Both Midwestern boys (Carson from Nebraska, Winters from Ohio), as of course are Dave Letterman (Indiana) and Dick Cavett (also Nebraska, who met Johnny as a child when Carson was a local magician)
I've watched Carson a lot, and I've always thought that two guys really had his number, I mean, just a single word or a look would send him into hysterics, and those two guys were Jonathan WInters and Jack Benny. Sure, Don Rickles or Rodney Dangerfield or Robin Williams made him crack up, because they're hilarious, but they had to work for it. Something about Jonathan Winters and Jack Benny made Johnny Carson disintegrate. Even the smallest thing would do it - he'd be reacting much more than the audience would, as in this clip with Jonathan Winters. Unfortunately, Jack Benny was hardly ever on the show, so what we have are wonderful jewels like this.
Dick Dastardly Yes, We are There or Them, as it were. Whew! 😱🤪Makes me almost misty eyed just thinking of when hearing JC show in the background, as we the Kids are falling asleep. NYC, Bronx, late 1960’s....You get the picture I’m sure. 👍😇😄
That's because it was genuine comedy. This late-night stuff today is all just reaching for low-hanging fruit, picked by people who _used_ to be funny, and are now just political hacks.
_It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,_ 1964. An amazing movie! Was there anyone in it who *wasn't* a star? Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jim Backus, Ethel Merman, Sid Caesar, Edie Adams, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Durante, Terry-Thomas, Phil Silvers, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Don Knotts, Stan Freberg, Buster Keaton, The Three Stooges, Jerry Lewis, ... The cast list on IMDb is incredible! Fred
@@hudsonhawk0016 Hollywood churned out the occasional 'all-star' movie - _Big Broadcast of 1938_ comes to mind; others escape me at the moment - but this one was just way over the top on star count! PS: _Kelly's Heros_ and _Castle Keep_ might also qualify, idk. Fred
As a kid my favorite movie character was Pike- so many great lines and his timing and facial expressions were impeccable. "That guy's dead" Also my mom wouldn't let me repeat Buddy Hackett's lines as much :) My kids love the gas station scene and the rescue ladder scene, are always wanting to see them again.
Hey I think all you mother fuckers completely forget about MARS ATTACKS!!! It was hilarious and absolutely chuck full of A List stars!! Too many to name
My favorite memories as a child is when I would spend the weekend at my grandfather's house in Little Compton, RI. He loved Johnny and I got to stay up and watch it with him on Friday nights while he drank martinis and smoked his cigar. Hard to beleive that was 40 yrs ago. He passed away 3 yrs ago. I miss you Pop......
Robin Williams mannerisms even mimicked Winters, but in a "paying homage" kind of way. Kind of cool. If you watch Alan Alda's "Hawkeye Pierce" character on M*A*S*H, you can pick out the old Groucho Marx mannerisms immediately.
@@paulpalomino8412 1) literally likes to be sober / aware of his surroundings at the zoo. 2) figuratively the ‘animals’ could be women or people 3) figuratively self-effacing, he could be the animal at the zoo (self conscious of his behavior)
Johnny's laughter was funnier than the jokes! I think they should start his shows from the beginning and show them every night like when he was alive. I believe he'd have a whole new following. No one has ever been better.
@@cecilyerker Full shows, Cecily? I haven't turned on my tv in 15 years. As a matter of fact, I was looking at that old thing the other day and thinking about giving it away. I might have to keep it now.
Most comedians can recognize really good improv and it was killer, funny, stuff! Jonathan's phrasing was "visually" funny, you can picture it in your mind!
You can almost imagine Robin Williams having watched this episode and being inspired by Jonathan Winters' mastery of improvised comedic surrealism. Pure stream of consciousness and always funny.
If laughter is the best medicine, I should be well protected from covid-19 after watching this!!! Thanks so much for posting. Stay safe, stay informed and stay healthy.
Be careful sweetheart! I was vaccinated,took all the necessary precautions & I still caught it! However,had i not been vaccinated I know I would have died! I was a nurse all of my life & I can tell you it was rough!
@@DippyHippie ...Thanks for your comments but please don't confuse me as someone who is anti-vax for I am fully vaccinated and, unlike many other people, I understand vaccines do not provide one hundred percent efficacy. And for the record, I am not (nor will I be) your "sweetheart". Again, thank you and be safe 🙏
There's a reason why Jonathan Winters was so many comedians favorite comedian. That line about recognizing animals at the zoo. So quick witted and the facial expressions that went with it. I've never heard Ed laugh that hard before.
recognizing the animals in the zoo was one of the strangest but most strikingly honest pieces of comedy i have ever heard. Carson could NOT stop laughing, as if the greatness of the joke kept hitting him in waves,over and over.
@@williamcervetti1455 Imagine NOT being able to recognize zoo animals. Constantly jumping backwards in astonishment & fear when you pass the Rhinos or the Giraffes, yelling "Wholey Moley, what's THAT?!"
There's a movie came out in the 60's called It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad, World my family and I seen it in Chicago at Cinerama theater. All the old stars were in it including Johnathan Winters oh and it's very long. Worth it.
Brings us back, don't it. What memories with Late Night TV, all the struggle and joy we've been through up till here in 2020. Nice to look back and still, we laugh again.
A lot of the old-timers who come into the lodge that I work at tell stories like this. There's a genuine, dry sense of humor that come out of these guys that just completely bust me up with laughter.
You couldn't copy it, it came off the cuff. Robin Williams had the same approach, but that is because their minds worked in much the same way. Seeing the two of them together was something else, especially when you realize it was not scripted.
My 1st job was $1.65 an hour min wage, busboy at IHOP in 1973. Was there for 3 months then went to a prestigious job at Sunoco, $1.85 an hour. A gas station job in high school was aces, work on your own car, use the lift, get tips and help from the mechanic. Glory days.
@@carlfrye1566 STD's ( venereal disease called "social diseases" ) were not as prevalent, hallelujah! Rubbers, er condoms was something that I NEVER HAD TO USE; maybe I was foolish but I didn't catch ANYTHING & never got any girl get in a "family way"... Just lucky but YES! THE GOOD OLD DAYS in a lot of ways, yet medical technology is far better than then. Ok, I am through 🙄
Remember when Ed choked on Alpo and spewed it on the floor in front of Johnny's desk ?! They edited out the scene on reruns and syndication "Best Of Carson"!
My friends and i came out of the Chumash Casino where we actually saw boxing matches there, and lo and behold, out walks Jonathan Winters. He was pretty old by then but he stood there and talked with us and had us roaring with laughter. Exactly like he was here, his mind is so fast, quick witted is an understatement. Love seeing this old clip. RIP John and Jonathan.
Johnny has genuine love and respect for his guest and NOT the feigned and perfunctory interviews we see so often today .. Johnny funny classy guy sorely missed
One of the all time greats, Jonathan Winters. And has been noted numerous times in this comment section - very few comedians were able to make Johnny laugh like that. Carson loved Winters as much as the rest of us do. A couple of all time classics watching those two guys. Sure miss those days watching Johnny. But thanks for the memories guys, and thank you to technology so that we can watch this stuff on UA-cam!!
The Graham Norton show is a close second. He has all his guests on at the same time and let's them talk. Unlike most hosts, he let's the comedy flow, and he doesn't have to try to top his guests.
Chauffeured Mr. Winters in the late 70’s in Indianapolis, took him up to Notre Dame for a gig, he was honestly a very kind man, and he was my favorite. He smoked Bering cigars that came in aluminum tubes from Tampa, Florida, and I can thank him for introducing me to cigars. Still have 1/2 smoked cigars of his that he left in the limo in the Bering tubes. Great memories of a great funny man...
God bless you Mr. Winters, and thank God we have videos of you to take us back to those fun times! The world is a sadder place without your wit and wisdom. Damn, I miss you! I'll never forget back in the '60s when I was a teenager, Jonathan Winters made me laugh so hard I cried!! I never missed any chance I had to watch him on t.v.
Jonathan Winters was and is one of my favorite comedians of all time . It was always special when he was on Carson and I remember him on Letterman and other shows .
Jonathan Winters was spontaneous, he just winged it brilliantly each time. I watched him on Carson back then. Years later, Robin Williams was a guest and called Winters "The King."
You're right. As you watch his eye fluttering about, you realize that's him accessing those different parts of his brain, and then weaving together a punchline in micro-seconds, but totally ad lib.
I remember as a kid my parents took me and my brothers to the theatre in Chicago to see the movie, It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World. It had all the great comedians at that time. We are talking about the greats, Johnathan Winters was one of them. A classic at its best.
Agree!!! Still one of the funniest movies of all time!! Saw it first as a young child in 1963 or 4 with my parents and the cast still rank as best of all time in my opinion!!
@@lisadc4681 Truly! To this day, nearly 60 years later, when I can't see something clearly I still say (a la Jim Backus) "I cahn't see". Also as a child that's where I learned the term kick the bucket. Such a FUN movie!!!
I'm sitting here watching classic Johnny Carson show, thinking that's when comedy then and now made you laugh, because it's genuine comedy. I'm 62 now and I appreciate real bellyful entertainment 🎉😂
@kyle skinner Barney's expression is almost the same in both pics, isn't it? And if we both think Jonathan and Johnny were funny, then yeah, we must be from the same era. (When I first read that, I thought it said "same area" and figured it could only be Mayberry or Mt. Pilot, ha ha ha.)
I come back to this video every so often. Makes me laugh every time. This is the most I have seen JC laugh and laugh hard even EM, hearing him in the background. JW was great. Watched Carson as a kid and into college before he left The Tonight Show. Since his departure, I discontinued watching The Tonight show. It lost its appeal. Thank you for posting this clip.
Always late for school after watching Johnny at night, in the 60s early 70s. Being late and an idiot back then, had to repeat 10th grade. Really believe it kept me out of Nam. I thank Johnny, and my stupidity. Not proud just stupid lucky. God bless everyone who made it back, and the ones who gave everything. Sorry for getting so deep with this. Just always felt wrong inside me I didn't go.
Hi Have Faith. Clearly, you did the right thing that was in God's plan for you here on earth. We all are here for a reason, so don't you think you did anything wrong, because you didn't. No mistakes were made, there are no hard feelings, it's all the way life works out. When we all get to Heaven, you can ask God why that worked out that way for you, and he'll give you a perfect answer, you'll see.
@America First a little background for my friends who have my back here. My father was in Korea, Marksman. My stepfather Korea, Vietnam, 25-year veteran. A friend from my school, him and a boy from Iowa last two killed in 1975. Now my daughter leaves for basic training this summer. I don't know if people today can understand how confusing it was from 1965 to 1975. I just feel like all who have given, for us to enjoy the United States of Paradise, I could have done more. You people who have replied to me have given me so much comfort for my heart. 🇺🇸💪✌️
Both Ed McMahon and Jonathan Winters served in the Marines. Cpl. Winters served in the Pacific during WWII. Col. McMahon was active duty during both WWII and the Korean war but only saw combat in Korea. Semper fi and RIP gentlemen...ooh rah!
If I recall correctly Robin Williams stated many times that his main inspiration was Jonathan Winters; he also said that it was the coping with loneliness he endured during childhood that led him to become a comedian. No disrespect to Robin Williams: for me a little bit went a very long way. There is absolutely no way that I could or can listen to an entire LP if his, much less attend a concert. Jonathan Winters in the other hand never, well maybe seldom had me waiting for the finish of his performance. On the Strength...
@@oliveeisner8964 Yes Ma'am Olive in fact I HAD to see a lot of those episodes ( there were more than one iirc; as a grown man Winters portrayed an infant since life on Ork ran opposite to that on Earth. Not like the Bizarro world in Superman comics... let's not get into that) ah, because she and her kids LOVED the program. Along with Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, I will stop since I am beginning to have traumatic flashbacks...I couldn't stand the lot of these. Saints Alive: H-E-LP!!!
I agree, it was heartwarming to see Johnny laugh so much. It was evident that he not only found Winters hilarious, but he also had a genuine affection for him
Oh, gosh... I'm sitting here busting a gut... all over again! God bless these guys and all of the great humor they provided over decades! We have NOTHING like this today.
They weren't even warmed up yet. Hearing good clean comedy where the joke required you to connect and think about the delivery was genius and the family could sit together and enjoy.
I've never seen Johnny crack up so much and so hard. Not only because Winters was so funny, but you could tell Johnny genuinely loved him.
Both Midwestern boys (Carson from Nebraska, Winters from Ohio), as of course are Dave Letterman (Indiana) and Dick Cavett (also Nebraska, who met Johnny as a child when Carson was a local magician)
Yes. Yes.. That had a Very tight Bond FROM early in there Careers
McMahon. Carson. Winters.
Major. Major. LIBATIONS.....
I've watched Carson a lot, and I've always thought that two guys really had his number, I mean, just a single word or a look would send him into hysterics, and those two guys were Jonathan WInters and Jack Benny. Sure, Don Rickles or Rodney Dangerfield or Robin Williams made him crack up, because they're hilarious, but they had to work for it.
Something about Jonathan Winters and Jack Benny made Johnny Carson disintegrate. Even the smallest thing would do it - he'd be reacting much more than the audience would, as in this clip with Jonathan Winters.
Unfortunately, Jack Benny was hardly ever on the show, so what we have are wonderful jewels like this.
Yeah very Sweet. And that comforting hand on A Cracking up Johnny. TRYING To do a LEAD. Out to commercial. Priceless.....
Johnathon winters
Still the best talk show ever. Man, I miss it.
Nothing and no one since has even came close to being as great as Johnny was.
@@lilolme69 Graham norton
@@derflachwitzking8685 Lol
The TV and movie stars of today can’t shake a stick to the stars Johnny had on his show. Most of the good ones are gone… I miss that too.
Graham Norton does a good job
Can't believe I'm going to say this but this is when comedy was at it's best. God I'm turning into my parents.
Dick Dastardly
Or so the Germans would have us believe!
Dick Dastardly it’s ok !!!! 🤣 You can’t come close to these greats in today’s late night .
Dick Dastardly Yes, We are There or Them, as it were. Whew! 😱🤪Makes me almost misty eyed just thinking of when hearing JC show in the background, as we the Kids are falling asleep. NYC, Bronx, late 1960’s....You get the picture I’m sure. 👍😇😄
Carson got more audience than all three of the current late night hacks get combined.
That's because it was genuine comedy. This late-night stuff today is all just reaching for low-hanging fruit, picked by people who _used_ to be funny, and are now just political hacks.
I admit it, I watched most of these as they were aired. I’ve never heard Ed laugh so hard or long. Life really was better then.
@DatrixTSW2012 No, it was pretty much better for everyone.
I watched them too,life was definatly better then,tv was better too :)
@@hic-rocmama69 on
You said it !! 🤣🤣
Cocaine is a hell of a drug!
I have never seen Johnny Carson laugh this much with any guest
Robin Williams could do it
@@jameselwood1094 Rodney Dangerfield, also.
Don Rickles
The only time I’ve seen them laugh this hard was when he was holding a baby orangutan😛
Buddy Hackett had him nearly on the floor
Jonathan Winters is one of my favorite comedians. The best at ad libs. Johnny was the best host of the Tonight Show.
👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Best host of ANY SHOW.
I stopped watching "late night TV" when Johnny left the show. The rest are not in his league, and the ones today are worthless in my opinion.
nope. Steve Allen.
@@danacoleman4007 Not even close.
Hi 8 bi
Comedians today are not like Jonathan Winters and others of that era. Clean, interesting, intelligent and entertaining.
Because they were actually funny
Nobody is/was quite like Jonathan Winters, just like nobody is/was quite like Robin Williams. Unique individuals.
Freegin' Studs!!!!!
Come
Except he's not clean, he's just subtle, lmao.
The scene in it's a mad mad world where he single handedly wrecked the gas station was the funniest thing I have ever seen in a movie.
_It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,_ 1964. An amazing movie! Was there anyone in it who *wasn't* a star?
Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jim Backus, Ethel Merman, Sid Caesar, Edie Adams, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Durante, Terry-Thomas, Phil Silvers, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Don Knotts, Stan Freberg, Buster Keaton, The Three Stooges, Jerry Lewis, ...
The cast list on IMDb is incredible!
Fred
@@ffggddss it was an all star cast. That movie could never be made today, the talent just isn't there.
@@hudsonhawk0016 Hollywood churned out the occasional 'all-star' movie - _Big Broadcast of 1938_ comes to mind; others escape me at the moment - but this one was just way over the top on star count!
PS: _Kelly's Heros_ and _Castle Keep_ might also qualify, idk.
Fred
As a kid my favorite movie character was Pike- so many great lines and his timing and facial expressions were impeccable. "That guy's dead" Also my mom wouldn't let me repeat Buddy Hackett's lines as much :)
My kids love the gas station scene and the rescue ladder scene, are always wanting to see them again.
Hey I think all you mother fuckers completely forget about MARS ATTACKS!!! It was hilarious and absolutely chuck full of A List stars!! Too many to name
This stuff is untouchable. Just amazing chemistry with everyone
My favorite memories as a child is when I would spend the weekend at my grandfather's house in Little Compton, RI. He loved Johnny and I got to stay up and watch it with him on Friday nights while he drank martinis and smoked his cigar. Hard to beleive that was 40 yrs ago. He passed away 3 yrs ago. I miss you Pop......
Man that's great. Sounds like a legend
Very funny. I watched this clip 37 times! Over and over it still cracks me up! I hope you like it as much as I do.
Me too. Over and over
my favorite too
me 2 lol
Very much so!
"Jonathan Winters is the reason I became a comedian." Robin Williams
@LiveOkie So basically, it matters to 90% of the known world.
both great
We miss u Robin !!
Robin said it was after watching Winters do some sort of improv skit with only a stick on TV.
Robin Williams mannerisms even mimicked Winters, but in a "paying homage" kind of way. Kind of cool. If you watch Alan Alda's "Hawkeye Pierce" character on M*A*S*H, you can pick out the old Groucho Marx mannerisms immediately.
"I see an animal at the zoo and I recognize it." Probably the greatest line I have ever heard about quitting drinking.
That joke works at least 3 ways - amazing.
Okay, I need help with that one. I don’t get it. Would someone explain it to me? Thanks.
@@paulpalomino8412
1) literally likes to be sober / aware of his surroundings at the zoo.
2) figuratively the ‘animals’ could be women or people
3) figuratively self-effacing, he could be the animal at the zoo (self conscious of his behavior)
@@NicholasLeader0 thanks again for explaining. Helped me enjoy this video even more!
Mike Kramer......
THE LAUGHTER FROM Johnny AFTER HE SAID IT!!😂😂
God it's been years since I saw a host of the Tonight Show with a genuine laugh. Refreshing.
Boom!
AND IT'LL BE YEARS MORE BEFORE YOU HEAR ANOTHER !!!!!!!!!!!
Johnny's laughter was funnier than the jokes! I think they should start his shows from the beginning and show them every night like when he was alive. I believe he'd have a whole new following. No one has ever been better.
SandiRose They still broadcast this on side channels like MeTV
Yes, it was funnier watching Johnny laugh, as it got me laughing as well. Miss those days, & can never go back.
@@cecilyerker Full shows, Cecily? I haven't turned on my tv in 15 years. As a matter of fact, I was looking at that old thing the other day and thinking about giving it away. I might have to keep it now.
@@greenwich1754 True, Marty. You can't (and shouldn't) go back.
This was when late night was actually entertaining . Now it's only about slamming Trump every night.
My favorite comedian since I was about 12 (67 now).
I've never seen Johnny laugh so hard. This was funny!
Marc Sonnenberg Both him and Ed were cracking up
Marc Sonnenberg Always. Winters used to get him going all the time.
Robin Williams brought tears to his eyes every time.
Most comedians can recognize really good improv and it was killer, funny, stuff! Jonathan's phrasing was "visually" funny, you can picture it in your mind!
Johnny is just so relieved to have a comedian that is less funny than he is that he is trying to really yuck it up.
No one ever made me laugh as hard as Jonathan Winters he is my all-time favorite I miss him so much
Hi Cheryl how are you doing
Same here ! 🥰
Me too!!
You can almost imagine Robin Williams having watched this episode and being inspired by Jonathan Winters' mastery of improvised comedic surrealism. Pure stream of consciousness and always funny.
Robin for sure greatly admired and studied Jonathon. They were buddies.
Two comedic geniuses who loved, respected, and honored one another.
That's what I thought. Robin completely copied him.
@@steveanderson1058 winters was much funnier. Not so beyond the pale. (pail)
@@joesee2651 true. Winters was more natural comic.
If laughter is the best medicine, I should be well protected from covid-19 after watching this!!! Thanks so much for posting. Stay safe, stay informed and stay healthy.
Be careful sweetheart! I was vaccinated,took all the necessary precautions & I still caught it! However,had i not been vaccinated I know I would have died! I was a nurse all of my life & I can tell you it was rough!
@@DippyHippie ...Thanks for your comments but please don't confuse me as someone who is anti-vax for I am fully vaccinated and, unlike many other people, I understand vaccines do not provide one hundred percent efficacy. And for the record, I am not (nor will I be) your "sweetheart". Again, thank you and be safe 🙏
There's a reason why Jonathan Winters was so many comedians favorite comedian. That line about recognizing animals at the zoo. So quick witted and the facial expressions that went with it. I've never heard Ed laugh that hard before.
recognizing the animals in the zoo was one of the strangest but most strikingly honest pieces of comedy i have ever heard. Carson could NOT stop laughing, as if the greatness of the joke kept hitting him in waves,over and over.
@@williamcervetti1455 Imagine NOT being able to recognize zoo animals. Constantly jumping backwards in astonishment & fear when you pass the Rhinos or the Giraffes, yelling "Wholey Moley, what's THAT?!"
@@billolsen4360 Or "Where the hell am I?"
@@KatzenjammerKid61 Indeed!!
There's a movie came out in the 60's called It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad, World my family and I seen it in Chicago at Cinerama theater. All the old stars were in it including Johnathan Winters oh and it's very long. Worth it.
That film has lots of great comedians in it. A classic!
Never saw it. It was before my time. "Butt" now I'll look it up. Thanks! 🙃🙄😄
I miss Johnny and Johnathan remember this episode was watching this with my Dad may he RIP all three my Dad, Johnny and Johnathan 💕💓💗
Winters was my dad's favorite
Brings us back, don't it. What memories with Late Night TV, all the struggle and joy we've been through up till here in 2020. Nice to look back and still, we laugh again.
❤❤❤
A lot of the old-timers who come into the lodge that I work at tell stories like this. There's a genuine, dry sense of humor that come out of these guys that just completely bust me up with laughter.
One of the true geniuses of comedy. On the spot improv. Brilliant.
Jonathan was the best. No one has ever copied his style.
Have you heard of Robin Williams?
@@RBCharger Yes, I have.
Except for Johnny Carson
Uh, Robin Williams. ..he even said so, lol
You couldn't copy it, it came off the cuff. Robin Williams had the same approach, but that is because their minds worked in much the same way. Seeing the two of them together was something else, especially when you realize it was not scripted.
Omg...love seeing Johnny laugh as hard as I’m laughing, yet he’s the only who really gets it! So sincere!!
You could tell Johnny loved him.
And when he came on his show Johnny was never disappointed..
I loved Jonathan Winters. Non stop laughing of everything he does. RIP🙏😀❤️
Jonathan Winters was the greatest improvisationalist of all time
It is obvious that Robin Williams admired Jonathan Winters a great deal. These two comics are legends.
Life will never be this good again. 😂😂😂
I was talking about the comics and entertainment. I was 16 then but dad was a owner operator trucker.
Sure it will. Just have to go out and look for it. Good luck.
My 1st job was $1.65 an hour min wage, busboy at IHOP in 1973. Was there for 3 months then went to a prestigious job at Sunoco, $1.85 an hour. A gas station job in high school was aces, work on your own car, use the lift, get tips and help from the mechanic. Glory days.
@@carlfrye1566 STD's ( venereal disease called "social diseases" ) were not as prevalent, hallelujah!
Rubbers, er condoms was something that I NEVER HAD TO USE; maybe I was foolish but I didn't catch ANYTHING & never got any girl get in a "family way"...
Just lucky but YES!
THE GOOD OLD DAYS in a lot of ways, yet medical technology is far better than then.
Ok, I am through 🙄
Heavy Haul sadly your right 🌈. I’m 57 now and remember well ❤️⭐️
"If that's what they eat, that's what I eat." +++GOLD+++
Remember when Ed choked on Alpo and spewed it on the floor in front of Johnny's desk ?! They edited out the scene on reruns and syndication "Best Of Carson"!
Jonathan Winters was brilliantly funny and one of a very few people who could make Johnny laugh like that.
What's amazing he's making things up as he goes. You can almost see his mind putting it together.
Master of improvesation
Jonathan Winters was a fav of mine as a kid and on
My friends and i came out of the Chumash Casino where we actually saw boxing matches there, and lo and behold, out walks Jonathan Winters. He was pretty old by then but he stood there and talked with us and had us roaring with laughter. Exactly like he was here, his mind is so fast, quick witted is an understatement. Love seeing this old clip. RIP John and Jonathan.
Fkn Awesome I watched this live and all these years later i still laugh my ass off All that Genuine laughter still contagious 🤣🍻
Johnny has genuine love and respect for his guest and NOT the feigned and perfunctory interviews we see so often today .. Johnny funny classy guy sorely missed
One of the all time greats, Jonathan Winters. And has been noted numerous times in this comment section - very few comedians were able to make Johnny laugh like that. Carson loved Winters as much as the rest of us do. A couple of all time classics watching those two guys. Sure miss those days watching Johnny. But thanks for the memories guys, and thank you to technology so that we can watch this stuff on UA-cam!!
Loved how hard he made Johnny laugh!
Robin Williams worshipped this comic genius. Miss you Robin✌️❤️
So do you trust Robin's opinion?
One of the few guests who could make Johnny laugh even more than Dangerfield used to
Even Rickles did not do it
His facial expressions are hilarious!!
Oh yeah, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
They were so classy and natural with each other and the audience. Would love to see a return to this kind of humor.
Man I miss those days....Carson is laughing genuinely..
Still takes me back to my childhood. I can still hear my dad laughing until he cried!
Mr Winters was (in my opinion) the best at ad libbing. You could tell in the genuine laughter.
Jonathan Winters was always my favorite.
He was the funniest man of his time. No one like him today.
Johnny was every bit as entertained by his show as his viewers were.
Love it when Johnny gets into his guests with laughter 😂
All great ones
Ed
Jonathan and Johnny
The Graham Norton show is a close second. He has all his guests on at the same time and let's them talk. Unlike most hosts, he let's the comedy flow, and he doesn't have to try to top his guests.
This is the most I’ve laughed during the pandemic. Thanks Jonathan and Johnny, I needed that!
50 years ago and 50 times more funny than late night tv today
Chauffeured Mr. Winters in the late 70’s in Indianapolis, took him up to Notre Dame for a gig, he was honestly a very kind man, and he was my favorite. He smoked Bering cigars that came in aluminum tubes from Tampa, Florida, and I can thank him for introducing me to cigars. Still have 1/2 smoked cigars of his that he left in the limo in the Bering tubes. Great memories of a great funny man...
knowspin I drove limo for years. Comics are nice people. The nicest celeb I drove was Jackie mason.
Dennis Miller was really cool too
Revolutionized comedy from old one liners to story and conversational comedy a legend.
Absolutely hilarious. Tears are running down my cheeks!
He was a MASTER of the comedy /prop improv. Super funny man.Infectious laugh n smile.
As a kid I bought all his albums and used his lines alot. He was the man!
_Alot_ is a town in India.
Winters: one of the all time greats
Johnny is/was the best talk show host ever. I hope I live until a better host comes along. If I do that means I'll live forever.
God bless you Mr. Winters, and thank God we have videos of you to take us back to those fun times! The world is a sadder place without your wit and wisdom. Damn, I miss you! I'll never forget back in the '60s when I was a teenager, Jonathan Winters made me laugh so hard I cried!! I never missed any chance I had to watch him on t.v.
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@@loufung8464 Winters was great in the PM AND the AM.
Jonathan Winters was and is one of my favorite comedians of all time . It was always special when he was on Carson and I remember him on Letterman and other shows .
Jonathan Winters was spontaneous, he just winged it brilliantly each time. I watched him on Carson back then. Years later, Robin Williams was a guest and called Winters "The King."
Pure Gold! I have watched this at least ten times and I am still laughing. You can tell Johnny and Ed are loving it! LOL LOL LOL 🤣 Thanks👍
Jonathan Winters was so great and had such a unique talent... I don't think Hollywood ever really knew what to do with him.
Mr. Winters influenced so many stand up comics! A great man!
You could tell Johnny loved his humor. Definitely not a Fallon laugh.
Fallon is so fake I can't stand to listen to him.
It was real laughter, oh how I miss this kind of show
@@farnumbp This is simple entertainment. All the PC and political crap now. Before Clinton's the USA was a much humorous country
Because he is actually genuine and funny...
@@jdub6153 This generation is sorely missed
Life was sweeter, better and more freedom in the air.
fandude7 There were a lot fewer humans and the air smelled better, too.
Unless you were any color but white and any gender but male...
@@bionicRod Nah, it was good for them too. Don't be facile.
@@fandude7 lol it absolutely was not
@@fandude7 blind
If you don't get Jonathon's jokes then you just don't get Jonathon.....a thinking man's comic.
Bill Dozer, fuckenaright.
That explains today’s comedy. No thinking involved. Writers or viewers.
Always absolutely loved Jonathan Winters he was always one of my favorite comedians back in the day
man, winters could access different parts of his brain and put them together at lightning speed.
One of the true giants of comedy.
RIP
He was truly quick. Orders beyond most people....so sharp....wow..
You're right. As you watch his eye fluttering about, you realize that's him accessing those different parts of his brain, and then weaving together a punchline in micro-seconds, but totally ad lib.
Hearing Johnny and Ed laugh is a timeless priceless memory!!!
I'm so sick of comedians cursing and using the N word. to be funny. This man is truly a comedian
I don’t mind cursing, or dirty humor, but sometimes it’s nice to get away from that. I appreciate both styles.
Priceless. I think I laughed harder at watching Johnny Carson laughing than Winters’ brilliance.
Seriously - I don't think I've ever seen Johnny laugh harder. I just adored Jonathan Winters!
And no words between them had to be bleeped
I remember as a kid my parents took me and my brothers to the theatre in Chicago to see the movie, It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World. It had all the great comedians at that time. We are talking about the greats, Johnathan Winters was one of them. A classic at its best.
Agree!!! Still one of the funniest movies of all time!! Saw it first as a young child in 1963 or 4 with my parents and the cast still rank as best of all time in my opinion!!
@@lisadc4681 Truly! To this day, nearly 60 years later, when I can't see something clearly I still say (a la Jim Backus) "I cahn't see". Also as a child that's where I learned the term kick the bucket. Such a FUN movie!!!
His whole demeanor was just hilarious.
This is why I watch youtube rather than TV.
shortcut 57 yep I dropped cable years ago, I don’t miss it at all..
shortcut 57 you like being behind the curve. Obviously an American
TV has long since peaked. Kinda sad. Winters was a comedy genius.
ME 2 !!
t v has no draw....zzzrow
Ah yes, I remember it well, back in the day when late night TV was fun to watch!
I have great memories of me and my family. Laughing out loud at Jonathan Winters!😂😂👍
Winters was a genius. I know Robin Williams was a giant fan
If there were not Jonathan Winters, there would never be a Robin Williams.
@@larrylinn8589 Robin would agree with you.
Robin revered him.
My favourite funny man . I always watch Jonathan Winters every night so I can go to bed in a good mood .
Hi Jude how are you doing
I'm sitting here watching classic Johnny Carson show, thinking that's when comedy then and now made you laugh, because it's genuine comedy. I'm 62 now and I appreciate real bellyful entertainment 🎉😂
I watched Johnny Carson for years, and never heard him laugh so long and so hard as he did when Jonathan Winters was on the show.
“...when I see something in the zoo I recognize it “ 😂. That was hilarious!!!!
"They're active creatures, you know, and if that's what they eat, that's what I eat."
@kyle skinner Barney's expression is almost the same in both pics, isn't it? And if we both think Jonathan and Johnny were funny, then yeah, we must be from the same era. (When I first read that, I thought it said "same area" and figured it could only be Mayberry or Mt. Pilot, ha ha ha.)
@kyle skinner "Aunt Bee, that boy's been playin' with matches, and he's got to get a whippin'!" Sheriff Andy Taylor
@kyle skinner "Opie grew up to be a commie". Damn ,that is funny.
I come back to this video every so often. Makes me laugh every time. This is the most I have seen JC laugh and laugh hard even EM, hearing him in the background. JW was great. Watched Carson as a kid and into college before he left The Tonight Show. Since his departure, I discontinued watching The Tonight show. It lost its appeal. Thank you for posting this clip.
I still remember the first time I saw him on Ed Sullivan on our B/W t.v. I was about 7or8...A very funny man
Two legends cracking each other up. Johnny was belly laughing! ! Thank you for posting!!
I don't think I've ever seen Johnny laugh so hard!
This was one of those few times I ever saw Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon crack up non-stop!! What a GIFT Johnathan Winters had!
Part of the allure of watching Jonathan Winters with Johnny Carson is hearing him laugh. Just love it.
Jonathan Winters was the man that everybody tried hard to imitate .
Still remember him playing the son on Robin Williams … They were the greatest ….
Always late for school after watching Johnny at night, in the 60s early 70s. Being late and an idiot back then, had to repeat 10th grade. Really believe it kept me out of Nam. I thank Johnny, and my stupidity. Not proud just stupid lucky. God bless everyone who made it back, and the ones who gave everything. Sorry for getting so deep with this. Just always felt wrong inside me I didn't go.
Don't worry, the commies are always up to something. I'd start sharpening those utencils and lawn mower blades pretty soon.
Hi Have Faith. Clearly, you did the right thing that was in God's plan for you here on earth. We all are here for a reason, so don't you think you did anything wrong, because you didn't. No mistakes were made, there are no hard feelings, it's all the way life works out. When we all get to Heaven, you can ask God why that worked out that way for you, and he'll give you a perfect answer, you'll see.
@@hankaustin7091 a very Hart felt thank you my friend.
@@sclogse1 I agree, I'm ready right now. If all hell breaks loose. But in the meantime my friend. ✌️
@America First a little background for my friends who have my back here. My father was in Korea, Marksman. My stepfather Korea, Vietnam, 25-year veteran. A friend from my school, him and a boy from Iowa last two killed in 1975. Now my daughter leaves for basic training this summer. I don't know if people today can understand how confusing it was from 1965 to 1975. I just feel like all who have given, for us to enjoy the United States of Paradise, I could have done more. You people who have replied to me have given me so much comfort for my heart. 🇺🇸💪✌️
Both Ed McMahon and Jonathan Winters served in the Marines. Cpl. Winters served in the Pacific during WWII. Col. McMahon was active duty during both WWII and the Korean war but only saw combat in Korea. Semper fi and RIP gentlemen...ooh rah!
Thanks. I wondered why he called Ed Colonel.
I loved Jonathan Winters very quick witted a lot like Robin William's.
eduardos m Jonathan Winters and Robin Williams loved each other! Google them together.
If I recall correctly Robin Williams stated many times that his main inspiration was Jonathan Winters; he also said that it was the coping with loneliness he endured during childhood that led him to become a comedian.
No disrespect to Robin Williams: for me a little bit went a very long way. There is absolutely no way that I could or can listen to an entire LP if his, much less attend a concert.
Jonathan Winters in the other hand never, well maybe seldom had me waiting for the finish of his performance.
On the Strength...
@@KC______ Jonathan Winters was on the Mork and Mindy show with Robin Williams.
Robin learn from this guy
@@oliveeisner8964 Yes Ma'am Olive in fact I HAD to see a lot of those episodes ( there were more than one iirc; as a grown man Winters portrayed an infant since life on Ork ran opposite to that on Earth. Not like the Bizarro world in Superman comics... let's not get into that) ah, because she and her kids LOVED the program.
Along with Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, I will stop since I am beginning to have traumatic flashbacks...I couldn't stand the lot of these.
Saints Alive: H-E-LP!!!
Oh my goodness I miss those people, those were precious days and only now during these horrible times do I truly appreciate that sincerity and talent.
loved watching Johnny Carson as a kid at my grand parents house.
I agree, it was heartwarming to see Johnny laugh so much. It was evident that he not only found Winters hilarious, but he also had a genuine affection for him
Oh, gosh... I'm sitting here busting a gut... all over again! God bless these guys and all of the great humor they provided over decades! We have NOTHING like this today.
Not true. There are wonderful comedians who don't have to use cuss words to be funny.
They weren't even warmed up yet.
Hearing good clean comedy where the joke required you to connect and think about the delivery was genius and the family could sit together and enjoy.