The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Comedians - 1986

Wil Shriner (1/7/1986)
Don Rickles
Rich Shydner
Rita Rudner
Darryl Sivad
Fred Roggin (LA sports persona)
Tim Conway
Harry Anderson (Acrot)

[@bigjohn3928]

I use to watch this with my parents, now they are all gone,,,I want to go back.. ):

[@susanwest8239]

My folks watched this and I loved it. Now I know we don't have anything like it.

[@jcee6886]

Rita rudner. One of the most underrated comedians ever. The black guy in the purple suit killed👌

[@melodyvanoverbeek1669]

Fun video. I watched Johnny Carson every night- Many good shows! This show was extra special.

[@carolyndamico2924]

So many great memories watching Johnny Carson with my mom. We laughed so hard. Johnny Carson was a genius in comedy.

[@mescott8212]

EVERYBODY watched Carson! We'd all pile in my Mom's bed and laugh and laugh together!

[@Redmenace96]

Forgot how good Rita Rudner was!! She was fresh back then and had great delivery and timing. Dynamite!

[@tazmod7272]

Loved Tim Conway. RIP May 14, 2019. Loved the skit about the 2 elephants attached at the trunk.

[@theoriginaljrest]

I know it's been 2 years since you posted but if you liked Tim Conway's elephant skit, was actually from the Carol Burnett Show which KZbin has. He cracks the cast up.

[@renacraft7001]

Imagine! Johnny AND Tim Conway!!! I loved Johnny and watched him EVERY night!...

[@1959blee]

Back when funny was actually funny. So glad I grew up and remember this. Sad that so many of you don’t. I’m glad it is preserved for those who want to see.

[@carlosvipe2765]

Hes a really funny comedian that makes people laugh throughout the show. What a therapy! The only sad thing is when we think that he is not among us anymore.

[@mescott8212]

He had impeccable timing! And he was never "mean"... he gave a LOT of performers some great exposure!

[@juliamahler415]

this is when comedy was funny, clean, decent and actually made you laugh.

[@anniebattaglia1929]

These shows were class acts Amazing talents and Johnny enjoyed the show I used to watch Johnny every night and he was the greatest just loved him Still do Enjoy watching these old shows They were unbelievably fantastic 🌺🌸🌺

[@Jtwhite224]

I met Ritch Shydner and heard him speak. He knows everyone in the industry now or from decades ago. Super nice guy. Wrote a book about the history of Comedy. Great read

[@pattibrooks1907]

Johnny Carson was so awesome great comedy ! Missing him!

[@joe-vz6hx]

Wil Shriner who opens this set was extremely funny, damn shame he didn't make it bigger as a comedian, but apparently did well overall. I can't imagine the pressure and dealing with the low odds to make it in this business, even if you're good. Also great to see Rita Rudner she was outstanding

[@dylangatenby9928]

The best Late Night host in television history.

[@katherinehogan578]

Who I & the world soooooo totally miss Mr. J. C. "Here's Johnny. " His quick & untimed reflexes to Mr. Rickles, we're flawless!!! The dialogue with Bobby Riggs, so much of a pro at it & a cute response he had made to Mr. Riggs & his long drawn out answer ., Was " I forgot, what was the question". The audience roared with laughter!!! The talk about the " Battle of the sexes", so awesome !!!!!!! The comedics monolouges, each & everyone of them had their fine opportunity on the 1st original tonight show! I allowed my son to stay up one nite to watch his show: one 1 condition only. He had to take a 90 minute nap, earlier. He agreed. To hear my child's laughter was priceless!!!!!!! I know the world has similar stories & memories!!! He set so many people up for their own lifetime destiny, dreams and career's. Joan Rivers, Ellen, Rita rudner, Don Rick els, etc etc!!!! We all miss u so much, 4 all of the memories.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maxmason6053]

One night I was speeding home in the mid 70's when I was pulled over... cop asked me what the hurry was ? I said " Johnny Carson starts in 5 minutes ".... he took a long minute and said.. " ok get outta here son "

[@waynelindafravel]

I happened to be watching Johnny the night Rich, Rita and Darryl appeard together on the "Bump Shop" because all had been "bumped" from the show earlier. All three knocked it out of the park. Best trio of comedians I have even seen on one show.

[@scotsman6712]

i quit my first job in 9th grade after 3 nights because I was missing the tonight show, so I can relate Max.

[@maxmason6053]

@@scotsman6712 Cool Scotsman.

[@michaellaird24]

@@waynelindafravel tuiuitddum

[@valeriemoran842]

Carson and McMahon were such an amazing team. Could not help but notice that he laughed a little too hard on the ex-wives joke. I think the divorces bothered him more than he let on.

[@mescott8212]

If you are ever feeling down, watch comedy... "good" comedy... it's the best therapy! These comics use true humor, not filth or obscenity, to make you laugh... so uplifting! I didn't want this video to end but thank God it did, or I would have died laughing! This was a great choice of talent... each and every one was fantastic! And that Tim Conway... I couldn't take my eyes off him! Carson is a such a generous, supportive guy... his show has been a fabulous launching pad for so many rising stars!

[@vinyltapelover]

@Mad TV "Some day someone like him will pop up again ;)" I like what you said and not to take away how you feel, but my thinking is that there will be someone who will come along who will be great, in their own right, but not like Mr Warmth, He was unique and one of a kind individual who was the comic we came to love:).

[@scotsman6712]

like tons of other kids, I wanted to be a comedian because of the tonight show.i wrote a letter to Rich Little- God only knows how it got to him- someone was nice enough...he wrote back and I was on cloud 9.5

[@mercedes523]

Great comment! Agree totally. Today’s comedians think we won’t laugh unless it’s filthy.

[@mescott8212]

@@mercedes523 Thank you for your nice comment! Back when I was still young and attractive I met a showman who had performed for Carson one night. We talked for hours and hours about his magic time that he spent with Carson and all the doors that opened for him because of it. Every good thing that you hear about Johnny is evidently true!

[@Sassysipe]

Rita Rudner is so incredible. I LOVE her.

[@kimosabbe50]

I'd never seen, nor heard of Darryl Sivad before ... he had me laughing out loud. Very funny guy!

[@gilgamess]

He had his own show called "Homeroom" for a single season. I saw him at a staged reading/film preview for a movie that ended up never getting made.

[@tazmod7272]

kimosabbe50 : I also don’t remember him. I looked him up. He did a lot of things. He was funny.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@gilgamess, I saw FRANKLYN AJAYE do that home products as first names routine before SIVAD did it.

[@JENEAN32]

Wil Shriner was great. His brother, Ken Shriner played Scotty in General Hospital. He was in love with Laura. He played a huge role in the whole Luke and a Laura saga.

[@c_farther5208]

Tim Conway actually makes you laugh, not today's comedians, I mean, laugh.

[@benjaminsorenson]

I am probably in the minority, but I laugh a lot with today's comedians.

[@h2ofield]

Conway..one of the best ever! So clever!

[@ginacable5376]

@@h2ofield was that the first man?

[@HardRockMiner]

They should have left Johnny's old set just like it was so people (like us) who knew how amazing he was could go back and stare at it all these years later

[@garymcaleer6112]

Cop pulled me over. Comes up to my window and says, "What's your hurry driving 100 mph?" I said, "I thought you were the cop who ran off with my wife and wanted to bring her back!" The cop says, "Just make sure your tires have sufficient air."

[@samyiumnyiorysshpana5372]

I love you old America 🇺🇸 ❤!!!You the best!❤

[@karensheline5955]

Tim Conway, as usual, was HILARIOUS!!!

[@mescott8212]

OMG!!! My favorites were the Missus Whiggins, would you comma inna to my office please?

[@michaellonergan2698]

One thing about Don Rickles, he always respected the target of his jokes.

[@rty1955]

I worked with Don in the 70s. He was a VERY funny and respectful person. He was humble off camera and had a very sharp wit. He loved the crew as well.

[@TheAvenstar]

I saw Rickles with his wife and another couple (not the Newharts) in the clubhouse at the night races at Sportmans Park in Chicago (1977). I mustered my courage and went over and politely asked him to autograph my program. He invited me join them. Signed my program. Introduced his wife, Barbara. Offered to buy me a drink. Asked me who I liked in the next race. I was overwhelmed by his graciousness. I accepted the autograph but refused his invitation to join them because I knew he was just being nice -- and I had no intention of intruding. But I never forgot his kindness. In 2016 he did a one man show, sitting down, in Pasadena. Afterward, I presented that same Sportsmans Park Program with his original signature on it to his manager. Again Rickles signed it right below the autograph he'd given me nearly 40 years earlier. He passed a few months later. I'll never forget him.

[@ginacable5376]

@@TheAvenstar thank you for sharing that story I love Don.

[@robertcombs55]

giants in the business...all sadly missed....

[@Miatacrosser]

$1.50.9 a gallon. Would give anything for those prices today. Rickles and Tim were the stars here but Rita was very funny. Great respect for Harry Anderson. What a life. RIP to all

[@jimjonrs3932]

Rita's dead?!

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@margaretakins6829 ?

[@markuse3472]

Rita Rudner is simply among the top 5 best stand-up comedians ever. Yes, ever, NO hype needed.

[@depaola63]

Rita is class !!

[@carrrexx7190]

I guess if you are blind, deaf and dumb, I got your back.

[@thethrillofpattaya8404]

***Maybe female comics...shit...there are over 10 guys funnier than her!***

[@thethrillofpattaya8404]

***ACTUALLY 20+ more!***

[@vinyltapelover]

I don't know about that thought, but she's funny enough for me to want to listen and or watch her anytime....and, not being a prude, I have never heard her use a cuss word. How she does what she does speak volumes of the work she puts into the art of her craft.

[@shababull]

I'm sure glad that I was born in "59" so I got to grow up in the best times there ever was!! that includes all the best comedy that was around back then, and unfortunately eventually died out as time went on. don't get me wrong their are plenty of very funny comedians both men and women today, but the group that I grew up with I think were the best of all time!! P.S. FYI I'm glad that I got to live through the best decade ever which in mine and many others books was the "70's" across the board!! people now say the clothes sucked back then, well of course they do to the clothes now. but now wase'nt around back then and the clothes were very popular!! hell polyester and knits, and pump shoes for both men and women, we were a hot Item specially at a dance floor!! also the best music was there too, as most of you still hear today!! and that goes for music on records, cassette tapes, and 8-track tapes, for the younger crowd you can look that one up. some of us still have players for all 3 of those and things to play on them. AH THE GOOD 'OL DAYS!!!

[@wowdad3055]

Good old Days.

[@jcee6886]

Sitting at home in a chair.... then I get up and I walk over there. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leslievey8453]

This man is sooooo funny .

[@MrAnomic]

Nobody does it like Carson did. No snarky politics and true comedy unlike what late night (so called) comedy has turned into.

[@leelohaskin7941]

Lol if there was right wing politics no body would utter a word

[@russellnotestine6436]

@@leelohaskin7941 That makes no sense. There IS right-wing politics and people do utter words.

[@marcamerine6179]

Leelo Haskin What Right wing comics do u see on at late nite.!! Are Freaking Kidding Me.. I Used to watch it to get away from the Bullshit..Now it’s constantly Everyday All the time..

[@marcamerine6179]

Russell Notestine is that a Joke I There is Now Such thing as a Right wing TV late nite host they wouldn’t Allow it.. U’ve gotta be Kidding Me Colbert is Paid by the Democratic Party (Fact.!! Not Made Up..) can U Imagine Being found innocent B4 an investigation Even started LOL.. How Many Cell Phone do have U Owned in Ur LIFE TIME.?? How Many Have U Smashed with a Hammer an the The Others Used bleached on..Why Cause it has Stuff On About Ur Daughters Wedding LMFAO.. Could u Imagine If Pres.Trump did that..& Foster the day U get called B4 Congress to testify against the Clinton’s, his Office Just happens to Believe to Broken in2 Lol.. If U look back it Was Rainy Muddy An Snowed But whn they found him NO DIRT ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOES& he had a 38’ (witch was sitting comfortably in his hand..) witch would BLOW UR HEAD OFF BUT his head intact an ZERO AS IN O BLOOD.!! They’d have a field day with that..& One My Favorites whn DNC Got hacked they DIDNT CALL THE FBI NO NO NO They Called a Russia’s State Own Company to Do the investigation...HMMM 🤔 I wonder why if U had NOTHING TO HIDE FROM THE FBI WHY U HIRING A RUSSIAN STATE OWNED COMPANY..??? Well we know who works for the Russians with All these SOCIALIST NOW IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY...

[@marcamerine6179]

Leelo Haskin So I’m Not quite Sure what the Hell UR Talking About...

[@annemackey265]

Carson was true comedy even back in the day got along with everyone love the animal shows

[@magovenor]

I met Darryl Sivad while driving one day i n Los Angeles, we hit it off right there, very nice guy!

[@depaola63]

His bit was CLASSIC !!!! I am now 56 and remember watching this the night it was on in the " good old days !! " ....life has sure went by too fast !!

[@jcee6886]

It's that the guy in the purple suit? He killed. Great material perfectly delivered.

[@depaola63]

..yep !

[@17Helton]

I think he set the tone with the "Webster" line as an opener. Well written material that flowed nicely. Too bad he couldn't have given us another 5 minutes.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Amazing compilation. I haven't laughed like this in a long time. Being 61 now, I really appreciate the wit of those days: those who can give and take. Happy holidays, STL. Hope all is well.

[@yabbadabba1975]

Same age. I remember watching Johnny back during the hour and a half long shows. I miss his intelligent take on life, comedy and his ability to do a great interview with anyone from an 8 year old kid to Bob Hope.

[@woodrackes]

That was lots of fun. Some good joked there. Thank you.

[@cantankerousoldman8941]

This was back when late night t.v. had comedy shows.

[@gilgamess]

@NaghaviSystem Don't be rude! Back then there was Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show and Conan O'Brien. Not like today...

[@kimosabbe50]

@@gilgamess Carson's viewership at the time was around 10 million. Now, all three late shows together total around 4-5 million ... and dropping.

[@gilgamess]

@@kimosabbe50 Fewer people are watching broadcast TV in general.

[@kimosabbe50]

@@gilgamess Population of USA 1990 (2 years before Carson retired) 248,709,873 Population as of 2010 308,745,538. To your point ... people are fleeing in droves.

[@paulguapo5808]

@@kimosabbe50 Horse shit. when carson started there was only 3 networks. its the total media landscape that has changed. Colbert is brilliant but i usually just watch the highlights.and im not as interested in the modern celebrities as i was in the old ones.I can tell you Johnny would have loved colbert

[@silverstrike6048]

Darryl Sivad cracked me up. I've never seen him before.

[@marklewis9891]

SilverStrike mom

[@illbebad]

I had forgotten his name, but remembered a lot of his routine when I heard it. The audience loved him!

[@MS-rj8dp]

Darryl Sivad killed it! I thought he was better than the seasoned professionals.

[@crystalfulton7684]

Tim Conway is a classic

[@stewartdavies929]

“....now we’re married, she has to cook” lol

[@Eggmanontheair]

I love how Wil Shriner just destroys Carson. Hysterical. When Johnny thought someone was funny there was nothing better.

[@giandomenicolaruccia4187]

What a great comedians!!

[@RamblinRose-hh3rz]

😝😍😻😹😹 I ❤❤ Rita Rudner!! She's always been one of my favs

[@denabergman5847]

All the current late night chat show hosts can’t compare to Carson. Not one.

[@dirtisbetterthandiamonds]

Darryl Sivad was hilarious!

[@Ingentiy]

Rickles is on fire🔥

[@mk-lr8ok]

Tim was a legend.

[@parallelsk9829]

"with the money you have you can spit in the camera" legend that Rickles was

[@christinestill5002]

Not a Rickles fan but loved the Carson-animal acts.

[@rsymondstevenson6435]

It is just the 2 of you

[@LynxSouth]

@@rsymondstevenson6435 Nope, count me in.

[@crivket1233]

Harry was one if the GREATEST sadly over looked maga talents ever.

[@OikPoinFive]

Maga = trump lol

[@AmWestColl]

I love it !!!!!

[@zeldasmith6154]

Don is funny and Johnny is so entertained by him. Nice to see.

[@moncorp1]

If I only knew the complete garbage that would end up being on late night tv these days, I'd never have missed a night of watching Johnny.

[@loucontino4804]

I feel the same way. That show helped me put my day behind me before closing my eyes. Today's shows are all about pumping more of the world's troubles into your head before you close your eyes. I don't watch television anymore.

[@carlpen850]

@ moncorp1 inc... yeah well if you watched most of them back then you would know that a lot of the shows were just plain sleepers... there was a lot of lousy TV back then, we seem to forget the bad and remember the good... if you're honest "the good old days" weren't always that good

[@LynxSouth]

@NaghaviSystem Oh, hush! Your mommy's calling you.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@carlpen850 Agreed!

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

@NaghaviSystem You just proved his point

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Conway was outstanding as usual!

[@prestonbealle8632]

I have yet to hear him say one funny thing. The dentist on Burnett was good but his humor is so obvious.

[@tomadams3528]

Back in days old people used to run things , and look very young for their age. Full of energy. RIP. 2020 is a bad year for em.

[@lgndnhswnmnd]

Thanks for the Post!

[@carrrexx7190]

That's what she, he, it said! 😂

[@rickrick5041]

Rita Rudner was perfect. Why didn't Carson say "c'mon over and sit down".

[@TheAvenstar]

Because it was "comic's night" - no one got called over.

[@atiphwyne5609]

M

[@vasokolbaso1]

After Don it's tough to watch other comedians

[@brianrussel6012]

(guest) Great to see Tim Conway , as "Dunk Dorf" and in interview. He and Harvey Norman were SO funny with Carol Burnett on her many most entertaining shows. I loved the sketch with Tim , who accidentally had an injection from the vet, and started acting like a dog, sniffing, looking blank, jumping on the chair, etc... Do try to find it, it is very well done. 🇬🇧😊🌷🐕😊🇬🇧

[@widetrackerinkazoo6559]

I miss you Harry, Godspeed,

[@vickineurer1597]

Great clips

[@JaimeGarcia4JC]

2:59 I miss those gas prices!

[@twicebitten260]

Remember those sliding cc machines? People actually came out from behind their cages?

[@piper888]

rich shydner originated a lot of comedy , later used by foxworthy and Tim Allen

[@theJohnGaltLine]

Tim Allen started his standup career two years before Rich. Not sure when their similar material started showing up in Tim's act, but I think it's safe to say that comparing differences of men to women is hardly unique to either comic.

[@WilliamFHenry]

On my honey moon, in the garden area we were in, there was a chair, and she said, let's sit down. I did, but didn't notice a nail sticking up, sharp end. She sat down on my lap, and it pushed us both down INTO the nail. I said... Get up! She said no! In her mind, I said she was too heavy... Until I mentioned the nail!

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

When I last visited my wife the parrot said ''quick, out the window''. bye

[@WintersWar]

It makes me sad watching this. because in comparison things are so backwards today.

[@vinyltapelover]

Patrick McKenna I don't think all is lost. We just have to look. For me, there are some good shows out there, but it is what strikes our individual fancy. I like Black-is, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs and Sheldon....and this is coming from someone who likes action films with a lot of unmitigated shooting, kicking and a lot of noise and tv shows like NCIS, The Deputy and Vikings.

[@rhobi-jb9um]

You're not THE Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show)?

[@tomadams3528]

COVID19 make me sad too. We're going to lose a lots of old people too. The saddest thing are dying alone. We can't even visit em or do a funeral for em. RIP grandma/grandpa.

[@20FanVampire]

Do you have the Tonight episode (sorry I do not know the air date) with a small girl who performs feats of strength such as lifting a 500 lb barbell and lifting the back of an automobile? It likely would have been on sometime between 1981 and 1984.

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Never heard of Will Shriner. He is funny!

[@jreyas6263]

I've never heard of him either.

[@mrheem]

The last great decade for america before we forgot what freedom means.

[@davenorth8922]

I remember when Late Night TV was seriously funny. This was it.

[@michelmadaire9652]

This comedian is Awsome

[@DB-pi3fs]

I live and was brought up 10 miles south of cleveland and have heard that knock for most my life. Cleveland s not the best city but detroit or another city is better? It gets old. In the earlier 20 century Cleveland was the envy of most cities. Carnegie, and many huge tycoon names were part of Clevelands legacy i feelbits jealousy. If you havent ever been to cleveburg. At least visit then judge.

[@jackiewhitehouse1230]

yes, Detroit is better.

[@LordDad]

Leaving Detroit is better

[@scotsman6712]

detroit is more upscale, from what I've heard.

[@depaola63]

@2:56 it's Leo Sayer ! ..the 80's were classic = cheese now !! ..I am 55 and was there ! ( to all of you 40 and under, it was a much easier and FUN time 4 sure !!

[@briannotafan3368]

long tall glases i think i can dance

[@carrrexx7190]

Original name not.

[@onelinesong4203]

the apple bite tasted nice .. here is my signiture

[@onelinesong4203]

You know what i mean ?

[@janetwilliams4895]

I never watched The Tonight Show once Carson left.

[@TheAvenstar]

That's too bad because even though no one was ever quite like Johnny, Jay Leno was the second best ever -- which is saying a lot!

[@deano.7533]

Me Too... Leno never did it for me. They didn't give Conan a fair shot at it... That was a shame. Jimmy Fallon represents the beginning of the end of The Tonight Show if you ask me. Fallon's worse than Leno. A famous comic said that "When Johnny Carson packed his bags and left The Tonight Show. He took The Tonight Show with him." Johnny Carson was The Tonight Show. :-I

[@TheAvenstar]

@@deano.7533 I agree. And obviously you don't like Jay Leno ...fine. He wasn't a replacement; No ONE could replace Johnny. However, I liked Leno because he had a different kind of humor and he kept "The Tonight Show" on top pf the charts for his tenure ...so I guess I'm not the only one who liked him.

[@deano.7533]

@@TheAvenstar --- If you knew what Leno and his agent did to force Johnny Carson into early retirement I'm not certain that you would still like the man so much. Johnny Carson deserved to go out on his own terms but Leno and his agent made sure that didn't happen. It was a greedy cold hearted stab in the back. Because Leno owed his entire career to Johnny Carson. :-I

[@TheAvenstar]

@@deano.7533 I didn't know any of that. If that's true, it's deplorable.

[@bradb5445]

at 2.57 look at price of a gallon of gas 1.50 if only it was that today !

[@leslievey8453]

That's where it should be .

[@jamesroyal1739]

Mister Rickles was on fire ,and Johnny didn't know how to handle it ,he almost got disgusted, Don was probably at his best ,and knew it ,he may have been on his way down , but he did his best to the end

[@LynxSouth]

Nonsense.

[@innnews6299]

Rita Rudner was the best

[@kriseuribe3783]

Heeheee lol love Dunk Dorf

[@jeez3838]

Harvey Korman was the best improv comedian ever!

[@bbsamazon]

Agreed!!! I love Dunk Dorf! hahaha

[@bbsamazon]

Tim & Harvey used to crack each other up when doing the Carol Burnett show. It was hilarious!

[@jamesmack3314]

He'll always be Hedley(hedey) Lamar to me!!

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

@@jamesmack3314 I wonder if Hedley's lawsuit ever got him some dough???

[@TheAvenstar]

Sorry. Don't agree. To be great at improv you can't be constantly laughing at your own jokes even though it is rehearsed laughter.

[@thegootz4547]

Heres johnny

[@timothyball742]

No, women ask "Does this dress make my butt look big?" My answer is, "No you're just a little behind."

[@malcolmjohnston3227]

OH GODH! THAT 'FAT' QUESTION CANNOT BE ANSWERED SAFELY EVEN WITH AN ANOREXIC!

[@timothyball742]

@@malcolmjohnston3227 Yes this I know yet a conversation did happen. A man had to work a Sunday, and I asked why, "Oh cause I'm a little behind." It was at that moment I told him that lame joke. He did smile and not miss a second of work. So with my job done I took my little walk to go buy food.

[@mesutter]

I did NOT know that Harry Anderson was an ACROT! (See credits above)

[@masoudsarvin6117]

mesutter , he was on Cheers.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@masoudsarvin6117 I might have missed his appearance on Cheers, but Harry Anderson was on a great series called Night Court.

[@chuckwagon5518]

They're actually all comedy lightweights, except for Don Rickles.

[@richardanderson8135]

I thought the gas station guy was Larry Fine lol

[@tomtransport]

Carson, in an interview I watched said he very seldom did political jokes. He asked, Why would I want to hiss off half my audience every night? He was right of course and a very smart individual. He also was on 30 years and could have done many more. The so called funny guys on at night now will never have the following he did. Will they last as long, who knows, but they will be getting by on half the audience Carson had. I stopped watching when LENO retired and have never been back.

[@ms-vv2gg]

Will never mentioned his father before or since.

[@kimosabbe50]

I just read that his mom and dad died in a car crash in Florida, when the brakes failed in their Studebaker Avanti.

[@AmberWool]

I had no idea who you were talking about when you said, "Will." I then realized you misspelled Wil Shriner's name. Also, Wil is the identical twin of soap opera star, Kin Shriner.

[@waynehoward4860]

@@kimosabbe50 by

[@sherryhesner5940]

😘😘😘

[@MrBlaser51]

Damn a $1.50 a gallon SHITZKY

[@JENNDOMI]

i didn't remember some of the first few comedians ... guess they didn't 'make it .

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Well this was over 30 years ago. Many are either dead or retired. Some went into acting. A lot of comedians never develop new material, so they just wind up on the circuit, never becoming well known. Louis CK was like that for decades; supposedly met Carlin, where he was suggested to throw away all his material every year and start over, and that made him work harder and become a true comedic star. But not every comedian is able to do that.

[@rafikbedrani5997]

rita craked me up

[@matthenderson6922]

I know harry anderson cheers, night court, etc. What the hell is an acrot?

[@bbsamazon]

hahahaha, it's a typo for actor. 🤣

[@alpha-omega2362]

for some reason I always thought Harry Anderson would have made a great replacement for Johnny Carson...he had that light friendly attitude about him. I quit watching after Carson was gone.

[@Eastsidebridge]

His brother is Louie Anderson.

[@alpha-omega2362]

@@Eastsidebridge who is that?

[@Eastsidebridge]

Alpha-Omega stand up comedian/actor he had a cartoon called life with Louie back in the day.

[@depaola63]

@2:55 that must be Larry Fine's grandson !!

[@rubynovella]

Does anyone know who this first comedian is? I vaguely remember him but I can't recall his name.

[@Pahoe77]

Will Shriner

[@billcobbett9259]

Can't they keep that boom mike out of shot over the guest?

[@kriseuribe3783]

Who is the thrid guy

[@fool4jc777]

3:19 The Apple Card in 1986?

[@BulletSpoung]

The morning after my younger sisters high school graduation party, my parents listed our home for sale and both retired on the following Monday. They were living out of state 1100 miles away within six weeks. I got drafted and never looked back, I was gone for good.

[@malcolmjohnston3227]

AFTER 20 YEARS WHEN HOUSES WENT FROM $15k TO $50k A NEIGHBOR SOLD AND BOUGHT A CANDY STORE (HE WAS LONGTIME WHOLESALE SALES)... AS HOME PRICES SKYROCKETED WE HEAR FROM OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT THEY SOLD BECAUSE OUR HOUSE WASN'T KEPT UP (5 KIDS,1-INCOME)... ALL US KIDS GOT SCHOLARSHIPS TO NATION'S TOP UNIVERSITIES AND OWN HOMES IN NATION'S HIGHEST ZIP CODES; HARD WORK IS REQUIRED IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT INHERITING SHIITE!

[@Frogkingtommy]

malcolm johnston shut up dope