We don't really remember anyone else who could perform a stand up, in front of a table filled with professional actors and comedians and make them shed tears from laughter! Incredible performer!
@@artbagley1406 Unlike modern day roasts. No wonder we always come back to the classics. They were funny. The No-Comedy Central "roasts" were just mean. They don't understand how they used to work.
A truly funny man. He flew with Jimmy Stewart in WW 2 and his stories of that are told with the humor that only a veteran who was there can have. RIP, Foster!
20 years ago, nobody in my little country Denmark knew Foster Brooks. But thanks to the Internet, more people gets to know this unique comedy talent! His act as a drunk is perfection.
Foster was uniquely hilarious and the absolute best at his creative delivery. Truly one of a kind. These roasts are comedy gold from an era we won’t see again. So glad these are saved for posterity and to go back again and again for never ending smiles and laughter.
.... Dean Martin's reactions to all of Foster Brook's Roast performances was pure Gold,... Foster was apparently a regular on Dean's own Show and dished up even more,...
What kept me coming back to watching these Roasts was Foster Brooks. I fell in love with his style of comedy because nobody was doing what he was at his level. He mastered his style of funny tipsy drinker. I LOVED how Dean Martin used Foster in every Roast he was a part of... He encorperated Foster Into whoever was being roasted as if he was a personal friend manager, boy scout leader, campaign leader for a senator.. and in this case personal physician of the Great Jackie Gleason. He could do it all. It was amazing to watch him work the audience into a frenzy of uncontrolled laughing along with Dean and the countless other great comedians and actors who graced the stages on those special nights of Roasting the stars. What a great Era of Comedy in those years. I miss those days immensely. 😪 they were one of a kind and special.
Foster Brooks, the greatest drunk who never took a drink. This is when comedy was worth watching and no one got offended as everyone knew it was just in good fun and what fun it was.
Well, he took quite a few in earlier life. part of how he played it so well afterward. Sad you find comedy today not worth watching-there is much that is brilliant, if it's mores are not of another time. Yes, 'good fun' in these roasts was good fun-but they are the root of much of the rather mean streak of today's comedy, so we cannot absolve it completely as being removed from that evolution. And, having had a mean alcoholic father who was definitely NOT funny, Foster's brilliant comedy is also a bit painful to watch. What in past years might be made fun of ain't funny today for many good reasons-'good clean fun' of yesterday included laughing and making fun of substance abuse, women, race, and religion; for good reason not tolerated today...
@@waterheaterservices You might be surprised to know, I agree with your disdain for our 'politically correct' censorship on humor today. Laughing at ourselves is, to my mind, one of the bastions of a democratic spirit. Still does not make insults of race, drug abuse, women, fat, etc. the right, or necessary, thing to do. The 'correct approved thinking' that allowed abuse in the past (fat is funny, drunks are hilarious...) is well and truly gone. We can navigate the future without such insensitivity excused as humor...
My late neighbor’s son-in-law was actually Gleason’s personal physician, Jackie left him a golf cart and gold-plated set of clubs in his will. I hope they’re all enjoying eternity together.
I was laughing so hard! I miss these roasts. This is when people had a sense of humor! I wish we could transplant some of that today. They were the GREATS!
Every time Foster shakes hands with Dean after his routine, there's always this look of admiration / respect / appreciation / friendship that's so touching. Dean knew he was lucky to have Foster on the show, and Foster knew he was lucky to have such a wonderful opportunity to reach such a large audience.
It was said that Mr Brooks modeled his act from either his father of step father who drank and was abusive , it’s also been said Mr Brooks didn’t drink .. I’m just glad I lived in an era that this this genius was alive in and I’m glad I got to see him perform on these roasts as well as other shows from my childhood .. the man was beyond brilliant !!
Those were the days my friends, when everyone dressed well, ate well, loved well, drank well and laughed uncontrollably! How I miss that whole gang of greatest show-biz comedians of Las Vegas fame! Foster Brooks was extraordinary as our favorite drink.
PHILIP STEWART Thats what i am doing.Ihavent seen these since I was a lad in Scotland ...This Comedy Gold and nothing today can match it and thank goodness no PCorrectness it gives my arse a headache
Philip Miller Philip very true...💨PCorrectness has sensitised comedy today💨..,..its only a harmless satire....and here is the master Foster brooks....connoisseur of comedy extraordinaire...laughing and weeping at the comedy thoroughly encouraged 👍
Forty five years ago and I believe most of those assembled for this Dean Martin roast are now all gone. So much talent has been swept into the dust bin of our memories.
My father introduced me to Foster Brooks 20 years ago, when I was in high school. Ever since then, I've told all my friends, and any new ones that I make, about Foster's incredible drunk impressions. He does it flawlessly!! No one else is even in the conversation when it comes to doing the best "drunk guy". Everyone (literally) who attempts it, just sounds stupid. RIP Foster, we miss you!
Remember looking at this as teen back in the 70's.This was classic Tv for the family .Not like the junk reality shows of today.Foster Brooks still makes me crack up 40 year's later.Good memories.
I also watched these shows back in the 70's. Steve Allen, Frank Gorshinetc. I always wondered if the Foster Brooks routine would work today as an intro act in a night club.
I was a trifle younger, but was able to watch all the good TV while it was still on. My mother was a bartender, so as a latch-key kid, I watched tv alone at night. Remember those 13 inch antenna TVs with the two channel knobs and the pullout volume? My mother still has hers.
It's so sad to think that all these greats have gone to their rewards now, leaving being a world that desperately needs them. May they all lie sweetly at rest.
Brooks may be the funniest comic in terms of laughter. I know of no comic who can incite an audience in an uproar of laughter just by staring aat someone for several seconds. I think Martin laughed louder at Brooks' appearances than at that of any other comic.
Foster Brooks was my home town. Back in the day when local tv had family shows he and his brother Tom appeared frequently. I went to high school with his niece.
Every few generations will have what is looked upon as a golden age of comedy. The silent comedians are considered a golden age. The physical talent of comedians such as Chaplin, Arbuckle, Keaton and Lloyd will probably never return. Milton Berle, Jack Benny and others of that period were a different golden age. Then came the age of Martin and Lewis, Peter Sellers. Foster Brooks would be from the 1970s.golden age. What the previous golden ages had was a limited arena where the best were concentrate in one area. Right now, we have an overabundance of comedians and different venues to see them.
These were best shows and best comedians ever assembled thank God we were able to enjoy them all . I have the entire collection on dvd and great to watch
Anyone can tell a joke but only one can make a legend cry in laughter and that’s Foster Brooks. He made the best laugh and that’s what true comedy is. He’s the best
Good grief. Dean Martin, Jackie Gleason, Phyllis Diller, Foster Brooks, Art Carney, Jane Meadows, Sid Caesar, Frank Gorshin, Danny Thomas, Milton Berle...what a dais!!!
Frank Guerrero When Foster was just starting his career, Steve Allen had him on his show. Steve's wife, Jayne Meadows, had not seen Foster yet and didn't know he was a comedian. Steve told her he was a scientist coming on the show for a serious discussion. Everyone in the group was in on the joke except Jayne, and when Foster appeared to be falling down drunk, she was aghast. They kept the camera on her the whole time to get her reaction, and it was hilarious.
I think in was Audrey in the Meadows....with a double-bucket of KFC Original Receipe! TALENT!!!! Not a single cuss word, & EVERYONE was laughing hysterically. I always loved FB's detours...... " Convusiv... Col... Convu... WITHOUT A DOUBT!" That never failed to crack me up! And btw, in 1975, I was EIGHT year's old! I remember watching this with my Grandparents! Good Family Comedy.
I WATCH NO MR. BROOKS SKIT WITHOUT TEARS IN MY EYES FROM UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER...NOT JUST THE LEARNED DRUNKENNESS....BUT THE BRILLIANT WIT INTERWOVEN!!! ONE OF A KIND...
It amazes me how he can be so convincing as a drunk and right away act normal .To me that means one thing .....GENIUS ......God Bless Foster Brooks ....I needed a good laugh during this difficult time ....no one like you ......may the Angels guide and love you always ..
songs like this and act like this will never be forgotten these are truly great performances an artist like this Bob Hope one sold me with that always the best humor is always above the belt.
On the old "Jackie Gleason Show" from the early '50's, he always started the show by coming onstage with a cup of "coffee". After Gleason died, some of the production people from the show said that the cup was full of straight rum. What a fun place that must have been. He had a reputation of never rehearsing a scene after he read the script, just to get the gist of it. He thought on his feet and the other actors had to follow his lead. It was live television back then. No retakes. Comic genius.
I love watching Dean as much as I love watching Foster. I bet all those folks dread going on after Foster. When you got Frank Gorshin cracking up like he did, you know Foster was the man!
We don't really remember anyone else who could perform a stand up, in front of a table filled with professional actors and comedians and make them shed tears from laughter! Incredible performer!
Foster was the king at what he did .
Nobody will ever top that act
bosco358 You’re not alone Bosco!!
YEP
Foster Brooks always delivered, he never failed to be hilarious! These roasts were pure comedy, I miss those days!
There are many racist and sexist jokes bandied about, but ALL PARTIES KNEW IT WAS COMEDY AND NOT, IN ANY WAY, PERSONAL.
@@artbagley1406 Unlike modern day roasts. No wonder we always come back to the classics. They were funny. The No-Comedy Central "roasts" were just mean. They don't understand how they used to work.
A truly funny man. He flew with Jimmy Stewart in WW 2 and his stories of that are told with the humor that only a veteran who was there can have. RIP, Foster!
Brooks is great. Truly one of the most hilarious, underrated comedians ever.
20 years ago, nobody in my little country Denmark knew Foster Brooks. But thanks to the Internet, more people gets to know this unique comedy talent! His act as a drunk is perfection.
Yep
@@The_Revealer_7 true but they had Victor Borge!
Great seeing all of the great stars that are no longer with us. Those were the days of great entertainers, NOT what we have today!
Foster was uniquely hilarious and the absolute best at his creative delivery. Truly one of a kind.
These roasts are comedy gold from an era we won’t see again. So glad these are saved for posterity and to go back again and again for never ending smiles and laughter.
.... Dean Martin's reactions to all of Foster Brook's Roast performances was pure Gold,... Foster was apparently a regular on Dean's own Show and dished up even more,...
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Making The Riddler himself laugh that hard, would be the highlight of my life...
I love Foster Brooks...
What kept me coming back to watching these Roasts was Foster Brooks. I fell in love with his style of comedy because nobody was doing what he was at his level. He mastered his style of funny tipsy drinker. I LOVED how Dean Martin used Foster in every Roast he was a part of... He encorperated Foster Into whoever was being roasted as if he was a personal friend manager, boy scout leader, campaign leader for a senator.. and in this case personal physician of the Great Jackie Gleason. He could do it all. It was amazing to watch him work the audience into a frenzy of uncontrolled laughing along with Dean and the countless other great comedians and actors who graced the stages on those special nights of Roasting the stars. What a great Era of Comedy in those years. I miss those days immensely. 😪 they were one of a kind and special.
@Hello Christopher how are you doing
Foster Brooks was a comedic genius.
Absolutely. He used every facet of humor in his act.
The man was incredible. No1 can do now as he did during his life.
Amen
He was the only personality I know of that could pull off being a drunk well beyond the Three Sheets threshold!!!
"As the singing nun just told you...."
LOL. You can't do this type of humor anymore. Foster Brooks was the greatest.
Gets me every time
YESSIREE!!!
Foster Brooks, the greatest drunk who never took a drink. This is when comedy was worth watching and no one got offended as everyone knew it was just in good fun and what fun it was.
Well, he took quite a few in earlier life. part of how he played it so well afterward. Sad you find comedy today not worth watching-there is much that is brilliant, if it's mores are not of another time. Yes, 'good fun' in these roasts was good fun-but they are the root of much of the rather mean streak of today's comedy, so we cannot absolve it completely as being removed from that evolution.
And, having had a mean alcoholic father who was definitely NOT funny, Foster's brilliant comedy is also a bit painful to watch. What in past years might be made fun of ain't funny today for many good reasons-'good clean fun' of yesterday included laughing and making fun of substance abuse, women, race, and religion; for good reason not tolerated today...
Yes
@@capblood3046 Now we have Party approved corrrect thinking, speech and jokes.
@@waterheaterservices You might be surprised to know, I agree with your disdain for our 'politically correct' censorship on humor today. Laughing at ourselves is, to my mind, one of the bastions of a democratic spirit.
Still does not make insults of race, drug abuse, women, fat, etc. the right, or necessary, thing to do. The 'correct approved thinking' that allowed abuse in the past (fat is funny, drunks are hilarious...) is well and truly gone. We can navigate the future without such insensitivity excused as humor...
Different times when people didn't know any better.
My late neighbor’s son-in-law was actually Gleason’s personal physician, Jackie left him a golf cart and gold-plated set of clubs in his will. I hope they’re all enjoying eternity together.
I was laughing so hard! I miss these roasts. This is when people had a sense of humor! I wish we could transplant some of that today. They were the GREATS!
All of them had class and did good clean humor. Not like the filthy mouth so called comedian of today
@@tomsanders172 Too right, as the Brits say! Stay safe.
Before America became a bunch of thin-skinned over-sensitive pansies.
Couldn't never happen in today's woke world ,all we can do is watch the reruns and enjoy the GOOD OL DAYS
You can order them
Legendary comedians. I laugh hysterically watching this, but it brings tears to my eyes because they are all gone.
Sadly the world as we knew it is gone forever. Thank God for these memories.
Foster Brooks did the best comedic interpretation of a drunk ever seen.
My lord, this brings back memories. These truly were the good old days.
Every time Foster shakes hands with Dean after his routine, there's always this look of admiration / respect / appreciation / friendship that's so touching. Dean knew he was lucky to have Foster on the show, and Foster knew he was lucky to have such a wonderful opportunity to reach such a large audience.
It was said that Mr Brooks modeled his act from either his father of step father who drank and was abusive , it’s also been said Mr Brooks didn’t drink .. I’m just glad I lived in an era that this this genius was alive in and I’m glad I got to see him perform on these roasts as well as other shows from my childhood .. the man was beyond brilliant !!
Brooks became sober in 1964. yes, this is comedic genius
I totally agree.
Who really cares mate just enjoy it for what it is 😐
He is a riot! Just Dean’s constant laughing, makes you laugh even harder! lol 😂
I love this show. I wish it would come back. R.I.P FOSTER BROOKS. You made Louisville,Kentucky proud. 👏🏼🙏🇺🇸🤗
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
When Television was worth watching!
I know 💔😜🙌
Amen.
I totally agree. Great entertainment.
I watched it live. Where's my pills?
It’s seams that would apply on all television around the world too, which most of us are suffering from
Those were the days my friends, when everyone dressed well, ate well, loved well, drank well and laughed uncontrollably! How I miss that whole gang of greatest show-biz comedians of Las Vegas fame! Foster Brooks was extraordinary as our favorite drink.
well said
Don't know how he kept a straight face with everybody laughing. Great man
I could listen to these roasts every day.
Just pure genius!
Me too😊
ALL the great ones are there..Never see an era like that again..
When Brook's hand slips off the podium, it cracks me up every time.
Only problem with these Foster Brook roasts....you can never watch just one!
PHILIP STEWART Thats what i am doing.Ihavent seen these since I was a lad in Scotland ...This Comedy Gold and nothing today can match it and thank goodness no PCorrectness it gives my arse a headache
Today's stars suck in comparison 😎😎
Philip Miller Philip very true...💨PCorrectness has sensitised comedy today💨..,..its only a harmless satire....and here is the master Foster brooks....connoisseur of comedy extraordinaire...laughing and weeping at the comedy thoroughly encouraged 👍
That one is my fourth in a row
I know his daughter appreciates that her dad still brings joy to so many❤
Genius. These guys were truly funny, I miss them all!
You know a comedian is great when he leaves a dias of so many great comedians laughing so hard.
That, and the fact they're all blitzed out of their minds might have something to do with it
what a great era , I sure miss these great entertainers
Forty five years ago and I believe most of those assembled for this Dean Martin roast are now all gone. So much talent has been swept into the dust bin of our memories.
I think we remember them, with videos like these. I hope they’re never forgotten.
My father introduced me to Foster Brooks 20 years ago, when I was in high school. Ever since then, I've told all my friends, and any new ones that I make, about Foster's incredible drunk impressions. He does it flawlessly!! No one else is even in the conversation when it comes to doing the best "drunk guy". Everyone (literally) who attempts it, just sounds stupid. RIP Foster, we miss you!
The great man
When your feeling down
Half an hour with mr Brooks is all you need
Living in South Africa we never got to see any of this. Thanks to TH-cam who has opened up a whole new world to me. The drunken act is brilliant
Foster brooks was a great comedian and his drunk impersonations was flawless.
Remember looking at this as teen back in the 70's.This was classic Tv for the family .Not like the junk reality shows of today.Foster Brooks still makes me crack up 40 year's later.Good memories.
Ravi Zacharias
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That's what I have been saying also. and when I see all those faces to the left and right of him, OMG I get such flashbacks of the good old days.
Foster Brooks it the best funny as hell what ever happened to those funny guys God rest his dear soul good night foster
I also watched these shows back in the 70's. Steve Allen, Frank Gorshinetc. I always wondered if the Foster Brooks routine would work today as an intro act in a night club.
He is one of the few greats. He walks up to the mic and you start laughing. Wish we had people like him today
We do....He resides in the White House
Dino was gone before Foster even said one word! Mark of a comedic genius. Everyone on the panel was in stitches.
Wow look at this lineup...and Foster..well what else can you say...an absolute joy
"The Lovable Lush" There will never be another like him.
There's simply no point to doing a drunk act after Foster Brooks. He just killed it.
And not a cuss word out His mouth.
Their will Never be another Foster Brooks.....
GOD BLESS AMERICA
In real life he never drank
He may have had a few belts in him to help along the way. But yes you are right. We will never see this class of talent again.
@@sohoyankee66 exactly
I miss all of these great people. I was 26 when This was recorded, I'm 69 and still love it.
I love the Dean Martin Roasts all of them.
I was a trifle younger, but was able to watch all the good TV while it was still on. My mother was a bartender, so as a latch-key kid, I watched tv alone at night. Remember those 13 inch antenna TVs with the two channel knobs and the pullout volume? My mother still has hers.
@@gravypatron I hope she can get parts, it's a worthy icon. There aren't as many grown-ups, only us carry on.
Thanks for all the Foster brooks roasts on you tube, they make me laugh all the time.
It's so sad to think that all these greats have gone to their rewards now, leaving being a world that desperately needs them. May they all lie sweetly at rest.
I love Foster Brooks ,he plays the funniest drunk ever, When ever I need to feel better I just turn on
Foster Brooks.
Foster Brookes the only sober drunk comedian who can always make you laugh everytime
Brooks may be the funniest comic in terms of laughter. I know of no comic who can incite an audience in an uproar of laughter just by staring aat someone for several seconds. I think Martin laughed louder at Brooks' appearances than at that of any other comic.
Haggis A
Just a genius. Happiest moment of late was stumbling across all these videos of Foster Brooks.
I've always loved Foster Brooks! LOL
He just nailed his whole act..Playing a drunk person..and was never drunk..God bless this man..
He used to drink many years ago but then quit for good
What a savage, clean and effective. AMAZING.
Thanks for this post, it brought back a lot of good memories. Those folks were the ones I grew up with. Thanks again!
Watching this brings tears to my eyes, as my mom and i would always watch the Dean Roasts together in the living room. RIP as i miss them both...
Me too...RIP Mom.
We did too but it always made me nervous my father was an alcoholic
Foster Brooks was my home town. Back in the day when local tv had family shows he and his brother Tom appeared frequently. I went to high school with his niece.
didn't stop laughing from "is mister Gleason here yet?" until way after the video finished.
This was the Golden Age of Comedy
Every few generations will have what is looked upon as a golden age of comedy. The silent comedians are considered a golden age. The physical talent of comedians such as Chaplin, Arbuckle, Keaton and Lloyd will probably never return. Milton Berle, Jack Benny and others of that period were a different golden age. Then came the age of Martin and Lewis, Peter Sellers. Foster Brooks would be from the 1970s.golden age.
What the previous golden ages had was a limited arena where the best were concentrate in one area. Right now, we have an overabundance of comedians and different venues to see them.
Yes it was but The very sad fact is that NONE of these people are still alive...and none can ever be replaced.
If you can get through this without laughing so hard you're crying, you must have no soul, this is gold!
Foster was hilarious and he did an incredible job playing a drunk. Lots of laughter from one man. Big thanks Foster Brooks.
These were best shows and best comedians ever assembled thank God we were able to enjoy them all . I have the entire collection on dvd and great to watch
Brilliant. And it is timeless.
This is a joke where no one gets slapped.
Anyone can tell a joke but only one can make a legend cry in laughter and that’s Foster Brooks. He made the best laugh and that’s what true comedy is. He’s the best
Foster Brooks always cracked me up on these Roast. He was always acting drunk and had the funniest times on stage.
if you were ever drunk in your life, Foster Brooks routine is perfect.
bjr adrian
My favorite comedian of all time.
Love these Roasts.
OMG I miss Foster Brooks.
Ought to bring it all back so our new generation is not deprived of these classics of comedy!
They’re all dead.
@@kathyyoung1774 Not all of them & I MEANT RERUNS
Foster Brooks is too dang funny and I can watch him all day and night….😂😂😂
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Good grief. Dean Martin, Jackie Gleason, Phyllis Diller, Foster Brooks, Art Carney, Jane Meadows, Sid Caesar, Frank Gorshin, Danny Thomas, Milton Berle...what a dais!!!
He left out Gene Kelly, and you never mentioned that. Do you hate dancers? Or do you hate men who don't carry umbrellas in the rain?
@4640jds leave it up to some idiot to politicize everything.
464...GFY
You also missed Nipsy Russel.
It doesn't get any better. . .
Such talent! We don't see this type of humor anymore. Stand-up comedians today don't know how to make us laugh and cry. Cheers!
...that's absolute bullshit.
The
Farmer Michael & Kathleen
I believe that Dean Martin drank about as much as Foster spilled!
His role as Sheriff Buford T. Justice was hilarious!!
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Er wasn't it jackie gleeso.
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"Shut yo azz and git in da caaaa...."LMFAO!
@@craigrees6361 Uh, it WAS "The Great One." Factthat... lmao
How could you not love that guy🤪
No one else even comes close to Foster’s schtic! Total hilariously one of a kind!
The first time I saw Foster on a video I really thought that he was drunk. Love him
Frank Guerrero When Foster was just starting his career, Steve Allen had him on his show. Steve's wife, Jayne Meadows, had not seen Foster yet and didn't know he was a comedian. Steve told her he was a scientist coming on the show for a serious discussion. Everyone in the group was in on the joke except Jayne, and when Foster appeared to be falling down drunk, she was aghast. They kept the camera on her the whole time to get her reaction, and it was hilarious.
I think in was Audrey in the Meadows....with a double-bucket of KFC Original Receipe!
TALENT!!!! Not a single cuss word, & EVERYONE was laughing hysterically.
I always loved FB's detours...... " Convusiv... Col... Convu... WITHOUT A DOUBT!" That never failed to crack me up!
And btw, in 1975, I was EIGHT year's old! I remember watching this with my Grandparents!
Good Family Comedy.
I WATCH NO MR. BROOKS SKIT WITHOUT TEARS IN MY EYES FROM UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER...NOT JUST THE LEARNED DRUNKENNESS....BUT THE BRILLIANT WIT INTERWOVEN!!! ONE OF A KIND...
@Hello Francis how are you doing
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@@lydialas8756 LYDIA, AT 851/2 DOIN WELL. AN ODD QUESTION BY YOU...Be Well
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Watching the facial expressions on Dean Martin and Frank Gorshin was priceless. Pure comedic genius, better than anything today
I never saw anyone crack Frank Gorshin up like Foster Brooks did. It was 24-carat comedy gold.
Foster Brooks is one of my favorite comedians he makes you laugh 😆
It amazes me how he can be so convincing as a drunk and right away act normal .To me that means one thing .....GENIUS ......God Bless Foster Brooks ....I needed a good laugh during this difficult time ....no one like you ......may the Angels guide and love you always ..
songs like this and act like this will never be forgotten these are truly great performances an artist like this Bob Hope one sold me with that always the best humor is always above the belt.
@Hello Christopher how are you doing
On the old "Jackie Gleason Show" from the early '50's, he always started the show by coming onstage with a cup of "coffee". After Gleason died, some of the production people from the show said that the cup was full of straight rum. What a fun place that must have been. He had a reputation of never rehearsing a scene after he read the script, just to get the gist of it. He thought on his feet and the other actors had to follow his lead. It was live television back then. No retakes. Comic genius.
Jackie liked Martinis.
Man Foster Brooks was a comedy genius just like all of those great stars at the tables..................
How could you not love this stuff?? Such classic genius comics!!
Foster Brooks is AWESOME
Foster Brooks is a genius there is nothing like the roasts of the days gone by I today am still jealous I wasn't old enough to enjoy these legends
Funniest guy ever!! I remember watching him as a kid.
These shows are great ,they will make laugh .
So sad that all these greats from back in the day are gone now.
Yes , so very sad ..They are all gone ..So good to see replays , to break the ice of today boring crap that happens ..
This man is PURE FUNNY!!!
hard to believe he was sober.
He never drank alcohol
@@jorgearrazola7524 thats called acting!
@@stevenjorgenson9713 INDEED...
Were you referring to Dean? 😆 😅 😂 🤣
Love these guys...classy comedy with no boundries...the way it should be
Nothing but love for Foster Brooks
Kenny Wilkes I
LOL, you have it down pat! Like Nixon.
Brooks.
@Hello Kenny how are you doing
Brooks and Callas were the two pillars that held up this classic show. Comedy at it's best!
How sweet it was!
Robert Diotalevi Right on👍🏾😁
god must be rocking with laughter this crew in heaven now
@Hello David how are you doing
Oh how I miss Mr. Red Skelton and his funny antics. He was a real comedic genius.
I love watching Dean as much as I love watching Foster. I bet all those folks dread going on after Foster. When you got Frank Gorshin cracking up like he did, you know Foster was the man!
Foster was usually the last roaster before the roastee made his/her remarks. NOBODY wanted to follow Foster!