing improvisation using everyday items, such as a flashlight, towel, sunglasses and a bag of potato chips.

It's woogie

😂‼️ Classic!

Absurdist humour isn't for everyone but I have been a fan of Chris Elliott since these days. Get a Life should be on season 34

Thank god there’s someone who compiled all these! I lived for this show. It was THE show for the ‘80’s college crowd. Thank you Don!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

I’ve been here thru it all with Chris Elliot from the man under the seats to Roland Schitt on Schitt’s Creek. Love the guy.

This was, in the word of Marlon Brando, BANANAS!

Great days.

Dave looks so happy with what they have going on with Chris

Letterman was great...until he got his pussy bent & went to CBS...he sucked after that.

This was the most meta concept I've ever seen. And he reminds me so much of Joe Pesci in Goodfellas where he focuses on one word of the compliment that he takes as a backhanded slap.

I believe we all laughed more back then.

I was about 13 during this era and absolutely loved staying up for this show and eating taquitos. I distinctly remember this episode.

I looked him up to see if he is still alive and he is, and is only 63, which means he was just 24 here!!

letterman between 82 & 87 was like the equal to pirate radio in the 60s. offbeat, against the grain and unhinged. all the things today's talk show environment are missing.

Even as a kid I loved Letterman, Id like to think my "kid self" wouldn't even know who t f the jimmies or stephen is! because, seriously?

Don I’m looking for a Chris Elliott/Dave Letterman video. Chris had went “Hollywood” and came back for a visit. He was talking about how everyone out there was into “nostalgia”, and brought Dave a pair of Judy Garland’s panty hose. I used to see it on YT but can’t find it anymore. Do you know what I’m referring to?

So are Chris and Dave great friends? I just watched Chris’ Cinemax pilot Action Family which featured a Letterman cameo.

This is like the best thing Letterman ever did imo. The 80's were just so fun.

Legend has it....he's still under the seats.

Thanks for posting this video, Loved it!!!

The Letterman show was the best thing ever! There were subtle little things like how the camera starts to zoom in just a little bit when Chris starts to get angry.

This was comedy - the crap on now is unwatchable at least some younger kid may watch this laugh for real - but there so brainwashed the guy under seat may offend them

far and away the best part about this whole thing is Elliot’s unflinching commitment to the post bit analysis like this was all some incredibly important and serious exploration of the human condition.

You know mister !

Audience all in with Chris' hating on Dave.

living under the seats looks cosy

I love the disdain Chris shows when Dave doesn’t seem to appreciate his Man Under The Seats skits. Comedic genius.

Some of these feel like they could be wrestling promos. Would love to see a steel cage match between Letterman and The Guy Under the Seats.

I was 15 yrs old when I saw these things and they BLEW MY MIND. Just so effortless & spontaneous. Such a great vibe. Kind of dark & unsettling, too. The opposite of Jimmy Fallon fake bullshit. Watching it late on a school night & laughing like crazy - then the next day it all felt surreal. Thank you Chris Elliot & David Letterman.

Who knew that Sarah Michelle Gellar was Chris Elliot's daughter (the lost episode).

Chris won writing Emmys for Late Night in ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, and ‘87.✌️

I swear if there isn't a little Adams Sandler in his man under the seats. "I see you Dave. I see you."

I crack up every time they bust out “Under the Boardwalk”.

Miss all these guys.