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    (From "Late Night," air date: 3/18/82)
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  • @andysorensen1737
    @andysorensen1737 5 місяців тому +110

    “Laughter adds time to your life.”
    -Norman Lear
    Considering he made it to 101, I’d imagine that certainly helped. Also, he honestly didn’t age much in 40 years.

    • @astraluna6is9
      @astraluna6is9 5 місяців тому +5

      Obviously he laughed his ass off. ALOT!

    • @lindaackerman3507
      @lindaackerman3507 5 місяців тому +2

      As readers digest said....Laughter is the best medicine.....Norman was a genius..❤️❤️

    • @jenbo6793
      @jenbo6793 5 місяців тому +1

      2 of the best comic geniuses in our LiFETiME ...Norman & Robin❗❤🎬🎞🎥📺

    • @jenbo6793
      @jenbo6793 5 місяців тому

      2 of the best comic geniuses in our LiFETiME ...Norman & Robin❗❤🎬🎞🎥📺

  • @electricmaster23
    @electricmaster23 5 місяців тому +46

    101 years. Congratulations on a great life and career. RIP to both.

  • @phillypetey2314
    @phillypetey2314 5 місяців тому +127

    Wow it's crazy this is 41 years ago and he was 60. And as I type this I'm just seeing he passed at 101. I was hoping it was just a random video until I saw the news pop up on my phone as I was writing. RIP. Greatest sitcoms in history was from this man

    • @bradpreston7779
      @bradpreston7779 5 місяців тому +2

      His birthday wasn’t until July, so he was only 59!

    • @CC-dz6mw
      @CC-dz6mw 5 місяців тому +2

      You both are good at math

    • @lareneandpipsqueeksully
      @lareneandpipsqueeksully 5 місяців тому +5

      He had twins at 70❣️
      What an honor to have him in our lifetime ❣️
      RIP Mr. Lear❣️

    • @VideoAmericanStyle
      @VideoAmericanStyle 5 місяців тому +5

      Just goes to show how long - and short - life can be at the same time.

    • @Gisada033012
      @Gisada033012 5 місяців тому +3

      He lived long ❤

  • @astraluna6is9
    @astraluna6is9 5 місяців тому +12

    “Laughter adds time to your life”
    Man, that’s awesome

  • @rhyancoleman6462
    @rhyancoleman6462 5 місяців тому +29

    RIP to both legends.

  • @ilovebrandnewcarpets
    @ilovebrandnewcarpets 5 місяців тому +17

    He lived over 40 more years!! What a legend

  • @mike4619
    @mike4619 5 місяців тому +41

    Rest easy Norman Lear. In my opinion, the most brilliant and socially significant television creator in history.

    • @stanpotter7764
      @stanpotter7764 5 місяців тому +1

      Also an America hero for dropping out of school after Pearl Harbor to join the military. He flew on 52 missions in a B17.

  • @Andrew-Antioch-Kim
    @Andrew-Antioch-Kim 5 місяців тому +61

    Robin Williams is truly "one-of-a-kind" whom we still miss dearly!

    • @CreachterZ
      @CreachterZ 5 місяців тому +8

      And we miss Norman Lear as of today.

    • @MsDisneylandlover
      @MsDisneylandlover 5 місяців тому +2

      So agree ❤

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@MsDisneylandlover.....
      I was living in Boulder, Colorado when. '"Mork and Mindy" show came on air, which
      took place in Boulder. I lived one
      block East of the famous house
      in the show which was at 1645 Pine St. Good times.

  • @ThePwig
    @ThePwig 5 місяців тому +8

    Norman Lear was so excited to see Robin

  • @patrickplummer1027
    @patrickplummer1027 5 місяців тому +7

    RIP Norman Lear, a genius. Thanks for the laughs

  • @TimEric4d3d3d3
    @TimEric4d3d3d3 5 місяців тому +9

    Norman laughed a lot to add so many years to his amazing life

  • @KungEMuller
    @KungEMuller 5 місяців тому +6

    Norman Lear will always be a legend. Robin Williams will always be a legend, too. They will always be missed.

  • @privatepenguin3137
    @privatepenguin3137 5 місяців тому +30

    R.I.P. Norman Lear - but at least he made it to 101....and was still in excellent health at 100. He had a great run.

  • @krouchingtigerr
    @krouchingtigerr 5 місяців тому +10

    What an amazing moment in television history…

  • @rebelliousraven
    @rebelliousraven 5 місяців тому +8

    I grew up watching all his shows. They left me laughing endlessly and with tears a time or two. The world surely lost a most precious soul. Thank you and rest in peace, Norman.

  • @jamesmaass8929
    @jamesmaass8929 5 місяців тому +6

    Icon. Legend. A creative force that will never exist again.

  • @MiddleMalcolm
    @MiddleMalcolm 5 місяців тому +8

    "I guess you and I can leave now, huh?" 😂 Norman Lear created unforgettable, wonderful shows, that so many enjoyed. Laughter got him to 101. ❤ I hope Robin was waiting to make him laugh some more.

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 5 місяців тому

      Considering that Robin took up all the time, yes, including the time Lear had to tell the story we'll never hear now, I guess they could have left!

    • @rejoyce318
      @rejoyce318 5 місяців тому

      @@93Jubilee I guess we weren't watching the same interview. I thought Robin was rather restrained.

  • @jonathanbarr9764
    @jonathanbarr9764 5 місяців тому +7

    I like the fact that when Norman sees Robin he stands up and applauds because he knows that Robin is going to be funny. He doesn't get annoyed at Robins antics he just rolls with it and enjoys it along with the audience.

    • @Juliet475
      @Juliet475 5 місяців тому +1

      He also respected him for his professionalism.

    • @sandraandrews9907
      @sandraandrews9907 5 місяців тому

      I can only imagine how they are having a ball in heaven. 🌈

    • @jonathanbarr9764
      @jonathanbarr9764 5 місяців тому

      @@sandraandrews9907 Indeed they are.

  • @paulzammataro7185
    @paulzammataro7185 5 місяців тому +2

    He flew over 50 missions in a B-17 in WWII....
    THANK YOU, Mr. Lear - for EVERYTHING!
    The Greatest Generation. 🇺🇸

  • @kardave2848
    @kardave2848 5 місяців тому +3

    He made us laugh and cry. Rest in power!

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko 5 місяців тому +6

    It was a bit of a shock to see Norman run out! He has been back in the public eye recently, due to Jimmy Kimmel launching recreations of classic episodes. He looked so good cohosting those shows that it was hard to believe that he was 101 - but he was also unbelievably energetic for 60!

  • @mhildack
    @mhildack 5 місяців тому +4

    That dude at 7:05 looks just like Freddie Prinze. I had to check the date

  • @ringbling420
    @ringbling420 5 місяців тому +7

    Thanks for this video of two legends in their prime Dave. RIP Norman!

  • @Reading720
    @Reading720 5 місяців тому +2

    RIP Norman Lear⚘❤ What a talented man, good humor, classy and oh so talented, thank you for the many years of entertainment, I had 4 older sisters and 2 younger brothers for influence in video games and comic books, so whatever my sisters were watching I watched as well, so I was exposed to all genres of interest. Maude, One Day at a Time, Sanford and Son, All in the Family, The Jeffersons.
    2 very great men, Norman Lear and Robin Williams, may they both rest in peace and laughter.
    Thanks Dave for posting❤

  • @LisaMarieMJ
    @LisaMarieMJ 5 місяців тому

    Ahh… Robin, we miss you so much. It was so great to see Norman regularly on Facebook. He was a national treasure, for sure. RIL to them both, and thanks so much for all the laughter. Thanks Dave, for bringing them all to us, and the laughs every night for so many years. 💜

  • @marvinrosenthal6158
    @marvinrosenthal6158 5 місяців тому +2

    Now, both in heaven, making each other laugh, once again.

  • @brentgardner5103
    @brentgardner5103 5 місяців тому +4

    RIP to these two giants!!

  • @kenlangston3451
    @kenlangston3451 5 місяців тому +2

    Three absolute comedic legends! So sad that two of them are no longer with us.

  • @stvmasters
    @stvmasters 5 місяців тому +2

    This ties in with Josh Weintraub's staff memories clip this week about how Dave really really really hates surprises.

  • @johncornell3665
    @johncornell3665 5 місяців тому +3

    3 awesome people chatting, but unfortunatley, only Dave is left. Great interview, thanks Dave!

    • @JayDecayAE
      @JayDecayAE 5 місяців тому

      Yeah, why the hell are you still alive, Dave?

  • @catherinegigliotti1368
    @catherinegigliotti1368 5 місяців тому +1

    101...made a difference in my life with each show...thanks David...laughter does add to your life

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates 5 місяців тому +6

    You know that this is an early Letterman show since he is wearing a sweater, not a suit.

    • @ObamaFromKenya
      @ObamaFromKenya 5 місяців тому +1

      @Rob_Kates and a full head of hair😮

  • @abdiver12
    @abdiver12 5 місяців тому +1

    Rest in peace Mr. Lear. Thanks for all the laughs when I was a kid, and please say hi to my grandfather in heaven who was your number 1 fan and never missed a single episode of All In The Family or Sanford and Son, the only things that ever made him laugh.

  • @nancyhoward7005
    @nancyhoward7005 5 місяців тому

    What agood man. That Norman Lear. He brought so much love 💕 into this cruel world 🌎

  • @Clickonbio
    @Clickonbio 5 місяців тому +2

    Jim Carrey was our Robin Williams in 2000-2010+ Time period. God reat the soul of Robin and Norman. Dec 2023🙏🏼

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko 5 місяців тому +6

    Robin Williams, wait until he is called upon? Never.

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko 5 місяців тому +4

    Who else wanted to hear the end of Norman’s story? I was hoping he would have had the change to finish it off right before the sign off.

    • @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257
      @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257 5 місяців тому +2

      I was left open-mouthed and stunned when they didn't finish the story.

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 5 місяців тому

      Same here! It was rude to interrupt it like that, and to keep interrupting until it couldn't be told!@@googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 5 місяців тому

      It was so rude of Williams to just crash it as if he were the star.

  • @SFJ-my8vz7vx2h
    @SFJ-my8vz7vx2h 5 місяців тому

    Norman Lear and Robin Williams - Tewo of the greatest legends of all time.

  • @jaredsandoval1941
    @jaredsandoval1941 5 місяців тому

    Two of the greatest comdic creators to ever walk the planet

  • @carmeldelaney1086
    @carmeldelaney1086 5 місяців тому

    Norman Lear, sheer talent and courage!

  • @VideoAmericanStyle
    @VideoAmericanStyle 5 місяців тому +1

    Wild to think that at this point All In The Family was only a little over a decade old. And they were already reflecting on it being a cultural touchstone.

  • @geraldineclarke5434
    @geraldineclarke5434 5 місяців тому

    Thanks, Norman.

  • @amjh4lah809
    @amjh4lah809 5 місяців тому +2

    6th and crazy early 😊 What an absolute legend. Hilarious and a one-off.😂

  • @markbirchette8740
    @markbirchette8740 5 місяців тому +1

    Rest In Peace Norman and Robin🙏

  • @TheFPSChannel
    @TheFPSChannel 5 місяців тому +1

    Odd tangent: think the Robin follow-cam was one of the old analogue tubes that clearly was pointed at a couple of bright light sources too long - burns into the tube destroying it. Anyway… back to three comedy geniuses…

  • @jeanetteschock4744
    @jeanetteschock4744 5 місяців тому

    God I'm so glad for this 😢😢😢

  • @sandraandrews9907
    @sandraandrews9907 5 місяців тому

    RIP to these icons of comedy 🙏🎭🎤

  • @CreachterZ
    @CreachterZ 5 місяців тому

    Fernwood Tonight! Awesome!

  • @prmaninla
    @prmaninla 5 місяців тому +1

    Those were the days

  • @jrpipik
    @jrpipik 5 місяців тому +2

    I want to see the medical report on all the guys named Jimmy!

  • @RodRoz707
    @RodRoz707 5 місяців тому +1

    Ahhh Robin Williams...the King of Buttinski's .. lol.. he was hilarious

  • @Nat3_H1gg3rs
    @Nat3_H1gg3rs 5 місяців тому +1

    Old TV hit different

  • @peterddb1593
    @peterddb1593 5 місяців тому +1

    Great clip! I loved that Dave tried to corral Robin to let Norman talk more. I wished this clip was longer. Thanks for posting this.

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 5 місяців тому

      He couldn't control Robin, whose entrance, in my opinion, was rude.

  • @user-su9pm3qo2d
    @user-su9pm3qo2d 5 місяців тому +2

    Norman Lear.
    Another cultural giant from a Jewish home like many who contributed to the American cultural treasure.

  • @davidhilton4895
    @davidhilton4895 5 місяців тому

    regardless of who says what... all this is so dated in time... except for ONE person... Norman Lear. Even today, he speaks so timelessly . . Great guy!

  • @salvatorecollura2692
    @salvatorecollura2692 5 місяців тому +1

    Mr Lear looked remarkably similar here at 60 to how he looked 100 years old.

  • @deputay
    @deputay 5 місяців тому

    8:25 - a little inside baseball, but great Mitzi Shore impression

  • @mauriceortiz8817
    @mauriceortiz8817 5 місяців тому +1

    Will be missed. RIP it up NL

  • @thechrisandphaedrusshow
    @thechrisandphaedrusshow 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm not one to miss people, but I gotta say I miss Robin Williams.

    • @rejoyce318
      @rejoyce318 5 місяців тому +1

      You have a lot of company there.

  • @DaNiyaHodge
    @DaNiyaHodge 5 місяців тому +3

    Rip Norman Milton Lear and Robin McLaurin Williams, you will be missed

  • @Barry101er
    @Barry101er 5 місяців тому +1

    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!

  • @amandahelmboldt4347
    @amandahelmboldt4347 5 місяців тому

    He must have laughed A LOT! He lived to be 101!😂

  • @kevinclick9026
    @kevinclick9026 5 місяців тому

    I like it!

  • @lavondabland3179
    @lavondabland3179 5 місяців тому

    Sadly we lost the best one first I miss Robin a lot 😢.

  • @keefriff99
    @keefriff99 5 місяців тому

    The chairs were always set up so awkwardly on this particular stage...the guest would walk over to shake Dave's hand and then have to walk back around the chairs. I must have seen 15-20 people do the same on these clips, lol.
    RIP to the great Norman Lear. Amazing that he's 59 here...imagine being that age and told you've got another 42 healthy years left.

  • @user-tr7yg7zo3j
    @user-tr7yg7zo3j 5 місяців тому

    Three legends…rip Norman Lear.

    • @Juliet475
      @Juliet475 5 місяців тому

      Dave has changed dramatically. He seems like a bitter angry man, now.

  • @mhill3350
    @mhill3350 5 місяців тому

    I guess the set department had a limited budget....those chairs!🤣😂😉

  • @apocbible
    @apocbible 5 місяців тому +1

    Was that Freddie Prinze at side of stage?

    • @rejoyce318
      @rejoyce318 5 місяців тому +2

      It did look like him, but sadly he died in 1977.

  • @jaredknapp8886
    @jaredknapp8886 5 місяців тому

    My favorite was when the subtitles censcored the f word.

  • @edkeil3320
    @edkeil3320 4 місяці тому

    First off, I loved Robin Williams ! 😂 But I have been around people on cocaine and unfortunately, Robin was definitely flying 😔 The interrupting, fidgeting, and also the averting of the eyes with Dave when he knew that Dave was annoyed. Well, it was the 80s 🤷‍♂️

  • @christopherwelch136
    @christopherwelch136 5 місяців тому

    I’m so sad right now.

  • @jimmyholloway8527
    @jimmyholloway8527 5 місяців тому

    101. Just wonderful in the last few years how they recast & "broadcast" episodes of his groundbreaking television. It's not the standards today that would keep those shows off the air, It's the lack of audience comprehension and 5-Minute attention span.

  • @mikenauer2403
    @mikenauer2403 5 місяців тому

    Rip legend Lear and williams

  • @ROSTAFA
    @ROSTAFA 5 місяців тому

    Starts at 6:01

  • @rjb9715
    @rjb9715 5 місяців тому

    Dave did not seem thrilled about Robin’s cameo…

    • @scottmoore1614
      @scottmoore1614 5 місяців тому +1

      He was probably enjoying his conversation with Norman Lear.

    • @rjb9715
      @rjb9715 5 місяців тому +1

      @@scottmoore1614 I agree with you.

  • @t.b.g.504
    @t.b.g.504 5 місяців тому

    RIP Norman Lear.

  • @Area_Man
    @Area_Man 5 місяців тому +2

    I can't take much of Robin Williams the comedian. The actor is great. He never really says much that's actually funny, as Dave points out a few times. He is clearly irritated that Robin came out and has to tell him to wait to talk until spoken to.

    • @milart12
      @milart12 5 місяців тому +1

      No kidding. I NEVER thought that he was funny, and this is a perfect example.

    • @yournamehere6002
      @yournamehere6002 5 місяців тому +3

      I thought he had moments of brilliance, riffs that worked, but sometimes he was just spitting out non-sequiturs and doing funny voices without point or purpose. Don Rickles was like that, insults that were sharp and then stuff that was just word salad.

  • @Jim_L
    @Jim_L 5 місяців тому +1

    Robin is not all that funny here, but I like this very, very early 1980s period of his on talk shows, because he's actually a bit nervous and shy still, so he doesn't do that hyper-active-manic shtick he adopted maybe a year or two later when he appeared in public. Oh, goodness -- that was sooooo grating. But here, he's more restrained.

    • @milart12
      @milart12 5 місяців тому +1

      Totally agree. I never found Robin Williams funny. Usually just rapid-fire stream of conscious that fell flat.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 5 місяців тому

      ​@@milart12what ? He is like that.

  • @CarmenRodriguez-gc9jn
    @CarmenRodriguez-gc9jn 5 місяців тому

    Rest in peace 🙏

  • @Zonker66
    @Zonker66 5 місяців тому

    He outlasted Kissinger... is it weird I see that as a moral victory? If I asked which had a 'bloodboy' and which had laughter, could you possibly get that wrong?

  • @fhb3
    @fhb3 5 місяців тому

    RIP Norman Lear

  • @Mo_Taser
    @Mo_Taser 5 місяців тому

    Is Dave's sweater a punchline for something we missed?

  • @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr
    @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr 5 місяців тому +4

    These days they’d call him “ woke “ (as though it were a pejorative). Both Men, compassionate visionaries.

  • @ryanellis4474
    @ryanellis4474 5 місяців тому

    What would Carson have done? Play along and let Robin be Robin.
    Jack Benny would have let Robin go wild.
    What would YOU have done had YOU been the host?
    I will pray for America.
    Please pray for me.
    God Bless you.

  • @celestialnubian
    @celestialnubian 5 місяців тому +2

    Dang! This dude was ancient before I was even born.

  • @vickigreen9545
    @vickigreen9545 5 місяців тому

    Wow interesting that Lear adores Williams and Letterman is paddling water fast

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 5 місяців тому

      And Letterman is clearly annoyed. Im sure a lot of work goes into preparation for a particular guest, and along comes someone who interrupts the whole thing.!

  • @93Jubilee
    @93Jubilee 5 місяців тому

    Go ahead, just crash the show, Robin. Make it your own.

  • @artemusthorne4427
    @artemusthorne4427 5 місяців тому

    Is that you NORMAN???

  • @sherryhesner5940
    @sherryhesner5940 5 місяців тому +1

    ❤😂😅

  • @kevbev1524
    @kevbev1524 5 місяців тому

    He had a home in VT near where i live, i worked at the local airport were they would fly into and drive to their house, i was 18 or 19,
    His wife looked 20 and gorgeous and she just had a baby, and the piolet came up yo and said he was sorry for leaving the radar on in the airplane as i was taxing the airplane into position for parking.
    I guess the radar can leave you sterile?, i don't know, never had kids though.

  • @wpl8275
    @wpl8275 5 місяців тому

    Two guys who pushed through boundaries through comedy. And who were complete believers in the first amendment. Not using the 1st amendment to spew lies but to enlighten our human existence.

  • @PETETHEMEAT42
    @PETETHEMEAT42 3 місяці тому

    Chris Elliott!

  • @richardg8651
    @richardg8651 5 місяців тому +1

    Oh no , Robin's dead . Wait, that seems wrong.

  • @MsDisneylandlover
    @MsDisneylandlover 5 місяців тому

    Rip Rob W

  • @massapower
    @massapower 5 місяців тому +2

    And MEL BROOKS is still KICKING, along WITH SHATNER.
    Gotta be those Jewish Gene's 😀👍🏻

  • @jeanetteschock4744
    @jeanetteschock4744 5 місяців тому

    Sad day for comedy 😢😢😢😢

  • @rsgabrys----
    @rsgabrys---- 5 місяців тому

    -------------------------- condolences r.i.p. .....a disappearing act...that isn't make believe.....thanks4sharing

  • @missoula2213
    @missoula2213 5 місяців тому +1

    Robin was coked out.

  • @ronniechilds2002
    @ronniechilds2002 5 місяців тому

    Am I the only person in the world who finds Robin Williams annoying and not the least bit funny? He makes me cringe.

  • @morrison1405
    @morrison1405 5 місяців тому +2

    Cocaine is a hell of a drug.