Dick Clark's Live Wednesday Show 08 Willie Tyler and Lester comedy performance

Dick Clark introduces Willie Tyler and Lester on Dick Clark's Live Wednesday Show. Willie Tyler and Lester perform a ventriloquist act where they talk about various topics. Topics include online dating, old time radio,and a comedic song about love.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

He is awesome!!! I dont think he gets enough credit for everything he has done!!! Let alone how long this man has doing this!! He is the 🐐!!! He should be way more famous than he is!!!

[@calixa]

When I was a kid, THIS was who i hoped to see on TV when there was a comedian. This man is a legend.

[@stairs6468]

Brings back memories

[@jeffkatt]

The GOAT! I remember seeing him all the time back in the day on TV! Then in the 80's I caught him live in Atlantic City NJ at either The Golden Nugget Casino or The Tropicana Casino, I can't remember which one, opening up for the late great Sarah Vaughan. What a show!!!

[@suzanneprock5864]

I remember seeing this when I was little

[@RETROGEMS]

I love Willie Tyler and Lester! What a pro!

[@prisonpapers765]

I remember as a kid I used to see willie /Lester at the Apollo thr.in Harlem.Always enjoyed his act.This I think was before he sang.King Curtis was the house band.It was known as the Chitterling circuit then. He was in the company of all the great comedians Redd Foxx,moms.pigmeat,sandman.He was always so funny an then the Blk.liberation era came ..an there willie was sporting his Afro.what a pleasure to be entertained as a kid and an Adult.Continued Success.

[@SHANNONANDROD]

Thank you so much for posting this. This was THE APPEARANCE that I watched as a kid that made me decide to become a professional Ventriloquist. It was wonderful to see this again after all of these years!

[@prettypoisedproductions5757]

Amazing!!!

[@armenian_nightmare33]

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[@isabelsummers8017]

I'm loving it

[@oluhamilton2121]

I saw his act at University of Utah, had no idea he would be so famous.

[@independentthinker.273]

I forget the exact year. But I saw them at the Alameda County Fair. Pretty sure it was the early 1970s. I was like six or seven years old at the time.

[@MsDobrita]

COLLLLLLLLLLLL I LOVE IT!!! THANKS!!!

[@360Warlock]

Thee greatest BLACK professional Ventriloquist.

[@tom11zz884]

Greatest Ventriloquist period..White or Black.

[@shakiylarasberry8273]

@The Grin Reaper shut up.

[@RETROGEMS]

@The Grin Reaper In the history of professional ventriloquism, there haven't been that many African-Americans in the field, particularly those who've been as famous and well-known like the Willie and Lester act. I've always loved watching ventriloquists and appreciated the art of ventriloquism. I happened to notice throughout the years though, that there haven't been many people of color in it, so it's only natural for people of color to appreciate seeing this represented. Has nothing to do with insecurities.

[@RETROGEMS]

I can agree on that OP. I've been a fan of the Willie Tyler & Lester act since I was a kid! Ever seen "The Jeffersons" episode he was on? Good stuff. He's one of the most entertaining ventriloquists I've ever seen. Edgar Bergen and Willie Tyler are my favorites. Real masters of their craft. Black ventriloquists have been fewer in number within the field, but they definitely have had a history. Here's an interesting article on the first: www.theroot.com/who-was-the-1st-black-ventriloquist-1790875070

[@tiffanymayeseholor9001]

i love this

[@gordonadams2240]

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[@garycarpenter2980]

This guy is hilarious, a black Edgar Bergin or Jeff Dunham

[@SL-cl9gt]

He can sing !!!

[@louisgreen3915]

Some people are just born to entertain. Willie Tyler could have just been a singer, but maybe that would have been to competitive. This act is great though, what a creative guy.

[@michaelhewitt258]

Dick Clark, Never Ages He looks like he did in 1960

[@gustavopina5104]

The podcast Bad Friends brought me here to check out who this ventriloquist is.

[@billzdaartist9239]

🤘🏽🤘🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@leahmaebauyot5341]

Paul zerdin i see aha!

[@dorothytaylor2401]

the lone ranger were a black man bass reeves

[@garycarpenter2980]

Not bad on the singing