we're way past the era of johnny carson when people tuned in to see what johnny carson was talking about on a given night. it's so full of problems already and lots of moderate gopers on the it houseici side, i think 2 have said over. >> this is also the age of internet where everything goes viral. they will see it on internet and cable news. many more that would have watched johnny carson. >> and just if i get out of thought. i know jimmy kimmel took lot of grief today from some conservative columnists saying don't get involved in the politics. i've been in the hospital for a couple of them, my kids. and you can't fake emotion about your kids. as i watched that last night, as a dad, regardless of your position t wasn't a legislative issue. that makes me feel connected to this issue. i thought it was, as a fellow father t struck me as a very sincere emotion. >> it was very human and we wish the best for the kimmels and their son. >>> coming up. shoulders don't just carry pads. they carry your fans passions, hopes, and dreams. and maybe, a chance at greatness because shoulders were made f

we're past the era of johnny carson, when everyone tuned in to johnny carson at night. this health care bill is so full of problems already, and lots of moderate gopers on the house side. 22 have said no. if they get to 223, it's over. >> it's the age of the internet. many more people saw that on the internet. they will see it played out on cable news. more people than would have watched johnny carson. >> if i could add a thought there. i know that jimmy kimmel, he took a lot of grief today from some conservative columnists, et cetera, calling him an elite us, saying don't get involved in the politics here t. i got three kids. i've been in the hospital with three of them. you can't fake emotion about your kids. right? so, as i watched that last night, as a dad, regardless of your position on the issue, it wasn't a legislative issue. i listened to him and said, that makes me feel connected to this issue. and i just -- i thought it was, as a fellow father, watching him speak there, it struck me as a very sincere emotion. >> that's human. and we wish the best for the kimme

, and you are no johnny carson. [ laughter ] >> welcome the great white north. city chicago company and a second city toronto company. the toronto one is the one that fueled the sc tv series that was syndicated and got to the states that way. >> thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i particularly want to thank my supporters over there in the cesarean section. >> it is healthy to be an outsider. as a comedian, and canadians are always outsiders, but they are looking at the culture that is right next door to them. >> it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you could have gotten into the improv clubs in toronto or chicago. i had never seen anything like second city tv. >> it was far more conceptual in its humor because it didn't have to be performed in front of an audience. and there was also just the idea it was this low-rent thing. by the seat of our pants kind of operation that give it an authenticity. >> now that our programming day has been extended -- >> where do you want me to put the kielbasa? >> put it in the fridge. >> you

lots of comedians credited johnny carson for giving them the big break. jay leno took over.on is now at the desk. 50 million people stayed up to hear one more "here's johnny." that happened 25 years ago today. i'm getting old. should news break out, we'll break in. breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. "your world" with neil cavuto starts right now. >> neil: we're both getting old. the left of the screen, the white house a closed door meeting where the top economic advisers to president who is half a world away is going to introducing in that is a new budget world starting tomorrow. the goal, a balanced budget in ten years. how they get to that is the source of great debate. what is not is the growing optimism on wall street that they can get closer than many thing. with the 90-point gains and gains we've seen in the last couple weeks, we have come a long way of making up most of all the ground we lost in the fateful wednesday

. >> how about johnny carson? >> or johnny carson. we're in a totally different era.be those guys were fighting for, he feels like he can be a little bit edgier. >> is this just ratings? is that all this is? what's the line? >> not entirely. i think if you look at the trajectory of stephen colbert's career in particular, there have been these calls to fire colbert before when he was deemed to make jokes that people thought were racially insensitive. and even then he didn't really offer an apology. he kind of made a joke in response as he did with respect to this joke about the president. i think he did say, though, that he would have expressed himself differently. the language was crude, and i think that's as far as you will see him go because he believes the president is not free from, you know, humor. >> but i don't understand. like i could see maybe cbs is going to make a public statement. maybe they have or something. but, alex, i guess i could freelance and say just about anythingn th air. i think a lot of this stuff, these monologues are scripted. somebody saw t

not the way johnny carson did.ck parr or jay leno but just flat out killing him almost in teary eyed on show time special his ratings began to rise. he overcame "the tonight show." steve: although now it looks like jimmy fallon is doing better in the demo. here's the story today. it's on the cover of the "new york post." i for an there is cbs. we played for you yesterday where president trump caught off john dickerson doing off interview with his sunday morning chat show. and stephen colbert has apparently gone to the defense of mr. dickerson in a 12-minute rant that is he a comedian. the big question is this funny when you take on the president of the united states in this way? >> mr. trump, you're presidency, i love your presidency. i call it disgrace the nation. he doesn't stand by anything except the dressing room door at miss u.s.a. pageants. let me read this presidential briefing. yeah, i'm the president i got the briefing right here. you attract more skin heads than free rogaine. have you more people marchin

letterman said that johnny carson didn't like to talk about the vietnam war during the show.ecause he saw the distinction between the late night talk shows and the evening news. howie: there is a hashtag fire colbert. marisa: we are at a point in our history where boycotts are called for every five minute. so they lose their impact so when somebody is always objecting to something someone is saying somewhere. stephen colbert is a late-night comedian. the people saying he should be fired are not his fans. so the people in his audience watching his show don't think there is anything wrong with the trump bashing. howie: i wonder how they would act if those jokes had been told about barack obama. also this week jimmy kimmel had a very heartfelt moment. you probably have seen it because it's been so viral. but he injected politics into it. >> the doctor opened his chest and fixed one of the two defects in his heart. he went in with what cal pell and did some magic. he opened the valve and the operation was a success it was the longest three hours of my life. president trump propos

>> johnny carson inherited "the tonight show" but he made it his own. >> it's going to be a wild nightmentigh night. i can always tell. >> he hosted a wild party. >> are you married? >> if his buddies came and they started playing together, you felt like what it must have felt like going to vegas at 3:00 in the morning and have the rat pack come on. >> where is the guy you talk to? >> it was a beautiful thing to watch a guy working at his best. >> get your ax and let's go. >> if you watch it closely, he's gauging how much longer he can wait to let the laugh die before what he says will be irrelevant to what happened. and he gets it just on the nose. it's beautiful. [ laughter ] >> i didn't even know you were huey. >> johnny had the best audience in the world. and he loved comedy. >> she watched him out of the corner of her eye and he said, what are you looking at? and the guy said, i'm looking at that ugly baby. that's a bad-looking baby, lady. >> johnny was there listening for you. he wanted you to score. when you scored, he scored. >> he said, madam, the pennsylvania railroad will go to

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>> all comedians poke at presidents, part of the job description, in the days of johnny carson, jay lenogentle poking and hitting republicans and democrats. it is clear that virtually the entire lineup of late night comics, bill maher told a crude sexual joke about the president and his daughter that i'm not going to allude to on the air are fervently anti-trump and that's reflective of entire monologue. trish: that bothers me, i think maher and colbert have crossed a line that should not be crossed. they feel it is open season on this guy. but you don't stoop to that. it's unnecessary, disgusting and seems to be no actual penalty or punishment for the guys doing this? >> certainly not from cbs which in effect approved the colbert joke, it wasn't something he blurted out. it was scripted in a pretaped show. have you trevor oliver and samanthabee and seth meyers going after trump as the butt of harmless jokes. trish: it's mean, howie, it's mean. >> mean doesn't begin to get at it. but no great uproar in the media. the colbert thing has been covered. stephen colbert, has he gone too far? i

. >> johnny carson. so i was kind of like, a, do they know something i don't know?, yeah. >> or b, is it over? is my career over? is this the twilight of my career? she's wrapped "the mickey mouse club." she's played that college kid. russian spy. it's over, done, someone else new, go. >> jimmy: no, it's not really the case. there are many stars whose careers are thriving out there. >> apparently, that's what they said. someone said chris pratt just got one. he's a big movie star. and i said, can you confirm that since he got the star he's gotten another job? [ laughter ] no, i can't. what is this? >> jimmy: it's funny you say that. in a way it is like being at your own funeral at that thing. >> it kind of was. they make you stand there. love them. it was amazing, obviously. you stand there and people talk about you. >> jimmy: right. >> standing there. >> jimmy: and your name is on something buried in cement. >> yes. it's so true. >> jimmy: who spoke about you? >> joe fields, who's one of the creators and writers on "the americans." >> jimmy: right. >> and matt reev

standing up and giving a fire and brimstone speech, he understands in the age of television, the johnny carsongelism is essential because it brings people in. he's a brilliant entrepreneur and brilliant salesman of himself. >> and here are jim and tammy! >> their appeal is powerful. last year, a million people responded to the bakkers' constant requests for money. >> how many do you have right now? >> just about 30. >> 30 what? >> silver 7,000 clubs. >> that's $90,000. >> praise god. >> the bakkers have been criticized for their own lavish lifestyle. >> just because i'm a christian doesn't mean i don't like nice things. i love nice things. we work very hard for nice things. >> they say the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. >> like a fleet of luxury cars and string of fancy homes from palm springs, california to south carolina. >> they create the gospel of prosperity. they think by them living well and having rolls-royces, everything will think god is shining upon them and us. and ptl becomes the vehicle for their media empire, for their theme parks. >> if we are

going all the way back to johnny carson. and late night have always been together. for some reason stephen colbert went over -- in my opinion he went over the line. you can talk about a president and make fun of a president. when you get vulgar and crude the way he did in that first monologue, i think he has exceeded the line. listen, i'm against boycotts. i don't believe in any of that stuff. he should at least have a sincere apology, right? >> you would think so. it's never going to happen though. i think that he has an insatiable appetite for getting the appear approbation of radical in hollywood and he is feeling it now and validation. i wish there was more backlash among decent liberals in between in america right now. i think it's interesting that you talk about the history of late night comedy and politics i think what's happened is that the left has gotten so desperate. because they realize how marginalized in america that we have gone far beyond bill clinton playing the saxophone with arsenio hall. even jimmy fallon

i mean, we go back to johnny carson some of his impact but jimmy kimmel is using it more aggressivelyed that today. the whole range of comedians i think made a big difference. >> what's your take? >> i think james at put it well, what kimmel did was experience politics as someone who's not mired in politics, experiences it. he's the most relatable guy. colbert has carved out his anti-trump stance which i love and fallon is not trying to do that. kimmel when he comes on has an impact. we can't really run an experiment to see if you're right. we can't -- we don't have the test case. the first version of health care the bill got 17% approval. if it dies it might have died absent kimmel. the other thing i would say is, there's a big body of evidence that the best thing satire does is provides everyone with an escape valve and that's valuable. i don't know how often it changes the policies of the rulers. i've read accounts of satire in nazi germany and it went on and sometimes people would be punished but the specific kind of sat tyre that works is not when you talk about a person or trump

i'm still watching old youtube johnny carson because he was so funny. he wasn't mean-spirited.e: amy schumer some type of gun scene in this movie. she has fancied herself some kind of gun control hero now. she got rid of that and now still being called a racist. >> eboni: look at richard pryor back in the day. red fox. he this would infuse politics. race and culture. it wasn't divisive. it wasn't divisive at all. it was great. >> eric: great example where he puts a lot of -- obviously lately on "saturday night live," he is bringing in and it's not -- >> why doesn't "saturday night live"? there is a wealth of comedy. if you want to do real political comedy where were they during the obama years. where were they with loretta lynch and bill clinton on the plane? there was a lot. lois learner refusing to testify. >> eric: you saw what happened on the streets of manhattan this weekend? >> sean spicer with a podium up and down fifth avenue. >> it's good stuff though. >> katherine: don't go away. we circle back with our specialists laura ingraham and chris stirewalt right after this ♪

guys like johnny carson and jay leno would poke fun at republicans and democrats. had an ideology. now, and the trump era, we saw just a little bit of that, it is like everyone is competing to be on the same trump-bashing channel. even colbert is leading the pack, that is how he dug himself out of last place. you have samantha be, who was down here in washington to stage an anti-trump show, the night of the white house correspondents dinner, john oliver, trevor noah, trying to get out of the shadow of jon stewart. everybody except jimmy fallon seems to think they can play to half the country, the half that they think doesn't like this president. >> martha: let's take a look at stephen colbert's response last night. here's what he said. >> i had a few choice insults for the president in return. i don't regret that. i believe he can take care of himself. i have jokes, he has the launch codes. so, a fair fight. while i would do it again, i would change a few words that were cruder than they needed to be preheated >> martha: what do you think about that? >> the only wo

we're a long way from the time that johnny carson or jay leno would sort of be an equal opportunity insultist toward comedians. almost all the late night comics are against donald trump. >> shannon: as you said it's a free country. if people don't like it they can change the channel. we're never changing the channel when you're on. >> bill: breaking the meeting now on healthcare talking about whether or not they have the votes to pass it today. this is a big deal. house majority leader kevin mccarthy at the microphone. nd grease is gone. when did you see the sign? when i needed to create a better visitor experience. improve our workflow. attract new customers. that's when fastsigns recommended fleet graphics. yeah! now business is rolling in. get started at fastsigns.com. >> shannon: big day on capitol hill and the white house as the house gets set to vote on healthcare president trump will send a new executive order easing restrictions on religious liberty in the usa. welcome to "america's newsroom," i'm shannon bream. >> bill: it's rocking today, right? hang on. first off, it will also p

school kid, but what was remarkable about that he had not yet done cosmos that he was famous on johnny carson, the tonight show, multiple times, covered stories in parade magazine, was already well known in the faculty and unknown to me that they had my application to him to get his comment. the application was dripping with numbers because i had known since age nine but this is what i wanted to do. he then sent me a personal letter if i wanted to visit the lab to make an informed decision of where i would attend. so i got on the bus and went from new york city to ithaca new york and he met me outside the building and showed me the lab, grabbed the book off the shelf. you don't even have to look and one where your hand lands is a book you've written. i still have that book the cosmic connection. so then at the end of the day he drives me back to the station and then he says here is my phone if the bus can't get through just call and you can spend the night with my family. i'm thinking i'm just nobody from nowhere. i remember thinking if i am as famous i will have a duty and obligation to trea

that he was already famously he had not yet done cosmos but he was already famous turkey been on johnny carson the tonight show multiple times. cover stories in parade magazine. magazine. he was already well-known and i'd apply to cornell where he was on the faculty, and unknown to me the admissions office at my application to get his comment and reaction. my application was dripping with the universe at the time because i don't since age nine that this is what i wanted to do. even sent me a personal letter inviting me to tour the campus and visit the lab so that i can make an informed decision of where i would attend. so yeah, i said yes. got on the bus, went to new york city up to ithaca new york. this was in december in the winter. it was called and he indeed met me outside the building, took me to the lab, showed me the lab, reached behind her. i never forget, didn't have to -- grabbed the book on the shelf, one of his books and assigned to me. i just thought that is bad aspect. wherever you hand lanes, that's a book that you written, i still have that book. it was this book the cosmic con

quote, stuart has gone again, soon he will be like johnny carson and fill-in host for his own show andu, stuart is taking time to visit with family. when you fly in from australia you don't say bye, good-bye. liz: i was going to say are you the ed mcman. [laughter] ashley: stuart is most definitely here full-time. liz: he's probably in the take-out line in mcdonalds for a buck 50 and heading to guests. stuart: he hasn't retired but he's cheap. liz: he's cheap. i don't think he will ever retire and die in that share. [laughter] ashley: that's how dedicated he is on ratings here. i hope you are enjoying yourself, spending time with your family, relaxing and not thinking about what's going on here. you need a break. it's a long show and he does it with a smile every day. all right, stuart will be back on thursday and we will be right back break through your allergies. try new flonase sensimist allergy relief instead of allergy pills. it delivers a gentle mist experience to help block six key inflammatory substances. most allergy pills only block one. new flonase sensimist changes everythi

. >> presidents are always the butt of jokes on johnny carson going back to steve allen, presidents ofight jokes over 1000 already. look at obama, that is for one year, 936 jokes in 2009 for one year. he has already eclipsed them. should he embrace this? >> i think so. trump is the first movie star we ever had. i predicted he would win the republican primary because a movie star is different, a man or woman with an amazing charisma and you know they are bound for greatness and there is something about them that catches your eye and you can't take your eyes off of them. donald trump rates. lot of this comedy like the obscene thing stephen colbert said about vladimir putin, the reason stephen colbert went into dirty trump jokes is it saved his franchise. stephen colbert was trailing jimmy kimmel, jimmy fallon, started on this trump obsession and people are tuning in. a comedy central show just making fun of the president. breaking records, there are more jokes being thrown at me than any president in history, i am winning. >> what you don't want to be as a caricature. what i think and wh