Steve Allen was a genius!!! Literary, musical, comedic!!!
@hewitc
7 ай бұрын
He created The Tonight Show format.
@roberttelarket4934
7 ай бұрын
@@hewitc: That has nothing to do with genius. Anyone can create that sort of program. However as I wrote he had genius elsewhere!
@WintersWar3 жыл бұрын
the world is lonelier without Steve Allen. Paar and Carson.
@annenyman678
2 жыл бұрын
They were all great!
@ejseabury
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with you. They were the kings of Late Night.
@kd6836
9 ай бұрын
Their replacements definitely aren’t any substitute.
@brianandrews70998 ай бұрын
Steve Allen was a fixture of 1950’s entertainment. He was just everywhere!
@deanronson63318 ай бұрын
One of the best ad lib gags ever for me was from Steve Allen. Btw, you have to be familiar with jazz slang to get it. Steve was the first talk show host to do a walk through the audience. One day, he ran into a little girl that had a plastic bucket and shovel in her hands. He asked her: "What do you do with those, little girl?" She said, "I dig." Steve responded without hesitation, "I'm hip."
@Msfifisquarepantz
7 ай бұрын
Now THATS funny
@michaelfischer84111 ай бұрын
i consider Steve Allen the best NBC variety show host ever
@raymondst.pierre43729 ай бұрын
Steve Allen is missed so much.
@pbwbrian532 жыл бұрын
One of the best TV series ever. Still miss that man.
@jamesf15258 ай бұрын
He is my all time favorite. Hi ho Stevarino!
@CissyBrazil2 жыл бұрын
The comedy and jokes are very simple and that’s what makes it so funny. Steve Allen was hysterical, very very funny!
@zekelucente9702
2 жыл бұрын
David Letterman sure thought so since he patterned so much after Steve Allen.
@kikovazquez7277
7 ай бұрын
Simple but clever.
@roberttelarket493411 ай бұрын
I remember watching Steve on his show in the mid-1960's as a young teen of about 15. Loved it and his shmahck shmahck!
@raymondst.pierre4372
9 ай бұрын
Me and my brother, too .. the Hollywood Ranch Market, remember that?
@roberttelarket4934
9 ай бұрын
@@raymondst.pierre4372: No I don't. Explain. I lived on the East Coast until 1972 when I moved to L.A. California. Then I knew of the Farmer's Market on Fairfax if that's what you’re referring to.
@raymondst.pierre4372
9 ай бұрын
@@roberttelarket4934 Way before your time.
@rosetallon1162
2 ай бұрын
I have great memories of that show as well -- schmock schmock! How do you get 4 elephants in a Volkswagen? Two in the front and 2 in the back. What did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming over the hill? "Here come the elephants over the hill!" Didn't realize @ the time, but this was vaudeville for the Boomers. Don Knotts, Louis Nye, and Tom Posten - a golden trio of maniacs for Allen to riff off of ...
@candaceohara99162 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen's comedic brilliance was not only way ahead of the curve but ultimately helped define the American talk-show platform.
@manwithumbrella
2 жыл бұрын
Curb?
@candaceohara9916
2 жыл бұрын
@@manwithumbrella Thanks for catching my snafu... ( Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm).
@Flap9998 ай бұрын
Loved this program! Born in 1951 I remember sneaking into the hallway to watch Steverino & Co. What an amazing time it was. Steve, Gary Moore and Ernie Kovacs were the best.
@franksadlowski81368 ай бұрын
Really was a Funny Guy back then...TV just beginning and he was on top of it all. Good clean, funny Comedians all...rest in peace...
@chromefin53783 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen once lamented that all of his Tonight Shows had been destroyed. Glad that he found this one somewhere.
@TVonthePorch
2 жыл бұрын
The Steve Allen Show =/= The Tonight Show
@LeonZetekoff
Жыл бұрын
I think this is from his Sunday show not Tonight
@claudiamiller77308 ай бұрын
Looking back at this, I now understand why my curious 9 year old self was entranced with Steve Allen and his show. It was adult - it was hella funny- it showcased talent - introduced me to Lois Nye, Tom Poston and Don Knotts - led me to Jack Parr and Ernie Kovacs. Also made me hep to adult side jokes in Rocky & Bullwinkle. I was such a snotty nosed smart ass back then. Well..still am. I’m lucky to be one of those blessed people who loved their life growing up. Great tv, great music - both jazz and rock - great magazines - freedom to roam just about anyplace on my bike…mmmmmmm! Cuban missile crisis….not so much fun. Thanks for this!
@Downecker
2 ай бұрын
How about Maynard G. Krebbs from the Dobie Gillis show ! The original beatnik and hippie !😂😂 !
@NineInchTyrone8 ай бұрын
His talk about his youth and poverty is profound
@amtrakatsfnyc3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this on the original broadcast on NBC. This variety of classic comedy will never be created by current day "comedians". Thank you for sharing.
@lucasrem
Жыл бұрын
Old people, current day ? Slapstick humor here, i do like SNL better, but this was some early version of it.
@hoosierboy436 ай бұрын
all these years later and still a funny show.
@addie_is_me8 ай бұрын
Jayne Mansfield was something else. Very special and very talented. Steve Allen was ahead of his time and people still use his stuff like his silly, man on the street, style interviews. Thanks you for the bid. 😊
@alvilla96598 ай бұрын
Great show. Thank you for showing this.
@tomlowe79478 ай бұрын
Steve Allen and the Tonight Show had a tremendous impact on my young high school life.
@bravuras_with_parth3 жыл бұрын
That's the golden age of television
@TheBigMclargehuge
2 жыл бұрын
in my opinion television stopped in 1970.
@kathrynfauble9053
Жыл бұрын
@last Koresh You are including the early phase of color television in your golden age of television.
@mr.majestic87132 жыл бұрын
Jane did a great job remembering her lines. She was a natural. RIP Jane.
@stewartberger77342 жыл бұрын
Steve is still the greatest talk show host of all time
@mr.majestic8713
2 жыл бұрын
Schmock, Schmock!
@roberttelarket4934
10 ай бұрын
@@mr.majestic8713: It was shmahck shmahck not schmock.
@Shug1145
5 ай бұрын
Definitely, he was the original !
@ralph5450
4 күн бұрын
@@roberttelarket4934Nope. It's Schmock Schmock. He even wrote a book by that title.
@kevincurtis79178 ай бұрын
Mr Allen was brilliant and had the advantage of being in the position to do things first. Which others duplicated afterwards.
@topper76853 жыл бұрын
Have continued missing Mr Allen . Talented and great . Thank you Steve
@lynnfisher30377 ай бұрын
The show got even better when they moved to L.A.where they did some really funny outdoor bits. I remember him diving into a swimming pool full of Jello and his playing piano on a platform high above the Hollywood Ranch Market and throwing salamis down to the street on parachutes. David Letterman stole many of his bits. I think his funniest bit ever was an episode Mal Allen the sports reporter. He lost it completely and could not stop laughing histerically. You can find it. Also enjoyed his adulterated. nursery rhymes and his hilarious serious readings of the lyrics of rock and roll songs. A super entertainer who could do it all. See him in The Benny Goodman story. One of a kind for sure.
@Msfifisquarepantz
7 ай бұрын
Yah, but do you like Steve Allen?
@CuppaTeaandaSliceoCake2 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant ... thank you very much indeed.
@jchow59668 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!! ☮️💟
@redkos8 ай бұрын
All of a sudden, I wish I were a cigar after watching Jayne Mansfield. What a doll!
@bigbass4217 ай бұрын
I used to watch The Steve Allen Show when I was a kid, I loved it. I was 11 when he had on a young Frank Zappa, who proceeded to play a bicycle. Those guys, Tom Poston, Louie Nye, Don Knotts- and the guy doing Groucho here- Dayton Allen, were hysterical. Sad.. all of them are gone now.
@user-tb7nv7hj8k8 ай бұрын
As a 10/11 year old, I was so amused by Mr. Allen's humor. Later I found his genius in historical contexts, i.e. "Meeting of the Minds", then his song writing abilities. He played piano occasionally on The Tonight Show but musical composition I discovered later. Acting, "The Benny Goodman Story". His approach to humor affected me as a child and I do believe I learned to appreciate humor in helping people that needed an emotional uplift. Smock, Smock!
@kinky_Z4 ай бұрын
3:56 I remember as a teenager at Graumin's Chinese Theater for the "Mad Mad, Mad World" premier, Don Knotts was sitting directly behind me. I turned around, saw him and almost passed out! As a kid I adored him so much as the lovable Barney Fife. I was thrilled but... I kept my cool. lol but I'll never forget that!
@sylviawatkins91373 жыл бұрын
I loved the Steve Allen Tonight show. Great entertainment AND Book reviews which I appreciated.
@tonyshans22263 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting...I was a big Steve Allen fan when I was a kid....
@mr.majestic8713
2 жыл бұрын
Schmock, Schmock!
@evelynovercash11472 жыл бұрын
What an intelligent talented lady.
@censusgary8 ай бұрын
TV comedy writing has really come a long way since 1959.
@leonarddonald20933 жыл бұрын
He was amazing.
@carlcleary5488 ай бұрын
I watch this show every time it comes on 😊
@censusgary8 ай бұрын
Jayne Mansfield graduated from the same high school I did (about a quarter century before me). She also briefly attended the same university (again, long before I did).
@gloriasmall9323 Жыл бұрын
Greatest comic EVER!💓
@michaelsicowitz3625 күн бұрын
I can't find smock smock, and something bird. I was just a kid but my parents let me stay up and watch. I remember the bits like the tea bags
@jacobdickinson73727 ай бұрын
My Ad-Lib Comedian Hall of Fame: Steve Allen Bob Hope Groucho Marx Robin Williams All together could perform totally UNSCRIPTED material for as long as long as they want, and leave me ROLLING on the floor. R.I.P., you wise-guy dudes!
@essessessesq4 күн бұрын
Dayton Allen as Groucho ! never saw him do that before!
@Jodyrides7 ай бұрын
I was a little kid watching Steve Allen one night doing his monologue. He very kindly smiled at the camera and said this very softly for all of your little kitties out there watching the show tonight. then he screamed- --GET TO BED !!!!!!!
@krobigraubart3 жыл бұрын
Nice, thank you!
@davidlong17868 ай бұрын
had the subtitles on a short time and during the last skit, Steve says " thanks for your frankness" and the subtitles said "thank you for your pregnancy" 😅
@d.martin76922 жыл бұрын
Hi ho Steverino! Schmock! Schmock!
@daniel692 жыл бұрын
I cant believe he still presents every morning from 4am. What a legend
@florriehathorn18906 ай бұрын
I love the Jayne Mansfield clip - she was a wonderful promoter. They used to say if she was in the neighborhood and you were opening a super market or something, if asked, she'd come to entertain. She was smart and wonderful at promoting her career. Sadly, died too soon. This is great!
@LimitlessThinker8 ай бұрын
I remember going to a museum in Hollywood, Florida, where they had the actual car Jayne Mansfield had the fatal accident. That was in the late 90s, we were driving through and stopped there out of curiosity.
@riconui52278 ай бұрын
I grew up with Steve Allen on the tube. He could act, do stand up, play piano, and I fondly remember him parachuting Hebrew National Salamis from a light pole in the parking lot of the L.A. Farmer's Market, to the audience below. He set a high bar for TV comedy, still very much in evidence.
@stevehartman173010 ай бұрын
I remember when Steve introduced the world to his son Woody, we always watched him but we laughed our butts off. My brother who looked n acted like Steve just saidabout Wooddy, "hes a nut"
@anthonyknox54643 ай бұрын
You can see Marissa Hargitay in her face so much R.I.P.
@ianedwards44008 ай бұрын
Never mind Steve Allen in this 1959 segment. But, if you are a fan of the gorgeous Jayne Mansfield, you must catch this one as she is in more frames than you expect. Her shimmering pillow blonde hair is in full evidence. I love how it glistened and gleamed. I've been a fan of Ms. Mansfield since I saw her in The Girl Can't Help It, circa 1957. Despite the sex-pot image that seemed to consume her, she truly was a fine actress giving natural performances in one film after another. Its very sad that her life was snuffed out in that tragic car accident. May her soul rest in peace!!!
@skyebird39337 ай бұрын
I agree with previous comments. Steve was hilarious.
@ralphonofrio15188 ай бұрын
I actually watched this show as a kid...My mom let me stay up!!!
@garydavidderby3 жыл бұрын
I REMEMBER THE ADD ON TV SAYING LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF ON STEVE ALLEN SHOW CHANNEL 5 KTLA 1960
@Msfifisquarepantz
7 ай бұрын
Shhhhhhhhhh!
@katherinehunter95263 жыл бұрын
First time I ever saw Frank Zappa, was on the Steve Allen show. Thanks for sharing this video.
@letsif
3 жыл бұрын
And Bob Dylan and Jack Kerouac and James Baldwin and Lenny Bruce and Miles Davis and........
@katherinehunter9526
3 жыл бұрын
@@letsif Yes and all those amazing folk's too. 😘
@ignorecorporatenews6 ай бұрын
Most people don't know how much david lettermann imitated The Steve Allen Show
@johnnymac15808 ай бұрын
With all serious aside ⚡️
@gispel7058
8 ай бұрын
All seriousness aside.....
@robertbutler16814 ай бұрын
Sophistication and class. Now not to be found intertainers.
@glennso478 ай бұрын
I remember watching it on WOC Davenport Iowa. The NBC network affiliate.
@Autumn_wcue13 күн бұрын
HES MY GREAT GRANDPA
@Martin-ql2bd Жыл бұрын
Jayne Mansfield had a high IQ.!
@croiners41663 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@Cris431303 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the other Jayne in Steve's life thought of this show.
@Paul-lm5gv7 ай бұрын
He had a lot of talent! And she was no slouch either. She did comedy as well as Marilyn Monroe. Jayne Mansfield was only 26 and already an international star. Sadly she died in 1967 at age 34 from brain trauma after a car accident.
@GgCashh4512 жыл бұрын
Heard Jamie Foxx mentioned him so I came to take a look
@josephcalderon906
Жыл бұрын
The late great Bernie Mac also referenced him,on a interview with Howard stern
@vanuwaltrick27953 жыл бұрын
Que linda
@binxbolling8 ай бұрын
1st host of the Tonight Show
@bubgum0079 Жыл бұрын
Wow, Jane looks huge.
@TeaParty17768 ай бұрын
smock, smock!
@roberttelarket493411 ай бұрын
I knew Jayne Mansfield was very intelligent but I didn't know she played the violin. Or are they fooling me?!
@stlouisactor8 ай бұрын
Smak! Smak! Ding, ding, ding!
@garycarotta39843 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen smock
@wtesoro
3 жыл бұрын
"How's Your Sister?"
@lcs1956
2 жыл бұрын
@@wtesoro How's your sister's fern?
@pbwbrian53
2 жыл бұрын
Smock, smock, smock!
@TheAVJ23 жыл бұрын
huh he sounds like the voice of how its made
@a5dr33 жыл бұрын
Was she doing Marilyn or was Marilyn doing her? Or was everyone doing the same character then?
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
great question. I'm pretty sure the answer is YES
@sneadh13 жыл бұрын
Jayne Mansfield!
@waynej2608
2 жыл бұрын
Va-Va-Voom!
@jeffschwartz4t.o.council-j1328 ай бұрын
Who was the actor who did the Groucho Marx imitation? That imitation was awesome!
@wtesoro
8 ай бұрын
Dayton Allen “ Why Not!”
@jeffschwartz4t.o.council-j132
8 ай бұрын
@@wtesoro That is excellent TV trivia info on your part. How did you know that?
@wtesoro
8 ай бұрын
@@jeffschwartz4t.o.council-j132 I recognized him immediately.. He had a famous routine. I had his comic recording on LP
@davidblanc458
13 сағат бұрын
I thought it was Groucho
@randynelson22658 ай бұрын
Wasn't this the origin of the Tonight Show?
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
Yes indeed it was!
@hewitc
7 ай бұрын
he invented the format. Many of Carson's routines were copies of Allen's. Allen went outside and did the first "man on the street". Often with Louis Nye as the "man".
@gispel70588 ай бұрын
Had no political hatred in his content ever. Sure was pure clever writing and good natured satire on Steve's show.
@solemnpeace88348 ай бұрын
On Maui fire they knew ahead
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
What does that have anything to do with the current subject. So bizarre.
@georgemurphy25799 күн бұрын
They utilized their time to actually entertain, and not to politicize everything.
@Floyd_SteelАй бұрын
Out of all the late night host you could tell Letterman and Leno were the most influenced by Allen
@genesclean13 жыл бұрын
Smock schmock How's your fern ??
@deewilson323911 күн бұрын
What she had todo....
@SOLE2SOUL8 ай бұрын
Who's doing the Groucho impersonation? And I don't see Gabriel Dell at all in this show.
@briannelson42
7 ай бұрын
Dayton Allen as Groucho. He and Groucho appeared on I'VE GOT A SECRET for the blindfold segment with Dayton, seated next to Groucho, answering the panel's questions in his voice.
@SOLE2SOUL
7 ай бұрын
@@briannelson42Thanks for that info! I know Dayton's name mostly from his work in 1960s cartoon shows. When I looked him up on imdb, the face was instantly familiar but I never connected it with his brilliant voiceover stuff. Am gonna examine his imdb entry closely to find stuff he acted in as a human! Cheers!
@Syncopator8 ай бұрын
Not one of his better episodes, but I can't really knock the guy who introduced the world to Frank Zappa.
@andrea4liberation6 ай бұрын
I wonder how she really spoke cause this Betty Boop act must have been exhausting.
@sparkystours Жыл бұрын
Smock smock....lol
@wtesoro
Жыл бұрын
How’s your sister?
@clearfield20092 жыл бұрын
Jayne Mansfield is the mother of Law & Order SUV's star Mariska Hartigay. Mariska was her only child before she died tragically in a car accident. No kidding.
@siggylloyd3566
2 жыл бұрын
Dead wrong. A simple Wikipedia search will tell you that Jayne first had a child with Paul Mansfield, a daughter named Jayne Marie Mansfield, well before Mariska. Check your facts before stating nonsense about people you don't know.
@edgarfreire3766
2 жыл бұрын
Jayne had 5 children
@nickyd.4695
2 жыл бұрын
@@siggylloyd3566 Calm down, so she made a mistake so what!
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
@@nickyd.4695 Calm down. So he corrected it. So what.
@freddyfurrah3789
Жыл бұрын
She had 4 other children.
@darlinbood3991 Жыл бұрын
Where's the color?
@johnzeszut31707 ай бұрын
Jane was supposed to be involved in some kind of Church of the Devil!
@rickdaystar477
7 ай бұрын
Yes,Anton Levay high priest of the Satanic temple in Hollywood. There were no secrets,it was considered a status symbol to be a member.
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
Yeah sure was
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
Where's your proof?
@rickdaystar477
7 ай бұрын
@@lynnfisher3037 If you research the subject you'll find newspaper articles of the day involving her and other people in the entertainment business especially Hollywood with Anton Levay.
@carlossantiago32327 күн бұрын
Jayne Mansfield was very sexy but Don knotts was hilarious LOL right before Andy Griffith
@waldolydecker81182 жыл бұрын
She plays violin, but she's no Jack Benny
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
to be fair Jack Benny was no Jayne Mansfield
@waldolydecker8118
Жыл бұрын
@@oughtssought1198 - this is true, lol
@glennso47
8 ай бұрын
Thank goodness!
@noellaboissonneault45833 жыл бұрын
Is bill Allen son OF Steve Allen
@pbwbrian53
2 жыл бұрын
Steve does have a son Bill.
@glennso478 ай бұрын
Unfortunately Ms Mansfield was killed in an automobile crash.
@roberttelarket493411 ай бұрын
Cheap government wood! Yes and our taxes paid the exorbitant prices for it!!!
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Steve Allen was a genius!!! Literary, musical, comedic!!!
@hewitc
7 ай бұрын
He created The Tonight Show format.
@roberttelarket4934
7 ай бұрын
@@hewitc: That has nothing to do with genius. Anyone can create that sort of program. However as I wrote he had genius elsewhere!
the world is lonelier without Steve Allen. Paar and Carson.
@annenyman678
2 жыл бұрын
They were all great!
@ejseabury
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with you. They were the kings of Late Night.
@kd6836
9 ай бұрын
Their replacements definitely aren’t any substitute.
Steve Allen was a fixture of 1950’s entertainment. He was just everywhere!
One of the best ad lib gags ever for me was from Steve Allen. Btw, you have to be familiar with jazz slang to get it. Steve was the first talk show host to do a walk through the audience. One day, he ran into a little girl that had a plastic bucket and shovel in her hands. He asked her: "What do you do with those, little girl?" She said, "I dig." Steve responded without hesitation, "I'm hip."
@Msfifisquarepantz
7 ай бұрын
Now THATS funny
i consider Steve Allen the best NBC variety show host ever
Steve Allen is missed so much.
One of the best TV series ever. Still miss that man.
He is my all time favorite. Hi ho Stevarino!
The comedy and jokes are very simple and that’s what makes it so funny. Steve Allen was hysterical, very very funny!
@zekelucente9702
2 жыл бұрын
David Letterman sure thought so since he patterned so much after Steve Allen.
@kikovazquez7277
7 ай бұрын
Simple but clever.
I remember watching Steve on his show in the mid-1960's as a young teen of about 15. Loved it and his shmahck shmahck!
@raymondst.pierre4372
9 ай бұрын
Me and my brother, too .. the Hollywood Ranch Market, remember that?
@roberttelarket4934
9 ай бұрын
@@raymondst.pierre4372: No I don't. Explain. I lived on the East Coast until 1972 when I moved to L.A. California. Then I knew of the Farmer's Market on Fairfax if that's what you’re referring to.
@raymondst.pierre4372
9 ай бұрын
@@roberttelarket4934 Way before your time.
@rosetallon1162
2 ай бұрын
I have great memories of that show as well -- schmock schmock! How do you get 4 elephants in a Volkswagen? Two in the front and 2 in the back. What did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming over the hill? "Here come the elephants over the hill!" Didn't realize @ the time, but this was vaudeville for the Boomers. Don Knotts, Louis Nye, and Tom Posten - a golden trio of maniacs for Allen to riff off of ...
Steve Allen's comedic brilliance was not only way ahead of the curve but ultimately helped define the American talk-show platform.
@manwithumbrella
2 жыл бұрын
Curb?
@candaceohara9916
2 жыл бұрын
@@manwithumbrella Thanks for catching my snafu... ( Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm).
Loved this program! Born in 1951 I remember sneaking into the hallway to watch Steverino & Co. What an amazing time it was. Steve, Gary Moore and Ernie Kovacs were the best.
Really was a Funny Guy back then...TV just beginning and he was on top of it all. Good clean, funny Comedians all...rest in peace...
Steve Allen once lamented that all of his Tonight Shows had been destroyed. Glad that he found this one somewhere.
@TVonthePorch
2 жыл бұрын
The Steve Allen Show =/= The Tonight Show
@LeonZetekoff
Жыл бұрын
I think this is from his Sunday show not Tonight
Looking back at this, I now understand why my curious 9 year old self was entranced with Steve Allen and his show. It was adult - it was hella funny- it showcased talent - introduced me to Lois Nye, Tom Poston and Don Knotts - led me to Jack Parr and Ernie Kovacs. Also made me hep to adult side jokes in Rocky & Bullwinkle. I was such a snotty nosed smart ass back then. Well..still am. I’m lucky to be one of those blessed people who loved their life growing up. Great tv, great music - both jazz and rock - great magazines - freedom to roam just about anyplace on my bike…mmmmmmm! Cuban missile crisis….not so much fun. Thanks for this!
@Downecker
2 ай бұрын
How about Maynard G. Krebbs from the Dobie Gillis show ! The original beatnik and hippie !😂😂 !
His talk about his youth and poverty is profound
I remember seeing this on the original broadcast on NBC. This variety of classic comedy will never be created by current day "comedians". Thank you for sharing.
@lucasrem
Жыл бұрын
Old people, current day ? Slapstick humor here, i do like SNL better, but this was some early version of it.
all these years later and still a funny show.
Jayne Mansfield was something else. Very special and very talented. Steve Allen was ahead of his time and people still use his stuff like his silly, man on the street, style interviews. Thanks you for the bid. 😊
Great show. Thank you for showing this.
Steve Allen and the Tonight Show had a tremendous impact on my young high school life.
That's the golden age of television
@TheBigMclargehuge
2 жыл бұрын
in my opinion television stopped in 1970.
@kathrynfauble9053
Жыл бұрын
@last Koresh You are including the early phase of color television in your golden age of television.
Jane did a great job remembering her lines. She was a natural. RIP Jane.
Steve is still the greatest talk show host of all time
@mr.majestic8713
2 жыл бұрын
Schmock, Schmock!
@roberttelarket4934
10 ай бұрын
@@mr.majestic8713: It was shmahck shmahck not schmock.
@Shug1145
5 ай бұрын
Definitely, he was the original !
@ralph5450
4 күн бұрын
@@roberttelarket4934Nope. It's Schmock Schmock. He even wrote a book by that title.
Mr Allen was brilliant and had the advantage of being in the position to do things first. Which others duplicated afterwards.
Have continued missing Mr Allen . Talented and great . Thank you Steve
The show got even better when they moved to L.A.where they did some really funny outdoor bits. I remember him diving into a swimming pool full of Jello and his playing piano on a platform high above the Hollywood Ranch Market and throwing salamis down to the street on parachutes. David Letterman stole many of his bits. I think his funniest bit ever was an episode Mal Allen the sports reporter. He lost it completely and could not stop laughing histerically. You can find it. Also enjoyed his adulterated. nursery rhymes and his hilarious serious readings of the lyrics of rock and roll songs. A super entertainer who could do it all. See him in The Benny Goodman story. One of a kind for sure.
@Msfifisquarepantz
7 ай бұрын
Yah, but do you like Steve Allen?
Absolutely brilliant ... thank you very much indeed.
Thank you!!!!! ☮️💟
All of a sudden, I wish I were a cigar after watching Jayne Mansfield. What a doll!
I used to watch The Steve Allen Show when I was a kid, I loved it. I was 11 when he had on a young Frank Zappa, who proceeded to play a bicycle. Those guys, Tom Poston, Louie Nye, Don Knotts- and the guy doing Groucho here- Dayton Allen, were hysterical. Sad.. all of them are gone now.
As a 10/11 year old, I was so amused by Mr. Allen's humor. Later I found his genius in historical contexts, i.e. "Meeting of the Minds", then his song writing abilities. He played piano occasionally on The Tonight Show but musical composition I discovered later. Acting, "The Benny Goodman Story". His approach to humor affected me as a child and I do believe I learned to appreciate humor in helping people that needed an emotional uplift. Smock, Smock!
3:56 I remember as a teenager at Graumin's Chinese Theater for the "Mad Mad, Mad World" premier, Don Knotts was sitting directly behind me. I turned around, saw him and almost passed out! As a kid I adored him so much as the lovable Barney Fife. I was thrilled but... I kept my cool. lol but I'll never forget that!
I loved the Steve Allen Tonight show. Great entertainment AND Book reviews which I appreciated.
Thanks for posting...I was a big Steve Allen fan when I was a kid....
@mr.majestic8713
2 жыл бұрын
Schmock, Schmock!
What an intelligent talented lady.
TV comedy writing has really come a long way since 1959.
He was amazing.
I watch this show every time it comes on 😊
Jayne Mansfield graduated from the same high school I did (about a quarter century before me). She also briefly attended the same university (again, long before I did).
Greatest comic EVER!💓
I can't find smock smock, and something bird. I was just a kid but my parents let me stay up and watch. I remember the bits like the tea bags
My Ad-Lib Comedian Hall of Fame: Steve Allen Bob Hope Groucho Marx Robin Williams All together could perform totally UNSCRIPTED material for as long as long as they want, and leave me ROLLING on the floor. R.I.P., you wise-guy dudes!
Dayton Allen as Groucho ! never saw him do that before!
I was a little kid watching Steve Allen one night doing his monologue. He very kindly smiled at the camera and said this very softly for all of your little kitties out there watching the show tonight. then he screamed- --GET TO BED !!!!!!!
Nice, thank you!
had the subtitles on a short time and during the last skit, Steve says " thanks for your frankness" and the subtitles said "thank you for your pregnancy" 😅
Hi ho Steverino! Schmock! Schmock!
I cant believe he still presents every morning from 4am. What a legend
I love the Jayne Mansfield clip - she was a wonderful promoter. They used to say if she was in the neighborhood and you were opening a super market or something, if asked, she'd come to entertain. She was smart and wonderful at promoting her career. Sadly, died too soon. This is great!
I remember going to a museum in Hollywood, Florida, where they had the actual car Jayne Mansfield had the fatal accident. That was in the late 90s, we were driving through and stopped there out of curiosity.
I grew up with Steve Allen on the tube. He could act, do stand up, play piano, and I fondly remember him parachuting Hebrew National Salamis from a light pole in the parking lot of the L.A. Farmer's Market, to the audience below. He set a high bar for TV comedy, still very much in evidence.
I remember when Steve introduced the world to his son Woody, we always watched him but we laughed our butts off. My brother who looked n acted like Steve just saidabout Wooddy, "hes a nut"
You can see Marissa Hargitay in her face so much R.I.P.
Never mind Steve Allen in this 1959 segment. But, if you are a fan of the gorgeous Jayne Mansfield, you must catch this one as she is in more frames than you expect. Her shimmering pillow blonde hair is in full evidence. I love how it glistened and gleamed. I've been a fan of Ms. Mansfield since I saw her in The Girl Can't Help It, circa 1957. Despite the sex-pot image that seemed to consume her, she truly was a fine actress giving natural performances in one film after another. Its very sad that her life was snuffed out in that tragic car accident. May her soul rest in peace!!!
I agree with previous comments. Steve was hilarious.
I actually watched this show as a kid...My mom let me stay up!!!
I REMEMBER THE ADD ON TV SAYING LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF ON STEVE ALLEN SHOW CHANNEL 5 KTLA 1960
@Msfifisquarepantz
7 ай бұрын
Shhhhhhhhhh!
First time I ever saw Frank Zappa, was on the Steve Allen show. Thanks for sharing this video.
@letsif
3 жыл бұрын
And Bob Dylan and Jack Kerouac and James Baldwin and Lenny Bruce and Miles Davis and........
@katherinehunter9526
3 жыл бұрын
@@letsif Yes and all those amazing folk's too. 😘
Most people don't know how much david lettermann imitated The Steve Allen Show
With all serious aside ⚡️
@gispel7058
8 ай бұрын
All seriousness aside.....
Sophistication and class. Now not to be found intertainers.
I remember watching it on WOC Davenport Iowa. The NBC network affiliate.
HES MY GREAT GRANDPA
Jayne Mansfield had a high IQ.!
Wow!
I wonder what the other Jayne in Steve's life thought of this show.
He had a lot of talent! And she was no slouch either. She did comedy as well as Marilyn Monroe. Jayne Mansfield was only 26 and already an international star. Sadly she died in 1967 at age 34 from brain trauma after a car accident.
Heard Jamie Foxx mentioned him so I came to take a look
@josephcalderon906
Жыл бұрын
The late great Bernie Mac also referenced him,on a interview with Howard stern
Que linda
1st host of the Tonight Show
Wow, Jane looks huge.
smock, smock!
I knew Jayne Mansfield was very intelligent but I didn't know she played the violin. Or are they fooling me?!
Smak! Smak! Ding, ding, ding!
Steve Allen smock
@wtesoro
3 жыл бұрын
"How's Your Sister?"
@lcs1956
2 жыл бұрын
@@wtesoro How's your sister's fern?
@pbwbrian53
2 жыл бұрын
Smock, smock, smock!
huh he sounds like the voice of how its made
Was she doing Marilyn or was Marilyn doing her? Or was everyone doing the same character then?
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
great question. I'm pretty sure the answer is YES
Jayne Mansfield!
@waynej2608
2 жыл бұрын
Va-Va-Voom!
Who was the actor who did the Groucho Marx imitation? That imitation was awesome!
@wtesoro
8 ай бұрын
Dayton Allen “ Why Not!”
@jeffschwartz4t.o.council-j132
8 ай бұрын
@@wtesoro That is excellent TV trivia info on your part. How did you know that?
@wtesoro
8 ай бұрын
@@jeffschwartz4t.o.council-j132 I recognized him immediately.. He had a famous routine. I had his comic recording on LP
@davidblanc458
13 сағат бұрын
I thought it was Groucho
Wasn't this the origin of the Tonight Show?
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
Yes indeed it was!
@hewitc
7 ай бұрын
he invented the format. Many of Carson's routines were copies of Allen's. Allen went outside and did the first "man on the street". Often with Louis Nye as the "man".
Had no political hatred in his content ever. Sure was pure clever writing and good natured satire on Steve's show.
On Maui fire they knew ahead
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
What does that have anything to do with the current subject. So bizarre.
They utilized their time to actually entertain, and not to politicize everything.
Out of all the late night host you could tell Letterman and Leno were the most influenced by Allen
Smock schmock How's your fern ??
What she had todo....
Who's doing the Groucho impersonation? And I don't see Gabriel Dell at all in this show.
@briannelson42
7 ай бұрын
Dayton Allen as Groucho. He and Groucho appeared on I'VE GOT A SECRET for the blindfold segment with Dayton, seated next to Groucho, answering the panel's questions in his voice.
@SOLE2SOUL
7 ай бұрын
@@briannelson42Thanks for that info! I know Dayton's name mostly from his work in 1960s cartoon shows. When I looked him up on imdb, the face was instantly familiar but I never connected it with his brilliant voiceover stuff. Am gonna examine his imdb entry closely to find stuff he acted in as a human! Cheers!
Not one of his better episodes, but I can't really knock the guy who introduced the world to Frank Zappa.
I wonder how she really spoke cause this Betty Boop act must have been exhausting.
Smock smock....lol
@wtesoro
Жыл бұрын
How’s your sister?
Jayne Mansfield is the mother of Law & Order SUV's star Mariska Hartigay. Mariska was her only child before she died tragically in a car accident. No kidding.
@siggylloyd3566
2 жыл бұрын
Dead wrong. A simple Wikipedia search will tell you that Jayne first had a child with Paul Mansfield, a daughter named Jayne Marie Mansfield, well before Mariska. Check your facts before stating nonsense about people you don't know.
@edgarfreire3766
2 жыл бұрын
Jayne had 5 children
@nickyd.4695
2 жыл бұрын
@@siggylloyd3566 Calm down, so she made a mistake so what!
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
@@nickyd.4695 Calm down. So he corrected it. So what.
@freddyfurrah3789
Жыл бұрын
She had 4 other children.
Where's the color?
Jane was supposed to be involved in some kind of Church of the Devil!
@rickdaystar477
7 ай бұрын
Yes,Anton Levay high priest of the Satanic temple in Hollywood. There were no secrets,it was considered a status symbol to be a member.
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
Yeah sure was
@lynnfisher3037
7 ай бұрын
Where's your proof?
@rickdaystar477
7 ай бұрын
@@lynnfisher3037 If you research the subject you'll find newspaper articles of the day involving her and other people in the entertainment business especially Hollywood with Anton Levay.
Jayne Mansfield was very sexy but Don knotts was hilarious LOL right before Andy Griffith
She plays violin, but she's no Jack Benny
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
to be fair Jack Benny was no Jayne Mansfield
@waldolydecker8118
Жыл бұрын
@@oughtssought1198 - this is true, lol
@glennso47
8 ай бұрын
Thank goodness!
Is bill Allen son OF Steve Allen
@pbwbrian53
2 жыл бұрын
Steve does have a son Bill.
Unfortunately Ms Mansfield was killed in an automobile crash.
Cheap government wood! Yes and our taxes paid the exorbitant prices for it!!!
I’m here from an Andy Richter joke
@siggylloyd3566
2 жыл бұрын
Who's Andy Richter? (Relax it's a joke)
@DangerousDavies2008
2 жыл бұрын
The Swedish-German?