I have discovered them lately. The most interesting part is the comments from younger people as well as older people who say how much they hunger for the kind of interviews Dick Cavett did so long ago. Why can't we have that again? Have the majority of Americans become so low-brow, base and ignorant that this country will eventually become like so many third world countries, all corrupt and poverty stricken? I'll be gone by then, but my grandchildren and great grandchildren will suffer for this.
@@plastiqbeach7487 Did he USE the word or REFERENCE the word? There is an ENORMOUS difference. I would even say that calling it "the 'N' word" elevates it in a much worse way. It gives it status it SHOULD NOT HAVE. I personally find THAT objectionable. I also doubt Dick Cavett would ever have USED the word, because those who USE it show us that they are base. Dick Cavett is not such a person. He is respectful.
I believe my father in law went to his show when he visited nyc, loved dick cavett, still has that great smile, i wanted to see how he looked now, so clicked on. Thin is best for good health!....go Chiefs !!🏈🌴
I'm only 22, but I've been going back and watching the Dick Cavett Show here on TH-cam, and I must say, it holds up very well. He truly had one of the great talk shows with excellent guests
My heart is full of joy that Dick is still doing so well at age 83! His show was fabulous! If he hasn't written a book, he should! Ohhhh the stories he could tell!
Carson and Cavett: Different formats. Not comparable. Carson operated more on the surface, more 'joke oriented.' Cavett is a Great conversationalist. People watched Carson for Carson. People watched Cavett because his interviews are substantial.
@@jjc7582 I actually DON'T like it when wild animals are brought in and paraded around and jokes made about them. I find it distasteful ... just rather disrespectful to the animals themselves. I would rather we leave them in THEIR habitat.
@@andreaandrea6716 It's a dual-edged sword, yes, it is probably stressful on the animals, but it does help raise public awareness/sympathy for these animals.
@@yellowblanka6058 I know. I just wish that WE, as a species, could evolve faster... so that we wouldn't NEED to parade them around. If we were more empathic... but I actually think we ARE becoming more aware!
I watched Cavett's show when I was in HS and loved how he let the guests be themselves. I very much preferred his shows over all other talk shows. He made the show about his guests, not himself.
And he sure still has the natural comedic timing and a love of the limelight to boot - but wow, that was one rocky start - continuing to use the present tense to talk about Marlon Brando even after Stephen's big heavy obvious glaring hint that just maybe he's died already is a bit of a sign that he's been hiding in an Amish rest home or somewhere with no telly for far too long now.
Dick Cavett was better than Carson and all others till today..sadly not considered the best with that velvet voice, true culture and best interviews. The best ever.
Mr. Cavett is one of the very best, highly intellectual, role model legendary TV host. He is well known for asking insightful yet interesting & entertaining inquiries to his guests. Most of all, the presence of mind & morality to handle crisis live crisis situations very professionally and so humanly appropriate.
Cavett is legendary and I think a way better interviewer than Carson or Snyder. I'm a history buff, and he counts. That Brando interview is epic and the Burton interview real close. Anyway, cheers fellas!
Carson was comical entertainment around and for Johnny, whereas Cavett's show is true interviewing a guest, not for a laugh. Difficult to compare the 2 even in those days. I preferred Johnny at the time.
@Valerie Texan Yes. Thanks for mentioning that. Most of the 30-something (or younger) crowd today who don't pay for cable -- don't use an antenna either .... so their exposure to an over-the-air channel (network) like Decades is probably slim to non-existent. Meanwhile Carson has been a late-night fixture on Antenna TV for the last 3 years.
Mr. Cavett is a legend. His show booked guests from all over the spectrum: sports, politics, entertainment, and literature, and he would have them interact with each other, actually (gasp!) talking and listening, with Cavett as the orchestrator of the symphony he had put together. It was magical, and there isn't a contemporary late-night host who could or would even try to recreate that dynamic because it's way too difficult to do.
Interesting for me as a non-American that I had never heard of him until his shows popped up on my recommendations, which is kind of weird, that he doesn't get mentioned as often as Carson since his show was huge considering his guests and his sharp interviews. When they were recommended to me I looked him up on Wikipedia and was surprised he's still alive :D
DOS_SkywalkR - Cavett had some great guests such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, John Kerry, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, etc. it’s worth a search on TH-cam to find the interviews.
I think Johnny Carson was a great personality for TV had had the same show for 30 years which made him a fixture and something steady and stable. Dick Cavett's show moved around. But it doesn't really matter. To do something you love is a great achievement even if you are not number 1.
Dick Cavett is the most interesting and thoughtfully humored host of all time. Even among legends, Cavett will never be outdone. His influence on Colbert is often so evident. An honor for Colbert to have him on, I am sure. Even as just a fan, an honor to watch and listen. Thank you to both hosts for the experience.
This man has interviewed Marlon brando, john lennon, Ingrid bergaman, kathrine hepburn, Salvador dali, orson wells, Ingmar bergman, Jean Luc Goddard, Hitchcock, Ravi shankar and so many. Man what a hell of a life .uffff
How special it is to see 2 of the greatest of all time. Both have been through so much throughout their lives, and they have brought strength, joy, & optimism to many. God bless them.
Back in 2015, my dad worked with Dick Cavett in Hellman v. McCarthy at Theatre 40. My dad was the sound designer. Every night, Mr. Cavett would be the last one to leave, and he always had the greatest stories he would share as my dad walked him to his car.
I love and admire DIck Cavett. Not only did he interview a host of 'real' talent from the 60s and 70s but he always researched his guests well and asked thoughtful questions, never letting his ego overwhelm the interviewee.
I went to the same high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, as Dick Cavett (decades later, though). His mother, Dorcas Cavett, had a local educational television show in which she taught elementary-school level mathematics. Every time it was broadcast, our teacher would wheel a television into the classroom, and we'd watch her show. She was a real delight. There's now an elementary school in Lincoln named after her.
Cavett had it all. Funny, smart, and a brilliant conversationalist. Johnny Carson once said that Dick was the only late night host who might have beat him in the ratings if it wasn't for ABC's weak lineup of stations in those days. Cavett was on ABC opposite Carson in the late 60s and early 70s when ABC had fewer stations than NBC or CBS, and sometimes no affiliate at all in some areas.
My path to the discovery into the world of talk shows was started by this man. I am not an American. Hence, TH-cam is my only medium for watching old talk shows. I have obsessively watched Mr Dick Cavett's interviews with Woody Allen, Marlon Brando, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, George Harrison and many more. His quick wit and the ability to engage in a serious conversation is second to none. After then going on to watch Jhonny Carson, David Letterman, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Parkinson, both the Jimmys, Conan, Craig Ferguson, Stephen, I think Mr Cavett remains my all time favourites.
He brought intelligence to public discourse about popular culture, something that really needed to happen at the time. People had witty fun but also went deep.
The absolute best Late Show host ever , the smartest, the most articulated, wittiest, humble, respectful, yet he never chickened out, he knew how to treat guests with respect and dignity, and to get answers.
Cavett moved effortlessly from one generation to another, one genre to another, from politics to art to rock to opera, as comfortable with women as with men....no interview he could not handle, no subject he could not get the most from. Hepburn to Joplin to Hendrix to Brando to Liza to DiNero to Wm. F Buckley Jr. to Groucho to Gore Vidal to John and Yoko, to John Glenn to Dan Rather to Burt Reynolds....he seemed to genuinely interested in each and every person he interviewed. Always professional without being stuffy or pandering to the lowest common denominator. He's the best in his field. Gold Medal winner every time.
There was one that he barely handle and I'm not talking about Richard Pryor, the one with Sophia Loren, that was fun, he was fecking in love with her in front of the camera, Sophia teased him the whole interview, it was great, Dick was him, even when things went sideways or rough, a really great inteviewer and a very sharp fella that could hold his own and be witty with anyone.
Really?? Sharp as a tack?? Evidence? He was mildly incoherent and so boring I could hardly stay awake. Granted, he did so good interviews in his heyday, but those days are over.
Most individuals have a definite lack of understanding or compassion for those who get old. To make it to 83, to be able to appear on the show as he did, is a triumph! And should always be respected as such.
Dick Cavett was America’s best chat show host. He actually LISTENED to what his guests had to say and asked grown up questions instead of constantly butting in like other chat show hosts do to inflate their own ego. (“It’s MY SHOW, I’m the STAR!)
It's a pleasure to watch his old clips, which are thankfully being uploaded to TH-cam these days. Oftentimes TV shows from four decades ago seem stale and awkward, not with him though. He is a true craftsman and the moments he was able to craft are timeless. Glad he is still among us, and seemingly doing well. I wish him good health and many more years with his loved ones.
God, I remember watching Cavett back in the '70s. Wonderful interviews: he interviewed Dalí; he interviewed Gorey; he interviewed S.J. Perelman... those were the glory days of late night TV.
What a treat to see this man, i grew up in England and only through you tube can i get to see his shows from half a century ago!...the Jimi Hendrix one is a favourite! 👏🏻🌟
I remember Dick talking about the televised Apollo space shots. After a few of them they experienced reduced viewership. He talked about it, and remarked asking the audience, 'Is it fewer or less viewers?' The most erudite late night talk show host.
LK, here is a man who interviewed some the greats of the late last century. "Adorable" is an insult to elders who have lived a life as full and as erudite as his. Trust me, you won't want to be seen as adorable when you hit your golden years. I'm 70, and if somebody "cutes" me, they're missing my entire history, and it's a good one.
@@MsShellectable well, I'm sorry you have this chip on your shoulder to assume I would be so damn rude. When I said adorable, I'm referring to the playful connection between the host and his guest. Furthermore, I have been a caregiver for years for my elders, of whom I have the utmost respect for. Please do not assume I mean harm or disrespect by my comments. That is 100% offensive and I think you need to sit and reflect on that. In my 42 years I've never once heard such blatant disregard for all parties involved by downplaying my comment about a connection to something as degrading as cooing over the elderly as I do babies. Shame on you for trying to make me feel like I was in the wrong.
Dick Cavett had so many memorable interviews: Richard Burton talking about his father, Jimi Hendrix. Always so, dare I say it? intelligent. He treated the artists with enormous respect and elegant humor.
I will weep the day that Mr. Cavett passes. I was born in 1967 and he was omnipresent for me. My mother preferred him to Johnny because in her words "he isn't smutty." Little did she know!
Dick wasn’t one of these annoying talk show hosts that we know of now. He was measured, interesting and humorous. His James Baldwin interview is legendary!
I don’t watch late night talk shows, but a whole lot of time spent on Dick Cavett TH-cam channel. Knowing Stephen looks up to Dick Cavett has inspired me to watch. Excellent taste!
Cavett was actually a writer for the Tonight Show dating back to Jack Paar and continued for a while when Johnny took over. Their friendship started way back then - 1962!
Sooo pleased to see Dick Cavett on the Show -- and, looking fabulous! Anyone who has never seen his interviews, check out his interviews of John and Yoko, Janis Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix for starters -- some real "happen" stuff in those heady days and Dick just went with it all allowing for a great time by the guests and ultra conservative audience alike.
Dick cavett was a ground breaker , bringing an intellectual TV Chat show to mainstream America in the sixties onwards 👏. Could be cheeky, a trifle sarcastic but always provided thought provoking/interesting questions.
A lot of Dick's interviews are still available on youtube and they are so much better than most talk show interviews nowadays.
Yes! Love the channel of his old show!
@@SeanRhatigan I said 'most', not 'all'.
I have discovered them lately. The most interesting part is the comments from younger people as well as older people who say how much they hunger for the kind of interviews Dick Cavett did so long ago. Why can't we have that again? Have the majority of Americans become so low-brow, base and ignorant that this country will eventually become like so many third world countries, all corrupt and poverty stricken? I'll be gone by then, but my grandchildren and great grandchildren will suffer for this.
@aljanat5 - i'll second that!
I love watching the clips on here from Dick Cavett. He’s so engaging, funny and down to earth.
Dick Cavett had the best guests in talk-show history
He really did. Loved the Janis Joplin Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix interviews
@@sharrigarvin3348 , he had some of the most brilliant of that time on his show !
That's also cuz US had a Fairness Doctrine back then, erased in the 1980's by Raygun, soon to be resurrected by the 20/20 visionary, Bernie Sanders
Because he was the best interviewer!
Malcolm for one.
This man interviewed
brando, ali , hendrix, hofa, salvador dali, orson welles, hitchcock and john lennon
Just wow
George Harrison
That's just the tip of the Cavett's career iceberg.
Mike Tyson
You know he interviewed women too right?
Bobby Fischer too
Cavett is tremendous. Surpassed by none. Sooooo intelligent and a really sensitively balanced interviewer. (And also funny).
Agree totally. Cavett was in a class of his own. No one compares to him and he will never be surpassed. Repect.
@@elizzievb so is Carson
Besides for when he said the N word
@@plastiqbeach7487 Did he USE the word or REFERENCE the word? There is an ENORMOUS difference. I would even say that calling it "the 'N' word" elevates it in a much worse way. It gives it status it SHOULD NOT HAVE. I personally find THAT objectionable. I also doubt Dick Cavett would ever have USED the word, because those who USE it show us that they are base. Dick Cavett is not such a person. He is respectful.
@@andreaandrea6716 he used it. He said it. He said nigga lmao
Until this moment I hadn't realized he was still alive.
I know! Finally some good news!
All his old shows are going up on TH-cam
@@clowe73 Remember When?
He beat everyone on his show! He’s still here!
Chup Smith me neither - I felt he was rambling on in this interview
THIS man interviewed Jimi Hendrix in the flesh !!!
And Janis Joplin and John Lennon (not at the same time).
I believe my father in law went to his show when he visited nyc, loved dick cavett, still has that great smile, i wanted to see how he looked now, so clicked on. Thin is best for good health!....go Chiefs !!🏈🌴
And Janis Joplin!
Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier lot of cool people from the 60/70s.
And Groucho! I think more than once.
His TH-cam channel is an amazing treasure chest of the 70s
Yes it is!
And it's so rare to see someone that open in that time on public television
And ‘80s. And a few ‘60s.
@@acchaladka but his 70s stuff is the gold
Amen to that!
The stories this man could tell
Only if they gave him the time
Oh to have a chance to here about the Legendary people he’s met it would be amazing 😉
Get and listen to all of his audiobooks. They are amazing!
Watch him discuss Groucho Marx ... and the stories he had to tell!
Dick Cavett has to be a genius IQ!
I’m sure he’d tell you them until you got tired.
I'm only 22, but I've been going back and watching the Dick Cavett Show here on TH-cam, and I must say, it holds up very well. He truly had one of the great talk shows with excellent guests
Me too
woah you are ancient, now 24 🪦
@@inrainbowman i know. it sucks. thanks for reminding me lmao
happy 25th!
Waaaay ahead of his time. I remember the Jim Brown----Lester Maddox confrontation like it was yesterday.
surferdude44444 I saw that interview about two years ago. It was amazing.
I too remember it like yesterday...and that's because I watched it just yesterday on YT!
how was he "ahead of his time"? that makes no sense
This guy's such a legend, fantastic interviewer and all around fantastic human being
My heart is full of joy that Dick is still doing so well at age 83! His show was fabulous! If he hasn't written a book, he should! Ohhhh the stories he could tell!
In fact he has written a book or two, worth checking out.
@@kromedome0101 Thanks Joe, I will do so! 👍
Carson and Cavett: Different formats. Not comparable. Carson operated more on the surface, more 'joke oriented.' Cavett is a Great conversationalist. People watched Carson for Carson. People watched Cavett because his interviews are substantial.
Exactly! Completely different formats. I didn't ever think they competed with each other.
And the animals. Carson with wild things always great.
@@jjc7582 I actually DON'T like it when wild animals are brought in and paraded around and jokes made about them. I find it distasteful ... just rather disrespectful to the animals themselves. I would rather we leave them in THEIR habitat.
@@andreaandrea6716 It's a dual-edged sword, yes, it is probably stressful on the animals, but it does help raise public awareness/sympathy for these animals.
@@yellowblanka6058 I know. I just wish that WE, as a species, could evolve faster... so that we wouldn't NEED to parade them around. If we were more empathic... but I actually think we ARE becoming more aware!
Dick has always been a cool guy.
Dick Cavett is one of my favorite night talk show hosts, underrated and I'm glad not forgotten.
I watched Cavett's show when I was in HS and loved how he let the guests be themselves. I very much preferred his shows over all other talk shows. He made the show about his guests, not himself.
Still watching the Dick Cavett show on TH-cam, what a legend.
Best interviewer in his day
And he sure still has the natural comedic timing and a love of the limelight to boot - but wow, that was one rocky start - continuing to use the present tense to talk about Marlon Brando even after Stephen's big heavy obvious glaring hint that just maybe he's died already is a bit of a sign that he's been hiding in an Amish rest home or somewhere with no telly for far too long now.
This man interviewed Jean-Luc Godard and Klaus Kinski, among others. OK, kids?
To this day
I am more of a fan of Cavett than Carson. I like hosts to be more cerebral and challenging
Dick Cavett was better than Carson and all others till today..sadly not considered the best with that velvet voice, true culture and best interviews. The best ever.
Carson was the most commercial and therefore set the trend for all the rest. I do like Cavett's intellect.
He was not better or worse. The had different styles.
He’s amazing! Classy, intelligent, great sense of humor, I’m glad he’s still alive and well!
Mr. Cavett is one of the very best, highly intellectual, role model legendary TV host.
He is well known for asking insightful yet interesting & entertaining inquiries to his guests. Most of all, the presence of mind & morality to handle crisis live crisis situations very professionally and so humanly appropriate.
His Zappa interview was outstanding.
Just checked it out on this recommendation and agreed
Cavett is legendary and I think a way better interviewer than Carson or Snyder. I'm a history buff, and he counts. That Brando interview is epic and the Burton interview real close. Anyway, cheers fellas!
Carson was comical entertainment around and for Johnny, whereas Cavett's show is true interviewing a guest, not for a laugh. Difficult to compare the 2 even in those days. I preferred Johnny at the time.
Jimi Hendrix interview
interview w Robert Mitchum
I still remember how he disposed of Lester Maddox.
@Valerie Texan Yes. Thanks for mentioning that. Most of the 30-something (or younger) crowd today who don't pay for cable -- don't use an antenna either .... so their exposure to an over-the-air channel (network) like Decades is probably slim to non-existent. Meanwhile Carson has been a late-night fixture on Antenna TV for the last 3 years.
His reaction to the cocktail haha.
Always good to hear a Brando story, thanks Stephen !
He looks great.
I could believe he was in his 60s
He looks like Paul Bettany now. He's actually better-looking now than when he was young. I hope his health is in line with his looks.
Cavett's show was a pure talk show. Typical "talk shows" are actually variety shows.
Mr. Cavett is a legend. His show booked guests from all over the spectrum: sports, politics, entertainment, and literature, and he would have them interact with each other, actually (gasp!) talking and listening, with Cavett as the orchestrator of the symphony he had put together. It was magical, and there isn't a contemporary late-night host who could or would even try to recreate that dynamic because it's way too difficult to do.
This man is a national treasure and I wish we still saw more of him.
A classic an a class act.
Interesting for me as a non-American that I had never heard of him until his shows popped up on my recommendations, which is kind of weird, that he doesn't get mentioned as often as Carson since his show was huge considering his guests and his sharp interviews. When they were recommended to me I looked him up on Wikipedia and was surprised he's still alive :D
Carson was more for Joe Average. Cavett was more of a "thinking mans" late show.
DOS_SkywalkR - Cavett had some great guests such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, John Kerry, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, etc. it’s worth a search on TH-cam to find the interviews.
I think Johnny Carson was a great personality for TV had had the same show for 30 years which made him a fixture and something steady and stable. Dick Cavett's show moved around. But it doesn't really matter. To do something you love is a great achievement even if you are not number 1.
I discovered him in Forrest Gump ;)
that Campari anagram didn't get the laughs it deserved... 😂😂!
He's too smart for his own good and the audience is too dumb for theirs.
It was a blast 30 years ago but this wifi generation are too dumb to appreciate it
Agreed 👏🏽👏🏽
As a Campari drinker, I have to approve. Never thought of that anagram!
I love watching Cavets interviews on TH-cam ! He's so smart and respectful!
OMG Dick has aged so well! I used to rent his interview seasons from the library. Love him!
Wow. He looks in amazing shape and sharp as can be for someone of that vintage.
Dick Cavett is the most interesting and thoughtfully humored host of all time. Even among legends, Cavett will never be outdone. His influence on Colbert is often so evident. An honor for Colbert to have him on, I am sure. Even as just a fan, an honor to watch and listen. Thank you to both hosts for the experience.
This man has interviewed
Marlon brando, john lennon, Ingrid bergaman, kathrine hepburn, Salvador dali, orson wells, Ingmar bergman, Jean Luc Goddard, Hitchcock, Ravi shankar and so many. Man what a hell of a life .uffff
I didn't even know this guy was still alive, glad TH-cam has many of his interviews from back in the day.
How special it is to see 2 of the greatest of all time. Both have been through so much throughout their lives, and they have brought strength, joy, & optimism to many. God bless them.
Back in 2015, my dad worked with Dick Cavett in Hellman v. McCarthy at Theatre 40. My dad was the sound designer. Every night, Mr. Cavett would be the last one to leave, and he always had the greatest stories he would share as my dad walked him to his car.
I love and admire DIck Cavett. Not only did he interview a host of 'real' talent from the 60s and 70s but he always researched his guests well and asked thoughtful questions, never letting his ego overwhelm the interviewee.
"Now cut that out!", it's 2020 and Dick does a killer Jack Benny line.
I went to the same high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, as Dick Cavett (decades later, though). His mother, Dorcas Cavett, had a local educational television show in which she taught elementary-school level mathematics. Every time it was broadcast, our teacher would wheel a television into the classroom, and we'd watch her show. She was a real delight. There's now an elementary school in Lincoln named after her.
We're so lucky to still have this man alive today :) what a legend.
A legend, a true star. I have seen every one of his talk shows and most of his other tv and video work..
This man interviewed Marlon Brando, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Hoffa.... What a legend.
Cavett had it all. Funny, smart, and a brilliant conversationalist. Johnny Carson once said that Dick was the only late night host who might have beat him in the ratings if it wasn't for ABC's weak lineup of stations in those days. Cavett was on ABC opposite Carson in the late 60s and early 70s when ABC had fewer stations than NBC or CBS, and sometimes no affiliate at all in some areas.
Please get more of these legends on your show, Stephen! ❤️
My path to the discovery into the world of talk shows was started by this man. I am not an American. Hence, TH-cam is my only medium for watching old talk shows. I have obsessively watched Mr Dick Cavett's interviews with Woody Allen, Marlon Brando, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, George Harrison and many more. His quick wit and the ability to engage in a serious conversation is second to none. After then going on to watch Jhonny Carson, David Letterman, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Parkinson, both the Jimmys, Conan, Craig Ferguson, Stephen, I think Mr Cavett remains my all time favourites.
He brought intelligence to public discourse about popular culture, something that really needed to happen at the time. People had witty fun but also went deep.
Oh, THAT Marlon Brando...
...not the rabbit?
...not the giraffe?
i adore Dick Cavett! so good to see him 💖
Dick Cavett is alive? My mom would always say "Dick was good to me." Now I know what she meant.
🤣🤣🤣
Oh Lord 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆
The absolute best Late Show host ever , the smartest, the most articulated, wittiest, humble, respectful, yet he never chickened out, he knew how to treat guests with respect and dignity, and to get answers.
He looked way better than a few years earlier, imagine how good he'll look in 2025.
Cavett moved effortlessly from one generation to another, one genre to another, from politics to art to rock to opera, as comfortable with women as with men....no interview he could not handle, no subject he could not get the most from. Hepburn to Joplin to Hendrix to Brando to Liza to DiNero to Wm. F Buckley Jr. to Groucho to Gore Vidal to John and Yoko, to John Glenn to Dan Rather to Burt Reynolds....he seemed to genuinely interested in each and every person he interviewed. Always professional without being stuffy or pandering to the lowest common denominator. He's the best in his field. Gold Medal winner every time.
There was one that he barely handle and I'm not talking about Richard Pryor, the one with Sophia Loren, that was fun, he was fecking in love with her in front of the camera, Sophia teased him the whole interview, it was great, Dick was him, even when things went sideways or rough, a really great inteviewer and a very sharp fella that could hold his own and be witty with anyone.
One of the greats. If you haven’t seen The Dick Cavett Show in reruns, find them.
Dick Cavett has a TH-cam channel with all of his popular interviews and they are still uploading as I write this.
MY FATHER WAS A VIDEO ENGINEER ON HIS FIRST SHOW ON ABC MY BROTHER PLAYED THE DRUMS ON IT WHEN HE WAS 6
What stories they must have!
What great memories...Lucky them! Tell them to write down their experiences so they are not forgotten!
THOMAS PICCIRILLO liar
If I did the calculation correctly, Dick is 83 now. Still sharp as a tack!
Really?? Sharp as a tack?? Evidence? He was mildly incoherent and so boring I could hardly stay awake. Granted, he did so good interviews in his heyday, but those days are over.
@@agnescleary2312 If you're lucky enough to make it to 83, you can get back to us and see if you are still so smugly judgmental.
Most individuals have a definite lack of understanding or compassion for those who get old. To make it to 83, to be able to appear on the show as he did, is a triumph! And should always be respected as such.
Dick Cavett was America’s best chat show host. He actually LISTENED to what his guests had to say and asked grown up questions instead of constantly butting in like other chat show hosts do to inflate their own ego. (“It’s MY SHOW, I’m the STAR!)
DICK CAVETT IS A LEGEND !!!
he was a great host in his interviews.
It's a pleasure to watch his old clips, which are thankfully being uploaded to TH-cam these days. Oftentimes TV shows from four decades ago seem stale and awkward, not with him though. He is a true craftsman and the moments he was able to craft are timeless.
Glad he is still among us, and seemingly doing well. I wish him good health and many more years with his loved ones.
Love the Jack Benny "Now cut that out..."
I love that as well
Probably the best interviewer I've ever seen. I've been watching his stuff on TH-cam and it's very compelling.
God, I remember watching Cavett back in the '70s. Wonderful interviews: he interviewed Dalí; he interviewed Gorey; he interviewed S.J. Perelman... those were the glory days of late night TV.
Gorey? I have to go find that and watch. I've been a fan since The Curious Sofa.
Dick always had such a calm, intelligent way about him. Watching him interview people was so peaceful to watch.
This man is a legend! He even interviewed Forrest Gump and John Lennon at the same thing.
What a treat to see this man, i grew up in England and only through you tube can i get to see his shows from half a century ago!...the Jimi Hendrix one is a favourite! 👏🏻🌟
@Martin Kilner same
I am ashamed of myself that i am living in the period of Jimmy Fallon.
..@raging horse
.woe...it'snotyourfault..
Watching so many of his interviews, and then this is so mind bending. I'll never get used to seeing people age 40 years in a day.
The first intelligent talk show; wish he were still on the air.
I remember Dick talking about the televised Apollo space shots. After a few of them they experienced reduced viewership. He talked about it, and remarked asking the audience, 'Is it fewer or less viewers?' The most erudite late night talk show host.
I think people cottoned on subconsciously it was all filmed in a studio. 50 years later - no return
Adorable
LK, here is a man who interviewed some the greats of the late last century. "Adorable" is an insult to elders who have lived a life as full and as erudite as his. Trust me, you won't want to be seen as adorable when you hit your golden years. I'm 70, and if somebody "cutes" me, they're missing my entire history, and it's a good one.
@@MsShellectable well, I'm sorry you have this chip on your shoulder to assume I would be so damn rude. When I said adorable, I'm referring to the playful connection between the host and his guest. Furthermore, I have been a caregiver for years for my elders, of whom I have the utmost respect for. Please do not assume I mean harm or disrespect by my comments. That is 100% offensive and I think you need to sit and reflect on that. In my 42 years I've never once heard such blatant disregard for all parties involved by downplaying my comment about a connection to something as degrading as cooing over the elderly as I do babies. Shame on you for trying to make me feel like I was in the wrong.
A true gentleman with a rare wit and enormously understated sense of humor
This just made me Smile!
Wow, he’s still alive in 2024 for some reason. I thought he died a long time ago need to do an interview with him and Eddie Murphy again😂😂
Brando? “Ya, he was in Superman” 😂👌🏻
I like Brando in his younger days
Nice guild. Looks mahogany and spruce.
What a legend!
Cavvett's interviews in the 70s were the BEST
This is wonderful to watch. Dick sitting there, letting Stephen talk and let out what he wanted to say to him.
Beyond a legend! But unfortunately, he's getting on in years, as are many of us.
Dick Cavett had so many memorable interviews: Richard Burton talking about his father, Jimi Hendrix. Always so, dare I say it? intelligent. He treated the artists with enormous respect and elegant humor.
He was Mr. Cool, urbane, intelligent and from the Midwest. Always liked him.
Iowa, right?
David Taylor Nebraska
I will weep the day that Mr. Cavett passes. I was born in 1967 and he was omnipresent for me. My mother preferred him to Johnny because in her words "he isn't smutty." Little did she know!
DAMN! Mr. Cavett is extremely charming! I can see why he's so successful :)
OMG I LOVE HIM - best Interviewer EVER
Greatest talk show host ever. Glad he’s doing well and looking healthy.
LEGEND!!!!
Dick wasn’t one of these annoying talk show hosts that we know of now. He was measured, interesting and humorous. His James Baldwin interview is legendary!
I don’t watch late night talk shows, but a whole lot of time spent on Dick Cavett TH-cam channel. Knowing Stephen looks up to Dick Cavett has inspired me to watch. Excellent taste!
Health guru Jerome Rodale actually died of a heart attack during an interview with Cavett in June 1971 . . . 😒
Cavett was actually a writer for the Tonight Show dating back to Jack Paar and continued for a while when Johnny took over. Their friendship started way back then - 1962!
Conan Obrien stole his hairstyle.
Sooo pleased to see Dick Cavett on the Show -- and, looking fabulous! Anyone who has never seen his interviews, check out his interviews of John and Yoko, Janis Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix for starters -- some real "happen" stuff in those heady days and Dick just went with it all allowing for a great time by the guests and ultra conservative audience alike.
When Dick said "now cut that out" he was channeling Jack Benny, just so all you youngsters will know.
Their response to that will be; WHO is Jack Benny??
i love this man i can't be more grateful for this interview
The day I find out dick cavett and John Lennon are friends i was like wow 👏 two legendary men.
His interviews are very insightful. What a man.
This man interviewed Hendrix. And Joplin. And Lennon.
Lest we forget Harrison.
Loved him in Forrest Gump ;)
Dick cavett was a ground breaker , bringing an intellectual TV Chat show to mainstream America in the sixties onwards 👏. Could be cheeky, a trifle sarcastic but always provided thought provoking/interesting questions.
found it.. campari