His career in a nutshell.

@@edwardofgreene he is a NUT...........................but talented and demented but like all comedians has his demons

he couldn't turn it off

@@patgalvez4563 insanely funny he could not turn it off genius

Coping

Jim Carrey and Jonathon Winters, I'm not saying who was the funniest, but those 2 can certainly "compete" with him

It was the cocaine that made him so special. God bless his drug dealer.

He was incredible in that Jonny Carson appearance. If there was a record to break in comedy moment, this was it.

Jonathan Winters was just as good. Those 2 were insane when they got together. There improv was great.

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Credit all the cocane that he consumed, he burned out fast. What a monster he was.

We live in a world of censored comedy.

@@taylorshelton8962 That should be the worst thing!

Seems manic folks have that ability. Odd thing about Robin was his mania moments were dominate. I can't imagine his lows. Back in the late 70's, during his Mork and Mindy run, he released some stand up LP's, as he began to loath his Mork character. I was a boy but remember there was a darkness of subject of New York and now see it for what it was. RIP RW

@@brad3706 Do you think he was wired wrong at birth? Sort of like Matty man?

They are now having a good time together in the skies.

Johnny always has a special knack for treating his guests right. It's his name on the show but when a guest comes on Johnny leads the guest and does not take over. The last one to do this was Conan. And both of them had the greatest sidekicks. Ed & Andy knew how to help out when help is needed and do it without making the host look bad.

Jonny found someone whom extended the Wit band to unlimited. He was in awe.

​@@robinstevenson1098Johnny laughed louder for Robin than any other comic

He's on coke lol his heart is beating fast

Why wouldn't the waitresses be laughing? They can enjoy a free show on the side. Plus it is an interesting challenge to not drop any dishes. 😄

@@Dowlphin as long as the waitresses laugh thats all that matters

​@@Dowlphin8 9th oloo🎉p

Who is is "Dad", must be yours?

Probably was @the Townhouse.

Excellent description. I wish he'd been able to stay longer, but that's just me being selfish....

Not selfish, not selfish at all. We all wish he was still here.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's death is another one that still gets to me, and he died in 2014. Another life, gone too soon. I loved his projects & always looked forward to finding our what he would choose next. When he died, I just couldn't believe there would be no more. Theae people are human after all, aren't they? And we miss them, perhaps far more than they could understand.

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Hello, how’re you doing😊?

Just sitting at home squeaking with laughter over ehre

I think it is funnier today because we are so starved for good comedy.

Robin was & is extraordinary person

Fun fact: Robin and Christopher Reeves where room mates at art school in NYC.

His invention of golf bit is my go to for him

Worst haiku ever.

Was, unfortunately.

Facts 💯

Cocaine is a helluva drug!

Cool story bro

His mouth moved as quickly as his mind...

@Insignificant Speck Of Dust That’s true

Regan from the Exorcist was the funniest person to walk on 4 feet.

Seeing him so funny, makes me think of the song Smokey Robinson sang..."The Tears Of a Clown"....when there's no one around 😢

Johnny was so much more than most people know. He sang with the Rat Pack in St Louis where he was hosting a huge fund raising event. You can Google it, it's in black and white with him, Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.

I never appreciated Carson until I saw him play straight man to three totally different styles of comedy in short order. I usually found his monologues predictable and dull, but he was brilliant at playing to his guests' strengths.

aaw that is so cute. :)

@@ccilie7956 sooo cuyoooottt

Hope you still have it, I'd have that framed on the wall!

thats cool really cool seriously

I like Robin especially now he's dead

So is Johnny Carson! He was the ultimate late night talk, show host! And funny in his own right!

A slight change: Robin Williams is still alive, in 2023.

Robin Williams is immortal

Andolutely

One of the greatest ever! RIP

Wow, you're so lucky to have gotten to know him.

How did you know him?

@@anjelica024 I design games and Robin was a very hard-core gamer. I met him first at E3 (game convention) and then many times after. One year we were at lunch, I had to give a demo of a new game and just casually asked if he would give the demo. He didn't hesitate and said yes. Any other Hollywood celebrity would require you talk to their agent or lawyer and spend weeks negotiating over it. But Robin was the kind of guy that didn't think that way. 20 minutes later he was onstage giving the demo simply because I asked him to. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/jmWFjHuMoIhiuZ8.html

@@anjelica024 This is the dude that started The Sims franchise, assuming he's the real deal. Something of a legend in the games industry.

Compassion, as well as talent ! ☝️😀💓

It's Ho Chi Minh City, not saigon.

The people, including young people in saigon call it Saigon.

@@BojaneBugami It's name is Ho Chi Minh City. America and its puppet state lost. 😉

​​@@jake8855 Saigon most certainly exists, and it's one of the constituent parts of Ho Chi Minh City. People in the southern part of Vietnam almost always refer to the entire city as Saigon rather than as Ho Chi Minh City.

@@williamwolf2844 Wow, what a worldly little man you are. Thanks for editing down your original comment that had all the accusations of pedantry and statistics about Vietnam's population. You don't wanna look like a whiny douche, I presume. Hahaha. It's HCM City now, get over it.

Late night comedy died after Leno .

@@sickofthestupid1067 So true!

I would trade all the present late night dolts for one Johnny Carson

​@@sickofthestupid1067 Jay Leno???? Really?? I don't care about Jimmy Fallon, he is ok, but you still had/have Conan who was suppose to take over the show - plus Dave Letterman at the time time and now Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. *Google why do comedians dislike Jay Leno.* By the way Johnny Carson and Dave Letterman were very good friends.

I have a vizio in my bedroom and one of the channel, 516 I think is the Johnny Carson show 24hrs/day. It's awesome.

I think only Jim Carrey could come close to being as spontaneous as Robin

Agree....Grouchy Marx was ahead of his time too.....

True. Funny, though, how he was talking about Johnathan Winters in this appearance; It made me realize that Winters was probably the closest thing to Robin, improv comedy wise. They are the only 2 comedians I know of who could go off like they did, non-stop, jumping from one bit to another.

I'd add Steve Martin to that.

He copied JonThan Winters. There was nothing original about Robin.

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

He always seems coked to the gills

Those trying to point fingers at drugs are too stupid and blind to see true God given talent. Rare and His gift was born inside of his deepest most being and to attribute this gift to something as mindless and destructive as cocaine is a profound insult to Robin, his talent and everyone who loves him because he is from every part of himself a brilliant unique and most uplifting, selfless gift to mankind.

Demonstrates so clearly how cocaine in those person's has only contributed to their stupidity and lack of a brain that requires some artificial stimulation to be able to appear to function as a semi human being. And sadly that's the best they can do. Keep your assinine remarks to yourself where they belong

@@viwilton117 Your reply is pretty funny. I don't think anybody said the cocaine was a bad thing or that's the only reason he was funny, but there's no denying that he was using a lot in those days and that affected how he acted.

One of his idols was Jonathan Winters who was known for inventing spontaneous characters on the fly.

True talent gone and he was a great serious actor too….good will hunting destroyed me emotionally because of his portrayal

Yep, the good ol days

@@22cudaman carson knew how to play the guest and enhance the appearance

Johnny played the straight man for Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield, Johnathan Winters just to name a couple. Every moment hilarious

Only him and Don Rickles😂

Johnny knew talent,Johnny would let his guests just go

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Jim Carrey could have as well.

Johnny couldn't stop laughing. he let him take over the show. Johnny was the best

@@sparky010201 Johnny let Robin "take over the show" but there were probably 2 or 3 acts back in the "Green Room" waiting for their turn. When Robin Williams was on a roll, nobody seemed to want to cut him off. His act was just infectious; what a loss...

You are so right

It showed that behind the silliness there was a professional who knew exactly what he was doing. He was in control of his spontaneity!

@@MrGaryGG48 lol can you imagine being up next?? I'd be like "uhh there's just been a family emergency... gotta go!"

I remember almost ten years ago, Robin gave a sweet and endearing tribute to Jonathan Winters at the Emmys in an in-memoriam segment; less than a year later, Billy Crystal gave a sweet and endearing tribute to Robin 😢❤

I met him indirectly, just walking by each other, a nice man.

Very good analogy.

Me, too.... Spontaneous laughter

Did you expect humor to change that much?

@@Dowlphin Not all humor holds the test of time.

@@lisa-linb4190 I can't really imagine an example. Dunno, maybe because I wouldn't seek it out deliberately. I just remember a Buster Keaton movie I enjoyed greatly.

Perfect description. Thank God for rewind. My brain doesn’t work as fast as his mouth.

Maybe so. Crazy to miss it and miss the stuff it turned over

the only time you hop on that tornado and try to ride it for 30 seconds. he was always all over the place.

a gentle, intelligent tornado

Robin and Johnny both are legends. I hope future generations don’t forget them.

Robin is definitely one of the few comedians who made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt. He was the master.

I feel the same about these two.. and it hurts me even more that Norm is also gone..

Nothing but love hope and security. CHEERS! :)

Be still, Robin is still with us, not only in heart but in all the wonderful film and television he left with us.

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I'm just answering everything I don't see as a question because I like the word yes.

@@ericparrish1515yes

When Johnny did his farewell shows that last week in 1992, he had on Robin and Bette Midler as his last guests. With Bette Midler singing Sinatra's "One More For My Baby" to Johnny, and Robin being Robin, it was absolutely one of TV's greatest moments, a legendary show- and Johnny at his best.

Every night was Johnny night for me. Cool, class, comedian, who put the news of the day in right order so we could sleep with a smile. Those were the "Here's Johnny" days.

@@irisk5183 Absolutely Iris, well said

Doing comedy is our built in self-defense mechanism

@@treefrog0826 never quit

@@rickmorgan1441 I knew when I was 8 years old I wanted to do comedy and I still do it today some 50 years later. Do you know what reindeer do on the weekend for fun ? They go out snd blow a few bucks... Merry Christmas

@@treefrog0826 lol . hilarious! your ''calling'' is a healthy one and beneficial to others. some callings are the opposite. I've got this ''calling'' or compulsion to gamble, but i never give into it. thank God. Thanks mate, same to you and all your significant people Merry Christmas!

When Robin Williams died I feel like I lost my best friend I know I never knew him but he's been a big part of my life ever since I was a little boy

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

I've never seen anyone else on Johnny's gazillion shows who could make the man laugh (and guffaw) like Robin did. What a treasure. RIP, Mork.

Hello, how’re you doing😊?

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He was funny because of the coke abuse, he started slipping mentally and getting depressed many years after he stopped doing coke. Basically, coke was his beginning and ending. Don't do drugs... Years later, your brain catches up to the damage already done. 😐

@@TheAngryIntellect- There's probably a good bit of truth to that, sadly...

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​@@TheAngryIntellect-he was funny because he was funny. Not because of drugs.

Exactly. Bless Johnny and Ed. Always let him do what he knew best. God bless them. I'm sure they're doing what they do best in the skies. ♥️

Cool story bro

not talent... he was a full mature carefully crafted artist and comedian. a talent is someone who aspires.... Williams had left talent behind when he was 8 year old.

Yeah , gut did have real friends , can you imagine being at luch with Robin Williams and four or five other people . do you really think that the other 4 or 5 could get a word in edge wise . As witty , bright and great actor that he was he was not a balanced individual . He makes me tired watching him go on and on like no body else is in the room .. sorry fans !!

My favorite is The Fisher King

Bicentennial man

@Terry, you might be referring to Awakenings with him and Robert DeNiro. IMO that and Dead Poets Society are his best dramatic roles 💙💙

Awakenings, What Dreams May Come, Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam, his serious acting was awesome.

@@Denots208 The Fisher King is my favourite as well...Robin did an absolutely incredible job in that role and can't imagine anyone else that could have played it but him.

Yes to all and he also was pretty fucked up .

I’ve known people with high IQs. I believe the higher the IQ, the nuttier they are.

Yeah, cocaine is a helluva drug.

Those jobs would have shackled his genius. I know a lot of people say highly intelligent people can do whatever they want, but the truth is, they can't. And I say that lovingly. It becomes a blessing and a curse.

​@NoLineNoWait123AbC good one Beavis!

@@dougdavis8986 , I would gouge your eye out in person.

And Johnny? ... missed by ZILLIONS.(!)

I'm glad you said, "It's not always funny." I thought I was the only one who thought that. I didn't realise how close the line between ad hoc comic genius and madness was until I saw Williams here. Having not seen the 'interview' (if it could be called that) before, I at once felt great jealousy but also, great pity. I was immediately reminded of a description David Cassidy in his book gave of his father right before madness overtook him towards the end of his life and just before a suicide attempt: "And now my father got into the role of being our host. He'd stand up, he'd sit down - the nonstop talker, the entertainer, going, 'And if you think that's fun, wait till you hear this.' I mean, he was really ON. He usually seemed sort of over the top anyway, but this was different. He was way over. There was some little glint in his eyes that seemed to say, not 'I'm having fun tonight' but something more like 'I'm just a little bit twisted'. Like something was frying in him." I have little doubt Williams was assisted by a substance because the amount of energy to drive him like that could not be supplied by a normal psyche. Too much light, not enough shade, ie. him sitting down and talking about his life - the routine is physically wearing to watch. Nowadays, of course, he could not get away with half the stuff he spoke about because of the PC brigade, so every second word would be f*ck instead. At least we were spared that.

​@Johnr Roberts he for sure did some drugs but there were times in his life he wasn't yet was still just as hyper active non stop. His brain judt worked at a different speed than 99.99999999999% of people.

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

😅😊😊

I agree

Sadly, true

So many channels, and NOTHING on

Thats because anything decent is on the internet now. I don't even have cable or youtube TV because what's the point?

😍🤩😍🤩😍😍😍I loved Robin Williams ♥️

That´s because you can identify with someone. You needn´t know them personally in order to build a certain type of bond. But it works both ways...positive or negative. Robin brought much joy to people. I don´t know why, but somehow I feel that he was lonely. Like it so often is with a genius...

them were the dayzzz

Exactly !!! Awesome era of TV....... and it's gone forever ☹️😢. Johnny Carson , Robin Williams....R.I.P. 🙏