Robin Williams Is Lightning Fast | Carson Tonight Show

Original Airdate: February 06, 1986
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[@stdew07]

*There will never be another Robin Williams* 🥺❤❤

[@airtek4809]

Nope

[@danielbrown3461]

Yes there will

[@lindapressly4563]

Thanks for the laughs and love

[@carlc5748]

He was heavily inspired by Johnathan Winters, a wonderful master as well, I have a pic of my mom with him, taken at a NBC affiliates party from 1967, when my mom worked at Universal Studios.

[@stdew07]

@@carlc5748 wow awesome. Thanks for sharing Sir 😊

[@cindyscott54]

Thank goodness someone at NBC/Carson had the good sense to zealously preserve ALL the Burbank studio master tapes... and make the effort to digitize them at better than SD quality. Heck, I don't think the actual over-the-air broadcast looked this good at the time. Thanks to the folks at Carson Ent for maintaining the collection & sharing them with the world.

[@ghostshadow9046]

I can't remember i think the first 1 to 3 years got lost to water damage

[@troynov1965]

I always watched Carson on my little Black and white tv in my bedroom in bed so all these look better than when i watched the original.

[@cc1k435]

​@@troynov1965I felt that. 😂

[@siggylloyd3566]

Anyone with reel-to-reel in the 70s-90s know digital ain't got nothing on analog-to-tape.

[@CaesarDarias]

@@ghostshadow9046I believe those years were not actually recorded.

[@tonimoraful]

I just loved him. He was a wild child, and made me laugh so hard. May he rest in peace. 💖

[@BAKER22-l4u]

It's just sad he couldn't make himself happy and laugh as well

[@howardzdenek98]

Of course he was fast. Cocaine does that.

[@ElvarMasson]

@howardzdenek98 - Robin himself said that cocaine had the opposite effect on him

[@MikeDuryea32]

Two legends. I'm very thankful that I lived in their time. Simply the best!!!

[@gerardjohnson2106]

TOTAL GENIUS. No one ever did or ever will come close to his brilliance. 👏👏

[@drumbum3.142]

So... Yes. - He's Insanely Comedically Exquisite.. ... How is he however "Obviously" Superior to Mel Brooks, Mel Blanc, Buster Keaton, Carl Stalling; or Ernie Kovacs or Sid Ceasar ftm... ,? (?)

[@Loveoldies50]

For one thing, though I like Mel Brooks, I found the others boring. I NEVER found Robin Williams anything but amazing. His mind moved so quickly, every conversation with him was entertaining. He was beyond comparison to any other comic, and a terrific seriously actor, too. He, truly, had no equal. I'm very glad I lived through his lifetime. And, I’m so happy we have all these clips to return to. I'm glad you liked the others. But, Robin had universal appeal.

[@gerardjohnson2106]

@@Loveoldies50 Agreed

[@omnipop4936]

@@drumbum3.142 Jonathan Winters has entered the chat.✅

[@andriyurenov7215]

@@Loveoldies50one can not say any better. Pure artistic genius and the best improvisation writer in the very same moment

[@MG-sj1em]

I watched this with my 2 roomates the night it was on and was sick from laughing it was so funny and really out there for the time. Loved Robin, there will never be another like him or Johnny.

[@BrendanRWolfe]

This is why Johnny was the best host. He knew when to stay out of the way and let the guest speak. Or in the case of Robin Williams, knew when to let Robin run

[@fritzcolburn]

Today it's just the "host" waiting on his next scripted bullet point on the card.Johnny, Letterman and Cavett, especially Cavett, would converse with the guests and most of the time have a genuine desire to hear what they had to say.

[@carlosgonzalez2042]

Was noticing that as I watched...

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

No talk about meeeee❤😂❤😂❤

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

I dbldogma at cha!!!!! 😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@TammySummerfield-s8d]

Amen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@avi8r66]

Robin was amazing. The world has been darker since he left us.

[@TraitofSiNN727]

I suffer Bipolar and Robin Williams is my idol that helps me cure that illness. RiP Robin Williams.🖤💜

[@TammySummerfield-s8d]

I am paraplegic due to MS and I could leave this would in the chair and feel JOY,LOVE AND LAUGHTER ENORMOUSLY

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Really? If you are truly bipolar, watching Robin Williams could never be a cure. How could you possibly say such a thing? Ridiculous.

[@TraitofSiNN727]

@@fifthbusiness1678 cause you will never know. look it up. and are you suffering from it if so I like to hear your story.

[@garyolshan4177]

you don't interview Robin Williams you unleash him

[@ElvarMasson]

...if you're a good host 😉

[@jennifer86010]

Notice Johnny Carson's face as Robin Williams animates jokes and funny voices. Carson is hanging on every syllable and mannerism of Williams, and he unconsciously starts to imitate Williams in every characterization. Johnny loved comedians, and he would often start to play along with them. Like dolphins swimming along side a speed boat.

[@cadetsmith27]

He was well informed and so quick going in and out of character that Johnny Carson could not keep up...genius!

[@leojson7351]

Exactly! Carson didnt get half of the jokes, but was an old school professional who knew this was gold.

[@canuck64]

Johnny really loved Robin

[@ElvarMasson]

They were great

[@mellow5123]

Johnny's reactions are priceless.

[@markoldham8696]

Johnny Carson must have enjoyed having Robin Williams on his show and let him loose. I miss both of them.

[@ChristopherMillercruzthebest69]

To get Carson and Ed to laugh that hard....what a genius...Carson loved Robin!!!

[@abornbuyer]

Johnny could probably just sit there and not say a word the entire time Robin is on the show and we would still be laughing hysterically! He is definitely one of a kind! No one comes close to Robin! RIP Robin you are missed so very much!

[@gotheDLsummertour]

Maybe norm

[@suzannemeyer7271]

He was a GENIUS! SAW through all the BS of celebrities.

[@harryalpert8002]

i once saw sam kinison at the comedy store in hollywood. robin williams hopped up on the stage with him . . . ..pure glorious beautiful brilliant anarchy! God bless them both!

[@BiffGreggle]

Damn, that has to be up there with the famous Elvis/Beatles jam session on the list of things we wish someone would've recorded.

[@vickilanger1228]

There will never be another ROBIN WILLIAMS😥💓💓💓💓💓💓💓😥

[@T-Bone-bq1yg]

Legendary comic genius

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

Clothes suitcase, who's clothes?

[@karendagostino1953]

He was so good. There hasn’t been anyone else but Robin❤❤😊

[@jan-olofharnvall8760]

Thank G for the internet and KZbin so he will always be here to pick me up when I feel down in the dumps 🥰

[@davestark2015]

Glad to have shared this earth with them. I miss this time. Somebody lend me a time machine !!!

[@ShawnDrymen]

The man who left too soon but left a lot behind for us to remember the brilliance of a troubled genius 😢

[@tonyw2136]

Johnny had his hands full, true legends

[@markbirchette8740]

L.I.P Laugh In Peace Robin 🙏

[@jeffnaslund]

A literal explosion of talent and wit

[@TammySummerfield-s8d]

I could listen to Robin and Carson alllllll day♥️♥️♥️♥️💜💜💜💜

[@ElvarMasson]

Robin and Johnny?

[@thegregariousrecluse]

The funniest man to ever grace humanity. Both of them.

[@beaconhill421]

Johnny loved Robin so much. He would laugh so hard

[@jenacarruthers2993]

Johnny wasn’t just trying to be a good host…. He was honoring a brilliant comedic mind; he had just love and genuine admiration for Robin!!

[@paulguzman1634]

I thought that I had seen everything this incredible madman had done, knowing there was more out there and found this. Hands down the best image of the Genuis and the raw talent that was Robin Williams in his prime in my humble opinion. Thanks so much for posting this!!!:)

[@minnesocold]

I'm pretty sure Robin Williams can only keep up with Robin Williams.

[@ElvarMasson]

Now he can

[@atbgaming8342]

The cat with the boom mic above him can't keep up.🤣

[@rwnljn]

A cat is part of this? 😊

[@jenacarruthers2993]

No one … could make u laugh like Robin; Johnny loved and Admired him … miss them both so much

[@davidoickle1778]

Robin Williams once said, "cocaine is God’s way of telling you you’re making too much money."

[@frankdiponio710]

He simply made the most of his time as an entertainer each and everytime somewhere like this ….soo many movies I watch simply for his little or large roles

[@stephaniehand503]

Robin Williams so great. Rest in peace.

[@Spenceham-km3nv]

can't anyone just clone Robin Williams back to life just like in the jurassic park movies

[@pmdmonteiro]

i never saw this, i don't even know johnny carson, but his reactions to Robin are priceless, there's too much stuff that he did that i have no idea, i'm just finding out due to KZbin. It's freakin' amazing. Robin fazes falta ao mundo!

[@cartoonpete407]

That machine gun of quick wit. People compare him with Johnny Winters who was Williams's inspiration, but Williams was waaaay faster, mastered the art. In a quick-quip race, Williams would have reached the finished line before Winters even started. May they both RIP.

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

Johnny knew when to let Robin just go

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 how did I miss this one ☝️ ❤and RIP 🪦 all I hope 🤞 next generation smile 😀 like I did 👋☮️

[@slammajamma5435]

I miss them both. Two wonderful entertainers and two very good people.

[@gregcantelli594]

He was a genius. My favorite was his bit on the invention of golf. He could get dirty but didn't have to.

[@tolerance2024]

Yup, the golf skit, made me fall over!

[@colinringrose5777]

One thing about Robin Williams is that he was always "on cue" whether he was happy or not.

[@joncerda351]

"I could either become a priest or go blind" LMAO!!!

[@dhyde9207]

If you keep doing that you're going to go blind. I'm over here Dad.

[@omnipop4936]

@@dhyde9207 Ba Dum Tss! 😄👏

[@inthemixx8664]

I was exactly a month old the night this aired and it's such an odd feeling to know that Robin Williams' magic was something that existed years before he came into my consciousness and how much I adored him like many of us once he did ❤

[@jamespfitz]

Yes, this clip really IS all about you.

[@jerrypadgett798]

I was just curious if you knew what the date was that this show aired?

[@inthemixx8664]

@@jerrypadgett798 Sure, it was February 6, 1986.

[@EnviroDouglas]

“Cocaine is a helluva drug…” - Rick James

[@bobbylacy2374]

Robin Williams was pure genius. I had the honor to see him in the 80s and right before his heart attack. Can you imagine his material with Biden? 😂 You are missed, Robin! ❤

[@dianeriebesehl8316]

And Trump!! It would be epic!

[@lindaduncan7181]

​@dianeriebesehl8316 one good thing about Robin was he didn't pick sides in his comedy, everyone was fair game. I started to say "pick sides politically," but that would be misspoken. He joked about everyone and everything, which is why he was so universally loved.

[@Denis468]

Robin did talk about Trump and Biden. Search on KZbin with Robin and Joe Biden and Robin with Donald Trump. Most of it was on his stage shows.

[@lindaduncan7181]

@Denis468 yeah, but that's before either of them was president. Can you imagine what he would have thought seeing them in office?!

[@jamesmaass8929]

God he was a talented man. So talented and so unhappy. I guess his brain was just wired differently vs the majority of us. Rip Sir. You will never be forgotten.

[@tigran1993]

I miss Old America.

[@mercerconsulting9728]

Me, too!

[@jerrypadgett798]

I miss when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. Them were some great times.🥺

[@mercerconsulting9728]

@@jerrypadgett798from my perspective, I tend to think that America reached it's overall peak around 1963. After JFK was assassinated, we kinda lost our innocence and things started slowly shifting.

[@gamernorcal]

@@mercerconsulting9728 truth

[@crackpipejoe3508]

Robin did a USO tour in the gulf in 05 and did not hold back. RIP Robin!!

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

Hey the gal pal in all of us is quite quietly resigned so.... Shine on YOU CRAZY DIAMOND!!!!!

[@markdanielczyk944]

Awesome! Robin was so rapid fire, amazing! Miss him, Johnny and Ed!

[@Awesomes007]

Being manic bipolar can be like heaven. The brain can be so clear and so fast. It can also be a living hell.

[@kenfoster3845]

A living hell when normal people are boring. Like a human being surrounded by monkeys.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

master actor comedian all around fun guy

[@stevethegrumpyoldman938]

The Best Free Lance Comedian ever ❤

[@joannhoppel8460]

So missed!😊

[@sasantaymourian2574]

Miss the two

[@CLYMA1.5CHAINZ]

He is quick. We miss ya Robin ❤

[@lindapressly4563]

I

[@lindapressly4563]

😢😢love you Q

[@rosemartinez1116]

I miss you Robin! I wish you were still around! I bet there's a lot of angels in heaven laughing their wings off!!

[@colleenmarshall7274]

God bless them both. Kings in their universe!! And ours!😢

[@Disciple793]

What an incredible actor and human being. I wonder if the brilliance of Robin Williams in his ability to adlib or improvise and his brain moving so fast had anything to do with developing Lewy body dementia? Just a thought.

[@chriholt]

Either that or cocaine.

[@tolerance2024]

His comedy is his and coke usually slowed him down I just know the world is dimmer without him in it

[@meanstreet81]

This is such a wonderful clip. I miss them both!

[@WarriorMigs24]

So good

[@Atman94]

I swear I'm gonna put 4:18 to 4:25 on a loop and use that as my ringtone 🤣

[@Sprucetroy69]

Robin Williams is a legendary comedian with a style and charisma all his own! 🙏GOD rest his beautiful soul. ♥️ His cocaine use also did add a lot of energy and improv to his live appearance's! 👍 That is just a fact. Robin....the world is a better place because of you! 👏😎♥️

[@akhrormuminov7180]

This guy was an absolute genius. If not for alcohol he would still be here with us. Rest in Peace Master! Only Johnny could let Robin do what he did but also Robin understood where to respond to Johnny's questions. Incredible mutual respect!

[@jackpot7001]

This is inaccurate, he died due to a neurogenerative disease

[@MeMeDaVinci]

He was extremely bright, he may have been a mediocre student but he was an intellectual sponge. Robin had many layers.

[@jaywall3922]

I miss Robin Williams.

[@waybackj]

Best of Times is a great football movie

[@jerrypadgett798]

Yes I love that movie it's a good one

[@avalanche9026]

This dude. Was 24. 7. All his life. Funny. Impossible to be. He had so much of it. Took his life. Away.

[@RoSR]

Was lightning fast..

[@deanbrandl1987]

Well when you got a face full of blow ...you got all kinds of energy

[@andrewsteele604]

Genius at his best

[@sdrake122b]

I always thought he would be exhausting to be around.

[@txcatlady]

Poor guy, it must have been exhausting to be himself.......

[@tolerance2024]

People say, he wasn't that way off stage, he was a genius

[@user-oi9iz9jr8y]

Awesome Robin!!!

[@ctheflower7818]

Miss them all

[@lolopololoca]

Hes so fast

[@kohashiguchi9671]

I knew personally the fellow Robin Williams used as the inspiration for his character in "The Best of Times," the late Paul McAvoy, who was very talented at improv. Robin spoke to him for about 10-15 minutes, apparently absorbing who he was. Just as Marlon Brando used boxer Rocky Graziano as the inspiration for Stanley Kowalski in "Streetcar Named Desire," Paul saw "himself" on the screen---Williams "doing" him!

[@MarizeSasna]

I like the way you said that you so silly

[@MDD1966]

I don’t think anyone made Carson laugh more!

[@lovewillwinnn]

He’s exhausting

[@DianaHutchins-k6m]

He would be so hard to interview because I don’t think he can be serious 😂

[@rony3646]

The powerful combo of sheer comic talent and an 8 ball before the show worked out well for Robin until his demons caught up to him.

[@stevehislop]

You can see that Johnny tries to compete with Robin, but realises that Robin is truly in a league of his own untouchable to a mere mortal like Johnny.Robin was a true genius of comedy.

[@gotheDLsummertour]

I have never seen a man so fast. Not even norm

[@Randytherumbler]

Robin Williams had certainly been more than just a legend in his own right. He had it all. I think this was way back in the day,when I then, just barely knew who he was. I already knew he was so funny. But this was before he had really, truly became popular and famous. It's too bad of what would eventually happen to him later on in his personal life. Before he had appeared in Patch Adams and The Final Cut in Canada.

[@pmafterdark]

I always loved when Robin was on with Johnny.

[@RicahardFanelli]

Comedic genius will be missed

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

Thsnk god for EGG SANWICHES VIA MY DAD!!!

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

Conway twitty

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

Mi meee remember the resound clown there drew carey

[@jenniferchristineberg-scha2279]

Be kind and rewind. Happy Valentines from the BERG FAMILY, IN ST. JOHNS, N. PORTLAND STILL BY THE WILL OF THE WILLIAM EYE IT RIVER, THE "WAY" IS GETTING HER TRUEST NEW BOATHOUSE AT HER FAMILYS CATHEDRAL THE PARK NOW RESIGNED IN TIME?

[@tomperkins5657]

That guy..

[@jennifer86010]

Robin Williams could do his improvisations in any foreign language and they would be just as funny. We don't need to understand the words. The animation and sound effects are more than enough.

[@coronavmartinez3640]

Lmfao😂

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Robin McLaurin Williams (Chicago, Illinois, 21 de julio de 1951 - Paradise Cay, California, 11 de agosto de 2014)​ fue un comediante, actor y actor de voz estadounidense. Ganador de un premio Óscar, cinco Globos de Oro, un premio del Sindicato de Actores, dos premios Emmy y tres premios Grammy. 72 AÑOS 63 AÑOS 09 AÑOS.

[@markkmiecik9797]

Carson was right -- he was possessed. Hilariously possessed.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

John William Carson (Corning, Iowa; 23 de octubre de 1925 - West Hollywood, California; 23 de enero de 2005) fue un presentador, comediante, escritor y productor de televisión estadounidense. Es conocido sobre todo como el presentador de The Tonight Show, protagonizado por Johnny Carson (1962-1992). Carson recibió 6 Premios Emmy, el Premio del Gobernador de la Academia de Televisión de 1980 y un Premio Peabody en 1985. Fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de la Academia de Televisión en 1987. Fue galardonado con la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad en 1992 y recibió un Kennedy Center Honor en 1993. 98 AÑOS 79 AÑOS 19 AÑOS.

[@michaelholt9635]

One of the best he’s a messAnd God bless the pastors world bring a Numer to all of us to make us laugh but he was tormented how is Anna Home