“propaganda and hate”? What are you watching that has you feeling so offended? Winters even makes a political joke about senators in this Carson appearance! Come on, folks, don’t be so sensitive.
Jonathan Winters was a national treasure! I started watching him in the early 1960s and I loved this man. No one made me laugh like Winters, and no one could improvise like him.
I actually met Winters years ago when I was just a little boy in the 1950’s. We were visiting my aunt & uncle in Dayton Ohio during New Year’s and he showed up one evening. I didn’t even know who he was until later years when I saw him on the Jack Paar show. He was an amazing talent with his improvisations.
"WW 2 we hunted constantly. We did see 2 who were destined to be Toyota dealers." Marine in his first life, genius comedian and actor in his second life. What a talent.
I always loved the guy. What sticks so much in my was, the role he played as the frustrated and accumulating anger in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, world! Especially when he's forced to ride a banged up bike! made me lmao!...
I had lunch with Jonathan winters. In ventura county. Great guy he was. Just eating a hot dog and cracken jokes. The more people gathered, the funnier he was. Such a great time I had.
Oh Jeremy, please while we still able to view old clips, look up a lot of the old entertainers and comedians, they were awesome. Johnathon was ever so brilliant and improvising comedy on the spot, he was the master. Yes Jeremy, yesteryear comedy and entertainment was clean and funny. Made us smile and laugh with them. God Bless you.
Boy oh boy, what time hath taken away... the best of the good old days.... The memories still leave us with smiles from Leno, Carson, Parr and Steve Allen's tonight show... from which many great talents did flow.... bringing laughter and relaxation into our lives. USA what a people, what a country!
Johnathan Winters is pure genius. He can do it all. My favorite is "It's a Mad Mad Mad World". The scene with him and Ethel Merman in the tow truck was priceless.
I really believe that "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World!" was the greatest comedy movie ever made. To see Jonathan Winters, Ethel Merman, Syd Ceasar, Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Terry Thomas and Phil Silvers in the same movie was priceless. There was so mush talent on tap that I think they all encouraged each other and came up with a masterpiece!
Love that move...Jonathan was great in it... "Taxes... Everybody has to pay taxes.. even business men, who rob and steal and cheat from people every day... even they have to pay taxes!"
I've known the name Jonathan Winters pretty much all my life, but I've never really known of the guy other than tangentially. This man is an insane comedic genius. These days, people try to be outrageous with profanity and shock value. Jonathan Winters is straight-out outrageous -- random topic flips leading to stuff that might seem ordinary because of his delivery and the potential normality of what he is saying, but in the context of what has gone before and when you think about it, what he is saying is just bonkers. He is a genius.
I went to LA to watch the show five times in the 70’s. I saw Mr. Winter, Dean Martin, Joan Rivers and others. I got to watch Seals and Crofts debut their song, Hummingbird. I’d go by the office mid morning and get the tickets and come back in the afternoon. The show actually filmed at 4:00 PM. Great times, wonderful memories.
Great pair, thanks for passing it along. Johnny Carson always kept the main focus on his guests and did not try to "out do them" as many talk show hosts now do. I miss Carson and his Tonight Show.
The wonderful thing about Johnny Carson was he knew how to listen. Too many hosts want to be the center of attention instead of the guest. It drives me nuts when they continually interrupt. Jonathan Winters is a national treasure of comedy. Why would anyone even think of interrupting him?😊
@@dianemitchell1717 Totally agree! And several times Johnny had Jonathan and Robin Williams on,and just let them go occasionally interjecting a new topic. Was absolutely hilarious.
The key to Jonathan Winters' great humor is the "And, uh..." He wants us to forget that he just said something loony or crazy, and so he pushes the conversation forward in a way that makes us think he was being serious. And when we catch that "And, uh..." (or just the "Uh...") that's when we laugh!
What a soft touch and intuition by Johnny. You can't pull of a set like that without support. And such improvisation skills by Jonathan Winters. It's unimaginable to have a full conversation without error by so many different characters consecutively. Flowing out of the moment is what Robin Williams loved about him and what he ultimately learned to do himself.
PAUL NICOLOSI: Okay!...We hope that you didn't get hit by lightning or a zebra without a tail on the way to his house... But wait!...Did you get to meet the woman with the wooden legs?...How fast are those woodpeckers in California?... Thanks, Paul...
Johnathan was one of the very best ever. He and Johnny were always super entertaining . Great men and thanks for the memories. No comparison to today's comedy.
One of the BEST humorously extemporaneous and one of my favorite entertainers of all time! Boy we sure don't have 'em like we used to. Miss you Jonathan Winters !!!
@@peggygallagher5802 wow am so happy for you, thats where i stay , what a small world you know, are you on whatsapp, would love to know more about you if you dont mind
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A few years before he died, Jonathan Winters did a documentary in which he talked about his life and revealed that his parents were failed 1950s entertainers who hated their son's success and ridiculed him. His mother would literally say, "I don't think you're funny." It must have driven them crazy when in the 1960s he was already a success appearing regularly on the Tonight Show and even making movies, such as Mad Mad Mad Mad World where he was one of the major players.
I would add Dangerfield and what the hell, let's throw in Marx to that list. I had the privilege of seeing George Carlin in the last years of his life. Something I'll never forget. For the encore, he broke out a binder of dirty jokes and started into them. I'll probably share that experience eventually, but it's going to take some time and space.
He seemed so much younger in person than I was expecting, as he bounced around the stage, enthusiastically laying down the truth! In the last years of his life! I saw George at Clowes Hall in Indianapolis. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.
Loved them both,and still watch Johnny each night.I really thought Mr.Winters was going to say ,when talking about the lady with no legs getting into the newspaper,"It was a short story".
The level of comedy genius in his mind was amazing , to be able to do this on the fly is incredible. Never will we see the likes of him again. Same as Rickles and Dangerfield!
It's not just his incomparable improv but his equally incomparable characterizations & impersonasations which is what sets him apart from all other comedians. Winters' expanse of comic talent was & still is unparalleled.
Jonathan Winters was a brilliant improvisational comedian like Robin Williams. Then I found out that he actually mentored Robin Williams early in Robin's career. Jonathan Winters was my favorite comedian during my grade school years as well as during my high school years.
JW was a true artist. Life was his art. True professional. During his performances he didn't break and laugh at his own presentation. J.C. is an equil to none as well. Wish we had people like them today in the arts.
Born in my hometown, Bellbrook, Ohio (Dayton, basically). Paid for the local library, which was a magical world to me. Thanks to this man. Reminds me of my Dad, too. NOTE: not all men from Dayton, Ohio act like this!
There was a much earlier Winters segment from the late 60s or early 70s that was absolutely hilarious. My parents along with some relatives were all gathered in the living watching Johnny. I was laying on the floor. Everyone was laughing with tears rolling down our faces. Now that we have the Internet, I have never been able to find that appearance.
I LOVE this memory of yours! One appearance I remember was Winters on The Red Skelton Show. He was given an armful of props and had to make up a story about why he was returning each gift right after Christmas. He was at his extemporaneous best.
I cried, when I heard that Jonathan Winters had passed on! A Genius!! Robin Williams another Genius recognized that Jonathan Winters was One of a Kind; as was Robin Williams! I can only imagine what those Two would say to each other!
I watched Johnny Carson nearly every night from 1978 to 1980 during my last 2 years of college. It was a great way to end the week on friday, and was refreshing being able to laugh at Johnny's guests, specially Mr Winters. One of the funniest shows featured Winters and Robin Williams; I have never laughed so much and cried so much at the same time. An era gone by...
I saw a director's commentary on the famous ensemble cast classic, "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World." The commentators stated that Jonathon Winter's genius was so legendary, that the director and the writers trusted him to improvise. They only loosely outlined the setup of his scene and he did the rest including almost all of his lines. The famous line, "but this is a girl's bike" was so completely unexpected that it caused the crew to lose it with laughter. And for those of you who might be young people and not understand that reference, back in the 60s and prior to any type of fancy racing bikes or mountain bikes, there were only two types of bicycles, girls' and boys' bikes. Sometimes a girl might ride a boy's bike, but a boy would NEVER be caught dead riding a girl's bike. So in this famous scene where Winters' character had to ride a bicycle because he had no car, and the bike was a girl's bike, his line was a laugh out loud remark to the audience.
@centerice & DOLL HOUSES! I was born in `63 & even going into the 1970`s, there weren`t UNISEX things being used. Winters` PIKE character telling MILTON BERLES` J. FINCH character makes that scene even funnier. Especially Winters` tone of voice.
🤔🤨💭 I will never forget Jonathan as the truck driver 🚛 in Mad, Mad, Mad World. I have been a trucker and could relate to the character He played so well❕ 😄😆😁👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💯❗ G-G.
Therapy reading the comments on RU-vid. Absolutely the world has changed quickly and yesteryear was the bees knees, a capital time.....One funny man and great story teller....RIP my good 🦸♂️
Winters was my father's favorite, he also was Robin Williams favorite (as evidenced by his casting on mork and Mindy, and his act itself) and I have great affection for him for that reason and more. Johnny Carson is the perfect entertainer. He is quick witted and every bit as funny as any comedian. Has the ability and enough knowledge to put on a magic show. Has a voice that could be used for narration, radio, and broadcasting. He is able to carry a bad guest with his wit, humor and relatability. Even more important, he is able to play the straight man and setup more talented guests and that skill is the hardest.
I guess when I was younger I never knew what a genius this man was. He was a one and only. His last interview before his death was so sad for me as I just starting to go thru all his times on Tonight Show videos.
I stay up and binge watch the JOHNNY CARSON SHOW and laugh my ass off - of course, kids go, "This is funny?" Don Rickles, Dom DeLuise, etc., et al ? Heck yeah 😂🤣🤣
I recently read 'Robin' by Dave Itzkoff, a sensitive and detailed biography of the great Mr Williams. It was clear how much Robin adored this man, he used to sit and watch him on TV with his father - a rare opportunity for them both to bond over laughter. As an Aussie born in '74 I was never exposed to Jonathan Winters, but as soon as he started talking I felt like I kinda new where he was at, what to expect, because he is so clearly a palpable influence on Robin and others; that storytelling improvisational style coming from random triggers and so well elaborated upon (Jim Carrey also comes to mind). I'm definitely going to have to go digging for more stuff from this comedic genius.
One of the most funniest people in that area, he spent a lot of time on Johnny Carson show, he would make anybody crack up, not the comedian of today, they just make you sick of the garbage they called funny.
