Hal Gurnee's Sports Bloopers on Letterman, June 19, 1991

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Channel: Don Giller · 2018 · Education

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Something about this clip encapsulated what I think Late Night was about -- the earnest and planned attempt at comedy that somehow got hijacked by events unforeseen, and then a post mortem on its failure.
Featuring Mike "Spike" Feresten.

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