hi I'm Rupert Jee owner of the hello Deli here in Midtown Manhattan we were fortunate
enough to have Dave move into this area and we've been involved with them for the last
22 years we miss them dearly before Dave came in this neighborhood was pretty fringy the
theater was pretty much empty most of the time two years after I opened Dave moved in
I really do believe they've created a Renaissance in this area yeah one of my favorite moments
shooting with the Late Show was the time when they invited three of the major advertising
firms to create an advertisement for us York Kentucky [Music]
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baby is not affiliated with the Broadway musical hello
throughout the years I've met so many celebrities coming here Lyle Lovett came in a couple of
times Willie Nelson we shot with Alex Baldwin Glenn Campbell the Foo Fighters went here
I was always very fond of Tom Jones and Engelberg comforting they were babe magnets and I love
the music and I love watching them perform when The Late Show informed me that Engelberg
was gonna come to the deli to sing all night long I was pretty thrilled about that one
night I have Engelbert Humperdinck I'm singing love songs oh my God please
please
[Music] [Applause] [Music] me and let me love again [Music] I think I did about three kissing
scenes with the Late Show I think one was the lady comes in to the deli here and for
whatever reason you know we started kissing there the one that I remember was when I was
delivering something and she opens a door and we start sucking face turkey and monster
on a hero and a Pepsi that'll be 7.85 whatever [Applause] [Music] wow how about that I enjoyed
that I enjoyed part of that now Rupert did that actually happen well no but I've got
more okay well sure let's see [Music]
oh save me some I'm hungry too don't worry lady group it's a full course meal that will
satisfy all of your appetites [Applause] foreign [Music] I I hope that's all Rupert well kind
of actually what really happened oh no look out
don't worry ladies Rupert's a full course meal that will satisfy all of your appetites
[Music] [Applause] you know the the feeling you get when you're at high places and you
get this sensation in your lower extremities well I get that in my dreams and so you know
one day The Late Show approached me and asked if I wanted to skydive well I thought you
know perhaps if I do the Skydive I will no longer have this fear of heights anymore I
tried it but I still have that fear of fights though so as we get closer to the ground we
want to make sure we have our body configured in the proper how high up am I right now you're
about three feet off the ground okay okay because I'm already scared out of my mind
was packing my shoe sure come with me it doesn't seem like you have much of a system here it's
you just got to get in the bag that's the tough part I gotta start over oh God so so
basically my life is in this guy's hands at this point yeah I do this every day dude I
I want my money back in case something happens I had the graphics people put something together
my money back oh we'll get you laid there's one thing I need to do before I go up
let's light this candle we are in Hell Letterman
foreign I think Dave was trying to find a way to increase business for me and so he
said why don't you do the Slurpee thing the power of days marketing once we installed
it the following day I mean we had lines out the door for Slurpees we had so many people
that we couldn't even keep up with the demand and we subsequently had to purchase a a second
one it wasn't a healthy drink but boy did we blow it away but you seem like a smart
happening guy it's summary it's so hot outside people are it's broiling literally broiling
and the only thing that really will take the sting out of this he doesn't want to Slurpee
of course it's a Slurpee the doctors will tell you that so did you go out and get a
slurpee machine uh yes wow wow
where is the machine Rupert oh it's right over here David now see I'm glad you got the
machine but I mean what are you hiding it it should be in the window it should be in
the window how many flavors do you have I've got two flavors I have cherry and lemon lime
all right now how many of these have you sold I haven't sold any yet [Applause] well why
haven't you so you know why because you got it hidden it might as well be in the back
room might as well be in your apartment for God's sakes all right let me see a dispense
one I'd like a cherry I swear a cherry ball what do you want I like that lime thing all
right Paul would like a lime we're not paying for these roofers okay these are on the house
my friend okay well let me see what you did there what does it look like oh oh I'm cooler
already now make one for Paul
all right Rupert close the store and run here as quickly as you can okay I will babe come
on in with those Slurpees now what are you charging for the Slurpees 295 plus tax well
that's crazy I mean for frozen water no it ought to you know we're looking at a six dollar
value seriously that ought to be a six dollar value okay at 295. 95 you're going to take
a bath all right bring him in the Rupert come on here we go Rupert G ladies and gentlemen
bringing in the [Applause] [Music] surface
wow tremendous let's try them together Paul Anthony I got mine trying I you know what
I like is this uh Space Age Dome that they're in
oh my God that's slurpalicious [Applause] when I was informed that the Jets invited
me to go over their shoot I mean it was a it to me it was a thrill of a lifetime I've
been a Jet fan since I was a kid it's like a dream come true uh congratulations on your
Victory um do you think you could have done it without me I don't know man so she was
I was going to ask you some questions about the game would you do something for me instead
hi I'm Chad Pennington wherever I'm in Midtown I stopped to hello Deli I stop at the hello
there I stop at the hello Deli my favorite place for lunch so score touchdown for tastiness
and go to the hello Deli and go to the hello hello [Applause] [Music] oh yeah dressing
in Drag that that was very uncomfortable I think it started with Howard Stern came into
the show in drag one time and so they wanted me to do that it's hard walking on Heels everywhere
the story of America's worst nightmare Rupert G's private parts he was hounded by Health
Inspectors Robert I'm finding you another ten thousand dollars your menu continues to
violate Community standards go ahead find me you [ __ ] hey Rupert can I get a lesbian
gyro damn right you can this is America lesbian gyro he's outrageous behavior offended thousands
of customers can I have some extra ketchup sure if you take off your shirt and give me
a lap dance private parts selling rupaji as himself and featuring TV's Paul Shaffer and
stock show hosts David Letterman [Applause] [Music] [Applause] actually we found a grouper
thing I didn't even know what it was all about all I knew was of course funnel Rupert basically
we just went around town pissing off people it was very difficult the first time around
but you know when we started doing it Rob and Dave was just laughing like kids and the
first thing that came to my mind was well if they're laughing then it's gonna it's gonna
be a hit you know some of the stuff I did I can't even believe I did and I think if
they were to ask me to do it again I'd probably say no
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what do you want what would you want I would like the tomato and mozzarella sandwich I'll
tell you what I'm gonna have to go across the street and get it there I'll tell you
I'm gonna have to go across the street to get it there because they they know how to
make a sandwich because they know how to make a sandwich we don't know what the hell we're
doing we don't know what the hell we're doing here we're just playing grab ass in the kitchen
we're just playing grab ass in the kitchen would you like some fresh ground pepper would
you like some fresh brown pepper let me let me put a little fresh ground pepper on that
bread a little fresh ground pepper on the crab did you stop it I'm serious what's the
problem what's the problem it's a condiment this is a condiment I don't want pepper on
my bread okay I said no where would you like where would you like the pepper I don't want
any right now all right how about your friend how about your friend I want you to get out
of my face I want another waiter wait a minute wait wait wait wait wait over here Martha
Stewart who are you Martha Stewart away from the table okay touch me die go away go away
all right what a lovely attitude come on what a lovely attitude Bon Appetit Bon Appetit
carry it over there by the rim by the rim by the room yeah just with your thumb down
in it yeah get it down in there just get it all the way in is it in the water yeah okay
there you go yeah thank you just take it back what's the problem what's up what's the problem
now put your finger in my glass just get out of here okay well who you're who are you the
Queen of England who are you the Queen of England yeah but I want your finger in my
glass okay get out of my face it was my thumb it was my thumb
Rupert can you see rubber gloves glow and carry it out with you get your thumb down
in it yeah
I don't know if you guys read this when I was that man's theater there was this Hispanic
kid who I was bothering he had a Michael Jordan t-shirt on hey everybody it's Michael Jordan
look everybody Michael Jordan look hey Michael hey Michael seven years later someone sent
me an article apparently this guy was a hitman from the cartel he was a failed assassination
attempt against El Chapo and so he had to flee the FBI actually recognized him he subsequently
got killed in a shootout himself
I love Traditions especially holiday traditions the meatball or The Late Show Christmas tree
it's been an ongoing tradition what I believe at least 15 years every year the neighbors
would get together Joey G's would put the pizza on top mujibar and seraju would top
it with the Empire State Building and I would climb up the ladder and put a giant meeple
on top of it it was such a big meeple I didn't want it to fall apart and so I used a lot
of eggs and breadcrumb that's a good binder for the meat is something I always look forward
to the follow-up was for the Christmas show um Dave or a guest who tried to knock the
meatball off the tree
I thought he hit it next one ought to take it out of here
nice freaking music well I mean that's what it was that's not even that's what it was
this is a replay of that [Laughter] thank you all right you ready here we go take it
out of here we go
[Applause] first time that Dave ever came in here he starts commenting about you know
the sandwich that was named after him and as soon as he left I I said something like
uh what a jackass [Music] foreign