David letterman believed in Conan. Well he was not wrong.

@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods

4 жыл бұрын

Dave is such a mensch.

@darealpapajon

3 жыл бұрын

Carson-Letterman-O'Brien

@thebonesaw..4634

3 жыл бұрын

Letterman did for Conan what Carson had originally done for him when Letterman got the Late Night Show. Conan was bombing in the ratings, and NBC was on the verge of cancelling Conan's show (or replacing him as host). Letterman saw Conan for the incredible talent he was and, regardless of the fact he was now on a different network, he wanted to do anything he could to help him out (something that Leno wouldn't have done in a million years, because Leno only cared about himself). In this one simple act of kindness, Letterman created an interest in Conan's show and the rest, as they say, is history.

@cristinfarley903

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t wrong. And also just so kind and supportive of people. Conans thanks to this when David retired was beautiful.

@ORagnar

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebonesaw..4634 -- I'm surprised Conan did bomb on that show. He's so good on his current show.

Conan takes Letterman’s old job, Letterman comes on and supports Conan. Conan takes Leno’s old job, Leno willfully sabotaged Conan. What’s funny about this is Letterman always had personality of a jerk and Leno the personality of a nice guy but they’re actually opposite.

@Nicosdayinthelife

2 жыл бұрын

Conan

@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN

@juliapriest8331

2 жыл бұрын

Leno needed another classic car, I guess.

@Nicosdayinthelife

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliapriest8331 lol Leno has over 180 cars, but yeah...what he did yo Conan was a jerk move...but Conan surviving that legitimizes his late night legend status...still amazes me that he has far less sub on his YT channel then other late night bums

@Alvan81

2 жыл бұрын

20 years of late night wars in one paragraph! Well done.

the 15 people who dislike the clip are jay leno and his cars.

@santerisalmivuori3872

4 жыл бұрын

+ his chin

@danb9447

4 жыл бұрын

How dare you say that about Jay. He probably has way more than 14 cars

@wolverineiscool7161

4 жыл бұрын

@@danb9447 no one gives a damn

@DoctorFurioso

4 жыл бұрын

@@danb9447 Well it's up to 26 now.

@btat16

4 жыл бұрын

wolverineiscool You missed the joke

The adoration in Conan's face is one of the purest things I've ever witnessed. This interview is 100% legendary.

@kennydizon86

4 жыл бұрын

Abigail Lunetta agreed I know right lol

@cmeflywva

4 жыл бұрын

His interview with Paul McCartney is very similar.

@rjampiolo32

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too.

@diy1367

2 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@bernlin2000

2 жыл бұрын

It's like interviewing comedy's version of God lol, especially for Conan, but for a lot of comedians of that era (and the next).

The time when Letterman was really big. At this time he didn’t go to other shows except conan‘s show

@redacted2275

4 жыл бұрын

And it stayed that way until his retirement... plus he had a beef with Oprah lol wonderful

@ShaneLTrevanion

4 жыл бұрын

thank god u saw the thank you to david, i obviously did not.....

@Allagi22

4 жыл бұрын

He didn't go on anyone else's show until he left "The Late Show" and even then, it's pretty rare even if he's promoting something. Like Conan said, Dave coming on the show really saved him from an almost guaranteed cancellation.

@eyeseeyou913

4 жыл бұрын

conan has said many times, dave coming on the show, the one in this video, literally saved his career and stopped his show from getting canceled

@GeorgiaOverdrive

4 жыл бұрын

He also appeared on Jon Stewart’s last "John Stewart Show" in a similar fashion.

This is the interview that Conan has always said saved his whole career as a late show host. i love these two legends so much man. they were there for each other. Dave found Conan so we could find him. god bless u my man for giving us hours and hours of laughter, fun and pure joy

@EmpyreanLightASMR

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Conan cut his episode short to tell people to switch over to Letterman's final episode. This is an important interview in Late Night history.

@Diesel257

3 жыл бұрын

Lorne Michaels found him, Dave endorsed him.

@nfullenwider

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmpyreanLightASMR Conan mentioned this episode was a huge morale booster and you can see the shift halfway through. He's finding his wings again.

@at1212b

2 жыл бұрын

If you weren't around, you have no idea how popular Letterman was at this time. Letterman rarely was a guest. And if he was, he played it very cynically. Here, you see a genuine Letterman recognizing talent and effort. But when Letterman came on, it made major major mainstream news. Alot of eyeballs turned to his show that hadn't before. And for me, who really was a fan of Conan from the start, after the way Letterman endorsed Conan, I was all in for Conan. Conan also had a huge confidence boost in himself and it showed after. People also need to know about Letterman going on Jon Stewart's original last show around 95 when it got cancelled. Letterman gave him huge words of confidence. And Letterman also brought on Stewart after the cancellation (like he did with Norm) when he didn't have anything to promote. Basically a confidence booster and exposure. That's why when Letterman retired, you see genuine appreciation from all the people. Leno? Nobody cares?

@Vespyr_

2 жыл бұрын

Was always disappointing Letterman never got on Craig Ferguson's show.

Dave did for Conan what Johnny Carson did for him. Publicly endorsed him by coming on his show, showed him great respect and love... not for any reason other than because he saw potential and he liked him and knew what it would mean to him. Love seeing things like this. It had to mean the world to Conan.

@johnking5174

Жыл бұрын

I liked that. Everyone needs support, especially when working in TV. Carson supported and protected Letterman. Conan never had that in 1993 when he started Late Night, so Letterman stepped in to that role.

@dee420lee

8 ай бұрын

Johnny also screwed Letterman over by giving the Tonight Show to Jay Leno instead.....and YES it was solely Johnny Carson's decision who would replace him. NBC had input but the final decision was with Johnny.

@wecantfightgravity

6 ай бұрын

​​@@dee420leeJohnny didn't make any choice to choose the replacement for him. The network itself picked Leno to replace him because he was successful in occasionally guest-hosting for Johnny, and it made NBC think Leno would be a safer choice to replace Johnny than Letterman would be. And meanwhile, Letterman was constantly insulting, making fun, and having beef with several NBC and GE executives and he couldn't fight hard enough to secure his future position as The Tonight Show host, as he had thought the show would obviously be his when Johnny retired. He clearly killed his own chances of inheriting The Tonight Show from Johnny, over Leno.

@matthewrock4725

6 ай бұрын

​@@dee420leeyou should probably do some research because you could not be more wrong.

Conan is visibly nervous... he admires Letterman so much and badly wants to impress him... #TeamCoco

@raveoreynolds6049

4 жыл бұрын

Nevermind Conan being nervous, talk about Andy being nervous lol. His hands are shaking in like every shot, and he didn't chime in at all.

@redacted2275

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think Conan wants to impress Letterman, this is a thing that Kimmel would try to do... Conan knows (not in bad way but in a realistic way) that he doesn't stand a chance, I think he is just trying to keep his sh*t together lol

@bernlin2000

4 жыл бұрын

And I think he succeeded: Letterman was cracking up regularly at Conan's quips. You can also bury raw genius behind nervousness so much. Conan was destined for greatness :-)

@sadiesleepwalker646

4 жыл бұрын

I have not noticed he was trying to impress badly, huh

@thesprawl2361

4 жыл бұрын

He was nervous for the first year or two at least - the tell-tale sign is that strange little giggle he lets out, which you never hear again after the first few years.

If this didn't happen, there would be no Jordan Schlansky ..

@JonMDVisual

4 жыл бұрын

all hail king jordan

@cmeflywva

4 жыл бұрын

Or Sona

@CAPTEINRIGGS

4 жыл бұрын

I've binge watched all the Schlansky clips here in YT so many times.. They never get old! :)

@cmeflywva

4 жыл бұрын

@@CAPTEINRIGGS Which skit is your favorite?

@jcee6886

4 жыл бұрын

Ive got news for you, there is no jordan schlansky. 😱

The interview that turned Conan's career around.

Letterman in full control steering the interview making Conan look good and endorsing him all the while. What a pro and someone you would want in your corner

@cleverusername9369

5 ай бұрын

What an amazing mentor. Like you say, Dave took full control, and he was showing Conan how's it's done. Conan is clearly his protégé

@jamieflame01

Ай бұрын

@cleverusername9369 I love that in the last second, after Dave shook hands with Andy, Andy squeezed Dave's arm as a heartfelt gratitude. What a flawed but genuine human being Letterman is.

Its great to see how Conan developed from a shy host to a legend he is now. The king of late night right now.

@alexm7627

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@TheSavageBountyHunter

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯💯💯💯💯

@batmaneo

Жыл бұрын

@Spodo bbb lmao

@jedijones

5 ай бұрын

He got less shy, but failed to get any funnier.

@KJ-je9pm

5 ай бұрын

@@jedijones and no one agrees with you

4:45 "How DID you get this job, by the way?" 😂 And how Conan responded jokingly he was fourth, that's comedy. That's class. That's where Conan finally got into the next gear.

Conan once said that this was the most important Day for the Show at that time, because it was meant to be cancelled and the approval from Letterman was their rescue. Man I miss Letterman.

@redacted2275

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah... and it's so good to feel that it was at Letterman's own will because he was the biggest TV personality at that time, he didn't have to do anything for anyone, specially for NBC... it's so refreshing to watch two talk show hosts not being phony and to see Conan overwhelmed by the gesture - they cut when Letterman walks in, it shows a really surprised Conan, the one that gives this squeaky weird laugh when he's legit off guard, awesome.

@ThePurpleMushroom

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, R.I.P. Letterman

@PushkarTutorials

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurpleMushroom hes alive you idiot

@EmanDeMoan

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurpleMushroom LOL he's not dead

@WTC7

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurpleMushroom he will probably live to 110 with all the baby blood he drinks with Obama, Jay Z, Oprah, and Alex Soros.

Dave has an incredibly accurate eye for talent. He's helped out the careers of many funny people.

@rollomaughfling380

3 жыл бұрын

And musicians!

@waswaswad

3 жыл бұрын

Norm!!!

@348frank348

3 жыл бұрын

Bill burr, Brian regan

@lordkingston

3 жыл бұрын

Craig Ferguson

@VanDiemensLair

2 жыл бұрын

Ray Romano

2:38 that moment when letterman being the biggest TV at the time , endorsed Conan, saying that he is funny and creative... meant a lot to Conan and his staff

@Paulafan5

4 жыл бұрын

Letterman was number one in the ratings for a while, but never bragged about it. The instant that Leno got a bigger audience NBC promoted it. Letterman promoted being 3rd, which was hilarious.

@trevgreg2

Жыл бұрын

Conan’s face said it all!

Letterman is such a pro here. Came prepared with great stories and jokes, and couldn’t have been a more perfect guest. Well done.

@patrickoreilly6471

6 ай бұрын

And if you watch, you can see how uncomfortable Dave was being a guest. Yet he killed for Conan. Two legends.

@dbreiden83080

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickoreilly6471 He wasn’t uncomfortable at all. He even talked about how he used to visit Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show multiple times a year. He was completely relaxed, in control, killed it, and helped Conan O’Brien get the show going in a positive direction in terms of ratings.

“Yes, it was a What Would I Do With A Talk Show. I was fourth.” The way Conan didn’t back down to Dave’s dig at how he got his show but instead made a joke out of it is one of my favourite moments about this interview. 4:41

I love how these 2 have such mutual respect for each other. I mean they were on rival networks. Even bigger was when Conan actually told his audience to watch Dave when he was doing his final show.

@redacted2275

4 жыл бұрын

I loved Conan asking that! I hated that Patton Oswalt looked very annoyed by it at the beginning, he was Conan's guest on the day of David's departure and must have thought "hey, come on, I'm here today". He eventually got into the homage but it was weird.

@Zetsuke4

4 жыл бұрын

Dave talked about conan on kimmel

@timkinney8719

4 жыл бұрын

It's always a pleasure to watch professional interviewers be interviewed. Conan and Dave are both amazing interviewers, and good at being interviewed themselves. It's like we get two hosts, and also two interviewees, at the same time!

@danieldougan269

4 жыл бұрын

Dave's distaste for Jay Leno long predated Jay getting "The Tonight Show." But look at now - Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, and Stephen Colbert all appear on each other's shows and do bits together, and they're directly competing with each other. At least in this clip, Dave and Conan were in different timeslots. "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" hadn't even started yet, so CBS didn't even really have a show in Conan's timeslot. Now James Corden appears on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," and Seth and James did a bit on The Emmys together. It really was personal between Letterman and Leno and had very little to do with being competitors. Jay appeared on "Late Night" back in the '80s while he was still Johnny Carson's guest host, but I think Dave was just trying to play nice to Jay when he already hated his guts.

@stevenp25100

3 жыл бұрын

@@danieldougan269 That's really not true, Dave sad before that on the comedy circuit they were friends and people alwasy looked up to Jay. He was the guy- the headliner. Things changed when Jay was trying to get the tonight show. Allegedly... How much of that is being hater because jay won.

I always return to Conan. He's a mesmerising force of nature and will always love his witty, dry sense of humour.

@ThorMNs

3 жыл бұрын

Conan doesnt have dry humor

holy crap he looks so young but he sounds the EXACT same

@SCOLTON97Archive

4 жыл бұрын

Best part about this is I'm not sure which you're talking about..

@Mr.Anders0n_

4 жыл бұрын

@@SCOLTON97Archive he's talking about the one who used to be an NBC talk show host.

@DevillTM

4 жыл бұрын

@@SCOLTON97Archive the ginger one

@yes-fx3pq

4 жыл бұрын

De_V the one with a blue tie?

@Mr.Anders0n_

4 жыл бұрын

@@yes-fx3pq no, the one with a penis

Dave did this show when Conan was struggling with the ratings of the show and critics were a trying to steamroll him. This helped Conan and his staff to get a morality boost.

@rowanmelton7643

2 жыл бұрын

*morale boost

@cautionTosser

2 жыл бұрын

@@rowanmelton7643 yes, but mortality would've been funnier. just sayin. :P

@leaffinite3828

2 жыл бұрын

@@rowanmelton7643 no actually, before this Conan was throwing small babies through the window but after Letterman it was pens only!

@edwardh1003

19 күн бұрын

​@@leaffinite3828 lmao 😂

*Good thing about this clip is: it´s uploaded by Team Coco* and not some random person, who might be banned by youtube, due to violation of copyright issues. So... *the clip will stay there as a historical statement*

Don't think I've seen David with that kind of pep in ages. He clearly was an instant fan of Conan's comedy. I always got the feeling that Dave was more upset when others were wronged then when he was wronged. Just watch his interview with Norm Macdonald after Norm was fired.

That was 19 minutes and 24 seconds of top notch television entertainment. One of the medium's top performers in the prime of his career, in the prime of the medium. So much energy.

@Paulafan5

4 жыл бұрын

You don't see interviews that long anymore on Late Night. cuts into their cheap political joke time. Maybe 2 segments for a few guests, but the segments are 7 minutes long, at the most.

As Conan has said, this was such a huge boost for him, and a genuinely kind and classy act by Letterman-the behavior of a friend.

Poor young Conan looks so nervous having his idol on his young TV show. Great moment!

@stormlighter82

2 жыл бұрын

Yea poor guy with full potential who was making a name for himself, duh 🙄 lol.

Conan's mannerisms are so much different here than they are now. His laugh is way more high pitched and school boy-ish. He's way more jittery and not as composed as he is now, also.

@graxjpg

4 жыл бұрын

Pantam Dreamscapes eh, this is a hyper focused Conan here. He’s been through a lot of changes in his delivery and broadcasting habits but he’s a decent comedy broadcaster.

@timkinney8719

4 жыл бұрын

Part of it is that Dave is one of his personal heroes, as we all know. Conan also has talked about how he really felt on the verge of failure for *years*... His fans know he's struggled with anxiety and feelings of inadequacy like a lot of these folks, and he says it was literally years before he felt like he'd actually "made it" and even now he's still not sure sometimes :) it's part of what makes him so awesome and hardworking. But a lot of it is just that he really was young! He was, what, 30 or 31, here? He's had such an amazing career, Conan is one of my personal heroes.

8:40 with an irreverent NBC joke Conan made Dave laugh honestly and hard, and at this precise moment you can see him truly relax and smile realizing he just might actually deserve to be sitting there and have a shot at this Late Night thing...

@adamdesanti6713

7 ай бұрын

"We're gonna take a quick break and make a lot of money for NBC" Dave loved the quip because after being denied the Tonight Show he basically told NBC to shove it. A very witty barb he fully appreciated because him coming back for an appearance on Late Night would mean a lot of eyeballs on the show and more add revenue NBC. He saw the irony.

I didn’t care for letterman growing up (I was too lazy to change the channel) but now I understand why he is great. I remember watching Leno and just waiting for it to be over so I could watch Conan.

@HelgaCavoli

4 жыл бұрын

I never liked Leno. Even less after all of that mess.

@gallery7596

4 жыл бұрын

"Late Night with David Letterman" is, I think, the finest stage in Dave's career before he got to be pontificating, surly and bitter. The NBC days were the best.

@icessoup

3 жыл бұрын

@@HelgaCavoli what mess did Leno do?

@XsigmaZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@icessoup its was about who would get to host late night. and carson wanted letterman to host it. if i remeber it right. Well kinda like the late night with conan debacle. the results was the same lenon had the late show and letterman and conan stood without jobs

@3star4life

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, same!! I’d have the volume down as I waited for conan 😂😅

I remember as a kid, my father had me set the timer to the VCR because he worked nights so he could watch the Carson/Letterman small claims court proceedings on Letterman's truck being towed and damages, with Judge Wapner... I remember my father watching it when we were on our way out to school in the AM and as my sister and brother and I left, we could hear our father laughing hysterically.. We miss you Pops!

@nurmadihahbintizulkifli1734

4 жыл бұрын

awwww that's so cute 😊

@graxjpg

4 жыл бұрын

And now it’s here on KZread. I love this platform

@rebelbelle1039

2 жыл бұрын

❤️☺️ your dad was awesome

What he's saying at 2:40 still holds true to this day. Conan is a unique among the late night shows!

Oh, wow. A POSTIVE example of a transfer of power. How refreshing.

@Charmolution

3 жыл бұрын

I remember two weeks before Conan was supposed to take over the Tonight Show, Leno held a rally and had his followers march on the NBC building in order to disrupt the transfer of power.

The whole damn thing. I’m watching the whole damn thing

@berhbaer8292

4 жыл бұрын

The long run...

@Zetsuke4

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf does that mean? everyone watches the whole damn conan

After listening to Inside Conan where Conan emphasises how hard they had to fight to make the show unique from the ironic humor of Letterman's show, it makes Dave's praise of the show's different identity so heartwarming. Best believe Conan and all his production staff were pleased to hear that.

Honestly, young Dave Letterman was easily the funniest talk show host ever. I used to race home from work to see his show.

This is probably one of the biggest jewels in Conan's belt as a Late Show host. Something that he can brag about that no other late show host can ever have.

Often forgotten was that it wasn't long after this (a little over a year later) that Jon Stewart's show got cancelled and Dave was his last guest, telling him not to be discouraged. Dave was/is a cranky SOB but when he offered such praise, it came from a real place (and his assessment was often spot on).

Watching Dave acknowledge Conan, the audience, and Andy in equal measure lets one know what a true professional he was. A legend, as everyone else has already said. And a standard set not likely to be met, again.

Damn 25 years, remember this like it was yesterday...me and my brother were rabid late night fans, never missed an episode...good stuff

omg Conan is so handsome!!!

This was really good of Dave to do this for Conan. The man who once had his job came back to show him that he believed in him. That’s exactly what Conan needed to believe in himself and continue to try his best. It really payed off cuz Conan is the best

Takes a lot of spine & confidence to so openly support a competitor. Two of the all time greats.

I remember and loved Dave's mom...and now I find out she was 73 years old at the time. Letterman is now 72.

Conan really appreciated this stamp of approval from Dave. :) Nice to see this in full.

2-28-94, the night that Conan says, Letterman saved his career! If so, we all say, "Thanks Dave"! :)

Finally! A commercial break on KZread that coincides with when the actual commercial aired.

@bethany3371

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Yes

"It was a 'what would you do with your own talk show'... I was fourth." Off-the-cuff brilliance which showed Letterman that Conan was indeed carrying on the kind of legacy he had started at the Late Show.

For folks who don't know...Conan made a point to say this and he has repeated it many times over his career. He views THIS appearance by Letterman on his show as what saved the show from being cancelled early on. He has said that after this for whatever reason, his show started to gain a solid footing and he has talked about this over the years more than once.

I only came here because on Conan podcast, he said that Letterman came on the show on February 94, and for him to remember that exact month and year is fascinating to me

aww this is such a special moment for Conan and his crew. it was a joy to listen to them reliving old days on the podcast! David obviously means a lot to Conan, and David seems to appreciate that, which is really nice to see 😊

@7la777

4 жыл бұрын

Which podcast is it?

@jackdaw99

3 жыл бұрын

Hala Abdullah late answer and maybe you already found it but it’s called Conan O’Brien needs a friend and you can listen to it on Spotify for example. It’s great

@7la777

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackdaw99 thanks buddy you're awesome

Man, this is almost 30 years ago. I keep forgetting the 90s were that long ago.

You can tell how nervous Conan was by the amount of times he was sipping his cup.

Letterman is so naturally funny. He can say almost anything and make me laugh.

Anyone remember that Conan used to be a writer on the Simpsons. Back when it was good. And then he left to do Late Night and the Simpsons kind of went downhill from there. Well, Conan and Brad Bird.

@broaddusmarines

4 жыл бұрын

Snogard he wrote for Saturday Night Live (along with Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul) before he got this show as well.

@lw1391

4 жыл бұрын

Brad Bird was working on The Simpsons?

One of the most important episodes in late night history

I loved Conan back in the day and still do. The one thing I like about the old days, however, is his more natural laugh. Of course, after laughing nonstop for the better part of 3 decades, it must get old. Keep up the great work Conan (and Andy) {and Max, wherever you are}.

I want someone that looks at me as Conan looks at David 😹💕

*16:30** After 28 years Conan you yourself wouldn't have thought back then I'm 1994 that you would be a cultural phenomenon in the Late Night show circuit* *I wish you all the very best in your next endeavour for the HBO* 👍👍

we all know this is the interview that saved Conan! all of us coming to see this CAUSE we already saw Conan said that

Historic. What a wonderful gesture from Letterman.

came from "conan thanks david letterman" video 😄

Conan 😍 so good -looking in here & a contagious Smile.

@YourAchillesHeel

3 жыл бұрын

right? i was surprised that he was actually such a looker

No surprise Letterman supported Conan so much. Not only did he like him personally, but also the huge influence Letterman's innovative humor had on Conan was evident in nearly every minute of his show. It still is.

I was always waiting for this clip. It's such a pivotal moment for the show

My Favorite two guy in nostalgiatic scene. I love so so so much.

Love these two. Watched Letterman with my parents when I was a kid in the 90s. Watched a lot of Conan through my teens and 20s. Legends.

David knew Conan was special. He was right. Conan is so well established now. David was right. Conan has said he owes his career to David.

A legendary episode. I any of you went through the whole "Late Shift" era, you will remember how great it was that Letterman came on Conan's show and gave it the stamp of approval. Class act all around that Letterman

Hearing Conan talk about this moment 30 years later about how much he appreciated David‘s appearance and how much good it did for his incredible career, this makes it even more fun to watch this episode! And what I hadn‘t realized for quite some time: He was a Harvard Student ... not that bad of an achievement ...

Omg the pencil bit🤣🤣🤣 core memory

Wow Conan was so new. You could see how much he’s mastered the host role since then

LEGENDS. ALL THREE OF 'EM.

Conan looks so chirpy. No wonder, Letterman was there pretty much to save his (and Andy's) career. Bless them all!

My dad was a Letterman and Leno guy, me and my mom was die hard Conan fans. We was always arguing over when to turn it to one of the 3 channels... Kids don't realize that the ONLY entertainment was 3 channels. And very rarely, with our rabbit-ear antenna CRT TV we could pick up PBS on channel 15 here in the Appalachian mountains. That's how I discovered my love for space and physics with Nova Science Now with an unheard-of guy named _Neil deGrasse Tyson._ Reruns of Carl Sagan's show and I also found my love of music with Austin City Limits watching Stevie Ray Vaughan on PBS. Times was different back then man. EVERYONE in the nation was tuned in to one of those 3 (maybe 4) channels.

You can really tell how excited Conan is during this... loved what this interview did for Conan and in turn, late night television

This brings a tear to my eye. Two LEGENDS. Class personified

So glad David and Conan started this trend of hosts coming on eachother's shows! Crossovers are my favourite thing to watch nowadays!

The Old Man, The Rookie. Both Legends.

@Danimal77

4 жыл бұрын

Letterman was only 46 back then. Conan's 10 years older today than Letterman was in this interview.

@vldmr_videohead

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Danimal77 I used both 'The Old Man' and 'The Rookie' as archetypes, fam. Hence the capital letters.

@slim_sekou

4 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Bogdantsev Fam.

This aired on the night I was born!!!

@hogansavoy6525

4 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how OLD that makes me feel.

@shuhood3763

4 жыл бұрын

Goddamit your parents missed this because of you

@kapilsethia9284

4 жыл бұрын

@@shuhood3763 😁😂

@ashishdhingra5198

4 жыл бұрын

When were you born?at what time.

@nastybigJim

4 жыл бұрын

@@ashishdhingra5198 February 28, 1994

“It was a theme writing contest. It was ‘What would you do with a talk show.’ ..... and I finished 4th.” 😂 gets me every time

Watching this right after Conan's appearance on Hot Ones makes even more sense to the shenanigans.

Almost brings a tear to my eye - beautiful interview!

Dave mentioned his morning show. I had never seen anything like it! I was 17 at the time, and I consistently skipped school just to watch him. I even remember one particular episode where they filmed from a viewer's house. The pranks and stunts and bits that he did were absolutely unprecedented.

8:35 Love the way that joke cracked Dave up.

Thanks for a quality version. 1 of the 2 best.

Leno inherited a good sized audience from Carson. Letterman was on the air quite a long time but had to make his own space. Conan in a similar situation but was able to embrace the modern internet/media better than any of them. Much respect to Letterman and Conan.

a heartwarming and crucial moment for conan! awesome

Conan's laugh seems uninhibited and booming with raw energy which is still relevant

I love the banter between the two. It’s 2021, and watching this always makes me laugh and smile.

daaaamn the QUALIITY

Dave: "i don't hold grudges" proceeds to lampoon Jay and NBC for decades

Conan is the most nervous and at his best at the same time here.

I was 13 when this aired I've loved Conan for most of my life What a wonderfully talented man Thanks for all the years of laughter Mr.O' 🙏💖

His laugh is so different now

@remnant24

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's real now. This was his "fake it till you make it" aka Jimmy Fallon phase all talk show hosts start with.

Dave really enjoyed the “Any chance she’ll get a show in the twelve thirty slot?” and his retort was absolutely incredible! Two giants sparring while holding each other in absolute respect & reverence.

Not only is Dave a great host, but he's a great guest.

At 2:51-2:56 is probably the proudest I've ever seen someone while staying humble, man I loved that. Good for you Conan!!!!

@ErikBreivik

Жыл бұрын

Definition of cool humbleness. I give it the Fonzie 👍🏻

It's always nice to go back to this video, and see a living legend sitting there, just being awesome. David and Conan are good too.

That laugh of Conan though.