Has to be one of the most creative and best comedy routines of all time.

@JS-jp9hr

9 күн бұрын

no doubt!

Just as funny now as it was almost 30 years ago. Glad to have stumbled upon this blast from the past. Steve Martin is such a legend

@johnman559

Жыл бұрын

NOWWW... I get the Steve Martin thing, genius😄👍

@dolores2716

Жыл бұрын

I used to get so excited when I saw Steve Martin was going to be on the Tonight Show. Watching these videos now I appreciate even more how original he was.

@redeyestones3738

Жыл бұрын

@@dolores2716 it's funny, I got the notification that someone responded to a comment, while I was watching an episode of Johnny Carson, that took me down a rabbit hole of all the old tv shows, and commercials of the era. 😆

@texasflood1295

Ай бұрын

A close second is Andy Kaufman doing the Mighty Mouse theme song.

Steve Martin is a comedian you can always count on, to get you cracking up ! 🤯👍

@TraustiLaufdal

9 ай бұрын

He used to sell crack. That is how he purchased the banjo.

When late night was worth staying up for.

@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet

2 жыл бұрын

Still is!

@filipdemeyst8842

2 жыл бұрын

It's called getting old.

@byHexted

2 жыл бұрын

What an epic based opinion. Everything sucks things were better back then! Screw all those talented writers who worked on the same shows you say are amazing but I guess are horrible when they’re writing for someone who doesn’t have the same political views as you or whatever. Let me guess they all talk about trump too much or something, even though he isn’t president so nobody talks about him on late night anymore

@ericrotsinger9729

2 жыл бұрын

I worked 14 hours then Jonny put me to sleep. The talking head psychos turn a generation into narcoleptics

@martinr8278

2 жыл бұрын

You said it Eric. That was better entertainment then the crap on now. But people had higher standards of entertainment back then. Now those that think the current late night shows are funny, not many brain cells or think Biden is the best President and will smith is ok to slap people, the list could go on. Take away here Johnny Carson was king back then and in syndication, he still is🏆

It's not just a great comic skit but also a great magic act.

One of the best magic tricks performed by one of the funniest, talented guys ever.

@MrT8599

4 жыл бұрын

Steve has worked with magic for a very long time.

@stevethomas2285

3 жыл бұрын

I assume you know how it was done. It's more entertainment than anything but it's world-class entertainment at its finest.

@usernamemykel

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevethomas2285 Great misdirection. Johnny was into magic also.

@wadewatson2751

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!

@kimcorrickcorrick6981

3 жыл бұрын

How did he do that?

Steve Martin has always understood the importance of absurdity in comedy. This is something that so many modern comics simply don't get. Combine this with Carson, who had a real knack for presenting true talent to his audiences and perhaps most importantly while Johnny could stand toe to toe with the greatest he also knew when to get out of the way and let brilliance shine.

@srldwg

11 ай бұрын

Wow! Your statement hit the nail on the head! Perfectly stated regarding both men!!!

I was a big Steve Martin fan.and still am. I had all of his albums. seen all of his movies and would do his jokes for other people. The guy is such an incredible talent.

@spacelemur7955

Жыл бұрын

... and did you learn all the banjo tunes too? 😉🍻

@srldwg

11 ай бұрын

​@@spacelemur7955😊

Steve Martin at the very pinnacle of his comedic powers. This was such a great mini-break from the world's nitwittery and darkness.

Johnny Carson was the KING of late night ! Along with Steve martin truly one of the kings of comedy !

@rvnmedic1968

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, the late night fools that are on today offer nothing but anti-Trump "jokes" that only a drugged audience would even applaud for.

@taydrabrookshire347

4 жыл бұрын

rvnmedic1968 the guy is a joke. He speaks for himself.

@moondawg3693

4 жыл бұрын

@@rvnmedic1968 Late Night actors like Colbert are no different than CNN anchors, co conspirators in the Coup Against The President of the United States and the American People. They read what they are ordered to read and when no longer useful, which will be very soon, they will run and hide until caught for their crimes against the US and it's People. Traitors one and all.

@randyevermore9323

4 жыл бұрын

@@moondawg3693 The traitors are the Trumpists -- the toothless, fat, drooling morons who put a two-bit dictator wannabe in the White House and enabled him to destroy the country's core institutions. He's failing, as he always has, but that doesn't make his enablers any less despicable.

God there's so many opportunities for this illusion to be broken, but he pulls it off. He builds the character's body language and personality around the limitations that the illusion sets.

@wrybreadspread

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. The facial expressions sell it. Few are the comedic folk who could pull this off. In fact, the only folk that come predominantly to mind, at least at the moment, are silent movie actors.

@brianparkman8183

3 жыл бұрын

And then has Carson bring him back out for a bow so he can use his left hand as if it hadn't been a fake one during the routine.

@ayokay123

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianparkman8183 Too funny....I didn't even notice it was his left hand for the bow finale.

@edkretchmer2167

2 жыл бұрын

A lit cigarette and a glass of wine! The wine glass could be gimmicked but a lit cigarette!? After the show, Flydini signed autographs.

@smmcroberts2

2 жыл бұрын

@@edkretchmer2167 I don't think the cig was actually lit. I think there was a powder on the cig. When he put it to his lips he brushed the powder off with his fingers (twice). No smoke actually comes from the cig (or from his mouth). The powder is then thrown from his fly as well, after he pretends to take a puff. It's extremely well done; if it weren't for the pause button I never would've figured it out.

I have no idea how it is that I've never seen this Steve Martin bit. Its freaking hilarious. Steve truly is a master of his craft.

@Milnoc

10 жыл бұрын

Apparently, this was a skit Steve Martin only did at private parties, until Carson asked him to do the full skit on the show.

@MrGpschmidt

5 жыл бұрын

Spoiler Alert - his left 'arm' is a prosthetic - hence his free arm inside his jacket 'performing' each moment in the act - still fucking hysterical

@goosewhisperer6275

5 жыл бұрын

@Ed F booboo Did you forget to take your Midol today, booboo?

@CharlieHoliday369

4 жыл бұрын

jeremybr2020 Jesus you Americans are easily amused - pathetic

@derekralston5967

4 жыл бұрын

AWE SUM this is pure fire you idiot

American audiences are just great. They know how to get involved, encourage the best from a guest and have a great time. Terrific stuff.

I love the wolf whistles from the audience when the dark haired bombshell walks out. That and Steve Martin’s perfect delivery made me laugh.

My dad bought me the Best of Johnny Carson boxed set in high school and I spent a week watching all the tapes. This clip made me laugh the most. Jimmy Stewart reading a poem about his dog made me cry the most.

omg. as a little kid, i used to watch this over and over again on my dad's Johnny Carson tapes. thank you, youtube!!!

@solodolotrevino

3 жыл бұрын

Tim!

@memowilliam9889

2 жыл бұрын

As a little kid I used to watch him do magic in the Disneyland magic shop on Main Street. If he wasn’t there I looked for him playing banjo in the the park somewhere.

@MiltonJenkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thank your dad for showing you the tapes. Them was the days of show biz.

@MiltonJenkins

2 жыл бұрын

@@memowilliam9889 I was at Knott's Bery Farm and Disneyland in Aug 1965. I found out way later that he worked there. Just toom young to know or remember.

@grammyd8361

2 жыл бұрын

I saw the origional and I am 69 yrs old. We have forgotten what real humor is, today. We have forgotten how to push the envelope into pure laughter. So sad.

Johnny Carson's reactions were so real, authentic - not contrived. He was truly a great entertainer.

I truly miss Johnny Carson and those days when tv was great.

@tracymcmillan1466

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, HE was the best.

@generalzod8589

4 жыл бұрын

Your so so right. Johnny Carson was the great entertainer. Now late night television is full of crap hacks who don't care that their ratings suck.

@xkgbciax5286

4 жыл бұрын

well if the morons at NBC did not have there heads so far up there butts we would have 4 or 5 more years of johnny even if it was just once a week I to miss him grew up watching him in the 60's

@slackwaresupport

4 жыл бұрын

this ^ some of the best moments is watching this with my grandfather, and listening to him just cackle laughing.

@easterneuropeantracksuit3312

3 жыл бұрын

I never cared for his jokes.

This is one of the greatest things I will ever find in my lifetime

The logistics & the practice behind that set, make it amazing.

@charlie-obrien

2 жыл бұрын

Steve really made the most of his time working at the Disneyland Magic Shop when he was a teenager. Just a brilliant performance all around.

Steve Martin used to do this routine only at Carson's place when he was there for poker night. Johnny asked Martin if he would do it for him on tv during his final week and Martin agreed. Behold the brilliance of truly inventive comedy.

@davemustaki134

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine what else they did at poker night?

@TapTwoCounterspell

2 жыл бұрын

He did it at several private charities and 7 days straight in Atlantic City well before Carson

@RobertWeir

2 жыл бұрын

cctaylor88 baba booey

@TapTwoCounterspell

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertWeir ta ta toothy

@chrisspathelf2310

2 жыл бұрын

That's not true he never did it at Carson's place. Carson heard he did the trick and Carson wanted him to perform it on one of his last shows.

Maybe one of the best magic acts I have ever seen! Steve Martin incomparable and always one step ahead. Just Fabulous! - LOLOL LOLOL LOLOL !

How lucky we are to live at the same time as Steve Martin. Thanks, uploader!

Steve Martin. A great performer! Carson! A great host who will never be replaced.

Just when Johnny thought he'd seen it all, Steve comes out with this gig!

I read his autobiography when I was in the hospital loved him since I was young one of the most unique comedians out there

I was sleep deprived in junior high school and high school because I would stay up and watch Johnny Carson with my dad. I’m 71 years old now… And I’m still deprived of sleep.😮

This bit hasn't aged a day. Quality stuff

Steve Martin, a true entertainer. Either I'm getting older or the actor's and actresses of today just don't have it.

@stevet5379

4 жыл бұрын

I'd agree with the latter.... the actors and actresses of today, with very few exceptions, are more about self gratification than they are about providing any real entertainment.

@kamurray67

4 жыл бұрын

Both

@theien5929

4 жыл бұрын

The so-called entertainers of today "just don't have it".

@EtzEchad

4 жыл бұрын

They had movie stars in those days. Now we just have famous people. Famous people think that, because they are famous, that people want to hear their political opinions among other things. In the Carson era, they almost never expressed an opinion on any subject, and certainly not on politics. (Carson himself may've been a Democrat, but he never said anything about it.) What they were was a fantasy. Their lives were a mystery to a great extent and their job was bigger than life. On top of all that, Steve Martin was perhaps the greatest entertainer in modern times.

@thevlaka

4 жыл бұрын

Now days they walk on eggshells not to offend the snowflakes (pc shitlords) acrors have lost their personality and opinions, nothing more than cardboard cutouts

Omg how have I never seen this before it’s brilliant! Steve Martin forever a legend

I love Steve Martin!!!

I am a big big Steve Martin fan But this one is my absolute favorite. There are many comic magicians, but he plays a serious magician which makes it all the funnier!!!!!

@bonannylagasse8999

8 жыл бұрын

Funniest man that ever lived. He is a genius!

@robertbishop5357

6 жыл бұрын

Jay Francis so true, so true. Absolutely hilarious.

@usernamemykel

3 жыл бұрын

The "seriousness" is the "misdirection", in the parlance of magicians.

@4seeableTV

2 жыл бұрын

And did so without a single flub. Amazing!

Steve Martin worked in the Main Street magic shop at Disneyland when he was in his teens (he started working there in 1955, the year Disneyland opened, as a little newspaper boy), so he still knows how to use all the trick props like phony cigarettes, invisible string gags, etc.

@t.wadegonder1288

2 жыл бұрын

I went to Disneyland a lot in the 60s and 70s as a kid. My Dad hung out with Walt, smoking like fiends. I'm pretty sure I remember Steve working in a store in the castle. I was probably about 13 and remember this guy with a real snarky attitude, but still dang funny. I wish my memory was better.

@DonTruman

2 жыл бұрын

But I'll take a wild guess he didn't pull anything out of his fly at Disneyland... :)

@t.wadegonder1288

2 жыл бұрын

I also remember a very young Michael Jackson and his brothers performing at the courtyard of the Carnation ice cream plaza at the end of Main Street.

That was near the end of Carson's run. I remember when Martin sat down, he just silently stared at Carson. After a moment, Carson asked, "What?" Martin, looking sad, said, "Don't go."

@43cjd

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness!!! How many entertainers were truly inspired by Johnny. If you hear any of the older comics talking they all pay homage to Carson. What a legacy. These late night hosts nowadays should be ashamed of what they lowered the bar to. There is not one that can make me laugh. All their shows have turned into "we hate president Trump" BS. Johnny always had a little something every night about our politicians of the day but it was something everyone could laugh at. It wasn't hate-filled and venomous. It is just really sad what tv has turned into.

@connorschannel4635

3 жыл бұрын

@@43cjd I think Conan is pretty good

@robertz768

3 жыл бұрын

@@43cjd an informed electorate is MUCH more important than telling jokes. Carson wasn't broadcasting during a time when Fox 'News' has its OWN lawyers arguing in court that no 'reasonable person' should take what their broadcasters say seriously (McDougal v. Fox News Network), as they work so hard to misinform the public----if Carson was on today, I am sure he would be fighting the good fight.

@43cjd

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertz768 I'm sorry but I beg to differ with you. He was not an egomaniac who tried to force his opinions and ideals on the whole country. He was on TV to entertain, not to lecture.

@dodieodie498

3 жыл бұрын

@@43cjd I agree with all you've written. Johnny didn't tote water for any political party, nor did he push an agenda. He was able to invite all sorts of people and make them at home on his show. He never lost sight of the goal, which was to make people laugh. That made him the type of person that we are sorely missing in this slightly insane world today. That made him a professional.

Hysterically Iconic Steve Martin👏🏼🙂🙃🙂

I never failed to watch Johnny Carson even when I had to get up at 3an ( his show aired @ 11 pm) Truly the one and only King of Late Night.

Absolutely wonderful.

2 of the greatest being great together!

I've seen this a hundred times and still watch again

Cool. Thanks. It's so obvious now. Amazing that I didn't notice the hanging left arm.

@alandab

4 жыл бұрын

Oh...wow. Neither did I. Even afterwards I kept asking, How did he do that?"

@usernamemykel

3 жыл бұрын

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't spoil it for others!!!!!!!

@davemustaki134

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but still that's a lot of junk to stuff down your trunk

That girl was magic. And Steve a comic genius.

@nahar5643

3 жыл бұрын

I searching for someone to know her name 😂 she is hot and I believe she still is

Holy Crap! Martin's talents are truly unfathomable!

This is gold. Great performance, Steve.

Johnny was the best, Steve Martin is a comedic genius!!!

I watched the original show of this and LMAO. And had no idea how he did it. Then when you tube came along I found it on here and watched and watched till I caught on. It is still hilarious.

@kyledavidwalsh

3 жыл бұрын

How does he do it I'm so confused 😂 was thinking was pulling a string with his hand to pull it up but no way to do the puppet with that

@BuckHelton

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyledavidwalsh Look closely, you'll see the left side of his frame is just a bit wider than it should be. The left arm you see is fake, and his real left arm is bringing things out through his fly

Steve Martin - timeless comedic genius...

I nearly forgot about this hilarious performance 🤣

I dare anyone to try to find a genius comedy Act of that caliber of that brilliance innovative spirit and dead on target execution in that performance. Just classic and I'm surprised I never saw it before today being such a big fan of both of them and The Tonight Show. Going to be watching this a lot in the future to cheer me up when needed

Comedy just isn't the same today. Bits like this are timeless.

@mikebradshaw6484

2 жыл бұрын

#MeToo wouldn't allow it today. I'm surprised it's still available on the internet.

I really miss Johnny Carson. His late-night show was super.

@magicman9064

5 жыл бұрын

Johnny was better than any late night host ever. These guys today are terrible.

@dlchambers

5 жыл бұрын

He was the best ever. His show was worth watching even on "average" nights.

@billrhoasts5456

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. His was my favorite of all the late night talk shows. I love Conan and Dave, but Johnny was the king.

@crackerjack9320

5 жыл бұрын

Carson still reigns supreme!

Johnny Carson was one of my favorite TONIGHT hosts After Steve Allen. Steve Martin was funny and very talented!!!

I like the part at the end where Steve Martin's little man takes a bow.

@ayokay123

9 күн бұрын

The mini Pavarotti was a stroke of genius in and of itself. Theatre of the absurd manifest into pure comedy.

One of my favourite comedians a true master of his craft and under appreciated big time . Luv the guy wish he would do a movie in 2021 we need guys like him.

@normanacree1635

Жыл бұрын

Underappreciated? Are you kidding? He was the biggest thing in comedy at the time. Whoever was second had to look waaaaay up ahead to see Martin.

Comedy Never gets better than that bit. First Time I've seen it although born in the 40's and one of all of America that watched Carson's show without fail and hell Ed Sullivan and the beginning of TV for that matter. Thanks a lot of this one I missed and I see the first comment is 10 years ago so I wonder why I was fed this one but I'm glad I clicked it.

That was brilliant, 1 of the all time best. Such classics as The 3 Amigos, Trains Planes etc, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels & Roxanne to name a small few. What a legend.

I saw Flydini at his world tour..truly one of the greatest illusionist/magicians/mentalists ever walked on this earth..my respects..

@normanacree1635

Жыл бұрын

I don't think I would compare this with the best of those specialists you mentioned. As somebody mentioned above, the logistics and practice needed to do this boggles me. The lit cigarette? Are you kidding me?

That was simply CLASSIC. Steve Martin is such a hoot.

It’s amazing to me how far back i go with this show. It stems from my dad working a second job up In Chicago during the sixties. So, the only time I could see him was late night. I’d sit and watch Johnny Carson with him. Then after that, rarely did I miss him. One of my favorite skits was, “ the edge of wetness “. Classic stuff!!!

I cried when he retired in '92. He is the late night talk show GOAT.

@moncorp1

2 жыл бұрын

I remember thinking back then that it was probably time for him to retire back then. Things seemed a little stale. But man I'd give anything for him to be back on the air now.

That was so great, I really wish that they showed Johnny's reaction (hard to pan away I realize) but that would have made this skit PERFECT to me.

Steve Martin has been 53 years old for 35 years.

how have i never seen this before. freaking hilarious

Steve Martin is brilliant. The Great Flydini and The Great Thompsoni. Two of the greatest acts ever.

My understanding is that this routine is something Steve worked up to do at friends' parties, just for fun. Johnny convinced Steve to perform it on the show.

@paulpvhl1930

5 жыл бұрын

Steve performed almost the same routine in the UK 5 years earlier (1987) and states it is the first time he has performed it on television. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n6aYmbGChrabk9o.html

@no_handle_found

4 жыл бұрын

Steve used to perform comic-magic acts in Vegas..

Genius! Steve Martin is my hero! He truly is an absolute genius.

This is comic genius. And wonderful magic.

The greatest six and a half minutes in the history of television.

When the puppet came out my face is hurting.....lol

During Johnny's last year, eh? This is really funny- surprised I missed it as a kid.

I remember watching this live.. just weeks before high school graduation.

WOW!!!!!! I had never seen this! This is Steve Martin at his very best! I’m dying!!!

@wizard9403

5 жыл бұрын

Never been a big Steve Martin fan but this bit was pretty damn funny. Didn't realize his left arm was phony till a commenter posted it!

Steve Martin is such a comedic genius. Incredible.

Never saw this before...HOW ORIGINAL!!! ALWAYS L O V E D STEVE MARTIN! :D

Nobody else could pull this off... Amazing

What an amazing performance!

Ilike how this was filmed the year I was frikkin born and Steve Martin still looks exactly the same!

Raise your glass to "Better Times"... I do miss them...

@thevlaka

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

He was the greatest magician! Who else could get such a response from the audience!

Love that man! He always makes me smile :)

Not only that, but the brilliant inventor of the first portable phone. Bravisimo.

@usernamemykel

3 жыл бұрын

OMG. Portable, yes, but not wireless...

He was born a poor black child!..☻

@dooleyknoted5951

4 жыл бұрын

St. Louis? No, Navan Johnson!

@thefunkosaurus

4 жыл бұрын

Jerk

@aaronburratwood.6957

4 жыл бұрын

mrabrasive51 One of my favorites. “These cans are defective”.

@kennethrice3450

4 жыл бұрын

HE HATES THESE CANS!!!🤣

@usernamemykel

3 жыл бұрын

...and can't dance to the beat...

An absolute masterpiece of planning. It was a great demonstration that Steve Martin understood the power of purely visual humour equally as well as his verbal mastery (if we didnt already know that!). :-)

I saw Steve in concert at SUNY Oswego. In 1978. Front row. $7 student ticket. Magical.

@jimbosaul3996

4 жыл бұрын

yeah but back then $7 could buy you a car and a house !@

@robertstv8045

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimbosaul3996 funny...Close - 1st car in 72 was a $50 Ford Falcon lol. Concert was open seating. Front row. Arrow on head. Balloon animals. Steve had blown up but had to fulfill campus gigs.

That is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

I never get tired of watching this classic comedy skit... genius!

@TheStuport

8 жыл бұрын

Ditto The Genius!

@weswolever7477

6 жыл бұрын

This and the dragnet skit Carson did with jack Webb. If you’ve never seen it wastes no time looking for it.

Steve Martin. GREATEST comedic talent EVER!!!

Just pure excellence.

Ok, this is very impressive!

Absolutely wonderful creative magic!

Comedic Perfection

I was such a huge Steve Martin fan and always loved Carson, but I have never seen the Flydini act until this very moment. I guess 1992 was a very busy year for me, but this proves 2 things to me; Steve Martin is THE comedy god and that Steve loved Johnny! Bravo Flydini, Bravissimo!

I was only 13 when Johnny left late night but I don’t think there has been anything like him since. I can’t even flip through channels with my 7 year old in the room. TV is not family friendly anymore.

Only Steve Martin would have come up with something soo "LOW"! I love it!!!!!!!

This skit never gets old. I saw the original. And it is still good

I'm dying from laughter---Help me!😂

The great Ricky Jay developed this routine with Steve.

@usernamemykel

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky Jay, the card thrower??

Johnny was crying laughing so hard at the very end of the clip

Came to look at this because I heard Steve Martin talking about it on Howard Stern this week. I watched Carson regularly when he was on but don't remember this. So damn funny. What comedy genius!

Brilliant!

Johnny introduced him as his first guest. Can you imagine trying to follow that?