Leslie Nielsen Brings His Fart Machine To "Late Night" | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

[@JorgeTorres17-2]

The fact Leslie remembers meeting Conan more than Conan does, speaks to how much Leslie really cares about those around him. Such a great man that we all miss dearly.

[@DeltaFRFX]

Conan would probably remember it better if it was after 1996, he didn't know what he was doing in these early years.

[@zezosk]

@@DeltaFRFX what does that mean

[@RoastBeefQueefSniffer]

@@zezosk I think it means he wants to marry Conan

[@mkr10001]

Calm down..

[@brittanycunningham787]

Conan was kind of rude to him

[@RedfishCarolina]

Nielsen proves, using a fart can, that timing is still everything.

[@meot.meo.1097]

Not just that, the man proves even you can break context for a good laugh. 👌🏽

[@Slamthulhu]

So true, that subtle little "how d- *fart* how do you do?" is absolutely perfect lmao

[@movado0379]

One of the funniest actors ever! This man is a comic legend.

[@oscarinacan]

Leslie isn't that bad either

[@michaelo302]

Absolutely 👍

[@guyrotenberg9684]

@@oscarinacan I was going to write the same thing and then I saw your comment. Shirley I could have guessed that someone already used that gag!

[@leroyoneill1929]

100% agree.

[@kosbarable]

And he do it only with one manner -- he act with serious face

[@DOOM1715]

Leslie was not only a comedic genius but I’ve never heard a bad word spoken about him. Truly a great legacy to leave behind

[@daphneglasurus7886]

It’s hard to come up with a list of Hollywood men now of whom you could say the same

[@TheRealDuckofDeath]

Surely there has got to be someone.

[@daphneglasurus7886]

@@TheRealDuckofDeath don’t call him Shirley

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

​@@daphneglasurus7886oh so its only men ok.

[@ioNxBomber]

you can tell everyone repected him thats why no one talked bad about him rip Leslie

[@patricklee802]

Conan: “Surely you don’t take the fart machine with you everywhere?” Leslie: “I do take it everywhere. And don’t call me Shirley”

[@whoever_81]

Perfect and underrated

[@youtubechangemynamewhy]

Roger Roger

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Jesus how could he miss that opportunity XD

[@jeffsalter8372]

@@SCharlesDennicon Hard to believe! And don’t call me Jesus...

[@jjmarz1001]

Well the Queen of England didn't appreciate it.

[@stewartmackay]

The fabulous Leslie Nielsen. He brought me so many laughs in life. They don't make 'em like that any more.

[@pHD77]

Oh, they DO make them like that. But the sensitive, politicized, toxic environment of today makes them afraid to come out, because (accidentally) stepping over that line can create one hell of a shitstorm today.

[@dbt3477]

It's a shame isn't it, and why can't we laugh at flatulence, it's a natural bodily function

[@openit125]

I would say Will Ferrel is the spiritual successor. Great guy too.

[@MrMightyZ]

First a dignified man and second a beautiful command of the language making a very funny dude freaking hilarious. These days there are plenty of funny guys and still a few with dignity but most folks mutilate the language and like, you know like, like it’s sorta like… and “how it looks like” and “hence why…” and “I grinded it” I’m all for language evolution but right now it’s devolving so you might literally be right.

[@ZeranZeran]

"You're a grown man!" "DON'T BE TOO SURE OF THAT!" Hero

[@cyborgsmurf6446]

Btw, what the hell does being funny have to do with being a grown man... seriously. Conan was a total uptight bastard who tried so hard to be funny "...machine of doom".... crickets had a facking orchestra. Agree with u bro, Leslie was an absolute hero.

[@edinfific2576]

Whew! I thought I was the only one. Now I see why I like Leslie.

[@triumphtinltcomicdg]

@@cyborgsmurf6446 "what the hell does being funny have to do with being a grown man" surely you can't be serious....

[@James-vk5ov]

@@triumphtinltcomicdg My God your life must be boring.

[@Major_Lag]

@@triumphtinltcomicdg He was serious. And don't call him Shirley...

[@wyman8281]

I was lucky enough to meet him years ago at my work. He was at a prestigious country club and was getting into a limo and bent over to get in and ripped a huge one. The guys behind him started dying laughing and so did I. Before he got in the limo I got to talk to him for about 45 minutes while he waited for the limo. He was a genuinely great person and who you would want him to be.

[@RataStuey]

That’s amazing. Wow.

[@logbtl1292]

How long did it take him to get into the limo? 45 Mins?

[@timmyireland1]

So strange to see Conan at this stage. He isn't truly confident in himself like he is today. It's a fascinating snap shot of his career.

[@Bricks_shakur]

It’s amazing how you’re able to gauge his confidence with knowledge of a time. It’s amazing that you can see inside of that man’s head and for lack of a better term know how it’s hanging

[@cheeverbeaver]

@@Bricks_shakur I don't think Jamie was trying to be offensive. Conan himself has said that he didn't know what he was doing on his show until 1995 or so.

[@aresef]

Jimmy Fallon was like a scared little bunny for his first few years in late night.

[@Bricks_shakur]

@@cheeverbeaver I don’t think he was being offensive either I’m just saying that’s a confident fellow former Simpson writer SNL writer come on now

[@Lagmaster33]

Aren't the lack of confidence and self-deprecating jokes Conan's trademark even today?

[@hellosheila]

I was an extra for the final episode of the tv show Due South in 1996. There were about fifty of us dressed up as Mounties on a train, and filming took several hours. I assure you, that fart machine made an appearance that day as well.

[@dsilverleaf4668]

😄wierd; i was a homeless streetkid, panhandling @ Younge & Gerard St. Watching that Due South Tv Crew do their thing.

[@dive2drive314]

I remember Due South. The Odyssey was pretty good too, for Canadian Television

[@Afrotechmods]

I just wanted to say good luck and we're all counting on you.

[@cleverusername9369]

Don't call me Shirley

[@milkyway1998]

whats the vector, victor?

[@jaymz168]

Fancy seeing you here!

[@MOCCHA101]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ2rp2NuqZqVp9E

[@Jedicake]

Nice beaver.

[@sofex82]

I'm from Poland. Leslie is a legend to me. I was born in 82. I know every one of his movies by heart. Thank you for American comedies with Leslie, Sheen, Russel, Candy, Hanks, Chase, Willis and many more. (google translator - sorry foolks)

[@fuatzakiah]

Plot twist: that machine do nothing. it's just an excuse for Leslie to fart for real.

[@ivanamassivedump8715]

I’ve been there...

[@CitizenKang]

I saw an interview with him were he farted the whole time and didn't show the machine. I thought he could fart at will.

[@ivanamassivedump8715]

@@CitizenKang What a skill.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..like we all do during a normal day...FART 4 REAL, that is.

[@joeterp5615]

Lol! 🤣😂😆

[@ChadtheHammer]

"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." ---Leslie Nielson

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

"Nice Beaver" "Thanks, I just had it stuffed"

[@martinkalmus3761]

Ty for that bigone ;) Thanks for shareing!

[@danyoutube7491]

"I'm sorry to bother you at a time like this Mrs Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then." That's my personal favourite of all his lines (it's from the original TV series, when Frank and another officer were at the newly widowed Mrs Twice's home).

[@B-rex395]

He was one of my favorite comedy actors. The world is lesser for his passing. “Let er RIP” Leslie Nielsen

[@marcowinzeler3943]

This is so true!

[@fgwp]

And which you took into quotes is actually his gravestone epitaph.

[@yaron777]

I miss him too :(

[@eintopfmitschinken1596]

One of? Who the heck was funnier then? I'm 38 now and the best days were when I could stay up and watch one of his films.

[@baddabd8955]

We love this funny actor too .. from Iraq ,Baghdad .

[@seanwilks7712]

This man worked solid from 1955 up until his death...he NEVER TOOK A BREAK. In one year he had 46 tv roles on top of the movies he starred in. This man is the hardest working actor out of Hollywood!

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

R.I.P. 1926-2010 rest in peace Leslie Nielsen the coolest and funniest actor in the world in Hollywood and he give us our childhood in his movies

[@rusianalf]

He did rip

[@heatherm8736]

Gosh I didn't know he died :-(

[@scottywayne3601]

@@heatherm8736 been gone a long time

[@Jux925]

Yup, these comedies were a true event back in the day. They were silly, but kind of miss them.

[@chrischampagne4307]

@@scottywayne3601 11 years

[@FirstnameLastname-oj3hm]

He really did take it everywhere I was on a plane with him and kept hearing it, and getting off I saw him with the flight attendants laughing 😄

[@bradleyscarton3931]

He was the guest star on the last episode of the Golden Girls and brought it along to the set. The atmosphere was a bit emotional as Bea Arthur was leaving the series and Leslie wanted to lighten the mood and used it quite a bit during rehearsals much to the chagrin of Bea.

[@terminator3000]

I guess he really genuinly loved it to make people laugh. 😊

[@m3rcuryslaboratory322]

His timing is so perfect. Every fart with the body language , man just hilarious. Talent

[@mportusable]

Exactly, it's the way he synchronizes the fake fart sound with his breath, talk and abdomen that really sells it.

[@4seeableTV]

@@mportusable And the crossing over of the leg the first time. Brilliant.

[@MrVisde]

It’s masterful the way Leslie Nielsen projected confidence and sincerity…while doing the most low brow bits 💨 😂😂😂

[@ex2tt7yaa2vy9dyhvw5u]

Such an enjoyable and lighthearted interview. You can tell Leslie Nielsen is the star here and Conan is, for the lack of a better word, a "rising talent", and yet he's still friendly and remembers him from the SNL days - or at least made an effort to prepare for the show by looking up the host. You can tell immediately he was a great guy.

[@seepeecp8545]

“Thats a nice beaver!” “Thanks I just had it stuffed” ......

[@CorePathway]

I saw this at the theater on campus at University of Arizona. The laughter went on for 10 minutes. I couldn’t catch my breath.

[@TyDie85]

Leslie Nielsen is a GREAT example of how you might physically age, but your mind is younger.

[@blueplanet9917]

Leslie's gravestone reads "Let 'er rip". 😂😂😂

[@kmi187]

Wouldn't have expected anything less.

[@lonelyone]

You've got to respect a man who leaves on a fart joke.

[@osirismaximus2787]

It really does say that on his gravestone. That's epic! 😂

[@aidanwhite7712]

Now I see why. Haha!

[@richardaldridge5474]

In 1956 I went to the cinema to see Nielsen in Forbidden Planet and I still watch it today via bluray,I never thought that Leslie would go on to make such wonderful comedies.

[@marcoevans2155]

Leslie handled the youngsters awkwardness like the professional he was.

[@sorrymommy8190]

His job is to go along with the bit. He's performing like literally anyone else on camera as a profession.

[@jamesjross]

@@sorrymommy8190 Na... There was a naivety this early on. Back in the 90s every producers was trying to make everyone like Denis Leary or Dennis Miller. Too cool for school kind of shocking/dismissive types. Contrast that to 2000s Conan. or even a few years later. That negative/bitchy undertone like when he dismissed the Joke about insensitivity. It had completely disappeared by 2000.

[@gringochucha]

@@jamesjross Yeah, it's a bit painful watching these super early Conan clips sometimes. He clearly hadn't found himself. Then luckily he understood that being genuinely nice on the one hand, and self-deprecating on the other was the way to go and that's the Conan we love.

[@capnthepeafarmer]

I miss Leslie, he was very formative to what makes me laugh. Physical humor played very seriously.

[@bonkyabeans]

Stfu get offline and go pick some berries

[@thecursor1]

He had a long career in Hollywood before finally realizing, at 54, that he was a comedy genius.

[@erakfishfishfish]

Nielson had always wanted to work in comedy. The irony is he was cast in Airplane because they didn’t want comedic actors. When it was suggested he was cast against type for that film, he replied he had previously been cast against type in all of his dramatic roles.

[@Admiral_John]

He's the narrator of the excellent documentary "Threshold: The Blue Angels Expereince".

[@buddyblakester]

"I'm working so hard to establish my credibility..." 20 some years later in a small car in Italy, Conan makes Jordan Schlansky break with fart machine noises

[@M7MD-80]

cc: Conan

[@dasbakon]

Leslie Nielsen, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Phil Hartman, Dan Aykroyd...seems like all the great comic talents from the 70's and 80's were Canadian.

[@bonkyabeans]

Well Canada is a joke... so

[@D0NTMESSWITHTEXAS]

Biggest joke is the O’donohue clan.

[@bonkyabeans]

@@D0NTMESSWITHTEXAS your mother

[@tynan6424]

If Canada is a joke..then Shirley the U.S. is the punchline! ;-) us Irish luv the Canadian comics.

[@warshipsatin8764]

it does seem that way when you only list the canadian ones

[@loveforeignaccents]

Leslie was not only hilarious but very handsome too. Airplane is my all-time favorite comedy/movie... never gets old, especially with his one-liners.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

I'm not sure it's my favorite, Mel Brooks made some pretty funny movies too. But, his movies are definitely near the top.

[@themr_wilson]

Airplane! is a perfect movie

[@rudinah8547]

Leslie is so good at playing his roles straight that it almost looks weird seeing him laugh and smile

[@MickyAvStickyHands]

Conan must cringe watching how poorly he handled Leslie. He had the king of slap stick doing fart jokes. Conan didn't even let the joke play out for 5 seconds.

[@windsurfer2565]

He was schooled big time

[@fyiaustralia9686]

Conan seemed like a stick in the mud here...poor showing.

[@vs4571]

Yes! I agree, fast forward 6 years and Conan would be more than ready for a master like Leslie Nielsen. They woulda had one hell of an interview. Conan was very timid and shy here. Looks like it’s his first week on the job.

[@thl205]

late night was cutthroat, always peering over your shoulder to see if network execs won't replace you if it's not funny or classy enough

[@BnaBreaker]

@@vs4571 It was close! Conan had had a TV show for about two months at this point.

[@funniq]

Hahaha ... the demonstration on 2:10 is just brilliant ... Now my coffee is spilled out on my keyboard lol

[@aaryamannambiar6677]

This man is one the most underrated actors, and definitely one of the greatest comedic actors out there... Such an inspirational performer.

[@druidofthefang]

he is dead

[@Caelum_NLD]

I love how he replies "Don't be to sure." on the "You are a grown man!" comment. I never want to grow up and Leslie is another good example for me :)

[@facepalmjesus1608]

that guys face is very serious yet at the same time so hilarious legend

[@Karldemor]

Leslie Nielsen was like the sweetest old man I've ever seen, such a great fan of all his movies since I was a kid.

[@Fantasmister]

Leslie Nielsen. Fart Machine. How fast did I click on this video? That fast, that's how.

[@Losrandir]

My spontanous reaction was to click lightning-fast and fart at the same time!! A reflex, straight from the spine into my own personal fart machine!! I'm living the dream now, and it smells

[@Nymphibious]

Surely it couldn't be that fast!

[@Fantasmister]

ffrrrrp

[@youaintgettingmyhandle]

@@Nymphibious surely or "Shirley"? 😂😂😂😂

[@MOCCHA101]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ2rp2NuqZqVp9E

[@thomasjones4265]

My All-Time favorite line Leslie Nielsen said came in the movie where he played president in "Scary Movie" and he said "I See The Air-Force Is Here With Those New Round Planes"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ahmedalshaiba9185]

"sometimes you can be feeling good and not know it" this man is a genius

[@mcMarcin6]

I laughed like a maniac aat this joke

[@BroHurst]

This joke goes over my head lol. Please explain

[@zerrierslizer1]

an old wise man once told me that if you dont grow up till you're 50, you dont have to. that man was a big fan of Leslie Nielsen, and knew him in person. and the man that told him this, was in fact ALSO Leslie Nielsen. a living treasure that left behind a legacy of nothing but pure fun and positivity. an inspiration for all.

[@cpfalcon51]

Leslie Nielsen is an absolute legend. The world could use more people like him. (Now more than ever.)

[@jenkem4464]

He set that gag up like a magician. lol

[@dspsblyuth]

I didn’t even see his hands move

[@missbelled6700]

His sleight of hand when he "gave" it to Andy was so smooth that most of the audience didn't even notice

[@heyyou9693]

"Is this some sort of bust?" "Yes, it's very impressive."

[@jamiew1664]

Ive literally just watched half of this video... seen the fart thing...jumped on ebay, ordered one...and now im back to watch the rest. Brilliant! Thanks Leslie!!!

[@Imjustsaiyanb4udid]

God RIP how much laughter this man brought into my life I will forever be grateful

[@bingonamo7520]

Such an iconic voice. The TV series Police Squad that Leslie was in was hilarious too, made by the same people as Naked Gun I think, many years before.

[@UrbanHeartBeatz]

Conan met his hero and he's doing fart jokes lol Probably a big learning experience. Never be too accomplished to pass up a tasteful fart joke.

[@arne8158]

Never mind the joke just give me the tasteful fart please.

[@tangomantactical]

Farts are seriously underrated. Conan could endure constant Norm jokes that took 9 min to get to the punch line but, here Conan could not stand a 2 second fart toy. This is probably why I never cared for Conan.

[@maxhart1783]

legend comment

[@Skyvault_secrets]

I grew up in the 80s watching the Naked Gun movies feel quite privileged to have lived during his time, a proper legend! This is still hilarious!

[@adekjasinski6608]

Enrico Pallazzo had such a great sense of humor.

[@BadAnnie]

If a man brought that on a date with me, first I would laugh so hard I cried, then I'd probably fall in love. 😂😍

[@cass8330]

Conan took the fart joke too seriously lol

[@HavokBWR]

For real. You can actually see that part of him loves it, like the handshake. It was like he was in attack mode the whole time.

[@jamm1eify]

@Lukasz Nazwa and? That's the whole point

[@dannydorko7075]

I like Conan as a writer but he's so damn overrated as a talk show host

[@maxbrazil3712]

"I realize that, now..." Dry humor genius.

[@dinof.8290]

"Your bishop is exposed" "It's these pants I usually wear a fuller cut"

[@baz5806]

Timing is everything, and he has it nailed with the fart machine! 😂😂😂

[@user-kr8xe7pd9p]

This is one you know Conan wishes he could re-do. Conan is my all-time favorite, but I’m his early days, he often comes across as being rude. He just didn’t have the confidence yet.

[@tmorelli1982]

Agreed

[@musicfan2000]

yes, he's terrified

[@The_Vanilite]

He wasn't just a comedy genius, a good looking fella with deep charismatic voice.

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Leslie Nielsen he is the funniest and hilarious comedy actor in all the time and I like when he play President Baxter Harris in all the movies of Scary Movie give us the funniest and hilarious moments of The President

[@blueplanet9917]

Early Conan was a bit of a stick in the mud. xD

[@chrischampagne4307]

How about Barbara Billingsley talking rAp and jive on plane

[@Coastfog]

1:17 The timing... beyond perfect xD

[@oscarard7482]

Conan was lacking confident, he even was perceived as a bit insulting to such a comedy legend, but nielsen drove this like a king. So glad to see conan got over that phase.

[@justwondering1967]

That hits the nail on the head. Confiscating the fart box for Andy to hold was the wrong play.

[@prankgirl9112]

@@justwondering1967 He was wrong from beginning to end. Just came across as a young guy who thought he was way cooler and better than this old guy. Probably so nervous he didn't know how to play it but dang he looked like a jerk.

[@moty6369]

i'd say he was ok back then, from what i see. if we want to talk about "insulting," the way he is now is the perfect depiction of it. for me he is the most unbearable host i have seen, trying so hard to be funny it physically hurts me.

[@HavokBWR]

@@moty6369 Sorry but "trying so hard to be funny" has been Conan his entire life, not just now. Mans an expert at it.

[@MrVisde]

This must’ve been very early into Conan’s time on the show. He seems worried about the fart sounds being too dumb. He was in good hands though with Leslie Nielsen. 💨

[@danielwang2956]

"You're a grown man", says the other grown man who brought fart noises all the way to a Fiat 500 in Italy

[@guyrotenberg9684]

Haha I remember this clip... Indeed, Jordan WAS insulted.

[@Stormtrooper-fv7dr]

What a great man. I watched his movies so many times as a child and it never failed to crack me up. He was an absolute icon for me despite playing "dumb" characters. His comedy can actually teach you thing or two on how to go in your life.

[@strangulator42]

That handshake fart was so good that I legitimately laughed hard enough to make my Jack & Coke shoot out my nose a little bit...

[@chrischampagne4307]

Why you drink

[@billyskittles1036]

It’s awesome that you think we give a fuck that you’re drinking jack and coke. You’re obviously an awesome person. 🙄

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@chrischampagne4307 Because they have yet to develop a faster way.

[@mandarian87]

@@SmallSpoonBrigadeI’m guessing you’ve never heard about buttchugging

[@МилкоТракиеца]

Как ми липсвт филмите и майтапите този човек.Великолепен артист! R.I.P. Лесли...

[@DamianReloaded]

**Makes mental note of watching every Leslie Nielsen Movie**

[@Crushenator500]

You won't be disappointed.

[@Tyler-yy5ds]

@@Crushenator500 Eh maybe can skip Mr. Magoo.

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

OMG how could MOST of the people NOT get that ( 3:21 ) "You wana sign up to the insensitivity course? There is a downside to it you know? Sometimes you can be feeling good and not know it!" AHHAHAHAHAHAHAA. THAT WAS GENIUS!!!!!!:D

[@axlsg6511]

RIP Leslie... thanks for all the laughs ❤️

[@iamgeminijoker]

the item says so much about him as a person. simply wonderful A+

[@jjsworldtour]

Leslie is one of those classic funny humans. Just naturally funny without trying too hard!

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

I think when he pointed out that you do overstep from time to time is pretty important. You can't be both quick witted and always saying the right thing. The two are mutually exclusive. There's going to be times when what pops out isn't the right thing at all or you misestimate what's the reaction is going to be.

[@danielclawson2099]

Young, nervous, Conan and old, confident Leslie Nielsen is a wonderful combo.

[@b.d.hooten1785]

Is it just me or does everyone wish they had a grandpa like Leslie?!

[@Grissington-108]

an unmatched legend. Thank you world for this guy and all of his legacy

[@brianoh930]

Leslie nielsen was a legend and ahead of his time. I would say rest in peace, but legends never die

[@LPJack02]

RIP Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 - November 28, 2010), aged 84 You will be remembered as a legend

[@espr7564]

RIP Leslie, a great man of comedy ❤

[@RamnaViaz]

"Did you hear the starter pistol?" 😂😂

[@FelixDrako]

The king of deadpan comedy. Man, I miss how this guy would crack me up as a kid. The naked gun movies are totally my kind of silly ass humor lol.

[@Rdfelic]

Loved him in all the Naked Gun movies and Airplane 🤣😭

[@SedatedGhostwriter]

That jacket.

[@SuperNoncents]

I was thinking the same thing. I was about to type it and bam!

[@marceloxavier9113]

"I'll do almost anything I can for a laugh." A legend! Comedy GOAT!

[@LycanLink]

Never let anybody tell you you're too old for fart jokes. Leslie Nielsen is a legend, and even he recognized the universally appreciated hilarity of a fart.

[@Karamelyshka]

Oooh, that handshaking!!!😂😂😂

[@BenjyPortnoy]

Wow...Conan defused the moment and tension almost immediately, really destroying the comedy of the bit. He really did grow into himself over time -- nowadays he would have let that play and would help it up for at least 20-30 seconds. So cool to see his growth as a master host over time.

[@jessed9145]

Yeah i am pretty sure this is his first season. Conan was sooooo nervous and he wanted to be so good that these things threw him off

[@4seeableTV]

@@jessed9145 He was just 3 months into his show at this point.

[@lamerica80]

He didn't know how to handle it and sadly chose the "joke scold the guest for being silly" route, but lacks the authority and comedy to pull it off. He even refuses to give it back when Leslie tries to save the bit. It's painful to watch but he's grown so much.

[@_Mr.D]

@@lamerica80 EXACTLY, I was cringing and I am sure that now that he is a mature comedian, he is probably totally mortified that he did this (basically as a kid) to an industry giant!

[@MrVisde]

Leslie Nielsen handled it gracefully even though Conan was making it awkward. Later on Conan perfected the bit of letting comedians be silly then eventually stepping in and saying something like “What the hell is going on here?? It’s like you’re _____”

[@geraldbrown7775]

The fact that he masterfully French palmed it in the “handoff” to Andy Richter 👌

[@legendarycheekymonkey]

You know how funny this man is to still make you laugh at a fake fart when he's just showed you the fart machine? It's like a magician showing you how he did the trick but you're still amazed. Absolute legend.

[@bonek350]

Indeed. That was great.

[@bassinwithbuck4955]

Conan didn't handle this interview well. He seemed legitimately perturbed that he brought that to the show. Leslie was hilarious and Conan could have really playe off that.

[@jundrix3675]

Yeah, he was annoying. "I'm working so hard to establish my credibility." - that about summed it up.

[@AaronBowley]

@@jundrix3675 almost loses credibility by saying and acting like that. good thing he got way way better over time!

[@se-kmg355]

I am no expert, but this must be one of the early season,if not the first, so I think he was still nervous and had not found the right technique.

[@meh-87]

Being mean to people was considered comedy in the 90's. People didn't take things so seriously.

[@prankgirl9112]

@@meh-87 These weren't comical jabs, this was just an inexperienced guy thinking he was better than the master.

[@Martin_L478]

Leslie Nielsen literally has the phrase "Let 'er rip!" written on his tombstone in reference to his love for fart jokes. 😂 A true comedic genius.

[@ANDREV]

The voice Leslie does while squeezing the thing really sells it, genius

[@JA-qi1fb]

The live mike scene, when he goes to the bathroom & everyone hears everything .. very loudly. 😂

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Is very funny and hilarious when Leslie Nielsen he play Lieutenant Frank Drebin the funniest and coolest character in the movies of The Naked Gun

[@dbfeldi]

I was a limo driver in South Florida, one day he was my client and I heard the voice, but did not realize it at the time. His wife was so sweet. He didn't fart in my car however. He passed away several years later...they resided in Fort Lauderdale. He will be missed.

[@malcelinho]

Is my impression or Conan didn't allow things going "out of control" so much in his early years? Now *he is* the most uncontrolled thing on his show lol (and I love it)

[@deek60819]

yes, I bet this interview would be wild with current-day Conan

[@MOCCHA101]

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[@lanceturley7745]

He probably spent every episode terrified that he would be canceled, and have to go back to fetching coffee backstage at Saturday Night Live.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@lanceturley7745 That's probably a lot of it. He also didn't have a grip on the audience the way that he does now. At that point he'd only been on the air for a few months and was still building an audience. By the time I started watching him a few years later, he had a large enough audience that he knew where the line was in terms of audience support. He also had enough of these awkward exchanges to know how to work with it.

[@keijokelvoton8936]

Leslie was a comedic genius like no other. There are and have been many funny comedians, but he was a master of making so much out of so little. When he said he always tried to act as serious as possible, even though they were making comedy, wow that was an epiphany. I had never thought of that before, but now when I think about it it's just brilliant. Leslie is hands down one of the greatest comedians in the history of filmography.

[@DaniMacYo]

I miss Leslie Neilsen he was such a fun guy. His comedy was so different I just enjoyed him. Like they said he was doing comedy but making himself seem serious he played the idiot character so well.

[@mikemccormick8115]

God I miss him!🤣 so versatile. Started out as original Captain Kirk-like character in late 50s in “Forbidden Planet”. Did about every bad guy guest star roles in countless TV shows throughout 70s 80s then proving to be a comic genius on “Airplane” “Dead and Loving It” (hysterical!!) etc etc etc etc. Too much to list. Truly a great guy and brilliant actor.

[@crystalheart9]

🤣I love Leslie.

[@jenelle6132]

The way he nonchalantly licks his palm to make it work better. I love it. He's the greatest!

[@ArthurKiyanovski]

This is how a legend looks like if you wanted to know.

[@BloodHead]

Эх какой хороший актер,был... Спасибо за замечательные фильмы))

[@andredmtr]

Keep in mind Leslie was 67 years old here. That's how amazing Leslie Nielsen was.