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The Jack Benny Show ran on television for 15 seasons and on radio for 24 seasons, so Jack Benny was in primetime across America for 39 seasons! He was an amazing comedy genius and here is a link to this whole episode if you would like to see the whole thing with my team of Benny fans and historians commentary after th-cam.com/video/yc8n7MkmeBM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MODPLUQHP4-uhbEK
And he was always 39 years old.
Jack Benny often made jokes of his violin playing. Once, according to Jack, on a visit to the White House, the Secret Service agents saw his violin case and asked Jack what was in the case. Jack answered saying "It's a machine gun". The agent replied, "Oh, ok. For a minute there I was afraid you had brought your violin."
Thank you for the laugh
😂
Oh no
Oh, that is amazing
So the machine gun is ok
The young man's comedic delivery was absolutely spot on. Outstanding.
Takes a smart kid to be able to pull off lines like that while still feeling genuine. Quite impressive and tallented of the lad! Unfortuneately I still play violin at a level far below that kid (or Jack Benny for that matter)
Anyone know who he is and what he's doing now?
I wouldn't say outstanding, he just paused slightly. Sure he practised
I wonder where is he now
@ If he is still alive then he is quite old. This was filmed post WW2.
Jack's walking down the street when a mugger jumps out with a gun. "Your money or you life!" After a long pause, Jack says, "I'm thinking! I'm thinking!"
Sounds like something Rodney Dangerfield would say too.
😂😂
@@samuelhowie4543No respect, I tell ya
“I was doing homework when I started whistling. The whistling was disruptive to my dad. My dad would say “must u whistle while u work.” A moment later my dad hears me whistling again. My dad comes to my room and says what did I just say. I told my dad I did stop….working. “ I think that was a Benny joke or possibly a Gleason joke. Can’t beat the greats. Still able to generate laughs without profanity or profane content.
In The Piglet Movie a stunt to fool bees into leaving a hive so Pooh can steal their honey goes awry and as angry bees are about to threaten Pooh and friends, Pooh is still trying to capture the honey and Rabbit anxiously says "We must go Pooh, it's your honey or your LIFE!" with Pooh making the exact Benny pose of folded arm and scratched head replying "I'm THINKING" before he's dragged away. I was maybe 32 at the time but I burst out laughing.
"Thinks he's _smart,_ 'cause he's got _freckles."_
That made me belly-laugh. 😆
Freckles! I heard ”pregnant” and was very confused...
@@finnsalsa9304 Funny, I heard pregnant too. XP
@@finnsalsa9304 I heard practice Or monty crew with my vampire hearing.
@alchemystudiosink1894 if you're trying to ref Seras then please try and get the name right, it's The Motley Crew.
But other than that the refence did give me a laugh so gj.
@@finnsalsa9304I was going to comment that, I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one
I loved this bit. "I used to" - One of the funniest punchlines ever on the Jack Benny Program.
And Mr. Benny’s face afterwards was gold 😂
Humble, self-deprecating humor is what made him watchable and worthy of being adored by so many.
Well said
It was pretty darn good on the radio too
They always make lots of jokes about his violin playing but in real life, he was an amazing violinist.
That's why Carson was king---he learned from the best.
Jack Benny also defended Rochester from a hotel that wouldn't let him stay.
A classic. A legend. He had to practice hard to play terribly since he was quite accomplished on the violin!
Ðo you know how difficult it is to play the violin scratchy and incorrect well Jack Benny mastered this almost every episode 😂 😅 ❤
You have to be pretty good to play badly so consistently. 😁
Yes. You have to be good to be bad. He was wii liked by other show biz people stars etc. Best straight man.
It sounds even worse when someone is decent but not anything you'd pay to hear.
That’s a great story
Years ago, my brother wrote on a dollar bill, "if found, return to (his name and address)". He received a letter from Jack Benny requesting a dollar in exchange for the dollar that was being returned.
At least Jack didn't ask for the cost of postage!
End of story? What happened? Did your brother follow up?
Did Jack Benny just happen to find it? If so, that's wonderful! If not, how did he come to receive it?
@@sarcasticnews1195 Yes, I'd like to know the follow up too. Love the story!
That is so random I absolutely believe it😅
Not being sarcastic by the way
That is seriously a very cool story
I have never seen this bit before. So hilarious and the kid's timing on the punch line was absolutely perfect.
A thousand likes and no comments? Lemme fix that
@@VertebraeVids_And nothing of value was added_
The kid is so good because he's a 38-year-old midget.
How do I know? Because that's where I get all my Wonka bars.
I haven't seen this before either. Lol 😅😅😅
🤣🤣🤣 " I used to ", comedy gold.
Jack Benny always made HIMSELF the butt of his jokes.
That's the beauty of self-effacing humor: You know for a ROCK-SOLID FACT that the subject won't take it the wrong way.
I'd say to trust me, but I never take myself seriously; I know where I've been.
I often make myself the butt of jokes, but they often fly over peoples head so they think I’m being serious. Or maybe I’m just not as funny as I think I am.
He was brilliant at it, making fun of himself instead of other people.
@@LuckyCharms777 Are you American? Americans often don't understand the concept of self depreciating humour. A quick vid by Stephen Fry explaining the difference between American and British humour which is more often than not self depreciating 🙂👍th-cam.com/video/8k2AbqTBxao/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1rZ-7wajXvXhvyE4
@@28russ What do you mean Americans don't understand self deprecating humor? That's Jim Gaffigan's entire shtick, and he's possibly the most popular comedian in America.
Johnny Carson modeled his comedy chops around Jack's style. Carson was crushed when he passed, he adored him.
Johnnys wife said that when Jack passed Johnny wept for hours.
Wrote his thesis about Jack Benny.
@@RossM3838 She said it was the only time she ever saw Johnny cry.
Johnny loved Jack's "nemesis" Fred Allen too.
I grew up in the 1960s and I remember Jack Benny, Rochester, Fred, and his announcer Don. My late father used to tell me how Jack and the cast looked different to him than expected when he first saw them on television in the 1950s after he had listened to the Jack Benny Show on radio for years.
I miss the comedians of my youth and I especially miss Johnny Carson.
I hope people remember Jack Benny. He was the best.
"the best, Jerry the best ❤
The nuiance.
He was Brilliant.
Fortunately a lot of his radio and TV shows survived,all are great but the radio era from the time Dennis Day joined until Phil Harris left is the best of the best
Fortunately a lot of his radio and TV shows survived,all are great but the radio era from the time Dennis Day joined until Phil Harris left is the best of the best
He's a pretty good actor, at 0:47-0:48 seconds in the clip hes got this great expression of "I'm annoyed with this child". The control and expression of the facial muscle change was spot on.
One time when we were about 12 my best friend and I were staying at a resort hotel and we saw Jack Benny and George Burns walking through the lobby so we ran after them and jumped into the elevator right behind them then we couldn't think what to say so I looked up at George Burns and I said sir do you have the time and he literally said I have the time if you have the nerve!!!!! We got out at the next floor and we never ever stopped laughing and talking about that they were both very old at the time
Oh wow 😂
One of my favorite moments of Jack and George interacting on TV was where they were both gonna do a performance together. They offered 10k, and 15k if George didn't sing. George leans over and goes "We'll take the ten"
Still bust up over that one
Man, that's an awesome memory to have!
Perfect!❤😂 Love how Jack Benny would always make himself the brunt of the joke.
May Jack Benny be "Forever 39"... 😁💕
One of the most intelligent and philanthropic comedians/gentlemen EVER. Jack Benny, of blessed memory.
Of all the great comedians from the 30s-60s Jack holds up the best! He was truly amazing on so many levels
He really was a great person as well as a very funny man. He was among my favorite comedians when I was growing up, born in 1961.
Dick Van Dyke was my #1 favorite comedian, and I taught myself to do pratfalls without injury to make my friends laugh. I still know how to do a tumbling "fall" safely, but now that I'm 63, it scares people if I do a pratfall. Yeah, I'm officially OLD now!
The old-time comedians I loved most were the Marx Bros. (Harpo's sweetness stole my ❤), Benny, Van Dyke, Lucille Ball, George and Gracie Burns, Art Carney, and others.
Two comedians I never liked were Jerry Lewis and Milton Berle, especially Berle. Something about that guy always gave me the creeps, and now that I've read about what a perverted jerk he was, I can see why. His appearance on SNL was one of the worst hosts ever, up there with Musk and Segal as terrible guest hosts.
Berle was actually banned from SNL after his horrible appearance in 1979, his monologue was full of terrible jokes that were racist, homophobic, and simply in bad taste. There's nothing funny about hate.
@@LazyIRanch
I never liked Berle either, not even a little. Jack was always my giggle fix.😂
@@LazyIRanch hilarious to me the idea that you're doing pratfalls to mess with people at 63. Kinda like Willy Wonka walking out of the chocolate factory
Agree, and wonder why he isn't better known today, outside of the generations that were around to see his work first hand. Not many people my age (millenial) know his name.
Alfred Hill loved him, that's why he got his artistic name after Benny
Jack Benny was one of the best comdedians ever! I miss these old shows.
My grandfather was known to all his friends as "Jack" even thought his given name was John. Even my elder brother who worked for my grandfather for several years never knew why he was called Jack. Then one night at 3am, I saw the Jack Benny Program. It wasn't long before I realized my grandfather was a Jack Benny fan and used to do impressions of Jack all the time. Jack's stance, where he leaned back a bit, one hand under the opposing elbow, the other hand on the cheek, the slow look around, my grandfather did that all the time. We were all just too young to get the gag. He would talk like Jack and was even "unusually frugal" solidifying why his friends called him Jack. About the only Jack-ism he missed was he never took up the violin. It was a bit surreal learning this about a man who had been gone for many many years.
Lucky moment when you realized the reason, what a fantastic story!
Sorry for your loss
Jack is a nick name for John. JFK was also known as Jack.
I understand that it's hard finding out things about family that have since passed on as I have learned some good and some bad since my grandfathers have both passed on. RIP to your grandfather Jack and prayers for him, you, your family, and friends.
@@pika23 That's true, but has nothing to do with my grandfather. He was not a Kennedy fan.
I've been using Jack 's '' I'm 39 '' since before 1996 when I hit 39 🤣 Thanks a million Jack 😇
My mom remained 39 for years. :)
@kayeruss7313 Merry Christmas 🎄
I'm currently celebrating my 28th 39th birthday!
@@indyhotdog7652 🤣 Now cut that out !🤣
In Jack Benny voice - Only a million?
Zero idea why this was a 30 year payoff, but funny joke
Because he built a brand that everyone knew he was a bad violinist
@@bkeeshen Wouldn't that have paid off at the time? I don't see any three decade buildup here either.
@@SiiriCressey At the time of the joke, Jack Benny was playing violin for 30 years.
@@bkeeshen The kicker is, that once, I believe on the Dick Cavett show, he played seriously and he was amazingly good! I'm no expert, but it sounded beautiful to me.
@@my3dviewsOhhhhhh.
He was always one of my favorite comedians. Also Kelsey Grammer loved him as well. See a little bit of Benny's schtick on a few episodes of Frasier. Most especially the facial expressions😊
I learned the “slow burn” from Jack Benny. He was a master.
Thank you, Mr. Benny.
Like that guy he used to piss off in his skits! The waiter,clerk, attendant guy. He had that cadence to his voice? He did bugs Bunny cartoons also.
One of my favorites, Classy funny as heck I love Mr. Benny’s work, He left behind great comedy that transcends decades.
That kid just dodged a milk carton 😅
Funniest punchline though 😂😂
Gods! Jack Benny was wonderful! You forget sometimes the people of your childhood. I loved Rochester - He was so his own person, not putting up with Mr. Benny’s sometimes ridiculous behavior :) He was part of a comic duo. :) 😋🌷🌱
Jack's whole cast was amazing but you are right Rochester was special. Here is my favorite scene with Rochester and Jack th-cam.com/users/shorts1bauPzuIHUM?feature=share
Master of the simple expression that could bring down the house. He lived in a house of cards but had a healthy ego to go along with a look of self satisfaction that was quickly burst by friends and strangers alike. One brilliant effortless comedian.
Master of the slow burn!
I'm led to believe that Mr. Benny would drive out into the countryside looking fir a great cup of coffee and he visited a lot of mom and pop establishments and was a very generous man.
I'd like to think he visited his Mom and Pop for a great cup of coffee..!! @@PigeonsPie1
I'd be willing to bet he enjoyed doing this, to meet new, interesting people. it'd be hard to come up with new material, if you never had new experiences
I did read somewhere that he was actually very nice and generous off-stage, but I have no idea where. Probably his Wikipedia page.
I was a "child actor" way back in the day and when I was 10 I was one of two boys picked for a part on his TV show and Jack Benny himself made the final pick...and it wasn't me. That's show biz!
But just seeing him for the few short minutes it took was a big thrill and that night I can still remember the smile on my father's face when I told him that I saw Jack Benny
And while waiting for Benny to appear, Jimmy Stewart and his wife walked by down on the stage floor.
PS I was also rejected by Jerry Lewis himself for a movie but he DID mimic me in a funny kind way because I was chewing gum.
Flip Mark got a lot of work at that age. My brother knew him somewhat in his high school days.
@@majkus Is that the kid who beat me out for the part??
@@djf750 It is indeed Mark Philip Goldberg, working as Flip Mark, in the clip.
@@majkus I don't think that was the episode I was up for because there weren't that many lines when we first auditioned.
That kid was a Pro
Did you have freckles?
I used to watch this show with my dad every morning! It is truly an a treasure
As a kid I loved when he would dead pan the camera 😂😂😂it was as if he was acknowledging your presence in the scene .. loved it to this day❤❤❤
Like Jim halpert
Breaking the fourth wall.
@@kateruterbories2692Isn't that called the "self reflective gaze" in film theory, something like that. Though in this example suspension of belief is not required as there is an understanding between character and viewer that it is not real. Which would beg the question is there a fourth wall here at all?
@@kateruterbories2692 Thanks, I was trying to remember what the name of that general rule in movie making and the closest I got was:
“Breaking the 3rd window”😅
@@kateruterbories2692 The BEST at it!
Having been born in the mid 70’s, this was a bit before my time, but I’ve seen a lot of Jack Benny since then and I can confidently say that he was one of the best to ever do ‘comedy’🤣😜
Why the quotation marks for 'comedy' though? And I agree, I'm a millenial and wish he was better known by people today. His stuff holds up and aged well. His movies from the 40s, George Washington Slept Here and To Be or Not To Be, are wonderful.
@ It’s because Jack was so self deprecating in his hilarious routines that I thought it would be funny to put comedy in quotes. As if what he was doing wasn’t comedy.
It was just ‘a joke’. 🤣
Brought back my childhood. Our family used to watch him every week. The boy had great comedic timing.
Made me laugh out loud. Thanks.
Same
Get the joke but not the 30 uear build up.can someone rxplain
I believe Jack Benny's long career (30 years?) shtick was his violin performances that sounded like he was still taking lessons.@@michaelmcginley7930
😂😂
I don't get it could you explain please ?
Love these classic old comedies. 😅
my family used to watch these on tv when they were new. i watch them now and am amazed how good they are.
When what was new? TVs lol?
You can listen to his Radio shows too, also very funny
@davidsavage5630 I know that was a joke, but it is pretty close in the grand scheme of things. Wiki says TV became widely available around 1938, and that Jack Benny was on the radio since 1932 but his TV show ran from 1950-1965.
The shade back then hit way different 😎😆😆😆🤣😆🤣😆😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅
I stumbled onto his old radio shows recently. Fantastic writing and very funny. I was surprised by how good it was.
Oh Rochester….
Yes, Mr. Benny
Benny's self depecation is the stuff of legend. Love that man. When I was small, my dad kept telling me he was funny and I eventually figured it out in my own that he was right. 😉
Ah- a Two Set joke! Lol!
Well, pretty amazing he recognized him from the back of his head😆😆😆
True wholesome comedy and , oh by the way, a true legend.
I never liked Jack Benny when I was a kid. Now that I am older, I can see what a talented actor and comedian he was. Those running jokes of his have a thousand possibilities and he used all of them: the one about how bad a violinist he was (he was actually very good), the one about being cheap, the one about never getting older than 39. Genius.
The whole bit was clean AND funny !
My favorite comedian of all time.
Jack Benny was one of a kind we will most likely never have anyone quite like him unfortunately.
The man was a comedy genius.
Jack was a comedic genius. His radio shows (ch. 148 on Sirius/XM) are hilarious.
LOL! Loved watching Jack Benny. Thanks for the memories! ❤
"Now cut that out."
Crazy kid!
Jack Benny is famous for his violin performance, but he still made me laugh to this day. *Godspeed, Jack* 🕊️
When I was a kid my folls took me to Carmen and Jack Bdnny played in the orchestra. When I had pneumonia a particular Winter I started watching his T show on a UHF channel. Clean, funny show. 🙂
Did you live in the bay area of San Francisco?
"He's smart cause he's got freckles..." sobbing... 😭
Some of the best comedians can get the crowd screaming with laughter without saying a word. Jack Benny was one. Another was Irwin Cory.
This is funny coming in cold but those who remember the series from its radio days and onward appreciate the genius of Jack's setup and timing even more
The 30 year payoff is a bit of a red herring. He's been making a joke out of his violin playing for 30 years and this is the payoff, I mean, I guess? I wish the description included a clearer explanation for those of us fans of Benny who don't know everything.
Old time fun is still the best 😂
Never anything like it now
@@JoanCouncil you’re just not looking hard enough. There are plenty of very funny people and very funny skits and shows that are from now.
If you go into something expecting to hate it then of course you’re gonna hate it . Don’t be so grumpy and open your mind.
@@h3llolime222 not like before. And its not the best is all I said .
@@JoanCouncil you said “never anything like now”
After the scene was done, they all probably had a big laugh together!
Beautiful scene as he transitions back into himself 😂😂
Jack could slay an audience with nothing more than a pregnant pause. He was a master of comedic timing 😆
I never knew pauses could be pregnant
Pregnant pauses account for one third of all unwanted pregnancies. Use protection. Never stop talking.
Did you mean poignant?
@@HussyHarryet a pregnant pause is a pause which is evidently leading up to something, you can look it up. it doesn't always start the same way as a real pregnancy does, though.
@@HussyHarryetnope it's a real term
This is a simple joke, but the perfect timing makes it very funny.
Yep, it's all about the timing and the beats.
I don't get it :/ could you explain please ?
@Ben-Cog Jack has been playing 30 years. The kid has been playing just two years. The kid used to play as bad as Jack because he was a beginner thus the kid already plays better than Jack just two years in. Jack Benny being a bad violin player is an ongoing joke in this series.
@@TheChristafershawn OK thanks ! I had absolutely no idea
Loved jack since i was a kid in the 60s, watching reruns of his shows, (not having, a clue it wasn't happening right then)... Didn't, always understand everything but he still made me laugh,, we'd come back from my grandmaa house back then, near Disneyland as we drove back to Northern California, we'd drive on the freeway, going past Hollywood, and i always knew Jack was somewhere in there 😊 so glad i saw him perform live
Timeless! Decades later, it's still funny!
A comic who is happy to give the jokes to others. Everyone loves him.
That's why this joke is perfect for Jack, he really has no part of the joke other than his history, the beautiful set up for the kid, and Jack's perfect reaction!
That was a great walk down MEMORY LANE. THANK YOU 😊 I miss the 1960’s. They were the best ❤️
yes and now i have lived through the 60's twice!
yea i sure do love racism too
Thank YOU FOR TAKING ME BACK TO BETTER TIMES....
Happy 29th birthday...✌️
Better for who?
Better, at least in that folks had better manners and morals than today. =\
Back when you could have your own restrooms and drinking fountains.
@@RealGJZig
You know who.
OMG. Jack could always get a laugh😂😂😂😂😂
I love Jack Benny! I named my son Benjamin, after a different Benjamin, but when my son's name was shortened to Benny, I made sure I spelled it the same as Jack Benny. My son tells people that Elton John spelled it wrong in his well know song. 😂
Funny!! I have to remember that line...."I used to."
master of " the look" 😂 RIP mr Benny 🕊️
I love this old stuff, miss it too!
What a great comedian ! At 76 ive never seen any better ( a lot tied for 1st BUT None Better !)
That Jack Benny look be gives at the camera. Classic.
Brings back childhood memories. I grew up with a CD copy of "Laughter On the Air; 20 hours of comedy from the Golden Age of Radio", and distinctly remember the included Ford's Theater presentation of The Horn Blows At Midnight with Jack in the starring role.
Haha ha the timing !!! 😂😂😂
LOL! That was actually a great joke!
Jack Benny had such a wonderful voice and inflections.
He is earth encouraging mankind. What a beautiful description.
Jack Benny was the absolute master of timing, and since timing is the heart of comedy, I consider him the best comedian ever.
The master of comedy 😅🇮🇪
He was GREAT!
49¢ Peanut Butter. Must be nice. You can't even look at it for 49¢ nowadays.
There was also 18¢ alphabet soup that the kid passed on his way over. Man that’d be nice huh?
Thank you for the explanation! Makes perfect sense.😊
Aw, man. I had to watch three times until I got it 😭😂😂
One of m cable channels plays The Jack Benny Show in the mornings and I always try and watch it. Love it!
Oh, the signed comic book.😊
No, but nice try the comic book is now worth $2,500 in mint condition as for the 30 year build to the joke...Jack Benny started his radio show in 1932, 30 years before this clip, and all that time folks would make fun of his violin playing skills. This kid who has played for two years gives Jack Benny the best "burn" by saying he "used to" play like Jack. Coming from a kid it is such a great joke because Jack had played violin for at least 50 years by then and even performed concerts across the country with the greatest orchestras in the world.
Sir, you don't know the meaning of joke, build up or 30 years.
But clearly can make a clickbait.
Just brilliant!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have seen some episodes of the Jack Benny show on channels that show old TV and I grew to like the man. His humor still holds up quite well and when I was younger I was surprised by how surreal and wacky the show gets sometimes. Like "This is not what people who idealize the past act like it was like." But I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised, as I've gotten older I've found that some segment of people have always enjoyed such things.
Jack Benny and so many other comedians from the 30s-50s are still hilarious all these years later!
I love the old Jack Benny radio show! Not as familiar with the TV show but pretty much the same thing.
The radio show is great. I like the podcast "This day in Jack Benny" 😊
Joke, joke would last another 50 years and beyond! That caught me off guard for sure.people are looking at me now 😂😂😂
I his show as a kid. They. Did the best skits and when he gave that dead pan look you just cracked up.Today’s comedians can’t match him.Plus,he didn’t need vulgarity or sexual innuendo either.
I love old comedy like this that is funny, but you can also appreciate how well paces the joke is leading to the punchline. It's like watching a good tennis match, but with words.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely worth the wait! Love the joke about the White House visit too! Thanx for sharing and take good care!😊
This kid is spectacular😮
It that Kurt Russell?
@@matthewmerkel8838 I was thinking Ron Howard
@@will7itsI also believe that child to be Ron Howard
That’s gold!😂
I adore Jack Benny! Thanks for this🎉
How fun. What a wonderful self deprecating sense of humor. And the thing is Jack Benny could play beautifully. He was on a talk show about 1970 or so. He brought out his violin. Everyone expected the comedy routine. What we got was a hauntingly beautiful melody that charmed even through the TV audio systems of the time.
49 cent peanut butter 🥜