I watched this when it originally aired and I was in stitches. Rewatching it now; still has me in stitches. Comedy took a major loss when Robin transitioned. Love his humor.
Yes, what an amazing talented man. Everytime I see one his skits, he cracks me up and then I feel a little sad bc there will be no more from him. But I am so grateful we have what we do have! Carol Burnett always had great comediens - Tim Conway, Harvey Korman... But Robin Williams is defintely one of the greatest!
For those interested...this skit isn't from "The Carol Burnett Show". This is a sketch from a one hour comedy special that aired on ABC in February 1987 called "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin". Carol Burnett hosted the show with guests Robin Williams, Carl Reiner & Whoopi Goldberg. Robin Williams won an Emmy Award for his performance in this special - well deserved for sure.
Carol Burnett is the funniest comedienne ever!! Her show and standup never disappointed. And her timing was spot on. Her voices. A truly gift woman. Love her!!!!
Always loved Carol Burnett show she is a fabulous entertainer a wonderful comedian! I watch the reruns! And I love Robin Williams he was such an amazing actor a very funny man. I've watched all the movies he's been in such an amazing actor. When you put Carol Burnett and Robin Williams together you got a fabulous team! Robin Williams is missed by many many people. God bless both of them!
Two comedic geniuses at the height of their craft. It is so cool to see how they ad lib and feed off of one another in a live situation. I could not stop laughing. When I think of either Carol or Robin it brings a smile. This is the Robin Williams I will remember. Thank you Carol and Robin for bringing so much laughter into my life.
At the height of their craft? Robin Williams was practically a newcomer. If I'm not mistaken, he hadn't even made "Moscow On The Hudson" yet. He had only done Mork on "Happy Days", barely started "Mork & Mindy", a starred in "The World According To Garp"!
Robin gets Carol to laugh when he sings the jump down turn around song and then to see him smile as he realizes she is trying to hold back the laughter is a great moment.
It was the greatest moment of the video. She is a seasoned professional; it was quite a compliment to the greatest ad libber of all time. And as a substitution for "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" -- at a funeral -- it was totally outrageous. I was laughing so hard I almost missed her reaction and long recovery attempt. His smile was beautific.
It was magic that this generation won't know. But you can see the light and the fun in their eyes. It tells you the comedy magic that was happening. We knew. We lived it. Thank you to the legends.
And leave to to Carol to make a snappy come back to stop Robin in his tracks. LOL. It takes a great talent to stun Robin. So may HUGE laughs came from one liners on the Carol Burnette show that put everyone in the floor. The biggest one from the Mama knows best scene with Tim and the elephant story.
First was funny...second was HILARIOUS. Robin took the small bits of dead air in the first scripted sketch and made them amazing. Carol's energy in the improv was great too.
Robin truly was a genius. The master of improv. I am so glad I came across this video. I had never seen him work with Carol. As a child I would watch her show with my mom and laugh hysterically. Robin was perfect for this skit! Thank you so much for posting this. And of course, thank you Robin for making us all laugh so hard. You will be forever remembered and missed!
His improv was rehearsed. I once saw him on the Tonight Show and Arsenio at the same time. His "improvised" lines were exactly the same on both. The questions asked by Johnny/Arsenio were the same.
@@fjccommish - Yes, Robin did rehearse the material for his shows endlessly. He also had "stored" responses to questions or statements that regularly came up during interviews (or he would respond with show material). There was also much ad-libbing. However, there are many interviews and talk shows during which Robin was continuously ad-libbing. Watch him with Billy Crystal on the Jay Leno show when there was an electrical power problem. Watch him with Johnny Carson, particularly the earlier shows. Most of that was ad-lib. Watch his comedy club acts before he became a household name: Rehearsed material followed by ad-libbing as he walked through the audience. Good Morning, Vietnam: Most of the on-air patter was ad-lib. They put him on the set and let the cameras roll. Robin produced hours of material from which the scenes in the movie were cut and spliced. Same with Aladdin. If my memory serves, Robin produced about 14 hours of non-rehearsed material. He would be given the scene set-up and feed a character's line and off Robin would go! The animation was finished after the director selected the audio. NOTE: If you are a Robin Williams fan, I really encourage you to watch it. The title is "Robin Williams & Billy Crystal Leno Tonight Show 1997."
@@fjccommish Why the need to diminish... or was it, you were actually there while he rehearsed and experienced it and grew tired of the repetitiveness during rehearsal?
After sooo many years I still can't think of a funnier female comedian than Carol. Losing Robin was heartbreaking. Watching these two together makes me wish he had appeared on her show more times because the timing and rhythm between these two couldn't have been any better. Love you Carol!! RIP Robin
This sketch was posted to TH-cam 17 years ago. It's from a comedy special that aired on television in February 1987 called "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin"
"You gotta jump down, spin around, pick a bail o' cotton" -Carol, looking away and pinching her nose to try to keep from bursting out laughing. It's incredible that Williams was just making all this up on the spot as he went along with the basic story line.
Based on here introduction, he already had some of the things he wanted to do worked out, probably including that song. But the filler -- that's where the real ad-libbing is, and between the two of them it's genius. I barely laughed at the first "take," but the second one was absolutely hilarious.
@@angelbear_og A loose outline of how the sketch would go with general lines, most likely, with the rest being improv. At best they probably wrote in a few jokes here and there, but it would defeat the point of the show if they were too restrictive.
A little over 30 years ago, I watched a Mother's Day special that included Robin Williams and his mother. SHE is where Robin got his comedic ad lib chops. What a funny, wonderful woman... In an interview, she had Robin -- and me -- in stitches. What a gift she gave us in her son -- and what a loss to the world it was when he passed away. If the measure of one's life is to have left the world better than one found it, Robin and his mother succeeded spectacularly.
This is actually the first time I’ve watched a comedy skit with him since he’s passed away. Two comic geniuses at work - thank you Robin for making me laugh.
She got him! Carol Burnett got the greatest improvisational actor of all-time Robin Williams! I've watched nearly every video of Robin Williams ever filmed and the only two times I can remember Robin cracking was with his mother and now this one with Carol Burnett. Two of the greatest ever!
Two of the most funniest ever......humanity has lost something with comedians nowadays - this had an innocence to it and LOVE how he was able to include even funnier words in the second round.
Robin Williams was truly one of the all time greats. His comedic style was unparalleled without a doubt. There will never be anyone that even comes close. He is sadly missed 😔
Two geniuses of comedy. So sad Robin Williams is gone. The news of his developing Lewy Body disease was simply too much for him to bear. The day that Carol leaves us, will be a very sad day, too. She is a national treasure and a legendary trailblazer in the world of comedy.
It's so wonderful to be able to see this hilarious sketch from 1987, ''A Carol Burnett Special ... Carol, Carl, Whoopi & Robin." Robin looks so young at age 36.
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Truly amazing. She makes him laugh so good that he insists doing the scene again just to get her back... and he succeeds, but then she has her revenge too. What chemistry!
I had the gift of meeting Mr.Robin Williams after an outdoor standup show. It was mid-late 70s . My date ( who was working 1 of the lighting crew) took me back stage to meet him. As Mr. Williams was walking towards me with his *crew* talking behind/side of him, Mr. Williams stopped while putting his hand up..they all stopped & hushed. My date introduced us, Robin shook my hand, asked if I enjoyed the show..kissed my hand goodbye then continued on..memory that will forever be in my heart. Love you Mr.Robin Williams. R.I.P. Forever Loved.🥰💞🤙🌺🦜🤟💋
My two favorite comics together! I don't recall ever seeing this before so I'm glad you posted this! I absolutely adore them both and still mourn over his passing. He was a wonderful human being...and funny as hell.
The 2nd take was hilarious. You can almost see how his mind works, how it's constantly improving and adding to what was already done. Hers, too. Her "BS" was great! Two unique genius talents together. I'm glad we at least still have Carol.
I adore her improvisation re: the hamster, complete with her fingers curved like claws. Wonderful response to Williams's improv. And yes: the 2nd version was better than the 1st.
The brilliant improvisation of Robin Williams combined with the comic genius and pitch-perfect timing of Carol Burnett= excellence. His single line: There's some coffee in the embalming room but it tastes funny...omg. He was simply a born comedian and Carol? Well, basically what can anyone say. except thank you so much for the memories and the reminder of Robin, gone too soon.
Yeah, next to Carol struggling not to laugh, and possibly the outrageous song substitution, the coffee line was one of the most hilarious of the video. With the warning "Be careful."
@@TampaDave 9:20 The absolute dead pan look on Robins face when Carol imitated the hamster claws...and then his followup with, "Too much coffee Susan?". Masterful....
The coffee in the embalming room line plus the Negro spiritual song and the dead pet hamster were totally outrageous. I was in stitches at almost 1 a.m.. Funerals can sometimes be funny.
when the first half ended I was "that's it"??? then it came the real thing. RW was the best, also Kudos to Carol for making Robin laugh at the end. This was priceless.
One of a kind forever!! Rest in paradise Robin.... I'll never forget him on. " In the Actor's Studio " . omgoodness... The on the fly humour was so incredible... Also, " Mrs. Doubtfire ". Brillant!
This skit isn't from The Carol Burnett Show. It was part of a one hour comedy special that aired on ABC in February 1987 called "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin". The entire show was great.
Robin Williams was the King of Improv! you just never knew what to expect to come flying out of his mouth and he had a million characters and voices! RIP Mr. Williams you are a legend.
Carol & Robin! 2 Comedic Geniuses together. Here's the cure for depression, folks! Robin is the master...but Carol is the consummate match for him onstage. So Great.
Got to give Carol Burnett a lot of credit for this skit. This stuff could only happen on her show. She recognised William’s talent before he became a huge hit. A lost venue for creativity.
Carol & Robin melded together so perfectly in "The Funeral". How wonderful is it that she would do the sketch a second time, allowing Robin to do what he built up his career doing so perfectly. I don't think people realize that he only had to go through his lines usually just once, and knew the lines of practically everyone in the scene. He was brilliant in most everything he did.
He was a genius in his role in "Good Will Hunting"... In fact all the roles he played...no other actor could possibly be as great... Love and miss him....
I thought she was gonna loose it but after years of working with Tim & Harvey she's a pro. Wouldn't be able to say most of this on tv now, you'd be called racist. Funny thing is tho, they bleeped out "bullshit" at the end but all the stuff certain people would call racist stayed in. Times change
@@ellenhage3611 not really an opinion, it's fact, things have changed, things that weren't really considered "racist" back then is today. I mean come on, Aunt Jemima isn't on a bottle idvsyrup anymore because it's "racist" LOL
I forgot Robin Williams had them do it AGAIN!!! I remember how fun it was to perform and how when it was done you always wanted to do it again, just shows how much he loved doing what he did. LOVE HIM!!! RIP ROBIN!
The way I see it, death is a battle we all have to lose at some point. But look at all this man accomplished. He won the war. Thanks for everything, Robin Williams. I hope you rest not only in Peace, but in Joy.
We have lost so many amazing comedians over the last few years They can never be replaced and there comedy acts cannot be copied to the high standard they gave in there performances
Carol, Harvey, Tim, Vicki, Lyle and her incredible guest stars...such as the legendary Mr Williams, never disappointed. I know there are talented comedians now, but I sure miss the classics sometimes. There was a lot of innuendo, but it still felt safe. Idk, maybe I lived in a bubble growing up in the late 60s and 70s, but I thought grown-ups knew what was going on, would take care of the bad guys/world crisis/natural disaster/all the "ism's," and make it all better. So I figured in the meantime, after Dad watched Walter, they (whoever They were) said, "Here's some laughs before bedtime." I miss that innocence. 😔
Those were the days..... I watch certain channels on TV that play the classics. I can't watch the news or the crap they call comedy today. I wish we could go back in time.
Carol Burnett was renowned for her ad libbing whenever an actor missed a line during the early days of television. I saw a documentary where the leads of a (local?) tv show told the audience they were going to deliberately screw up their lines just to show off Burnett's improve skills. And she kept the scene going. The leads however were not as good as Williams and Conway so the scene was bland.
One of my happiest memories is me hearing my mother's giggles coming from another room I always knew she would be watching Carol and friends I thank Carol for the laughter that she gave to my mother .
8:07, I almost choked on my coffee I laughed so hard. Two comedy legends feeding off each other. Their chemistry was excellent, and Carol really got Robin at the end.
😂 I sure miss Robin Williams may he Rest In Peace. I can imagine he has the Angels absolutely rolling in laughter .. How young they are in this clip!!😂 He and Carol Burnett, legends both, made a great team! 💖
It's fascinating how the lines Robin Williams improved were consistently better than the ones an entire team of writers had an entire week to come up with. He really had an incredible comedic mind and a very quick witted one to boot.
I actually saw one producer on a talk show once that said that often they just had Robin's character on the script and "ad lib" typed in because Robin never missed a beat and it was always awsome! :)
So true, I remember the day of his passing, reading it on a newsstand here in San Francisco, on our way to sausolito for a last taste of Summer before school started, I still think I am going to run into him at the caffe trieste, or on Columbus avenue or in an improv class at fort Mason, or, in Green Apple books. What wonderful comments these are, I feel I can grieve here in community. He left us so much! The Mrs doubtfire house is still often crowded with people around it, looking to touch his spark that generously ignited all of us who love him. Yes, you rest brother. We love you.
This is the scene I’m doing for theatre...the fact that Robin Williams preformed this scene makes me honored to be able to even try to be deliver this as amazingly as he did. Rest in peace legend...
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I watched this when it originally aired and I was in stitches. Rewatching it now; still has me in stitches. Comedy took a major loss when Robin transitioned. Love his humor.
Watching Carol Burnett try to keep it together when Robin Williams is on a roll is comedy gold.
She got a lot of practice with Tim and Harvey.
My heart is still broken for the loss of this genius. This walking, talking magic.
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Yes, what an amazing talented man. Everytime I see one his skits, he cracks me up and then I feel a little sad bc there will be no more from him. But I am so grateful we have what we do have! Carol Burnett always had great comediens - Tim Conway, Harvey Korman... But Robin Williams is defintely one of the greatest!
Mr Williams, you were ahead of your time, your improv skills are unequaled, you are missed!
For those interested...this skit isn't from "The Carol Burnett Show". This is a sketch from a one hour comedy special that aired on ABC in February 1987 called "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin". Carol Burnett hosted the show with guests Robin Williams, Carl Reiner & Whoopi Goldberg. Robin Williams won an Emmy Award for his performance in this special - well deserved for sure.
Carol Burnett is the funniest comedienne ever!! Her show and standup never disappointed. And her timing was spot on. Her voices. A truly gift woman. Love her!!!!
And at 90 still going strong
Always loved Carol Burnett show she is a fabulous entertainer a wonderful comedian! I watch the reruns! And I love Robin Williams he was such an amazing actor a very funny man. I've watched all the movies he's been in such an amazing actor. When you put Carol Burnett and Robin Williams together you got a fabulous team! Robin Williams is missed by many many people. God bless both of them!
Two comedic geniuses at the height of their craft. It is so cool to see how they ad lib and feed off of one another in a live situation. I could not stop laughing. When I think of either Carol or Robin it brings a smile. This is the Robin Williams I will remember. Thank you Carol and Robin for bringing so much laughter into my life.
Kudos to the producers who approved that amazing symbiotic duo, it was well worth the effort ! 🥰
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At the height of their craft? Robin Williams was practically a newcomer. If I'm not mistaken, he hadn't even made "Moscow On The Hudson" yet. He had only done Mork on "Happy Days", barely started "Mork & Mindy", a starred in "The World According To Garp"!
Can you just imagine if Robin and Tim Conway had done the elephant sketch? LOL Comedy sure isn't what it used to be. Love these guys.
@@Nacho-Mamma, this is from 1987, not from the '70s version of the show.
Robin gets Carol to laugh when he sings the jump down turn around song and then to see him smile as he realizes she is trying to hold back the laughter is a great moment.
It was the greatest moment of the video. She is a seasoned professional; it was quite a compliment to the greatest ad libber of all time.
And as a substitution for "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" -- at a funeral -- it was totally outrageous. I was laughing so hard I almost missed her reaction and long recovery attempt. His smile was beautific.
It was magic that this generation won't know. But you can see the light and the fun in their eyes. It tells you the comedy magic that was happening. We knew. We lived it. Thank you to the legends.
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And leave to to Carol to make a snappy come back to stop Robin in his tracks. LOL. It takes a great talent to stun Robin. So may HUGE laughs came from one liners on the Carol Burnette show that put everyone in the floor. The biggest one from the Mama knows best scene with Tim and the elephant story.
@@pwphotography2054 It's a shame she wasn't a semi-semiregular on Mork & Mindy. Her, Vicki, Tim and Harvey.
First was funny...second was HILARIOUS. Robin took the small bits of dead air in the first scripted sketch and made them amazing. Carol's energy in the improv was great too.
Carol Burnett is very cool. To take on Robin in improvisation takes an adventurous and confident heart. Love them both
World so empty without Robin Williams... Master of a Keen sense of HUMOUR💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💞💞💞💞💞
Carol understood the comedic value of inserting the absurd and downright bizarre in slice of life sketches. I bet this was a real treat for her.
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True, she's not dead yet. Wrong tense!
We miss Robin, no one could improv like him and he was always hilarious!!!❤❤❤
I really miss this man. The world is a little darker because he’s no longer in it. 😥
A lot darker.
So true. I started watching him on Mork and Mindy when I was 6 years old. His timing was perfection.
Such a loss.
Massively darker...
Darker, a little darker massively darker? Those feelings were probably factors that cost him his life. Don't go there.
Robin could get anyone to laugh!
That man was pure magic ❤🥲 Rest in peace kind soul.
Robin truly was a genius. The master of improv. I am so glad I came across this video. I had never seen him work with Carol. As a child I would watch her show with my mom and laugh hysterically. Robin was perfect for this skit! Thank you so much for posting this. And of course, thank you Robin for making us all laugh so hard. You will be forever remembered and missed!
His improv was rehearsed. I once saw him on the Tonight Show and Arsenio at the same time. His "improvised" lines were exactly the same on both. The questions asked by Johnny/Arsenio were the same.
@@fjccommish do you think he rehearsed his ad libs in, as examples, "Good Morning Viet Nam", "Aladdin", or "Mrs Doubtfire"?
@@TampaDave Yes - endlessly.
@@fjccommish - Yes, Robin did rehearse the material for his shows endlessly. He also had "stored" responses to questions or statements that regularly came up during interviews (or he would respond with show material). There was also much ad-libbing. However, there are many interviews and talk shows during which Robin was continuously ad-libbing.
Watch him with Billy Crystal on the Jay Leno show when there was an electrical power problem. Watch him with Johnny Carson, particularly the earlier shows. Most of that was ad-lib. Watch his comedy club acts before he became a household name: Rehearsed material followed by ad-libbing as he walked through the audience.
Good Morning, Vietnam: Most of the on-air patter was ad-lib. They put him on the set and let the cameras roll. Robin produced hours of material from which the scenes in the movie were cut and spliced.
Same with Aladdin. If my memory serves, Robin produced about 14 hours of non-rehearsed material. He would be given the scene set-up and feed a character's line and off Robin would go! The animation was finished after the director selected the audio.
NOTE: If you are a Robin Williams fan, I really encourage you to watch it. The title is "Robin Williams & Billy Crystal Leno Tonight Show 1997."
@@fjccommish Why the need to diminish... or was it, you were actually there while he rehearsed and experienced it and grew tired of the repetitiveness during rehearsal?
After sooo many years I still can't think of a funnier female comedian than Carol. Losing Robin was heartbreaking. Watching these two together makes me wish he had appeared on her show more times because the timing and rhythm between these two couldn't have been any better. Love you Carol!! RIP Robin
Phyllis Diller comes to mind. She was a trailblazer,,and a great clean comedian.
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And at the end of this video, I am sure Robin didn’t expect THAT from Carol. Two creative genius minds at work!
This was 17 years ago? I’m watching it now and it’s April of 2024! 🤗❣️❣️❣️
This sketch was posted to TH-cam 17 years ago. It's from a comedy special that aired on television in February 1987 called "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin"
"You gotta jump down, spin around, pick a bail o' cotton" -Carol, looking away and pinching her nose to try to keep from bursting out laughing.
It's incredible that Williams was just making all this up on the spot as he went along with the basic story line.
Based on here introduction, he already had some of the things he wanted to do worked out, probably including that song. But the filler -- that's where the real ad-libbing is, and between the two of them it's genius. I barely laughed at the first "take," but the second one was absolutely hilarious.
@@angelbear_og A loose outline of how the sketch would go with general lines, most likely, with the rest being improv. At best they probably wrote in a few jokes here and there, but it would defeat the point of the show if they were too restrictive.
I thought I’d seen all of Carol Burnett. This duo is something I don’t recall and was surprised to see.
There will never be another Robin... He was one of a kind...
There will never be another ROBIN WILLIAMS🤩😬🤗🙃
A little over 30 years ago, I watched a Mother's Day special that included Robin Williams and his mother. SHE is where Robin got his comedic ad lib chops. What a funny, wonderful woman... In an interview, she had Robin -- and me -- in stitches. What a gift she gave us in her son -- and what a loss to the world it was when he passed away. If the measure of one's life is to have left the world better than one found it, Robin and his mother succeeded spectacularly.
This is actually the first time I’ve watched a comedy skit with him since he’s passed away. Two comic geniuses at work - thank you Robin for making me laugh.
She got him! Carol Burnett got the greatest improvisational actor of all-time Robin Williams!
I've watched nearly every video of Robin Williams ever filmed and the only two times I can remember Robin cracking was with his mother and now this one with Carol Burnett.
Two of the greatest ever!
2 legends right there. There will never be another Robin love him. He is truly missed. I love Carol she is a comic genius
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Two of the most funniest ever......humanity has lost something with comedians nowadays - this had an innocence to it and LOVE how he was able to include even funnier words in the second round.
Robin Williams was truly one of the all time greats. His comedic style was unparalleled without a doubt. There will never be anyone that even comes close. He is sadly missed 😔
Two geniuses of comedy. So sad Robin Williams is gone. The news of his developing Lewy Body disease was simply too much for him to bear. The day that Carol leaves us, will be a very sad day, too. She is a national treasure and a legendary trailblazer in the world of comedy.
I hope someone like that shows up at my funeral. 😆😆😆😆😆
He's a genius. She's a genius = genuine laughs
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"Too much coffee Susan?".... Oh, her face after that line.
Robin was a gift to the world. There will never be another....
"Pray for me." The perfect set up for a second time through the skit.
It's so wonderful to be able to see this hilarious sketch from 1987, ''A Carol Burnett Special ... Carol, Carl, Whoopi & Robin." Robin looks so young at age 36.
Kate McMurry Thank you. I wondered about that.
The second run through was funnier than the first,comic genius !
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Two comical geniuses together... what a treat!
This is what happens when brilliant perfomers unite. I love this.
Truly amazing. She makes him laugh so good that he insists doing the scene again just to get her back... and he succeeds, but then she has her revenge too. What chemistry!
He was an original. What a talented human being. He had the heart of a child. So sad.
He was a pure soul. He may have been on the autism spectrum which would explain the childlike quality, and can go along with ADHD
There will never be another Robin Williams
I had the gift of meeting Mr.Robin Williams after an outdoor standup show. It was mid-late 70s . My date ( who was working 1 of the lighting crew) took me back stage to meet him. As Mr. Williams was walking towards me with his *crew* talking behind/side of him, Mr. Williams stopped while putting his hand up..they all stopped & hushed. My date introduced us, Robin shook my hand, asked if I enjoyed the show..kissed my hand goodbye then continued on..memory that will forever be in my heart. Love you Mr.Robin Williams. R.I.P. Forever Loved.🥰💞🤙🌺🦜🤟💋
My two favorite comics together! I don't recall ever seeing this before so I'm glad you posted this! I absolutely adore them both and still mourn over his passing. He was a wonderful human being...and funny as hell.
I love how Robin wanted to redo this. It made me cry from laughter. It all started with Morris like the cat.
Let us all keen for Robin.
The 2nd take was hilarious. You can almost see how his mind works, how it's constantly improving and adding to what was already done. Hers, too. Her "BS" was great! Two unique genius talents together. I'm glad we at least still have Carol.
I adore her improvisation re: the hamster, complete with her fingers curved like claws. Wonderful response to Williams's improv. And yes: the 2nd version was better than the 1st.
The amount of talent in this skit alone, oh my gosh. Their comedic timing is still unmatched. 😂
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The brilliant improvisation of Robin Williams combined with the comic genius and pitch-perfect timing of Carol Burnett= excellence. His single line: There's some coffee in the embalming room but it tastes funny...omg. He was simply a born comedian and Carol? Well, basically what can anyone say. except thank you so much for the memories and the reminder of Robin, gone too soon.
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Yeah, next to Carol struggling not to laugh, and possibly the outrageous song substitution, the coffee line was one of the most hilarious of the video. With the warning "Be careful."
@@TampaDave 9:20 The absolute dead pan look on Robins face when Carol imitated the hamster claws...and then his followup with, "Too much coffee Susan?". Masterful....
The coffee in the embalming room line plus the Negro spiritual song and the dead pet hamster were totally outrageous. I was in stitches at almost 1 a.m.. Funerals can sometimes be funny.
when the first half ended I was "that's it"??? then it came the real thing. RW was the best, also Kudos to Carol for making Robin laugh at the end.
This was priceless.
She was amazing just being able to keep a straight face with him in front of her ad-libbing like that.
Loved the carel always cracked up
She did brilliantly!
You all pardon me but, Carol Burnett, GRRRR, very attractive woman...
@8:19 you can see that she cracked
She was used to working with tim Conway lol. Had to know when to turn and cover
I love that she started holding her nose to keep from laughing.
I grew up watching Carol Burnett, and was aware of Robin Williams through his show 'Mork and Mindy'.
I never did get to see this skit until now.
Me too. I first loved him in mork and mindy, then his movies.!!😊🙂
One of a kind forever!! Rest in paradise Robin....
I'll never forget him on. " In the Actor's Studio " . omgoodness... The on the fly humour was so incredible... Also, " Mrs. Doubtfire ". Brillant!
This skit isn't from The Carol Burnett Show. It was part of a one hour comedy special that aired on ABC in February 1987 called "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin". The entire show was great.
I remember this episode. It made me laugh really hard!!
I still miss Robin lots!!!!
Robin Williams: I wouldn’t wait I’m gonna be here a while 😩😭
I wish he was still here
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One problem with this scene is...where do you go from here?
Williams and Burnett together, PURE GOLD!!!
Robin Williams was the King of Improv! you just never knew what to expect to come flying out of his mouth and he had a million characters and voices! RIP Mr. Williams you are a legend.
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This and Chuckles the Clown's funeral have you laughing, peeing and crying at the same time. 👏🏽👍🏽😁Rest in Peace Robin.🙏🏽
Carol & Robin! 2 Comedic Geniuses together. Here's the cure for depression, folks! Robin is the master...but Carol is the consummate match for him onstage. So Great.
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Two comedy giants going head to head, both being brilliant ❤
🤣🤣🤣 never will be another quite like Mr Williams.
I would have loved to have seen Tim Conway and Robin Williams do a scene together. That would have been a classic.
Leave it to Robin Williams to take it up a notch!!!! He was the best!! 😁👼
LOVE that Ms. Burnett could keep up with Mr. Williams...match him, measure for measure...there are a precious few who could do that
Got to give Carol Burnett a lot of credit for this skit. This stuff could only happen on her show. She recognised William’s talent before he became a huge hit. A lost venue for creativity.
thank you for this incredible gift!!!!
My goodness, Carol Burnett is brilliant in this clip. How few could play the foil to a Robin Williams.
Carol & Robin melded together so perfectly in "The Funeral". How wonderful is it that she would do the sketch a second time, allowing Robin to do what he built up his career doing so perfectly.
I don't think people realize that he only had to go through his lines usually just once, and knew the lines of practically everyone in the scene. He was brilliant in most everything he did.
He was a genius in his role in "Good Will Hunting"... In fact all the roles he played...no other actor could possibly be as great... Love and miss him....
I miss him so much. He has given me happiness in my life. I can't look at him without smiling.
Robin Williams had such a special gift of making everyone laugh
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He was a Genius!! We all loved him. RIP Robin you are still a star in the sky.
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Robin Williams tried to make the world 🌎 a better PLACE 🎉😢we still miss him.
Robin Williams - You left our lives too soon, but thank you SO much for coming.
RIP
two of the funniest people that have ever lived
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Amen!
lived? Isn't Carol Burnett still alive??
@@c.rutherford yep
"is he in here?"
OMFG......that was great.
"WHAT???" *SLAM!!!* LOL!!!
One of the few times I saw Robin Williams break character and laugh helplessly when Carol keened.
"You gotta jump up, turn around, take a bale of cotton!" OMG! Hilarious. You can see Carol trying to stifle her laughter.
I thought she was gonna loose it but after years of working with Tim & Harvey she's a pro.
Wouldn't be able to say most of this on tv now, you'd be called racist. Funny thing is tho, they bleeped out "bullshit" at the end but all the stuff certain people would call racist stayed in. Times change
@@mszoomy It really could be considered racist, but Robin Williams didn't mean it that way.
@@ellenhage3611 no he didn't, just commenting on how things have changed
@@mszoomy That's your opinion.
@@ellenhage3611 not really an opinion, it's fact, things have changed, things that weren't really considered "racist" back then is today. I mean come on, Aunt Jemima isn't on a bottle idvsyrup anymore because it's "racist" LOL
I love the little stare-off near the end, like they were both trying to see who would crack first.
I grew up watching Carol, she always makes me laugh
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@@kellyofuller4974Give it a rest, you old fart!
Carol Burnette collies the heck of Williams’ serve. There were two titans there, and so much respect.
I forgot Robin Williams had them do it AGAIN!!! I remember how fun it was to perform and how when it was done you always wanted to do it again, just shows how much he loved doing what he did. LOVE HIM!!! RIP ROBIN!
The way I see it, death is a battle we all have to lose at some point. But look at all this man accomplished. He won the war.
Thanks for everything, Robin Williams. I hope you rest not only in Peace, but in Joy.
We have lost so many amazing comedians over the last few years They can never be replaced and there comedy acts cannot be copied to the high standard they gave in there performances
Carol, Harvey, Tim, Vicki, Lyle and her incredible guest stars...such as the legendary Mr Williams, never disappointed. I know there are talented comedians now, but I sure miss the classics sometimes. There was a lot of innuendo, but it still felt safe. Idk, maybe I lived in a bubble growing up in the late 60s and 70s, but I thought grown-ups knew what was going on, would take care of the bad guys/world crisis/natural disaster/all the "ism's," and make it all better. So I figured in the meantime, after Dad watched Walter, they (whoever They were) said, "Here's some laughs before bedtime."
I miss that innocence. 😔
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Those were the days..... I watch certain channels on TV that play the classics. I can't watch the news or the crap they call comedy today. I wish we could go back in time.
Ralphie Mae is pretty dam funny!!
I can see robin smiling and trying not to laugh when she starts keaning loudly 😂
I thought Carol's keening was going to turn into her trademark Tarzan yell!
@@7karlheinz I thought I was the only one.
I would have never thought those two would have such great chemistry.
Carol Burnett was renowned for her ad libbing whenever an actor missed a line during the early days of television. I saw a documentary where the leads of a (local?) tv show told the audience they were going to deliberately screw up their lines just to show off Burnett's improve skills. And she kept the scene going. The leads however were not as good as Williams and Conway so the scene was bland.
One of my happiest memories is me hearing my mother's giggles coming from another room I always knew she would be watching Carol and friends I thank Carol for the laughter that she gave to my mother .
This was so funny!! I miss comedians like this in 2023
8:07, I almost choked on my coffee I laughed so hard. Two comedy legends feeding off each other. Their chemistry was excellent, and Carol really got Robin at the end.
You could say he really got _her_ at the end. And appreciated the compliment.
Two absolutely beautiful, brilliant, and hilarious people!
When Carol Burnett started screaming/ crying you could see Robin Williams grinning. They’re both very funny people.
😂 I sure miss Robin Williams may he Rest In Peace. I can imagine he has the Angels absolutely rolling in laughter .. How young they are in this clip!!😂 He and Carol Burnett, legends both, made a great team! 💖
It's fascinating how the lines Robin Williams improved were consistently better than the ones an entire team of writers had an entire week to come up with. He really had an incredible comedic mind and a very quick witted one to boot.
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That was the genius of Robin Williams, instant thoughts, lines, funny and funny. I think he took drugs to slow his brain down.
Yes much better
I actually saw one producer on a talk show once that said that often they just had Robin's character on the script and "ad lib" typed in because Robin never missed a beat and it was always awsome! :)
@@maggieherbord3043, actually it was on Mork And Mindy. They would set up the scene, then the next page just had "Robin goes crazy" written on it.
There will never be another Robin Williams. The way he passed breaks my heart. He was and always will be a legend.
two legends right there.
***** absolutely
Just like how there will never be another Mister Rogers...
I know I will always be Keening for Robin Williams 😢😢😢😢
So true, I remember the day of his passing, reading it on a newsstand here in San Francisco, on our way to sausolito for a last taste of Summer before school started, I still think I am going to run into him at the caffe trieste, or on Columbus avenue or in an improv class at fort Mason, or, in Green Apple books. What wonderful comments these are, I feel I can grieve here in community. He left us so much! The Mrs doubtfire house is still often crowded with people around it, looking to touch his spark that generously ignited all of us who love him. Yes, you rest brother. We love you.
I was never a fan of his but I never get tired of watching Carol, whomever she is with!! 😅
These two are great together
I have to remember that, "Thank you for coming is code for go away now!!!!" I have some people I need to use that on.
Me too
This is the scene I’m doing for theatre...the fact that Robin Williams preformed this scene makes me honored to be able to even try to be deliver this as amazingly as he did. Rest in peace legend...
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The best comedians ever ... met each other. How cool is that 😀😀😀😀