That movie didn't even come out until 1991. Like fuck he was acting out a part from a movie nobody had even heard about and very doubtful a movie that was as big of a piece of shit as Rubin and Ed would have taken 4 years to make. They probably made a movie based around the state he was in on Letterman in hopes to cover it up.
@HALFWAYCR00KS if you watch the interview he does with letterman two weeks after this one, he begins to explain (albeit in a very prolonged and confusing way), and actually mentions the character rubin farr by name, but letterman interrupts him before he can finish.
"comic genius, nobody got it" Whatever. When you're a nobody, you don't get to go on national TV and do an inside joke for the entire interview and not take some heat for it. There's a homeless guy downtown that tells jokes to himself, they don't make any sense but he laughs his ass off. He must be a comedic genius too.
Letterman can be such an ass. Here is Crispin trying to entertain and show his comedic side, and Letterman makes him all the more alienated, doesn't roll at all with the skit. This behavior of his is why he dropped so fast in the ratings to Leno.
He sure looks like he's under the influence of something. The Rubin character is really dissimilar to what he's like in this interview. Either way, Crispy is #1.
Crispin was not on drugs. He showed up in character as Rubin from the film Rubin and Ed. A lot of the people commenting here have probaly never even heard of it, much less seen it. But at the time, the movie wasn't released yet. This interview was in 1987. Rubin and Ed was released in 1991. Nobody, including Letterman, understood what he was doing and had no idea he was going to do this.
Yes, if you watch the movie, "Ruben and Ed", he is in full character from his performance in that film. Glover is frequently misunderstood and the assertion that he is on acid shows a good deal of ignorance on the part of the poster. I know I was never this clever when I was on hallucinogens.
@rockinroller7 I never saw Crispin before in my life (yeah I missed the Rivers Edge) but it looks like a bad career move. Joaquin Phoenix did an "acting stint" on Letterman that was more annoying than this. And Andy Kaufman could bore (did you know Michael Stipes prefer the Monkees to the Beatles.. he never liked anything but the song "Michele" by the Beatles ??? Hard to believe. Glover is it's acting 4 his next movie and could he do that kick on drugs? Maybe. Stipes was drugged.
Yeah, Glover has always been on the "Edge,' with the movie "choices," (if he's ever had a choice.
Andy Kaufman was "funny," (being kind) on taxi, but when he got in a boxing ring, nothing was funny anymore, just sadly pitiful.
As for Stipes, he has always seemed to be trying to come off as a, "Deep thinker."' in interviews, --boring. As for the Monkees over the Beatles, when did R. E.M. last release a CD?
It seems, "It's The End of (their) World, As (They) Know It.
@rockinroller7 Yeah funny and the end was due to being crushed by an orange. and I like that you were "being kind" about Kaufmann because he wasn't usually funny (well once he sang along to a record of Mickey Mouse on Sat nite live - good enough). If Stipes is trying, and I think you are correct Sir, to be a deep thinker than why the Monkees and Brittany Spears and I all evidence shows he is not goofing on Elvis. Early REM (Murmur) and other stuff is good.
even if he was still in character, it's messed. stop making excuses for the guy. there's a level of professionalism we all must take into account when doing public guest spots and this is just... wow.
Has anyone seen "River's Edge"? He played a doped out metal head. This is very similar to the character that he played, in that movie. Crispin may have expericence (the way Jimi asked about), but he was acting here.
My god there are some slow people commenting here, it's totally an act. Producers, directors and sponsors to name but a few would never let anyone 'tripping on acid' be on prime time TV, too much of a risk. Once again people don't believe everything you see on television!
@jchan100 You're kidding? Do you realize how many people get high for interviews like this? Obviously not. And it's not just interviews. A good example is Courtney Love, fucked out of her mind during the roast of Pam Anderson. People take drugs. Famous ones too. In fact, especially famous ones. It's not like these "producers, directors, and sponsors" personally babysit everyone and make sure they aren't doing anything bad before the show. Once again, don't be so naive.
Can you imagine having this guy and that dude from Taxi on Letterman at the same time? You know, that guy Andy something...............I've been told that I'm a little "off", but I see stuff like this, which reassures me of my sanity.
Hey thrashatarium... you better change your desciption because it is libel (slander in written form) and you can get into a lot of trouble for that. this is a CHARACTER, not an acid trip. So change your description and remove Acid from your tags. OR, change the word "is" to "acting like he is." If you don't change this, I will flag it.
LoL... at 0:15 when he came on stage, it looked like someone pushed him out, and he was talkin shit to them.
Maybe part of an act, but it also lends legitimacy to him actually being baked. I can imagine him backstage all nervous, saying he's not going to go out, and a producer or stage hand just pushes him on stage. Funny stuff either way.
Some are saying he was on acid and some are saying it was fake as usual..but damn..that would be a really uncomfortable acid trip..being in front of all those crazy people..and David asking questions..I would run off the stage...
Yes, he is weird, but, yes, he is also totally acting! As in, he's not REALLY crazy...if he was REALLY crazy like that, you'd see him as some homeless guy in a strange costume having an animated conversation with a piece of fruit, but instead you see him in movies, because he's an ACTOR, just one who happens to like playing weird. Get it? ;)
@stellamaris347 Yea this guy is interesting. I didn't think this was an act at first but the more research I look up on this guy he does seem pretty intelligent, not to mention he was dressed exactly like the character he played in Rubin and Ed. It was clearly an act, but I will not forgive Mr. Glover for Clowny Clown Clown. :p
@MrBluntsworth420 He's acting. As a child, Glover attended the Mirman School for the academically gifted. They only accept highly gifted children (those with an IQ over 145). Given that the avg Youtube user has an IQ somewhere in the double digits, it's no wonder they assume he was "on drugs", insane, weird, etc. He's been a regular on Letterman since then.
@ritter89 Please...Do not include me with the general public :p I hate the avg youtube idiot just as much as you do, and I have to say you were right, I have watched many interviews with this guy and he is pretty interesting. He is one of those artists who gets a kick out of human interpretations, which I too find fascinating.
He's not on acid everybody! as funny as it would be, i doubt he would be able to even carry out a conversation. He was playing a character "Rubin" for the movie "Rubin and Ed" it hadn't come out yet and so nobody knew wtf he was doing
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he was obviously in character, but the weird thing is he refuses to explain why he was "acting" like he was fucked up. hes dressed exactly like Rubin from Rubin and Ed, but Rubin doesn't stutter and have a hard time constructing sentences like in this interview. he had to be high on something.
From Wikipedia: Unbeknownst to Letterman and the audience, Glover appeared in character as "Rubin," from a then-unreleased movie Rubin and Ed, wearing platform shoes and a wig
@davidyow just wanted to say thank you. The first time I'd seen this video the incident wasn't mentioned on the wikipedia page and forums and blogs didn't help explain what the hell this was.(I'd also never seen that movie) I finally see what he was doing. Funny that noone on the show understood what he was doing it either.
@davidyow are you sure? i dont know if hes tripping...but i have a feeling hes putting on a little bit of a show but hes on something for sure. if hes that weird normal then he is my celebrity crush.
@davidyow I don't think so man... he's talked about this interview and tried to give a bs reason for why it happened. If it is faked, it's amazing acting.
Lol you guys this was all staged, Glover admitted it years ago, he's playing a character from a movie he'd do call "Rubin and Ed", he's basically doing the Andy Kaufman thing. He's NOT on acid, just playing a character.
You're misinformed & wrong just like everyone else that think his actions were due to drugs. He was acting as the character Ruben from Ruben & Ed(1991) which was a movie that never became popular or well known. Ruben is a reference to a guy Crispin met in middle school that looked just like him. He doesn't want to tell people that his act on Letterman was just him acting, because it wouldn't be as interesting as all the hype going around about it. Think deeper next time.
he's not on acid you idiot! *shakes head* it's his 'alter ego', if you will...BUT HE'S NOT ON ACID! might wanna get around to changing that title so you can stop looking like a mis-informed noob
True, he was playing his character with the clothes and doing the kick like his character. But, come on--look at how jittery he was and stuttering. He kept changing the subject and getting all bizarre. There had to have been drugs involved as well.
hahaha it's true - bizarre indeed :P but once you get to 'know' crispin glover, you'll see he's always a jittery bizarre guy. you should see his movies and live poetry readings! it's artistic insanity - but deep and sane at the same time. also, look up vids of him just hanging out with people like tom green. you get to see his house and prized car in some :)...his house is dark and bizarre like him lol
I love Conan but does he have anything other than making his hair flop around during his monologue and then ripping off every gag/stunt letterman PIONEERED? How about that stupid ass "LaBamba." Lets hold a flashlight up to our face and say "In the year two thosaaaand." fucking terrible. Dont put yourself down, Im Irish too! peace brother. PS Conan sucked Letterman's ass his final night and recognized him as the pioneer of what their now calling "Fratire." I thought Jack Paar was a genius.
Its not funny at all. He is talented but hes not successful so he pushes a fake eccentricity. Letterman was and IS the king of late night entertainment. Notice how Dave booted his ass immediately durung the comm break. What has Glover done since? Right, thank you.
He was clearly putting on some kind of an act here (or the LSD thing, who cares) but he is a very interesting and intelligent man. He has done a shitload of stuff since, many large Hollywood productions and some good films too(!) Some people don't understand the guy but fuck em'.
from what wikipedia says, and from past experience, he's actually on acid. either that or he's is fucking incredible at acting and would have had alot ot do with LSD in the past anyway
not a fan of chans, the lexicon's nice, though. what's worse is your reliance on wikipedia as a source of info. looking to beef up your e-penis by dropping random insults, ausfag?
It's a character called Rubin Farr, for those people who think he is on drugs or is just some weirdo. He's genius! Andy Kaufman... then Rubin Farr... then Joaquin Phoenix.
Read up on Crispin Glover. He's a really intelligent guy. Unlike most users on Youtube, I'm not going to personally attack you because you may disagree with me. All I'm saying is that this guy loves to get reactions from people, and this was just another publicity stunt of his. Letterman has had multiple actors do this on his show. Most recently, Joaquin Phoenix acted the part that he's playing in his upcoming mockumentary.
hmmm, lots of actors do take drugs you know? I don't know about Glover here, but the sorry physical state of J. Phoenix takes a while to get to and I don't think he would trivialize his brother's death like that on purpose.
It was a role in a movie he had just filmed. The movie then went through post-production hell and wasn't released for four years, making it nonsensical. It is the same as if the fellow from Napoleon Dynamite or the teenage guy from Little Miss Sunshine interviewed as their awkward characters.
I didn't know that & obviously neither did Dave...
What film?
Also, if he's the main character, I understand exactly why it went through "post-production hell". You can't edit strong content that wasn't there to begin with...
If you think of it as him on acid, it's just kind of fucked up.
But if you see it as acting, in a very unique and odd character, like that of Emo Philips, it's actually pretty funny. I found it pretty similar to Saturday Night Live.
Dudes out of his mind..lol
Lopizy 1 day ago
That movie didn't even come out until 1991. Like fuck he was acting out a part from a movie nobody had even heard about and very doubtful a movie that was as big of a piece of shit as Rubin and Ed would have taken 4 years to make. They probably made a movie based around the state he was in on Letterman in hopes to cover it up.
HALFWAYCR00KS 1 week ago 7
@HALFWAYCR00KS if you watch the interview he does with letterman two weeks after this one, he begins to explain (albeit in a very prolonged and confusing way), and actually mentions the character rubin farr by name, but letterman interrupts him before he can finish.
slowdives 4 days ago
Good
pozzytraction 2 weeks ago
Only one professional on stage and it wasn't Letterman at the time.
Flenhah0 2 weeks ago
"comic genius, nobody got it" Whatever. When you're a nobody, you don't get to go on national TV and do an inside joke for the entire interview and not take some heat for it. There's a homeless guy downtown that tells jokes to himself, they don't make any sense but he laughs his ass off. He must be a comedic genius too.
cipherepoch 3 weeks ago
Ahead of his time. What a comic genius. Nobody got it.
csneddon00 3 weeks ago
Letterman can be such an ass. Here is Crispin trying to entertain and show his comedic side, and Letterman makes him all the more alienated, doesn't roll at all with the skit. This behavior of his is why he dropped so fast in the ratings to Leno.
Folkwolf101 3 weeks ago
Read my new interview with Crispin at punkglobedotcom - It's a the COVER story! :) peace, Jeff L
WhitneyThree 1 month ago
That is not Crispin. That's Mr. Far.
TheElizabethboom 3 months ago
He sure looks like he's under the influence of something. The Rubin character is really dissimilar to what he's like in this interview. Either way, Crispy is #1.
almondcroissants 3 months ago
skrillex in the 80s
mrJustintb97 7 months ago
good thing crispen didnt let letterman in on the act because lettermans inability to sell comedy would have blew this sincere moment.
SmittyHeWasNumber1 9 months ago 2
@SmittyHeWasNumber1 ...
yeah. whatever.
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Crispin was not on drugs. He showed up in character as Rubin from the film Rubin and Ed. A lot of the people commenting here have probaly never even heard of it, much less seen it. But at the time, the movie wasn't released yet. This interview was in 1987. Rubin and Ed was released in 1991. Nobody, including Letterman, understood what he was doing and had no idea he was going to do this.
SlasherIncorporated 11 months ago
that's how i feel all the time - but i try to hold it together with mixed results
radd973 11 months ago
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nakisharock 1 year ago
Not on acid. He's an actor.
LucidDream 1 year ago 3
my cat can eat a whoooole watermelon
heykoolaid100 1 year ago 3
Yes, if you watch the movie, "Ruben and Ed", he is in full character from his performance in that film. Glover is frequently misunderstood and the assertion that he is on acid shows a good deal of ignorance on the part of the poster. I know I was never this clever when I was on hallucinogens.
Soulvigilante 1 year ago 2
If Crispin is not on drugs, he's surely made a bad "Career," move with his "Acting."
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 1 year ago
@rockinroller7 I never saw Crispin before in my life (yeah I missed the Rivers Edge) but it looks like a bad career move. Joaquin Phoenix did an "acting stint" on Letterman that was more annoying than this. And Andy Kaufman could bore (did you know Michael Stipes prefer the Monkees to the Beatles.. he never liked anything but the song "Michele" by the Beatles ??? Hard to believe. Glover is it's acting 4 his next movie and could he do that kick on drugs? Maybe. Stipes was drugged.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
@11xzxzxz
Yeah, Glover has always been on the "Edge,' with the movie "choices," (if he's ever had a choice.
Andy Kaufman was "funny," (being kind) on taxi, but when he got in a boxing ring, nothing was funny anymore, just sadly pitiful.
As for Stipes, he has always seemed to be trying to come off as a, "Deep thinker."' in interviews, --boring. As for the Monkees over the Beatles, when did R. E.M. last release a CD?
It seems, "It's The End of (their) World, As (They) Know It.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 1 year ago
@rockinroller7 Yeah funny and the end was due to being crushed by an orange. and I like that you were "being kind" about Kaufmann because he wasn't usually funny (well once he sang along to a record of Mickey Mouse on Sat nite live - good enough). If Stipes is trying, and I think you are correct Sir, to be a deep thinker than why the Monkees and Brittany Spears and I all evidence shows he is not goofing on Elvis. Early REM (Murmur) and other stuff is good.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
"River's Edge" was an excellent movie
FLAGGEDbyU2 1 year ago 2
@FLAGGEDbyU2 Hell yes. One of my favorite roles he did.
LucidDream 1 year ago
This is painful to watch.
dogeymon83 1 year ago
I love Crispin glover. And his shoes are pretty cool. Sadly enough I even have a pair similar to those
gothtigger92 1 year ago 3
His music is so freakin weird haha
musclekid13 1 year ago
bad acting
thierrylevy 1 year ago
Glover's schtick is tired.
haroof 1 year ago
Don't be fooled. This is method acting...
phudge6184 1 year ago
even if he was still in character, it's messed. stop making excuses for the guy. there's a level of professionalism we all must take into account when doing public guest spots and this is just... wow.
casanovacraig12 1 year ago
Has anyone seen "River's Edge"? He played a doped out metal head. This is very similar to the character that he played, in that movie. Crispin may have expericence (the way Jimi asked about), but he was acting here.
kyokogodai 1 year ago
wow, Letterman has a long career
bodinian 1 year ago
If he's acting, he's amazing. If he's not, goddamn, he's weird.
andreaorell 1 year ago 2
If he really was high he would be laughing his ass off and incoherent, or sketching out hardcore.
SH4DES1 1 year ago
My god there are some slow people commenting here, it's totally an act. Producers, directors and sponsors to name but a few would never let anyone 'tripping on acid' be on prime time TV, too much of a risk. Once again people don't believe everything you see on television!
jchan100 1 year ago
@jchan100 You're kidding? Do you realize how many people get high for interviews like this? Obviously not. And it's not just interviews. A good example is Courtney Love, fucked out of her mind during the roast of Pam Anderson. People take drugs. Famous ones too. In fact, especially famous ones. It's not like these "producers, directors, and sponsors" personally babysit everyone and make sure they aren't doing anything bad before the show. Once again, don't be so naive.
nakabar 1 year ago
Can you imagine having this guy and that dude from Taxi on Letterman at the same time? You know, that guy Andy something...............I've been told that I'm a little "off", but I see stuff like this, which reassures me of my sanity.
theatlantean2 1 year ago
Hey thrashatarium... you better change your desciption because it is libel (slander in written form) and you can get into a lot of trouble for that. this is a CHARACTER, not an acid trip. So change your description and remove Acid from your tags. OR, change the word "is" to "acting like he is." If you don't change this, I will flag it.
edufur 1 year ago
@edufur bro, shut the hell up. you're taking life way too seriously. unless of course you're being surreptitiously sarcastic
WellConditionedChimp 1 year ago
LSD and David Letterman...... bad idea
orangeAgent21 1 year ago
Thumb me down all you want but Letterman had every right in reacting the way he did. In character or not, Crispin was acting like an idiot.
SnowboardAssassin 1 year ago
LoL... at 0:15 when he came on stage, it looked like someone pushed him out, and he was talkin shit to them.
Maybe part of an act, but it also lends legitimacy to him actually being baked. I can imagine him backstage all nervous, saying he's not going to go out, and a producer or stage hand just pushes him on stage. Funny stuff either way.
The4LA2Baker0 1 year ago
Wikipedia...look it up.
xar51 1 year ago
Some are saying he was on acid and some are saying it was fake as usual..but damn..that would be a really uncomfortable acid trip..being in front of all those crazy people..and David asking questions..I would run off the stage...
BITCHSLUTCUNT 1 year ago 3
Kind of reminds me of Andy Kaufman. He was another guys who broke your balls so hard that you would believe whatever he said or did was on the level.
mrgears 1 year ago
I thought you pronounced his name as "Gl-oh-ver" not "Gl-uh-ver" XD He's so funny and cute!
BethGoth15 1 year ago
you can obviously tell he's wearing a wig. this was an act. his character for a yet to be released film at the time. he wasnt on acid.
LucaLover007 1 year ago
This guy is not fucking acting. He is a weird guy. Watch his fucking music video..."Clowny Clown Clown."
"NICE SHOES!!!!" @ 1:28 LOL!!!
MrBluntsworth420 1 year ago
@MrBluntsworth420
Yes, he is weird, but, yes, he is also totally acting! As in, he's not REALLY crazy...if he was REALLY crazy like that, you'd see him as some homeless guy in a strange costume having an animated conversation with a piece of fruit, but instead you see him in movies, because he's an ACTOR, just one who happens to like playing weird. Get it? ;)
stellamaris347 1 year ago
@stellamaris347 Yea this guy is interesting. I didn't think this was an act at first but the more research I look up on this guy he does seem pretty intelligent, not to mention he was dressed exactly like the character he played in Rubin and Ed. It was clearly an act, but I will not forgive Mr. Glover for Clowny Clown Clown. :p
MrBluntsworth420 1 year ago
@MrBluntsworth420 He's acting. As a child, Glover attended the Mirman School for the academically gifted. They only accept highly gifted children (those with an IQ over 145). Given that the avg Youtube user has an IQ somewhere in the double digits, it's no wonder they assume he was "on drugs", insane, weird, etc. He's been a regular on Letterman since then.
ritter89 1 year ago
@ritter89 Please...Do not include me with the general public :p I hate the avg youtube idiot just as much as you do, and I have to say you were right, I have watched many interviews with this guy and he is pretty interesting. He is one of those artists who gets a kick out of human interpretations, which I too find fascinating.
MrBluntsworth420 1 year ago
mckflYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
nightwing354 1 year ago
He's a good actor.
KeithIsPissedOffabiX 1 year ago 3
@ 1:52 he seemed like he was gonna cry :( poor crsipy crispin
QWERTY47501 1 year ago 2
He's not on acid everybody! as funny as it would be, i doubt he would be able to even carry out a conversation. He was playing a character "Rubin" for the movie "Rubin and Ed" it hadn't come out yet and so nobody knew wtf he was doing
wind3 1 year ago 3
IKINKICK
SkaterKyoto 1 year ago
who says he's on acid?
Seems lucid to me. Seems like he's just having fun putting one over on us.
Good for him!!!! He's doing just what Harvey Pekar did to Dave, but in the opposite way. Harvey was ultimate truth. Crispin was ultimate satire.
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deagla2 2 years ago
Lol. "Don't make me sound alot weird." Lol
missyah101 2 years ago
I LOVE CRISPIN GLOVER!
but not as much as mr.Far
I think I'm gunna go smoke a cigar
xxDolllFacexx 2 years ago
LOL :)
Clowny clown clown
QWERTY47501 1 year ago
Hell yeah!
xxDolllFacexx 1 year ago
he was obviously in character, but the weird thing is he refuses to explain why he was "acting" like he was fucked up. hes dressed exactly like Rubin from Rubin and Ed, but Rubin doesn't stutter and have a hard time constructing sentences like in this interview. he had to be high on something.
ohwello 2 years ago 3
@ohwello yea, acid. i knew that before i read the info bar
thajamaicankid 2 years ago
I CAN KICK!
JamesGod08 2 years ago
hello mcfly, anybody home?
pattyk77 2 years ago
From Wikipedia: Unbeknownst to Letterman and the audience, Glover appeared in character as "Rubin," from a then-unreleased movie Rubin and Ed, wearing platform shoes and a wig
great job everyone for falling for this so easily
CrunkRockSteadyEvan 2 years ago 6
I think he may have said he was in character later but he seems genuinly confused, either that or hes done acid a lot and remembers the trip.
tpvalley 2 years ago
Not acid, just schtick.
explodyhead 2 years ago
you idiots... he's just in character
musictodaysux 2 years ago 4
i dont think hes actually on acid dude
KBOSSbby 2 years ago 4
On acid damn!
dannyhood66 2 years ago
Fair enough, then.
goldenrod2 2 years ago
LOL! David Letterman is a PUSSY! He was so scared here. PUSSY!
goldenrod2 2 years ago
he;s a jew what do u expect
stndrds79 2 years ago
Wtf do you people mean it's not really him?
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No not acid, not him. Its not Crispin. Look at the nose, and the chin. Fake fake fake.
unnim 2 years ago
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It not him, Its a family member.
unnim 2 years ago
...impressing the girl things......
jeffbrister2004 2 years ago 2
you people are stupid.
he was playing a character. ruben from the movie ruben and ed
davidyow 2 years ago 45
@davidyow just wanted to say thank you. The first time I'd seen this video the incident wasn't mentioned on the wikipedia page and forums and blogs didn't help explain what the hell this was.(I'd also never seen that movie) I finally see what he was doing. Funny that noone on the show understood what he was doing it either.
rainbowofhazes 1 year ago
@davidyow are you sure? i dont know if hes tripping...but i have a feeling hes putting on a little bit of a show but hes on something for sure. if hes that weird normal then he is my celebrity crush.
JustusTubes 1 year ago
@davidyow i rememebr seeing thsi back in the day he tried to kick himin the head or something?LOL..what theFUCK?
DrRocksotheClown 1 year ago
@davidyow I don't think so man... he's talked about this interview and tried to give a bs reason for why it happened. If it is faked, it's amazing acting.
CaptainCrunchOwns 5 months ago
how can he read on acid xD?
kastie 2 years ago 2
i would think he's on coke
mikemihalis9 2 years ago
he wasnt on acid
amazingblur 2 years ago 3
bull shit dude, he is trippin
1kevmon 2 years ago
I CAN ARMWRESTLE!
MrShoesandsocks 2 years ago 13
ha that would be crazy to be tripping in front of an audience
stanleyyelnats69 2 years ago
I saw a scene from that movie and hes dressed exactly the same as he is here
yiommi 2 years ago 5
be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it.
Jarinabigbox 2 years ago
Wish Letterboy had the guts too take
some acid.
He could use some.
PAULLONDEN 2 years ago 3
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Yeah cause taking acid takes a lot of courage. I think you meant to say letterman doesn't have the level of stupidity needed to take it
ITHEREONETHATHASNT 2 years ago
clever ITHERE...
patto2k 2 years ago
Yeah, cause George Carlin and Bill Hicks are real fucking morons.
Azraelmaximilian 2 years ago
yeah you guys are right, rubin and ed
tremer88 2 years ago 3
Lol you guys this was all staged, Glover admitted it years ago, he's playing a character from a movie he'd do call "Rubin and Ed", he's basically doing the Andy Kaufman thing. He's NOT on acid, just playing a character.
xfearbeforexx 2 years ago 5
is this a joke???
quavercheese 2 years ago
he's faking
DoubleR666 2 years ago
Yes he is, since he's not on acid he's playing Rubin Far
kissemiss 2 years ago 2
i expected letterman to say .. "do you do .. alot of ... LSD??"
mistercrowley777 2 years ago
I just love Letterman's composure after the kick. It's just great. That kick was not far from his head at all!
anamasteos 2 years ago 2
.Com ON...that's his job.
After that, he just about had enough though.
PAULLONDEN 2 years ago
Hes on acid
vexprimal 2 years ago
I'm on acid too. I'm tripping.
rexwolvin 2 years ago 3
It looks like he is having a bit of a hard time.....
dubeezsnax 2 years ago
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txguy1980 2 years ago
you've never been on acid.
JimRichter 2 years ago
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txguy1980 2 years ago
who cares if he is or not on acid, he's hilarious thats what matters!
he's just beautiful!
LmichSviciousD 2 years ago 3
the funniest part is when he gets scared of his shadow at the beginning lol
WesleyPipes42O 2 years ago 2
he isnt on acid. he is acting
HammerMovie 2 years ago 16
@HammerMovie well thats stupid, if it is a character, its a lame nonsense, stupid, morronic, shithead character
corleonex 1 year ago
@HammerMovie and that "acting" got him kicked off the show
theillestkids 1 year ago
pretty good acting there..
steelydan3000 2 years ago 5
OMG! I totally remember this when it happened. Really, really weird!
moonbear44 2 years ago
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he's totally on acid...and it's fantastic...i love this guy
mmmoksha 2 years ago
You're misinformed & wrong just like everyone else that think his actions were due to drugs. He was acting as the character Ruben from Ruben & Ed(1991) which was a movie that never became popular or well known. Ruben is a reference to a guy Crispin met in middle school that looked just like him. He doesn't want to tell people that his act on Letterman was just him acting, because it wouldn't be as interesting as all the hype going around about it. Think deeper next time.
PimblyCharles 2 years ago 6
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rcusoae 2 years ago
exatcly, dude wasn't on drugs (to our knowledge)! He was in character unbeknownst to Letterman and the studio audience.
rcusoae 2 years ago 6
Yeah your right! You tell 'em. You know al about it and I quiver at your every word. I'm thinking deeper this time. THANXXX!
ajaxfilms 2 years ago
He was doing a charcter! It's the character from Rubin and Ed!! He wasn't wasted! He's a great actor and that's how good he is!!!
chrissilong 2 years ago 7
i just looked at your other vids......nvm...you're more than a mis-informed noob, that's very clear lol
WeskJago 2 years ago
he's not on acid you idiot! *shakes head* it's his 'alter ego', if you will...BUT HE'S NOT ON ACID! might wanna get around to changing that title so you can stop looking like a mis-informed noob
WeskJago 2 years ago
True, he was playing his character with the clothes and doing the kick like his character. But, come on--look at how jittery he was and stuttering. He kept changing the subject and getting all bizarre. There had to have been drugs involved as well.
meloyellowduck 2 years ago
hahaha it's true - bizarre indeed :P but once you get to 'know' crispin glover, you'll see he's always a jittery bizarre guy. you should see his movies and live poetry readings! it's artistic insanity - but deep and sane at the same time. also, look up vids of him just hanging out with people like tom green. you get to see his house and prized car in some :)...his house is dark and bizarre like him lol
WeskJago 2 years ago
He's back from the future!!! Ok, so did joaquin rip this off? Yes he did...
Theboardsurfer 2 years ago 2
if hes back from the future this ripped joaquin off...
suicidaljoyride 2 years ago 2
YEP HE WAS IN CHARACTER.........
CHARLIEMANS0N 2 years ago 2
He wasn't on acid, he was in character. The character being "Rubin" from Rubin & Ed.
nahman2 2 years ago 7
I love Conan but does he have anything other than making his hair flop around during his monologue and then ripping off every gag/stunt letterman PIONEERED? How about that stupid ass "LaBamba." Lets hold a flashlight up to our face and say "In the year two thosaaaand." fucking terrible. Dont put yourself down, Im Irish too! peace brother. PS Conan sucked Letterman's ass his final night and recognized him as the pioneer of what their now calling "Fratire." I thought Jack Paar was a genius.
solostrategies 2 years ago
omg hes so wasted
lannazazaz 2 years ago
this is not Late Show
arkmay 2 years ago
wow hes young then
jazzdancer11 2 years ago
he has Parkinson now i think...sucks.
Drewpleblanc 2 years ago
thats michael j. fox, not crispin glover
kunfuz1on 2 years ago 6
yeah, bad with names then LOL
Drewpleblanc 2 years ago
Its not funny at all. He is talented but hes not successful so he pushes a fake eccentricity. Letterman was and IS the king of late night entertainment. Notice how Dave booted his ass immediately durung the comm break. What has Glover done since? Right, thank you.
solostrategies 2 years ago
He was clearly putting on some kind of an act here (or the LSD thing, who cares) but he is a very interesting and intelligent man. He has done a shitload of stuff since, many large Hollywood productions and some good films too(!) Some people don't understand the guy but fuck em'.
mattvansickle 2 years ago 6
King my fat Irish-American ass. Letterman isn't shit. Conan is the King.
wesjoe311 2 years ago
the wiki part was also in response to taxmonkey
LaterzMcGhee 2 years ago
He's not really high, he's just playing. Check Wikipedia.
taxmonkey123 2 years ago 3
from what wikipedia says, and from past experience, he's actually on acid. either that or he's is fucking incredible at acting and would have had alot ot do with LSD in the past anyway
LaterzMcGhee 2 years ago
if you love crispin glover, check this video out.... lvI4SKabrkY
dancallahanbostonman 2 years ago
I wouldn't say tha niggaz'sa genius. He's a strange guy who acts. Bingo, you get Rubin!
darrenmuse 2 years ago
SATANIST Bono/Macphisto will be on Letterman all week. Devil worshipers!
777BLEU777 2 years ago
Bono may be an idiot, but...are you really a lulzy doomsday christfag?
kryptilian 2 years ago
fuck off chanfag
LaterzMcGhee 2 years ago
not a fan of chans, the lexicon's nice, though. what's worse is your reliance on wikipedia as a source of info. looking to beef up your e-penis by dropping random insults, ausfag?
kryptilian 2 years ago
i didn;t rely on wikipedia, i only rely on it when i did assignments at school, just used it as a bit of extra.
nah soz, im from australia
and no, i just hate 4chan, theres a reason why we aren't anonymous in real life
LaterzMcGhee 2 years ago
Rubin Farr
no one else remembers that?
HellaJerkin 2 years ago
It's a character called Rubin Farr, for those people who think he is on drugs or is just some weirdo. He's genius! Andy Kaufman... then Rubin Farr... then Joaquin Phoenix.
TibetKanagawa 2 years ago 2
Rubin Farr from Rubin & Ed.
peepeeland 2 years ago
hes scary
ralfdeedee 2 years ago
yeah, prolly is.
bezale 2 years ago
lsd does not make you behave in this nerd-like, self loathing sickness.
total prick.
why say this guy is on acid? he's just acting like a cunt, rather than experiencing a psychedelic.
bezale 2 years ago
take into account he is a nerd? i seem to think he is trippin
BlakeBassett911 2 years ago
Clearly the guy is just a total moron and not a very good actor.
deisel4444 2 years ago
Ahhh...clearly you are not a professional movie critic and completely misinformed. enjoy living your stunted life.
completanomaly 2 years ago
Can you climb down from your ivory tower of theoretical knowledge, and teach us to live not a stunted life, and breath freedom and true life into us?
randompersonB 2 years ago
exactly
lexisayok he loves playing with peoples heads.
And if I became a celebrity & was on Letterman I'd probably do the same & pretend to be on drugs lol
robsnolongernmuskoka 3 years ago
or like many hollywood stars actually be on drugs
jackitch 2 years ago
Really good actor. That's it. No drugs.
lexisayok 3 years ago 2
he`s a good actor because he acts like a fuck up on a show that he`s supposed to not be acting on?.... hmm.
jaxonya 3 years ago
Read up on Crispin Glover. He's a really intelligent guy. Unlike most users on Youtube, I'm not going to personally attack you because you may disagree with me. All I'm saying is that this guy loves to get reactions from people, and this was just another publicity stunt of his. Letterman has had multiple actors do this on his show. Most recently, Joaquin Phoenix acted the part that he's playing in his upcoming mockumentary.
lexisayok 3 years ago 3
hmmm, lots of actors do take drugs you know? I don't know about Glover here, but the sorry physical state of J. Phoenix takes a while to get to and I don't think he would trivialize his brother's death like that on purpose.
SaharaWanderer1 2 years ago
Good actor. Weak bit...
He's trying to provoke total awkwardness to get a reaction. He did. It was not a good one...
You'd be surprised how easy that is to do...
Bolgernow 3 years ago
It was a role in a movie he had just filmed. The movie then went through post-production hell and wasn't released for four years, making it nonsensical. It is the same as if the fellow from Napoleon Dynamite or the teenage guy from Little Miss Sunshine interviewed as their awkward characters.
Questionable, yes. Merely provoking, no.
JWokky 2 years ago
I didn't know that & obviously neither did Dave...
What film?
Also, if he's the main character, I understand exactly why it went through "post-production hell". You can't edit strong content that wasn't there to begin with...
Bolgernow 2 years ago
lLOL
bleachgurl 3 years ago
he's trippin balls
llbunbaoll 3 years ago
This is really stupid propaganda.
ZZAKON 3 years ago
If you think of it as him on acid, it's just kind of fucked up.
But if you see it as acting, in a very unique and odd character, like that of Emo Philips, it's actually pretty funny. I found it pretty similar to Saturday Night Live.
Flamescream 3 years ago 2