Rich Little: Still making a great impression
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- At 82 Rich Little, who has impersonated hundreds of celebrities and politicians over the years, shows no signs of letting up. Correspondent Tracy Smith sits down with the comedian and impressionist, now performing in Las Vegas, to talk about the presidents, movie stars and TV icons, like Johnny Carson, who have all been given the Rich Little treatment.
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He’s still got it at 82! What a talent! I’ve enjoyed him since I was a kid in the 70’s. Glad to see he’s still bringing laughter and joy to people:))
Same here.
at 82 he looks totally different!
@@Chicago48 Uh yeah...he looks like Reagan.
@@Chicago48 We will all look a little different at 82 . Some will be unrecognizable. Some will never be a day older just without oxygen.
Dubbing David Niven’s voice in the Pink Panther 🐆 movie 🎥-now that’s something I’ve never heard about! Give Rich Little an Oscar-he’s great!🙏😘❤️ 👍
I found that to be so interesting! I also loved David Niven’s voice/delivery.
Little even gave the cartoon Pink Panther a David Niven voice, in the one or two times the studio tried to experiment with giving the character dialogue: th-cam.com/video/DdcugKs_9D8/w-d-xo.html
@@ericjanssen394 aww 😊 thank you 🙏 I hope he gets rediscovered by a new generation
He stood in for Stacey Keach when he had some legal trouble and did the voice over for the narration of some of the Mike Hammer shows also.
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Wow, doing good and looking good, Mr Little. America misses you on "national television". Thank you, CBS for this. Rich little brings back memories.
Great talent! Thank you CBS Sunday Morning for allowing us to enjoy Rich Little once more!
Rich Little is a Prince amongst men. One of our greats, still going strong and making us laugh.
Wow - Rich Little - a blast from the past! One of the great impersonators of all time. In voice and gestures, he brings to life all the famous actors, actresses, celebrities and presidents of bygone eras. What an incredible talent who still has his impersonation talent at 82 years of age and looking great! 😀
Hes stuck in the past
@@jasonraczkowski6001 Watch him on YT on the Mike Huckabee Show. Does a great Joe Biden impersonization.
My favorite Rich Little story is the one he told about calling up Jimmy Stewart to invite him and Mrs. Stewart over for dinner while using the voice of Jimmy Stewart. He said, "Imagine the confusion at the Stewart house when his wife asked who was on the phone. That was Jimmy Stewart inviting us over for dinner."
My how time flies. He’s still as great as ever!
LMAO...Great? LMAO..Open your ears
Love this!!! Rich Little is a true legend of entertainment!
*His last name maybe Little, but his personality is extremely Rich. 💗*
Well said!!!
May your day be filled with smiles and your night be filled with grace.
*Sending love to you and everyone you love. 🥰*
Ba-dum-bum !. Good one.
Yes!
Well played, Miss. 👏👏👏
there will never be another impersonator, with the voices of all that rich does, to match him, he was the best there ever was, and hope he is for another 10 years, just get him on the air again, so we can enjoy it.
Agreed! Kimmel, Fallon, Colbert, etc need to book him fir their shows immediately. It's so important for younger generations to see & hear his genius.
I love Rich Little. Such a talented guy.
Wow! Loved seeing and hearing Rich Little, I grew up watching and listening. So enjoyable, fun, funny!! Thank you for the laughs and smiles!
I have always loved him!!! I remember when he played every character in Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"!!! It was awesome!!!
I remember that well and you're right. Very entertaining.
I remember that very well. It was an HBO special. Loved how he did scrooge as WC Fields and Bob Cratchit as Paul Lynde!
Great “in conversation”!!! Funny Man! Keep making us laugh Rich Little - we need more laughs! 😀
Saw him a couple years ago and worth it to see a legend that’s approachable
Being born in the mid 1950s, Rich was a part of my life.
An icon! Glad to see he's still going strong! Thank you Sunday Morning for featuring him!
Wonderful man! We can use his humor now! Book him!!!!!!
The man is a living legend!!!
Great to see and hear him again. One of the best impressionists ever.
Im 45 & remember seeing alot of these clips when they were on t.v. back in the 80s. Thats sad, this show is 1st time he's on network TV in 30yrs. We should honor the ones who came before the comedians & impersonators today.
Agreed! Kimmel, Fallon, Colbert, etc need to book him fir their shows immediately. It's so important for younger generations to see & hear his genius.
@@amyelizabeth529 absolutely
What a great interview with Rich Little. Thank you!
Thank you for bringing back one of the many talented people who added to our values over the decades with clean humor. Stunning to hear him say he has not been on national television in thirty years. Great interview.
A Classic talent, the likes of which will never come our way again. I have seen his act the last two times when I was in Las Vegas, and it was marvelous to see him in person. Thanks Rich for the memories and the laughs!👍🇺🇸
He is an absolute genius and is blessed beyond measure. God bless him.❤
So happy to see this interview. I really miss Rich Little.
When Rich Little came to Rochester NY in 1975 I was 13 years old. My parents took me to see him preform at a dinner country club I remember our table was pretty close to the stage.From watching him on the Johnny Carson Show to seeing him live close up!
Hey Richard! I’m from Macedon & my family loved Rich Little
Grew up laughing at this guy. Great impressions
82 and still going! Rich was a regular on the Carol Burnett Show, The Johnny Carson Show, Hollywood Squares and gave us so much laughter.
Hard to believe Johnny thought he would be forgotten, never, Rich Little is a legend as well. Hollywood isn't kind to it's elders.
Hadn't been on network TV in over 30 years?! Blows me away. I remember him well from when I was a little kid back in the 70's. He's the only guy I ever think of when it comes to impressions. He's the MASTER :)
I have been a fan of Rich Little since I was a kid in the 70's. Got to see him twice in Vegas. In the early 2000's I wanted to take my soon to be wife to see Rich Little for the first time. Problem was unexpectedly I found out I had cancer and was on my second chemotherapy treatment. That did not stop me. We drove out to Vegas for the weekend. All of my hair started to fall out the night before the show. We did make it to the show and Rich Little was excellent. Today we both still love finding any clips on You Tube to watch Rich Little and enjoy his performance.
Never realized he too was banned by Carson. This is so nice to see he’s still performing. He’s so talented. No one nails voices as well.
The way Carson permanently banned scores of people from his show is a dirty little secret that has never really been highlighted in all the discussions of his legacy. Ironically it was his ban of all Hip-Hop/Rap performers from his show that ended up being his Waterloo. When unknown Arsenio Hall stepped in and provided this most popular-selling, yet banned group late night bookings, it established a strong young viewership demographic for Hall and eroded critical portions of Carson's Tonight Show demographics.
NBC and Carson had battled repeatedly in contract negotiations during his tenure, but due to Carson's success, NBC would lose every time (1 3/4 hr show reduced to 1 1/2 hr, then reduced to 1 hr; Carson moving the show from NYC to Los Angeles [it's now back in NYC]; 5 live shows a week reduced to 4 live and guest host, then reduced to 3 live and 2 reruns; Carson paid vacation expanded to 15 weeks/yr while his salary exploded to an unheard of $25 million/yr; total production ownership of 'Tonight' including all Carson episodes since his 1962 arrival transferred to Carson in his 1980 contract; etc, etc). Carson's drop in audience share from 40% to less than 20% and declining by 1990 gave NBC Executives their first solid opening to once and for all get rid of their thorny legal adversary Carson, and pivot to a more demographically younger and less legally formidable host.
In 1990-91, NBC Executives accomplished the task by systematically leaking a series of clandestine rumors to major news outlets and trade papers (Variety, The Hollywood Reporter) that Johnny Carson was planning to retire soon. Carson (and Ed McMahon) would vehemently deny and mock the reports in nightly Tonight Show monologues, but NBC's drip...drip rumor campaign was steady and relentless. Carson's retirement rumors began to gained credibility - despite his denials - and the sheer avalanche of their growth eventually forced him to capitulate and establish a retirement date with NBC. It all played out before your eyes in nightly Tonight Show monologues during the 1990-92 period. Once Carson finally capitulated on air, NBC Executives made sure he was given the red carpet exit treatment - but none of Carson's team appreciated the way they were forced out before they wanted to leave. Ed McMahon made an appearance on Arsenio Hall's show within a week of leaving "Tonight" and Doc Severinsen followed shortly afterwards - neither had any love for NBC or new host Jay Leno. NBC Executives were so smooth in how they forced Carson out that even to this day, most Americans have no clue that it was even done; they would swear to you Carson "voluntarily retired" of his own volition. After decades of Carson using his grip over his 40% audience share to ring concession after concession from NBC, his dwindling 16% audience share of mostly older Americans by 1992 opened him to removal. NBC botched every negotiation with Carson over a 30 year stretch, except the final one - when they moved to force him out.
The Carson downfall makes for an excellent Harvard case study. In "Pacific Overtures," Stephen Sondheim referenced a line from Haiku poetry that states "The blossom falls on the mountain; the mountain falls on the blossom; all things fall." Absolute power not only can corrupt, but it can often blind you to potential dangers. With a level of comfort from his total ownership and control over "Tonight," and no visible challenger for his Late Night crown, Carson became too intransigent with tastes outside his own personal palate, setting himself up for someone to come along and fill the void. Its a lesson learned that anybody can be brought down if they take their eye off the ball, even when their seemingly holding all the aces. It happened to a beloved national icon and institution like Carson, so it can happen anybody.
@@waldolydecker8118 He really was a strange guy. Didn’t know he banned hip-hop/rap either. Thanks for posting. It is an interesting history lesson and cautionary tale.
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If you read this Mr. Little. I miss seeing you on tv. I grew up watching your talent. Your interview was great! I, too, hope to see more of you on tv!
Still a wonderful man....full of talent. Still.
So glad he is doing well....
Are there any well-known impressionists these days? This man is a true icon. I grew up watching him. He's still amazing.
Jim Meskimen comes to mind.
Frank Caliendo does mostly sports personalities but he is outstanding.
Kevin Spacey? Oh, nevermind.
@@nashgover2095 Yes, Jim Meskimen is as close to the talent of Rich Little of any one I know in the small impression world. A lot of his work can be found here on You tube. I often ponder how these voice artist seem to have no place to perform in the TV talk show forum of today.
@@photomanwilliams4147 Someone told me a few years ago that the reason there are fewer impressionists nowadays is that the families of the deceased celebrities they do started to demand royalties for using their "likeness" or they would sue.
He was so handsome. And the talent is still there. Omg an off Broadway play. So happy for Rich. Thank you Sunday Morning for featuring him.
Love him, it’s been too long-bring back classic stars
I remember watching Rich Little on the "Hollywood Squares" and the "Dean Martin Comedy Roast". He's a great man!
He is an international icon and treasure I have laughed because of this man since I have been on Earth almost 44yrs
what a humble nice man with oozes of voices and talent
I think it's terrible that such ageism exists. I always wondered what happened to Rich Little. Thanks for giving us this update. I'm happy to hear he's doing well and still entertaining.
Wow. How glad I was to see him! And doing great! Thank you!
Rich is a blessing. He can bring back the famous people in movie, tv, politics, and so much more. To hear and see the voices and mannerisms of those from the past reminds us of our rich history both good and bad. But most of all it's the great, great laughter he makes which touches our soul and puts a big smile on our faces.
He is awesome, I wondered what happened to him, so glad he has stayed active doing what he loves and making people laugh, I hope I see more now.
Played the clubs.
I saw him live with my parents back in the 70s. He actually called my mom up from the audience to join him on stage! She never forgot that..
We need this funny, sweet dear man to makes us laugh & smile in the way only he can do it. Stay awhile Mr. Little.
It's a sad commentary on broadcast TV that Rich hasn't been on TV for 30 years. (I almost find that hard to believe but looking back, I can't recall the last time he was on TV) He was a staple on TV in the late 60's 70's and most of the 80's. I need to go to Vegas to see him ASAP!
You really should go. Took my mother to Vegas to see him at the Tropicana in October 2015. Your party can have their picture taken on the red carpet before you go in. It was a very good show. My mother has since passed away, but I have the photo and the memory of our visit will live on.
Rich Little made us laugh 50 years ago and can still make us laugh today, and that’s what we need.... more. Laughter and less hostility.
Would love to see a tv special with him.
Total respect for Rich Little.
I met him when I was 17. As soon as he found out I was 17, he walked away.
He might be funny, but he don’t get involved in any funny business.
Total respect ✊.
It was nice to see this old friend today. 😊
I remember him well growing up and today I have a greater appreciation for impersonations because of his talented work
Pure Genius.. A Heart full of FUN,,,, and he keeps his performance fresh and relevant.. as well as dipping into the past. A True Legend!
Love you Rich ! It's great to see you again.
Seeing this has made my telling my 23 year old daughter about him so much simpler. I am going to share it with her so she can see for herself how truly talented this man is. I miss seeing him on television. ❤️❤️❤️ You Rich!!!
Always loved watching, and listening, to him especially on Johnny Carson.
I work with Rich on a daily basis and every day I learn something new from him. We are losing these great icon's of entertainment much too fast. BTW how on earth is there 35 dislikes on this video? Some people just don't get it!!!
I remember Rich on the weekly show "Copycats". No one ever mentions that show, but it had some great impersonators on it. I would love to see him on something, anything. He's so underrated. Will always love you, Rich!
I remember The Kopycats. It wasn't on very long. Besides Rich Little, it also started Frank Gorshin, George Kirby & Fred Travelina.
It’s inspiring to know Rich Little continues to practice his craft. He’s a masterful impressionist.
Shameful that ageism prevented people from continuing to enjoy Mr. Little. I grew up loving his special brand of entertainment & wish younger generation had more exposure to exceptional talent like his.
He's still alive? OMG! Big in the 1970s.
My thoughts exactly.
A living legend !! Thanks for the laughs
This really made my day. Rich looks wonderful and is brilliant as ever.
Awesome! I still have my very first Rich Little comedy album, still one of my favorites! Mr. Little is a rare and amazing talent! Comedy on forever! Thank You for sharing!
Rich Little is simply the greatest master of his craft there ever was.
I caught his act in Vegas a couple years ago, and he certainly still has it. It was uproariously funny. He did acknowledge the age of his act by starting out with the line "If you're here and under 40, take a Valium!"
However, he has stated that the relative lack of newer impressions in his act is at least partly due to recent actors using a natural style delivery that makes their voices less distinctive. "It’s much easier to do Humphrey Bogart than Tom Cruise, How do you imitate Brad Pitt? George Clooney? Wouldn’t mean anything."
Even the very talented Frank Caliendo, who had come closest to Little's level of
He is class and a superstar! Also, my very favorite of all of them! I actually met him once when I was young and he was super great with me! Thank you Rich Little for all the laughs!!!
One of the truly great performers
Love Rich Little! Wow, amazing and still has it!
My parents took me to a show in Vegas in the early 70’s - Mel Torme was the main act, with Rich as the opener. I can still recall the amazement and laughter from my Dad, and the audience. Thanks for the memories Rich!
He's still wonderful as ever! We should honour these talented entertainers while they're here with us . Not wait until they pass and then tweet about how great they were.
You're right. We usually only hear about the old entertainers when they pass away. I grew up watching Rich Little on US TV and didn't even know he was still alive until seeing this show. We didn't get alot of UK Comedians on TV back then, except for Benny Hill, but my parents wouldn't let us watch him, because they thought it was a dirty show. We were just kids back then and didn't know about sex, and I can remember asking my parents why he was chasing women around and trying to lift up their skirts? Looking back, that probably wasn't an appropriate show for children to be watching. It seems like most of the entertainers from the UK that were famous in the US back then, were singers.
I'm so happy he's Still around. Rich Little is a LEGEND ! And still going Strong !
God Bless ! 🙏
I've missed him. wonderful he's in Vegas, and a trip I will plan 😀
Yes........I have been wondering for many years! Great to see him again!!!!
I'm right behind you Rich, I'm 79 just hit that two weeks ago, and as far as I'm concerned , you are the best impersonator of all time. I've always been a great fan of impersonator's and no one can do them better than you the one thing that stands out in your performances are the voices it's unbelievable the sound. tone. levels, etc are always perfect. I don't know how you do it .But thank God you can and do. Thank you for a lifetime of enjoyment! God speed.
I love and miss seeing and hearing Rich Little and all his impressions!❤😂
I would love to see him on TV more. He's a classic!
Thank you; what a treat!!!
82....and he looks fabulous.
Laughter keeps you young:)
He is great!....bring back the oldies with talent!
Love Rich Little - wonderful talent - he’s been making us laugh for decades - makes the world a better place.
I fell bad i love him. Im 60. Remember him 😍😍😍😍😍
I love that man. As a child, I idolized him. Still do. He’s simply the best at what he does.
Always on tv when I was growing up!Great memories!
Thanks for the memories, Rich and CBS !!!
He’s got it going in his 80’s, live on Rich, live on,🎥❤️
Yay! Thank you Rich Little. What a treat!
I grew up watching Rich Little, & he's brought so much joy & laughter into the world, he deserves for this appearance to lead to the biggest comeback Hollywood has ever seen. May it be so. YES! P.S. I'd love to see a world where we are revered and become MORE valued as we age, as we should be.
This man is a national treasure.
A true legend! Thank you CBS Sunday Morning!
Used to love watching Rich on TV when I was a kid. The guy is super funny and talented. Happy to see he's still kicking.
I love his Johnny Carson!
Awesome memories from Rich Little
God Bless you Sir
Great talent! I've had the pleasure of meeting him and talking with Rich on radio a few times.
Brings back great memories growing up in the 70's. Thanks so much for posting. 💜
In my opinion , Rich Little is without a doubt , THE BEST EVER at his craft ! ! ! ! ! !
Watching Rich Little teach Jimmy Stewart how to speak correctly was a great moment. What a talent. The clip is available on TH-cam and Jimmy Stewart was a great man.
So many great moments watching Rick.So very talented. Thank you!
Rich Little and his contributions in the entertainment world are a national treasure.
So glad for Rich Little segment - have missed him- great to see him doing what he does best - make people
laugh and he nails it every time - hope to see more in the future-
One if my favorite comedians. I shook his hand once after a show in the 1990s.