Most comedians tell jokes. Robin Williams unleashed chaos. From interviews to live events, these celebrities quickly realized there was no keeping up with the comedian.
When you play online and you get owned by a 10-year-old going, you're my [laughter] Hey, old man. I own your ass. this many.
[laughter] I'm amazed you can see that on film. Now, uh I must ask you, this might be too personal, but uh we 8 in. We Just like many worldclass comedians, Williams humor often crossed the line.
And it's safe to say he always got away with it thanks to his flawless execution. I was on this German talk show. This woman said, "Mr Williams, why do you think there's not so much comedy in Germany?
" And I said, "Did you ever think you tried to kill all the funny people? " But not a joke. Not a joke.
Not a joke. First of all, Bob, I want to congratulate you on the new look, the Sodom Hussein mission thing you've got going on. It's really looking good, man.
I tell you, it will work. Hello. Hello.
Very good. They have not taken the airport. It is still open.
Okay. And there's, you know, it was a wonderful movie to be doing with him because we were working with a lot of mental patients and well there was us and there were also real mental patients and he would finish a take and sometimes the Parkinsonian patients would be going that's some good so you know you're really kicking you if the real people are gone. Robin Williams was such a good entertainer, you'd even have an actor like Jack Nicholson calling him up on stage to help him with his speech.
What Jack is trying to say here is he's so happy to be here. He could drop a law. Tell him, Jack.
Tell him like it is, buddy. Cuz you're the Buddha of show business. Take it home.
[cheering] [applause] Not so bad. Great set of hands. Wait a minute.
Take it easy. I want to thank him for getting into that dress. Brother, go.
Until he got here, I couldn't think about anything but spanking Jillian Hall. I don't know what happened to me. They sent this home to me at night.
I just thought, "Oh boy, this is great. " That's all I've been thinking all night. Let's do that for the deaf now.
[cheering] [cheering] This is what happens when you give the Irish free drinks. I'm a very dignified maniac. Needless to say, filming with Robin Williams also came with its challenges.
When a cast member is that funny, it generally takes a few cuts to get through a scene without breaking into laughter. This scene from Night at the Museum is a perfect example. Nice to meet you, Lawrence.
Key to self-reliance is a vigorous life, and I my pants are split so hard I can actually see. [laughter] So that means I'm in charge of all of this. I'm in charge of [laughter] Oh my god.
But mark my words, it's the last time I shall ever do so. Is that understood? Um, yeah.
I mean, I I mean I Yes or no? [laughter] We better help three C group four cadaavver four. [laughter] I'm sorry.
All right. I'm sorry. I thought I'm professional.
Ready? And [laughter] what happened? In this next clip, Robin Williams goes off script at the People's Choice Awards the second he notices Tom Cruz is in the room.
Time with it. And I think Yo, I love you, Tom. Tom, I love you, Robin.
Raymond, you like Tom? Yeah. Friend?
Yeah. Tom Cruz? Yeah.
A lot of awards. Yeah. 304 votes.
Yeah. But you're a vampire now. Damn, you look like a before and after commercial.
[laughter] All right. Thanks to this incredible implant. And you can become Tom Cruz.
Damn the boy is pretty. I love him. I walk 50 miles in the snow to stand in your garbage.
I'm a pretty man and a damn good actor, too. [laughter] Can I ask you questions? Getting through an interview when Robin Williams is standing right beside you is no easy task.
Al Paccino seemed to succeed at keeping it together at first, but Robin's spot-on impression was too much to handle. I have that voice. No, don't start saying his voice.
I'm out of order. You're out of order. I also want to thank the Hollywood Fire Press for acknowledging comedy.
Um, Jim, you know this. It's we are normally they look at comedians as like very special people. Thank you very much.
And you allow us to be in the room with the adults you nominate us. even have a category for us. Comedy and dancing.
There's a lot of dancers who could have been up here tonight, but they didn't make it. He may have been gone too soon, but he was far ahead of his time. Roasting public figures long before they became everyday targets of online satire.
And Donald Trump is the Wizard of Oz. He is the guy. He plays Monopoly with real buildings.
This is a man who said, "My daughter is hot. " Even people in Arkansas went, "That's wrong. " That's That's just way out of place.
And that's hair. My god. I I believe the hair is the Donald.
I believe the body is a maintenance system for the hair. He goes home at night going, "We're home. Hey, let's get out here.
I'll Let's do this. " When you invited Robin Williams onto your show, you just had to accept that it would be his show for the day. Martha Stewart learned that the hard way when she thought she'd be inviting Williams over just to cook.
And luckily luckily luckily we are going to mix up the rub and you're going to rub it into the meat. Wow. [laughter] Okay.
See that shuts them up. Luckily that I had that experience from the ages 12 to 22. [laughter] I'll be rubbing the meat as we say for the little children.
Look away for a moment. I'm sorry. A library.
Let's call it that. I mean I mean [laughter] that sounds expensive. expensive.
[laughter] It's go with it. It's an idea before it's time. But let's try it.
I've wanted to talk like this for the entire movie. [laughter] I want to be an old Jewish doctor. Lenny and I have an idea.
Did you know Robin Williams had initially auditioned for the role of the Joker for which Jack Nicholson later got the gig? When asked about the situation, Williams thought it was the perfect opportunity to do a Jack Nicholson impression. Listen, Robbo, I'm real sorry about it.
Maybe I'll send you a couple of t-shirts, smart boy. It happened that way. It went away, I guess.
You know, I was interested, but somebody else went, "I'm better than you and I'm bigger. " So, here you go. They once asked Chris, they said, "Chris, if you could have anything in the world, what would you like?
" A tail. [laughter] Because, you know, if I was happy, the tail would be up moving around. You could You do Chris, too.
You know him. You did a movie with Chris. Yes.
you know suits he thinks that bass bath suits are funny even Shakespeare to be or not [laughter] to be whether it's noble to suffer slings and arrows there was once a time when a BBC debate was unexpectedly interrupted by technical difficulties lucky for them Robin Williams was in the room and it wasn't long before he turned the show into an impromptu standup comedy technology is obviously working very well there's a guy backstage with a cup going, "Now we're talking about evolution. We have they've obviously taken that all away and the the end of the universe as we know it, which is actually in 1 hour. [laughter] We're here with a live debate that's not being televised.
These seats are reserved for past dignitaries. " Um, I don't know who that was, but Are you okay? That's the allergies.
Say hello to my little friend. [cheering] A line. This a line heard in bedrooms all around the world.
Sad but true. You got Injustice for all the present administration going I'm out of order. You're out of order.
And then what about hoo-ha? [screaming] [laughter] What are you fogghorn leg horn? What's the hoo-ha?
That's not even a phrase. It's a noise you make when you're getting a rectal exam. Hooha.
[laughter] One of the most the most annoying catchphrases of all time and yet you got an Oscar for it. Forget that. You know, comedy is very hard.
Comedy is about women with wonderful hands and a governor in California who talks like this. A man who said to California, a true American. Now we know.
Robin spent his life making everyone else laugh. But the one person who could still get to him like no one else was his mom. She also had a wonderful psychic we can't do here where she cuts a rubber band in half and goes.
[snorts and laughter] Yeah, that's the life. Yeah, that's the one that drives my father like that's it. Thank you.
I'm leaving. I'm not telling you where I'm going. Oh [laughter] my.
You're going to do this. know [laughter] [applause] my English better today. I am happy to be here [laughter] with the man they raised so much money for.
It is great to see you wear a tie that could have been a couch. Thank you. Thank you.
Though many talk show hosts couldn't even keep up with Williams, there's one who found his humor irresistible, and that's Johnny Carson. What were you doing at 10? 10?
I was going, "What's that? " [laughter] Oh, hey, look at that. Wa!
Whoopy. Well, the fun's just beginning. [laughter] I have a choice.
I can either become a priest or go blind. [laughter] Oh. and James Bond question first of all.
Yes. I I I grew up [laughter] watching Sean Connory basically do everything and as a friend said a prick on legs basically. Uh what is this money penny?
Uh look look what I made for you, James. It's a cruise missile and a vibrator. Small inserted.
Look where it goes. Good luck. Sorry about the fountain pen.
Oh dear. Some has my Oh god. And you, Simon, with your man breast.
What are you doing? Your man breast and the hairy chest. You remind me of my sister.
You look gorgeous. Oh, you are beautiful. You're beautiful man.
I could annunciate to the back row just like Sylvester Stallone doing Hamlet. This would be a place where Stallone could do Hamlet to be or what? [applause] Dang.
There were times when Robin Williams got so into character, he needed a cast member to snap him back to reality. Let's be uncoordinated. All right, let's do this.
[screaming] Can't quit you. I can't quit you. No, I can't quit you.
We know what you met. [laughter] You're not the boss of me. That was very fight.
Oh. [laughter] blew it out and it went it went a bit big. Look at it's still burning.
What do you want to do, Walter? [screaming] That we [sighs] and it wasn't well animal either. What?
Get off the screen. [laughter] Right then. I'm going to write it.
Hey, right there. Score. Beckham.
