Phil Hartman on Late Late Show w/Tom Snyder, April 10, 1995

[@gstockwell5315]

Thank you for posting this. You have no idea how seeing Tom Snyder comforts me. So sad how Phil had dreams that were taken from him . RIP Tom,Phil and Paul Rubens.❤💔❤❤❤❤❤

[@AttunedFlux]

Wow. Thanks for this upload. Phil Hartman helped make my childhood a lot better and I was so sad to see him go so tragically. When he said "our kids play together" in the interview, my heart sank. To those of us who were lucky enough to be alive when you were, we will never forget you, Phil Hartman!

[@piteusx8440]

Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks - the greatest utility players on SNL. RIP.

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

Thanks Don, I’m 37 & I still miss Phil. Grew up watching him on SNL, News Radio, & always loved his appearances as Troy McClure on The Simpson’s.

[@KokoTheGorilla69]

I'm 36 and I still remember watching TV the afternoon it was announced he was murdered and seeing all the coverage on Hard Copy, Current Affair, etc. He was the greatest!

[@ChiliCheeseD0g]

News Radio was a great show. Still blows my mind that Joe Rogan was in it.

[@siggylloyd3566]

I'm 37, didn't laugh once back then, and still haven't laughed once at Hartman. Go ahead and flame me, but Hartman is exponentially better playing it straight than attempting comedy, and this excellent interview from Snyder is a perfect example.

[@conorsmith8551]

He was a titan.. life cut far too short

[@thegameshowguy1]

Don’t forget in addition to Troy McClure, he was also the shitty attorney, Lionel Hutz.

[@savage_skirt5386]

Nice that he mentioned Jan Hooks this way; she is an underrated SNL alum.

[@JK-br1mu]

pretty good rack, too, I just saw the lame You Insult Me skit she was in, with Malkovich

[@jackievegas6987]

Phil’s death was so tragic and affected me more than any other celebrity. He was just raw talent and in so many layers. I had wrecked my Ford Explorer that day and my insurance guy suggested a pub crawl. His image came on the tv in the bar at 5pm with his birth year hyphen to 1998. A sobering news report that I will never forget. So very sad.

[@stanleymasterson1135]

If a stranger’s death affects you like that, I can’t wait to see how you’re gonna react to the IRS audit that’s coming your way

[@josephsalinas1827]

@@stanleymasterson1135 😆🤣😂

[@NihongoGuy]

Just remember: Drug abuse is a "victimless crime". And Andy Dick is a dick.

[@pena.3302]

Also Another Total Waste!! re;JFK.thru Dr MLK..John Lennon..From Bill Hicks!.RIP.Phil.Will always Love Seeing "TROY MCLURE '+"LIONEL HUTZ..😮😅😅😊😊❤😂

[@badpuppy09]

I agree, it was a total shock and utterly heart breaking. Seeing Phil always makes me feel so sorry for him and his family. Phil is greatly missed!

[@julierood1228]

Was just thinking of Phil Hartman after we saw Poco in concert earlier this month....he did the artwork on their album LEGEND....you know, the galloping wild horse outline. (Phil's bro was Poco's manager) Phil was so talented, loved him on NewsRadio! Such an underappreciated show.....you are the man, Don! Thank you so much!! ;-))

[@conorsmith8551]

" I envision myself retiring " 😢😢.. He had so much to look forward to .. god, every year that goes by I miss Phil more and more.

[@GARY84ROCKS]

Phil Hartman is a favorite of mine, mostly from NewsRadio... but he was just an AMAZINGLY nuanced, interesting person overall as evidenced here.

[@allenhoward758]

Thank you, Don, for the Snyder piece! Snyder was the best. Was real and unapologetic for his sometimes insensitive questions but all his interviews got to the heart of his fascinating guests! And often TS was funny as hell!

[@adamhauck6058]

Thank you for posting this. "NewsRadio" is my all-time favorite sitcom and Phil Hartman was one of the greatest performers ever. It's nice to see him being so genuine in his responses, too. I used to have a Dave Foley interview with Tom Snyder from around the same time (the first season of "NewsRadio") on tape but I've since lost all my VHS tapes. Who knows, maybe that interview is already up on KZbin though.

[@dongiller]

August 23, 1995. Once I digitize it, I’ll put it up.

[@clayz1]

I have a full set if NewsRadio VHS tapes on CD-ROM. Bootleg. Got those off of eBay. Did my best to wear them out, even though the quality was literally a VHS camera recording of the show as it was playing on TV. Terrible, but I still watched the whole series dozens of times. When a legitimate full set came out on Amazon I was happy to get every episode on CD-ROM. Better quality. I guess you could say it is my favorite sitcom.

[@MaestroDrake]

Catch Dave talking about UFOs with Joe Rogan.

[@spunkybackpack]

damn, this guy was not only totally hilarious but sharp as hell. so rare to see comedians as articulate and on point as him whilst having an effortless gift in making people laugh. it's easy to tell why he was so loved by his peers in the industry. as for his death, what a tragedy.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

May I suggest: That "Effortless Gift" that you describe is a result of a LOT of hours of very hard work, training, and practice. How about complimenting the artist on the amount of hard work they've done. They worked hard to make it seem easy.

[@omahabigbill2789]

@@DrLumpyDMus Take a chill pill Frank Bank!

[@DrLumpyDMus]

@@omahabigbill2789 I'm the other Lumpy. Hard work and practice. That's what makes what we see that looks so easy. Sorry if the explanation is not low-key enough for you.

[@omahabigbill2789]

@@DrLumpyDMus Apology accepted Lumpy II.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

Your right Alex Phil Hartman he was hilarious and sharp

[@BartSimpson-nr1dy]

Wow! This is so entertaining. I just love Tom Snyder. I had many many many late nites with Tom and the college books. Man, this brings back so many memories. I worked a full time job while going to school. Seems so long ago.

[@conorsmith8551]

BAAAAAAAAAART

[@wrthrash]

Imagine where Phil would be now, I always thought he was the very best. RIP my dude.

[@wowmachineradio]

My heart actually hurt a little when he talked about seeing himself retiring as an open-air artist.

[@csockey]

Me too. When he talked about how he imagined himself after retiring. That part hit

[@dhpbear2]

He "got off this treadmill" way too soon :( (19:40)

[@DrLuke49]

@@dhpbear2 I promise I mean no sarcasm or disrespect but he was blown off the treadmill. She should have had the common decency to call 911 and turn herself in rather than what she actually did.

[@flyonbyya]

I as well… Kinda sad watching some of these old (time flies) shows, knowing that many of them are now gone.

[@georgehampton25]

I paused the video at that point. Such a loss. :(

[@whyswon]

Every time I hear Phil's voice, I think he's in character. He was an absolute giant.

[@jshepard152]

Same. Stephen Root said he was "one of those people who never seemed to come out of character."

[@GHC3]

@@jshepard152 because he never really knew who he really was. A very insightful observation because Phil admitted he basically got famous by doing a bad impression of someone else(Bill Murray). Phil stated that he couldn't do but wished that "..he could that Swarmy thing he did in Ghostbusters and Groundhog day" even more wild when he actually acted with Bill Murray in Quick Change which also was his only directorial effort.

[@tetsuoswrath]

I'm glad I found this. I had no idea Phil had been in graphic design before comedic acting. :{

[@CW-le8wc]

Man, I miss them both.

[@Peachy-keen-y1b]

I miss them and the time back then.

[@shazam2128]

Me too, both legends!

[@Hardlyadayhardlyanight]

God, hearing his hilarious Sgt Bilko impression spurs me to remember an interview from a writer on the Simpsons who said that writing for Hartman was a pleasure because he could squeeze every drop of comedy from a line. I can see how given Hartman's ability to make lines, and he is remembering extemporaneously hilarious. What a fantastic talent and one of my top five inspirational comedians.

[@brianmoore5498]

hard to watch. i am an insomniac so tom snyder and i had been friends for many many years. phil hartman had more talent in his little finger than many. days gone by

[@chrishoskins77]

Still love and miss Phil Hartman. Respect ✊

[@conorsmith8551]

I wish Simpsons would do an episode focused on like a tribute to troy McClure and Lionel hutz. Phil's charachters were my favorite in the simpsons. god it's hard to believe he's died almost 25 years ago

[@quentinparhiala9415]

so do I Chris

[@anderson088]

I am sitting here watching this and I can't believe how genuinely Phil Hartman comes across offstage in an interview just a good guy & a pro. I was in my 20s in the 90s and remembered some of his great Clinton impressions but I sort of took him for granted back then. Looking back now he got off life's treadmill way too early and that's a tragedy. He seemed destined to even greater success than at that time. Godspeed, Phil👍

[@SNESdrunk]

What a delight this is, hardest I've laughed in a while

[@twopoundsofbeef]

Love your channel dude, stoked you're a Hartman fan too.

[@jonsayers7926]

watch every night

[@jeffreydean5112]

Yeah that abortion story was hilarious!

[@siggylloyd3566]

@@jeffreydean5112 I know it! Along with everything Tom said during the interview!

[@voicetube]

My favorite thing he did of all was a set of sketches he did for SNL called "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer." It was HILARIOUS

[@conorsmith8551]

Unfrozen caveman Lionel hutz haha

[@erika6651]

My fav was the acting coach - "This is something, this is nothing."

[@broncobilly4029]

Phil looks more comfortable immitting others than he is being himself.

[@rustyangel3631]

Troy McClure, a wonderful witty voice character of Phil on the Simpson's amongst others, I wished Phil had the chance to pursue his retirement painting. I hate when bad things happen to good people.

[@brewer921]

Smart analysis about SNL by Hartman. Instead of just saying Sandler was great or he sucks. Like many passionate fans did at the time.

[@tw364]

Sandler sucked, never funny except to little girls.

[@delinellychan]

Mr. Hartman said once that SNL lost its humour and also he said he didn't like Sandler humour

[@kamuelalee]

The Phil Show would have been a great show, undoubtedly! RIP Mr. Hartman, a greatly missed genius!

[@Charles.Foster.Offdensen]

i would kill to have a Phil Hartman sketch show.... AHHHH. 😭😭😭😭😭

[@thesmokingrooster8791]

I'm 58, never forgot him, a legend

[@sheepa1109]

I forgot how good looking Phil Hartman was.

[@mvader7188]

He could've been a Walter White...

[@dekelanson5280]

A comic genius. I loved all his characters on SNL as well his Simpsons work. A great loss. RIP Phil.

[@timbaker8921]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@mikenewman9278]

My wife took care of Tom Snyder last 2 week's of his life at hospital where she worked. She lost her life to breast cancer stage 4 4 months ago at age 55.

[@dongiller]

I’m so sorry, Mike. 55 is hideously too young. Bless her for caring for Tom’s final days.

[@tw364]

Mike, sorry to hear of your Mother's passing. God bless her.

[@sdot5389]

You live in the Bay Area. Beautiful place. Be well.

[@dr.roberts4508]

God bless

[@BikeVermont71]

I show I saw pointed something about Hartman that surprised me then, but doesn't surprise me now: his greatest joy in life was his children. I think it's what makes him so charming, without being obvious.

[@sdot5389]

God I miss Tom Snyder. This show was sublime. Happy to have had 5 years of it.

[@MuzixMaker]

I used to stay up late and watch Tom's show when I was in high school in the 70s'

[@Repomidnight]

Here we have 2 of the all time great speaking voices in entertainment history.

[@allendracabal0819]

Phil Hartman and Eric from Atlanta, GA?

[@Repomidnight]

@@allendracabal0819 LOL. Yes, I’ve always been a fan of Eric from Atlanta.

[@sgt524]

I MISS PHIL

[@NeoTechni]

We all do

[@danlevay5657]

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is one of my all time favorite movies. I even wrote a paper in law school about it in professional school.

[@salvadorrosas7018]

Great interview, interesting to see him so relaxed talking about his life in his comedic way. Thanks for sharing!

[@wilchambers1401]

Phil Hartman had a great smile

[@DrLuke49]

Yes he did. He also looked like he had way too much on his mind.

[@wilchambers1401]

@@DrLuke49 Interesting. What makes you say that?

[@kvlwrn76]

This is great. Phil is a national treasure IMO.

[@FOXLIES]

Canadian national treasure

[@WOODBINEMAN99]

they broke the mold with Phil-such a comedic genius and like many of the greats-gone too soon

[@btdg7282]

I used to love Tom's interviews, and Phil's death still shocks me.

[@scubadiva666]

I can't watch this without thinking, "What a loss!"

[@NeoTechni]

It still makes me cry

[@tiffanyd.4832]

Don, thank you for posting this. Was having a bad night, found your clip of 2 legends I still adore till this day. It made me smile a lot. Took me back in time and it felt great. Thank you. I subscribed, can't wait to see what else is on your channel.

[@dongiller]

Thanks, Tiffany. Welcome to the Rabbit Hole. :)

[@michaelm9810]

I loved this show when I was in high school. Tom Snyder was great, and I love the more quite intimate atmosphere compared to most late night talk shows. And man, Phil Hartman's murder still stings. Such a talented guy. A shame he'll never get to retire as an artist.

[@sdot5389]

Exact same. I was (and still am) a night owl. I watched this show nearly every single night at 12:30 in my bedroom as a high school and college student. Intimate and live with no audience and live phone calls. Fire up a colortini and relax.

[@DrLuke49]

Even in this interview it is quite evident how tired and stressed out Phil is from all that he had on his mind.

[@geniusmchaggis]

thank you tom... for making phil infinite... we will love him forever

[@brucesmith1544]

"The 1995-96 season almost completely rebuilt the cast with new members Jim Breuer, Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, David Koechner, Cheri Oteri, Nancy Walls, Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn & Fred Wolf. The only holdovers from the previous season were Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon & David Spade."

[@Howard007]

So sad to hear him talk about his visions of retirement as an artist. RIP Phil

[@XXXGRAPENUTSXXX]

19:25 So sad that you don’t provide the time stamp to save us some time.

[@Howard007]

XXXGRAPENUTSXXX You & everyone else should watch the whole thing.. it’ll put hair under your armpits

[@ledhedded6393]

@@Howard007 Agreed. It was nice to see Phil Hartman again, albeit sad. The whole interview was worthwhile; the extra fifteen minutes wouldn't have been wasted. Just sayin'...

[@quentinparhiala9415]

absolutely Chandler

[@tmdamoradamora5437]

When Phil talked about retiring that was so sad because he didnt live long enough to see it happen. Everyone will miss Phil Hartman everyday of our lives.

[@WelshBathBoy]

I just wish there was still room for this style of interview in late night, does it always have to be high octane playing for the crowd? I love late night shows, but can't we mix up the styles?

[@emich28]

I wouldn’t even DVR it.....I would stay up to watch it.

[@MAFion]

Hartman was part of the zenith of SNL and it sounds like he knew it.

[@scottmandu8316]

I'd forgotten how wonderfully talented and likeable he was.🥺

[@charleybarley939]

Snyder = class act. Kind words for Hartman at the end.

[@A22DNAL]

This...Guy...Here. Legendary. What a talent!

[@DrLumpyDMus]

I dug both of these guys. I can not think of a gig that either of these guys did that I did not enjoy. Tom from early KNBC news guy to late night talk guy. Phil, in every character he ever played, every bit he ever did, on SNL, or NewsRadio. Both of them, very hard working entertainers. Both of them, made it look very easy. Thank You Tom and Phil.

[@heathergray4223]

Damn. I miss both of these guys.

[@katiezee2]

Although we loved them while they were here, the devastation at their absense is so intense, even now, years later.

[@chrisbradshaw6099]

Phil Hartman would have been an amazing Joe Biden character

[@BHR2x8]

@Chris Bradshaw: DAMN! That would've been BRILLIANT!

[@DrLuke49]

For all we know Phil Hartman IS the current president.

[@netrade3898]

Without question, he would've been the perfect Dick Cheney.

[@dezertfox3130]

Phil is to intelligent and articulate to imitate a idiot like Trump

[@Cherryberrygirl89]

Nice to see Phil being a bit more honest, here. Very smart and very handsome.

[@platogenova9573]

Phil Hartman was no fool that’s for sure.

[@steveconn]

Yeah, around '94-'95 the writing started faltering on SNL and the old magic wasn't there. Soon became a bunch of talents from sitcom backgrounds with no idea how to gel as an ensemble (I understand his desire to move from visual arts to performing. Poor guy never got to that plein-air dream. RIP).

[@PittOriole]

I borrowed NewsRadio on DVD during the pandemic to compensate for the lack of office banter while working from home.

[@VideoSaySo]

Phil's murder was the most shocking of all the SNL crew...his mother lost a son and her husband within a month of each other...I often wonder if his father died as a result of grief.

[@E.D1282]

His father died a month before him

[@ktpinnacle]

Nearly 25 years, and so much good creative stuff missed.

[@gogisingh5111]

Tom snyder show was my favorite I love him tom I miss you alat

[@debbieleroy8146]

He was such a great talent!

[@ColKurtzknew]

Tom had such a great laugh.

[@BrianKishreviews]

one of Phil's most underrated album covers: Fighting Clowns by Firesign Theatre

[@Longhorn_Legend]

Still can't believe he's gone

[@mikeledger2614]

“The Office” was a thing pre 1995???? Phil said he couldn’t name News Radio “The Office” because it was taken……wtf? I can’t find anything.

[@brawnerbandwidthpartdeux643]

Damn I miss this guy. 23 years or more he's been gone

[@spider82666]

Miss miss miss Tom Tom Tom and Phill Phill Phil!

[@zg9445]

Thanks for sharing, Phil is a fascinating figure and this was a nice little glimpse into the real Bill McNeal 😂

[@phenomeninja1855]

Tom Snyder had one of the best late late shows ever ! It was a pleasure to see his twilight work years as a teenager going to high school .

[@danlevay5657]

So glad he named Frankenstein.

[@annehajdu8654]

Ehhh!

[@dodger2829]

He was such a funny man, I never realized how handsome he was. #hottie

[@brewer921]

Good analogy by Snyder about the penalty box. May we all avoid it or get out of it soon.

[@Howard007]

Most talented comedian ever to live in my opinion. Also, love this tv host wish he was still alive!

[@leejones8582]

Me too RIP Phil

[@MS-wb5mf]

Two of my favorite people

[@xxcharmed1xx]

Watching this makes me tear up. Talented, Funny, Charismatic, Good looking.. just so many things. And i cannot wrap my mind around the reason why Brynn would want to kill him.

[@HeartFeltGesture]

I think she was a narcissist. Very selfish disturbed people. The night she killed him, he had threatened to leave her if she went back to drugs or hit their daughter again.

[@jobu1372]

It makes me mad that these two are gone and Jimmy Fallon is the host of the Tonight Show. Life stinks

[@bapples]

Still remember hearing of Phil’s death on my Walkman in HS. RIP thanks for the laughs.

[@Eman-wj8gq]

Phil thanks man.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Two gentlemen I miss desperately. He can talk, He can talk! I can SIIIIIIIIIING!

[@Gummo22]

The intro story about the late late show time slot in the Bay Area warmed my heart.

[@gaoutlaw]

I miss both Tom and Phil :(

[@snes.chalmers11-29]

The spare a dime, got a second joke is so good! First time hearing it and Tom delivers it perfectly, made me laughed out loud

[@jugularmusic]

Phil looking like he's about to replace Bruce Willis for The Fifth Element!

[@zyxmyk]

i can't BELIEVE this was 25 years ago. i miss tom. i'd be thrilled if he was back.

[@mattykay]

Hi Don, I was at a 1984 Letterman taping which featured an appearance by Don King. Is this episode available?

[@driftkrinsky6537]

Small world, I'm pretty sure I used to own your VHS reel. I can see if I ever transferred it to digital if you're interested.

[@seanhickson6460]

Two legends gone too soon

[@presto709]

Phil is so good at characters that I actually expected him to sound a lot more like his News Radio character. That's how I pictured him just being himself.

[@robinmarshall5704]

WAIT: the name of "The Office" was TAKEN? in 1995????? Say whaaaaat??????

[@dongiller]

Short-lived Valerie Harper sitcom. Details in Wikipedia.

[@robinmarshall5704]

@@dongiller ahh! Thanks Don!

[@WAYNENYC100]

Had he lived he would have went so much further than his great comedy. Maybe even politics. He had no limits on what he could do. SO missed.

[@zakhov]

20:58 was Tom addressing Ed McMahon in studio?

[@ordinarybear7037]

Cannot believe we had to here about that horrid woman, spoiling everything fun. Still miss this talented man!

[@auburnwithalake]

21:19 Say what now?

[@SiBanstead89]

Clay Ellis Yep not the only one

[@jameskennedy4377]

I'm just discovering the Snyder show and it's very insightful, interesting, and entertaining. Phil, imo, is the #1 SNL cast member in history so this interview is especially intriguing. One note on the Chelsea Clinton joke. Didn't they try it out in the dress rehearsal first? Seems like the dress audience would have had the same reaction as the live audience and that would have given them the chance to cut it. Maybe Myers improvised the line during the live show.

[@jshepard152]

They were probably all in on it. Then when joke bombed, it became an orphan.

[@steveconn]

That blonde you see talking to him in the SNL intro is his wife who murdered him. Eerie.

[@derekwischmann6123]

2 brilliant men! Amazing.