Johnny Carson Faxes A Joke To Dave | Letterman

Dave gets some monologue help from the King of Late Night.
(From "Late Night," air date: 5/2/90)

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[gelp]

“No matter what, it left here funny.”

Christ, that’s a good line

[plaws]

"No matter what happens back there, it left here funny."

Damn.

[doctortheopolis]

At 1:50 Johnny references Dave testifying in court against the woman who kept breaking into his house.

[wmadamzzz]

Funny stuff, from both of the masters. It just reminds me how much I miss both of them on TV .

[greenthom]

Love Paul's arrangement of Hello Goodbye. Highlights how good The Beatles melodies are, too.

[jayology]

All that setup, and the joke was actually pretty funny. Classic!

[LivLaRaj]

"Sajak yard sale" has stayed with me since this first aired

[kstepko]

“That’s your community service.”
Ha! You are correct, sir!

[pauld]

That's some bittersweet sh*t. I miss johnny. Long live dave!

[Tommyr]

Johnny was THE king of late night! Man I miss that guy...

[WranglerXEFans]

Two greats together. That was awesome.

[toupac]

Absolutely THE definition of nostalgia.

[michaelparks]

Johnny was a real class act and truly liked Dave. If it had been up to him Dave would have gotten the Tonight Show instead of what's his name

[Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

Dialing music. I forgot all about the dialing music. Good times. 🙂

[ilhuicatlamatini]

Ha! Fax machines lol…
This is such a perfect little time capsule clip, love it. ☎️ 📠

[robatsea]

Absolute legends, plus a Zsa Zsa joke. What's not to love?

[fryewerk]

Can we just have a David Letterman channel? 24/7 old episodes?

[sarcasmo]

I was Johnny's camera man that day and every other day. He wasn't joking.

[Chicken_Wing]

Two people who should have been a long time host of the Tonight Show
David letterman and Conan O’Brien

[paulypooper]

Aha the world before the internet and social media