I saw Steve Martin in a little club at this same time, and he took the whole audience across the street to a McDonald's for french fries. I've rarely laughed so hard in my life!

@bobc4123

2 жыл бұрын

In the early-to -mid 70s, Steve Martin actually caused me to roll on the floor laughing in an appearance on the Tonight Show. Literally, another comedian responsible for the acronym ROFL.

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened at Dallas Fair Park Music Hall in 1978. After the show he was driving out in his limo and there was a McDs right across the street.......He yelled out the window "Who want some free FRIES?" And everybody starting screaming and laughing and he had his driver go up to to the window and he dropped $200 on the drive thru dude and said "Give everybody that walks up for the next hour a large bag of fries." It was awesome..........Best dude ever.

So smooth. I kinda took Johnny Carson for granted back then, but viewing him in these clips, I appreciate just how good he really was.

@stevehorn646

3 жыл бұрын

He sucked. Craig Ferguson is the best ever

@weirdshibainu

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevehorn646 I like Craig too....but he's not in Carson's league

@stevehorn646

3 жыл бұрын

@@weirdshibainu Carson is so overated

@stevehorn646

3 жыл бұрын

@@weirdshibainu Carson is so overated

@R.EvansScaleTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

He was a class act!

Johnny holding a straight face and looking like he didn’t know about the waiter/menu is something only he and now Conan had enough outward awareness to play to the skit instead of their egos. Classy and funny.

@andyskiles9542

2 жыл бұрын

Well put. 🙏

@mjproebstle

2 жыл бұрын

Carson and Conan, class acts!!

@reasonableattempt1918

2 жыл бұрын

Conan is the only other late show host I feel great about. He has a very inclusive attitude

@christopherwelch136

2 жыл бұрын

Bang on. Conan had the mastery.

@kit2770

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. Carson and Conan, when it comes to their interviews and their sense of the dynamic and flow of comedy, they're two peas in a pod. So fantastic.

Johnny's voice immediately takes me back to being a kid staying up late and watching him. The best late night host ever!

@dkwoodsy2082

3 жыл бұрын

I only got to see him on Fri nites- but even during the week I remember hearing it from my room when I couldn’t sleep- my mom had it on every nite

@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@puzzlefactory6447

3 жыл бұрын

Jason Glover and all, I was watching two Carson skits last night on another channel. I was allowed to stay up late so I could watch him and Ed McMahon. I was 15 years old. I've been watching the reruns off and on and have come to the conclusion that we found the shows so entertaining was in part from having little to no political correctness or censorship. We know that now. I haven't seen any negative comments about the Johnny Carson show. not one, not even a troll ! Its just amazing how many people watched and miss him. Including myself. The two skits I spoke of are, Ed Ames ( an American Indian actor) about to show Johnny Carson how to throw a tomahawk ! The other is with carnack, Sis, Boom, Bah! Both are hilarious, both are number 1 and 2 on a list of 10. Edit: There's a little set up by Ed McMahon. Look for, Ed McMahon on the most popular carnac line on the Carson show. It's in the same thumbnail grouping as sis boom bah.

@dkwoodsy2082

3 жыл бұрын

@@puzzlefactory6447 Smoking cigarettes on the set during the show- and yes- no PC bullsh*t back then- Rickles was a good example of that- it’s just the way it was back then and no one got their panties in a bunch! Also I loved when Jim Fowler came on with animals- some of those were golden! Carson tried to be a trooper and play along but he was usually freaked out... Man...the good ol days of tv....

@puzzlefactory6447

3 жыл бұрын

@@dkwoodsy2082 I had the similar experience when I was way younger before being in school. My parents would watch the Alfred Hitchcock show and I could hear it but wasn't allowed to watch it. The show was for adults and to scary! Finally I begged and pleaded. I was watching it on a regular basis. No nightmares!! But I am a psycho killer weirdo. LOL

Does anyone honestly think they’re going to be showing re-runs of jimmy kimmel in 25yrs not. We’ll still be watching Carson

@miketheyunggod2534

3 жыл бұрын

👍.

@ironmike5812

3 жыл бұрын

Reruns? It’s KZread boomer

@themysteriouscatperson9483

3 жыл бұрын

@@ironmike5812 The boomer meme died months ago, get with the times

@afisemenaborevlaka48

3 жыл бұрын

I can still remember Al Bendova and Ginny Statutory.

@tomitstube

3 жыл бұрын

i love jimmy kimmel, way funnier than carson was. the reason people are watching this is because of steve martin.

Only Steve Martin! He almost always came up with a unique bit when he did Johnny (Albert Brooks too). And Johnny was such a pro, he loved sitting back and letting his guests get their laughs. No ego at all, unlike these amateurs on late night now who make their shows all about them.

@wannawatchu66

3 жыл бұрын

If this was staged, Johnny did an excellent job of acting surprised when Martin ordered dinner...and then had the plate put on Johnny's desk. Acting like he and Johnny were at a restaurant instead of a TV studio in the middle of a broadcast.

@illusionclassicrock6742

3 жыл бұрын

@@wannawatchu66 Of course it was, but the fact that he would go along with that is the point. He didn’t have to be the center of it all. He knew it would still be good for the show and the viewers.

@drdre4397

3 жыл бұрын

Johnny is rather famous for his ego you dolt.

@OhSankYouDoktor

3 жыл бұрын

@@drdre4397 Perhaps off-stage but he had no ego on the air when it came to letting his guests shine. Dolt? Really???

@neuromantoo

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man Albert Brooks ventriloquist bit and the talk like Burt Lancaster with the potato bit were killer.

Johnny’s laughter was genuine and he let his guests do their thing. That’s why he’s the best.

@sr-ty7gb

Жыл бұрын

I think Johnny seemed sluggish during this particular show.

“I asked people what they liked about my last specials and they said ‘we really liked the commercials best’.” 🤣 This line is pure genius and he plays it perfectly.

@thedbcooperforum

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like huggy bear from starsky and hutch in his commercial...

Steve Martin bringing the much needed top quality silly to American homes

@MothGirl007

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and super original.

Jeez I miss these shows. Every night we would watch, years and years. Steve Martin was so creative.

@MothGirl007

3 жыл бұрын

And handsome.

The lie detector bit is nothing but priceless!! Seen so much Steve over the years, never that bit...had me trying to contain my tearful laughter sitting here by myself at Chili's so I don't look like a complete fool😆😆😆

Johnny's reactions to Steve ordering food is more than half the fun here. Only Carson could do this (and Jack Benny)

@Phicheee

2 жыл бұрын

Benny would have bitched more about it, which would have detracted a little more. Johnny was a serious pro about the whole gag. I think the only host now who would have played it on a similar level would be Conan, and maybe Colbert.

@briancordova1299

2 жыл бұрын

I think Johnny may have gotten some of his reactions from Groucho Marx on You Bet Your Life (such as the way Groucho would look at the camera when something silly would happen). Comic greats all!!

Probably Steve had a great idea. And Johnny was the best straight man to run the comedy bit by. No one else has that talent.

I don't think Johnny got (enough) credit for being such a great "straight man".

@daveconleyportfolio5192

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He made Tommy Newsome funny!

@Paul_Wetor

2 жыл бұрын

That's so true. He knew when to go for a laugh, and when to play straight man for the guest.

The reason Johnny Carson is so good is because just look at the way he listens and makes eye contact with the guest. He wasn't out there to steal the spotlight or force a joke, he's there to support the guest like a father nurturing a son at a baseball game.

My Mom and Dad watched Johnny Carson every nite and it is still fun to watch now.

@catherinecrow5662

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too. I loved staying up and watching with them when I was a teen. they're both gone now ..

@richardgalli7262

2 жыл бұрын

@@catherinecrow5662 The talks shows were different back then, of course they picked on politicians and celebrities but it was across the board with no meanness and hatred like today. There is little on TV now days that interests me, this so called reality programing is nonsense to me, a little news and I am done.

I love the look on Johnny's face when the waiter came out and gave Steve the menu, Then Steve started ordering off the menu! Boy I really miss Johnny! R I P Johnny.

Love these classic Tonight Show clips. Johnny was the true King of Late Night!!

Johnnys voice,help me when my stomach hurts... Such a unique voice.

Steve Martin was the best. He was so dam funny !

@thunderousapplause

3 жыл бұрын

still is. he’s not dead. 😉

As I live in thenUK, I never got to watch Carson, but heard about him. Thanks to you, I can see what the fuss was about. Seriously, I am so grateful. Stay safe, Chris P Tee

I’m glad these older Steve Martin appearances are being uploaded. There’s still a lot of past footage of him we, the general public, have yet to see. Much of it is not really lost, but stored in archives. Other times, the footage sadly ends up in the wrong hands or gets destroyed altogether, meaning it will never resurface. Maintaining footage is a crucial part of upholding his rich legacy. In the meantime, I’m compiling a list of lost or partially found media featuring Steve in my notes. I’ll share the link once it’s comprehensive.

@ajk

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still looking for the FULL segment he did wherein he got all upset about having to leave, cried about it only to have Johnny tell him it was alright, and then the NEXT guest (whose name I forget, but had a serious tone to him typically relative to Steve), pulled the same thing leaving Steve on the floor in hysterics. It's that part specifically I'd like to see, as the first part is already easily found on here.

Such priceless moments in American television history. So memorable.

@akhrormuminov7180

4 ай бұрын

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The way Carson reacts to the waiter keep coming out is funny in itself. I'm sure Carson knew what Martin was going to do beforehand but it is still hilarious.

Even though I was up early for work I could not go to sleep without Johnny's monologue. Then I couldn't get to sleep for laughing about it

Johnny was the greatest straight man. He always let his guests shine.

Probably the best late night host there ever was or ever will be. Absolutely the King of late night! These guys now can't hold a candle to Johnny.

Still miss the tonight show!!!

@pineapplesky1

3 жыл бұрын

The real one and only!

@michaelbarfield1803

3 жыл бұрын

I will regret not valuing the show.

This is Martin at his best. LMFAO!

Always knew you’d have a great time watching Johnny. Just all alone.

Johnny Carson will always be the king of night time and talk shows

I dont think I ever appreciated how good of a comedian Steve Martin is. Watching this made me realize. Thank you cannabis edible.

Johnny Carson was the best.

@benjaminhertzog5951

3 жыл бұрын

So was Steve Martin

I remember when I seen Steve Martin on sat night live .. and he just kept looking in the camera and saying, "what the hell is that?" And he just kept saying it in different ways ... and it was so funny !!!!!

@bubbaguy4411

3 жыл бұрын

Considering that was the name of the skit...wasn't hard to find: kzread.info/dash/bejne/domTqcZvYpauetI.html

@roberttoy4712

3 жыл бұрын

"Don't put your lips on it!"

@Gardner0871public

3 жыл бұрын

“Oh, I know what that is”

@lyncressler2608

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gardner0871public omg right !!

This? Is genius. Kudus to Johnny and Steve for their chemistry and timing. Johnny kept right up with Steve as the straight man. Steve was amazing to come up with this as a bit. He was so understated and natural. He was born to play alongside Gilda, John, Dan, Bill, and all the greats of SNL. Absolutely brilliant.

Great absurdist bit and Johnny's reactions are priceless.

Fun factoid: The mechanic in the used-car commercial skit was played by Antonio Vargas a.k.a the original "Huggy Bear" on the Starsky & Hutch cop action drama back in the 70's!!

Johnny Carson is legendary.

The "Waiter" coming in and out was great. He played it straight.

There is nothing on late shows today even remotely as funny as this.

We LOVE AND MISS YOU(S) JOHNNY CARSON AND STEVE MARTIN!!!!!!!

Classic monologue. The 1980s were great times for comedy.

@TC-dw6wg

3 жыл бұрын

As were the seventies. People had backbones back then and a sense of humor. Glad I grew up in those days

HE WILL ALWAYS BE KING OF LATE NIGHT. THE PEOPLE DOING IT NOW ARE COMPLETE HACKS.

@dogbarbill

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and the hacks aren't even funny.

@JECKBLADE425

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

@ejflor1313

3 жыл бұрын

Oh nice, this comment again. At least you put it in all caps, that makes it even better!

@ronscurti1269

3 жыл бұрын

@@ejflor1313 OK KAREN

@utubeDaveutube

3 жыл бұрын

I get (I'm born in the early 60s) that many say that ---- but honestly --- NONE of the 2020 talk-show hosts are bad at all. They're all stand-up people, kind hosts who watched and worshipped Johnny Carson. We all know and will remember he's #1. Letterman and all will always say so. But to call the (4-5) hosts of various tonight shows "hacks" ----- is just wrong. My $0.02.

Johnny was always so game to be the straight man. The mark of a real showman.

Very fond memories staying last and watching Mr. Carson during my youth. Carson and Martin are GOAT

I still miss Johnny 🙏🏼🌹🌿

@benjaminhertzog5951

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@johndelorean2284

2 жыл бұрын

We all do

I could watch this all day!

Oh man, I love Johnny and these 50 year old shows!

One of the few albums (vinyl) I have left. He is a wild and crazy guy and we love him! ❣️🍀

@randyrenner2524

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I wore out a needle listening to that album lol

@paulaward3976

2 жыл бұрын

Cat Handcuffs!!!!

At several times Steve Martins first character sounded like Borat! I wonder if it is a coincidence.

@Anna.Lippert

3 жыл бұрын

It really looks like its origin...

@hankkingsley2976

2 жыл бұрын

It's just a smoother Festrunk Brother.

Johnny was brilliant and acting like he didn't know what was happening. Just brilliantly funny.

Amazing Carson! I remember as a child growing up watching Johnny’s hair go from dark gray. I always loved watching his show with my parents.I will never forget him

I’ve always thought that Johnny wasn’t made aware of what Steve was gonna do. He probably cleared it with de Cordova first, but that’s it..

@KingNiros

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny was just that good!

Carson immediately knew that whatever Martin was up to was going to be great, so he just sat back and let it happen.

Johnny was so talented in more ways than we all knew.

Early Steve Martin was the best!

There is a great one when Steve drove on stage in a sports car! He drove over to the band and said hi to Doc and then over to the desk to Johnny and Ed. So funny

A skit within a skit. Intelligent comedy, love it.

Omg I miss comedy like that. Hilarious.

Give that man a generous tip!

People use to have fun and laugh like this in the old World!!

That Head Mechanic José was Huggy Bear on _Starsky & Hutch._

First, he hits on his girlfriend's mother; then he insults her - None of which is appropriate - Classic! 😅🤣😂😆😄

@tenhirankei

3 жыл бұрын

For the girlfriend or the mother? LOL

What they liked about my last show. They really liked the commercials best. Brilliant

He was a genius performance artist comedian.

@timmcleaners1987

3 жыл бұрын

still is!

That was a funny Steve Martin and that commercial was superfunnny 😂 Johnny looked peeved at the dinner order but worked it in nicely. That was also unique

"Thank you, Miss."

Sure do miss old Johnny. He was a real pro. Always let his guests get the laughs. I'm sure they did the menu/waiter bit in rehearsal, but watching him keep a perfectly straight face through all of Steve's antics - wow, don't know how he kept a straight face. Watching him bust up on camera were some of the best. Martin was always hilariously unpredictable. Some of his standup from his early days in the 70s are the best.

I'm literally crying from laughing so hard 😂

Steve Martin was Borat before Borat...

Johnny Was Mr. Unflappable! We All Miss You, Johnny!

Nothing profane or nasty, just good, clean crazy humor. Take note, 2021

@pdoylemi

3 жыл бұрын

Really? I meet a girl, take her hand and shove it down my pants, then cinch the belt and jump up and down? I thought it was funny, but the premise was he forces girls to give him a hand job. This an many other things would make MANY today consider this too "profane and nasty" to be aired. What you REALLY mean, is that they didn't say any words that offend YOU! This was not "clean" humor at all, and I am fine with that.

@TC-dw6wg

3 жыл бұрын

@@pdoylemi Good point, but I guess you don’t watch TV in 2021!

@pdoylemi

3 жыл бұрын

@@TC-dw6wg Yes, I do - what is your point? This was not "clean comedy" - it just didn't use words that offend you.

Johnny Carson was the real greatest late night show in history , he was the great one

Yes Denis. We were fortunate to have that. My mom and dad watched it everynight. It was greater than we knew. Who knew?

A real pro. The late night guys could learn a lot from him.

@KutWrite

3 жыл бұрын

They can't do as he did, so they went to be political toadies instead. Requires no talent and yields the same bucks.

@TC-dw6wg

3 жыл бұрын

Their all little puppets now, just repeating what their told to say. Zero brain cells!

Steve Martin is a comic unicorn truely. Well as true as a unicorn can be Ha!

Does a monologue… Engages brilliantly with the audience… Does a TV commercial… And orders dinner… All while being witty with the king Johnny Carson. Got to hand it to Steve Martin. No guest would prep like that today...

Imagine putting out a cigarette on the stage floor of any late night show today.

@MikeNaples

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when it was common to see people put out their cigarettes on the floors of public buildings. No one thought anything of it. Also doctors smoking cigarettes in hospital rooms while visiting their patients. My father was military and on payday was given two cartons of cigarettes along with his check. A lot of kids smoked back (I did) then and not many people cared. The world has changed.

@TC-dw6wg

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeNaples I remember smoking in the hospital when going to visit someone who was ill. Crazy!

When late night shows were actually about comedy and not a lecture on politics.

@OuterGalaxyLounge

3 жыл бұрын

Sure let the tail wag the dog. Maybe start with the politics first, if you want to blame.

@pitdog75

3 жыл бұрын

There were politics too. The thing is - it was funny.

@StevenTorrey

3 жыл бұрын

Trumpster and his right wing fascism, plus his LUNACY, plus his mendacity--all calls for comedy... and that is the tragedy,

@julianhermanubis6800

3 жыл бұрын

@@StevenTorrey It's not that comedy shows shouldn't do political commentary, but that's ALL they do at this point, like a sad one-trick pony.

@user_27357

3 жыл бұрын

@@julianhermanubis6800 right there with you, comedy should be an escape

He takes her hand... hilarious!

I wonder when was the last time someone smoked on the Tonight Show.

Steve Martin comedy is timeless and will be funny 100 years from now.

Johnny was such a professional. Something missed these days.

@TC-dw6wg

3 жыл бұрын

I agree Liz. Today their just puppets for the networks. Haven’t watched in many years!

Was it me or was that dinner napkin huge? It was like a tablecloth. Good flashback video - thanks for posting!

@chrissytina6379

Жыл бұрын

It was like a blanket

That's right Johnny is the best. You know the whole sandwich thing took some set up and he played it perfectly.

Props to Antonio Fargas ( Huggy Bear ), for selling the mechanic perfectly too …

@MrA34carr

Жыл бұрын

I kept looking at that guy; and said that's Huggy Bear. Was looking for someone to mention it and your comment proved me right. Thanks for that!!

I used to have that "All Commercials" special on VHS tape years ago, but it's long gone now. It was funny.

1:47 in the Steve begins. Looks how he subverts talk show conventions with the meal. He does the same thing on Letterman - showing up in a bed. Conceptually attacking the norms - but with showbiz smarts and humor. Not just some Laurie Anderson stunt - but a piece that works in totality.

Johnny Carson was absolutely brilliant at acting like he doesn't know what is going on. Just pure genius.

I loved Steve Martin as a kid! This is still funny to me!

@wickedfuctup

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know Steve did comedy as a young boy

I used to watch these very shows in person on my TV.

Steve was god at that point. The Beatles of comedy. He got explosion laughs. Could create a mood and keep people in it

@TheIrishrogue68

3 жыл бұрын

No stand-up comic has arguably ever been bigger than Steve Martin. His albums sold in the millions. By 1978, his act drew crowds in the tens of thousands at sold out, full-sized stadiums.

@shaharazon2449

3 жыл бұрын

A God ? lol

@mrnobodyz

3 жыл бұрын

“The Beatles of comedy” uhm yeah! cept there is only one of him!!!

@maddymud

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrnobodyz - good point. I am just saying he took standup, which had become very hacky - and made it absurd and new. And the public lapped it up. Not unlike the Beatles taking American R&B and revitalizing it with a dash of the Everly Bros. And then dominating the charts and having a fan base that bordered on religious. Martin was the real king of all media - even releasing a novelty tune that soared up the charts and later playing with world class BlueGrass musicians and touring extensively.

@maddymud

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaharazon2449 - it was part of his act - the particular character he is doing on Carson, he would often refer to as “a Sex Gaaawd”

7:00 in --- OMG --- sooooooo original and never done before on the Tonight Show ---- EVER!!!! (which is why they were post-show friends). Brilliantly hilarious by Johnny, waiter and Steve!!!

6:05... it’s funny how all of the dudes look like Napoleon Dynamite haha

Steve Martin is amazingly funny all the time🤣. Johnny was,is and will always be ,” The King of Late Night T.V.” Love and miss him so🥲❤️. ALWAYS be ,”The King of Nighttime T.V.

We knew Carson was great when we watched him in those days, but we didn’t realize how irreplaceable he would turn out to be. One in a million.

The whole getting dinner routine all focuses on Johnny's reaction. No one is paying attention to Steve, the focus is all on Johnny, the master of the reaction shot.

Just awesomeness!

I've been looking for Steve Martin's Kreisels Used Car commercial for years. I fell off my chair laughing when I heard it years ago. Just as funny now.

He had three bits in one segment. Genius!