Johnny Carson will always be the greatest late night talk show host to ever appear on television,. Jimmy Fallon, Seth Myers, David Letterman, and others are not even close.
I USED to think that, but then I grew up and started paying attention to his monologues: THEY'RE NOT FUNNY. Some of the guests are hilarious, like Jeff Fox-worthy. His TV show was not as funny as he alone on stage was, or with the other three in the group, Bill Engvall, Larry the cable guy, and Ron White. Pay attention to the audience next time you listen to Johnny's show. Having Don Rickles on didn't help, either.
Among his greatest steps to success were the ones between Johnny's stage and Johnny's couch. When Johnny waved you over, you were halfway to the big-time.
I can never see a Johnny Carson clip without thinking, growing up with him, I never realized how talented he was, sure, I knew he was good, and fun to watch. However, with another 25 years of life to look back and review, WOW, what the world lost in the Arts when we lost him.
Drew Taylor Joan Rivers went to Fox without asking him first. Letterman was screwed over more by Leno than Carson. Leno basically forced Johnny to give in.
I miss the days comedians were just having fun and I could watch without having my guard up. It’s hard to find comedians today that just want to make people laugh...
The days when people didn't get offended by the jokes that comedians told, whose concert they paid to get into and watch in the first place. The days when people could just laugh at other people and themselves and have a great time. I miss those days and Johnny Carson too.
@@bettyjoegentry9280 he had great people skills to I mean you can tell when he says and you refer to people down there as rednecks and Jeff kind of gets uncomfortable and says well I and Carson picks up on that and immediately pivots and says not so much in a derogatory way but in a affectionate way
At one time I had 5 junk cars out in the field about 100 yards behind my house. My wife was bitching at me about getting rid of them and I said "but the kids will be getting their drivers licenses in a couple of years, what will they drive." They both looked up in horror because they knew it was entirely possible. Sadly, I bought them both nice used cars which they proceeded to destroy. I should have fixed up the old ones.
@@cynthiaahern9081 Hi from Aileen Ahern: hey, I don't see that surname with that spelling very often! :)) And yes, that Jeff Foxworthy IS hilarious. I hadn't heard of him before today, nearly dropped my teeth laffing! Ewww
Couple of my favorites: "If your front porch falls in and kills more than 5 dogs...." "If you mow your front yard and find a car...." "You see a sign that says, "Just say no to crack," and it reminds you to pull up your jeans...."
Jack Parr was very good (he was the host of "The Tonight Show" in between Steve Allen and Johnny Carson; he also had his own show, "The Jack Parr Show"). Ditto for Dick Cavett.
Oh really??? Every now and then, I watch reruns of his shows, and his monologues are the most UNfunny lines ! Without someone in the news for him to cut down, he wouldn't have a word to say ! Watch his show sometime and pay attention to the audience's non-reaction. Johnny often even made remarks about it, and THAT'S when I agreed with him. Didn't laugh, just agreed with what he would say in those instances.
@@grandmother1n His humor was a lot more acceptable than Jay Leno, etc.... . Overall, I do like humor that gets a laugh at someone else's expense. I am referring to mean and malice humor/behavior. I have seen many skits of JCarson, and they were very funny. Carnac the Magnificent, etc..... . Some of his guests that would come on (comedians, etc....) and the things they said..... OMG, do funny! Johnny's laugh was just infectious!!! RIP JC 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
You could see that Johnny really liked Jeff. He was obviously a pretty good judge of character. Nowadays Jeff Foxworthy is one of the last voices of reason and common sense.
I learned, too, that if a so-called comedian did not make Johnny laugh, he did not get the signal to go over and sit down, he/she just went back out through the curtain.
I liked Merv Griffin a lot. He was a good interviewer, always polite and interested in his guest. We didn't know his political leaning and didn't need to. I really hate the ambush interviewers we have when the hosts sets up guests he disagrees with.
They are. But if you want more (and enjoy clean comedy)......check out Time Hawkins. He is a Christian Comedian. He interjects the Church into his routine. Not all of his routine is about the Church.....he talks a lot about other things.🤗
This was when life was better than 2021. You were doing something that you liked to do. You could have fun with life and nobody said that was bad. Today everything is going about face. You can't have fun anymore without someone gets mad. Life is short ENJOY IT for tomorrow you might not.
Does anyone know if the special Carson show filmed in England, where the show and network set up a very elaborate joke on Johnny. It was hysterical!! The premise was Johnny was to meet very “important” English people of the BBC to try to produce a program for British audiences. The English moguls would speak to Johnny and would say words that made no sense yet were spoken with strong upper class English diction. Johnny had no idea what they were saying to him in our shared language and his facial expressions were precious and hysterical to all of the viewers. I would love to see this episode again!!
That was from TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark and Ed McMahon. The people in the joke were double speaking so it didn’t make any sense.
Johhny was the master and he was smart, he knew poking fun at politicians was funny, and he had one joke for each party- because alienating anyone in your audience is just stupid. that makes the people we have now on the late night shows stupid. yeah, hate isn't fun. or funny
Johnny was a liberal guy who kept his integrity and was truly funny because he didn’t drag politics into his show like the nitwits today who are genuinely unfunny.
He was an old-style liberal. Something like a Kennedy Democrat. But he was against big government and for individuals. I think he would look at the mess politics is today and consider himself to be a moderate republican or a libertarian.
No Jeff, a great friend will bail you out of jail and a true friend would be sitting there next to you saying "DANG, now THAT was fun." In fact, whatever you did to get out in jail was probably their idea.
@William Stefens just couldn't handle Ron White's humor. Larry the Cable Guy was not my taste. Look into getting Tim Hawkins DVDs. Comedy without vulgarity.🤗
Pretty much. Although ron white holds his own. Larry wasn’t funny at all. Ingvall was pretty good, wasn’t he? But true - Foxworthy carried it. he’s such a good guy too. Terrific civic action and support. Great stories about him in inner city atlanta. Just a good guy. 👍👍
Guess ya had to be in an era to grasp the greater pea k s of comedic humor. We are ever evolving as individuals and as a Collective, which lends to the conception of "old fashioned".
The great thing about Carson, is he was constantly giving young comics "the big break". Leno never did that. I believe, because he knew he was a hack and current comics were so much better than he was.
great comedian and I'm glad he got a good reception but that's the most obnoxious crowd I ever heard, what's with the non-stop screaming/squealing, it's like a crack house just let out - have a little class, just laugh and applaud, god
He started out as a star. He's just plain funny, and gets us to laugh at ourselves.
Man, do I ever miss Johnny Carson.
There will never be another Johnny, ever!!!!
You're right
Still funny in 2019!
This was 30 years ago. Who is still laughing in 2021? 😂
2020. Needed some humor as an escape from these first 4 months.
Jeff is fantastic
And 2021 beyond.....
@@josephwiese3937
You are so right.
I rewatched after your comment and shared with friends. This will be funny for all time!
ME and loving it!
Johnny Carson will always be the greatest late night talk show host to ever appear on television,. Jimmy Fallon, Seth Myers, David Letterman, and others are not even close.
Po1itica11yNcorrect Agreed, it's all theatrics now. So sad
Hey I love Dave!!!! And Seth is funny. Let me guess... You voted for Donald Trump???
@@actsd2682 I’ll just say this , everyone is better than Fallon. 😃
Agreed.
I USED to think that, but then I grew up and started paying attention to his monologues: THEY'RE NOT FUNNY. Some of the guests are hilarious, like Jeff Fox-worthy. His TV show was not as funny as he alone on stage was, or with the other three in the group, Bill Engvall, Larry the cable guy, and Ron White. Pay attention to the audience next time you listen to Johnny's show. Having Don Rickles on didn't help, either.
Johnny with his midwest humor and Jeff with his southern humor.
My all time favorite comedian!!! I did a talent show once as a kid using his jokes and had the crowd in tears!
Johnny Carson and Jeff Foxworthy what a combination!!!!
Man, it is crazy to see how far Jeff has come!
Among his greatest steps to success were the ones between Johnny's stage and Johnny's couch. When Johnny waved you over, you were halfway to the big-time.
I can never see a Johnny Carson clip without thinking, growing up with him, I never realized how talented he was, sure, I knew he was good, and fun to watch. However, with another 25 years of life to look back and review, WOW, what the world lost in the Arts when we lost him.
So true. He could tell a joke that the audience didn't laugh at, and with his facial expressions make it funnier than any joke.
I watch him every night on Antenna TV. It almost feel likes it did 40 + years ago
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Drew Taylor Joan Rivers went to Fox without asking him first. Letterman was screwed over more by Leno than Carson. Leno basically forced Johnny to give in.
I remember when Johnny had to do all the writing for show during the writer's strike.
When Mr. Carson had you on the show you know you were half way to Hollywood and success !
Yep. A lot of pressure knowing all of America is going to be judging your appearance for small talk =)
True
I miss the days comedians were just having fun and I could watch without having my guard up. It’s hard to find comedians today that just want to make people laugh...
The days when people didn't get offended by the jokes that comedians told, whose concert they paid to get into and watch in the first place. The days when people could just laugh at other people and themselves and have a great time. I miss those days and Johnny Carson too.
Exactly. I just want to relax and laugh. Thank goodness for these old videos.
Ok boomer
Finding comedians isn't hard. Find an audience that isn't easily offended is coming close to impossible.
Tim Hawkins ,,, hilarious
MY wife's favorite comedian. Brilliant!
Listening to Johnny Carson laughing at “You Might Be A Redneck” jokes is surreal. #RealRecognizeReal
Nov 7, 1991 - I was in the audience. Memorable.
Jeff has a way of making comedy enjoyable without being vulgar.
Amen!
Great comedian...
Ironic, isn't it? The woke sophisticated crowd thinks they're smarter & morally superior while they're tossing f-bombs
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce
The man tells it so effortlessly, you know he's been there...lol
No one can now deny that Carson was talented. Many didn't realize this until the barrage of the many so called hosts who think themselves hilarious.
@@bettyjoegentry9280 he had great people skills to I mean you can tell when he says and you refer to people down there as rednecks and Jeff kind of gets uncomfortable and says well I and Carson picks up on that and immediately pivots and says not so much in a derogatory way but in a affectionate way
Boy, I miss it....good television in those days.
Jeff is a TRUE SOUTHERN GUY!!! Trust me, I can relate!
@@davidupton9354 His mother is better than his sister.
You're both morons?
@@hankhankenhunter3876 you’re a moron
Jeff killed it! So smooth and relaxed.
Jeff is the funniest man!! Love his shows with Bill Enval
Not to be picky
I saw both in rehab and a lot of other Johnny Carson clips. Alcohol free since February 11th 2023
I once cut my grass and found a car. My first thought was, 'Damn you Jeff Foxworthy!'
Just your car? I thought I also saw the top half of a grain silo.
At one time I had 5 junk cars out in the field about 100 yards behind my house. My wife was bitching at me about getting rid of them and I said "but the kids will be getting their drivers licenses in a couple of years, what will they drive." They both looked up in horror because they knew it was entirely possible. Sadly, I bought them both nice used cars which they proceeded to destroy. I should have fixed up the old ones.
@@ninline2000 😂😂😂THAT is funny😂
@@cynthiaahern9081 Hi from Aileen Ahern: hey, I don't see that surname with that spelling very often! :)) And yes, that Jeff Foxworthy IS hilarious. I hadn't heard of him before today, nearly dropped my teeth laffing! Ewww
Two funniest guy ever together! Thank you thank you thank you!
The Holy Grail for a comic: "Come sit by me."
For real !!
I never realize he has been around that long just love him
Couple of my favorites:
"If your front porch falls in and kills more than 5 dogs...."
"If you mow your front yard and find a car...."
"You see a sign that says, "Just say no to crack," and it reminds you to pull up your jeans...."
I like, if you work without a shirt on . . and so does your husband . . .
He copied the dog joke from Jerry Clower.
......if your mother-in-law keeps a spitoon on the ironing board...
.....if you go to the family reunion to meet women.....
If you've ever heard your wife say, "Honey, would you come and move this transmission so I can take a bath?"
My all time favorite is actually If someone hollars hoedown and your girlfriend hits the floor.
Met him in 94. Just a good old down home boy
My favorite one was, "If you think the last line of The Star Spangled Banner, is Gentlemen start your engines"...................
,.............or.....Play ball !!
Me too!!!!!
JCarson is the King of talk show hosts!
Jack Parr was very good (he was the host of "The Tonight Show" in between Steve Allen and Johnny Carson; he also had his own show, "The Jack Parr Show"). Ditto for Dick Cavett.
Oh really??? Every now and then, I watch reruns of his shows, and his monologues are the most UNfunny lines ! Without someone in the news for him to cut down, he wouldn't have a word to say ! Watch his show sometime and pay attention to the audience's non-reaction. Johnny often even made remarks about it, and THAT'S when I agreed with him. Didn't laugh, just agreed with what he would say in those instances.
@@grandmother1n His humor was a lot more acceptable than Jay Leno, etc.... . Overall, I do like humor that gets a laugh at someone else's expense. I am referring to mean and malice humor/behavior. I have seen many skits of JCarson, and they were very funny. Carnac the Magnificent, etc..... . Some of his guests that would come on (comedians, etc....) and the things they said..... OMG, do funny! Johnny's laugh was just infectious!!! RIP JC 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
@@grandmother1n I meant to say that I "do not" like humor that gets a laugh at others expense.
IF IT TOOK 157 TELEPHONE POLES TO FINALLY HOOK YOUR HOUSE UP TO THE LAND LINE ....
Love Jeff and Johnny...
We still watch Johnny Carson!
jeff rocks..!!!and ''the blue comedy tour''....classic...
He was the best!
The good stuff . CLASSIC .
Pure GENIUS!
When the Tonite Show was worth watching
It's actually spelled "Tonight".
Jeffs set was Solid! Good job bro.
You could see that Johnny really liked Jeff. He was obviously a pretty good judge of character. Nowadays Jeff Foxworthy is one of the last voices of reason and common sense.
@@Matts_Conrail_Chicago_Mainline
Lol, very well said. 😂
Jeff said when he went to LA, a TV executive said “we get your people”. Jeff said he thought to himself “my people would kick your ass!”. 😆
I learned, too, that if a so-called comedian did not make Johnny laugh, he did not get the signal to go over and sit down, he/she just went back out through the curtain.
@@grandmother1n
I never knew that. No wonder they said in order to make it back then you had to have Carson's blessing.
@@notsosilentmajority1 When Drew Carey first started out (I THINK), he went back to the curtain.
God I miss Johnny.
So different than these new talk show hosts.
he was great... conan is all we have left
So do I....Alot...
@@12brichards Johnny & Dave!!!
I liked Merv Griffin a lot. He was a good interviewer, always polite and interested in his guest. We didn't know his political leaning and didn't need to. I really hate the ambush interviewers we have when the hosts sets up guests he disagrees with.
One of my favorite comedians!
November of this year. Jeff returns, Drew Carey, and Ray Romano made their first appearance.
Jeff and Bill Engvald are the the funniest guys on the planet.
They are. But if you want more (and enjoy clean comedy)......check out Time Hawkins. He is a Christian Comedian. He interjects the Church into his routine. Not all of his routine is about the Church.....he talks a lot about other things.🤗
Tim Hawkins
W de de los dos
He is funny. Not real deep humor but just plain funny.
Jeff's amazing
7:44 Johnny Carson has an amazing smile ❤️
Carson had class real class
This was when life was better than 2021. You were doing something that you liked to do. You could have fun with life and nobody said that was bad. Today everything is going about face. You can't have fun anymore without someone gets mad. Life is short ENJOY IT for tomorrow you might not.
All . The Good old days.
Here's a thought for you.....for some....THESE(2021) will be the Good ol' daze...
If Johnny waves you over........
So good
Does anyone know if the special Carson show filmed in England, where the show and network set up a very elaborate joke on Johnny. It was hysterical!! The premise was Johnny was to meet very “important” English people of the BBC to try to produce a program for British audiences. The English moguls would speak to Johnny and would say words that made no sense yet were spoken with strong upper class English diction. Johnny had no idea what they were saying to him in our shared language and his facial expressions were precious and hysterical to all of the viewers. I would love to see this episode again!!
That was from TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark and Ed McMahon. The people in the joke were double speaking so it didn’t make any sense.
Cast and tug hilarious
Jeff said his wife was expecting a baby on that day he performed. Shows how important it was to perform while his career was starting to peak.
I have heard that Hollywood parties were not complete until Johnny showed up.
Johhny was the master and he was smart, he knew poking fun at politicians was funny, and he had one joke for each party- because alienating anyone in your audience is just stupid.
that makes the people we have now on the late night shows stupid. yeah, hate isn't fun. or funny
His suit is gigantic
I mean, all clothes were baggy in the 80s and 90s. Just the fashion then, at least in America.
master comedian / actor
Was he wearing a camouflage tie?
I can't tell
@@AmmoGus1 That's funny
I think so
Looks like 😄
Johnny was a liberal guy who kept his integrity and was truly funny because he didn’t drag politics into his show like the nitwits today who are genuinely unfunny.
He was an old-style liberal. Something like a Kennedy Democrat. But he was against big government and for individuals.
I think he would look at the mess politics is today and consider himself to be a moderate republican or a libertarian.
Jim Wheeler Yeah, he was an old school Democrat. He’d criticize both parties, though, unlike any late night host today.
That baby is 29 now. God, I feel old.
If only this guy knew what the entertainment world had in store for him.
No Jeff, a great friend will bail you out of jail and a true friend would be sitting there next to you saying "DANG, now THAT was fun."
In fact, whatever you did to get out in jail was probably their idea.
That “Rednedk” “looks” greart in a Blazer &Tie!
SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
aaahhhh yeah!!
That`s how it`s done.
Wow ! I had no idea Jeff Foxworthy was on the Carson Show! That’s when you know you made it.
Someone said in another comment of another vid, "He has been looking 50 years old for 30 years" LOL
And Carson was a milestone. : )
Amazing guy
Greenville!!! My hometown!
If you met your wife because she outbid you at the cattle auction...... You might...etc
"If you go to funerals to pick up women, Y.M.B.A.Redneck".
Craig Ferguson is the only one That comes close to Johnny
Patrick Duffy LMFAO
I feel decrepitly OLD, now
Me too!
......lol....fun....what happened to this guy........enjoyed this.....😊🌹
The star of the blue collar comedy tour ,the others were along for the ride
Out the the four.....Jeff and Bill were my favorite. 🤗
@William Stefens just couldn't handle Ron White's humor. Larry the Cable Guy was not my taste. Look into getting Tim Hawkins DVDs. Comedy without vulgarity.🤗
Bill Engvald is actually the funniest comedian I've ever seen.
@@mr.wizard2974 here's your sign
Pretty much. Although ron white holds his own. Larry wasn’t funny at all. Ingvall was pretty good, wasn’t he? But true - Foxworthy carried it. he’s such a good guy too. Terrific civic action and support. Great stories about him in inner city atlanta. Just a good guy. 👍👍
The guy knew what he was talking about. Don't think JC really has a clue!
I never realized that when Jeff Foxworthy was young he looked like Dennis Weaver!!
Guess ya had to be in an era to grasp the greater pea k s of comedic humor. We are ever evolving as individuals and as a Collective, which lends to the conception of "old fashioned".
He has a brilliant hairstyle.
“If you take your son to school cause you are in the same grade. “
"NINTH" grade.
🍀 Irish Bunny & Irish Honey Badger ->
Ohh.. How I miss when late night was funny. No more.
Jeff didn't have any kids then. Now he's a grandpa.
Jeff is not from Atlanta, he is from Hapeville, Georgia. Both are in Fulton County,Georgia. wado,Ann Benson.
Close enough for government work....
Ed McMahon looked bothered to shake Jeff's hand. Well, ten years later Ed Jeff could buy you 3 times over.
I probably wore the same thing.
And then everything today is messed up because of politics.
What is that silvery-looking dust on Jeff Foxworthy's fingertips?
The suit make him look like he lost 300 pounds.
Who?
Mullett
If you prefer car keys to Q-tips.....
The great thing about Carson, is he was constantly giving young comics "the big break". Leno never did that. I believe, because he knew he was a hack and current comics were so much better than he was.
Remastered? Dreadful quality.
Did my best. Find me a better quality source & I'll do better
Nice haircut.
His pants are quite high
Is it just me or does this feel like Jeff is stealing Johnny's monologue?
No, he didn't. HE was just hilarious 😂 😂.
Is his mom in the audience? Geez
I suspect he brought a few shills, just for effect.
He was at his peak about this time.
great comedian and I'm glad he got a good reception but that's the most obnoxious crowd I ever heard, what's with the non-stop screaming/squealing, it's like a crack house just let out - have a little class, just laugh and applaud, god
It's because people were having fun and enjoying Jeff's humor. Nothing forced about them!
A well dressed man
Is dressed by a women
Pp