I remember Conan O ' Brian saying " The great thing about America is you can do what ever you want to do " ; then he paused and said " Unless Jay Leno wants to do it "

@lindaclark9925

3 жыл бұрын

Leno was keener funner classier shrug

@eliyates1691

3 жыл бұрын

Classier? He hid in a closet during a meeting so he could hear what was going on... is that... classy?

@lindaclark9925

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliyates1691 nope probably the only way he could a beat their system though

@louannbrill7255

2 жыл бұрын

Dave changed comedy on television and was Johnny's choice to succeed him.Jay got the job by being a sneaky kissass. Dave reinvented comedy on television.Jay is a footnote.

@lindaclark9925

2 жыл бұрын

@@louannbrill7255 no...you really had to be.there. jay was GREAT SHREWD FUNNY ....David letterman? Trash tv. He in vented nothing and had zero class. Blah.

"If they told me I have a show then told me I don't have a show, then I would be angry". 20 years later, Conan comes to mind.

@Dana_Danarosana

4 жыл бұрын

Letterman told Oprah many years later that NBC actually HAD talked to him but changed course and went with Leno but this answer in this particular interview with Johnny was kind of a cryptic stab at NBC... and since Dave and Johnny were such good friends, I wouldn't doubt this was actually set up before hand...

@dankirk3290

4 жыл бұрын

Carson was producing Letterman Show and Letterman was bad mouthing NBC and others which made Carson go elsewhere

@VickStarkiller

4 жыл бұрын

NBC did him worse than they did Dave tbh. They ended up losing two late night legends. Jay was good but those are the only guys that could ever hold a candle to Carson

@gallery7596

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dana_Danarosana Yes, *NBC* was pretty much telling Dave the same thing they were telling Jay- "we want you for 'The Tonight Show'"- in order to hold onto them both. It was when Jay was tempted by a big offer from CBS that the network finally chose Jay to replace Carson. He should've gone to CBS, though. They treated their talent much better than *NBC.*

@spectralthundr9525

4 жыл бұрын

@@VickStarkiller IMO none of them can hold a candle to Carson, not even Dave and certainly not Conan. Never mind Kimmel, Colbert, or Fallon. The current breed of late night talk shows where it's all anti Trump all the time completely misses the mark of what made Caron's era so great.

Johnny asks Dave if he could imagine staying on late night television another 20 years and Dave laughs and says no. Dave not only continued his late night run for another 24 years after this clip, he also ended up beating Johnny’s late night run (30 years) by 3 years (33 years). Incredible.

@InsidetheCasino

3 ай бұрын

And he stayed until Jay was 100% done and off the air.

@annstevens6223

3 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he meant with his show with NBC.

His “I hate waiting in lines but I’d do it “ might be his best line in all of broadcasting

@wiseonelol25

3 жыл бұрын

I also like him telling the band the gravy train is over! lol

@Cludensyo

2 жыл бұрын

Dave's got a lot of them. He interviewed Joaquin Phoenix one time. He came on as the character from the movie he was promoting, but Dave didn't play along. By the end of the interview Dave said to him "And Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't make it tonight."

@jono3079

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cludensyo I think you've got that a bit wrong. Joaquin was pretending to BE that character. He actually had Dave fooled that he'd completely changed as a person!

@moaningpheromones

2 жыл бұрын

Dave used it to nail Madonna too, in the infamous 'ok, what is that, a swimcap?' appearance. You've likely seen it.

@mikestevenson576

2 жыл бұрын

Always one of my favorites of his and it's just occurring to me now that it might not have been an adlib. Johnny kind of glances at his notes as he sets it up. I feel like that line and "how pissed off are you" may have been worked out in the pre-interview.

whatever you do when you watch this interview......dont blame conan

@SkySoFew

4 жыл бұрын

No one's blaming Conan.

@mikemiles1600

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice one

@nurmadihahbintizulkifli1734

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkySoFew say that to Leno baby

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

Yuup

@robbchristenson7280

4 жыл бұрын

You weren’t thinking about blaming Conan now, were you?

Why does this feel EXACTLY like that time Conan visited Letterman's show

@beasaroze5596

4 жыл бұрын

Because they screwed David like they did Conan.

@joab757

4 жыл бұрын

Kveld and Jay was the issue every time

@everykneeshallbow

4 жыл бұрын

Because its a script. They just keep playing the same script, different actors, and the public laps it all up. Sports, politics, showbiz etc etc etc, decade after decade.....distract the masses from The Truth. Who is Jesus Christ for 200 Alex?

@trinesmith3362

4 жыл бұрын

@@everykneeshallbow Script was the very first thing to come to mind .

@richardbutkis

4 жыл бұрын

@@everykneeshallbow you say showbiz is a script and then want to talk about Jesus. Where do you think showbiz got that idea? Religion kept the populace ignorant long before TV ever did.

Johnny was and remains the greatest. The pinnacle.

@petersonlafollette3521

Жыл бұрын

The friendship of these two comics really comes through, but one of Letterman's finer moments- he's very unguarded and running with it.

@roberth.5185

Жыл бұрын

That was Jack Parr. Look at the old clips; Carson ripped him off.

@finddeniro

Жыл бұрын

Magic Trained...oh WW2 U S. Navy..

@beetlejuice4357

Жыл бұрын

O'Brian was the funniest.

@donarthiazi2443

Жыл бұрын

@@roberth.5185 You're thinking of Denis Leary and Bill Hicks

"Rule #1 in comedy. Never joke with the trades people." -Carson Love that old school class.

@mymail3950

Жыл бұрын

I watch reruns of Carson on PlutoTV (streaming). It's clear that Carson had a BOATLOAD of class. A boatload.

@007nadineL

Жыл бұрын

What does that mean pls. .

@AZDC99

Жыл бұрын

@@mymail3950 Ha HA ..you just said "BUTTLOAD"

@graemew7001

Жыл бұрын

@@007nadineL My taking of it is never be-little those in your team below you. He was saying that the whole team made this show, not just him and it wasn't right to make fun of them losing their jobs, I respect Carson for that.

It's hard to believe Johnny Carson hasn't been on the air for almost 30 years now. It seems like yesterday, I always enjoyed his show.

@tastetherainbow9643

3 жыл бұрын

And Carson KZread channel has 500 000 subscribers- that is impressive.

@Rob7194

2 жыл бұрын

Well that's because he died

@wuffalo

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rob7194 lmao

@DWQJVB

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rob7194 he died on air, right?

@DR-mq1vn

2 жыл бұрын

I still miss Johnny Carson.

"just how pissed off are you?" beautiful.

@dougdrazga4461

3 жыл бұрын

The delivery of that line was what made it ... and Dave put respect on it by his reaction.

@michaelmarshall1713

3 жыл бұрын

GOLD.

@chantalfinn6173

3 жыл бұрын

Ed looked worried when Dave got up 3:29

@1olddirtroad

3 жыл бұрын

from half wit "comedy" to total obscurity....they even destroyed his old set and used it for firewood....it waslong overdue

@anotherjoshua

3 жыл бұрын

@@1olddirtroad what are you talking about?

Wow, I remember watching this when it first aired, and here I am exactly 30 years later, 8/30/21. Carson and Letterman will always be part of my entertainment memories.

@bettycogswell9851

Жыл бұрын

Mine too.

@xtraflo

Жыл бұрын

One of those things where we were all watching that night..

I watched the Leno Letterman and Conan years in early 2000's onwards. Just watching some Carson material lately (was too young when he was on air) and boy this guy is pure class. It's a different level altogether. No wonder all the other hosts put him on a pedestal even now.

@Twobarpsi

11 ай бұрын

The best.

@jacobjones5269

11 ай бұрын

He was the best, no doubt.. Celebrities, regular folk, zoo animals.. He had them all on his show and made it entertaining.. I don’t tell people this often, but I took the time while traveling with my brother, on business, to watch his final show.. And my sister called our room to tell us our mother had passed from cancer.. May 22, 1993..

@jacobjones5269

11 ай бұрын

1992* Big thumbs.. lol..

He predicts the Conan situation and renders his verdict way ahead of time.

@lawrence142002

4 жыл бұрын

Funny enough, after the decision was announced that they were giving it to Conan, Howard Stern was a guest on Conan's show and predicted exactly what would happen and what Jay would do right to the T.

@RREDDWARFF

4 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? With his beard that Dave has now, he's so hairy he looks like Bigfoot from those "Messing with Sasquatch" commercials.

@ReddFoxx1562

3 жыл бұрын

@@RREDDWARFF ....what are you talking about? Like seriously

@ZacBLive

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to say, you think this is impressive? Check out Howard stern on Conan. Nails it.

@xtalviper

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReddFoxx1562 I think he was trying to comment on the comment above about Letterman having so much hair but missed the mark.

You can really see how much Carson and Letterman like each other

Boy, you forget how shot out of a cannon Dave was when he was younger. Always loved that Johnny took the time to signal that he actually understood comedy by essentially endorsing Dave. Just an all-time great episode.

@davidc.2878

2 жыл бұрын

Good point. Leno is actually a throwback to the kind of comedy Carson came up with--staid political jokes that never break the fourth wall--whereas Dave was the future. It's a rare artist who recognizes and approves of the genius of the generation that will replace him.

@kennethmelnychuk9737

2 жыл бұрын

Dave’s show was the only talk show that Johnny ever visited

@essessessesq

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidc.2878 Dave Letterman always admitted that he copied the wacky style of his hero, the original host of the Tonight Show, Steve Allen....Allen left Tonight after 3 years to host a prime time show on NBC...as Steve said years later "The Tonight Show was on 5 days a week, one and 1/2 hours very day...7 and 1/2 hours every week on the air...But the prime time show was just on ONE hour per week....and it paid me more than TEN TIMES the salary....it was an easy decisions."

@d.e.b.b5788

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidc.2878 The problem that Leno had, as well as with all the other late night hosts other than Carson, is that they didn't know when to shut up and let the guests talk. I don't know if it was an ego thing where they all saw themselves as the draw instead of their guests, but there was always this almost continuous habit of interrupting the guests to insert their own thoughts, and that still holds today. Colbert seems to be 'getting it' and letting his guests be the focus of the interviews, though. I remember reading about Carson's prep work every day, learning as much as he could about the prospective guests that were going to appear, in order to be able to get them to talk about themselves and what was going on in their life. He was the master at making those who were nervous, able to feel more at ease on the set, which made his show the best.

@w0421006

2 жыл бұрын

@@d.e.b.b5788 nice to read such a thoughtful and articulate comment.

Lettermans original NBC late night show was simply amazing

Mr. Carson had so much class! One of the perks of old age is I got to see him for almost 30 years. No one since him could fill his shoes!

@egglardo

4 жыл бұрын

The greatest!

@DMS-pq8

4 жыл бұрын

Yep we were so lucky getting to grow up watching Johnny

@50centgotshot9times

4 жыл бұрын

And now late night shows don't even come close to how classy and professional a late night host could be and still be so entertaining and hilarious. Now it's about pushing some kind of agenda or bringing politics into it to garner support from one side. Really poorly researched and foolish questions to interesting guests. It's so sad. I'm so tired of those shitty hacks. It was all over when Leno quit and then Letterman. Even Conan started to become a boring shill once he started to bring his politics into his show. Keep it non-political or neutral otherwise it's stupid and boring. I can't stand Fallon and those other 2 British clowns. Late night shows are a dead form of entertainment.

@ProMrLecoq01

4 жыл бұрын

Vladislav I think it’s also just because we’re moving on in time and things get more modern and more money gets in involved

@ProMrLecoq01

4 жыл бұрын

Man I remember when he was young and interviewed jimi hendrix! That was cool to see, now look at him here

There will never be another Johnny Carson

@selfishstockton6123

4 жыл бұрын

Russell Pottenger there will never be a David Letterman either

@elijahjakobsen7898

3 жыл бұрын

but we can make one... we have the technology

@karenmatthews5764

3 жыл бұрын

except for Letterman

@anthonybryan1961

2 жыл бұрын

I know a Johnny Carson's top bloke went to school with him big nose and a wonky eye but super nice guy

@richcountyratrodsjrod2329

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing man

When I was in High School, Johnny Carson was still on and still HILARIOUS week after week! I was so sad when he finally retired :(

@alangordon8906

Жыл бұрын

Oops forgetting two important points Letterman was never funny-snarky and a smart ass, but not funny And Conan was about as interesting and funny as tapioca pudding or a mashed potato sandwich These guys should have gone into other careers

@KentKaliber

Жыл бұрын

@@alangordon8906 I don't think Conan has EVER made me laugh even once, I still don't understand how he got that spot.

I remember watching this live , and I was young, but I still remember being floored by Johnny's action. It's only grown , my respect, over the years.

@desstutchbury2365

7 ай бұрын

I have to admit I like Jay Leno over Dave

I think Craig Ferguson was underappreciated/underrated.

@robertpryor7225

4 жыл бұрын

I agree?I didn't appreciate him or rate him highly.

@bluorangefyre

4 жыл бұрын

The crazed Scotsman with a robotic sidekick bit got old for me fairly quickly.

@Reala27

4 жыл бұрын

100%. Only one who didnt have a planned monologue on a teleprompter. The show definitely reflected his personality.

@TopStrikerMaverick

4 жыл бұрын

The Scotsman right?

@ifthefooshitswearit.1802

4 жыл бұрын

@@TopStrikerMaverick ya. He also played Drew Careys boss on the drew Carey show. Mr Whick I believe.

I was actually at this show!!!

@DonkeyLipsDA3rd

4 жыл бұрын

You were 22..

@bigbadwolf5870

4 жыл бұрын

@@DonkeyLipsDA3rd Does him being 22 then make it not possible to visit shows or something?

@DonkeyLipsDA3rd

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigbadwolf5870 No, I was just trying to guess his age at that time..

@michaelblockley3910

4 жыл бұрын

Who’s side you on? Letterman or Leno?

@bigbadwolf5870

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelblockley3910 Craig Ferguson

This is hilarious. David Letterman never forget why he got his break. He loved Johnny too. 🙏❤️

I miss those days. Nan would watch Johnny and fall asleep in her rocking chair, and i'd stay up watching Letterman. They were both masters of wit and timing.

"I hate waiting in lines but I'd do it!" Classic...

@nbadraft08

3 жыл бұрын

Pablo Neruda ok so let’s break it down. I’ll paraphrase. Johnny says “you were going to firebomb NBC” Dave says “I hate waiting in lines but I’d do it.” Maybe seeing it will help. If you can’t figure out after seeing it and thinking about it I’ll tell you what it means.

@Forevertrue

3 жыл бұрын

Given to him, this is all Scripted by NBC and funded liberal BS.

@miltonsmith974

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, that's not original; it's just a variation of a VERY old joke. It was first used many years ago about "doing something" on a person's grave followed by the line: "but I hate waiting in long lines."

@bundangkorea

2 жыл бұрын

@@Forevertrue Wow, you're probably a great one to talk with at parties and I'm guessing those 'funded liberals' ruined your life somehow?

Both of them can never be replaced, The King and the Prince of talk shows.

@ignorecorporatenews

Жыл бұрын

Wrong. Steve Allen, the guy who INVENTED and was the first host of The Tonight Show, was Thee Best by far.

@IrOnCuRtAiN61

Жыл бұрын

@@ignorecorporatenews The problem is, not so much material available exist on the interwebs of the entirety of Steve Allen's show, so that's about it.

How flowing the banter is here makes it so easy to watch. Two legends doing what they do best.

Watching this friendship in action always makes me smile.

“I hate waiting in lines but I’d do it” Most savage line ever 😂

@e_hwhite6480

4 жыл бұрын

buck7515 Dave is a Boss.

@kevinbransky1817

4 жыл бұрын

Except he says it while punching the air, as if you say he would rather push everyone out of his way instead of patiently waiting his turn. He did have a bad attitude and that's why TV networks thought little of him. Happenstance brought him to TV, his own personality pushed him away from it.

@gmwilkiegeorge8685

4 жыл бұрын

Born after 1985 here, "waiting in lines"?? A little help? #PleaseAndThankYou

@kevinbransky1817

4 жыл бұрын

@@gmwilkiegeorge8685 there are plenty of stories of shootings from people getting angry about people cutting in line to people getting mad about a car accident. These shootings happen everyday all over the nation. I thought you knew this by now, but maybe watching fox news has corrupted your perception and you believe whatever they tell you. Do you really think guns make America safer when you have to risk yet getting shot during a car accident? Many people are afraid of such a raw encounter with a cool holding a gun.

@CarbageMan

4 жыл бұрын

I remember when GE bought NBC and he took a fruit basket to GE management as a gag, on the show. This was classic Letterman.

“If you play your cards right and don’t give it all away, you can!” One of Johnny’s many jokes about the fortune he spent on alimony. 😁

Epic 7 1/2 minutes from the two greatest ever late night hosts.

Ironically, Dave's run as a talk show host ended up being longer than Johnny's.

@Naruto37887

3 жыл бұрын

Johnny did a couple shows before the tonight show stretching back from 1953 through 1962, "Carson's cellar", "The Johnny Carson show", "do you trust your wife?"

@IMP3TIGO

2 жыл бұрын

That's not ironic but I get what you mean.

@HylanderSB

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMP3TIGO Dave literally laughed derisively at the idea of doing his show another 20 years but he also literally did just that. How is that not irony?

@IMP3TIGO

2 жыл бұрын

@@HylanderSB okay, that makes sense then. Sadly, the second half of his career was milquetoast compares to the first half, when he was the best ever (and why so many comedians idolize him).

@HylanderSB

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMP3TIGO No argument there. I watched a lot more of 80’s Dave than 2000’s Dave.

I sure miss Johnny Carson.

@hans-peterluttke7321

4 жыл бұрын

You can watch a lot of his show on youtube. In germany we didn't know anything about Johnny Carson, most here even didn't know that the famous Shining line was a refence to Carson. Now I try to watch a lot of his shows on KZread. I didn't even watch Fallon any more, I just watch old Carson clips. Especially the Don Rickles clips I watch over and over again.

@drizzleprism5826

4 жыл бұрын

I miss you

@Forevertrue

3 жыл бұрын

He had talent, Letterman not so much. Leno was as original as Johnny Letterman was written for and scripted. hardly talent.

@steveheitz

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Gets depressing when you think about how much time has passed.

Johnny Carson, king of the late night shows. 👍

Johnny had a calmness, that was felt across the nation, like seeing the flag is still there. He is a mark,in late night talk, that want be met.

@doninmichigan

Жыл бұрын

Well said. Whatever had happened in your day, or what you faced tomorrow, Johnny calmed you down for an hour, and made you feel everything was all right with the world.

@osomartinez

Жыл бұрын

So calm he left his son in a mental institution and was spiteful to so many people

Letterman really softened his edge when he got older. I always get surprised seeing how loud and commanding his personality was in old clips.

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

When his son Harry was born in 2003 he changed his persona a bit - but of course he was still having sexual affairs with many interns even in the years after Harry was born. It barely ended before the extortion/blackmail case came about in 2009.

@Danimal77

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnking5174 He actually began slowing down even before that. It started around 2000 when he had his heart surgery. He essentially stopped "trying" around that time.

@NoelKerns

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah...he was actually a little obnoxious, but he was also so damn funny he could get away with it!

@SavageHenry762

2 жыл бұрын

I used to be a huge fan of letterman until he went off the rails deranged with political agendas.

@thomasjust2663

2 жыл бұрын

I think it happens to most of us as we age, it's probably a bit of wisdom and less energy

Johnny....”There were rumors you were going to firebomb NBC” Dave...”Well, I hate waiting in lines, but I’d do it”.....ROFL...GOLLLDDD

@michaelmarshall1713

3 жыл бұрын

FARKKING Funny .

@citizen320

3 жыл бұрын

My wish is that one day I'll find myself in a moment where this is the perfect line

@mickm5097

3 жыл бұрын

Dave had a quick mind to come up with that.

"I hate waiting in lines but I'd do it".....pure genius. Johnny was the original king of late night but Dave took the reigns no matter what anyone says. Miss them both.

I was never much of a fan of David Letterman, but this clip does show him in full bloom. It takes a certain personality to thrive in that industry and damn if he wasn't MADE for it.

@ddolgov

2 жыл бұрын

I dunno about full bloom, his punchline delivery at 3:05 is bad and his reaction shows he knows it

@cyborg266

2 жыл бұрын

@@ddolgov I don't like the guy personally, but nobody is perfect.

@jeffreysproul9110

Жыл бұрын

@@cyborg266 I like Colbert better than Letterman but no one comes close to Johnny.

@weshoward4968

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreysproul9110 who cares who like you??? Karma

One of my best quips of all time “I hate waiting in the lines but I’d do it”. Gold

And Letterman did his show until 2015... which was past the 20 years Letterman thought he would never do, per this interview. This is true television - two legends, one clip. Both are missed in their own ways. =M=

@mazrio128

Жыл бұрын

Dave is still with us. So, Dave isn’t missed. He’s here. His show is missed. Never start a sentence with “And”. “True” television would literally be a physical television. Your name ends in a vowel so I know you’re not stupid, you just have to apply yourself to your writing.

@mazrio128

Жыл бұрын

Letterman did his show ‘til 2015; which was longer than the 20 year window that he mentioned in this interview. This is the epitome of television: two legends - one clip. Both their shows are missed, immensely. =M= (I need 32 people to “like” this).

I can't cope with Letterman having this much hair.

@joedick8779

4 жыл бұрын

That's a weird thing to say.

@cynthiaennis3107

4 жыл бұрын

Tyler Samuels 😂😂😂 He probably can’t cope that he’s lost so much of it!

@phoenixzappa7366

4 жыл бұрын

On his head as opposed to his face

@tcarpenter4703

4 жыл бұрын

He sure fidgets a lot. I never thought he was very funny. Johnny,yes!!

@rvpstudioscanada3991

4 жыл бұрын

And no ZZ Top beard.

For me, Dave's final two appearances with Mr. Carson were his very best. Thanks for sharing.

He got his first gig as the host of Late Night, had a big blow-up over moving to The Tonight Show, left to start an entirely new show on a network with no pre-existing talk show in the time slot, and finally ended up doing whatever the hell he wants on a streaming platform. Dave is Conan’s forerunner in literally every single beat of their careers. Seriously, that comparison is eerie. Their career paths are so, so similar.

@jamesrawlins735

2 жыл бұрын

Although Letterman's first gig was hosting his ill-fated morning show - brilliant but absolutely the wrong concept for morning tv

@ODUBlue

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrawlins735 Yeah, I was thinking strictly in terms of 'late night tv.' Should've clarified.

The two best ever together. The likes of this we'll never see again.

We need more Johnny Carsons.

@kwilde2387

9 жыл бұрын

Tom Shaw This country is incapable of producing another Johnny Carson. Too much of its greatness has been diminished.

@leonardo5893

9 жыл бұрын

Ken Newton Also tweens viewers.. Now its all ass kissing, corporate puppets like the Jimmys.

@meghanhagstrom5465

8 жыл бұрын

Ken Newton Or really any of those old comedians. Because none of today's hold a candle to any of that era, Jack Benny, Carson, Don Rickles, etc.

@davidoconnell4100

5 жыл бұрын

Frankie Boyle

In hindsight, you can definitely see how much NBC kept Carson out of the loop. The whole thing with Joan Rivers blindsided him b/c he didn't know about the difficulties she was having w/NBC & the unstable contract they dumped at her feet, causing her to leave to do her own show. Likewise, he seemed to have every intention of making Letterman his successor but was insulated by the network from all the behind-the-scenes drama, decision-making, & mudslinging and had to tow-the-line after NBC announced Leno as the new host. But Carson got the last laugh. He never even mentioned Jay on his final show & never returned to the Tonight Show in any capacity; but he was regularly sending monologue jokes to Dave, even making a final public appearance on his show, which became a major television event. Things came full-circle years later when Letterman was in Carson's role as the accomplished, legendary veteran having a similar sit-down with Conan who also lost the Tonight Show to that big-chinned dope Jay. The similarities are nearly the same.

@alenemarie

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t stand Jay Leno. Big obnoxious dope. I remember when he was on “One Day At A Time”. He played a bid headed dope. What a stretch.

@MagicAl5F4781

2 жыл бұрын

The similarities were very ironically the same because there was one big difference. Letterman had naively assumed he'd be given the Tonight Show because he deserved it, and his contract only required NBC to pay him $1 million if he didn't get it. Conan, once he was successful at Late Night, wanted the Tonight Show too, and unlike Letterman did everything to get the most iron-clad guarantee possible that he would get it: Conan's deal with NBC required them to put a time limit on Leno's next contract and then give Conan the Tonight Show. There was no way Conan would not get it. And he did get it. But Leno wasn't ready to retire and NBC wasn't willing to let him become a competitor, so they set up an unsustainable compromise that was rigged against Conan.

@rubyrayne8

2 жыл бұрын

@@MagicAl5F4781 I bet Letterman talked Conan behind the scenes and said here’s where I went wrong. I suggest this. But no one foresaw Jay taking the freaking show back. I guess putting a time limit on it maybe worked against Conan in the end. Or maybe later time limit allowing Jay to be in the position longer. But you can’t know those kinda things. It was up to Leno to communicate that with his legal team and then not be immature about it afterward. Clearly Leno is a horrible communicator though.

@claytonbill

2 жыл бұрын

Great post!

@plane_guy6051

2 жыл бұрын

I think the NBC execs get VERY nervous when they sense somebody is a loose canon and Letterman was a loose canon.

He laughed at 30 years and went 33 years himself.

@MrAkaacer

3 жыл бұрын

He went 30 years too long.

I'm 39 now, I was 12 when this aired. I was lucky enough to watch Carson with my Mom for his last 3 or 4 years. Long enough to know how good it was. Was shattered when they took it from Conan.

I love how David Letterman practically foretells what happened with Jay Leno and Conan.

@jonavuka

10 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised no one made a conspiracy theory about this

@changenoways9555

6 жыл бұрын

what happened

@mickybarpostproductor3451

6 жыл бұрын

5:39 Check that

@davejones5640

6 жыл бұрын

Ladyzelda333 fbomb NBC.

@aliciasciarrillo1022

6 жыл бұрын

Ladyzelda333 Leno really hurt Conan career. He should of had Fallon's gig

Two of the very best!

Carson… the man.. the myth.. the legend ❤

Can you imagine doing your show for another 20 years? Dave laughs hysterically. Twenty-ONE years later, Letterman is retiring.

@MrGSfan

9 жыл бұрын

Greg Schmidt He just followed what Carson envisioned for him

@finkaiser5927

9 жыл бұрын

Greg Schmidt You mean 24 years later.

Johnny. So classy. Such a sweet guy. Dave says he wasn't listening so Johnny says I forgot what I asked. Always making folks feel comfortable. A real gift.

@enderpanda

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Carson was a notorious dickhead, it was all persona. Letterman was also a dick, but never hid that, openly was a dick on his show, honest to a fault (therefore alright in my book). Leno was a teddy bear until he got caught up in all of this and managed to somehow backstab everyone, though I think he meant well in the end, he was overwhelmed. Leno and Letterman have ended up being really cool guys later in life, Carson was a complete dick till his death. Though Carson may be the OG, I hope Leno's and Letterman's legacy end up outshining his bitter ass. They should have gone with Conan anyway - he has more originality than all 3 of the others combined, imho, and is still kicking ass to this day.

@amylanebaker8186

5 жыл бұрын

Sweet guy? Carson beat his wife.

@OikPoinFive

5 жыл бұрын

amylane baker That's why atheist carson is in Satan's hail....

@justinkoeberl5797

5 жыл бұрын

@@enderpanda you are a fucking idiot if you really think that

@justinkoeberl5797

5 жыл бұрын

@@OikPoinFive lol. You are a tool

Letterman says 20 yrs too long for show, but later went on to bless us with 30 yrs of show

3:18 "Just how pissed off are you?" Best opening question in the history of late night talk shows. Love Dave, like Conan but no one will ever touch Johnny.

@Enregardant

2 жыл бұрын

There seems to be a small hickup around the word pissed. As if there had been some post editing. If there was censoring, what do you think he actually said?

@asterisk911

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Jay Leno's question to Hugh Grant is also up there.

@patriciamorgan6545

Жыл бұрын

@@Enregardant I remember seeing it when it first aired, and I believe that's exactly what Johnny said. It was truly shocking at the time to hear Johnny use that phrase! Hence the audience roaring with surprised laughter. He never used questionable language on air. Didn't need to. Was supremely funny without it.

I felt pretty sad when Letterman retired and Carson couldn't be there. He would have been proud.

@harpoon_bakery162

4 жыл бұрын

carson couldn't have cared less

@hans-peterluttke7321

4 жыл бұрын

@sid roth Yeah but he had to do something different then Leno also. If it was just like a 1:1 version of the tonight show it would be boring. Also in germany like every talk show or night show is political. They say here, if you go to the US and get invited to an american home, don't talk about politics, because the americans don't like to talk about it in private... In germany we talk about politics as well as about everything else when we are with other people.

Back when saying ‘pissed off’ got a huge reaction

@jeffzest8393

2 жыл бұрын

Foreshadowing cheap humor.....now they all just BLEEEP to get laughs. Irritating.

Late night TV is a thing of the past. I sure do miss it.

Two goats in the same room. Two legendary talk show hosts the best to ever grace our TV screens at night

Carson, Letterman, O'Brien that's how history should have gone, but money and greed ruin things.....

@quicksylver5684

4 жыл бұрын

Whose choice was it that when Leno got the show Carson's or NBC's?

@billcounts9516

4 жыл бұрын

your correct ruined everything I now go to bed at 10pm.

@sj4632

4 жыл бұрын

Leno's ratings were better than all of those 3 clowns.

@willcuza

4 жыл бұрын

@@sj4632 maybe you should talk about him being funny or not. Yes they are clowns and still funny.

@sj4632

4 жыл бұрын

@@willcuza Leno was the funniest.

It is so interesting watching this show now because you see how things turned out. Wow.

@pasoparent1738

10 жыл бұрын

Yep. Dave basically lied to Johnny when he said he wasn't angry at Jay Leno or NBC. Of course he couldn't say much publically at that time but he and Johnny Carson were very close friends and I would've LOVED to hear them talk privately about the whole situation off the air.

Leno was in a bunch of Doritos commercials when it was announced he was taking over the Tonight Show, and my sister and I were like "The Doritos guy??" We were very confused lol.

I'm glad both Tubi & Pluto free TV have a channel that only has the Tonight show with Johnny Carson.

Wow, it's amazing as Letterman DID go 20 years beyond this interview (and a few more!). Cool interview; thanks for posting!

"if they came to me and said, 'Dave, we'd like you to have this show', and then a week later said, 'Dave, we don't want you to have this show', then I'd be angry". Isn't that exactly what they did to Conan?

@gallery7596

5 жыл бұрын

And *NBC* said "Jay, we'll give you "The Tonight Show" if you turn down CBS," and then they offered it to Dave when *he* threatened to go to CBS. That's the way *NBC* rolls and Dave not staying there is the best decision he could've made.

@daveteves

4 жыл бұрын

@@gallery7596 i also find that Conan is more creative now, more free when he's on TBS than he was on NBC.

@gallery7596

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveteves Yes, Conan made a wise decision going to *TBS.* That's been a much better home for him (9 years and still running!) than *NBC* was ever likely to be.

@daveteves

4 жыл бұрын

@@gallery7596 so the best decision really is to leave NBC. I'm not a fan of Jimmy Fallon but i sure hope NBC screws him over in a couple of years and Jay Leno is once again involved. I want this thing to happen in three's.

@gallery7596

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveteves Oh, please no more. Jay's been screwed enough by *NBC.* Let them do it to Fallon with Seth Meyers.

You can tell how much Johnny and Ed loved Dave. In their mind he was the golden boy.

2 of the Greatest talk show hosts ever bar none 👌❤️

There'll never be another Johnny Carson and another Dave Letterman for a long looonng time...

@anthonybernero9720

2 жыл бұрын

I think Conan and Craig are right up there with them.

@Brandespada

2 жыл бұрын

There'll never be another anybody

Dave never does interviews..this was really classic..thanks for the upload

@AmeriTerry

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, David has been on The View... Charlie Rose... Oprah ect ect... Letterman is not a totally uptight, he just jokes about it.

Miss Dave, that was great late night. I started watching him at 6yrs old.

Letterman is very good here - this holds up 30 years later - wow!

damn, i am too young, but looking back, Johnny Carson was pretty awesome.

No rich performer in the history of TV deserved his cash and fame more than Carson. He was class personified.

@johnking5174

8 жыл бұрын

+Ken Johnson He apparently have away millions to charity, but kept it all a secret. Only came to light years after his death. No publicity, no applause, he just donated millions to different charities. That is what I like about him.

@johnking5174

8 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. This shows what he really was like. Everyone had bad traits, but he had some nice ones too.

@robertgerber2533

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny was the best by far. So much so that he was uncomfortable in life when he wasn't Johnny Carson from the Tonight Show.

@kencummings953

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Gerber Yes he was a very private person in real life and that's what separated him from Sammy, Deano, Sinatra, etc. He had the talent to hold his own with the Rat Pack, no doubt.

@docpj72

5 жыл бұрын

felt fortunate being old enough to watch him on late night-he always brought out the best out of guests #kingoflatenight

Johnny Carson was my favorite talk show host ever👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏😴✅✅ I watched since 1975, on ✅

The greatness of Johnny is on display here. He patiently let Dave be Dave until getting to the one question: 3:24

Carson was another of my favourite entertaining stars who have made my life enjoyable!

The 90s were a wild time and I wish we were still in it

Good old-time interviews summed in one word: ENERGY 😊 second is STORY-TELLING ✍

I watched Johnny every night. 10:30 to 11:30 pm. NBC. Still like yesterday

I can say that Letterman defined my sense of humor. Having said that, this is why ppl dont like me that much!! lol

@getpumped87

4 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing someone once say that Dave was a comedian for the weirdos and awkward people....it resonated with me.

@thenightingale8593

4 жыл бұрын

@never stop fighting looks like you suck ...

I loved Letterman on The Late Show, and I love Leno and his Garage.

My god what a stage presence Dave is. But he doesn't become a sad sack from what he lost, he started his own legend that, quite frankly, became bigger than the tonight show.

@Steve-Richter

3 жыл бұрын

He is not very respectful. Hardly says hello to Ed. And does not give much room for Johnny to speak or respond.

@pe8324

3 жыл бұрын

@@Steve-Richter Just his act and consider he was stressed and you can see it because he found out Jay was getting the tonight show. Johnny was Dave's hero and they had a great mutual respect for each other. Dave was Johnny's pick to take over the tonight show. Johnny had such a great influence that it was his advice that convinced Dave to go to CBS. After taking over Jay didn't thank Johnny and their was no mention of him. And in one of his last public appearances Johnny walked on to Dave's show and never went back to the tonight show.

@oregonguy13

3 жыл бұрын

Letterman was never funny, always a creep and didn’t he routinely get beat in the ratings by Leno and the Tonight Show?

@oregonguy13

3 жыл бұрын

Help make it easier for you = he was routinely beaten in the ratings. Here is a snippet - Even on one of David Letterman's best nights, he still couldn't beat his rival Jay Leno. The extra-long finale Wednesday averaged 13.7 million and was the largest audience for the host since February 1994.

@oregonguy13

3 жыл бұрын

Help make it easier for you = he was routinely beaten in the ratings. Here is a snippet - Even on one of David Letterman's best nights, he still couldn't beat his rival Jay Leno. The extra-long finale Wednesday averaged 13.7 million and was the largest audience for the host since February 1994.

Never could stand to watch Letterman for more than a few minutes.

I never noticed the line before from Letterman. "Had they said we want you to have the show then a week later said we changed our minds..." Oddly prophetic with what happened in the whole Leno - Conan debacle.

Johnny Carson was the ultimate master of the late night talk show art form.

@jaZZjaZZ54

5 жыл бұрын

Right, Johnny invented late night TV, perfected it, and we've had to lower the bar ever since he left.

@PrZemek44

5 жыл бұрын

@@jaZZjaZZ54 Not really, Jay was much funnier.

@bbser

4 жыл бұрын

it's pronounced: Art Fern... ;)

@JG-lc8do

4 жыл бұрын

Ed McMahon was like the butter man. He’d butter you up, he’d laugh ostentatiously at your bad jokes. He was a great side kick.

@essessessesq

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaZZjaZZ54 no offense, but late night TV was invented by the first Tonight host, Steve Allen....he thought up the desk, the microphone, the guest chair, the monologue, the band, going into the audience to talk with people, having gusts and a side-kick [Gene Rayburn. later host of The Match Game]...all Steve Allen....he even had a character called "The Question Man" where Rayburn told him an ANSWER...and Steve Allen then told the QUESTION...Carson copied the exact format, but changed the character's name to Karnak....

Carson, Letterman, Conan, Ferguson. That's all that exists. Nothing else matters. Later.

@jeffzest8393

2 жыл бұрын

I would add Kilborn to that list. All the new ones are terrible.

@niklazz7037

2 жыл бұрын

Jon Stewart!

@timetravelingoldman6839

2 жыл бұрын

@@niklazz7037 Jon Stewart sucks

@danieldougan269

2 жыл бұрын

@@timetravelingoldman6839 I'm guessing you say that just because you don't agree with his political views.

@adityasanthosh702

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonnienadinenewman conan first. Because conan is more cannon

Dave went 33 yrs on his show- Johnny knew

@shaharazon2449

3 жыл бұрын

Ya he knew this guy was awful host with a nasty style on interviewing. Why did Carson let this happen ? revenge on the audience??

@timfischer

3 жыл бұрын

Dave went to CBS for most of that.

@dallasbrubaker6054

3 жыл бұрын

@@timfischer 1982-93 on NBC, 1993-2015, CBS...so yeah, 2/3rds of it.

Damn miss Johnny. Guy has class and doesnt act like a nervous little college kid.

@anthonybernero9720

2 жыл бұрын

Why doesn't anyone use pronouns anymore?

Good job Dave and Johnny.🌎

Fabulous intro by the band. Combined with the raucous welcome from the crowd, it's an electric start to this seminal late night talk moment.

Most baby boomers grew up with the great Johnny Carson. To me he's still in a class by himself.

@greglaprade7507

7 жыл бұрын

3434arc1 But it was also a much less dumbed down America. People had more class and they had attention spans. The schools were only partially disastrous back then.

@willhudson5687

7 жыл бұрын

Oh give me a break. The Baby Boomer generation was objectively the worst generation in America's history, and we're still recovering from it even today.

@greglaprade7507

7 жыл бұрын

Will Hudson Bc baby boomers brought us free love and feminism, etc? I would have to agree.

@aliciasciarrillo1022

6 жыл бұрын

3434arc1 he could be vindictive if crossed i.e. Joan rivers

@mejsmith1

5 жыл бұрын

Greg LaPrade They also gave us Ronald Reagan as President and neoliberalsim that has led to the crappy economics of today.

Man, that "I hate waiting in lines" line was a fantastic comeback

I've only heard of Mr. Carson here and there thanks to Conan and David. But to see this video, I get it now. The DNA shared between the three in question is right there to behold. The same delivery and the same quick wit. It's brilliant.

It's nice to see the recording. I was in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait at the time.

Damn I was a little too young to watch the Carson days but damn was he a charismatic guy

@Amar7605

3 жыл бұрын

He was a master entertainer and interviewer.

@roddydykes7053

3 жыл бұрын

People love that word charismatic thanks to a slew of RPGs popularizing it

@theresaterry164

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up with him... I was always a night owl... and would sneak downstairs to watch with my Dad... he worked all of the time , saw little of us... but would allow me to watch with him!

I love Johnny and Dave, always have, both are hilarious.

I love how Dave hit Johnny in the chops and he fired right back like the full size man Johnny was! True American hero

@morbidmanmusic

Жыл бұрын

He's a talk show host...not a hero. What is wrong with your perspectives?

These will always be two of the top funny fellas to date.

We miss you Johnny Carson!!!!