How could you not love Madeline Kahn? And yes, I'm asking the 43 people who gave this video a thumbs down. RIP Madeline, you're still queen of the hill.

@tomvonct7299

Жыл бұрын

What wait? There were dislikes? inconceivable

@TheKitchenerLeslie

7 ай бұрын

The downvotes come from people who are triggered by MAGA.

You can see how thrilled George is with Madeline, it's very much like having Gracie back again. His face says it all.

Hard to remember a time when comedy was as classy and clean as this.

@leeeastwood6368

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

@artistphx

3 жыл бұрын

What a delight to laugh and smile about things not meant to hurt others!

@greatsayain

3 жыл бұрын

Are you familiar with Madeline's work?

@artistphx

3 жыл бұрын

@@greatsayain am trying to be. She is always a delight to watch in anything I have seen her do!

@greatsayain

3 жыл бұрын

@@artistphx I wouldn't describe a lot of her work as clean.

when i was 8 yrs old. my dad and i stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. My dad was doing an Hertz shoot with OJ Simpson. little did I know when I was swimming at the pool that the great Madeline Kahn watched me for quite a while when my dad had to take care of some business. I clearly recall her sitting by the pool and saying she'd watch me no problem. to see her as an adult and know i was in her sphere at one point is quite amazing.

R.I.P. George Burns (1896-1996) and Madeline Kahn (1942-1999). Both great entertainers!!!!! One lived to a ripe old age and one died too young!!!!!!

@saintcruzin

5 жыл бұрын

JettBlackheart83 What was that all about??

@marksheffield7833

4 жыл бұрын

Well said BayareaGuy06.

@JiveDadson

3 жыл бұрын

They both died too young. Death sucks.

@milojanis4901

3 жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn......Very underrated actress that died way too soon. Who's with me feeling cheated as far as what she would have done later in her career. Big fan......

@lescobrandon3047

3 жыл бұрын

I so miss both of them and Gracie.

I always loved her voice, very distinctive.

They are both so great! I can't imagine any of today's actors pulling off this little act. Also love how Madeline doesn't IMITATE Gracie. She does the jokes in her own style, which makes it all the more special.

Madeline Kahn shines so bright!❤

Brilliant! It still has me in stitches, as though I were watching it all those years ago. Madeline certainly brought out the spirit of Gracie.

With the perfect timing, and the elegant dancing, and the gold, red dress and the cigar. What originals.

I can't think of another actress who could have done Gracie so well. Ditsy but not stupid. Thank you.

"Call her-Rover." So, SO good. I miss these days and miss these true, performers.

This woman could do anything, and do it brilliantly.

i love love love Madeline. Came here searching for Madeline videos. So don't take it the wrong way when I say this video makes me appreciate just how great Gracie was.

George wouldn't have performed this routine with just anyone. Says a lot about Madeline Khan.

@erb1998

4 жыл бұрын

egeo03 wasn’t she just one the most heavenly and angelic creature on this planet? Goodness😍

@dennisleecleven3209

4 жыл бұрын

I usually don't like women doing Gracie Allen but Madeline Kahn was not only true to the real Gracie Allen but she was very funny. I only wish she had done more of this routine. Madeline Kahn was brilliant.

@drzarkov39

4 жыл бұрын

@@dennisleecleven3209 I saw George Burns live, and he used Dee Dee Conn (offstage, voice only) doing Gracie Allen.

@jonathanlane4496

3 жыл бұрын

After Gracie retired, George did their routines with numerous female celebs. As a matter of fact, I never saw this clip and as soon as he introduced Madeline, I knew she would be doing Gracie.

In times like these, I just find myself smiling and feel good inside watching this. America when it was great and had style and class. Greetings from Copenhagen (Europe)

I love the way Madeline says yeeeah, hahaha so adorable💕

@BestHBCU

7 жыл бұрын

That's Madeline imitating Gracie Allen.

This woman is the greatest comedic actress I can think of incredible iconic performances in many films.

love this! plus when i was a kid i had such a mad crush on Madeline! she was the total package.... funny... smart... very good actress... amazing singer... cute yet sensual... and gorgeous when she wanted to be. i love you Madeline... rip

@acs197

7 жыл бұрын

Me too! I could only hope to be with a woman half as amazing. Beauty, brains and talent. The trifecta!

@briancomley8210

5 жыл бұрын

Your not the only one to have a crush on her.

@stevefranklin9176

4 жыл бұрын

KM Zoilus and how!

Just loved her. She died way too soon. Miss you.

@artistphx

3 жыл бұрын

She, Gilda Radner, my Mom all from that horrible kind of cancer.

@NuisanceMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@artistphx That's terrible. Ovarian cancer is a horrendous disease, actually more common in the childless. I'm really sorry about your mom.

@artistphx

3 жыл бұрын

@@NuisanceMan Thank you for your kind thoughts.

If only she had lived as long as he did. :-(

@chopin65

5 жыл бұрын

Twice as long. We got robbed.

@AT-gi1ge

5 жыл бұрын

She was too young to die😥😥😥😥

@joel8583

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, yes. :(

The shtick is as old as the hills, it must have been ancient even in the days of vaudeville, but it is still hilarious with every delivery.

@StevenTorrey

5 жыл бұрын

She made the perfect foil!

@dreamweaver1603

3 жыл бұрын

I actually laughed out loud. I didn’t think I would but I just love these two so much. That routine was genuinely funny too.

@artistphx

3 жыл бұрын

@@dreamweaver1603 Really good humour never ages!

Madeline was unique, and ... charming. I think everyone loved her body of work. People remember you when you make them smile!

I was enamored with Madeline as a young man. She was quite talented. It is great to see George doing what he was known for. I miss Madeline, John Candy and a few others that were taken so young.

@MatthewPippin

8 жыл бұрын

+MegaBakerdude Those are the two that I miss the most, as well. There are others, but Madeline Kahn and John Candy hurt the most.

@chrisbcritter6112

5 жыл бұрын

I never knew Madeline had been a young man.

@prestonransome5362

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbcritter6112 LOL.

@stevensanabria1326

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbcritter6112 Very appropriate to the video and you made me smile!

@dianekim4385

Жыл бұрын

Madeline was never a young man.

Madeline is amazing! And it's hard to believe that George was all of 80 years old here!

@dreamweaver1603

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was older there. He seemed ancient compared to 80-year old actors today. I loved him so much when I was a kid.

it's sad that actresses/actors don't treat each other classy these days.

@bigred8432

3 жыл бұрын

TV merely reflects the way people talk in reality

Madeline Kahn is simply sweet and hilarious. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to an amazing entertainer. She lives on through her works.

Still missing 'em .. missing 'em both.

George Did This With Lucille Ball In An Episode Of "The Lucy Show". But Still, Props For Madeline For Remembering All Of That(:

She was funny as well as beautiful...RIP Madeline.

Simply beautiful Madeline x. George Burns legend.

This delightful type of entertainment vanished so slowly that people hardly noticed its passing. To be replaced by such DRECK! as we have today. Brainless, noncreative crapola. Thank G-d for videos. We can have this forever. Madeline do return to us even if in another life, and fill us all again with your matchless loving presence.

@dennisleporte2327

9 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately is old Vaudville which is an art form into itself. It's pretty much died I think.

@LoveFlatfootin1

9 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100%. Here's my theory, based in absolutely nothing. I think that nowadays the people making movies and producing network TV shows are using various drugs. This leads them to believe that what they've produced is funny. People who aren't high don't think it's funny at all.

@wazza544

7 жыл бұрын

I mostly agree with you, and certainly this video showed not only humour but irreplaceable charm. To avoid the non creative material, there are a handful of British comedians who can be quite good. Do you like Stewart Lee by any chance? He takes a bit of getting used to but is not brainless.

@mmjhcb

7 жыл бұрын

Reuben Hart What passes for funny today is disgraceful. These people were the epitome of talent. Today you're hilarious if you talk sex and use the "F-bomb" every other word. Like everything else in our culture, comedy has declined so far that it's unrecognizable to anyone who had the privilege of growing up when the words "talent" and "artist" truly meant something.

Masterclass in timing

That is what they used to call an act.

I am a late to the party fan of hers and just beginning to see her talent. Taken way too soon but the good ones are often gone before their time . God rest your soul.

What a heartwarming and hilarious routine! No one is this funny anymore. All the comedians are cynical and swear up a storm.

So sad that they are both gone

This is one of the best things on all of KZread! What a treasure!

Classic! Intelligent and funny! I miss them both.

The fabulous Kahn wearing a sparkling ‘I Dream of Jeanie’ gown. ..simply lovely!

The look on George Burns' face says it all (6:35).

Who would have ever thought Geroge Burns would out live her.😞

@Fushigi_TV

3 жыл бұрын

George Burns died in 1996, Madeline Kahn died in 1999. Most people don't live to be 100. Rip

Nothing like the CLASSics

Madeline is the perfect woman in my mind! Intelligent, funny and beautiful!

Madeline was a treasure! RIP

"The only girl i know thats got a trained carpet"

Binging some Madeline. Haven’t thought of this since the 80’s. Bringing back some great memories. Rip Ms. Kahn

If she lived to be 100 like Mr. Burns did, we'd still have her for another 30 years. How much I miss them both on the screens (big and little).

So wonderful to watch. Great memories growing up watching such classy performances.

Miss Kahn was born to make people laugh...she must have enjoyed her life...their is only one Madeline Kahn she did not miss her calling...

My Dad worked at a hotel in Las Vegas for many years and he told me that when George Burns would perform there - often for a month at a time - George Burns always had female company - and they were very young women - in their mid 20's - and during the day George liked to swim in the indoor lap pool and have lunch and the young woman would accompany George -- over the years it was a number of different very young women that would be with George. RIP Dad and George

The most brilliant comedy actress ever who's also the best at deadpan comedy since Jack Benny

Two classics!

Madeline Kahn is so radiantly gorgeous. In her last year of life, she was still beautiful. RIP sweet Madeline.

Two magnificent talents, magnificent.

My generation had Madeleine Khan, y'all get Amy Schumer.

@donnatlaw6172

3 ай бұрын

I KNOW!!! WTF is she good for? Lena Dunham as well!

@jadedandbitter

17 күн бұрын

To be fair, we also get Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler. And you guys had Whoopi Goldberg.

How cool was that!

So charming. Grinning here from ear to ear!

Can't get enough of Madeline.

sweetly sublime

If I didn't know better, that could have been Gracie herself. Mel Brooks once said that Madeleine Kahn was the finest comedian he had ever worked with.

Madeline Kahn impersonating Marlene Dietrich in Blazing Saddles was hilarious. "A wed woze, how womantic"!

@inkyguy

5 жыл бұрын

Reuben Hart, itz twoo, itz twoo!

@jm0lesky

4 жыл бұрын

@@inkyguy pardon me ma'am, but you are sucking on my arm.

@JiveDadson

3 жыл бұрын

"I love fard harch."

When TV was entertaining....Thanx for this !

Thanks for the memory. Watched that with my grandparents ,I was about 10 years old and they let me stay up with them. They have been gone too long. Thanks again :)

Thank you for uploading this!

Madeline is amazing!!!

Oh both were wonderful actors. I've never seen the Burns and Allen TV Show but I did listen to the best of Burns and Allen radio show as a child and Madeline does a great Allen impersonation. 4:30 is a old joke that they Buns and Allen did for an anniversary show for being on radio for 15 years still good then and now in 2023.

Two comedic legends

The version with Jack Benny ("Gracie Benny") is a SCREAM!

@garyrasberryjr.552

3 ай бұрын

George could crack Jack up like no other. During the NBC Kraft Musical Hall special roast for Jack (circa 1969-1970), George says "I guess these microphones (on the table) are here in case we want to ad lib?" Johnny Carson (the roastmaster/MC) said "Yes they are" and George replies "All right. I will." Jack loses it.

I miss these two people so much. Thanks for sharing this.

Thanks so much gor posting this.

Now i realize why my dad liked watching Madeline Kahn. She was a stunner.

Honestly, what can you really say about two icons, except thank you for the memories , and hope to see y'alls schtick in heaven.

Four years before Oh God! I was 21 in 1976. Madeline Kahn was just one that comes along once in a blue moon. As for George Burns, talk about keep coming back, a legend in his own time.

Many fine actresses revisited the Burns & Allen routines with George, and Madeline Kahn's timing was among the best, but simply no one could recreate Gracie's convincingly naïve delivery. Only Gracie Allen had the gift of making us believe that the character she played really believed the utter nonsense she was speaking. Sheer genius.

I truly miss this kind of show and perfomance of REAL TALENT!

It’s not easy to do that comedy live and she was flawless.

Madeline was so pretty and so talented. Gone way too soon.

She was radiant in this.

George Burns and Madeline Kahn are Brilliant and Priceless

That was absolutely fabulous! I’m still laughing.

TWO of my all time faves ♥♥♥♥

I have always admired Madelyn . She's greatly missed.

"Say goodnight Gracie" "Goodnight Gracie"

Two great comic legends......RIP Maldeline and George

Madeline Kahn was such a funny, smart, beautiful Lady. I miss her laugh.

God bless em both. Real entertainers.

People seem to forget what a lovely looking woman madaline was

Thanks for posting this! A real pleasure to watch.

I love this and her dress/hair 😍😍

They don t have actors and actresses like this no more....the golden era of HollywoodHollywood

This is the type of entertainment we all should be enjoying as there is no negativity in it. We are constantly putting negativity in our subconscious most of the day every day with what we watch and hear be it the news, movies, music, etc. What goes into our subconscious is what determines how we perceive the environment around us. The Holy Bible mentions the planting of a seed type determines the fruit it will bear. Most people are unaware that seeds are constantly being planted within their minds and everything that goes in the soil of the mind will bear fruit in some manner.

George is a smooth dancer! I've seen him on other shows dancing.

So cool, so classy, so lovely.

Two of the top in the business. I miss them both like they were part of my family!

Was a time of innocence. Two genius comedienes. Madeline died way too soon. Thankyou in 2021 where our Country has raging covid and a horrible political scene.

What a great talent, smart, funny, nice looking. Will always be remember as a young woman.

This was one of the best videos I've seen lately. I love Madeline Kahn, & watched all the 'Young Frankenstein'

@ftoniaromano6480

5 жыл бұрын

Clips, and always thought Madeline Kahn was a comedian only. Wow! What a surprise! She is an opera singer (seriously)! I've never been particularly crazy about George Burns. I always saw him as a guest on Johnny Carson & he was old & not so funny anymore. When I found this clip of 'Burns & Kahn', for the first time ever, I found George Burns to be a real entertainer, & they clicked like Burns & Allen, and when he and Madeline Kahn did this number, they clicked so well, with the funny bantering and dancing, it is so enjoyable. He had a long life. Unfortunately Madeline Kahn died way too young from Cancer. This was thoroughly enjoyable!

---Say goodnight Madeline... ---Goodnight Gracie...

I miss Madeline Kahn. Only the good die young.