Johnny Carson's Monologue Has Rough Start, But Hilarious Ending 12-14-1988
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Johnny Carson's monologue has a rough start, but has a hilarious ending with Johnny forgetting what he's talking about. Airdate Dec 14, 1988. Subscribe to Johnny Carson's Official CZcams Channel bit.ly/johnnysub.
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Three out of every four jokes in this monologue bombed, and yet I just laughed harder than I have in weeks. The funniest man ever.
Two writers fired that night.
Does anyone know what dog's name was called out by someone in the
audience at 4:38? He acted as if it was real nasty kept shaking his head.
Captain Vin don’t know but a logical guess might be Barbara.
Yea I was so sorry to find out he was such a arrogant dirt bag.
@@captainvin9009 I heard Rectum.
America needs Johnny now more than ever.
Late night TV died with Carson. He was the king.
I don't know how many times I have mentioned something that was on The Tonight Show and said "When Jonny Carson was the host." And, the person I was talking to would say "You mean when it was still good." In fact, I remember growing up hearing people calling it "The Jonny Carson Show."
I couldn't have said it better myself. Johnny was the king of late-night no doubt about it 😁
Look to "Meeting of Minds" with Steve Allen; a few episodes are posted on CZcams. Start with Season 1, episode 1, with guests Thomas Aquinas, Theodore Roosevelt, Cleopatra, and Thomas Paine. Steve Allen, first host of The Tonight Show, wrote those scripts and brought together the talented actors to present them in a natural and conversational style. You could almost believe you were listening to the historical figures in debate and discussion.
Not really, Jay Leno was/is a class act. Unlike any of the 11:30pm chumps right now.
Now it is purveyors of fecial material. Political hacks, trying to do a hachet job on the best most productive president the USA has ever had night after night with old wrinkled hollywood actresses who don't have a original thought in their friking hidious minds
On his worst night, he’s still funnier than anyone out there today!!!
There will never be another Johnny Carson, who was by far the king of late night!!!
Agree , Johnny was the best , but Jack Paar and Steve Allen were
far better than todays non-funny hosts..... Remember - the man on the street ?
Craig ferguson is all I'm gonna say. That dude is funnier than all late night douche past or present
Wolf Puck
Ferguson is quick on his feet, but he never, and will never have Carson ratings.. Ferguson literally has no pressure and he relies on a few 'props' as savers.. Carson was alone, and as the story goes, he wrote the entire show from time to time, when needed.. He was a beast unmatched by todays standards.
timmian85 heres the reply u were waiting for. First carson was the only late nite show when he had mad ratings n now there r so many that it is not possible to get close to ratings. Demand and supply dude.. Now the props u were talking about he doesn't have big budget he is alone gunnin it. Fallon has all the budget in the world, roots, comedy skits produced at high level i m talkin about budget here and then all the guests he need. U just need to put craig ferguson best moments on youtube n look at the stuff that pops up n compare. HE IS FUNNY AS HELLL N NO ONE CAN TOUCH HIM. every other host does the monologue as if they r reading a script at a board meeting n then they..... u know what i can go so long that idec anymore.... say what u want dude
Wolf Puck
Late night has never been the same without you, Johnny.
Johnny Carson was like everyone's pre-bedtime friend who we all loved. Silly and sometimes "dying" like this, but still managed to put smiles on millions of faces every night..
If someone tells you that Johnny Carson was something special and will never be duplicated, this monologue says it all. Almost none of his scripted jokes worked this night, but he still turned it into something funnier than the monologues you hear from today's so-called talk show hosts.
The confidence of the man when his material lets him down, he just continues. The mark of a true performer. You never surrender. I wonder if he had a little bit of a "talk" with his writers after this disaster of a monologue?
Only Carson could bomb this gracefully. He was the best. If a joke worked, it was great. If it didn't, even better. It was funny either way.
I'd put it just a little differently. Carson could be entertaining even when his jokes were bombing. It helped a lot that he could make fun of himself or joke gently about the tough crowd. So, I guess I suppose that he could make a funny about being unfunny. Damn, I miss him. So much more entertaining than the late nite hosts today.
He knew how to work the audience.
StoneBTH one has to be the undisputed best to be able to entertain even more when you bomb. The best. Late night comedy died with Johnny.
Truly, the master of his craft.
@@StuartAllgood True, an interview with Doc. S. after Carson's death he spoke of when the jokes bombed, the writers were called on the carpet to explain., and if it happens again soon, they were gone! Doc said while Johnny appeared easy going on the surface, behind the scenes he was a tough taskmaster.
his reactions to the bad jokes are great
He learned that from Jack Benny.
Mike Cappadocia Goodness happens
Today, non of the Late Shows have an ounce of humor. Thank you for bringing back the good-old days.
Brilliant. The mark of a great comedian is they're like a warrior. They go to battle with bad jokes and tough audiences and know how to improvise. And watching Johnny do that is beautiful. RIP to the greatest.
Johnny Carson on a bad night is better than anything on a good night these days.
Amen to that. Sadly most people under 40 just don't realize how funny he was. I admit a lot of it is time sensitive in that you had to be around then to get some of the jokes but it still blows what's on late night now away by leaps and bounds.
Chad Quick Amen to that!
Chad Quick Carson, when he was young, did incredible stunts on his show, one of the biggest stars on TV and unafraid of making himself look silly. He was so good at making fun of himself, so he convinced us that he was just like the rest of us, despite his millions and celebrity status. To do that unerringly for thousands of performances is astounding.
Chad Quick True true. A younger generation used to quick editing and Fallon laughing like a little girl during his interviews may never understand Carson's humor, quick wit, and handling of a crowd. Johnny was something else, that's for sure.
He sure was Frank. One of those rare people gifted with true talent
Didn't realize how much I missed Johnny till I watched this. Late night has never been the same. Rest in peace, Mr. Carson. You too, Ed.
Awesome. 🤣 The awkward pauses, the mercy claps, the cracking up...a classic mono. 👍🏽😆 And the beeper: "Can you call my writers on that damn thing?!" 🤣
It was Johnny’s adlib that brought the comedy to the monologue. Johnny was quick on his feet With a comedic wit all his own. There were no off nights with Johnny, every show was a gem.
Even Johnny's jokes that 'bomb' are way funnier than what we have today, because the way Johnny gets out of them is a lost art.
Ed laughing at all the bombed jokes makes it even funnier.
Always thought Ed was a bore.
He may have been bombed himself that night.
I don't know what the hell he is talking about but I still laughed my ass off.
Johnny was brilliant.
Even on his worst night he was entertaining.
Loved Johnny Carson. Even when he bombs and the audience doesn't laugh, he plays it off and is still hilarious.
He’s almost funnier when he bombs.
Carson was KING of TV for my entire life when I was 17 and he retired. .
You are right'Dangerfield'Carson and Jay Lano are the best comadians ever.
I damned near died from laughter when the guy said "Barbara" @ 4:34
No one could or can turn a bomb into a great monologue like Johnny. God I miss him.
Carson on his worst day was still better than everyone else now combined on their best
I agree.
Agreed. Others would/will go to commercial and just quit or move onto a skit.
Such an irreplaceable man. One of a kind and only the best.
Johnny was the highlight of my day for decades.
there will never be another like Johnny Carson ,he was and always will be the Tonight Show,no matter how many try they can't top this guy.
I think Conan had a shot but after he lost the show he went of on a whole new track. I think Fallon is trash though.
+GhettoMist Conan can't even amount to Carson
CSC I know but I think he would have been a close second. he is still only in his 40's
GhettoMist he's still no Carson. the closest to Carson is Letterman
CSC Yea I never said he was I said he could be a close second. No one will be a Carson, the guy revolutionized late night.
Carson was always the funniest when his monologue was dying. A real pro. His ad libs were better than the written jokes
Johnny Carson had so much goodwill, people were happy just to sit and chuckle while he warmed them up.
Johnny's style was to tell bad jokes, let them die, and then react. It was his reactions to the dying jokes that was hilarious. I don't think any comic ever did that as well as he did.
There have been many great bomb recoveries from great comedians, however, what sets Johnny apart from the rest of them is that Johnny could bomb for 9 minutes straight and still make it funny! I don't think anyone else would have survived this.
No one else like on him on tv today and NO ONE will ever be able to replace this legendary and multi-talented man who was the BEST EVER on what he did on television!!! Gosh, I sure miss the man in so many ways and I cherish these videos of him and all the memories he gave us. Johnny, you are still alive and well in our hearts and your comedic spirit will forever live on.
+Doug Celeste Somewhere online recently at a web site there was list of top 10 comedians- Johnny Carson wasn't even on it. As far as talk show hosts, Johnny and - Steve Allen- well they were the greats. For LATE late late night- Tom Syder and Craig Ferguson get votes from me. David Letterman (will sure miss him) too, showed how it takes years and layers to develop a great style- he should have had the Tonight Show.
+Katy D Thanks for your reply. Johnny Carson and Steve Allen excelled at being comedians with their skits and having keen senses of humor along with being great talk show hosts with interesting guests. They had it all and are at the top of my list but I like Johnny the best of them all and miss him the most!! Tom Snyder was mainly a fine talk show host with a great voice and personality and he was not afraid to ask the tough questions to his guests. He was a real pro for very interesting in-depth talks late at night. But the bottom line, Katy, is that all of us will have our own list of favorites and that is fine. Cheers!
+Doug Celeste Yeah! I haven't watched any of this Late Night crap in ages. All these young punks who don't know what they are doing.
+aspenrebel You got that right and my dad and I were just talking about that on the phone since he is seeing reruns of Johnny's "Tonight Show" where he lives and just loves them. Johnny was the BEST ever in my opinion for what he did with his talents and that generation of guests he had are almost all gone now. That was an era that will never be again and thank God for the reruns! And today's hosts and guests on these late night shows bore me to death and that is why I keep the tv off at night now. And their personalities annoy me and their "comedy" is NOT funny at all! So yah, it definitely IS "late night crap"!
Doug Celeste
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"Is there a revolver in the house..." Great stuff.
That was my favorite line too.
+cannae216
Doc was dying laughing on that one!
+cannae216 lol
And sadly, you can’t make a joke like that in today’s shows. Somebody’ll get triggered.
IDK, that comment about Arafat's towel was precious, @ 6:00
I missed this when it aired, so seeing it now is a real treat.
Two observations:
1. If you're below a certain age, you won't get most of this; if you're above a certain age, you'll find this hysterical.
2. Carson's genius was never on better display than when he delivered the opening monologue, it bombed, and he then turned the bomb into comedy GOLD.
Carson: The GOLD STANDARD.
Ed's laughing is what helped make the monologues!
LOL....that's being Paid to Laugh ....but boy howdy it was a hoot to hear
Should have seen Ed when he came to work drunk. Funny episode...maybe he did it more than once, I'm not sure.
saintgauden LOL...are you referring to the "bit" when Ed and Johnny were talking about the Joan Embrey and the local Zoo?....that was a hoot and Ed no doubt had enjoyed a "Liquid Lunch" earlier in the day....Cheers
*****
Could have been...I forgot the exact conversation. Funny episode...from a much different time.
saintgauden Yes...was indeed a Golden Time for TV...no reality this or that....just good shows period! Cheers
I see those colored curtains and I am immediately transported back to hotel rooms where we stayed with my whole family in a room and watched Johnny while staying up late on vacation. Such nostalgia!
Johnny has the delivery. The writers were having a bad day.
You try and do that everyday you cannot come up with something funny everyday based on the topics of the day been-there-done-that
It's a tough gig.
Johnny's worst is better than most others best lol
Seeing Johnny again reminds me of how terrible everyone else is at hosting talk shows.
+Dammyl1971 You need to watch Colbert, then.
+UncleMilo can't compare him with Carson
+UncleMilo Gimmie a Break. colbert
+Dammyl1971 Well, nobody's perfect, that's for sure.
+Dammyl1971 I know right?
Johnny Carson
No one even comes
Close to his talent
When things went bad and the jokes bombed Johnny was the funniest .
+baler johnson Absolutely. As a kid, I had my best laughs when he was getting none and it cause him to have to be spontaneous.
I think it's interesting that he didn't really care if he bombed. Johnny wasn't stupid and he knew the audience got a kick out of his bad jokes and poor nights on national TV. Watching him struggle was something he knew people liked. He had routines just for that.
+baler johnson True but he could milk it better than anyone.
never to be duplicated
Severan Vallery Amen Brother. Can you imagine what he'd say about Trump and the Presidential race?
Once, still, and forever KING of late night television.
Simply put, the King. No one today can even be compared to him.
He set fire to the monologue once on the air and Doc played TAPS.......lol
The BEST "late night host" ever!
Yes, I agree Rahkin......Johnny knew what he was doing and he knew how to handle things well. If a joke was bad...he went with it.....which made it even funnier. He had a lot of practice too........before getting the Tonight Show on October 1, 1962 he did the game show Whom Do You Trust plus Carsons Celler. He was also writer for the Red Skelton Show and was discovered because Red had accidently fallen during rehearsal and broke his leg and Johnny had to fill in for Red Skelton doing the monologue ......betcha didn't know that............You can thank Red Skelton the great comic for giving Johnny his start ..............
Only Johnny Carson could seriously bomb and still make it funny
Actually, turning a bomb into a laugh is a old show business trick. It's out of necessity. I've been in show biz for 45 years and I've done it a lot.
Robert Robinson Amen, brother!
You've never seen Norm MacDonald.
T S I
T S IPlay out of Africa soundtrack
I miss Johnny sooooo much!
Ed's laughing always seemed to make the monologue even better.
Carson had that special comedic gift, even when his material was bombing, he made people laugh.
Remember when he'd get a bad reaction and he would say " Bombo"?
I miss Johnny Carson.
Can we all agree that show business would be a much nicer place if the old group were still in charge.
I agree. There were standards. He was a tough guy, but demanded civility.
I like the First Cav Patch.
Nope.
@Zach Into the ground.
Get off my artificial turf!
Never took himself seriously. Love him.
Late night talk shows have NEVER been the same.
What a Suave man he was. Very gentle as well. One of a Kind!
Very gentle... on camera.
He was a mean drunk...but he was a man.
...when he wasn't beating his wives.
@@gregorykrug8034
...and shunning his close friends and allies.
@@lessevdoolbretsim 'he worked hard and he worked long hours, but he was a man...'
"See if you can call my writers on that damned thing!"
"Is there a revolver in the house?" - Classic
Ed's loving every minute of this. Some of Johnny's funniest moments were his reaction to bombing.
Carson is so funny when he’s dying on stage. His improv skills really shine! A beeper goes off: “See if you can call my writers on that damn thing!” And then, “You know it’s not going well when a guy calls for the paramedics during the monologue.” 👏🏻😂
When late night comedy was happy and funny. I miss those days.
I recall when the monologue was going right in the dumper, suddenly the band went into "Tea For Two" and Johnny would immediately fall into tap dancing to the tune! It did not happen often, but when it did, I would not be able to catch my breath from laughing. Does anybody else recall catching that magic?
I remember Johnny’s tsp dancing when he was really bombing. I’ve been looking all over CZcams for a clip of this - does one exist?
The best deadpan bomb one was where Carson pulled the mike down for a blue light special. I laugh at that... every single time. I haven't been able to find it on CZcams.
Found one, although not really spontaneous: czcams.com/video/dHOgD-RZ_vk/video.html
@@agbook2007 The blue light special is on the collection. I had the VHS tapes, but I think these DVDs are the same thing: www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Johnny-Carson-Collection-1962-1992/dp/B000068WS7
@@agbook2007: Mom/dad, what's a blue light special? What's kmart? sigh...
@@imjaytee czcams.com/video/32ZnLmgO1uQ/video.html, just before the 6:00 mark.
The incomparable Johnny, timing, wit, delivery charisma and authenticity places this gentleman on the echelon of greatness, Ed follows up with his HO HO ho one-liner, priceless.
Johnny Carson isn't like a legend, legends are like Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson has the record for hosting the Tonight Show for close to thirty years. His retirement,although well-deserved,caused a large void in late-night programming which Leno and Letterman combined never could completely fill.
There were three great hosts of that show: Steve Allen, Jack Paar, and Carson, and nobody fit to tote guts to a bear since, on any network.
Leno wasn't bad with what he had...but his trouble was that he followed the King of late night... He was a Jack at best... All the rest were deuces and not in a good way...
Classy humor. The pendulum has swung so far that there has to be another great classy comedian that will arise very soon. It will be fun to see it.
Sokkies ::::::::::>>>>>>>>>> The entire culture will explode in creativity, ingenuity and new humor over the next 10 years.
@@mraktrak87654321
We can only hope. TV has become almost unwatchable.
::::::::::>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the misunderstanding Elaine Bennes. I did not mention TV.
Sokkies we are in a different era. Everything has been coarsened and made disgusting. There’s no innocence left and therefore there can be no “wink and a nod” humor.
The great ones are all gone. I was fortunate to grow up in the perfect TV span. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Johnny just kept on trucking
The only man in history that can totally bomb and delight his audience at the same time...I sure miss his incredible talent!
I always found it funnier when Johnny bombed. He'd pivot. The joke was no longer the joke he just told. The joke was him. And Doc and the band would break into "Tea For Two" and Johnny would do a little soft-shoe dance. Then if another joke bombed, they'd break into Tea For Two again in a higher key. It was hilarious.
Johnny's worst day is still greater than Colbert, Fallon and Kimmel combined on their best.
With Arsenio shouting encouragement.
@@kareemwail4495 He had one joke, and now he's gonna have to find a new one.
Conan’s good. Not Carson level good, but he’s definitely better than those other twerps.
You sound like the boomer that I am. Colbert is every bit as funny and entertaining as Carson ever was.
He's so good when he's bad that it's hard to tell how much is really designed to be like that.
No other stand-up comic could bomb and still make the audience laugh. One of a kind. Johnny Carson is to late night talk shows what The BeaTles are to music. Icons.
When Johnnies jokes were funny he was hilarious ..when his jokes were bad ..he was better .
I just said that. I should have scrolled down. Its easier to thumbs up.
That's true. back in the 80's always caught Johnny-and damn near always made you feel good. If him or Ed had a couple... before the show all the better....It's too sad now...have to get up to early so always in bed way before 11:30, and was sick of Trump long before he became President and don't need to hear anymore about him if possible.
He could really read the audience during a monologue.
3:48 When Johnny asks 'is there a revolver in the house', would have been funny if someone in the audiance would have yelled, "yes but it's not your caliber"! :)
No body could bomb as good as Johnny!
Ed was the perfect 2nd banana 💖⭐️. His background laughing is what makes Johnny’s show biz that much funnier!
I always felt that Carson was funnier when he was bombing because he handled it so brilliantly. He is absolutely the all-time maestro. Nobody can touch him.
Johnny was the best...period !!
What a pro!
This clip sums up everything that made Carson so good. He was able to turn garbage material into pure comedy gold. That is the work of a true genius.
So much miss the nights watching Johnny. A pure and real talent.
Eisenhower warned us of the uh... What the hell did he warn us about? haha
+David Erdely lol
This beats the hell out of today’s late night crap!!!
Ed's background laughter was fucken EPIC, plus Johnny's straight face after his sometimes, corny, but always funny one liners, meant all was good in Late Nightville. Lol
Damn, I sure miss those days. That's when late night tv was funny. Johnny Carson was the best.
Oh what a difference from 2017... Even on Johnny's worst night he had 10x the class of today's late night hosts....
The networks should have ended the late night talk shows when Johnny retired. What followed on all three networks wouldn't make a decent pimple on Johnny Carson's butt!
Dang -- I miss this man so much!! I got an idea...cancel the idea of replacing Jay Leno and just show all Johnny Carson re-runs. If that do that I will watch -- I promise!
Great idea! I figure if they show them all by the time thirty years of them go by I will be too old or dead and won't care who replaced who. Funny, by definition, a class act and self-deprecating. Or you can watch reality tv
That would work for me. I sure won't watch Fallon. I watched Carson for 30 years, and I'd do it again. His best monologues were like this one. They started to bomb, and he would pull them out. The best ad-libber there ever was! Nothing phased him.
Wonderful idea. It would be nice to revisit a time when not EVERYONE on television was shameless, inane, and/or insane.
Chris Thorton Johnny Carlson picked the right man to replace him. Jay Leno and his garage has gone past The Tonight Show and is in the new world of the internet with the same type of Good Humor in the vein of Carson.
June 5th,2017 Monday
I think MeTV shows Carson reruns right now. They're great.
Classic. Even when Carson is bombing he is so funny. Only a pro can make a joke out of bombing on his jokes! Think about how few comedians could really pull that off. Now, clearly the audience was pulling for him, as I was too. Many lesser experienced comedians don't have that luxury. But to be able to make BAD jokes so funny was an incredible skill that he had. I can't stand the group that is doing late night now. Really miss Carson at night...
Imagine Don Rickles watching this and laughing his head off. 😄
It’s not the words you use or the jokes you tell, it’s the persona. That’s why no one is better at late night tv than the great Johnny Carson.
@8:36 Johnny's spirit in a nutshell.
Not many people could say "I'm show business" and still come across as humble.
The only thing funnier than when Carson bombs is when the band plays “Tea for two“ while Carson two-steps!
I don't understand it, but there is something so funny about a bad joke, especially several bad jokes, and seeing a comedian dying before your very eyes. That's comedy. Sure do miss Johnny. He was my late night companion for many years.
Wow u mean 2 tell me that u can b funny without being vulgar who knew. Thanks 4 the memories Johnny. 😎
The past generations did.
I wish I could press the like button thousand times for this comment!
But apparently you had to be racist...
@@DrZaius3141 No, they just weren't dumb enough to think that any joke about the way a terrorist leader dresses has anything to do with racism.
@@BladeOfLight16 why, did the person in question dress individualistically or did they wear cultural, religious garb? there's definitely a difference.
I use go to bed at 9 and would to set my alarm to wake up at 11 to hear the monologue, then go back to sleep. Did this for 10 years! The man was a genius!!
WoW! I cant believe I found this clip. I was in the audience for this taping! It was my first trip to the big city and I had just turned 21.....And yes, when Johnny started talking about the name of the new dog that will be in the white house, a guy in the audience yelled out "Barbara", referring to Barbara Bush of course. It was very loud to us in the audience but cant be heard very clear on the tape. Seeing Johnny in person was the highlight of the trip.
Very cool
I always thought the only thing better than crickets would be a stage prop noose to come down in front of Johnny's face when he bombed. But I'll take the "revolver in the house" comment anyday! LOL
This was on the day I was born!
I watch this clip every two weeks and I laugh my ass off every single time.
He had thee best 'take' to the audience! That always got me. The 'Look' to the camera! Perfection!
Johnny's worst is far better than today's best.
What made Johnny such a class act is that he never shyed away from the fact that he had jokes that were bombs. But, he made up for it with his funny mannerisms that occurred afterwards.
The saying is that an actor or performer should NEVER look directly at the camera. Johnny ignored that completely, and it was hilarious. Most comedians today would be devastated and hurt if a joke bombed. But Johnny, like Bob Hope, realized quickly that, no, the audience was not laughing AT them. They were laughing WITH them. Brilliant.
Johnny knew his job was to make people laugh. Whether that was at the jokes he made or at his own expense didn't matter. If the audience was enjoying themselves, that's what was important.
20 years old and I love these late night shows comedy was definitely a lot better back then . Never be another Johnny!
Ed McMahon laughing in the background knowing Johnny bombing seemed to add more
ho ho ho ho