I have seen this several times and it never fails to make me laugh. Woody Allen’s facial expressions and body language are great and so amusing; his pace is also on point!
this man is one of the world's few great geniuses. His movies are both the funniest and saddest I've ever seen, and that's a rare quality in a filmmaker. ARTIST!
Genius. The bit itself is brilliant. And the timing and delivery is as well. From time to time I have to listen to this. And even though I know it well, it still makes me laugh every time :-)
Who are these idiot trolls on here talking like this isn't good? This is brilliant! God forbid a comedian tell a joke that isn't a one-liner or full of cussing (don't get me wrong, I love George Carlin and Kat Williams, too), this is sophisticated comedy. I guess the short-attention span that's developed over the decades in our nation misses the comedic irony of the tale. Woody Allen always has been a genious. And he is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, even if the fools don't see it.
some people have commented on woody's movements being strange or wishing he'd be still. woody is massively influenced by groucho marx. his movement shows this and is all part of the act. he's a genius with superb comic timing.
Dracopol lol you got the punchline completely wrong. It’s “there’s a law in New York State against driving with two Jewish people on your fender, Tuesday’s, Thursday’s and ESPECIALLY Saturday.” It’s genius because Religious Jews are not allowed to drive on Saturday. That’s why you see the Orthodox walking on Saturday. You’re probably gentile (not Jewish) so no worries for not truly getting the genius behind the punchline. But there would be no law (Jewish Law or other against tying someone to a fender. But it would be morally wrong lol:)))
Exactly Gary. I’m too tired to watch this video now but if my memory is correct at the end of the bit he changes it from the original “and the joke is on them, cuz it’s restricted” to “and the joke is on them, cuz they don’t allow Jews”. Because this was England, Woody was afraid they wouldn’t get what “restricted” meant in reference to being a member of the NY Athletic Club. So he literally had to spell it out to the audience that they don’t allow Jews, and not just say it was “restricted”. But most everyone in the 1960’s in America knew what restricted meant as it related to Jews not being allowed to join certain country clubs. That’s why the Catskills was created. A place for Jews to play golf, dine, and use the country club pool like the rich Wasps of that era. Update: just watched video. He even changed that line from NY Athletic Club to NY Golf Course since he didn’t need to reference it as a private club anymore since he didn’t use the word restricted and simply said they don’t allow Jews. p.s. if you just RU-vid the moose woody Allen and listen to the original (audio only) version of this bit it’s so much funnier. He even says the moose mingled (at the party). Did very well. Scored. He says it differently here after going to the buffet table. It’s way scaled down to make sure they got his style of humor.
Woody Allen was a stand up comic of genius. And he never ever resorted to profanity. Not once. Unlike today when every other word a comic utters is profane.
Woody Allen is, honestly, the greatest comedy writer I've ever seen. The guy was writing material in the 1960s that is still, frankly, the funniest shit I have ever read. I don't think I find any other comedy that old funny, and in my opinion, THAT is genius.
Before this one, I watched Woody's 6 minute routine back in 1963 (Steve Allen show), 60 years later, most of it was still very relevant and even more funny. Thank God for Woody and his movies and his humor.
Comic genius, love his stand up years, my favourite movie is "Broadway Danny Rose". I first watched it one evening on my own, fell off the sofa laughing. Almost as embarrassing as laughing aloud whilst reading a book on the underground !!
Damn, he was good! I'm reading his latest biography and discovered he was a standup comedian before becoming famous with films (here in Europe of course we've only seen his movies, as RU-vid didn't exist yet...). He mentions this sketch in his biography and I looked for it. And it's actually funny after 60 years!
My brother had the two album set of Woody Allen's stand up and when I was a baby, he used to play this. I thought it was hilarious. Woody Allen was a funny stand up back in the beginning of his career...
yeah to be honest mate i have to apologise for being aggressive earlier, i mean i was in a bad mood and to take it out on someone i dont even know over the internet is pretty low, so im sorry
The bit that cracks me up the most is when he normally says: The moose starts to mingle... Goes to the buffet table, some guy tries to sell him insurance... Cracks me up !
I have this entire show on video, it is possibly my favourite stand-up routine of all time. It was a one-off impromptu show he recorded while in England filming "What's new pussycat". The only thing that spoiled it was the truly awful lounge singer "Danny Meehan" who apperared in the interlude. I wish I had the facility to upload it.
@@Mr.Monta77 He's one of the most influential joke writers in history. Then he became one of the greatest stand-up comedians in the world, and then he because one of the greatest film writers and directors in the world. How many people have been one the all time greats in four different fields?
@@pappy374 It depends om your definition. Your description of Allen as the ‘greatest’ is purely subjective and unimaginative. Undoubtfully Allem was and is a very talented comic writer and performer. But your use of ‘genius’ in this context shows a very cavalier attitude. If Allen is a genius, what are Bergmann, Tarkovsky, Chaplin, and all the other remarkably talented performers in the history of stage and screen? And what about Mozart, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Sophocles, Moliere and all the other incredibly gifted men from history? What about Margot Fonteyn, Maria Callas, Mitsuko Uchida? These are all artist overflowing with profound depth and range. Do you really understand what these artist represent? I would personally not use the term so casually, and convinced that Allen himself would revolt against the label ‘genius’. He is a great comedian and a very productive writer, actor and director. Isn’t that enough?
@@Mr.Monta77 I neither described him as "the greatest" nor as a "genius". As for the people that you listed, have any of them been considered amongst the very best in four distinct fields of work, as Allen has? A genius is simply someone who displays exceptional skill in a given field, which wholly applies to Allen, and in fact applies in four distinct fields. You are aware that genius is not a finite resource, correct? That is to say that because the people you listed are geniuses that another person cannot be one also. There are many, many geniuses out there and I do not use the term flippantly.
@@pappy374 My 96-year old aunt says Woody Allen is a genius jazz musician, and a genius VW Beetle driver and a genius whatever, and therefore he is Universal Genius! That people make such claims flippantly (as you indeed do), is not a verification. It simply means that the term genius has lost much of it’s traditional strength due to inflation, just like your argument demonstrates. I have always enjoyed Woody Allen’s performances over the years, and clearly the man is an excellent generalist, and indeed a very hard worker. He deserves the praise as a great artist. Is he a genius? If you think so, please do. I suspect Allen would think you are rather ignorant but that’s another story. I will not reply to further comments.
my favorite hypochondriac yankee. ~& we have the same birthday. i 've had lp's of his stand-up material since the mid 60's, & remember making everybody go with me to see "what's up tiger lily?"! what a maniac!!!i love this guy.
This is classic Woody Allen from his young-and-innocent, good-clean-fun comedy days before his shenanigans with his wives and kids mutilated his middle years. Wonder if he could do this act today. Thanks for posting!
this is insanely good. never watched woody allen before, will have to start now. nods a lot but compared to michael mc intyre he's paraplegic. stuff like this doesnt die.
The joke that started his carreer to a 2016 amazon stream tv series. Those are nice bookends Mr. Allen. 51 years. Can`t wait! As he said. I feel Ill keel over and die of a stroke sometimes thinking of a new one. Well, Im sure he will not keel and invent something new.
You never heard of Leonardo or Mozart or Shakespare? Yeah everyone is a genius on youtube because the term have lost all and every meaning. Genius genius genius but not Woody Allen. He would be the first to protest against such sillyness.
The man is and was a bent genius.IF it was only 1 Little Lolitta, but 45 years in a row.Can't wait until 2013, my wife can get a driver's lisence in Texas.
