On October 1st, 1962, Johnny Carson hosted his first episode of The Tonight Show and began his incredible 30 year reign as the King of Late Night! To celebrate this remarkable milestone we will be posting classic first appearances for the entire month of October. Happy Anniversary Johnny!
Today I saw the Carson exhibit at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. It was fascinating. Congrats to Jeff Sotzing and the others who put together that tribute to the king of Late Night!
Same here. Just love him and miss him and, his whole show. Wish we were able to hear the band more...they were fabulous. I was born in the 50's and grew up watching him.
@@juliedepaolo9971 I grew up in the '50s also and started watching Carson. I started in '72 when 1st in college and continued watching until Johnny retired in '92.
Wow I remember watching this when the program was aired. I was home on leave from the Marine Corps. Wish I could go back to the 70s. Great episode thanks.
No matter what I really enjoyed this. Love Johnny and Chase. His wife was so sweet in a pinafore dress. Chevy is a good sport. Both men were respectful to each other and were both funny and entertaining.💖💖
Man…I miss late night shows like Johnny. Nobody comes close to him, nobody. I miss cuddling up on the couch and watching him with hot cup of tea before going to bed.
BACKSTORY: If there appears to be some awkwardness between Chase and Carson it was likely due to a New York Magazine cover story from 1975 proclaiming Chase to be the funniest man in America, where an NBC exec said he'd be the likely successor to Carson---AND would start guest hosting in 6 months! Chase dismissed the rumors saying he could never be tied down for 5 years interviewing TV personalities. Kind of a snipe at Carson. Carson subsequently said that Chase couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked bean dinner.
Carson was by far superior to Chase. Chase could be funny in the right role but otherwise I find him underwhelming. Beyond that I've heard nothing bad things about him as a person. Alternatiely, pretty much everything people have said about Johnny was overwhelmingly good.
Chevy Chase was the man back then , Fletch and Caddy Shack are two of my favorite movies. Christmas Vacation is also a classic , I love sarcastic humor and he was the king of it!
A comedy genius who was in some of the biggest and classical comedies such as Under the rainbow, Fletch,Spies like us,Three amigos etc. Chevy chase will always be in the comedy gold hall of fame!!!
@@michaelmohrle1773 I know that was a great double bill! I was actually referring to Under the rainbow as the movie i always loved. To be honest i never got into Private Benjamin but i do like Goldie hawn,great actress!
I grew up with Johnny Carson. And my Dad would love to watch the monologue before he went to sleep. But come to find out. He had a tragic life. Reading it hear on FV his mom was never Satisfied with his accomplishments. He made so much money & some was somewhat invested incorrectly. He had 3three boys. And one passed away tragically in an accident. He had a drinking problem (who doesn't in Showbusiness?) And was a bit frugal. They he would not make small talk to guests between commercial breaks. I am not judging this was on F.V. here on YT. But we all loved his persona & enthusiasm to entertain us & make us laugh & a great interviewer for all of us who were infatuated with the next latest great "Celebrity". God Bless You Johnny RIP🙏❤ We will always love you forever.
@@dauntae24 I heard that from Joan Rivers. Not even (for example) how is Melissa? They knew eachother very well. I could understand a "Celebrity" he never met. Let me tell you I got all this from "Facts Verse" here on CZcams (look it up). And I will never understand how he blew up after Joan Rivers accepted her own show on Fox. And called to tell him & he would not pick up the phone? Why was that? A Woman has a right to move up to bigger & better opportunities when they are presented. Which of course is harder especially for a "Female Comedian". And he got upset with "John Davidson" also. Why? They have to stay put. And be at his "Beck & Call" indefinitely till he can tell them they can leave? You know Doc Severson is still alive in his 90s. I think 95yrs young. Don't get me wrong I loved Johnny Carson. And couldn't wait to see my favorite stars. In High School I had the 2second shift from 12pm to 5pm. That is why I could stay up to see them. I am a "Baby Boomer" born 1960. So when I watched it was taped the same day. And shown at night. Of course I remember more from the 70s on till the end 90s!❤
He didn't have a tragic life , he was an introvert though and did lose his son. Yes it's true he didn't have a good relationship with his kids , but that was his own doing. I would say he had relationship problems obviously , since he was married 4 times.
It's obvious how uncomfortable Chevy is. They brought him out to promote his upcoming special. He wasn't prepared for any of the questions Johnny was going to ask. If you're familiar with that time. Most folks felt Chevy just got too big for his britches. He left Saturday night because he felt he was somehow movie star material.
When I do my videos lately and I feel myself about to say um I think about Chevy Chase and Laugh. There was an episode on community when he was trying to teach Yvette Nichole Brown how to do a speach and every time she says um he says, " UM, UM, UM really loud and in her face. It makes me laugh to myself all the time.
May 5th 1977, 🤔 to be sitting by the pool at 11 with our bikes chained to the fence. We rode everywhere, the bowling alley to play some arcade games, to the pizza place, on and on damn I miss it.
I loved him at the time because we were told we had to behave & never get out of line, and Chevy Chase rarely behaved & was nearly always out of line. So naturally, I adored him.
I don't know ... I guess I'm in the minority. I feel like Chevy took a big swing and a miss here. A lot of his little quips and side comments fell flat. Felt kinda stilted, wooden. Felt like they couldn't get a rhythm.
I'm sure I watched this when it aired. My parents thought that wide lapels were revolting, which Carson demonstrated night after night in this era. Ditto the disco uniforms and leisure suits of the same era. Chase came from East Coast money and breeding, and thus seemed to know how to pick out a good suit. He was even self-conscious about his tie, which was in very good taste, unlike the super-wide versions worn by Carson.
Wow, talk about burying the lead. You have one talk show and comedic legend here (Carson), and one arrogant cokehead who didn't have the ability to be the least bit funny without a script (Chase), and you choose to focus on their clothes? Something tells me that the genius of Johnny Carson is totally lost on you.
@@watchman1178 Last I looked, all are free to comment about any aspect of a posted video. I watched Carson every night from 1969 'til the end. I've watched every SNL from the second week it aired through last season (the NBC affiliate in Albany where I was visiting on 10/11/75 did not pick up the show 'til later). The so-called genius, or lack thereof, of these 2 individuals is not lost on me.
Chase spent literally 2 minutes rambling on, describing how to set up a scenario for a pratfall which made no sense and seemed like 5 minutes, then did his pratfall in 5 seconds. What made his movies so successful were good writers, who wrote comedic scenes tailored to Chase’s style of comedy.
Some context here - Johnny's contract was ending and there was a lot of rumor that Chevy would be replacing Johnny. There is another video on youtube where Richard Pryor comes on after Chevy and mocks Chevy in defense of Johnny about when Chevy is going to take over (czcams.com/video/t7c8bKw2W8g/video.html). JohnnY thought Chevy was unproven but the NBC Execs wanted to take advantage of the popularity Chevy at that time coming off SNL. Source was from Henry Bushkin's book 'Johnny Carson'
Much the same they wanted to capitalize on Conan O'Brien's and Jimmy Fallon's Late Night popularity in trying to replace Jay Leno. Conan got the short end of the stick, but (sadly) Fallon was in the right place at the right time with the rise of CZcams and viral performance bits.
It was actually about the entire Not Ready For Prime Time Players at the time, not just Chevy. and it was from a quote Carson gave to Tom Shales of The Washington Post for an article he was doing. SNL retaliated however by doing some snipes back at Carson on later shows after on Weekend Update, one being that Carson was kicking around the idea of perhaps maybe doing HIS show live and Jane Curtin, anchorwoman on WU at the time, said that was a good thing, since he had been "doing the Tonight Show dead for the past fifteen years."
@@michaelp3934 It's a little known fact that Johnny wrote the line for Dan Aykroyd in the Debate with Jane Curtain on Weekend Update ; *"JANE YOU IGNORANT SLUT"* 😀 It's little known because I just made it up.
Johnny was always so decent to his guests, that Midwest upbringing, I guess. Today, if someone said their wife was in the audience, you'd hear a string of sneering jokes. That's what separated this show, it was always a class act.
Chevy has never been great on talk show appearances. He’s def nervous here . But I did enjoy the physical comedy segment I felt like he was more comfortable.
They forgot about Dick Van Dyke who was fantastic with using his body, pratfalls, dancing or just being silly in skits! I think he could hold a candle to the gentleman that they mentioned! God Bless Dick Van Dyke!! ❤️
I'd say you had him pegged pretty well. When the Friars Club roasted Chevy back in the early 2000's, almost none of his peers agreed to participate. Chase was said to be very upset by this, but apparently he's such a narcissist that he never realized that most people in the entertainment industry couldn't stand him. I was always Team Bill Murray, who replaced Chase on SNL after Season 1 when Chase left to go to Hollywood. Murray & Chase always had a rivalry of sorts, although I've heard that they patched up their differences.
🤔 There’s something missing from your comment. It seems like you’re answering a question that no one asked. I imagine the question might have been something like, why did Chevy Chase leave SNL? But I’m just guessing.
@@vladtheimpala5532 since you’re confused, I’m gonna clear your confusion I read the biography of the cast members of SNL and what they thought about each other, and he was the most hated member, as a matter of fact, the producer of the show Lorne Micheal had to separate Bill Murray from beating him up. Is there anything else would you want me to clear read the biography of SNL
My president *BIDEN* is ass-tounding in his abilities to fall repeatedly up the stairs to an airplane & he falls over with a bike under his fully loaded *Kevlar* DEPENDS lying *A$$* nicely too.
Chevy Chase is a great comedic actor and writer, but he is not at all witty. Every interview like this I see him in, he attempts to make little quips that almost always fall flat.
On October 1st, 1962, Johnny Carson hosted his first episode of The Tonight Show and began his incredible 30 year reign as the King of Late Night! To celebrate this remarkable milestone we will be posting classic first appearances for the entire month of October. Happy Anniversary Johnny!
Chevy never did one of these kind of shows and when he has his own show he couldn’t do that either.
Today I saw the Carson exhibit at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. It was fascinating. Congrats to Jeff Sotzing and the others who put together that tribute to the king of Late Night!
I just miss Johnny tremendously. He was the King of Late Night. No one comes close today.
He was the gold standard. He made it look easy, but it's not.
Same here. Just love him and miss him and, his whole show. Wish we were able to hear the band more...they were fabulous. I was born in the 50's and grew up watching him.
@@juliedepaolo9971 I grew up in the '50s also and started watching Carson. I started in '72 when 1st in college and continued watching until Johnny retired in '92.
Conan O'Brien is the president of modern late night
Wow I remember watching this when the program was aired. I was home on leave from the Marine Corps. Wish I could go back to the 70s. Great episode thanks.
OOO-RAAHH!
I would go back, too. In a heartbeat.
I was just 16 when this originally aired, now 62... time flies.
In May 1977, I was 22, almost 23.
Now 68 !
It seems like 45 years went by in 45 hours!
The Bible says "our life is like a vapor". That's true!
Yep! The ride just keeps picking up speed. 🍺😁🤙
I was a senior in high school and about to graduate. 17 years old. I sure miss Johnny.
I was 15, and as Kermit says;
"times fun when you're having flies"
No way they did not have TVs back then.
Johnny always looked like a million bucks
Not any more; have you taken a good look at him lately.
@@jmadratznot funny, at all.
@@johndelorean2284not funny, hilarious
@@siggylloyd3566 I guess if you’re mentally disturbed.
I had the honor of being there with my parents to see him. He was my favorite SNL star!
its a shame he's turned in to a horrible person now
As a teen, id stay up late and watch Johnny every night, Monday through Friday.
He really was nervous as hell.😅
Wrong
He definitely on coke
No matter what I really enjoyed this. Love Johnny and Chase. His wife was so sweet in a pinafore dress. Chevy is a good sport. Both men were respectful to each other and were both funny and entertaining.💖💖
Man…I miss late night shows like Johnny. Nobody comes close to him, nobody. I miss cuddling up on the couch and watching him with hot cup of tea before going to bed.
I DVR the repeats every night and still watch him. The repeats are better than any of the unfunny hack's on late night now!
@@mikeg6666 Great idea! And I totally agree….
BACKSTORY: If there appears to be some awkwardness between Chase and Carson it was likely due to a New York Magazine cover story from 1975 proclaiming Chase to be the funniest man in America, where an NBC exec said he'd be the likely successor to Carson---AND would start guest hosting in 6 months! Chase dismissed the rumors saying he could never be tied down for 5 years interviewing TV personalities. Kind of a snipe at Carson. Carson subsequently said that Chase couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked bean dinner.
That's crazy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for this
Carson was by far superior to Chase. Chase could be funny in the right role but otherwise I find him underwhelming. Beyond that I've heard nothing bad things about him as a person. Alternatiely, pretty much everything people have said about Johnny was overwhelmingly good.
Alex Treebeck! 😂
johnny carson was 51. chevy chase was 33 and will be 79 in 3 days
Chevy Chase was the man back then , Fletch and Caddy Shack are two of my favorite movies. Christmas Vacation is also a classic , I love sarcastic humor and he was the king of it!
Chase was great and so were the great comics to come over from Second City in Toronto.
@@mckessa17 There were several from Canada , wasn't Norm MacDonald?
@@mikeg6666 Yes he was. Dan Akroyd John Candy Martin Short and many other's
@@mckessa17 Yep , John Candy was funny to...
love your body larry.....
I still quote Chevy - I feel like a hundred bucks...so droll, so funny.
With all due respect I think Chevy's humor was more relatable when I was stoned.🤔🤤
A comedy genius who was in some of the biggest and classical comedies such as Under the rainbow, Fletch,Spies like us,Three amigos etc. Chevy chase will always be in the comedy gold hall of fame!!!
I saw Under the Rainbow and Pvt Benjamin at a drive in around 1981.
@@michaelmohrle1773 Wish i couldve,ive always loved that movie!
@@yuljohnson6838 I was 9 years old it was a double feature down the shore in NJ.
@@michaelmohrle1773 I know that was a great double bill! I was actually referring to Under the rainbow as the movie i always loved. To be honest i never got into Private Benjamin but i do like Goldie hawn,great actress!
🌞👍coke and a smile
"Chevy chase couldn't ad lib a fart after a baked bean dinner." - Johnny Carson
That was actually David Letterman talking with Norm MacDonald. lol
True King of Comedy! 😊😁👍👌🍁♈
I grew up with Johnny Carson. And my Dad would love to watch the monologue before he went to sleep. But come to find out. He had a tragic life. Reading it hear on FV his mom was never Satisfied with his accomplishments. He made so much money & some was somewhat invested incorrectly. He had 3three boys. And one passed away tragically in an accident. He had a drinking problem (who doesn't in Showbusiness?) And was a bit frugal. They he would not make small talk to guests between commercial breaks. I am not judging this was on F.V. here on YT. But we all loved his persona & enthusiasm to entertain us & make us laugh & a great interviewer for all of us who were infatuated with the next latest great "Celebrity". God Bless You Johnny RIP🙏❤ We will always love you forever.
No small talk between commercial breaks because he wanted to save it all for the air.
@@dauntae24 I heard that from Joan Rivers. Not even (for example) how is Melissa? They knew eachother very well. I could understand a "Celebrity" he never met. Let me tell you I got all this from "Facts Verse" here on CZcams (look it up). And I will never understand how he blew up after Joan Rivers accepted her own show on Fox. And called to tell him & he would not pick up the phone? Why was that? A Woman has a right to move up to bigger & better opportunities when they are presented. Which of course is harder especially for a "Female Comedian". And he got upset with "John Davidson" also. Why? They have to stay put. And be at his "Beck & Call" indefinitely till he can tell them they can leave? You know Doc Severson is still alive in his 90s. I think 95yrs young. Don't get me wrong I loved Johnny Carson. And couldn't wait to see my favorite stars. In High School I had the 2second shift from 12pm to 5pm. That is why I could stay up to see them. I am a "Baby Boomer" born 1960. So when I watched it was taped the same day. And shown at night. Of course I remember more from the 70s on till the end 90s!❤
He didn't have a tragic life , he was an introvert though and did lose his son. Yes it's true he didn't have a good relationship with his kids , but that was his own doing. I would say he had relationship problems obviously , since he was married 4 times.
@@alvarogarcia3840 I wouldn't believe everything you hear on CZcams... Most of that stuff is hardly factual...
Let's not forget Johnny once said that Chevy "couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked-bean dinner"
Makes sense because his talk show was also abysmal
See my recent comment
*"Butt Johnny ! Wouldn't a fart just come naturally to Chevy ?"*
Wrong. He said it about the entire Not Ready For Prime Time player cast.
@@user-db6pt7vr3l Most of the references I'm seeing refer just to Chevy, but some others do say it was in reference to the whole cast, interesting!
Ch Ch was an authentic comedian 😍💙👌🏻
0:31 The orchestra rocked!
Unable to count how many times Chevy bombed in this interview...
Chevy Chase was funny in some roles, but he is awkward when he has to be himself.
I LOVE Chevy Chase since I was a kid. One of the most hilarious and charming comedians ever ❤
he's no Bill Murry or Dan Akroid
@@sickofthestupid1067 I love Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd too, it's not a competition.
@@saxongirl2054 true , if it was Steve Martin would win 😃
@@sickofthestupid1067 yeaaah you are right, Chevy is really better
@@sickofthestupid1067 Or Phil Hartman,Eddie Murphy,Norm Mcdonald,Will Farrell ect. ect.
Man was that a tough interview for Chevy Chase.
He was a terrible guest.
@@vladtheimpala5532 Thats him. Thats what makes him funny
@@bobwreck3775
He wasn’t that funny on this show. He was somewhat funny on SNL but lately he’s not funny at all. He’s too bitter.
@@vladtheimpala5532 He was terrible on The Chevy Chase show. Look up some on youtube. he was 50 when FOX hired him for it. Nervous wreck he was.
@@vladtheimpala5532 You ain't kidding. This was awful... I'm skipping it halfway through... ,🥱
Chevy was a hott young man
I could hear Clapton's "Cocaine" playing in my head through this whole interview.
Alex TREE BACK hahahaha
'"' couldn't improvise a fart after a bean dinner'"
Those falls were genius. aw man I thought I was going to get to see a preview of that special. never seen it.
my dear Mom loved this man (Chevy).. She said that was her boyfriend .. my old man would get so jealous lol
The first fall was like a baby deer running into a chair...the second fall was completely unexpected..
It's obvious how uncomfortable Chevy is. They brought him out to promote his upcoming special. He wasn't prepared for any of the questions Johnny was going to ask. If you're familiar with that time. Most folks felt Chevy just got too big for his britches. He left Saturday night because he felt he was somehow movie star material.
And went on to make some of America's funniest classic comedies
When I do my videos lately and I feel myself about to say um I think about Chevy Chase and Laugh. There was an episode on community when he was trying to teach Yvette Nichole Brown how to do a speach and every time she says um he says, " UM, UM, UM really loud and in her face. It makes me laugh to myself all the time.
Chevy's super nervous
Because he's super un talented
Alex Treebeck....not only did you not meet him, you didn't even know his name
May 5th 1977, 🤔 to be sitting by the pool at 11 with our bikes chained to the fence. We rode everywhere, the bowling alley to play some arcade games, to the pizza place, on and on damn I miss it.
I was only 9 and I hear your sadness in what you're saying. It really takes you back doesn't it?
So you're a boomer 😅
Chase was the case of classic Hollywood looks combined with crack comedic timing. A difficult upbringing, but he made the most of it.
Yes. Actual crack cocaine
He was a bit goofy looking, too. 😂
I miss that SNL of the 70s. It was perfect for television.
Rofl the casual tissue toss behind the back
I had no idea Chevy Chase could fall so well
Chevy seems nervous but to me still comes off a bit off a jerk. I get why a lot of people don’t get along with him
I loved him at the time because we were told we had to behave & never get out of line, and Chevy Chase rarely behaved & was nearly always out of line. So naturally, I adored him.
@@twistoffate4791 bill murray is way better
I don't know ... I guess I'm in the minority. I feel like Chevy took a big swing and a miss here. A lot of his little quips and side comments fell flat. Felt kinda stilted, wooden. Felt like they couldn't get a rhythm.
Typical Chase...no surprise He just got very lucky in 1975
@@manofiske3318 I think his talents just lie elsewhere. He needs to work a script to have a snowball's chance at being funny :)
The media had me thinking Carson and Chase had some kind of beef going on
Wow, Chevy seems so nervous. I read somewhere his mother was quite a nasty person.
at the time rumors had Chevy replacing Carson as tonight host. unbelievable but true, i was there.
That would explain why he was also less than pleasurable. Funny as he was, he was a huge dick to everyone around him off camera.
@@douglaslowe5 yup see my recent comment
Step-father was quite sadistic and abusive. He had it rough.
The coke was really potent in the 70s
JOHNNY CARSON
23 DE OCTUBRE DE 1925
23 DE ENERO DE 2005
79 AÑOS
Post First apperance of Don Rickles
I'm sure I watched this when it aired. My parents thought that wide lapels were revolting, which Carson demonstrated night after night in this era. Ditto the disco uniforms and leisure suits of the same era. Chase came from East Coast money and breeding, and thus seemed to know how to pick out a good suit. He was even self-conscious about his tie, which was in very good taste, unlike the super-wide versions worn by Carson.
Wow, talk about burying the lead. You have one talk show and comedic legend here (Carson), and one arrogant cokehead who didn't have the ability to be the least bit funny without a script (Chase), and you choose to focus on their clothes?
Something tells me that the genius of Johnny Carson is totally lost on you.
@@watchman1178 Last I looked, all are free to comment about any aspect of a posted video. I watched Carson every night from 1969 'til the end. I've watched every SNL from the second week it aired through last season (the NBC affiliate in Albany where I was visiting on 10/11/75 did not pick up the show 'til later). The so-called genius, or lack thereof, of these 2 individuals is not lost on me.
@@plane_guy6051 Definitely a theory.
Chevy rules.
Chase spent literally 2 minutes rambling on, describing how to set up a scenario for a pratfall which made no sense and seemed like 5 minutes, then did his pratfall in 5 seconds. What made his movies so successful were good writers, who wrote comedic scenes tailored to Chase’s style of comedy.
That 2nd fall looked painful. 6'4" guy landing flat on his side like that - ouch.
Definitely Coked out
Some context here - Johnny's contract was ending and there was a lot of rumor that Chevy would be replacing Johnny. There is another video on youtube where Richard Pryor comes on after Chevy and mocks Chevy in defense of Johnny about when Chevy is going to take over (czcams.com/video/t7c8bKw2W8g/video.html). JohnnY thought Chevy was unproven but the NBC Execs wanted to take advantage of the popularity Chevy at that time coming off SNL. Source was from Henry Bushkin's book 'Johnny Carson'
@Gamer Norcal I just watched that part of the show and indeed you are correct, Richard Pryor did mock Chevy Chase and deservidly so.
Much the same they wanted to capitalize on Conan O'Brien's and Jimmy Fallon's Late Night popularity in trying to replace Jay Leno. Conan got the short end of the stick, but (sadly) Fallon was in the right place at the right time with the rise of CZcams and viral performance bits.
CHEVY CHASE
08 DE OCTUBRE DE 1943
78 AÑOS (79)
I love it when Don Rickles shows babe frank frank Sinatra as well ❤
Chris Farley was expert at falling...
if you look at their work .. chevy fell from much higher heights
Didn’t Johnny once say Chevy couldn’t ad lib a fart at a baked bean dinner?
It was actually about the entire Not Ready For Prime Time Players at the time, not just Chevy. and it was from a quote Carson gave to Tom Shales of The Washington Post for an article he was doing. SNL retaliated however by doing some snipes back at Carson on later shows after on Weekend Update, one being that Carson was kicking around the idea of perhaps maybe doing HIS show live and Jane Curtin, anchorwoman on WU at the time, said that was a good thing, since he had been "doing the Tonight Show dead for the past fifteen years."
@@michaelp3934 It's a little known fact that Johnny wrote the line for Dan Aykroyd in the Debate with Jane Curtain on Weekend Update ; *"JANE YOU IGNORANT SLUT"* 😀 It's little known because I just made it up.
😃🤣💥
Why do we never get to see the clips during the show?
The coke was hitting hard that night
Johnny was always so decent to his guests, that Midwest upbringing, I guess. Today, if someone said their wife was in the audience, you'd hear a string of sneering jokes. That's what separated this show, it was always a class act.
I believe Marilyn Sokol was the woman at the unemployment office on Seinfeld.
Why can’t we see the clip or advertisement?
Usually has to do with copyright issues.
I wish we could see the complete program.
Chevy has never been great on talk show appearances. He’s def nervous here . But I did enjoy the physical comedy segment I felt like he was more comfortable.
Mrs. Chase 😬😬😬
Look how young and thin Chase was
I loved the lampoons series but overall chase was overrated and certainly didn’t have the quick wit of Carson
What classic comedy films has Carson starred in?
I always thought these two looked alike. Father and son? Older brother, baby brother?
You can see he put a bit of Chaplain in those pratfalls, the way he left himself piled up.
Was Chase nervous? Not sure he felt comfortable here.
From back in the days when SNL was actually funny.
Chevy was very funny on SNL and, a bit of a weirdo
They forgot about Dick Van Dyke who was fantastic with using his body, pratfalls, dancing or just being silly in skits! I think he could hold a candle to the gentleman that they mentioned! God Bless Dick Van Dyke!! ❤️
When TV was entertaining not all hate and propaganda like 2022. I sure miss those times. F.U.B.A.R!
Nerves give away his age
Chevy’s charm has always eluded me. To me he’s that jerk you hated in school growing up.
I'd say you had him pegged pretty well. When the Friars Club roasted Chevy back in the early 2000's, almost none of his peers agreed to participate. Chase was said to be very upset by this, but apparently he's such a narcissist that he never realized that most people in the entertainment industry couldn't stand him.
I was always Team Bill Murray, who replaced Chase on SNL after Season 1 when Chase left to go to Hollywood. Murray & Chase always had a rivalry of sorts, although I've heard that they patched up their differences.
@@watchman1178 I’m with you on Team Bill Murray!
@river803 you, on the other hand, are his biographer?
Chevy is awesome I don't know how anyone can say anything bad about him unless they are jealous
Nerd
Hilarious in movies, Chevy Chase wasn't funny here at all.
To me, he is still funny here, but I appreciate his uniquely offbeat brand of humor. But that's just me.
He was brilliant in Christmas Vacation. Not much else really.
Fletch and Caddy Shack are classics!
Foul Play is a classic
@@artmonk8576 Yes I love that movie , it never really took off but it's a quirky funny movie with a lot of sarcasm!👍
@@mikeg6666 Chevy and Goldie were great together on screen (also in "Seems like Old Times"). "Foul Play" doesn't have a dull moment!
What was the problem you had with *VACATION?*
Funny that Chevy's talk show wasn't a smash hit. 😶
This FUNNY. There is a discrepancy distracting
I am having a bitter disagreement
With the audience
By the end of it I never laughed so hard
I never realized how much John Krasinski looks like him.
JP M, Who that????????
Who?
John Krasinski played Jim on The Office.
Dude, resembles Prince William which 'I never realized' _at all_ 'til I revisited this appearance
Murray Povitch time
How Tall is Chevy.?!
Wow it really looked like he fell down
None of that CGI "falling down" bullshit like nowadays
Man I really love Johnny but just not this interview.
Chase is pretty funny in most of his movies, scripted stuff, spontanious stuff, not so great.
Not funny
Stressed as hell
Cause all the cast members hated his guts and he was a creep
🤔 There’s something missing from your comment. It seems like you’re answering a question that no one asked.
I imagine the question might have been something like, why did Chevy Chase leave SNL? But I’m just guessing.
@@vladtheimpala5532 since you’re confused, I’m gonna clear your confusion I read the biography of the cast members of SNL and what they thought about each other, and he was the most hated member, as a matter of fact, the producer of the show Lorne Micheal had to separate Bill Murray from beating him up. Is there anything else would you want me to clear read the biography of SNL
I'm Chevy Chase and your not 😂
This must be ahead of my time. Didn’t laugh once
He looks impossibly thin.
So overrated.
Chase did not have a sharp wit. Did great facial reactions though.
Those were serious falls. But I don’t see falling as a talent. Or funny.
My president *BIDEN* is ass-tounding in his abilities to fall repeatedly up the stairs to an airplane & he falls over with a bike under his fully loaded *Kevlar* DEPENDS lying *A$$* nicely too.
Chevy Chase is a great comedic actor and writer, but he is not at all witty. Every interview like this I see him in, he attempts to make little quips that almost always fall flat.
He had one shot. He didn't do it every night.
I thought CC was a comedy writer. Should have prepared something for this show because he sure wasn't spontaneously funny.
This is god awful.
Seriously it is unreal how consistently unfunny he is here
Really not very funny at all on this appearance, is he? Well, maybe that second fall.