The rapport between Groucho and Dick Cavett is amazing. Dick Cavett held his own and he shows such revere for him. Watching this 1970 episode as 2023 is here.

I'm watching this in 2021 and I find his humour intoxicating! What an amazing personality!

@antoinepetrov

5 ай бұрын

What relevance does the year you're watching this have? His humour is timeless

Groucho Marx...simply the greatest. Still unsurpassed in 2019. RIP. You are still making us laugh.

Amazing to watch a man who was on stage before World War I still able to entertain in 1970.

@Ryan-on5on

11 ай бұрын

Yes, the great events and changes that occurred during Groucho's seventy years in show business are truly staggering to ponder, especially when one realizes he began his stage career in 1905, a time when the motor car was a just rich man's plaything and the average life expectancy of an American was considerably less than fifty, working non-stop through nearly eight-full decades of the twentieth century before taking his final bow in 1977, eight years after the Moon Landing and Woodstock. In the years encompassing his very long career as an entertainer two world wars were fought, Henry Ford's Model T convinced the world of the benefits of the auto, radio and television were invented, 12 U.S. Presidents came and went, the Atom Bomb was conjured into existence, space travel made possible, 2 Red Scares swept the nation, polio cured, Jim Crow segregation outlawed, the jet engine brought nearly every corner of the globe to within a day's journey by plane, and the Sun finally set on the British Empire. And this is far from an exhaustive list of the incredible things to happen during Groucho's life as a performer!

"had I been killed that afternoon, I woulda been more prudent" Brilliant line from Groucho

Great to see another Cavett-Groucho episode upload!

I honestly love Dick Cavett’s singing voice! ❤️ bc I love him!😍❤️

Groucho is a unique genius and lives on in the hearts and minds of those who loved him

19.54. Sums up Groucho. Great Caustic wit. The Marx Brothers should, be taught at Schools.

@michaelsalisbury1477

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah school s need more cruelty??!!!

Groucho was awesome all the way till he passed away. When each Marx brothers passed away the world lost a great man and comedian. Harpo then Chico and then Groucho. He was passionate about political issues. Especially about our military service. So many servicemen dying. Love love love Groucho and Harpo and Chico. May they rest in peace. I can't wait to get to heaven to go see the Marx brothers perform

@mariadamon4975

2 жыл бұрын

Chico died first.

This was but a the most gentle and subtle reminder of how grand he was on screen.

Shelly winters, was lovely. Patient, accommodating, & for a Hollywood, star. Down to earth! Love, groucho, he may well be named, grumpo, as he got older. But that's understandable. Cavett genuinely, had a soft - spot for him.

I loved seeing Groucho chuckle at the very last second of the show! 🥸

About 14:20, Groucho says Dick Cavett is probably the best conversationalist in all the late shows. I agree, and I would add then and now.

@antoinepetrov

5 ай бұрын

His self-deprecation is great

A little suprisisng that Groucho needed that guy with the cue card for the song. He was legitimately a lifelong Gilbert and Sullivan afficionado, and he knew most of their plays and songs by heart.

@dennysanders1633

11 ай бұрын

Probably more for Cavett.

I don't remember Groucho Marx but when he did the Dick cavett show he made you have a laugh

Frank Ferrante performs as Groucho at live shows, and he is Groucho reincarnated!

His imitation is fabulous ......

Dick Cavett quickly learned how George Fenneman felt for 14 years. LOL

It's great to see this - I am hoping that I can track down the first part of this show when Shelley was interviewed. She was always so bright, quick, and funny.

I love the war song, and SW sang it very well.

AMAZING ARCHIVES ON YOUR YOU TUBE CHANNEL - THANK YOU!!!!

Shelley Winters must've thought Groucho was incredibly funny (which he was) because she laughs at everything he says.

Than the maker we still have Dick Cavett.

May I ask, "how are you avoiding copyright strikes on your videos?"

I never realized it, but "Welcome Back Carter" may very well have been based on this Broadway production about the Marx Brothers.

@joeblaumer2085

3 жыл бұрын

You will probably enjoy this, Mr Kotter as Groucho.

@joeblaumer2085

3 жыл бұрын

I was unable to send you the link. You can get it by typing......Gabe Kaplan as Groucho.....on KZread.

Thanks!

Interesting to hear a man born in the late 19th century's take on feminism. Wonder what his reaction would be to today's current social state?

@marions.120

10 ай бұрын

Maybe these social justice warriors would learn a thing or two from Groucho!🥸

holy cow! the kid playing chico really looks like wut chico would look like as his younger self!

That's beautiful 😂

I love this man.

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host.

Why did they cut the Groucho impersonators monologue??

I've never seen Shelley so nervous and vulnerable. There's something going on she's not saying.

@Munchausen45

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s partially because she’s plugging musical about the Marx brothers and their mother. I’ve been nervous too if I were playing Groucho’s mother and he was right there.

An intimate look at the life lived by Julius Henry "Groucho " Marx.

Julius Henry Marx, más conocido como Groucho Marx (Nueva York, 2 de octubre de 1890-Los Ángeles, 19 de agosto de 1977), fue un actor, humorista y escritor estadounidense, conocido principalmente por ser uno de los miembros de los hermanos Marx. Es considerado el cómico más influyente de todos los tiempos, siendo sus frases, a pesar del paso del tiempo, destacadas en la cultura pop por generaciones, incluso en la época actual. Falleció en Los Ángeles a causa de una neumonía. Poco antes de morir, la Academia de Hollywood le había concedido un Óscar honorífico, en reconocimiento a toda su carrera cinematográfica.

The first cut around 5:51 .. was that an intentional cut cause it was getting too political?

@Leon-zu1wp

2 жыл бұрын

Commercial break, that's why they sang when they came back.

@ 21:39 Groucho sets up the young "Harpo" with the beginning of the classic Mirror scene by walking around him but the kid did not mirror him. Groucho immediately gave up on him. That kid missed the chance of a lifetime...……...

@jazzmanchgo

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was just imitating his father walking around one of his customers to estimate the size of the pants he was going to make for him.

Groucho all the way THE ONE AND ONLY D C no match for Groucho or anyone for that matter !!!

On Groucho’s last day wearing browline eyeglasses before he wears black eyeglasses, Like his younger brother Zeppo Marx

Tcast of Minnie's Boy's on Broadway!!? Are where toda?

🥸that’s the most incredible thing I’ve ever heard!

I just realized that Welcome back Kotter was a riff off the Marx's brothers.🤦🏾🤣🤣🤣

Legend

Winters seemed off with her performance

@ErectedGasCan

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting notice, and i must agree on that note. She seems overly keen to please somehow.

@jazzmanchgo

3 жыл бұрын

@@ErectedGasCan She actually looks nervous.

Awe, I was hoping to hear the Boys sing from the show... it opened in May 1970 and lasted less than two months. Shelley says "union rules" prevented them from performing songs from the show. B.S. This was a perfect "free" commercial. tooooo bad.

@randysills4418

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think that it was B.S. at all...

Imagine playing the Marx brothers then getting a first hand account from Groucho of the manic things they used to get up to in their spare time. I`d be like a kid sat on Santa Claus`s knee. Lol

I thought Shelly Winters was playing parts where the character was supposed to be annoying. Guess i was wrong.

I wonder where that hat is right now

Groucho was so quit witted, im still not sure he was funny, some times. 50 years later, I'm laughing, " now I get it". Man all these people with him are nervous like those performig improv,. He was very quick, you had to be on your toes. Poor Dick Cavet, the perfect straight man. Always with his chin ,right there. Thanks Groucho and Dick.

'She was lying , like all women do ' - VERITAS

I feel like a natural woman!

Don’t shoot me I’m only the piano player

What a wonderful world where Groucho sang Tit Willow. You completely forget all the crazy things going on in todays world. And horrible Shelley Winters did not pour a drink on Groucho, so that was at least her best performance.

He was ok at all

@BrianKishreviews

4 жыл бұрын

"Had I'd been killed that day, I would've been more prudent."

Too quick. The greatest

Shelly Winters

She did say that it was her baby at the beginning of the story...she never said it was her sisters baby...from his account...he's contradicting himself

@texasmimi5566

2 жыл бұрын

He just got it confused here. In books I have read, where the same stories are often told, she originally said it was her sister's baby. But in fact it was hers. Groucho dodged a bullet in this event!

D C IS A STRANGE DUDE 😳

Look up Mario Cantone's Shelly Winters it is fucking hilarious

..it All means Nothing... is What He is Saying....

That monologue was a bad cut if i ever saw one. 😂

@sandraandrews9907

Жыл бұрын

I would have loved to check out that monologue. Such a shame that it got cut out. Please try to restore it.

grouchos wit is still unmatched

Long live communism and freedom

19:49 I don't get the joke by Groucho here.

@joeambrose3260

3 жыл бұрын

I believe they're laughing out of reverence

@deadpan80

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was a sarcastic response to his playing implying he was not “concert pianist” quality

I'll waste no time to watch this.

With respect, pure torture

Wow he couldn’t keep it in his pants

What am I missing? Groucho seems annoying and not funny.

@BrianKishreviews

4 жыл бұрын

watch Horse Feathers

@atiphwyne5609

3 жыл бұрын

He does seem a little tetchy and irritated here.

@louisep5178

2 жыл бұрын

If you knew the history of Groucho and how much he was idolised you would understand a bit more and enjoy his stories more. He was highly intelligent too and devoted his life to entertaining people.

@belmontdwl

2 жыл бұрын

@@louisep5178 There is an assumption that I don't know his history or how he was idolized. I just do not find him humorous. I, also, don't find Robin Williams funny, although I do enjoy his dramatic roles. He was too manic for my taste. Just my opinion.

@louisep5178

2 жыл бұрын

@@belmontdwl Groucho was v different to Robin. But I can understand everyone has a different sense of humour.

Cavett was as boring as it gets....

In 1970 I turned 21 in Chicago. I made my way to a telephone booth to call my mom back in L.A. to say, "Hey mom! I'm 21 today!" Too poor to have a TV to watch this show when it happened...too busy making history.