Steve Martin Pre-Records His Oscar Acceptance Speech | Carson Tonight Show

[@larrydavidson3402]

Really do miss the Johnny Carson show. It was the best ever.

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Yes, indeed!

[@quintbromley2112]

Every time Steve showed up on The Tonight Show it was a masterclass in comedic timing. He absolutely owned the slot, not a minute out of place.

[@trvman1]

When writers really knew how to WRITE. Today, it's just plain crap.

[@nicknack5095]

Add all 5 million of his appearances on SNL (pre-political blatant partisanship from SNL) to that comment. Brilliant writing/comedic timing on his quest appearances! Totally agree SM is a master.

[@quintbromley2112]

@@nicknack5095 100% agreed. SNL is a tiny shell of what they once were, and the Martin appearances are legendary.

[@quintbromley2112]

@@trvman1 Absolutely. 🎯

[@comedy-and-cabaret]

He is pretty average.

[@jillkjv3816]

Adorable. 😊😁👏 And Jimmy Stewart was there. 😊

[@kenscar]

What an ingenious and hilarious appearance, and somehow I don't think I've seen this before! For all the accolades Steve Martin has received in his career - he's still underrated. One of the best entertainers of ALL TIME.

[@mooseyman74]

The Man With Two Brains always cracks me up

[@TheLeadSled]

As an accomplished musician I have to say that Steve Martin is an outstanding banjo player, the man can flat out pick it. If you've never seen him play I highly recommend looking it up on here and watch the man tear it up.

[@ohioguy215]

So true. Being a string player for fifty years, anyone who hasn't seen Steve Martin play hasn't seen the best and most unique side of him.

[@MarjorainMD]

I’d rather watch you play instead Mr LeadSled, not a fan of Martin I understand however he has been very accomplished.

[@TheLeadSled]

@@MarjorainMD why thank you for the kind words

[@reedsawyer5704]

Steve Martin is probably the hardest working comedian in the world. Even on a Tonight Show appearance, he works tirelessly on perfecting his appearance.

[@karenleemallonee684]

Hahahahaha! 😆😆😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think this is his best visit on the Tonight Show!!!

[@ryanellis4474]

That bowling go trophy was the PERFECT choice Martin is brave and a genius Johnny was the greatest late night host of all time I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.

[@kkampy4052]

I can't believe I've never seen this. Watched the Tonight Show all the time.

[@sickofthestupid1067]

one of the highlights of my stage hand career was meeting one of my childhood heroes of comedy Steve Martin and learning what a absolutely magnificent banjo player he is I used to consider the banjo just a comedy prop like the ukulele Mr Martin educated me on the magnificence of a well played banjo Steve Martin is not just one of the finest living comedians he is also a master musician.

[@maddymud]

Wait - were you the one who missed the cue to give him a blue spot?

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Martin is a master comic and Carson was a master at letting it happen. This brought an infusion of happy.

[@arty-jz1rg]

...feet?

[@ericpreusser8450]

He's One Wild And Crazy Guy!

[@PBryanMcMillin]

Back then, if you asked someone who their favorite comedian was, you would most likely hear either Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, or Robin Williams. While I was a fan of all three, Steve was at the top of the list. When he first started, there was no one like him. Johnny was the best at what he did. Unlike most other hosts, he knew when to not interrupt his guests. He trusted Martin enough to just let him do his thing, and smart enough to know where Martin's gags were going, and play the straight man when needed. The only other host that comes anywhere close to Carson, in my opinion, is the UK's Graham Norton.

[@DonTruman]

Quite a performance by Steve. Warp speed comedy.

[@krismckusick332]

My mom has/had the Jerk stand up on vinyl ❤☝️My favorite performance of all time in a movie 🍿 by him will always be Planes, Trains & Automobiles ☝️❤️💥

[@jeshkam]

Where's your other hand?

[@johnking5174]

5:00 - The moment Johnny understood what Steve was about to do

[@63bplumb]

He's sitting next to an incredible legion Mr. James Stewart! Imagine what this Old Hollywood heavy weight is thinking while watching this! Would love to hear HIS impressions! lol!

[@manofiske3318]

'.. _legend_ ...'

[@meman6964]

Jimmy was laughing too. When Steve falls on the floor you can see Jimmy cracking up 😂❤

[@bakerman10]

Brilliant. This channel has been on a roll with great clips.

[@archie34734]

One of the most entertaining Martin segments on any show I've seen.

[@aaaagggghhhh6370]

james stewart died July 2, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA (cardiac arrest and pulmonary embolism following respiratory problems) lived a long live ! died 16 years after this was aired .

[@BrandonHardaker]

Steve was and still is a comic genius. He's a cool guy too.

[@themorfia3988]

You might say an awesome man.

[@nz1229]

Priceless

[@billaveda6408]

His Flydini Act is a classic.

[@filmmekker]

Steve Martin is a national treasure!

[@rlwings]

Now that was a Mega-Plug for a movie if I ever saw one! Lol

[@lorilove4706]

Awesome, just awesome!

[@smbake]

I love it that Jimmy Stewart put his glasses on to read the review.

[@lechaewilliams4524]

Love Steve Martin. Please continue on with “Murder in the Building” with Matin Short and Selena. It is an Awesome show…(since u so love that word..😉😉😄

[@JohnBerry-q1h]

*He crushed it!*

[@TrevorKahn-g4n]

You can see me and my father when he does his bit from the audience

[@MM-rr1kp]

there are a couple generations of Americans who have no idea that late night TV was once funny

[@TrevorKahn-g4n]

You can see me and my father when he does the bit from audience

[@wintercame]

Where are you seated? It must have been wild to be there that night.

[@leafyutube]

I wanna see an Oscar acceptance speech like this just once.

[@bretthess6376]

The Women's Bowling Club "Oscar" trophy was hilarious.

[@tvanderson1960]

Incredible 😂

[@queasylagumo]

I think it was interesting that Jimmy Stewart was there. I would have liked to see his appearance.

[@StevenTorrey]

"Pennies From Heqaven" a great movie!

[@barbarasakamoto7372]

Absolutely funny! 🎉

[@kingdoc3262]

Memories 😂

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

Academy awards Month!! 😎👌👍🍁♈🍁

[@garymcaleer6112]

Exceptional post. Gave me some good belly laughs. That's the only exercise I do to lose belly fat. (:^D

[@DavidPatersonPortraits]

Wild and crazy guy

[@Chris-wj8fz]

Steve Martin was very funny in 1979

[@funghouls5498]

This is great :)

[@marksellinger3736]

Just a classy, funny guy.

[@gamernorcal]

Larry King use to say there are only 2 Comedians in the history of Hollywood that had the greatest impact : Charlie Chaplin and Steve Martin.

[@lorenzoblum868]

Mr King would be quite self-righteous to believe he is entitled to evaluate who is a genius and who isn't...

[@manofiske3318]

''King'' was a moron.

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

I think Steve and Robin were his favorite guests

[@roachman1412]

I miss the old days when talk shows were entertaining and informative not politically

[@garymatson2964]

Brilliant. Carson gave Martin two mintues for a great finale - and thats how long he took!

[@felicitousfeline9956]

That’s Jimmy Stewart next to Steve!

[@user-br3ou2cs9o]

And he's pretty good on the Banjo 🪕

[@josenighthawk]

In all likelihood, Johnny Carson is even more liked and missed today than the WOKE Clowns who host today's late-night shows.

[@jeshkam]

Kimmel as a prime example.

[@jeshkam]

And Colbert.

[@manofiske3318]

Colossal creeps Colbert and Kimmel, along with that grotesque freak that follows the ineffectual Fallon on NBC - are among *the most* reprehensibly despicable characters to ever have disgraced the small screen.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Stephen Glenn Martin, más conocido como Steve Martin (Waco, Texas, 14 de agosto de 1945), es un actor, comediante, escritor, productor, músico y cantante estadounidense. Martin se dio a conocer públicamente en la década de 1960 como escritor de The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, y más tarde como invitado frecuente en The Tonight Show. En la década de 1970, Martin realizó sus rutinas de comedia de humor absurdas, antes de que se abarrotaran en giras nacionales. Desde la década de 1980, habiéndose separado de la comedia, Martin se ha convertido en un actor exitoso, así como en un autor, dramaturgo, pianista e intérprete de banjo, que eventualmente ganó premios Emmy, Grammy y American Comedy, entre otros.

[@taydrabrookshire347]

The guests make a color gradient

[@wintercame]

The irony is he never received an Oscar for a movie, but in 2014 was awarded an Honorary Lifetime achievement award from the Governors. And his acceptance speech was funny too, though not like this, and he almost cried a teeny when he got to his wife.

[@maddymud]

6:34 Oscar bit

[@dreamtimej]

His personality or act really calmed down after the late 70s. I wonder why?

[@kensellar]

Steve is great, but seriously, anytime Jimmy Stewart is on, you might as well stay in the dressing room and just let Johnny talk about It's a wonderful Life with the one and only.

[@OhAodha_]

Just never saw him as funny. Sometimes he is.

[@keyser_soze_tus2205]

I remember that show, and it reminded me of him in The Jerk which I thought was so friggin hilarious and he was AWESOME! Carson .....CLASS ACT! To bad the late shows now are way to political, not funny and the hosts SUCK! Well, except for Gutfield.

[@quintbromley2112]

🎯

[@johnbettmann1404]

If you look closely that was a bowling trophy.

[@manofiske3318]

...no need to ' _look closely_ '

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

JOHN WILLIAM CARSON 23 DE OCTUBRE DE 1925 23 DE ENERO DE 2005 79 AÑOS

[@crabbydad8931]

the best material is just acting out what other people really think! haha

[@steveconn]

Steve was more loose and alive in Johnny than even on Dave.

[@TheNYHITTINGACADEMY]

genius

[@glenngrinter6818]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@terrydefoor453]

"Sitting next to an incredible LEGION"?

[@billystpaul8907]

I wonder if Jimmy knew what a Rubik's cube was,,,,?

[@manofiske3318]

'..wonder if Jimmy knew *where* _he_ was..?'

[@serene_shepherd]

Steve Martin: the cocaine years.

[@roywells5790]

Penny's from heaven cost 22 million to make only grossed 9.1 list 13mil

[@dauthier]

The film was a commercial failure, grossing slightly more than $9 million at the box office against a budget of $22 million. Now, that’s embarrassing! Well, excuuuuussssseeeee meeeeee! 😂

[@imnotmelvin3]

Funny

[@gregorymangin9196]

Why did they edit out the movie clip ? That was done in bad taste ! 😊

[@quintbromley2112]

Copyright infringement, I believe.

[@taydrabrookshire347]

Copyright reasons

[@Robert-kh7fo]

Watching this, it came to mind that Jim Carrey has taken quite some inspiration from Steve Martin. All the way to peeing his pants at Letterman.

[@TNT-km2eg]

Mildly amusing

[@Datsun280zxman]

😂

[@mooseyman74]

Johnny seemed sluggish

[@ericred3731]

I miss the best makes the rest (Fallon and the other dork) hard to stomach.

[@MikkiThaiGuy13]

Cocaine us a helluva drug

[@uncjim]

😂