Siskel and Ebert on Conan (1997-02-13)

[@TheBombShhh]

i payed homage to these guys by giving this video a thumbs up

[@ericsilva-gomez2481]

Michael Gibbs shh

[@waynej2608]

Two, very enthusiastic thumbs up, for all that are featured.

[@nikk796]

Massive contribution to human society

[@jesc9857]

I followed your example. These dudes are entertaining

[@reelreviews9389]

another christian lives

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

These two guys staked out a place in entertainment history that has never been duplicated. It was lightning in a bottle when they formed that team. Audiences adored them. They were buddies and rivals and worked that shtick to the max. Great memories.

[@langdonalger9219]

kevin r. Conan and Andy?

[@monte68x]

They had fabulous chemistry. I found them in 1978 and watched until Gene passed.

[@MrDruism]

These guys were so great! Funny and intelligent these two were the best critics ever!

[@nikk796]

Roger Ebert - yes Gene Siskel - no

[@LPJack02]

RIP Roger Ebert (June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013), aged 70 And RIP Gene Siskel (January 26, 1946 - February 20, 1999), aged 53 You both will always be remembered as legends.

[@andrewjensen8128]

Siskel and Ebert both had habits of domineering conversations if not in a conversation with someone of equal wit. They were not trying to be bullies, but their acerbic natures were always apparent. When they are talking to people with similar wits it was a thing of beauty.

[@RLucas3000]

Them on Howard Stern is always beautiful to behold (clips on KZbin)

[@AE-bm4no]

But Roger wasn't letting Conan speak and Conan probably has more wit, definitely comedic wit

[@andrewjensen8128]

@@AE-bm4no Conan certainly had more comedic wit or the potential for comedic wit. You are correct. They really should have let Conan speak. I wonder how Conan would handle this today. He was still relatively new to the role of host at the time.

[@JoryBarrett]

"acerbic" look at the big brain on Brad

[@salaciousbum1161]

Always loved seeing these two. Such good chemistry. Can't believe they are both gone. 😥

[@matthewstechel2037]

I have a no-bacon clause in my contract. (Love Ebert's genuine laugh at that!) The two of them are clearly having a lot of fun here.

[@heelydevil4251]

The boys just vibing

[@chriscornelius2518]

You know they should still be reviewing. Both were taken too early. It's just a shame.

[@DJRitty]

It's BIGGER than that. We lost the morals and good tastes they 'forced' studios to impose...with that gone, in todays 'I do what I want' anything goes 'society' the critic is meaning less...because like every thing else - anyone can be one. Which they can't in fact.

[@XAMS]

Siskel and Ebert were first guests on a show that also had Oscar winner Jeffrey Rush and Jennifer Lopez as guests. Damn!

[@consman22]

This is the most i seen of Roger Elbert and gene Sickel laughing out loud!! They look like having a fantastic time

[@RLucas3000]

You should see them on Howard stern, clips on KZbin

[@ConcernedCitizen5514]

Roger Ebert looks like he could be Andy's dad

[@d.b.levitt]

They went to the same university.

[@brandonbrooks898]

Spot on!

[@denverbritto5606]

Yes, Herrr Ebert once had a dalliance with a Swedish lady to produce Andy Richter, the Swedish-German

[@BrianKishreviews]

1:35 WOW i can't remember the last time Max had an ad-lib like that, nice!

[@zubairrazzaq6271]

Two of the greatest movie Critters ever lived amazing work by both of them Cisco neighbor always will be missed by everyone

[@garr123]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@Tsadi9Mem9Khet9]

..and less than 18 years later, Siskel and Ebert would both be dead, Conan would have received and then had stolen back from him the position of host of the Tonight Show, and Max's son would become the drummer for Slipknot. You know, Conan actually had Slipknot on to perform back when The Max Weinberg Seven were the band on his show.

[@BudFuddlacker]

Roger Siskel and Gene Ebert are two of my favorites

[@Lightningrod75]

There's a bit on an old Howard Stern Show where Gene says Roger is a ladies man based solely on roger being a good time. I feel like he shows that pretty well here. I'd love to interview both of them.

[@Bryan8329]

I have some bad news for you...

[@davemathews7890]

I love how those two always switched seats when appearing on late night shows. They couldn't stand the thought of the other always getting closer to the host and thus having an advantage.

[@Daniel-ng7oe]

How did the side to side comb over last for so many decades. Yul Brenner and Kojak were ahead of their time. I miss Gene and Roger. Watching these clips is like comfort food. Almost as good as peanut chews.

[@O-DogKubrick]

I love Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel!!

[@indyj16]

Four TV legends all in a row! 😁

[@Barnabas45]

Two years before Gene Siskel passed away.

[@theolamp5312]

One of the definitions of treasure is that it is hard to find.

[@prashhaanth]

the best thing about them was they used to draw attention of the viewer towards the the movie not towards themselves . a lot of critics use thier language to make headlines and rave about thier own speaking skiils.

[@owengreene2653]

Conan looks exactly the same today

[@josephaether377]

@Gren Wren he's always been consistently funny and smart as hell. i'm not sure if i know of any comedian with as many talents and as much longevity as he. he can write really well too. talented bastard

[@michaelcollins2367]

I remember hearing in a later episode Jennifer Lopez refused to do the show anymore after this night because these guys went so long she had to be bumped.

[@steveleeart]

Sad to know that Siskel would be gone in 2 years 😢😢😢

[@kevinw712]

10:42 While I just on general principle think ALL awards shows are silly, but Gene Siskel is right on the money here. If you buy into the fact that okay, we have these ceremonies anyway, literally the entire fucking point of them is SUPPOSED to be letting the "winners" have this spotlight put on them, and so what always happens? yep, they cut them off after 20 seconds. Sure, that's logical. If you bother to do these awards shows, it's flat out insulting that they try to rush the winners off stage. Them getting to have this solitary indulgent moment is WHY it's all happening to begin with. You should never hear a single note from the orchestra when a category winner is accepting their award.

[@musicman76enator]

7:18 Amen and Hallejulah to that!!! I (Heart) NYC.

[@RemoGutierrez1]

They should have appeared more times on Conan

[@jeremyranta2148]

OW.... thought they were going to review conan the barbarian :(

[@justinbrockshus8483]

"Yes, we were giving 'Yes' and 'No' votes and that was intellectual property! Ha ha ha ha ha " :-D LMAO

[@RLucas3000]

A lot of people don’t remember they were a PBS show before they went to syndication.

[@mst3kanita]

ohhhhh this was the night that Conan snubbed jlo.

[@schrempf11]

Great reply by Max.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

I thought Ebert was going to say "Siskel's name comes first because he's the opening act".

[@justinbrockshus8483]

"Cut out all the junk! Cut out all those horrible Vegas, pseudo-Vegas production numbers!"

[@omgwtfbbq_1]

Omg I died at the end - "So two thumbs down for those!"

[@justinbrockshus8483]

Notice how in 2 segments they don't even discuss actual/current/specific movies? lol :)

[@captainunload]

I like watching these two but WOW... what a comb over!

[@Robotron2084psn]

Years later Ebert would call out Russell Crows' Gladiator for getting the thumbs wrong.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Goddamn, I miss THIS Conan and I miss the boys.... their knowledge is missed....

[@michaelloparco2173]

Enjoying that they look like Oompa Lompa’s in this video…

[@marcen12]

Its worth bumping J Lo for these two.

[@ghr8184]

At about 3:00 in, Ebert and Richter share some University of Illinois insider stuff. Gene makes some semi-heard comment about "real intellectual stuff" or something like that. Conan's response is to make a "went over my head" gesture. Let's get this out of the way: that's probably the only time anything goes over Conan's head. But the subtext here is that O'Brien is a *Harvard* man and is going for a great laugh at his expense. He's okay with being the dummy because he's got enough self-confidence to not get snarled up in anything. It's interesting that he's next to S&E who are sniping at each other like 10- and 12-year-old siblings. Who's being more mature, the journalists or the clown? For the record: I love S&E and I know that they're not - on the whole - immature people, it's just interesting to watch this all unfold with full context.

[@EnzoTheBaker]

Did Gene know Andy from somewhere? They really hit it off at the beginning. Maybe Andy is from the same Chicago area or knows a mutual friend?

[@musicman76enator]

EnzoTheBaker Andy grew up in Yorkville, Illinois. Its not far from Chicago. Also Andy went to Columbia College in Chicago.

[@d.b.levitt]

Andy and Ebert both went to UIUC but nowhere near the same time.

[@ChicCanyon]

Well as a swede andy does spend a lot of time under the queensboro bridge

[@bmla88]

I miss gene and roger

[@alanmaldonadojr.3285]

The handshake 🤫🤔 hmmmmm.

[@DJRitty]

Mia Farrow, LIE!??!?!? No... lmao

[@samsclub18]

👍 👍

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

What a lousy audience. Barely laughed at anything.

[@Frank00]

It’s was a result of the lack of comical genius of the host.

[@jeffreyrichardson]

scotts cutting room floor jimmy lamothe shown the door john taberskis corp

[@justinbrockshus8483]

Oskee wa wa

[@jeffreyrichardson]

bruce springsteens drummer tea one thousands new hummer frank bottom stunner

[@OliverGraves]

he ended up not having time for Jennifer Lopez

[@duckhive]

Thumbs up. WAYYYYyyyyyy up (ur arse)

[@jamesmurray3889]

Rickter is just an empty suit.

[@targetrender9529]

Two years later Gene was dead.

[@blaq7427]

This show is not "Conan" It's Late Night with Conan O'Brien

[@TheGimpPimp1]

blaq7427 Yeah...Before Jay Leno screwed him over...

[@blaq7427]

TheGimpPimp1 Leno didnt screw anyone It was he that got screwed

[@TheGimpPimp1]

blaq7427 I heard different...

[@blaq7427]

TheGimpPimp1 You heard wrong. I saw this whole thing play out when it happened. Leno was the victim . Conan quit he wasnt fired . Leno simply went back to the job that was taken from him in the first place

[@TheGimpPimp1]

I'll take your word for it...

[@KDonhoops]

Jennifer Lopez wuz bumped (true story)

[@nicholaswhyte9442]

poor Jene gets roasted at every direction

[@ChicCanyon]

Gene was dead within a year

[@majestyk3337]

Too bad Connan couldn't conduct a real interview. 6:27

[@goregrindisthebestgenre]

This crowd sucked. I guess they were better suited for the Letterman audience.

[@ardalla535]

They agreed Gene would come out first and Roger would sit closest to Conan. And Christians dying in the Colosseum is largely a myth promoted by the Church. Historians writing at the time don't mention it.

[@Frank00]

Conan is the talk show host for the under educated

[@pinetree1616]

Conan O'Brien has survived over the years due to his skits and the comedic regulars like Norm MacDonald. He has not survived due to his interviewing skill, which has always been abysmal.

[@BrandMath-ns5yc]

No he did pretty good

[@waynej2608]

He's the best we have these days

[@kentclark6420]

@@waynej2608 He does better than I could.

[@langdonalger9219]

No one cares what a pine tree thinks about comedy.

[@Weasel3001]

Ehh.. not as good as Letterman

[@joncheskin]

Those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach become critics.

[@zoltan902]

Conan should have stayed as a Simpsons writer, because he's the most obnoxious talk-show host ever.

[@langdonalger9219]

zoltan902 Nah, he’s great.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Conan is such cringe was never funny.

[@breal8484]

Then why are u watching him? Conan is hilarious!

[@TobeyStarburst]

@@breal8484 To see Siskel and Ebert lol.

[@BrandMath-ns5yc]

You must find Jimmy Fallon hilarious

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I like him but his nervousness makes me nervous at times.