"Welcome Back Kotter's" Gabe Kaplan Hosts a Hilarious Night of Stand Up

[@360MIX]

Gabe you are missed and we love you.... thanks for coming back!!!

[@msays1275]

I see what you did there..😂❤

[@jayfinn6698]

good stuff

[@trekkiejunk]

Coming back? The last comic was introduced as "appearing on Dave Letterman tonight." I think Gabe must have "come back" many, many years ago.

[@AMEER-114-]

Is this brand new? Why is he saying: "35 years ago i was a tv star" - 1989 Its much more like 45 years ago - 1979

[@AMEER-114-]

Description quote: "ALL NEW LIVE" -- so 2014 is NEW ??? why do you people just outright LIE without conscience?

[@floydpattersonii4996]

Gabe Kaplan, what a really great monologue. Excellent material. Watched him all thru the 70's

[@jayfinn6698]

I'm 62 and this made my day! thank's Gabe.

[@AMEER-114-]

Is this brand new? Why is he saying: "35 years ago i was a tv star" - 1989 Its much more like 45 years ago - 1979

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

73 here and agree

[@dallastrujillo7286]

I’m 62 too. I’m so glad this showed up in my feed! He’s hilarious ! 🤣🤣

[@elizabeth9134]

Right behind you at 61. He made my day, too! Happy New Year!

[@petebishop7524]

He should do a movie where he and Billy Crystal are brothers

[@dsfddsgh]

Holy shit i was wondering who he kind of looked and sounded like and you just said it. 🤣

[@gloriageyer7691]

Would be great!!

[@melliehelen8650]

What a delight to see Gabe doing standup again! He was thoroughly enjoyable, and with the same twinkle in his eye. I certainly hope this presages us seeing a lot more of him soon. Thanks, Gabe!! Thanks, Laugh Trax!

[@michaelmcchesney6645]

I'd love to see Kabe Kaplan doing more new standup, but this appearance originally aired in 2014. Talking about Fred Thompson doing ads for reverse mortgages was a dead giveaway in that he died in 2015. Maybe Gabe could ease into doing some new standup, by taping some standup specials 5 years ago and then doing some doing some new stuff. In all seriousness, I was a huge fan of Welcome Back Kotter. I'd love to see him do more comedy. Maybe he could reunite with the surviving Sweathogs for an ad for something. Travolta did that Grease ad for T-Mobile not too long ago. The way that would have to work is for some ad agency to see if Travolta would be interested and then seeingif any of the others from the show are still around.

[@thejeffbomb]

When watching him on the show long ago, he seemed a bit like a genius. Now I see this later stand up work, and it’s confirmed: The man is a genius.

[@sliceserve234]

he is like 80 years old, we aren't going to be seeing a lot more of him soon ... ... ...

[@ronald-ep2yx]

I just clicked out of curiosity but Gabe's stand-up was the funniest I've seen in a long time.

[@BillBene67]

I grew up with Welcome Back Kotter. Great show. Gabe looks incredible

[@paulcavigliano6388]

Yeah, not bad seeing how this video is like 30 yrs old....🙄

[@mikemcwilliams7801]

@@paulcavigliano6388 if this was 30 years ago, he looks bad

[@marywealth6475]

I was thinking the same thing until somebody pointed out that the video is already a decade old.

[@chrislom5288]

"Fonzy scheme" 24 carat right there.

[@sonliving]

The man that myth he is a legend 👏🏼👏🏼 Mr Kot-tah!!

[@davewebbtheauthor]

Watched just for Gabe. Made me laugh out loud. Welcome back, Gabe. Very funny.

[@trekkiejunk]

He's not back. This special is very old. Heck, the last comic was introduced as "appearing on Dave Letterman tonight."

[@davewebbtheauthor]

@@trekkiejunk If not, they should put the date of this in the description and delete "all-new." I had no interest in watching anything past Gabe's part.

[@elizabeth9134]

​@@trekkiejunkdon't be a wise ass know-it-all downer, man.

[@schmactor]

What an unbelievably wonderful surprise. Welcome back Gabe Kaplan!!! I'm loving your style of comedy. Why have we been deprived of this for so long?

[@ghanasoul]

Gabe’s act is funnier as an older man, post sitcom fame, then he was in his prime in the ‘70s. Great set. He’s still got it!

[@bacbladerunner]

Man, GABE(!), that intro was fantastic. Very unique, and very funny. Superb. More real Gabe Kaplan, please!

[@mrzero-000-00]

I've met 10 top celebrities in my life and Gabe Kaplan was the second. In 1978 I met Gabe Kaplan in the Record Dept at Kaufmann's in downtown Pittsburgh. 8th floor by the escalators. Mr. Kaplan was flipping through some records, and I immediately recognized him. I said, sir are you Gabe Kaplan? And he could not have been a nicer gent. We chatted for a bit about the records and then he gently let me go on my way. I was 15 and that was my biggest brush with fame since shaking hands with Roberto Clemente in 1971. Thank you, Gabe you will forever be in my top 10 brushes with fame.

[@rodneypratt4324]

Okay now I'm envious !!!!! you shook hands with Roberto Clemente I was a huge fan of his and I grew up in Texas big baseball fan

[@craigbfolksinger]

What was he doing in Pittsburgh?

[@jjryan1352]

That's awesome. I was ever in that store as a kid in that decade. The only person of note I ever saw downtown was Mayor Caliguiri. Not counting sports figures in matches.

[@LeeSolomon-y7s]

Gabe you slayed it. You had me in stiches. You are a supper star when you can be that funny and not use a single four letter word. Very talented. You were the best comic of the night by a long shot.

[@steves7189]

Wow! What a nice surprise to see Gabe again! Very happy to see you Gabe! You’re great!

[@trekkiejunk]

This special is about 15 years old.

[@jntdhome]

He did a one man show of Groucho Marx in the early 80s that was amazing.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

We saw it, it was great.

[@blyxx7450]

I remember that it was good.

[@Mach19760]

I sure do remember that lol

[@discernment8963]

He did a Great Groucho!

[@davidvalensi8616]

Saw him live before Kotter, was there with my family in the Catskills.

[@briansmithson2491]

Gabe made me laugh so hard so awesomely hilarious!! WELCOME BACK.

[@econhelp583]

I’m 60 and watched Gabe in the 70s. Even had his album, “Up your hole with a mellow roll”; the guy was hilarious then and he is hilarious now. It’s great to see the man looking so good and still making people laugh after all these years. The world always can use more fun and laughter. Thanks Gabe!❤

[@AMEER-114-]

Description quote: "ALL NEW LIVE" -- so 2014 is NEW ??? why do you people just outright LIE without conscience?

[@sblumenstein6688]

The album was Holes and Mellow Rolls. You must be old.

[@AMEER-114-]

@sblumenstein6688 He is mixing the album title with BARBARINO'S(Travolta) catch prase: "Up your nose with a rubber hose" You MUST BE TO YOUNG and unaware of the broader picture.

[@sblumenstein6688]

@@AMEER-114- He’s wrong, but you think there’s a broader picture? Wrong is wrong, and certainly not respectful to Mr. Kaplan.

[@AMEER-114-]

@@sblumenstein6688 First... Im merely telling you that he combined two sets of words together and he put quotation marks around it.... That indicates he KNEW he was combining the two on purpose... Meant for anyone who is knowledgable enough to see the CLEVER combination he was presenting... This is something that seems to be a bit above your perceptions... ---- If he DID combine them by mistake...its a exceedingly interesting error.

[@jimsteele2072]

Love Gabe Kaplan. Excellent comedian, actor, and all around good sport. Love watching him at the poker table

[@forwimp]

Gabe looks great. I hope I look so good when I'm 79. If I start going the gym and dieting right now, I might make it. Oh yeah, and a face lift. I was in high school when Welcome Back Kotter was on. I always watched it. So fun to see Gabe. And, he's as funny as ever. More Gabe please.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

79? Damn! He looks 65 or 60! Good for him! Thin, fit, rested. ✅️

[@melliehelen8650]

⁠@@DavidLLambertmobileI did a double-take at that comment-it’s indeed hard to believe he’s 79. Now we know where he’s been: sipping from the fountain of youth!

[@trekkiejunk]

Ok, you are ALL wrong. Did you actually watch the video? This special is very old. Heck, the last comic was introduced as "appearing on Dave Letterman tonight."

[@marywealth6475]

​@@DavidLLambertmobile I hate to burst your bubble, but this special is a decade old. But you still seem to think he looked about five years younger than he even was in 2014, so I guess that's still good.

[@paulcoleman292]

Omg I'm 54 and I didn't even know Gabe was still with us....Lots of people didn't know that before he was Mr Kotter he was a stand up comedian. Awesome 😊

[@thomasbrown3356]

Only people who didn't follow comedy.

[@billinorlando2887]

He's been active in poker for decades

[@adc2327]

That's awful to say you didn't know he was still with us. You remind me of my mother. She was always killing off people who are still with us. People who would be 110 if still alive she would think they were still around. 😂 R.I.P. Mom

[@jakeornot6306]

Your age is not of the current era where if you don't have someone's face - voice plastered on your screen, you should think they're dead. geeze

[@letshaveacuppa_official]

@@jakeornot6306I thought he passed as well. I’m 59.

[@kardave2848]

Great set Gabe! I grew up on that show and its funny as hell! Every character had their own catch phrase!

[@Brandi6666]

Kingston trio record got me😂😂😂😂 gabe is sharp and knows how to deliver🤘❤️

[@jamiesiteu5464]

i laughed and cried. The viagra story is so true! It was great seeing you do you :)) Thanks Gabe!! Welcome Back!!

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Gabe your comedic timing is still priceless!!! I grew up with you in our household. Welcome back!

[@lorenanders702]

Love to see Gabe. When I was a kid in the 70s, every Friday morning we'd laugh on the bus about how funny WBK was Thursday night 😂

[@steveconn]

I saw Gabe in Las Cruces, NM in the early 2000s. "What the hell happened?" he opened with. Great.

[@tabularasa7711]

Welcome back, Gabe! Love your humor. Thanks for continuing to share your loving warm energy.

[@Radioman-pv5np]

Holy shit, Gabe is still funny! I was thrilled to see this pop up in my feed. Well done!

[@bubby372]

Always loved Gabe Kaplan's sense of humor. That was excellent. Thanks for the laughs.

[@charlesdavis6809]

Looking good Gabe!!! Loved seeing you on stage again, fantastic job!

[@lateare]

Holy shit… I thought Gabe was long dead! I’m living in an alternate reality!😂 I’m so glad he’s still kicking.

[@djm9276]

OMG Gabe is Gold ! Such a great stand up set !

[@johnknouse6984]

I love Gabe. Welcome Back Kotter was a staple of TV back in the day. Gabe looks great too. Keep going, man!

[@Dan.50]

He looks great! Good to see him!

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

I remember how my friends would come over to my mom’s home and we all waited eagerly for Wellcome Back Kotter to begin on my mom’s huge TV 📺 ! My mom was SO IN LOVE with Gabe Kaplan that her room was full of his posters . She would go to Times Square every month to see what she could find about him . That was a super great show ! My friends and I adored him and the character he played and totally wished we had a teacher in school like him ! Now my son watch shows on a tiny iPhone . My how things have changed 😔😔😔😢😢😢 Much love and respect for Mr. Gabe Kaplan ! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰😊😊😊⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kingdoc3262]

Welcome Back Welcome Back Welcome Back Glad you're still with us Gabe! Funny routine 😂 Now i gotta go watch a clip😊

[@LivinginCentralNewJersey-ep4bq]

Gabe still has it .... trailer park at Mohegan Sun !!! LOL

[@JREone]

Love this guy he's a legend looking at welcome back kotter it brought family's together for 30 minutes a week.

[@juangarza7193]

Ladies n gentlemen this gentleman man here is 70s tv icon legend 😅❤😊

[@glenngarvey7283]

I wasnt sure i was going to watch this whole thing...i like many others just wanted to see how he looked and spoke after all these years..but Mr. Kaplan was very funny!!...i watched the whole bit and im glad i did!!

[@trekkiejunk]

This special is many years old. So, it's not what he looks like now.

[@veronicahildinger2018]

You are an integral part of my childhood! Loved the show, loved you, and I became a teacher. It was pretty surreal meeting the young John Travolta. What a great crew, a perfect cast. You’re so easy and funny, and you look great! 🎉😂❤

[@jarvisyoung8350]

Was a Gabe Kaplan fan even before he became Kotter. Very privileged to see him perform as Groucho Marx at a dinner theater in Dallas around '83 or '84.

[@jlindsey241]

It's funny how some people sound different when they get older. Gabe sounds exactly as he did years ago. I close my eyes and I can picture Mr.Kotter standing up there looking like he did on tv!!!!!!

[@SomboonCM]

Gabe, that opening was absolute comedy gold. Perfection. Only you can do a story about somebody else doing you.

[@brucesmith1754]

How did he not become a regular on Curb your Enthusiasm 😂

[@Cliffton-h6o]

This kinda made my day. Apparently I got some misinformation that he was no longer with us. Welcome Back Gabe! and thank you for the shows life lessons. Delivery still smooth as butter bruh.😂

[@zaoria123]

Gabe is SO FUNNY!!!!

[@christopherwall444]

This is awesome....Gabe is awesome and a hilarious set..all the way through

[@JimDreiling]

Gabe, it's great to see you again. Last time was with my girlfriend and my best friend, at The Ice House on Pasadena, CA, back in the 70s.

[@charliebozzo9948]

Been a looong time! I havent seen Gabe since he wrote Young Frankenstein!

[@TheRealDrJoey]

ISWYDT. Well played.

[@FirstLast-nt6hu]

@charliebozzo9948 wrote: >Been a looong time! >I havent seen Gabe since >he wrote Young Frankenstein! Seriously? I don't believe I've ever seen such an odd comment about a film EVER on KZbin - not even close... 'Young Frankenstein' is a classic comedy film originally conceived and written by the late Gene Wilder and directed by Mel Brooks, I believe.. I first watched it in a movie theatre when it was originally released and I had to return to see it again because the audience was laughing so hard that I couldn't hear half the lines very few films I've seen were actually that funny - 'Monty Python and The Holy Grail' was another, as was the original version of 'The Producers' (also starring Gene Wilder and directed by Mel Brooks) a brilliant film that easily surpasses the remake Trivial Poop: 'Young Frankenstein' utilized some of the same props built for the original 'Frankenstein' film PS: I think Netflix was running an excellent biography about Gene Wilder fairly recently, well worth watching, I thought

[@joel2406]

Gabe you were great on Police Story. I wish you had had done more than one episode.

[@normpaddle]

Only watched Gabe. Great stories and comedy. Wow.

[@LinkRocks]

Gabe's still got it.

[@BadIdeaSociety]

When I usually watch these shows, the hosts meander through their duties and I'm glad when they get off stage. Kaplan's bit about auditioning to be a Gabe Kaplan impersonator was phenomenal. I assume he wrote it, but if he didn't... the person who did deserves a lot of credit. I'm so used to Mr. Kotter doing vaudeville and vaudeville-adjacent material that I forgot the guy is an incredible standup.

[@karenhensley3069]

Two words: Welcome Back! ❤😂 Watching this made me remember why you were and still are so beloved and hilarious!

[@tymather4526]

One of my favorite shows of all time. thanks so much Gabe

[@wandamundy1759]

He looks AMAZING !!! And still has that sweet smile and twinkly eyes. What a treat to see him, again . . .

[@vikeirishman]

seen him at mall of America in minnesota when it opened years ago - his setting the table with napkins story is HILARIOUS - he looks great

[@adc2327]

Saw him at the Mall Of America. Conjugate your verbs. The grammar police strike again! I know, I know. I have too much time on my hands.

[@chrisd2170]

Welcome Back, Gabe!!! Please go on tour and come to Dallas!!!

[@jeremyy8509]

I grew up watching him and the Sweathogs on TV !

[@martinschenk1003]

Gabe looks and sounds fantastic. Awesome to see him again.

[@drywizardinc]

This is great to see him. I loved that show when i was a kid

[@TheSkapaw66]

Ever heard/seen his bit where he goes into a drunk Ed Sullivan in his final show--They used to play the track on the comedy hours back in the 70's. So funny!!!

[@FirstLast-nt6hu]

@TheSkapaw66 wrote: >Ever heard/seen his bit where >he goes into a drunk Ed Sullivan >in his final show I remember hearing a Gabe Kaplan bit where he has an somewhat inebriated Ed Sullivan referring to Topo Gigio as "that f***** little mouse" and then announces that a zookeeper from the Bronx Zoo was going come out and force-feed bananas to Kate Smith - which was going help get her "moon over the mountain" - we all laughed so hard, I thought my father was going to have a stroke!! easily one of the funniest routines I'd ever heard, Kaplan was considered to be a comedy genius but he seemed to have dropped out of sight after 'Welcome Back Kotter' ended..

[@TheSkapaw66]

@ Thats the one!

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

Gabe absolutely needs his moustache back. It's almost like seeing "Magnum P.I." without his moustache.

[@JerryWoods-p5t]

😂😂😂 you have to be an Og to appreciate this one😂

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

@@JerryWoods-p5t Og??? Unless you mean, "Old Geezer."

[@hendrixpd1]

Gabe's stand up was great. A lot of fun.

[@JohnBerry-q1h]

If I were to meet Gabe Kaplan, I would ask him to explain the punchline of the CHIPPED BEEF joke that Mr. Woodman once told on an episode of _Welcome_ _Back Kotter._

[@mgmlioness67]

I was tied to the TV every week when Kotter was on. I was around nine years old when it was at its height! ❤ it’s embedded in my DNA 😂

[@rodneypratt4324]

I'm 66 I would call you Mr Kaplan and I love your poker commentary and miss it terribly. And yes of course I was a big Welcome Back Kotter fan😊

[@Leadeshipcoach]

Great set Mr. Kaplan!

[@chrislom5288]

ooh, ooh Mista Kot-tair, Mista Mr Kot-tair. What a pleasant surprise to see Gabe on stage. Wassa mattah, no card games that night?

[@jayfinn6698]

Hahaha

[@resurrectionsunday]

What… where… wuz wrong wit dat…

[@SPotter1973]

2:20 Gabe Mr Katter PC killed the sweat Hogs ... PS best theme song ever!

[@BaritoneUkeBeast4Life]

It was great to see Gabe Kaplan again. I have always been a big fan and still remember the show fondly. I was just a little disappointed that at the end of this comedy special we didn't have Gabe come out to talk to the audience one last time and end the show with a joke about his uncle like he used to do to Julie on Welcome Back Kotter.

[@VenusDeMilitant]

Nice work Mr. Kot-ture!

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Washington, is that you?

[@LadyG-u6p]

So great to see Gabe! His voice hasn’t changed at all.

[@unconditionalfreedom]

35 years??? NOT-- how old is this video?? Gabe was on mid 70;s that is 50 years ago!!!

[@jasoncinema]

So glad to see he’s still kicking ass. A goddamn comedy legend, through and through!! ❤😃☺️

[@trekkiejunk]

He's not. He's not. This special is very old. Heck, the last comic was introduced as "appearing on Dave Letterman tonight."

[@TheCoolTube]

Gabe ... Great set! I hope you're going to continue!

[@pamelamays4186]

When I was in highschool, I longed to be a Sweat Hog. Good to see Gabe alive and well.

[@Grungefan2018]

I LOVED WELCOME BACK KOTTER. ! He is an awesome comedian. He’s killing me here. This is so cool 😎

[@youdodat2]

Amazingly Great Gabe. So good to see you.

[@woverby1963]

This guy is coming up on 80, looks great and still super funny! Welcome back sir!

[@gsonn18]

GABE - THAT WAS A GREAT MONOLOGUE! COMEDIC GENIUS! Did you write that or did the other you write that? ❤😂 How's Horseshack?

[@98755785]

Had no idea he was still around. Pleasant surprise

[@trekkiejunk]

This special is very old. Heck, the last comic was introduced as "appearing on Dave Letterman tonight."

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Good to see Gabe back. Ms. Pat was awesome 😂

[@beautiful80sladies22]

Good to see you Sir. Lost track....all the characters....y'all were great

[@Grungefan2018]

HTH does Gabe look so good ? Cause I’m almost 62 and I was a little kid in The 70’s watching this guy . He has got to be 75 ! He looks about 60. Totally amazing

[@mgordon1100]

When Gabe Kaplan walked out, I'm like, "Who's this guy? I recognize the voice, but this is someone else." The the third time he came out, I shouted, "Hey, there's Gabe!"

[@mechanknuckle]

That opening bit was brilliant. Very vaudevillian.

[@Paul-b5i3m]

Gabe !!! Wonderful memories AND your standup. Just saying … “You do a great YOU!!!”

[@eldredbrian]

Just as funny as ever, glad to see him back.

[@jeremycrandall2899]

This is from 10 years ago. He said it had been 35 years since he’d been a TV star, and “Welcome Back Kotter” went off the air in 1979. Basic math. Plus, a quick Google search confirms that this video was from 2014.

[@DColcla]

So… what you are saying is that it’s been 45 years since he was on television……

[@jeremycrandall2899]

@ Mainly, I felt it was necessary to mention that this video is from 10 years ago because a lot of people in this comment section seem to think that it’s brand new.

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

I was about to say, 35 years ago was 1989. I was watching Kotter reruns after school every day back then.

[@NelsonVlog66]

Gabe did another sitcom after Welcome Back Kotter called Lewis & Clark in 1980 for NBC. It didn't last long.

[@jeremycrandall2899]

@ I didn’t know that. I’m gonna have to look for that.

[@rkgaustin]

Outlived so many of the cast. Looking great. Total legend.

[@trekkiejunk]

Looking good, like....10+ years ago. This is a really old special. The last comic was appearing on Letterman that night.

[@lkapigian]

That was a treat ! Welcome Back

[@annerison-g2w]

I looked down and say welcome back! 🤣😂

[@PARTSMANYT9]

Gabe, glad to see you.. Love Ms. Pat. especially on Bob and Tom

[@frankienv3906]

Gabe thanks for being a part of my childhood. watched WBK all the time 👍

[@DariusBarazandeh]

Gabe you are amazing brother. Please come back. Hilarious!!!

[@rodneypratt4324]

Damn Gabe you are still funny as ever