From "Six of a Kind" ... we find out why the sherif is called Honest John.
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@PepperWilliams_songcovers13 жыл бұрын
This has got to be one of the funniest skits ever, by a genius comedian. I love how he plays with all the props. No CGI , no special gymnastics....Just PURE COMIC GENIUS!
@quickjumpingfoxes11 ай бұрын
I like how he rotated the cue ball while setting up, in order to....??? Up to now I overlooked that bit of nonsense. However, I still don't know how he got the name: Honest John
@andydoney55812 жыл бұрын
I didn't even notice this bit,because I was laughing so much, and I've seen it so many times, but the bit where he puts the chalk in his mouth and applies his cigar to the cue tip, is absolute genius!!
@filton05 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many times I've seen this, but I'm in tears every time. Solid gold.
@bamboo59.52 Жыл бұрын
Never gets old 😂
@mrnobodyz10 ай бұрын
@@bamboo59.52I’m here again!
@racefan6012 ай бұрын
same. I'd forgotten about this
@zekelucente9702 Жыл бұрын
I grew up (I’m 62 now) loving WC Fields, but You Tube finally allowed me to truly appreciate what a comic genius he was. Here I am watching clips I’ve seen many times before and still enjoying every minute of them.
@markjones67107 жыл бұрын
Priceless, superb timing. The moment he chalks the cue with the cigar is just comic perfection.
@iamgort705 жыл бұрын
Such great visual humour, I am crying at how well he did this. He was an amazing jugler, there is film of him doing an amazing routine, such great hands.
@ronkellam81843 жыл бұрын
There are so many layers of comedy in this clip, you need to watch it several times. I miss so much with my eyes closed in laughter. Today's comedians are children compated to this genius.
@johncampbell40613 жыл бұрын
An absolute classic!! It doesn't matter how many times i've seen this, it still makes me laugh & cry
@catbird00717 жыл бұрын
W.C. Feilds had that remarkable talent of making any person watching him comply with his time,and space. Fields may seem like a bafoon, but he is always in control from start to finish...... One of the best
@TopazShane5 жыл бұрын
When I was 11 years old, my Father and I were visiting his parents in Pennsylvania. WPIX channel 11 was running a WC Fields marathon that started at 10pm and my Father let me stay up to watch a few movies. At 3:00am, my Grandfather came out and said to us, "Would you two please shut up - I'm trying to sleep!" He turned and went back to bed; my Father looked at me and started to laugh. I use to get in trouble when I laughed at my Father, but watching him laugh at his Father was just glorious. It was a perfect Father & Son moment. The movies were great and I've been watching WC ever since. He is by far, the funniest actor ever in a movie. Can you imagine how he'd be if he smoked marijuana? Yo.
@scooterthepug4 жыл бұрын
How do you know he wasn't on weed while acting? Hard to tell the difference.
@dell1774 жыл бұрын
I remember being up at a friends family cottage in Maine back in the 70's. We went out to have a few beers and then enjoyed a joint before heading back to the cottage. When we got back his mother was watching Saturday Night Live (it was a great show back then) and she was watching the bit about the instant tea machine, She watched it and said it made no sense to her, her son and I were rolling on the floor when his dad came in. His comment was I think they have been doing more than drinking beer,
@thomasblue60644 жыл бұрын
He probably wouldn't be as funny. Shalom
@howHumam4 жыл бұрын
The Marx brothers smoked weed, probably with musicians in their early days. I wouldn't doubt Fields had tried it, but he drank like Willie Nelson smokes. They don't often get along if you've spent a few years drunk then puff down a jazz cigarette some trumpet player gave you at a bar one night and you trip out til dawn still drinking but terrifyingly paranoid. I bet a lot of demonization back around 1900 had to do with well meaning black jazz musicians giving crazy drunk white men the odd spliff so they could give their liver a break. History is a wild ride when you start to get to know people by their action and art...
@moondawg36933 жыл бұрын
Beautiful dad story.
@oddfellaboo15 жыл бұрын
Timeless! absolutly classic..the catching the tip of the pool cue is still tear enducing! love it!
@andymassingham4 жыл бұрын
Cannot think of anyone else doing this. He was a one-man genre. Perfect.
@tuckasamms9 жыл бұрын
A true genius at work - absolutely hilarious!
@artysanmobile4 жыл бұрын
His routine with the pool cue is absolutely priceless.
@Mackingcole12 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant clip!! Superb timing; and how the other guy keeps a straight face I'll never know. Every time i watch this it has me in stitches - fantastic!!!
@gb5uq5 жыл бұрын
The funniest scene ever made. Incredible how the guy kept a straight face as WC Fields went through his brilliant routine, he was a genius, we'll never see his like again mores the pity.
@johncross88345 жыл бұрын
I agree if he was still around today some wan** would be offended
@nickv77934 жыл бұрын
This is a routine he performed in Vaudeville as many of his movies drew from his act.
@pfwed34434 жыл бұрын
How do you keep repeating the same stupid schtick, trying to catch the waving pool cue .. over and over .. and it STILL makes you laugh out loud each time like the first?? THAT's comic genius!
@premanadi3 жыл бұрын
@@pfwed3443 It's the slow burn of the repetition. It's the comedy of frustration. Each time it repeats, it's funnier.
@thephilosopherofculture45595 жыл бұрын
This may be his most famous sequence. It is brilliant on several levels and has ever been surpassed.
@Yardbird6817 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest comedian of all-times and my fav!!! Fields had been doin this pool routine since his vauldville days.
@sananto68966 жыл бұрын
He is called "honest" John, but quickly covers the rip on the pool table and walks away.
@NickSerritella4 жыл бұрын
Therein lies the comedic theme
@LowTremble4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I didn't notice
@orbitalbutt675711 ай бұрын
You have discovered "irony," the use of words different from their literal intent. Congratulations. You've done it. The joke, you've found it. Scotland Yard will surely promote you for Detective Inspector for cracking this case, you're a credit to the Noticing Unit of the Look! Brigade. Brilliant work.
@catsoandahalf8 жыл бұрын
The Greatest Comedian who ever lived........
@MrFredtschiller8 жыл бұрын
+Catso Mann May have also been the greatest juggler of his era. Excellent tennis player, and golfer.
@buckacre13486 жыл бұрын
Catso Mann For a man that hated kids and dogs, he wasn't all that bad.
@nealsausen46515 жыл бұрын
Catso Mann ; So True!
@Ease5416 жыл бұрын
This is one of the funniest clips I've ever seen.I can make myself laugh out loud just by thinking of it!
@reeblesnarfle54435 жыл бұрын
Loved the waving cue stick schtick! That takes practice!
@Mr22thou11 жыл бұрын
The guy who turned me on to WC Fields was an alcoholic Mormon who would probably have been happier to have lived in the 1930's. I am forever indebted to him.
@PepperWilliams_songcovers14 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen this clip is years. My wife had to come into the room to see what I was laughing so hard at. PURE GENIUS!
@52lvlv12 жыл бұрын
Today there was an actual news headline about a guy bringing up someone's prosthetic leg in a fishing net in the Gulf of Mexico, and then FINDING ITS OWNER!! First thing that pops into my head is..."DAMN! A real-life Honest John!!!" THANK YOU for posting this classic bit, Mr. Dunkenfield!
@shj200016 жыл бұрын
The funniest man of the 20th century. I laugh so hard I squirt tears watching this master. My role model for adulthood. Terrific. Steve
@imallearsru16 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen this in about 25 - 30 years. I laughed so hard I cried. So good to see his genius again. Thanks for posting.
@marcusmunch17134 жыл бұрын
Do you still answer 11 years later pls?
@BR5499a14 жыл бұрын
I have watched this at least 10 times and it still makes me laugh.
@dantean2 жыл бұрын
THE genius. Forget Chaplin, forget Keaton, forget all of them--I mean, don't FORGET them, just realize Fields was the true genius of the screen comedians then or now.
@phylis3917Ай бұрын
Like him with Mae Wedt.
@llongdong4 жыл бұрын
Just the absolute epitome of comedic genius. The director really adds to it as well.
@jacksagrafsky49365 жыл бұрын
The Russian army walking over my tongue in their stocking feet! I know the feeling. What a great comic.
@kevinchouinard95394 жыл бұрын
He drinks a whole bottle of hard liquor, and then cringes at the thought of drinking water :-)>
@aoeulhs5 жыл бұрын
"Everything you like to do is wrong." That's so me and my wife.
@guest4915 жыл бұрын
I havent seen that movie in 45 years and still this clip makes me laugh out loud.
@ssnoc3 жыл бұрын
Fields had it all ....comedy genius with a HUGE likable personality 👏
@rushglick75132 жыл бұрын
This routine is right up there with the "Carl LaFong" porch scene in "It's a Gift"! PRICELESS.
@christopherbeckens406910 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he ever thought 80 year's later we'd still be laughing ?
@dehoedisc72476 жыл бұрын
I don't think he thought past sunrise the next day, and that he didn't give a damn about modern people laughing at him or anyone else. He was earning a paycheck to live high, and the higher the better.
@georgecobble56885 жыл бұрын
still funny in 2018.
@emikosan87125 жыл бұрын
He has me in tears...as usual....
@Drumroar5 жыл бұрын
Christopher Beckens kudu C
@dr.h.e.sawyerjr.99845 жыл бұрын
There's no apostrophe in years. Junior College is very near. GO.
@monya710 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting! This clip has stayed with me for 40 years. And still makes me laugh
@DavidBrown-dj7tw Жыл бұрын
I'm a 76 year old man.I have never seen this particular skit before,I have watched many of his other one's though. Today was the hardest I have laughed in many,many years. The man was the best at improv. I've saved it for future "pick-me-ups". Many thanks.
@ludditeneaderthal9 ай бұрын
Not a second of that was improv, nor were any of his film performances. Almost all of his sight gags are recaps of his silent film antics, or vaudeville stage hijinks. His banter is 100% vaudeville. Fields was a well seasoned pro, every nuance scripted, choreographed, and rehearsed to perfection. Spontaneous generation of gags is a hallmark of stand-up, a genre of humor Fields never engaged in.
@DavidBrown-dj7tw9 ай бұрын
@@ludditeneaderthal Well excuse me. I didn't know you were there for the filming.
@stevenyafet4 ай бұрын
@@ludditeneaderthal spot on. Just ask what's the glass eye about. And quickly realize the poor thing was only returned after being knocked around the pool table into the wee hours.
@IAintOverYet13 жыл бұрын
WC Fields movies were usually played late at night on some obscure TV channel, probably UHF (I bet most don't even know what that is), before that days of cable TV. I watched while in bed, and had to contain my laughter so as not to wake up the wife and kids. That was impossible. The whole bed shook and so did the rest of the house, and I woke up everyone anyway. I've been watching a lot of his movie scenes on KZbin this weekend and my gut hurts from all the laughing. What a genius!
@cdiaz5516 жыл бұрын
my 13 year old son love this and other W.C. clips! he says it's some of the funniest stuff he's ever seen1
@mortalkoil19714 жыл бұрын
I’m in tears I can’t stop laughing after he took that cue ball to the head!
@bobtaylor1703 жыл бұрын
Fields' character, unlike Groucho's, is forever assaulted, isn't he? I love Groucho, but no one can make me laugh like Fields.
@moondawg36933 жыл бұрын
@@bobtaylor170 No one can give it like Groucho or take it like Fields. It's always so satisfying when Fields wins once in a while. Both masters of their craft. Watch WC Fields juggling way back then, they said he was the world's best and I must say, he's pretty amazing. Cheers
@BeadStallcup14 жыл бұрын
The man was a genius at improvision with props. Red Skelton took his ques from WC Fields. WC Fields, the greatest comedian who ever lived. Died in 1946.
@mikestubbs3563 ай бұрын
Fields died the same day that Great Grandfather did. I grew watching W.C. Fields movies on Saturday afternoon “tea time” movies and have been a huge fan of his ever since. If you ever get the chance check a movie called “W.C. Fields and Me” with Rod Steiger (as Fields) and Valerie Perine (as Carlotta Monti, his longtime mistress). It’s based on a book of the same title written by Monti.
@writeract22 жыл бұрын
Breaking with laughter -just rediscovering this old character, never knew his comedy well, now I see it is pure pure genius.
@TopazShane Жыл бұрын
Do yourself a favor and find the Fields clip that features a General store that Fields owns and this blind guy, Mr. Muckle comes in. One thing I can never do is say this is my favorite clip. There are at least 20 of my "favorite clip" out there and the other 22,000 are "incredibly funny clips."
@writeract2 Жыл бұрын
@@TopazShane Thank you good Sir, I certainly will do - Mr. Fields was one of a kind.
@2328MrDavid14 жыл бұрын
Must agree with last statement. I watch at least once a day, most uplifting.
@ranger94165 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen!
@humanbeing20094 жыл бұрын
Ah the vaudevillians were masters and formed a foundation to so much of our timeless comedy. Thanks for posting! I needed a good 'ole fashioned laugh.
@eskertoo4 жыл бұрын
He once said,"I don't drink water....fish make love in it!"
@jesush.christ30034 жыл бұрын
He did not say that. He used the word FUCK. That's what he once said.
@tonymontgomery58273 жыл бұрын
@@jesush.christ3003 thank jesus someone knows the quote!
@JoshieDoozie13 жыл бұрын
I love it when he just starts humming at the most random moments. . .
@JM-dv1zq5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Hilarious !!!! I never got to see any of W.C. Fields work as I was growing up. What a treat !!!
@Docmananoff17 жыл бұрын
It never stops being funny especially when the cue ball cracks him on the head. LMAO!!!!
@skeester6317 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen this in so long...I laughed till my chest hurt even though I knew what was comming.
@ianclarke36273 жыл бұрын
Cue manipulation is marvelous, he creates the same angst as laurel an hardy do in the music box
@doznt125 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that was his real nose. When he died they put it in a pickle jar to preserve it for posterity. Posterity didn't want it either.
@darknessanddistance44693 жыл бұрын
Fields said to someone once, you are making fun of an affliction. And so are you.
@2484marshall3 жыл бұрын
I'm back on a binge again! I really love the way he sets up these situations. So much build up, knowing the audience is desperate to see the expected result to the point of frustration, and never quite finding satisfaction! Purest comedy at its finest!
@premanadi3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's really the comedy of frustration and slow burn. And it helps that it's so silent, which builds the tension (of course it's meant to be watched with a live audience, so there would be constant laughter).
@rogerdodger54154 жыл бұрын
What a guy! I’ve seen this one several times and it still makes me laugh. His motions and timing are perfect. 👌 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😎👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@patgarcia3493 жыл бұрын
Total classic so shuttle so smooth so lucky to grownup watching real talent
@twinoak17015 жыл бұрын
The cue changing handa at 2:05 is brilliant.
@tjlethal112110 жыл бұрын
That other guy gets just as much respect for being the perfect straight man for this bit. I would've been in tears from laughter after he flipped the cue ball.
@benjamingruder48757 жыл бұрын
That was a bit of genius.
@furripupau7 жыл бұрын
That's Tammany Young, who played straight man in several of Field's movies. He died aged 49, in 1936, his death devastated Fields. Very interesting character in real life too.
@CharlesLongJrGramps7 жыл бұрын
I was in tears from laughter after he flipped the cue ball. I had not seen that one before.
@darknessanddistance44695 жыл бұрын
Tammy Jung was a well-known Hollywood party crasher
@stewartnicol30284 жыл бұрын
We killed 3 quarts of rye. No the Duchess doesn't drink....
@visualthinkmap12 жыл бұрын
oh... just watched it a second time and it still brought tears to my eyes of laughter. brilliant
@jaspartheghost5264 жыл бұрын
One glass for everyone on top of the water cooler 😄
@bamboo59.52 Жыл бұрын
An underrated genius! RIP sir ❤
@jamesf152511 жыл бұрын
One mark of great comedy is knowing what's coming and still laughing because the timing of the line is perfection. WC was the best in delivering lines and physical comedy. He refused to follow the Marx Bros on the stage, but he feared no one else. Thanks for posting footage of this American Classic
@everettwhite98744 жыл бұрын
When that ball hit him in the head if you listen closely you can hear him say, “Damn.” Lol
@debajyoti.guha_bong2 жыл бұрын
What a master! Also, this is the best 'Shaggy-dog story' ever to be filmed.
@dyingtodeath7 жыл бұрын
I can't think of a greater comedic genius.
@nealsausen46515 жыл бұрын
Watch The Skies : Nor can I!
@imallearsru15 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
@chabilly10 жыл бұрын
That put a smile on my face, ear to ear!
@2328MrDavid14 жыл бұрын
Must agree with last comment Since findig this have watched at least once a day for a good laugh!!!
@rachelbennett9498 Жыл бұрын
Comedy! In rare form. I love it still! 🤣😂🙃🤣😂🙃Rolling on the floor funny, even after all these years,
@TotalFreakingAwesomeness4 жыл бұрын
Comedic genius, that's for sure!
@zxzs32810 ай бұрын
My wasted youth will testify to the accuracy of his break shot method by drunks. And seriously phenomenal coordination went into that skit as well.
@ronstarkronstark5004 жыл бұрын
Have watched this several times and it breaks me up each time as much as the first. It’s brilliant!
@joosthorbach33069 жыл бұрын
Best sketch Ever!
@jimregan20064 жыл бұрын
Can anyone watch this without laughing several times?
@asstezz17 жыл бұрын
one of the funniest sketches ever
@rentatrip1videos5 жыл бұрын
the guy called "DOC" in the Billiard Parlor , is none other than Tammany Young, who was in several films with W.C.
@bwlboy12316 жыл бұрын
Best ever W C Fields scene.
@guymanges36285 жыл бұрын
Yes the funnest man we've had,, W.C. ...
@charlesvanderhoog70563 жыл бұрын
This is definitely one of his very best. Most famous, too, probably. The one with him golfing is very strong as well, "Eye on the ball, ladies!"
@HisNibs17 жыл бұрын
"...I gave it back to him". Perhaps the funniest line in comedy.
@passwordbosco4075 жыл бұрын
Supposedly Fields was quoted as saying that he never drank water because "fish fuck in it". I don't know that he actually said that, but if he did it was probably part of his schick. Anyway, W.C.Fields has to be one of the funniest and most talented people ever. RIP.....
@republicucksnowflake19146 жыл бұрын
I saw these when I was a kid and loved them then. They are even funnier now.
! ...."Honest John, why do you drink so much?",... "because I like it."
@benjamingruder48757 жыл бұрын
Great physical comedian!
@OneWhoLivesThere5 жыл бұрын
I was watching this while donating blood and trying to lie still despite shaking from laughing.
@user-qn8yq4ri6s2 ай бұрын
Placing the basket on the pool table at the end was brilliant!
@aaaayes16 жыл бұрын
LOL...gr8 clip...still makes me laugh, brings tears to my eyes...I admired him so, my poker screen name is dedicated to him...AAAAYES
@dougoverhoff75684 жыл бұрын
He does another scene around a pool table where he bounces the the ball numerous times off of the cue stick. He had absolutely amazing dexterity. It's a longer scene than this, and even funnier, too, IMHO. It includes a peculiar little straight man who wears an insanely large hat, that adds a real humourous touch to the scene. It's a riot and a classic; Fields at his best!
@MrFishermanbob Жыл бұрын
He was considered the world's greatest juggler as well!!
@rossmcl17715 жыл бұрын
How did the other actor manage to keep a straight face??!!
@JacoZawinul11 жыл бұрын
"he used to take this glass eye out and put in a tumbler of water"
@nealsausen46515 жыл бұрын
JacoZawinul : “WEATHER REPORT”?! Is that you?!
@mcgoodle9 ай бұрын
I love how the guy in black's job is to just stand there and NOT laugh, or even crack a smile.
@ROGER20957 жыл бұрын
In 1945, Ed Norton played W. C. Fields. The game is still going on.
@oldasdihrt5993 Жыл бұрын
I've watched a lot of these little bits and this is the first time, I have to admit, I laughed my guts out. Thanx for posting.
@HannahRoot5510 ай бұрын
How old are you ?👋
@Ease5414 жыл бұрын
This has to be the funniest 5 minutes ever filmed.
@Offthbadan12 жыл бұрын
Classic & funny. The magic that's recorded on film that'll last forever.