Johnny Carson as Reagan, a "Who's On First" spoof 

Oh, wow. How cool!

+James Rouse Wait, seriously? Words cannot attempt to describe how lucky you are!

+joinmarch76 My wife, Debra's father :)

+James Rouse I remember I saw that skit the night it aired, and how funny it was and still is, great memory indeed James. I miss my Dad everyday and it's been more than a year that he has passed......... great memories indeed James!

+RetroGuy76 Hi, it's Dr. James' wife, Debra here. It was my dad. My maiden name is Grossinger and my dad changed his name legally to Holliday some time during his acting career, but he was originally Fred Grossinger. Thank you for commenting. I was there when he filmed it. I was young but I still remember.

He was the best! The three clowns today are useless!

i guess I am quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good place to watch newly released movies online?

What a hoot!!! Thanks for sharing a good 👍 laugh

But Tommy Smothers makes a pretty convincing Carson.

Agreed! Great writing!

Very clever writing. No wonder late show hosts have been trying to copy Johnny ever since

Yep...you can say what you want about Carson but he had some great bits. His writers deserved more credit than they got. MF in PA

This was actually a Who's On First homage

Would anyone know the names of the writer or writers of this skit? Someone is asking on another version of this video.

He was probably laughing as hard as could. Nancy also loved good clean spoofs of Reagan.

Reagan - if he could remember - probably sat thru stage-performances of Abbott & Costello. Or heard it on the radio, at least.

the one he did on Walter Cronkite was funny too.

Sis boom bah has to be on the conversation

President Reagan had a great sense of humor and did not mind having someone poke fun at him.

On Carson's 23rd anniv show, he said Reagan had a great sense of humor, & that when he sent Reagan this video clip, Reagan sent it back autographed 😄. My #2 fav president.

I hope they got credit for it.

Reagan was great if you care for drug dealers

@@dennissmith2233 Drug dealer? What have you been smoking?

I too was watching this the first time it aired and am laughing just as hard.

tradewins Yes, I did too.

I didn't see it live, but my dad taped (betamax!) all his shows to watch on the weekend. We watched 3 or 4 more times that Saturday afternoon, we were laughing so hard.

Yep.. was watching that night, as well. Also was watching night he went across hall to see Don Rickles for breaking his box.

I watched that episode the night it originally aired as well. I laughed so damn hard that night. It was shortly after that I discovered the works of Abbott and Costello. Thank you Mister Carson!

+steeveomatic I bet he loved it.

Reagan had a lot more self confidence and thicker skin than our current occupant of the WH. Oh and he realized all presidents get mad fun of.

steeveomatic; Petfect impersonation. 😂🤣😂

Really, he had a thicker skin than the latest four or so presidents.

Reagan was also an actor and he knew these people were just doing their job and not to take everything so personally. Political figures have always been made fun of throughout history. Reagan was also an adult.

Andy Anderson And because he was a lighthearted guy.

Yup, yup, yup. Bet he didn't remember it 30 minutes later.

absolutely

Hairway to Steven Indeed... Reagan was a leader who dabbled as an actor, whereas the current guy is a dabbler acting like he knows how to lead.

@@WilliamRWarrenJr If it was anywhere near that last debate you sir are correct.

Especially no political propaganda

Wish I had said this ... the humor, if one could call the late night hosts “funny”, it is worn out, without depth or style, and politically based which rarely elicits laughs except by those of opposition to the subject of the “joke”.

Now this is funny miss johnny watch him every week

you mean back when late night was more derivative and less funny? Which classy moment from Carson do you miss most? Was it when he was getting peed on by lizards? When he threw an axe at a silhouette of a man's penis? Or are you just too stupid to separate class from slovenly devotion to your lying orange god?

@Big Bill O'Reilly Watt?

Sometimes he couldn't. See the clip on "sis-boom-bah" for proof of this. He was helpless with laughter (as is Ed McMahon) even before he delivers the punchline ;D

Lol, I get ya... They just don't make comedians like they used to. I miss those days. Mom & I always watched the Dean Martin celebrity roasts while Dad was at work, then they watched Johnny Carson after Dad got home while I listened from my bedroom :-) Just watched this and almost had an asthma attack too. Good thing I was already "inhalered up" with all the scheduled doses beforehand - whew! :-) Johnny's Copper clappers just about killed me though, seriously (yes, you can die laughing, but what a way to go! :-D ) Hope you have many great memories of your father and may you have more good times to come.

Those days were the best ! I feel sorry for kids today. I died laughing watching that live on tv decades ago

you know i think i actually remember that. who? that. what? no, that. you remember who? what? what's the clearance clarence? what's our vector victor? roger roger. uh? who? what? THAT!

This was going nowhere, Reagan was, swimming with What.

Thanks for your comment. I removed the original as I don't want offensive or political comments. It is just fun comedy.

Robert stevens And we as a people were more civil and reasonable.

+Jim Stark Aww a young Libatard Snowflake is Offended!

@@genesisplanet3186 Aw the conservatard snowflake is triggered by the truth... as usual

@@misterflibble6601 I have yet to meet a libtard who even has a passing acquaintance with the truth.

Hmm... They're making fun of Reagan's dementia... does that count as an agenda?

Jet Did I mention the 80s?... I was talking about Johnny Carson and his writers.

Jet Are they swaying you?

Jet So?...you don't answer questions... who has the agenda?

That last question was rhetorical ...

What are these 👎 numbers you speak of. Think Al has something to do with it

Glad you enjoy it!

Yes! Carol Burnett! That "curtain rod" dress was one of the biggest laughs I've ever had.

Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump.

It's funny but it's also an Abbott and Costello rip off. Who's on 1st etc.

and no one was harmed in the making of this skit.

mastorovich When late night talk show hosts were apolitical.

+TheMaster we ALL figured that out based on the title whats your point? That doesn't make it any less Funny! Big Deal, Second time you've said so!

Can you link to it?

Mick Funny I was hoping someone else could do that since I haven't had any luck.

Here is the actor his name is Fred Holliday www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/

No kidding?! Where is the video? I don't remember that one and would LOVE to see it!

Johnny Carson was the master of reactions. One look from him was enough to crack the audience up.

Well posted.

@Salnsd Yasser Arafat

funny greg n

I saw this when i was about 13 years old and about rolled over with laughter I knew who some of those names were too

Ronnie actually loved this like he did when Leslie Nielsen imitated him in Airplane!

I’m no Reagan fan at all but credit where credit is due, he could take a ribbing with the best of them. Go find the Don Rickles roast of Reagan at his Inauguration, it’s genius

Back before everyone was offended.

Me too. I laughted so hard my wife thought there was something wrong with me. She thinks I have a sick sense of humor.

Ricochet Games I bet Reagan did too

Check out the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast with Reagan.

Because it wasn't done in a hateful way. Johnny Carson, I'm pretty sure, was a friend of Reagan's.

As good as the "Mastermind" SNL skit with the late Phil Hartman as Reagan.

You are welcome. Glad to see so many enjoying it.

Glad you got a chance to see it.

Comic genius writing! --No body gets slammed or bad-mouthed and not a bit of foul language. Pure, fun, word-play. :-D

Try the original. Abbott & Costello. "Who's on First"

I am glad you found it. Pass it around. It is a classic comedy bit and one Johnny himself said was his most requested skit. I wish all those watching would just see it for the comedy it is and leave out the profanity and political comments (which I have just gone through and deleted). Thanks Neal for finding and enjoying it.

I love comments like this where people are being introduced to such a classic for the 1st time. It was originally aired in 1982.

runedragon1985 you shall love the Abbot and Costello's original or the animaniacs remake involving the who

Actually, it's because I love the Abbot and Costello original, that it came as a surprise for me to find this.

Carnac was the magnificent And that comment of mine was a sorry a** attempt on a joke by myself

Wow. I am so glad that people are still discovering this.

Watt ?

Where?

Y.

When?

Hu, are you! Hu! Hu!....Hu! Hu!

I'm glad that you are happy. If you haven't read my comments on others comments, Johnny said that this skit was his most requested skit ever.

You are welcome. Johnny said that this routine was his most requested of all the routines he ever did.