I loved the way Dave protected Conan, just like Johnny Carson protected Dave.

@jordanabeaulieu2530

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! David Letterman did a great impression of Jay Leno 😅

@muffdiver240

3 жыл бұрын

Nathan Fugate says: *"...just like Johnny Carson protected Dave."?* Some "protection". Leno got Carson's job, and Dave switched networks.

@nathanfugate8210

3 жыл бұрын

@@muffdiver240 that wasn't Johnny's fault. That was the network acting like Hitler. What Jay did was ridiculous.

@muffdiver240

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanfugate8210 You have a tendency to ridiculously overstate your case: *1.)* "That was the network" hiring the man with the broadest appeal. This amounts to logic/economic common sense, *NOT* "acting like Hitler". *2.)* "What Jay did was" to pursue & attain his worthwhile goal. I feel sorry for you if you consider that to be "ridiculous". *3.)* Obviously it "wasn't Johnny's fault" - there's no "fault" to begin with, and Johnny was powerless to "protect" Dave, though he may have wished that he could. I personally like Dave more than Jay, particularly back in the 80's/early 90's, but I can hardly blame NBC for protecting its bottom line for the shareholders- that's what corporations are supposed to do.

@muffdiver240

3 жыл бұрын

That "Jay Leno is terrible" is ultimately irrelevant: over the years, he consistently garnered higher ratings than Letterman, and all other competitors in his time slot, as well. That's a fact. Feel free to stfu, @@DrSpaceman69. Class dismissed.

Letterman not knowing Fallon's name has to be one of my all time favorite things.

@shangee2275

3 жыл бұрын

But that guess, though! 😂

@dividepaths

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit 400 likes, what is this.

@rab46290

3 жыл бұрын

Who's Falling?

@Zerox5861

3 жыл бұрын

Who

@HawksFanMattMan

3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this live when it happened and when he came out with Lonnie Donegan, I laughed for about ten minutes straight.

I'll have you all know that in 2022, I'm not blaming Conan. Thanks for keeping it real, Dave.

@gallery7596

Жыл бұрын

We could blame Dave. Conan's ratings were also hurt by the revelation of his sex scandal, and the accompanying on air apologies Dave had to deliver in it's wake.

@andrewclover1462

Жыл бұрын

I come back to this video every so often, when I start thinking about blaming Conan.

@masterdon187

Жыл бұрын

@@gallery7596I'm seeing your replies from 10 months ago 6 months ago 5 months ago on different comments defending Jay Leno, damn mate just how much did Leno pay you to keep coming back to this vid?

@gallery7596

Жыл бұрын

Right. Jay Leno paid me. That's the problem with Team CoCo tribalism. Not just the inability to see both sides of a controversy like this, but you even doubt the sincerity of someone's opinion because it doesn't reflect your own. I always find that disappointing.

@bwtv147

Жыл бұрын

@@gallery7596 What does that mean? A sex scandal on CBS attracted viewers away from NBC? I guess that's not all that far fetched. Letterman was regularly beating Leno until Leno had Hugh Grant on after Grant was busted with a Hollywood hooker while Elizabeth Hurley was in England.

I loved it when Conan first got the deal and Howard Stern came on Conan and told him, "You know Jay is never going to let this happen, right?", and Conan was just stunned that he might be getting effed.

@gallery7596

6 ай бұрын

Conan ought to have studied the history of how *NBC* makes deals and then goes back on them. They told Jay he would get Carson's seat IF he turned down an offer from *CBS.* But when the time came for Jay to take over "The Tonight Show," *NBC* told Dave that he could have Jay's job IF he, too turned down *CBS.* That's the way *NBC* rolls, and Conan was naive to think they couldn't do the same thing to him.

@FredLord-sp4ym

5 ай бұрын

@@gallery7596 I have felt the same way about people in my life when their behavior towards others seemed consistent. My belief was: "Well, they are good to me." lol

@Desantisgogoboots

3 ай бұрын

@@FredLord-sp4ym Damn, this hit me hard!! I've made that mistake far too many times and paid for it. Finally learned though.

@alittlecreepywhenyou

Ай бұрын

@@Desantisgogoboots Hopefully it was before you married. Oof.

Conan having CONAN instead of Late Night is even better, imo. It’s more... Conan. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@monzira

5 жыл бұрын

Only sad thing is that he lost a lot of amazing material since NBC owns the rights to it

@conburgundy

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but ita only 30 minutes

@mattkraig

5 жыл бұрын

Conner Wilson it used to be an hour...

@Nay-kp6uu

5 жыл бұрын

In a way, it did work out better creatively for Conan in the end. He does great stuff now he wouldn't be able to on NBC. His comic con week is always a highlight.

@LungMing23

4 жыл бұрын

For us yes it is better but Conan would’ve gotten paid a lot more so it sucked for him. Glad he still has a show though cuz Conan is my favorite.

For the longest time I didn't know what was wrong in my life, until one day my therapist pointed out that I shouldn't blame Conan

@apurugganan

2 жыл бұрын

...and then showed you *this* "instructional video" prepared by experts

@jaketno

2 жыл бұрын

The same thing happened to me. Idk why I cried so much after he told me this.

@geefreck

2 жыл бұрын

@@arcade85_ Presenting this week's guest speaker - Jordan Schlansky

@TomCruz54321

Жыл бұрын

"Don't blame Conan" is probably one of the greatest examples of lack of self-awareness in human history.

@meowmeow5662

Жыл бұрын

Lolol

I love Letterman for sticking up for Conan and Norm Macdonald. Incredible show of true decency.

@JW-vd4il

8 ай бұрын

yes. There's actually a lot I did NOT like about Dave. but to his credit, he did stand up when it was time to speak out.

@Long2556

7 ай бұрын

He did this before, for Howard, when they both were working for NBC and the idiot execs there wanted to fire the future King of all media...

@cyrus6581

5 ай бұрын

I like how norm stuck up for jay Leno too. Decent guy

@berndtherrenvolk1951

Ай бұрын

I believe you meant Norm Macfallon.

Dave isn't known as a great impressionist but that little "I'll be in the lobby" he nailed. I like Jay when he's doing the car gig but man he schmucked this whole situation up. It all worked out fine. Nobody blamed Conan and Lonny Donnigan still has a job somehow.

@gallery7596

2 жыл бұрын

If Conan had accepted one of those offers from *ABC* or *FOX,* the entire debacle could've been averted. So we can blame him a little, too.

@sampathsris

Жыл бұрын

Lonny Donnagan landed Jay Leno's job in the end.

@cuzimaluzer777

Жыл бұрын

It's the only reason I watched this clip again. I remember this well, the first time I heard "I'll be in the lobby " I almost died.

@FredLord-sp4ym

5 ай бұрын

Just as long as you don't blame Conan.

“That...what’s his name? Lonny Donagan...? Jimmy Fallon” ouch hahahahaha

@sh2560

4 жыл бұрын

Classic Letterman. Love it

@ZinniasandAsters

4 жыл бұрын

That’s all I can refer to JF as now 😂😂 Lonny Donagan

@frostychickenprods

4 жыл бұрын

Butch McQueen my shoe

@JR-kc8jx

4 жыл бұрын

Served up a good ole fashioned grand slam with that one.

@ianreeve1420

4 жыл бұрын

My old man's a dustman...

I almost blamed Conan today, but I decided to come back here and watch this. Crisis averted.

@rosedawg7895

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂

@79mrdoright

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@lamjiajun3579

2 жыл бұрын

Goodjob, im so proud of you

@hopsonkim4952

2 жыл бұрын

Ok, well if you change your mind, I’ll be in the lobby

@gallery7596

Жыл бұрын

Conan was partially to blame, though.

Dave using the name of an obscure British skiffle singer to reference Jimmy Fallon is the most underrated of all his jokes.

@GoldenCroc

5 ай бұрын

Yeah a vast majority watching probably didnt know someone like that actually existed. It still worked. Even better if you knew, I guess.

I’m pretty sure Dave was never happier in his life then when he wrote this segment

@FredLord-sp4ym

5 ай бұрын

My feeling is that Dave never wrote these segments. His disdain for Jay and his ways came naturally. LOL.

@gallery7596

5 ай бұрын

@@FredLord-sp4ym Dave is one of bitterest people in the history of television.

Conan is one of the greatest late night hosts of all time. The fact that he kept all his staff on payroll during the network switch really speaks volumes about his character. A true class act, and an amazingly funny guy. He may not be getting as big numbers on TBS, but at least he has more creative control

@gondy5936

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏

@qs4177

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and then Conan does the same thing to Lopez so yeah....no one is exactly clean

@qs4177

4 жыл бұрын

@Doubbledikdan the same thing that leno was going to do to him ... moved lopez' timeslot an hour later causing lower ratings and eventual cancellation....truth be told it was neither lenos or conans fault in either situation but the tv execs who just pinned the blame on the talent...

@qs4177

4 жыл бұрын

@Doubbledikdan thats the point he did and he didn't...after Lopez was cancelled he tried justifying it by saying that he had actually saved lopez by giving them another season which is the complete opposite of what Lopez later said actually happened.....conan had his part in the play no doubt just as much as Leno did in his departure from the tonight show....truth be told conan shouldve known what would happen but he had a crew he was paying out of pocket at that point so i cant really blame him either.

@theallamerican3778

4 жыл бұрын

@@qs4177 fuck lopez he aint shit

This bit was probably Dave's biggest F you to Leno, and he didn't say anything bad about Leno. Genius

@ToxicKlay

3 жыл бұрын

Letterman was a genius. His deadpan look straight into the camera to reiterate "Don't blame Conan" is incredible. He said it all letting people read between the lines

@A6Legit

3 жыл бұрын

@@ToxicKlay why the past tense?

@alexdasliebe5391

3 жыл бұрын

@@A6Legit Letterman was a genius ( in how he handled this). 👍🏼

@A6Legit

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexdasliebe5391 makes sense

@jonathanblaze1648

3 жыл бұрын

Plus he started off by letting us know that he knows Jay. He's known him for over 30 years. "Ah, that's the Jay I know." i.e. the nice guy act is b.s. and he's really a snake.

Dave's contempt for Jay cleared my acne, straightened my teeth, and improved my credit!

@charlenemack7040

2 жыл бұрын

👍 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 I have been in love with David Letterman for over 45 years! There, i’ve said it and I’m glad! 😎

@rowdybme4584

2 жыл бұрын

thats all fine and dandy but somehow it made my wife pregnant

@gallery7596

2 жыл бұрын

Dave's continuing bitterness only leaves me disappointed in him. He still doesn't recognize that not getting "The Tonight Show" was actually the best thing that ever happened for the longevity of his career in television.

@joywilliams7657

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

@joywilliams7657

2 жыл бұрын

@@rowdybme4584 😂😂😂😂🤰👩‍🍼

I love the Leno impression: “ _Okay_ , _but_ _if_ _you_ _need_ _me_ _I’ll_ _be_ _in_ _the_ _lobby_ .”

update from 2021: still not blaming Conan.

@tedsmalldik3248

2 жыл бұрын

😂💯

@udarasamarasinghe8811

2 жыл бұрын

Check tomorrow...just to be sure

@mariella2884

2 жыл бұрын

Team COCO 🧡

@DissyK

2 жыл бұрын

Conebone69 all the way brotha

@firecrackerjack68

2 жыл бұрын

Letterman retired, and thenConan retired. It's the end of an era for late night shows.

David forgetting Jimmy Fallon's name is one of the best things I've ever seen.

@warrenjehosephat231

2 жыл бұрын

I wish he'd forgotten Kimmel's too. Or confused those two mayo sandwiches for one another.

@mikederucki

2 жыл бұрын

Haha Lonnie Donegan

@jamo3976

2 жыл бұрын

@@warrenjehosephat231 lol what a great way to describe them

@jcamp788

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't just that he forgot his name, it was the fact his best guess was "Lonnie Donagan" lmfao. That just killed me.

@rawdawg15

2 жыл бұрын

I would have forgotten about Jimmy Fallon if the network local news didn't shove his name in my face whenever I am trying to watch the weather....they are advertising the boy hard and he sucks

“ I’ll be in the lobby you know if you need me” is probably the most unexpectedly good impression

3 months into 2022 and here I am up at 1am, and I needed to be reminded to "Not Blame Conan". Thanks Dave

This is brilliant. It’s cool that Letterman had Conan’s back.

@BitcoinmeetupsOrg123

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. And both David and Conan are kind of sympathetic guys.

@pezcore2142

4 жыл бұрын

probably had more to do with his hatred for leno than having conans back ;)

@doom4067

4 жыл бұрын

Dave had multiple reasons to back Conan over Jay.

@somerandomarmydude

4 жыл бұрын

Yet the cocksucker didn't have Bill Hicks back so fuck Howard Stern and fuck David Letterman.

@luiss.3866

4 жыл бұрын

@@somerandomarmydude who's Bill Hicks?

Pretty cool that conan came back better than ever on tbs

@1983jcheat

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Conan is great. Jay used to put me to sleep.

@rustyshackleford5743

5 жыл бұрын

@@1983jcheat Pre TBS Conan tho man is comedy gold.

@DodderingOldMan

5 жыл бұрын

You forgot to put 'Dood' at the end of your comment! You have to start over from level 1!

@kylorenkardashian5518

5 жыл бұрын

Is Conan still on?

@kurtrivero368

5 жыл бұрын

@@kylorenkardashian5518 Yes he is.

Dave always came across as insightful. Combined with his rebellious streak, that's why he had had a bit more sarcasm than his contemporaries. And that's exactly how comedians should behave.

Dave is a master. When he did the tonight show, you feel like he is sitting there in your living room talking to you personally. All the other talk show hosts, except Conan, are putting on a performance that doesn't feel personal. They're presenting themself to the crowd.

@gallery7596

2 жыл бұрын

He was talented, but unfortunately all I see in this video is Dave's bitterness over being NBC's second choice to replace Carson all those years ago.

@writingthefuture

Жыл бұрын

Craig Ferguson too, who was under Dave's production company!

@gallery7596

Жыл бұрын

@@writingthefuture I always found it remarkable that for his last show, Craig chose as his only guest *Jay Leno.*

This morning I woke up distraught but not knowing what put me in a bad mood, my first reaction was to blame Conan. But thankfully, this video magically appeared in my recommendations and I was quickly swayed!

@Majinjef2099

3 жыл бұрын

Way to refocus!

@S_D_C_7885

3 жыл бұрын

@@Majinjef2099 😂😂

@tonymontana4284

2 жыл бұрын

Conan moved to NBC he sucked he changed his show and sank his own ship.

@peter81083

2 жыл бұрын

I still blame conan. Every day.

@Grazimoto1

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sitting here scrolling through KZread videos with my glass of wine, 17 months into this pandemic, wondering why I've lost my job, lost some of my friends due to Covid and seeing a nation more divided now than ever and, of course, my first thought was to blame Conan! Thank God my fingers stumbled upon THIS video. Dave gave me the clarity of thought to realize that all of this might actually not be Conan's fault! Thank you, Dave!

How does jimmy Fallon get a late night spot and Conan gets put on TBS. Conan is a genius, he has the funniest skits on tv

@xzabath1

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@RjBenjamin353

5 жыл бұрын

Le reddit silver member-(:-) )& exactly!!!!

@masterroshi8764

5 жыл бұрын

@frank dreben fallon has been apolitical since the beginning. he's even had trump on

@therandysmith697

5 жыл бұрын

Conan isn’t funny and his ratings were weak.

@StevieDamnit

5 жыл бұрын

@frank dreben It takes a real douchebag to bring up politics in an apolitical video. If you're gonna be a whiny little bitch about things, go elsewhere.

3:45 The Leno impersonation is spot on. 🤣

I love every second of this takedown. But Paul confirming that Dave in fact has his own problems might be my favorite bit.

God I remember when I almost blamed Conan. I'm so glad I didn't.

@emilysanders4807

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!!!!

@ChickenLiver911

3 жыл бұрын

*_D O N ‘ T_* blame Conan.

@lindamclellan3750

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!

@ThereIsNoLord

2 жыл бұрын

I told you not to do that.

@pigmeatmarkham898

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThereIsNoLord Jay said that, too!

Leno may have had higher ratings, but Letterman was the unquestioned master of late-night TV in the post-Johnny Carson era, and this bit shows why.

@Alternate1234ify

4 жыл бұрын

@Cowboy 1959 Letterman was more of an innovator than Leno, especially after the first few years of their head-to-head competition. Leno consciously wanted to create a show that would appeal to as many people as possible, so any type of edginess was out. I can't call Letterman "the unquestioned master," though, considering that he consistently had lower ratings than Leno. "The comedian's comedian" would be a better title for Letterman.

@wolffiegaming

4 жыл бұрын

When he sent rupert to be the waiter.. I have yet to see a sketch from any late night talk show... that made me laugh that hard

@SwitcherooU

4 жыл бұрын

@@wolffiegaming He made Rupert tell a McDonald's employee that he was going to "drop him like a bag of dirt." One of the hardest I've ever laughed.

@patrickobrien5311

4 жыл бұрын

I always watched Dave. Way funnier and a better show. My fav was Craig tho.

@IshamTrivedi

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, Leno pulled-off a Leno on David, before he pulled-off a Leno on Conan. People say that David should've gotten the Tonight Show after Carson, just like they say for Conan.

I miss Dave every day, and am grateful I don't have to hear Paul twice as often

@alxf66

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

@justinmraap

2 жыл бұрын

_You don't have to hear Paul twice as often?_

@pamelacass9642

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinmraap what did Ryan mean by that crack, I wonder?🤔

@DerEchteBold

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamelacass9642 I know what he meant ...but I can't decide if you're being sarcastic or not.

@rickskellig4652

2 ай бұрын

TV's worst sidekick. My god he sucked lol

So sad that i was too young to appreciate Daves humor. Only into my 20s and now almost 30 can i look at his time on TV and his time at the Comedy Store and fully appreciate his humor and schtick.

At first I blamed Conan. Then I saw this video and thought to myself: "You know, Dave's right. Don't blame Conan." But seriously, don't blame Conan.

@frenchtoast7742

3 жыл бұрын

Wow ! At first I blamed Conan too . Then I saw this video and then I read your comment- and I thought to myself Daddio17 is right “ Dont blame Conan “. But seriously- #don’t blame Conan ...😂

@mamouilletten1562

3 жыл бұрын

@@frenchtoast7742 I can't find any video or article showing "the don't blame Conan" phrase or the entire speech . I guess they did their best to erase it from the internet . Luckily Letterman reacted to it.

@gallery7596

3 жыл бұрын

@@mamouilletten1562 Jay almost certainly meant that people shouldn't be hard on Conan for the "Tonight Show" ratings slide that began just days after Conan took over as host.

@mamouilletten1562

3 жыл бұрын

@@gallery7596 Oooh what a good guy !!

@masonldn8647

3 жыл бұрын

@@frenchtoast7742 explain why did you actually blame Conan at the start ?

I’m so glad that dude Paul was there to translate what Dave was saying!

@WilhelmWilder

5 жыл бұрын

He was such a weird guy 😂

@moshunit96

5 жыл бұрын

He's the worst.

@RonWolfHowl

5 жыл бұрын

"Don't blame Conan?" "Don't blame Conan." "Don't blame Conan?" "Don't blame Conan."

@mickeywonders3764

5 жыл бұрын

Black Rod he literally paused for like a second so people could laugh and was gonna start talking again, till dude wanted repeat shit again

@UberLummox

5 жыл бұрын

Yup! The 'second fiddle' talk show phenomenon is hopelessly formulaic. Even Steven Colbet has one. So unessesary. The only guy I can think of who doesn't have an 'Ed McMahon' type charactor is John Stewart.

Wow. All I can say is wow. The fact that David Letterman addressed this issue and what a douche Jay Leno has always been is one of the classiest things I've ever seen. He knew that Leno has ALWAYS been a dirt bag and that what he did Conan Andy, and the rest of their crew was despicable and he let his viewers too While other hosts or celebrities wouldn't have and did not want to get their hands dirty or do anything that might have a negative backlash on them- David Letterman unapologetically spoke the truth. What a stand up guy Letterman is abd what a class act Conan is. And Jay Leno can suck it.

@gallery7596

7 ай бұрын

REE: "The fact that David Letterman addressed this issue and what a douche Jay Leno has always been is one of the classiest things I've ever seen." Felt tinged with bitterness to me. He never seemed to get over being *NBC's* second choice to replace Carson. And let's remember that Dave's reputation wasn't exactly spotless considering the embarrassing scandal he was forced to admit to just a few months before the Jay/Conan thing came about. Jay didn't pick on him when that was happening either, but when it was Jay's turn to be in the middle of a public mess, Dave didn't show the same mercy. RE: "...and that what he did Conan Andy, and the rest of their crew was despicable..." But Conan green lit an *NBC* proposal he knew was deciding Jay's retirement date for him. Conan himself said he owed Jay a lot for the support he'd given him over the years at the network. It wasn't necessary for Conan to enter into that 5 year deal when his contract was set to expire before Jay's. He could've had a show with an earlier start time a lot sooner than *NBC* was offering him "The Tonight Show" at Jay and his staff's expense.

@FredLord-sp4ym

5 ай бұрын

Jay understood the Entertainment/Television Business better than most managers and network executives. He represented himself, cutting out the middle "man" which in the end, was not a smart move as he had nobody to blame. "Do not blame 'Conan.'"

@gallery7596

5 ай бұрын

@@FredLord-sp4ym Jay was wrong about that, though. We can in part blame Conan because (for one thing) it was his 2004 decision that set that debacle in motion.

I love how he sets up the whole joke, (jay says conan shouldn't be blamed but his managers should, jay points out he has no managers or agents of his own) with the obvious punchline being "so blame Jay!", but stops just short of it because the answer is so palpably obvious to absolutely everyone.

@gallery7596

Жыл бұрын

Don't recall Jay saying anything about Conan's managers. He just said that it wasn't fair to hold Conan totally responsible for "The Tonight Show's" bad ratings- and he was right about that, too, because Jay's 10pm show was partly to blame. However, there's no question the ratings slide began the first week Conan took over "The Tonight Show." *NBC* was mostly to blame for monkeying with what up until May 2009 had been an extremely successful line up. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I looked up Lonnie Donegan and he's a 50s "skiffle singer" who does look kinda like Fallon and I laughed even harder.

@Jimmie_Rudolfsson

4 жыл бұрын

He was a huge influence on amongst others Lennon & McCartney

@bfish89ryuhayabusa

4 жыл бұрын

He was a major influence on every British musician in the 50s and 60s and even into the 70s. He wasn't just a skiffle singer, he popularized it. Everyone from the members of the Beatles to Led Zeppelin started with skiffle, and he was their influence.

@merricat3025

3 жыл бұрын

I didnt know he was areal person

@siggylloyd3566

3 жыл бұрын

BFisch very well articulated. Jimmy Page began with a skiffle group, if I remember correctly, and there's some old recorded TV footage somewhere here on KZread

@TommyRibs

3 жыл бұрын

@@siggylloyd3566 it was either The Originals, or the New Originals that Jimmy Page was in.

Oh my God, Letterman's Leno impression is priceless. I wish he had let that one out more often.

@frostychickenprods

4 жыл бұрын

Marler's Movie Reviews and Relationship Advice my impression of myself sucks kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJdqqrqnnbiug8o.html

"Well I feel I've gone too far yet again"....and we thank you for that Dave

It's funny because Jay Leno's second stint on The Tonight Show only lasted for four years or so, but this Leno pushes out Conan story is still going strong almost 15 years later 😅

@gallery7596

7 ай бұрын

Yes, it's a mischaracterization of what happened. So, too was the claim that Carson was pushed out. Johnny was 65, only doing 3 shows a week while taking frequent vacations, he was losing younger viewers to Arsenio Hall, and "Saturday Night Live" was mocking him for being over the hill. Johnny knew it was time to go.

@johnyamahakeyboard7472

7 ай бұрын

@@gallery7596he left at the perfect time

@gallery7596

7 ай бұрын

And Conan's original deal in 2004 was basically deciding Jay's retirement date for him. If Conan had recognized that what *NBC* could do to Jay (and to Dave) they could also do to him, the entire debacle could've been averted.

It’s still a crime against humanity that Fallon not Conan has the Tonight Show.

@hallinden3942

3 жыл бұрын

Conan had the Tonight Show and its ratings tanked during the few months he had it; also, Conan threatened to leave NBC if he did not get the Tonight Show within 5 years which is how Jay Leno came to 'announce' his retirement in 5 years. A little bit of facts go a long way. Letterman never got over the fact that Leno got the show and he did not.

@ft.jackjimmy7282

3 жыл бұрын

@@hallinden3942 Jay Leno stayed to have his own show ahead of Conan's Tonight Show with the same structure and guest appearances, that's why it tanked. Both show actually tanked, that's why Dave says, you don't leave but set up shop in the lobby, you go somewhere else. Since both shows weren't doing great, NBC wanted to move Leno back to his Tonight Show's time while pushing Conan in the dead hours. Conan already sees the network doesn't care about him and clearly, Leno never wanted to stop his Tonight Show, it's toxic, so Conan, being the bigger man, gave the show back to Leno.

@hallinden3942

3 жыл бұрын

@@ft.jackjimmy7282 - I think Conan did not have a choice but to give the show back; also, Conan told NBC that if he weren't hosting The Tonight Show within 5 years, he would leave NBC; that is why Jay Leno 'submitted' his 5 years notice to NBC; he was slapping Conan and NBC in the face. I think Jay was the guy wronged not Conan but again, I do understand what you have stated.

@hallinden3942

3 жыл бұрын

It is all about ratings; Jay's audience moved to Letterman's show rather than stay with Conan.

@nigel900

3 жыл бұрын

Stop it.

It's 2019. Still not blaming Conan. (Edit): Hey, folks! It's 2020 and we are in the age of the coronavirus in April. Just wanted to tell everyone to PLEASE stay safe and...still not blaming Conan in 2020. (Edit): First of all, to any and all who are blessed to be here, in order to read to read this in 2021...I am STILL not blaming Conan. Secondly, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (Edit): God bless all who are still here in 2022! We are STILL NOT BLAMING CONAN!!! Didn't blame him in 2023... Currently, not blaming him in 2024. God bless, all.

@dakotahriddle8794

4 жыл бұрын

You sure? Not even a little?

@robertdavis3036

4 жыл бұрын

@@dakotahriddle8794 Nope. Not even a sliver.

@dakotahriddle8794

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertdavis3036 Good man. Keep fighting the good fight my friend.

@robertdavis3036

4 жыл бұрын

@@dakotahriddle8794 Team Coco...forever!

@dakotahriddle8794

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertdavis3036 Until the end, and after that.

I always come back to this clip, maybe once in a year or so. And always in that year, I forget how insufferable Paul is by ruining Dave’s jokes and timing.

@pixiejenkins

Жыл бұрын

HahahHaaaaa so agree

I love this friendship between Conan and Dave!

@MichaelGrey11

4 жыл бұрын

Diesley Gunner they both got screwed by NBC and Jay lmao

@T25de

4 жыл бұрын

Dave norm and Conan

The fact that Lonnie Donigan still has a job is kinda sad.

@getlauriekor

2 жыл бұрын

100

@rawdawg15

2 жыл бұрын

He is the least funny of all of the hosts on a major station in the last 30 years

@rawdawg15

2 жыл бұрын

he has a job for one reason. He does 'woke' jokes that don't offend or bother anyone. That is more important than being funny now.

@TigDegner

2 жыл бұрын

Wait so Lonnie Donigan's actually a person? I thought Dave was just poking fun at Fallon. Which is totally okay by me. Ah well, as long as we have Colbert, Kimmel, Conan, etc. I'm good.

@sauwensvk7589

2 жыл бұрын

@@TigDegner They ARE talking about Fallon, mate! They're just playing into Dave's joke :D

Letterman's sidekick is like your slightly crazy grandfather, who constantly tries to converse with the host on tv.

0:38 That smile when he says "but I just can't help myself," is the reason I love Letterman so much.

It's 2021, almost 11pm and here I am, watching vintage Dave, not blaming Conan (Thanks to you folks for the upvotes❤️We all know that Conan's not that kind of a guy😄

@aguila1077

2 жыл бұрын

Its1 am for me. And i dont blame conan

@itsahandle

2 жыл бұрын

1:30 Am and I don't blame Conan

@Chris-pw7ov

2 жыл бұрын

6:30 pm, and I'm not blaming Conan.

@alnobleman2884

2 жыл бұрын

6:16 pm and I do not blame Conan

@BrandonDeHoyos

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a Saturday night in 2021, and I’m here not blaming Conan.

"I said...no one IS blaming Conan." Godamn he is a national treasure and FUCKING SAVAGE.

@sicfxmusic

2 жыл бұрын

"I said to myself*", sorry I have seen this clip many times 😂

@huskiehuskerson5300

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Conan is a national treasure, don't know about Dave

@nalie6754

2 жыл бұрын

@@sicfxmusic is this the talking to the moon clip?

@sicfxmusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@nalie6754 I mean, the actual phrase used is "I said to myself", and not "I said"

@aurorablaize

2 жыл бұрын

Letterman was the master of being Savage. I'm reminded when Carson told him about the rumors that he would firebomb NBC back during that debacle and Dave's like "Well I hate waiting in lines, but I'd do it."

I miss Dave. His presence is a major part of my childhood.

@gnbman

7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, we would watch Letterman and then switch right over to Conan when it ended lol

It’s one of his finest written and expertly delivered monologues.

@Yousaf_Yunes

9 ай бұрын

Still sweet 15 years later....like great literature

I read the book about this. The book taught me too things. 1) Leno had the better contract for The Jay Leno Show and the better contract always wins, and 2) Conan had much more integrity than Leno ever will.

@Sami6894

3 жыл бұрын

Which book?

@WilfBond55

3 жыл бұрын

And far less talent. Between them, Fallon, Kimmel, and O'Brien have made me laugh maybe two times total.

@exclamationpointman3852

3 жыл бұрын

Ray Lebowski the strength with Fallon is he is a likable, nice guy and he makes people want to tall with him. But i have cringed hard...very hard...with his monologues. I wish someone would have come to him and helped him. Colbert is extremely political to the point where its not funny; but i admire his craft and hes a hard worker.

@schippa2

3 жыл бұрын

@@WilfBond55 you wouldn't know talent if it bit you in the sack, lebowski. Shut the fuck up

@mohamedbabiker6653

3 жыл бұрын

@@exclamationpointman3852 Colbert problem is not being too political, but leaning toward party more than ideas, look at Bill Maher who is entirely political but still enjoyable by the whole political spectrum.

One of Dave's greatest bits of all time: "Uhhh, I'll be in the lobby... Don't hang around!"

@Mr_Flerb

2 жыл бұрын

It was a shockingly good impression, too.

@FredLord-sp4ym

5 ай бұрын

Dave did NOT blame Conan.

God bless Letterman, I kept carrying this weight around with me, this blame for Conan. Thank you David for freeing me.

I’m from the UK, so Late Night television has never been as big a deal over here. However from what I can gauge, this Johnny Carson guy presided over the coveted gig of hosting the Tonight Show for 30 years starting in 1962. In 1992 he retires and NBC crowns Jay Leno as Carson’s replacement, thus prompting a disgruntled David Letterman to take a new show, late night with David Letterman, from NBC to CBS, a move that kickstarted an ongoing feud between himself and Leno. In 2001, when Conan O'Brien's contract neared its end and he was being courted by other networks, NBC agreed to extend his contract and eventually make him the fifth host of The Tonight Show. However the network neglected to tell Leno about this arrangement. In 2004, when they did finally get round to informing Leno that O'Brien would take over as host of the Tonight Show in 2009, NBC tried keeping both of it’s late-night stars by offering Leno a nightly primetime show before O'Brien's Tonight Show. Conan fronting the Tonight Show didn’t receive strong ratings, and NBC moaned about a drop in ratings, so they returned Leno to his 11:35pm start time and bumped O'Brien half an hour later to 12:35am. An understandably indignant O'Brien, much like Letterman a decade earlier, furiously declined and left the network entirely and went on to successfully host his own late night TV talkshow, Conan, which aired on TBS for 11 seasons. Leno was therefore reinstated with a second tenure hosting the Tonight Show in 2010. However, by 2014, Leno was eventually replaced by Jimmy Fallon and, after a 22 year run, CBS aired the last episode of late night with David Letterman in 2015. Is that, more or less, a vey longwinded summary of events, with the upshot being that Jay Leno (“the one who’s not funny”) has absolutely zero professional integrity, with the court of public opinion strongly being in favour of David Letterman and Conan O’Brien. Secondly, and I’m going completely off-topic now, but was Joan Rivers’ account about leaving the Tonight Show as Carson’s permanent guest hostess to compete with him on The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers honestly only down to her feeling unsettled when Carson's contract was renewed for two years, but hers was only renewed for one, despite Joan getting better ratings than Carson? The first person Joan allegedly called to say that she was leaving the Tonight Show was Johnny, and he hung up on her and never spoke to her again, even after her husband Edgar Rosenberg’s suicide, which happened after Joan challenged Fox executives, who originally wanted to fire Edgar as the show's producer, but instead fired them both in 1987. Jay Leno, in keeping with his predecessor, maintained an unofficial embargo on Joan Rivers for 27 years until Jimmy Fallon, feeling that the statute of limitations against Rivers had long expired, invited her back as a guest for his show’s debut? I do hope that whoever reads this can understand, and perhaps even appreciate, my fascination with American late night TV shows, particularly as the most interesting thing about the U.K.’s most popular chat show hosts is that one is actually Irish, the other one has Rhotacism, another one quit and his replacement’s now dead….

@BkBk-gy6vr

19 күн бұрын

Well said and it’s true Leno is not funny.

@connieoshea

17 күн бұрын

@@BkBk-gy6vr Hahaha, thanks for your reply. Letterman certainly had a fair share of douchey moments himself. Gesturing towards Cher infamously calling him out in 1986 as being a certain curse word. His interviews with Angelina Jolie, Aishwarya Rai, Oprah and Leonardo Di Caprio also spring to mind, namely because they never returned. However at least the moments on his show are memorable, infamously and notoriously iconic even: Drew Barrymore flashing him, Madonna dropping 14 F-Bombs, Farrah Fawcett and Courtney Love being so blatantly high that even God needed binoculars to see them, (I’ve always thought that Crispin Glover and Joaquin Phoenix were just doing bits), ugh there’s just so many! In the UK, however, the majority of the most memorable celebrity TV appearances happened on morning television. Although, that being said, Meg Ryan’s frosty appearance on Sir Michael Parkinson‘s Saturday night show is definitely something to behold.

I'm so glad Conan is still going strong. He's an awesome host and his writers are funny as hell. Definitely the best host and the best late night show currently on TV.

@rose4490

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I hair the color of yours, it's beautiful!

@judechidozieezenyi9493

3 жыл бұрын

Last sentence, totally agree!

@warrengauthier4699

3 жыл бұрын

Meyers, Colbert & Corden suck.

@exclamationpointman3852

3 жыл бұрын

(-_-;) Hes a good dude

@ArielGonzalez1

3 жыл бұрын

Conan is quitting late night tv on June... so we can safely say that he is switching to hbo max (variety show) being the best late night host of our generation (the others are far away from him.), our Carson, our Letterman or whatever you want to call it

I miss the good ol days of Letterman on late show and Craig Ferguson on the late late show.

@bigmike5785

5 жыл бұрын

Between your avatar and your comment, you're really dating yourself.

@packlesswolf1

5 жыл бұрын

@@bigmike5785 I'm married but sure pal whatever helps you sleep at night

@bigmike5785

5 жыл бұрын

@@packlesswolf1 huh? I'm just saying you're young, I assumed a young man.

@andyb1653

5 жыл бұрын

Craig was the most underrated late night guy ever.

@packlesswolf1

5 жыл бұрын

@@andyb1653 I agree. He was the only host to make me laugh out loud every night guaranteed.

After many years, I've reached peace of mind and I am ready to no longer blame Conan for Jay and NBC being massive cnts.

@gallery7596

7 ай бұрын

^ Misogynistic comment. ^

Ill be in the lobby lmaooooo 😂

You can tell who's never watched a single episode of David letterman by them commenting on how Paul butts into David talking.

@MonsterSound

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@DeBannanaKingOfAll

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@voltaire6062

4 жыл бұрын

So do yall actually like him? He's fucking awful

@tonyroca279

4 жыл бұрын

I've never watched his full shows, but I've caught lots of Letterman over the years, I've never heard Paul doing this before tho, I thought it was pretty annoying.

@Hoganply

4 жыл бұрын

So, he's _intentionally_ ruining the flow of the joke. Thanks for the insight.

That "I hope you're not planning on blaming conan, are you?" always kills me. 3:13

Dave had Conan's back and Norm's back when Norm got fired from SNL weekend update. Great dude!

Always the funniest person. They made such a mistake not keeping their word and putting David as host of the tonight show.

9 years later and this is still "Vintage Letterman". Funny as hell!!!

@siskothekid4620

4 жыл бұрын

TMB Trumpet so true. So true.

@danielvillalobos4265

3 жыл бұрын

Letterman is going down in history along with his "true blue" crowd: Carson his mentor, and Craig Ferguson his brilliant protegé. Meanwhile, Jay is gone with the wind and his replacement Fallon is widely despised on YT for being a pathetic unfunny sycophant with an annoying laugh. Two of a kind if you ask me.

All these years later and I still resent Jay Leno. That guy is a snake.

@christophercruz1513

2 жыл бұрын

You have no life if your so set on Jay Leno

@TheOrlandoTrustfull

2 жыл бұрын

Christopher Cruz: Whereas you are better, you're also commenting on the same video 😂

@supertuesday600

2 жыл бұрын

But please, Don't blame Conan.;)

@49er16

2 жыл бұрын

At least he's not a coward like Conan.

@adrock1011

2 жыл бұрын

Jay has a garage full of amazing cars and quite the rolodex of celebrity phone numbers. Conan has a 92 taurus and fans, co-workers, friends, & family who adore him. Plus hes funnier & smarter. Id say conan won in the end

Coming back anytime I need a laugh to hear Lonny Donagan. Love it.

A master at his work, excoriating Leno but still bringing out comedy.

Conan's last couple of weeks at NBC while they were letting his contract run out were the best shows of late night ever. Conan had an expense account for the show, and he expended that account to the extreme. Introducing the newest late night character, Bugatti the mouse,accompanied by it's theme music, the original master for the Rolling Stones Satisfaction.

@whaddyathink949

2 жыл бұрын

No man, the REAL late night show; the original Conan show that actually came on after midnight. The one that ended with the Will Ferrel Freebird rendition....that was the greatest. They used to get really out there....Masturbating Bear ftw

@3Rayfire

2 жыл бұрын

@@whaddyathink949 In the year two thousaaaaand, in the year two THOUSAAAAAAAAAND!

@MrBWednesday

2 жыл бұрын

@@3Rayfire oh man. Now I’m invested. That skit was lit.

@JaydevRaol

2 жыл бұрын

😄

@JB-nz1qn

Жыл бұрын

Savage. Good for him, he made them suffer in the long run

There is a Universe where Conan did get The Tonight Show and technology and humanity advanced faster than this timeline

@kewltony

2 жыл бұрын

If all the people that say they like Conan actually watched Conan, he would have remained as the host.

@popeye697

2 жыл бұрын

@@kewltony nope. The Jay Leno Show tanked Conans ratings when it shouldn't have ever been on the air. The same thing would've happened if Johnny Carson had his own half hour talk show an hour before Jay 3 months into Leno hosting The Tonight Show. It's as simple as that.

@spookrockcity

2 жыл бұрын

@@kewltony TRUTH. Conan's fans abandoned him. That's the real truth of all this. All the people raging in this comments section are the same people that never actually watched him in his new time slot. See how Popeye is still trying to blame Leno? That's what it looks like to be a child who cannot handle reality. Conan's fake fans canceled Conan.

@jeremyc9593

2 жыл бұрын

@Spookrockcity Uh, okay. Then how do you explain his successful run on TBS? Did Conan's fans abandon him on The Tonight Show with the ultimate goal of getting him to TBS? That's a weird goal, but mission accomplished I guess.

@FIQKYFADZAN

2 жыл бұрын

And also Tiktok never got invented there.

I love the way he refers to Jimmy fallon as Lonnie Donegan lol

"Lonnie Donnigan"?? LOL!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

"I got my own problems." Not enough people in this world acknowledge this about themselves.

@T25de

4 жыл бұрын

ibieiniid Yea like the Left, they need to worry about their own asses lol

@ibieiniid4240

4 жыл бұрын

@@T25de And yet, here you are calling out other people's problems and making no mention of yourself.

@T25de

4 жыл бұрын

ibieiniid That’s the joke 😉 Help!! Hypocrisy!!

@pianofry1138

4 жыл бұрын

You can acknowledge them and not deal with them. It's kind of what he did here.

@GeorgiaOverdrive

3 жыл бұрын

I think the audience reacted the way was because he had a whole blackmail affair thing a year earlier.

"Eeeeeh...I'll be in...in the lobby, if you need me!" LOL

I enjoy replaying this every couple of years 😁

" Lonnie Donnegan "🤣🤣🤣🤣

3:45 leno impression cracked me up

@TerranceMann

8 жыл бұрын

+brian whalen i mean... it's a letterman impression tho

@kiks399

8 жыл бұрын

Letterman could say what ever the fuck he want to say. In my mind, Conan is the best and Letterman is simply Yoda.

@JMFSpike

7 жыл бұрын

It's a near perfect impression of him.

@julianxavier1st

7 жыл бұрын

is that a picture of the fictional character played by James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams?

@TerranceMann

7 жыл бұрын

no, it's a picture of me you jerk

Paul sounds like Rain Man in this just repeating every last couple of words Dave says

@j-r-m7775

8 жыл бұрын

GiantSandles Only less socially adept and he can't play poker for shit.

@modelcitizenbrigade769

8 жыл бұрын

+GiantSandles yeah..yeah...repeating every last couple of words

@Hoganply

8 жыл бұрын

+ModelCitizenBrigade Every last couple of words.

@jainz84

8 жыл бұрын

+Hoganply Couple of words..right..

@thewhitegoldfish

8 жыл бұрын

+GiantSandles Yeah. every last couple of words

"Lonnie Donaghan!" 😂😆

"Lonnie Donnigan has a job too!" 😂

Jimmy Fallon is Lonnie Donegan lmao 😂😂

@DiogenesOfDelaware

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I thought this was the funniest bit of the clip

I will always love how David Letterman treated Jimmy Fallon exactly how we should’ve all treated Jimmy Fallon

@bulldogsbob

2 жыл бұрын

Fallon is really good at getting KZread views which is what they are after at NBC.

@romulus_

2 жыл бұрын

@@bulldogsbob brainless pablum for the shallow mind

@asyc89

2 жыл бұрын

@@romulus_ yet here you are, watching youtube.

@romulus_

2 жыл бұрын

​@@asyc89 as are you. funny, I don't see what your statement has to do with what's being discussed here.

@Been.Here.Since.2007

2 жыл бұрын

@@asyc89 but never Fallon

This makes me miss Dave so much. He's out there now having the time of his life in peaceful tranquility, fly fishing, & relaxing in the bosom of Mother Nature's beauty...a truly happy ending for a celebrated icon. Yet there are some days where things are rough, tensions flare, expectations dashed with disappointment - and I think of how many times David Letterman & his show put those awful days to bed. I can't watch contemporary late night; too much politics & far more left-wing than I can stomach. There's no disillusionment that Dave didn't have his own views which I'm sure differ from mine, but that was never an issue watching his show. He understood what a priviledge it was being welcomed into America's homes every night & didn't take it for granted. What Johnny Carson was to my parents, Dave was to me. Conan was undoubtedly the best in modern late night. It's amazing to see these old clips & smh at how NBC managed to drop the ball yet again.

@thelawofdivineoneness458

2 жыл бұрын

If David Letterman & his show "put awful days to bed" then how do you think he would have dealt with Jan 6th? Contemporary late night may be "far more left-wing" than you can stomach and I can respect that you feel that way. However, don't think for a second that Dave wouldn't have addressed that act of treason exactly how the current hosts have addressed it. Dave didn't suffer fools lightly. He knew what a con man and fraud Trump is and exposed him as such on one of his shows. It was the show when Trump was ranting about how terrible China is. He let Trump go on and on and then pulled out Trump's line of shirts and ties and asked him where they were made. Of course Trump initially LIED and said he didn't know where they were made because all the man does is lie. And then Dave exposed the fact that Trump made his clothing line in Bangladesh and China. Since you love those amazing old clips I encourage you to go watch that one.

@writingthefuture

Жыл бұрын

Very well put

I always felt that Lonnie Donegan was an underrated TV personality.

I love the delight on Daves' face when he says, "I just can't help myself." Lol!

@IronMan-tk8uc

2 жыл бұрын

He reminded a little bit of Bugs Bunny when he said this.

@wakeupbell2491

2 жыл бұрын

@@IronMan-tk8uc I guess I haven't watched enough Looney Tunes to see that, but your comment led me to review this clip which I appreciate. I find it endlessly entertaining!

@IronMan-tk8uc

2 жыл бұрын

@@wakeupbell2491 Ok, thanks.

It says something when all the other late night hosts (Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert and O'Brien) all pay tribute to Letterman on this last show and hardly anyone payed tribute to Leno.

@Elias6233

7 жыл бұрын

I thought Kimmel and Fallon were the same person

@pcbacklash_3261

6 жыл бұрын

Wait...you mean they're not?!! :-P

@alexchan6303

6 жыл бұрын

PCBacklash _ Kimmel is much less annoying. I’m offended that you thought he was the same person as Fallon.

@Rick__C-137

6 жыл бұрын

cluster c They're both humorless asses. They have their moments, but, for the most part, they're a waste of time.

@chipgaasche4933

5 жыл бұрын

Because all those idiots are FAR Left sheep...just like Letterman.

I always wished Paul's mic had a kill switch.

I love the goofy rhythms of Paul. Dave says, “if I can invoke a little French”, and Paul immediately says, “Please do. Anytime.” I cracked up at that. And then Dave mentions the state of the network speech, and Paul literally says, “State of the network. State of the network. State of the….State of the network speech.” It’s so random sometimes but really adds to the zaniness.

@WXVA9

10 ай бұрын

Great hype man

@hollymyrup

8 ай бұрын

I love Paul. “You say…this is vintage Jay.”

@Adeptbe

7 ай бұрын

He is actually very annoying and ruins 90% of the jokes

@FredLord-sp4ym

5 ай бұрын

As the years passed, Paul's laugh and asides became devastatingly funny. I greatly miss Dave and Company.

@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods

5 ай бұрын

@@Adeptbe Some say "ruin," others say "Improve." I love Paul's asides.

I have a sneaking suspicion Fallon is another Leno 🐍

I personally blame Lonnie Donegan.

@pj101

4 жыл бұрын

Yes she's a bitch

@bfish89ryuhayabusa

4 жыл бұрын

I blame him for a lot of music that's happened. Lots of major UK musicians in fhe 60s and early 70s got their start because of him.

The venom Dave has for Jay is just amazing in the best way possible.

@warrenjehosephat231

2 жыл бұрын

At about 2:52 when he is more or less done with the joke and looks away. That expression right there is the sort of expression my grandfather gave me when he was so disappointed in something I had done it made him sick. It is the epitome of "I can't believe you've done this"

@omt4293

2 жыл бұрын

The two just can’t stand each other. A lot of animosity between them.

@gallery7596

2 жыл бұрын

@@omt4293 I don't think Jay felt that way, and Dave told Oprah after all this that he still considers Jay a friend. Clearly, Dave's an odd guy, though.

@TheGodYouWishYouKnew

Жыл бұрын

Dave has nobody to blame for his not getting the show but himself. The Jay vs Conan thing was NBC’s fault.

@martyc909

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew well no. The deal between Jay and Dave for the Tonight Show is legendary. But Dave took his own advice when he didn’t get the Tonight Show, he went to CBS, and then proceeded to kick Jay’s ass for the first 3-4 years. It wasn’t until the Clinton scandal that Jay took the lead. By that time, Jay had found his footing in making the most inoffensive comedy ever, while Jay was known for pushing the edge a little bit more. So they each found their voice in all of this.

Paul was perfect on this

His name was Lonnie Donagan

I will never understand how Jay Leno had the audience he did. I couldn’t stand him and his brand of humor. I feel like he grabbed all of the 55 and over crowd. Anyone that I knew found Conan to be much cooler and funnier.

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

2 жыл бұрын

Jay had the best monologue than any talk show host before or after him, he just happens to be not too likable.

@jameslutian1977

2 жыл бұрын

Leno was talented. So was Conan. It was just the Leno audience that had been built for decades didn't mesh with Conan's style. That's no one's fault. I prefer Conan but all the trashing of Leno is just people buying into Letterman's digs at him over the years.

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt All the times I tried watching Leno's monologue I found it perfectly bland and often predictable. I mean, it makes sense; when you're on one of the biggest shows, you likely will try to appeal to the widest audience, which means taking no risks. And when you've been doing it for so long, you _also_ need to fit into the mold your audience has come to expect.

@Darkside8062

2 жыл бұрын

@@jameslutian1977 Actually, in my case, I've never liked Leno from his pre Tonight Show appearances. And I know what happened with Joan Rivers but she would've been a better replacement for Johnny.

@bloomfulbeauties721

2 жыл бұрын

AGREE.

conan is by far the most decent host in talk show business. I truly am incapable of explaining how I became such a fan of Conan's but I am certain that his genuine relatability as a human being has to do something with it.

@OhioPaulDE

2 жыл бұрын

Very much so.

@Stopvotingdemocrat

2 жыл бұрын

Conan’s 😊

@JaydevRaol

2 жыл бұрын

True

@junglemoose2164

Жыл бұрын

Eh. Talk to people who’ve actually been on Conan’s shows. He comes off as disingenuous in the green room to many of his guests. Leno and Kimmel (and I don’t even like Jimmy Kimmel) are warm toward their guests. Don’t get me wrong, I like Conan more than Leno and Kimmel combined but Conan ain’t all that.

@paddaaweh

7 ай бұрын

​@@junglemoose2164source?

Lonnie donigan has a job ,laughing uncontrollably at everything 😂

“Lonnie Donighan….” 🤣🤣🤣

"I'll be in the lobby, if you need me.." 🤣🤣🤣

My dad loved Dave. I always wondered why. Now I'm pushing 40 and I see how he loved Dave's cynicism.

"well I feel I've gone too far, yet again, tonight"

I blame myself.

@Jamietheroadrunner

Жыл бұрын

I blame you too. Also Obama, since he was president at the time.

@peterquinn7878

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamietheroadrunner Yeah, I’ll cop to that. And that Irish prez, O’Bama.