He was and still is one of the greatest American comedians of the 20th century. His style of comedy was original and quite daring (for the time) and he treated his co-workers with admiration and respect. A great man and still sadly missed by his old fans but thanks to clips like these his magic lives on!
This is my all time favorite Benny skit. I've seen it 100 times and still laugh to the point of tears every time I see it. A classic from a grand master. Thanks for posting.
I love this and have watched it many times. My favorite is 4:30 to the end. Jack Benny was a brilliant violinist, and the band behind him very talented.
Lynette Bryant, a child actress who appeared in small parts in several movies at the time, was "Maw". Jack loved her performance so much [you can tell by the hug he gave her at the very end], she reappeared the following month in another episode as "herself", talking with him about this episode, among other funny things...
You Are My Sunshine may just be the most famous popular song ever written; it has to be one of them. And a governor of Louisiana, my state, Jimmy Davis, wrote it.
Is this it? "Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good.[1] The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926 in London with George Gershwin on the piano
For years on the Benny radio shows they made jokes about Frankie Remley, the left handed guitar player. You can see here, he really was a left handed guitar player.
Comments on comments already made: I still have the 78 of Dorothy Shay Feudin' aFussin' and a Fightin' . Robert Easton is or was a sought after dialect coach. Cliff Edwards - Ukelele Ike - was Jiminy Cricket - also the crow who sang When I See Elephants Fly in Dumbo.
This originally aired on "THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM" on November 4, 1951. Charlie Bagby, Wayne Songer, Sammy Weiss and Frank Remley were actual members of the show's orchestra (under the direction of Mahlon Merrick), and often referred to {and occasionally seen} by Jack on his radio and TV shows. Jack did this "hillbilly band" routine several times on TV over the years [and on film in a 1958 episode], and in his Las Vegas appearances as well.
According to D. Russell Connor's bio-discography of band leader Benny Goodman, drummer Sammy Weiss played on some of Goodman's recordings in 1934 and again in 1947.
That song was written by a governor of my home state, Louisiana, Jimmie Davis. I was too young to remember his era. I was young when our gangster-in-chief Edwin Edwards was governor. He recently got out of prison! We also had another controversial governor by the name of Huey P. Long, known as "the Kingfisher". He was so bright that he passed the bar examination without ever having gone to law school! He was assassinated at age 37 in our capital. The bullet holes are still in the marble walls.
Yes we do but people it seems had to have filthy talking comedians. It would be nice but there's no one who could be as good and funny as jack benny and all the other old timers red skelton etc.
For those who didn't know this, 'drhmweiss', your uncle was one of Mahlon Merrick's musicans on Jack's radio and TV shows for over 15 years [right up to his last weekly TV show in 1965]. He often appeared on camera whenever Jack needed a few of the "boys" to accompany him. Sammy was usually the object of "tall" jokes (and he was over six feet)- like the one he did on radio in 1955 when he claimed he was "Mickey Rooney's double in the movies".
Why do some many clips of vintage shows on youtube are uploaded in such poor quality? They weren't broadcasted like that. The Retro TV networks wouldn't show them like that. Do the posters downgrade the video somehow for some reason? I'd gotten this episode on Pirate Bay ten or so years ago. The video quality was ten times best.
Bad video transfer. I'm sure the original kinescope film was of pristine quality. But a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy........well, you get the idea.
Does Jack Benny Comedy get any better than this .. I doubt so. He, the master of the SLOW paced routine, the deadpan facial expression, and most of all, the PAUSE in the classic art of comedy. "This's muh wife ... " .. "this is our boy, Sammy .. ". Modern-day comedians should take note. Learn a little from a master ..
Plot twist: The girl who played the wife actually married the head guard at Buckingham Palace. Rumor has it that they have the kind of relationship where they read each other's minds. And that's all. 💂
When they started playing "putting on the ritz"(5:04), I laughed so hard i about fell out of my chair! Does anyone know the name of the song that they were playing just before?
You can see Jack doing the same thing during his Vauville days in San Francisco when he was just married to Mary. One night Jack was in his dressing room with Mary when two of the strippers walked in but didn't see Mary. Both where laughing as they shown Jack how they painted a pig face on one of the girls boob. After that Mary joined Jack on stage and quit the May Company.
@@HAM-sb2ns Read "Sunday Nights at Seven" by Jacks daughter Joan Benny. She gathered her memories, some of Jacks writers and Cast members and they put their times with Jack in print for Joan. There are great stories about Jack's radio show, like he was paid $50,000 a week for the show and $80,000 a week for his TV show. Funny and sad stories when dealing with celebrities.
+Michael Terrell I used to think this was his daughter Joan, but apparently it wasn't. Still, it was a different era, and there wasn't a "pervy" bone in Jack Benny's body!
@@spokev Oh for god's sake! Maybe you just have a perverted mind and you're making perverted assumptions. Your comment is what's cringeworthy! By the way, you are aware that this is a SKIT? It's called ACTING.
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I play this recording over and over and laugh every time. Thanks, Jack!
Today's the 70th anniversary of the original airing of this skit.
Greetings from East Anglia in England.
2022 Jack Benny is still the greatest. Ps this is my wife. Lol
I always marveled how the girl was able to keep such a straight face through this whole hilarious short
Brilliant we loved him ❤❤❤
He was and still is one of the greatest American comedians of the 20th century. His style of comedy was original and quite daring (for the time) and he treated his co-workers with admiration and respect. A great man and still sadly missed by his old fans but thanks to clips like these his magic lives on!
First time I saw this I couldn’t stop laughing! My favorite skit of his. He was a treasure.
This is my all time favorite Benny skit. I've seen it 100 times and still laugh to the point of tears every time I see it. A classic from a grand master. Thanks for posting.
A production from the past. Such a gem. A shame most will never see this Benny and company wonder.
I watch all the GREAT television on TH-cam! Thank you, Jack Benny, for being part of my childhood.
I never laughed so hard in my life! Tears running down my face! 😂
Jack Benny didn’t even have to say a word his facial expressions said it all .
I love this and have watched it many times. My favorite is 4:30 to the end. Jack Benny was a brilliant violinist, and the band behind him very talented.
The little stone-faced girl was brilliant! Benny was always willing to let others get the laugh.
“This is my wife “ line is so wrong and hilarious!
And this is our boy Sam - OMG - and the girl remained perfectly stone faced.
I fell of the couch the first time I saw it. Benny was way ahead of his time.
A time way before political correctness and Me Too when apparently anything goes.
I never missed one of his shows.
STILL WATCHING XXX
I'm with Mike. Jack is still the best. Especially in the wake of the Invasion of the Vulgarians.
"This is my wife..." - facepalm, but LoL
Rip Jack Benny (1894-1974)
Lynette Bryant, a child actress who appeared in small parts in several movies at the time, was "Maw". Jack loved her performance so much [you can tell by the hug he gave her at the very end], she reappeared the following month in another episode as "herself", talking with him about this episode, among other funny things...
Do you know where I can find that episode? Seems like they have only this one listed twice. Thank you so much!
There's something hilarious when he taps the flower on her hat at 4:27
Robert Easton just passed away; he eventually became a vocal and dialect coach in Hollywood.
R.I.P.
JACK BENNY WAS THE BEST XXX
just found this....love it!!!
LOVE THIS
You Are My Sunshine may just be the most famous popular song ever written; it has to be one of them. And a governor of Louisiana, my state, Jimmy Davis, wrote it.
Is this it?
"Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good.[1] The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926 in London with George Gershwin on the piano
Great Roy Moore impression by Jack!
For years on the Benny radio shows they made jokes about Frankie Remley, the left handed guitar player. You can see here, he really was a left handed guitar player.
Frankie was among Jack's closest friends.
Comments on comments already made: I still have the 78 of Dorothy Shay Feudin' aFussin' and a Fightin' . Robert Easton is or was a sought after dialect coach. Cliff Edwards - Ukelele Ike - was Jiminy Cricket - also the crow who sang When I See Elephants Fly in Dumbo.
This originally aired on "THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM" on November 4, 1951. Charlie Bagby, Wayne Songer, Sammy Weiss and Frank Remley were actual members of the show's orchestra (under the direction of Mahlon Merrick), and often referred to {and occasionally seen} by Jack on his radio and TV shows. Jack did this "hillbilly band" routine several times on TV over the years [and on film in a 1958 episode], and in his Las Vegas appearances as well.
According to D. Russell Connor's bio-discography of band leader Benny Goodman, drummer Sammy Weiss played on some of Goodman's recordings in 1934 and again in 1947.
I remember watching a crossword show a year ago that claimed he was a bad fiddler/violinist.
You have to be *VERY* talented to play as "lousy" as he did! 😃
That song was written by a governor of my home state, Louisiana, Jimmie Davis. I was too young to remember his era. I was young when our gangster-in-chief Edwin Edwards was governor. He recently got out of prison!
We also had another controversial governor by the name of Huey P. Long, known as "the Kingfisher". He was so bright that he passed the bar examination without ever having gone to law school!
He was assassinated at age 37 in our capital. The bullet holes are still in the marble walls.
Huey Long was waaay ahead of his time. Don't people believe he was killed off because he was a threat to Roosevelt??
His name was Benjamin Kubelsky. Always Benny to his family and long time friends.
Brilliant...
great thanks for posting
needs more cowbell
Classic!
Yes we need comedy like this now.
Yes we do but people it seems had to have filthy talking comedians. It would be nice but there's no one who could be as good and funny as jack benny and all the other old timers red skelton etc.
Hilarious!!!!
Me too! Priceless@
For those who didn't know this, 'drhmweiss', your uncle was one of Mahlon Merrick's musicans on Jack's radio and TV shows for over 15 years [right up to his last weekly TV show in 1965]. He often appeared on camera whenever Jack needed a few of the "boys" to accompany him. Sammy was usually the object of "tall" jokes (and he was over six feet)- like the one he did on radio in 1955 when he claimed he was "Mickey Rooney's double in the movies".
Why do some many clips of vintage shows on youtube are uploaded in such poor quality?
They weren't broadcasted like that. The Retro TV networks wouldn't show them like that.
Do the posters downgrade the video somehow for some reason?
I'd gotten this episode on Pirate Bay ten or so years ago. The video quality was ten times best.
Bad video transfer. I'm sure the original kinescope film was of pristine quality. But a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy........well, you get the idea.
Does Jack Benny Comedy get any better than this .. I doubt so. He, the master of the SLOW paced routine, the deadpan facial expression, and most of all, the PAUSE in the classic art of comedy. "This's muh wife ... " .. "this is our boy, Sammy .. ". Modern-day comedians should take note. Learn a little from a master ..
Plot twist: The girl who played the wife actually married the head guard at Buckingham Palace. Rumor has it that they have the kind of relationship where they read each other's minds.
And that's all. 💂
When they started playing "putting on the ritz"(5:04), I laughed so hard i about fell out of my chair!
Does anyone know the name of the song that they were playing just before?
"Fascinating Rhythm", one of Jack's personal favorites.
You can see Jack doing the same thing during his Vauville days in San Francisco when he was just married to Mary. One night Jack was in his dressing room with Mary when two of the strippers walked in but didn't see Mary. Both where laughing as they shown Jack how they painted a pig face on one of the girls boob. After that Mary joined Jack on stage and quit the May Company.
Where did you get this story
@@HAM-sb2ns Read "Sunday Nights at Seven" by Jacks daughter Joan Benny. She gathered her memories, some of Jacks writers and Cast members and they put their times with Jack in print for Joan. There are great stories about Jack's radio show, like he was paid $50,000 a week for the show and $80,000 a week for his TV show. Funny and sad stories when dealing with celebrities.
in another sketch of this years later he kissed the child he used on the cheek
I saw a different version of this last night, off the old JB show. That little girl was better. The whole bit was better.
That was the filmed April 1958 version.
Not a concertina, a 12 bass accordion. LOL.
He was joking. 😊
Some of the comedy presented here would absolutely be considered politically incorrect today. Still... it's hilarious!
😂😂😂😂😂
don't forget huey's brother earl. he was kidnapped and put in the looney bin while governor and had to escape.
Do we know the year?
1951.
November 4, 1951
😄
who is the girl? she seems very young for being able to display such a deadpan!!
Lynette Bryant- a child actress of the time who, sadly never made it big!
Sure don't make em like this anymore
5:20
Geee.. could you make the quality just a wee bit better?
@@msroper5287 - A bit? I do agree with you about at least having something. Thanks for sharing.
This looks like it's from a kinescope, so this may be about as good as it's going to get.
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No it's not. Why do you say such things?
so who is this child that Jack would even think of dropping a kiss dead on her lips?....is she related to him?
+Michael Terrell I used to think this was his daughter Joan, but apparently it wasn't. Still, it was a different era, and there wasn't a "pervy" bone in Jack Benny's body!
Michael Terrell, certainly not Joan. She would have been 24 when this episode aired.
When Jack did this routine in his Vegas act, the girl was played by his longtime secretary's daughter.
Jeanette's daughter?
You know Benny's actual wife worked with him, right? She was on set constantly, so your insinuation is nonsense.
At the end he plants a creepy mouth kiss on the little girl.
"This is my wife..." - cringeworthy in today's climate. I wonder what else, if anything, that little girl had to endure. Anyone know who she is?
Looks to me like he was going to kiss her on the cheek but she turned to face him.
@@spokev Oh for god's sake! Maybe you just have a perverted mind and you're making perverted assumptions. Your comment is what's cringeworthy! By the way, you are aware that this is a SKIT? It's called ACTING.
Benny's actual wife worked with him and was often on set, so keep your weird insinuations to yourself.
This is so wrong