Dick Cavett with Alec Baldwin: Brief Encounters

[@LenHummelChannel]

Both of them: almost always brilliant and fascinating to listen to. No one *ever* did the conversational talk show better than Dick Cavett.

[@1970brenz]

Oh my. I could watch this chat continue for hours and hours. Both great storytellers, interviewees and honest guys.

[@malbowman9789]

Pure magic. Could have listened to both of them for hours. What a wonderful treat. Thank you so much

[@michgingras]

do you still feel the same now that he killed someone ?

[@malbowman9789]

@@michgingras Perhaps you might consider the timeline related to my comment. Truthfully, your response is unnesessary & completely out of context. Also, bringing this into the present day, my understanding is that no murdet charges have been made nor is the matter currently officially ruled 'accident' or 'murder'. This interview was retrospective & was taped years before Halyna's untimely death. Please save your snarkiness for another time. It does not become you

[@helenperez9828]

His memory is amazing, his demeanor so calm, cool and collected. I enjoyed thank You for posting!

[@NxDoyle]

These types of conversations are important links to the past, thanks to the age we live in, more important than ever. For every person who seems unable to laud the past without curb stomping the present, there is, thankfully, a portal like this one. Dick Cavett, via his shows and his availability in the 21st Century to discuss the 20th, is a treasure. And we should be thankful for the ability to hold the treasure quite literally in our hands.

[@scorpnov13]

Will you do my eulogy, when my time comes😀

[@mollydion8311]

Love listening to intelligent, articulate people, their humorous stories & honesty is a pleasure. I so miss intelligent conversations. ☮💟🎶

[@hektor-vektor7024]

Cavett always let his guests talk never injecting his own ego into the conversation

[@photo161]

surely you jest...!

[@HandGrenadeDivision]

22:32 Cavett's dig at the NRA and the ability of "maniacs" to get firearms "without any inconvenience at all" sure hasn't aged well in the context of his partner on the stage

[@winstondurden4427]

"Tourists". Dick Cavett is a national treasure.

[@michaelhall2138]

Just watching this in the UK.Never really saw Dick Cavett on British tv even though I'm 64 now.Where did the years go Dick? I must say that wit,perception, wit and intelligence never go out of fashion.I believe someone of Cavetts abilities would be welcome in any age.

[@1oboeajusco586]

I love Dick Cavett and also enjoy Alec Baldwin every day going through his Here´s The Thing podcast. Great interviewer. I have been inspired to look at all things film, theatre and musicals thanks to him.

[@jessiejames7492]

i never imagined alec baldwins voice was so soothing ...

[@millertheory7935]

“Al Pacino’s gonna come in later and roll you down the hall.” Oh my gosh... That is one of the greatest jokes I’ve ever heard. The crowd didn’t quite get it. That’s one of the greatest jokes ever told. Man...

[@Katmandu29]

Miller Theory Reference?

[@lorikadas3719]

This is great. It's like taking a history lesson for people who weren't old enough to watch these shows live. Fantastic. Love it. Thx. If it weren't for film....who'd ever know.

[@Jolar70]

Every lunch break I am SO lucky to be able to watch one episode of "What's My Line?" as I'm eating! I somehow knew that Alec, who has often mentioned his love of old GSN reruns, loved this show too! I hope some of you might seek this great fun program out as well! You'll just feel better about humanity for doing so! There is a great KZbin page (simply called "What's My Line?") who has uploaded ALL of them (from 1950 to '67) chronologically. Watching them is SO entertaining, historically interesting, and fun! Not only do you see some of the greatest luminaries of vaudeville, Broadway, sports, politics, the arts, Hollywood, and TV appear, but it's also a surprisingly sobering showcase for the kind of civility and enormous shared pride in American invention that we ALL once shared, across political divides, back in the 1950's / 1960's! It's like a much-needed antidote for Presidential debates!

[@yvonnereuben2761]

What a wonderful conversation. Funny, interesting & intelligent. Bravo!

[@johnlsullivan5180]

The John Wayne story really got me .

[@pho3nix-]

Thanks for uploading!

[@YouzTube99]

A fine example of why those of us who admire Cavett's wit do so: 01:05:43 Pick a card, any card and I'll make you laugh. And no fear of being politically incorrect like (if one is allowed to used that word) current chat hosts: 01:22:10

[@chimera8421]

So glad I found this. To listen to DC talk about himself. A real treat.

[@pmkaka]

Excellent show , Alex with Dick- superb combined talents. A Must to watch all the way through.

[@jeantetreault132]

Great interview! Thank you!

[@robertbruce2128]

This is a treasure. Cavett and Baldwin somehow disappeared and the stories came to life. Now, of course, I have to search for the episodes they discussed!

[@cygnusx-1318]

Great to watch this whole thing. Cavett was the only "long form" interview-type show I recall although "Firing LIne" was similar in a different vein. I admire Baldwin, too. Smart guys, good stories, space to talk. Good deal!

[@lenwelch2195]

I wish Cavett would’ve never left . He would’ve been able to get guest that otherwise do not do interview programs .

[@steveconn]

16:16 - Baldwin relishing the papparazzi beating lol

[@davidsutherland1699]

Dick Cavett is the best.

[@NxDoyle]

When Woody Allen appeared on What's My Line? he wrote the name 'Cary Grant' on the blackboard.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Cavett really knows how to tell a story, but so can Baldwin.

[@s.a.street3231]

Cavett really learned a lot from Jack Parr who was also an incredible conversationalist.

[@michaelandrew964]

I recall the show with Lester Maddox and Jim Brown. Fantastic, and also disturbing for the real socio-political tension.

[@CountAxel]

AMAZING and Hilarious Richard Burton / Anthony Hopkins story starts at about 1:17:35

[@madeleinebelle2105]

Alec Baldwin did a great job ... he really listened ... yet contributed in a timely way...yeh I only watch KZbin and have exhausted What's My Line" episodes. Alec B is often mentioned in the press as hot headed but I like him....especially in Miami Blues where he plays a Psychopath with humour yet very convincing. Will try and find the Truman Capote episode now...thank you Dick Cavett.

[@guyinnyc1]

Well said!

[@chocolatcats]

I love this...and always wished I could have seen every show of Dick's. He's amazing. Maybe I can just watch him here...PLUS I love watching/hearing Alec in anything! I could sit for hours just listening to these two guys chat. Dick (and Alec) both make people want to just LISTEN.....and enjoy...thanks guys Like him, I love KZbin and appreciate how it has given me many hours of fun and interesting sites...THANKS TO WHOM EVER CREATED KZbin BLESS THAT SOUL!

[@deborahferguson1163]

This was awesome!!

[@Beadbud5000]

Fantastic!!!

[@barbarabrennan1753]

This was like watching a tennis match. Voice to voice. Bon mot to bon mot. Mimic to mimic.

[@geraldinemcgowan6666]

so good

[@justayoutuber1906]

People love to hate Alec, but the guy in very knowledgeable about Hollywood, history, politics. His interview on Howard Stern was great.

[@petercawthorne1104]

From the UK and for some reason we never seemed to get the Dick Cavett show over here. This is a sad loss for the ppl in the UK as I believe he is one of the best interviwers in history. The higest accolade I can give him is he is the USA version of Parkinson. Someone who allows his guests to be the star of the show and not the other way round. Also a big fan of Alec Baldwin, warts and all.

[@palmelaveech-favors195]

I enjoyed watching Dick cavett I really wish I could of watched them then in the 70’s

[@danvalenti]

its a shame he walked away from the Jack Ryan films, he played a spy so well

[@steveconn]

He didn't walk away from them; Harrison Ford hijacked the role from him.

[@wynnemcc]

This was heaven!

[@killerqueen1974]

could listen to this for hours! amazing

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

"Make it a conversation" yes 👍 ✨

[@lakid9749]

Great !! Alex is a great interviewer and Cavat is my all time fav ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@rebeccabsomanybooks3558]

I have watched many hours of What's My Line also. It was such a great show.

[@michaelandrew964]

I think Dick once had Fellini & Mastroianni on and Marcello was describing his pique with paparazzi and used “fuck off” before there was cable 🤣.

[@JimC]

IIRC it had nothing to do with paparazzi. Marcello meant to describe himself as a good lover and instead called himself a "good fucker". I forget exactly how Cavett and the audience reacted.

[@JimC]

My context was right, but it wasn't exactly as I described. The whole interview has been posted on youtube, of course. Title "Dick Cavett Show - Sophia Loren & Marcello Mastroianni" at about 41 minutes.

[@Rony2453]

I also love What's My Line.

[@jessiejames7492]

groucho marx was so brilliantly funny..esp his one liners.

[@erlindabrunt]

I have very found memories

[@pattichambley2779]

I used to skip school to watch Dick Cavett

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Nowww ...imagine if Alec had gotten Dick's name wrong, after that wonderful, and true introduction 😃🎭🧸

[@brendanwoods9927]

Boy, there's no love lost for Frost!

[@7beers]

Apparently, this is from early 2012.

[@pattichambley2779]

Burtons voice so beautiful...

[@markjameswilkes]

Great

[@61pwcc]

Brilliant indeed!!

[@geekay1349]

good stuff, Hilts!

[@kallegutta4849]

baldwin! - PUT THAT F*******G PHONE AWAY!!!

[@barbarabrennan1753]

Did Cavett interview priests Phil and Dan Berrigan? I went to Dan Berrigans wake in NYC. I dont know why. Dud either of you attend?

[@haroldfloyd5518]

Back in the day, when Carson was king, I never missed Cavett, and now I remember why!

[@lamper2]

does that rodale show exist on a shelf?

[@mandysimmons2769]

Not sure a holster commercial was appropriate on this post.

[@7beers]

13:35 Dick's confused. He actually combined 3 different parts of the interview: 1. Dick asked Brando whether he was surprised by how well the Godfather did. Brando tersely said he didn't know. 2. Brando was talking about how anyone can act, and how Dick's role was also acting, and Dick gave a cute "Really?" and this is where Brando breaks into an enormous smile. 3. Dick asked Brando whether he was happy with how the Godfather turned out. Here is where Brando said he didn't want to talk about movies and Dick said then what about the book. Brando did not smile at all at the reply.

[@CalidrisJZ]

Mrs John Lennon I believe she was called

[@Gerard_2024]

Debatable comment, I always thought he was called Mr. Yoko Ono

[@barbarabrennan1753]

Followed Cavetts columns. No, I literally consumed them like I would a juicy steak. Hungry for more. I do know why I attended Berrigans wake. Because I'm Catholic. But also my ex and I once owned a house in Susquehanna County where they supposedly hid out. Since the previous owner was editor of Look Magazine at one time. When I went to NYC, I never considered myself a tourist but an eager wannabe inhabitant of the cultural Mecca.

[@pattichambley2779]

My friend hung and knew closely Ram Dass Pure bunko

[@NxDoyle]

My opinion of Timothy Leary was formed largely on the anecdotal evidence of his treatment of the Merry Pranksters when they arrived at his place. He basically ignored them, and allowed only Neal Cassady upstairs. Even from a purely literary standpoint, Leary didn't write a word that compared to Ken Kesey in a favourable way.

[@TitoTimTravels]

Cavett does not seem to care for Frost ha ha Quite a few digs at him

[@erlindabrunt]

Dick Cavett is still breathing and don’t even talk about alec who has kids who may be in diapers or are recently out of them. There both still alive.

[@piercebales9546]

Didn't Jim Fixx die on Johnny Carson? Sly Stone nodded out though I saw that.

[@danavest]

How ironic he says to Alec thanks to the NRA

[@patriciagamble1511]

Even then alec was political. "Dorothy and all her craziness" Dorothy Kilgallen knew all their secrets and was murdered for it.

[@ericbenjamin2908]

Who's doing Alec's hair?

[@TheEleatic]

What about Woody?

[@1733Athalia]

The cabinets the kind of guy who gets his self worth from the people he talked to. It's kind of embarrassing

[@michaelandrew964]

Dick’s shows were interesting and I always watched - but I feel the Joplin & Hendrix shows were dreadful. Dick’s question-timing and superficial sycophancy were unnerving. Janis and Jimi weren’t in a space to answer the types of questions he was asking. It’s a wonder they weren’t as snippy as Dylan was to the press in the early days.

[@scorpnov13]

Hmm , thought those same shows were great, Janis was always a bit hyper, Jimi relaxed , watched shows again recently

[@JiM-SWEET-art]

They sure did ruin time square and Vegas.

[@millertheory7935]

I didn’t like to John Lennon that much.

[@dafinker3443]

CAVETT IS SOOO UNFUNNY AND SOOOO HESITANT WITH EVERYTHING WHAT IS ALEC >>> SAYING ????????????????? OMG

[@paulineburns2042]

alec is right u tube a vortex to all arears mostly the past

[@richardkennedy8481]

so many adds.

[@peterdurkin8980]

Yeah and Biden and Harris

[@lamper2]

baldwin's a creep-cavett i like

[@brainsareus]

fook off

[@OsoAnimation]

Is this great or is this great! I make animation:)

[@LAFITZ10]

classic cavett talking about norman lear being rude AS BALDWIN was being rude... & then asks for 2chairs to fit his head...what Cavett was saying about NormanLear FIT baldwin's rudeness ignoring Cavett after asking him a question as he reads through more questions? looked rude while cavett was speaking about being rude. art imitating life imitating art. classic.

[@joneshugh]

Was Jack Benny gay?

[@DrDespicable]

Nothing wrong with being gay, but I don't think Mr Benny was - there are plenty of straight men who are nevertheless a bit effeminate.

[@cmcb09]

+joneshugh I'm not sure he was married till his passing to Mary Livingstone, who even his dear friends George Burns and Gracie Allen couldn't bare they only tolerated her because she was Jack's wife. From all reports she was kind of personality free Jack adored her, but she was never super close with even her own daughter. Perhaps she was a beard who knows I doubt it though.

[@DrDespicable]

Again, I dunno - Mr Benny was, by all accounts, thoroughly devoted to her. But there were plenty of people who found her incredibly insecure and abrasive. And at this point, I don't think it really matters. Everyone loved Jack, and his comedy legacy remains unassailable (in my opinion)...

[@jessiejames7492]

+Chris Johnson i was watchng a youtube clip where they addressed mary livingstone as 'his partner' they had a daughter but so what.? I think he was.

[@davidberger2069]

His wife was from Vancouver, B.C..

[@HS22181]

AB is cool, DC is pompous.

[@brainsareus]

nah, both are cool

[@bull1234]

Just goes to show you talk is cheap

[@brainsareus]

not sure what that means?

[@makeamericagratefulagain]

Lying and resisting won't help Baldwin. We will stay focused on the actual facts during his murder investigation. Few are fooled by all the drivel about "prop guns" and an alleged "accident." Who said it was an accident? How do they know? Some say that he didn't try to shoot the cinematographer, but we find no evidence that he actually tried NOT to kill her. We hear much conjecture and obfuscation occurring today, seemingly in an effort to coddle this hostile, hot-headed menace of a so-called "entertainer." Personally, I have to wonder if Baldwin's overlords might have given him bonus points for making the sacrifice inside of a church. Baldwin had the firearm in his possession. He aimed that weapon at the cinematographer and pulled the trigger. He is a murderer. He may or may not have known that his gun was loaded. Perhaps he knew, or maybe he was simply oblivious and negligent. Either way, he is responsible and is a murderer. If he were a toddler, he might be excused while the responsibility was shifted onto others. He is not a toddler. He is a murderer. The Marxist-leaning criminals appear to be working for US today. Could these clowns act more absurdly than how they behave currently? Can it be that even the hardest-core leftists are helping the most committedly blind and deaf amongst us to begin to see and hear? Are even the most devout Statists beginning to support the principles of Patriotism: service to God and Humanity? Are these actors helping turn around those who used to love their celebrity-worship, so they might perceive the absurdity of following after their "experts," entertainers, gurus, religious and government "leaders" and such riff-raff? Are we beginning to witness the reversal of the curse of Exodus 20:19 and John 10:11-13? One can only hope that We the People are beginning to cultivate a relationship with our Creator, and maybe these clown actors are helping this process along.

[@paulferranti8536]

How could Baldwin be a Marxist, he is wealthy. Also Communism is dead, Russia is a Dictatorship.

[@makeamericagratefulagain]

@@paulferranti8536 the "elites" are the only ones to benefit from marxism.

[@babyirene3188]

ABaldwin. Authentically creepy. Doesn't fake it.

[@brainsareus]

nah.. ur a moron

[@PacoOtis]

Uhmm? To me, a very "weak" video and exchange of thoughts.

[@brainsareus]

nah.... ur brain is weak

[@CHDean]

Alec...what a waste of time.

[@samuelmatz]

Alec is not real. His actions are cartoonist and sad excuse to be taken serious. He is proof one can be a good actor, but lousy with everything else in their life. Quite a SAD case !

[@Claude-Eckel]

Baldwin should work on his feigned laughter. It sounds rather diabolical or like someone who had once taken amateur theatre classes.

[@bobborowick12]

great time