Larry Bud Melman's Highlights From The First Year of "Late Night" | Letterman

What no toast on a stick 😢

Reminds me of better times. Happier, and healthier times.

Back when letterman was funny. After he left nbc, he turned into a political, bitter douche bag.

Larry would have been on Tim and Eric...

Larry "Bud" Melman was a treasure. I miss him. One of the biggest reasons I was a Letterman fan back in the day.

I grew up with uncles like this.
When I was 18, I broke my hand and my Uncle Louie wrote on my cast, "Schlemiel, you had your fun."
Man do I miss that generation.
And props to David Letterman for seeing hilarious comedy where others wouldn't.

Did someone say "Tatter Tot's"?....Yes, please!

Larry was priceless

That hair Dave wowzers!!!

Classic! Loved him !

The world is a better place because Calvert was in it.

Tatter tots, with the rare sight of soon to be star Chris Elliott breaking, is a great moment in North American history

All these years I thought he was Larry Bud Melvin.

Larry was a godsend.
Thank you for every second of Larry Bud Melman.

❤️

I wish Larry/Calvert were with us today so he could do one of the staff favorite moments videos.

I remember Larry Bud while in College in the 80’s, hilarious guy.

Calvert DeForest never fails to make me smile. 😃

Comedy gold. And this is why I still love Late Night vs Late Show Letterman. Low budget comedy at its finest.

How they missed the opportunity to put Larry in one of those orange Jack LaLanne spandex suits, I'll never know!

is this where snl got the character Pat

…tattertots.

The man is an absolute legend! Easily one of the greatest accidental comedian of all time.

“You look like a lady who would enjoy a good cigar. Well, I am sorry, this is the only kind we have! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha!”

This man was a National Treasure if there ever was one.

Does anyone else find it odd how Calvert DeForest and Larry "Bud" Melvin were never once seen in the same room? Methinks there is some bamboozling afoot...

God, I love it when he got flustered.

Larry was effortlessly funny in all of his segments

I do love some crispy tatter tots myself.

This is why Letterman was appointment television back in the 80s. Never missed an episode.