No one will ever replace Johnny Carson! I miss Johnny Carson sooo much. I used to sneak out of bed as a child and watch the tonight show. Now I don't even think about turning on late night TV. When Johnny Carson left he took the magic with him. No one will ever be as great as Johnny.
Johnny Carson will always irrefutably be The King of all late night talk shows. As much as I enjoyed Letterman, he still wasn't on Johnny's level. No one was/is, especially with the sorry sacks we have to watch now, like Jimmy "I have THE most annoying fake laugh" Fallon, to Jimmy Kimmel, etc. Uggghh! They are horrible compared to Johnny, and I also don't watch any of the late night hosts nowadays, simply because they're not funny nor clever.
@@rcfnc "Amen, never watch the night time trash that is on now because Dear Leader is finally being exposed as the insane fraud that all intelligent people knew he was all along and I can't stand to see the night time talk show hosts point out how obviously insanely evil he is. I want to pretend this isn't really happening so I'm sticking my head in the sand until it's all over."
I interviewed Steve Allen, Bob Hope and worked exclusively for NBC in-house media from 2000 to 2010. Cameraman/Director. I worked with Jay Leno. Johnny retired in 87' 88? I was not up the ladder yet but was there. This video is very well produced. I was very shocked as the story was spot on. And the integrity between the editor and the source video's captured the machismo and appreciation for the story. Excellence FV! Emerson Goodfellow Award for Outstanding Journalism. 🏆
Johnny was and is the best of all time. He didn't let pressure or politics change him or anything about the show. He did it the right way. He will for ever be missed.
Carson was brilliant. His on stage persona, quit wit, and great interviewing skills make him simply the best that ever did it. Especially when you consider what the man was like off camera. As I said, the man was a brilliant entertainer.
@@FactsVerse There are just too many to name. I anxiously looked forward to watching Johnny nightly. And would always be disappointed on the nights he had guest hosts. For my money, he was a welcome guest in my home and someone I looked forward to watching before turning in for the night. He was, hands down, the king of late night television.
I "grew up" with Johnny Carson, turning 11 years old when he began in 1962. My parents often watched him late at night. I loved Steve Allen, but never saw him on the Tonight Show. I liked Jack Paar, but he was not as smooth as Johnny. I occasionally watched David Letterman, but he was too self centered and sarcastic. I also liked Craig Ferguson. However, on stage Johnny was the quintessential gentleman, and made his guests the focus of the show, not himself. Rare talent. Sad that his personal life was so f'd up.
DrDave Menke I think Craig Ferguson was the closest to Carson. I was sad to see his show end. Can’t stand the no talent hacks that pass for hosts now. Conan is the only one I will watch , but not having cable anymore that is only occasionally now.
Huge difference between Johnny and the late night hosts of today. All the shows today have guests that are already stars, Johnny MADE stars. Also, you fail to mention the plethora of “ordinary” people he had on as guests, the sheriff from a small town with the broken down car, the “potato chip lady”. He always played the straight man and made sure they got moat of the laughs. These guys today don’t hold a candle to Carson!
To this day I can still recall his very last show. And when he passed away I felt like my favorite uncle had died. And while there have been some great hosts since, there will never be another Johnny Carson. Ever.
Johnny was always #1 to me. Leno never caught on. But Letterman sure did. After Letterman retired, I retired from watching any of the network's late night shows.
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Absolutely "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" was the very best; Carson remains the "King of Late Night." His shows rerun on Antenna TV still entertain. Jay Leno kept up the reputation, but all other's currently suck big time---in part because the stars of today do not compare to the stars of Carson's era. Jack Parr was great, also. That Jack Ass on CBS is the absolute worst. I can't believe CBS would run nightly a full time anti-Trump ostensible Late Night TV program.
Jack Parr was my favorite, I was a teenager still in school but never missed a show. His show was live and there were a lot of funny screw-ups. Loved Johnny Carson's show also.
Johnny Carson was the best, and no one ever came close to taking his place. He also had a great line of suits of which I owned 3 purchased in the mid 60's priced at $50. per suit.
Over time, there were many great movies made where the leads didn't get along or couldn't stand each other but the product was outstanding to the viewers. Ditto for Johnny and the Tonight Show.
Carson was the cure for depression, anxiety, and spastic colon. That's from a kid in 1964 who watched the monologue every night for many years. Beyond the word genius!
While I enjoy Facts Verse videos and subject matter, the increasing number of mispronounciations or incorrect information has become a distraction. In the video, for example, Johnny Carson's executive producer's name is voiced as "Fred Cordova" when a simple fact check would have revealed his correct name as "Fred de Cordova." While it may seem insignificant to some, it can serve to undermine the validity of the information you provide, especially since you brand yourself as "Facts Verse."
Actually Chris, I’m hearing “Fred de Cordova” @ 2:58. Edit: I subsequently heard what you were referring to apparently because as the narrator continues, he then refers to the producer simply as “Cordova.” I would assume this is still acceptable.
johnnys on camera persona was all class it really doesn’t matter to me if it was only just a act for the camera or not he was consistent and for the amount of years he was on television I totally respect that he was able to stay consistent
My favorite memories of Johnny Carson... First, and foremost Carson's laugh. His laugh was contagious and one of a kind, especially w/ guests like Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams and, of course, Don Rickles. His Carnac Skit with Ed Mcmahon, that too was funny. You couldn't ask for a better sidekick like Ed Macmahon.. They paired well. What stood out the most,I think, was his sensitivity,at times. I recall when his son passed, He thanked everyone, on live tv, for the well wishes, condolescenes and the support he received from his fans. That little speech showed he appreciated his fan support ,but also showed what class act Johnny Carson was. Despite any hardships he had, Johnny Carson always made his guests, the band, Doc and Mr Ed come first. He show cased a lot of talent over the years and gave them exposure on his time to make them successful as he was- successful, and funny, and, at the same time, made his viewers laugh and they loved for that. What a great man! 👍
Carson was clearly the best!! You can combine all the existing hosts together and they still could not shine his shoes! I avoid all of them and watch the reruns with Johnny, Ed and Doc.
Agree....for pure raunchiness, quirkiness and outright anti most things, Craig was the best. That bit with Robin Williams and "Calling Chlamydia" was one of the funniest impromptu things I've ever seen.
yes and he had literally the three best things to ever, ever on tv, his monologues about his mom and dads deaths and about brittney spears. right from the heart.
he was funny, even when he was boring he was funny, he could do politics and be funny and not mean, I miss Jonny, the world misses Johnny, the world needs Johnny today more than ever.
@@FactsVerse their were many but the one that stands out to me is the one with Johnny, Dean Martin, Bob Hope and George Gobel. I don’t remember the year but it’s the one that Dean Martin keep flicking his cigarette ashes in George’s drink.
The key to Johnny and why he was my favorite, is that it was about the guest, not him. To his credit, Leno took on the same model making him the #2 in late night history. #3 Would be Craig Ferguson As he had an uncanny way of making it like every guest was a long lost friend and the conversations were like being at home with family.
Steve Allen was greater overall entertainer then all of the others put together he was responsible for making the Tonight Show so that others who followed him got credit for much of his work which was always original and entertaining.
I really enjoyed Steve Allen. My father ALWAYS went to bed early, around 9:30-10pm. My mother and I would stay up often till 11:30-12pm and would often have the Tonight Show on. We made each other laugh!
The first time I saw Steve Martin he was doing stand-up appearances on Carson. No sit-down interview. This was in 1975 or 1976 before he was big. He was hilarious; he had me in stitches. There was a steady roster of go-to guests; but there was an A list too. The A list guests would only come on when they had a new movie to plug. They were the biggest stars in Hollywood. The second-tier guests would appear even when they had nothing new happening.
"Carson very smartly remained politically neutral during his monologues, interviews, sketches, and comedy routines, in fear of taking a side and alienating half of his huge audience." a bit of wisdom lost on the current group of hate night stooges
Though I agree with you on that Mike, but you have to admit that what you see coming from the current administration currently residing in the White House is almost impossible to avoid making some sort of joke or even statement.
@@M7TOPGEAR Not true. Obama, Clinton, Biden and the majority of the Democrat party are providing so much comedy material, it practically writes itself. Even amateurs are are coming up with hilarious material.
M7TOPGEAR Carson would bury Trump today too, but he wouldn’t do it in a partisan way like current late night hosts. What made Carson great is he joked on every politican and just went for the laugh. Colbert, Kimmel, etc, are trying to sway opinions first and than go for the laugh. Kimmel even admitted that he didn’t care if Trump voters stopped watching as Carson was too smart to say anything as dumb as that. Why would anyone alienate 50% of the country?
Oh, there is no doubt about it, Johnny Carson forever. Right behind him is Letterman who I thoroughly enjoyed as well. But Carson will always be number 1!
He must have done a passable job as they wanted him back when Conan garnered sub par ratings. That whole debacle and Letterman stirring the pot just showed me how petty some of these people are but it didn't really surprise me. I surmised that Letterman thought he was the rightful heir to the late night throne and harbored a lot of animosity over being passed by for that time slot.
There is no question in my mind that Johnny Carson was the best late night host ever. His dry, timely humor and ability to inter act with his guests, I think, is unparalleled. Miss him MUCH!!
What was great about talk show hosts from years ago was that they made a couple comments about the politics at that time but didn’t base the whole show around politics
David Letterman was the best. Carson was good too, but for my money, you can’t beat Dave. After my wife passed, and weeks of grieving, it was Letterman that actually made me laugh so hard I had tears in my eyes. Thanks Dave !!
I used to watch the Tonight show with my grandmother, she just loved Carson. The late night shows just don't live up to that level. I watch the old shows, an can remember laughing till she was in tears. The best times I ever had with her. Johnnie was the greatest!!
