Episode date October 13, 1963 Groucho signs in as "Mr. + Mrs. John Smith". He is promoting his 4th book Memoirs of a Mangy Lover.
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@WhiteSploitationFavs5 жыл бұрын
"Well, this has been a waste of an evening." Greatest exit line of all time!
@DrDespicable4 жыл бұрын
I vote for Dick Cavett's story of he and Groucho being at a very boring party and almost making it out the door, when they were confronted by the host, asking, "Leaving so early, Groucho?" To which Groucho replied, "I've had a wonderful evening - but this wasn't it..."
@rickrick50414 жыл бұрын
@@DrDespicable I've had a wonderful time. It seems like a lifetime
@BeliseoftheNIne3 жыл бұрын
As only Grouch could
@andymassingham2 жыл бұрын
Just about to say same! I’m going to save that one😂
@santasunshine40702 жыл бұрын
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@ShawDAMAN14 жыл бұрын
I love when Groucho and Daly start bantering in German, priceless!
@josephpinard65234 жыл бұрын
Groucho is actually speaking I think in Yiddish.
@11Kralle4 жыл бұрын
@@josephpinard6523 No, it's german - even though there are only little differences between the two.
@11Kralle3 жыл бұрын
@Harold Potsdamer Let's say: someone, who speaks a good high-german has the best chance to understand "jiddisch" (that's how germans spell yiddish). On the other hand: A yiddish-speaker from New York city (f.e.) might have a very hard time to cope with the swabian, bavarian or saxonian dialects... ...as do all the other germans.
@ricardorojas50453 жыл бұрын
Daly is speaking Afrikaans, Groucho Yiddish and then both in English, the trio are Germanic languages.
@jazzmanchgo3 жыл бұрын
@@ricardorojas5045 Yes, I was wondering if Daly was speaking Afrikaans because I knew he was originally from South Africa.
@ValleyoftheRogue2 жыл бұрын
He was one of the greatest comedians to have ever lived. I feel sorry for people today who cannot appreciate the great vaudeville-background comedians.
@scottmiller6495 Жыл бұрын
Because today's young people 35 and under Don't care about anything or anyone from the past, famous or not good or not because it's not interesting enough and that is very sad and unforgivable!!!!!
@David-yw2lv3 ай бұрын
@@scottmiller6495That was true when I was young I was ridiculed by others my age for liking performers who were before my time.
@JohnSmith-op1tc3 ай бұрын
@@scottmiller6495I showed my sons "Duck Soup" when they were adolescents and they know the value of Groucho's shtick. I will admit frustration in listening to the youngest take in podcasts now, that couldn't deliver on Mr. Marx's order on their best day! "The One, The Only, GROUCHO!!!"
@BrooklynJackBlue13 жыл бұрын
He never stops! My GOD, he's nonstop! He's a bulldozer of comedy! The most amazing, astounding, unstoppable comedian ever.
@coolfinetime8 ай бұрын
And clever
@jethrodassam6 жыл бұрын
Groucho is one of the funniest natural comedians ever.
@Etnalleb3 жыл бұрын
There was only ONE Groucho ! we will never see the likes of his talent again.
@Anonymoose10 жыл бұрын
Classic! When Groucho got rolling, he was unstoppable.
@beatlesatshea11 жыл бұрын
The man WAS a national treasure, a true wit who could think on his feet.
@greggh12 жыл бұрын
Tony Randall got unusually quiet once he knew it was Groucho. I think he was in awe.
@justageneraluser7 жыл бұрын
As far as I'm concerned, this is *the* best clip of the entire history of What's My Line. Only Groucho could do improv comedy in the 1960s that every single human could find hilarious in 2017
@prnfl4 жыл бұрын
it's kinda meh by 2020
@juangabin16933 жыл бұрын
And 2135 too....
@BeliseoftheNIne3 жыл бұрын
Oh who give's a fuck? Best newscaster in several generations interviewed, perhaps, the best comedian ever
@ValleyoftheRogue2 жыл бұрын
He was the absolute master of the ad lib, which is why he was seen so often on television during its first two or three decades. Remember, this was live television.
@FriendlyKibblez13 жыл бұрын
"Do you ever make any after-dinner speeches, in the course of your operation?" "Yeah, only before dinner." -Classic
@spiderman902711 жыл бұрын
This was back when television was clean and funny and made all the sense in the world. Groucho was the king of comedy in my book. You laugh, laugh and laugh.
@erzbet0715 жыл бұрын
Delightful! What fun to watch Groucho and John Charles Daly playing off each other..and the panelists trying their darndest to guess the mystery guest. Groucho sure could light up a room, couldn't he?! One of a kind for sure! Thank you for posting this classic video!
@LenHummelChannel9 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Groucho. he was a wonderful terror.
@stevenfanale45538 жыл бұрын
One of the best who ever lived period. He was so funny that no one could control him. SMF
@TheHehe122311 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't love Groucho, He's amazing.
@srw666613 жыл бұрын
nobody was ever anywhere *near* as fast as groucho with the quick line. he was always instantly making witty remarks that most of us would take a *month* to think of, if we could at all.
@marshamariner78972 жыл бұрын
I still say he and Robin Williams would b like a 9.0 quake in SF 🌹💖 they would tear the place up
@MusicHavenSG6 жыл бұрын
This one still cracks me up with Groucho Marx just destroys the panel.
@davidbarts61443 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised they didn’t get it. He slipped into his normal voice a few times. And that he was unable to confine himself to simple yes/no answers and almost immediately hijacked the show was pure Groucho.
@FAX33511 жыл бұрын
Man, oh man. Was there ever anybody like Groucho? Or will there ever be again? Incredible. So much stage experience compressed in that man. He takes the entire roof off as easily as though he were straightening his tie. Effortlessly funny.
@imaginationunreal5 жыл бұрын
OMG I laughed from beginning to end. Groucho Marx's wit never ceases to amaze me.
@GrantTarredus6 ай бұрын
Same here!
@wlhardy13 жыл бұрын
I remember reading a story by Jess Oppenheimer (who wrote for I Love Lucy) when he was dating one of the Marx Bros.' daughters & they all went to a Chinese restaurant in LA & when the time came for the bill, the old waiter added up the talley on an abacus. Groucho took it from him, shook it like a tamborine, and came up with a different total. He & the waiter (who was unsmiling) kept this up (with a different total by Groucho every time) until the patrons were in hysterics. Love that guy!
@meirwise11074 жыл бұрын
Groucho was the sharpest and fastest wit of them all.
@ValleyoftheRogue2 жыл бұрын
The master of the ad lib.
@lolotho99515 жыл бұрын
He called Tony Randall stupid!!!! And did he say this was a wasted evening? LMAO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ridiculously hilarious!
@AndrewWav3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how the audience absolutely LOSES THEIR SHIT when he signs in!
@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын
That's disgusting.
@jadeshannon55836 жыл бұрын
Groucho was funny!In my opinion The Marx Brothers were the best comedians on earth and I will always say that!
@brianwilliams34383 жыл бұрын
Arlene looks just fabulous !!! Pure class
@dwaynebrue76516 жыл бұрын
Groucho, The Man, The Legend!!
@marshamariner78972 жыл бұрын
Could u imagine Groucho and Robin Williams?? On stage together. OMFG. there'd b NO CHANCE 😸🌹💖🤣😂😅
@exapno9 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Groucho - may your wit never fae from the memory of the world
@AbbeyBenold11 жыл бұрын
Wow. I would have known him the second he opened his mouth. Such an iconic voice.
@Fardawg3 жыл бұрын
I think they did too, especially with the cigar smoke. But it wouldn't be as funny if they guessed right away.
@brianwilliams34382 жыл бұрын
I agree, Groucho was in a league of his own. I think Dorothy asked about teabags in his pockets was to set up a hilarious moment.
@ElTiant16 жыл бұрын
Groucho is Awesome, he revolutionized comedy!!
@indyandnorbert110 жыл бұрын
Whenever Im having a bad day, I watch this, you just have to laugh out loud. Wonderful !
@christianfritz6333 Жыл бұрын
Just one of a million reasons why he is Groucho. Amazing!
@cjjorgensen8 жыл бұрын
With that cigar, they should be able to figure it out pretty fast.
@madmadhatter3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, I was thinking the same thing. I almost expected Bennett to say “Well, by the smell of your cigar you are either George Burns or Groucho Marx?”
@Fardawg3 жыл бұрын
His voice is also very recognizable even with the accent. I'm guessing they padded out the time and knew from the beginning.
@jazzmanchgo3 жыл бұрын
@@Fardawg Not just the accent, but the entire ad-lib routine. I can't think of anyone else who sound like that AND do that.
@Muppio2 жыл бұрын
The quick wit of this man is scary.
@HelloooThere7 жыл бұрын
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith LoL!!!
@rongarrett136610 жыл бұрын
Groucho had a lovely evening, but this didn't appear to be it.
@lsgiron6 жыл бұрын
😂
@123Rockchild3 жыл бұрын
LOL...classic Groucho!
@MScottEiland11 жыл бұрын
*smiles* Groucho was a national treasure. We are all diminished by his passing.
@Lava19642 жыл бұрын
Too bad he died the same week as Elvis Presley. Groucho's death was sadly overshadowed.
@filmidioten14 жыл бұрын
The funniest man in the history of comedy. Man what I wouldn't give to have met him in real life, bummer that I was only a year and a half when he passed away :/
@edithsymmans327310 жыл бұрын
Groucho Marx and his awesome wit…… man never went on to a show with out his trade mark cigar…… man is a wonderful comic…… haven't had such a good laugh in ages……
@marshamariner78972 жыл бұрын
His show u bet ur life was a class act in itself
@Fripitto15 жыл бұрын
I love how he basically sabotizes the entire questioning. Great comedian!
@guyfihi11 жыл бұрын
If this happened with one Marx brother, can you imagine what happened when they all got together. Total pandemonium, and I love it!
@theID26 жыл бұрын
looking back on this i'd bet everyone on the panel knew who this was first by the smell of his cigar and then by his voice.
@robdewey3176 жыл бұрын
theID2 George Burns, Jack Benny and others smoked cigars
@Fardawg3 жыл бұрын
@@robdewey317 His voice was very recognizable, though. But of course they wouldn't end the segment too early. They were having fun with it. I doubt they brought him on to really fool anyone. It's like the surviving clip with Dean and Jerry where Jerry ends up using his high-pitched voice and calls Dean by name on purpose to turn it into a funny reveal. It was a bit more than an actual game sometimes.
@Georgie195414 жыл бұрын
yes, I could listen to him all day long too--what a super quick wit he was!
@thefools16 жыл бұрын
i think in his later years he answered the phone "hello this is groucho the living legend".
@keithnaylor198111 ай бұрын
I have all the brilliant Marx Brothers movies on DVD. His show ‘You Bet Your Life’ was the best show of its time and is now the best and funniest show on KZbin !
@guerilla197716 жыл бұрын
wow- great clip. Please keep them coming... I love this show!
@neilzep12 жыл бұрын
Man functions on a different level....a much higher level. Thxs Groucho.
@ebbhead2015 жыл бұрын
Here we have the start of humor as far as i´m concerned. When it comes to snappy oneliners,no one and nothing came close! I´ve been a fan since i was 12,and i will love you always Groucho,cause it´s part of my sanity clause!
@GrantTarredus6 ай бұрын
Absolutely uproarious! Thank you for sharing this.
@Coigreach2 жыл бұрын
Imagine the time when an American tv-host and his guest could spontaneously engage in a conversation in a second language (to both of them). God, those were the days.
@JD-jc8gp Жыл бұрын
John Daly even added "ne ponimayu" in Russian.
@pattimaeda6097 Жыл бұрын
You know they were talking gibberish don’t you?🙄
@MontyTheMothman Жыл бұрын
@@pattimaeda6097it’s german dumbass
@BreathTakulousАй бұрын
@@pattimaeda6097its german
@trevorjenkins702411 жыл бұрын
Groucho, I salute you!
@crucisnh11 жыл бұрын
I love how Groucho's fake voice was so good that he was able to go on and on and on with his schtick and no one on the panel realized that it was him. He was great in this clip!
@HillLuvJump99912 жыл бұрын
How I would have loved to spend a day with this man. So much he could teach us...
@rickrick50414 жыл бұрын
Especially you
@ChadQuick270W12 жыл бұрын
Live every Sunday night at 10:30pm for over 17 years except for a few rare occasions where it was taped or filmed in advance. This was one of the joy's of WML as being live almost anything could happen.
@BaarBear10 жыл бұрын
No one could crack a pun like Groucho could.;-D
@fra91_4 жыл бұрын
It's clear how Woody Allen has been inspired by Groucho Marx, when they invited him, he signed himself as "Cary Grant". Geniuses.
@littlemissmello12 жыл бұрын
I would've known by the first "Whaddaya say!?" that it was Groucho.
@johnnytheyoungmaestroАй бұрын
Yeah, I'm absolutely shocked that they didn't recognize him immediately! :)
@landztranz12 жыл бұрын
I could watch these clips all day long...and I will if my wife lets me.
@rickrick50414 жыл бұрын
She makes you beg for everything
@gabejurewicz713 Жыл бұрын
My parents raised me to stand up when I shake hands with a man, you never see that anymore. So cool to see that at the end of this! Thanks for posting this.
@MySpace66215 жыл бұрын
What a great show, takes you down memory lane.
@ClassicRockStays11614 жыл бұрын
This is just great! He's so hilarious!
@Ebbywebby12 жыл бұрын
Just what I was thinking. And I was baffled that they were asking about him being a singer, etc. when he was so obviously a comedian.
@MarcBrewer12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Groucho used to do a German dialect in Vaudeville, but WWI made that no longer feasible. So it's nice to get some idea of his old schtick
@dennispearson92873 жыл бұрын
It Was Soooo Obvious How Much Groucho Enjoyed BEING Groucho !!!!!..
@Gaygarious12 жыл бұрын
This TRULY had me rolling on the floor!!!!
@klstehn16 жыл бұрын
oh my frelling god, I love Groucho Marx!
@crucisnh11 жыл бұрын
Actually, in this clip, John Daly didn't screw up. Before he said Groucho's name, he did say that he was throwing over all the cards and ending the game. However, there was one instance where he did screw up royally when they had Steve Allen, often a panelist, as the mystery guest. Daly accidentally blurted out Steve Allen's name and blew the entire segment. In fact, this incident is in one of the WML compilation clips here on youtube.
@classilyette14 жыл бұрын
Gott, that was so funny!!!!!and John starting talking German ROFL!!priceless :) and what a group of talented, classy people.
@RayNDeere16 жыл бұрын
Loved it when Daly stole Groucho's punchline about being a standup comic: "Only if he can't sit down or lie down."
@elizabethgalligan18054 жыл бұрын
"Memoirs of a mangy Lover" 😂😂😂
@filmnoirnycАй бұрын
I love Groucho, I love him, I love him..... the best.....
@jmccracken196311 жыл бұрын
This clip is HILARIOUS!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!
@Hosenrolle17 жыл бұрын
In case anybody is interested in it: I speak german, and Groucho asks the game master "Was hat er gesagt?" which means "What did he say?". Later he says "Ich bin von Deutschland, Salzburg Festival" = "I am from Germany, Salzburg Festival" (altough Salzburg is in Austria, not Germany). Then he says "Das versteh ich nicht" which means "I don´t understand that".
@kisslordorochimaru7 жыл бұрын
HR1 Did Groucho live in Germany before or he just studied the language? I checked his bio but all it said he was from the US .Thats Wikipedia though and can't always trust that.
@Noise88keys7 жыл бұрын
All the brothers were born in the U.S. but his parents were German Jewish immigrants, and they spoke German at home growing up.
@11Kralle6 жыл бұрын
Yiddish is(/was) the language of the german and east-european jews - it most closely resembles standard high-german of the 18th/19th century (if there was such a thing) and can be quite easy be understood by germans. So much for another folly of the totalitarian national-socialists around Mr. Schickelgrubel...
@Deutschie6 жыл бұрын
The Marx family spoke Platt Deutsch.
@marjoriemargel15675 жыл бұрын
Calm Pluto Nooooo! Groucho and his brothers grew in Brooklyn! They were speaking really Yiddish, which was a offshoot of German.such blessed nutty folks, we are all so grateful for their talent.
@colonialradio110 жыл бұрын
I think they knew; there is an interview with Bennett somewhere online where he says sometimes they could tell right away but let it go on because it was funny stuff. I think Bennett knew in this case.
@brianwilliams34383 жыл бұрын
I agree , Bennett said they knew which Hollywood stars were coming to town and had an idea who the mystery guest would be.
@mgwilliams100013 жыл бұрын
John Davis was just great with this show. Kept everyone involved and the bannter was terrific. I remember asking my mom, pleading with her, to watch it every week it came on... And yes Groucho Marks was as good as it gets. I can only imagine what Thanksgiving dinner was like with that family!
@Mozart122012 жыл бұрын
I just read Arthur Marx book, My Life with Groucho". He did this in everyday life. One day he was in his yard trimming his hedges. A lady puled up and asked "Oh Mr. Gardener, how much do you charge an hour?" He said I don't get any money, but the lady of the house lets me sleep with her".
@texasmimi55662 жыл бұрын
Good book, I highly recommend it.
@CleoTheSim15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Groucho is fantastic!
@RussMcClay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this post.
@takineko13 жыл бұрын
"This was a wasted evening" We're still enjoying it almost a hundred years later. Nothing went to waste there.
@Shawn-wt4kh3 жыл бұрын
You wrote this comment in 2011, which was less than 50 years after the show aired. So no, you're off by quite a bit.
@DeedsResearcher13 жыл бұрын
"Say da secret woid and pick up an extra 50 dollars." Yes, Groucho was a true legend . The world could use a few more like him!
@rickrick50414 жыл бұрын
How many?
@DavePlouffe12 жыл бұрын
A lot of celebrities now have been quoted as begging their parents to stay up late on Sundays just to watch this "grown up" show!
@news4usunshine10 жыл бұрын
There is no way the panel did not know this was Groucho. He's barely disguising his voice, and it was obvious the mystery guest was a professional comedian. Although I can believe that Tony Randall was clueless enough to not know.
@Cerph5 жыл бұрын
+driver3596- It almost seems the more he talks, the more he confuses the panel- (most guests try to not speak, and also disguise their voice).
@mikef58812 жыл бұрын
@@josephpalermo4538 Not nice.
@davidoberst62683 жыл бұрын
Priceless
@Pittie2126 күн бұрын
All of the Marx Brothers were Outstanding. Sooo Funny 😅
@samcano70707 жыл бұрын
He was genius!!!
@jessicathethreestoogesfan26353 жыл бұрын
Groucho is one of the most recognizable comedian and he’s also the funniest
@Judahthanksgiving3 ай бұрын
No doubt ❤
@denisespurlock11 жыл бұрын
Groucho should have been allowed to finish. How do you cut short such a great man?
@sbalman3 жыл бұрын
Well, the show did have a time limit
@existential12 жыл бұрын
John Daly showed that he could funny, too. The two would have made a good team.
@MMMarvelous11 жыл бұрын
That's the only time I ever saw John Daly screw up & say the name of the mystery guest & give it away. I don't know how they didn't figure it out as this is the best panel they ever had & I'm guessing Bennett Cerf would've figured it out on the next question especially since he knew Groucho well.
@satori03Ай бұрын
as funny now as he was in his heyday...Thank you Groucho for keeping us laughing
@ROGER20958 жыл бұрын
Who on Earth is funnier than Groucho?
@floris.9275 жыл бұрын
You know I wanted to say Carmen Sandiego, but it’s just too rhythmic and too surreal.
@Magnetron333 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever
@killingmewillnotbringbacky91773 жыл бұрын
Nick Mullen is pretty funny.
@marshamariner78972 жыл бұрын
Robin Williams is a VERY CLOSE #1
@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын
Donald Trump keeps me laughing constantly. But he's no Groucho. And Robin Williams? He's better suited for those who think the Three Stooges are witty.
@ClarasBeau13 жыл бұрын
Kilgallen: "I don't want to interrupt..."... LOL
@bashbrannigan16 жыл бұрын
"This was a wasted evening." He just leaves with that line!
@soulierinvestments16 жыл бұрын
As a news reporter Dorothy knew a lot of trivia about showbizia. She once asked Tallulah Bankhead if she had a parakeet named Gaylord. In the early 1960s she would every so often ask if a mystery contestant had lost an address book over Greece from a helicopter, though she never asked the right person who was Anthony Perkins. She once asked Gene Kelly if she had bought him a tie. When she thought the guest might be Casey Stengl, she would ask if he studied dentistry.
@ajsmith52953 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
@pikemeredith56044 жыл бұрын
If Harpo had been on this the panel wouldn've got any answers at all so the show might have gone all night till they found out who it was.....if they did.!!!
@nahpoli12 жыл бұрын
He looked pretty darn good for 73 and quick as a whip with his come backs, comedians of today couldnt cant wouldnt and wont compare to this guy!!!
@RandomAccessDreams14 жыл бұрын
It makes me sad to know I will never walk on this Earth at the same time as Groucho Marx.
@Judahthanksgiving3 ай бұрын
The world best comedian ever ❤
@ultimatebigbreak12 жыл бұрын
Even his book titles crack me up "Memoirs of a mangy lover" LOL