Dave responded to Jay's "Don't Blame Conan"

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  • @dividepaths
    @dividepaths 4 роки тому +7641

    Letterman not knowing Fallon's name has to be one of my all time favorite things.

    • @shangee2275
      @shangee2275 3 роки тому +96

      But that guess, though! 😂

    • @dividepaths
      @dividepaths 3 роки тому +36

      Holy shit 400 likes, what is this.

    • @rab46290
      @rab46290 3 роки тому +43

      Who's Falling?

    • @Zerox5861
      @Zerox5861 3 роки тому +18

      Who

    • @HawksFanMattMan
      @HawksFanMattMan 3 роки тому +144

      I remember watching this live when it happened and when he came out with Lonnie Donegan, I laughed for about ten minutes straight.

  • @laurenjcoates
    @laurenjcoates 5 років тому +22314

    Conan is one of the greatest late night hosts of all time. The fact that he kept all his staff on payroll during the network switch really speaks volumes about his character. A true class act, and an amazingly funny guy. He may not be getting as big numbers on TBS, but at least he has more creative control

    • @gondy5936
      @gondy5936 5 років тому +95

      👏👏👏👏👏

    • @qs4177
      @qs4177 5 років тому +73

      Yeah and then Conan does the same thing to Lopez so yeah....no one is exactly clean

    • @qs4177
      @qs4177 5 років тому +142

      @Doubbledikdan the same thing that leno was going to do to him ... moved lopez' timeslot an hour later causing lower ratings and eventual cancellation....truth be told it was neither lenos or conans fault in either situation but the tv execs who just pinned the blame on the talent...

    • @qs4177
      @qs4177 5 років тому +48

      @Doubbledikdan thats the point he did and he didn't...after Lopez was cancelled he tried justifying it by saying that he had actually saved lopez by giving them another season which is the complete opposite of what Lopez later said actually happened.....conan had his part in the play no doubt just as much as Leno did in his departure from the tonight show....truth be told conan shouldve known what would happen but he had a crew he was paying out of pocket at that point so i cant really blame him either.

    • @Ste88til2
      @Ste88til2 5 років тому +316

      @@qs4177 fuck lopez he aint shit

  • @nathanfugate8210
    @nathanfugate8210 4 роки тому +8609

    I loved the way Dave protected Conan, just like Johnny Carson protected Dave.

    • @jordanabeaulieu2530
      @jordanabeaulieu2530 4 роки тому +178

      Wow! David Letterman did a great impression of Jay Leno 😅

    • @muffdiver240
      @muffdiver240 4 роки тому +96

      Nathan Fugate says: *"...just like Johnny Carson protected Dave."?*
      Some "protection". Leno got Carson's job, and Dave switched networks.

    • @nathanfugate8210
      @nathanfugate8210 4 роки тому +203

      @@muffdiver240 that wasn't Johnny's fault. That was the network acting like Hitler. What Jay did was ridiculous.

    • @muffdiver240
      @muffdiver240 4 роки тому +56

      @@nathanfugate8210 You have a tendency to ridiculously overstate your case:
      *1.)* "That was the network" hiring the man with the broadest appeal. This amounts to logic/economic common sense, *NOT* "acting like Hitler".
      *2.)* "What Jay did was" to pursue & attain his worthwhile goal. I feel sorry for you if you consider that to be "ridiculous".
      *3.)* Obviously it "wasn't Johnny's fault" - there's no "fault" to begin with, and Johnny was powerless to "protect" Dave, though he may have wished that he could.
      I personally like Dave more than Jay, particularly back in the 80's/early 90's, but I can hardly blame NBC for protecting its bottom line for the shareholders- that's what corporations are supposed to do.

    • @muffdiver240
      @muffdiver240 4 роки тому +15

      That "Jay Leno is terrible" is ultimately irrelevant: over the years, he consistently garnered higher ratings than Letterman, and all other competitors in his time slot, as well. That's a fact. Feel free to stfu, @@DrSpaceman42. Class dismissed.

  • @dewaard3301
    @dewaard3301 2 роки тому +3279

    I'll have you all know that in 2022, I'm not blaming Conan.
    Thanks for keeping it real, Dave.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 2 роки тому +16

      We could blame Dave. Conan's ratings were also hurt by the revelation of his sex scandal, and the accompanying on air apologies Dave had to deliver in it's wake.

    • @andrewclover1462
      @andrewclover1462 2 роки тому +34

      I come back to this video every so often, when I start thinking about blaming Conan.

    • @masterdon187
      @masterdon187 Рік тому +33

      @@gallery7596I'm seeing your replies from 10 months ago 6 months ago 5 months ago on different comments defending Jay Leno, damn mate just how much did Leno pay you to keep coming back to this vid?

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 Рік тому +1

      Right. Jay Leno paid me. That's the problem with Team CoCo tribalism. Not just the inability to see both sides of a controversy like this, but you even doubt the sincerity of someone's opinion because it doesn't reflect your own. I always find that disappointing.

    • @bwtv147
      @bwtv147 Рік тому

      @@gallery7596 What does that mean? A sex scandal on CBS attracted viewers away from NBC? I guess that's
      not all that far fetched. Letterman was regularly beating Leno until Leno had Hugh Grant on after Grant was
      busted with a Hollywood hooker while Elizabeth Hurley was in England.

  • @mattkraig
    @mattkraig 5 років тому +10100

    Conan having CONAN instead of Late Night is even better, imo. It’s more... Conan. 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @monzira
      @monzira 5 років тому +265

      Only sad thing is that he lost a lot of amazing material since NBC owns the rights to it

    • @conburgundy
      @conburgundy 5 років тому +20

      Yeah but ita only 30 minutes

    • @mattkraig
      @mattkraig 5 років тому +15

      Conner Wilson it used to be an hour...

    • @Nay-kp6uu
      @Nay-kp6uu 5 років тому +160

      In a way, it did work out better creatively for Conan in the end. He does great stuff now he wouldn't be able to on NBC. His comic con week is always a highlight.

    • @LungMing23
      @LungMing23 5 років тому +46

      For us yes it is better but Conan would’ve gotten paid a lot more so it sucked for him. Glad he still has a show though cuz Conan is my favorite.

  • @jeremygunther9403
    @jeremygunther9403 3 роки тому +3247

    I almost blamed Conan today, but I decided to come back here and watch this. Crisis averted.

    • @rosedawg7895
      @rosedawg7895 3 роки тому +14

      🤣😂🤣😂

    • @79mrdoright
      @79mrdoright 2 роки тому +5

      Lol

    • @lamjiajun3579
      @lamjiajun3579 2 роки тому +13

      Goodjob, im so proud of you

    • @hopsonkim4952
      @hopsonkim4952 2 роки тому +26

      Ok, well if you change your mind, I’ll be in the lobby

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 2 роки тому

      Conan was partially to blame, though.

  • @butchmcqueen5625
    @butchmcqueen5625 5 років тому +3917

    “That...what’s his name? Lonny Donagan...? Jimmy Fallon” ouch hahahahaha

    • @sh2560
      @sh2560 4 роки тому +113

      Classic Letterman. Love it

    • @ZinniasandAsters
      @ZinniasandAsters 4 роки тому +83

      That’s all I can refer to JF as now 😂😂 Lonny Donagan

    • @frostychickenprods
      @frostychickenprods 4 роки тому +5

      Butch McQueen my shoe

    • @JR-kc8jx
      @JR-kc8jx 4 роки тому +36

      Served up a good ole fashioned grand slam with that one.

    • @ianreeve1420
      @ianreeve1420 4 роки тому +5

      My old man's a dustman...

  • @85tclower
    @85tclower Рік тому +1344

    I love Letterman for sticking up for Conan and Norm Macdonald. Incredible show of true decency.

    • @JW-vd4il
      @JW-vd4il Рік тому +39

      yes. There's actually a lot I did NOT like about Dave. but to his credit, he did stand up when it was time to speak out.

    • @Long2556
      @Long2556 Рік тому +1

      He did this before, for Howard, when they both were working for NBC and the idiot execs there wanted to fire the future King of all media...

    • @cyrus6581
      @cyrus6581 Рік тому +10

      I like how norm stuck up for jay Leno too. Decent guy

    • @berndtherrenvolk1951
      @berndtherrenvolk1951 8 місяців тому +3

      I believe you meant Norm Macfallon.

    • @L88888l
      @L88888l 2 місяці тому

      Say that to Bill Hicks

  • @kyleveazey7931
    @kyleveazey7931 5 років тому +4894

    This bit was probably Dave's biggest F you to Leno, and he didn't say anything bad about Leno. Genius

    • @ToxicKlay
      @ToxicKlay 4 роки тому +266

      Letterman was a genius. His deadpan look straight into the camera to reiterate "Don't blame Conan" is incredible. He said it all letting people read between the lines

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit 4 роки тому +5

      @@ToxicKlay why the past tense?

    • @alexdasliebe5391
      @alexdasliebe5391 4 роки тому +50

      @@A6Legit Letterman was a genius ( in how he handled this).
      👍🏼

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit 4 роки тому +10

      @@alexdasliebe5391 makes sense

    • @jonathanblaze1648
      @jonathanblaze1648 4 роки тому +189

      Plus he started off by letting us know that he knows Jay. He's known him for over 30 years. "Ah, that's the Jay I know." i.e. the nice guy act is b.s. and he's really a snake.

  • @geefreck
    @geefreck 3 роки тому +3173

    For the longest time I didn't know what was wrong in my life,
    until one day my therapist pointed out that I shouldn't blame Conan

    • @apurugganan
      @apurugganan 3 роки тому +50

      ...and then showed you *this* "instructional video" prepared by experts

    • @jaketno
      @jaketno 3 роки тому +23

      The same thing happened to me. Idk why I cried so much after he told me this.

    • @geefreck
      @geefreck 3 роки тому +13

      @@arcade85_ Presenting this week's guest speaker -
      Jordan Schlansky

    • @One.Zero.One101
      @One.Zero.One101 2 роки тому +9

      "Don't blame Conan" is probably one of the greatest examples of lack of self-awareness in human history.

    • @meowmeow5662
      @meowmeow5662 2 роки тому

      Lolol

  • @DUARTE99
    @DUARTE99 5 років тому +5166

    This is brilliant. It’s cool that Letterman had Conan’s back.

    • @BitcoinmeetupsOrg123
      @BitcoinmeetupsOrg123 5 років тому +129

      Agree. And both David and Conan are kind of sympathetic guys.

    • @pezcore2142
      @pezcore2142 5 років тому +107

      probably had more to do with his hatred for leno than having conans back ;)

    • @doom4067
      @doom4067 5 років тому +72

      Dave had multiple reasons to back Conan over Jay.

    • @somerandomarmydude
      @somerandomarmydude 4 роки тому +13

      Yet the cocksucker didn't have Bill Hicks back so fuck Howard Stern and fuck David Letterman.

    • @luiss.3866
      @luiss.3866 4 роки тому +20

      @@somerandomarmydude who's Bill Hicks?

  • @FalloutPlays
    @FalloutPlays Місяць тому +38

    "Lonny Donnagan" is unironically the funniest part of this entire vid

  • @pvt.prinny759
    @pvt.prinny759 7 років тому +3515

    Pretty cool that conan came back better than ever on tbs

    • @1983jcheat
      @1983jcheat 6 років тому +74

      Yeah, Conan is great. Jay used to put me to sleep.

    • @rustyshackleford5743
      @rustyshackleford5743 5 років тому +74

      @@1983jcheat Pre TBS Conan tho man is comedy gold.

    • @DodderingOldMan
      @DodderingOldMan 5 років тому +5

      You forgot to put 'Dood' at the end of your comment! You have to start over from level 1!

    • @kylorenkardashian5518
      @kylorenkardashian5518 5 років тому +5

      Is Conan still on?

    • @kurtrivero368
      @kurtrivero368 5 років тому +1

      @@kylorenkardashian5518 Yes he is.

  • @BiggestRedditor
    @BiggestRedditor 7 років тому +7409

    How does jimmy Fallon get a late night spot and Conan gets put on TBS. Conan is a genius, he has the funniest skits on tv

    • @xzabath1
      @xzabath1 6 років тому +82

      Agreed!

    • @masterroshi8764
      @masterroshi8764 6 років тому +108

      @frank dreben fallon has been apolitical since the beginning. he's even had trump on

    • @therandysmith697
      @therandysmith697 6 років тому +22

      Conan isn’t funny and his ratings were weak.

    • @StevieDamnit
      @StevieDamnit 6 років тому +256

      @frank dreben It takes a real douchebag to bring up politics in an apolitical video. If you're gonna be a whiny little bitch about things, go elsewhere.

    • @thelemonddropskid5445
      @thelemonddropskid5445 6 років тому +28

      Everyone in the business loves Jimmy. Not the same for Conan. God I love Conan!

  • @UGotSerbed
    @UGotSerbed 4 роки тому +2478

    This morning I woke up distraught but not knowing what put me in a bad mood, my first reaction was to blame Conan. But thankfully, this video magically appeared in my recommendations and I was quickly swayed!

    • @Majinjef2099
      @Majinjef2099 3 роки тому +35

      Way to refocus!

    • @S_D_C_7885
      @S_D_C_7885 3 роки тому +6

      @@Majinjef2099 😂😂

    • @JoeBuck207
      @JoeBuck207 3 роки тому +1

      Conan moved to NBC he sucked he changed his show and sank his own ship.

    • @peter81083
      @peter81083 3 роки тому +10

      I still blame conan. Every day.

    • @Grazimoto1
      @Grazimoto1 3 роки тому +16

      I'm sitting here scrolling through UA-cam videos with my glass of wine, 17 months into this pandemic, wondering why I've lost my job, lost some of my friends due to Covid and seeing a nation more divided now than ever and, of course, my first thought was to blame Conan! Thank God my fingers stumbled upon THIS video. Dave gave me the clarity of thought to realize that all of this might actually not be Conan's fault! Thank you, Dave!

  • @patton303
    @patton303 Рік тому +382

    Dave using the name of an obscure British skiffle singer to reference Jimmy Fallon is the most underrated of all his jokes.

    • @GoldenCroc
      @GoldenCroc Рік тому +19

      Yeah a vast majority watching probably didnt know someone like that actually existed. It still worked. Even better if you knew, I guess.

    • @DavidVerbout
      @DavidVerbout 6 місяців тому +1

      WAY underrated!

    • @preesi1403
      @preesi1403 2 місяці тому +2

      @@GoldenCroc Bernie Taupins first introduction to American Music

    • @moreblack
      @moreblack 13 годин тому

      He was a gambling man

  • @jonasbsj1
    @jonasbsj1 3 роки тому +5039

    David forgetting Jimmy Fallon's name is one of the best things I've ever seen.

    • @warrenjehosephat231
      @warrenjehosephat231 3 роки тому +319

      I wish he'd forgotten Kimmel's too. Or confused those two mayo sandwiches for one another.

    • @mikederucki
      @mikederucki 3 роки тому +205

      Haha Lonnie Donegan

    • @jamo3976
      @jamo3976 3 роки тому +72

      @@warrenjehosephat231 lol what a great way to describe them

    • @jcamp788
      @jcamp788 3 роки тому +179

      It wasn't just that he forgot his name, it was the fact his best guess was "Lonnie Donagan" lmfao. That just killed me.

    • @rawdawg15
      @rawdawg15 3 роки тому +69

      I would have forgotten about Jimmy Fallon if the network local news didn't shove his name in my face whenever I am trying to watch the weather....they are advertising the boy hard and he sucks

  • @jmichaelewan8455
    @jmichaelewan8455 3 роки тому +545

    The fact that Lonnie Donigan still has a job is kinda sad.

    • @getlauriekor
      @getlauriekor 3 роки тому +9

      100

    • @rawdawg15
      @rawdawg15 3 роки тому +18

      He is the least funny of all of the hosts on a major station in the last 30 years

    • @rawdawg15
      @rawdawg15 3 роки тому +7

      he has a job for one reason. He does 'woke' jokes that don't offend or bother anyone. That is more important than being funny now.

    • @TigDegner
      @TigDegner 3 роки тому +1

      Wait so Lonnie Donigan's actually a person? I thought Dave was just poking fun at Fallon. Which is totally okay by me. Ah well, as long as we have Colbert, Kimmel, Conan, etc. I'm good.

    • @sauwensvk7589
      @sauwensvk7589 3 роки тому +4

      @@TigDegner They ARE talking about Fallon, mate! They're just playing into Dave's joke :D

  • @matthoward123
    @matthoward123 4 роки тому +1519

    God I remember when I almost blamed Conan. I'm so glad I didn't.

  • @scarecr0w62
    @scarecr0w62 Рік тому +123

    “ I’ll be in the lobby you know if you need me” is probably the most unexpectedly good impression

  • @andreabruson5558
    @andreabruson5558 3 роки тому +2355

    update from 2021: still not blaming Conan.

  • @Cowboy1959
    @Cowboy1959 5 років тому +3885

    Leno may have had higher ratings, but Letterman was the unquestioned master of late-night TV in the post-Johnny Carson era, and this bit shows why.

    • @Alternate1234ify
      @Alternate1234ify 5 років тому +126

      @Cowboy 1959 Letterman was more of an innovator than Leno, especially after the first few years of their head-to-head competition. Leno consciously wanted to create a show that would appeal to as many people as possible, so any type of edginess was out.
      I can't call Letterman "the unquestioned master," though, considering that he consistently had lower ratings than Leno. "The comedian's comedian" would be a better title for Letterman.

    • @wolffiegaming
      @wolffiegaming 5 років тому +16

      When he sent rupert to be the waiter.. I have yet to see a sketch from any late night talk show... that made me laugh that hard

    • @SwitcherooU
      @SwitcherooU 5 років тому +11

      @@wolffiegaming He made Rupert tell a McDonald's employee that he was going to "drop him like a bag of dirt." One of the hardest I've ever laughed.

    • @patrickobrien5311
      @patrickobrien5311 5 років тому +46

      I always watched Dave. Way funnier and a better show. My fav was Craig tho.

    • @Ishamv3
      @Ishamv3 5 років тому +15

      Actually, Leno pulled-off a Leno on David, before he pulled-off a Leno on Conan. People say that David should've gotten the Tonight Show after Carson, just like they say for Conan.

  • @papillonvu
    @papillonvu 6 років тому +2010

    I’m so glad that dude Paul was there to translate what Dave was saying!

    • @WilhelmWilder
      @WilhelmWilder 5 років тому +94

      He was such a weird guy 😂

    • @moshunit96
      @moshunit96 5 років тому +137

      He's the worst.

    • @RonWolfHowl
      @RonWolfHowl 5 років тому +160

      "Don't blame Conan?"
      "Don't blame Conan."
      "Don't blame Conan?"
      "Don't blame Conan."

    • @mickeywonders3764
      @mickeywonders3764 5 років тому +17

      Black Rod he literally paused for like a second so people could laugh and was gonna start talking again, till dude wanted repeat shit again

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 5 років тому +31

      Yup! The 'second fiddle' talk show phenomenon is hopelessly formulaic. Even Steven Colbet has one. So unessesary. The only guy I can think of who doesn't have an 'Ed McMahon' type charactor is John Stewart.

  • @sstaners1234
    @sstaners1234 2 роки тому +97

    I love the Leno impression: “ _Okay_ , _but_ _if_ _you_ _need_ _me_ _I’ll_ _be_ _in_ _the_ _lobby_ .”

  • @GunnerGbi
    @GunnerGbi 5 років тому +747

    I love this friendship between Conan and Dave!

    • @MichaelGrey11
      @MichaelGrey11 5 років тому +57

      Diesley Gunner they both got screwed by NBC and Jay lmao

    • @T25de
      @T25de 5 років тому +17

      Dave norm and Conan

  • @marlerism
    @marlerism 5 років тому +679

    Oh my God, Letterman's Leno impression is priceless. I wish he had let that one out more often.

    • @frostychickenprods
      @frostychickenprods 4 роки тому

      Marler's Movie Reviews and Relationship Advice my impression of myself sucks ua-cam.com/video/nc6HXnmUHSg/v-deo.html

  • @hellohogo
    @hellohogo 5 років тому +593

    It’s still a crime against humanity that Fallon not Conan has the Tonight Show.

    • @hallinden3942
      @hallinden3942 3 роки тому +11

      Conan had the Tonight Show and its ratings tanked during the few months he had it; also, Conan threatened to leave NBC if he did not get the Tonight Show within 5 years which is how Jay Leno came to 'announce' his retirement in 5 years. A little bit of facts go a long way. Letterman never got over the fact that Leno got the show and he did not.

    • @ft.jackjimmy7282
      @ft.jackjimmy7282 3 роки тому +71

      @@hallinden3942 Jay Leno stayed to have his own show ahead of Conan's Tonight Show with the same structure and guest appearances, that's why it tanked. Both show actually tanked, that's why Dave says, you don't leave but set up shop in the lobby, you go somewhere else. Since both shows weren't doing great, NBC wanted to move Leno back to his Tonight Show's time while pushing Conan in the dead hours. Conan already sees the network doesn't care about him and clearly, Leno never wanted to stop his Tonight Show, it's toxic, so Conan, being the bigger man, gave the show back to Leno.

    • @hallinden3942
      @hallinden3942 3 роки тому +4

      @@ft.jackjimmy7282 - I think Conan did not have a choice but to give the show back; also, Conan told NBC that if he weren't hosting The Tonight Show within 5 years, he would leave NBC; that is why Jay Leno 'submitted' his 5 years notice to NBC; he was slapping Conan and NBC in the face. I think Jay was the guy wronged not Conan but again, I do understand what you have stated.

    • @hallinden3942
      @hallinden3942 3 роки тому +5

      It is all about ratings; Jay's audience moved to Letterman's show rather than stay with Conan.

    • @nigel900
      @nigel900 3 роки тому +1

      Stop it.

  • @Gweb52
    @Gweb52 Рік тому +180

    I’m pretty sure Dave was never happier in his life then when he wrote this segment

    • @FredLord-sp4ym
      @FredLord-sp4ym Рік тому +23

      My feeling is that Dave never wrote these segments. His disdain for Jay and his ways came naturally. LOL.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 Рік тому +1

      @@FredLord-sp4ym Dave is one of bitterest people in the history of television.

  • @msminmichigan
    @msminmichigan 5 років тому +740

    I read the book about this. The book taught me too things. 1) Leno had the better contract for The Jay Leno Show and the better contract always wins, and 2) Conan had much more integrity than Leno ever will.

    • @Sami6894
      @Sami6894 4 роки тому +10

      Which book?

    • @WilfBond55
      @WilfBond55 4 роки тому +8

      And far less talent. Between them, Fallon, Kimmel, and O'Brien have made me laugh maybe two times total.

    • @exclamationpointman3852
      @exclamationpointman3852 4 роки тому +5

      Ray Lebowski the strength with Fallon is he is a likable, nice guy and he makes people want to tall with him. But i have cringed hard...very hard...with his monologues. I wish someone would have come to him and helped him. Colbert is extremely political to the point where its not funny; but i admire his craft and hes a hard worker.

    • @schippa2
      @schippa2 3 роки тому +21

      @@WilfBond55 you wouldn't know talent if it bit you in the sack, lebowski. Shut the fuck up

    • @mohamedbabiker6653
      @mohamedbabiker6653 3 роки тому +9

      @@exclamationpointman3852 Colbert problem is not being too political, but leaning toward party more than ideas, look at Bill Maher who is entirely political but still enjoyable by the whole political spectrum.

  • @robertdavis3036
    @robertdavis3036 5 років тому +4291

    It's 2019. Still not blaming Conan.
    (Edit): Hey, folks! It's 2020 and we are in the age of the coronavirus in April. Just wanted to tell everyone to PLEASE stay safe and...still not blaming Conan in 2020.
    (Edit): First of all, to any and all who are blessed to be here, in order to read to read this in 2021...I am STILL not blaming Conan. Secondly, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
    (Edit): God bless all who are still here in 2022! We are STILL NOT BLAMING CONAN!!!
    Didn't blame him in 2023...
    Currently, not blaming him in 2024.
    God bless, all.

    • @dakotahriddle8794
      @dakotahriddle8794 5 років тому +18

      You sure? Not even a little?

    • @robertdavis3036
      @robertdavis3036 5 років тому +62

      @@dakotahriddle8794 Nope. Not even a sliver.

    • @dakotahriddle8794
      @dakotahriddle8794 5 років тому +34

      @@robertdavis3036 Good man. Keep fighting the good fight my friend.

    • @robertdavis3036
      @robertdavis3036 5 років тому +34

      @@dakotahriddle8794 Team Coco...forever!

    • @dakotahriddle8794
      @dakotahriddle8794 5 років тому +19

      @@robertdavis3036 Until the end, and after that.

  • @apurugganan
    @apurugganan 3 роки тому +2937

    It's 2021, almost 11pm and here I am, watching vintage Dave, not blaming Conan
    (Thanks to you folks for the upvotes❤️We all know that Conan's not that kind of a guy😄

    • @aguila1077
      @aguila1077 3 роки тому +20

      Its1 am for me. And i dont blame conan

    • @itsahandle
      @itsahandle 3 роки тому +12

      1:30 Am and I don't blame Conan

    • @Chris-pw7ov
      @Chris-pw7ov 3 роки тому +11

      6:30 pm, and I'm not blaming Conan.

    • @alnobleman2884
      @alnobleman2884 3 роки тому +10

      6:16 pm and I do not blame Conan

    • @BrandonDeHoyos
      @BrandonDeHoyos 3 роки тому +10

      It’s a Saturday night in 2021, and I’m here not blaming Conan.

  • @MrT67
    @MrT67 2 роки тому +153

    Dave always came across as insightful. Combined with his rebellious streak, that's why he had had a bit more sarcasm than his contemporaries.
    And that's exactly how comedians should behave.

    • @humphreygruntwhistle3946
      @humphreygruntwhistle3946 7 днів тому

      Rebellious streak and sarcasm….another way of saying he’s a jerk. And he is. He always belittled guests who weren’t as “smart” as he is. The snarky comments were off-putting, not funny.

  • @sgtibbetts
    @sgtibbetts 5 років тому +1004

    At first I blamed Conan. Then I saw this video and thought to myself: "You know, Dave's right. Don't blame Conan." But seriously, don't blame Conan.

    • @frenchtoast7742
      @frenchtoast7742 4 роки тому +23

      Wow ! At first I blamed Conan too . Then I saw this video and then I read your comment- and I thought to myself Daddio17 is right “ Dont blame Conan “.
      But seriously- #don’t blame Conan ...😂

    • @mamouilletten1562
      @mamouilletten1562 4 роки тому +5

      @@frenchtoast7742 I can't find any video or article showing "the don't blame Conan" phrase or the entire speech . I guess they did their best to erase it from the internet . Luckily Letterman reacted to it.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 4 роки тому +3

      @@mamouilletten1562 Jay almost certainly meant that people shouldn't be hard on Conan for the "Tonight Show" ratings slide that began just days after Conan took over as host.

    • @mamouilletten1562
      @mamouilletten1562 4 роки тому +4

      @@gallery7596 Oooh what a good guy !!

    • @masonldn8647
      @masonldn8647 4 роки тому +3

      @@frenchtoast7742 explain why did you actually blame Conan at the start ?

  • @tyler9703
    @tyler9703 5 років тому +1682

    I'm so glad Conan is still going strong. He's an awesome host and his writers are funny as hell. Definitely the best host and the best late night show currently on TV.

    • @rose4490
      @rose4490 5 років тому +1

      I wish I hair the color of yours, it's beautiful!

    • @judechidozieezenyi9493
      @judechidozieezenyi9493 4 роки тому +1

      Last sentence, totally agree!

    • @warrengauthier4699
      @warrengauthier4699 4 роки тому +2

      Meyers, Colbert & Corden suck.

    • @exclamationpointman3852
      @exclamationpointman3852 4 роки тому +1

      (-_-;)
      Hes a good dude

    • @ArielGonzalez1
      @ArielGonzalez1 3 роки тому +6

      Conan is quitting late night tv on June... so we can safely say that he is switching to hbo max (variety show) being the best late night host of our generation (the others are far away from him.), our Carson, our Letterman or whatever you want to call it

  • @ChristianCotterman
    @ChristianCotterman 3 роки тому +1340

    "I said...no one IS blaming Conan."
    Godamn he is a national treasure and FUCKING SAVAGE.

    • @sicfxmusic
      @sicfxmusic 3 роки тому +16

      "I said to myself*", sorry I have seen this clip many times 😂

    • @huskiehuskerson5300
      @huskiehuskerson5300 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah Conan is a national treasure, don't know about Dave

    • @nalie6754
      @nalie6754 3 роки тому

      @@sicfxmusic is this the talking to the moon clip?

    • @sicfxmusic
      @sicfxmusic 3 роки тому +1

      @@nalie6754 I mean, the actual phrase used is "I said to myself", and not "I said"

    • @aurorablaize
      @aurorablaize 3 роки тому +10

      Letterman was the master of being Savage. I'm reminded when Carson told him about the rumors that he would firebomb NBC back during that debacle and Dave's like "Well I hate waiting in lines, but I'd do it."

  • @lukedaniell
    @lukedaniell 2 роки тому +54

    3:45 The Leno impersonation is spot on. 🤣

  • @stefanurquelle4303
    @stefanurquelle4303 4 роки тому +1374

    I looked up Lonnie Donegan and he's a 50s "skiffle singer" who does look kinda like Fallon and I laughed even harder.

    • @Jimmie_Rudolfsson
      @Jimmie_Rudolfsson 4 роки тому +41

      He was a huge influence on amongst others Lennon & McCartney

    • @bfish89ryuhayabusa
      @bfish89ryuhayabusa 4 роки тому +50

      He was a major influence on every British musician in the 50s and 60s and even into the 70s. He wasn't just a skiffle singer, he popularized it. Everyone from the members of the Beatles to Led Zeppelin started with skiffle, and he was their influence.

    • @merricat3025
      @merricat3025 4 роки тому +19

      I didnt know he was areal person

    • @siggylloyd3566
      @siggylloyd3566 4 роки тому +11

      BFisch very well articulated. Jimmy Page began with a skiffle group, if I remember correctly, and there's some old recorded TV footage somewhere here on UA-cam

    • @TommyRibs
      @TommyRibs 4 роки тому +5

      @@siggylloyd3566 it was either The Originals, or the New Originals that Jimmy Page was in.

  • @tedium37
    @tedium37 3 роки тому +879

    Dave isn't known as a great impressionist but that little "I'll be in the lobby" he nailed. I like Jay when he's doing the car gig but man he schmucked this whole situation up. It all worked out fine. Nobody blamed Conan and Lonny Donnigan still has a job somehow.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 2 роки тому +8

      If Conan had accepted one of those offers from *ABC* or *FOX,* the entire debacle could've been averted. So we can blame him a little, too.

    • @sampathsris
      @sampathsris 2 роки тому +31

      Lonny Donnagan landed Jay Leno's job in the end.

    • @cuzimaluzer777
      @cuzimaluzer777 2 роки тому +17

      It's the only reason I watched this clip again. I remember this well, the first time I heard "I'll be in the lobby " I almost died.

    • @FredLord-sp4ym
      @FredLord-sp4ym Рік тому +9

      Just as long as you don't blame Conan.

    • @陈kopo
      @陈kopo 7 місяців тому +5

      @@gallery7596 Why should he have done that when hosting the Tonight Show had been a literal life long dream of his? Who in their right mind would not take up an offer that fulfilling? Jay Leno had a whole 5 years to find something else, and yet he decided to cling onto this instead, resulting in Conan's show ripped away from him, so no. We can't blame him a little, this was entirely the fault of NBC and Leno.

  • @ered203
    @ered203 3 роки тому +1633

    Conan's last couple of weeks at NBC while they were letting his contract run out were the best shows of late night ever.
    Conan had an expense account for the show, and he expended that account to the extreme. Introducing the newest late night character, Bugatti the mouse,accompanied by it's theme music, the original master for the Rolling Stones Satisfaction.

    • @whaddyathink949
      @whaddyathink949 3 роки тому +22

      No man, the REAL late night show; the original Conan show that actually came on after midnight. The one that ended with the Will Ferrel Freebird rendition....that was the greatest. They used to get really out there....Masturbating Bear ftw

    • @3Rayfire
      @3Rayfire 3 роки тому +68

      @@whaddyathink949 In the year two thousaaaaand, in the year two THOUSAAAAAAAAAND!

    • @MrBWednesday
      @MrBWednesday 3 роки тому +15

      @@3Rayfire oh man. Now I’m invested. That skit was lit.

    • @JaydevRaol
      @JaydevRaol 2 роки тому +3

      😄

    • @JB-nz1qn
      @JB-nz1qn 2 роки тому +6

      Savage. Good for him, he made them suffer in the long run

  • @SarahMaywalt
    @SarahMaywalt 8 місяців тому +13

    0:38 That smile when he says "but I just can't help myself," is the reason I love Letterman so much.

  • @packlesswolf1
    @packlesswolf1 5 років тому +2029

    I miss the good ol days of Letterman on late show and Craig Ferguson on the late late show.

    • @bigmike5785
      @bigmike5785 5 років тому +18

      Between your avatar and your comment, you're really dating yourself.

    • @packlesswolf1
      @packlesswolf1 5 років тому +48

      @@bigmike5785 I'm married but sure pal whatever helps you sleep at night

    • @bigmike5785
      @bigmike5785 5 років тому +12

      @@packlesswolf1 huh? I'm just saying you're young, I assumed a young man.

    • @andyb1653
      @andyb1653 5 років тому +150

      Craig was the most underrated late night guy ever.

    • @packlesswolf1
      @packlesswolf1 5 років тому +45

      @@andyb1653 I agree. He was the only host to make me laugh out loud every night guaranteed.

  • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
    @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n 3 роки тому +623

    There is a Universe where Conan did get The Tonight Show and technology and humanity advanced faster than this timeline

    • @kewltony
      @kewltony 3 роки тому +12

      If all the people that say they like Conan actually watched Conan, he would have remained as the host.

    • @popeye697
      @popeye697 3 роки тому +10

      @@kewltony nope. The Jay Leno Show tanked Conans ratings when it shouldn't have ever been on the air. The same thing would've happened if Johnny Carson had his own half hour talk show an hour before Jay 3 months into Leno hosting The Tonight Show. It's as simple as that.

    • @spookrockcity
      @spookrockcity 3 роки тому +2

      @@kewltony TRUTH. Conan's fans abandoned him. That's the real truth of all this. All the people raging in this comments section are the same people that never actually watched him in his new time slot. See how Popeye is still trying to blame Leno? That's what it looks like to be a child who cannot handle reality.
      Conan's fake fans canceled Conan.

    • @jeremyc9593
      @jeremyc9593 3 роки тому +18

      @Spookrockcity Uh, okay. Then how do you explain his successful run on TBS? Did Conan's fans abandon him on The Tonight Show with the ultimate goal of getting him to TBS? That's a weird goal, but mission accomplished I guess.

    • @FIQKYFADZAN
      @FIQKYFADZAN 3 роки тому +1

      And also Tiktok never got invented there.

  • @laserluver1
    @laserluver1 3 роки тому +359

    One of Dave's greatest bits of all time: "Uhhh, I'll be in the lobby... Don't hang around!"

    • @Mr_Flerb
      @Mr_Flerb 3 роки тому +14

      It was a shockingly good impression, too.

    • @FredLord-sp4ym
      @FredLord-sp4ym Рік тому +1

      Dave did NOT blame Conan.

  • @mariossaraiva
    @mariossaraiva 2 роки тому +175

    Dave is a master. When he did the tonight show, you feel like he is sitting there in your living room talking to you personally. All the other talk show hosts, except Conan, are putting on a performance that doesn't feel personal. They're presenting themself to the crowd.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 2 роки тому +5

      He was talented, but unfortunately all I see in this video is Dave's bitterness over being NBC's second choice to replace Carson all those years ago.

    • @writingthefuture
      @writingthefuture 2 роки тому +8

      Craig Ferguson too, who was under Dave's production company!

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 2 роки тому +2

      @@writingthefuture I always found it remarkable that for his last show, Craig chose as his only guest *Jay Leno.*

  • @barbraseville8984
    @barbraseville8984 3 роки тому +810

    Dave's contempt for Jay cleared my acne, straightened my teeth, and improved my credit!

    • @charlenemack7040
      @charlenemack7040 3 роки тому +9

      👍 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
      I have been in love with David Letterman for over 45 years!
      There, i’ve said it and I’m glad! 😎

    • @rowdybme4584
      @rowdybme4584 3 роки тому +17

      thats all fine and dandy but somehow it made my wife pregnant

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 3 роки тому +9

      Dave's continuing bitterness only leaves me disappointed in him. He still doesn't recognize that not getting "The Tonight Show" was actually the best thing that ever happened for the longevity of his career in television.

    • @joywilliams7657
      @joywilliams7657 2 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

    • @joywilliams7657
      @joywilliams7657 2 роки тому +3

      @@rowdybme4584 😂😂😂😂🤰👩‍🍼

  • @TerranceMann
    @TerranceMann 8 років тому +1629

    3:45 leno impression cracked me up

    • @TerranceMann
      @TerranceMann 8 років тому +3

      +brian whalen i mean... it's a letterman impression tho

    • @kiks399
      @kiks399 8 років тому +49

      Letterman could say what ever the fuck he want to say. In my mind, Conan is the best and Letterman is simply Yoda.

    • @JMFSpike
      @JMFSpike 8 років тому +45

      It's a near perfect impression of him.

    • @julianxavier1st
      @julianxavier1st 8 років тому

      is that a picture of the fictional character played by James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams?

    • @TerranceMann
      @TerranceMann 8 років тому +4

      no, it's a picture of me you jerk

  • @bradm268
    @bradm268 5 років тому +2099

    You can tell who's never watched a single episode of David letterman by them commenting on how Paul butts into David talking.

    • @MonsterSound.Bradley
      @MonsterSound.Bradley 5 років тому +27

      Yup

    • @DeBannanaKingOfAll
      @DeBannanaKingOfAll 5 років тому +24

      Thank you

    • @Hidden_Seeker_
      @Hidden_Seeker_ 5 років тому +223

      So do yall actually like him? He's fucking awful

    • @tonyroca279
      @tonyroca279 5 років тому +95

      I've never watched his full shows, but I've caught lots of Letterman over the years, I've never heard Paul doing this before tho, I thought it was pretty annoying.

    • @Hoganply
      @Hoganply 5 років тому +310

      So, he's _intentionally_ ruining the flow of the joke. Thanks for the insight.

  • @stevecaldwell8568
    @stevecaldwell8568 Місяць тому +10

    I was ready to blame Conan today but remembered Dave’s wise words.
    Thanks, Dave!

  • @collectingmythoughts991
    @collectingmythoughts991 5 років тому +187

    I personally blame Lonnie Donegan.

    • @pj101
      @pj101 5 років тому +4

      Yes she's a bitch

    • @bfish89ryuhayabusa
      @bfish89ryuhayabusa 5 років тому

      I blame him for a lot of music that's happened. Lots of major UK musicians in fhe 60s and early 70s got their start because of him.

  • @michaelharris169
    @michaelharris169 3 роки тому +958

    I will never understand how Jay Leno had the audience he did. I couldn’t stand him and his brand of humor. I feel like he grabbed all of the 55 and over crowd. Anyone that I knew found Conan to be much cooler and funnier.

    • @TruckTaxiMoveIt
      @TruckTaxiMoveIt 3 роки тому +26

      Jay had the best monologue than any talk show host before or after him, he just happens to be not too likable.

    • @jameslutian1977
      @jameslutian1977 3 роки тому +43

      Leno was talented. So was Conan. It was just the Leno audience that had been built for decades didn't mesh with Conan's style. That's no one's fault. I prefer Conan but all the trashing of Leno is just people buying into Letterman's digs at him over the years.

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada 3 роки тому +45

      @@TruckTaxiMoveIt All the times I tried watching Leno's monologue I found it perfectly bland and often predictable. I mean, it makes sense; when you're on one of the biggest shows, you likely will try to appeal to the widest audience, which means taking no risks. And when you've been doing it for so long, you _also_ need to fit into the mold your audience has come to expect.

    • @Darkside8062
      @Darkside8062 3 роки тому +16

      @@jameslutian1977 Actually, in my case, I've never liked Leno from his pre Tonight Show appearances. And I know what happened with Joan Rivers but she would've been a better replacement for Johnny.

    • @bloomfulbeauties721
      @bloomfulbeauties721 3 роки тому +1

      AGREE.

  • @cierrablue
    @cierrablue 3 роки тому +2534

    All these years later and I still resent Jay Leno. That guy is a snake.

    • @christophercruz1513
      @christophercruz1513 3 роки тому +58

      You have no life if your so set on Jay Leno

    • @TheOrlandoTrustfull
      @TheOrlandoTrustfull 3 роки тому +165

      Christopher Cruz: Whereas you are better, you're also commenting on the same video 😂

    • @supertuesday600
      @supertuesday600 3 роки тому +61

      But please, Don't blame Conan.;)

    • @49er16
      @49er16 3 роки тому +8

      At least he's not a coward like Conan.

    • @adrock1011
      @adrock1011 3 роки тому +155

      Jay has a garage full of amazing cars and quite the rolodex of celebrity phone numbers.
      Conan has a 92 taurus and fans, co-workers, friends, & family who adore him. Plus hes funnier & smarter. Id say conan won in the end

  • @Bigfrank88
    @Bigfrank88 Рік тому +40

    I love every second of this takedown. But Paul confirming that Dave in fact has his own problems might be my favorite bit.

  • @tmbtrumpet7333
    @tmbtrumpet7333 5 років тому +337

    9 years later and this is still "Vintage Letterman". Funny as hell!!!

    • @siskothekid4620
      @siskothekid4620 5 років тому

      TMB Trumpet so true. So true.

    • @Churro_Flaminguez
      @Churro_Flaminguez 4 роки тому +1

      Letterman is going down in history along with his "true blue" crowd: Carson his mentor, and Craig Ferguson his brilliant protegé.
      Meanwhile, Jay is gone with the wind and his replacement Fallon is widely despised on YT for being a pathetic unfunny sycophant with an annoying laugh. Two of a kind if you ask me.

  • @andrewcampbell4260
    @andrewcampbell4260 4 роки тому +128

    That "I hope you're not planning on blaming conan, are you?" always kills me. 3:13

    • @dennisbowen452
      @dennisbowen452 5 місяців тому +1

      Same, that and invoke a little…French? Was classic quotes I make.

  • @BOOMBOSTICorBIGS
    @BOOMBOSTICorBIGS 3 роки тому +1015

    I will always love how David Letterman treated Jimmy Fallon exactly how we should’ve all treated Jimmy Fallon

    • @bulldogsbob
      @bulldogsbob 2 роки тому +47

      Fallon is really good at getting UA-cam views which is what they are after at NBC.

    • @romulus_
      @romulus_ 2 роки тому +3

      @@bulldogsbob brainless pablum for the shallow mind

    • @asyc89
      @asyc89 2 роки тому +23

      @@romulus_ yet here you are, watching youtube.

    • @romulus_
      @romulus_ 2 роки тому +21

      ​@@asyc89 as are you. funny, I don't see what your statement has to do with what's being discussed here.

    • @AquarianNomadic
      @AquarianNomadic 2 роки тому +4

      @@asyc89 but never Fallon

  • @edallen1921
    @edallen1921 3 роки тому +31

    So sad that i was too young to appreciate Daves humor. Only into my 20s and now almost 30 can i look at his time on TV and his time at the Comedy Store and fully appreciate his humor and schtick.

  • @whatwouldtarado213
    @whatwouldtarado213 3 роки тому +851

    The venom Dave has for Jay is just amazing in the best way possible.

    • @warrenjehosephat231
      @warrenjehosephat231 3 роки тому +66

      At about 2:52 when he is more or less done with the joke and looks away. That expression right there is the sort of expression my grandfather gave me when he was so disappointed in something I had done it made him sick. It is the epitome of "I can't believe you've done this"

    • @omt4293
      @omt4293 2 роки тому +5

      The two just can’t stand each other. A lot of animosity between them.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 2 роки тому +15

      @@omt4293 I don't think Jay felt that way, and Dave told Oprah after all this that he still considers Jay a friend. Clearly, Dave's an odd guy, though.

    • @TheGodYouWishYouKnew
      @TheGodYouWishYouKnew 2 роки тому +3

      Dave has nobody to blame for his not getting the show but himself. The Jay vs Conan thing was NBC’s fault.

    • @martyc909
      @martyc909 2 роки тому +13

      @@TheGodYouWishYouKnew well no. The deal between Jay and Dave for the Tonight Show is legendary. But Dave took his own advice when he didn’t get the Tonight Show, he went to CBS, and then proceeded to kick Jay’s ass for the first 3-4 years. It wasn’t until the Clinton scandal that Jay took the lead. By that time, Jay had found his footing in making the most inoffensive comedy ever, while Jay was known for pushing the edge a little bit more. So they each found their voice in all of this.

  • @ibieiniid4240
    @ibieiniid4240 5 років тому +293

    "I got my own problems."
    Not enough people in this world acknowledge this about themselves.

    • @T25de
      @T25de 5 років тому +2

      ibieiniid
      Yea like the Left, they need to worry about their own asses lol

    • @ibieiniid4240
      @ibieiniid4240 5 років тому +19

      @@T25de
      And yet, here you are calling out other people's problems and making no mention of yourself.

    • @T25de
      @T25de 5 років тому +1

      ibieiniid
      That’s the joke 😉
      Help!! Hypocrisy!!

    • @pianofry1138
      @pianofry1138 4 роки тому

      You can acknowledge them and not deal with them. It's kind of what he did here.

    • @GeorgiaOverdrive
      @GeorgiaOverdrive 4 роки тому +2

      I think the audience reacted the way was because he had a whole blackmail affair thing a year earlier.

  • @wills2379
    @wills2379 Рік тому +80

    I love how he sets up the whole joke, (jay says conan shouldn't be blamed but his managers should, jay points out he has no managers or agents of his own) with the obvious punchline being "so blame Jay!", but stops just short of it because the answer is so palpably obvious to absolutely everyone.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 Рік тому +2

      Don't recall Jay saying anything about Conan's managers. He just said that it wasn't fair to hold Conan totally responsible for "The Tonight Show's" bad ratings- and he was right about that, too, because Jay's 10pm show was partly to blame. However, there's no question the ratings slide began the first week Conan took over "The Tonight Show." *NBC* was mostly to blame for monkeying with what up until May 2009 had been an extremely successful line up. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    • @Inbraneinthememsane
      @Inbraneinthememsane 6 місяців тому

      Thank you captain imbecile dimwit obvious for pointing out

  • @8aba_Yaga
    @8aba_Yaga 9 років тому +2078

    who gave Paul a mic?

    • @MyloXyloto94
      @MyloXyloto94 9 років тому +138

      Dave.

    • @supersonicdickhead374
      @supersonicdickhead374 9 років тому +59

      +MetrazolElectricity He's basically doing what Ed McMahon did for Carson. It's so if a joke falls flat there isn't a silence. Paul was musical director for Saturday Night Live before this.

    • @supersonicdickhead374
      @supersonicdickhead374 9 років тому +1

      MetrazolElectricity I wasn't trivializing

    • @supersonicdickhead374
      @supersonicdickhead374 9 років тому +10

      MetrazolElectricity I assure you I wasn't. Everything I said was neutral. He did do what McMahon did and he did work on SNL. And that is indeed the side-kick's job - to help keep things flowing. I don't particularly like Paul's style but I respect his talent, he's an excellent musician.

    • @CrystalsandCandles
      @CrystalsandCandles 9 років тому +6

      +maroonoasis I blame them. Shaffer is a douche bag

  • @vars280287
    @vars280287 5 років тому +259

    Jimmy Fallon is Lonnie Donegan lmao 😂😂

  • @sirxavior1583
    @sirxavior1583 8 років тому +750

    It says something when all the other late night hosts (Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert and O'Brien) all pay tribute to Letterman on this last show and hardly anyone payed tribute to Leno.

    • @Elias6233
      @Elias6233 7 років тому +36

      I thought Kimmel and Fallon were the same person

    • @pcbacklash_3261
      @pcbacklash_3261 7 років тому +6

      Wait...you mean they're not?!! :-P

    • @effexwhore
      @effexwhore 7 років тому +33

      PCBacklash _ Kimmel is much less annoying. I’m offended that you thought he was the same person as Fallon.

    • @Rick__C-137
      @Rick__C-137 7 років тому +14

      cluster c They're both humorless asses. They have their moments, but, for the most part, they're a waste of time.

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 6 років тому +19

      Because all those idiots are FAR Left sheep...just like Letterman.

  • @calnortonjr4797
    @calnortonjr4797 2 роки тому +11

    "Well I feel I've gone too far yet again"....and we thank you for that Dave

  • @epilepticrants3371
    @epilepticrants3371 5 років тому +167

    My dad loved Dave. I always wondered why. Now I'm pushing 40 and I see how he loved Dave's cynicism.

  • @wakeupbell2491
    @wakeupbell2491 3 роки тому +70

    I love the delight on Daves' face when he says, "I just can't help myself." Lol!

    • @IronMan-tk8uc
      @IronMan-tk8uc 3 роки тому +1

      He reminded a little bit of Bugs Bunny when he said this.

    • @wakeupbell2491
      @wakeupbell2491 3 роки тому +1

      @@IronMan-tk8uc I guess I haven't watched enough Looney Tunes to see that, but your comment led me to review this clip which I appreciate. I find it endlessly entertaining!

    • @IronMan-tk8uc
      @IronMan-tk8uc 3 роки тому

      @@wakeupbell2491 Ok, thanks.

  • @simrsm5908
    @simrsm5908 3 роки тому +600

    conan is by far the most decent host in talk show business. I truly am incapable of explaining how I became such a fan of Conan's but I am certain that his genuine relatability as a human being has to do something with it.

    • @OhioPaulDE
      @OhioPaulDE 3 роки тому +3

      Very much so.

    • @Stopvotingdemocrat
      @Stopvotingdemocrat 2 роки тому

      Conan’s 😊

    • @JaydevRaol
      @JaydevRaol 2 роки тому

      True

    • @junglemoose2164
      @junglemoose2164 2 роки тому +2

      Eh. Talk to people who’ve actually been on Conan’s shows. He comes off as disingenuous in the green room to many of his guests. Leno and Kimmel (and I don’t even like Jimmy Kimmel) are warm toward their guests. Don’t get me wrong, I like Conan more than Leno and Kimmel combined but Conan ain’t all that.

    • @paddaaweh
      @paddaaweh Рік тому

      ​@@junglemoose2164source?

  • @beawriting
    @beawriting Рік тому +21

    I miss Dave. His presence is a major part of my childhood.

    • @gnbman
      @gnbman Рік тому +5

      When I was a kid, we would watch Letterman and then switch right over to Conan when it ended lol

  • @rabbitphobia
    @rabbitphobia 6 років тому +805

    Love him or hate him Letterman is the only talk show host with any balls to speak the truth he never ever sucks up to any celebrity he just says it as it is.

    • @svyt
      @svyt 6 років тому +26

      To be fair, Kimmel had Leno on via a video link, and pretty much roasted him, to his face, in real time...
      EDIT: Wait, correction, I had that slightly backwards - Leno had Kimmel on his show (Leno's) via a video link, and was asking him some "interview" questions, and Kimmel roasted Leno... ua-cam.com/video/PBtitOjc6Rg/v-deo.html

    • @kurtbrigandi
      @kurtbrigandi 5 років тому +12

      Vince Veloce Thats why Carson liked him so much and none of them stand even close to Carson.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 5 років тому +5

      @@svyt That was pretty brutal, but Kimmel and Jay have been in communication since, and to his credit Jimmy said not too long ago that he'd be a jerk to continue to hate Jay.

    • @RonWolfHowl
      @RonWolfHowl 5 років тому +2

      @@gallery7596 To _continue._ Key word. He did the right thing at the time.

    • @RonWolfHowl
      @RonWolfHowl 5 років тому +1

      Not true. Conan's that way too 😁

  • @martymcfly5842
    @martymcfly5842 4 роки тому +488

    Dave has never liked Jimmy Fallon. I think is may be Dave feels Jimmy tries to hard and comes off as disingenuous sometimes.

    • @Magravated
      @Magravated 4 роки тому +135

      Fallon comes off as a network puppet. I can't stand him anymore.

    • @johnprescott4488
      @johnprescott4488 4 роки тому +51

      It's because he is

    • @masterchef2965
      @masterchef2965 4 роки тому +45

      Fallon was always trash

    • @hothotheat3000
      @hothotheat3000 4 роки тому +35

      Sometimes? Lol, ALL the time. Him and James Corden.

    • @masterchef2965
      @masterchef2965 4 роки тому +29

      @@hothotheat3000 cordens also garbage

  • @manicpixelgirl
    @manicpixelgirl 3 роки тому +51

    There have been times I liked Letterman and times when I didn't, but I will always respect him for this.

  • @kamcg1049
    @kamcg1049 Рік тому +71

    It’s one of his finest written and expertly delivered monologues.

    • @Yousaf_Yunes
      @Yousaf_Yunes Рік тому +6

      Still sweet 15 years later....like great literature

  • @GiantSandles
    @GiantSandles 9 років тому +1352

    Paul sounds like Rain Man in this just repeating every last couple of words Dave says

    • @j-r-m7775
      @j-r-m7775 9 років тому +30

      GiantSandles Only less socially adept and he can't play poker for shit.

    • @modelcitizenbrigade769
      @modelcitizenbrigade769 9 років тому +90

      +GiantSandles yeah..yeah...repeating every last couple of words

    • @Hoganply
      @Hoganply 9 років тому +37

      +ModelCitizenBrigade Every last couple of words.

    • @jainz84
      @jainz84 9 років тому +50

      +Hoganply Couple of words..right..

    • @thewhitegoldfish
      @thewhitegoldfish 9 років тому +38

      +GiantSandles Yeah. every last couple of words

  • @kiks399
    @kiks399 8 років тому +688

    There's no one like Letterman. That said, I love Conan.

    • @reggin867
      @reggin867 6 років тому +11

      Kiks' conan is better than dave

    •  6 років тому +1

      Leno was better than him any time of day .

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 6 років тому +3

      No one as douchie as Letterman, you mean?

    • @UnchainedMelodie92
      @UnchainedMelodie92 6 років тому +1

      @Lmao I think that's the most ridiculously funny thing I've read all day!

    • @timbettger
      @timbettger 6 років тому

      Chip Gaasche - So true. Abso-fricken-lutley.

  • @papillonvu
    @papillonvu 3 роки тому +139

    Over the past 3 years, I got divorced, my business failed, and I my health deteriorated.
    I was so tempted to blame Conan, but thank goodness I stopped myself when I realized he had nothing to do with my problems…
    All along it was Jay Leno.

  • @ZachsMind
    @ZachsMind Місяць тому +3

    I stubbed my toe this morning and I was like, "dammit Conan!"

  • @imaramblins
    @imaramblins 5 років тому +522

    When Conan got the boot was the last time I watched the Tonight Show. I'm sure I'm not alone.

    • @girliephotographer
      @girliephotographer 5 років тому +12

      brother, you are not alone.

    • @imaramblins
      @imaramblins 5 років тому +2

      OSCAR and EMMY: While in some ways I understand where you're coming from, I just can't agree and it begins with you calling the TS a "flagship" program. At the time, it had already ceased to be such. Furthermore, you' re also saying Fallon IS the type to head such a program that's in your mind? Seriously? And HE'S not "offbeat?" That seems contradictory to me. Thinking like that is also why Letterman got screwed out of the slot in favor of Leno in the first place. Strangely enough, I probably agree with Leno's politics the most out of all the late night show hosts, because he didn't just toe the typical liberal line. But, make no mistake, Leno was always looking out for Leno from the beginning. He was CERTAINLY NO victim. Perhaps watching the 60 minutes interview with Conan might give you some perspective.

    • @imaramblins
      @imaramblins 5 років тому +3

      OSCAR and EMMY Don’t patronize me with such passive aggressive statements, like your last remark. It’s just bad form, and makes you look like a jerk. The fact is, on a lot of these points, we just have a different OPINION. I could write educated, and sourced, arguments about said topics. But it’s simply not worth my time. If YOU don’t understand what it means to “agree to disagree,” then you might want to think before you respond so arrogantly.

    • @imaramblins
      @imaramblins 5 років тому +2

      OSCAR and EMMY Once again. That’s your opinion. Nothing more. Nothing less.

    • @imaramblins
      @imaramblins 5 років тому +1

      @OSCAR and EMMY Just as trying to explain to someone what actual facts vs. opinions are, to someone as obtuse as yourself. You probably think Leno, his agent, lawyers and supporters in the industry had all the "facts" as well. In your world, they obviously did. *Sigh* Conan's had none right? Nope, no difference of opinion there on what went down, nor how it happened. Just straight facts right? SMH

  • @NoOne-py5or
    @NoOne-py5or 3 роки тому +448

    Late night shows died when letterman and Conan left.

    • @djmcau
      @djmcau 3 роки тому +63

      And Craig Ferguson

    • @apurugganan
      @apurugganan 3 роки тому +28

      @@djmcau Late night became a desert after Craig left

    • @Muzikrazy213
      @Muzikrazy213 3 роки тому +10

      ALWAYS CraigyFerg 💀 🤖 🐴

    • @JayShootHer
      @JayShootHer 3 роки тому

      We still have Jimmy Fallon

    • @NoOne-py5or
      @NoOne-py5or 3 роки тому +20

      @@JayShootHer that isn’t something brag worthy

  • @VicenzoV
    @VicenzoV 3 роки тому +553

    About this ongoing Coronavirus thing... please, don't blame Conan.

    • @EarlMcManus2005
      @EarlMcManus2005 3 роки тому +19

      Blame Lonny Donegan.

    • @Zerox5861
      @Zerox5861 3 роки тому +7

      @@EarlMcManus2005 fuckin LONNY

    • @firecrackerjack68
      @firecrackerjack68 3 роки тому

      Don't blame Conan

    • @warrenjehosephat231
      @warrenjehosephat231 3 роки тому +2

      I don't know. I feel like Conan could be doing more about covid.

    • @rimrunz1795
      @rimrunz1795 3 роки тому +2

      I hav more than a slight degree of concern that the Virology Institute of Wuhan.... May jus blame Conan

  • @Tizzo1982
    @Tizzo1982 2 роки тому +19

    3 months into 2022 and here I am up at 1am, and I needed to be reminded to "Not Blame Conan". Thanks Dave

  • @IamConnorMacLeod
    @IamConnorMacLeod 9 років тому +339

    "I'll be in lobby, if you need me!"

  • @B1GK1NG
    @B1GK1NG 4 роки тому +144

    Letterman’s impression of Jay Leno was hilarious 😂

  • @Verbal_Kent
    @Verbal_Kent 3 роки тому +21

    "I'll be in the lobby, if you need me.."
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @mappedgraphics
    @mappedgraphics Місяць тому +4

    "Don't blame Conan, blame the agents. That's what they do. Jay doesn't have agents..." Walked right up to the insult and stopped short

  • @morbido13
    @morbido13 4 роки тому +223

    Entering the last third of 2020 and I still haven't blamed Conan.
    Seriously, whatever you do, don't blame Conan

  • @sartainja
    @sartainja 5 років тому +227

    Dave got the shaft from NBC but came out ahead in the long run with his move to CBS. He laughed all the way to the bank.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 5 років тому +15

      Yes, Dave made a better decision going to CBS where they didn't require him to be #1, he got paid more than Jay, and if he'd stayed with *NBC,* it would've been him getting dropped for Conan or some other younger host. Not getting "The Tonight Show" turned out to be the best thing that could've happened for Dave's career.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 5 років тому +5

      @@geoffok Jay said that Dave was the better talk show host, and as a standup Dave said Jay was the best there is. I think they're both right.

    • @greenpea9412
      @greenpea9412 5 років тому +6

      @@geoffok I agree completely. I have never though Jay was funny. Not in the least.

    • @jamesanthony5681
      @jamesanthony5681 4 роки тому

      Had he gotten the NBC gig, the network would have forced guests like Ahmad Rashad, Joey Lawrence and Rick Dees on his show.

  • @vasishtvasan75
    @vasishtvasan75 8 років тому +144

    "I'll hang around the lobby if you need me" - Dave 1 Leno 0

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 7 років тому +2

      "The other day Dave Letterman was demanding to see my birth certificate" - Dave 1 - Jay - 1.

    • @therick004
      @therick004 6 років тому +5

      Take a look at the ratings when they were going head to head. Jay > Dave

    • @UncleRichard.
      @UncleRichard. 6 років тому +3

      @@therick004 That is because Jay had the "older crowd" NBC right after the news. I'll bet most of his viewers were asleep at the time with the TV still on. Dave had a much better show, I watched him every night from 6th grade until I was around 20 years old. Letterman is a legend Jay will be forgotten.

    • @therick004
      @therick004 6 років тому +1

      Ortiz whatever you kids wanna tell yourselves to help you sleep at night. Numbers don’t lie

    • @tombstone1111
      @tombstone1111 6 років тому

      @@therick004 Exactly right.

  • @paulafleck4577
    @paulafleck4577 Рік тому +29

    Wow. All I can say is wow. The fact that David Letterman addressed this issue and what a douche Jay Leno has always been is one of the classiest things I've ever seen. He knew that Leno has ALWAYS been a dirt bag and that what he did Conan Andy, and the rest of their crew was despicable and he let his viewers too
    While other hosts or celebrities wouldn't have and did not want to get their hands dirty or do anything that might have a negative backlash on them- David Letterman unapologetically spoke the truth. What a stand up guy Letterman is abd what a class act Conan is.
    And Jay Leno can suck it.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 Рік тому +1

      REE: "The fact that David Letterman addressed this issue and what a douche Jay Leno has always been is one of the classiest things I've ever seen."
      Felt tinged with bitterness to me. He never seemed to get over being *NBC's* second choice to replace Carson. And let's remember that Dave's reputation wasn't exactly spotless considering the embarrassing scandal he was forced to admit to just a few months before the Jay/Conan thing came about. Jay didn't pick on him when that was happening either, but when it was Jay's turn to be in the middle of a public mess, Dave didn't show the same mercy.
      RE: "...and that what he did Conan Andy, and the rest of their crew was despicable..."
      But Conan green lit an *NBC* proposal he knew was deciding Jay's retirement date for him. Conan himself said he owed Jay a lot for the support he'd given him over the years at the network. It wasn't necessary for Conan to enter into that 5 year deal when his contract was set to expire before Jay's. He could've had a show with an earlier start time a lot sooner than *NBC* was offering him "The Tonight Show" at Jay and his staff's expense.

    • @FredLord-sp4ym
      @FredLord-sp4ym Рік тому

      Jay understood the Entertainment/Television Business better than most managers and network executives. He represented himself, cutting out the middle "man" which in the end, was not a smart move as he had nobody to blame. "Do not blame 'Conan.'"

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 Рік тому

      @@FredLord-sp4ym Jay was wrong about that, though. We can in part blame Conan because (for one thing) it was his 2004 decision that set that debacle in motion.

    • @ArmyJames
      @ArmyJames 18 днів тому

      It looks like “wow” was not all you had to say.

  • @ryancox5516
    @ryancox5516 3 роки тому +189

    I miss Dave every day, and am grateful I don't have to hear Paul twice as often

    • @alxf66
      @alxf66 3 роки тому +6

      Amen to that.

    • @justinmraap
      @justinmraap 3 роки тому +12

      _You don't have to hear Paul twice as often?_

    • @pamelacass9642
      @pamelacass9642 2 роки тому +2

      @@justinmraap what did Ryan mean by that crack, I wonder?🤔

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 2 роки тому +2

      @@pamelacass9642
      I know what he meant ...but I can't decide if you're being sarcastic or not.

    • @rickskellig4652
      @rickskellig4652 10 місяців тому +6

      TV's worst sidekick. My god he sucked lol

  • @rubyannas7741
    @rubyannas7741 4 роки тому +65

    The Leno impersonation sent me

    • @Draeber
      @Draeber 4 роки тому +2

      yea me too. was spot on

  • @veggiesarefruits
    @veggiesarefruits 5 років тому +86

    I'm so glad David spoke up about this. He and Conan are absolute class acts, and Letterman recognizes real comedic talent. Knowing both of them personally, I'm sure Letterman has a perspective that none of us does at all. The fact that he WASN'T surprised at Leno's heinous, classless behavior, really says something about his lack of character.

    • @annem8152
      @annem8152 3 роки тому +3

      Dave considered Leno a FRIEND. Dave gave him spots on his first show frequently. once Leno got the chance though, he didn't look back at all. just grabbed the gig that everyone assumed was Dave's. No surprise he would then retire only to usurp Conan's show.

    • @timcarr6401
      @timcarr6401 2 роки тому +2

      @@annem8152 Jay did no manipulation. He didn't go behind the scenes to look out for his good. He had no manager. Jay simply had the better ratings than Dave and Conan. False narratives abound with you guys.

    • @delvictor7570
      @delvictor7570 Рік тому

      @@timcarr6401Correct. These people are morons lol

  • @Erkki_Mela
    @Erkki_Mela 2 роки тому +17

    I always come back to this clip, maybe once in a year or so. And always in that year, I forget how insufferable Paul is by ruining Dave’s jokes and timing.

  • @MyOpinionMatterss
    @MyOpinionMatterss 10 років тому +190

    I love Dave but Paul makes his show unwatchable. They really new to take his mic away.

    • @chrisjohnston4445
      @chrisjohnston4445 10 років тому +17

      Yes! Thank you! I stopped watching soon after the jump to CBS because a) Dave wasn't doing any more of the cooler stuff he did on NBC, and b) PAUL NEVER SHUTS UP! His comments are NEVER funny!

    • @kathrynjohnson2642
      @kathrynjohnson2642 7 років тому

      MyOpinionMatterss i

  • @tech4131
    @tech4131 10 років тому +513

    David Letterman....a true showman, that my folks is class.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 9 років тому +9

      Joseph Bosley Or a portrait of bitterness.

    • @Awesoman
      @Awesoman 9 років тому +5

      Gall ery Why not both?

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 9 років тому +8

      Dave has often displayed considerable class and certainly a lot of talent as a broadcaster over the years. However, these rants of his (to me at least) revealed what an obsessively bitter and even somewhat hypocritical guy Dave could be. Never felt the same about him afterward.

    • @tech4131
      @tech4131 9 років тому +2

      I completely understand the way you feel and like awesoman said why not both. I feel sometimes in the buisness of showbiz as they say you have enemies who may have started out as friends and at times just don't like each other, but when you feel you have been wronged by a friend, family, or in this case a coworker. But this is just my opinion.

    • @gallery7596
      @gallery7596 9 років тому +4

      Dave had Dr. Phil on one night and if ever there was a guy who liked to condemn, it's Phil McGraw. Dave brings up Jay and says "COULD YOU BELIEVE WHAT HE DID?" but rather than agreeing wholeheartedly with Dave, Phil said "well, he got screwed, too". Dave, clearly not expecting that response, looked away with a grudging "yeah, well...". Then Phil said "I had no idea you have such pent up anger towards Jay". I was really happy when Dave told Oprah he was seeing a psychiatrist. He's got issues and failings of his own he needs to work on.

  • @jmart4197
    @jmart4197 3 роки тому +20

    @ 2:34... The way Paul says "well... don't blame him".. with so much sarcasm... Made me laugh so hard... 😂😂😂

  • @Scottshodgepodge
    @Scottshodgepodge 12 днів тому +2

    Probably the greatest five minute verbal evisceration ever aired on television!

  • @huntermooney143
    @huntermooney143 3 роки тому +77

    This reminds me a lot of the situation with David and Jay back in the day. Everyone thought, including David's hero Johhny Carson, that David would replace Carson on the tonight show but it went to Leno. Carson made it very clear that he preferred Letterman and it felt like the mentor teaching the pupil. I feel like this is the same thing. Letterman has become the mentor and Conan the pupil. He's taking Conan's side just like Carson had done with him back in the day.

    • @learnerlove6853
      @learnerlove6853 3 роки тому +7

      I would like to live in the alternate universe where Dave got the Tonight Show

    • @nickevers9571
      @nickevers9571 3 роки тому +1

      Carson might have wanted Letterman, but NBC who owns the show, did not. A big plus for Leno was that he guest hosted TTS WAY more than Letterman, so TTS audience was already well acquainted with him.

    • @shecklesmack9563
      @shecklesmack9563 2 роки тому

      I was going to say Conan would’ve succeeded Dave after he retired, but Conan was kind of a genius last-minute pull from Lorne Michaels just because Dave left Late Night. I wonder how the whole roster of hosts would’ve been shaken up had Leno not yeeted Dave’s job. Maybe Conan’s untapped talents wouldn’t have been tapped at all.

  • @thefaithslayer2553
    @thefaithslayer2553 5 років тому +581

    Letterman > Leno
    All day, every day.

    • @doctorthirteen5727
      @doctorthirteen5727 5 років тому +21

      A bag of wet crap > Jay Leno

    • @josiahpike
      @josiahpike 5 років тому +6

      There was no one better than Dave

    • @ChrisJones-pi5mh
      @ChrisJones-pi5mh 4 роки тому +5

      @@josiahpike Craig Ferguson

    • @secondstring
      @secondstring 4 роки тому +10

      Except that Jay kicked his ass for two decades.

    • @MrJjburgess11
      @MrJjburgess11 4 роки тому +3

      Letterman got soft after he left NBC imo. The days when he was on after Carson. He was way better.

  • @Eric_W
    @Eric_W 3 роки тому +44

    I quit watching when Carson left especially since Leno wasn't/isn't even remotely humorous.

    • @MzKitka
      @MzKitka 3 роки тому +5

      I never cared for Leno. I think he's funny sometimes. But to me he's not enjoyable as a host etc. Conan had the BEST ridiculous sketches, and I think he got away with a lot of fun, silly things bc his audience was down with it. I love Conan the most of that era, but sadly he wasn't for everyone. I don't think enough people "got" hi.m.

    • @bvnseven
      @bvnseven 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/dRVveV-riL8/v-deo.html

  • @eben4reel934
    @eben4reel934 2 роки тому +8

    NOBODY has timing to drop a punch-line like Letterman… flawless.

  • @goodjob6582
    @goodjob6582 5 років тому +1240

    Jimmy Fallon comes no where close to letterman and Conan ... he has NO intellect

    • @howlinmadmurphy7
      @howlinmadmurphy7 5 років тому +55

      Lonny Donnigan?

    • @markmullins132
      @markmullins132 5 років тому +14

      He's better than Colbert and Kimmel

    • @KnightKD
      @KnightKD 5 років тому +28

      Mark Mullins not sure what kinda crack u on but fallon is not better than colbert

    • @markmullins132
      @markmullins132 5 років тому +2

      @@pashadyne you better be black dropping those "N" Bombs

    • @markmullins132
      @markmullins132 5 років тому +27

      @@KnightKD All Colbert does is hate on Trump (Like most comedians these days) it is NOT funny