The Wonderful Wisecracks of Chico Marx 

My favorite, which I use myself, is: "Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?"

Those Marx Brothers were geniuses; they had such good timing and the always knew just how to surprise people.

The piano skills that man had were legendary. But then the brothers were all from a Vaudeville background where everybody had to know a little bit of everything.

No one plays the piano like Chico Marx. One of a kind talent.

Chico gets overlooked alot of times but the movies wouldn't have been half as good without him!! He was funny and made everyone else funnier

You know, I knew Chico could play the piano, but I only just realized exactly how good at it he really was. It takes a special kind of talent to make it look like fun no matter how complex the piece you play.

My Grandad (born 1915) once told me he went to see Chico in a show and he played an entire song on the piano with an orange.

Chico and Groucho were always great on the wordplay. One thing I love about the movies is Margaret Beaumont's expressions whenever she's in the same shot with Groucho or Chico and they make one of their jokes. I remember reading somewhere that when she'd rehearse her lines, she never knew what Groucho or Chico would say to her after her lines, so she never knew the wit that was coming. You could tell she was trying to stay in character and keep from cracking up.

Hands down,the greatest comedy team of all time!

They were all so insanely talented! Why do we not have people like this anymore? You can see he loved playing the piano, his smiles are so open and genuine. You can also see how much of their stuff was ad-libbed because the other actors are laughing or trying not to laugh.

And one of the best piano players ever, so fluid and played effortlessly

Love him so much! All of them, really.

Still makes me smile after all these years, the Marx brothers were priceless.

They just don't make 'em like the Marx brothers anymore, geniuses of both wordplay and physical comedy.

I used to have a VHS tape of all Chico's piano laying and all Harpo's harp playing. Both intrigued me. Thanks for sharing. Chico's daughter wrote a bio about her dad after he died. I read it in the early 80s. Harpo and Groucho wrote their own -- Chico was too busy to be bothered.

they can't make this anymore. comedy without being rude. Almost 100 years old....and i never get bored...watching this..

Nicely edited! Thanks for making this compilation. Chico was a talent in his own right and usually gets overlooked, so it's great to see a showcase of some of his bits, including his music,

did i mention how much i love watching him play?!?!

I just love the Marx Brothers and they're all talented in their own unique ways and this is a fun video

“Chicolini here may talk like an idiot and look like an idiot. But don’t let that fool you, He really is an idiot.” Lmao

These brothers were outstanding. I wish we had more like them nowadays

Salute , Maestro 🇮🇹 Absolutamente Bellisima musica 🇮🇹

"I have a falsetto voice" "That's a funny, my last pupil she got false set of teeth"

This video was done very well. Thanks

Priceless

When people ask me who my favorite piano player is I don't say Chick Corea, Bill Evans or Glenn Gould. Nope. I say Chico Marx. My favorite singer? The cowardly lion.

Chico was my favorite. Such a fooling-around twinkle in his eye and what a piano player. He was probably so much fun and an intelligent guy. I know he had a gamboling problem, and that Groucho paid a lot of his debts, but his sense of comedy was wonderful and he just gave off such wonderful vibes like everything was all right and life was a blast. At the same time, you knew was very serious about things. I’d like to think he was a wonderful father,, but probably irresponsible about money. A wonderful man to love, but very difficult to do so. All the Marx Brothers needed each other and they were so important to the soul of America at that time - when people went to the movies and had everyone around you laughing their heads off and loving it together. 🤣😂😋😜🌷🌱

Rest in peace Chico Marx

Chico: How did you get to be Rosco W. Chandler? Chandler: How did you get to be an Italian? Chico: Never mind that! Whose confession is this?!? 🤣

Chico: why a dock? Groucho: I'm alright how are you?

No one like him since. Awesome fella

"Would you like a suite on the 3rd floor?" "No I'll take a Polock in the basement" LMAO Love that. (My wife is Swedish)

I love the Sanity Clause quip

Magic...they all were.

Thursday was a double header, nobody show up.

He was his mother's favorite and could make anybody fall in love with him... romantic OR platonic.

"I wasn't kissing her. I was whispering in her mouth!"

I always love his piano playing but Harpo on the harp? Incredible.

"Thas-a good joke, huh, boss?" Otto, of Otto and George, used that line, sometimes. I guess it was a kind of tribute to Chico.

Someone asked Groucho about Chico. His response, "He introduced gonorrhea to vaudeville."

i cant get enough of watching Chico play the piano!

Loved it...but want more. ;)

timeless

Chico was so good at piano, what a iconic guy

Eh, dats a pretty good eh boss? Thank you for cutting together all of these awesome videos!

Why a duck, hillarious lmao thx for this post 👍

BRILLIANT !!!

I always think of Chico as the glue of the act. He could create a great scene with either Groucho or Harpo....but Harpo and Groucho rarely did a scene together. (one great exception is in Duck Soup) That's a pretty versatile comic to be able to work with two completely different styles and make it genius. Groucho claimed that Chico didn't work hard on his act. But I have a hard time believing Chico could get that great on piano and develop such a unique style without working on it. If so...that means Chico was a musical genius.

Whomever posted this....Thank you.

Wonderful

Many people mispronounce his name as 'Cheeko', assuming he was called that because he faked an Italian accent in the films. In fact it was pronounced 'Chick-o', he was called that because of his womanising - he was always chasing chicks.

"would you like a suite (swede) on the third floor? No I'll take a pollack in there basement" LMAO!!

Brilliant editing

The one I liked (not included) is in LOVE HAPPY when he says to Leon Belasco, on violin, "Are we playing the same song?"

,,,, Tops !!!!!!

chico's piano was essential to the marx brothers doing comedy. in groucho autobiography he said they fired a singer who wanted too much money, groucho would sing and chico would play-but groucho couldn't sing so after the first chorus chico would try to stop him. they gtot big laughs, realized they didn't need anyone else and "The Maerx Brothers' were born as an act.

Harpo cutting the guys hair as he's facepalming 🤣

Golden comedy legends.Few others come close to their comic genius bar Laurel and Hardy,and WC Fields.

He was great, wasn't he?

Great!

Oh where has all the talent gone there has never been nor will there be anything like the Marx. Brothers they are time less and priceless

As much of a smartass Groucho was...when he interacted with Chico...he became the strait man...thats why theyre geniuses...I think Im the only Puerto Rican that gets the Marx Bros...lol

“You noodle on that, I macaroni on this” 🤣

So roses are red x))))

Those hands! He makes it look as easy as breathing!

I love the fact that chico was the only pianist who would shoots the keys.

He is Great to listening to and I love it

I can never understand why Zeppo only starred in the first few films with his brothers and Gummo never appeared in films.

He came home from lessons and taught Harpo what he had learned. Chico was a problem gambler and was far more lecherous than the other brothers. Groucho said of him, if he hadn't gone into comedy and films, he might have been a math genius. I don't think he gets enough credit for his verbal,wit against Groucho.

Beautiful

THANKS

Love this

Excellent.

“We sat all day”.....”What day was that?”..... “Saturday!”

The 3 Marx brothers were amazing and their worst comedy was better then anything coming out today. Zeppo Marx though not big in the movies was a brilliant man, known to many for his talent management. But what's much more impressive is his inventions. One of them a device that helped hold the atomic bomb stable for the trip to Japan that helped end World War II.

there is no sanity clause'🤣🤣🤣

Chico was the best.

My father, who was Italian, was watching a documentary on the Marx Brothers and was surprised to find out they were German Jews. He had long thought they were Italian because of Chico Marx.

5.44 so great

Truly Chico was a master of communication/ don’t u mean miscommunication/ nah she’s in the other room waiting 4 him

Pure Comedy

I Challenge any pianist to emulate Chico's way to play piano.

The birth of bonkers comedy.

6:04 There ain't no Sanity Clause!

but he never got a "good name", how can you not win with "Rufus T Firefly"?

38 dislikes to this video...see...everybody wants to think they have a sense of humor but not everybody does

Without Chico, there's no Groucho. Without Chico there's no Harpo.. and he's obviously the best musician.

u want i should steal? ohh noo its not stealing! then i couldnt do it LMAO!

Great video. Are you a fan of Jimmy Durante? He would make a good video. Just an idea.

i sent for his beard u did? yah its coming by hair mail😂

Was it pronounced(cheeko ,or chicko)?

ohh nooo its not stealing then i couldnt do it LMAO😂

What film is the bit near the end where Chico and Harpo trick Grouch out of the change

Maybe it's just me, but I thought Margaret Dumont was gorgeous.

"...why a no chicken?"

i wouldnt go out there unless i was in 1 of those big iron things that go up n down like that wut do ya call those things tanks! ur welcome 😂

Is it true Chicos' last words before his death were "I'm not even italian"!?

Heheh beat you that time 🤣🤣🤣

u ever see a coleslaw like that? ya look at this *pulls lip out* i dont want none of ur lip now lol

Chico was the smartest brother. Groucho said if they hadn't gone to comedy, he would have easily been an engineer, physician, or rocket scentist. Chico was really smart if Groucho, as intelligent and quick witted, was in Awe of him. Think on that for a moment? Groucho looked up to Chico!