I think i doubled ye on watching. He really was a genius. I do wonder if perhaps he was a tee total. You have to be straight to get the Drunk manorisums just right!
That hockeypock line had me on the floor laughing like I haven't done in years. From the mispronunciation, to the stammering, trying to remember, then asking Dean, the dazed and confused look, etc. EVERYTHING was as perfect as it gets. And to see the titans of comedy on stage with him rolling in the aisles with laughter, no one compares with Mr. Brooks.......On a personal note, my dad loved Foster Brooks. I would watch these with him in the 1970's when I was a kid and we just laughed out heads off. My dad passed away in 2011 and I miss him dearly. Great memories of my dad watching this. Thanks so much for posting!
To see so many other professional comedians Desperately trying to keep a straight face while Foster is doing his thing still has me wiping away tears of laughter.
Thanks Mr. Hardin for posting. What always amazes me was how Foster could turn it on and off. Notice how he's completely sober walking up, shaking Dean's hand, then he puts both hands on the podium, takes a deep breath and goes into his routine. After he's done shakes the hand of the roastee, and walks soberly back to his seat. What a genius!
Me too it’s 2022 and I’m still. Laughing and no dirty words like mother this and f that I’m 65 years old and I grew on these talented men , boy I sure do miss all of them.
That’s such a trip that I had a really rough day (and really rough year) and I stumble upon this video and see your comment . I’m 59 years old and struggling but that gives me hope I can still make it !
Yeah, I just learned that a few days ago, that he was almost 60 years old when he started his career in showbiz; amazing! Very inspiring to me, a person who used to do comedic acting and theater many, many years ago, and now thinking about getting back into it.. I'm almost 56 👍
I so much loved this man..just go home and stay off the streets to see the show with my mother..so wonderful to sit and laugh with her.😂God bless foster thank you for the good times
That poppycock line is a comedic tour de force of timing. From the set up to the garbled delivery, to the confused facial expressions. Leaning into Dean and the final punchline for me it's the greatest joke in terms of technique ever.
There's no way I could agree more. Just off-of-the-charts genius on all levels. I physically couldn't breathe through that whole "hockypoc" bit, LOL!. No words. Just awesome!
OMG....how can you not love this man....the best comedian aver. RIP Foster. Comedy will never be the same and you made people forget all their problems if not for only 5 minutes at a time your memories in my mind will live forever
Comedy at its finest with no racism four letter words which proves you don't have to be crude to be funny. You will be sorely missed mr. Brooks. Thanks for the laughs and he's a great singer too
+John W Hardin thank you for putting these happy memories back on. I love these roasts so many wonderful entertainers. laughter through tears, so funny but so sad theyve gone. xx
Watch and learn, kids. Watch a master's master at work, at the very top of his craft. There will never, ever be anybody even remotely close to this brilliant and astonishingly funny man.
Boster Frooks funny? Cockypock! I love watching professional comedians laughing hard at Foster Brooks' perfect delivery. No profanity, just plain funny. Ruth busted up laughing...
My favorite roast is the one with Don Rickles as the subject roastee.. To hear Don's laugh when Foster is telling him about his wife is so infectious, was a riot. I had to share it with others. My favorite.
I can honestly say that Foster Brooks is the funniest comedic person ever on television. I laugh from start to finish. Mr. Brooks and Dean Martin play well off each other......two class acts filled with talent. There won't ever be another Dean Martin, with the coolest style, charisma, good looks , and a PHENOMENAL VOICE that won't ever be seen again.Kinda sad...but thank GOD we have TH-cam and CD's.
I think foster brook,s is brillant and a good human being anyone who thinks different is a putz also has a rectacranialinversion means you got your head stuck up your ass!!!!!!!!!
The Brook's line that killed my mother was on Carol Burnett when he got in Carol's face, and attempted, point (scotch) blank: "Muh... muh my naaame is Haaa- _hick_ Haaah _hick!_ .... _Haaaaaaarrryyy_ ... " Burnett's almost imperceptible stupefied sway at that finally delivered name was the icing on the comedic cake.
He had great material, but the "internal" physical comedy was what launched it out of the park. It's not easy to pull off such a wild affectation. Charlie Callas was similarly gifted.
Foster Brooks, Don Rickles, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Groucho Marx. If Olympus was a comedy club, these guys would be the gods of comedy. These kids nowadays aren't worthy to touch the shoes of those legends.
I'm 57, and Foster always brought me to tears from laughing with his delivery, but the one thing that always sold it was his shaking and wobbling, as if he needed to hold on to the podium to stop from falling.
Foster Brooks was the best. I have done Mr. Brooks several times at clubs and the family. What a great comedian, he was the best. The airline pilot with Dean Martin I will never forget.
I remember my dad just killing himself laughing his head off. Being like 6 years old, I didn’t realize what being drunk was but just watching my dad laugh made me laugh.
Yeltsin 68 Same here, my dad lost it when Foster came on. I was like 8 at the time, but to see my dad's face turning bright red, laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe or even make any noise at all for a few seconds because he was laughing that hard was priceless!!
David Henderson ; Watch him roast Don Rickles!!! That's one of the funniest roast's EVER!!!! I have a bad day at work? I watch Foster, & it's gone! Comedy Genius!!!
I saw an interview where Foster said his inspiration for the character was a male relative (uncle or granddad I think) who was drunk, but tried hard to act NOT drunk.
Well, not during his performances anyway. He had struggled with alcoholism and had been a drinker in the past but gave it up and used his recall to make "lemonade" from his experience.
He drank in his early years, on the weekends ONLY. He quit cold Turkey back in the 60's on a $10 bet because he needed the money. He quit smoking too. He was never an alcoholic and he didn't struggle with quitting, it was actually very easy for him. His act came from a character his dad, my great Grandfather, Pleasant Brooks would do sometimes for the family in the evenings.
He had such presence! A long time AM radio deejay, Foster Brooks didn't hit it big with his 'Luvable Lush' act until his 50s! Everyone of these I have seen you can tell Dean Martin really LOVED the guy and his humor!
I love how Ruth Buzzie has to turn away and then take a dive till she could regain her composure. Even at the last minute before they cut away you can see her cover her face because she can't stifle a grin. Would love to ask her what she thought when he said his line about her. My goodness the man was funny. His difficulties trying to say "poppycock" may be the funniest thing I've ever seen on TV.
Your aunt said what? or... Oh really? Gee Dan must have been a brilliant writer! This delivery was so perfect and outrageously funny, I break up every time I watch it. Somebody please... Help me. Can't stop watching Foster.
I remember watching this as a child, I was laughing then and now! These guys, especially Foster Brooks, were funny as hell. NO WOKENESS going on there and they were just fookin' brilliant!
I crack up laughing nonstop watching foster brooks doing his act of a drunk the man was the cream of the crop on the dean Martin roast Noone would even come close to Blast the audience with laughter
Foster was hilarious! He wrote all his own lines! Everyone of them was funny, but you where guaranteed to always get one that made guest and audience and you laugh out loud!
Nobody's been able to play a drunk better than this man he is hilarious.
It's 2022 and I'm laughing at a routine from the 1970s. That says alot about Foster Brooks and his comedy. Excellent.
Today this would be seen as offensive but it's comedy and fun at it's best. Wonderful personalities 😅😅
2024 - Yep! Laughing! 😂
Love how he can make everyone laugh.
No bad language.
Just real comedy.
I've probably watched this roast 50 times over the last week, and it just doesn't get old. His mannerisms are so perfect. Comic timing at its best
I think i doubled ye on watching. He really was a genius. I do wonder if perhaps he was a tee total. You have to be straight to get the Drunk manorisums just right!
And I'm re-rewatching this again (and again)
Foster Brooks is the one responsible for the laugh lines in my face, he is incomparable. 💯
Guy wrote all his own material and hadnt had a drink since 1960. A master.
That hockeypock line had me on the floor laughing like I haven't done in years. From the mispronunciation, to the stammering, trying to remember, then asking Dean, the dazed and confused look, etc. EVERYTHING was as perfect as it gets. And to see the titans of comedy on stage with him rolling in the aisles with laughter, no one compares with Mr. Brooks.......On a personal note, my dad loved Foster Brooks. I would watch these with him in the 1970's when I was a kid and we just laughed out heads off. My dad passed away in 2011 and I miss him dearly. Great memories of my dad watching this. Thanks so much for posting!
Nothing like this man
I'm glad you have those memories.
Love your story about your Dad!!
I too share this with my father. Thank you for sharing that.
Time with a real father is more precious than gold, is normally a role model goal and hopefully repeated with offspring. It was for me.
Great comedy never dies. We must preserve these precious moments in time.
Hilarious 🤣..they don,t write scripts like this anymore ,that man was a genius in his own way. Thank you for all the laughs & memories Foster Brooks
To see so many other professional comedians Desperately trying to keep a straight face while Foster is doing his thing still has me wiping away tears of laughter.
onebigpine ... Watching Dean trying to laugh was the best. Dean laughing always set me off laughing out of control.
Thanks Mr. Hardin for posting. What always amazes me was how Foster could turn it on and off. Notice how he's completely sober walking up, shaking Dean's hand, then he puts both hands on the podium, takes a deep breath and goes into his routine. After he's done shakes the hand of the roastee, and walks soberly back to his seat. What a genius!
Thanks for the comment.
@@justcowboywaymovies Have you ever been to Hardin's grave site?
That priceless, maniacal glare he'd look down on whoever was seated next to him with...
Dean obviously loved Foster, always gave him a hug at the end of his set. Classic.
Dean Martin loved Foster Brooks, God Bless them both
Me too it’s 2022 and I’m still. Laughing and no dirty words like mother this and f that I’m 65 years old and I grew on these talented men , boy I sure do miss all of them.
2024! 😂
Foster Brooks. We will never see a talent like this again.
Didn't even drink lol. So funny
You are watching a master of his craft at work..RIP Mr Brooks
Agree with you.
Me too! I agree he is a MASTER! I haven't seen anyone yet who can do such a good job!!
For sure , a Master of his craft , I agree
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I love these people! Foster Brooks needs to be played everywhere! people would be laughing so hard that they couldn't fight or get mad about nothing!
I have watched this multiple times and I laugh every time. Foster plays the part to perfection.
Mr. Brooks killed EVERY time on the Roasts! Love him!!
For those who feel like life has passed them by, Foster Brooks didn't experience his "big break" until he was nearly 60 years old!
That’s such a trip that I had a really rough day (and really rough year) and I stumble upon this video and see your comment . I’m 59 years old and struggling but that gives me hope I can still make it !
Yeah, I just learned that a few days ago, that he was almost 60 years old when he started his career in showbiz; amazing! Very inspiring to me, a person who used to do comedic acting and theater many, many years ago, and now thinking about getting back into it.. I'm almost 56 👍
@@mikenobles1038you can make it! Go go go!
Foster Brooks is a comedic genius that I just discovered by accident. I'm glad I did.
I think that is what is known as an overnight success.
There's just something about seeing Dick Martin enjoying a good belly laugh that does my heart well.
No one could top Foster Brooks. He was one of a kind. Hilarious 😂
Brilliant. This guy makes my eyes run with laughter. Like Tommy Cooper, he is unique. There will never be another like him. Outstanding comedy.
Foster Brooks anchored that all star line of talent from show to show. Love him and everyone's reaction. Priceless
I so much loved this man..just go home and stay off the streets to see the show with my mother..so wonderful to sit and laugh with her.😂God bless foster thank you for the good times
We have always loved watching Foster Brooks on TV in all the Roasts he has done. No one can do the act he does. He plays a perfect drunk man talking.
That poppycock line is a comedic tour de force of timing. From the set up to the garbled delivery, to the confused facial expressions. Leaning into Dean and the final punchline for me it's the greatest joke in terms of technique ever.
There's no way I could agree more. Just off-of-the-charts genius on all levels. I physically couldn't breathe through that whole "hockypoc" bit, LOL!. No words. Just awesome!
Totally agree. Comedic timing at the pinnacle of perfection.
OMG....how can you not love this man....the best comedian aver. RIP Foster. Comedy will never be the same and you made people forget all their problems if not for only 5 minutes at a time your memories in my mind will live forever
Must have watched this 20 times. Makes me laugh every time.
Cockypoppy!
Just watched it 4 the 21st time it puts a smile on my dial every time
He's hilarious and there seemed to be such camaraderie among these folks of this era.
I hear you! Same here!👋😂👍
Comedy at its finest with no racism four letter words which proves you don't have to be crude to be funny. You will be sorely missed mr. Brooks. Thanks for the laughs and he's a great singer too
Love it.there will never be another Foster Brooks.thanks for posting.
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+John W Hardin thank you for putting these happy memories back on. I love these roasts so many wonderful entertainers. laughter through tears, so funny but so sad theyve gone. xx
+Robin John WHY WATCH IT THEN YOU ARE A MORON!
Robin John, you haven't the slightest clue about talent. You are also one of the most ignorant morons in the history of mankind.
A classic act always to be remembered...and to this day no one has duplicated
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Watch and learn, kids. Watch a master's master at work, at the very top of his craft. There will never, ever be anybody even remotely close to this brilliant and astonishingly funny man.
brilliant comedy. with absolutely no bulgarity.
GREAT COUNTRY SINGER TWO.
Sptan 52. What have you got against Bulgarians!?.
^^^Bwahahahaha!!!
But first...get off my lawn!
What a genuine genius Foster Brooks was. Will never ever be replaced.RIP Foster "true comedian " Brooks, genius genius genius.
Boster Frooks funny? Cockypock! I love watching professional comedians laughing hard at Foster Brooks' perfect delivery. No profanity, just plain funny. Ruth busted up laughing...
Pure Genius, comedy gold, he was a legend and so far ahead of the rest.
I feel physically ill because I have laughed so much. Modern comedians just don't measure up. True genius. Just off to get my inhaler!
Great laughs, especially Foster Brooks. Thanks for making my night full of laughter. The world needs more of it.
My favorite roast is the one with Don Rickles as the subject roastee.. To hear Don's laugh when Foster is telling him about his wife is so infectious, was a riot. I had to share it with others. My favorite.
I love these Foster Brooks routines. A comedic genius.
I can honestly say that Foster Brooks is the funniest comedic person ever on television. I laugh from start to finish. Mr. Brooks and Dean Martin play well off each other......two class acts filled with talent. There won't ever be another Dean Martin, with the coolest style, charisma, good looks , and a PHENOMENAL VOICE that won't ever be seen again.Kinda sad...but thank GOD we have TH-cam and CD's.
I'm drunk from laughter
Foster Brooks was the best !!!
Foster Brooks brings me to tears every time!
"It truly was a great experience working for Dickiedackedackadickiedick..."
Sometimes life can be summarized in gems like this one.
tharkun21280 kills me EVERY TIME! I know EXACTLY what he’s going to do, but so what? Funny hits every time.
Love watching Dean Martin react to foster. Brilliant to watch..
That guy was a comedic genius. Every time I hear him I bust up laughing. What a talent that guy was
Brooks didn't become well known until his late 50's. Surprising for someone so talented
This show was the best roast show on this planet.
All over this years every superstar gets his roast.
Absolutely the best show ever.
Love all the old programs! Those were the days when you had great intertwine I really miss the olds, don,t you😢😴
Yes that is when they had decent programing m and clean😉😡😴
how could anyone give a thumbs down to this great Man. it kills me to see that... .........
People that are miserable with their lives that's the answer Foster Brooks hands down one of the funniest men of his era!
I think foster brook,s is brillant and a good human being anyone who thinks different is a putz also has a rectacranialinversion means you got your head stuck up your ass!!!!!!!!!
Ronald Mozolic Imagine Foster Brooks attempting to say what you just said....it would be hillarious.
I bet it was some wino
Comedians of the modern era have given thumbs down, out of jealousy.
Foster Brooks (1912-2001) a man with almost no comedic equal past, present or future. #FosterBrooks
The Brook's line that killed my mother was on Carol Burnett when he got in Carol's face, and attempted, point (scotch) blank:
"Muh... muh my naaame is Haaa- _hick_ Haaah _hick!_ .... _Haaaaaaarrryyy_ ... "
Burnett's almost imperceptible stupefied sway at that finally delivered name was the icing on the comedic cake.
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He had great material, but the "internal" physical comedy was what launched it out of the park. It's not easy to pull off such a wild affectation. Charlie Callas was similarly gifted.
"Dan wrote that..."
Genius. Also very accurate.
Foster Brooks was one of the funniest comedians ever.He drove by my house in LA once in a big 70s Pontiac Bonneville convertible.😄😆😅
Foster Brooks, Don Rickles, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Groucho Marx. If Olympus was a comedy club, these guys would be the gods of comedy. These kids nowadays aren't worthy to touch the shoes of those legends.
I remember Foster Brooks as a child and he was so funny.He played a very good drunk.lol 🤣🤣
The deadpan delivery he had was amazing.
For him to be able to have all the other comedians to lose it, goes to show you how good this man was.
Absolutely the funniest guy in this show , just couldn't stop laughing .
Particularly when he roasted Don Rickles, that was hysterical 🤣
I'm 57, and Foster always brought me to tears from laughing with his delivery, but the one thing that always sold it was his shaking and wobbling, as if he needed to hold on to the podium to stop from falling.
I hear YA!!
ME TOO!
Foster Brooks was the best. I have done Mr. Brooks several times at clubs and the family. What a great comedian, he was the best. The airline pilot with Dean Martin I will never forget.
No one could play a better drunk! Foster Brooks hands down the best!
How in the hell did he do all of this with a straight face?????
I've always loved Dean Martin's reaction to this genius..
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Oh my gosh, off the charts funny! No need for profanity when you have talent like that...
I'd sit in a bar and shoot the breeze with a drunk like that anytime. I'd probably choke on my scotch with laughter.
I’m on a Foster Brooks marathon.... Genius
I remember my dad just killing himself laughing his head off. Being like 6 years old, I didn’t realize what being drunk was but just watching my dad laugh made me laugh.
Yeltsin 68 Same here, my dad lost it when Foster came on. I was like 8 at the time, but to see my dad's face turning bright red, laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe or even make any noise at all for a few seconds because he was laughing that hard was priceless!!
One of his best roasts ever. This and Lucille Ball, both classics!
David Henderson ;
Watch him roast Don Rickles!!! That's one of the funniest roast's EVER!!!!
I have a bad day at work?
I watch Foster, & it's gone!
Comedy Genius!!!
And the one with Rickles.
I loved that guy. A real class act.
Remarkable talent and skill in timing and acting. I've listened to his routines quite a few times and still enjoy them
Loved him as a child I'm here enjoying him again
His comedic timing was perfect.
I NEVER get enuf of Foster.. Always a lift when I’m feelin low😀 RIP
Same here, roasting sammy davis is still the funniest thing I've ever heard
@@luiscorreia847 Nah, Don Rickles. 😂
I think I can watch him all the time
Just try and play at being drunk. It's not easy at all. Foster Brooks was the master of his art
I saw an interview where Foster said his inspiration for the character was a male relative (uncle or granddad I think) who was drunk, but tried hard to act NOT drunk.
It was based on a character his dad, my great grandfather, would do sometimes after meals to entertain the family.
What a total riot....Foster Brooks has no rivals. :)
What I find most fascinating about Foster Brooks is that he actually didn't drink at all.
Well, not during his performances anyway. He had struggled with alcoholism and had been a drinker in the past but gave it up and used his recall to make "lemonade" from his experience.
He also had a beautiful singing voice.
Nor did Dean Martin. All an act.
That’s true.
He drank in his early years, on the weekends ONLY. He quit cold Turkey back in the 60's on a $10 bet because he needed the money. He quit smoking too. He was never an alcoholic and he didn't struggle with quitting, it was actually very easy for him. His act came from a character his dad, my great Grandfather, Pleasant Brooks would do sometimes for the family in the evenings.
Hilarious! Thanks for posting these.
tirmyta Your welcome and thanks for viewing the video.
Thanks for this post! Grateful for TH-cam!
I loved Foster Brooks. His timing was impeccable. He was hilarious and is greatly missed by many.
I had to stop reading the responses here. After the video, I started reading some of your responses and started crying all over again🤣🤣
still has tears in his eyes watching that
I love dean martin’s genuine affection for foster in these clips
This is my favorite medicine. Love this one, Rickles roasts, Jack Benny, the Sammy Davis roast and the Hubert Humphrey roast especially.
What a great comedian, everyone of the clips had me laughing
Don't forget Lucille Ball, Betty White, & Valleri Harper! Foster brought the house down with them too.
He was brilliantly funny!
I love when Foster Brooks furrows his brows and rolls his eyes upward as he obviously tries to come up with the right word or phrase....
Pure magic.
He had such presence! A long time AM radio deejay, Foster Brooks didn't hit it big with his 'Luvable Lush' act until his 50s! Everyone of these I have seen you can tell Dean Martin really LOVED the guy and his humor!
We’ll never see talent like this again.
Foster was one of a kind
Foster Brooks, one of the all time heroes of comedy! He was something wonderful! Classic Foster! 🤣😎
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one of the funniest men I enjoyed watching I'm on Dean Martin's roast
Haha. Ruth Buzzi had to hit the deck to preserve her image.
Even when she got up, watch her hide that grin behind a fist! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I thought she was going to get up and start smacking Foster with her handbag--like she used to do to Arte Johnson! 🙂
@@jpsned You know she thought about it... But was wise not to. Didn't want anyone or anything to take up Foster's time!
I love how Ruth Buzzie has to turn away and then take a dive till she could regain her composure. Even at the last minute before they cut away you can see her cover her face because she can't stifle a grin. Would love to ask her what she thought when he said his line about her.
My goodness the man was funny.
His difficulties trying to say "poppycock" may be the funniest thing I've ever seen on TV.
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She was on the floor laughing
The more times I watch this the funnier it gets, is it just me ?
Mr. Foster Brooks was a great comedian. He played the perfect drunk in his routine. R. I. P. Foster Brooks.
Foster was always one of my favorites at the roasts. The other was Charlie Callas, the tics and sounds cracked me up.
"It truly was a great experience, working for Dickendackendackendicken, *hic*" LOL
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Thee FUNNIEST bit of the show!
Thank you for taking the time & effort to type; "Dickenddack..."
@@deborahd.sampson3651You're very welcome, I LOVE that gag. Dick Martin had the best reaction to that joke!
synthonaplinth now you got me cryin again🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@zant5721 I'm sorry...;)
THE BEST DRUNK EVER!!!!!!
Especially impressive considering he didn't drink.
Truly Laugh In all over again!
Your aunt said what? or... Oh really? Gee Dan must have been a brilliant writer!
This delivery was so perfect and outrageously funny, I break up every time I watch it. Somebody please... Help me. Can't stop watching Foster.
I remember watching this as a child, I was laughing then and now! These guys, especially Foster Brooks, were funny as hell. NO WOKENESS going on there and they were just fookin' brilliant!
I crack up laughing nonstop watching foster brooks doing his act of a drunk the man was the cream of the crop on the dean Martin roast Noone would even come close to Blast the audience with laughter
I absolutely agree!!!! YAAAASSSSS!!!!!!
Foster was hilarious! He wrote all his own lines! Everyone of them was funny, but you where guaranteed to always get one that made guest and audience and you laugh out loud!
if there's a funnier comedian than Foster Brooks, I've never heard him.
These roasts were the best,no foul language,no racisim,not like todays garbage roasts those idiots try to put on, .cursing and not abit of talent.