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Joseph M. Wilcots on staging the Roots scenes in which "Kunta Kinte's" foot is cut off and where "Kissy" is taken from her family 04:16
Interview: Joseph M. Wilcots | Topic: Memorable Moments on Television
Joseph M. Wilcots on staging the Roots scenes in which "Kunta Kinte's" foot is cut off and where "Kissy" is taken from her family 04:16
Interview: Joseph M. Wilcots | Topic: We Cried
On moving to Ireland, and on directing some PBS music shows; on being coaxed out of retirement to direct The David Letterman Show; on what it was like returning to directing talk shows with The David Letterman Show, and on what made the show different 12:53
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On David Letterman rehearsing and working out bits for The David Letterman Show; on the early qualities that made David Letterman a good host on The David Letterman Show, and on introducing him to Jack Paar; on The David Letterman Show producer Barry Sand 04:52
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On his friendship with David Letterman during his years directing Late Night with David Letterman; on The David Letterman Show being cancelled after a short run, and on the show winning a daytime Emmy; on coming back with Letterman to direct Late Night with David Letterman in 1982 07:32
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On the opening of the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman with Larry "Bud" Melman; on the differences between The David Letterman Show and Late Night with David Letterman; on Bill Murray being the first guest on Late Night with David Letterman 04:47
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On how David Letterman compared to other talk show hosts he worked with, and on Letterman on air persona on Late Night with David Letterman; on working with the Late Night with David Letterman writing staff, and on bits like the SkyCam and the ThrillCam; on David Letterman doing remotes outside the studio on Late Night with David Letterman 08:10
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On directing an episode of Late Night with David Letterman in an airplane; on how GE taking over NBC impacted Late Night with David Letterman; on doing on-air bits on Late Night with David Letterman, including "Hal Gurnee's Network Time Killers" 06:20
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On Late Night with David Letterman announcer Bill Wendell, stage manager Biff Henderson, and writer/performer Chris Elliott; on classic Late Night with David Letterman bits including the velcro suit, and the akla seltzer suit; on classic Late Night with David Letterman bits like Stupid Pet Tricks and the Top Ten List 08:16
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On classic Late Night with David Letterman bits like Small Town News, and destroying objects; on special episodes of Late Night with David Letterman like the Custom Made Show and the 360 Degrees Show; on David Letterman's interview style, and on favorite guests 05:15
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On Andy Kaufman appearing on Late Night with David Letterman ; on the Sonny and Cher reunion show on Late Night with David Letterman ; on Darlene Love appearing on Late Night with David Letterman and on Larry "Bud" Melman dressed as Santa Claus 03:43
Interview: Hal Gurnee
On Marv Albert and Donald Trump appearing on Late Night with David Letterman; on having Jack Paar as a guest on Late Night with David Letterman; on Johnny Carson appearing on Late Night with David Letterman 05:35
Interview: Hal Gurnee
Hal Gurnee on directing Late Night with David Letterman 43:22
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Genre: Talk Shows
Hal Gurnee on being coaxed out of retirement to direct The David Letterman Show 03:52
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on David Letterman rehearsing and working out bits for The David Letterman Show 01:31
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on the early qualities that made David Letterman a good host on The David Letterman Show, and on introducing him to Jack Paar 02:50
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on the early qualities that made David Letterman a good host on The David Letterman Show, and on introducing him to Jack Paar 02:50
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Jack Paar
Hal Gurnee on his relationship with David Letterman during his years directing Late Night with David Letterman 01:45
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on Bill Murray being the first guest on Late Night with David Letterman 01:16
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Bill Murray
Hal Gurnee on how David Letterman compared to other talk show hosts he worked with, and on Letterman's on-air persona on Late Night with David Letterman 02:15
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on David Letterman doing remotes outside the studio on Late Night with David Letterman 02:45
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on Late Night with David Letterman writer/performer Chris Elliott 01:12
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Chris Elliott
Hal Gurnee on David Letterman's interview style, and on favorite guests 02:31
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: David Letterman
Hal Gurnee on the Sonny and Cher reunion show on Late Night with David Letterman 00:36
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Cher
Hal Gurnee on Donald Trump appearing on Late Night with David Letterman 02:14
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Donald J. Trump
Hal Gurnee on having Jack Paar as a guest on Late Night with David Letterman 01:22
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Jack Paar
Hal Gurnee on Johnny Carson appearing on Late Night with David Letterman 01:33
Interview: Hal Gurnee | Person: Johnny Carson