David Letterman Reveals His True Feelings about Jay Leno Hosting Tonight Show, Johnny Carson 1991

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  • @MS-wb5mf
    @MS-wb5mf 3 роки тому +4305

    I remember Conan O ' Brian saying " The great thing about America is you can do what ever you want to do " ; then he paused and said " Unless Jay Leno wants to do it "

    • @lindaclark9925
      @lindaclark9925 3 роки тому +49

      Leno was keener funner classier shrug

    • @eliyates1691
      @eliyates1691 3 роки тому +359

      Classier? He hid in a closet during a meeting so he could hear what was going on... is that... classy?

    • @lindaclark9925
      @lindaclark9925 3 роки тому +16

      @@eliyates1691 nope probably the only way he could a beat their system though

    • @louannbrill7255
      @louannbrill7255 3 роки тому +232

      Dave changed comedy on television and was Johnny's choice to succeed him.Jay got the job by being a sneaky kissass.
      Dave reinvented comedy on television.Jay is a footnote.

    • @lindaclark9925
      @lindaclark9925 3 роки тому +27

      @@louannbrill7255 no...you really had to be.there. jay was GREAT SHREWD FUNNY ....David letterman? Trash tv. He in
      vented nothing and had zero class. Blah.

  • @chrisklecker
    @chrisklecker 6 років тому +2638

    "If they told me I have a show then told me I don't have a show, then I would be angry". 20 years later, Conan comes to mind.

    • @Dana_Danarosana
      @Dana_Danarosana 5 років тому +122

      Letterman told Oprah many years later that NBC actually HAD talked to him but changed course and went with Leno but this answer in this particular interview with Johnny was kind of a cryptic stab at NBC... and since Dave and Johnny were such good friends, I wouldn't doubt this was actually set up before hand...

    • @dankirk3290
      @dankirk3290 5 років тому +17

      Carson was producing Letterman Show and Letterman was bad mouthing NBC and others which made Carson go elsewhere

    • @VickStarkiller
      @VickStarkiller 5 років тому +27

      NBC did him worse than they did Dave tbh. They ended up losing two late night legends. Jay was good but those are the only guys that could ever hold a candle to Carson

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 4 роки тому +27

      @@Dana_Danarosana Yes, *NBC* was pretty much telling Dave the same thing they were telling Jay- "we want you for 'The Tonight Show'"- in order to hold onto them both. It was when Jay was tempted by a big offer from CBS that the network finally chose Jay to replace Carson. He should've gone to CBS, though. They treated their talent much better than *NBC.*

    • @spectralthundr9525
      @spectralthundr9525 4 роки тому +50

      @@VickStarkiller IMO none of them can hold a candle to Carson, not even Dave and certainly not Conan. Never mind Kimmel, Colbert, or Fallon. The current breed of late night talk shows where it's all anti Trump all the time completely misses the mark of what made Caron's era so great.

  • @jdstox1
    @jdstox1 5 років тому +6454

    whatever you do when you watch this interview......dont blame conan

  • @DenizenMatt
    @DenizenMatt Рік тому +200

    Johnny asks Dave if he could imagine staying on late night television another 20 years and Dave laughs and says no. Dave not only continued his late night run for another 24 years after this clip, he also ended up beating Johnny’s late night run (30 years) by 3 years (33 years). Incredible.

    • @InsidetheCasino
      @InsidetheCasino Рік тому +17

      And he stayed until Jay was 100% done and off the air.

    • @annstevens6223
      @annstevens6223 Рік тому +4

      Pretty sure he meant with his show with NBC.

    • @lindaclark9925
      @lindaclark9925 2 місяці тому

      @@DenizenMatt except ...WE NOW WATCH THE CARSON RERUNS AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW BRILLANT HE WAS. AND WE ALSO CANNOT BELIEVE HOW STOOOOID AND QUITE THE BOORISH RETARD LETTERMAN WAS

    • @ToddyTornado
      @ToddyTornado 16 днів тому

      no

    • @overratedgm5713
      @overratedgm5713 День тому

      Yes he lasted 33 years, but it was downhill after he left NBC, Late Night was the best, he would have completely random people on the show, you can't do that kind of stuff at 11:30

  • @williamm374
    @williamm374 4 роки тому +1229

    It's hard to believe Johnny Carson hasn't been on the air for almost 30 years now. It seems like yesterday, I always enjoyed his show.

    • @tastetherainbow9643
      @tastetherainbow9643 3 роки тому +19

      And Carson UA-cam channel has 500 000 subscribers- that is impressive.

    • @Rob7194
      @Rob7194 3 роки тому +17

      Well that's because he died

    • @wuffalo
      @wuffalo 3 роки тому

      @@Rob7194 lmao

    • @DWQJVB
      @DWQJVB 3 роки тому +1

      @@Rob7194 he died on air, right?

    • @DR-mq1vn
      @DR-mq1vn 3 роки тому +7

      I still miss Johnny Carson.

  • @kveld9893
    @kveld9893 5 років тому +3563

    Why does this feel EXACTLY like that time Conan visited Letterman's show

    • @beasaroze5596
      @beasaroze5596 5 років тому +392

      Because they screwed David like they did Conan.

    • @joab757
      @joab757 5 років тому +102

      Kveld and Jay was the issue every time

    • @everykneeshallbow
      @everykneeshallbow 5 років тому +65

      Because its a script. They just keep playing the same script, different actors, and the public laps it all up. Sports, politics, showbiz etc etc etc, decade after decade.....distract the masses from The Truth. Who is Jesus Christ for 200 Alex?

    • @trinesmith3362
      @trinesmith3362 5 років тому +6

      @@everykneeshallbow Script was the very first thing to come to mind .

    • @richardbutkis
      @richardbutkis 5 років тому +162

      @@everykneeshallbow you say showbiz is a script and then want to talk about Jesus. Where do you think showbiz got that idea? Religion kept the populace ignorant long before TV ever did.

  • @fortunecookie67104
    @fortunecookie67104 3 роки тому +508

    His “I hate waiting in lines but I’d do it “ might be his best line in all of broadcasting

    • @wiseonelol25
      @wiseonelol25 3 роки тому +19

      I also like him telling the band the gravy train is over! lol

    • @Cludensyo
      @Cludensyo 3 роки тому +35

      Dave's got a lot of them. He interviewed Joaquin Phoenix one time. He came on as the character from the movie he was promoting, but Dave didn't play along. By the end of the interview Dave said to him "And Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't make it tonight."

    • @jono3079
      @jono3079 3 роки тому +10

      @@Cludensyo I think you've got that a bit wrong. Joaquin was pretending to BE that character. He actually had Dave fooled that he'd completely changed as a person!

    • @moaningpheromones
      @moaningpheromones 3 роки тому +4

      Dave used it to nail Madonna too, in the infamous 'ok, what is that, a swimcap?' appearance. You've likely seen it.

    • @mikestevenson576
      @mikestevenson576 2 роки тому +3

      Always one of my favorites of his and it's just occurring to me now that it might not have been an adlib. Johnny kind of glances at his notes as he sets it up. I feel like that line and "how pissed off are you" may have been worked out in the pre-interview.

  • @LastCommodore
    @LastCommodore 3 роки тому +294

    Wow, I remember watching this when it first aired, and here I am exactly 30 years later, 8/30/21. Carson and Letterman will always be part of my entertainment memories.

    • @bettycogswell9851
      @bettycogswell9851 2 роки тому +1

      Mine too.

    • @xtraflo
      @xtraflo 2 роки тому +1

      One of those things where we were all watching that night..

  • @anotherjoshua
    @anotherjoshua 5 років тому +635

    "just how pissed off are you?" beautiful.

    • @dougdrazga4461
      @dougdrazga4461 4 роки тому +13

      The delivery of that line was what made it ... and Dave put respect on it by his reaction.

    • @michaelmarshall1713
      @michaelmarshall1713 4 роки тому +2

      GOLD.

    • @chantalfinn6173
      @chantalfinn6173 4 роки тому +1

      Ed looked worried when Dave got up 3:29

    • @1olddirtroad
      @1olddirtroad 3 роки тому

      from half wit "comedy" to total obscurity....they even destroyed his old set and used it for firewood....it waslong overdue

    • @anotherjoshua
      @anotherjoshua 3 роки тому +1

      @@1olddirtroad what are you talking about?

  • @edwardh1003
    @edwardh1003 11 років тому +34

    You can really see how much Carson and Letterman like each other

  • @ADF366
    @ADF366 2 роки тому +99

    I watched the Leno Letterman and Conan years in early 2000's onwards. Just watching some Carson material lately (was too young when he was on air) and boy this guy is pure class. It's a different level altogether. No wonder all the other hosts put him on a pedestal even now.

    • @Twobarpsi
      @Twobarpsi Рік тому +1

      The best.

    • @jacobjones5269
      @jacobjones5269 Рік тому +4

      He was the best, no doubt.. Celebrities, regular folk, zoo animals.. He had them all on his show and made it entertaining..
      I don’t tell people this often, but I took the time while traveling with my brother, on business, to watch his final show.. And my sister called our room to tell us our mother had passed from cancer.. May 22, 1993..

    • @jacobjones5269
      @jacobjones5269 Рік тому +1

      1992* Big thumbs.. lol..

  • @getsome4806
    @getsome4806 3 роки тому +183

    "Rule #1 in comedy. Never joke with the trades people." -Carson
    Love that old school class.

    • @mymail3950
      @mymail3950 2 роки тому +2

      I watch reruns of Carson on PlutoTV (streaming). It's clear that Carson had a BOATLOAD of class. A boatload.

    • @007nadineL
      @007nadineL 2 роки тому

      What does that mean pls.
      .

    • @AZDC99
      @AZDC99 2 роки тому

      @@mymail3950 Ha HA ..you just said "BUTTLOAD"

    • @graemew7001
      @graemew7001 2 роки тому +8

      @@007nadineL My taking of it is never be-little those in your team below you. He was saying that the whole team made this show, not just him and it wasn't right to make fun of them losing their jobs, I respect Carson for that.

  • @lbcharlie05
    @lbcharlie05 5 років тому +688

    Mr. Carson had so much class! One of the perks of old age is I got to see him for almost 30 years. No one since him could fill his shoes!

    • @egglardo
      @egglardo 5 років тому +11

      The greatest!

    • @DMS-pq8
      @DMS-pq8 5 років тому +19

      Yep we were so lucky getting to grow up watching Johnny

    • @50centgotshot9times
      @50centgotshot9times 5 років тому +23

      And now late night shows don't even come close to how classy and professional a late night host could be and still be so entertaining and hilarious. Now it's about pushing some kind of agenda or bringing politics into it to garner support from one side. Really poorly researched and foolish questions to interesting guests. It's so sad. I'm so tired of those shitty hacks. It was all over when Leno quit and then Letterman. Even Conan started to become a boring shill once he started to bring his politics into his show. Keep it non-political or neutral otherwise it's stupid and boring. I can't stand Fallon and those other 2 British clowns. Late night shows are a dead form of entertainment.

    • @ProMrLecoq01
      @ProMrLecoq01 5 років тому

      Vladislav I think it’s also just because we’re moving on in time and things get more modern and more money gets in involved

    • @ProMrLecoq01
      @ProMrLecoq01 5 років тому

      Man I remember when he was young and interviewed jimi hendrix! That was cool to see, now look at him here

  • @jimmydean314
    @jimmydean314 3 роки тому +221

    Johnny was and remains the greatest. The pinnacle.

    • @petersonlafollette3521
      @petersonlafollette3521 2 роки тому +3

      The friendship of these two comics really comes through, but one of Letterman's
      finer moments- he's very unguarded and running with it.

    • @roberth.5185
      @roberth.5185 2 роки тому +3

      That was Jack Parr. Look at the old clips; Carson ripped him off.

    • @finddeniro
      @finddeniro 2 роки тому +1

      Magic Trained...oh WW2 U S. Navy..

    • @beetlejuice4357
      @beetlejuice4357 2 роки тому +2

      O'Brian was the funniest.

    • @donarthiazi2443
      @donarthiazi2443 2 роки тому +1

      @@roberth.5185
      You're thinking of Denis Leary and Bill Hicks

  • @russellpottenger8584
    @russellpottenger8584 4 роки тому +160

    There will never be another Johnny Carson

  • @LocalAitch
    @LocalAitch 6 місяців тому +8

    The amount of mutual respect between these two entertainers just floods through the camera

  • @ifthefooshitswearit.1802
    @ifthefooshitswearit.1802 5 років тому +3394

    I think Craig Ferguson was underappreciated/underrated.

    • @robertpryor7225
      @robertpryor7225 4 роки тому +37

      I agree?I didn't appreciate him or rate him highly.

    • @bluorangefyre
      @bluorangefyre 4 роки тому +76

      The crazed Scotsman with a robotic sidekick bit got old for me fairly quickly.

    • @Reala27
      @Reala27 4 роки тому +119

      100%. Only one who didnt have a planned monologue on a teleprompter. The show definitely reflected his personality.

    • @TopStrikerMaverick
      @TopStrikerMaverick 4 роки тому +19

      The Scotsman right?

    • @ifthefooshitswearit.1802
      @ifthefooshitswearit.1802 4 роки тому +33

      @@TopStrikerMaverick ya. He also played Drew Careys boss on the drew Carey show. Mr Whick I believe.

  • @WalterLiddy
    @WalterLiddy 5 років тому +1869

    He predicts the Conan situation and renders his verdict way ahead of time.

    • @lawrence142002
      @lawrence142002 4 роки тому +128

      Funny enough, after the decision was announced that they were giving it to Conan, Howard Stern was a guest on Conan's show and predicted exactly what would happen and what Jay would do right to the T.

    • @RREDDWARFF
      @RREDDWARFF 4 роки тому +9

      What are you talking about? With his beard that Dave has now, he's so hairy he looks like Bigfoot from those "Messing with Sasquatch" commercials.

    • @ReddFoxx1562
      @ReddFoxx1562 4 роки тому +46

      @@RREDDWARFF ....what are you talking about? Like seriously

    • @ZacBLive
      @ZacBLive 4 роки тому +11

      I was going to say, you think this is impressive? Check out Howard stern on Conan. Nails it.

    • @xtalviper
      @xtalviper 4 роки тому +4

      @@ReddFoxx1562 I think he was trying to comment on the comment above about Letterman having so much hair but missed the mark.

  • @NS-wt8rg
    @NS-wt8rg 3 роки тому +106

    I remember watching this live , and I was young, but I still remember being floored by Johnny's action. It's only grown , my respect, over the years.

  • @LoveMusic9973
    @LoveMusic9973 2 роки тому +84

    This is hilarious. David Letterman never forget why he got his break. He loved Johnny too. 🙏❤️

  • @johnwise8433
    @johnwise8433 3 роки тому +41

    Lettermans original NBC late night show was simply amazing

  • @FredLord-sp4ym
    @FredLord-sp4ym Рік тому +7

    For me, Dave's final two appearances with Mr. Carson were his very best. Thanks for sharing.

  • @SPAMsammiches
    @SPAMsammiches 3 роки тому +453

    Boy, you forget how shot out of a cannon Dave was when he was younger. Always loved that Johnny took the time to signal that he actually understood comedy by essentially endorsing Dave. Just an all-time great episode.

    • @davidc.2878
      @davidc.2878 3 роки тому +25

      Good point. Leno is actually a throwback to the kind of comedy Carson came up with--staid political jokes that never break the fourth wall--whereas Dave was the future. It's a rare artist who recognizes and approves of the genius of the generation that will replace him.

    • @kennethmelnychuk9737
      @kennethmelnychuk9737 3 роки тому +18

      Dave’s show was the only talk show that Johnny ever visited

    • @essessessesq
      @essessessesq 2 роки тому +15

      @@davidc.2878 Dave Letterman always admitted that he copied the wacky style of his hero, the original host of the Tonight Show, Steve Allen....Allen left Tonight after 3 years to host a prime time show on NBC...as Steve said years later "The Tonight Show was on 5 days a week, one and 1/2 hours very day...7 and 1/2 hours every week on the air...But the prime time show was just on ONE hour per week....and it paid me more than TEN TIMES the salary....it was an easy decisions."

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 2 роки тому +13

      @@davidc.2878 The problem that Leno had, as well as with all the other late night hosts other than Carson, is that they didn't know when to shut up and let the guests talk. I don't know if it was an ego thing where they all saw themselves as the draw instead of their guests, but there was always this almost continuous habit of interrupting the guests to insert their own thoughts, and that still holds today. Colbert seems to be 'getting it' and letting his guests be the focus of the interviews, though. I remember reading about Carson's prep work every day, learning as much as he could about the prospective guests that were going to appear, in order to be able to get them to talk about themselves and what was going on in their life. He was the master at making those who were nervous, able to feel more at ease on the set, which made his show the best.

    • @w0421006
      @w0421006 2 роки тому +7

      @@d.e.b.b5788 nice to read such a thoughtful and articulate comment.

  • @KentKaliber
    @KentKaliber 2 роки тому +55

    When I was in High School, Johnny Carson was still on and still HILARIOUS week after week! I was so sad when he finally retired :(

    • @alangordon8906
      @alangordon8906 2 роки тому

      Oops forgetting two important points Letterman was never funny-snarky and a smart ass, but not funny And Conan was about as interesting and funny as tapioca pudding or a mashed potato sandwich These guys should have gone into other careers

    • @KentKaliber
      @KentKaliber 2 роки тому

      @@alangordon8906 I don't think Conan has EVER made me laugh even once, I still don't understand how he got that spot.

  • @WildCardAcres
    @WildCardAcres 9 років тому +87

    "I hate waiting in lines but I'd do it".....pure genius. Johnny was the original king of late night but Dave took the reigns no matter what anyone says. Miss them both.

  • @willdrucker4291
    @willdrucker4291 4 роки тому +602

    Johnny....”There were rumors you were going to firebomb NBC”
    Dave...”Well, I hate waiting in lines, but I’d do it”.....ROFL...GOLLLDDD

    • @michaelmarshall1713
      @michaelmarshall1713 4 роки тому +3

      FARKKING Funny .

    • @doleo_metal
      @doleo_metal 3 роки тому +10

      My wish is that one day I'll find myself in a moment where this is the perfect line

    • @mickm5097
      @mickm5097 3 роки тому +10

      Dave had a quick mind to come up with that.

  • @Archer335
    @Archer335 4 роки тому +72

    “If you play your cards right and don’t give it all away, you can!”
    One of Johnny’s many jokes about the fortune he spent on alimony. 😁

  • @Transfixed
    @Transfixed 2 роки тому +27

    I miss those days. Nan would watch Johnny and fall asleep in her rocking chair, and i'd stay up watching Letterman. They were both masters of wit and timing.

  • @mbbuckeroo15
    @mbbuckeroo15 5 років тому +410

    “I hate waiting in lines but I’d do it”
    Most savage line ever 😂

    • @e_hwhite6480
      @e_hwhite6480 5 років тому +6

      buck7515 Dave is a Boss.

    • @kevinbransky1817
      @kevinbransky1817 5 років тому +4

      Except he says it while punching the air, as if you say he would rather push everyone out of his way instead of patiently waiting his turn. He did have a bad attitude and that's why TV networks thought little of him. Happenstance brought him to TV, his own personality pushed him away from it.

    • @gmwilkiegeorge8685
      @gmwilkiegeorge8685 5 років тому +3

      Born after 1985 here, "waiting in lines"?? A little help?
      #PleaseAndThankYou

    • @kevinbransky1817
      @kevinbransky1817 5 років тому +1

      @@gmwilkiegeorge8685 there are plenty of stories of shootings from people getting angry about people cutting in line to people getting mad about a car accident. These shootings happen everyday all over the nation. I thought you knew this by now, but maybe watching fox news has corrupted your perception and you believe whatever they tell you. Do you really think guns make America safer when you have to risk yet getting shot during a car accident? Many people are afraid of such a raw encounter with a cool holding a gun.

    • @CarbageMan
      @CarbageMan 4 роки тому +3

      I remember when GE bought NBC and he took a fruit basket to GE management as a gag, on the show. This was classic Letterman.

  • @rickheagerty5483
    @rickheagerty5483 5 років тому +567

    "if they came to me and said, 'Dave, we'd like you to have this show', and then a week later said, 'Dave, we don't want you to have this show', then I'd be angry". Isn't that exactly what they did to Conan?

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 5 років тому +35

      And *NBC* said "Jay, we'll give you "The Tonight Show" if you turn down CBS," and then they offered it to Dave when *he* threatened to go to CBS. That's the way *NBC* rolls and Dave not staying there is the best decision he could've made.

    • @daveteves
      @daveteves 5 років тому +34

      @@gallery7596 i also find that Conan is more creative now, more free when he's on TBS than he was on NBC.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 5 років тому +20

      @@daveteves Yes, Conan made a wise decision going to *TBS.* That's been a much better home for him (9 years and still running!) than *NBC* was ever likely to be.

    • @daveteves
      @daveteves 5 років тому +9

      @@gallery7596 so the best decision really is to leave NBC. I'm not a fan of Jimmy Fallon but i sure hope NBC screws him over in a couple of years and Jay Leno is once again involved. I want this thing to happen in three's.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 5 років тому +8

      @@daveteves Oh, please no more. Jay's been screwed enough by *NBC.* Let them do it to Fallon with Seth Meyers.

  • @MathewRusso
    @MathewRusso 4 роки тому +37

    And Letterman did his show until 2015... which was past the 20 years Letterman thought he would never do, per this interview.
    This is true television - two legends, one clip. Both are missed in their own ways.
    =M=

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 2 роки тому

      Dave is still with us. So, Dave isn’t missed. He’s here. His show is missed. Never start a sentence with “And”. “True” television would literally be a physical television. Your name ends in a vowel so I know you’re not stupid, you just have to apply yourself to your writing.

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 2 роки тому

      Letterman did his show ‘til 2015; which was longer than the 20 year window that he mentioned in this interview.
      This is the epitome of television: two legends - one clip. Both their shows are missed, immensely.
      =M= (I need 32 people to “like” this).

  • @daneb1880
    @daneb1880 2 роки тому +12

    One of my best quips of all time “I hate waiting in the lines but I’d do it”. Gold

  • @Koldeman
    @Koldeman 3 роки тому +453

    In hindsight, you can definitely see how much NBC kept Carson out of the loop. The whole thing with Joan Rivers blindsided him b/c he didn't know about the difficulties she was having w/NBC & the unstable contract they dumped at her feet, causing her to leave to do her own show. Likewise, he seemed to have every intention of making Letterman his successor but was insulated by the network from all the behind-the-scenes drama, decision-making, & mudslinging and had to tow-the-line after NBC announced Leno as the new host.
    But Carson got the last laugh. He never even mentioned Jay on his final show & never returned to the Tonight Show in any capacity; but he was regularly sending monologue jokes to Dave, even making a final public appearance on his show, which became a major television event.
    Things came full-circle years later when Letterman was in Carson's role as the accomplished, legendary veteran having a similar sit-down with Conan who also lost the Tonight Show to that big-chinned dope Jay. The similarities are nearly the same.

    • @alenemarie
      @alenemarie 3 роки тому +31

      I can’t stand Jay Leno. Big obnoxious dope. I remember when he was on “One Day At A Time”. He played a bid headed dope.
      What a stretch.

    • @MagicAl5F4781
      @MagicAl5F4781 3 роки тому +33

      The similarities were very ironically the same because there was one big difference. Letterman had naively assumed he'd be given the Tonight Show because he deserved it, and his contract only required NBC to pay him $1 million if he didn't get it. Conan, once he was successful at Late Night, wanted the Tonight Show too, and unlike Letterman did everything to get the most iron-clad guarantee possible that he would get it: Conan's deal with NBC required them to put a time limit on Leno's next contract and then give Conan the Tonight Show. There was no way Conan would not get it. And he did get it. But Leno wasn't ready to retire and NBC wasn't willing to let him become a competitor, so they set up an unsustainable compromise that was rigged against Conan.

    • @rubyrayne8
      @rubyrayne8 3 роки тому +11

      @@MagicAl5F4781 I bet Letterman talked Conan behind the scenes and said here’s where I went wrong. I suggest this. But no one foresaw Jay taking the freaking show back. I guess putting a time limit on it maybe worked against Conan in the end. Or maybe later time limit allowing Jay to be in the position longer. But you can’t know those kinda things. It was up to Leno to communicate that with his legal team and then not be immature about it afterward. Clearly Leno is a horrible communicator though.

    • @claytonbill
      @claytonbill 3 роки тому +1

      Great post!

    • @plane_guy6051
      @plane_guy6051 3 роки тому +7

      I think the NBC execs get VERY nervous when they sense somebody is a loose canon and Letterman was a loose canon.

  • @mrvy33
    @mrvy33 4 роки тому +196

    "I hate waiting in lines but I'd do it!"
    Classic...

    • @nbadraft08
      @nbadraft08 4 роки тому +3

      Pablo Neruda ok so let’s break it down. I’ll paraphrase.
      Johnny says “you were going to firebomb NBC”
      Dave says “I hate waiting in lines but I’d do it.”
      Maybe seeing it will help. If you can’t figure out after seeing it and thinking about it I’ll tell you what it means.

    • @Forevertrue
      @Forevertrue 4 роки тому +2

      Given to him, this is all Scripted by NBC and funded liberal BS.

    • @miltonsmith974
      @miltonsmith974 4 роки тому +1

      Actually, that's not original; it's just a variation of a VERY old joke. It was first used many years ago about "doing something" on a person's grave followed by the line: "but I hate waiting in long lines."

    • @bundangkorea
      @bundangkorea 3 роки тому

      @@Forevertrue Wow, you're probably a great one to talk with at parties and I'm guessing those 'funded liberals' ruined your life somehow?

  • @voltz15
    @voltz15 8 років тому +96

    I felt pretty sad when Letterman retired and Carson couldn't be there. He would have been proud.

    • @harpoon_bakery162
      @harpoon_bakery162 5 років тому +4

      carson couldn't have cared less

    • @hans-peterluttke7321
      @hans-peterluttke7321 5 років тому

      @sid roth Yeah but he had to do something different then Leno also. If it was just like a 1:1 version of the tonight show it would be boring. Also in germany like every talk show or night show is political. They say here, if you go to the US and get invited to an american home, don't talk about politics, because the americans don't like to talk about it in private... In germany we talk about politics as well as about everything else when we are with other people.

  • @UnseenLive1
    @UnseenLive1 3 роки тому +29

    How flowing the banter is here makes it so easy to watch. Two legends doing what they do best.

  • @jschauer31
    @jschauer31 9 років тому +207

    Johnny. So classy. Such a sweet guy. Dave says he wasn't listening so Johnny says I forgot what I asked. Always making folks feel comfortable. A real gift.

    • @enderpanda
      @enderpanda 6 років тому +9

      Yes, Carson was a notorious dickhead, it was all persona. Letterman was also a dick, but never hid that, openly was a dick on his show, honest to a fault (therefore alright in my book). Leno was a teddy bear until he got caught up in all of this and managed to somehow backstab everyone, though I think he meant well in the end, he was overwhelmed. Leno and Letterman have ended up being really cool guys later in life, Carson was a complete dick till his death. Though Carson may be the OG, I hope Leno's and Letterman's legacy end up outshining his bitter ass. They should have gone with Conan anyway - he has more originality than all 3 of the others combined, imho, and is still kicking ass to this day.

    • @amylanebaker8186
      @amylanebaker8186 6 років тому +4

      Sweet guy? Carson beat his wife.

    • @OikPoinFive
      @OikPoinFive 6 років тому

      amylane baker That's why atheist carson is in Satan's hail....

    • @justinkoeberl5797
      @justinkoeberl5797 6 років тому

      @@enderpanda you are a fucking idiot if you really think that

    • @justinkoeberl5797
      @justinkoeberl5797 6 років тому

      @@OikPoinFive lol. You are a tool

  • @voicetube
    @voicetube 10 років тому +9

    Wow, it's amazing as Letterman DID go 20 years beyond this interview (and a few more!). Cool interview; thanks for posting!

  • @thamechanic3324
    @thamechanic3324 4 роки тому +83

    Both of them can never be replaced, The King and the Prince of talk shows.

    • @ignorecorporatenews
      @ignorecorporatenews 2 роки тому

      Wrong. Steve Allen, the guy who INVENTED and was the first host of The Tonight Show, was Thee Best by far.

    • @IrOnCuRtAiN61
      @IrOnCuRtAiN61 2 роки тому

      @@ignorecorporatenews The problem is, not so much material available exist on the interwebs of the entirety of Steve Allen's show, so that's about it.

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 6 місяців тому

      Letterman is the King
      Carson is the Emperor

  • @msu1983
    @msu1983 Рік тому +10

    Epic 7 1/2 minutes from the two greatest ever late night hosts.

  • @tski716
    @tski716 3 роки тому +127

    3:18
    "Just how pissed off are you?" Best opening question in the history of late night talk shows. Love Dave, like Conan but no one will ever touch Johnny.

    • @Enregardant
      @Enregardant 3 роки тому

      There seems to be a small hickup around the word pissed. As if there had been some post editing. If there was censoring, what do you think he actually said?

    • @asterisk911
      @asterisk911 3 роки тому +3

      Actually, Jay Leno's question to Hugh Grant is also up there.

    • @patriciamorgan6545
      @patriciamorgan6545 2 роки тому +1

      @@Enregardant I remember seeing it when it first aired, and I believe that's exactly what Johnny said. It was truly shocking at the time to hear Johnny use that phrase! Hence the audience roaring with surprised laughter.
      He never used questionable language on air. Didn't need to. Was supremely funny without it.

  • @3434arc1
    @3434arc1 9 років тому +227

    Most baby boomers grew up with the great Johnny Carson. To me he's still in a class by himself.

    • @greglaprade7507
      @greglaprade7507 7 років тому +16

      3434arc1 But it was also a much less dumbed down America. People had more class and they had attention spans. The schools were only partially disastrous back then.

    • @willhudson5687
      @willhudson5687 7 років тому +11

      Oh give me a break. The Baby Boomer generation was objectively the worst generation in America's history, and we're still recovering from it even today.

    • @greglaprade7507
      @greglaprade7507 7 років тому +5

      Will Hudson Bc baby boomers brought us free love and feminism, etc? I would have to agree.

    • @aliciasciarrillo1022
      @aliciasciarrillo1022 6 років тому +2

      3434arc1 he could be vindictive if crossed i.e. Joan rivers

    • @mejsmith1
      @mejsmith1 6 років тому +7

      Greg LaPrade They also gave us Ronald Reagan as President and neoliberalsim that has led to the crappy economics of today.

  • @KenJohnsonMusic
    @KenJohnsonMusic 9 років тому +238

    No rich performer in the history of TV deserved his cash and fame more than Carson. He was class personified.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 9 років тому +43

      +Ken Johnson He apparently have away millions to charity, but kept it all a secret. Only came to light years after his death. No publicity, no applause, he just donated millions to different charities. That is what I like about him.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 8 років тому +4

      I agree 100%. This shows what he really was like. Everyone had bad traits, but he had some nice ones too.

    • @robertgerber2533
      @robertgerber2533 7 років тому +10

      Johnny was the best by far. So much so that he was uncomfortable in life when he wasn't Johnny Carson from the Tonight Show.

    • @kencummings953
      @kencummings953 6 років тому +4

      Robert Gerber Yes he was a very private person in real life and that's what separated him from Sammy, Deano, Sinatra, etc. He had the talent to hold his own with the Rat Pack, no doubt.

    • @docpj72
      @docpj72 6 років тому +6

      felt fortunate being old enough to watch him on late night-he always brought out the best out of guests #kingoflatenight

  • @ODUBlue
    @ODUBlue 3 роки тому +25

    He got his first gig as the host of Late Night, had a big blow-up over moving to The Tonight Show, left to start an entirely new show on a network with no pre-existing talk show in the time slot, and finally ended up doing whatever the hell he wants on a streaming platform. Dave is Conan’s forerunner in literally every single beat of their careers. Seriously, that comparison is eerie. Their career paths are so, so similar.

    • @jamesrawlins735
      @jamesrawlins735 2 роки тому +3

      Although Letterman's first gig was hosting his ill-fated morning show - brilliant but absolutely the wrong concept for morning tv

    • @ODUBlue
      @ODUBlue 2 роки тому +1

      @@jamesrawlins735 Yeah, I was thinking strictly in terms of 'late night tv.' Should've clarified.

  • @Ladyzelda333
    @Ladyzelda333 11 років тому +603

    I love how David Letterman practically foretells what happened with Jay Leno and Conan.

  • @robdanowski2008
    @robdanowski2008 6 років тому +562

    I was actually at this show!!!

    • @DonkeyLipsDA3rd
      @DonkeyLipsDA3rd 5 років тому +3

      You were 22..

    • @bigbadwolf5870
      @bigbadwolf5870 5 років тому +27

      @@DonkeyLipsDA3rd Does him being 22 then make it not possible to visit shows or something?

    • @DonkeyLipsDA3rd
      @DonkeyLipsDA3rd 5 років тому +6

      @@bigbadwolf5870 No, I was just trying to guess his age at that time..

    • @michaelblockley3910
      @michaelblockley3910 5 років тому +1

      Who’s side you on? Letterman or Leno?

    • @bigbadwolf5870
      @bigbadwolf5870 5 років тому +14

      @@michaelblockley3910 Craig Ferguson

  • @johncameron8730
    @johncameron8730 7 років тому +20

    The two best ever together. The likes of this we'll never see again.

    • @TourDead
      @TourDead 3 місяці тому

      Conan O Brian has a word to say about that

  • @GeneBurnett
    @GeneBurnett 3 роки тому +47

    Watching this friendship in action always makes me smile.

  • @garrymcarthur9853
    @garrymcarthur9853 5 років тому +11

    Carson was another of my favourite entertaining stars who have made my life enjoyable!

  • @tylersamuels4438
    @tylersamuels4438 5 років тому +1413

    I can't cope with Letterman having this much hair.

    • @joedick8779
      @joedick8779 5 років тому +15

      That's a weird thing to say.

    • @cynthiaennis3107
      @cynthiaennis3107 5 років тому +15

      Tyler Samuels 😂😂😂 He probably can’t cope that he’s lost so much of it!

    • @phoenixzappa7366
      @phoenixzappa7366 5 років тому +27

      On his head as opposed to his face

    • @tcarpenter4703
      @tcarpenter4703 5 років тому +6

      He sure fidgets a lot. I never thought he was very funny. Johnny,yes!!

    • @rvpstudioscanada3991
      @rvpstudioscanada3991 5 років тому +4

      And no ZZ Top beard.

  • @tjpm
    @tjpm 6 років тому +85

    I can say that Letterman defined my sense of humor. Having said that, this is why ppl dont like me that much!! lol

    • @getpumped87
      @getpumped87 5 років тому +8

      I remember hearing someone once say that Dave was a comedian for the weirdos and awkward people....it resonated with me.

    • @thenightingale8593
      @thenightingale8593 4 роки тому +3

      @never stop fighting looks like you suck ...

  • @cyborg266
    @cyborg266 3 роки тому +37

    I was never much of a fan of David Letterman, but this clip does show him in full bloom. It takes a certain personality to thrive in that industry and damn if he wasn't MADE for it.

    • @delorean-88
      @delorean-88 3 роки тому

      I dunno about full bloom, his punchline delivery at 3:05 is bad and his reaction shows he knows it

    • @cyborg266
      @cyborg266 3 роки тому

      @@delorean-88 I don't like the guy personally, but nobody is perfect.

    • @jeffreysproul9110
      @jeffreysproul9110 2 роки тому

      @@cyborg266 I like Colbert better than Letterman but no one comes close to Johnny.

    • @weshoward4968
      @weshoward4968 2 роки тому

      @@jeffreysproul9110 who cares who like you??? Karma

  • @AdamMann3D
    @AdamMann3D 5 років тому +27

    I'm 39 now, I was 12 when this aired. I was lucky enough to watch Carson with my Mom for his last 3 or 4 years. Long enough to know how good it was. Was shattered when they took it from Conan.

  • @willcuza
    @willcuza 5 років тому +2500

    Carson, Letterman, O'Brien that's how history should have gone, but money and greed ruin things.....

    • @quicksylver5684
      @quicksylver5684 5 років тому +39

      Whose choice was it that when Leno got the show Carson's or NBC's?

    • @billcounts9516
      @billcounts9516 5 років тому +52

      your correct ruined everything I now go to bed at 10pm.

    • @sj4632
      @sj4632 5 років тому +102

      Leno's ratings were better than all of those 3 clowns.

    • @willcuza
      @willcuza 5 років тому +168

      @@sj4632 maybe you should talk about him being funny or not. Yes they are clowns and still funny.

    • @sj4632
      @sj4632 5 років тому +53

      @@willcuza Leno was the funniest.

  • @tomhall7677
    @tomhall7677 3 роки тому +42

    Johnny Carson, king of the late night shows. 👍

  • @TheCommonSenseProfessor
    @TheCommonSenseProfessor 3 роки тому +123

    He laughed at 30 years and went 33 years himself.

    • @MrAkaacer
      @MrAkaacer 3 роки тому +6

      He went 30 years too long.

  • @trinesmith3362
    @trinesmith3362 5 років тому +39

    I love Johnny and Dave, always have, both are hilarious.

  • @ryanofottawa
    @ryanofottawa 4 роки тому +36

    Man, that "I hate waiting in lines" line was a fantastic comeback

  • @MdlAgedHeadbanger
    @MdlAgedHeadbanger 4 роки тому +15

    I never noticed the line before from Letterman. "Had they said we want you to have the show then a week later said we changed our minds..." Oddly prophetic with what happened in the whole Leno - Conan debacle.

  • @curtisharrison4837
    @curtisharrison4837 3 роки тому +60

    Johnny had a calmness, that was felt across the nation, like seeing the flag is still there. He is a mark,in late night talk, that want be met.

    • @doninmichigan
      @doninmichigan 2 роки тому +4

      Well said. Whatever had happened in your day, or what you faced tomorrow, Johnny calmed you down for an hour, and made you feel everything was all right with the world.

    • @osomartinez
      @osomartinez 2 роки тому

      So calm he left his son in a mental institution and was spiteful to so many people

  • @annajeehee
    @annajeehee 4 роки тому +247

    Dave went 33 yrs on his show- Johnny knew

    • @shaharazon2449
      @shaharazon2449 4 роки тому +8

      Ya he knew this guy was awful host with a nasty style on interviewing. Why did Carson let this happen ? revenge on the audience??

    • @timfischer
      @timfischer 4 роки тому +4

      Dave went to CBS for most of that.

    • @dallasbrubaker6054
      @dallasbrubaker6054 4 роки тому +4

      @@timfischer 1982-93 on NBC, 1993-2015, CBS...so yeah, 2/3rds of it.

  • @UNisOUTDATED
    @UNisOUTDATED 4 роки тому +32

    There'll never be another Johnny Carson and another Dave Letterman for a long looonng time...

    • @anthonybernero9720
      @anthonybernero9720 3 роки тому +5

      I think Conan and Craig are right up there with them.

    • @Brandespada
      @Brandespada 3 роки тому +1

      There'll never be another anybody

  • @CCB5er34
    @CCB5er34 4 роки тому +6

    MASTERFUL. LOVE THIS, DAVE AND CARSON THE BEST AND YES 20 YEARS FROM THEN, HE WAS STILL DOING THE SHOW. MISS HIM LIKE HELL.

  • @HylanderSB
    @HylanderSB 3 роки тому +723

    Ironically, Dave's run as a talk show host ended up being longer than Johnny's.

    • @Naruto37887
      @Naruto37887 3 роки тому +16

      Johnny did a couple shows before the tonight show stretching back from 1953 through 1962, "Carson's cellar", "The Johnny Carson show", "do you trust your wife?"

    • @IMP3TIGO
      @IMP3TIGO 3 роки тому +18

      That's not ironic but I get what you mean.

    • @HylanderSB
      @HylanderSB 3 роки тому +44

      @@IMP3TIGO Dave literally laughed derisively at the idea of doing his show another 20 years but he also literally did just that. How is that not irony?

    • @IMP3TIGO
      @IMP3TIGO 3 роки тому +12

      @@HylanderSB okay, that makes sense then. Sadly, the second half of his career was milquetoast compares to the first half, when he was the best ever (and why so many comedians idolize him).

    • @HylanderSB
      @HylanderSB 3 роки тому +8

      @@IMP3TIGO No argument there. I watched a lot more of 80’s Dave than 2000’s Dave.

  • @MrShieldsy100
    @MrShieldsy100 8 років тому +31

    Carson (to Letterman): Can you imagine yourself, doing your show, 20 years from now?
    Letterman: (breaks out in hysterical laughter)
    Funny how life turns out, doesn't it..........

  • @alan30189
    @alan30189 6 років тому +192

    I sure miss Johnny Carson.

    • @hans-peterluttke7321
      @hans-peterluttke7321 5 років тому +5

      You can watch a lot of his show on youtube. In germany we didn't know anything about Johnny Carson, most here even didn't know that the famous Shining line was a refence to Carson. Now I try to watch a lot of his shows on UA-cam. I didn't even watch Fallon any more, I just watch old Carson clips. Especially the Don Rickles clips I watch over and over again.

    • @drizzleprism5826
      @drizzleprism5826 5 років тому +1

      I miss you

    • @Forevertrue
      @Forevertrue 4 роки тому +3

      He had talent, Letterman not so much. Leno was as original as Johnny Letterman was written for and scripted. hardly talent.

    • @steveheitz
      @steveheitz 4 роки тому +1

      Me too!! Gets depressing when you think about how much time has passed.

  • @ScytheNoire
    @ScytheNoire 6 років тому +1151

    I thought it was bad then they gave the show to Jay Leno, but then they outdid themselves and gave it to Jimmy Fallon.

    • @yddub111
      @yddub111 5 років тому +143

      fallon is pretty creepy.

    • @1bobini
      @1bobini 5 років тому +53

      Melo Bryant 😂 you’re absolutely right, I cannot remember laughing at any of his jokes.

    • @newage44
      @newage44 5 років тому +28

      He is the Joke!! Thank NBC Andrew Lack (everything) and Aged/Decrepit Lorne Michaels who lauded Fall on.

    • @sidewinder666666
      @sidewinder666666 5 років тому +67

      Aint that the truth. Fallon is an irritating, grating buffoon.

    • @billypilgrim7838
      @billypilgrim7838 5 років тому +33

      Fallon works for free and the shows are just a platform to sell crap

  • @garyw4211
    @garyw4211 3 роки тому +7

    You can tell how much Johnny and Ed loved Dave. In their mind he was the golden boy.

  • @kiidampuller97
    @kiidampuller97 4 роки тому +101

    5:41 Dave foreshadowing Conan’s time on the Tonight Show

  • @GregSchmidt711
    @GregSchmidt711 9 років тому +58

    Can you imagine doing your show for another 20 years? Dave laughs hysterically. Twenty-ONE years later, Letterman is retiring.

    • @MrGSfan
      @MrGSfan 9 років тому +4

      Greg Schmidt He just followed what Carson envisioned for him

    • @finkaiser5927
      @finkaiser5927 9 років тому +41

      Greg Schmidt You mean 24 years later.

  • @tonymontecino9761
    @tonymontecino9761 4 роки тому +13

    Damn miss Johnny. Guy has class and doesnt act like a nervous little college kid.

  • @TV-yb2bn
    @TV-yb2bn 3 роки тому +7

    Letterman says 20 yrs too long for show, but later went on to bless us with 30 yrs of show

  • @tomshaw6373
    @tomshaw6373 9 років тому +27

    We need more Johnny Carsons.

    • @kwilde2387
      @kwilde2387 9 років тому +12

      Tom Shaw This country is incapable of producing another Johnny Carson. Too much of its greatness has been diminished.

    • @leonardo5893
      @leonardo5893 9 років тому +6

      Ken Newton Also tweens viewers.. Now its all ass kissing, corporate puppets like the Jimmys.

    • @meghanhagstrom5465
      @meghanhagstrom5465 9 років тому +4

      Ken Newton Or really any of those old comedians. Because none of today's hold a candle to any of that era, Jack Benny, Carson, Don Rickles, etc.

    • @davidoconnell4100
      @davidoconnell4100 6 років тому

      Frankie Boyle

  • @josephengel8263
    @josephengel8263 5 років тому +12

    The 90s were a wild time and I wish we were still in it

  • @kennytesta9312
    @kennytesta9312 4 роки тому +20

    “Well I hate waiting in lines but I’ll do it” that’s hysterical!

  • @antondelacruz9362
    @antondelacruz9362 3 роки тому +265

    Letterman really softened his edge when he got older. I always get surprised seeing how loud and commanding his personality was in old clips.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 3 роки тому +19

      When his son Harry was born in 2003 he changed his persona a bit - but of course he was still having sexual affairs with many interns even in the years after Harry was born. It barely ended before the extortion/blackmail case came about in 2009.

    • @Danimal77
      @Danimal77 3 роки тому +13

      @@johnking5174 He actually began slowing down even before that. It started around 2000 when he had his heart surgery. He essentially stopped "trying" around that time.

    • @NoelKerns
      @NoelKerns 3 роки тому +13

      Yeah...he was actually a little obnoxious, but he was also so damn funny he could get away with it!

    • @thomasjust2663
      @thomasjust2663 3 роки тому +4

      I think it happens to most of us as we age, it's probably a bit of wisdom and less energy

    • @nonsense1558
      @nonsense1558 3 роки тому +9

      @SavageHenry762, yup. Letterman and all of the talk show hosts that followed Johnny let their personal political views affect the way they did their shows. Johnny was himself a registered Democrat, but you wouldn’t of known that because he didn’t show his biases on air. He made jokes of people of all political stripes and personal views, but he showed respect to all of his guests when he interviewed them. Watch how courteous he was to known conservatives like Billy Graham and Ronald Reagan when he interviewed them. You wouldn’t see that from Jimmy Kimmel and especially from Stephen Colbert!

  • @Captainkeys88
    @Captainkeys88 8 років тому +171

    Johnny Carson was the ultimate master of the late night talk show art form.

    • @jaZZjaZZ54
      @jaZZjaZZ54 5 років тому +7

      Right, Johnny invented late night TV, perfected it, and we've had to lower the bar ever since he left.

    • @PrZemek44
      @PrZemek44 5 років тому

      @@jaZZjaZZ54 Not really, Jay was much funnier.

    • @bbser
      @bbser 5 років тому

      it's pronounced: Art Fern... ;)

    • @JG-lc8do
      @JG-lc8do 5 років тому

      Ed McMahon was like the butter man. He’d butter you up, he’d laugh ostentatiously at your bad jokes. He was a great side kick.

    • @essessessesq
      @essessessesq 2 роки тому

      @@jaZZjaZZ54 no offense, but late night TV was invented by the first Tonight host, Steve Allen....he thought up the desk, the microphone, the guest chair, the monologue, the band, going into the audience to talk with people, having gusts and a side-kick [Gene Rayburn. later host of The Match Game]...all Steve Allen....he even had a character called "The Question Man" where Rayburn told him an ANSWER...and Steve Allen then told the QUESTION...Carson copied the exact format, but changed the character's name to Karnak....

  • @rh1507
    @rh1507 6 років тому +8

    Not that I don't like Jimmy, Conan or Jay but an individual as charming, intelligent and funny as Johnny Carson was are a true blessing to be able to enjoy.

    • @BuckyBrown-lt4ry
      @BuckyBrown-lt4ry 6 років тому +1

      Johhny was the Prince at NBC. Bob Hope was The King.

    • @hans-peterluttke7321
      @hans-peterluttke7321 5 років тому

      @@BuckyBrown-lt4ry I dont get the Bob Hope Style, I also don't get Richard Pryor. The Carson and Don Rickles humor and style I get instant connected to.

  • @TheAmazed5
    @TheAmazed5 11 років тому +13

    It is so interesting watching this show now because you see how things turned out. Wow.

    • @pasoparent1738
      @pasoparent1738 11 років тому +2

      Yep. Dave basically lied to Johnny when he said he wasn't angry at Jay Leno or NBC. Of course he couldn't say much publically at that time but he and Johnny Carson were very close friends and I would've LOVED to hear them talk privately about the whole situation off the air.

  • @m0L3ify
    @m0L3ify Рік тому +3

    Leno was in a bunch of Doritos commercials when it was announced he was taking over the Tonight Show, and my sister and I were like "The Doritos guy??" We were very confused lol.

  • @AnarchyRazerX
    @AnarchyRazerX 9 років тому +592

    It was no secret that Carson preferred Letterman to take over the Tonight Show.

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 6 років тому +2

      Imagine knowing that.

    • @markwedge6205
      @markwedge6205 6 років тому +10

      Jay Leno was the permanent guest host on the Tonight Show for several years. It ended up working out good for both Dave and Jay even though they both competed against each other.

    • @ColtSSR
      @ColtSSR 6 років тому +49

      @Benjamin Paisley Johnny didnt pick Jay, NBC did.

    • @drwho135
      @drwho135 6 років тому +41

      @Eric Cartman Ha. No.

    • @Brandon-rq3ys
      @Brandon-rq3ys 6 років тому +22

      @Eric Cartman maybe, yes. But Carson was an all-around better host for a late night talk show. He just always had the right things to say to his guests. Everyone liked and respected Johnny.

  • @dantesanaei6072
    @dantesanaei6072 9 років тому +1500

    at 5:40 he predicts what happens to Conan

    • @GARY84ROCKS
      @GARY84ROCKS 9 років тому +43

      +Dante Sanaei Yeah---I found that kinda eerie. Weird.

    • @Bennyboy087
      @Bennyboy087 9 років тому +263

      +Dante Sanaei Just remember - Don't blame Conan.

    • @dangraphic
      @dangraphic 9 років тому +17

      +Dante Sanaei Predictive Programming... An Agenda... it was very weird to hear that.

    • @michaelkeck3897
      @michaelkeck3897 8 років тому

      Dan Bolivar

    • @greglaprade7507
      @greglaprade7507 7 років тому +24

      Dan Bolivar not unusual. Have you seen what the Simpsons have predicted?

  • @brianandrew9594
    @brianandrew9594 4 роки тому +49

    This is one of my favorite clips for a few different reasons:
    - “The gravy train is being discontinued” ... that’s a great line.
    - “Just, um, ... just how pissed off are you?” ... that’s classic Carson with the timing, charm, and wit.
    - This always reminds me of the Conan/Letterman clip ... greatness coming full circle.
    - You can tell Carson loves Letterman ... like a father/son relationship that Letterman always cherished.
    - When Carson refers to Leno as Letterman’s “friend” ... and there’s an awkward silence, which tells it all.
    - Carson represented the old guard and Letterman represented the new, youthful one ... but their chemistry is superb.
    - The two kings of the late night world for 65 years ... American icons forever.

  • @bmla88
    @bmla88 Рік тому +4

    The greatness of Johnny is on display here. He patiently let Dave be Dave until getting to the one question: 3:24

  • @zerkzy842
    @zerkzy842 4 роки тому +63

    Back when saying ‘pissed off’ got a huge reaction

    • @jeffzest8393
      @jeffzest8393 3 роки тому +3

      Foreshadowing cheap humor.....now they all just BLEEEP to get laughs. Irritating.

  • @JustinTymeMedia
    @JustinTymeMedia 11 років тому +20

    Dave never does interviews..this was really classic..thanks for the upload

    • @AmeriTerry
      @AmeriTerry 11 років тому +3

      Yes, David has been on The View... Charlie Rose... Oprah ect ect... Letterman is not a totally uptight, he just jokes about it.

  • @piggyroo100
    @piggyroo100 6 років тому +436

    In reality, Dave was Johnny’s successor, no matter the network.

    • @jpreyes1028
      @jpreyes1028 5 років тому +12

      About the most on point comment about late night TV.
      Brilliant.

    • @gladec3896
      @gladec3896 5 років тому +11

      He , Dave was ok, but got crazy pollitically at end, Carson was King, sad though how in real life it sounds like he often wasn't so nice, but he was a National Treasure

    • @sarah_b_555
      @sarah_b_555 5 років тому +1

      More upvotes!!!!!!!!!

    • @jpreyes1028
      @jpreyes1028 5 років тому +7

      @stephi475 Awww....he didn't give you a second glance when you worked there?? Poor you.

    • @nanb.8953
      @nanb.8953 5 років тому +8

      Lenno had (and still has) more class and talent than radical lefty Letterman ever had. Lenno is the absolute perfect replacement for Carson.

  • @arnoldrivas4590
    @arnoldrivas4590 3 роки тому +3

    I've only heard of Mr. Carson here and there thanks to Conan and David. But to see this video, I get it now. The DNA shared between the three in question is right there to behold. The same delivery and the same quick wit. It's brilliant.

  • @surfthewav3
    @surfthewav3 6 років тому +14

    damn, i am too young, but looking back, Johnny Carson was pretty awesome.

  • @Tallslimchris
    @Tallslimchris 5 років тому +17

    Johnny Carson is still the best late night show host

  • @scottburns5376
    @scottburns5376 5 років тому +8

    The good old days when these were the types of problems we were worried about. Miss those times

  • @luciferjones8103
    @luciferjones8103 3 роки тому +150

    Carson, Letterman, Conan, Ferguson.
    That's all that exists. Nothing else matters. Later.

    • @jeffzest8393
      @jeffzest8393 3 роки тому +2

      I would add Kilborn to that list. All the new ones are terrible.

    • @niklazz7037
      @niklazz7037 3 роки тому +6

      Jon Stewart!

    • @timetravelingoldman6839
      @timetravelingoldman6839 3 роки тому +2

      @@niklazz7037 Jon Stewart sucks

    • @danieldougan269
      @danieldougan269 3 роки тому +5

      @@timetravelingoldman6839 I'm guessing you say that just because you don't agree with his political views.

    • @adityasanthosh702
      @adityasanthosh702 3 роки тому +1

      @@bonnienadinenewman conan first. Because conan is more cannon

  • @ingamej21994
    @ingamej21994 3 роки тому +8

    I love how Dave hit Johnny in the chops and he fired right back like the full size man Johnny was! True American hero

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic 2 роки тому +1

      He's a talk show host...not a hero. What is wrong with your perspectives?

  • @timvanboening9432
    @timvanboening9432 4 роки тому +191

    I was ten when this interview took place, and I remember them handing Jay the show. In some respects, it made sense due to Jay hosting the show, but it also left Dave who put his lumps in and deserved the show out in the cold.
    I was a night owl kid, so I'd stay up and watch Carson and Letterman as much as I was allowed (which was more often than one should let a kid do so), and I enjoyed Letterman so much. Once Jay took over, he'd tell a joke about the same topic each night of the week, it was annoying. Dave on The Late Show had fresh material each night of the week, it was better.
    I would watch Dave with my mom, then she'd go to bed, and I'd watch Conan and my style of humor began to take shape. Dave planted the seed, then Conan watered and put Miracle Grow on it.
    Conan and Dave remain two of my comedic heroes, and will remain as such. I missed all but the last few years of Carson, but what I did get to see (I watched the last year every night, including the final episode where Bette Midler sang "One For The Road" to him and he cried, but I knew his importance.
    Dave got shafted by NBC, and then Conan got it done worse by them twenty years later.

    • @toomanyjstoomanyrs1705
      @toomanyjstoomanyrs1705 4 роки тому +3

      Hey, I used to stay up too. But didn't like David. I stayed up to watch Conan. I was about 16.

    • @zabaleta66
      @zabaleta66 4 роки тому +5

      Yeah.....Jay Leno didn't do it for me.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, Dave got shafted, but he kinda did it to himself, too by not maintaining a better relationship with the *NBC* execs who would be choosing Johnny's replacement. And his going to *CBS* (the very place *NBC* talked Jay out of going in exchange for "The Tonight Show") turned out to be the best decision Dave could've made for the health and longevity of his career. As for Conan: it was unfortunate, but he didn't seem to get that if the network could make a deal with him that was essentially showing Jay the door, *NBC* could just as easily turn around and do the same thing to him. Conan should've gone to *ABC* or *FOX* when he had the chance, or at least talked it over with Jay before he agreed to *NBC's* dumb scheme.

    • @35diamondgirl
      @35diamondgirl 4 роки тому +9

      True, but both Letterman and Conan benefited from their ordeals in the long run. In the PBS documentary on Carson, Letterman even says going to CBS worked out better for him personally. For the most part, CBS left Letterman alone. Conan has said that TBS lets him do whatever he wants as well, which NBC probably wouldn't have in either case. For Letterman, guess what--he may have lost his dream of hosting The Tonight Show, but that didn't matter one bit to his idol Carson, who made his only post-retirement TV appearances on Letterman's CBS show and who sent in jokes to Letterman for the rest of his life. I'd say it worked out well for both Conan and Letterman.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 4 роки тому +3

      @@35diamondgirl Yes, Dave was much better off at *CBS* than he would've been working for the *NBC* execs he admitted he didn't like. Not getting "The Tonight Show" turned out to be a good thing, so there's no particular reason to feel sorry for him, or for Dave to remain embittered towards Jay.

  • @mikesmith6292
    @mikesmith6292 3 роки тому +34

    “10 years seems just about right” He hosted for 33 years 😂😂😂

  • @Paco_Choco
    @Paco_Choco 2 місяці тому +1

    "I said Dave.. Oh! Hi Ed!" Makes me laugh every time 2:04

  • @jeremyashford2145
    @jeremyashford2145 4 роки тому +37

    I loved Letterman on The Late Show, and I love Leno and his Garage.

  • @EdTube444
    @EdTube444 11 років тому +14

    I have never watched a single Leno Tonight Show.
    And Letterman is doing just fine. I think he carved out a pretty good place for himself. I think if he had got the Tonight Show gig it would have been a mistake for him personally.

    • @gregmccoy447
      @gregmccoy447 11 років тому +4

      ***** Yeah... Dave owns his S**T. I always loved Johnny and miss him still. I have been watching Dave since the first "Late Night" show on NBC. I continue to stick with him for the reason that he HAS evolved over the years. Leno..? Not so much.

  • @joosunkmybattleship
    @joosunkmybattleship 5 років тому +30

    Damn I was a little too young to watch the Carson days but damn was he a charismatic guy

    • @Amar7605
      @Amar7605 4 роки тому +4

      He was a master entertainer and interviewer.

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 3 роки тому

      People love that word charismatic thanks to a slew of RPGs popularizing it

    • @theresaterry164
      @theresaterry164 3 роки тому +4

      I grew up with him... I was always a night owl... and would sneak downstairs to watch with my Dad... he worked all of the time , saw little of us... but would allow me to watch with him!

  • @JohnQPublic345
    @JohnQPublic345 2 роки тому +4

    I watched Johnny every night. 10:30 to 11:30 pm. NBC. Still like yesterday