- jay leno wanted to essentially just continue doing a johnny carson-type show. basket of fruit. - part of dave's thing used to always be attacking authority. he liked that. - cut the cameras, please. - he needed a corporate bad guy to go up against. i was oftentimes that target. - i can hear this warren littlefield guy whining all year long about not getting his name on the card last year. - he's on there. - so he's--well, what about-- look, what about me? just put it on there. me. i can be on there, couldn't i? - who is he? - it was always letterman's dream to be the host of "the tonight show." he idolized johnny carson-- rightfully so. - the big decision that's had the entertainment industry buzzing is due this week. that, of course, is the fate of nbc's late-night stars jay leno and david letterman. - most of us thought the person who deserved to get it was david letterman. he didn't get it. jay leno got it. - leno, who earlier rode his motorcycle into a news conference hosted by nbc entertainment president warren littlefield, still has a bruised ego about th

so, she's like, "well, i'm watching johnny carson. i'm up. that were on it, but then you just have one person show up at the end and just talk. and i'm like, "that's the job? i'll just do that." i won't even worry about the tvs or the movies or learning instruments. i'll just do the talking part, and then i'll be cool. >> seth: but you did do the instrument part for a little bit. you actually have a similar trajectory to our band leader fred armisen, who was in a band called trench mouth. he was a drummer for them. and then he thought music was going to be his thing, and found his way into comedy. you were in a punk band as well. >> yeah, yeah. grand marquee, shout out to any five people out there, four of the guys who were in the band watching this, and my sister who came to the shows, thank you. yeah, it was -- you know, it was just like you just -- that's what you did. nobody had any futures. you're from the suburbs, you're going to burn out. let's be in a band. and then stand-up comedy came around -- like i don't have to load any gear or

. >> did johnny carson?own line of suits. >> jimmy: he had his own line of suits. >> my father owns some carson suits. big investment. >> jimmy: i bet, wow. >> my mom is suits in highland, michigan, for what reason?" >> jimmy: i love that your dad saw that ad, "i'm going get me a johnny carson suit." >> how can you resist? it's carson. we should find some of those suits. >> jimmy: i know they're floating around. i don't think they'd fit either of us. >> i think everyone was 5'8" in 1979. >> jimmy: it's true. you hit your head on anything -- >> you get to hollywood, you're oaf 5'10", "keep going, there's no work for you here." >> jimmy: i see a vintage t-shirt that's extra large, yeah, that won't fit. >> depending where you buy an extra large is interesting. >> jimmy: do you think so? >> i do. i think an extra large where i'm from, versus an l.a. extra large, is a much different thing. >> jimmy: there's a width difference, yeah. >> you can get a proper pool table cover. >> jimmy: yeah. >> with "o'reilly's" wr

so here's the question. >> i hope i i hope there johnny carson septum, mike none of your business. in your business. >> ion effect said that >> so here's the question. yeah >> on the internet, i actually looked the over is half $1 billion we're not doing a split take here >> by the way, amount of water. okay >> i'm out your router water? yeah. is there anybody who can i get more water? you're not so that was a lot of my know. i'm sorry first, you know what? we don't have hundred interviews. i've done 100 interviews i've done 100 interviews and everybody takes that amount of water and they pace themselves are the hsiao. >> well, that's it. i didn't think we'd be going i think you're rewarding the question. oh, i'm ordering a question. i'm going to say overall million dollars, your father none of your how about that? and that's ridiculous. that's ridiculous. but what you just said that number is so preposterous. okay. >> ridiculous. how about 100 million. okay. how about you shut up okay. how about you shut up? is that all right? i got to say, you know, 100 years. nobody has ever sai

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i remember a long time ago, you know, when johnny carson was on. >> stephen: sure, sure. >> carol: anduse when you sat in that chair, you had to score. i am not a stand-up or anything. i thought, what am i going to do? i decided -- i didn't tell johnny, that i would be the world's worst guest. [laughter] so -- >> stephen: i shudder to imagine. >> carol: so i get on the show and this was years ago and he said "i'm so glad you're here, carol. i understand you just moved out from new york but that you were raised here in hollywood and then you went to new york and i are back in california again. are you thrilled about that?" and i said "yes." and then he said... he said, "wasn't betty grable your favorite movie star when you were growing up in hollywood?" i said "yes." and then he said "i understand that you bought betty grable's old house, so you're living in it." "yes." he said, "did you everything think that such a thing whatever happened to you?" i said "no." of course he caught on. he started asking all kinds of interesting questions which i could just say "maybe." "no." [laughs] >>

. >> stephen: hearing him tell old johnny carson stories. >> i got to interview stephen colbert and dickar ago and no one ever saw it because right after our interview, for a tape that was supposed to play later in may, the writers strike happens, so we jettisoned that tape into the heart of the sun. [laughter] >> where it belongs. >> stephen: it's too bad because it's beautiful, it's amazing. in the middle of the interview when that fire alarm went off. >> i did what i could. >> stephen: and you save that baby dropping out of the balcony? if only we could legally run that tape. >> my only regret was that i could only save that one baby. because so many babies -- >> stephen: it was baby night at "the late show," i don't know why we had a date night. big news is that you have recently joined "law & order." okay -- [cheers and applause] what's your characters name? >> vincent riley. >> stephen: are you captain, lieutenant? >> detective first grade. >> stephen: sorry, detective first grade vincent riley. there you go. it was -- you know, it's a classic, it's an iconic show, everybody has wa

. >> jesse: when somebody tries to get under my skin i always think to myself what would johnny carson probably smile, wink and walk away. these protesters are everywhere. they found new york city mayor eric adams on a plane. >> [ bleep ] you. you support the genocide in palestine. you are always partying. you don't actually care about the citizens of new york. are you going to miami? people are being arrested there... so you can fund the police appeared that's all you care about funding the police. >> jesse: he's got a guy for that think god. while donald trump has been trapped in freezing courtroom, he's had a front row seat to the pro- terror takeover happening on college campuses across new york joe biden said there were five people on both -- find people on both sides. >> do you contend the protests on college campuses? >> i've set up a program to deal with that. i condemned those who don't understand what's going on with the palestinians. >> jesse: find people on both sides? i only see one. i don't see jews chanting death to america and assaulting cops. trump called it a disgrace

. >> you want to do johnny carson clip, let me get your take what you tell investors, finally were beginningcal nerve-racking moments and they might be short-lived to your point. but working to get their needs are for the latest quarter there expected to be respectable but not off the chart. >> into his fundamentals and fundamentals and assets at a good price i think you're going to want to have a longer-term perspective. i'm not a trader by nature, i'm not looking for one or two were one or two weeks wings as long-term what's going to work out in rotation into smaller caps and biotech companies in the small-cap index has rebounded about 25 or 30% since october lows you see more speculation coming into the market with bitcoin rising, bitcoin is up over 2500 bucks. >> i see that as an index and investors are more speculative and fundamental businesses in the small-cap and biotech. >> $71800 for bitcoin right now. if that is popular gold is in and out of all-time highs what are we to read and that. >> cold response to geopolitical risks, i never met a gold bull that sells its approvals and eve

representing high profile clients, including ball players, vince coleman and darryl strawberry comedian johnny carson, and actor marlon brando sun christian. but in a matter of weeks as oj simpson's lead attorney shapiro has catapulted from criminal defense lawyer to international media star and i'm doing tonight by another member of the dream team of defense attorneys, carl douglas and carl, it is great to have you joining us. i just wonder well, what was it like when you got this news today? >> you know kaitlan, first of all, thank you so much for having me on your show. i was shocked and surprised when i was awakened this morning to the news of o'jays death though we haven't spoken since the trial. i have followed his career. the app's and down of that since then and it was very shocking to me and my heart goes out to his four children over their loss >> well, and race obviously was such a central part of this trial, and it was two years after the rodney king police bd riots that followed. as the dream team is called yourself those as you crafted this defense, i mean how much was that at the foref

ou >> and when somebody tries to get under my skin, i always think to myself, what would johnny carsonalway ? probably smile, wink and walk away. now, these protesters are everywhere. they found new york city mayor eric adams on a plane. >> adams. yeah. you support the death and parts of homeless people over here. you're with perry?ways yeah. i actually cartying.e about new. why are you in miami? you other people being arrested ,people who love the new york people cannot afford food. you keep cutting your budget. are you kidding me? that's all you care about.poli to keep everythingce here. >> the mayor didn't go. baldwin on the grill. >> a guy for got that. thk god. >> while donald trump's been bee trapped in a freezing courtroom. traphe's had a front row seat to the protester takeover happening on college campuse srk joe across new york. >> joe biden said there were fine people on both side saires. >> you condemn the anti-semitic protests on collegd the campuse. i condemn the summary protest that was set up a program to dot that. i also condemned thosehat.hat's who don't understand wh

. >> sal has become the johnny carson of traffic. people taking a couple of weeks off.ck and all eyes on 680. it's friday night, mostly across the bay, but we've been watching this hot spot here on our triple a traffic map 680 south at burnell in pleasanton, and caltrans shut down all three lanes about 15 minutes ago. they are sweeping up every piece of gravel, which came off a truck a little over an hour ago. the backup is all the way to 580, and a lot of folks taking highway 84, vallecitos road, you see there on the right to try to bypass that and get down to sonoma and on your way to fremont. and that is backed up as well. chp telling us they hope to have all lanes open and all cleaned up sometime in the 6:00 hour, but it is a slow go there in a big way. let's take you to the bay bridge because we had an accident there just outside of the tunnel on the san francisco side that apparently has been cleaned up in the last few minutes. you can see some of the traffic backed up at the span, and that's what it looks like right now. that's not all that bad at 549, but likely

to unite the country, i want to be an angry comic guy, it sounds exhausting i grew up watching johnny carsonu last let so he could get married again but if that's all he wanted to do shifts daily throughout the woman and speaking of celebrities, on the red carpet moments ago irish ambassador noticed me from fox news had stopped by to talk to me. who's going to say no? >> i'm here on the red carpet irish ambassador general is here. good evening. i'm delighted to meet you. >> welcome to the correspondents dinner, as is the first one? >> my second book last year i was new week so now i kind of know what i should be doing. >> a fancy way of saying you behaved last year but lookout. >> i'm an irish woman once we get a handle on things, we know how to party. >> this is who you want to hang without an open bar. how does ireland like these american parties? >> we taught you how to party so 36 million irish-americans so you've been learning fast. >> this is amazing. i'm getting in a bar fight at the end of the night is what she's telling me. you are wonderful, i will see you at the bar. >> looking fo