Make Me Laugh

[@depaola63]

My childhood !! " Make Me Laugh " was one of my favorites !! Bobby Vann GOD bless him ! died young at 51 in 1980..He was a great song and dance man !

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

I recently saw him as a gueat judge on a repeat of Dance Fever, from 1979, here on KZbin. The host, Denny Terrio, made sure to mention that he had been on Broadway and in several Hollywood musicals. I imagine that they probably had a good deal of professional respect for each other.

[@mattwalker5129]

BV: biggest cokehead in the universe

[@davidstahl3274]

RIP BOBBY VAN still miss you so many years later.

[@RobKandell]

I remember this show from when I was a kid. The 70s will return. I’ll never forget the one where the comedian came out beating the shit out of a stuffed rabbit for about 20-30 seconds before yelling, “HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU, TRIX ARE FOR KIDS!!” My brother and I thought that was the funniest goddamned thing we’d ever seen. Thank you for sharing this.

[@LATVERIAN1]

I don't believe it. I had completely forgotten about this show. With all the misery and horrors in the world today, this levity was really appreciated. Thanks for posting.

[@aidenwalsh8404]

LATVERIAN1 FUCK OFFFFFF

[@gypsyjhoni]

I tell people about it all the time,just based on memories,didn’t even know that it was posted on here,WOW?! They really need to bring it back,OK? I find most newer things unfunny,most don’t even seem to have a sense of humor anymore! This kind of entertainment should’ve never left,so it’s fine time that we all get back to the garden,indeed,truly… #makemelaugh

[@keymaninmusic]

The misery and horrors are much worse now thanks to Joe Biden.

[@LATVERIAN1]

@@keymaninmusic Him and his puppet masters, no doubt.

[@UNOwen1]

A GEM. One of the FUNNIEST shows. This is where the up and coming comedians were to learn their craft, At its best, it was HYSTERICAL.

[@bassliveevil]

I loved this show. R.I.P. Bobby Van and Biff Maynard

[@BlueLineGroovy]

I loved this show back then. After months of watching videos, I FINALLY remembered to seek this out. .. oh I’m so happy.

[@joeboygo]

Just googled it. When this episode originally aired, Bobby Van had but two years left to live. And this great show died with him. Double tragedy.

[@Paulywint]

This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. I used to see this back in the late 70s when it oringally aired, and also when it was on USA network in the mid 1980s when it was on reruns.

[@davevannatta985]

Bobby Vann was my favorite game show host. Make me Laugh was definitely my favorite show

[@fatdjd]

Finally an episode has been uploaded. I was beginning to think I had dreamed up this show and it never really existed. If you have more please upload them, I love this show!

[@cafesmitty]

The public service announcement with Smokey the Bear floored me!

[@WizardGlik]

The Unknown Comic: The first stand up comic to explore what is known, and what is not known.

[@O___00]

The UC did A LOOOOOOT of Cocaine.................!

[@Tim-French]

I loved this show in the ‘70s, and I love it now! ❤️😊

[@toonalootown2331]

100 of the most beautiful woman in the world will be parading right through the stagelot, competing for the coveted Miss Glamour international title for a chance to be in the finals for the championship.

[@e37a]

This show was hilarious!! Loved it!!

[@thomaseyssell8274]

Thanks so much for posting! I haven't seen this show in years!

[@depaola63]

" The Unknown Comic " was genius !! .....also USC's RB , Anthony Davis was great (#28..from 1972-74') 2 National Champs teams in Football + He was an outstanding baseball player that won all 3 of the seasons he was a star on those National Championship teams as well !!

[@kidmack3556]

I didn't know that... About the baseball, I mean.

[@Kepley100]

Thanks for posting a full episode of MAKE ME LAUGH! I saw a few episodes of the Comedy Central version when we first moved to Viola, Delaware, but this version was a lot of fun! And it's good to know that it still exists (this is a USA Network recording)! Plus, you gotta love that theme song!

[@alvilla9659]

Thank you for showing these shows

[@gspendlove]

I remember once Gallagher was one of the comics. The guy in the chair didn't last two seconds. Gallagher came out walking backwards, wearing that woman costume he had that covered the entire rear of his body. And the guy just fell out of the chair. Wonderful times and memories.

[@usa02]

This was Bobby Van's final game show he hosted before his death in 1980, plus future "Jeopardy!" announcer Johnny Gilbert is announcing.

[@timmyt1232]

Thanks for the upload! It's not easy to get people to laugh if they don't want to, but the audience laughing out loud helps.

[@bob39434]

Gallagher, Howie Mandel, and Kip Adotta were some of the other great comedians who appeared on "Make Me Laugh".

[@chevyman1722]

Oh my goodness I don’t know how I found this channel but I love it...me and my younger brother parked ourselves in front of a 13” black & white tv and we laughed till we cried...I’ve lot a lot of videos to watch 👍🏼

[@coltsfan69]

I wish they'd bring this show back

[@wturner777]

That would be nice. It should be titled "Try Not To Laugh" instead of "Make Me Laugh".

[@thewkovacs316]

they tried...the comics werent as funny

[@brainscott8198]

They tried, but the "woke" crowd never let it do the first show.

[@artkurtz9238]

Yes... It was revived in the 90s. Plus, this version was a revival of a 50's show.

[@artkurtz9238]

@@brainscott8198 It wasn't just that. The most recent format was too dark and unneccessarily made like all the evolving game shows of its time. Instead of fun & laid back - it became a competition where only one player won any money and the others got a booby prize... I mean a real booby prize, not even Rice A Roni. Still... the 90s version lasted longer than the original 50s ABC version and the 1979 version combined in that it was renewed for a second season.

[@kevinmeerschaert9487]

The Unknown Comic was (and is) comic Murray Langston. He lives in Canada.

[@ProjectFairmont]

Kevin Meerschaert I loved him on the gong show

[@Khultan]

🤣👍💯🇺🇸❤

[@kidmack3556]

And he was on The Hudson Bros. show on Saturdays in the mid '70s

[@slockett61sl]

I loved this show!! One of the funniest ones was when the contestant fell on the stage!

[@Tazzman225]

I like the one where the woman kept blowing to keep from laughing and the comedians took their shirts off and started to pose for her!

[@ss_whole]

6:48 "Due to the nature of this campaign we are not disclosing the brand name of this fine camera on the air" Fisher Price

[@strivingx67]

Loved this show as a kid. I miss stuff like this. Glad you left the old commercials in too. I'm buying 2 of those 35mm cameras soon as payday rolls around!

[@mjrydsfast]

No C.O.D.? No thanks.

[@Tazzman225]

Those commercials were cool but that camera was a rip off! When I got older I majored in photography and found out some warehouse had an overabundance of those cheap cameras to get rid of.

[@jcd1970]

Thanks for posting this episode. I haven't seen this show since USA showed the reruns in the mid-1980s.

[@Cluez31]

Lmao I always remembered the guy with the paper bag over his head, when i was 3 I tried to make that same paper out of a Food Lion bag and make my big brother laugh.

[@Rawk4Life]

How could Anthony Davis not bust out laughing at The Unknown Comic's "dancing Czechoslovakian" joke?

[@gypsyjhoni]

He was trying to get paid,OK? 😆

[@Tazzman225]

I would have lost it right there.

[@tolfan4438]

I like when these old shows get posted I really like when they leave the original commercials in.

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

I remember when I watched in '79, there was often a commercial for an outdoor game called Zim Zam; basically tetherball with a smaller ball, with a metal coil at the top. I liked it because its opening scene featured a game at the beach; one of the players was a cute chick in a bikini. To me, that was just good television(lol).

[@gost4995]

I love the unknown comic!! I'm going to go watch clips of the Going Show...

[@willjarmon]

it was probably a rerun as this was a show from 1979

[@Lisa1111]

Back when people laughed genuinely ❤️

[@zachhoran]

Bruce Baum appeared as one of the up and coming comedians on both this and the 1997 Comedy Central version of the show.

[@MikeBovaComedy]

Thank you so much for posting this. This was my favorite show growing up, and I thought I saw all of them...NOT!

[@justathoughttt]

Thanks for posting!

[@georgemaster1995]

Bill Kirchenbauer...future star of Just The Ten Of Us.

[@rubedogg6969]

And a great sitcom producer!

[@depaola63]

" Tony Roletti " on Frenwood 2 Nite ! ( 1976-79)..Classic !

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

He had a couple of episodes of Mork & Mindy under his belt, too.

[@KimSavage]

Any chance you will be uploading more episodes of this show? Love it! Have a friend that was on one of the episodes and am looking for that one.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I like the unknown comic he is funny. 🤣👍

[@ApartmentKing66]

If anyone's wondering, this aired as a rerun in 1984.

[@jennifershelton2204]

Pretty good show. Thank you for sharing:)

[@stevecenteno8304]

Wow 1979! Since then I have been telling people to look up at the clouds once and awhile. I rode my bicycle throughout the neighborhood from a friends on my way home and remember SO MANY people INSIDE their homes. With the sounds of TV coming from inside. Told my dad to come outside because the clouds and evening dusk were awesome. I believe, at least in my neighborhood, I may have been responsible for starting a new trend. The trend was moving a TV set to a window so that it may be viewed from outside, which is cool.

[@williamjueschke9960]

I loved this show.

[@thewkovacs316]

this was a brilliant concept

[@iamjedi06]

...@ 4:36 -----> i got that joke bill! ----> fucking hilarious

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Plays complete, no cut off.

[@QBCNetwork]

I saw this late night on KHTV-39 in Houston. This show always favored female contestants & men were rarities.

[@danalong1237]

And I saw this every weeknight at 11:30 on WLKY 32 in Louisville.

[@terrymartin589]

Bring back gameshows like this

[@Belluser-we1uc5cb2l]

This and the Gong show❤

[@PNWdude777]

Wow, this brings back memories 👏

[@RayfieldA]

Ah, I loved those old Enquirer commercials!!

[@cps7962]

one of my all time favs shows loved bobby

[@Khultan]

👍 😂 I never missed this show. Trying to remember if this aired on KRON Channel 4.

[@danalong1237]

And every weeknight at 11:30pm on WLKY Channel 32.

[@kevhead1525]

The disco theme song gives away the era.

[@levertfairley4603]

my childhood right here i never missed an episode

[@patricklena9307]

Great memories

[@daminmancejin]

i miss these old commercials they were great to watch and awsome fucking show

[@billyshepard5514]

I watched every episode of this when it was first on. Then all of a sudden it wasnt on anymore with no explanation. The reason was Bobby Van had died of brain cancer. In some episodes you can see Bobby wearing a wig.

[@nffin]

Back then microwave oven for a prize = ahhh yea (clap clap clap) 2013 microwave oven for a prize = ahh come on man (one woot)

[@bassliveevil]

Another "great prize" back in 1970's was a years supply of Rice a Roni tye San Francisco treat

[@plushbatfan]

R.I.P. Bob Saget

[@MooseMate4]

I love this sow!

[@ronhawk4127]

Too bad Bobby Van died so young, only a year into the show. The guy was spectacular. He was funny, very energetic, extremely warm and personable and... did I say energetic? I never knew this dude even existed but seeing these clips make me wonder how far he would have gone. The comedians, on the other hand... not very good. Even the ones who went on to become famous, they hardly give you a chuckle most of the time. Bobby Van was much funnier.

[@georgemaster1995]

Poor Elaine Joyce! Mr. Van was her better half!

[@meyerj75]

+Ron Hawk Honestly, I didn't know until the Ken Ober version in 1997 came out. Even the Rolling Stone magazine came out with this one statement review on the show, "Some may miss the show's original host Bobby Van, but Ken Ober is just fine." That was when I later found out that Bobby Van died of Brain Cancer around late July 1980. Heck, it was only his third game show and he was just getting warmed up. There was rumored that a third season was in the works but was shelved after Van's passing and the producer's unwillingness to replace him. (he was rather unreplacable) Despite all this, thanks for all you've given us after all these years Mr. Van. You really made all of us laugh 35 years later.

[@despondentisthmus]

+meyerj75 I watched this show on USA a lot (and I specifically remember all the Unknown Comic jokes from this very episode), but didn't know about Bobby Van until I saw him in a really, really bad movie. For some reason it sparked my curiosity, and saw some clips of him doing song & dance stuff from "No No Nanette", "Good News" and "The Music Man", and he was really great in them & I started to wonder what happened to him, and learned of his tragic diagnosis. I was surprised to learn his widow ultimately married the legendary playwright Neil Simon, and I was shocked to realize he hosted "Make Me Laugh". I wish his wife would write a biography so I could learn more about his life.

[@ericstewart9499]

Bobby Van! Love that guy. RIP

[@frank8040]

This was a great show. Based on the fact the Bobby Vann died of cancer in 7/80 and the fact that Princesses Grace from the National Encore commercial was killed in a car wreck in 9/82, this a repeat from 1980-82 or so. BTW, the 2nd contestant was HOT! She really used her tongue a lot. I can only imagine :)

[@billgreen6144]

Wow... thank you for posting this!

[@jnadle1]

This and Name That Tune were two of the earliest game shows to use chyroned credits.

[@chrishaines1677]

Went to high school with Bill Kirchenbauer and with a couple of productions with him.

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

Hey, how cool is that?(very)😊

[@kidmack3556]

He and Gallagher and Baum used to have me on the floor trying to hold my ribs from separating.

[@jwgreek8606]

I am surprised this gersion did not make its rounds on TV Land.

[@mgsnv2]

comedy central should bring this back.

[@O___00]

nah.. they'd ruin it with libtards, homo simpsons and vagina owners!

[@CaptainSpalding72]

They did in late 90s, ruined it, not funny.

[@stickitinyourear2011]

You would have to do it the same way this version of the show. But it would never happen because someone would get offended Then they would have march on Washington and blame Trump For comics making fun of people.

[@Tyrone181]

@@O___00 Yeah, I'm sure that'll be the reason why. 🙄

[@Tyrone181]

@@stickitinyourear2011 Bro, get over yourself. 🙄

[@solanumsurvivor]

they had Abe 'Fish' Vigoda on one episode, no comic could crack that stone face

[@kidmack3556]

Werner "Colonel Klink" Klemmperer was the one that I remember the most for not showing any emotion at all. It was like he was enjoying sitting there being a p**ck.

[@Trytocookthis]

Wow. Anthony Davis. He is entertaining in so many ways.

[@birdmantd]

The first comic reminds me of Dabney Coleman.

[@SirPaulMuaddib]

I luvved this show!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Musicradio77Network]

@ 24:54 the Breath Savers commercial that I remember it well. I used to have Breath Savers, but they’re still in stores, and they’re by Nabisco? WTF? Breath Savers are by Wrigley. Nabisco bought Breath Savers as well as Life Savers candy back in the 1980’s, but now they’re owned by Wrigley. @ 25:24 I remember Peter Pan peanut butter commercial doing a “Peanut Butter” song by the Marathons (covered by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen), but I don’t used it due to salmonella. And what’s with Beatrice? I remember Beatricewhen it was shown at the end of every commercial saying “We’re Beatrice” with an uplifting jingle. Beatrice is now ConAgra Foods.

[@hyperboytkl1077]

Breath Savers ad. HAHAHAJAJAJAJAJAJA!

[@AmuletIhara]

I would loose at this game the moment the 1st comdeian started talking XD

[@jwgreek8606]

The breath savers commercial, I remember a shortened version was used as a fee plug

[@dominicvallejos1628]

I believe this show used to come on late in Los Angeles at 11PM on Channel 5 KTLA.

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

It did. I lived in the Coachella Valley(still do), but we actually got Los Angeles TV back then, and I watched when I could. That was in '79; I was 15, so I probably couldn't watch on a school night, but Friday nights, summer and other vacations, I was there(lol).

[@tyrese3745]

And I'm pretty sure WPIX Channel 11 New York carried this show as well.

[@nehemiahmarcus308]

Loved this show.

[@joejoewest]

I grew up watching Make Me Laugh on KPLR TV in St. Louis in the late 1970s. The theme song really kicked butt!

[@danalong1237]

And I remember watching the show on WLKY when it came on after the news at 11:30.

[@carolleslie517]

I'm from St. Louis too, and watched this all the time on channel 11

[@danalong1237]

That’s where former Mouseketeer Julie Piekarski worked at!

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Who cares

[@joejoewest]

@Marcuswelby-nx2te so what's your problem?

[@GeneSavage]

Based on the National Enquirer commercial and the Showtime commercial, this has to be a program from 1984.

[@stevemurphy5401]

15:24. It sounds like he's rewinding.

[@christopherdarga1940]

There was another time he stared at the contestant for like five seconds and then started doing that.

[@ronhawk4127]

As Larry Blong said, this show is from 1979 BUT the recording that's presented here seems to be from a rebroadcast MUCH later because one of movies in the Showtime ad is "Splash" from 1984, and since movies usually take a year or longer before are broadcast on cable this recording must have been made in 1985 or later.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Van died in 1980. This is from 78-79

[@stevef9876]

Hey where's the one where Lamont Sanford was on the show and people were impersonating redd foxx...so funny..

[@David-yw2lv]

This was a good show.I was surprised when they cancelled it after Bobby Van died.I thought they'd get a new host.I remember one woman who ended her appearance in 11 seconds when she answered the comic and laughed at her own remark.

[@cookletsdothis]

I watched this show 30 something years ago. It was funny then, and still funny now.

[@terryhenderson5827]

I use to watch this when we lived at Ft Riley Kansas

[@zachhoran]

The National ENquirer cover is dated March 19, 1985 as per a web search so this rerun aired around that time on USA>

[@eyehatefarcebook11]

Zach Horan yep...remember these reruns in that afternoon game show lineup on USA network. Gong Show, Bullseye, Chain Reaction (1980 Bill Cullen version) What great memories. This show deserves a DVD at the very least.

[@chaseroush6503]

The cowboy would later go on to have a minor role on The Flash. Not the one with Grant Gustin, the FIRST one with John Wesley Shipp. Also can't believe how slim Bill Kirchenbauer looks.

[@belartful]

This show came out around 1979. Anthony Davis played for the Rams during that time.

[@tedwilliams8879]

The guy at the end got some good prizes. A microwave oven price then is equivalent to about $600 today. And did they say a week in Vegas?

[@seanvogt221]

It was brought back in the 1990s hosted by Ken Ober on Comedy Central (of course).

[@danalong1237]

Before being replaced by Marc Cohen for the second season.

[@steveevets4923]

15:29. Did he say "Vietnam"?

[@iLovePeeta3323]

am I the only one who searched "make me laugh" because I was bored...and DID NOT expect an tv show???

[@bloodbought018]

Same here

[@georgemaster1995]

WPIX-TV(PIX11)had this show on Sunday nights at,I believe 9pm.

[@danalong1237]

And Make Me Laugh aired on WLKY every weeknight at 11:30.

[@Musicradio77Network]

It was reran on USA back in the mid 1980’s according to this showing.

[@danalong1237]

Does anybody have the WLKY airings of Make Me Laugh with the original commercials intact?

[@Ian16545]

28:17 - So I guess it's true: Bobby Van and the _WKRP in Cincinnati_ gang were next-door neighbors at the time, studio-wise.

[@MEGABAM1999]

18:00 looks like a black Paul Sheldon