Carol Channing's hysterical anecdote causes Gene Shalit to completely lose it

[@daniellekapovic6985]

She had that man GIGGLING, honey. What national treasures, both. RIP.

[@idaxius_]

Ryan imitating Carol in WLIIA made me come hear, and I can now hear where he got everything LMAO

[@Sewingbee23]

I wanted to hear how accurate it was. 💯

[@curtismimilee3]

Same with me!

[@SophieTheBagel1984]

"Why this as dry and barren as I am." 😂

[@NickInfante1992]

"I'm spartacus!"

[@MadCatNobody]

this woman's face looks like it's made out of plastic

[@TR-wm3sg]

Now that's how you tell a story! Fantastic how she shifted so effortlessly between dialects!

[@johndalton3180]

Yes, exactly. She doesn't get enough credit for being a fine raconteur. The punchline is classic "That's what they always say when you're on your way to Istanbul!" yet almost incidental because the way she told the story was so entertaining.

[@westley5735]

@@johndalton3180john Dalton you are a hero thank you for giving us this

[@johndalton3180]

@westley5735 aw shucks ☺️! Glad to share the humor of the great Carol Channing!

[@rolom3]

Is it just me or does her makeup look like it’s that aesthetic teen look, right out of 2018-20??? That pink blush right across her nose and cheeks. The cartoonish eye makeup with winged eyeliner and false lashes. And that beautifully pointed nose seems to go perfectly with it.

[@SebastianJR13]

Yeeessss, definitely , I am here from insta for exactly this reason :) I'll show to my friends. Especially the nose and make up 😍

[@FatimahD444]

Yes she's a Freaking Doll😥❤

[@drstranger7430]

Eternally youthful Ms. Channing!

[@tunasandwich8049]

It actually was popular around the 70s. A lot of new era aesthetics are really just old aesthetics with a modern twist.

[@scenekween666]

the 70s are making a comeback haha

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

Cheer up, Gene. Actually, Carol Channing had that gift of appearing so zany and having no idea what the audience was laughing at, but she was on top of it the whole time. Another brilliant, unique American talent gone forever.

[@austinartlaw]

Genius

[@chipchip1541]

Carol Channing was so cute, she was a doll.

[@SkepticalChris]

The way she can casually smile and still keep on topic without cracking while Shalit lost it, not even Tim Conway could make Carol Channing crack :D

[@austinartlaw]

I can't begin to estimate how many times I've watched this video. It's sheer perfection.

[@adjustableisland8806]

The way she tightens her clutch on the guy once he starts rolling! Lol she's great

[@MFDoomguy21]

She totally broke him omg

[@Wodenseyes]

The way he absolutely loses his mind. That kind of laughter is like a plague. I bet his stomach hurt for hours

[@EagleRockers]

So glad I got to see her in Hello Dolly! The original production...I was 12.

[@slobodanreka1088]

Ryan does a better Carol than Carol.

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

Who's Ryan?

[@edgardomateo1721]

Ryan Styles from “Who’s Line Is It Anyway”

[@kmoore5215]

So did Bookman from Good Times.

[@windhammer1237]

@@kmoore5215 Buffalo Butt impersonated Carol Channing?

[@kmoore5215]

@@windhammer1237 Yes

[@DetWheresmycoffee-smh]

I remembered this and had to come searching for it, soooo funny😂😂😂

[@candacelaughinghouse9270]

Anyone else come here after learning that she hid she was African-American? I had no idea but totally get why. I’m more bothered that the Academy was such that the only way for her to experience her fame was to do so. Wow

[@thekaerichtexas]

Bob the drag queen brought me here. This was before my time...I don't get it because I don't understand the references but she is a clearly funny woman

[@johndalton3180]

You don't need to get any references to understand the anecdote.

[@Chappis91]

Pandoraboxx brought me here.

[@DavyThomas88]

it's the randomness that makes it so funny :P

[@mmahmodi5155]

Me too

[@baby.goblin]

Same!!! I literally came here after seeing bob as here haha

[@Kaylahnicoleee]

The fact that Family Guy jokes about both of them is gold.

[@scandiescot3]

All three of them: Carol Channing, Gene Shalit, and James William Bottomtooth III.

[@holepunch]

she voiced herself on an episode, where she partakes in a boxing match with Mike Tyson

[@videogajima]

The eye contact between these two would break anyone born after ‘95. SO INTENSE.

[@iggykad]

born in 05 can confirm. super adorable

[@TheSuperSupreme]

Such joy!

[@bazcuda]

Ha! Ryan Stiles always cracks me up. On top form again here. 😜

[@johnflynn9619]

Carol was Wonderful. A PRO. RIP

[@andrewvoya5234]

Hello John Dalton, I have laughed so much with this clip over n over. The magnificence of this short clip playing out the class differences in the English speaking world is just superb. Clearly from a time when parody or “taking the piss” was appreciated and genuinely was funny. Thank YOU

[@johndalton3180]

Glad you get it. And enjoy it!

[@bikeshop2002]

TIL that Carol Channing was black. I always thought Paul Mooney was joking when he said that. Turns out her father was a light-skinned black man who "passed."

[@matthewdaniel5234]

“I’m Spartacus!”

[@DJUniMekaju]

He can't even. 😂 I've heard that type of British accent before and I didn't understand squat either. XD

[@portiamatthews9654]

The way I understand what the lovely Ms. Carol Channing was implying about the joke, that both the buck-tooth British guy and Lady Aster was also buck-tooth. Saying those words would make a whistling 😗 sounds. IJS 😂 LMAO

[@joansmith69]

Bill Hader has the same laugh

[@butchmagnus6246]

She is a gem

[@Thesavageeye]

WONDERFUL!

[@NIMM_VOID]

she is so delightful, it's gotta be like being in the presence of the dalai lama

[@billymathes1257]

Ms. Channing was a lovely women!!

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

I’M SPARTACUS!

[@Andy_Tx]

This guys mustache is so impressive

[@FatimahD444]

I love her🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@crusty3731]

He was laughing so hard lmao

[@eugenea.buckley3555]

Miss you Caroll

[@madelynjackson8609]

Lolll!!! I miss Carol so much. Is there any other footage from this interview?

[@johndalton3180]

Yes. I will post it for you.

[@madelynjackson8609]

@@johndalton3180 thank you so much!!

[@johndalton3180]

@@madelynjackson8609 forgive me for being three years late. Enjoy! www.today.com/video/carol-channing-shares-hilarious-story-with-gene-shalit-52917317919

[@AliaStation]

I miss Gene Shalit!

[@whateverrrrrr123]

She is the BEST

[@jonathanaugustin647]

I like how she grabbed him while he was cracking up!

[@dowsabel]

i'll be so sad if this gets deleted

[@travdasav1085]

I heard it perfectly once I knew what she was saying..

[@FireLightning16]

Listen to his laugh at 2.0x speed. 😂

[@jesusecheverria7608]

You're going young man

[@untamedscripts-shorts]

I am here because of Ryan .

[@warrenpaine]

Apparently laughter is good for you. Carol died at 97 in 2019 and Gene is still alive at 98.

[@Shane-gw5yt]

Pandora Boxx brought me here lol

[@PunkMusicIs4Real]

Rip carol channing

[@RemedySound]

Black woman. I know my people when i see them.

[@gabiausten8774]

Who is here because of Ru Paul?

[@RafaaGMadonnaLover]

I really need that wig.

[@cindybarber5797]

She's beautiful ! It was interesting to know her father was black from good ole Georgia

[@erraticfreak2095]

How many people are watching this to determine how accurate Ryan’s impression of her is?

[@elliotburing87]

Pretty sure I would have died.... literally DIED

[@nightloaf4983]

What a life

[@TS-1267]

.... Just Him Fake Laughing Then 1:18.... " It's Time to Play the Music...."

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

YOu can't fake that laugh.

[@mikenealon4042]

magic

[@Grondiron]

Ecstasy is a helluva drug!!!

[@joeyjack37]

This made me laugh hard.

[@EmEmDreamer]

I'm only here because of Ryan Stiles. 😂

[@RVJEDI]

Froooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Flashback_Jack]

She looks like a character out of those old Archie comics.

[@DarthWaffle.]

I only clicked on this to show a friend who beat up Tyson.

[@andrewgross5335]

Ryan styles brought me here and I’m not sure I get it

[@mcgalgatron]

What friggin toothpaste did this lady use!?

[@lucindamobley5492]

SHE BROKE HIM! >D

[@DarthSidious.]

So this is Carol the woman who defeated Mike Tyson

[@torterratortellini6641]

Up yours young people you and your rock and roll.

[@zolner2431]

hAHAhaaa hen ou go do istanbul ou ust daste tha harries heir ig has olf awls

[@supersonicfroot]

I BEG your pardon?!?!?

[@You-sw7tm]

She beated Mike Tyson in a boxing match on Family Guy

[@ashleybifrons4174]

Rocking that e-girl look!

[@Lifeis...]

Is that the lady from beetle juice? The older one that was being called coach by the dead football players?

[@awxx2006]

No that was Sylvia Sidney.

[@endc3043]

That one tough lady.. she beat mike tyson on celebrity boxing...

[@joshgable5680]

he’s not laughing at her story he’s thinking about 🌽

[@jborrego2406]

I’m sorry but she has the crazy eyes

[@Roanoak]

It's the makeup and false eyelashes... Other than models everyone looked like that.

[@ranlitt3201]

She has Black features but not her nose.

[@Ens3873]

This woman is white passing?

[@gretasnipe7631]

Jeez, it wasn’t that funny.

[@jonathanaugustin647]

What a terrible hairstyle that was.

[@YowLife]

It's ok, but I don't find it very funny.

[@RandomHud]

Most losers don’t

[@noxplum]

rekt

[@cd-xr3gy]

its not funny

[@holdenfunk7411]

Look who’s talking

[@johndalton3180]

Carol Channing was born in 1921, and when she died a few years ago, she was 89. No surprise that you have a different set of references, a different cultural experience, and different sense of humor. I would guess that older people, people who'd lived a good part of life before the advent of the internet, and had read more books, would be more likely to get it. What I do admire is that you took the time to watch it at all. Shows you're open to things that are new to you. That's a great trait!

[@onlyusemebladder2300]

That's refreshing not to hear an audience of seals laughing and clapping on cue

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

Perhaps because they didn't have an audience.