She was 26 in this interview. So intelligent and what a knock out, so much fun as well.

I love her because she’s so honest!! Keaton is what you see is what you get and I like that about her.

Holy cow! I never knew she had such a wonderful singing voice.

Diane is amazing! Her film roles are versatile and she is always a hit.

She’s adorable....and that voice!

She seemed so addle-brained when she sat next to Johnny, but her singing really brought out the best side of Diane Keaton.

She's so adorable here when she was very beautiful but had that sweet shyness. And wow, the singing!!

My god what a gorgeous singing voice.

She’s just adorable, love her. And this is before Annie Hall too.

Thank You, Diane Keaton. The interview with Johnny was very entertaining, he really was a MASTER at his craft. "There's a Lull in My Life" an absolute KNOCKOUT. Everything beautifully flowed... So happy I came across this video. Sweet Memories of Days Gone By,

Her ill-at-ease manner and shy demeanor are so f cking charming. Love this woman.

She is and has always been extraordinary! Wow!

Wow...I never knew she could sing.

Holy cow, what a masterful singer! Who knew?! And what have we been missing? If this wasn't a personal-moment-type performance, I'll be dipped! Tears here.

Johnny did a great job of making her feel great and soothing her through laughter .

This was very enjoyable for me! I had never seen Diane Keaton years ago on Johnny Carson or any talkshows for that matter!!! Really enjoyed seeing her young!!! She reminds me of myself!! She was really cute and funny and “dizzy” and energetic! Kind of a different guest and interview! Johnny Carson had interviewed so many different types of people over the years! Oh, I think Diane Keaton is a great actress! Besides singer…

Beautiful, beautiful woman. What a knockout.

Love her sweetness and her honest vulnerability. Her voice was a pleasant surprise. She is a unique soul, love her. Canada 🇨🇦

She really is the person in the Woody Allen movies

What a wonderful talent. Thank you Diane for sharing you..... with us! Much love.

Miss Keaton, a wonderful, talented beautiful woman who is our Annie Hall for eternity the role she was born to, using all of the charms that she possesses in real life to entertains us with her magic.

Cute, honest, humble, beautiful. Then she sang and blew me away...

How could you be so wonderful and not have a clue? I think that's what's so appealing about Diane Keaton, she has a child like presence that grows on you and is delightful.

Amazing to show such honesty and vulnerability.

Listening to Diane Keaton singing is a reliable cure for depression.

This is an absolute gem. Their light-hearted banter and small talk was a fabulous way to end the day. Johnny was truly the GOAT of late night tv. A really special time in America. These days late night hosts focus too much on vitriolic rants about politics and news instead of relaxing and calming their audience the way Johnny did.

Johnny is interviewing “Annie Hall”.

All I know is I fell in love with her all over again watching this. There's nothing more beautiful on this planet than honesty.

She's so absolutely ditzy...but yet so enchanting. I always find it amazing when somebody that gets so easily unraveled, can manage to get it together and become so successful. I wrote the above portion before I listened to her sing. And I have to be honest, very often a lot of people in the comment section will think somebody sings good because they themselves can't sing...so anybody that can carry part of a tune will sound good to them. So I didn't expect to hear a voice like I heard out of Diane Keaton. Her voice and her song was absolutely brilliant and beautiful. I never knew. ❤️

Notice Johnny's expertise ability to calm his nervous guests? She seems to start calming down at around the 4:00 mark...

Diane Keaton is adorable. I have never seen this side of her. Beautiful woman I must say.... I can totally relate to her....

I'm so grateful for this channel. I spent so many hours as a kid "sneaking" the TV on late at night to watch Johnny. This was simply the best ever. The best. Everyone needs to watch this!

Annie Hall is my favourite movie and now I love her even more, so sweet, and what a beautiful heartfelt performance ❤

Beautiful performance. I always forget Diane Keaton started her career in Broadway musicals.

In this interview she's exactly like the character she played in Annie Hall. Woody Allen just saw the way she is and just put it in the film. There are lots of questions if the film "Annie Hall" was actually an autobiography on the actual situation between Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. At point 16:53 to 16:56, she gives a nod. The nod is directed at people in the audience who are giving her encouragement and says, "Thanks a lot."

Wow... Blown away. Never knew Diane could sing. And sing like that... I was actually in tears after she finished and you could see her wipe away her own tears... She was that passionate... Amazing lady.

I saw her at a CA women’s business group - a smart, humble, trailblazer - ❤️ her

Diane is so genuine and "down to earth" individual that one got to love her and I do for many years. Thank God she only gets better throughout the years as she gets older and never loses her charms! Dear God please keep Diane Keaton with us a lot longer since she is definitely a wonderful human beings which is kind and thoughtful to everyone.

I have always loved this extraordinary actress & admired her work! She is amazing both as an actress & in her personal life! What an amazing woman she is & all I can think of to describe her is a phrase I remember my mother & Nana using, which is this: “DIANE KEATON IS TRULY A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE!” She has never needed a man to give her self worth but forged her way in the world. She adopted two children in between her successful career, doing a fantastic job as a mother, raising two happy, well adjusted children that were not spoiled by their mom’s fame. Diane has done an amazing job at everything she has done in life, as an actress, mother & woman! She is truly amazing!

Diane is so amazing, sweet and funny! She has always been my favorite. I just love her! The most original actress in hollywood!!!

Diane is an artist, through and through. Delightfully insecure (often) in real life, total performer on stage or film. She's also an amazing photographer and has written two excellent non-fiction books. She was in the original Broadway cast of HAIR in 1968; I used to wonder how she got that gig, since that show is virtually "sung through," as they say. Well, after this performance, I know--even though I heard her sing extremely well in Annie Hall. I find her utterly charming and fascinating. :)

Her sweetness and humility are endearing. Finally great to see an actress who’s head is on straight and humble.

I just love this woman! So incredibly unique.

I never knew she could sing!! Awesome 👌

Phenomenal! Ms Keaton is a precious gift 💜

Beautiful

Sensational singer! Never seen this before. Ms Keaton has been a 100% talented original from the beginning.

Adore her ❤️ Diane Keaton is a National Treasure

A very special person.

Her singing was spectacular.

Once she started singing, all that fear seemed to go away ... (I see her young self in who she is today with that performance). Well done.

I understand this is an old tape, and Dianne Keaton was very young at the time. I like to think she has come out of her shell, during the course of her life… > But my God - when she stood up to sing, it stopped me in my tracks & made me cry .. How did she keep this a secret ? Amazing voice 👋🏼

She's gorgeous.

What a timeless babe.

Genuinely unique heart and soul

Love these clips

She was so good!

I was visiting with someone that worked behind the scenes when they filmed the Godfather. He said Diane was silly and seemed out to lunch. He thought, there is a solemn scene coming up and there is no way this dingbat will be able to pull this off. Well, Diane was still acting silly until they said "action." She then fell right into the serious role and was terrific. He went on to say, I could hardly believe her talent, she was terrific. He became a super fan, just like the rest of us,,,,lol.

Gorgeous singing💓

Im surprised this Tonite show was a few days after Xmas, I guess J Carson later did the week off and more in summer. darn , those were great shows and guests back then. Too bad there's no one like him now

Diane Diane what a great singer you are.., I vnever imagined it! Loved it!!! André

People are so surprised Diane can sing! Her first role was in the original production of the broadway musical Hair in 1968 and is on the soundtrack album! And right after won a tony award for Play It Again Sam! So talented!

Johnny could have played up the dizziness Diane was displaying for laughs from the audience but instead he was kind, gentle and encouraging to the young performer. Had this been an older Letterman hosting, he would have been all over every ditzy response, embarrassing her relentlessly just to get laughs - e.g. Paris Hilton. Johnny held back a lot here realizing being cruel to your guests just to get laughs wasn't in line with his ethical code nor a good long-term business practice.

Johnny was the sweetest thing making sure Diane felt warm and invited.

Wow. I’m so happy I saw this!! I love her!!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁

Beautiful actress Diane Keaton😁🇨🇦🇨🇦

I just love Diane 🤣

Oh my goodness 😲😍. What. A. Voice❣who knew! Annie is quirky funny, very genuine. Kudo's to her "Godfather trilogy" acting.. and that Voice! I could weep. 💕🙄🐦🇨🇦

Wow. What a voice, i never realized she had a voice that was excellent.

So sweet.

SO SWEET

love her...she looks 16! who knew she could sing? just love her!

I absolutely love her personality here…could she be any more endearing and delightful?!? And to those who keep expressing their surprise that DK sings (and how well she does so)…have you never seen Annie Hall?

Love you Diane Keaton over and over again. 💕💕💕💕🌻🌻🌻🌻

What a beautiful voice. Love you, Diane

What a great voice excellent

Her singing is AWESOMEEEEEEEE

Wow very impressive. This was awesome I loved it.

She is so cute & gorgeous & sweet - I always loved Diane Keaton.

Love her, I've been a fan since the beginning!

I LOVE Her quirky Eccentricities.

Wow what an amazing voice...she is refreshing!

My God she was a natural beauty. And quite a pleasant singing voice.

Wow what a voice

She’s the best!

If I can recall, Diane Keaton almost made an album of traditional pop standards which eventually got shelved. I really hope whoever owns the masters and Keaton would sort of coordinate into releasing that lost album. It really would be a gift, after all of the fun movies she's starred over the years

So much talent. Love her.

This is incredible! She is so very nervous / unsure of herself....so honest and bare in her emotions....almost naive. Like she is stoned out of her mind....unsure of her value as an artist/singer/actor. Overawed by being on the Tonight Show....sitting next to ROYALTY in Johnny and Ed....then she sings....that persona is still there....but she sings SO beautifully.....she is really SO very captivating in her innocence and beauty! WOW! And I don't say that lightly by any stretch! To be honest - I am really only aware of her work in the movie Something's Got To Give with Jack Nicholson....she is stunning in that movie - both in looks and acting ability .....so this is incredible to see her here! How far she has come....and how sexy she was and is! Wow....

She so beautiful and an wow 🤩 voice very beautiful

Diane keaton is beautiful and so talented

Amazing voice Great actress…

All time great actress Very beautiful great singing voice Beautiful personality

Wonderful.

Thx listened to DK sing numerous times!

She's only 26 years old in this interview!

shes so awesome

Great voice Diane

Wow! I never knew she could sing, oh my goodness! She could have had her own show!! She has such a beautiful quality in her voice. I wonder if she can still sing like that!?!

Holy smokes, that's the best I've ever heard her sing, that's a really intense performance, oh my god. Keep a hanky nearby, people. And if you need something to make you appreciate how great of an acting job she did in The Godfather or Reds, or make you appreciate how spot on "Annie Hall" is, look no further than this interview. Wow. Annie Hall on steroids! God bless Johnny Carson for calming her nerves! She's nervous, but I wonder if she's also a little stoned! This is December 1972, after all! The new Hollywood in old Hollywood territory! Carson is magnificent on this, he is working his ass off, and gets little to work with. Ed, too! He springs in to action right away, like a nurse, the perfect wingman. Even the producers seem to be the ones laughing heartily, I don't think that's the audience! I'm thinking about Coppola saying he cast her because of her "kooky energy". I completely see why now. That part could have been completely forgettable. Instead, she's as much a part of The Godfather as the cannolis on the car seat! You couldn't lose Keaton any more than you could lose that horse's head! Just another example of brilliant casting matched by an excellent performance. That last scene of the first movie is incredible, I just happened to see it this morning, just that scene, and was realizing how fantastic she was in that scene. No wonder why the movie literally ends on an image of her. Thanks for posting this!!! I wonder how long it took before they had her back! My guess is.....never! (Although now I'm thinking....wasn't she on The Tonight Show later in '73 to promote "Sleeper"? I probably am wrong about that. (All those Woody Allen movies, she's is frickin' outstanding. I don' t know how anybody is going to be able to evaluate the work of Diane Keaton (or Mia Farrow) without watching those movies. I know I'm not giving 'em up! Sorry!

Simply Enchanting