We will never see the likes of a Johnny Carson ever again. A bygone era of monumental people who truly were larger than life. I miss Johnny. RIP Mr Carson
I love that Stephen thanked Johnny at the end for helping him with his start and then congratulated him on 30 years. All that quirky and still classy. 👍
I heard Steven interviewed once and he said Johnny changed his life twice. Once as an inspiration and then by inviting him onto his show. Johnny clearly appreciated his humor - very unique and quite brilliant.
Yeah, this was the month before Carson's retirement. I remember an interview with one of the Tonight Show producers who said that they almost had to turn down people in the final stretch because everyone, comedians especially, wanted to make one last appearence with Johnny and, like Steven, thank Johnny for what he had done for them. Look up Carson 1992 interviews and you will see a number of guests say how much they were going to miss Carson.
I love the jokes that take a short while to really sink in, like "It's the story of a photographer who goes completely insane trying to take a close-up photograph of the horizon." The more you try to picture it, the more it makes you laugh.
Steven grew up in my hometown. Never knew him but once when I was in college studying at the town library, some guy walked in that looked very familiar to me. I moved toward the entrance to get a closer look but he was gone. I glanced over to the Children's section to see the guy - who is about 6'+ tall - sitting at a tiny kids' table on a tiny kids' chair reading a tiny little book. At that moment a woman walks in the library looking for him at which point they both burst out laughing. It was then I realized it was Steven Wright.
@@marcwords2253 the woman then said," Steven!! C'mon!!You are going to miss your flight!!!" So he gets up and walks toward the entrance. As he passes me, I said to him, "Hey, you look like Steven Wright." To which he dryly replies in his monotone voice, "Yeah, I guess I am."
I had a switch in My house that didnt seem to control anything. I would turn it on and off once in a while. Then one day I got a letter from a lady in Germany. She said cut it out.
We had a quicksand pit in our back garden. I was an only child...eventually... One of the first jokes I heard by Steve which made me laugh so hard it hurt...this man was unique!
Hey that was super of Steven,I meant to say last time sincerely thanking johnny for having him on...most might may be say it after the show,but in 40 years plus that I been watching he's the only who said it to johnny.thanks piece thanks for the giggle.
They're my 2 favourites too; the joke I loved the most? "bus, train." For Mitch it was the one about restaurant waiting list; " Bush, search party of 3, you can eat once you find the Dufrenes."
I love all of his jokes, but the one that I remember the best is 'Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time'. Love it so much that I made a t-shirt that says that on it.
For those of you that don't know, this show was filmed at Studio One in Burbank on the NBC studios lot. Originally, it aired at Studio 6B in New York but was moved to Burbank later on. It featured the best band on television, the NBC orchestra or the Tonight Show band. It also featured Carson's sidekick Ed McMahon. Truly a magical show.
I got to walk the halls of that Burbank studio complex when Jay Leno was still doing his original stint at the then owned NBC studio. Right outside the studio where he was taping (studio 3?) was a big mural of all the hosts that had done the Tonight Show up to that point. A few years later I went to a taping of Jay Leno when he had returned, but this time it was taped in a separate sound stage on the Burbank studio lot, (studio 11?) not the original studio one that Johnny had started in. I understand part of the reason was Jay preferred a smaller more intimate setting with the audience, similar to comedy clubs he would play. The original studio one cold hold quite a large number of people. I think when Jay returned, studio three was occupied by that point, and he moved to studio 11. What was neat to see was how studio three was located right adjacent to where Jay parked one of his classic cars, literally a few steps away from the studio door. I could see how he would finish the show, change clothes, and walk to his car in less than 30 seconds from studio 3. I remember he was driving a baby blue MG with it's top down when I visited that day. Those Burbank studios' have since been sold off by NBC to some other company. I guess NBC decided having the Universal Studios was enough space for them.
@@myoldreteacher I also like, "Got food poisoning today - don't know when I'm going to use it". Also, "It doesn't matter what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature".
@@gavinwilshaw2312 My favorite Steven Wright joke is, "I went to a convenience store and the guy was out front locking the door. I said 'Hey, the sign says open 24 Hours'. The guy answered, 'Not in a row...' "
It was nice of Steven to thank Johnny. Carson loved talent - especially if it was 'different', new, and unusual - like Steven Wright. I think Johnny's favorite guest was Dangerfield. Johnny could sit back, relax, and know that the laughs would come without his help. I miss Carson. It was a different age back then. I knew that whatever happened that day - good or bad - at 11:30 he would be on and for a little while, the world would seem more 'normal' and relaxed. From what I read, Carson led an unhappy life, overall. Despite his fame and fortune, he always struggled because he says his mother was cold and didn't give him love as a child. In interviews, he blamed her for his failed marriages. It tells me that happiness is more that the great lifestyle he had. I've seen video of his house right on the ocean and it looks like a dream - the sound of the waves, the salt air, the sand.
@Clay Potter That's interesting. Carson certainly battled many personal demons, as shown on his interview on 60 Minutes. But he was a very smart guy, and adept at 'public relations'. He managed to keep his problems off the front pages throughout his whole career. I bet if you ask most people what Carson is like, most would say, "...seems like a nice guy." How wrong they would be.
Sometimes he puts on his tough guy persona; he does so in this set. I'm not fooled though - underneath he's still a sensitive, intelligent, gentle guy with a brilliant comic mind.
: Steve Wright: I got a postcard today from a friend of mine, showed a picture of planet earth from out in space, the message she wrote on the back side “WISH YOU WERE HERE”!🤪
@@johnchoat357 dude you’re totally right. Ironically, i misquoted him. Even more embarrassing is that I’ve been walking around saying unquote my entire life up until now…..like an idiot.
"I used to be a parking attendant in Boston at Logan Airport. I parked jets. They let me go, though, because I kept locking the keys inside. One day I was on an 86-foot stepladder trying to get in the window with a coathanger.
I know when I’m gonna die because my birth certificate has an expiration date. Cop: Why were you going so fast ? Steven - Why ?....cause I had my foot to the floor.....see this ?....this steers it.
back in the days when you could actually kick back and watch late night talk shows without having the hosts spit their politics in your face, night after night after night ...
I was just saying the same thing about the accent! Represent! My favorite accent right now is Jon Knight from the backstreet boys. He restores farm houses now as well. I don't know if you've ever seen the commercials for it but he calls his show Fomhouse Fixah. Lmao. I live in Maryland now and it makes me long for home.
Why am I reminded of Dietrich on Barney Miller with many of the lines from this appearance. I’m very familiar with Steven Wright’s stuff and only now did I think of the two.
Dietrich was my favorite! Haven't thought of him (or Barney Miller) in years. Always remember the one where they had to dress up as women to get a mugger and Harris didn't want to shave his moustache off.
Hey this is one I could not forget,and I always wondered where Rodney got,his.little okay gesture from and it was from Johnny he used to do it when he was pleased with your performance,I guess back years ago they did not talk to everyone,I didn't watch Carson since the beginning,I have for a lot of years,I love how Rodney took it personal as if,oh yeah I'm good enough to talk to u oh thank u Ceasar...hah hah,thanks for the thank s,I love comedy ,we need stand philosophers,they keep getting eatin by the Lions...oh thanks oh Caesar...
We will never see the likes of a Johnny Carson ever again. A bygone era of monumental people who truly were larger than life. I miss Johnny. RIP Mr Carson
We will bc history repeats itself. It just might not happen in our lifetime…
I love that Stephen thanked Johnny at the end for helping him with his start and then congratulated him on 30 years. All that quirky and still classy. 👍
I heard Steven interviewed once and he said Johnny changed his life twice. Once as an inspiration and then by inviting him onto his show. Johnny clearly appreciated his humor - very unique and quite brilliant.
Yeah, this was the month before Carson's retirement. I remember an interview with one of the Tonight Show producers who said that they almost had to turn down people in the final stretch because everyone, comedians especially, wanted to make one last appearence with Johnny and, like Steven, thank Johnny for what he had done for them. Look up Carson 1992 interviews and you will see a number of guests say how much they were going to miss Carson.
Class act.
Yah, and love that Carson would have people on that were a bit 'different' from the average. The true pro, he jumps in with the Alaska crack.
Both Johnny and him were true gentleman ❤
Steven Wright's Humor is actually very sophisticated and the result of genius.
It's not funny to me but hypnotic and thought provoking. I could listen to him all day
A truly brilliant, unique comedic mind.
Strange how almost no one knows anything about his personal life.(!) 🤔
Agreed, well said
The both of yous
Really??!
This aired the day before my 21st birthday..... That’s all I’ve got.... Thanks for sharing this moment down memory lane.....
I love the jokes that take a short while to really sink in, like "It's the story of a photographer who goes completely insane trying to take a close-up photograph of the horizon." The more you try to picture it, the more it makes you laugh.
Steven Wright is the only comedian whose jokes you can fall asleep to, dream about, and then wake up and laugh.
You fall asleep to one of his jokes, the video skips in the middle of the night and when you wake up you can only stutter Steven Wright jokes.
I love watching Steven Wright and reading “smiletrainofficial”’s comment
Steven grew up in my hometown. Never knew him but once when I was in college studying at the town library, some guy walked in that looked very familiar to me. I moved toward the entrance to get a closer look but he was gone. I glanced over to the Children's section to see the guy - who is about 6'+ tall - sitting at a tiny kids' table on a tiny kids' chair reading a tiny little book. At that moment a woman walks in the library looking for him at which point they both burst out laughing. It was then I realized it was Steven Wright.
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
@@marcwords2253 the woman then said," Steven!! C'mon!!You are going to miss your flight!!!" So he gets up and walks toward the entrance. As he passes me, I said to him, "Hey, you look like Steven Wright." To which he dryly replies in his monotone voice, "Yeah, I guess I am."
@@Mst3000113 That's great. Reminds me once, when I first met Buck Henry. I said "You're Buck Henry". He said "Yeah, I know".
Hilarious
6:33 Steven looks much shorter than six feet when he stands next too 6'3" McMahon. I'd estimate him to be around 5'8"-5'9"
I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.
I can't even look at him without laughing.
I had a switch in My house that didnt seem to control anything. I would turn it on and off once in a while. Then one day I got a letter from a lady in Germany. She said cut it out.
"All the sponges grow in the oceans, can you imagine how much water there would be if they didn't"?
Brilliance, thanks Steven.
My favorite is "If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?"
I went into a diner and there was a sign that said "We serve breakfast anytime." So I said "I'll have french toast in the Renaissance."
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
The '70s Soviet Union.
-not Steven Wright-
My second favorite,! Freaking hilarious 😂.
This policy was brought in by a new manager who was really awesome.
Before that, they only served slop in the Dark Ages.
Very nice at the end when he congratulates Johnny.
Carson really launched his career when he was first on.
I liked that, a lot. Steven didn't have to go way outside his character to do that, was the feeling I got, and it surprised me.
“Don’t worry that’s just to tell if that bulb is working”... that killed me
We had a quicksand pit in our back garden. I was an only child...eventually...
One of the first jokes I heard by Steve which made me laugh so hard it hurt...this man was unique!
His gag about powdered water always kills me.
🤣🤣👍
He still is!
I met a girl in a bar and asked her for a match. She beat me 2 out of 3, that's the kind of girl she was.
The best comedian of the past 30+ years.
"The candle factory across the street caught fire... We all got out and sang happy birthday..."
Hey that was super of Steven,I meant to say last time sincerely thanking johnny for having him on...most might may be say it after the show,but in 40 years plus that I been watching he's the only who said it to johnny.thanks piece thanks for the giggle.
i was thinking the same thig when i watched this very classy act
Most people are afraid of heights, not me, I'm afraid of widths
Well said
My favourite Steven Wright line.
I love how it takes a second for the audience to understand some of the jokes
They were a lot quicker than me on a few jokes.
He sometimes appeared on UK tv was brilliant he and Emo Phillips were my favourites back then
“You know we better get outta here they’re gonna blame this on us.” 😂
Man .... thank you for the clip! ... I didn't know how much I'd missed Carson. - Aesir -
Steven Wright, and Mitch Hedberg. The greatest!!
So True! Genius!
When I first saw Anthony Jeselnik he reminded me of the both of them
Don’t forget Rodney...and Benny Hill
They're my 2 favourites too; the joke I loved the most? "bus, train." For Mitch it was the one about restaurant waiting list; " Bush, search party of 3, you can eat once you find the Dufrenes."
And Richard Jeni!
Seeing him talk to Johnny makes him that much more intense, there was absolutely ZERO change at all.
one of his best is, " I live on a dead end street that's one way, I can never leave."
I lived at such a location once. Felt guilty every time I backed out
Sounds like a street in Montreal!
Original and genius, both of them.
I used to work at a factory that made fire hydrants but you couldn't park anywhere near the place.
I love all of his jokes, but the one that I remember the best is 'Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time'. Love it so much that I made a t-shirt that says that on it.
Best comic to ever do it!
30 years of Johnny Carson & then some.
Remarkable longevity. All hail Karnak the Great!
"Got a papercut writing my suicide note...it's a start"
Somehow I'd forgotten how funny Steven Wright is
"My grandfather asked me how old I was I said 8, he said when I was your age I was 7"-Steven Wright
9
“ How old do you have to be to die from old age “. Lol
83 and older
I remember going to see him when he was in England. Good time. Great set. Arnold Brown opened for him.
Arnold who? Oh yeah Charlies older brother...Cherrie o
Killer set. Great audience. Bravo!
For those of you that don't know, this show was filmed at Studio One in Burbank on the NBC studios lot.
Originally, it aired at Studio
6B in New York but was moved to Burbank later on.
It featured the best band on
television, the NBC orchestra or the Tonight Show band. It also featured
Carson's sidekick Ed McMahon. Truly a magical show.
DG: You know, that bit of info enhanced my enjoyment of this routine IMMEASURABLY--thx!!!
@@SAHogan-ih3bo Your very welcome!
I got to walk the halls of that Burbank studio complex when Jay Leno was still doing his original stint at the then owned NBC studio. Right outside the studio where he was taping (studio 3?) was a big mural of all the hosts that had done the Tonight Show up to that point.
A few years later I went to a taping of Jay Leno when he had returned, but this time it was taped in a separate sound stage on the Burbank studio lot, (studio 11?) not the original studio one that Johnny had started in. I understand part of the reason was Jay preferred a smaller more intimate setting with the audience, similar to comedy clubs he would play. The original studio one cold hold quite a large number of people. I think when Jay returned, studio three was occupied by that point, and he moved to studio 11.
What was neat to see was how studio three was located right adjacent to where Jay parked one of his classic cars, literally a few steps away from the studio door. I could see how he would finish the show, change clothes, and walk to his car in less than 30 seconds from studio 3. I remember he was driving a baby blue MG with it's top down when I visited that day.
Those Burbank studios' have since been sold off by NBC to some other company. I guess NBC decided having the Universal Studios was enough space for them.
I was thrown out of the cinema for bringing my own food.
My excuse was the prices are outrageous.
Besides - I haven't had a barbecue in ages
I remember seeing him do that on half hour comedy hour, it was great with the video.
back when I was in high school all us weirdos could quote Stephen Wright routines to each other verbatim.
A funny thing happened to me yesterday. Wait ... That was in high school.
This was me! In 2005/2006 lol
Update: You're all still weird.
This will give away my age, but in HS I could do 2 routines verbatim:
Bill Cosby doing Noah, and Mel Brooks 2,000 year old man
Love his humor 💜
My favorite by Steven - "You know you're paranoid when you come home and think all of your stuff has been replaced with an exact replica."
My favourite line of his is, "You can't have everything, where would you put it?"
@@myoldreteacher I also like, "Got food poisoning today - don't know when I'm going to use it". Also, "It doesn't matter what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature".
I bought some batteries ... but they weren't included.
Golf Hound My fAvorite: " My theory of Evolution is Darwin was adopted"... 😂
@@gavinwilshaw2312 My favorite Steven Wright joke is, "I went to a convenience store and the guy was out front locking the door. I said 'Hey, the sign says open 24 Hours'. The guy answered, 'Not in a row...' "
It was nice of Steven to thank Johnny. Carson loved talent - especially if it was 'different', new, and unusual - like Steven Wright.
I think Johnny's favorite guest was Dangerfield. Johnny could sit back, relax, and know that the laughs would come without his help.
I miss Carson. It was a different age back then. I knew that whatever happened that day - good or bad - at 11:30 he would be on and for a little while, the world would seem more 'normal' and relaxed.
From what I read, Carson led an unhappy life, overall. Despite his fame and fortune, he always struggled because he says his mother was cold and didn't give him love as a child. In interviews, he blamed her for his failed marriages.
It tells me that happiness is more that the great lifestyle he had. I've seen video of his house right on the ocean and it looks like a dream - the sound of the waves, the salt air, the sand.
@Clay Potter That's interesting. Carson certainly battled many personal demons, as shown on his interview on 60 Minutes. But he was a very smart guy, and adept at 'public relations'. He managed to keep his problems off the front pages throughout his whole career. I bet if you ask most people what Carson is like, most would say, "...seems like a nice guy." How wrong they would be.
She sounds like Livia Soprano. Rolling Stones voted Livia one of the worst villains of all time.
I finally got around to finish reading the dictionary....turns out the zebra did it......(gales of laughter.)
LOL, oh I get it. I get jokes :)
@@pissedoffdude1 Always glad to know another Simpsonophile :)
@@bigtexmacgonigle444 Oooh, you went too far man. You could have just called me a homersexual :)
@@pissedoffdude1 there's only a Margeinal difference between the two.
I saw him in London a good few years ago and the punchline to reading the dictionary was - "I thought it was a surrealist poem".
The best one liners in comedy. Also Mitch Hedberg.
I mean if you’re gonna make such a bold statement, you might as well be accurate and include others like Rodney Dangerfield
PONYBOYonline ouch, so true!
Rodney is a classic and shouldn't be forgotten.
Ian Crouse Yeah but I did so thanks for helping me. I find him very funny and with that stupid face he makes..damn funny! Miss that guy..
I miss his shoulder shrug. The shack and stern looks. Wonderful comic.
I've heard this shtick a few times before, but his delivery is always so good that it's funny each time
Sometimes he puts on his tough guy persona; he does so in this set. I'm not fooled though - underneath he's still a sensitive, intelligent, gentle guy with a brilliant comic mind.
I really liked my dental hygienist and wanted to spend more time with her, so I ate an entire bag of Oreos in the waiting room.
I bought a new coffee table last week, I got the decaffeinated style.
: Steve Wright: I got a postcard today from a friend of mine, showed a picture of planet earth from out in space, the message she wrote on the back side “WISH YOU WERE HERE”!🤪
Woke up this morning in the middle of a dream, went straight into a daydream.
What a night -- I want to see Dolly Parton and Emma Thompson too!
good for Johnny... the guy is terrific!!!
My fave comedian when I was young.
I used to like Mitch Hedberg. I still do. But I used to too.
“When I was a kid I wish the first word I said was quote. That way right before I die I could say end quote”
Epic.
LOL
Brilliant
Interestingly AND correctly, the use of the word 'unquote' is incorrect, the words should be 'end quote'!
@@johnchoat357 dude you’re totally right. Ironically, i misquoted him. Even more embarrassing is that I’ve been walking around saying unquote my entire life up until now…..like an idiot.
Brilliance from 'left field'.
I tried to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.
Can you imagine this guy and Rodney Dangerfield as a comedy duo?
(me either)
I bought some batteries. They weren't included so I had to buy more. My favorite. Lol
You can hear Johnny bursting out loud😆
Thank you.
I still love the ferns and plants as background.
“What do you do?”
*Steven: “I’m a peripheral visionary.”*
Brilliant. Funny, funny man.
Sincerely, the guy on the couch...
Thanks fr that I was trying to figure out where I seen him before
brilliant brainiac with a warm heart
Brilliant. Just brilliant. It's telling, how the audience needs a second or two before they get the joke and start to laugh.
''My apartment is so small I have to go outside to change my mind''
greatest comedian ever!
He's a surrealist!❤
5:55 don’t think I didn’t see that smile, Steven.
Boy .... I miss Johnny.
"I used to be a parking attendant in Boston at Logan Airport. I parked jets. They let me go, though, because I kept locking the keys inside. One day I was on an 86-foot stepladder trying to get in the window with a coathanger.
Carson was the BEST; nobody else even comes close!
ive never heard so many jokes of his strung together as part of one story!
I bought those whistles to keep deer away from your car. I installed them backwards. I looked in the rear view mirror, I was being chased by s herd.
He's FABULOUS !!!!
That was about his funniest performance ever. I was laughing so hard, I almost fell over.
I know when I’m gonna die because my birth certificate has an expiration date.
Cop: Why were you going so fast ?
Steven - Why ?....cause I had my foot to the floor.....see this ?....this steers it.
this talent can't be taught.
I was driving down the street and the prescription on my glasses ran out.
You have to be as dry as a dry dry martini to appreciate him. I do love both!
back in the days when you could actually kick back and watch late night talk shows without having the hosts spit their politics in your face, night after night after night ...
Is it just me or did people in general back then not always tell you who they were voting for?
Oh come on, your memory might be fading but Johnny’s monologues always, always had political jokes.
@@VideoAmericanStyle Carson would have jokes for both parties and he was not vicious.
Trump hadn't become President, either. Have you maga morons got tired of losing yet?
How True
Last joke, "I want to congratulate you on 30 years". "I've been watching your show for 40".
we better get out here before they think we did it🤣🤣
The original "so random." Also love when the Boston accent slips out
I was just saying the same thing about the accent! Represent! My favorite accent right now is Jon Knight from the backstreet boys. He restores farm houses now as well. I don't know if you've ever seen the commercials for it but he calls his show Fomhouse Fixah. Lmao. I live in Maryland now and it makes me long for home.
Wow, I remember this guy! I was born in 80 and I was probably quite little when this happened. Edit: I see it says 92. I was 11 at the time.
If an alien ever did stand up comedy he would be just like steven.
Why to they call them apartments when they're all stuck together?
hahaha
couldn't tell if he was still in character or that's his natural disposition. kind of a steven wright joke if you think about it.
tomitstube I have a couple friends who were comics in 80s Boston. His character is his natural disposition.
@@jimgeary thanks, i've always wondered about that.
@@tomitstube good question
Why am I reminded of Dietrich on Barney Miller with many of the lines from this appearance. I’m very familiar with Steven Wright’s stuff and only now did I think of the two.
Delivery
Dietrich was my favorite! Haven't thought of him (or Barney Miller) in years. Always remember the one
where they had to dress up as women to get a mugger and Harris didn't want to shave his moustache
off.
The greatest cerebral comic that America produced.
Brilliant! 👍
Yes good guy true thank you to johnny for giving him his expoxure not many ill bet give true respect sincere as that...
He's like good dad joke guy. the OG
Hey this is one I could not forget,and I always wondered where Rodney got,his.little okay gesture from and it was from Johnny he used to do it when he was pleased with your performance,I guess back years ago they did not talk to everyone,I didn't watch Carson since the beginning,I have for a lot of years,I love how Rodney took it personal as if,oh yeah I'm good enough to talk to u oh thank u Ceasar...hah hah,thanks for the thank s,I love comedy ,we need stand philosophers,they keep getting eatin by the Lions...oh thanks oh Caesar...
Two Wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights do. (The second W in the first part of the previous sentence is not silent, it's invisible.)
Either steven is a really weird guy or he never breaks character...HaHa
Watch him as a guest on Craig Ferguson. Their chemistry is great and Craig actually gets him to break a few times haha.
I can’t decide who i liked more…Carson or Wright. I miss those days.
This guy is awesome
I love his dead pan humor!
Many comics would be happy to have a couple great jokes in 5 minutes-Wright had 20.