@@FlipNVnope leno is an unfunny, backstabbing, dirty chin that did that to the only funny, witty Conan that actually deserved the show which he was promised at first
@@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 You're wrong. His publicist actually told him to cancel the appearance, make up some excuse about going to rehab. He did this on his own because he felt like he owed it to the movie producers. He has said plenty of times that he felt like he "ruined" the movie. Takes balls to do this.
@@HyeBrownIz Of course, and they can also regret the pain they caused others and doing it in the first instance. He owned it though and moved on, had a successful career to this day.
I know this is a year late...but pls tell me why was he fighting for his career here? Edit: I'd say he was at the hight of his career at this time Edit 2: I googled Hugh Grant Sex scandal heh...It appears this had little effect on his career
@@sarac.3568 it was because of this interview that his careet was saved.He admitted to everything and handled the interview brillantly.This was a big scandal at the time.
@@edcampion3998 made even more ironic with the "9 months" movie release (check out the poster), he could not have handled it any better than he did. case in point compare Tiger Woods late piecemeal apology. no contest.
@@champflowahbomb7630 his career didn’t take a hit because he did this interview. This interview saved his career hands down, he was man enough to admit what he did, and face consequences and because of that people immediately forgave him.
Now we get half baked excuses with crocodile tears and a huge PR team behind them. Case in point, Will Smith. If Will had been man enough to go to a talk show the next day or soon thereafter and apologized to Chris and the public maybe it would’ve died down. But now Will’s reputation is a joke.
I totally believe he was that nervous. Despite him being quick-witted, clever with words, he's generally very honest. Having watched several longer interviews with him, I've concluded he does suffer from low self-esteem and anxiety. In 2016 he admitted he has had panic attacks out of nowhere. It's in the SAG-AFTRA interview on YT. He was making a joke of it (as he typically does), but he was clearly also sad about it. Panic attacks are no joke, you feel like you're gonna die right this moment. Felt really bad for him.
Good god... I feel so bad for this man. When this happened, I was just a kid. But I totally understand where he's coming from now and how obviously ashamed he is with himself and he really shouldn't have been.
This was also the episode where Leno took over the ratings lead from Letterman. Prior to this Dave had been the higher rated show but after this Jay took the lead and was dominant in the ratings
totally! Him and Johnny Depp are two of the most awkward people when they are interviewed. And of course this situation made him even more awkward than usual
I know i just wish people would let it go. I mean a lot of people in Hollywood made mistake and came back like nothing ever happened but this guy... just wish people would stop bring it up ans judge him by one mistake!
this is what happens when u keep ur cool and admit like a real man would by saying "i made a mistake" he didnt hide from what he did, and even poked fun of himself. Yea, he definetly saved his career with this interview
It's painful to see him in so much pain.... He's a man who deserves the world.. The most charming... Most handsome and well it doesn't require much explanation.... Love him beyond words... 😭😍
Leno has given Hugh a lot of credit later on. Usually people come with a publicist, pr people and an entourage. Hugh came on his on own and said to Leno that you can ask me straight.
@@STEFAZON500 His people and the producers wanted him to cancel this appearance but he didn't because he felt he owed it to them to apologize. he's said plenty of times that he felt like he "ruined" the movie.
Strangely, I think the "incident " with Divine Brown made people like him more. He wasn't an insecure man in these matters, he was a man of the world. Hold on a minute, he was ACTING in those early films!
It also made him braver. Grant has never hidden from whatever scandal he's had to face and that has allowed him to take the fight to the tabloids. When celebrities were cowering, Grant took on Rupert Murdoch and News of the World to expose the extent of the UK phone hacking scandal.
This appearance changed history: Leno was behind Letterman, but this catching lightning in a bottle (and producing a VERY funny hour of tv) turned it all around. Everybody watched! I know I did. And millions said, "This Leno guy is maybe funnier than Dave." And that was that.
This appearance saved Hugh Grant and put Leno over the top of Letterman. Shame because I’m a die hard Letterman fan ha but kudos to Hugh Grant. He’s had such an amazing career
Looking at it today it seems almost strange he should be embarrassed about it. But his reaction was understandable in those days. Nowadays I feel it just wouldn't matter. And it shouldn't. Sad how the press - then and now - just revel in tearing people to shreds.
I watched this live. He thought for sure the crowd was going to jeer and boo and he was very happy to see the opposite. It was the BEST way to get ahead of the situation and he came out clean - minus Liz Hurley but hey.
Story that CNN history of late series added to this was: Grant was probably gonna bail on the Tonight Show appearance. Leno called Grant directly and told him do the show. "Show up, take it on the chin and it will ultimately blow over"... or run and watch feature film career go up in smoke. Grant shows up, goes thru the awkward visit... career survives.
@@billycole3565 Still, most people today just block their official social media and dont say anything...and when they do a apology video their never really assume that is their fault and play the victim
@@billycole3565 His people and the producers actually suggested he cancel this appearance. he didn't because he felt he owed it to the movie producers to apologize
Got back from Australia last summer.. Instead of focusing on their own numerous country issues, they're still obsessing over the rest of the world's "sensations" - what gives?!?
I remember tuning into this way back when and thinking "I wonder what he's going to say". He handled it the right way - I'm not saying he should be excused for his bad behavior because he should not be, but when you're caught doing a bad thing, the best thing to do is to admit that you did something wrong, it was a real d*** move on your part, and now you have to face the consequences which might be to apologize or something else.
Why is everyone saying this is painful to watch and they feel sorry for him? You know THIS IS AN ACT! He is playing Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral here, in real life it is well known that he is closest to Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones! He came out to this interview playing the bumbling shy loveable British guy cause he knows women love it and would feel sorry for him - AND IT WORKED!! His career was saved!
Georgina Lewis We don't know him so who's to say if he was genuine or playing a role. Just because he's a movie star does mean he doesn't deserve to be believed. stop being ahole about it because I'm sure you're no saint too
Lol, Hugh didn't feel the slightest bit bad over that, those jokes weren't unintentional. Thirsty middle aged women can't see through it of course, but everyone else can
Leno's expression at 7:10 is hilarious amd so much fun. There's no one like Leno. No one is as good as him these days. Good natured. Fun. Funny. Pleasant. Ugh. I need that daily fix of culture news and politics...like relive it in a fun way. Sucks.
I LIKED HUGH GRANT 100 TIMES BETTER AFTER THIS. THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT. COME OUT AND MAKE JOKES. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? I LOVED IT! ALSO, LOVED HUGH WHEN HE SAID "THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO NOT USE MOISTURIZER FOR 29 YEARS..." I LOVE YA HUGH...YOU JUST SAY IT LIKE IT IS!
Who are these weirdos commenting that Hugh looks oh so tortured? He agreed to do this and he’s an actor and had a movie to promote. It’s not this deep thing in the way people making it out to be in the comments.
Why? Why go through all this just for a movie? You don't even realize the hell he went through after this. His flat was burglarized, his phones tapped, his emails hacked, his car broken into, and he and his loved ones were followed 24/7. That went on for 15 years even after the whole scandal. There is a reason Grant became a whistleblower in the UK phone hacking scandal because he was one of their biggest victims.
The funny thing is - is he in a character or what? Acting about the same as in the films... Have to get it to him though. Standing up and face the music.
He really doesn't think he did a bad thing, I hate Hollywood. See everyone clapping 😂. Everyone wanted to hear him say he did something bad because they can't separate nice (movie) high Grant doing "dirty" things.
Not sure I follow your logic... he did do a bad thing, furthermore he owned it by saying he did a a bad thing and not making excuses. What would you have him do instead? As for the clapping audience... if they cant separate 'nice Hugh' from 'high Hugh doing dirty things' - then why would they want to hear him say he did something bad? It would be the opposite surely? Anyhow sounds like BS to me... sorry pal
That lady with the "I would have paid you, Hugh" sign xD
The famous interview that saved his career. Leno made a royal fortune from utilizing kindness and tact.
Yeah, just ask Conan!
@@Mandrake591O Brother You Must Be Another Bitter Fan
@@FlipNVnope leno is an unfunny, backstabbing, dirty chin that did that to the only funny, witty Conan that actually deserved the show which he was promised at first
Hugh handled this so gracefully. It's really nice to see him openly apologize and not make a bunch of excuses.
It's what his publicist could have told him, lol. He's a womanizer. He only regrets getting caught.
@@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 You're wrong. His publicist actually told him to cancel the appearance, make up some excuse about going to rehab. He did this on his own because he felt like he owed it to the movie producers. He has said plenty of times that he felt like he "ruined" the movie. Takes balls to do this.
@@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 Doesn't everyone regret getting caught?
@@HyeBrownIz Of course, and they can also regret the pain they caused others and doing it in the first instance. He owned it though and moved on, had a successful career to this day.
Him doing this in the first place is just that
One of the most brilliant PR moves ever. Absolutely legend.
It proved he wasn't gay,........
I read RP at first and was like hell yeah >
And yet it wasn't. He was told against doing it by his PR team.
He did exactly what he needed to do. Come out clean and turn over the page. End of story.
he was fighting for his career here and did an amazing job.
I know this is a year late...but pls tell me why was he fighting for his career here?
Edit: I'd say he was at the hight of his career at this time
Edit 2: I googled Hugh Grant Sex scandal heh...It appears this had little effect on his career
@@sarac.3568 it was because of this interview that his careet was saved.He admitted to everything and handled the interview brillantly.This was a big scandal at the time.
4:28
@@edcampion3998 made even more ironic with the "9 months" movie release (check out the poster), he could not have handled it any better than he did. case in point compare Tiger Woods late piecemeal apology. no contest.
Leno was fighting for his career also in this episode, because after the episode Leno was #1 and Letterman #2 ever since
His charisma with women and rawness saved his career , yes we love that guy forever!!!!
He's an a-hole. But he's a charming a-hole. I adore him, but grateful he's not my s.o😂
A celebrity would never be this brave nowadays.
It's not brave, man. His career didn't even take a hit. And honestly people were just laughing when this happened.
The fact that he didn’t go into hiding and took his beating like a man is what saved him. We all just love him and he handled this.
@@champflowahbomb7630 his career didn’t take a hit because he did this interview. This interview saved his career hands down, he was man enough to admit what he did, and face consequences and because of that people immediately forgave him.
Now we get half baked excuses with crocodile tears and a huge PR team behind them. Case in point, Will Smith. If Will had been man enough to go to a talk show the next day or soon thereafter and apologized to Chris and the public maybe it would’ve died down. But now Will’s reputation is a joke.
He handled all of this much better than any other celebrity I've ever seen
Hugh Grant looks sooooo awkward when he comes out, like a sheepish, guilty little boy! LOL
Magic Mountain • it looks like acting to me. His 4 weddings role.
@@eleo_b he admitted that this was the lowest point in his life and he was terrified to face the press
@@eleo_b nah, Hugh was terrified, look at his face! He was so nervous and incredibly frightened for his career. Glad he came back stronger!
@@rumblefish9 Especially because he was going against the advise from his agent: to take rehab and cancel all press appearance😂🤣😂🤣
I totally believe he was that nervous. Despite him being quick-witted, clever with words, he's generally very honest. Having watched several longer interviews with him, I've concluded he does suffer from low self-esteem and anxiety. In 2016 he admitted he has had panic attacks out of nowhere. It's in the SAG-AFTRA interview on YT. He was making a joke of it (as he typically does), but he was clearly also sad about it. Panic attacks are no joke, you feel like you're gonna die right this moment. Felt really bad for him.
"Let me start with question number 1." Perfect..just the perfect line and perfect delivery from Jay.
"What the Hell were you thinking???" APPLAUSE!!
This interview saved both his and Leno’s career. Ppl were starting to think they made a mistake picking Jay over Dave.
They did
@@muraddiab6393 by this point, they were about to make a change with Jay, but at least NBC gave Jay the time to get to this interview.
Can I just say that his hair looks perfectly styled?
I wish more men wore their hair like that 😍
@@Imani_AM lmao is not that easy
@@Imani_AM not everyone can pull it off
Yes, i wish i had his hair
Most men don't have this much hair 😅
Aww bless him he looks so shy and uncomfortable
So handsome!, so British
Hugh's dad (when Hugh told him about his arrest): "Look here old boy, I was in the army, I know this sort of thing." HAHAHAHA, OMG, so cool.
Omg based on this quote alone, I’m guessing Hugh takes after his father lol
To which his wife said " YOU DID WHAT???"
Good god... I feel so bad for this man. When this happened, I was just a kid. But I totally understand where he's coming from now and how obviously ashamed he is with himself and he really shouldn't have been.
I mean, he WAS 35.
Well, he did cheat on his gf. He should feel ashamed for that.
Feel sorry for him? Wtf? 🤣
Master class from the wonderful Jay Leno. Hugh came across brilliantly.
"And the other thing is, although I've never been one to blow my own trumpet......" LMAO Hugh, you walked right into that one.
“I did a bad thing, and there you have it“, and that’s all he really needed to say…
“Are you going ask him the question”
Leno
“What the Hell were you thinking?”
Although Hugh Grant appreciates the support he still looks so uncomfortable and embarrassed…
This was also the episode where Leno took over the ratings lead from Letterman. Prior to this Dave had been the higher rated show but after this Jay took the lead and was dominant in the ratings
It was after he hosted the Oscars that Letterman's ratings began to slide.
No, they were correct. After this episode, Leno took the lead in the ratings. It’s pretty well known.
It was this and his joking with the OJ trial (The Dancing Itos) that pushed him past Letterman
Whatever the reason, it was a tragedy after all.
Such a genuine man. So funny. He looked like he was about to get a root canal without Novocaine. Poor guy.
This was the best publicity stunts in Hollywood history
we love an awkward king
This is painful to watch. Hugh looks tortured. It's so uncomfortable.
totally! Him and Johnny Depp are two of the most awkward people when they are interviewed. And of course this situation made him even more awkward than usual
Even in his most embarrassing interview, he's still witty.
I know i just wish people would let it go. I mean a lot of people in Hollywood made mistake and came back like nothing ever happened but this guy... just wish people would stop bring it up ans judge him by one mistake!
shima jung I think people have let it go. He continued to have a very very successful career.
@@CC-mr5xq Dunno why anybody would anyway, you don't have to like an actor in real life.
At 10.30 it looks like he will burst into tears any second
HUGH GRANT SO AWESOME ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO BACK IN 1995 !!!!
Wow they gave Hugh a long applause
On a side note, he always had a million dollar smile.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he has to explain this to his kids.
This interview changed Leno's career too....
I love these effortlessly funny, dryly humorous interviews.
hes great actor master class
Love the two of them. Great people
this is what happens when u keep ur cool and admit like a real man would by saying "i made a mistake" he didnt hide from what he did, and even poked fun of himself. Yea, he definetly saved his career with this interview
You can see just before the interview starts Jay Leno is itching to ask the question
Wow... he really knew how to make everyone feel bad for him without making himself out to be a victim or throwing out excuses.
I think he handled it well, proper.
This was huge when it happened
Who else went looking for this interview because it’s mentioned in Gone Girl?
Yes, I'm with you. I'd totally forgot about this until I read 'Gone Girl'
linotte Me!
linotte - haha that is exactly what brought me here.
What does it say
The audience laughing at his honest and serious comments reminds me of the scene in Joker. We’re a weird society
It's painful to see him in so much pain.... He's a man who deserves the world.. The most charming... Most handsome and well it doesn't require much explanation.... Love him beyond words... 😭😍
Leno has given Hugh a lot of credit later on. Usually people come with a publicist, pr people and an entourage. Hugh came on his on own and said to Leno that you can ask me straight.
@@STEFAZON500 His people and the producers wanted him to cancel this appearance but he didn't because he felt he owed it to them to apologize. he's said plenty of times that he felt like he "ruined" the movie.
Strangely, I think the "incident " with Divine Brown made people like him more. He wasn't an insecure man in these matters, he was a man of the world. Hold on a minute, he was ACTING in those early films!
It also made him braver. Grant has never hidden from whatever scandal he's had to face and that has allowed him to take the fight to the tabloids. When celebrities were cowering, Grant took on Rupert Murdoch and News of the World to expose the extent of the UK phone hacking scandal.
Hugh was THE SHIT! Man does the time fly...
This appearance changed history: Leno was behind Letterman, but this catching lightning in a bottle (and producing a VERY funny hour of tv) turned it all around. Everybody watched! I know I did. And millions said, "This Leno guy is maybe funnier than Dave." And that was that.
Perfect intro by Jay. Still laugh about this one!
2:23 Finally, a "Liz Hurley embarrassed" look
Jay should have asked the audience, "who supports Hugh?", just to boost the guy. I think he had suffered enough publicly.
somebody did scream “I love you Hugh!” I’m sure he felt good
Interesting that Leno thinks the Brits are more prudish than Americans. I certainly don’t think that’s the case.
Depends where in America. And where in the British Isles, also.
@@mr.rainc0at614 I’m not talking about the British isles. Just promiscuity in the U.K. compared to the rest of Europe is quite high in the U.K.
In this day and age, anything consensual is not going to get much more than a shrug. Which is how it should be.
Rockstar status!
I watched this the night it aired.
He did well.
Me too, I was a teenager and didn’t know how insanely important this was for him and his career.
This appearance saved Hugh Grant and put Leno over the top of Letterman. Shame because I’m a die hard Letterman fan ha but kudos to Hugh Grant. He’s had such an amazing career
I remember watching it when it happened..
Leno is such a tool. He feigns sympathy, but he's never looked more happy, probably not even on his wedding day.
Well yeah it was the biggest night of Leno's career of course he was ecstatic
I saw this live on air and ended with mad respect for him. Everyone makes mistakes. He owned his and came out better for it.
Looking at it today it seems almost strange he should be embarrassed about it. But his reaction was understandable in those days. Nowadays I feel it just wouldn't matter. And it shouldn't. Sad how the press - then and now - just revel in tearing people to shreds.
This whole situation was the first time I heard the phrase 'apology tour'.
I watched this live. He thought for sure the crowd was going to jeer and boo and he was very happy to see the opposite. It was the BEST way to get ahead of the situation and he came out clean - minus Liz Hurley but hey.
Story that CNN history of late series added to this was:
Grant was probably gonna bail on the Tonight Show appearance.
Leno called Grant directly and told him do the show.
"Show up, take it on the chin and it will ultimately blow over"... or run and watch feature film career go up in smoke.
Grant shows up, goes thru the awkward visit... career survives.
*_I LOVE HUGH!_*
He did well to just say it straight no excuses no well I had no ideas or anything just went for it and said yh that was stupid
He's brave to do that
Jessica he had to he was on a press tour for a movie mate
@@billycole3565 Still, most people today just block their official social media and dont say anything...and when they do a apology video their never really assume that is their fault and play the victim
@@billycole3565 His people and the producers actually suggested he cancel this appearance. he didn't because he felt he owed it to the movie producers to apologize
Got back from Australia last summer.. Instead of focusing on their own numerous country issues, they're still obsessing over the rest of the world's "sensations" - what gives?!?
They both have the greatest hair. So I think in the end he lost Elizabeth.
I remember tuning into this way back when and thinking "I wonder what he's going to say". He handled it the right way - I'm not saying he should be excused for his bad behavior because he should not be, but when you're caught doing a bad thing, the best thing to do is to admit that you did something wrong, it was a real d*** move on your part, and now you have to face the consequences which might be to apologize or something else.
And from this point on Leno constantly kicked Lettermans but in the ratings.
Why is everyone saying this is painful to watch and they feel sorry for him? You know THIS IS AN ACT! He is playing Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral here, in real life it is well known that he is closest to Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones! He came out to this interview playing the bumbling shy loveable British guy cause he knows women love it and would feel sorry for him - AND IT WORKED!! His career was saved!
Georgina Lewis We don't know him so who's to say if he was genuine or playing a role. Just because he's a movie star does mean he doesn't deserve to be believed. stop being ahole about it because I'm sure you're no saint too
Anybody else here after reading about it in Gone Girl?
I'd have paid him too!
No other option.
Letterman was beating Leno in the ratings early, but it was the OJ Simpson Trial (dancing Itos) and this that basically saved his Tonight Show
Like I said before…the ratings turnaround started after Dave hosted the Oscars.
His unique way of noting hill speaking style really stand him out
it is call "British accent"...
Oh look, it's Oscar Wilde's ghost! So charming still
You can see he is really struggling with how to do the movie promotion thing with this scandal and humiliation hanging over it all.
Not really.
Nick Dunne talk about it in Gone girl
Lol, Hugh didn't feel the slightest bit bad over that, those jokes weren't unintentional. Thirsty middle aged women can't see through it of course, but everyone else can
Leno's expression at 7:10 is hilarious amd so much fun. There's no one like Leno.
No one is as good as him these days. Good natured. Fun. Funny. Pleasant. Ugh.
I need that daily fix of culture news and politics...like relive it in a fun way. Sucks.
He looks nervous
I LIKED HUGH GRANT 100 TIMES BETTER AFTER THIS. THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT. COME OUT AND MAKE JOKES. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? I LOVED IT! ALSO, LOVED HUGH WHEN HE SAID "THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO NOT USE MOISTURIZER FOR 29 YEARS..." I LOVE YA HUGH...YOU JUST SAY IT LIKE IT IS!
Who are these weirdos commenting that Hugh looks oh so tortured? He agreed to do this and he’s an actor and had a movie to promote. It’s not this deep thing in the way people making it out to be in the comments.
Winona Ryder should have watched this.
What happened to Hugh that he got arrested and is so embarresed to talk about it?
He was caught having sex with a prostitute in his car
Wasn't it a transgender person?
@@tinawelch5524 No, she wasn't.
@@tinawelch5524 Divine Brown wasn't trans. She was giving him a bj when they were arrested
@@tinawelch5524 that was Eddie Murphy 🤫
Setup for his new movie. Come on!
Why? Why go through all this just for a movie? You don't even realize the hell he went through after this. His flat was burglarized, his phones tapped, his emails hacked, his car broken into, and he and his loved ones were followed 24/7. That went on for 15 years even after the whole scandal. There is a reason Grant became a whistleblower in the UK phone hacking scandal because he was one of their biggest victims.
John Campea brought me here
same
Rodrigo Ortiz lmao me too
The funny thing is - is he in a character or what? Acting about the same as in the films... Have to get it to him though. Standing up and face the music.
He's like that in person. watch his other interviews. he has that charming awkwardness but you can see in his eyes that he was struggling
The British are so funny.
He really doesn't think he did a bad thing, I hate Hollywood. See everyone clapping 😂. Everyone wanted to hear him say he did something bad because they can't separate nice (movie) high Grant doing "dirty" things.
Not sure I follow your logic... he did do a bad thing, furthermore he owned it by saying he did a a bad thing and not making excuses. What would you have him do instead? As for the clapping audience... if they cant separate 'nice Hugh' from 'high Hugh doing dirty things' - then why would they want to hear him say he did something bad? It would be the opposite surely? Anyhow sounds like BS to me... sorry pal
anyone else misses chat shows were people just....chat? instead of playuing stupid games
Who else is here because they are reading ‘Gone Girl’ ?!
09:06 That one billion pounds smile there!💕 Damn, he's handsome. An a-hole maybe, but handsome nonetheless!💞
Title correction, HUGH Grant had fun with prostitute. TALKS with LENO
what are they talking about? can someone explain please?
I cannot tell if this is an act or not.?
He pretty much owned it... what else could he do? You cant BS your way out of this situation.
Now I wonder if Hugh Grant and Kristen Stewart are related...I mean... am I the only one????
I keep thinking how much Hugh Grant resembles pro golfer Phil Mickelson.
Never noticed that before, but you're right. But ewww, never been a Phil fan!
Isn't it amazing what men can get away with.
boy he was a handsome guy..time has not been kind to him
He still is a handsome guy. His wit and intelligence make him even more attractive.
He is like 60, nobody can escape, but he carries very well and it's still very charming
Still hot at 60 and I think he's even hotter now
can someone tell me what happened?
arrested for fucking in public