It's been quite a while since I've posted a series of classic comedy clips, so I felt it was time for another round. We'll start with Moe Howard's classic appearance on the Mike Douglas Show in the mid 1970's. Moe gives Mike and guest Ted Knight lessons on how to properly throw a pie.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Next, here is Dom DeLuise's classic Tonight Show appearance, featuring his trick with raw eggs and glasses of water. Johnny Carson, Dom DeLuise, raw eggs ... again, what could possibly go wrong?
Finally, my favorite impressionist, Frank Gorshin, performing one of his best routines ever on the Ed Sullivan show, from the early 1960's. Gorshin does Broderick Crawford, Dean Martin, Anthony Quinn, Marlon Brando, Bert Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and a wordless Alec Guiness. Sheer genius.
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Tags: Comedy, Dom DeLuise, Frank Gorshin, Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Moe Howard, Ted Knight
Comments (6)
Talent. Just what isn't on... (Below threshold)1. Posted by GarandFan | January 9, 2010 10:25 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Talent. Just what isn't on TV today. Today it's all four letter words to mask what isn't there. Talent.
1. Posted by GarandFan | January 9, 2010 10:25 AM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on January 9, 2010 10:25
2. Posted by JohnB | January 9, 2010 11:15 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Thanks, Michael.
Good, clean fun that you just don't see in modern comedy.
Timeless, too. My brothers and I practiced all the Three Stooges routines in the 50s. In the 80s, my own kids saw a Three Stooges video and loved it.
2. Posted by JohnB | January 9, 2010 11:15 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on January 9, 2010 11:15
3. Posted by epador | January 9, 2010 11:22 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
GarandFan:
Kinda metaphor for politics today, especially in light of Frank Gorshin's theme...
3. Posted by epador | January 9, 2010 11:22 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on January 9, 2010 11:22
4. Posted by 914 | January 9, 2010 12:07 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Funny stuff from the good old day's.. The lack of vulgarity is so refreshing.
4. Posted by 914 | January 9, 2010 12:07 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on January 9, 2010 12:07
5. Posted by Pretzel Logic | January 9, 2010 12:34 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Great Stuff Mike. Keep 'em comin'.
5. Posted by Pretzel Logic | January 9, 2010 12:34 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on January 9, 2010 12:34
6. Posted by Flu-Bird | January 9, 2010 9:06 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
The comedians of today cant open their mouths without uttering toilet talk and bathroom humor which is realy distressing
6. Posted by Flu-Bird | January 9, 2010 9:06 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on January 9, 2010 21:06