At just 22-years-old, Jim Carrey was already making a name for himself.
We all know who Jim Carrey is today—the superstar comedian and actor will undoubtedly go down as one of the best to ever do it. Even so, his 1984 appearance on David Letterman’s show demonstrates exactly why he rose to fame as one of Hollywood’s leading funnymen.
Carrey didn’t get his big break until he landed a spot on In Living Color in 1990.
In 1994, he scored his first leading role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. In this appearance on The David Letterman Show, a young Jim Carrey has the crowd in a frenzy as he does his signature impersonations.
Right from the moment he comes to the stage, people are already bursting with laughter.
In true Jim Carrey fashion, he comes to the stage already making hilarious faces.
For those of us that are huge fans, we all know the faces! Every movie he stars in, Carrey always has parts where he contorts his face in ways nobody else can.
He’s one of the only people that can make everyone laugh without saying a word, so when he starts telling jokes on top of his already quirky personality there’s no way he can go wrong.
When he starts doing impersonations of other celebrities the crowd loses it!
First, he does Sammy Davis Jr. before moving on to stars like Clint Eastwood and James Dean.
In the middle of the impersonations, Carrey does a move that he always used to do in his stand up routines. He throws himself flat on his back while bending his knees in a way that looks painful to most people.
After the short comedy skit, Carrey moves on to the interview portion with David Letterman—but let’s be honest, does the comedy ever really stop with Jim Carrey? We think not.
The first question Letterman has is one that we’d all like to know. He asks: “Is it difficult to do all that stuff to your face?”
Naturally, Carrey’s response is hilarious.
He explains that he doesn’t know how to do anything else, before suggesting maybe he would go into insurance sales. Then, Carrey does his potential sales pitch for Letterman and has the audience rolling with laughter.
“Hi, Jim Carrey, David Letterman? I sell embarrassment insurance,” Carrey says, before shaking Letterman’s hand and flailing around sarcastically.
Letterman then asks Carrey: “Do you ever worry about injuring yourself or getting old?”
Carrey’s response is the best part. He thinks for a second before comparing himself to his father and explaining how his dad is a character in the funniest way ever.
After impersonating his father, he does his classic violent head-shake before the show goes to commercial and the video ends.
To know that Carrey went on from here, to become one of the most influential comedians/actors in the world is mind-boggling.
This interview has been viewed over 6.6 million times with 88,000 people liking it.
With movies like Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carrey has solidified his spot as a comedy legend who will surely be talked about for generations to come.
His latest show Kidding runs on Showtime and has an emotional appeal, but will also have you cracking up every single episode. It doesn’t get any funnier than Jim Carrey, especially when it comes to face contortions and impersonations.
To see Jim Carrey’s hysterical performance on David Letterman, watch the video below!
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