Comic Brilliance.. One of the funniest bits I have ever seen. Just watch Dean and Don break up uncontrollably. Guy Marks was a great and under appreciated comedian.
I don't know who those 62 people who gave this a thumbs down are???... but they obviously don't recognize comedy greatness!... This was a true comedy genius at work.
When Guy, who himself was an Italian-American (like Dean) started speaking Italian in the voice of the Indian chief, Dean went into 3rd gear of hysterical laughter - Seeing Dean laughing so heartily at these roasts is both heartwarming and filled with pathos, in retrospect, appreciating the tragedy that Dean had to endure with the shocking death of his son Dino - may they both rest in peace
Guy Marks gave a show of talent and interpretation. Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper and Robert Mitchum including the Indian Chief in a simply magnificent way. Priceless to see the other stars laughing uncontrollably. And even made a ''Everybody loves somebody" by Dean Martin in Indian language. Embraces from Brazil.
Indubitably one of the most fascinating performances in Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts. It is painful for me to realise that most of these womderful performers are now deceased.
YES. SADLY ALL THE DRINKING, SMOKING AND PARTYING, TOOKS IT'S TOLL ON MOST OF THESE PEOPLE. IT'S GREAT TO WATCH THEM AND GLAD WE HAVE THESE AROUND TO WATCH AND DON'T HAVE THE NUT CASE LEFTISTS TAKEN THEM DOWN.
Guy Marks...brilliant, smooth, classy and completely under-appreciated stand up comedian of the golden age. When he did Bogart talking in the Indian dialect I thought Dino and Rickles were going to burst a blood vessel. Like Groucho Marx, these guys appreciated comedians who were just as funny, if not funnier, than they were. The true sign of legends who really loved each other.
I just found out that Guy Marks impersonation of Robert Mitchums "smoke the pipe".was reference to Mitchums marijuana bust years ago whe he was an actor...Either way,Guy Marks was hysterical!!!!!!
Absolutely! This bit was hysterical, Guy Marks was a riot! Don't know what's funnier: the Italian speaking American Indian OR Bogie speaking Indian, LMAO!!
Your uncle was hallarious! One of the best! His impressions were "spot on!" The first time my father and I saw this bit, we were in stitches, just like Dean and Don! Classic! Comedians like your uncle are greatly missed!
Considered politically incorrect today, Marks absolutely brought down the house with this off-the-wall and hilarious performance. No one with a brain or a shred of decency would take anything away from the Native American people because of it. It saddens me that we’ve sacrificed our sense of humor for the sole purpose of not running the risk of disparaging an ethnic, religious or any other segment of society.When we laugh at ourselves, the world is a brighter place. It has the potential to bring us closer together than just jerking ourselves off in a huge Kumbaya circle.
he was my uncle, one time when we were living in Denver he came to pick up my mon and dad to see his show with Sammy Davis Jr. at the Temple Buell Theater in Denver , I walked out to the limo and inside was Sammy, his blonde girlfriend and that huge rock Davis had on his finger, I look at his eyes and didn't know which one to look at because his lazy eye was looking of to outer space.I remember Sammy had some horrible mens cologne on. I was 13 yrs old. He loved to eat at this real old Italian resuraunt in Denver, the owners loved him, he wold do his impressions there also.
Who picked guy marks . Maybe a bigger star if they came up with a stronger name , can you imagine rocky starring sylvester marks or godfatherwith al marks.
Dean got a taste of his very own medicine.( I say this in a very good positive way) The many laughs he and Jerry gave people throughout the years, came and hit him all at once. Many people don't know that Dean's first language was Italian and not English (spoken with a Abruzzi accent). When Mario Scarpa,( Guy Mark) where his roots are from Naples Italy , which is not really that far from Abruzzi, where Dean would understand everything; made it more special and even funnier for him whenever Guy Marks would throw in a little Italian here and there, another Italian guest sitting at the roast was Ernest borgnine.
Guy Marks (October 31, 1923 - November 28, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and impressionist. A familiar face on TV sitcoms and variety shows of the 1960s and 1970s, he appeared regularly on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Joey Bishop Show. He had a natural gift for mimicry, and his impressions of celebrities such as Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Boris Karloff, and many others were considered among the best. However, he also could imitate a housefly on a slippery oil cloth, neon signs, alligators, driftwood furniture, rubber bands, frozen chickens, frogs, praying mantis, and - his favorite - an ostrich, all of which found their way into his act or in characters he played on TV.
Just saw an episode Guy guest starred on, the Dick Van Dyke Show. Then searched for this post. What a talented man. I’m watching the DVD Show, now as an older man. It’s so wholesome to see that show, given that it’s right when I was born, mid 60s.
This Is The Single most funny Bit EVER in TV History. Just wish they would clean up the graphics & audio so it's crystal clear. They could put this in the Smithsonian Institute it's so CLASSIC and Cherished!
Those roasts were hilarious. I remember watching every one when they came on. I'm sure today there would be so much hate mail, they would be banned. Wait, they were!
WOW!!! I ♥️ Guy Marks…👏🏼👏🏼 Oh My what a Genius. I never heard of him or recall seeing him on the Dick Van Dyke show. Well I’m a fan now he was amazingly funny I had never in my life seen anyone impersonate Bogey & Cooper & Mitchum. And we had some good impressionists back then. Rip Mr. Marks you left us much to soon. I ♥️ watching these Roasts back then. It’s sad most have passed away. Especially Freddy Prinze, Rip 🙏🏼💐
I don't know who Guy Marks was but his delivery was awesome, I think I laughed as much because of the state of Dean Martin, the only thing I'm stuck at is the song at the end, what made it so funny? I don't know the connection
I loved the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts😂 Those were truly good times, and better yet, they were not done with nasty vulgarity. I stopped watching celebrity roasts, a long time ago. Besides, it’s not really celebrity roasting, when all they do is spew disgusting vulgarity 🤢🤮
AND WAS IT VOA TV OR RU-vid THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CUTTING GUY MARKS WONDERFUL IMPRESSION IN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS OF THIS APPEARANCE ON DEAN MARTIN ROASTS?? MARKS WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST!!
I recorded this when it first came out on a cassette player. I later would play it when I'd drive to Florida. It kept me going for a lotta miles on the car's cassette player.
