Such feeble applause for such a legend!

@PandoraBoxx

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing but then I realized this is the small show Oprah did to get her launched to a national show.

@crcastillo615

Жыл бұрын

🥺

@phoebexsp122

11 ай бұрын

@@PandoraBoxxscurvy!

@flenif2247

3 ай бұрын

HE WAS SICK WITH WITH A COLD IN 1984. PRAY IT WASNT HIV

@bradleym7319

2 ай бұрын

Insulting for Ms Channing

"There is no satire unless you love the person." That is the satire that doesn't hurt. Thank you, wonderful Carol Channing.

@Salamon2

Жыл бұрын

That could be better described as Parody. The old Northrop Frye definition of Satire was it was exaggerated humor mixed with a point of attack, usually against a monstrous injustice or person, etc. Parody would be exaggerated humor, a point of attack, but mixed with love for the thing.

@showtunestarpower

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification.

When Carol Channing calls you "Opal", your name is Opal. End of story. Great interview, Opal.

I LOVE her reaction to her impersonator... she just resonates so much with gay men, so camp!

@beautifulwoman7341

2 жыл бұрын

She must be who richard Simmons got his style from!! So similar!

@littleme3597

Жыл бұрын

@@beautifulwoman7341 Carol is gay herself. Lesbian.

@nataliewood2554

3 ай бұрын

​@@littleme3597 no she isn't . She's had several husbands . Why just make that up for no reason ?

@supme7558

Ай бұрын

​@beautifulwoman7341 not

Such a stunning woman and a voice that is amazingly distinctive, Carol Channing......

@carolinekamya2339

Жыл бұрын

Soul

What a sweet lady! She's my new idol. I love her warmth. Bryan must have been so excited to meet her:)

I am beyond excited to se this!!! I never have!

@PandoraBoxx

2 жыл бұрын

Carol is so amazing here. AND Oprah is adorable!

@PandoraBoxx

2 жыл бұрын

ALSO having a little cold explains some... ugh I feel so bad he had gotten a cold. :(

@dougd12

2 жыл бұрын

Carol Channing....what a beautiful soul! Love you Pandora! 🇨🇦🤓🏳️‍🌈

@Kolladiva

2 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with you Pandora, when you did Carol on RuPaul´s drag race many years ago 🥰 I quote you still 🤣 Raaassberry!

Awww, the impersonator seems very nervous and talking at a much faster clip than Carol does. Carol is just a charming dream.

“The guest mic themselves here”

And what's so sad is that she had to pass for white in Hollywood because her grandmother was a black woman. she is a legend

I like her smile and attitude.. Old holy wood with grandma koul aunt vibes

Carol was part Jewish and later found out she was 1/8 black. "Jewish and black - no wonder I went into show business."

@ronronizetti2534

2 жыл бұрын

Please be aware Carol herself laughed and said she hadn’t any idea if that is actually true! She simply interjected it into her last book to make a splash - You honestly can’t believe a WORD Carol says 😊

@louisguerra5532

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronronizetti2534 but it's true. They did a genealogy test years later and reviled that she indeed had black roots.

@pmarlon591

Жыл бұрын

Her father was African American mixed

@Jonathan-pp3du

Жыл бұрын

Her grandmother was black. Her father 1/2 black. That means she's at least 1/4 black.

@osiruskat

Жыл бұрын

Nearly all African Americans have mixed ancestry.

This was the charming Oprah.... before she got all "Oprah-y". And Carol Channing.. The entertainer's ENTERTAINER. Pure Legend!

@BLTKellys

2 жыл бұрын

This is when Oprah was like us, before she got rich and wacky.

@MrJerry9691

Жыл бұрын

This was the same Carol Channing that had difficulty acknowledging her father's African ancestry to Larry King. What a charming lady, right?

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJerry9691 - I'd like to see that interview before I make comment. Larry King had a way of pushing things that were not germane to the conversation, that almost became harassing, bordering on irritating. The week Liberace died he had some of his closest friends on ... They all wanted to talk about what a great and generous and talented guy he was, and Larry COULD NOT stop obsessing about Liberace's sexuality. It became almost creepy. (If it's any comfort to you, I was a huge fan of Meryl Streep, until I saw her stand and cheer Roman Polanski at some awards show in 2003. Then I was just done. I think a lot of people were after that.)

@Louilou86

Жыл бұрын

Oprah had to start somewhere, I love her now because she is living her truth unapologetically.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr

Жыл бұрын

@@Louilou86 Yes! Oprah and her dear friend, Harvey Weinstein Both lived THEIR Truth. A lot of famous people did.. Mussolini...Ceausescu.. Stalin.. Mao... AOC.. Those who were true to themselves. The list goes on and on. Life would have been so much better had they just lived THE Truth instead.

I only found out the lovely ms channing was actually black and passing as white... that was the real reason she kept her hands covered and wore that wig

@lynnbaker2336

Жыл бұрын

That's what I wondered about.

@elspethcoogan1499

4 ай бұрын

I don’t think that’s accurate. There are many clips of her sans gloves and she’s pale. However, I think you’re right about her having Black heritage, but she didn’t pass as white; she was pale-skinned.

@isabellavalencia8026

4 ай бұрын

@@elspethcoogan1499 Did you watch the video?

@isabellavalencia8026

4 ай бұрын

@@elspethcoogan1499 She was half black but passing as white.

@elspethcoogan1499

4 ай бұрын

@@isabellavalencia8026 So now you’re saying she was “half Black”, whatever that means. Maybe you mean mixed-race, which is more appropriate. By the way, she wore wigs most of her professional career. There are clips on KZread when she doesn’t wear a wig, her natural hair being on the somewhat thin side.

Never have seen this interview before .

@aeichler

2 жыл бұрын

This is early Oprah during her Chicago days, before she went national.

@juantime7816

2 жыл бұрын

@@aeichler .... Carol some years ago sang at my church in Altadena, Ca. Her very good friend is a member of my church. He and another lady took care of her affairs when she passed. I believe he said cremated. I think he used to be a costume designer. When she appeared at the church I couldn't make it. I regret not attending. 😞

carol passed as white

@ronronizetti2534

2 жыл бұрын

Instead of what?!

@simonab.1808

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronronizetti2534 she was black. she has black ancestry . Carol's paternal grandfather was black. Carol revealed her black ancestry in 2002.

@ronronizetti2534

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonab.1808 Oh, dear , you can't believe a word Carol says! Lol :) Look for her videos, you'll find several that show her laughing and saying "well, I really don't know that that's true!" ... I think it was book-filler - but she's definitely part Jewish (*but again, can you believe her! ? :) - One things for sure, she never passed! And never intended to

@turquoisepurple7sky151

Жыл бұрын

@@ronronizetti2534 She did pass. Also, how ypu kmow she was part Jewish? Anyone can be Jewish. Be careful. Never , EVER THINK THAT A PERSON CAN NEVER HAVE AFRICAN ROOTS. MANY BLACK FOLKS PASSED DUE TO DEMONS LIKE YOU

@ronronizetti2534

Жыл бұрын

@@turquoisepurple7sky151 - Pass for what? I think you need to re-read my comment and listen to CAROL's INTERVIEWS where she both dispels the black ancestry claim AND claims to be Jewish. (HER statements, not mine - "German-Jewish" to quote her precisely, on her mother's side) In practice she was a Christian Scientist. I don't think that makes her a demon ... and practically all mankind has African roots, WHAT is your point?

Carol Channing looks so much like a blonde Diana Ross here! Like they could be related.

@Colorbrush21

Жыл бұрын

Interesting observation. In the late 80s or early 90s, Carol revealed that her father was half black. So Carol could be a distant relative of Diana Ross.

@herberthunter5570

Жыл бұрын

​@@Colorbrush21could be a reason why she's wearing those white gloves, too.

Gloves to cover her lovely brown hands

Oprah was still in that exciting moment when you're becoming a star and dreams are coming true.

Too bad Carol was never able to acknowledge her black heritage

@lynnbaker2336

Жыл бұрын

She did in her eighties.

@beyourself2444

9 ай бұрын

When it was convenient… smh sad

Terrible cold. Contagious sounding and touching her.. I wondered how his imitation of Carol sounding stuffy. 😀

I’m sorry, but that was shameful- I’ve seen LOTS of Carol impersonations, this wasn’t one of them … Oprah spent more feature time on the fake instead of the REAL Carol - bless her though, she was a great sport!

@bibeegirl

Жыл бұрын

He sounded more like Tootsie

@tanyalake9152

Жыл бұрын

"This presentation *focuses on* the *myriad ways* in which the *powers-that-be* in the *United States have been systematically dumbing down Americans as a society for a very long time* - *all by meticulously calculated design."* - ARTICLE - *"The Dumbing Down of America - By Design".*

@EArmandE

5 ай бұрын

Intention. Every bit of this.

Interesting outfit, with the tie.

Was this "A.M. CHICAGO"?

Does anybody out there know she was biracial ?

@jennifergirling6850

8 ай бұрын

I never knew!

@ShnarfKat

2 күн бұрын

who cares..Can we just enjoy something with out dividing us up. I am sorry this is the first thought when you see this legend.

Ryan Styles does a good impression of her.

@smurf902

4 ай бұрын

He does NOT. It's not even close.

Very interesting, Carol Channing is a legend, but her makeup here is strange, the makeup artist should of been fired.

She seems so guarded. Gloves so her hands stay white. Classic.

Why is her forehead so white?

@isabellavalencia8026

Жыл бұрын

This is the real reason she covers her hands and has all those different colors on hers because she's actually black and trying to pass as white so she puts light makeup on if you look her neck and her forehead or white

@callmeonkeshiasphone

3 ай бұрын

@@isabellavalencia8026 nonsene and Im black. Mix race ppl are not striped like a zebra. either is poorly done makeup or its the tape recorder funky picking up her hues

@isabellavalencia8026

3 ай бұрын

@@callmeonkeshiasphone wrong. Learn more about her

Canary islands

Opal. Loool

Didn’t know Jesus.. what a shame. I can’t imagine the horror

Oprah's silver jewelry would really stand out in black.

her wardobe is outstanding,always pre versace and mugler

Wow I loved her & thought she was white !

@aeichler

8 ай бұрын

She was!

that's an embarrassingly shitty Carol Channing impersonation. I thought it was Joe Piscopo doing Joan Rivers! I woulda thought Oprah coulda rustled up something better, even if she was still only in Chicago. Just awful!

@feastoffun

2 жыл бұрын

That was a time when anyone could get on AM Chicago and rattle off a bunch of nonsense. I’m sure the producers didn’t warn the drag queen to prepare any material.

6:39 there not a good impersonation

Wasn’t her father black?

@Gel677

11 ай бұрын

He was mixed, her grandfather was

Eww.. how insulting with that impersonator.. not even talented or accurate.. that didn’t even resemble her.. Oprah has always been insulting her guests lol 🤦🏻‍♂️

Carol was a lesbian.

@Colorbrush21

Жыл бұрын

How do you know? I have never heard this before.

@isabellavalencia8026

Жыл бұрын

Wrong. No she was not.

@Jonathan-pp3du

Жыл бұрын

No. This is not the place for LGBTQ agendas.

@lynnbaker2336

Жыл бұрын

Was carol a closet drag 👸?

@EArmandE

5 ай бұрын

Carol was a man.

That impersonator was garbage.

Pushing drag shows......