Harry Shearer & Dan Castellaneta Do Iconic Voices From The Simpsons | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
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- (Original airdate: 11/20/02 ) Harry Shearer and Dan Castellaneta of “The Simpsons” showcase some of their most iconic voices from the show and share what it was like to work with The Rolling Stones.
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I hate that casting animated characters with popular celebrities has become mainstream now, because this is REAL VOICE TALENT.
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Well it's a tricky topic. If main stream actors didn't try voice acting we wouldn't have Mark Hamills joker. However you have a point. If a person's talent is good they should get the job
@@michaelversace456 Mark Hamill was never and has never been considered a "mainstream" actor, he himself actively avoided trying to be mainstream, it wasn't for him, ask yourself, how many "mainstream" movies or TV shows has he been in?
Compared to his voice work which is the overwhelming bulk of his portfolio.
@@SMSCOOBY71 my point is some can actually do it. However not all. Bradley Cooper did well as the voice of Rocket but the job could've easily been offered to Troy Baker or Michael Richardson. Another ridiculous example of over hyping a film was having vin diesel voice Groot. It's three farken words lol. Not Dostoevsky's house of the damned. Not interested in the new super Mario movie. Just looks like shit.
Why? It's fun meeting people who voices your favorite characters.
That is so surreal to see real people but hear character voices in their purest form. Dan and Harry are absolute geniuses.
Geniuses? Are they good at math or something
@@candyApplePurple If being good at maths is your definition of a genius, you're very narrow-minded. There are many kinds of intelligence. Making up iconic voices that fit the character as well as being able to understand and manipulate your voice as much as these guys do are skills that definitely require certain kinds of intelligence on a very high level.
@@kidnamedfinger2353 It’s a Norm Macdonald joke
Yeah...that's what voice actors are.
It's like they are miming to the 'real' cartoon characters
I could listen to Shearer and Castellaneta doing voices for hours
you do, on the show lol
@@sptauto Hahahaha
wow your life must be really boring
@CC It'll never be a hit. I give it two seasons, max.
You already have.
Principal Skinners greatest line in my book was, “Fire can be our friend as long as we harness it, whether it's heating our homes or raining down on charlie.”
*SKIN-NER!!!*
Do u remember the episode & season??
@@michaelrossi3707 …i've never watched it for probably 15 years but i'm almost sure not long after that the writers changed. When Skinner said that it was at school assembly. I still laugh at it yet.
@@chasbodaniels1744 Super Nintendo Chalmers!
@@d8l835 haha!
Harry Shearer's face while he's voicing Mr Burns is just killing me. His eyebrows and everything, he's embodied the character and it's just so sinister. I love it.
It's easy to miss that voice acting is pretty much the same as regular acting. I'm sure it helps a lot to embody the character you're voicing.
It’s so ironic that Harry Shearer is the least known of the Spinal Tap trio, but the most prolific and wealthy.
I liked how dan made harry crack up with the "oh good, can i go back to work?" line lol his improv is on point
harry crack
@@njf11- lmao
Truly the best voice actors of our generation
Mark Hamill, Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, Rob Paulsen and Phil LaMarr would like to have some words with you.
@@TheACanning Those fine actors can have a word with him if they'd like but they are nowhere close to as famous as Shearer and Castellaneta. In spite of the Simpsons not being as good as they were in the 90's.
@@TheACanning Billy West!
@@sstills951 Yet Jim Cummings alone voiced (400+) more characters then both of them combined. Sit down kid and do some research.
@@TheACanning Quantity does not equate to quality and greatness. Not in the entertainment industry or most other industries. There are actors that have been working for decades and have many more tv/movie appearances under their belt than some A list actors today however they are just not as good and/or talented. I can sit down on an afternoon and come up with 400+ different voices on my own but that doesn't mean I'm more adept than Dan Castellaneta. Don't mess with me buddy, I am smarter than you and I'll most certainly win. So sit down.
I love how Dan’s face almost transforms to the characters he’s voice acting
Mel Blanc was the same way.
If you watch any interview with some of the greatest voice actors, they all get into a character! It's amazing hearing, and seeing the process of them doing the voices!
@sterlingglover2331 when you see footage of voice actors or regular actors doing voice work in the recording booth, they're often animating their whole body while they speak, literally acting out a scene as if they were on stage or on a set.
All part of getting into the character and delivering authenticity in their voice lines, but still.. really cool to watch
lol 😂ya I’ve been watching this show for years since it came out
I love how Dan has to try and look stupid while speaking like Homer
He also turns into a total drunk face doing Keef, even when he's supposed to be writing a letter to a fan.
Yea! Really keen eye! So I’m a voice actor, and one of things a lot of people don’t realize is just how physical voice acting is. You really do use your whole body, and contort your face in anyway you can to help get the voice.
Somewhere on a DVD commentary a producer or writer said it’s like he loses 20 IQ points when he does Homer. They said he makes mistakes that are so perfect they leave them in. “I’m smart. S M R T. Smart.”
I don't think it's so much that he has to look stupid to do Homer. I think it has to do more with the way you angle your neck, mouth and tongue to do a certain sound or noise.
@@belforio I’ve heard many actors say that the physicality of a character helps them play it. It’s probably true of voice actors as well.
It's amazing how Conan's voice fits perfectly into the cartoonish voices.
He was a pretty good writer for them for a bit during their best years. Also I think he voiced the monorail guy? Could be wrong but possibly voiced that and more.
Edit, he wrote the monorail episode. d'oh.
Stay perfectly still, only I may dance.
@@euckb yeah Phil Hartman voiced the Monorail guy. May he RIP.
@@euckb He also wrote Homer Goes To College which, in my opinion, is the best Simpsons episode of all time.
He played that Conan O’Brien guy in that episode where Bart is the “I Didn’t Do It” kid.
The best part is that Conan has actually written dialog that these guys have voiced.
That is correct
@@danielgudinojuarez6729 I can confirm your confirmation that that is correct.
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Conan’s a god.
The absolute talent from these guys is actually unbelievable, I couldn't even imagine people could do this if I hadn't seen it.
It's crazy how good they are at imitating the characters they voiced.
Nancy Cartwright and Hank azaria are just as good.
I will never get tired of Shearer doing Hibbert
Too bad he doesn't do him anymore. The New Hibbert SUCKS.
@@JayRock21122 Sigh. Overreacting to complaints about white actors voicing black characters. Next they'll hafta find an actual Scottsman-- with proof of genealogy-- for groundskeeper Willie 🤦🏻♀️
@@plaidpanda
A show about the stereotypes that make up the American population....and they only seem to whine about the non-white characters....
Proof that some people don't understand the point of The Simpsons, and don't understand the value of voice actors being able to play any character.
It sickens me how corporations now bow to the crybaby idiots. It makes everything worse.
@@JayRock21122 Same for Cleveland from Family Guy. Kendra from The Cleveland Show is voiced by a black woman. I never thought about voice actors races when relating it to an animated comedy. I am sure a lot of races are not represented by voice actors of that same race. That has always been the standard, so it's somewhat levelling the playing field. Really, viewers do not care as long as they're enjoying the show.
@Sketchy Stuff It's worse than not making progress... we're moving backwards. This isn't anything like dated, repugnant practices like black or yellowface, and I never felt there was anything remotely demeaning in the portrayal of any Simpsons characters. Yes, Apu is unquestionably a stereotype as a convenience store owner, but he also has a PhD, and he's no goofier than any of the other characters.
Maybe it would have been better to integrate new characters into the show instead of compromising the integrity of it, I don't know. I just watched an excellent documentary about this, called "Can We Take a Joke?" Really enjoyed it, highly recommend!
"I never thought I'd live to see 2002!"
And Keith is still here with us in 2022.
Yeah quite amazing. He's off the smokes eats really well and get plenty of vitamin d in Jamaica. As long as he doesn't try climbing any palm trees he may be here for a streach yet. Rip Charlie and Brian!!!
@@kevindean1327 Keith will outlive us all
@@ejl1000 Beat me to it. I was going to write the exact same thing.
i don't get it
@kevindean1327 I know one thing for certain. In the end of the world Keith Richards will be sitting there with 2 cockroaches going, "You know I smoked your uncle."
Dr Hibbert’s laugh gets me every time 😆
Me too, Harry truely is genious 😄
"Ah heh heh heh heh"
Now here's the thing. People like Seth MacFarlane and Seth Green are super funny and super talented, but these two are truly masters. You can't really hear the alternative voices in their performances
Homer, Mayor Quimby and Groundskeeper Willie actually all sound very similar, as do Reverend Lovejoy and Principal Skinner
@@bumdiggory No they dont.
@@bumdiggory yeah and all of them sound just like Apu /s
My thought exactly.
@@MellowFresh are The Simpsons known for doing cutaway fart jokes?
The way they have (or choose) to make different weird faces for each character's voice is very cool. Andy Serkis' method for the LOTR book reading he once talked about on The Late Show with Colbert came to mind.
For most people, doing a voice is easier if you channel it through your face. It gives an idea how to characterize it more
the way you move your face is very very important for singing
it's similar for voice acting
You know what’s funny, when I draw I find myself making the same expression as the face I’m drawing, without even looking at myself. It’s like instinct xD
It's awesome that they can improvise in character. Such an underrated profession, even with all the recognition of the famous ones.
Dan is actually completely different to Homer. He exercises frequently, he's a vegetarian and doesn't drink alcohol.
That’s awesome, because exercise keeps you healthy, the meat we eat is actually animal products, and alcohol isn’t taken seriously most of the time.
Plus he regularly visits church voluntarily.Catholic churches though.
@@royalbluegooner3921 what would be epic is if, they do a Halloween episode where Homer is a cartoon character and he finds out he is voiced by a slim healthy teetotal strict vegetarian.
John Kellogg would be proud
@@RSpeller-ym6jjyou voted for Biden in 2020.
Finally in (as s close to) 4K (as it’s gonna get)!
The quick callback Dan does always kills me: “I’m sorry Mr. Burns, I ate all your tongue depressors.”
the callbacks are comedy genius
I love how they can just riff off each other i love it
I always have so much respect for voice actors, especially ones who are so versatile and differ from their own voice.
Its insane how they play SO many voices. So frikan talented
Even Castellaneta doing Keith Richards is like a character in itself, pure skill!
What is kinda of funny is that we are impressed with voices THEY created.😄
...how is that funny?
Fun fact: Dan Castellaneta is also the voice of Arnold’s grandpa in Hey Arnold.
Nice fun fact. He also voiced Doc Brown in Back to the Future: the animated series.
@@reisespeller5300 Or Earthworm Jim.
Robot devil in futurama
Earl in Cow and Chicken
He took over as the Genie in the Aladdin animated series as well!
two legends sitting side by side
I see 3
Three 🕒
2:29 WOOO! Your hands are cold, doctor 😂
It's crazy at how clear and accurate their voice are even on live performance like this. One of the best western voice actors that's for sure.
Holy smokes, this interview is already 20 years old! And The Simpsons had already been on for 12 years at the time of this interview!!! DANG! You forget how long the Simpsons has been on when they've been on most of your life! 33 years on the air and counting! Wow!
It should've ended during the season this episode aired. Yes, I'm one of those fans lol.
@@goodbadbill No pushback from me. I love the first 13 seasons or so of the Simpsons, but I think it took a dive after that. It's had funny moments since but it's changed a lot for the worse. A ton of inspired competitors pushed the show to be very different now than what it was in order to stay relevant.
You know you're old when you're older than the Simpsons.
What are you talking about? 2002 was like, five years ago... right?
RIGHT?
@@PhthaloType Ha ha ha! I know, right?! Feels like yesterday!
It’s amazing how they move from voice to voice so fluently and there isn’t one slip up
I remember seeing this episode of Conan when it was new. I had no idea that these two guys did so many of the character voices on the show. I was absolutely blown away seeing them go so seamlessly from one character voice to another.
I love that Shearers Hibbert laugh is just natural to him after voicing him for years.
It's such a shame he doesn't still do his voice.
You can tell a voice actor is good when you can’t tell certain characters are voiced by the same person. I never knew Mr. Burns and Smithers had the same voice actors.😂😂 that’s real talent. I also didn’t know Homer, Mayor Quimby and Krusty the Clown were voiced by the same person.
These men are so talented and class acts. It bothers me so much when voice actors refuse to do the characters voices in public and these guys embrace it.
Frank Oz is an example of someone who is a jackass about that.
I like how the voice actors are able to change voices without a pause or even a change of breath.
Pure genius. No wonder that show has been on so long.
Well, the writing has been shit for the last 20 years and the animation has lost all its charm from the '90s but that is certainly not their fault. Good for them to still be able to put their massive talent to work - However, I stopped watching it a long time ago because of the aforementioned issues.
@@Ganiscol Wow, thanks for that upbeat comment. Feeling better about yourself by putting down everything else?
@@Ganiscol I’ve also haven’t watched the show since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, and since I started college at NIU. However, I am looking at images of the characters.
I think it has to do with that episode involving Skinner not being Skinner
Harry Shearer also does Ned Flanders.
love both of them, harry's iconic career, dan is just brilliant, spot on keith richards.
I love Keef stories and impressions!
I don't know why, but watching Shearer do voices is oddle soothing
The voices are so different too. Truly mind blowing 🥹
When you hear Harry do them you can hear that they all originate fro
The same place but they are so distinct
“I’m sorry, Mr. Burns, I ate all your tongue depressors…”
Whenever I see Harry, I can’t unsee his hair/mustache/outfit from Spinal Tap 😂😂😂
And foil-wrapped cucumber down his pants! 🥒😂
@@rogermarkperez 🥒 💕
@@rogermarkperez I was just going to comment this! 😂
These guys do great impressions of The Simpsons.
Huh? They ARE the Simpsons voices!🤣
🎣
Homer Simpson…great actor.
I agree, I think they're better than whoever does the voices for the cartoon.
@@tonkpb lol
they deserved a MUCH bigger applause
As a kid, I didn't know that Dan Castellaneta was also the voice of Groundskeeper Willie or Mayor Quimby. I knew he was the voice of Homer and Grampa. Just like Julie Kavner is the voice of all the Bouvier's. Marge, Patty and Selma, and Grandma Bouvier.
Man I love them both, but Dan also having such good improv skills is too good!
I'm sorry but I really don't think it's improv haha, but if it is I would love for them to write the Simpsons instead of whatever the hell is happening rn
Dan Castelleneta is actually one of the consulting producers on The Simpsons. But I don’t think even he can turn the sitcom around. So many episodes have been made that the creative well has just become completely dried up many times over at this point.
I've seen a lot of VAs and The Simpsons cast still has some of the most impressive
I LOVE that they continued the tongue depressor joke from Dr Hibbett to Mr Burns only to find out he didn't have any tongue depressors and a "back up" rubber glove is pure simpsons. I can see it.
Proof that these guys are immensely talented cuz they can literally come up with a random scenario with no script and just bounce off each other effortlessly
Hearing Dan do his Keith Richards made me think "QUEEEEEN OF THE HARPIES! 'ERES YOUR CROWN, YER MAJESTY!"
It's funny how Dan still sounds so much like Homer when he's speaking normally.
Sounds more like the lawyer to me
@@johnmartinez7440 oh yea
you don't say! what did you expect? to just totally shift? (and if even possible, fully destroying his voice by doing so?)
@@HxTurtle ...I mean, his earliest "Walter Matthau" voice as Homer more or less _was_ an almost complete tonal shift, so there's that? Nice attempt though; keep trying, maybe one day you'll destroy me with an out-of-nowhere sarcastic rebuttal.
@@whatdidoursurveysay okay, I'll hang in there, then xD
I'm disappointed that Harry didn't do Ned's voice as well, I would've loved to hear him and Dan improvise a conversation between Homer and Ned
When Conan was a writer on the show the show was so clever and hilarious. I miss those earlier episodes
Harry does Johnny Carson perfectly like NOTHING. Didn't even get an applause
I remember Harry saying in an interview that Mr. Burns was his favourite, but most difficult/straining voice to do. This really makes sense when you see him run throughhis characters, as Burns is notably different. I think it's his bassy voice, which he kinda removes the bass from to speak like Mr. Burns. Really cool seeing these two doing improv, as well!
Yeah, and then Smithers is all bass lmao. Makes sense how he sounds even deeper but still good nowadays while Burns sounds completely different
It was mind-blowing that Keith Richards was still alive in 2002. It is absolutely downright insane that Keith Richards is still alive now in 2022.
"Mr. Burns, I'm sorry I ate all your tongue depressors."
"That's all right, Homer, I didn't have any."
"Oh...DOH!"
...man, I could listen to Dan Castellaneta being Homer Simpson and other Simpsons characters as well as Harry Shearer being Monty Burns all day if I could.
Love the moment at 3:30 where harry acknowledges Dan's genius, though both are geniuses.
They're brilliant at improvisation.
The anecdote about Richards was priceless.
I need about 12 more hours of this, please and thank you.
I'm in hysterics! The most hilarious video I've seen in ages! I love how both actors improvised.
I knew they did all the voices but when you see it transition so seamlessly and perfectly it’s just glorious
One of my favorites from Homer:
“Hello my name is Mr Burns, I believe you have a letter for me.”
Mailman “okay Mr Burns…what’s your first name…?”
“…I don’t know.”
Finally this video in good quality! I remember seeibg this very, very early on the internet, and from time to time since then and it has always been the same old compressed file. Nice to see it like this!
A big smile on my face from start till end.
Brilliant 👏
Classic clip with amazing talent!
They're so good that the voices look dubbed in.
I love the comedic genius of these men. Their quick wit makes it seem they could certainly have written for the show.
This is AWESOME!!!
And here we are- 2022 and Keith’s still here.
Would have been hillarious if Dr. Hibbert examines Grandpa
Can't say how much delighted I am to see these talented actors are the ones behind my fav toons😌👏👏😂😂😂
This is one of the best clips on the internet. I’m convinced.
I remember watching a classic version of the video and NOT being surprised by who they each provided character voices since i owned a book of the Simpson's 2nd season and it explains who provides which voice
Only problem was
Dan forgot Barney
And Harry forgot Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy and Otto
I would love to watch a show with just Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer.
Is that just me?
Watch the simpsons lol
I'd swap Shearer with Hank tbh, he's a nicer person and much more talented in my opinion
One of those videos you smile the entire way through.
Dr. Hibbert will never be the same. I know this is old as hell, but for those that haven't noticed, Harry Shearer no longer voices Dr. Hibbert and it is super noticeable.
Because after black life matter no white do black person voice but blacks can do any race voice or skin 😅
The Simpsons past season 12 doesn’t exist to me haha
Most likely what happened to cleveland from family guy "black character, black voice", like it really makes a difference
@@lejdcool1 surprisingly Clevelands new voice actor sounds exactly like the old one, you cant even tell they switched
I quit after season 8
Celebrity voice actors really have negated form the art form, in my opinion. Occasionally they're good but mostly they're just doing their normal voice. Really wish actual voice actors were cast in animated movies/series more often. How could you argue that these guys are anything but in another league to your Hollywood a-listers.
Agreed, I'd much rather see voice acting legends like Dan Castellaneta, Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny etc than big movie stars just doing their own voices
We need to see Conan do more animated voice acting… he was in like what, two animated movies?
That's a really interesting point. Was just watching Shrek 3 and I immediately could tell Arthur was just Justin Timberlake. So the rest of the movie just felt like Shrek was on an adventure with Justin Timberlake. However, would you agree that Tom Hanks as Woody is one of the best voices for an animated character of all time even though he was juts doing his normal voice? It's instantly believable from first word.
@@balloonpoop i would argue that although tom hanks is doing a good job in the role, you instantly hear tom hanks and not the character. The point being made is that it would presumably be much better if official voice actors did jobs of said genre instead of people like screen actors, people who can create a new person just through there voice rather than a character that is just an extension of the celebrity
@@Baegitte He's in Final Space!
This was such a treat to see. I've never seen Dan before. He's absolutely brilliant 👏 I'm an old fan of Harry's going way back. The adlib banter was so great!
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Those improvs were just perfect!
When i first watched the simpsons, I randomly just had a thought that what if conan had written the episodes of this epic show. And then after sometime I came to know that conan did write some episodes of it. Crazy!!
No you didn't, you filthy liar.
1:07 AMEN SIR!!! MMMMM!
and almost 20 years later, its still going strong! Conan take James show Late late show next year!! come back!
The voices are just too perfect
The improved bit between homer and Mr burns about the safety officer being downsized is extremely real today.
This is amazing stuff!
Dan and Harry are so talented. Mr. Burns and Homer were always my favorite characters 😃
I love the Simpsons so much, y'all don't even know. Love you Dan and Hank, Thank you Conan!
Two guys doing so many voices from my childhood, from one show. This was awesome.
these guys are absolute legends love em
Skinner I think is my favorite character
I live for Superintendent Chalmers yelling "SKIIIIINER!!"
I love Ralph and Chief Wiggum too! 😄
Wow, Kenny Brocklestein does the best Harry Shearer impression I've ever heard.
never realized shearer voices burns AND smithers, i’m amazed by how many scenes on the simpsons are just a voice actor talking to themself
Brilliant!! I can imagine the scenes 🥰🥰🥰
Made me cry with laughter, after a tough week ,just what's needed! Keep forgetting that humans do the voices of the characters on the simpsons x personally I love the show x
Damn.... had a smile the ENTIRE time! 🤣🤣
Same 😁
This is so AWESOME 🔥🔥🔥 I wanna see all the characters lol
This is amazing !!
Classics are the best. I like and subscribe.
You can't beat the classics.