Documentary Now! | 'David Letterman: Beginnings' with Fred Armisen and Bill Hader

Childhood friends Ralph Masterson (Fred Armisen) and Sam Cooper (Bill Hader) share very special tales of David Letterman's beginnings in a tribute to the comedian for winning the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Tune in to watch the event on PBS, Monday November 20 at 8/7c.

The clip was made by by Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Rhys Thomas, Alex Buono and John Mulaney.

Presenting sponsor of the Mark Twain Prize is Capital One.

On Sunday, October 22, 2017, an outstanding lineup of entertainers gathered in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute David Letterman, recipient of the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world’s greatest humorists, was given at a gala performance featuring some of the biggest names in comedy and taped for broadcast nationwide.

[oswaldocontreras]

"Dave just really liked letterman jackets... His real name is Dave Parka" LMAOOO

[bootss]

Why is Bill Hader so good at playing jerks and Fred Armisen so good at playing the likable guy?

[campsjams]

2:58 the closeup coffee sip of the guy NOT talking is...perfect.

[JasonJay]

Bill Hader's Hoosier voice is the best I have ever heard. I can't believe he isn't from Indiana.

[JH-lulx]

As a native Midwesterner, I am impressed with how these guys nailed the Midwest accent. I never noticed or thought we had an accent until I moved to California and definitely notice it now.

[sr.chiqitibum]

The “That’s not yours to take, Dave!” line is so spot on. 😂

[toniroberts]

“How would I describe Dave...dry..not funny dry either...a guy who describes things with little else to it....
Who would of thought that would be funny”...
Lmao. I love Bill Hadar. That stupid voice of his, and serious face 😂

[A-small-amount-of-peas]

Love the barber in the background giving a fake haircut 😂

[plaidawan]

The dude in the barber chair trying to hold in a laugh makes this 3x better.

[robotshaman]

This is no joke. My great uncle was on Dave's swim team growing up, at lunch one day they started throwing hot dogs in the pool, he swears they came up with "Will it Float" together!

[geinikankan]

Two legends and Daaave. Armisen and Hader are an incredible team.

[scottipippen]

"Mike Pence!"- killed me, lol..

[jaypers]

The Meta part about bill hader on dry humor is brilliant.

[jacksonrandolph]

He used to stuff the lead into the wood

[kumarg]

These two are great at these mockumentaries..funny!

[Dazlidorne]

I missed this when it came out. I'd watch a whole 2-hour long documentary with Fred Armisen and Bill Hader about Dave.

[aarfan]

Omg how do they get through these with a straight face?! 🤣

[hunterjenkins]

So awesome. All I could think about was how Dave's reaction would be to this.

[sudiptaa]

When they did a close up to Bill.. While he is drinking... Typical documentary.. Lol

[dorian]

The guy is getting a haircut AND a Bill Hader character.