He was my favorite one on all the Dean Martin Roasts. I never missed a Roast or a Dean Martin Show either. I once fell off the couch when he called Telly Savalas Tony Saliva.
i saw him live in portland, oregon when he opened for the carpenters in a 12,000 seat arena. he had the place packed within five minutes and was on for an hour, including two encores! he was a comedic genius!
Foster has a beautiful head of hair..I beat he would have made a wonderful Santa Claus. Mr.rooks comedic timing is just stellar...to portrait a convincing drunk is very impressive. I understand he was not a drinker of alcohol. And I was equally surprised that he has a beautiful singing voice....What a talent...sorry we lost him 2001.
The moment he started singing, that was when the laughter stopped even though the words of the song seemed funny to me (made up by himself?), nobody wanted to drown that voice with laughter. What a multi-talented guy he was. Thanks for this video.
I’ve always wondered how his brain came up with those multi-topical, multi-faceted jokes... And his memory... How did he remember all that material he came up with??? Truly AMAZING!!!
@@bernieleclerc9100Actually he wrote all his joke's and used his life experience. He was a recovering alcoholic he was opened about his recovery. Foster Brooks was a wonderfully funny and kind man.
As a Roaster on the Dean Martin show he was original and would automatically give me belly laughs, which were good for my health. He certainly personified the adage: “ Laughter is the Best Medicine.” Had no idea he left us in 2001. Hope you are Resting in Peace, Foster
He was something els for sure! Love when he guest stared in tv shows as a drunk! Would have loved to seen the bloopers!🤣 You gotta know they had to be hilarious.
Foster Brooks was unbelievably funny on the Dean Martin Roast of Lucille Ball - Will never forget it. Lot of people were funny on that show, but he was over the top. Lucy could not stopped hitting the table. (That's what she does when the comedy is hot.)
When Foster passed in 2001, it was a HUGE loss to the world of comedy. However, if he were alive today, he would be shocked and disgusted with the entertainment industry and society in general, because it's completely lost it's ability to understand and appreciate humor. It's probably a good thing that he died when he did, or else he would be a heart-broken person, seeing what has become of our society...
Thanks for posting this So many of his actions and antics are so true to from days gone by with friends long gone. His actions are SO natural for an "Unsober Person" BUT TO DO IT SOBER is impressive. Many comedians are good doing skits like this but seldom compare. Red Skelton had a different delivery with his infectious humor .. Just "CLEAN" humor... I enjoyed this
As I've heard it, he'd actually developed this "Drunk-Style" shortly after having given-up drinking entirely. I'm sure there would be a Bio somewhere that would address this question. He certainly became a legend in the business in-part because of this method. Hilarious to watch him work.
MADD has never seen a drunk parking his or her's car and walking home because they were responsible enough to realize they shouldn't drive. I can't make a joke when MADD is involved, I'll tell you. MADD can't accuse Foster Brooks of advocating drinking and driving, either. Try it. He never did. Foster made my WWII veteran father laugh so hard, I thought he was going to pop. Take care.
There comes a time in everyone's life when they need to stop doing what they do, and I'm afraid FB (at that time) had gone way beyond that point. I'm sorry to say that this show made me feel embarrassed for him. Once a great drunk mimic, but the lustre had long gone. It happens to us all, and this was about as funny as watching paint dry. I think he was already dead but hadn't caught up with the fact. It's so sad to see this kind of demise in people we like.
Guess you can't see humour, one liners and a comic geneous. Perhaps lost on you. A different generation. His 'roasts' with Dean Martin would be lost on you too.
