Dave calling Fallon Lonnie Donegan never fails to kill me

@nitad001

3 ай бұрын

It really is perfect!

@rocketreindeer

3 ай бұрын

I laugh to tears almost seeing that again. I think there was another show where Dave had another couple hilarious names inserted for Jimmy and another host.. I'll have to look at the long-form version of this on Don Giller's channel. Actually I think the longer it is, the funnier it is.

@mrterp04

3 ай бұрын

In another clip not shown here he refers to him as “Denny Clausen”

@rocketreindeer

3 ай бұрын

@@mrterp04 Yeah! Ha ha! That rings a bell.

@electrojones

3 ай бұрын

Dave had an early read on Fallon. He was absolutely right about him.

And I said to myself 'no-one is blaming Conan' -David Letterman, comedy assassin

@deesnutz42069

3 ай бұрын

one of the thousand, b

Dave was on absolute *FIRE* during this entire saga. He was truly at his best.

@katjoe1974

3 ай бұрын

It was the golden age of broadcasting

@citisoccer

3 ай бұрын

So was Conan. I'd say it all worked out quite well for him. Let's be real...people who find Leno funny aren't the kind of people you invite to a party, so Conan wasn't going to work out as well as Leno. They HAD to give him time to bring his younger crowd over and drop off the boomers. Instead, NBC acted like an EPL owner.

@DarknessIsThePath

3 ай бұрын

​@@citisoccerit isnt about boomers either, it is about having more conservative humour, not all boomers are outdated or traditionlists that cannot find joys in newer or different comedy

@jameslutian1977

3 ай бұрын

This is hilarious, but nothing Dave said about the drama of Late Night has ever been true... Dave never was going to get the Tonight Show. Leno was the main guest host on Carson, and taking the Late Show host (Dave) to replace him was never even an option. Back then the Late Show and Tonight Show were two entirely different animals. If you watched Carson at the time, no one even considered Letterman until he made it an issue. Now with Conan, Dave is just projecting (albeit hilariously) his past feud and misrepresenting everything again. Leno just liked to work, and NBC executives like people who like to work. So they penciled him in whenever they were lagging. In reality the executives were the dopes and Conan should've just stayed on the Tonight show, at least for a few more years. It would've worked out, I'm guessing. But in the end everything still worked out as Leno/NBC had the #1 show for years, and Conan ended up being funnier on TBS than he was on network TV. Not to mention NBC didn't deserve Conan, anyway.

@jameslutian1977

3 ай бұрын

​@@citisoccer Trashing Leno is so tacky. Great stand ups to this day recognize how great Leno was. Watch Dave Chappelle, Norm MacDonald, Bill Maher, or others talk about Leno. They consider him among the best standups of all-time. I like Conan better, but just because CBS and Conan ran gags on Leno for years doesn't mean they were serious. There is a reason Leno's show was #1. But yeah, you're probably right about the generational thing. Conan had trouble getting an older audience (and also had trouble with getting a Black audience which is never discussed).

I went to Ethiopia for three weeks in January 2010. The night I came home, my brother sat me down and very seriously said, “I need to tell you something”. I truly thought that someone in our family had died - but he wanted to tell me about Jay and Conan!

@elizabethlarson9655

3 ай бұрын

That is hilarious!

@RedRocketM3P

4 сағат бұрын

Cool

“I’m mocking Jay Leno relentlessly and mercilessly for one reason… I’m really enjoying it”

@rhyancoleman6462

Ай бұрын

I don't know. It's just fun.

For those of you worrying, fear not: everyone involved is fine, it's just the 14th anniversary of the debacle. And don't blame Conan.

@fernandoguita

3 ай бұрын

Parabéns por patrocinar o Vitória, chapeleiro do Fatal Model!

@fatalmodelmadhatter

3 ай бұрын

Nóis que voa, irmão @@fernandoguita

@treehousebandit

Ай бұрын

You know I woke up today and wanted to start blaming Conan but then I saw this comment, thanks for the reality check.

@quiz1981

Ай бұрын

"Nobody is blaming Conan" 😂

@BarryRerack147

Ай бұрын

I BLAME CONAN

To watch this comedic drama play out in real time with Dave going into it like a sportscaster with a personal history in the game was a viewer's delight! 🍿🤣

Leno Victims Unit was hilarious! Ice T as Carson Daly?!? 🤣

When he says "I'm really enjoying it" it's like he lost 20 years off of his face for a second.

Calling Fallon, Lonnie Donegan, is the most hilariously obscure pull of all time.

@annstevens6223

3 ай бұрын

You can sure see how Dave inspired Norm McDonald’s style.

We all remember when Jay Leno went to Korea and was greeted by swarms of fans like a rockstar because passionate Korean fans had translated his show clips on KZread. Not to mention all of the amazing interactions with his long time staff, remotes, legendary writing career on the Simpsons, and hit podcast. Oh wait… that’s all Conan - remind who Leno is again? The car guy who used to read news headlines?

@kstepko

3 ай бұрын

⁠*Leno

@VideoHeadMan

3 ай бұрын

See! Don’t pretend you don’t remember him. Those new paper headlines have aged as well as actual printed newspapers…. Oh dear.

@bethanydelossantos4716

3 ай бұрын

YESSS

@bethanydelossantos4716

3 ай бұрын

TEAM COCO

@FEARYOYOYO

3 ай бұрын

A much better stand up 😅

This was peak television at the time. Unfortunately, evil prevailed and Leno got the franchise back. I'm still with Conan.

@ottergoose

3 ай бұрын

Please, don’t blame Conan!

@kowalski5599

3 ай бұрын

@@ottergoose *echoing Dave* "Don't blame Conan." - Paul 🤣

@thebatman1482

3 ай бұрын

I hope you are not planning on blaming Conan, are ya?

@KJ-je9pm

3 ай бұрын

Well in the end Conan is bigger than ever and Leno is forgotten. No one even watches old Leno clips. Conan won everyone’s hearts!

@ZogDaMegnivizint

2 ай бұрын

@@KJ-je9pm I guess he'll just go do play spend more time in Vegas.

2024 - Still not blaming Conan!

Two things always gets me about this situation. David's impression of Leno, and the "I'll be in the lobby" remark lol

“Yes I’m chicken hearted and yes I’m gutless. But these two characteristics have nothing to do with the current situation.” 😂😂😂😂

@DarknessIsThePath

3 ай бұрын

"Im telling jokes and making fun of Jay Leno, over and over and over, relentlessly, mercilessly, simply for one reason, and that is...I'm really enjoying it 😄"

@rhyancoleman6462

2 ай бұрын

I don't know. It's just fun.

“I’ll be in the lobby if you need me” in Leno voice always kills me

To this very day, my name for Fallon in conversations is Lonnie Donegan. I have gotten perplexed looks from people as much as I have gotten immediate laughs from people that remember this. That is how big all this was. Said it once, said it many times and I’ll say it again… David Letterman is the unrivaled GOAT.

Excellent compilation of "The Golden Age Of Television". The only thing that could have made this better would have been ending it with Dave and Conan sitting together on Conan's first appearance back and just being silent. That was the icing on the cake! 🤣

@dougherendeen3241

3 ай бұрын

"You know Jay's watching"

The worst part of the whole debacle was that Jimmy Fallon ended up hosting the tonight show.

@davideramilli

3 ай бұрын

You mean Lonnie Donegan

@georgekaptur5160

2 ай бұрын

I liked Fallon on SNL, but I can't stomach him on the Tonight Show, Poor Johnny and Ed

@daCubanaqt

2 ай бұрын

Lol, you are so right.

@rhyancoleman6462

2 ай бұрын

And poor Doc too who is still alive by the way

@ObamaFromKenya

19 күн бұрын

@@rhyancoleman646296 years old Doc is still alive 🤦‍♂️

Hard to believe we are 14 years removed from the Golden Age of Television. But the most underrated part of the whole sequence is that Dave was ready and waiting to mock the whole premise right from the jump in 2004 ("I think he said he couldn't take it one more minute so he's stepping down in *2009*).

2024 - stay tuned for the “Tonight Show with Lonnie Donegan” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Dave always had great writers, and he is naturally hilarious

“I wonder if I can get a tape over there.” “Maybe a little late.”

This whole thing was legendary.

Ice T as Carson Daily was brilliant..

The KOIN traffic reporter bashing Dave will NEVER get old. "The Golden Age of Television".

@JoeVideoed

3 ай бұрын

I live in Portland now so seeing KOIN as the "Affiliate of the Night" was fascinating to say the least (& something I forgot Dave did). Thankfully no 1 on the current nightly lineup showed up in this clip.

Paul knew from the start that this was never going to work out.

Of all of Dave's great rants...and there have been many...the 'Don't blame Conan' rant may be one of the best.

The Leno impression was killing me. Especially since it sounded like Leno and Mike Tyson had a son together.

@Afrocentricpoet

3 ай бұрын

Lol thought the same thing

Don't come to a fight with Dave when you are unarmed.

@charlesharper2357

3 ай бұрын

Not smart insulting a comedian with a tv show...

I don’t know why this got posted now…but god bless them for doing it. An incredible saga so gleefully monitored by Dave!

@kstepko

3 ай бұрын

This all took place 14 years ago, in January 2010.

I never get tired of this clip. It’s some of the most perfect television ever created.

I loooooooooved all of his vs. NBC/ Leno fireside chats

Should’ve flashed the year on screen of that first clip: 2004! Crazy that’s how far in advance they announced this transition. Poor Conan.

I think someone tried to blame Conan so they reposted this. Don't, DON'T, blame Conan.

Remember, kids: Don't. Blame. Conan. Please. :)

@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods

3 ай бұрын

PAUL: Well....don't blame him.

@DarknessIsThePath

3 ай бұрын

You're saying this is vintage Jay.

“Hey there, Mavis! Bring me some Quaker State!”

This is why Dave will always be respected and Jay won't. He had integrity and called out nonsense and dishonesty when he saw it even if it ruffled feathers.

@DarknessIsThePath

3 ай бұрын

While I agree it is a shame he partially ruined his image with all those sexual relations with his women staff. At the very least to some limited extent but yeh.

@thomasrussell4674

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it's true, Letterman did the right thing by fellow comedians at least, Dave was a standup guy. The philandering not so good but at least he admitted it.

“I’m having trouble staying up this late”💀 Dave is a menace

You can see why Letterman likes Norm MacDonald. Very similar sense of humor.

The golden age of television...

My favorite part... Dave calling Jay "Big Jaw"...

This never gets old.

Dave was basically living for these exact moments.

Truly the golden age of television. Cannot be recreated,even in a simulation

0:19 Yeah it's apparently "getting to him" LMAO gets me every time

The Jay Leno "state of the network" bit was my all-time favourite from Letterman. "No one is blaming Conan" always has me laughing.

Dave´s impression of Leno is hilarious.

This era of late night TV never gets old. Don't blame Conan.

The fundamental flaw with this succession plan was that it was a guy in his early 40s waiting for a guy in his early 50s to retire.

This really was the golden age of television.

I think this is the most fun I ever saw Letterman have.

Im just here for Dave’s impression of Jay

Arguably one of the best moments in late-night television, despite the situation at the time.

Until today, I had no idea that there was a 1960s Scottish singer named Lonnie Donegan. I thought that Dave just made that name up out of thin air.

Lonnie Donegan😂😂😂

I remember this like it was yesterday 😂

Team Coco was born from this nothing to lose energy. David is the Goat for siding with justice. THERE WAS TALK OF GERBILS!!!!!

When Letterman says “I’m really enjoying it” he loses 20 years off his face.

9:53, this is why i love this man

The whole Jay Conan thing was just gift to Dave.

"The bungling machinations of the executives at NBC," was possibly my fave Dave quote about this whole debauched corporate screwup. I was literally on the floor every time he continued on about this as he got funnier and funnier. Similar to his stories about why he thought Dr. Phil was a "quack."

I hope nobody here is planning on blaming Conan

@bluedistortions

3 ай бұрын

We gotta blame him for something

The golden age of television.

Conan’s last week as Tonight Show host was some of the greatest television ever.

Joan rivers always said Jay Leno jokes were perfect for sleepy people and people trying to fall asleep

I love rewatching these! 😂

"Greatest period of American television." Just keep living my best life by not blaming Conan.

This is just absolutely gold!! Thanks for putting it all together!! Oh the laughs!! 😂😂

Never gets old :)

Lonnie Donegan was the biggest victim of all of this.

@DarknessIsThePath

3 ай бұрын

Nope he was the only victor actually.

That "I'm really enjoying it" lives rent free in my brain.

Being of a younger age, I never watched as much as I did during these years, This saga was wild, and Dave's coverage was great.

Oh, what a classic

What a time to be alive! Classic moment in time. Thanks for letting me relive it.

11:15 "Is it any wonder I pound out of bed every morning with a smile on my face?" That's gold, Dave!

"In the television industry there are two types of talk show hosts: Jay Leno and those who have been victimized by Jay Leno"

@JohnSmith-rc5nm

3 ай бұрын

Classic bit.

Lonnie Donagan. 😂 I love Dave. He was always my favorite back in the old days of Jay vs David. This was a great trip down memory lane re the Jay vs Conan fiasco. “Don’t blame Conan.” 🤣

'You don't wait around'... Is the nail in Leno's guilt coffin

Great edit, Don. Thanks.

The best thing to come out of the Conan vs Leno Tonight Show fiasco was how much it energized Letterman, Conan and Kimmel. They brought their A-games throughout.

Gosh I miss the bearded one! I hear he's in Montana or Wyoming or some such place...Leno comes over to fix his snowmobile and rehitch his snowplow to his Dodge Power wagon. What a guy!!

@thelettermanpodcast

3 ай бұрын

I thought it was a steam tractor…

You don’t wait in the lobby!

Ice-T as Carson Daly caught me so off guard, I cackled at 3 AM

Dave is my all time favorite, the most organic and fun. Much blessings.

This is GOLD!!! LOVE you DL!!!

Oh man, awesome compilation of 'Leno v O'Brien', thanks! Watch this first then go watch Dave with Conan as guest after he got the boot by Leno (5/17/12).

I miss seeing Dave in late night!

Letterman will always be No1

@ianwinans8919

2 ай бұрын

That’s right Dave’s number 1.. (Second to but also tied with Conan)

This is late night television.

@patrick4662

3 ай бұрын

Not what we have today

gotta love The Donz. excellent cut and kudos to the team

I like how the current set of hosts is getting along well (Strike Force Five!), but damn do I miss this saga.

"It's the Tonight Show with Lonny Donnegan!" Johnny is spinning in his grave over what became of that show.

Letterman was the last great show there was. Cheers to Dave, Paul and all the years of great entertainment.

@thedude4672

3 ай бұрын

Nonsense. Conan's show was just as great.

@charlesharper2357

3 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with Colbert.

What I love about Jay Leno is that, outside of Richard Pryor, is the second person to hold their own roast.

I used to stay up and watch his show nightly. In Australia it was on around 11 or 12 so I'd have to try and keep the laughter down so I didn't wake anyone. Late Night died when Letterman and Conan left. Such a shame.

Absolute gold

Great timeline, it puts a smile on my face

Letterman should have gotten the Tonight Show in 1992. NBC started the ball rolling to constantly pay for that mistake, for years.

@maplenerd22

3 ай бұрын

I'm no fan of Jay Leno, but you can't call it a mistake when NBC had the #1 late night talk show for over 10 years when Jay Leno was hosting it.

@thedude4672

3 ай бұрын

@@maplenerd22 That's what they call quantity over quality

@markjackson6431

3 ай бұрын

@@maplenerd22 so what if Dave got the Tonight Show and Jay Leno went to CBS….who would win in the ratings?

@thelettermanpodcast

3 ай бұрын

We talk about this a lot on the show. Dave moving to CBS was the best move. He got massive cache he would never have gotten from NBC. Ownership, the 1230 slot and more. And let’s not forget; no franchise had ever even competed with the Tonight show. Number one isn’t the point….no other franchise held a candle to it before Dave, never-mind split the audience.

@Bigeazy87

3 ай бұрын

@thelettermanpodcast cache is the word for it. I heard for years that Jsy was winning in the ratings, but nobody in my circles watched Jsy. It was always Dave as the cool one, the smart one, the one who "got it." Pushing it forward. Even now, my Letterman hits come during the day while I'm going through long work days and I just love it when they do. I'm not subscribed to any Leno content. I have no clue if there even is such a thing. Thanks Letterman people, please don't ever stop!!

Help Big Jaw LOL