George Carlin's Funny Interview about His Wacky Health Problems: Johnny Carson 11/26/86

[@alvagoldbook2]

George was a true gift to the world. A comedic genius.

[@quentinparhiala901]

Yes he was Alva Goldbook

[@alltruthmatters4395]

You can tell how funny George is by watching someone as smart as Johnny laughing so hard at his jokes!

[@StephanieManley]

I really miss great late night entertainment. I dearly miss both of these guys.

[@StephanieManley]

I thought he was a funny man. I did see him live in Vegas. Unfortunately it was right before a stint in rehab, to say the show was 'dark', is calling a moonless night bright. Brilliant man. Very insightful. Love their banter here, its clean, amusing, and well worth the listen.

[@coquinegra]

I liked him l love David Brenner.

[@chrisdeardourff3093]

Coqui Negra Well, like they say, "There's no accounting for taste."

[@jeffthrow6892]

George Carlin will always be one of my heroes.......simply the best comedian of all time.....I seriously miss this guy......

[@e-rokekenedi7834]

Nice icon, BTW. Carlin was the Zappa of the comedy world: smart, edgy, sardonic and steeped in political satire.

[@jeffthrow6892]

***** ---Nice comparison.....no question both were completely brilliant men.......

[@kevtruth]

Nice Icon. From time to time I must play Dwarf Nebula loud

[@quentinparhiala901]

George Carlin will always be one of my heroes as well jeffthrow6892

[@quentinparhiala901]

Yes he is E-roke Kenedi

[@sanfrancisco48]

Two comedic giants that I sorely miss.

[@catherinefriederich]

Johnny Carson was always so much fun to watch and what can I say about George Carlin except that he was pure brilliance.

[@marioiacolucci]

Cool dude

[@bikeboatski5692]

Two of the best comedians in the last 100 years together on the same stage! You'll have a difficult time finding any that are better!

[@Smokie1960]

I love seeing old Johnny Carson clips. Pretty much grew up watching the guy and miss Johnny terribly. Wish he was still around.

[@Monster_Mover_Stocks]

I believe that he watches all of us in spirit form.

[@Smokie1960]

And Ed''s probably right there beside him! Ho! Ho! Ho! Yes! You Are Correct, Sir!

[@Monster_Mover_Stocks]

LOL!

[@YouthEnergy]

The audience is sat there stumped while Carson totally gets it. These two were great together. Never again will we see the likes of these legends.

[@pseudonayme7717]

Wow,thats some gentle comedy.I have never seen George do that type of set.

[@sidowninc]

I love how they've left these authentic old adverts :)

[@szqsk8]

Bummer is I'm old enough to remember these adverts

[@richardsharp8276]

"I was beaten up by a carload of poets...and they're vicious coz they rarely get that kind of a feeling out." Genius!

[@HelloooThere]

don't get it

[@michaeltempleton7620]

perhaps its because they are more introverted

[@floatsting20]

@@michaeltempleton7620 Carlin was great until his last 5 years. He was too political and became an angry stodgy man. Johnny was great host. No one has ever or will come close

[@VicGChad07]

@@floatsting20 Carlin had some good points in those last five years, such as his beef with people who don't know what a phone call is/should be.

[@floatsting20]

@@VicGChad07 Bitter, stodgy man. His real early and in between stuff was funny

[@iamryanmorris]

This happens to be one of the most important reasons Carlin is the best comedian to have existed in modern history. As for comedians before modern history, I can't speak on them, because nobody knows who they are if they existed at all.

[@johnhintz4760]

He's not Dead..he's just looking for a place for his stuff.:-)

[@kevtruth]

Well said lol

[@thedude67111]

well somebody is

[@quentinparhiala901]

You got that right John Hintz

[@dillonmacpherson3350]

He was just here a minute ago

[@ved3046]

He's looking up at us, screaming.

[@MWolfe-rd4jb]

Thank you for leaving the commercials in. It's nice to see older commercials. :)

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Very funny and not a swear word to be found! That is the best George Carlin. He is very talented.

[@dillonmacpherson3350]

George and Johnny had such a genuine friendship

[@stevenator0281]

"I stopped having them." GREAT line!

[@rachelalicea500]

A new roach spray that doesn't kill the roach but fills them with self-doubt... love it.

[@elvicare35]

Rachel Alicea That was so funny!!!!!

[@jamessorreda4483]

This was my favorite

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Yer gotta think about your self-worth to get that joke ............................ A very complicated Man , until you open his safe! But that was George🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@508barryb]

best comedian of all time, pure talent

[@bikeboatski5692]

Which one? You have two of the very best here together! Not often does that happen.

[@508barryb]

carlin dipshit

[@stephentaylor4885]

mofo was the one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time. An absolute Master of the language...

[@shaunpearson7905]

It's comforting that a guy can have a heart attack and live an active life for another 22 years

[@greg55666]

It's really interesting that Carlin became funnier the older he got.

[@theforgottenorg]

He's not timeless, he was a success as comedy evolved - with each evolution.

[@thexcircle]

theforgottenorg well say ^^

[@alijes827]

I think he actually decided to use his intelligence, which is not small, rather than the boy teenager staple stuff of verbal slapstick, shock semi-profanity, and extreme facial features. Years ago I found him mildly interesting, but could not understand why he was soooooo funny as many of my peers thought. If you remember the first Saturday Night Live, say Oct. 19, 1975, incidentally 2-3 days before the Red Sox famous game 6 at Fenway only to lose the World Series in game 7 to the Reds, he came out flat as a pancake ... nothing was working for him, or the Red Sox. At one point in the opening monologue, someone in the crowd heckled just a bit too close to home and Carlin lost his temper coming very close to argument mode with the patron. I believe the SNL audience was just too socially mature, intelligent, and hip to laugh at stuff he was, and had been using for a long time. I'm glad he got older and changed his delivery. He had a bit part in a 1968? movie called With Six You Get Eggroll with Doris Day etc. He was supposed to be funny, but I thought his character could have been completely removed and a better movie would have been left behind. I still don't think he's the greatest, but I also think his political commentary is his thing to watch and listen.

[@thexcircle]

Wellington J. Flute you have some strong points there, also well say ^^

[@writerconsidered]

Wellington J. Flute I'm sorry but I can't not correct you (yes a I enjoy my double negatives sometimes). The red sox won game 6 to stay alive and go onto game7 however the next night we lost the game and the world series. sorry for the intrusion.

[@tknight9801]

What was great about Carson was that he was the perfect straight man to let these guys do their routines - and he wasn't afraid to laugh.

[@richardcook6284]

Classic Carlin- only he would think of prescription toilet paper

[@BenjamminClark]

Not only a master of edgy viscous observational humor, but also a master at telling simple jokes. I love his earlier light hearted stuff, especially now that I am getting older and I am understanding the subtleties more. There's still an element in me that relates to his older standup that was angry and smart, but I think I have kind of moved past that and I find more humor and honesty in his and others absurd kind of stuff.

[@juffurey]

+BenjamminClark this is actual dry humor, i hate that "deadpan" stuff some current actors do, it's so fake and annoying.

[@theungreatkahli]

Killmetbh me too

[@MrAngusyoungistheman]

Killmetbh I used to think George was better as an old man, then I got older and realized that he was just a bitter, sad person with an extremely perverse superiority complex. I love his early stuff and he was perhaps the greatest stand-up in American history, but he was really a much better person when he was young and less hateful. One thing many people don't realize is that he was in very bad health near the end and spent a lot of time on painkillers, and people close to him suggested that he was also abusing alcohol at the time as well. Thankfully for him, the naive American public tends to look at these kind of people as "smart" or even "prophetic." Personally I believe he was aware of that, and I imagine he got off on it in some sense.

[@johnsmithy9850]

George Carlin Again! Is one of my favorite specials he did, his voice was so chill in his young days and that one is a blend of dry and dark.

[@benm5221]

name He wasn't prophetic, but was, at times, brutally insightful. The older and more jaded he became, the more over the top, creepy, shocking, dark, and occasionally perverse some of his material became. In my opinion, he did most of that to register and drive home serious points. He increasingly played to people that understood his sarcasm and the point of his exaggerations. He also cared less about what other people though, because he knew he was living on borrowed time, and he had legitimate and important observations to share. People who understand this about George, miss him even more now, but we are also happy for George that he's not here to suffer the trumpening of America. He would have popped aneurysms and had a stroke by now.

[@dallasponder3396]

Carson had an air of class. that is missing on tv nowadays.

[@dylancaleb4169]

I agree, although i think Kevin Spacey has a similar vibe in his interviews as Carlin does in his more serious interviews, especially as he got older

[@danny50582]

Dylan Caleb I think Spacey has just lost all of that "class"

[@everettbutler8193]

One of my favorite all time comedians from the 60's to the last show he was on. Very funny wild topics and ideas only George Carlin could think up. I bet comming up with jokes comes natural for George Carlin. His jokes did get funnier as he got older. One of the funnest guys from yesteryear.

[@mindyambrose9319]

there'll never be anyone like Johnny.... again....RIP...

[@SkilesHasFun]

Looks like I'll be saving up my money for a sweet new camera.

[@quentinparhiala901]

I think that's great your goanna save your money for a camera Skiles

[@nolanvoyd8090]

Wasn't born in 86 but I love those commercials

[@JB-wh3we]

Carson was perfect at getting the audience to go along with Carlin on that avant-garde/offbeat comedy piece. You can tell by the mutual laughter a few minutes in that they both knew where the bit was going, which is they were doing a parody of a typical talkshow interview.

[@geri9261]

My ALL TIME favourite comedian ❣️ Blessings

[@crazycappy01]

This is one comedian I grew up with. GOD I miss him. R.I.P George.

[@grumblekin]

George was marketed as a comedian and, at first, he was...but then he became a sage, pointing out the flaws and foibles of our society. He was a bellweather and a good warning signal for predicting exactly how the information wars and government interference in our lives will be dominating us in the decades ahead. People who say "oh, he wasn't funny after 1990" are missing the genius of his observations and his ability to be a prophet for Humankind. Miss ya, George!!!

[@txvoltaire]

Who doesn't need a roach filled with self-doubt?

[@kyrpichko]

"I'm into a new lifestyle that doesn't require my presens." OMG :D :D :D

[@jackoblllllllll]

Is it just me or were people more intelligent about entertainment way back then?

[@m35926]

+jackoblllllllll There is just as many smart people today but you don't see them because stupid sells

[@doogelyjim8627]

THIS. fucking this. Political correctness is singlehandedly destroying the entertainment industry.

[@MegaSlowburner]

Not so much more intelligent but rather informed and paid attention. People today are on complete cruise control....simple as that.

[@quentinparhiala901]

I think they were to jackobllllllllll

[@quentinparhiala901]

i agree with you The Passionly Passionate Nightman

[@DylanJayce]

What an amazing improv by the best comedian to live.

[@lynnturman8157]

That wasn't improv.

[@neilmanansala399]

This part cracked me up: Johnny Carson: Oh, you have a bad back? George Carlin: My back itself isn't bad - it just hangs out with the wrong crowd

[@ryand141]

It was company. Wasn't it. It could have a number of meanings.

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

That Polaroid thing is never gonna take off.

[@lyncressler2608]

Omg looool no

[@PutrydByle]

Damn Carlin was great. This interview is nothing but non stop, rapid fire awesome and a polaroid commercial.

[@terrispoonemore4983]

Miss them both.so Many smiles

[@wolfofoptions12]

Fill the roaches with self - doubt... lmao

[@elvicare35]

***** lol

[@tragicallyhip4ever]

Two comedy giants. Great interview.

[@cramer7854]

Thank you. Love George Carlin.

[@dylancoulter420]

look at those photographs lol

[@DarkAgeDan]

+dylan coulter My mother had the same camera. Haha

[@theadamblock]

Ed makes sure he waits until the break music starts to blow his nose haha

[@mast6209]

damn, i'd love to see them around these days...

[@mhchoudhurymd]

Two of the best of all times. The greatest

[@lenandov]

Good times. Thanx for the memories

[@christinebarney3682]

Two very funny men! I miss them both.

[@91Kingscrib84]

"Found a spot on my lung! Thank god it was mustard!" There will never be another George Carlin! hahaha... Nor another Johnny.

[@RetroCaptain]

It never ceases to amaze Me, how George saw through all the B-S going on in the World both Corporately, Politically, & in general, & could make light of it & be serious at the same Time. I sadly doubt His "Torch" will be picked up by another.

[@Zorichai]

Only person i think can come close is a comedian by the name of Bill Burr tells it like it is and always unapologetic just saw him recently at Madison Square Garden here New York fucking phenomenal!

[@davidpage3893]

You made an excellent point RetroCaptain… Carlin decided in the late1960’s that he would tell it like it is. He used his humor and his rapid fire speaking skills to thumb his nose at the establishment. He got through to millions about how the globalists (upper 1 %) have back then, are doing now and will continue today to push their ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. People are waking up to what he and Frank Zappa have been saying for over 40 years. I believe the world should have woken up a day after November 22, 1963.

[@baddawg987]

George's humor at that time was pretty off-kilter, full of non-sequitur ideas. Johnny gets the absurdity of the humor even as the some of the audience does not. Just watch Johnny chuckling along through the whole thing; it's clear he appreciated Carlin a great deal.

[@TheMastergabe]

baddawg987 what? He changed his act to be more political as he aged because people wanted something new

[@timothymcdonald6913]

I agree with you in that George Carlin's humor was slightly different. One had to have a bit of a perspective as to the rest of the world going on to appreciate some of it. Rip George Carlin! You are missed.

[@salchaos]

One of my heroes. Just incredible. Miss him.

[@charlesyoung9980]

2 legends. Both funny as hell.

[@e.t.464]

That croissant though… Flakey, and buttery.

[@krishm16]

He's an absolute riot man. I can't stop.

[@erickaufman6840]

Lmao "it doesn't kill the roaches, but it fills them with self-doubt"

[@UniversalPotentate]

Who else wants to rush out and get the new SpectraSystem from Polaroid? X'D

[@judywright4241]

UniversalPotentate --Seriously, I kept using mine taking pics of kids at parties--they were thrilled--but then no way to get the film, THAT’S when I decided this camera thing is going o-u-t😁

[@quentinparhiala901]

Seriously UniversalPotentate

[@jerryjenkins5123]

Carson was the best,and so was carlin

[@BBQFanNo1]

prescription toilet paper hahahahahahaha my stomach is hurting laughing at that one

[@juliebryan2549]

We miss you, George you was the funnist

[@vegathevictor]

Absolute Masterclass by Carlin

[@AnnesEmbroideryAustin]

Definitely one of my faves- ever!

[@jerryarcher6916]

Loved George Carlin, RIP, miss you...he would have a lot of fun, if he was still on earth.

[@thegiftedmedia]

The best.

[@kadagiangnosis3496]

carson was a legend

[@lucasmaugeri5372]

George is the badass version of Bob Ross.

[@wellesradio]

He reminds me a bit of Woody Allen in this one. George went through so many styles over the years and he was always tops.

[@brooklynboiprod]

+welles I don't think he was ever a pedo

[@mamatibborscassady9388]

+welles Can see why you would say that. I watched both of them as standup comedians , both great, both so different, yet I believe it's what my parents taught me, 'alternative thinking', it can be hilarious, and serious, but it can also save your entire being..............

[@brooklynboiprod]

Woody Allen is one, not Carlin

[@wellesradio]

Brooklynboi Productions Proof?

[@brooklynboiprod]

welles Are you serious? Are you 10 years old? Woody Allen being with his adoptive daughter is well known

[@bullypopful]

Those ads were by far the best part

[@rubo111]

Oh man that looks amazing, I need a new Spectra System from Polaroid. It will make everyone with 35mm cameras mad jealous!

[@GroovyGirl1990]

They're not sure they are in the right apartment. Thank you Mr. Carlin, I hope you know we'll love you forever.

[@Ro2008sie]

Now this man is funny!!

[@EruditelyWise]

I loved the added old commercials at the end.. I had a Polaroid Spectra it was awesome.

[@thehound9898]

I'm glad he got better from that heart attack. He changed the world.

[@hughjarce3517]

I am a late comer to George Carlin. He isn't always funny but can be terrific.

[@cindycox57]

Johnny Carson’s laugh makes you laugh

[@YankeeRebel1348]

Just found out who this guy was and he's great :)

[@46monkeyes]

Taylor Runyons - you mean Ed McMahon, right?

[@CaptainBeefheart90]

why was i am i living in a time period where these two legends are dead

[@dlwatib]

They've both gone on to be where only Shirley MacLaine can communicate with them now.

[@SZPWS1777]

The four most important words ever written, and I quote, "why was i am."

[@46monkeyes]

SZPWS1777 - huh?

[@benm5221]

I broke a rib a few days ago. I just started watching this video and had to stop thirty 30 seconds in. If you've sprained, badly bruised, tore, fractured, or broken anything anywhere in your body recently, you may regret watching this video.

[@stevef.4350]

The best comedian ever.

[@dereksans9517]

I listen to the Carlin xm radio channel. I love it.

[@TheCobalt100]

My wife had the same thing--a ringing noise in her ear. The doctors found a tiny Princess phone in the auditory canal. They answered it. Now she's fine.

[@ericr6829]

Off to the side, McMahon's trademark guffaws really adds to the fun

[@davidlafleche1142]

Look up the song "Here's Johnny," by Weird Al.

[@prowlie]

Talk about legends........

[@comets4sale]

The roach spray joke is classic Carlin.

[@alexwason8292]

An INDOOR javelin throwing franchise!

[@anonymous203020]

His absurdist humor is way over the heads of the audience. Amazing.

[@bigjared8946]

McMahon laugh tracking in the background doesn't get enough love.

[@kanealson5200]

Almost every joke fell flat. Except the last one. That's a keeper.

[@amyntut]

" Which one of these was taken with a 35 mm camera ? " LOL !!

[@BrandonHardaker]

LOL He was the greatest! Hilarious!

[@BahamutElDiablo]

So so charismatic... R.I.P. George

[@happybuddyperson]

Unlawful pruning of a city tree. I've done that. No one gives a damn! They think you are a city worker.

[@happybuddyperson]

Especially if you wear a fully green outfit (green jacket, pants, shirt, and boots) they just look at you and keep walking.

[@mikeo3709]

***** mr. greenjeans

[@happybuddyperson]

I dont own green jeans, kinda wish I did (as long as its dark green)

[@mikeo3709]

i don't know your age but i was thinking of a character called mr. geenjeans who was on the childrens show captain kangaroo which was on when i was younger

[@happybuddyperson]

Im only 20

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh6898]

Carlin could really rock a sweater couldn't he?

[@alanb3163]

It's a shitty sweater.

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh6898]

Aden B That was my point, generic millennial name. He pulls it off despite this.

[@susanryan4347]

Generic millennial name!

[@kathipapaleo3230]

"Elizabeth Newsteader"..brilliant!

[@danielvelasco4511]

Hey the new Polaroid camera is coming out!

[@nqinadlamini]

The adverts at the end are hilariously old skool