Just imagine how Jerry would have reacted if anyone had dared to invade one of HIS telethons in that way!

@thecowfy

2 жыл бұрын

Brother theodor did try. Look Jerry was a slapstick man,& one that was in tune with the times, But he was tough. No shit.

@connoroleary591

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Glen, i was going to make that point myself. Jerry was a narcissist and a dick.

@gregwatson8219

Жыл бұрын

Jerry a legend

@gregwatson8219

Жыл бұрын

@@thecowfy Good point

I recall reading about a fan who encountered Jerry Lewis on a street corner. The fan said to him, "I volunteered to answer phones at one of your telethons." Lewis replied, "What do you want? A Medal?" That's an incredible response!

@ghanasoul

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say, but that sounds like something Jerry would’ve said. Its common knowledge that in real life he was a JERK!

@lliamjurdom9505

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry was so toxic its a wonder he didnt reach into his back trousers to smear the poor volunteer with newly made shit ...

Jerry expected Bing to apologize to Bing. What a ego that Jerry Lewis. He should be apologizing to Bing. Never could stand this loudmouth!

@kevinw9073

3 жыл бұрын

Well stated.

Jerry Lewis sure seems to have had a number of "unresolved feuds," even with family. Kind of makes you wonder who the common denominator might have been...

@kevinw9073

3 жыл бұрын

Totally disfunctional.

@alanmusicman3385

2 жыл бұрын

As my dad used to say, watch out for people who seem to have been born with their fists clenched, they go through all their lives looking for a fight.

I am 67 and have seen Jerry Lewis over the years. I have seen many great performers but for the life of me I never figured out what people saw in Lewis. He wasn't funny he was childish, he wasn't smart he was dull, he wasn't gracious he was an ego maniac. His misguided self importance cause people with talent like Dean Martin, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby to loath him and that loathing was well deserved.

@Mojo_Jojo_001

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. I've never found anything redeeming in his 'comedy'. Just very basic attempts at predictable physical humor with a whiny voice

@gregwatson8219

Жыл бұрын

U have no taste

@donaldharrison3031

Жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 Greg I am devastated with you response. I just had a bowl of my wife’s Chicken Soup and my taste is fine.

@BDub2024

Жыл бұрын

I think he was very funny actually. But he also had moments when he wasn't funny. That's the risk when you're on the edge. But the best of him was awesome. Jim Carrey is another one. Awesomely talented but some don't like him. But the best of him puts him up as a great too.

@crazybenzy3426

Жыл бұрын

He probably was put in his grave upside down so he wouldn't have to go far to end up where he was going.

I performed on a lot of stages including New York stages. There is nothing worse than having someone who gets out-of-control when you’re on stage because they get more laughs from being out of control. There are ways you can make it look like you’re out of control but still have control and I did not see that in this performance with Jerry, and any other performance I’ve seen.

I've commented on this before...I'm sooooo very thankful for the internet and video, because what Jerry says happened and what ACTUALLY happened is two very different things! Watch closely at Jerry when he comes on stage with Bing and Hope...Jerry was heading for Bing...Bing departed the stage, so, Jerry changes direction and heads for Hope, Jerry then jumps on to Hope with full body weight (Hope had a bad back) Jerry then proceeds to take his hand and violently rub the top of Hope's head! If you watch closely Hope actually gets angry and re-enters the frame and wack's Jerry on top of the head with a script..(look at Hopes face) Hope then leaves the stage briefly to fix his hair and re-enters the frame smoothing out his hair to insure that it is in place...and wacks Jerry on the head a second time with the script, but this time hope had collected himself and smiled while doing it. Jerry did to HOPE what he intended to do to Crosby! Jerry was at his zenith and would do anything for a laugh at anyone's expense, for him, years later to act like he was a pro and would never have done anything to Bing's toupe is simply a delusion! Jerry was a smug a-hole and the consummate victim in his own mind! And that is why he was disliked personally by so many people.

@s.t.3181

3 жыл бұрын

Brian, spot on! Exactly right! And I love your work with the Beach Boys! Lol

@Blackman19498

3 жыл бұрын

@@s.t.3181 ,, love his work with beach boys!!!😂

@pds002

2 жыл бұрын

Nicely summed up.

@commanderkeen3787

2 жыл бұрын

Good observations. Jerry fully intended to take Crosby's rug off

@brianpress3337

2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought the world of Jerry Lewis for all the Good he did Raising all that money for MDA, ButI he did a lot of annoying crap when he was with Dean Martin, it's like he couldn't control himself on purpose. What he did in this very film clip is a good example, and then, to act like he was hurt by Bing Crosby for not coming out on the stage, I mean, come on Jerry. He was a very funny man, no doubt, and he didn't need to do any of that wild stuff, but I'm his mind, he wanted all the attention no matter how ridiculous he would act. But, aside from that, for me, I've always had the greatest admiration for him, because of all his Dedication to MDA. God Rest His Soul, R. I. P. Jerry Lewis, 🙏🌹

when Bing ran away, I think it was the things Jerry was screaming that got Bing upset, they were cruel things, just because you're a comic doesn't mean you can call people names, Jerry was upset Bing left, and got back at him, by disrespecting him, Jerry could at times be evil

Lewis' claim that he "would never do such a thing" (messing with Bing's toup) was spoken well after the fact. All you have to do is look at how MANIC Jerry is in the clip - jumping all over Hope and wildly tousling his hair. He could have easily, if inadvertently, dislodged Crosby's hairpiece in a similar drubbing...moreover, Bing simply didn't want to be Jerry Lewis' stooge. Can't say I blame him.

I met an old barman in Sydney, Australia, around 20 years ago. He told the story of how he served drinks to Lewis, at his hotel, and one day plucked up the courage to ask him how he had enjoyed playing golf on his visit. Lewis engaged this golf-enthusiast barman in conversation for a while. On the morning that Lewis left the country, he generously left his whole set of golf clubs for the bartender who proudly told the story for many years to come. In the video incident, Hope handles the situation with incredible aplomb, in a way that Bing possible couldn't have done. He was right to avoid it.

Bing did the right thing in getting off the same stage as that lunatic

@ignorecorporatenews

5 жыл бұрын

Bing was a pussy

@mikeycondry1493

5 жыл бұрын

James Mounchere you’re an imbecile. What are you talking about? He did more good than you could ever dream of doing. He was a great man.

@carolinecorman2240

5 жыл бұрын

James Mounchere Amen.

@mikeycondry1493

5 жыл бұрын

James Mounchere when did I speak of lewis’ comedic value? Calm the fuck down you toddler. All i said is that Bing was a better man than you’ll ever be. And smarter too- for if you had any brains you’d know that the child abuse stuff was mostly made up or overplayed.

@billmelton5528

5 жыл бұрын

@James Mounchere NOW BOYS

These were high class times, and there were boundaries among big stars. Lewis had no boundaries or class, especially when he was younger.

@dleet86

2 жыл бұрын

His voice in that squeaky nasal pitch was annoying as hell.

A manic Lewis would resort to anything for a laugh while Dean was always the epitome of class.

@dapperdoggy

9 жыл бұрын

I agree Lewis had no talent he was and still is an obnoxious ass.

@postalplasty

9 жыл бұрын

Lewis would piss off Ghandi...

@petermaxwell4904

7 жыл бұрын

lewis was full of it, but he definatly did some funny shit.

@wagnerpd5921

7 жыл бұрын

Scott S.: Impeach Jerry Lewis. Why not? He's a white man... ain't that what DemokRatz do?

@chrischristy1645

7 жыл бұрын

Preston Wagner why if you don t like someone you are a democrate can t you just not like a person for who they might be why is everthing about politics help us all

Does everyone else see the constant in Lewis' life. Offend everyone, never apologize and then hold it against them the rest of their life and never speak to them again. He was not a nice person. It was all about him.

@deshawnmichaelson4161

5 жыл бұрын

And that interview when he goes on and ON and ON about his sons and his wife... and in the end he didn't care one tiny bit for any of them. Comedic Genius ? Yes... once upon a time yes. Horrible Person ? All the time every day all the time until his last breath.

@johnlogan2768

5 жыл бұрын

jim165670 Crosby the child beater was no saint either.

@deshawnmichaelson4161

5 жыл бұрын

@James Mounchere - When the most demanding audiences on earth line up around the block for twelve hours a day to pay for your performance - that's certainly a valid measure of "talent"... or at least "novelty". We can hate him today, but in his day Martin&Lewis were the kings of comedy.

@neilforbes416

5 жыл бұрын

@James Mounchere Dean Martin was the singer in the pair, and the one with the comedic flare. Lewis just acted like an out-of-control toddler.

@lindashelley3635

5 жыл бұрын

James Mounchere Your Mum had good taste...🙂

If you want a clear portrait of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin read Norman Lear's excellent autobiography. To sum it up, Jerry Lewis, egotistical and needy; Dean Martin, confident and naturally funny, with no need to compete with anyone. I'm amazed Dean could stick with Jerry as long as he did - one was a very nice guy, the other was decidedly not.

Dean Martin arguably the most beloved person in showbiz history, Jerry, arguably the most despised.

@kevinw9073

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, well stated.

@peterstevens7109

3 жыл бұрын

how did Lewis get away with that stupid voice for so long !! dreadful act. he fell out with everyone. and left nothing to his own kids!!

@scottmoore1614

3 жыл бұрын

Dean was also a hell of a lot funnier.

@tomflendodo7297

3 жыл бұрын

JERRY WAS A TOTAL SCUMBAG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@tonyperez7907

2 жыл бұрын

Funny on stage. Jerk off stage.

When Jerry did things like this, it was always, always, ALWAYS about him. The sign of a great performer, and especially a great comedian, is knowing that you sometimes have to step back, to share the limelight with your fellow performers. Not every laugh, not every bow, belongs to you. He never learned that. This telethon clip illustrates that very well. Pretty much all his post-Martin films make that point painfully obvious; all the other actors in his films serve as nothing but set dressing, while he hams it up. "The King of Comedy" is probably his only tolerable role, because DeNiro was a superior talent, and Lewis could not even think about chewing up the scenery on that film, as was customary for him. I find it telling that he feels HE should be the offended party in this feud. Hope and Crosby, who were both giants in their own right, made a great team because they understood the give-and-take necessary for great chemistry. I hope Lewis gives thanks everyday for Dean Martin. Had it not been for Dean keeping Jerry in check as part of their team, Lewis' career would have fizzled out long before it ever got started.

@bob-hy1vk

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and the nerve of yelling out ,"Come here boy" to Crosby.

Bing felt the same way as Tommy Lee Jones does to Jim Carrey: "I cannot sanction your buffoonery."

@tw364

2 жыл бұрын

great comparison!

Lewis was a sad person and a narcissist. He didn't just need "the limelight" it was his life's blood. He did do great work for MDA but the telethon was about him. He needed to have person after person come out and say what a great guy he was.

lewis is not funny. he is obnoxious.

@ralphoism

5 жыл бұрын

Jerry Lewis was French for Obnoxious , Self - Absorbed Asshole . RIP Jerry

@joesimon2018

4 жыл бұрын

@@ralphoism His schtick worked back in the 50's and 60's but after that it kind of got old.

@MrDavey2010

4 жыл бұрын

I never ever found Lewis at all funny. Just stupid.

@joesimon2018

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrDavey2010 He was the Jim Carey of his day. Another comedian of the same ilk who would riff and improvise (throw 5 jokes at the wall and hope one or two stick) is Robin Williams. Some people see it as genius but not my thing I guess. The way it works (like improv does as well) is that the audience recognizes that you are "winging it" and gets nervous watching like a guy on a tightrope working without a net. That nervousness makes some people laugh with relief when a joke lands and the guy survives. At that point the audience is just happy the guy is surviving and their standards are lowered. Not my thing... I have to say....but it works for some guys and some audiences. And a comic of this ilk can do LONG sets. Comedians at clubs used to work a year to get 20 minutes of original material....and they would marvel at Robin just doing a hour by the seat of his pants, holding an audience with seemingly little prep.

@MrDavey2010

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Simon Thanks mate. Really interesting explanation. This will account for my finding Jim Carey irritating too!

Yep, that confirms what I have always felt: Jerry Lewis is/was not funny.

Jerry Lewis was a "goof". No talent and an abuser. The things he did to his kids were reprehensible.

@kevinw9073

3 жыл бұрын

A self centered horses ass

@ATributeToRUSH

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Jerry knew Bing beat his wife and kids, cheated on his wife and was a drunk.

@lilyredhead1398

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATributeToRUSH takes one to know one, right?..........

I never "got" Jerry Lewis--and never will.

I have no doubt that in the middle of a manic on-stage run, Lewis would have done anything with no apology.

It is true about Jerry's selective recollection. I've heard him say so often that he and Dean hadn't spoken for twenty years, but they've appeared together on stage at least three times.

@williamneumyer7147

4 жыл бұрын

There's a video on KZread with two clips, one in which Jerry says he never met Joan Rivers, followed by one of his appearing on her show in 1968. In the latter he advocates whacking one's child as an act of love.

@paulwardle4761

3 жыл бұрын

He also claimed he never met Joan Rivers. There is a 60s talk show she hosted on KZread with Jerry as a guest. Throughout the whole show he barely acknowledges that she is there, and it is her show! She was also supposed to be on his telethon once and walked off before appearing when she heard Lewis say "This kid is dying!" on camera with the kid right beside him.

@msgfrmdaactionman3000

Жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that their feud was fake. It gets publicity though.

Bing Crosby was a class act legend; Jerry Lewis was a jerk.

If you notice Lewis WAS at Crosby' s hair piece, and don't think he wasn't trying to humiliate Bing. Lewis was known to have a bad mean and jealous streak, also especially with Dean Martin......He's not as nice as most people think.

@fjccommish

9 жыл бұрын

***** It was ridiculous to have a feud over that.

Jerry talked that "i never wouldve done that to Bing" stuff but when u see the clip, u cant tell that. He says it later but he certainly looked like he was gonna jump on Bing. I would've freaked out too! Jerry in his younger days was insane pure pandemonium. Thats what made him so funny and daring cuz he didnt care. I think Jerry creeped Bing out period.

I don’t know how Dean put up with him for 10 years!

Incredible how he turns it around: "That he thought I would do something like that, I was so offended by it." It doesn't matter that a veteran performer like Bing Crosby actually left the stage, what matters is his own ego as a 20-something kid. Bing should have apologized to him, is what he's saying, for even thinking that he wouldn't be a total professional.

@born2grooveu

9 жыл бұрын

***** very well put. the jerk had to go to france because he is so out of date and so far from funny. Dean was glad to get rid of him.

@marym5037

6 жыл бұрын

Bass Marino, MANY of us consider Mr. Lewis very funny actually! Did Dean tell you that he was happy that he wasn't with Jerry anymore? Jerry is not out of date. He is classic and will always be funny. He was intelligent and very talented.

@marym5037

6 жыл бұрын

crush_davis Actually that made me happy! :)

@jameswalton3930

Жыл бұрын

@@marym5037 can't tell by these comments.

For my money, Bing was victimized by Lewis's outrageous behavior. To make matters worse, Jerry never admitted to his wrong doing. Lewis seemed aggressively disgraceful, more so than talented; in my memory, his recording of Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody, was his only worthwhile performance. The French can have him.

Jerry Lewis was a mean spirited self hating man.

lewis was trying to seize on this weakness and crosby's instinct was correct. you can see where this was going.

Here I go again making yet another point on this subject...Had Bingo stayed on stage that evening, we would all be watching a video clip of the night that Jerry Lewis "accidentally" knocked off Bing Crosby's toupee and brought the house down! And Jerry would be saying "Bing was so angry at me, It was an accident, and he did not believe me...I was so hurt that he did not believe me, that I did not speak to him for 8 years!" I'm glad Bing had the fine sense to "exit stage left" leaving Bob to take head on the full brunt of Jerry's wild...self centered..."LOOK AT ME" antics. Jerry was a "shock" comedian, loud and wild (for his day and age) uncivilized and shocking. Bing was a cross-genre professional and wise, wise, wise! It's funny that just like in their movies, Bing quietly slips out of harms way leaving his ole pal to face the danger alone! Hahahahaha! BING!

@mikekemp9877

6 жыл бұрын

well you can hope having to straighten his toupee after jerrys assault so so i agree with you lewi would have done it

@NxDoyle

6 жыл бұрын

Brian Wilson One small point, Bing exited OP, as they still say in the theatre. Opposite Prompt, stage right.

@reealitychick

5 жыл бұрын

BRIAN/// Right --- Bings leaves when the trouble starts... just ask his sons.. all of them.. life was great and Bing was better with his second family... ?? Bing had issues -- regardless// I loved his acting but his real life stunk!

@mikestevenson576

5 жыл бұрын

Great analysis, Brian.

@Stevesmith-yw7cr

5 жыл бұрын

IF that happened, Bing Crosby would have been in prison for the rest of his life for the murder of Jerry Lewis.

Jerry had the biggest ego in Hollywood; he didn't care what anyone thought.

How Dean ever put up with this prat I will never know

@nuttywolfie

8 жыл бұрын

Money

@dotkomtom

8 жыл бұрын

In one.

@123Rockchild

8 жыл бұрын

They were the HOTTEST ACT during their time. Who would walk away from that kind of success?

@marym5037

6 жыл бұрын

Tommy Thomas and the other haters in the thread, Mr. Lewis was an amazing actor with incredible vitality and charisma...not sure what you are talking about. Dean Martin was also a great actor and a professional in his field and I love him as well. They were different! I don't understand why people expected JL to be as calm and placid like Mr. Martin was. It doesn't make any sense! They had two different personalities and styles and that's the reason why they were such a great team! They also had incredible chemistry! Mr. Lewis was a musical performer. Everything in his body spelled music. He had a great sense of rhythm and amazing comedic timing! His expressions were hilarious. He expressed happiness and sorrow. He was a comedian who together with others like Chaplin better characterized the human condition and because of that reason he is a classic and will always be funny! Stop the hate please...nonsensical and evil!

@spike02176

6 жыл бұрын

Dean.

Jerry certainly knew how to hold a grudge

Jerry's ''energy'' level back then was over the top.

@garrygivens1680

2 жыл бұрын

Have to realize Jerry was 11 years younger than Dean, rough around the edges but good. He was the Pete Davison of his time, young, wild and raw.

There is a fine line between menace and celebration. Lewis never could see that line, and can't admit to such today. This is why Crosby never spoke to him again - and why Martin ended their partnership.

I would like to take this opportunity to send a big thank you You Tube for making it possible in sharing the many and fascinating posts . THANK YOU!

@glorialoesercable5121

5 жыл бұрын

And the end

This was a telethon hosted by two of show business's top acts. Hope and Crosby were low key class acts. They were not outrageous or insulting to anyone in their act. Lewis was a new act and carried on like he thought was expected of him by his audience. He probably should have had the sense to tone it down to a more appropriate level to fit the occasion. Crosby didn't want to be made a fool of by what he saw as a young unpredictable and spontaneous stage clown. I don't blame him for that. Most professionals know when is the right time for they do. Sometimes the regular things we do don't fit the time or setting. This is just my opinion.

@horsenbuggy

9 жыл бұрын

fifty9forty3 Well, Hope and Crosby insulted each other fairly regularly. But it was always done as gentle ribbing. They made it sound like two buddies talking trash to each other. It was never truly mean-spirited like it would have been if Lewis had removed Crosby's toupee.

@fifty9forty3

9 жыл бұрын

Horse N. Buggy That's exactly what I mean to say. The personal ribbing that went on between those two class acts was not meant to insult or embarrass. It wasn't their style. The audience understood this. Can you imagine Hope unexpectedly pulling Crosby's hair piece off? Did he ever make the gesture? Crosby didn't trust Lewis to have enough sense to know where the line of acceptable humour was. When Hope went on his military tours he pocked gentle fun at the high command. The command expected this. They knew it was part of the gig. It was understood to happen as a spirit lifter for the troops. There was a huge difference in style between those two entertainers and Lewis.

@johnfinn8236

5 жыл бұрын

You don't tone things down for straight laced people, you go for the enormous laugh, but Lewis went way overboard for the enormous laugh. It would have been enough to give Bing a surprising kiss on the cheek and say something like "Hi honey, I'm home", but he was sucking his face and pulling off his toupee. He should have been blacklisted for doing it.

Sometimes Lewis didn't play with a full deck. This clip happens to be one of them and it cost him a friendship.

@lindashelley3635

5 жыл бұрын

J Polar I have heard Jerry speak quite a few times in interviews of his lonely and somewhat neglected childhood, where his parents apparently often just dumped him onto various relatives when they were on the road, and I have to wonder how that affected him as he grew up into adulthood. It might help to explain his loud and often overbearing behaviour even offstage, and his self-confessed adoration of Dean; “I fell in love with him the moment I saw him” Also, his alleged envy of Dean’s sharp wit and easy popularity with other people. He even admitted years later to being jealous of Dean’s relationship with Jeannie; “He was my partner and I wanted to keep him all to myself” Watching these interviews, and reading his book, it’s not hard imagine that Jerry must have been a somewhat troubled soul.

@EPA18

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes? Lewis was one of the biggest jerks in show business. He absolutely would have embarrassed Crosby, and he's lying when he claims otherwise.

@motorcitymanman7711

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindashelley3635 Ya think?? He cut ALL of his sons out of his will.....not ONE because of a fued or something.....ALL of them!

@lindashelley3635

3 жыл бұрын

@@motorcitymanman7711 Well, that’s sort of my point. As I said, according to Jerry himself, his own father never really had much time for him and so it would seem that he never really had that role model growing up to learn how to be a good Dad himself. Which may be why he became so attached to Dean as a sort of combination ‘big brother/father’ figure (again, Jerry’s own words), Dean being ten years older and somewhat more of a man of the world. Don’t forget that Jerry was still only a rather gawky teenager when they first met, and I feel that may be another factor when they hit the ‘big time’ and started making millions of dollars so quickly. Just like the teenage pop stars that came along some 20 years later in the 1960s, I feel that all that instant fame and adulation rather went to Jerry’s head and he started to believe his own publicity. More so, perhaps, than Dean, who seems to have been a very different and quiet personality from a more traditional family background. I may, of course, be wrong, but that’s just the impression I get from the many interviews I have watched and read about these two very different and fascinating men.

Jerry had a great career but the best thing Dino did was split with him!

@johnfinn8236

5 жыл бұрын

He had a rotten career. Like all comedians who act like children, it gets old once they hit 40. Nobody likes a 40 year old child. Had he acted like a more mature comedian, his career would have last so much longer.

@mikegike7273

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry agreed with you. It was overdue.

I had a tumor removed from my throat that was funnier than Jerry Lewis.

@khuddle

3 жыл бұрын

I dont get him at all. And I'm half French!

@bernardzevenhuizen3309

2 жыл бұрын

You made me laugh more than Lewis ever did 😄

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

His funniest movies was when he was still with Dean.

@sherryhannah498

Жыл бұрын

harvey2609 I thought tumors weren't funny I know I got one on my gallbladder wall

Jerry Lewis and Bing Crosby, oil and water. They were both very difficult people who had many well publicized clashes w/ others throughout their careers.

@ArizonaWillful

4 жыл бұрын

How about Bing Crosby and David Bowie? I saw that famous Christmas special the year it was broadcast and had to pick my jaw up from the floor. Talk about an unfortunately pairing!! The strict Roman Catholic and the gender bender (long before this became fashionable).

Jerry was at his funniest when he was with Dean. Dean had a very underrated and understated natural wit. Jerry's annoying in your face antics made Dean hilarious and Dean's nonchalant tolerance of Jerry made Jerry funny. Shirley McLain and writer for Colgate Comedy Hour, Norman Lear, said that when Dean did anything really hilarious on set, Jerry would cower in a corner and his doctor who sometimes was out of town had to be summoned. Jerry really could not handle that kind of competition, especially from Dean.

Bob was pissed. hahah He really wacked Jerry.

Reading the comments the focus seems to be on how big Martin and Lewis were. They were huge, but people also forget just big Bing was on his own. For over 2 decades he topped all media. In 1948 it was estimated his recordings were played over half of the 80,000 hours allocated to recorded radio music. That is one person taking up half of the airtime! No one has ever achieved that, let alone his multiple business ventures..everything he touched seemed to turn to gold. There is always a changing of the guard, but in his day Bing was King in all aspects of entertainment.

Since Jerry Lewis's passing I have become more and more aware of what a jerk he was in real life. It doesn't surprise me he stopped talking to Bing. He said he did not like Joan Rivers. And left a son out of his inheritance. I'm sure there's others he stopped talking to. And now that he's dead he doesn't have to talk to anyone!

Jerry Lewis was one of the most obnoxious human beings ever. I couldn't stand him.

@johnw8984

6 жыл бұрын

junebug19478 he was very talented but he had a big chip on the shoulder

@roytheboy1963

5 жыл бұрын

But he spoke so highly of you!

@garymorris1856

5 жыл бұрын

I never thought he was funny at all, just obnoxious.

@garymorris1856

5 жыл бұрын

I know nothing of his politics, and I do not care if he was Jewish, or whatever his faith was. I am just saying that I found his humor stupid and obnoxious. I have heard others list Martin and Lewis as being among the great comedy teams such as Laurel and Hardy. To include them with Laurel and Hardy is a joke.

@wilgarris

5 жыл бұрын

I met him back in the early 90's when he was doing "Damn Yankees" in RI and he was horrible. His language was despicable, never meet the stars you like, keep your image of them in your mind..

After their split, Dean was part of the Rat Pack and Jerry wasn't In addition to his Vegas gigs, Dean had a successful TV variety series and was an acclaimed movie actor

@lindashelley3635

5 жыл бұрын

John Hud007 Plus, of course, he was always a successful recording artist, and after the split he was able to show that he was at least as funny (if not more so) than Jerry, although in a very different style of comedy.

@billcobbett9259

4 жыл бұрын

Dean also gave new people breaks. I don't recall Lewis doing that.

It was quite telling one night on the Carson talk show when Johnny said to Lewis you are not well liked in this business and Lewis didn't know what to say until Joey Bishop had to comfort Lewis and say that he like him. What he did to Hope was appalling and disrespectful as well as dangerous, no wonder Martin dumped him.

Jerry obviously has a selective memory as he has forgotten the times he subsequently golfed with Bing, had dinner with him in London and was invited to play in the Crosby Pro-Am. Bing and Dino also gatecrashed the Jerry Lewis show in 1958.

Bing was classy, walked off stage..John Wayne would have sent him flying as would have Elvis, Sinatra, or Robert Mitchum

@bob110088

5 жыл бұрын

Read Gary Crosby's book "Going My Own Way"...Bing Crosby was a sick man who emotionally and physically abused his four sons, two of them committed suicide.

@GypsyFairy85

5 жыл бұрын

Sinatra? I've never heard of him trading blows with another human being, same goes for John Wayne.

@Zipper696969

5 жыл бұрын

@@GypsyFairy85 Actually Sinatra did get belligerent in a nightclub but picked on the wrong man, the guy floored him and busted two of his front teeth.

@GypsyFairy85

5 жыл бұрын

@@Zipper696969 When was this? 40's 50's 60's?

@GypsyFairy85

5 жыл бұрын

@@bob110088 The children from his marriage to Dixie suffered tremendously. With the second wife Kathryn, the old coot seemed to have mellowed.

Jerry Lewis's ego was huge, he thought he was funnier than he really was. He went from funny to annoying.

@richardtupin7543

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Hill Icouldln't agree more. The best thing that ever happened was when Dean was more succesful than him after the split. Lewis said himself that if he'd been in Dean's shoes he would have split years before.

@chrishill9249

8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Turpin It's amazing that Lewis was offended that Crosby should have known he would not accost him. Who would not speak to someone for twenty years and apologize if you had intentionally offended someone. He would cut people out of his life; just proves his ego is out of control.

@handsomened111

7 жыл бұрын

Jerry Lewis was a horrible human being. To the bitter end.

@susansimpson2181

7 жыл бұрын

handsomened, yes he was a total jerk! I won't watch him cause he's nauseating as a human, and wasn't as funny as he thought.

@TelecasterLPGTop

7 жыл бұрын

Is that so,.. Do you know him ? Duh I didn't think so. He's fuckin' hilarious you dweeb. He's so horrible that he spent most of his life raising money for research into muscular dystrophy.

Can't blame Bing for staying offstage! Smart move!

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were never an item. Lewis proved to be an all out embarrassment wherever he appeared.

the more I see of Jerry Lewis in his early days, the more he reminds me of Robin Williams. A lunatic let out of the padded cell for an hour, loud mouth frenetic, wouldn't shut up or be still for a single second, down right annoying!!

@motorcitymanman7711

4 жыл бұрын

He did some funny stuff.....but yeah he was hyper. A lot of Robin Williams was drug related at least in his younger days.

@gregamerson9172

4 жыл бұрын

Big difference Robin wasn't an ASSHOLE 🤣

I liked Jerry Lewis, then I grew up. Now, not so much.

@jackieellenbarnes1268

5 жыл бұрын

cobaltace62 same here.

@pauli.vanili

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, it’s disappointing to learn about what an absolute asshole he was.

@markgiardina1303

4 жыл бұрын

Lewis claimed to be a family man when married to his first wife Patti. Yet he removed his sons from his will and left everything to his second wife and adopted daughter.

Jerry’s act got old as soon as he turned 30. He wasn’t a kid anymore and the schtick went from goofy to obnoxious.

Lewis always a pain in the neck,I could not stand to watch him and Martin too. He was about as funny as a broken leg and as painful to watch, glad he is no longer around on television. I agree with Crosby.

In a youtube video, Lewis says Joan Rivers set Jews back 1,000 years. I guess Jerry set them back to pre-Biblical times.

No wonder Bing was delighted when ABC's Tom Moore asked him to host the first episode of "Hollywood Palace," the variety hour that replaced Jerry's two-hour Saturday night ego trip when it bombed so badly it left a crater. "Palace" was never a super hit, but it ran seven or eight years (as opposed to Jerry's seven or eight weeks) and even allowed ABC to pay off the mortgage on the theatre Lewis had demanded they buy for his show!

Jerry Lewis sense of humor was over the top ANNOYING! He definately went way to far by the way he disrespectfully kept mocking Bing Crosby...SO RUDE!!

@Mr2505federal

4 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair Bing and bob and Dean and Jerry all had arrogant attitudes and egos to match.

@mitzymoo3151

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mr2505federal Bing has been described as one of the least egotistical stars in Hollywood. Very humble about his talent, very giving to acquaintances, friends, even strangers, didn't like being fawned all over, etc... This is something I have read about him numerous times. Never heard of Dean being egotistical either. Don't know about Bob or Jerry.

Jerry's humor at the time was ad lib, and unpredictable. Dean in many circumstances, followed Jerry's lead. I don't blame Crosby for backing away. After seeing how Jerry jumped on Hope, and messed his hair up, Crosby could not risk that happening to him, and his toupee. And for Jerry not to understand that, is arrogant, and insensitive. Jerry is the one that should have apologized to Crosby for scaring him away on live tv. Now that I look at this, Jerry is NOT really funny. Just annoying.

@lindashelley3635

5 жыл бұрын

Thomas Hudson Dean is the one I feel sorry for in this whole fiasco. Bing had been one of his heroes (along with the Mills Brothers) when he was just starting out as a singer, and you can see he comes onstage and respectfully shakes Bings hand. Then just a few minutes later you can see him ask Bob “why won’t he come out here?” You can just feel his disappointment, as Jerry carries on regardless, doing his usual ‘genius ‘ performance of yelling and screaming, and cavorting about all over the stage. (as I understand it, they were just supposed to come on and chat with Hope and Crosby for a few minutes, but just took over the whole show for more than half an hour, presumably completely disrupting the rest of the running order)

The only time Jerry Lewis was really and truly funny was when he worked with Dean Martin.

Love both of them but my love for Bing is unequaled

@billy_mandalay.

5 жыл бұрын

Really ? Bing screwed Grace Kelly in the living room while his own wife laid ill. No one's a gentleman or a lady in Hollyweird, kid.

@mitzymoo3151

4 жыл бұрын

@@billy_mandalay. That was one of the mistruths about Bing unfortunately. Bing met grace 53-54, Dixie passed in 52, Bing's second wife made reference to this in her book when her and Bing were courting but not yet married. Some of the mistruths about Bing are slowly being cleared up.

Lewis was always contradictory and changing his story to suit the interview, 2 contrasting examples here or many. He tells how he'd never have pulled off crosby's wig as it's something he'd never do, he wouldn't embarrass or humiliate someone. Then in a contrasting interview here he's pretty much saying yea I'd have ripped that wig off of his head for a laugh. That's lewis for you, a nasty and vindictive twisted liar, known for going off subject and getting into a rage in interviews, he found it near impossible to keep that rage at bay in many interviews

who didnt jerry have a feud with?

the more i see of this guy the more i see how arrogant he is no respect for nobody and he would not of been anyone without dean martin

@MrWadsox

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark J the word is "anybody". I saw Lewis follow David Jansen on the tonight show once during the Johnny Carson era. Jansen was showing glossy 8.5 x11 stills of a movie he had just made. Lewis started taking things out of his wallet and holding them up to the camera. It was brilliant.

@joripage1

6 жыл бұрын

You meant, "would not HAVE been anyone."

@tinafoose1633

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. Dean was the one with talent. Jerry Lewis is terrible. I don't know why anyone ever thought he was funny!

🤛🇺🇸🤜👍Paul from Denver I never realized it when I was young but Jerry was a total ass and still is I really think he never lived it down like a pissant in a room of Titans may they all rest in peace

If you watch closely you'll see Jerry tried several times to rip off his toupee. Not only did he run his hand over his head, he also actually grasped it two or three times. I can't comment on Jerry as a person and comic outside of this much, but he was totally obnoxious and out of line here. I have a good sense of humor and am very laid back, but it would have been hard for me not to deck him if he did such a thing to me.

@lindashelley3635

6 жыл бұрын

GuppyPal That was actually Bob Hope’s hair he was messing with. Bing left the stage before Jerry got anywhere near him.

@ArizonaWillful

4 жыл бұрын

@burteriksson Is something wrong with wearing a toupee? By the way, no one wears a toupee anymore. Now they are called hair systems and they are usually glued to the head rather than being something you can tear off like a baseball cap.

@EPA18

4 жыл бұрын

@@ArizonaWillful back then, it would have been highly embarrassing for Lewis to remove Bing's toupee

I played golf with Jerry Lewis and he apologized to me after being distractive. He cooked breakfast for me at the Sahara golf course in Las Vegas. He talked with me like a normal, not movie star guy. Some great memories!

@MediaMantle3news2morrow

2 жыл бұрын

Was he being distractive while you were driving/putting?

@wms72

Жыл бұрын

R U sure it was actually Jerry Lewis? Or a doppleganger

@bromleysimon7414

Жыл бұрын

If the person apologized, it wasn't Jerry Lewis.

Judging from the look on Crosby's face he not only wasn't a fan of Lewis' humor but was afraid that Lewis would pull off Crosby's toupee. Poor Dean Martin all he was able to do is just stand there as Lewis had to be the center of attention.

@sherryhannah498

10 жыл бұрын

no wonder him and Dean broke up huh???????????!!!...I liked their movies but I liked Dean better than him

@markgiardina1303

10 жыл бұрын

Cherilyn Hannen I think that after ten years together Dean got tired of Jerry trying to focus everything on himself. In the end it was Dean who proved to be the superstar. Successful not only in movies, but TV, records and night clubs.

Jerry Lewis had the same problem of ego as did Andy Kaufman - they THOUGHT they were more talented that they were ... WAY LESS !!!!

@kevinw9073

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, way over rated.

@christianmeglio9111

3 жыл бұрын

Please do not compare Lewis and Kaufman. Kaufman was at a level that few understood.

@tw364

2 жыл бұрын

difference was Kaufman was funny, Lewis was a gutter punk

@sleazyfellow

2 жыл бұрын

The level of stardom Lewis achieved was miles above Kaufman. He was a box office draw..not demeaning Kaufman in any way BTW, a great talent gone too soon.

I'm sure a lot of people in the business found Lewis annoying. I'm sure I would have.

@elvicare35

7 жыл бұрын

Bing could be a jerk too!!!!!!!!!!

@elvicare35

7 жыл бұрын

Do you him personally?????

@wagnerpd5921

7 жыл бұрын

Selinor578: I'm annoyed when my stule is hard... I like an easy passage.

It's hard to understand why Jerry was so popular in the 1950's. From a modern perspective, he just seems obnoxious. I really can't see what was supposed to be so funny about him.

@rbilleaud

8 жыл бұрын

+Dannys99887 I dunno either, but ask a Frenchman, they LOVE him over there.

@steph13326ify

8 жыл бұрын

He was groundbreaking. he and dean changed things up, doing stuff on tv no one else could have gotten away with. not everyone likes change, though.

@rbilleaud

8 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Santos has nothing to do with me not liking change. It's just not funny. Just because something is different doesn't make it better. I didn't find Seinfeld funny either, but you talk to some people it's the funniest thing ever.

@billmelton5528

5 жыл бұрын

Dannys99887 This generation never will get it.

@joesimon2018

4 жыл бұрын

He was the Jim Carey of his day.

Dean left the act to save himself...obviously the others told him what was best. You can see that Bob was clearly trying to tell Jerry you screwed up

Appreciation of Comedy is a personal thing. When we like a "character" we go with him or her. Lewis was out of line, he up-staged everyone and was selfish. Bob Hope had a good ad-lib: "Where do you cut the strings?".

I see the word "obnoxious" in several of the comments. That's a very good description of Jerry Lewis. He was either talking his fool mouth off in the most annoying way, or in serious moments he would talk down to everyone with so much arrogance. His sons hated him -- that says a lot.

If I had been Bing, I would have walked away too. Jerry would have done anything for a laugh.

@bobertkc1219

7 жыл бұрын

amen!!!!!!!!!

Jerry lewis was a comedy legend, no doubt. However, Dean said later in his life, "At some point he [Jerry] said to himself, "I`m extraordinary, like Charles Chaplin." From then on nobody could tell him anything. He knew it all." And Dean Martin was absolutely right. This was when Martin and Lewis were huge. And if you were to watch any of his early performances, it is evident he was uncontrollable. He was so damn egocentric. Bing Crosby had every right to leave because he, like Dean, knew how jerry would get as long as the crowd laughed and applauded.

@None-zc5vg

3 жыл бұрын

"The King of Comedy".

@jackie2631

3 жыл бұрын

@@None-zc5vg Although he was an ass throughout his early career, he was absolutely fantastic in that film.

Considering Crosby had a cameo at the end of 'Scared Stiff' (1953), it's hard to believe it all went down because of this.

Alot of egos pretending to like each other.

All the clips I see of Jerry and his interviews...I gotta admit he's like Ben stiller to me. They just do NOT make me laugh

@elvicare35

7 жыл бұрын

That's a shame!!!!! Ben Stiller?????

@Tabish29

7 жыл бұрын

elvicare35 him, Ferrell & Vaughn

@sheilaf1946

7 жыл бұрын

ArseneWenger Same. Never cared for either of them.

@stillbee7222

7 жыл бұрын

ArseneWenger Ugh Ben Stiller yes I agree..

@JoseGonzalez-ez6vn

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Stiller does not have a comedic bone in his body.

Jerry Lewis wasn't funny. He was just out of control obnoxious!

Bob was right. Jerry would have.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis split up over this same thing. I never knew why until just now after watching this. Dean put up with it for years. And you can see it in Bob Hope's eyes and words that he didn't like Lewis either. But Lewis could put up a good defense with serious and calm words without losing his composure. I can understand both sides. Bing had no patience, skills nor composure to deal with an offensive buffoon, if you read about Bing, he had a terrible temper. Dean Martin tried to go along with the comic routine as long as he could. And Lewis didn't know how offensive he really was.

@susantunbridge4612

10 ай бұрын

Bingo, not a pun

Lewis was "so offended"? And he's the one acting like a total jerk. Never liked his "brand" of humor -- way too brash and hyper, and ultimately unfunny. In real life he could be a real ass, as well. Lewis even had to open his own restaurant on the Sunset Strip to rival Dean Martin's.

@onthedry8386

7 жыл бұрын

well said

@wagnerpd5921

7 жыл бұрын

MKIVWWI: then don't watch Lewis.

@marym5037

6 жыл бұрын

MKIVWWI Actually Lewis was phenomenal! Like every other genius he was misunderstood! It takes very smart people to understand his genius, his incredible physical comedy, his hilarious nature, his many beautiful expressions representing happiness and sorrow. Mr. Lewis you are sorely missed. R.I.P millions of people loved you everywhere in the world!

@paddleflambeau9434

5 жыл бұрын

@mary m you enjoy thinking you have a high intelligence, the rest of us are laughing at you.

@billmelton5528

5 жыл бұрын

@@paddleflambeau9434 And i'm laughing at YOU.

I didn't know about this incident and am left shocked by his behaviour with Bing. There's no doubt about it... seeing this has tainted my memory of Jerry. Yet having said that, as obnoxious and annoying though he was... I still say his performance in The Nutty Professor was pure magic. I have just filed him away in my memory banks as a nasty, volatile, eccentric, egocentric genius.

When being straight, Lewis is one of the most sullen comics I have ever heard.

laughing at his jokes was the only way to get rid of him

I never found Jerry Lewis even remotely funny.

@scottmoore1614

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly annoying as hell. How Dino put up with it as long as he did is beyond me.

Many people did not like working with or being anywhere near Jerry Lewis. Just ask Dean.

@alanaronald244

8 жыл бұрын

+John Greene I can 't: he's dead. RIP Dean Martin: a HUGE talent.

He passed to the other side this morning, so thinking the right thing to do today is to give thanks. His Muscular Dystrophy Association telethons raised over 2 billion dollars. Like him or not as an entertainer, that is quite a legacy.

@MediaMantle3news2morrow

7 жыл бұрын

No doubt, I'm actually surprised by the hostile comments about him.

I did'nt like Jerry Lewis, i can get what people see in him but just not my thing, Norman Wisdom, a British comedian from the same era in my opinion was the greatest, i have never heard a bad word said about him or from him, his wife left him for another man leaving two small children so he stayed put in Blighty to bring his kids up, a well loved person and his shows are still aired all over the world, no longer with us sadly, truly the greatest ever.

@MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by

5 жыл бұрын

And his children adored him and still do now.

I never thought Jerry Lewis was funny . In fact I thought he was a jerk . He just came at the right time . He would never make it in today as a comic. Just my opinion.

Oh, so it was Bing's fault? Always somebody else's fault when it comes to Jerry.

Jerry must have been miserable the way he held grudges and was too proud to apologize.

As one can see in the video when Lewis jumped on Hope and started messing with Bob's hair, Bing left the stage immediately as he was probably concerned that Lewis would try to remove Crosby's toupee. Bob Hope once said that Crosby's personality was that if he didn't like someone he would have nothing to do with them forever. It appears Crosby didn't think much of Jerry Lewis which probably bruised Lewis' ego.