Best Jim Carrey Interview Ever!! The Tonight Show 1994 with Jay Leno - Dumb & Dumber Interview
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This is one of the most amazing Tonight Show interviews of all time. In December 1994, while promoting Dumb & Dumber, Jim Carrey completely took over The Tonight Show. In it, he "hypnotizes" the audience and makes them applause at will, explains how he was abducted by aliens and shows the "markings" on his abdomen by drawing on it with a marker, and finally sings "White Christmas" perfectly out of key. Amazing. Enjoy!
Thanks for all the responses - I've watched many Jim Carrey interviews and IMO this is a masterpiece. Jim at his peak popularity. I happened to have it on VHS from back in the day, and discovering that it was not available anywhere, decided it was my duty to give it to the world. Glad you could all enjoy!
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You are a legend sir
Thank you for this. I’m sure Jim Carey also appreciates it as well😂🙌🏾💯
Thank you so much..! 💖🙏
Thank you for blessing us with this masterpiece!
Jim Carey interviews himself.
Leno just helps him, it's obviously scripted.
@@chrissimon8368 wonderfuly scripted. Jim is a genius.
Intensity Fit Club should see the one with D.Letterman when "promoting" dumb&dumber2...
hahahaha!
The interviever is a prop
This man is personally responsible for about 90% of my laughter throughout the entire 90s decade.
When you look up comedic genius in the lexicon, there's Jim Carrey looking back at you. The guys quickness of wit and intelligence is off the chart, way off.
Same 😂❤😂
Isn't it amazing? Same here: always by my side, step by step, bringing me joy and laughters...gotta thank the man from the bottom of my heart...
Yeah he's funny in his films but what tf is he going on about here. Americans/Canadians weird sense of humour!! About as funny as a fire in an orphanage.
@@paulanthony5274 Yeah who knows. Just crowd work I guess. Kinda odd for sure.
This man is a gift to the world.
I disagree
You are a gift to the world
@@user-vj9yi8ti8s true ... Not the whole world can speak english..
@@hannesbolman4710 His entire schtick is physical comedy, which doesn't need words. Also, I speak English and disagree, as well.
@@user-vj9yi8ti8s well you're just a miserable hater lol
Jim Carrey in the 90s was a force. I remember knowing when his appearances on late night talk shows would be and my mom would let me stay up to watch. This interview is a prime example as why. It would be an entire comedy routine. My entire friend group after 94’ was based around quoting his films. We idolized him.
Typical 90’s kids answer. He was an comedic power house
Shikaka!
A whole comedy ROUTINE....This could have been paid for like a actual comedy show during that time
Jim in Mask or Ace Ventura hysterical. Here....not so much IMO
He's a great guy
I love how Jim just hijacks the entire interview
Kevin Petty No one, absolutely no one can do it like Jim. His "The Mask" visit on Leno was pretty epic as well, he did a fantastic Stallone impression, be sure to check it out.
jermaineonealnumber7 Robin Williams had great audience engagement
... and from way out of left field we have polishfish ... who is "contributing" to this conversation...
Love Jim. You'd probably enjoy Norm MacDonald interviews on Conan and Letterman, as well. He basically hijacks the interview, too. In a different but hilarious way.
He hijacks the audience with the taste of CINNAMON.
Jim Carrey is a total genius - a master at improv!
THAT'S RIGHT
it is not complete improv I am pretty sure a lot are premade jokes but he is an amazing freestyler, making up some stuff and putting other stuff as well and doing it all like a dance
@@innosanto you're right...He is a genius, magnifiecient :)
im sorry
what they say genius and crazy is related, I see more lunatic than genius in these interviews, leaves me more uncomfortable than laughing
Whenever you feel down or need to unwind, dont reach for the booze or pills just, watch Jim Carey for 20 minutes.
Sounds good to me
So true!!!
Can’t agree much...too funny man
He's funny but NOT that damn funny..🍺🍺💊💊
I've literally been binging his interviews for about a week now😂
He should have won an Emmy just for this appearance
Nailed it. Gotta be smart and confident to pull off that whole bit.
He just puts on his 'In Living Color' old hat.
Joseph Foreman How about the Neil Armstrong right after the aliens😁 Guys a boss
Joseph Foreman OR JUST A GOOFY JACKASS. 😝😝😝😝
It all about cofidence and sencehumour
actually, JC is bipolar... he clearly doesn't want the real Jim to be interviewed, so jump into character... classic defense mechanism. perhaps his secret to success... know when to hold em, fold em, run away.
*Cinnamon*
AHHHHHAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*OVER 9000 CLAPS*
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *CLAPS*
AAAHHHHHAHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAA!!!!!!
.......your not Jim...
🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌
That was his year 1994! The first ever actor to have 3 number one movies in a year!
was there any other since?
The first and last
Dumb ace n bat?
@@emprrah Ace Ventura, the Mask, Dumb and Dumber
@@TheWinstonSlip Didn’t know these were released in 1 Year. A Legend
Imagine being that talented and that handsome at the same time
I imagine the huge massacre of hearts he did 🤐
Ok 🤔
"Guys, pick a key" Probably one of the funniest things I've heard on a late night show in years
Agreed!
He is the only person who can literally change his physical appearance when doing an impression. What an unbelievable talent
Had to look this up after Fallon mentioned it on Episode 4 of Strike Force Five 😆
Thanks for the heads-up, just looked up the episode, that is awesome that Jimmy remembered this so many years later!
imagine being high af in 1994 one night in december and this came on tv and cheered you up? wow
I might have been, but I forget j/k I would never forget this
lol
Im high watching this and thougt the same😂💪🏼
Imagine that same thing happening in 2021..
I don't have to. I was 16 and I was high AF. And I peed my pants and spilled my chili cheese Fritos.
Jay Leno didnt know what to do lol....cinnamon
Ed Esteezy
Jay Leno is a two-faced backstabbing pig 🐷. Ask Conan.. he can explain it all.
I have been standing up and applauding for 3 yrs. Can I sit down now please.😥
Y’all gonna ignore that he slid in the moon landing conspiracy in the most genius comedic way possible?
sabrina berries- I caught that....
Deep
We landed on the moon!
@@NestMart Must be real because it look so fake, besides who exactly is WE?
He expertly took shots at the moon hoax throughout the whole video
Jim Carrey is a comedic genius and this interview is a great example of why. His comedic timing, his facial expressions, and his unique perspective make him one of the greatest comedic actors of all time. His story is inspirational.
Most charismatic one in the whole world
HI'S GREAT DRAMA AND COMEDY ACTOR..BRILIANCE IN 100%
That was maybe until Trump won the elections lol. Now he's just pathetic and bitter.
i agree
@@pooliansshots6731 he woke up ...sick of entertaining idiots like you and leno
@@pooliansshots6731 people change and I like him even better now. He is wiser then you could imagine
Jim Carrey is really an incredible performer/actor. He became a superstar with his comic persona and physical comedy, made millions, and could've stuck with that the rest of his career, but instead kept pushing himself and is equally talented in more dramatic roles, even starring in great films like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'The Truman Show'. And even then, he's never lost touch with his comedy and is funnier than he ever has been. Like Robin Williams, he can improvise like a true genius. He deserves a lot of respect.
He's an idiot that screams hey look at my goofy ass
@@sc885 no, it makes everyone happy and uplifts their mood
Then he understood that hollywood destroys the world and is a part of some hyge brainwashing. The Truman show movie is a good hint on that
I'm not too keen on robin
This guy commands a crowd. Nobody on earth has this much charisma.
You can command crowds with money and fear, it's called a dictatorship.
You mean cocaine?
@@matthewhayes9734 ok mate
Michael Jackson
CINNAMON!! 🎉🎉🎉
That’s about as perfect as a talkshow segment can get. And then he ties it all up at the end with “cinnamon“.
The "cinnamon" made me wish I was in the audience. I envy every person who was there. What great FUN to have gotten to respond like that! Brilliant!
There is seriously no one person like Jim Carey. omg, how does anyone keep this up. He has and will always be my favorite even in 2021.
Hi... Glad to hear from you. I appreciate your love,care and support Where are you watching from?
He became extremely depressed after a few decades of doing this, that’s how lol.
2023 still a huge inspiration to me. If you know his full story. He went from homeless as a child to doing much better for himself. He proved to the world that he could take on ANY role funny or more serious. Plus he's super passionate and enthusiastic about every role he ever played. He can literally morph into ANY character.
@@jadenwaz9585 well yeah.... He started appearing in more darker, serious films and his audience started judging him harshly for that, expecting him to be the funny man 24/7 as if he was some kind of preforming puppet. He lost a lot of respect from people because he took on darker roles and apparently, people didn't like or agree with that direction, but it's not their choice. That would be depressing after a few years of feeling like you're never good enough. The point should have been the fact that he could do ANY job-funny, serious, dark and he took on any role with perfection, but that wasn't good enough for people. So he became spiritual. He found himself and people STILL aren't happy with him proving that they only liked him when he was acting a certain way. That would be depressing for ANY person. It doesn't matter because true fans respect him any way that he is
Jim Carrey is another good example of triumphing over hardship and tragedy.
Imagine having Jim Carrey in your English class
Rory Carter ikr
12:10 "THE ALIENS HAD ONE OF THOSE!!" DEAD😭😭
OMG i didnt notice that Joke 😂😂😂
@@MrRooney182 yeah me neither
It's actually harder to sing barely off tone than it is to sing normally. He practiced for that.
I don't think he practised it hes just a good singer as it kinda goes with the territory.These kind of talents are very good at making it up as they go along lol
For sure haha
Its almost impossible to sing out of tune if you have a good ear. He is genius!
That takes a hell of a lot of talent to sing like that. Not even being sarcastic.
I've always said that about his Jefferson airplane cover in cable guy. A fake lisp and crazy vibrato. It's not easy
13:56 Actually, that was good.
@Joannes Ferrari i hope you realise that he was singing off-key on purpose he can sing pretty good actually
Just ask Thelonius Monk.
I was thinking the same thing! He’s deliberately singing as a caricature of someone with “a tin ear.” Great comedy. Great vocal performance.
This dude’s exposing people and they think he’s joking around:D
true
True bro
Exactly... that’s comedy. Irony. He truly was and is a comedian of the highest class, much like Robin Williams
The entity that directs him, takes pleasure in making a fool of so many.
@@glennryan646 Entity? So he's possessed?
Who's here in 2019? ❤️
Cinnamon
Cinnamon too!!
Neil Armstrong "what a fish story" best truth drop in 94'
I don't understand why all the videos have this kind of comment. Am I missing something?
Once a week
I love how Jim Carrey just keeps taking over!! Pure awesomeNESS!
Well it is Jay Leno, dear :D
yes, true :)
Damn girl, you're so pretty, lol .... okay no changing the subject: And Jim C. is Jim C. always owning the place! ;)
thank you very much :) Sway
21619thedude Just take a joke with some pride you pansy haha
This interview is literally genius, I've not seen anything like this in my life. The end is priceless
Remember how obsessed we all were with this man when we were kids
I just love how the entire studio just falls apart when he says “cinnamon”
Damn I nearly lost it when Jim pointed at his chest moles & explained how they were a map of an alien solar system.
illuminati!
Fuck this bullshit!
That was his nipple, not a mole. Cinnamon, lol
Abducted.
The 3 Sirius stars in Orion’s Belt, That align with the Pyramids of Giza👽👽👽
Jay didn't seem to "get" Jim Carrey, but as we can see, Carrey has not changed much throughout the years. If you saw him recently on Kimmel, he's pretty much always making fun of the entire hoopla surrounding celebrity while simultaneously basking in it. It's like the Shakespearean fool
All the talk show host are like that for some reason, its cause he steals there spotlight :P
***** A lot of it is scripted, don't forget that.
Balls. Genius. Thanks Jim.
I'm not a Leno fan really, but here he was perfect. The best thing to do is to stay out of Jim's way. Leno knew that and it's why he didn't interject when it wasn't necessary. When someone is riffing like that the worst thing to do is mess up their rhythm.
@@jermaineonealnumber7 True, but I don’t think it was scripted when Jim broke the mug in 1992
This man owned every room he's ever walked in. His charisma is extraordinary, I don't think people notice, but Jim is impervious to cringe. If anybody else and I mean anybody tried his stuff, act the way he acts, talk the way he talks, even his jokes, his whole routine is super cringe but somehow, SOMEHOW his energy and spirit overshadows all that, I think that is exactly what he was trying to achieve, be the only one cringe proof, even while performing cringe, it's truly amazing.
that a good summary of his strategy
Met him once in a bar along the PCH in the late 90s. A very humble and talented man. He was wearing a sweater with a Canadian flag.
You are so lucky, I love Jim so much ❤🥰
@@milenasequeira3 Our friend had to ruin it a bit, shouting “You’re Jim Carey!! You’re Jim Carrey!!” and shoving us all aside to shake his hand. He was mildly amused though.
@@tikaalik Oh wow! You're story is very interesting awww. ❤ You and your friends are soooo lucky OMG. I dream with meet Jim and Johnny Depp, I love and admire them so much, they are my favorites actors and one of my favorite people. ❤🤩
jim carrey is my favourite person in this whole world
HI'S GREAT DRAMA AND COMEDY ACTOR..BRILIANCE IN 100%
@Intensity Fit Club lol
@Intensity Fit Club I'm pretty sure he means mentally and spiritually, but I know you get it and that you was making a joke haha.
Carrey was making a simple point. We are all sheep.
Not all...99% most likely if not higher
Baaaa, was that the right amount of a's to sound like a sheep? It's kind of nice to be "normal," and not having thoughts of suicide.
True for most of the people out there.
Talking about a fish story, and they ARE buying it! 🤣😂🤣
it's just a routine, there's no point.
Strike Force Five 💥 😂
Guilty 😂
Jim Carrey is a comic legend. He is a pillar of comedy. He and Robin Williams would have totally rocked in Netflix era. Respect.
Wtf are you talking about😅😂🙄
my biggest goal in life is to meet this wonderfully hilarious man
Huh. Mine’s to defeat my crippling depression and gain the confidence to foster healthy relationships without sabotaging them due to a fear of closeness and intimacy. Meeting Jim Carey would be rad af, though.
Mille Christiansen me too and I bet he is lots of fun in real life.
Did you meet him?
Mille Christiansen WOW...!!! YOUR IQ MUST BE AT LEAST.... 50,....!!!😆😆😆😆😆
Your biggest?? Really?
It's actually quite difficult to purposely sing out of key! This is just brilliant! 😂😂😂
The commitment he has is unmatched
When Leno mentioned Daniels, Jim immediately dropped whatever gag he was about to do, and he stepped out of himself and complemented him
That was a joke too
I was there it was terrific !!!!!
@@asadahmed4993 LOL, they would have set that up before-hand, as part of the show.
Sure you was there man 🤔
How did it feel to follow his lead on "cinnamon"? I'd loved to have been there!
Jim is the TRULY living legend, the laughter he brings into us will remain us how beautiful life it is.
See now, back then a lot of people thought he was annoying. Today he's clearly a very smart professional who knows the territory, timing and showmanship of being funny. No one's this good anymore.
I think the time has come to institute an award in the name of Jim Carrey. A comic genius who has graced us and made us laugh our guts out. Never before. Never again. Respect.
man's a comedy genius
I would like to make an amendment. man was a comedy genius.
@@Brian-wn2vc he still is he’s just matured and learned new things, he’s woke
Damn, Jay Leno had grey hair before I was born
My dad had gray hair before he graduated college😳
+escuse me he was born that way
+escuse me I think they greyed his hair to keep Carson's main demographic, the the 55+ crowd. His hair was jet black before he became host
How many times has this man made me laugh. They say that the hardest thing is to make a man laugh and that laughter is a cure. The Comedian Awards should be the biggest awards in the acting world
What a legend! He's by far the best comedy improvisor i've ever watched.
This is a great example of why Jim Carrey was my childhood idol. He is too awesome for words.
God i motherfucking love jim carry
+Matthew k he deserves the love man
+Matthew k 13:30 was the best version of white christmas i ever heard =) XDXDXDXD
I saw this on TV live, and I have never forgotten the space station bit. That's pure timeless comedy gold.
How hard it must be to interview jim carrey, he's a genius!!
The guest chair doesn't even get warm enough when Jim Carrey is on it.
on point! lmao
i'm from Algeria . i love jim Carry ..for mr he is the best comedy actor in the world
DZ.CHANNEL divers هلا بالجزائر اخوك من الكويت ✋🏻😂
casual نورت حبيبي ناس الكويت على الراس و العين هل من عروض عمل للجزائريين في الكويت ؟؟ حاملي الشهادات العليا طبعا و شكرا اخي
It defenitely seems like he is joking when he speaks.
Nobody cares
@@Steph6n Nobody cares you think nobody cares
this is probably the best jim interview i've ever seen, fucking perfection. Top of his game.
Facts!!
Is there anyone around today like Carey? He's amazing. Dumb and dumber was wonderful!
I love watching Jim Carrey on any of these talk shows because of how he gets the interviewer to genuinely laugh. Alot of times woth other guests you can easily hear the laughter is just faked becauae they kind if have to laugh...But woth Jim...hes so darn funny that he gets them to laugh from the heart. I love it...and it doesnt matter who ...Letterman ...Conan...Leno ...Ellen...all of them. Also on these shows you can see just gow magnetic this guy really is. Hes funny...but also has a big heart and is highly intelligent too. LOVE Jim Carrey!!
mike Lazembie He is one of the few actors/comedians who took "the job" seriously. He doesn't have a lungs full of air,its filled with laughing gas. He has a natural sense of humour that makes even the most grumpy person to laugh. Not everyone can do it like he had been doing it for years as if its a piece of cake. It is for him. Wow,I almost typed an essay. I guess its not easy for me being dead drunk and watch Jims funny interviews and type less about him.
With, the word is "with"...
Bro this interview is actually genius
Came here after Strike Force Five
Jim is absolutely gorgeous and SO talented! Just wow.
Wow! Now THIS is how you interview! Carrey blew every celebrity that ever has and (so far) ever will interview on a late night talk show. What talent!
Thank you, Canada, eh, for sharing this comedic genius with the world.
Strike force five brought me here
I'm more of a Fox Force Five fan myself.
It is just impossible to explain to someone who didn't experience his prime as a comedic actor, just how popular he was at the time. His humor doesn't really translate well to today's taste, and there really isn't anyone these days who could even hold a candle to the success Carey had in the mid 90s. He was the first movie star ever to earn 25+ million dollars per movie, which he earned for 5 movies in a row...think about that. In today's terms that's more like 35+ million per movie, which is unheard of.
jim Carrey was the true launching of the 90's, and in 1994 he was the true launching
Bryan Taylor Do you think his death would be more tragic then robin williams?
_"His humor doesn't really translate well to today's taste"_ I'd like to think such great humor would be timeless, and people today would be equally rolling in the aisles.
Well said Bryan. The world today doesn't get it cause technology has dumbed them down...lol
Bryan Taylor for me is easy to expalain, bigest part in his humor is face expersion conecter with storys wich he says, is all obut that he is the best comedy actor for me hehe ,for me he has the best humor type hehe i wathc him from slovenija europe since i was 10 hehehehehe, take care
His acting does not get nearly enough credit.
Thanks for making my childhood great Jim!
The part where they talk about the moon landing being farce totally made me appreciate his selection for andy kaufmans story even more. Man on the Moon- Movie. Jim was much like Andy
Jim is head and shoulders above Andy. Andy was only funny as "The Foreign Man" and Elvis. Everything else he did was a waste. His wrestling appearances may have been ok but he ruined it by playing them as real rather than as comedy.
This interview makes me think that Jim Carrey would actually been good as Patrick Bateman
In the Hip to Be Square murder scene, Bale actually seems to be borrowing from Carrey.
I think people are calling this the greatest interview because it wasn't actually an interview. It was a stand up comedy disguised as an interview. I swear every Jim interview I've seen is him overpowering the interviewer with his crazy energy. No disrespect to him, just thought I'd mention that.
actually if you ever notice when stand up comedians are on talk shows, almost their interview is made up of small segments taken straight from their stand up bit.
yeah I guess so
Robin Williams was the same way in his interviews.
Jonny Boothill Oh my god your comment was written a while back but now it just reminds me of him not being here anymore. :(
***** wow...the interesting thing is that he wrote it in the past tense, even though 6 months ago he was still alive. i've been bummed ever since i heard of robin dying :(
This is how the Joker interview should have gone...
😂😂😂
What a Legend⚡️
Truth speaker. He traveled mk ultra so long ago
the three dots and the Ship killed me 😂😂😂😂
is this guy ever serious?? lol
he can be, yes. ever see eternal sunshine?
yes but I think he has some kind of laugh disease in a weird very elastic way haha
you think a performer has a laugh disease? wtf are you on about...this guy dedicated his life to pushing comedy to new places, making hundreds of millions of people laugh...you're sizing it up like a nervous tick...smh
Watch "Doing time on Maple Drive". A serious dramatic role. He did it while still on "In Living Color", before "Ace Ventura".
the guy is more serious than you think he just combines it in his comedy and its genius 9:35 he did have a tough childhood as he was growing in a very poor family think on what is going on in his head when he hears laughs while trying to act as if the question bother him but not its genius man Leno knowing this fact looking at him and hearing the laughs in the crowd is amazed .... pure genius
Could not stop laughing through the whole segment. Jim is an absolute riot! Thanks for posting!!!
Cinnamon
Jim Carrey will always forever be a legend in entertaining business in history 💯💯💯💯💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽one of my favorite actors
old hollywood was so much better :/
“Old Hollywood” was in the 40’s and 50’s
yeshalloween and 60s
Now satanic 👍
We will never see a comedian like Jim Carrey in our humankind
Never mind Jim Carrey's best - surely the best talk show appearance ever!
Has there ever been a “best Jim Carrey interview?” They’re all brilliant. The man’s a genius.
the energy he gave in this video is incredible!
Most unique, none other on his level, greatest Jim Carrey, nobody can act like him! GOAT!
We need Jim making more movies , he is missed
This is incredible. I love how he has Jay in stitches 😂😂😂
You know someone has an amazing presence when they take over an interview almost completely. The only other person I can think of besides Jim Carrey who's done that is Conan O'brien in the Google Talks interview. Two very funny people :D
Robin Williams used to do it all the time as well.
also Robin Williams!
also Muhammad Ali on Parkinson(the show by the guy Michael Parkinson)
The way the audience played along was pretty good too. They caught on fast
I am from India and Big fan of the legendary actor Jim Carrey.
No words can describe how great he is!
7:22 - Neil Armstrong lol TRUTH IN YO FACE- priceless
and people don't even realize that, i'm digging the comments and didn't see anything that indicate that people got the point
@@farhangemamifar9190 Expect nothing from the walking dead
Love this guy. Pure joy and fun in every aspect. This is a true happy spirit
Robert Ramsey He does it all, facial expressions, physical comedy, standup (in his early days) regular impressions. Check out some of his Clint Eastwood impressions, that's my fav. It is one thing to do the voice, but the stare is just so spot on. He actually does James Dean as well. You remember him doing a Jim Morrison during the MTV awards? EPIC!
His genius at work. That whole thing - the whole mind control thing using cinnamon the way he did, it was all to get everyone to applaud super loud after he sang 😂 that is, without question, one of the most genius performances that I’ve ever seen.
Jim ❤❤❤❤❤
Love Jim Carrey!! He's brilliant