Paul Williams was a genius and SUPER underrated. Also, anyone in the comments who think politics is why Paul Williams has not been praised for the genius he is can go away.
I saw Paul Williams perform back in March. He has been sober for about 30 years now. He said something like, "I was on the Tonight Show 63 times, I remember about 5 of them."
I have heard many actors talking about the hellish daily experience they endured with half this makeup, adhesive, etc. They also say that removing the makeup is not a pleasant experience, either. So for Williams to show up after a full day and maintain this much energy and sense of humor is remarkable.
It is indeed but you know, you'd have to have a sense of humour in order to deal with that. A person could go stir crazy in that makeup! You can see that Paul Williams jokes his way thru the entire interview and doesn't for a second let Carson take the interview in a serious direction - I suppose in order to maintain that distraction. I might be imagining it but he doesn't sound all that happy despite the jokes!
One of my favorite of all time LP's "Life goes on" that he sings and wrote back in the early 70's.. His sweet songs are simple, innocent and introspective. Wise beyond his years. Thanks Paul, I still enjoy listening to it 50 yrs later....
I have the complete movie set of The Planet of the Apes, and I loved them. The series I wish I had. I can remember my Mego Planet of the Apes action figures and playsets back in the 70's. Being a little kid when this was aired I was already in bed, so I never saw it. This was epic.
Same here. I saw Roddy McDowall in apes makeup on Carol Burnett when it first aired, but never saw or even heard about this until a few moments ago. I had all the toys back then and my two favorite weeks of the channel 7, 4-30 movie on ABC in New York were "Planet of the Apes Week" and "Monster Week"!
Then you should check out Roddy McDowall in his ape makeup on The Carol Burnett Show. Like Paul, Roddy showed up on Carol's show dressed as his character in Planet Of The Apes. The video is available on UA-cam.
Pretty good prosthetics for '73.Johnny was intrigued it wasn't "make up" and kept getting close to look at it. Paul was a hoot.Talented as hell.Acting,singing and wrote a LOT of music.
I'll say. Not just for 1973, but if you went somewhere in 2023 with this it would look just as impressive! This is better than a lot of modern day costumes for sure. Just goes to show that good work never grows old.
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up. she started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.
@@ytafan4068 The repartee was very Rodney-esque. [edit] Actually with Rodney, Carson was the straight man, but here he was trying to crack the jokes and Paul was topping him.
Paul Williams also played Little Enos in Smokey and the Bandit and wrote the theme song for the “Love Boat.” Dude is a huge underrated talent from a time when Hollywood made good films and tv shows.
Also wrote all the great music for the first Muppet Movie, including The Rainbow Connection, which has since become a standard. Most of the many hits in his catalogue were charted by other artists, but his own performances of his stuff are far the best, in my opinion. I played his albums till the needle wore through, back in the 70s.
It's interesting to see how much of the actual face of Paul is present behind the makeup. They did pretty good for no CGI, the makeup artists were very talented.
@MrShinnickNethWhich is puzzling because The Planet of the Apes franchise brought them a boatload of money. The TV series, the movies, etc, and all of the merchandise. Seems odd, but if figures.
@MrShinnickNethIt's no big deal ... just relax and enjoy the movie. In the good old days, folks didn't analyze every frame of a TV show or movie under a microscope, and constantly pause and rewind it, to watch it multiple times over ... on some petty mission to find "fault" with it, and pick it apart
@MrShinnickNethKeep in mind, after the success of the first movie, Charlton Heston would've commanded a bigger pay packet for the sequels. Given production budgets are a reality of life ... this meant Fox had to cut the budget elsewhere
I never tried of saying that the Johnny Carson late night show was and will always remain one of the best for all time. The entertainers, comedians, guest stars, and skits, were absolutely the best. We have nothing today that compares to that at all.
When my husband had cancer the first time in 2007, to entertain him, I used to play him old clips of the Johnny Carson show. Laughter and music are the best medicines❣️
Every time I watch Johnny Carson segments it's a reminder of what we have lost in television. Now the late-night shows are filled with no talents who are nothing more than ideologues with an agenda, and they are quite frankly boring as hell to watch. Sadly, television will never be the same as it was back then. I really miss those good old days. Johnny Carson was the best late night show host ever, and there will never be another like him.
I’m 70, remember these old shows. Thank goodness we have videos. And of course the Planet of the Ape, what a classic futuristic film. Remember those well. We watch many many old movies and retro tv shows.
You know, it just occurred to me, not only was Johnny Carson better at hosting than the modern hosts, but the guests they could get in those days were so much more interesting than just about anybody on today.
@@trekkiejunk I agree. What people don't understand is that every era is 90% crap and 10% cream. As eras go further in the past, the crap gets forgotten, but crap in recent times is still fresh in everyone's minds. "The 1600s were great! They had Shakespeare!" Well, yeah Einstein, but there were 100 others who did crap. Just because you can spot crap now doesn't mean today there isn't grand stuff that will turn out to be historically important. The absolute stupidity in this thread is stunning.
also, they didn't JUST appear to promote something. Sometimes they came just to converse and be part of the conversation of other guests. That wasn't the case during Jay Leno's time -- or during some of Johnny's later years on the Tonight Show - after authors weren't invited so often, or when the show was cut to one hour.
I long for the days of Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. He was the Tonight Show. It died after he left. What was left is a ghost, a shadow, a zombie. Just as Alex Trebek was Jeopardy.
I grew up seeing the Paul Williams in all forms and adore him he is a nationl treasure. Don't remember him in planet of the apes at all but I am a big fan of THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE.
You must have lived in a city. Out in the boonies where we lived, TV was just messing with the horizontal and vertical control trying to get the slow-scroll parallelogram to pause enough to see something.
i agree i would not be surprised if he was actually drinking the real stuff during the making of the film or here since he did a lot of drinking and thankfully he's sober now.
Paul Williams was great. This was by back when late night tv was worth staying up late for. Johnny was the best there was, none of the guys these days can hold a candle to his work.
I saw an interview with Charelton Heston one time where he said that when the actors would break for lunch, all the orangutans would sit with the other orangutans, all the chimpanzees would sit with the other chimpanzees and all the gorillas would sit with the other gorillas. We're a tribal species.
I believe that "Here's That Rainy Day" was Johnny Carson's favorite song. It's good to know that great songs will endure even after the ape apocalypse.
There are no words to describe how much this man has meant to American pop culture. He worked musically with The Monkees, Daft Punk, and The Muppets - he wrote The Rainbow Connection! One of the most beautiful songs of all time. On screen, he starred in Planet of the Apes, Phantom of the Paradise, Batman The Animated Series (as the Penguin) and so much more. Small in stature, but a towering talent. ❤
His work with the Muppets was wonderful. His first project with them was "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas," which is a really sweet Christmas story for the whole family, with otters and muskrats and bullfrogs all living in a picturesque town on a river. (You should rent it this year if you've never seen it!) And Williams' compositions are in turn heartwarming and funny and energetic as the story requires. "When the River Meets the Sea" makes me tear up every time I hear it.
I walked into a theatre and saw a random movie that turned into Phantom of the Paradise. I was stunned. I didn't know people could do that kind of drama.
the fact that george gobel was there makes even funnier... ! im glad more johnny clips are coming out... i know theres so much funny stuff , not just the same ole famous clips over and over...! this is great...
Paul Williams is such a grand talent: Somebody that is simultaneously a hilarious comedian, talented musician, writer and actor... and nearly completely gone from public consciousness. It took me 30 years to realize who that piano player at the El Sleazo was... turned out he had a hand in writing "Rainbow Connection"... so thankful for the internet.
@@johnhutchison9782 I watched the show from the 60's (I was about 8 years old) on through his retirement. I was always a night owl and my parents were larks. So I also saw Steve Allen and Jack Paar on late night. At midnight all that was available on screen was "snow" on all 3 channels.
Absolute classic gold moment from the Tonight Show vault, Paul Williams exudes confidence, intelligence and comedic timing. Watch his eyes as he delivers his comments. Tonight Show guest perfection.
He was big in his day, it's just that the style of popular music and entertainment changed. Unfortunately, that means that most people below a certain age wouldn't appreciate his talent.
Such great makeup! I wish they'd do more full prosthetic stuff like this. Regardless of how stiff some parts are, you just can't beat the life that comes through via the eyes and body mannerisms.
@shawnmiller4781 - Bette was ok right up until she lost her mind. She's been a school bus fire since about the early 2000's. Paul's talents is head and shoulders above Bette Midler's. She's just a singer. Paul did everything !
I see there are a very few who doubt Bette's talent. Johnny Carson, who had heard every singer over his decades in show biz, had no such doubts. He was the one who selected his final and only guest for that night. And that guest was Bette.
Happy early birthday! He will be 83 on September 19th. What a great performer and talent. I've seen this singing clip before but I don't think I've seen the interview since it originally aired. Hilarious!
Virgil is one of my favourite characters in the Apes movie series. Paul Williams was great in the role, a particularly tough bit of acting because you have to act through all the makeup appliances in trying to covey the character's expressiveness and project all those subtle facial cues in a scene. Roddy McDowell particularly mastered that difficult art in performing both as Cornelius and Caesar (and later Galen in the TV series). But yeah, those usually mean three-hour sessions in the makeup chair both ways because removing those appliances has to be done with care so as not to damage them if possible. And likely this appearance in full costume and makeup was arranged as a ready way to promote the movie.
Thinking of how Jim Carry did military training on how to endure torture in order to make it through a day in grinch makeup, its pretty incredible that Paul casually did this bit after a long day of shooting.
Paul Williams was in the black comedy "The Loved one" as a teenage genius with rockets. This cult film was made in the mid 1960's. When I first saw it, I coudn't believe some the plot and jokes they got away with! You can buy the DVD at a low cost. I'm glad to see he's still alive.
They used to let the guests stay on the set and they would talk with each other. Now it is one at a time, and they leave after. There is even a great bit with Steve Martin saying he has to leave
This man is a very talented song writer. First time I heard of him was in the movie, The Phantom of the Paradise. Great movie with great music. He wrote the music for that movie which made it that more memorable. Him as Swan, a man who sold his soul with a little Phantom of the Opera and a few other horror genres thrown in. Glad he is still with us.
A ha! I thought his voice seemed familiar! He was the guy that played "totally not Phil Spector" (Swan) in that film. I watched it not too long ago because a coworker recommended it to me.
@@ErickC i saw it as a teenager as my brother is a huge fan and he's even met the man a few times and i believe he's friends with him on facebook too. he's the one who introduced me to his music though i had only known him as little Ennis for years before i heard a note of his music.
If I had to pin the GOAT entertainer, Johnny Carson would be it... I even as a kid loved watching his shows.. When he blasted the Steve Austin action figure across the stage with a toy cannon? Yea, classic.. He to the best of my memory always had a family safe show (innuendo excluded)
Love it! A friends uncle was the makeup artist for the Planet of the Apes movies, pretty groundbreaking for the field-he brought in the first Oscar for makeup to the bar one night- those little guys are heavy! Neat stuff
Mr.Williams stays at the hotel I work in here in NYC when he’s in town. He’s been staying here since the 70’s and I’ve met him a few times and he’s always been an absolute gentleman. An old time Houseman said he’s always been kind to the staff and incredibly generous with tips!! An absolute legend!! And very spry for a man in his 80’s.
Wow that's SO awesome. I remember he used to be in everything, when actors guest starred all over the place.. I think I saw him do Love Boat at least once. Or maybe Fantasy Island.. god our TV was just so much more FUN back then!
@@thunderverna Yes, I saw Paul in concert near the UC Berkeley campus in the 1970's with a full orchestra, strings and everything. He told us in the crowd that he would be on The Tonight Show the next day, and sure enough, he was
John Chambers did such an amazing job on this makeup. Even though the actors face is completely covered, you can still tell who it is in the eyes. Amazing thing when you think about it.
I remember watching the old movies of Planet of the Apes when I was a kid and I was so amazed at how realistic they look. Looking back at it now, I’m still very amazed at the makeup job back in the 70s for the movie
Paul Williams is a huge talent. He'll be 83 on September 19th.
God bless him! What a singer, what an actor! We love you Paul ❤️
I love Paul
My favorite works of his were with Kenny Ascher on the soundtrack of "The Muppet Movie."
@@MontecitoWealthyBe sure to see the movie Phantom of the Paradise, Mr. Williams stars in it
What a great song writer, always funny and entertaining. Very talented.
Who knew? Paul Williams comic genius.
Wuh? No offense, but you must be a youngster.
Coked up !
7 months of banana dacquires absolutely killed me.
Why? It WASN'T that funny
I’m not that lucky mate
Screw that banana nut bread
Slayed Johnny too.
Really?
Paul Williams was a genius and SUPER underrated. Also, anyone in the comments who think politics is why Paul Williams has not been praised for the genius he is can go away.
The banana daiquiri line was priceless. Absolutely hilarious.
2:30 seven months worth of banana daiquiri
Paul Williams always had a very good sense of humor in addition to his other talents.
The booze and drugs helped, but yes.
The Mic sadly wasn't up to snuff. It was hard to hear Paul Williams.
But, it was mildly amusing. A great Talent, Paul Williams.
@@laurencemccarty4493 Oh yeah! Now a days we have the small mike set in part of the make-up and hair! But then? Nope
You're overlooking how good those practical effects were
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I saw Paul Williams perform back in March. He has been sober for about 30 years now. He said something like, "I was on the Tonight Show 63 times, I remember about 5 of them."
He was sober on this one.
I have heard many actors talking about the hellish daily experience they endured with half this makeup, adhesive, etc. They also say that removing the makeup is not a pleasant experience, either. So for Williams to show up after a full day and maintain this much energy and sense of humor is remarkable.
It is indeed but you know, you'd have to have a sense of humour in order to deal with that. A person could go stir crazy in that makeup! You can see that Paul Williams jokes his way thru the entire interview and doesn't for a second let Carson take the interview in a serious direction - I suppose in order to maintain that distraction. I might be imagining it but he doesn't sound all that happy despite the jokes!
panic attacks
Scotch helps
Also not so easy to sing through those prosthetics .
One of my favorite of all time LP's "Life goes on" that he sings and wrote back in the early 70's.. His sweet songs are simple, innocent and introspective. Wise beyond his years. Thanks Paul, I still enjoy listening to it 50 yrs later....
Being a huge “Planet of the Apes” fan, I never knew this existed. Yes, there will never be another Johnny Carson. Absolutely love this!
I have the complete movie set of The Planet of the Apes, and I loved them. The series I wish I had. I can remember my Mego Planet of the Apes action figures and playsets back in the 70's. Being a little kid when this was aired I was already in bed, so I never saw it. This was epic.
weird wild stuff!
Can see from your icon that you love monkeys indeed.
Same here. I saw Roddy McDowall in apes makeup on Carol Burnett when it first aired, but never saw or even heard about this until a few moments ago. I had all the toys back then and my two favorite weeks of the channel 7, 4-30 movie on ABC in New York were "Planet of the Apes Week" and "Monster Week"!
Then you should check out Roddy McDowall in his ape makeup on The Carol Burnett Show. Like Paul, Roddy showed up on Carol's show dressed as his character in Planet Of The Apes. The video is available on UA-cam.
Wow 1973. I was in 9nth grade. Johnny Carson was the best.
I was born in 1973
I was 16 years old in 1973 I remember all of the original planet of the apes movies
Yep.
I was in 6th grade. So many years ago.
I was in 9th grade, too! That’s weird but cool👍🏻
Pretty good prosthetics for '73.Johnny was intrigued it wasn't "make up" and kept getting close to look at it.
Paul was a hoot.Talented as hell.Acting,singing and wrote a LOT of music.
The OG make-up master, John Chambers...
I'll say. Not just for 1973, but if you went somewhere in 2023 with this it would look just as impressive! This is better than a lot of modern day costumes for sure. Just goes to show that good work never grows old.
@@apollo-so5yj Did you ever watch the Sci-fi channel series FACE OFF?
A LOT of Hollywood makeup icons guest judged on the show.
It was a great show.
Little Enos Burdette
@@zodarian6705 I liked Big Enos.🥰
Their matching suits.🤭
He lives really close to me. I've stopped him and just said, "Thank you for all the entertainment you gave us". He's awesome.
Where do you live
Across the street from him in Southern California. @@heavnnnsent
Sunset Beach 🏝️ I believe.
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up. she started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.
@@user-z6p4cSincere condolences to you. ❤
Paul was funny. Absolutely hilarious. You can see how he made Johnny laugh throughout the whole interview.
I thought only Rodney Dangerfield could crack Johnny Carson up that much.
@@ytafan4068 The repartee was very Rodney-esque. [edit] Actually with Rodney, Carson was the straight man, but here he was trying to crack the jokes and Paul was topping him.
Still alive & at a comi-con in Arkansas today
Paul's dead pan delivery was hilarious!
@@olikat8Good on him. A fellow nebraskan too with Carson and funny also on Smokey and The Bandit.
Paul Williams also played Little Enos in Smokey and the Bandit and wrote the theme song for the “Love Boat.” Dude is a huge underrated talent from a time when Hollywood made good films and tv shows.
And the deal with the devil guy in Phantom
This is so true!
Also wrote all the great music for the first Muppet Movie, including The Rainbow Connection, which has since become a standard. Most of the many hits in his catalogue were charted by other artists, but his own performances of his stuff are far the best, in my opinion. I played his albums till the needle wore through, back in the 70s.
@@aljomc6444Swan
SO TRUE!!!!
It's interesting to see how much of the actual face of Paul is present behind the makeup. They did pretty good for no CGI, the makeup artists were very talented.
@MrShinnickNethI never noticed, so I guess it was one of the better ways to cut corners.
@MrShinnickNethWhich is puzzling because The Planet of the Apes franchise brought them a boatload of money. The TV series, the movies, etc, and all of the merchandise. Seems odd, but if figures.
@MrShinnickNethIt's no big deal ... just relax and enjoy the movie. In the good old days, folks didn't analyze every frame of a TV show or movie under a microscope, and constantly pause and rewind it, to watch it multiple times over ... on some petty mission to find "fault" with it, and pick it apart
@MrShinnickNethKeep in mind, after the success of the first movie, Charlton Heston would've commanded a bigger pay packet for the sequels. Given production budgets are a reality of life ... this meant Fox had to cut the budget elsewhere
Back when people still had imagination , creativity and talent
I never tried of saying that the Johnny Carson late night show was and will always remain one of the best for all
time. The entertainers, comedians, guest stars, and skits, were absolutely the best. We have nothing
today that compares to that at all.
Grew u on it. Nothing compares.
@@KurtI2525Same for me! Even my late parents got used to it! 😊
When my husband had cancer the first time in 2007, to entertain him, I used to play him old clips of the Johnny Carson show. Laughter and music are the best medicines❣️
@@Sandi-ke9mi I agree 👍
Not one of the best, THE BEST.
Every time I watch Johnny Carson segments it's a reminder of what we have lost in television. Now the late-night shows are filled with no talents who are nothing more than ideologues with an agenda, and they are quite frankly boring as hell to watch. Sadly, television will never be the same as it was back then. I really miss those good old days. Johnny Carson was the best late night show host ever, and there will never be another like him.
This might just be on my mind for a different reason, but check out Hangin with Dr. Z
The Tonight Show now is mostly a PR extension for celebrities to have Jimmy Fallon fawn over.
I’m 70, remember these old shows. Thank goodness we have videos. And of course the Planet of the Ape, what a classic futuristic film. Remember those well.
We watch many many old movies and retro tv shows.
Man I love how committed he was to the bit. Just completely stone faced, especially his “I refuse to.” I admire that amount of immense confidence.
I don't think he had any other option than "stone faced."
@@spookym123 lmao I was thinking that right after I posted the comment
I was rolling when he said that!!
You know, it just occurred to me, not only was Johnny Carson better at hosting than the modern hosts, but the guests they could get in those days were so much more interesting than just about anybody on today.
Amen
You said a mouthful! Maybe because the guests back then were classier and more interesting.
True
People were just more interesting back then in general.
It just occurred to you?!?😂😂
No one will ever replace this era of humor.
There are wonderfully funny things in every generation.
I agree no one can replace that era. Good clean fun
@@trekkiejunk I agree. What people don't understand is that every era is 90% crap and 10% cream. As eras go further in the past, the crap gets forgotten, but crap in recent times is still fresh in everyone's minds. "The 1600s were great! They had Shakespeare!" Well, yeah Einstein, but there were 100 others who did crap. Just because you can spot crap now doesn't mean today there isn't grand stuff that will turn out to be historically important.
The absolute stupidity in this thread is stunning.
We lost graciousness shared humor and enjoyment. The disenchantment and disenfranchisement of the current generation is indeed very sad, for them.
@@JingoLoBa57 what the hell does loss of voting privileges have to do with generational culture?
There will NEVER be another one like Johnny! He knew how to mix comedy & politics to a tee!
And public non-partisanship in politics was key. As Johnny saw it, why would he want to alienate half of his audience?
I was a teen in late 70s and miss NBC late night
In that he didn’t.
@@dougfredricks2017NBC PROUD S A PEACOCK
He also wrote "Someday Man" for the Monkees which was one of his recorded songs.
One of the things I loved about Carson is the guests STAYED for the whole show
So true. Just like they often did on Conan and Craig Ferguson.
also, they didn't JUST appear to promote something. Sometimes they came just to converse and be part of the conversation of other guests. That wasn't the case during Jay Leno's time -- or during some of Johnny's later years on the Tonight Show - after authors weren't invited so often, or when the show was cut to one hour.
I never realized that Paul Williams had such a quick and sharp wit. He's right there step for step with Johnny.
Gotta love him in "Smokey and the Bandit" as Little Enis. Truly a wondrous talent.
“Enos”
@@fartsmccracken1445 Pee nos
This is one of the best out of the blue videos that has poped up on my youtube page in a long time. Wow That was great.
"Poped"! Sorry, that made me laugh! *Popped?
JC comes alive when someone is truly funny. That laugh was the real deal.
Hard to believe that this was over 50 years ago.. Johnny Carson was the best.
Thanx for reminding us☹
@bobert8618 your welcome, anytime that you need a reminder just let me know 😁
Even drunk, Paul Williams’ jokes were a foot over everyone’s heads. Except for Johnny’s. I love Paul’s dry sense of humor.
I long for the days of Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. He was the Tonight Show. It died after he left. What was left is a ghost, a shadow, a zombie. Just as Alex Trebek was Jeopardy.
Art Fleming was Jeopardy.
Jay Leno had a pretty good run as the Tonight Show host to be honest. But Johnny was one of a kind...
@@marcdonato9322I agree Leno was at least watchable. The ones now suck.
You and me both brother. Where's the reset button?!?!?!?!
83 years old next week... Wonderful song writer.. Evergreen, We've Only Just Begun, many 3 Dog Night hits.. He wrote Kermit's Rainbow Connection !
He also wrote the music for the Phantom of the Paradise.
I never knew what a funny guy Paul Williams is. This was a great interview.
Paul also sounded a little annoyed and tired.
@@NelsonVlog66 yeah, he did.
Hours in that makeup would make anyone tired.
I knew he was funny. Just not off-the-cuff funny. Super talented guy.
Little Enos Burdette was hilarious, I always liked Paul too ✌️
I grew up seeing the Paul Williams in all forms and adore him he is a nationl treasure. Don't remember him in planet of the apes at all but I am a big fan of THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE.
I was a kid when this first aired but GOD I miss ancient TV! I remember seeing Rickles, Dangerfield and on and on. Still cracks me up!
You must have lived in a city. Out in the boonies where we lived, TV was just messing with the horizontal and vertical control trying to get the slow-scroll parallelogram to pause enough to see something.
Don't forget Rich Little aaannnndd especially Bob Eucher 🎉
I always loved Paul Williams, both for his songwriting and singing, and his wit. He is a great talent. Thanks for this.
i agree i would not be surprised if he was actually drinking the real stuff during the making of the film or here since he did a lot of drinking and thankfully he's sober now.
Paul Williams was great. This was by back when late night tv was worth staying up late for. Johnny was the best there was, none of the guys these days can hold a candle to his work.
none of the jimmys, anyway
He's still alive
Even with that outfit, you can still tell it is Paul Williams.
Same with Roddy McDowell, even in the Chimp makeup, you could see Roddy there.
I saw an interview with Charelton Heston one time where he said that when the actors would break for lunch, all the orangutans would sit with the other orangutans, all the chimpanzees would sit with the other chimpanzees and all the gorillas would sit with the other gorillas. We're a tribal species.
😮
Saw the same interview. Prejudices are hard-wired.😳😳😳
😂
Prevents bestiality.
Space Ghost
this is classic. And great makeup for 1973
Johnny was always willing to set up his guests to deliver a punchline. Truly a selfless host and a class act.
I believe that "Here's That Rainy Day" was Johnny Carson's favorite song. It's good to know that great songs will endure even after the ape apocalypse.
It was always a great night with Johnny Carson
Since then, they all pale in comparison.
@@joeschmo7957 Total and utter drek.
He was the best.
@@topherbec7578 Not even David Letterman came close to J.C.
@@bobcosmic 💯
Paul was truly unique. They don't make 'em like Paul nor Johnny anymore.
Got that right
So true
He still is, 82 years old.
I didn’t know how much I miss Johnny’s so casual style of interviewing until I started watching these videos.
Ditto😎
I…had…no…idea. Such a smart man. Natural timing.
I remember seeing this live. Paul Williams was always a good guest,a 'dependable' for Johnny.
The incredible makeup talent back in the early 70's for Planet of the Apes was beyond amazing! Could still hold up today as being so realistic
It was on the Planet of the Apes movies that the make up became the big thing.
Looks like someone wearing a Muppet skin.
Love Paul's quick wit, he was hilarious..lol
One of the best Tonight Show bits of all time! Paul Williams is a genius by the way.
2:37 I've never seen Johnny laugh like this. He actually cackles at the great joke by Paul Williams! Good stuff.
He laughed like that with Robin Williams.
@@lastcrazyhornyup, Robin would nearly have Johnny on the floor, Robin was his best one. Sad loss to comedy & the hollowness of Hollywood.
He did that with anyone who was that good
Paul Williams is a good man with a great sense of humor. 💞
There are no words to describe how much this man has meant to American pop culture. He worked musically with The Monkees, Daft Punk, and The Muppets - he wrote The Rainbow Connection! One of the most beautiful songs of all time. On screen, he starred in Planet of the Apes, Phantom of the Paradise, Batman The Animated Series (as the Penguin) and so much more. Small in stature, but a towering talent. ❤
His work with the Muppets was wonderful. His first project with them was "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas," which is a really sweet Christmas story for the whole family, with otters and muskrats and bullfrogs all living in a picturesque town on a river. (You should rent it this year if you've never seen it!) And Williams' compositions are in turn heartwarming and funny and energetic as the story requires. "When the River Meets the Sea" makes me tear up every time I hear it.
smokey and the bandit!!!
Loved Phantom of the Paradise
I walked into a theatre and saw a random movie that turned into Phantom of the Paradise. I was stunned. I didn't know people could do that kind of drama.
No words? Lol..WTF
the fact that george gobel was there makes even funnier... ! im glad more johnny clips are coming out... i know theres so much funny stuff , not just the same ole famous clips over and over...! this is great...
LOVED when Geo. Gobels showed up. Had to stay up to see him
Paul Williams is such a grand talent: Somebody that is simultaneously a hilarious comedian, talented musician, writer and actor... and nearly completely gone from public consciousness. It took me 30 years to realize who that piano player at the El Sleazo was... turned out he had a hand in writing "Rainbow Connection"... so thankful for the internet.
I never knew Paul Williams was so funny...a fantastic singer songwriter and a sharp wit to boot.
Paul Williams really is a once in a lifetime talent.
He's 82! WOW!He wrote great songs.Acted.
Great career.
He's not dead. 🙂
@@stormbowman7148 I know.I stated.He's 82! Don't think he's doing much any more.
Hence the past tense.🤭
@@stormbowman7148 , I merely thought he was retired.
@@ZenFox0 Yeah.He's still alive.🤷♂️
I miss Johnny so very much.
We all do, Susan. 😔 glad I was able to see most of his shows from the mid 80s until he retired.
@@johnhutchison9782 I watched the show from the 60's (I was about 8 years old) on through his retirement. I was always a night owl and my parents were larks. So I also saw Steve Allen and Jack Paar on late night. At midnight all that was available on screen was "snow" on all 3 channels.
Me too, but he comes on every night now on one of the channels. Then play the re-runs and we hate to miss it at my house!
Paul Williams' commitment to the bit is fantastic.
Loved everything Paul William's did. One of the best songwriters of his or any generation.
Absolute classic gold moment from the Tonight Show vault, Paul Williams exudes confidence, intelligence and comedic timing. Watch his eyes as he delivers his comments. Tonight Show guest perfection.
One good dude old Paul Williams. Underestimated talent for sure. Saw him in the 70s as a kid on a kids tv show.
He was big in his day, it's just that the style of popular music and entertainment changed. Unfortunately, that means that most people below a certain age wouldn't appreciate his talent.
Paul Williams is the best! Great talent, great sense of humor and humility ✨✨✨
Watch the Carol Burnett Show where Roddy McDowell appeared as Cornelius. He and carol were hilarious.
….just watched it; thanks for telling me🫡
Pure Gold . What the F happened to American entertainment
It got all offended n stuff. 😢
Democrats.🤪
Calm down boomer.
@@mikehorrocks2909calm down old man.
@@mikehorrocks2909nope. The racist, sex obsessed, narcissistic orange one
Such great makeup! I wish they'd do more full prosthetic stuff like this. Regardless of how stiff some parts are, you just can't beat the life that comes through via the eyes and body mannerisms.
One of Johnny's favorite songs. This was 1 of the songs Bette Midler sang with Johnny on his last show that had guests.
Bette is so overrated.
Paul’s performance is so much better
@shawnmiller4781 - Bette was ok right up until she lost her mind. She's been a school bus fire since about the early 2000's. Paul's talents is head and shoulders above Bette Midler's. She's just a singer. Paul did everything !
I see there are a very few who doubt Bette's talent. Johnny Carson, who had heard every singer over his decades in show biz, had no such doubts. He was the one who selected his final and only guest for that night. And that guest was Bette.
@@marthawelch4289- Talent, like sanity, fades over time.
Wasn’t it “ one for my baby and one more for the road”? Or did she sing two songs?
Paul Williams who sung all of the bugsy malone tracks 🤯🙌
Didn’t realise it was him.
Genius
Happy early birthday! He will be 83 on September 19th. What a great performer and talent. I've seen this singing clip before but I don't think I've seen the interview since it originally aired. Hilarious!
The comedic timing they had in those days is remarkable.
It really shows how much good TV has drifted. Layers of humour here that these days is seen as too risky to play with
That makeup is extraordinarily well done. The mouthpiece articulation is amazing.
My God, this is priceless, we will never have this again!
I liked Paul the best when he played little Enos Burdette on Smoky and the Bandit. Him and Pat McCormick were hilarious.
Paul is massively underrated and overlooked.
Thank you for this hilarious snippet.
Virgil is one of my favourite characters in the Apes movie series. Paul Williams was great in the role, a particularly tough bit of acting because you have to act through all the makeup appliances in trying to covey the character's expressiveness and project all those subtle facial cues in a scene. Roddy McDowell particularly mastered that difficult art in performing both as Cornelius and Caesar (and later Galen in the TV series). But yeah, those usually mean three-hour sessions in the makeup chair both ways because removing those appliances has to be done with care so as not to damage them if possible. And likely this appearance in full costume and makeup was arranged as a ready way to promote the movie.
Lol
Roddy showed up on Carol Burnett's show in full makeup as well...
Thinking of how Jim Carry did military training on how to endure torture in order to make it through a day in grinch makeup, its pretty incredible that Paul casually did this bit after a long day of shooting.
Not for the makeup but the eye contacts
🤣 Epic! I loved Paul. First time seeing this. Thanks!
PW wrote some of the absolute best and best known songs that came out in the 70s for multiple artists. I'd love to tell him how awesome he is.
Paul Williams was in the black comedy "The Loved one" as a teenage genius with rockets.
This cult film was made in the mid 1960's. When I first saw it, I coudn't believe some the plot and jokes they got away with! You can buy the DVD at a low cost. I'm glad to see he's still alive.
He was also briefly in the Marlon Brando film "The Chase" in the 1960's
My mom used to tell me I would watch Johnny as a baby. Then fall back asleep. Miss you mom.
The age of clean adult humor and fun celebs on tv shows. I miss those days.
Molested by a girls volleyball team, such clean humour 😂
They used to let the guests stay on the set and they would talk with each other. Now it is one at a time, and they leave after.
There is even a great bit with Steve Martin saying he has to leave
This man is a very talented song writer. First time I heard of him was in the movie, The Phantom of the Paradise. Great movie with great music. He wrote the music for that movie which made it that more memorable. Him as Swan, a man who sold his soul with a little Phantom of the Opera and a few other horror genres thrown in. Glad he is still with us.
Absolutely love that movie!! It was my introduction to Paul as well
I still have a copy on vinyl of the sound track for that movie. 😁❤️🇺🇸
A ha! I thought his voice seemed familiar! He was the guy that played "totally not Phil Spector" (Swan) in that film. I watched it not too long ago because a coworker recommended it to me.
@@woohoofromtexasharris4814 i have a fan edit that's got the deleted scenes put back in somewhere.
@@ErickC i saw it as a teenager as my brother is a huge fan and he's even met the man a few times and i believe he's friends with him on facebook too. he's the one who introduced me to his music though i had only known him as little Ennis for years before i heard a note of his music.
Funny how Paul seems so well-composed here
If I had to pin the GOAT entertainer, Johnny Carson would be it... I even as a kid loved watching his shows.. When he blasted the Steve Austin action figure across the stage with a toy cannon? Yea, classic.. He to the best of my memory always had a family safe show (innuendo excluded)
Extremely talented, but little known.
Great sense of comedy. Singer, songwriter.
Fantastic.
📻🙂
Entertainment at its best! And, what a talented performer Paul was! Here, singing Johnny's favorite song!
My parents took me to see Mr. Williams at the Royal York in Toronto 1976 I believe! He is an old soul that shares it through music and joy!!!
Paul Williams having fun here. That is how you do a promotion!
he was so big back in the 70's... We still have him to this day. Utter legendary Iconic Paul Williams... He was everywhere!
Love it! A friends uncle was the makeup artist for the Planet of the Apes movies, pretty groundbreaking for the field-he brought in the first Oscar for makeup to the bar one night- those little guys are heavy! Neat stuff
Man, that costume is impressive.
Mr.Williams stays at the hotel I work in here in NYC when he’s in town. He’s been staying here since the 70’s and I’ve met him a few times and he’s always been an absolute gentleman. An old time Houseman said he’s always been kind to the staff and incredibly generous with tips!! An absolute legend!! And very spry for a man in his 80’s.
Wow that's SO awesome. I remember he used to be in everything, when actors guest starred all over the place.. I think I saw him do Love Boat at least once. Or maybe Fantasy Island.. god our TV was just so much more FUN back then!
@@thunderverna Not only did appear on the Love Boat, but he wrote the opening song to the show (the love boat theme)
@@GeeBee909 I've been a fan since the 70s, he's just amazing.
@@thunderverna Yes, I saw Paul in concert near the UC Berkeley campus in the 1970's with a full orchestra, strings and everything. He told us in the crowd that he would be on The Tonight Show the next day, and sure enough, he was
People don't realize how many great songs Paul Williams wrote that so many of our favorite pop stars performed.
This guy is a genius. Phantom of the Paradise is one of my favorite movies. The soundtrack written all by him is magic & clearly he is funny as hell!
John Chambers did such an amazing job on this makeup. Even though the actors face is completely covered, you can still tell who it is in the eyes. Amazing thing when you think about it.
Roddy McDowell said he had to overact to get through the makeup...
I was so lucky to grow up with such greats as Paul Williams and his music ! Thank you Paul !!
Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon were awesome on the Tonight Show. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Paul wrote a lot of The Carpenters songs, and was in one of my favorite movies "The Phantom of the Paradise" which he wrote the soundtrack for.
And sang on some of the songs
I remember watching the old movies of Planet of the Apes when I was a kid and I was so amazed at how realistic they look. Looking back at it now, I’m still very amazed at the makeup job back in the 70s for the movie