No comedian could use words, better than Groucho; no comedian could use silence, better than Jack ....2 absolute Legends

@bobbywimsy6741

4 жыл бұрын

ITILII True. And Groucho was very intelligent; so much so that his very literate letters to Dick Cavett and visa versa, are now in the Smithsonian institution.

@petertaylor3600

3 жыл бұрын

That look, arms folded, exasperated face!

@denniskwahl

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I grew up on their comedy, we were so blessed. I'm now 69

@garykellam5596

Жыл бұрын

And nobody could rasp out a funny line like Rochester.

@danwaldis4553

Жыл бұрын

Good one! And definitely two legends!

Two geniuses at their pinnacle. Possibly the funniest sketch ever on television.

The look on Groucho's face when he knows he has Jack in the hot seat about his age is priceless!

@TheTsar1918

Жыл бұрын

The eyebrows 😆

The lady with Jack Benny is actress Irene Tedrow. Such a classy lady and refined performer.

That entire concept of having Benny as a contestant on Groucho's show was absolutely brilliant!

"Not only is your face familiar, so is your philosophy" BRILLIANT line.

@bobbywimsy6741

4 жыл бұрын

Hypatia4242 Bob Hope to two Berbers in Morocco: I don't know your name, but your fez is familiar.

“It was Rodney, during rehearsal” lol I spit my coffee out when Groucho cracked that line!

@paulmayer6715

3 жыл бұрын

Jack almost lost his "moustache" when Groucho cracked that line.

I'm much too young to have seen this when it first ran....but...damn...TV was SO MUCH BETTER back then!

I just turned 39 two days ago and I'm celebrating it with the greatest 39-year-old.

@pennypiper7382

4 жыл бұрын

😀😀😀👍

@shenysys

4 жыл бұрын

You are still 39 in 2020 ? :)

@-oiiio-3993

4 жыл бұрын

@@shenysys Benny was 39 for decades!

@shenysys

4 жыл бұрын

@@-oiiio-3993 As someone said, Him and Mary just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary and he is still only 39 :)

@dwsan1tx

3 жыл бұрын

When Jack Benny passed, Johnny Carson cried on TV. George Burns was one of Jack's closest friends.

Back in Vaudeville, the Marx brothers wanted Jack (Ben Kubelsky) to join their act as violinist and to lead the orchestra. His mom said no. How cool would that have been? Either way, both flourished and gave us so much entertainment. Thanks Jack and Groucho.

Great original Comedy with no politics no swearing just good old family Tv

"What's wrong with my check?" "Well I can telephony too!" One of the best come backs from the great Groucho Marx.

@robertsprouse9282

Жыл бұрын

Tell a phony..

Watched Benny on our Black & White tv set back in 51 when I was 8 years old. For a while, back then, we had the only TV set on our residential block. Memory LANE !

Two American comedian icons.

Jack Benny and Grouch Marx!!! Two comedy Giants!!

@robertsprouse9282

Жыл бұрын

Grouch was a friend of yours, since you shortened his stage nickname?

I loved Rochester, one of the funniest around. Even his voice was marvellous.

@petertaylor3600

3 жыл бұрын

OMG that tie!

This is priceless ❤️😄😄😄 No US comedy today (or other) can compare to this. Style, manners, wit, sophistication. Jack Benny and Groucho... what a Gem.

@patjohns1179

Жыл бұрын

I can think of two that are Laurel and hardy.

Irene Tedrow as Jack's partner was very good. Audiences will remember her from many dramatic appearances, but she handles the comedy here with considerable skill.

@molarguy

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent in every role.

@mdeange3

Жыл бұрын

She's a natural.

@NickWeissMusic

Жыл бұрын

Classic pro. Made casting directors' jobs easy for decades.

Groucho Marx and Jack Benny together adds up to a lot of fun. I liked both of them on radio and television.

Even the musical quartet/pitchmen were especially good on this one!

Hilarious to watch Groucho ad-lib and try to crack up Benny ("Ronald, huh? It was Rodney during rehearsal"). They were both the absolute cream of the crop and great to see them working off of each other.

@terrymcgowan1680

7 жыл бұрын

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@terrymcgowan1680

7 жыл бұрын

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@-danR

6 жыл бұрын

Only George Burns could crack Benny up.

@ITILII

4 жыл бұрын

Watch the episode with Ernie Kovacs....one of the very, very few who could even try to keep up with Groucho

@mrkeno1000

Жыл бұрын

Rickles did a pretty good job of cracking Benny up during a roast of Ronald Reagan

Benny is soo wonderful

A TV set in 1951 when I was an 8 year old Howdy Doody fan...was a 'Big Deal.'

Jack and Groucho great fun

Two masters of comedy with mutual respect.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Jack Groucho. Legends

@bostonrailfan2427

2 жыл бұрын

Rochester and Jack! oh, right…Jack and Groucho

@robertsprouse9282

Жыл бұрын

@@bostonrailfan2427, all 3..

The more I watch him I realize how much of an incredible genius Groucho was.

I love that he threw the kiss at the end of the show, he didnt do that with too many.. RIP Jack :) xxxxxxx and respects to Groucho !!

So he was 61....39 + 22 = 61 BTW, I'm 76 and saw this and every other Jack Benny show as a kid in the 50's.

@TehButterflyEffect

Жыл бұрын

Yep, so did my dad. I'm just now seeing this for the first time and noticing all the characters from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World in here.

@RonGerstein

3 ай бұрын

61 + 1894 = 1955

Mr. Benny was actually 61 years old when this episode aired.

@thewkovacs316

2 жыл бұрын

he looked great for 61

The sketch with Jack and Groucho is still hilarious after all these years!

Two comedic geniuses

So there's this wonderful connection between Groucho and Jack Benny. Groucho's mother, MinnieMarx (who developed the act of her sons) saw Jack Benny perform and helped him improve and get better bookings.

@nm202

4 жыл бұрын

Wow I never knew that thanks for the information

@toddledin3339

4 жыл бұрын

That's interesting to know

@gphell33

3 жыл бұрын

I thought Mary Livingstone (Benny) was a cousin of the Marx Brothers but apparently not. However they did first meet when Zeppo Marx brought Jack to a Seder dinner at her parents home.

@dovbarleib3256

3 жыл бұрын

I believe that Mary Livingstone's real name was Sadie Marx, and Jack Benny really did meet his wife of 47 years at a Passover Seder hosted by the parents of the Marx Bros..... Amazing. Wait a second, Sorry. Zeppo Marx brought Jack Benny to the home of Sadie Marx for Passover? Still Amazing!

"What is Jack Benny's real age?" That was priceless! Back then they actually WROTE dialog.

@sandralee9155

6 жыл бұрын

Bill D. in Iowa Look at his eyes and head movement towards the camera when he shows hes upset etc

@Tmanaz480

5 жыл бұрын

Making Jack choose between $3000 and revealing his age reminds me of the one where Jack is held up. The mugger says "your money or your life"...long pause...Jack says "i'm thinking!"

@bobbywimsy6741

4 жыл бұрын

Tmanaz480 Check out Jack going into his underground vault on radio, with the chains clanking- and Mel Blanc as the security guard.

@alfredoprime5495

3 жыл бұрын

Did you notice he revealed his actual age (22 + 39) at the end?

@degsbabe

2 жыл бұрын

@@alfredoprime5495 wow. He certainly didn't look 49 !!... Somewhere in heaven Jack is smiling.😍

Loved Rochesters voice!!!

There was an episode of Jack's radio show where he appeared as Myron Proudfoot on Fred Allen's King for a Day. An unforgettable ending! 😜

"Why don't they print news instead of opinions?" Ha! Some things never change.

That is so wonerdfol to watch two of the great entertainers of the 20th century on the same show. Find myself watching more on my tablet then watching the boring shows on cable

@sparks8934

4 жыл бұрын

captain jay I agree.

@michaelwald9864

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed. They had worked together as kids in vaudeville and their humor seemed effortless. They were incredible pros.

This has to be the funniest episode...

Such a classic. Jack at his best.

@mdeange3

Жыл бұрын

And live TV too.

I have heard it said many times that the secret of good comedy is timing. Jack Benny is the best example of this I can think of. I've seen Groucho more often in movies so it's not quite as easy to judge but he and Jack were two of America's best ever comedians.

@bostonrailfan2427

2 жыл бұрын

it’s due to vaudeville and radio, the vaudevillians had to learn quickly to include pauses because the audience reaction helped with the flow while the radio people had to be coherent through the radio at home

@tomcon5607

Жыл бұрын

Jack Benny and Groucho Marx vey likable and wonderful Comedians, never get tired of them!!!

Worth repeating...................."this is pure GOLD!"

"telephoney" :D what a great episode!

2:45 Jello last sponsored the Jack Benny Program in 1942, 13 years earlier

@jeffreyjeziorski341

4 жыл бұрын

Jello again, I'm Jack Benny.

The live TV shows are the best in the series. And the live cigarette commercial is an added tip of the hat of early TV.

I have seen this sketch before, but it was edited, so I really enjoyed seeing the whole show.

The algorithm must know I am depressed and missing my dad. Dad loved Groucho, Benny, Bogart, Cagney, Wayne etc. We are dust.

"Ronald, huh? It was Rodney during rehearsal"! lol

@jjosport

4 жыл бұрын

That is such a great line and the fact that it likely wasn't scripted makes it even better

@fromthesidelines

3 жыл бұрын

That was an ad-lib (including the part about "sucking up to Colman").

The most accurate words Jack ever said about the "Media" and it is still valid today, and on a larger scale. "Why DON'T they print the NEWS instead of opinions"

@coldwinter5710

3 жыл бұрын

@Corno di Bassetto Brilliant

@razorback9926

Жыл бұрын

He never said that. The news prints the news, but op-eds print opinions. It has been that way forever.

@marcschneider4845

Жыл бұрын

You mean why don't they print the RIGHT opinions, meaning yours.

@basba_qal

Жыл бұрын

@@marcschneider4845 Definitely NOT yours. LOL

@robertsprouse9282

Жыл бұрын

@@marcschneider4845, no, why don't they print, outside of editorial opinion pieces, facts IN HARD NEWS STORIES? They are mostly dem party apparatchiks. That is why. YOUR MOVE..

"Why don't they print news instead of opinions." Good one lol 3:54

Two of the half dozen or so true comic geniuses that ever lived. Benny & Groucho were both one of a kind.

that jackpot question was brilliant

Awesome! This is comedy at it's finest. Jack Benny and Graucho Marx can't get any better than that. Thanks for sharing!

Not many can hold their own with a comedy legend like Groucho, except another comedy legend like Benny of course it also helps to have your own show and writers).

@robertholman8730

8 ай бұрын

No writer for groucho!

Jack Benny was born in 1894 so when this episode aired he was almost 61

@quasidiem99

3 жыл бұрын

Which is what he said to Groucho: "Where else can you buy 22 years for $3000?". 39+22=61

It was Rodney in rehearsal. Benny almost broke character. Only Groucho could do that.

@williambaxter4628

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget Bob Hope as well.

Benny's character in his radio/tv shows is self absorbed/cheap that it creates instant fun! We all have somebody like this is our lives!

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was always fantastic in this role.

I was honored to be around for Mr. Benny’s last years. He was the funniest comedian ever

@mdeange3

Жыл бұрын

Are you willing to share about you friendship with Jack?

Always the BEST

It goes a show that if you have true talent, you don't have to use the f word every other word, and these were two of the most talented comedians that ever lived

I love Jack Benny!

Here we are 64 years later and it's just as funny as it was then!

an absolute gem of a classic!

@mipppsdame8190

Жыл бұрын

whats my line 0:22 0:22

Two absolute comedy legends . Still funny after all these years .

Love the singing sportsmen and the Lucky Strike commercials.

Starting with the radio programs, it is such a great level of character development with the cast that made such wonderful comedy. Note the callback to Ronald Coleman in Groucho's ad libbed line.

Used to watch that as a kid. Haven't seen it since, but now getting so much more of his humour.

Classic at it's best.

@victorbeaumont443

5 жыл бұрын

Peter Troyan dinning sisters

@robertsprouse9282

Жыл бұрын

@@victorbeaumont443, ?

Vaudeville and Burlesque nurtured a retinue of talented entertainers. There was only one Jack Benny and Groucho was an original. BTW: He brought the house in which I was born; I hope he liked the neighborhood.

@jjosport

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't live in any neighborhood that would allow me to buy a house in it (sorry, I couldn't resist)

I will be sure to watch next sunday for The Jack Benny Program

Love it, especially the song with the music of the Captain Spaulding song.

Groucho was 65 years old and both were still sharp👌🏻 Comedy at its finest 👍🏻

The shows of my childhood. They were so good. What happened?! Thank you for posting!

Pure genius all around---performers and writers.

Love Rochester. What a voice! And they do so well with the standing jokes (Benny being cheap etc.). Great stuff.

@fredrickagens6189

7 жыл бұрын

Grace Barbie videos Dutch Ronnie Moore Dutch

@sandralee9155

6 жыл бұрын

Ronnie Moore I love Rochester and his cool voice!

@haggismuncher

4 жыл бұрын

The voice of Hong Kong Phooey😉

@markv2798

3 жыл бұрын

@@haggismuncher that was Scatman Crothers

@haggismuncher

3 жыл бұрын

Mark V that’s the fella 😉

Groucho was my favorite comedian!

I love the old Lucky Strike commercials. Very clever and well produced - and it's funny I can watch the commercials as entertainment and I have no desire to smoke at all.

He told me to divide it, he didn’t say how🤣💀

What an outstanding show!

Jack's reactions always crack me up as do Rochester's fond digs.

@sandralee9155

6 жыл бұрын

Anna Ferrara Yes their both dolls

Lovely performers ,brings many memories back,when I was a kid!

Tell what we have today that even compares to this? These guys were giants.

@zacredman9137

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Nothing!!!!🤬🙄👎🏻

Just wonderful. Very special. Thank you for posting this.

Jack did his show in Studio 33 at CBS Television City in Hollywood (the Bob Barker Studio). I've been in this studio four times.

@zapkvr

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Sewvello You are indeed privileged Sir. So much history

@earlegavin5931

4 жыл бұрын

Match game was also in that studio.

This was wonderful to hear and enjoy comedy that was not vulgar, political or woke. These men were comedic geniuses in their timing and dialogue.

@razorback9926

Жыл бұрын

Nice try, but Benny didn’t hate black people like you do. Nobody uses “woke” except Trumptards.

@robertsprouse9282

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely..

Groucho the greatest comic in history.

@zapkvr

8 жыл бұрын

+meandmymouth I know. The funniest man to ever live.

@WilliamHarrison88

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt. The quickest, funniest replies in history. Always a treat to watch Groucho.

@johneaton9457

4 жыл бұрын

meandmymouth No, Jack was the greatest of all time.

@raydevries8278

Жыл бұрын

Except when confronted by his brother Chico.

@mdeange3

Жыл бұрын

@@johneaton9457 Jack was also a great actor.

when humor was simple and simply funny

@maya8443

4 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right, now we're stuck with dane cook and Amy Schumer... Trashy comedy. 😞

@perrywhite2856

4 жыл бұрын

There wasn't a foul word or sexual reference, yet the humor was fast moving and hilarious!

Groucho, Benny, Berles, Winters, Sid Caesar, Hackett, Silvers, Durante and more, those were the real masters of comedy!

That was a major classic/2 of the greatest comedians of any era both masters of radio and tv and never miss a beat/

These guys are cracking me up.

Jack looked really good in that disguise.

Great Skit

Groucho was ahead of my time but I did get to see his shows on reruns. Without a doubt the two BIGGEST comedy greats were Jack Benny and Groucho. Didnt need adult cross the line humor because they were that good. Comedians of today cant touch the bottomof the shoes of these two! Even the cars were better looking and the women had real beauty and class! It was horrible what happened to Groucho in his last years. That woman he was with should have been put into stocks out in the town square and everyone given rotten eggs to throw! She was indeed the belly of the snake! Thankyou for posting this, it was wonderful to see again!

Jack Benny was really 61 in 1955.

@bertkatz-noaaaffiliate7444

7 жыл бұрын

Hence Jack's quip to Groucho about buying 22 years for $3000. 39 + 22 = 61.

@bertkatz-noaaaffiliate7444

7 жыл бұрын

Hence Jack's quip to Groucho about buying 22 years for $3000. 39 + 22 = 61.

@harlow743

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was 39

@echoecho3108

2 жыл бұрын

@@harlow743 Jack being 39 was a running gag, like his being cheap was. (By the way, are you, by chance, related to the great Bobo Brazil? He was one of the few fighters I enjoyed seeing.)

Brilliant. Utter genius.

Ah, the memories of early tv .. sigh

The psychiatrist is played by veteran actress Irene Tedrow, who had 202 TV and Film roles. The sailor was actor (Johnny Ringo), singer and songwriter Don Durant. Female contestant: actress/dancer Jean Mahoney.

ALL OF THESE VARIOUS OLDER CLASSIC TV EPISODES ARE REALLY GREAT TO SEE ONCE AGAIN SO MANY YEARS AFTER THE DAYS OF OUR YOUTH WITH MANY NOW VERY WELL KNOWN ACTORS BEFORE THEY REACHED THEIR ULTIMATE FAME - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FINDING AND POSTING THEM HERE.

One of the finest things about Jack Benny was his loyalty to his friends, particularly Eddie Anderson. Jack was color blind to race. Once, when they had their show on the road, a hotel refused to let Eddie stay there because of his color. Jack had booked most of the hotel for his cast and crew. He told the hotel management if Eddie didn't get to stay there, NONE of them would stay there. And he meant it. Eddie stayed there and was treated well. Eddie had a gambling problem, so Jack managed his money for him all of his life, and kept him on an allowance, so he wouldn't get in serious trouble from it.

@coleslow5519

3 жыл бұрын

The part of the hotel story is right, but the gambling and the money problems of Rochester are unheard. That's not the story of Rochester. Check the wikipedia.

@chrischeshire6528

Жыл бұрын

Eddie Anderson never had a gambling problem. He owned a home and his parents lived on one side and his wife's parents lived on the other side. Jack's only complaint about Eddie was his showing up late for Saturday rehearsals.

@stevewerris3862

Жыл бұрын

I in

lol I love when Rodney/Ronald tries not to laugh lol

@dakert40

5 жыл бұрын

especially with the fake mustache ha ha