Ray Romano's Hilarious First Appearance | Carson Tonight Show

Original Airdate: 11/15/1991
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[@HealingMusiciansLaunchcast]

Anyone else realize he just conceptualized the Bluetooth headset

[@sayyadina8966]

Trippy!

[@DS-uo5ie]

Yes!

[@floppydisk9541]

And call conference. Can you do that in the 90's? I have may first cell phone was in 2000. It was a huge Motorola phone and I'm sure it can't do that. Or maybe just my provider.

[@PyrofreakStudios]

And the ass-fax!

[@hayatiakbas]

glthe globalists told him that bit

[@penelope8557]

"I'll explain it to both of you." LOL!

[@nickpaine]

Great line! Yeah I was married once

[@drphil1949]

nick cifuno 😂

[@patrickthomas8890]

Hahahahahaha. Hilarious

[@patrickthomas8890]

@@nickpaineMe too. Sadly, very relatable

[@joemcascio]

The phone bit is remarkably accurate.

[@Threedog1963]

"People are a little too phone obsessed now..."? Wow, little did he know.

[@mrveritas700]

BINGO!

[@patrickbossio8044]

The obsession was only in its infancy

[@peterboissonnault8445]

Considering most people are likely watching this clip on their phone!

[@jamesa7506]

@@peterboissonnault8445 🤚stupid phones I'm throwing mine in the dumpster just as soon as I type this comment.

[@marlisamorgan2]

GTO Lol like the one Zach had on 'Saves By The Bell'?

[@advancedtv1110]

I just hope his career go well.

[@SnowWalker1]

Rofl

[@Dayvit78]

it doesn't. he gets berated by his wife every single day

[@madambutterfly7513]

Ray is so adorable!! I was hoping to find a man like that after my divorce, but haven't yet, I'll remain single until I do, but at this stage in my life, I'm happy being single😊😊😊

[@BarefootVlogger]

I'm mistaken for Ray 3 times a day.

[@773SleepyHollow]

Johnny gave Ray his first big break, and Dave gave him his second one.

[@davesmith9417]

He had the same basic comedy on E.L.R. Subtle but Gold. Little did he know standing here at 32 years old that he was going to go on and make a couple hundred million. He is still married to the same woman BTW and everything I have ever heard/seen about him is that he is a great guy and person. Legit!

[@bonniemagaddino651]

Where it all began Everybody does love Raymond ❤️❤️

[@supercruiser4925]

WTF that was such an awesome solid performance.

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

Awwwww...he's so CUTE!!!!!!!!

[@GregWatson-wb8yd]

Wow! Ray met Carson!

[@mirage4456]

Back in the 60's you would see someone that looked homeless walking along talking to themselves. Everyone believed they were just crazy, but they were just testing the implant phones of the future.

[@flowerpower8125]

Funny and great delivery !

[@nullptr8461]

need these videos more frequently

[@lorimiller4301]

Yes please!

[@Cesar-pq2ck]

He was prophetic about the phone!

[@MikeHallman]

He thought they were phone obsessed in ‘91

[@jasong6027]

My god that final punch line? Lol

[@sw6088]

Ray predicted bluetooth lol.

[@Drchainsaw77]

I saw him the following year. He opened for Weird Al.

[@JohnnyCardinale]

Romano is one of the best stand-up comedians, ever.

[@hankkingsley2976]

Ray Romano Sings!

[@cowboytim9882]

1991, and Johnny's actually hosting! He made fewer and fewer and FEWER appearances during his last few years. Quite the generous contract...

[@SciTrekMan]

That’s not completely true. When the show changed to 60 minutes from 90 minutes, he appeared four nights a week as opposed to his previous three, and towards the final few years, he was on a lot more often.

[@GregWatson-wb8yd]

Alley now 31!

[@MonaLisa-mx7dh]

I think a very well written show

[@gdaholic]

Wow for some reason I missed that Ray Romano barely made the cut of comedians old enough to be on Johnny Carson Show.

[@mrcommonsense9074]

Who would of thought this guy would be worth 250 million

[@martinsloan9785]

Nice set. A little David Brenner mixed in with a sane Jerry Seinfeld.

[@kmiller36]

Cool!

[@tysonhawk5437]

Rather prophetic with the phone bit...

[@coastal_memories_fishing9366]

Tapped his air pod

[@andrearedburn7345]

:35 phone obsessed, 2021, phones= health lines sigh

[@djjeckel65]

We call that chip a ear bud

[@jerryp7721]

Before Romano was stinkin filthy rich!

[@BeachBumZero]

Life is full of jokes. You just have to pay close attention to find them. Comedians just take it one step further and write them down.

[@pearlguy6351]

His prediction about people being obsessed with phones 30 years later was incredibly spot on

[@SpeccyHorace]

It wasn't a prediction. He was saying people were already phone obsessed.

[@creativologist1813]

​@@SpeccyHorace Actually he did predict the future pointing to his ear and taking a call. That's done today with earbuds

[@patrickthomas8890]

@@SpeccyHoraceWhat? He was literally predicting what phones would become in the future

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

stanley kubrick predicted it in 1968

[@jburnett8152]

When talking about his wife I'm picturing Patrica Heaton. 😂

[@andrearedburn7345]

"hey!, how come you haven't said anything about Debra?!? "I don't have a problem with debra! *looks at her* "you're alright coo-kie, Atcha! cha! cha!

[@danbushnell8043]

His wife is patricia heaton

[@jburnett8152]

@@danbushnell8043 On the show.

[@MichaelPetrone-ng5yx]

This whole monologue could have been a show

[@drummingdanny84]

Facts!

[@johncote2776]

Ray Romano predicted the future with the phones

[@sugarsingh4951]

Fr

[@khaledyafai5473]

He got the phones right but not faxes ...

[@TommyWashow]

@@khaledyafai5473 Its weird people really thought fax was gonna be around forever

[@randommodnar7141]

@@TommyWashow some people still use them, its pretty funny to see them in the wild

[@TommyWashow]

@@randommodnar7141 yeah the technology behind it is extremely impressive but its only useful in narrow senarios

[@CG-vn8iy]

So many legends were born on this show.

[@danbushnell8043]

“My sex life came to such a screeching hault an airbag popped out of the bed.” I died lmfao. This type of humor is just legendary at this point😂😂😂

[@plev10]

Missing the best part - when Johnny congratulates Ray and invites him over. That's the moment his life changes forever.

[@bobbieschroder6231]

What do you mean? Have you seen this episode in it's entirety?

[@mrsmacca126]

Nope. Letterman

[@arlodane2741]

You probably dont care but does someone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow forgot my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me

[@ellisclark3024]

@Arlo Dane instablaster =)

[@getmotivated2426]

Not really. He himself said everything changed when he did letterman

[@jerryturner2310]

I loved his "my wife wrote that" insert. People automatically assume messy room if there's a bug.

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

That was so TRUE! Don't you DARE tell them about a bug in MY CLEAN BATHROOM, unless you tell them how clean it is!!!

[@bricaaron3978]

*"People automatically assume messy room if there's a bug."* That's true. And it's the people with the cleanest homes that are the most disturbed about bugs. If people didn't care about seeing bugs, they wouldn't let their homes attract them in the first place!

[@alexkmoz]

"Go get your mother I'll explain it to the both of ya" = GOLD

[@717rocket]

Well, he's got the phone prediction right.

[@timowthie]

a crazy idea today will be an everyday thing tomorrow.

[@rodneyspider9452]

She wants 5 kids. That's never going to happen. (Romano has 4 kids)

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

Yup.

[@JewandGreek]

He told Letterman that if he hadn't gotten the ELR show he couldn't have afforded four kids.

[@Aaron-ej9ql]

So I guess he was right

[@dallasponder3396]

He's catholic i belive so four kids is a small family

[@TheKat1959]

@@dallasponder3396 Growing up Roman Catholic with three siblings. We barely took up a fourth of the pew. There were families that took up a pew and a half. One family took two pews. The pews were massive. I asked, ‘why do they have so many children and our family is small?’ Moma said, ‘We are not Farmers. We live in a city, in the suburbs. We’re not raising Farmhands.’ I still laugh about it to this day; in my 60s. 😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣 Everyone have a blessed day today and every day 🌎❤️😊

[@rc5989]

Actually quite sophisticated for 1991, imo. Predicted bluetooth earphones. By now we are all used to Ray’s material. It was like a 50’s sitcom where the parents are reversed. The mother knows best, and the dad is just another child for her to deal with.

[@evage99]

@MG Stevens I can't tell if that was sarcasm, but either way...spot on for our house. xD

[@Reversingthelies]

MG Stevens beta

[@mavenofmacau6391]

Rays humor has held up very well over time

[@Bensketball]

That last joke was absolute gold LOL

[@riggedsportsnetwork6554]

I think that was a pedophile joke you sick bastard.

[@scottshanahan3827]

Yes it very much was. I scared my wife I laughed so hard

[@Rick-lo9sd]

Hilarious! Ray Romano is great! I miss 'Everybody Loves Raymond'.. what a great show, what a great cast!

[@stephanieterry6404]

I know every show by heart

[@BarefootVlogger]

I didn't go anywhere lol.

[@rogerd777]

I also liked the series he did after ELR, "Men of a Certain Age" from 2009 to 2011 with Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three middle aged friends who had been friends since childhood. Raymond was a divorced father, Andre a family man and Scott was never married, unsuccessful actor.

[@oliverkable]

just garbage. He was never funny. I'm still waiting for a good joke from him after all these years. He's never made me laugh even once. Just corny... I wait for the punchline and its always a let down. Maybe people like him because he reminds them of the times.

[@MrPlaiedes]

For once something aged perfectly.

[@dubyah8824]

Every time he mentions his wife, I see Patricia Heaton in my mind’s eye

[@roberthunter4884]

Same

[@Tyler380]

Patricia Heaton is 62 now.. I want to give her a hug..

[@Austin-qk3cg]

lol!

[@sammartinez4244]

It's what made the show, you really thought they were married.

[@coreytruett9079]

For real!!

[@miraclay]

He was psychic about the phones.

[@my3dviews]

Except that phones today are rarely used to make phone calls. LOL

[@joshuaherpolsheimer4699]

The phone bit at the beginning might come true. Watch out

[@hectorleosmartinez5800]

He gave the idea to the bluetooth inventors

[@joshuaherpolsheimer4699]

@@hectorleosmartinez5800 no, there might actually be a chip put inside your head. If it came to that, I wouldn't live here

[@TruIyDead]

Joshua Herpolsheimer good luck lmao🤡

[@nathanm.8823]

@@joshuaherpolsheimer4699 Bad news kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX24iHeCgKZ5Z68

[@pattistilwell7424]

Hi Joshua, how are you doing. I trust you're safe and in good health. God bless you........ I'm looking for new friend okay 😊

[@jamezkpal2361]

He's like an Italian Jerry Seinfeld.

[@jimskenadore1791]

And neither were funny. But the other actors made them.

[@jamezkpal2361]

@@jimskenadore1791Well they play the straight man for the most part, like Bob Newhart. The show is their standup material come to life.

[@paulfields3990]

But not nearly as ANNOYING OR CONCEITED.

[@BarefootVlogger]

Thanks but I'm not Italian.

[@nambypamby2147]

@@jamezkpal2361 Bob Newhart was never a ham for the camera.

[@danjwalker]

I have a feeling everyone is gonna love this guy.

[@johnwyoder]

😅

[@007IceBox]

Well he predicted everything :D

[@robertscott2210]

Except who still gets a fax any more?

[@dhyde9207]

@@robertscott2210 ... especially out of your butt. They stopped making that model in '95.

[@colleenkeller9226]

@@robertscott2210 electronic faxes are very common in the medical field

[@ddebenedictis]

Faxes largely replaced by email around 1995. Our butts are grateful.

[@veteranpatriot4474]

Thank you Mr. Carson for being such an important part of my Life in my formative Growing into an Young Man years. When I was growing up My Parents Let Me watch You knowing You were Fair on Politics.

[@hobbified]

I don't think Johnny knows where "Po-kipskie New York" is.

[@lambo2655]

Watching ELR reruns he used a lot of these jokes in the show lol.

[@travisjazzbo3490]

That is very common when comedians get shows

[@4UStevePerry]

You ever see the outakes he has a new joke for every take he does. It's hysterical.

[@AE-km1gz]

As I listen on my phone with one AirPod in my ear... 👀

[@bryanessing3344]

He's not that funny. His show was good, that's about it. I couldn't watch the whole thing. It's like seinfeld on stage. Nonsense

[@delt2743]

And it’s all true “Everybody Loves Raymond”

[@pattistilwell7424]

Hi, how are you doing. I trust you're safe and in good health. God bless you........ I'm looking for new friend okay 😊

[@deansapp4635]

No we don t, Del

[@BarefootVlogger]

I appreciate that.

[@robertlennon9531]

An actual entertainer ,very rare.

[@JohnnyCardinale]

Might be the most underrated stand-up comedian, ever.

[@brendarose4287]

Love Ray! My older sister pointed to my dad when he was in bathroom when she was little and said “daddy you have a tail!”

[@BarefootVlogger]

My kid pointed to me and said, daddy are you Ray? lol.

[@takeadrive]

This was a mammoth performance !

[@heydavedawson]

Starting out with two longer bits is tough and he did it. Punchlines make it worth it. TV audiences aren’t used to going that long with no reaction! Good guy that Ray

[@d.beaumont9157]

No bad language or profanity, still funny. That makes him a rare animal in today's entertainment industry.

[@bertustenbrinke9231]

No bad language or profanity? You do know this was the Tonight Show, right?

[@tanmaxwell4599]

RED SKELTON comedy - without the funny faces.

[@d.beaumont9157]

@Paddy Orourke Just finished watching Fred Klett, really funny. Thanks for the heads up.

[@martinharper221]

Try DryBar on youtube. Incredibly creative and funny. Adult, but clean

[@d.beaumont9157]

@@martinharper221 Somehow I stumbled across Fred klet on Drybart. Really funny. Thanks for the tip, one way or another I think I was destined to find that channel.

[@javawsey]

The good old days when these late night shows stuck to comedy, fun and entertainment. Now a days there are about 20 of them and they are all boring, pathetic and not funny. They’ve all become political puppets. Sad. Fire them all.

[@Andyhoffman98]

Ok boomer

[@tejanissimo]

Jajjaa. When no one has any substance and can only come up with an ad hominem attack. Jajaj. They'll probably have to Google that

[@paulknight9998]

@@Andyhoffman98 The whole entertainment industry has become politicized and boring

[@keving.4020]

As much as I get into politics the older I get, it's shows like these that help us all disconnect from reality and enjoy some belly laughs. Or atleast used to be. Today it's political agenda's to match narratives.

[@Wakeywhodat]

I only saw his TV show in syndication and it was funny. He really seems like a nice guy and dare I say, normal lol

[@Redplanetlover]

Ray's best line was when he said "my wife was after me for cracking jokes at her expense and I just told her to go cry in a big bag of money"

[@travisjazzbo3490]

Wow... back when comedy, was comedy, and politics, was politics. Great stuff

[@thegregariousrecluse]

Ray was the least funny character/actor on his own show. You can see it in the making in this video. He spent nearly all of the first minute setting up a very mediocre joke. FAX! out his ass, not funny.

[@irar4665]

Wouldnt say least funny, but would say that he was better in situational comedy, than at standup

[@aminajayy]

I love that he included so many bits of this stand up years later on his show.

[@rachelgarcia4301]

What a cute guy. I just love him on the sitcom.

[@BarefootVlogger]

Thanks

[@tristramcoffin926]

His bit about phones was entirely prophetic.

[@TotalBlank]

Drew Carey and Ray Romano became comedy giants and appeared exactly one week of each other. Crazy..

[@lambo2655]

ELR was one hilarious sitcom, outstanding cast still watch the reruns :)

[@HOPEat]

I agree. My favorite of all time!!!

[@tinknal6449]

How many times did Frank or Robert steal the scene? Great thing about Ray is he let them!

[@anyasilka2325]

Well worth watching always! Both Johnny Carson and Ray Romano....great predictions and observational in 1991!!!

[@billmarshall8438]

A likeable and sweet guy, but not all that funny.

[@sobernow11]

That is genius comedy. Romano had the audience owned in the first minute. Did he cuss?.......No!!!! Brilliant.

[@bosoxfan2525]

169 people that are either disappointed he didn't drop 20 "F-Bombs," or his phone bit hit a little too close to home for them.

[@joaoportesantava1412]

Ray Romano is correct about the chip and cell phone implementation. Elon Musk and Mark from Facebook are working on all of that now

[@1223baddad]

I queued all the Everybody Loves Raymond bloopers for New Years and had our sons cracking up. None of us ever watched the originals. Amazingly talented cast and production staff.

[@htl3472]

Swear I thought he was predicting the Air Pods!!!

[@helterskelter9020]

Late nite sucks now.

[@TheDefeatest]

0:34 man did he see the future!

[@jacelikescats]

I looked up Ray Romano on Google and his wife and him are still together since 1987 and in the video he joked that his wife wanted five kids, but they ended up with four. Honestly seems like a good man

[@kennylaughon6215]

Thanks Ray!

[@howardkoor2796]

Funny and handsome

[@BullittMustang3121]

If only he was funny. Number one on my list of "Things Everyone Else Loves, but You Hate". And that goes for his TV show, too. Unbelievably devoid of humor.

[@irar4665]

This may not have been his funniest, but gotta disagree STRONGLY if you think he wasnt funny on ELRaymond...but to each his own

[@v.gorski3050]

Oh Chip~~~~~ Grow up !

[@niners5time822]

He is such a solid comic.

[@kfries123]

Amazing observation about the future of communication as describe today’s cell phone, decades before it happened! First two minutes of show.

[@Eric-xt3os]

Little known fact, Samsung’s bluetooth headset was inspired by Ray’s vision for the future on this show (not)

[@JoeandAngie]

Saw Leno at an RX convention in 1991. One hour plus of straight comedy. Nary a curse word. Had 3,000 pharmacists rolling! As an aside, it totally sux about the Cos. Grew up with him as a kid and still have 4 or 5 lps that we wore out. To Russell, my Brother... Such a betrayal.

[@ghanasoul]

It’s funny, Ray is probably the only comic who made it cuz of his first Letterman appearance and not a Carson appearance. Usually it’s Carson’s seal of approval that seals your career.

[@finkaiser3994]

Yeah this was mere months before Johnny retired which is probably why.

[@cjrrun]

Drew Carey and Ray appeared for the first time in the same month

[@laurabrooks3076]

Wow / showing/ telling the future!

[@moosemcgillicuddy7585]

Prophetic comedy brought to you by Ray Ramano. Excellent stuff!