Yeah it was great to see them basically playing. Hilarious.

Johnny really enjoyed Martin

He was always so accommodating and free with his laughter with other comedians . No jealousy .

@@christophermclean3921 I just read the early life of Martin on wiki. It’s so tragic. He lost his mom when he was 18, and his dad at 20. 😢

@@leslievey8453 I've heard others say that too. But I've also heard the exact opposite. Cheech & Chong flat-out called him a cock-block. I guess different people have different attitudes...

Betty Davis eyes, lol

I loved the way all you could see was the plumes of cigarette smoke coming from Bette's direction into Martin's face. LOL

I loved when he was Hepburn’s “cousin” selling hot dogs from a cart. He nailed her voice.

@@DigitalBridge. lolol

The thumbnail gives the impression she was annoyed but she actually wasn't

Exactly

It's a shame how little people pay attention to the subtleties of great performers, as evidenced by the many comments here. The camera catches Bette reflexively blowing out an entire 2 lungs worth of smoke the moment he started in with his impression of her. Had she been drinking, it would have been a spit take. Just because the lady was reserved does not mean she was annoyed.

I know! I love her smile. And in so few words, she showed brilliant comedic timing.

I think Davis knew exactly what she was doing and reclaimed the spotlight in that moment perfectly. She knew his impression of her was spot-on, but I suspect she was also a little irked that Martin and Carson had been largely ignoring her and she was left sitting in the sidelines. It was her crafty way of reminding people who the top dog was.

@ericholck3914..oh she may have been the original Hollywood diva

When has trolling not existed? It’s always existed, just called different things throughout history.

And breathing in that second hand smoke

@@kinglyatticus 😆

The brilliance is actually in Carson not telling me how to vote or think every thirty seconds. I wonder how he restrained himself.

@@therealtombrokaw Agreed!

What made his show so much better than hosts now is he was an assist to his guests he didn't try to be the guest himself he was humble and interested in others enough to let them shine and also realize that's why we loved his show so much because he brought out the best in his guests he was a treasure

😂

😂😂😂 I was wondering how so many stars get to a ripe age and most of them smoke like chimneys

She's 80 at that point; but, yeah could pass for 147.

She was the inspiration for Cruella Deville

@@willwalker6894 - "But cha AWR, Blanche, ya AWR in the wheelcheh!"

Johnny was truly enjoying himself.

I love watching when Johnny really enjoyed a guest. You can tell he loved Martin Short's comedy - they both had their impersonations of Jerry Lewis which kept getting bounced back and forth. Nobody today is on top of the world of Hollywood and entertainment in the way Carson was during his run.

Johnny wasn't being a tv personality anymore at that point he was just a dude laughing at an absolute PRO!

He is very irritating and not funny.

@@rickdesper did you ever see Rod Hall and Emu when they went on Johnny's show? It was comedy madness! Martin Short is one of my favourite comedians, ever.

"Then we'll skip it. I just wanted to know." She was perfection!

She's got Bette Davis thighs

Very well said.

She definitely looked like she thought she were the biggest star and couldn’t figure out why she was sitting there waiting for Martin Short to finish. She looked like she would just jump up and leave I’ve she could.. she looked like she was on a bad Starbucks date and just wanted it to end.

@@DejaVu-iy8hh She looked like she wasn't long for this world. About 72 pounds and chain smoking...Probably felt pretty miserable. Martin was probably the least of it...

So true. I grew up with Johnny, sneaking out of bed to watch The Late Show. His humor helped me get through a very tough childhood.

I watched reruns ALL THE TIME. My favorite

The only one that can even come close, in my opinion, is Graham Norton. If you haven't seen the Graham Norton Show, I highly recommend watching! Give it a try! Johnny has left the building. ☮️💜

I don't know that I've ever seen a Carson interview. I grew up watching Letterman and it immediately struck me just how much Letterman seems to have taken after Carson's style.

@@HumanPerson_final Am I stoned? How would you know, especially immediately, that Letterman took Johnny's style if you never watched Johnny? Did I miss something? I'm cornfuzed.

Lol man she was fire..

Why didn't Martin do Betty saying, "What a dump!"

I know so cool so old to see smoking

Betty Davis used to scar me just watching her on tv haha. Probably be frozen in fear sitting next to her. Ever since seeing that one movie...dang it can't remember the title of it anymore, but I can still see the scenes. She was good at playing someone who was bat **** crazy that's for sure

There is nothing more unattractive than an old wrinkled woman smoking.

the Jimmy's - they wish, Jay - in his dreams, Maybe Dave, Conan and now Colbert doing it fairly good. But not as good as the King of the Night Show JC.

@@rubennazario5769 you gotta see the Graham Norton Show! They're all good but I definitely have some favorites! ☮️💜

Thankfully there’s UKposts 😂

That and Dean Martin kids don't know what they missed nobody could do what Dean did on live TV every again

The stupid, vapid kids of today are too busy making idiotic Tic Tok videos, and looking in the mirror.

me too

Here too she was shocked by the noise the ebullient vulgarity the screams. Poor lady.

I think she was in shock

I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that people don't know how to spell Bette Davis' name correctly.

@@dagny8336 wrap your head around the fact that kids can't do math without a calculator or spell their own names What a screwed up world my friend 🔄

Also, the way he crosses his legs in the other direction and looks at Johnny, and continues the conversation and Johnny cracks up is pure gold.

Bette played oblivious but laughed at the end

Ever? What are you 3

Bette was still switched on more than the younger generation knew 😉. “Then we’ll skip it” she set it up to end it.

​@@youtubesucks8995I thought it was brilliant.

with Jim Carrey.

I'd like to see them skitting next to each other. Wahhhahahahah

Omg yes lol...both are SO funny.

@@jennyl.2689 oh my! I was watching this, this a.m. I had to go back to finish. So glad to see someone else watching this right now too.

Martin should have had a role in Waynes World.

Hello Jennifer, how are you doing?

What made Johnny a great host was allowing his guests to talk and express themselves without constantly interrupting them.

@@callumnye2562 stop flirting

@@codprocamp4690 Hello ProCamp .

He understood the role of the interviewer. He kept the focus on the guest and knew how to bring out the best in them. He was a rare breed of interviewer, and wickedly funny too!

Jiminy Glick is criminally underrated! I agree, Marty is amazing

Really? Never found anything he has done even remotely funny.

I miss him

@@1985cactus Three Amigos is remotely funny. I liked it lot when i saw it as a kid :)

@@1985cactus who’s funny to you?

Robin Williams had Johnny in tears!

Have you seen Inner Space? Martin Short at his finest. HILARIOUS!

@@sarahalbers5555 Yep, Robin always cracked him up! Don Rickles did as well!

There's an episode with Burt Reynolds where Johnny loses it. 😁

Their friendship did not endure but he absolutely loved the humor of Joan Rivers.

Me too! I miss Johnny...homework not so much!

No other nighttime show host after him came even close!

For me, it was going to sleep (after finishing homework) listening to JC as my dad watched it in the living room. Dad’s gone now. Precious memories.

Hear Hear !

I think Doc is still kickin it and retired mostly but still playing music good.. unless that was an old video I recently saw.

It totally went over her head, awesome!

@@erika8627 no she was in on the joke

@@djb1317 She was a little drunk, had borderline dementia at this point, and took Martin's answer for face value, not for the joke it was. Martin realized that it went over her head, then timed a perfect freeze of action, then Johnny and Martin jumped out of that mess by making giddy Jerry sounds to deflect from the situation.

Very well explained. I couldn't understand some of the current top comments. I also thought something was off. Like some kind of disconnect in that moment. Now I better understand why.

and probaly better sense of humor!

So did her attitude.

Lol

I love that image of her holding her cigarettes 🚬 🚬 lol....

Hahahaha !

It sure was. I miss Johnny soooooo much...

Johnny is gone to that great late night party in the sky but we still have these memories

His BURTON ....NA ..NA.....I'm Welsh ......NA

It was her persona to not be impressed by anything.

Honestly, a great actress, but not pretty…

@@15packman no, not "pretty", I quite agree. Bette was beautiful!😍

@@15packmanyep let’s not kid ourselves. Bette even in her youngest roles was a character actress. She did look great in some movies but she wasn’t Hedy Lamar. She never relied on her looks which is why her career was so long.

Right I got the impression she did think it was funny. Kind of hard to tell but it seemed like she did think it was funny, but acted like she didn't - but, then, with her face being older and all it kind of obscred her little irony and made her seem like she really might not be amused.

Then off to bed I had to 🚶go...memorable times....I would not trade it for the world

@@Just-Joyce4009 That's for sure, it was a real treat to stay up late.

So, your parents are cool. Nice.

Same... so glad I was allowed to stay up late. I was also able to get myself up for school.

Yes, in high school every day certain friends and I would rehash the previous Tonight Show.

I agree completely, but she looked so ill, frail, and uncomfortable. I don't like the last appearance of Karen Carpenter for similar, albeit wildly different heath reasons.

Smoking cigarettes can't help.

@@bend6973 She lived to be 81. That's still a pretty long life.

@@jaimelee9608 Bette was brave to go on the show, she was a gutsy dame.

She was always naturally thin, though.

He's hilarious, wired

And believe me from Shorts reaction she got both of them, she was actually very funny with the wonderful reply " Then we'll skip it I just wanted to know", but she got nothing back I think he was star struck once more and did not even realize she was just being witty, she deserved a touche or Bravo at least for her humor.

Totally agree! It's always the quiet ones you gotta watch out for- Bette was Amazing- and love all her movies!

@Skip Ads seriously? You call one of the most iconic actresses of the Hollywood golden age Ridiculous?

@Skip Ads whatever man- campy drama turned her into a freaking ICON- so

@@britturk123 No that isn't what happened re watch it Martin short did his impression of her and she immediately says "Do you do me"and he answered her sarcastically "No" in her voice and then she said "Then we'll skip it" and that was after he did her to her when he first came out ... apparently, she doesn't know what she sounds like... or in person he was doing her so "over the top" that she didn't recognize his characterization ... or it could have been her dig at him to say in a bitchy but subtle way that "It's NOT that good."

Cows drink goats milk

Short thought he could do Davis. Nobody else did. It slipped unnoticed. He's a nothing to compare.

'Couldn't give'.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yes Betty

@@Prolinium Martin is nothing, so rude.

So True.... he can NEVER be duplicated..... can NOT stand Letterman....

@@kimtaylor3255 I did not mind Letterman. Aside from Conan, I think Letterman is way better than the rest of the guys that are on late night these days.

Amazing that he was so painfully shy - and supposedly vomited before going onstage. He truly had "IT" ... and, yes, he is missed. Then there is Robin Williams - and George Carlin - definitely missed!!!

@@Marny5580 very true, Robin Williams, George Carlin, also both comedic genius's in their own right. Both are missed for sure!

@@kimtaylor3255 Stephen Colbert is the true king of late night and blows Carson out of the water

In real life not the case .

🙄

Wow - you're really right on top of things.

The 80s were awesome.

🚬 like a chimney

@@yankee2666 ]

billows

You could tell he was really enjoying it. Like Martin Short was sitting on his couch at home. He even started trying out a few of his own impressions. This was the golden age of late night TV. Now it's pretty much dross, self important stars being interviewed about their latest "projects".

I love to watch Carson laugh. 😂

You got that right?

@@erikswanson224 True. And more bizarre the Kimmels/Fallons et al make big bucks and have an audience!!! Definitely a sign of the times.

@@progressnotperfection1839 It is wonderful. He really loved what he did. We sure need a lot more laughs like this these days.

Nicely put.

Agree she , Mz Davis...ouch, way below the belt...zero class. Thanks for the laughs Mr.short.

Love your insightful post about this rare and legendary moment. Thank you!

A gentleman...not going to try to make her look dense. She accomplished so much in her life...wish she would have taken the high road with wonderful Martin.

She was plain RUDE to him.. As a Canadian, i thought about the being Canadian thing also.. But i said it was just me, now you mentioned it. Hope we're wrong..shouldn't fault someone for they culture.. He's a very funny naturally..

Right, it was not illegal to smoke in public in the 80,s but it's now illegal to own a cigarette that isn't taxed and a joint that's not purchased from a Marijuana Dispensary.

She was probably the last guest allowed to smoke on the set.

@@davidgalinat4257 My recollection is that public smoking became illegal in the early '90s. So, I think there were a couple more years. But it's possible they had to add a special hardcore air filtration system just for her. HA!

Nobody told Bette Davis what to do. No. Body...

California, already by then turning into a very ban-happy state, banned smoking in bars and restaurants in the late 1990s--ironically just as its people were voting to legalize medical marijuana. It was the first smoking ban of its kind anywhere in the world (aside from Taliban Afghanistan); bans in other indoor places had long been creeping in, but this was considered a shocking extension even when next instituted in e.g. New York and then Ireland half a decade later. Smoking has been steadily dropping in popularity, at a rate unaffected by bans or other government policy, ever since the late 1960s when the Surgeon General reported on its dangers. So by the end of Carson's run in the early 1990s it was already very rare to have a guest smoke on a talk show, though it had been quite common in the 1970s; you even saw it on shows like Match Game. However the great Bette Davis, already on death's doorstep in this clip, would not go anywhere without her cigarette; so if you wanted her, you accommodated, as they did here with the ashtray and everything. If that's what you needed to get a legend of her status, they'd probably do it today too--especially since such smoking would be legal, easily falling under the stage performance exception.

i met robin he was super nice took time to talk to some random kid for over 15 mins while he was filming good will hunting

Robin Williams has my GOD in him. The Father of LIGHT. Robin is GOD'S LAW. Eternal life forever.

@@paulfrank4551 k

Robin was awesome and a patriot.

This is a common feeling when seeing Robin Williams as well as John Candy.

Miss him every night, no one will ever be that good.

He was a freakin racist. Good riddance.

I used to beg my mother as a kid to stay up late just to watch Carson cuz it was such a great show. He really knew how to entertain a whole family. My siblings still joke about how I always wanted to watch it.

Johnny was the best to ever do it.

@@Michelle-jz8vl When did Carson ever display any racism?

That's right, kids today need to be more like her. Start drinking and smoking early.

She was only eighty?

I Don’t miss her.

And she was a chain smoker!

I don't care what any of you think Bette Davis was great. When I was younger I thought she was crazy but that just was her character she played

Yes the late 19 hundreds were fun.😅😂🤣😂

@@valeriesmith3218 😒

@@valeriesmith3218 Nah, the 90s weren't so great for pop culture.

Hello dear, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

I don’t know who these people are but YT made me watch it

Yes, from his guests. Johnny Carson himself was an ass-hole in real life. *Pardon my French

They do not make them like that anymore.. I love old shows thank God for tubi we can watch all good shows of old

Dumb video, you only got so many hits, because people thought they were going to see a Bette Davis interview.

I just wanted to see an old woman get insulted , hes a bore

Not even the reason. The real reason is greedy networks trying to milk every last penny from advertisers.

Commercials on US TV are ridiculous

Ever watch a twitch stream?

They didn't do 3-5 commercials every 5 minutes

I remember when youtube was owned by youtube and was commercial free.

@seiom jvony Huh? Lol, he was the next guest. Was he supposed to face Betty the whole time and ignore Johnny? That would have been a great appearance on the Tonight Show...

didnt base his ENTIRE show on Trump hating...as they alllll do now

He was a gentleman in the best of ways. Sorely missed.

I agree 100%...these jackholes today suck

Because he understood the show was about the guests, not him.

@@chriscrawford1555 Indeed!

Hello Kathy, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

Hmm. I saw the original show when it was first aired, and even now looking at it again, I thought she missed the joke. Perhaps she didn't think it was funny or his imitation wasn't good enough? IDK

Yeah she had no clue that he was doing her from the jump.

@@Ed-wx1fe i think it was a good natured gag. She knew that was an impression, but she was playing a bit, the game being that it was so bad she didn't even recognize that it was an impression of her.

Her action and carsons guffaw make me believe it was over her head!!

vilkomen Bette Davis was always a Diva and this shows her handling her cancer battle well, she was no one to toy with, she would tell you off. She was one of the DIVAs that no one can replace even today.

And it was real. Not put on.

Oh, I think he's rated about right. Unless you're 13 or 14-years-old. Then he's the best

his jimmy glick is hilarious

Underrated has long been an overused term on UKposts. Clickbait term.

@@northwestprof60 yeah... I’d say pretty RATED...

They have ratings?

@Regdu Geht I noticed that too! She almost seemed annoyed for some reason. What was her problem? Is she just conceited? Was that it? She didn't even crack a smile.

@@dennishalford5763 She did once. Right after she asked him if he did her. But she wiped it away quickly.

That's why I loved Craig Ferguson so much when he was on the air. He had genuine conversations with his guests. It was quite often he'd end the interview with something like, "oh, we're out of time. We didn't even plug your movie........oh well, who cares?" Watching him with a guest was like watching two friends drinking at a bar.

@@steverino6954 Johnny had to have been annoyed by her behavior! He's sitting there talking to Martin Short having a good time while she just sits there like a sour bump on a log. After seeing this, I don't think I like her very much anymore. My choice is now Ingrid Bergman as the greatest screen actress of all time.

@@dennishalford5763 I'd have to give it to Meryl Streep.

She’s awesome

Called it! Lol

I can't tell if she really wasn't happy...I don't think she knew what to make of him. She was polite and cool though.

@@mattmammone2338 Martin made a fool of himself.

Do you see that cloud of smoke she blew his way. She must have been a miserable woman.

Hello how are you doing?

This is the only entertaining Show left, this and jay Leno’s garage

Cancel culture will call it racist and remove it from the memory banks.

Ed is where Opra learned her greeting. 😉

@@Steveshappylittletrees -Your comment was really ummm, stupid.

@@lee48lee68 wait. It will prove to be prophetic very shortly.

As an impersonator I can say that impersonating an impersonator is the hardest thing to impersonate cause you have to impersonate all he/she impersonates with you.

@@omarcrespo77 This comment needs 1000 likes😂. It's true though.

Martin Short and Robin Williams were cut from the same cloth.

My dog used to do an impersonation of Dan Akroyd doing a 70s impersonation of Tom Snyder’s laugh. He was very talented indeed (my dog)

I recall from Short's biography that Robin lived with him for a short period of time, so I'm sure he had a lot of time to study his mannerisms.

Especially for a first appearance!

I used to like Johnny, and David Letterman once both were off the air, I rarely watch Talk Shows. Pop Life, with Richard Crouse, (CTV) is one exception. Always in depth and real. The other side of the coin is The Frank D'Angelo Show (CHCH Hamilton)(the very hometown TV Station for Martin Short) he grills em.

He really was utterly charming and had a smile and laugh that lit up a room.

Easy for you to say. Just imagine how incredibly sad the likes of Kimmel and Fallon would feel if they had a clue.

He sure was the king

I agree totally, it was the tonight show, not the politically correct, tear down the right show, and Ed the best, his classic Heeeeeeerrrrrs Johnny

Hello Judith, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

comedian wright and david Bremer also. Davis is such an annoying distraction.

She even blew a big puff of sigerette smoke on him at 4:05

Bette Davis like the song "Bette Davis Eyes"

She knows just what it takes to make a pro blush

She was jealous that Martin was getting all the attention and making Johnny laugh for real.

Hello Michele, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

Me too!!

Wrinthia K -- I do a really good Hepburn myself, and being a woman I can pull it off (should I say it? better).

@@marilynguinnane4663 "The calla lillies are in bloom ah-gain" is my best shot at Hepburn. 😊

@@wrinthiak3431 how about, "They said I could never love again, well I can!"

@@kevinrussell6530 🤣