Still is!

It's called getting old.

What an epic based opinion. Everything sucks things were better back then! Screw all those talented writers who worked on the same shows you say are amazing but I guess are horrible when they’re writing for someone who doesn’t have the same political views as you or whatever. Let me guess they all talk about trump too much or something, even though he isn’t president so nobody talks about him on late night anymore

I worked 14 hours then Jonny put me to sleep. The talking head psychos turn a generation into narcoleptics

You said it Eric. That was better entertainment then the crap on now. But people had higher standards of entertainment back then. Now those that think the current late night shows are funny, not many brain cells or think Biden is the best President and will smith is ok to slap people, the list could go on. Take away here Johnny Carson was king back then and in syndication, he still is🏆

NOWWW... I get the Steve Martin thing, genius😄👍

I used to get so excited when I saw Steve Martin was going to be on the Tonight Show. Watching these videos now I appreciate even more how original he was.

@@dolores2716 it's funny, I got the notification that someone responded to a comment, while I was watching an episode of Johnny Carson, that took me down a rabbit hole of all the old tv shows, and commercials of the era. 😆

A close second is Andy Kaufman doing the Mighty Mouse theme song.

He used to sell crack. That is how he purchased the banjo.

... and did you learn all the banjo tunes too? 😉🍻

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Wow! Your statement hit the nail on the head! Perfectly stated regarding both men!!!

Steve has worked with magic for a very long time.

I assume you know how it was done. It's more entertainment than anything but it's world-class entertainment at its finest.

@@stevethomas2285 Great misdirection. Johnny was into magic also.

Agreed!!!

How did he do that?

Yea, the late night fools that are on today offer nothing but anti-Trump "jokes" that only a drugged audience would even applaud for.

rvnmedic1968 the guy is a joke. He speaks for himself.

@@rvnmedic1968 Late Night actors like Colbert are no different than CNN anchors, co conspirators in the Coup Against The President of the United States and the American People. They read what they are ordered to read and when no longer useful, which will be very soon, they will run and hide until caught for their crimes against the US and it's People. Traitors one and all.

@@moondawg3693 The traitors are the Trumpists -- the toothless, fat, drooling morons who put a two-bit dictator wannabe in the White House and enabled him to destroy the country's core institutions. He's failing, as he always has, but that doesn't make his enablers any less despicable.

Apparently, this was a skit Steve Martin only did at private parties, until Carson asked him to do the full skit on the show.

Spoiler Alert - his left 'arm' is a prosthetic - hence his free arm inside his jacket 'performing' each moment in the act - still fucking hysterical

@Ed F booboo Did you forget to take your Midol today, booboo?

jeremybr2020 Jesus you Americans are easily amused - pathetic

AWE SUM this is pure fire you idiot

Yes. The facial expressions sell it. Few are the comedic folk who could pull this off. In fact, the only folk that come predominantly to mind, at least at the moment, are silent movie actors.

And then has Carson bring him back out for a bow so he can use his left hand as if it hadn't been a fake one during the routine.

@@brianparkman8183 Too funny....I didn't even notice it was his left hand for the bow finale.

A lit cigarette and a glass of wine! The wine glass could be gimmicked but a lit cigarette!? After the show, Flydini signed autographs.

@@edkretchmer2167 I don't think the cig was actually lit. I think there was a powder on the cig. When he put it to his lips he brushed the powder off with his fingers (twice). No smoke actually comes from the cig (or from his mouth). The powder is then thrown from his fly as well, after he pretends to take a puff. It's extremely well done; if it weren't for the pause button I never would've figured it out.

Absolutely, HE was the best.

Your so so right. Johnny Carson was the great entertainer. Now late night television is full of crap hacks who don't care that their ratings suck.

well if the morons at NBC did not have there heads so far up there butts we would have 4 or 5 more years of johnny even if it was just once a week I to miss him grew up watching him in the 60's

this ^ some of the best moments is watching this with my grandfather, and listening to him just cackle laughing.

I never cared for his jokes.

Tim!

As a little kid I used to watch him do magic in the Disneyland magic shop on Main Street. If he wasn’t there I looked for him playing banjo in the the park somewhere.

Thank your dad for showing you the tapes. Them was the days of show biz.

@@memowilliam9889 I was at Knott's Bery Farm and Disneyland in Aug 1965. I found out way later that he worked there. Just toom young to know or remember.

I saw the origional and I am 69 yrs old. We have forgotten what real humor is, today. We have forgotten how to push the envelope into pure laughter. So sad.

Steve really made the most of his time working at the Disneyland Magic Shop when he was a teenager. Just a brilliant performance all around.

Imagine what else they did at poker night?

He did it at several private charities and 7 days straight in Atlantic City well before Carson

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@@RobertWeir ta ta toothy

That's not true he never did it at Carson's place. Carson heard he did the trick and Carson wanted him to perform it on one of his last shows.

I'd agree with the latter.... the actors and actresses of today, with very few exceptions, are more about self gratification than they are about providing any real entertainment.

Both

The so-called entertainers of today "just don't have it".

They had movie stars in those days. Now we just have famous people. Famous people think that, because they are famous, that people want to hear their political opinions among other things. In the Carson era, they almost never expressed an opinion on any subject, and certainly not on politics. (Carson himself may've been a Democrat, but he never said anything about it.) What they were was a fantasy. Their lives were a mystery to a great extent and their job was bigger than life. On top of all that, Steve Martin was perhaps the greatest entertainer in modern times.

Now days they walk on eggshells not to offend the snowflakes (pc shitlords) acrors have lost their personality and opinions, nothing more than cardboard cutouts

#MeToo wouldn't allow it today. I'm surprised it's still available on the internet.

Funniest man that ever lived. He is a genius!

Jay Francis so true, so true. Absolutely hilarious.

The "seriousness" is the "misdirection", in the parlance of magicians.

And did so without a single flub. Amazing!

I remember thinking back then that it was probably time for him to retire back then. Things seemed a little stale. But man I'd give anything for him to be back on the air now.

Oh my goodness!!! How many entertainers were truly inspired by Johnny. If you hear any of the older comics talking they all pay homage to Carson. What a legacy. These late night hosts nowadays should be ashamed of what they lowered the bar to. There is not one that can make me laugh. All their shows have turned into "we hate president Trump" BS. Johnny always had a little something every night about our politicians of the day but it was something everyone could laugh at. It wasn't hate-filled and venomous. It is just really sad what tv has turned into.

@@43cjd I think Conan is pretty good

@@43cjd an informed electorate is MUCH more important than telling jokes. Carson wasn't broadcasting during a time when Fox 'News' has its OWN lawyers arguing in court that no 'reasonable person' should take what their broadcasters say seriously (McDougal v. Fox News Network), as they work so hard to misinform the public----if Carson was on today, I am sure he would be fighting the good fight.

@@robertz768 I'm sorry but I beg to differ with you. He was not an egomaniac who tried to force his opinions and ideals on the whole country. He was on TV to entertain, not to lecture.

@@43cjd I agree with all you've written. Johnny didn't tote water for any political party, nor did he push an agenda. He was able to invite all sorts of people and make them at home on his show. He never lost sight of the goal, which was to make people laugh. That made him the type of person that we are sorely missing in this slightly insane world today. That made him a professional.

Underappreciated? Are you kidding? He was the biggest thing in comedy at the time. Whoever was second had to look waaaaay up ahead to see Martin.

I searching for someone to know her name 😂 she is hot and I believe she still is

I went to Disneyland a lot in the 60s and 70s as a kid. My Dad hung out with Walt, smoking like fiends. I'm pretty sure I remember Steve working in a store in the castle. I was probably about 13 and remember this guy with a real snarky attitude, but still dang funny. I wish my memory was better.

But I'll take a wild guess he didn't pull anything out of his fly at Disneyland... :)

I also remember a very young Michael Jackson and his brothers performing at the courtyard of the Carnation ice cream plaza at the end of Main Street.

Johnny was better than any late night host ever. These guys today are terrible.

He was the best ever. His show was worth watching even on "average" nights.

Agreed. His was my favorite of all the late night talk shows. I love Conan and Dave, but Johnny was the king.

Carson still reigns supreme!

How does he do it I'm so confused 😂 was thinking was pulling a string with his hand to pull it up but no way to do the puppet with that

@@kyledavidwalsh Look closely, you'll see the left side of his frame is just a bit wider than it should be. The left arm you see is fake, and his real left arm is bringing things out through his fly

I don't think I would compare this with the best of those specialists you mentioned. As somebody mentioned above, the logistics and practice needed to do this boggles me. The lit cigarette? Are you kidding me?

Steve performed almost the same routine in the UK 5 years earlier (1987) and states it is the first time he has performed it on television. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9iUarJ6u7mZk6s.html

Steve used to perform comic-magic acts in Vegas..

Oh...wow. Neither did I. Even afterwards I kept asking, How did he do that?"

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't spoil it for others!!!!!!!

Yeah but still that's a lot of junk to stuff down your trunk

Craig Killebrew Steve Martin is still alive.. 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️

Craig Killebrew; The whole routine is a lewd dick joke.

Steve's deadpan expression - you JUST KNEW that he was going to be hilarious.

St. Louis? No, Navan Johnson!

Jerk

mrabrasive51 One of my favorites. “These cans are defective”.

HE HATES THESE CANS!!!🤣

...and can't dance to the beat...

yeah but back then $7 could buy you a car and a house !@

@@jimbosaul3996 funny...Close - 1st car in 72 was a $50 Ford Falcon lol. Concert was open seating. Front row. Arrow on head. Balloon animals. Steve had blown up but had to fulfill campus gigs.

Same here

OMG. Portable, yes, but not wireless...

Ditto The Genius!

This and the dragnet skit Carson did with jack Webb. If you’ve never seen it wastes no time looking for it.

So true. The hack CoBERT and the rest wouldn’t rate to even sweep Johnny’s dressing room, let alone be in the same comedic discussion as him.

@@jimstryker646 Too bad the guys you mention feel the need to speak out the way they do. Thank God for them.