Joaquin Phoenix's Infamous Appearance With Dave | Letterman
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All Comments (21)
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Ironically Dave would go on to steal this look in retirement.
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“Joaquin, I’m sorry you couldn’t be here tonight” Is an all time letterman quote.
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This is more unsettling than the talk show scene in joker 😂
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You can see him smirk a couple of times. Great Performance.
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"You're awful David. You invited me on your show just to make fun of me."
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"it's just a little joke." "comedy is subjective, Dave."
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A masterpiece of awkwardness. The best lettermans interview
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Letterman did such a great job with this. He didn't know Joaquin was gonna pull this stunt but just rolled with it and turned it into something great.
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So amazing how he doesn't break character, there are a couple points that you can tell he's really working hard to hold back laughter, hilarious
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Only someone as talented as Joaquin Phoenix could pull this off. Here we are years later still talking about it. It turned out he was mocking Hollywood but at the time people were convinced that he lost his mind, brilliant, lol!
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SUCH an incredible interview. Getting strong modern day Kaufman vibes. Completely fell for it when it first came out, still so brilliant looking back on it now. The restraint it took not to burst out laughing from Joaquin is God tier.
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Joaquin aside, this is a masterclass in hosting from Dave Letterman. What a challenge he's faced with here, and where most would crumble under the awkwardness, Dave fully leaned in and resulted in one of the best talk show bits ever
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Dave got him to break with the Unabomber comment.
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"Well Joaquin I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight." Man such a killer line. That's the kind of genius that makes him a legend not just in late night but in comedy as a whole.
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It's up there with some of the greatest interviews on Letterman. Love it when Paul Shaffer starts to laugh and Joaquin goes "are you serious?", and Paul just keeps on laughing🤣
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I love what he's doing. He's challenging everyone in the roles they're playing. Dave, himself, the audience. Dave looks spooked, like he has no idea what to do. He's trying to get everyone to see how silly they are. He's supposed to play the Funny Celebrity with jokes and a story. Dave is supposed to ask basic questions, compliment. I love how Joaquin made him remember and say Gweneth Palytrow's name. (No idea how to spell) Very Brilliant guy
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For me, the most brilliant moment is when Joaquin looks out at the audience laughing at him at 1:27 then lowers his head and breathes an audible sigh. That is sensational acting. It is why people thinking that he was losing it was so plausible at that time.
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Very entertaining interview. I remembered when this first aired, I was convinced JP was gone off the deep end. Looking back now I can see it was just another of his great performances. He did kind of break character at the end when Dave made him laugh for real. Both are amazing talents.
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Mr. Phoenix does not just act his parts, he becomes them ! RESPECT !
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He really shows what we expect from TV from being completely normal. This is exactly like when Andy Kaufman was on.
