THE ED WYNN SHOW. Buster Keaton segment from 1949. Live Kinescope.

This segment from a 1949 episode of The Ed Wynn show spotlights two great comedy legends from the early days of live television. In this piece Wynn and Buster try a new kind of format "silent television". Great fun. This piece fell into the public domain in 1977 from lack of copyright renewal.

[@josephcalderon906]

Keaton and wynn on the same stage. what a privilege for fans of great old-school comedy.

[@jessiejames7492]

he was trying to make a comeback after his offers from the studios went dry. ed wynn gave him a few shots on his show...so sad for a master like him to be forgotten and thrown aside

[@bobteldy]

This man was brilliant.

[@johnmagill3072]

Two Grand Masters at their best.

[@66kprdwd]

Two of the best comedians ever.

[@buzzbang7930]

Buster is crossing over...after all those years. lol Two of the best in one show. What a treat for these people back then and now.

[@jamespuleo3269]

Thanks for posting this! Taking a fall flat on his back for a laugh from a live audience at his age-- yow.

[@andyh027]

National TV audience too, to be fair.

[@karlhumphreys1034]

What a wonderful treat. Two legendary comedians on the same stage together......Thank you!

[@michaelway7936]

it's amazing the pratfalls this man continued to do up to the time of his passing. One of the greats. I wonder if you tube has his work with Fatty Arbuckle, who groomed him into the comedy legend he is

[@LaurennM360]

Michael Way, well this skit is from “the butcher boy” in which Ed’s part is Roscoe. It is on TH-cam :) there are lots of their other films together too.

[@ksteiger]

Amazing!

[@LadybirdandClover]

Love it, thank you!

[@youngfreak3266]

Buster Keaton, what a wonderful comedian! I wonder if he directed this segment. Would make sense.

[@barrythomas615]

The scene is from "The Butcher Boy" originally starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

[@Slashkamr]

Love the word gag... No reaction from Buster until the sign's held up

[@jesseguyer4506]

thats when they had great stars and tv shows they can never be re placed

[@arbyfatbuckle1733]

a different time completely. a better time.

[@misterwhitman4368]

Yes....and YES!

[@RiddleMeThisShorts]

is my man rocking Burberry or what

[@freddylubin]

Keaton didn't look well here. He actually looked better years later, when he was sober.