A Moment with Billy Crystal: 1989 Oscars

Billy Crystal at the 61st Academy Awards.
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[@TheMrsCDB1]

Billy Crystal -- the best opening Oscars act. 3 days bingeing all the Oscar openings since 1988 -- my conclusion -- he is one seriously funny and talented person.

[@Lovelylizzette]

Just did the same thing. Seriously forgot how great Billy was.

[@thebrinksf69]

this kid is going places!

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Can not find words to adequately describe how funny, talented and amazingly witty Billy Crystal is. No one like him !!!
Blessings from San Juan PR !!!

[@meirwise1107]

Billy Crystal was the greatest Oscar host ever.

[@carlyjolie5051]

I have never found anyone as funny as Billy Crystal. He is hilarious 😂

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

upshut.

[@randombrokeperson]

Robin Williams?

[@maridepp53]

SHOOKEN: Robin was incredibly gifted but I don't think he'd have been a good choice for the Oscars. He may have had trouble controlling himself. He would have probably been bleeped a lot!

[@marypeyton2461]

Nobody does it better than Billy Crystal!!!

[@AuntieMamie]

Mr Crystal is extraordinary. Legendary, iconic… there aren’t enough words that express how phenomenal he is. Jack Nicholson seems to be as great a fan as I am!

[@renan.csmaia]

Billy stole the show in 4 minutes! He should have been the host.

[@michaelj.r457]

And the next year, he was. The best part of what was considered the worst Oscar show ever.

[@lalisitabonita]

@@michaelj.r457 I think this year wins that now lol

[@mikjon67]

Seeing Robin laugh....

[@mickkali]

Billy Crystal is so dang funny
Just love that guy. Wish Oscar would ask him then convince him to host again 😁

[@Maria-mz1qw]

I miss him hosting the Oscars. I wish he would come back.

[@ItsGood2BtheKING1]

This was the match that lit a 23 year candle.

[@connietalent]

Billy Crystal is great! He is so funny. Love him!

[@nezryan]

So this was the initial attachment between oscar and billy crystal as the host.

[@joancarlestomas]

But he presented an award the year before.

[@TheDatadate]

Billy Crystal IS the man!

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Before Billy was the king of hosting the Oscars, he does this! : )

[@himanshusisodia7065]

2:23 When he imitate Yul's Etc etc etc, I laughed so hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@stompingliger]

A rare John Cleese spotted in the wild.

[@homeboy2166]

Billy Crystal is so funny.

[@jaimezetinajr648]

Please release the 2012 Oscars clip of Billy Crystal's Monologue! :)

[@randombrokeperson]

This is the hottest he's ever looked.

[@maridepp53]

SHOOKEN: The moustache and beard suited him!

[@TheLegendaryDoc]

Too bad the clip ends when the great entertainer leaves the stage and the greatest entertainer ever comes on....

[@classicvideogoodies]

Billy Crystal impersonated Sammy Davis Jr. once. That's why at the end he said, "I've been (Sammy Davis Jr.) on occasion."

[@shivsharanbanapurmath]

No political bull, no woke or cringe or any personal innuendo.. Just pure entertainment... What a host

[@emerybayblues]

Yeah I remember that "tap dancing" by mouth!

[@sahinsarieroglu]

02:07 robin , 03:59 jack

[@unclejohnthezef]

1:30 Lol ten commandments...

[@OdileFeria]

The best

[@undertheweather9457]

The best host

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

This was his audition for hosting post this

[@gatewayski1]

Nice

[@R4lee444]

You have to be a Jew to make it work... and a funny one at that... Billy Crystal will always be the best.

[@Kylefassbinderful]

This was uploaded 4 days before Robin Williams took his own life. RIP.

[@julie9506]

Who knew that Billy Crystal was into ASMR

[@bryansarracino8623]

Oh man that tap dancing breath mint thing....

[@lilchicklets]

Oh God I totally remember that. That's the only thing I remember about those oscars.

[@vikkorheel9966]

JCPENNEY top of the line pal

[@epicgamesforyou3615]

Obviously geared towards the movie tap. I found this disrespectful, however, because although it was meant as a joke, I’m sure the tap dancing legends in the film were only laughing on the outside.

[@tomgoode3658]

Yul Brynner as Babe Ruth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Oranguice]

I used to have hair like that.

[@Cunninghamily]

2:37

[@jcoltrane8976]

How did we go from this to unfunny people getting slapped around on stage.

[@carolenewman5180]

We need billy. More laughs less politics and racial identity. Bad movies winning best picture. Pls bring back

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

you mean, less politic? hollywood, after all, only attacks ONE side for the world to see.

[@lalisitabonita]

Hes coming out with a movie soon, cant wait!

[@arcofnight1786]

dude looks like rob schneider lol