Dear Rich. You are fantastic. What a tough crowd,but you kept right on working,and finally they gave in. Reagan,Carter,Bush and Nixon were spot on !!

How he carried on with this audience shows his professionalism

@KTHKUHNKK

3 жыл бұрын

For sure that audience. well perhaps it was the somber mood that bush put them into.

@kennethkingery2586

Жыл бұрын

i was rich i would walked away.

He was too good for this crowd

@TheDriveInGuys

2 жыл бұрын

Wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too good!

@jackcraig4268

Жыл бұрын

Well said!

"No, I'm an asshole." One of the best punchlines ever

His Reagan impersonation is PERFECT.

@mws755

7 жыл бұрын

sure was hahaha

@paulgavin3603

5 жыл бұрын

Reagan and Nixon perfect. The Bushes almost as good

@paulgavin3603

5 жыл бұрын

Clinton not bad

@dreamepiphany9093

3 жыл бұрын

Virginia Tech massacre happened by a Korean terrorsist.

That had to be one of the HARDEST gigs Rich has ever performed. My hat's off to him. He looked like he performed in front of storefront mannequins! The thing about the tapes should have had them rolling in the isles!

@TheDriveInGuys

2 жыл бұрын

cooper: *aisles, my fellow Americans! 🇺🇸😉

@legesupra4275

Жыл бұрын

i thought he actually did ok people were laughing except for the last bit richard nixon it went for too long with little to no jokes

RICH WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A BETTER RESPONSE IN A MORGUE

@chirelle.alanalooney8609

7 ай бұрын

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU 1000 % !!! ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THERE IN THAT AUDIENCE ARE Alot OF FLAT TIRES. IF YOU GET MY MEANING. NONE OF THEM ARE WORTH PERFORMING IN FRONT OF.

@skate103

4 ай бұрын

The guy is zero percent funny.

That is the toughest crowd I have ever seen. Rich is brilliant!

@mckernan603

2 жыл бұрын

This was the follow-up to Colbert, so not THE toughest ;)

@MrDaiseymay

2 жыл бұрын

TOUGH ? complete assholes.

This guy was the king impressionist in the 1970s when I was a kid. He has been the best since the early 60s. I remember when he was scheduled to be on Johnny Carson I would beg my mom to let me stay up and watch him. She would let me and it was the best. Great memories. I don’t think this crowd is appreciating him.

@chirelle.alanalooney8609

7 ай бұрын

NO THEY ARE NOT. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF FLAT TIRE LIBERALS !!!!

@tml184

6 ай бұрын

He wasn't funny.

@kentneumann5209

5 ай бұрын

Me too man. Also Jerry Lewis movies. Staying up late.

Rich Little has always been a class act, but the audience is a bunch of dolts. "Is this thing on?"

@FoolishLearner

5 жыл бұрын

UN Owen Lil' bit.

@williamdmason9375

4 жыл бұрын

UN Owen They're All Looking Like Theyre Waiting On. ACourt .....Rich Littles Talents Were Wasted On These Dry Humourless Mannequin like Imbeciles And Comedy Today Is Like The Aforementioned....Dry Humourless ,, PCorrectness Has Destroyed Comedy For Good....ppl are too sensitive and offended.....UN Owen 👍

Must have been a room full of lawyers.

@Wonderboywonderings

4 жыл бұрын

Or assholes

Holy crap Rich's Andy Rooney bit had me seriously laughing my ass off. Sounds Just Like Him. And his Reagan and Bush senior is perfect.

Pulseless audience! Wow what a stiff atmosphere! Took a trooper to get through this!

what a rotting crowd of reporters!!! havn't changed a bit!! he did it his way

Wrong audience Rich! You're great!

@michaelduncan2151

4 жыл бұрын

breatheintheair....LIKE A FATMER....!!!

What a shame for such a talented entertainer to perform for such a dead crowd.

@DDumbrille

5 жыл бұрын

Well, it wasn't very funny. The jokes fell flat, the impressions went on forever...just not as polished as he used to be.

@SheridanJazz

5 жыл бұрын

Living proof that liberals have virtually no sense of humor.

@fredkyle8545

5 жыл бұрын

SANTANEST IS MORE LIKE IT

@charliearrigo8271

5 жыл бұрын

Terrific. And look at what they have now. Great times....Miss them

@TheBee87bee

4 жыл бұрын

@@SheridanJazz Not necessarily so............................

I thought he was good, but the audience was not responsive at all. I felt bad for him!

Imagine what don rickles would've done with this audience. He probably would've killed them

@dwaynes6013

5 жыл бұрын

Their grand children would have felt the insult

The wheelchair joke is utterly savage. 10/10 Rich!

welcome back, tbry! "Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country!" -President Ronald Reagan

What a difficult audience!

It was great to grow up in this era! great comedians. None like this anymore!

@MrDaiseymay

2 жыл бұрын

There's plenty more in the WhiteHouse right now,

Little was spot on. Unfortunately, 90% of the audience were either too ignorant to know, or too young to remember, anyone he was impersonating! Many probably didn't even know what an impersonator is.

@shirleygerhardt4965

4 жыл бұрын

We are in 2019 & the MSM is a bought & paid for their circus by George Soros & you have successfully turned the news into a freak show!!! When you go vote just because you hate President Trump SMH Say hello to Socialism & YOU VOTED FOR IT!! UNLIKE YOU I'M VOTING FOR TRUMP AND ALL THE WAY DOWN I'M GOING RED RED RED

@dm889

4 жыл бұрын

Or they're just plain "duh"

@scotttyson8661

2 жыл бұрын

Good answer.

@mckernan603

2 жыл бұрын

@@shirleygerhardt4965 settle down, spend time with loved ones, none of us will change the world

@cleetusmckock5722

Жыл бұрын

Most look like dimwitted leftist broads.

Rich Little REALLY sounded like Reagan! So much talent 😄

He was great, the audience however seem to require the humor to be explained to them. I guess if it is clean and fun and not in your face they don't get it.

@TheDriveInGuys

5 жыл бұрын

AMEN, Missimpala1!!! Dave Lounder IMDb.me/DaLo TheDriveInGuys.com

@tonycantu3491

10 ай бұрын

Or maybe it was just a bad, corny act.

Worst audience ever. I thought maybe some of his jokes were not hitting but alot of his jokes were and crowd was just not with it.

this guy still rocks

Love Rich Little, He's the best!

@manuelgomez1102

6 жыл бұрын

Bush Is a war Criminal

He's still the best and his routine was very entertaining....

@Karlthegreat84

8 жыл бұрын

+preving It was a killer, literally! Oh... you didn't mean George... oh...

Rich Little was a Fabulous comedian, The Best Impressionist. Now, I admire him for "going on with the show" under almost impossible conditions!! What a man, what a gentleman, what a great Professional!!!

What a horrible crowd. Little must have been crawling out of his skin.

@jamesagwe2981

5 жыл бұрын

To do an impression of Freddy Krueger

@chineseslaves1971

3 жыл бұрын

It’s shocking how unappreciative they are. He should have told them to go back to their smartphones.

The Andy Rooney section is right to be the most replayed. It is an hilarious and underrated part of his act.

Why so many dislikes on this video? Rich's material is good. I think some of you KZread trolls will just dislike anything that includes President George W. Bush.

@TommyChris9001

9 жыл бұрын

mrExcellent101 You're right.

@charleswilkinson904

8 жыл бұрын

not really rich just sucked

@paulgavin3603

5 жыл бұрын

Leftists certainly have no sense of humor

Tough crowd, Rich. No sense of humour and too politically correct to laugh at anything.

@irontribeissues9104

4 жыл бұрын

John Kidd not true. This is always a tough crowd. Uneasy, prickly, sensitive. Partly because there is a President sitting up there and power all around them.

@chineseslaves1971

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that crowd has no business getting exposed to any comedy routine...way too stuck on themselves. RL did do it his way which the audience can’t relate to, but worse than that they were arrogant...what a bunch of snobs.

This audience doesn't know when a good thing comes.

@mikejaques6573

6 жыл бұрын

They are reporters and are a bunch of stiffs

@TheDriveInGuys

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikejaques6573 That's putting it mildly, Mr. Jaques!!

This was over 10 years ago. Damn time flies.

If you are over 30 years old, not a member of the liberal press, are slightly aware of history, and have an attention span that hasn't been totally conditioned by instant messages (both commercial and personal) and self-gratification you're gonna love Rich Little at the Washington Correspondent's Dinner.

One of the funniest men of all time!

@tml184

Жыл бұрын

Not that funny actually. His impressions were good years ago but he was never funny.

@silverfox74

6 ай бұрын

@@tml184 I agree in part - his comedic edge is limited at best but he is hands down such a great impressionist - the best ever. This unbelievable talent is frankly so fascinating to watch that it makes up for the lack wit.

All the respect to you Rich from me as usual. What a crap audience,they didn´t help you at all.

@tomhewitt9876

6 жыл бұрын

there is more sense of humour in a turd that that array of numbskulls

Really hard for a comedian to follow such a somber mood set by Bush.

@omadjourney

5 жыл бұрын

K Kr definitely...He had no chance to make them see how very funny he is. I feel like bush should have Introduced him then when thanking him explain why he couldn't do it.

@omadjourney

5 жыл бұрын

K Kr a year ago ...I'd be gobsmacked if you get this comment....indulge me and tell me if you got it.

His material was great. The audience didn't appreciate his talent.

@watchgoose

6 жыл бұрын

au contrere. His impersonations were off, he used inappropriate language for that venue, puerile "jokes". He looked much older from combing his hair straight back. He kinda blew this one. I don't understand why he didn't plan this one better.

@-danR

6 жыл бұрын

Rich Little tended to bomb a bit more, in his day, than other comic/impressionists, and he got steadily more so with age. This is not a crowd that came to see an act. Note that I say _tended_ and _bit._ But even with a good crowd, such as Dean Martin's roasts, he would have roughly 50% knockout streaks (Carson, Benny, Burns, Rickles, etc.), 30% funny, and 10% meh... and 10% omg, dead-air. And he knew it. This _is_ a tough house, and his stuff had too much air out of the tires. No, it wasn't great.

@-danR

6 жыл бұрын

watchgoose Pretty much agree. He really didn't tailor his act to his audience. This wasn't Vegas, these are people in a politically edgy venue, who are uncertain about just _what_ is safe to laugh about. Rich recognized this in his low-key introduction where he did well to put everyone at ease, including Mr. Bush. But, having removed all even _perceivable_ barbs, he got mired in low-brow humor that would have played well on the Carson show, etc. He did have some considerable moments of brilliance, Reagan was spot on, but then Bush&Clinton went off the rails, Carter and the nuts-joke, though? What were you thinking, Rich? It was also too long.

@gwernette5971

5 жыл бұрын

Kind of difficult to follow the president speaking about a tragedy

@sd-py1xb

5 жыл бұрын

all democrats is why!!

When he said "Oh my god, I'm having a jowl movement" i laughed so hard that i woke up my flatmates :D

That was good!!! He came to that event to try to bring out the best in those people.... He definitely tried his best after the tragic incident at Virginia Tech just a few days before... Nerves of steel and great courage to see him perform up there...

"...but what did you do with his wheelchair?" LOL

A great performance by a talented performer.....too bad the audience wasn't at all hip!

the audience were a bunch of boring stuffed shirts just how politician crowds are what normal people imagine them to be, rich littles act was great

@duradim1

5 жыл бұрын

They were news distorters.

What a cold audience for a great impressionist.....

I don't know if Rich's timing was off, or if it was the pall of the Virginia Tech shooting, or a combination of the two that threw off most of his act, but his Nixon was hilarious, and made the whole thing worth watching. Now that he's older, he actually looks more like Nixon as he impersonates him. It was great! 8-) I definitely got more laughs out of this half hour than I could from most all the junk they put on TV today. Thumbs up from me.

@paulgavin3603

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, now that he has become older the resemblance to Nixon is striking

@tinadownes3413

5 жыл бұрын

Bush's mention of the 'Shooting', put the dampers on it. How could he expect anybody to follow that. A SPOT LIGHT on Rich would have helped somewhat I beleive. ( Englishman )

@nancybellfosler1

3 жыл бұрын

It was the leftwing biased crowd, who back then didn't like the Bush's... so wanted his entertainment to tank like petty children

@wolfie316781

3 жыл бұрын

It was absolutely hilarious

@TheDriveInGuys

2 жыл бұрын

@BeingRomans829ed: DEFINITELY WASN'T Rich! His timing is just as tight as ever! When you're playing to a crowd of stuffed shirts, stiffs, and storefront mannequins, most everything is a good bet to fall flat on its ass.

Yes Johnny was the best!!!

These audiences are the worst as it can be for a comedian show

The crowd needs to lighten up.

I think there is a certain Rich Little who showed a lot of balls to do a GW impersonation while GW was actually present and president:)

Souless crowd.

For years-the legendary, multi-talented, multi-faceted comedic impressionist Rich Little did EXCELLENT impressions of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Stewart, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Cary Grant, among MANY others! Additionally-I had the pleasure and enjoyment of seeing Rich LIVE in an outdoor concert at the Alemeda County Fair-in Pleasanton, California-in July of 1994. In addition to the aforementioned impressions-he and his female comedic partner did an EXCELLENT routine portraying the legendary husband & wife comedy team of George Burns and Gracie Allen! Rich could do it ALL- vocal impressions; vocal inflection, and physical mannerisms. Incidentally-several years later-Rich and his comedic female partner fell in love and got married! How nice! :)

This is great! What a talented performer and to such a difficult audience too. Some of them need to get a life and a sense of humor.

@jamesagostino6816

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Most of them were on life support.

A dead audience for sure......

Poor Rich...I haven't seen a bombing this bad since the Blitzkrieg!!! That was a horrible room!!!

@1977TA

2 жыл бұрын

Well he was perfoming an act created for a 1970s audience. The 2007 crowd does not have the same sense of humor. Also, his voice has aged too much. He no longer has the vocal strength required to make some of the key voices like Johnny Carson sound authentic.

One of the best of his kind!

What a dead crowd

@omadjourney

5 жыл бұрын

Gustavflyer I wonder if they are laughing TODAY!!!

I had the pleasure of seeing Rich Little due his excellent impersonations at the 1994 Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, California!

That Andy Rooney material was gold. lol

a really tough room, and a really tough man; I had all of his albums in the 70's. He almost made me believe in "Richard" Nixon "Superstar."

@titanicman9329

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! David Frye!

when I was growing up, Frank Gorshin and Rich Little were the best out there. His joke about the war on poverty and the poor lost was classic, but it fell on deaf ears. I really felt for Rich performing in front of a bunch of muppets

@jamesagostino6816

Жыл бұрын

Some of those women in the audience would freeze an iceberg with their stone cold looks. Especially Andria Mitchell, she must be a real ball of fire in bed.

Oh, man, these people just didn't get it ... AT ALL!!! They had the good fortune, and the honor, to be entertained by a comedy LEGEND, impersonator, Mr. Rich Little! I really felt for Mr. Little, as some of his jokes fell flat. Some of these stiffs barely looked comatose! Rich nailed it, as always. You still got it, Rich - May God bless ya!!! Dave Lounder IMDb.me/DaLo TheDriveInGuys.com

Rich Little shone some light from a barely bygone era and the darkness of the future Just absorbed it.

What's the matter with that audience? Are they asleep?

@RoyalCaymanian

4 жыл бұрын

Kathy Young they’re just mentally constipated

I'm republican and I thought it was hilarious, he's an impersonator that's his job and expertise.

the crowd is bunch of goons

@bencarter8362

3 жыл бұрын

Rich did a great show....trying to entertain a dull half-responsive audience....guess you can't make some people laugh or lighten up....he is undoubtedly one of the greatest (if not THE Greatest) impressionists ever.....gives me one more reason to be proud to be a Canadian !!

The crowd is too serious for the jokes. You were great Rich Little!

Why are there so many dislikes, I love Richard little. Besides, you try performing in front of congress, senators, and the president.

Way to set the tone talking about tradgedy, George.

@Rasta311 Does it usually take you a full year to come up with a reply that clever?

Rich Little was a legend!!

This Guy is So good I have always Loved him ..Love you Rich..Talent beyond Words...

Hahaha oh man I could be an impressionist! And so topical!

Yikes, that was one rough audience, Rich still shined through.

"I think that a society that can poke fun at its political leaders is a confident society and a free society." I was never much a fan of George W but these were words well spoken. Remember when we used to laugh at comedians and took out politicians seriously?

The audience was too young to know who he was or any of the people he impersonated. The turning of the page. A giant retires . God bless this great talent! Rich...You're rich !

This guy is hilarious... Awesome

Little deserves harsh criticism for this performance.

tough crowd

"Some people live their entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference to the world.... Marines don't have that problem". President Ronald Reagan - September 23, 1983

Lawyer joke was killer.

Great to see Rich Little again here (I think he's 69 then). He was just a joy to watch when I was a kid. And he reminded me of my father and me wishing he was just as funny. ;-)

I remember when he interviewed with Carson and talked about being introduced as buddy rich by Ed Sullivan ..lol.. that was so hilarious 😂 because. I can't believe how good he is at impersonations. Crowds getting on my nerves just a little, but I love his Johnny Carson always have.

@jefolson6989

Жыл бұрын

Rich was wrong about that. Ed Sullivan introduced him as LITTLE RICHARD. Which is funnier, but Carson was a Buddy Rich fan.

that 60 minutes gave me a lot of belly laughs! Sadly, the performance bombed. Tough crowd!

Brilliant and I loved his Nixon impersonation, perhaps the most gentle ever done by anyone.

After this video, I am firmly convinced that the White House Correspondents are totally devoid of anything even approaching the approximation of a sense of humor. What a bunch of dim bulbs.

"And when this, when this warrathon thing against all extreministic fractions is concludified.......... The hell did that mean...idk" Love it!

Little should have gone with this: Hey Helen Thomas is here. Nice to see you. Moses called the other day and told me you were a great lay.

INCREDIBLE that they didn't react to the line about being "in one's field!!!" WHEW!!

That's what ya expect from the so called journalist at a correspondent dinner. No wonder Trump didn't go to his .

@dotcomlim

4 жыл бұрын

2016 they tortured Trump. I knew Trump really want to show them. And he did win in Nov 2016.

We need to fire this audience! Rich Little you were spot on and amazing as always!

@markdavies9117

Жыл бұрын

Don't blame the audience. He wasn't actually good.

Tough room!!! Rich Little is a genius. Think his political impressions (which were great) was touching nerves, so he might have been better off doing only non-political impressions. That said, loved his incredible performance (even though it falls flat with the assembled audience - can't believe at points no one gets the jokes - scary if this the top-level of the USA brains trust). Found it interesting that George W, was open enough to be lampooned, along with his Dad. Could a comedian get away with this in every other country on our planet? Maybe democracy is actually a good thing.

Death, violence, not gonna be funny tonight....now let's all have a laugh with Rich Little

That was terrific. Hands down the best Jimmy Carter impression I've ever seen. (The worst Bill Clinton though). I got a lot of good belly laughs on it.

Rich was funny. The crowd was a dud.

People don't Realize how difficult it is to be a comedian. He spoke that long, all memorized, didn't need 1 drink of water, and had no need to make political Points like today's late night so called comedians

My right ear is lonely...

@tanjakivimaki9222

9 жыл бұрын

lol mine tooo

@-danR

6 жыл бұрын

The original on C-span is fine. I'm not bothering with this.

Woof. This guy stunk up the joint.