The 10 FUNNIEST Interviews on Johnny Carson

The 10 FUNNIEST Interviews on Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ran out of NBC's Burbank studios, and across that span a handful of guest interviews stood out as the funniest the program ever broadcast. This video walks through ten of them in the order our list rolls them out, drawing on verified airdates and episode records from the records and archives. Inside, you'll get the career context behind each appearance, why the night mattered, and how the moment is remembered today. The list opens with Don Rickles in full form on May 6th, 1983, the comic Carson himself nicknamed Mr. Warmth and Dean Martin called the Merchant of Venom, and continues through 92-year-old George Burns on January 10th, 1989, Walter Matthau spinning one of his shaggy-dog stories on March 23rd, 1978, and Rodney Dangerfield in textbook form on February 18th, 1982. The middle of the list turns toward Harvey Korman's appearance from November 9th, 1978 and the single most resurfaced clip on the list, 105-year-old Mildred Holt from Ellsworth, Kansas, who walked onto Carson's stage on August 26th, 1987 as the oldest guest the show ever booked. The back half covers David Letterman's 1985 visit during his Late Night run, Joan Rivers in 1979 before her break with Carson, Bob Newhart in the middle of his record run of guest-host appearances, and a young Kevin Pollak teaching Carson how to do a Peter Falk impression on March 23rd, 1989. This channel covers classic American television, late-night history, and the comedians, actors, and once-in-a-lifetime guests who defined an era of broadcast comedy. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Don Rickles (May 6, 1983) 3:36 George Burns (Jan 10, 1989) 6:28 Walter Matthau (Mar 23, 1978) 9:19 Rodney Dangerfield (Feb 18, 1982) 11:26 Harvey Korman (Nov 9, 1978) 13:52 Mildred Holt - 105-Year-Old Guest (Aug 26, 1987) 16:35 David Letterman (Nov 29, 1985) 19:34 Joan Rivers (Nov 1, 1979) 22:07 Bob Newhart (Dec 3, 1974) 24:47 Kevin Pollak (Mar 23, 1989) 27:14 Conclusion Contact: [email protected] © Faded Archives