I’m sad that I almost forgot how funny he was. When I was a kid (now 58) my grandfather had that same type of stutter. He passed away when I was 14 and every time my brother and I went fishing we always say it like he would. “HHHay bu, bu, boys. FFFFEELIKE going Fi,Fi,FiFi Fi…. To the lake” I loved those day and the fun our family had together. Nothing was better.

I was 8 years old in 1965. I remember seeing this very routine on this show. I remember I laughed my head off1

Charlie was one of a kind. We are still blessed to have him.

1965 I was 15 and TV didn't stay on all day and you only had a few channels to watch on a B&W TV. Comedy was silly but funny. Just look at how everyone adored Red Skelton and the characters he did. If you can remember the 60's --- you weren't there.

First time Lewis saw Callas. He was so impressed by this routine that the same day on backstage he invited Callas for his upcoming film "The Big Mouth".

Always loved Charlie's sound effects.

@jwelch5742

7 ай бұрын

Charlie Callas voice Elliott the Dragon in Pete's Dragon.

Charlie Callas only had to walk out on stage to make me laugh. Great talent!

HE WAS A TALENTED FUNNY MAN! LOVED HIM !

talent...way ahead of his time...just owns the audience in 3 seconds

@hindskn

4 жыл бұрын

Your user name is awesome btw

@trueaussie9230

Жыл бұрын

That speaks volumes for the 'quality' of the audience. 🤣🤣

@shaunigothictv1003

Жыл бұрын

@@hindskn Charlie Callas was brilliant. His telephone comedy routines were basically exaggerated versions of Bob Newharts telephone routines. Both Bob and Charlie are brilliant. Also, Charlie sounds very similar to Lenny Bruce in terms of his voice. Bob had me fall of my chair laughing when i was young. Don Rickles lacked any intelligent structure in his comedy and was just an average joke teller Rodney Dangerfield would destroy Don Rickles in a joke telling contest.

Who could ever forget Charlie one of the best!!!

The joke itself wasn’t that funny but the delivery was excellent! Great comedian. 😷👍

He certainly refined this routine over the years. A comedic genius for sure, funny as hell!

First time I've seen this ... absolutely hilarious. Brilliant!

2021 and I still crack up.

Never saw his routines, just his acting roles on TV. This was very funny!

I loved Charlie Callas as a kid!! Remember him from the Ed Sullivan Show and others. Can you imagine how bat shit crazy people of today would go if Charlie was the guest host of SNL and this was his monolog??!!!!

@ralph5450

Жыл бұрын

I never saw Charlie when he was a kid.

@danfaris900

Жыл бұрын

@@ralph5450 good one! lol

@JustinMullally

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean because it lacks any jokes? It’s not really offensive

"Marvelous , that was Marvelous" says Jerry Lewis to Charlie ! Wow even the king of comedy was impressed by that talented guy !!! Awesome !!!

@hrebec97

3 жыл бұрын

You know, in a way Callas was paying homage to Lewis’s style of comedy. Lewis’s response was really classy.

He was hilarious on the Dean Martin roast he played a former hit man

@WalterDWormack214

Ай бұрын

I just watched that hilarious video! Charlie's character, was Mr. Sinatra's former 'bodyguard'. That bit was EPICALLY PRICELESS!

I remember this joke, but they were squirrel hunting. The last line was basically, well yes you got the squirrel, you were aiming at the whole damn tree.

At the end Charlie bows deep for Jerry - should be the other way around though. Charlie is so much funnier.....

my mother would have merv or mike douglas on when i would get home from school and i would watch with her.

I see routines like this and just have to wonder how much practice it took to get the voices right. All for a 4 minute-bit where Jerry Lewis thinks you're one of the funniest things he's ever watched.

Brilliantly talented. This skit would be banned and protested today.

Damn! That tie could double as a SHOELACE!

Charlie Callas was part of Friends as their neighbor.... he made an appearance on Friends The Reunion

He was Great!

If it's the Merv show I'm thinking of, Charlie must have followed Brother Theodore. The opening "German" accent was a dig on Theodore who had badly provoked Jerry Lewis.

Callas's nose always arrived several minutes before he did.

They don't make'm like this anymore x

Better than the narcissistic Lewis.

Charlie Callas was brilliant. His telephone comedy routines were basically exaggerated versions of Bob Newharts telephone routines. Both Bob and Charlie are brilliant. Also, Charlie sounds very similar to Lenny Bruce in terms of his voice. Bob had me fall of my chair laughing when i was young. Don Rickles lacked any intelligent structure in his comedy and was just an average joke teller Rodney Dangerfield would destroy Don Rickles in a joke telling contest.

I remember those days. Being able to laugh at a joke without the Twitter mob coming after you. I suffer from moderate to severe tremors due to a brain injury sustained in a car accident. I can laugh at comedians joking about tremors, as Callas did, who aren't being malicious. It's like the 15 year old kid who ran into my car with his parent's car. He was out joy riding in his parents Cadillac when he rear-ended me. I had never felt such pain in my life. But he was clearly upset at what he had done to me so I elected not to sue, even though I had a strong case, and my Doctor warned that my spine was now deformed and that severe arthritis would develop. It did. I was 28 at the time. I'm now 65. I hate it when I hear about how evil us white men are; the kid who hit me and caused me to suffer from extreme pain from then to now was black, but I've never held any animosity towards him. He simply made a stupid decision.

@grene1955

Жыл бұрын

You are a good person.

Charlie was totally a unique comic -Actually remember seeing this bit -still hilarious -don’t think it would fly in today’s politically correct atmosphere

@storbokki371

2 жыл бұрын

Making fun of gun nuts has a long tradition. This reminded me of Dick Cheney's hunting trip.

@mjcruiser4238

2 жыл бұрын

I was referring to his uncontrolled, spastic movements

@averat84

2 жыл бұрын

It would fly in today’s environment, as long the two friends are are labeled as Republican/Trump supporters. It seems that they are fair game.

@ShotgunDolphin

2 жыл бұрын

What on earth do you see in this routine that would make it not politically correct? Lol just because it's old doesn't mean it's not politically correct.

@mjcruiser4238

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShotgunDolphin he is obviously making fun of a handicapped individual!

This routine was not for us! It was for the people of yesteryear who just laughed their heads off and enjoyed it without any second thoughts!

@grampy2014

Жыл бұрын

Times & people change. We don’t laugh as often as we should & are far too sensitive.

@deandupont5503

Жыл бұрын

Remember, Callas was a contemporary of George Carlin back then, doing the same level of jokes. Carlin changed with the times, Callas didn't.

@robinhood9128

Жыл бұрын

I’d rather go hunting with Charlie than make a movie with Alex Baldwin

@shaunigothictv1003

Жыл бұрын

Charlie Callas was brilliant. His telephone comedy routines were basically exaggerated versions of Bob Newharts telephone routines. Both Bob and Charlie are brilliant. Also, Charlie sounds very similar to Lenny Bruce in terms of his voice. Bob had me fall of my chair laughing when i was young. Don Rickles lacked any intelligent structure in his comedy and was just an average joke teller Rodney Dangerfield would destroy Don Rickles in a joke telling contest.

Now that’s comedy!

Charlie Callas I can't remember where I saw it that he used to do a character called Captain weirdo funniest thing I've ever seen

At 3:26 he morphs back-and-forth between himself and Steve Carell.

Charlie Callas reminds me of Rowan Atkinson

@kazitude1

Жыл бұрын

Other way around

Wow, that was a time when anything was ok and everything was funny. Different world now. Which was better? Up to you.

Now that's tv!!!!

He was a really funny guy who no mentions any more. Another one was Ronnie Shell

The drummer should have drummed out the shaky hands guy shooting a bunch of shots at the end I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.

Now that’s entertainment! What a class act! 👍🏻😍 Sadly, there are legions of offended snowflakes that would say it’s a “hate crime” against the “handicapped”…

At the end when he shoots 90 birds the first on should ask him how he done it. He said - I aim for the one in the middle!!😊

Couldn't do that today! Someone would be offended!

Love Charlie, and loved Johnny Carson..........however, legend has it that Charlie made some remark or did something which got him banned from ever appearing again on the Tonight Show. Anyone know what that was? Just curious all these years.

3:04 Woody Woodpecker

@thecarman3693

3 жыл бұрын

You've got to wonder how many today under 35 get that joke.

Charlie Callas voice Elliott the Dragon in Pete's Dragon.

Young?! 41?!

"Kid?" He was already 40.

Look at that mean-spirited jerk Jerry Lewis checking his watch in the middle of Callas' intro.

Epic

1:03 Blast

Jerry Lewis used Charlie Callas in some of his movies after this.

Like a cartoon 🤣

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣

Couldn't do that today - unless you were running for president.

1:41 Hans!

Was porky pig based on his voice??

Must be blocked... No picture

Jerry Lewis is (quite obviously) not a fan of Charlie's. Maybe he considered him a copycat?

As a kid I thought Charlie Callas was great. I would laugh so much my step father got to think I was mental. He asked me if I was so deranged as to think Callas was funny.

Good evening what? I can't get it.

2:10 Cigarette

@rty1955

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he was a heavy smoker

Today's generation clueless as to what a rotary phone was and his motions to make a call.

never a big fan of charlie callas. 50 yeras later i thought i'd give him another shot. still not a big fan. but what the hell was jerry lewis doing interrupting charlie's routine? that was very unprofessional. not a big fan of jerry lewis either.

Overdoes it with making fun of disabilties

Charlie was a unique comedian, but I don’t think his shtick would fly in today’s atmosphere of wokeness and taste. I personally do not care for the Lewis. Callas or 3 Stooges type of humor.

Ugh Jerry Lewis.....

I hope this is "woke"

This is really hard to watch. It's just so lame. Maybe I'm just biased because of the plethora of funny material I've seen throughout my life. Idk, none of this made me laugh at all.

That is not funny at all

Jerry Lewis

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Not funny.

Comedy has really improved since this. Boomers are idiots, of course they find this funny

great story... forgot how funny Charlie Callas was

Sorry but not funny.