Every few months, I come back and watch the short clips with Carson & Newsom. It never gets old.

You don’t know what you have until it’s gone, I sure miss all these guys. No one can replace them🥲

@jonkline709

Жыл бұрын

So true boss

@baronvonnembles

9 ай бұрын

Amen Brudder. We humans have a great faculty for under valuing what we have when we have it. Even as nuts as the world is now, in 20 years we will miss the good things we have today.

Johnny's face when Tommy said "... but we never had any anyway." Perfect comedic take.

Tommy’s deadpan delivery and timing was phenomenal.

I remember one night Tommy was wearing a new suit. Johnny complimented him then asked him where he got his suit. In his dry, deadpan manner Tommy replied, _”From my closet”_ The audience roared!

@resurrectionsunday

Жыл бұрын

He was the best

@stephen3627

4 ай бұрын

I’d love to see that

@ATOK_

3 ай бұрын

Is that on KZread?

no one knew why but everything that came out of Tommy's mouth was funny.

Tommy's dry wit and sense of timing were phenomenal.

@derricklafrance9440

2 жыл бұрын

Bob Newhart playbook.

@robertdiotalevi2882

2 жыл бұрын

@@derricklafrance9440 👍

@janicetehie3839

Жыл бұрын

It's the Southern wit. My mother was the same, she was also from Virginia. A classic example: her friends teased her about my father always being out at night. He taught graduate students who were teachers working on their masters degrees. Since they taught during the day, they had to go to classes at night. My dad was always getting lost and my mother used to kid him about it. When her friends laughed about his having a girlfriend, my mother, without missing a beat, said " my husband could never have a mistress because he could never find her house!" ROFL

@robertdiotalevi285

Жыл бұрын

@@janicetehie3839 😂

Tommy Newsom kills it saying all the hell with after pronouncing pointsettas.

Tommy's deadpan humor retorts are classic.....

@szqsk8

2 жыл бұрын

His classic retort "I go to clinics!" Was pure gold. Still funny too.

When your star is also your best setup man, you've got a great show.

The banter back & forth between Johnny, Ed, Fred, Doc and Tommy was always classic...Makes you wonder what they were like together in the younger days.

@kittycarlisle8416

2 жыл бұрын

Without these videos I don’t know how I would survive. This was THE greatest ensemble of people to ever grace TV. No one will EVER replace Carson and friends. NO ONE! Miss all of them everyday....

@FollowerSt

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you

Sadly, I believe we will never see the likes of great entertainment such as this in our lifetimes again.

@bamaphoenix9873

6 жыл бұрын

Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggg, such a scary thought ..... but I'm so afraid you are completely correct !!! Now go and have the best day you can have ..... until tomorrow ;o)

@rickrick5041

5 жыл бұрын

its jrs041 It sure looks that way but why?

@lewisc215

3 жыл бұрын

There's always suicide.

@stevelamberto5424

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the libtards have taken over media hollyweird now knee pads and pee pads are going to control the gov

@emansnas

3 жыл бұрын

@@lewisc215 And there's always those who suggest it... to others

I've watched this a hundred times and it's still effing hilarious every time.

@epaddon

2 жыл бұрын

And it's even funnier in the context of how for several days Johnny and Doc had been arguing over the pronunciation and then just when Johnny thinks he's won the argument Doc isn't there and Tommy knocks him down with the deadpan, "Oh the hell with that."

Think about the level of generation talent they brought together for this show EVERY NIGHT: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahan, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Fred DeCordiva, Ed Shaughnessy. Legends, all of them.

Tommy Newsom absolutely hilarious "I go to clincs!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@myfrestuff3453

7 ай бұрын

"He was going to Tampa with her!" - Mr. Newsom 😂🤣😂🤣

@dianemartin8000

3 күн бұрын

@@myfrestuff3453

I met Mr.Newsome years ago at Coleman's nursery in Portsmouth Va. A truly nice man!!!!

@raymondgrimaldi9207

3 жыл бұрын

Was he buying poinsettias?

@umpireva5440

3 жыл бұрын

@@raymondgrimaldi9207 Now that's funny 👍👍🤣🤣🤣

@rosethornil

3 жыл бұрын

I love it that Portsmouth has its own superstar! I was always a big fan of Tommy Newsome!

I so miss this show.

Tommy: "Oh, the hell with it..." LMAO!!!

Anytime something happened that was out of Johnny's control it always killed.

Tommy was so demure that when he did say something he crushed it!

I love at 1:22 when Johnny puts his hand on his face, you can almost hear Johnny's thoughts: "it's going to be one of those nights..." 🤣

Johnny use to kid Tommy mercilessly. I think upstaging Johnny was Tommy's revenge.

What a roll Tommy was on, he's a natural!

"I GO to clinics"!

@redsabreanakin

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, i watch that clip all the time

@buffalopatriot

3 жыл бұрын

That one is a bonified Classic!

@sdcoinshooter

3 жыл бұрын

I have watched that episode 100 times and I still crack up when he says that.

@raymondgrimaldi9207

3 жыл бұрын

That clip never gets old

@mortensen1961

2 жыл бұрын

He took his wife to Florida with him. He's going to Tampa with her. . .

Johnny Carson was a great comedian and host. He was quick-thinking and could make the most out of any situation. Even if his monologue bombed, he'd roll with it.

If you don't think Tommy Newsom was hip, you don't have a clue what it is.

@fifthbusiness1678

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t. But he’s clever funny.

@jeffdarnell9823

2 жыл бұрын

4

@baronvonnembles

9 ай бұрын

Hip is funny concept. Is it always the same or does it change? If you're hip in the beatnik era are you still hip during the hippie era? Are you still hip during the bell bottoms era? Who knows. The dictionary say hip means "having or showing awareness of or involvement in the newest developments or styles" but no one can convince me that someone who grooves to Take Five in 2023 is any less hip than someone who grooved to it in 1963. Maybe I'm just not hip to what hip means.

Sad to think, all these wonderful entertainers are gone

@PIXPromosMore

6 жыл бұрын

At least we still have Doc (for now)

@Folma7

5 жыл бұрын

You may find this tribute to Johnny by Doc, Tommy & Ed (the TS drummer) on David Letterman. It appears this was taped shortly after Carson passed away. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnqVxcGonbrYcso.html

@georgelustrea2912

3 жыл бұрын

How true!!!

I can never get enough of this. thanks so much for uploading these treasure moments

I watch this clip at least once a month.

After Johnny said I didn't want to listen to your impoverishment as a youth it sounds like Tommy said "don't let it happen again", that is hilarious!

@fancykatya

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy did say that! It was kinda low and Johnny was speaking.

@ronskokandich1002

2 жыл бұрын

@@fancykatya 2er

@gilliantracy7991

11 ай бұрын

So it was 5 not 4!

It appears 1991 was a banner year for Tommy's zingers!

I remember watching this live. Great times.

Tommy Newsom too hilarious saying all the hell with it lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

When Johnny would bomb on his monolog, he sometimes would back towards the curtain and say" cover me"like he was escaping an ambush. Halarious!

In his last season Carson kept a small adding machine on his desk that he used to account for the props in a comedy bit that died: "Let's see, that's $500 for the traffic cone..." He owned the show with his Carson Productions Company. That was funny stuff.

Awesome. In my opinion no late night host to this date can even compare to Johnny Carson. And no late night band can compare to the Tonight Show with doc Severinsen. Just total class on both ends.

Newsom and Carson used audiences' low expectations for Newsom to good advantage: One night Carson turned to Newsom during his monologue and asked why he always had his hands clasped together behind his back. Newsom replied, "vapor lock!" bringing down the house with laughter. Carson quipped, "I'm out here busting my buns to get a laugh, with one joke after another, and you just say 'vapor lock' and crack us all up!"[4] (Carson made similar "complaints" on multiple episodes) During one episode Newsom appeared in a sport coat similar to Carson's own. Noticing the similarity, Carson asked Newsom where he got his; he responded simply, "It was in my closet at home, John". Another time, Carson, who had just returned from vacation, said, "I really missed you guys." Newsom: "Why didn't you write?" One night, Newsom wore a very bold (for him) yellow suit. Carson commented, "Look at that big, dumb canary." Newsom's response: "You’ll know what kind of bird I am when I fly over you."[3] During a March 1991 episode, Johnny asked Newsom where bandleader Doc Severinsen was. Newsom replied that Severinsen went with his wife to Florida. Then Tommy followed up seconds later saying "He was going to Tampa (tamper) with her." Later in the show, Johnny asked drummer Ed Shaughnessy, who was going to perform in Illinois, if he was going to do a clinic in addition to performing a concert; Shaughnessy replied he was doing just a concert. When Johnny asked Tommy if he ever did clinics, Tommy replied "I go to clinics", which yet again brought down the house. Johnny temporarily walked offstage in mock offense. One night Johnny asked Tommy if he wore designer underwear. Tommy: "I put my own designs in them." - Wikipedia,

Johnny reads lines and Tommy??? He's funny!!! That's what makes a comedian. 😄👍

That’s right Tom, the hell with that.

Oh right, this was the last Christmas season for the show.

Tommy's comment: "Oh the hell with it" is a take off on a New Yorker cartoon--"And I say the hell with it."

@dhpbear2

3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_say_it%27s_spinach

Tommy was great at deadpan.

Tommy was just a riot!

Thank you for sharing,

Tommy was a gem for sure.

Johnny used to have this poinsettia pronunciation discussion with Ed every holiday season

@bamaphoenix9873

6 жыл бұрын

Still does .... even in death. ;o( The Tonight Show with JC was the classic and always will be .... none of the s#it that is airing today is anywhere close. Best wishes to ya ;o)

Classic.

Ed's 3 fingers were an underrated joke

Tommy Rules

Growing up I considered Tommy Newsom to be sorta square in a very good way. I realize now that he had the same hip deadpan drollery as prime Rodney Dangerfield or Bob & Ray. Talented Jokester and Musician!😂🎤🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹🥁🎷🎺📺B.W.

Late night has never been the same without Johnny, Ed, Doc, and Tommy.

Only Doc is left

such class

TOMMY NEWSOME FTW

2:57 This is great!

Lol heeeeeres tommy!

How great was Tommy Newsom ...

Wish I could find a clip of my favorite Tommy Newsome line. While he was sitting in the band, he was asked if he wore designer underwear. "I put my own designs in them."

@dhpbear2

3 жыл бұрын

I have that somewhere! His response was "No, I make my own designs." 😆

@treebuck

3 жыл бұрын

@@dhpbear2 Thank you, David for fine tuning my old memorizer! I laughed so loud when he said that.

@dhpbear2

3 жыл бұрын

@@treebuck I believe it's from around 1984

@em23

3 жыл бұрын

@@dhpbear2 omg if you can find that clip, please post it :)

@dhpbear2

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dJ9suJKxqKjfc8Y.html

Newsom's deadpan is incomparable.

Mr Perkins, we really need more Johnny/Tommy/Ed/Doc interaction videos, especially Tommy. I feel I have watched all those available on KZread, but according to some comments here about Tommy saying funny stuff, there should be lots more😃 f.e the 'vapor lock' clip, can't seem to find it out here!

Tommy Newsom should have been the regular bandleader instead of Doc because of moments like this! Hes simply hilarious!

@DMS-pq8

5 жыл бұрын

Doc had his share of great moments too

@kennethsouthard6042

4 жыл бұрын

The banter between Tommy and Johnny was great but could only be used sparingly like times when Doc was away. Doc's personality worked much better on a consistent basis and Doc could more easily slip into the #2 spot at times when Ed was away. I say this as a great fan of Tommy.

@afweath05

4 жыл бұрын

You should go find the the discussion Johnny and Doc had about Thanksgiving. That shit was amazing!!! Doc made Johonny cry laughing.

@afweath05

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny and Doc go at it about Thanksgiving: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmlptZt-ideukto.html

First of all, one of the many reasons Johnny was so great is that he allowed others to get the laughs as well even at his expense. I know Procol Harum the rock band; but what was Tommy's lead in for him to say it and get a laugh?

@johnking5174

Жыл бұрын

It was suggesting that since Doc was not there and Tommy was the leader, he created a new band. Of course a rock band is the complete opposite to the style of Tommy, so of course it was absurd and a massive joke.

@sblack48

10 ай бұрын

It might be the latin meaning which from which the band name is derived. It’s certainly not obvious to me, or probably half the studio audience but since Tommy said it it was automatically hilarious

Tommy had such a funny dry wit.....you never knew what was gonna come out of his mouth

What's the 'Procul Harum' reference?

I wonder why there was a reference to the rock group Procol Harum.

@davisyoung4658

3 жыл бұрын

If the airdate in the description is correct, the previous show would have been on Friday 12/13/91 (Monday’s were guest hosted by Jay Leno). On that night Procol Harum was the musical guest along with Kevin Kline and Dennis Miller. I know this because I attended the taping.

Poor Paul Tsonga

Its the support roles, that save the show. Not only the big mouth on front! Management forgets the basics building blocks of a real show and that is why some many fail.

At 1:38 Tommy says "Procol Harum." Was this a reference to the rock group or the Latin phrase? Being 1991, the group would be less known.

Ahahahahanaahah

What’s the Procul Harum joke?

Procol Harum

And I'm guessing that's why Doc was the regular bandleader.

John William Carson 23 de octubre de 1925 23 de enero de 2005 98 años 79 años 19 años

Seriously, when Jay Leno took over, he ought to have kept Tommy Newsom as bandleader for at least half a season-before replacing him with Branford Marsalis. Having both a new host and a new bandleader was too much of a shock to the viewers.

01:10

What does Tommy say at the 1:38 mark? "Pro-ko-harum?"

@spicy321

4 жыл бұрын

He says Procol Harum, a rock group that was the musical guest that night.

I think Procal Harum is an orchid...

@jcartner3530

6 жыл бұрын

ed Kienzler PROCUL HARUM is latin for “far from these things”, in response to where Doc was.....

Lmao

Paul Taxongas. There's a name I haven't heard in forever.

Can someone explain the pocoharem joke please

@johnking5174

Жыл бұрын

Tommy actually said Procol Harum, which was an English rock band, founded in the late 60s, who came back for a reunion in 1991, the year of this clip. Maybe Tommy was suggesting he and the Tonight Show band were like Procol Harum without Doc being there.

@diyboomboxesintexas2805

Жыл бұрын

@@johnking5174 I guess that made sense. Just seemed really out of context

@johnking5174

Жыл бұрын

@@diyboomboxesintexas2805 That was Tommy's style.

What is the meaning of Tommy's line "Procol Harem" (or whatever it was)?

@albanymike

6 жыл бұрын

I wondered the same thing. Procol Harum was on the show Dec 13 1991. www.tv.com/shows/the-tonight-show-starring-johnny-carson/show-4451-145537/

@frankbeasley6763

6 жыл бұрын

I believe it is a take off of "Stump The Band."

@eamonpaul5360

4 жыл бұрын

whiter shade of pale

What about him saying Procol Harum wqs funny ?? Am I missing any reference

@johnking5174

Жыл бұрын

Tommy actually said Procol Harum, which was an English rock band, founded in the late 60s, who came back for a reunion in 1991, the year of this clip. Maybe Tommy was suggesting he and the Tonight Show band were like Procol Harum without Doc being there

😁😃😅

NBC picked the wrong guy to replace Johnny...

@cats0182

3 жыл бұрын

In reality, when Carson retired the "Tonight" franchise should have been retired with him. It could never really continue with another host, another announcer, another band because the previous "occupants" of those titles were so overwhelming and remarkable after 30 years that continuation was futile.

Tommy was ALWAYS way funnier and more interesting than Doc imo.

All these people are either dead...or have passed away ?

What's going on? Tom is a lot BETTER than you Carson!!!

Just watch clips of Carson and Letterman to see just how pathetic late night tv is now.

Tommy had an innate gift for comedy....couldn't be taught

I love hearing Ed McMahon's chortling in the background

Only Tommy could get a laugh merely by naming a prog rock band. . .