Steve Martin Wasn't Recognized After His First Time On “The Tonight Show” | Conan Needs A Friend

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  • It took Steve Martin three appearances to make an impression on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” while Martin Short found himself too nervous to perform once. Plus, Steve Martin shares what Fred Armisen taught him about texting.
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  • @makeadifference4all
    @makeadifference4all 9 місяців тому +257

    Unbelievable that Steve Martin is 77 in this interview. He looks 20 years younger, and he's still so sharp.

    • @stefaniadiamondcut
      @stefaniadiamondcut 9 місяців тому +36

      He's looked 37 for the last 40 years

    • @vickyabramowitz2885
      @vickyabramowitz2885 9 місяців тому +21

      I remember when his hair turned prematurely gray but it still didn't make him look any older.

    • @markb20
      @markb20 9 місяців тому +16

      Likely a combo of great genes and taking care of himself. I remember stories of Steve hanging out with the Laurel Canyon musicians of the late '60s-early '70s, and he was one of the few who did not take drugs.

    • @makeadifference4all
      @makeadifference4all 9 місяців тому +8

      @@markb20 Agreed: he's always been at a healthy weight and, from what I read years ago, exercised regularly. Plus, he's stayed creative with comedy, music, and writing, which is great for the brain. I hope I age half as well!

    • @markb20
      @markb20 9 місяців тому +7

      @@makeadifference4all Yes, and as you said, Steve was always an intelligent guy. He grew up mainly in the '60s and rocketed to fame in the '70s when drugs and alcohol were everywhere. He was smart and disciplined enough to avoid those wasteful situations.

  • @RJHart1214
    @RJHart1214 9 місяців тому +145

    "You said Mary Lincoln could be pushy!" Marty's put-downs are always so choice.
    "There's a difference between being excited to be on Johnny Carson...and to be slumming it." Ha!

  • @petiewheat82
    @petiewheat82 9 місяців тому +95

    All three of these guys are at the pinnacle of pro comedy - so revered and yet so down to earth and humble at the same time, it's heart-warming to behold.

  • @djmcnerney
    @djmcnerney 9 місяців тому +47

    “I was the control group.” 😂

  • @markb20
    @markb20 9 місяців тому +65

    Stories with the names Johnny, Bette Davis, Peter Sellers, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, John Mulaney, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, not to mention these three national treasures. I could listen to them forever.

  • @jaykay6387
    @jaykay6387 9 місяців тому +50

    I was in high school early seventies the first time I saw Steve Martin do standup on Carson. I had never seen anything like him, he was doing this absurdist, non-sequitur style humor that I loved and was totally unique. Anyway, one of the 'jokes" he told was "I like to give my cat a bath, but the hair gets all over my tongue". Then, he puts his famous arrow through his head, pulls his mouth wide open and before he starts jumping up and down, blurts out "here's something you don't often see!". Well then, there you go, a birth of a legend. And I have an inkling that "cat" joke might have been the reason that old lady he met said "yuk".

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien 9 місяців тому +11

      Steve's comedy has been so expertly refined over the years and that's why he is still on top. He left the white suit and the arrow behind in the 80's and began making movies that were the top comedies (and even some dramas), now he is back on TV with "Only Murders...." and the best nightclub stage act since the Rat Pack, which he does with Marty.
      All through this time he has been a musician, an art collector and connoisseur, a writer, a playwright and basically the renaissance man of our time.

    • @jaykay6387
      @jaykay6387 9 місяців тому +5

      Never could have predicted way back then how successful and varied his career would be. I was just happy that here was this new, edgy standup comedian that wasn't doing warmed over borscht belt schtick or pained political satire. He ushered in the "modern" comedy that was adopted, transformed and curated by Letterman and is still in fashion today by disciples like Conan & Kimmel. I remember telling everybody I knew you gotta' see this Steven Martin guy before anybody had heard of him, so I'm going to take a little bit of credit!

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 9 місяців тому +5

      Back when he was a wild & crazy guy.

    • @user-wm3bf7pi3u
      @user-wm3bf7pi3u 2 місяці тому

      They missed a joke there, "Turns out it was his mom...."

  • @robertenck2423
    @robertenck2423 9 місяців тому +42

    “Hey, what if we just prayed right now.”
    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @antennawilde
    @antennawilde 9 місяців тому +9

    "I was the control group". Steve Martin doesn't have a lot of zingers, but when he hits it he nails it big. Funniest joke of the segment!

  • @stefaniadiamondcut
    @stefaniadiamondcut 9 місяців тому +53

    3 of the funniest guys in the world in one room ❤

  • @ninabocharov7697
    @ninabocharov7697 9 місяців тому +30

    Have much respect towards those three. Legends, hope they will leave a great legacy and teach the next generation!

  • @bigopishposh8558
    @bigopishposh8558 9 місяців тому +9

    Wow, 2/3 of the Three Amigos and my favorite talk show host EVER!

  • @charlie-obrien
    @charlie-obrien 9 місяців тому +17

    I must say (nod to Ed Grimley), that I fell in love with Steve Martin's zany (see Happy feet) early comedy and then over the years read his books and watched as his movies evolved and now I am in awe of his acerbic wit and perfect timing.
    It is simply unparalleled in show business.
    I was also reminded, while watching this clip that I should never be drinking coffee while watching Steve tell a story.

  • @plaws0
    @plaws0 9 місяців тому +6

    Glad I was around for Mr Carson's heyday in the 70s and 80s. Still miss him.

  • @Kloverkill
    @Kloverkill 9 місяців тому +2

    The depth of talent in that room. Incredible.

  • @perpetual_bias
    @perpetual_bias 9 місяців тому +10

    "i was the control group" hahahahah

  • @acerjuglans383
    @acerjuglans383 9 місяців тому +71

    I've always said, Conan and Jerry Seinfeld are real students and historians of comedy, and someday, when people like Steve and Martin are gone, Conan will have all these remembrances and fountains of stories of the great comedians to pass on to the next generation.

    • @markb20
      @markb20 9 місяців тому +2

      Was thinking the same thing. Just as there are young comedians and people who revere Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers- and always will through their old age.

    • @HigherKaiju
      @HigherKaiju 9 місяців тому +5

      Jerry Sri field is so overrated though. Not comparable to conan who is humble and willing to adapt to modern age comedy.

    • @thezfunk
      @thezfunk 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@HigherKaijuI thought I was the only one who never thought Seinfeld was funny. Neither the show nor the comedian.

  • @jammaish
    @jammaish 9 місяців тому +5

    “What if we all prayed right now?” That killed me

  • @geloamiote
    @geloamiote 9 місяців тому +24

    A mega standup comedy show with these 3 plus Dana carvey and Kevin Nealon would be hysterical

  • @beckyneveu7568
    @beckyneveu7568 9 місяців тому +2

    Steve Martin is everything .

  • @zoperxplex
    @zoperxplex 9 місяців тому +8

    It is rare to see Conan so in awe with his guests that he was unable to delve into his inexhaustible reservoir of ingenious quips.

  • @frenchtoast7742
    @frenchtoast7742 2 місяці тому +1

    Omg ! 77 years old? He looks incredible!!! Steve Martin is ageless ! #legend

  • @prinzisu
    @prinzisu Місяць тому +1

    Connan O'Brian is my all time favorite he has cheered me up for many yrs n only late night host to bring me to tears with laughter n i thank you so much mr O'Brian

  • @darthvirgin7157
    @darthvirgin7157 8 місяців тому +2

    wow....that last second throwing shade at Paulie Shore by Martin Short is brutal.

  • @whitestoneandy797
    @whitestoneandy797 9 місяців тому +16

    I Conan fully understands that he's his generation's Carson.
    He's by far the best at what he does.

    • @daveclark8337
      @daveclark8337 9 місяців тому +1

      Stop it. They were never in the same league. Carson would be Hall of Fame whereas Conan spent most of his career in the minor leagues: ie basic cable.

    • @geraldframinghammer2626
      @geraldframinghammer2626 9 місяців тому +4

      ​@@daveclark8337Conan didn't spend most of his time on basic cable. He spent 17 years hosting a talk show on NBC, and after the Leno debacle did 11 years on TBS. And if it wasn't for Jay, I guarantee we wouldn't have to suffer through Jimmy Fallon. I won't say Conan is as good as Carson, but it's comparing apples to oranges. The world changes, and though Johnny was a titan of late night, I personally appreciate Conan's sense of humor more, but that might be a result of being in Conan's target demographic my whole life. If the Internet didn't exists, Conan would still be on network TV, no doubt, because Letterman would have invited him to take over the Late Show after what happened with Leno.

    • @mrquirky3626
      @mrquirky3626 9 місяців тому +3

      Conan is far too humble to ever believe that he's at Carson's level. Only young people that weren't alive when the Carson show was on the air believe that.

  • @timmartin8191
    @timmartin8191 5 місяців тому +1

    So wonderful to watch these guys tell their stories.

  • @carlhanson8845
    @carlhanson8845 9 місяців тому +4

    Comedy legends all around.

  • @phyllodope
    @phyllodope 9 місяців тому +2

    This is my favorite comedy discussion ever.

  • @chmod1777
    @chmod1777 9 місяців тому +2

    I could listen to these guys talk and tell stories for a solid week.

  • @TheRealLaughingGravy
    @TheRealLaughingGravy 4 місяці тому +1

    _I was the control group._
    That is a very _smart_ funny thing to say on the spur of the moment. Steve Martin is a smart person.

  • @TheeSlickShady
    @TheeSlickShady 9 місяців тому +13

    I could watch these three guys all day, every day
    My three favorite comedians whom have all made me laugh for 40 years !!!
    Thank you three gentlemen for all the laughs and quoteable lines
    But... Monorail Episode for the win haha

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 6 місяців тому

      See the old film "the Music Man" 1962 with Robert Preston.

  • @flynnweiser07
    @flynnweiser07 9 місяців тому +1

    "Pauly Shore fell out." (As the video segment ends and it was my favorite line of the whole interview)

  • @Michelle-tk9jq
    @Michelle-tk9jq 9 місяців тому +3

    Love seeing you guys have fun together…three favorite people I’m a lifelong fan

  • @arthurjones9580
    @arthurjones9580 3 місяці тому

    " I was the control group" classic!

  • @RussClarkRocks
    @RussClarkRocks 8 місяців тому +1

    Conan killed 'em with "roll long credits." 😄

  • @austinwyss
    @austinwyss 9 місяців тому +2

    That Pauly Shore dig was hilarious!

    • @DanFlashes99
      @DanFlashes99 9 місяців тому

      nah, kinda easy and old, people should leave the guy alone

  • @francescaa8331
    @francescaa8331 9 місяців тому +5

    Last minute Pauly Shore joke.

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith Місяць тому

    I love and am aware of your mentors, but you guys fit the Bill! Seeing and hearing the three of you talking! OMG!

  • @steven2345
    @steven2345 9 місяців тому +1

    They have caller ID. Classic

  • @victoryak86
    @victoryak86 9 місяців тому +1

    Steve’s appearances on Carson are really funny. He had such a great rapport with Carson who really brought out the best in him.

  • @rodniki14
    @rodniki14 9 місяців тому

    These three are so sharp. Really enjoyed this.

  • @asunasposibol
    @asunasposibol 9 місяців тому +1

    "I was the control group"😂😂

  • @JAMinerViews
    @JAMinerViews 9 місяців тому +3

    Two❤ of The Three Amigos

  • @pd4887
    @pd4887 9 місяців тому

    These 3 are the best!!!

  • @BellyLaugher
    @BellyLaugher 9 місяців тому +2

    One of my most favorite movies is "Mixed Nuts," starring STEVE MARTIN (soo good at soo much!!) & Juliette Lewis (she so hit the🎯 w/her character), Rita Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, Madeline Kan, Garry Shandling, Steven Wright, Adam Sandler, Liev Schreiber (amazing job!), Robert Klein & more. It's a farce, but more than meets the eye. I think it was waaay ahead of its time; critics didn't grok it/appreciate all the creativity & artistry of writers, cast, crew & director; couldn't imagine there were lots of peeps who would love it (for the so many reasons as there are layers & facets to it, including the variety of humor mixed w/varieties of real-life angst & ambivalences, nefarious peeps, absurdities, surprises, a very rich farce that provides food for thought long after movie ends).

  • @Bhorner15
    @Bhorner15 9 місяців тому +2

    Lol…Martin throws out the very last second diss of Paulie Shore.

  • @jasonmurdoc9533
    @jasonmurdoc9533 9 місяців тому +3

    3:49 that was the difference between Norm Macdonald on Conan vs Norm on letterman. He behaved on letterman out of awe and respect, but played more with Conan.

  • @phaedrawidney5246
    @phaedrawidney5246 9 місяців тому

    I could listen to these greats tell stories for hours❤

  • @imreh5588
    @imreh5588 3 місяці тому +1

    I remember Marty's spit take and the line that induced it:
    ..."Uncle Tonoose is staying for the whole week"

  • @Ionisus
    @Ionisus 9 місяців тому

    love it..post some more clips

  • @dorthabird8327
    @dorthabird8327 9 місяців тому +1

    Heart-warming stuff right here. 😘

  • @sourdeathsam
    @sourdeathsam 8 місяців тому

    I could just marinate in these Steve, Martin, Conan conversations for hours.

  • @GreenCloudArtOrg420
    @GreenCloudArtOrg420 9 місяців тому +3

    Like Fred coulda possibly got a word in at dinner with Conan n Martin short there 😂

  • @johnj.todora4128
    @johnj.todora4128 9 місяців тому

    The timing of these guys is still amazing. Made me LOL a few times

  • @uptone12111
    @uptone12111 9 місяців тому

    This is gold!

  • @glendaherrick6335
    @glendaherrick6335 9 місяців тому

    3 funniest people chatting. Love this 😂

  • @jimmyfaherty8588
    @jimmyfaherty8588 6 місяців тому +1

    Steve “I was the control group”

  • @JewandGreek
    @JewandGreek 5 місяців тому +2

    People didn't get Steve Martin's act at first. He didn't really tell jokes or do observational humor. He did bits, like the happy feet, the Groucho mask, the arrow through the head, playing the banjo .... off the wall stuff. He was much better suited for The Smothers Brothers or SNL than Carson.

  • @glintrhmj
    @glintrhmj 8 місяців тому

    I pray for a world where these three all have their late night shows 😢 lasting a long time they are the legends still so hilarious

  • @NathanKozyra
    @NathanKozyra 9 місяців тому +3

    I think everyone in the room missed Steve's "but she _did_ kill" comment's meaning re: Bette Davis.

  • @greghobbs754
    @greghobbs754 9 місяців тому

    “I was the control group” Loooool

  • @sergioventura2595
    @sergioventura2595 9 місяців тому +13

    Conan knows the tonight show is a easy job

  • @LA-hu4gw
    @LA-hu4gw 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for not having the annoying assistant lady on this intwrview. 🙏😁

  • @zekelucente9702
    @zekelucente9702 9 місяців тому

    So damn funny and Conan is the greatest facilitator.

  • @lachauntiswashington231
    @lachauntiswashington231 9 місяців тому +1

    Very good 👍 👏 👌 😂😂

  • @caniican
    @caniican 7 місяців тому +1

    I deeply adore these three men. Their comedy has given me so much joy and continues

  • @starchild2358
    @starchild2358 9 місяців тому

    LEGONDARY comedy duo ❤❤❤😂😂

  • @jorgejohnson451
    @jorgejohnson451 5 місяців тому

    Conan is so deferential to these guys. I think he was to his guests on television. Can’t remember. Would like to see him back again. Unfortunately, none of the networks have ever been strong on taking risks.

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 5 місяців тому

    Oh Coco.

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn 9 місяців тому +2

    After the Jerk and his first SNL he was pretty much a household name.

  • @samcorcoran470
    @samcorcoran470 9 місяців тому +3

    How much longer. Do I have to wait for Steve Martin to get Rick Moranis out of retirement for My Blue Heaven 2?

  • @Grifinov
    @Grifinov 9 місяців тому

    Icons !

  • @DeepakKumar-sx6gg
    @DeepakKumar-sx6gg 9 місяців тому +1

    Hi Conan!

  • @wordkyle
    @wordkyle 6 місяців тому +1

    "Pauly Shore fell out."
    I wonder how many times that's been said.

  • @jefferoni1984
    @jefferoni1984 9 місяців тому

    “I was the control group” 😂😂😂

  • @rangers11ization
    @rangers11ization 9 місяців тому +3

    You said Mary Lincoln could be pushy😂😂

  • @Tommyr
    @Tommyr 9 місяців тому +2

    GREAT to see the Jerk and Ed Grimley again! 2 comedy heros!

  • @OldWorkingMan
    @OldWorkingMan 9 місяців тому +1

    Last line was the best = "Pauly Shore fell out"

  • @blajesse
    @blajesse 9 місяців тому +2

    This was one of the best segments of this episode. It's fun to watch Conan make Marty laugh. He seems like a tough nut to crack sometimes. Im so glad i had those two old farts since the early 80s as a kid ❤

  • @raystaar
    @raystaar 9 місяців тому +5

    Poor Pauly Shore.

  • @DP-hc3fq
    @DP-hc3fq 9 місяців тому

  • @tomharvey8902
    @tomharvey8902 Місяць тому

    Watch a rerun with Bob Hope as Carson's guest. You will see how nervous Carson was during the interview.

  • @biblestudynetwork2949
    @biblestudynetwork2949 9 місяців тому +4

    These guys are funny, Martin short is very funny, but still Conan is the funniest

  • @in4merATP
    @in4merATP 8 місяців тому

    Even the flies were funny

  • @TheMJ5779
    @TheMJ5779 9 місяців тому

    I went to the old dinners with a young Disney and John D rockingchair boy were those a hoot and a howl

  • @ExclusiveLM
    @ExclusiveLM 9 місяців тому

    Meanwhile Chevy Chase is sitting at home wondering when is the sequel to The Three Amigos.

  • @KenWhitson777
    @KenWhitson777 9 місяців тому

    You guys mentioned death and then prayer. On Sept 30, a group of friends and I are doing music for a memorial service for a good friend who passed away recently. Got any humor ideas that would be appropriate for this? We’ll be playing older church songs in a banjo/mandolin/acoustic gtr fashion.

  • @9xqspx6
    @9xqspx6 9 місяців тому +2

    I would add Harrison Ford to this party. :)

    • @kevinvansteendelaar8760
      @kevinvansteendelaar8760 9 місяців тому +1

      He was on a few weeks back. It was hilarious

    • @9xqspx6
      @9xqspx6 9 місяців тому

      @@kevinvansteendelaar8760 Yeah, I've heard what's on youtube from it. But what I meant was to have him together with Steve and Martin. :)

  • @neilh9442
    @neilh9442 9 місяців тому +1

    Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia

  • @pitdog75
    @pitdog75 9 місяців тому +2

    Carson. Letterman. Conan.

  • @jessejohanni
    @jessejohanni Місяць тому

    - That's a famous card game. People talk about that card game.
    - Yes. I belive it's called "poker".

  • @triple_alpha
    @triple_alpha 9 місяців тому

    😂

  • @ianalgie713
    @ianalgie713 9 місяців тому

    Love these interviews and the podcast but, hmmmm maybe think about changing camera placement ,,, angles are confusing.

  • @worksbydandeprez
    @worksbydandeprez 9 місяців тому +2

    Back in 1979 a friend in L.A. told me that he saw Steve Martin walking by on Sunset the day after his first "Tonight Show" appearance and stopped him to congratulate him. He said Martin was very understated and it seemed like he wasn't expecting to be recognized. Did Steve forget this or was my friend making it all up?

    • @lavenderkisses9461
      @lavenderkisses9461 9 місяців тому +3

      I’m guessing it’s not as funny as the old lady saying “ugh”
      😉

  • @mariahelizabeth_ent
    @mariahelizabeth_ent 9 місяців тому

    Hey, you cut it off in the middle of the Fred Armisen story

  • @Khyron9
    @Khyron9 9 місяців тому +1

    Steve Martin will never not be one of the funniest men on earth. After he dies, I bet he even smells funny!

    • @kjh111059mckooster
      @kjh111059mckooster 4 місяці тому

      He will , cuz he keeps bologna in his shoes to make him feel funny.

  • @onlyiforgive5083
    @onlyiforgive5083 9 місяців тому

    And were all gona die as well 😂😂😂😂

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas 9 місяців тому +5

    Would love to see Chevy join them.
    Maybe a 3 Amigos Podcast?

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 9 місяців тому +1

      Chevy has a lot more health problems than these two, unfortunately.

    • @A-small-amount-of-peas
      @A-small-amount-of-peas 9 місяців тому

      @@lynnturman8157 hope he's doing OK

    • @firthlaist218
      @firthlaist218 9 місяців тому +2

      He seems to have lost his Chevy’ness.
      Martin and Short have somehow evolved very well with age …yet Chase lost something.
      I can’t seem
      To find the words to describe my thoughts.
      I adore CheCha!!

    • @stevemoriarty6470
      @stevemoriarty6470 9 місяців тому +1

      As funny as Chevy has been. He is known to be a jerk from day one.

  • @shawnuel
    @shawnuel 9 місяців тому +1

    Poor Steve has to feel sort of "left out" the last day or 2 seeing Marty and Conesy trending on Twitter with people defending and saying incredibly nice things about them.

  • @MoJoeShoMo
    @MoJoeShoMo 9 місяців тому

    There's a good chemistry between these 3. It's the Fire sign thing.

  • @kdpflush
    @kdpflush 9 місяців тому +2

    Steve always had something prepared, not just for his stand up but also for when he sat down with Johnny. I think the only other person I remember doing that consistently was Ellen DeGeneres.