Oh my goodness, I truly miss the good old days of television when shows like the Dean Martin show had the entire family rolling on the floor laughing.😅
My first trip to Las Vegas in 1980, I went to see Buddy Hackett. James Darren was the opening act. Buddy always played before packed houses at the old Sahara Hotel.
A long time ago, my mom would not let me stay up to see Buddy on The Tonight Show because he was "Gucky"... only a mom from the 70's would call Buddy gucky....
You're right. There's nothing dirty in this whole routine. Its all in the story telling and the imagery. Classic. Plus the interaction with Dean, you need a straight man to get things going.
It's very hard being truly funny like Buddy. You know, because so few can do it and fewer yet these days. I'd think comedian wannabes would go back and study guys like Buddy. And study and study and study.
Back in the 60s I played an Eddie Fisher show in Pgh and Buddy warmed up the audience. He had them ROFL. First time I heard of Hackett and it was live!
Buddy and Alan King at the Avenue K studio in 1969 for a Kraft Music Hall. There was a 60 minute delay. These two came over to the audience and did the absolute FUNNIEST ad lib off color humor I’ve ever heard. Buddy Hackett has to be the funniest man I’ve ever heard. Alan King close behind, with Rodney Dangerfield perhaps tied for #2. I loved these three guys...Dean was the best male signer.
Almost passed out from laughing so hard!! Seriously!!! Still haven’t fully recovered. Too funny!!! Haven’t laughed like that in years. Gotta get my blood pressure down before watching any more.
There is a ton of these with Buddy Hackett just type in Johnny Carson, Buddy Hackett and they are all very funny. Thank you I never saw this one with Dean Martin who is one of my favorites.
From the early years. I read that Dean DID rehearse in the early days of the show, and did a dress rehearsal, too. I don't know how long that lasted. For most of the show's run, Dean came in on show day, watched Lee Hale stand in for him so he'd know what to do, then wing it for taping.
and the amazing thing about the great buddy hackett is that there are 1000 videos of him on youtube that are funnier than this. one of the best comedians ever
I'm keeled over with a pain in the gut I'm laughing so hard ,never has been so funny -With one exception ,the funniest of all time Sheckey Greene! "Van Gough was a frustrated artist ,never recognized, it drove him to cut off his ear.then one day a famous art critic approached him and said"Mr. Van gough, your paintings are brilliant and Van Gough replied , "HUH ?"👂". Sheckey Greene told that joke🙄
Did you hear the one about the gay chineese waiter with a squirrel on top of his head?:the gay chineese waiter with the squirrel on top of his head first brings the rolls to the patron at his table.then the waiter brings the salad ,and then comes back with the main course and finally with the bill .he puts the bill on the table and the patron says "pardon me waiter but I just cant help it ,there seems to be something different about you?",the waiter says,"I'm gay and I'm chineese", the patron sits back in his chair ,ponders the matter and says" Ohhhh Ssooo that's what it is ".......................
41 down-thumbers don't know real comedy. Buddy could tell 50 jokes all wrapped up in a story and keep people rolling for extended lengths of time. That's a comedic genius!
Buddy hacket came up with a great scam ,he one day decided he was gonna suddenly stop his car in the middle of busy street as to get rear ended.then he would get out and yell" Whip Lash",the other driver would ask if he could prove it and buddy would say"Sure I got the x Ray's in the trunk"...unquote My mistake:Sheckey Greene also told that joke!!🤫
A psychologist once said about constipation, its healthy to talk about it and never keep it bottled up inside:a colon /rectal specialist once said that diarrhea is hereditary. IT runs in the genes.:FOSTER BROOKS never told those jokes🤔
I understand that Mr. Hackett was very wealthy like Bob Hope rich. Bob Hope bought property on Rodeo Drive before it was so "bourgeois". Well Mr. Hackett and his son bought a bunch of land in Vegas, and as the story goes Vegas had an Real Estate explosion.
Another made-up bullshit story, Burn. Hackett owned and lived in the old Albert Anastasia estate in Las Vegas. Convenient, as he often performed in Vegas.
By the time Hackett had enough money to invest back in the mid-'70's...all the 'cheapo' areas were already 'bought-up' largely by members of the Clark County Commissioners Office! (is this 'illegal as fuck?'...boy howdy ,it sure was and is!) Tom Weisner/Vern Christiansen/ Jan Lafferty/ and all the rest of the 'Commissioners' managed to buy 'worthless property' using 'dummy corporate cut-outs' as 'proxy-buyers' while they 're-zoned' all the land for the new (at that time) Expressway! Worth? Over fifty-million $$$$$$! (an 'investment group' managed to 'file claim' on the 'back-side' of Mt. Charleston using the archaic '1872 Mining Patent Law' which basically means you can acquire HUGE amounts of land for almost nothing! Guess who were the partners in the 'investment group?' The same Commissioners who 'engineered' the 'Expressway' deal! (Hope & Crosby both died very wealthy men...but Hackett was never in their league, and Sandy never wanted anything more than to be a 'funnyman' like his Dad (I went to Jnr. High in Las Vegas w/Sandy) and 'Buddy's estate was perhaps worth 3-million or so at the time of his death (mainly houses/jewelry/a massive gun collection/artworks/etc. because Hackett never made 'serious money' until late in his career.
As he himself would likely say..."I done pretty good considering what I had to work with!" (it's too bad there's really no definitive 'Bio' of Hackett of his memories...what a 'read' that would be! The kid he once was...it was all about survival for him, how to thrive surrounded by people that took no notice of 'that little ugly kid'...he couldn't fight them all, so he turned everything around on them!) "I'm gonna' MAKE YOU LAUGH whether you want to or not!"
I often hear , "it was better before". This is the first time I'am hearing of Buddy Hackett, and i can confirm now that ,really, it was better before. ... I am very gratefull for the confinement, I would never have found such treasure without it.
@@unavailableusername9694 I've saw it, I just couldn't stop laughing picturing that guy looking for his balls :D The fun part is,I knew this story we have the french version of it, but the way he is telling it is simply irresistible.
Keith Wetherhold - Agreed!...sort of...Remember; this was a weekly network/broadcast TV program. Ive been on a Buddy Hackett kick lately, and beside watching many clips of him on Carson and other shows I’ve also done a little additional research. His Vegas shows were anything but wholesome family friendly. Hilarious nonetheless. I’m not arguing or trolling. I really miss this era of entertainers. I’d love a good variety show!
Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio, 7 de junio de 1917-Beverly Hills, California, 25 de diciembre de 1995) fue un cómico, actor y cantante estadounidense.
I have been looking for a copy of the Buddy Hackett Live VHS for 2 decades. All I have found in that time is lies and youtube clips. Guess I'll be thankful for the youtube clips.
One of my favorite Buddy stories is of Joey Bishop and him. They were having drinks one day at their club and in-between gigs. Joey said they should apply for unemployment. "Good idea!" said Buddy. So they agree to meet at the unemployment office the next morning at 10. Buddy is a bit late. Joey is in line when Buddy finally comes in and says "JOEY BISHOP?!! You're a big name entertainer. What are YOU doing here?????"
olmangolf Well, he officially died of emphysema and cancer, but most people who knew him seemed to agree in interviews that the tragic death of Dean Paul did hasten Deans own death. The loss of his beloved son broke his heart (and Jeannie’s too, of course. Many people forget that Dean Paul was her child as well, and as she said in one interview; “I will never know joy - pure joy - ever again”) Dean was apparently offered an operation, but he refused because by that point he had more or less given up on life. Such a sad end for a man who had always seemed to be so happy-go-lucky, and had brought so much fun into the lives of all who knew him.
Lois Wright You know Jerry, and many others, always praised Dean as a great straight man, but I think he was also probably the greatest audience any comedian could ask for. Just watch him here, or in any sketch with the likes of Foster Brooks, Jonathan Winters or Bob Newhart - half the fun is in waiting for the moment when Dean loses it and finally cracks up!! The best one I have seen so far is the airline sketch with Foster Brooks, where Foster has Dean absolutely crying with laughter, and literally wiping his eyes with his handkerchief🤣 And you can hear that the studio audience is laughing just as hard at Deans reaction as at Fosters act!
Hackett was much better on TV than he was live in Vegas. He was one of the most foul mouthed comedians. Not what youd think. Surprisingly dirty. Didnt like him that way.
Watch his tape from Atlantic City, I think it was the 1985 show. That was the first time I ever laughed so much that I cried and had trouble breathing. Yes, it's dirty. But funny as hell.