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.
Mr. Winters and his family were our next door neighbors for many years when they moved here!! he and my dad were close friends and played tennis 3 days a week here in Montecito on Romero Canyon Road at our house or his!!!! He could ALWAYS make life exciting during Halloween especially.......a real compassionate man.
I feel so happy whenever I watch Jonathan Winters on any videos online, nowadays. He was a fun, smart, witty, and friendly person. I happen to know the nephew of Jay Silverheels (Harold Smith), and he told me that Jay and Jonathan were friends. I find this so awesome, such a cool bit of trivia.
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
@@andrewharper1953 I work in the Medical field and in Law Enforcement. Forensic Psychiatry and Hematology/Oncology research are my specialties. My Father was a well known HemeOnc Nuclear Medicine Dr. Knew and worked with Dr. Fauci during the early 70's AIDS epidemic in the US and in other serious research. Fauci was younger than my Father. And you?
Not only a brilliant comedien, but a wonderful husband, father ❤😀💙😊 to his children and grandchildren very few humans ❤ could boast of having it all Johnathan winters really had it all a superstar, a decent 😀 family man, and all around great humanitarian God's humble servant no doubt, there was a special reservation waiting 💙🎉 for him in heaven🎉
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!
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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!...
My dad was 78 when he passed in 2017, i just turned 31 in September,so many memories as a young boy watching the Dean Martin roasts and the pbs documentary on winters called “on the loose” with my pops. 8 years old and I was absolutely dying laughing at this man’s humor. My dad and I would quote him in passing all the time as I got into my late teens and early 20’s. Can’t get humor like this anymore. Man was a true genius. So happy to see all these old Carson/winters uploads here. Wish my dad was still here so we could watch them together and have more laughs together….Rip Dad, Johnny Carson and Johnathan winters.
Johnathan Winters truly one of the Greatest Of All Times . What an extraordinary human being he was. ❤ Simply the best!! Love the friendship chemistry he and Johnny Carson had.
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.
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.
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 much talent on tap that I think they all encouraged each other and came up with a masterpiece!
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...
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 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...
At 16:49 when he momentarily couldn’t come up with an answer to Johnny’s question and quickly pivoted to “Just before I come here, I was struck by lightning” had me crying!! 😂 What a genius! He is sorely missed.
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.
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!
"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'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.
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.
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.
Use to do acts in front of breakfast place in Summerland ca where his daughter lived. What a super person and I talk to him about his military days. Just a super dude
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!
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".
6:20 The Toyota dealers line is brilliant. Still, the funniest Jonathan bit I ever saw was on the old Andy Williams Show in the mid-60s. It was a Man from Uncle spoof called The Man from Auntie. I don't recall any lines, but he came out in a trench coat and hat, and my dad was laughing his ass off and my brothers and I were all rolling on the floor gasping for air. It was the only time I remember that I thought I was literally going to die laughing. This was before he even opened his mouth. That's what a master of physical comedy can do. Combine that with his brilliant characterizations, and you get the greatest improv comic of all time.
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!
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 wasn't prepared to say this but I am. I like it now. I enjoy listening to what you have to say and how you say it. Your undying waver to find the truth.
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.
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.
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In this world today, we need more Johnathan Winters and Johnny Carson😊
Carson wasn't that funny. He actually got in the way of what Winters was trying to do.
There will never be one with such impromptu laughter again, a true master of the art.
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.
He was SO quick and witty. Loved him.
Mr. Winters and his family were our next door neighbors for many years when they moved here!! he and my dad were close friends and played tennis 3 days a week here in Montecito on Romero Canyon Road at our house or his!!!!
He could ALWAYS make life exciting during Halloween especially.......a real compassionate man.
what a great periode of comedians, Winters, Newhart, Rickles and so on
And totally clean stuff, proving a constant barrage of foul language is no substitute for funny material.
Rickles was mean
I feel so happy whenever I watch Jonathan Winters on any videos online, nowadays. He was a fun, smart, witty, and friendly person. I happen to know the nephew of Jay Silverheels (Harold Smith), and he told me that Jay and Jonathan were friends. I find this so awesome, such a cool bit of trivia.
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 !!!
oh you can say that again
@@peggygallagher5802 oh thanks for the lovely wishes ok, i feel happy, whats your location
@@andrewharper1953 Just got a new offer. Moving in 2 days out of Missouri.
@@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
@@andrewharper1953 I work in the Medical field and in Law Enforcement. Forensic Psychiatry and Hematology/Oncology research are my specialties. My Father was a well known HemeOnc Nuclear Medicine Dr. Knew and worked with Dr. Fauci during the early 70's AIDS epidemic in the US and in other serious research. Fauci was younger than my Father. And you?
J. Winters is a legend in his own right. . . . God rest his soul.
I forgot how truly great Johnny Carson was. How superbly he gives space to Jonathan Winters creative brilliance.
Johnny was mean off the air
I wouldn't say mean but I read he was high strung and liked sex
It’s not whether you go up and done, but I stopped lying just in case I go up
Johnny would set up the guest and then give them room to shine. He really has no equal.
The bozo's on late night now are a joke.......
Gosh ,!! I miss this man….and I am English . It is sad we don’t have comedians like him to day….2022
Not only a brilliant comedien, but a wonderful husband, father ❤😀💙😊 to his children and grandchildren very few humans ❤ could boast of having it all Johnathan winters really had it all a superstar, a decent 😀 family man, and all around great humanitarian God's humble servant no doubt, there was a special reservation waiting 💙🎉 for him in heaven🎉
Such a brilliant mind. Unique man, so glad we can watch on RUclips class act👌
Jonathan has made me laugh for years. He is one of the true masters of comedy.
impromptu.........then Robin Williams.....
Your username is just perfect 😂
@@louisliu5638 you are so I can do anything to get the best part 〽️〽️〽️〽️
@@louisliu5638 Not by a long shot.
@@louisliu5638 and Red Skelton, Jack Benny.
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!
The wonderful Jonathan is the best one who presented comedy in the world, what a beautiful laugh
.☝🏽😎
Jonny and Red Skelton were my favorites growing up, and still are.
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.
What did they say at 2:20?
@@bag2963 "I suppose".
@@nwicconsultants6640 yeah right xdd thanks
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.
Jack Parr was another great one.
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 master at work. Nobody was better.
Johnathan is a legendary entertainer! When entertainment actually entertained instead of propaganda and hate
Ya, no political message from this guy.
Exactly right and Winters was a genius!
@@beverlyboys73 I DVR him every night and his reruns are refreshing compared to the untalented late night hack's on now!
@@mikeg6666 Amen to that
“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.
I love Jonathan Winters. I’m almost 25 and he’s my favorite comedian
You got good taste for a young man.
@@robc.5745 I appreciate it, I’m an old soul all the way
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.
@@princeadrian9547 I appreciate the comment, I have many favorites 😉
@@robc.5745 Why don't you get a room. 🤣
I have always loved seeing Jonathan Winters. He was awesome.
As time goes by, his raw talent is all the more remarkable.
Absolutely positively
I miss Johnny Carson so much! He was the best!
Yeas the best ever incomprable
Grew up with both of these icons. Gave me smiles and joy. Thanks.
Jonathan Winters the MASTER of Improv. He gladly marched to the beat of his own Drum. 😅😁🤣
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.
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!...
Johnny and Jonathan were a couple of the greatest comedians I grew up with.
Hi Anita, how are you doing, hope your having a great time going
This brought back some GREAT memories. Johnny and Jonathan both still live in my heart. Thanks for sharing.☺
These are actual comedians. I can’t stomach what passes for entertainment in our era.
RIP Johnny.
Jim Gaffigan. Great family friendly stand up and he's a fine actor.
This is the Tonight Show which has G rated humor and variety.
@@Mozart1220 😭🫡
@@morongosteve I don't understand. Do you not like Gaffigan?
@@Mozart1220 I do not.
Jonathan was so amazing ..we wont see his likes again ..God Bless .
My dad was 78 when he passed in 2017, i just turned 31 in September,so many memories as a young boy watching the Dean Martin roasts and the pbs documentary on winters called “on the loose” with my pops. 8 years old and I was absolutely dying laughing at this man’s humor. My dad and I would quote him in passing all the time as I got into my late teens and early 20’s. Can’t get humor like this anymore. Man was a true genius. So happy to see all these old Carson/winters uploads here. Wish my dad was still here so we could watch them together and have more laughs together….Rip Dad, Johnny Carson and Johnathan winters.
I wanna go back to these times with these people
But we can't! Make it as good as you can now!
See u there!!!!
Winters is the greatest comedian of all time.
Johnathan Winters truly one of the Greatest Of All Times . What an extraordinary human being he was. ❤ Simply the best!! Love the friendship chemistry he and Johnny Carson had.
Oh my gosh what memory that brings back! Love the Johnny Carson show and Jonathan Winters was always spot on funny!
Brings back great memories, Jonathan Winters could always get my WW2 battle hardened dad to laugh, we bonded over laughter ❤
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.
One of my favorites. The absolute best at improvising. ❤
He was absolutely brilliant
Jonathon Winters was the best ever. Will never be another like him.
@@conradkappel9426 thank god for that
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.
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 much talent on tap that I think they all encouraged each other and came up with a masterpiece!
@@johnjackson8401Spencer Tracy too
I met him at a small venue in Calabasas ca. He was very nice. An honor to meet such a legend.
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...
I'm laughing so hard I'm crying 😅😅😅 How I miss these great guys! SO glad for these videos.
How great it is to live in a time of science, and have this type of time machine!
I’ll never forget his manic appearance in It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. One of my very favourite comedies.
That's the movie with all the greats comedies
Trying to leave the Big Boy behind
Amen!
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!"
Nothing but the best from both of these guys!
Absolutelylutelyfuckin!
Jonathan Winters on Johnny Carson gets an automatic like. :)
So hilarious!!! His improv is untouchable!!!! 🤣😅😂😅🤣
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...
Jonathan was my favorite back in the day, l never missed his show when he came out of the soup can. Funny man. R.I.P.
Great 👍. Really appreciated the clip. They are smart, witty, funny cool and laid back at the same time. Both of them.
At 16:49 when he momentarily couldn’t come up with an answer to Johnny’s question and quickly pivoted to “Just before I come here, I was struck by lightning” had me crying!! 😂 What a genius! He is sorely missed.
Thanks for this post! Grateful for RUclips!
when I was 10years old , I first listened to Jonathan on a record player now 77 and he makes me laugh harder . He is a Bloody Genius.
Jonathan was a true genius in every way/ funniest man I’ve ever seen. RIP Jonathan.😀❤️🙏
The most talented in his class of comedian, BAR NONE!! Incomparable!
Jonathan & Johnny both missed , brilliant & not to be duplicated❤😂🎉
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.
J.w. Was the amazing best. God bless him i bet even god is laughing❤❤❤❤r.i.p. mr
Winters
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!
Thank you for ruining it by explaining how it works.
"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.
Jonathan Winters was a genius! He'd just come out and preform making everything up as he went. I don't think he ever prepared any of his performances.
I knew all his albums by heart! My parents would get me to do him at cocktail parties at home.
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.
One of my favorite Carson episodes is with Jonathan Winters and Robin Williams together. They go nuts together an funny as all heck!!
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.
I loved Jonathan Winters and really miss him!
Absolutely. Great memories
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.
Jonathan Winters is a LEGEND....When the Good Lord created him he broke the mould. God Bless his ever-lovin-heart.
Use to do acts in front of breakfast place in Summerland ca where his daughter lived. What a super person and I talk to him about his military days. Just a super dude
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!
One of the greats! Jonathon Winters, Red Skelton, Buddy Hacket, Robin Williams. Genuine comedy.
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".
6:20 The Toyota dealers line is brilliant.
Still, the funniest Jonathan bit I ever saw was on the old Andy Williams Show in the mid-60s. It was a Man from Uncle spoof called The Man from Auntie. I don't recall any lines, but he came out in a trench coat and hat, and my dad was laughing his ass off and my brothers and I were all rolling on the floor gasping for air. It was the only time I remember that I thought I was literally going to die laughing. This was before he even opened his mouth. That's what a master of physical comedy can do. Combine that with his brilliant characterizations, and you get the greatest improv comic of all time.
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!
@davidgriego278, There is a video of them both on the Tonight Show. Look for it. Hilarious, absolutely the best.
Another legend who has left this world. He was so funny.
Johnny Winters is the first guy I used to always think about when I was visiting with my Uncle Doug! Same straight face humor! 😂🤣
👋😂👌👍god this was comedy! Fun clean classy comedians! They’re definitely missed! Rip🙏Jonathan Winters , Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon.
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.
Well, he had his own show. I have one of his scripts. Ebay.
Always loved him
Jonathan Winters was superb in a dramatic role in the original Twilight Zone "A Game of Pool" with the great Jack Klugman.
Great talent.
My favorite episode 😊
He was very scary in that roll. When he gets a serious roll he is very intense.
October, 1961 .
@@susanjohnson9795 ("Role".)
Jonathan Winters....a true pioneer of comedy.
My goodness! JW was halarious!
I wasn't prepared to say this but I am. I like it now. I enjoy listening to what you have to say and how you say it. Your undying waver to find the truth.
Love this guy, he is the master of improvisation.
Of all the numerous Carson and Winters clips this is the most consistently, brilliantly funny.
if only we had people like him today to make us laugh.....
he was like a spectacular wind-up toy.
My favorite Jonathan Winters was when he destroyed the gas station in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Yup, true master of comedy.
So right. Saw that movie just couple weeks ago.
The absolute best two comedians in American history.
Before watching this I was thinking about some trivial problems.Now I can't do anything but smile
He was a genuinely funny man. I got to sit at the Christmas dinner table with him, as he was a guest at my mom's annual party.
God,I miss Jonathan Winters,Robin Williams,and George Carlin. Excellent comedians!
My thoughts exactly!
cannot STAND robin williams - he's inauthentic.
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.
That was perhaps the closest I came to seeing someone of Jonathan Winters stature perform live.
I watch his old shows on dvd. I remember watching with my dad as a sprout.😂
The Great Johnathan Winters all off the cuff!!✌️🇺🇲
I loved Jonathan winters. He never broke character by laughing or smiling
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.