Martin (Short) and Lewis

The funniest Jerry Lewis interview ever, by Jiminy Glick (Martin Short) during an MDA Labor Day Telethon

[@NevadaBoss]

Pretty rare to see Jerry left speechless by someone going even broader than himself. This is really cool...Short is an astounding talent.

[@jmp01a24]

I feel quite sure Short was a huge fan of Jerry when he grew up, so for him it was the moment of his life being able to "jazz" impro comedy with the King of TV.

[@liammcooper]

yes and on the reverse, you can tell martin short is nervous having to do a double-act with the king of double-acts

[@tomstrutt6754]

My God! Martin Short turned Jerry Lewis into a boggled straight man. In all the Glick interviews, I've never seen Short so frantically inventive with not a moment's let up. This is one for the ages.

[@thepantweaver]

Well he had to with the absolute nothing he was getting from Lewis.

[@vincentrimmer5844]

Two speeding trains don't do anything but smash into each other. Jerry knew just how to play with Martin as Glick.​@thepantweaver

[@UsefulPreconceivedNotions]

@@vincentrimmer5844 Well, that & Jerry was addicted to pain killers for years. Even before this his schtick was always doing His Own Thing whether there was someone on stage or in the short with him or not. He's never been good at bouncing back wittily at others.

[@rcom9880]

This was like watching a renaissance artist painting a masterpiece in real time.

[@Rob_Kates]

Martin Short was "on" this night, big time. He knew it was the chance of a lifetime to show off this crazy character to a comedy icon like Jerry.

[@garylobo348]

Marty imitated Jerry back in the day on SCTV. He was a huge influence on Marty.

[@markwoldin162]

Great.

[@wilkinsmusicfl4141]

Jerry’s face trying to mimic Martin’s inflection!

[@gregb8565]

Martin sure is always on in my opinion

[@mikehunt9884]

must've been something else for martin short to just sit there and get jerry lewis to crack up

[@latvguy1]

Martin Short is brilliant. He carried this entire interview without stopping once.

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

Done live with no cuts. Absolutely amazing. Normally he would shoot 40 minutes and use four. This was one non-stop joyride. And Jerry played it marvelously.

[@simplenough]

He just did it again on Bill Maher

[@ceeemm1901]

It's like it's on some Telethon kinda gig.

[@MrTommy516]

I love how Jerry didn't try to out shine Martin. He just let him do his thing.

[@dougmaclennan8654]

He couldn’t outshine him even if he wanted to.

[@kevinr.3542]

At this point in Jerry's career, being funny was out of the question. The best he could muster was not being cantankerous for 5 minutes... I'm surprised he almost pulls it off here. Although there's a few times here he looked like he wanted to lash out, as expected.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Martin Short is just the greatest in the world. Right up there with all the greats. Nobody but him could make a force like Jerry Lewis laugh as hard as he did and give him the best compliment afterwards. Just fantastic.

[@garylobo348]

Made Jerry laugh so hard his dentures nearly fell out!

[@Mandystesia]

He's brilliant

[@Katiedid93]

Jerry looking in the mirror. Learning how people felt working with him. 😂🤣

[@dockennedy8091]

So true. 😂

[@Joshualbm]

Man, Martin Short is beastly great here. What a tour-de-force performance. Holding court over the likes of King Jerry takes a real genius of performing art. Bravo.

[@Joshualbm]

Rose Marie too.

[@iancurtisspectre3744]

King of Crapoleau, Frogtown

[@karlakor]

This is the only Jiminy Glick interview in which Martin Short actually broke up, nearly breaking character until he recovered. I love Jiminy Glick, and Jerry Lewis just let him shine.

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Game recognize game.

[@TJamesBell]

This is quite possibly the funniest Jiminy Glick interview yet, and that's saying a lot.

[@southsydesasha3125]

@2:20 " who do you think... how do you ... what do you... WHEN?? Lol

[@mylacoleman8464]

SouthsydeSasha 312 somehow it’s even funnier to read it

[@J.R.__]

Myla Coleman 😂😂

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

He turned a flubbed line into gold.

[@yakuza01]

Props to Lewis for keeping it together for most of the interview. I don't think I could keep a straight face for even 20 seconds if interviewed by Jiminy Glick.

[@zosoiv71]

Martin is brilliant here...pulling all the stops to make Jerry laugh. I honestly think Jerry was perplexed but hugely entertained by Martin.

[@shmookins]

Yes! A Jiminy Glick interview that I hadn't seen before. :D

[@angelafinch7869]

Shadow Heart Don't remember this at all! And i thought i saw them all...

[@nspector]

This took guts. God he's great.

[@JerrySmith-ih9rd]

Absolutely brilliant, both Martin Short and Jerry Lewis. I laughed as hard at Lewis's faces as I did Short's crazy improv.

[@vekunde]

Have never seen Martin Short so nervous. Can't say I'd blame him.

[@ComicsForLife2023]

your imagination running wild lol

[@claudes.whitacre1241]

THAT's Who Martin Short reminds me of..The late great Jerry Lewis. Just as animated, expressive, a comic genius. And Lewis is eating it up, and keeping up.

[@seamac206]

Prospecting And Closing Sales Training Videos Lewis, Williams, Short, and Carrey all have similar styles to me

[@alanaronald244]

He learned from the great Jerry Lewis, copied & made his best bits his own. Brilliant.

[@donowens7872]

And Martin Short does an absolute KILLER Jerry Lewis impression to boot! Maybe the best in Hollywood.

[@paulnolan4971]

Jerry's face is like a musician listening to the NEW notes of another musical legend. That's what I think :)

[@GodsInTheMachine]

Short’s performance here was a glimpse of Jerry when he did live tv with Dean. Non stop brilliance at 100mph.

[@bigkdrman1]

Both of them were great in this skit! RIP Jerry Lewis.

[@blueticecho5690]

This is real good Martin Short is the only one I have ever seen to back Jerry Lewis in the corner.. .Outstanding.

[@shouldwemakethis]

blueticecho jerry was letting martin play his character out. he didnt want to overstep his performance. this was great!

[@marym5037]

Oh no, Martin did not back Jer in the corner :) Jerry let him do his thing because jerry is great and knows it well. He just gave that space to Martin whom was definitely super funny!

[@mikec.9130]

Lewis plays this perfectly.....

[@seamac206]

Mike C. He's genius

[@user-wq6ob7zo8l]

He made both Jerry and Mel crack up!

[@tomstrutt6754]

Jerry Lewis clearly loves Martin Short.

[@jesse2d]

I'm sure Martin worked hard on this before hand as well as using improvisation. This clip should be shown in University to those interesting in acting and comedy etc. What a tour de force. Congratulations Martin for an astounding performance!

[@VillemarMxO]

Seeing these two Titans together is just amazing. Marty should be proud he truly gave a great and appreciated performance to Jerry and us. Thanks for the amazing find!

[@davidcombs1785]

Short was amazing here!! Loved it, had me holding my sides!!

[@jamescarter3196]

Wow, Marty is a frigging champ, and he has got balls of steel for leading Jerry around like that while making him laugh his ass off. The point where Jerry's falling backward laughing and Marty hits his knee with the script and says something like "Stick with me, champ!", man, that is powerful, just as seeing Jerry compliment him so much at the end.

[@user-hn6vm3ej2p]

Brilliant interview Best Glick ever!

[@CreationsbyRyan]

I’m exhausted just watching this. Shorts an ad lib genius

[@vinko8237]

Thank you for sharing. I never saw this "interview". Usually it was Jerry to leave people wordless with his explosivity. Wonderful skit!

[@RickDeevey]

You could see Lewis trying half-heartedly to throw Martin Short off his stride. Can't happen.

[@OrpheusSonOfCalliope]

Jerry was making faces and Martin did break up for a while. I actually wish they would have both fallen and rolled on the floor laughing.

[@SeveredLegs]

How about that exit from Jiminy! The slowstep!

[@OrpheusSonOfCalliope]

That was a nod to Jerry for sure!

[@arthurcurry2003]

How did I miss this jewel?? holy! This was awesome

[@glendale6]

Was jerry 74-75 here? he looks great

[@hibob418]

Also watch Martin Short playing Jerry Lewis on SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy. Had never seen this bit - epic. Thanks for posting!

[@darkprose]

Martin Short-the most wickedly underrated comedian ever. He’s the comedian’s comedian.

[@brettmillman9137]

Such a wonderfully funny character Martin created with Jiminy. I haven't seen any people crack Jerry up before so that is a real test how funny JG is. Jerry Lewis was a comedy legend and I loved his work so much. Thanks for posting this.

[@DJVMFVME]

Genius 1 and genius 1a. Incredible, incredible performance by Martin Short. It’s amazing how Jerry Lewis knows how to be a straight man to the max. He let Martin Short do his thing. What a brilliant, brilliant interview. Two masters of the art of comedy, the subtleties, the “top the topper” funny format, again and again, just unbelievable!

[@SuperScar03]

The BEST Jiminy interview of them all!!! Bravo!!!

[@1960taylor]

Jerry's reaction was brilliant.

[@docholliday7256]

Not as brilliant as Auston Matthews!!!

[@julietteyork3721]

“Because you both used Nair and that was the one way you got to know each other.” 😂 I’m amazed Jerry played along and let Martin do his thing. Good for him that he did. I could see Lewis thinking, “Holy shit, this little shaygits is funnier than me.”

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Jerry took awhile to realize that he shouldn't be doing the faces; that for the bit to work, he should have let Martin be the clown from the start, and for JERRY to play, surprisingly, the straight man. He got it before too long.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

This is one I've never seen. Marty's got balls of steel. This is worth a subscribe.

[@bender6261]

Two of the greatest comedians of all time performing together!

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

Jerry did the right thing, and played it straight. That made it funny. At 5:15 Short slips into his own JL impression.

[@johnbrocado1083]

My phones on vibrate and I know when it. Hits lol!

[@AxelWerner]

Jerry Lewis is still my favorite Clown of all time. He don't even need to talk to be funny. But Martin Short a.k.a. Jiminy Glick is not far behind. LOVE BOTH !

[@thegiftedone]

This is MASTERFUL! This might be the greatest comedic interview in the history of Hollywood!….1 legend dethroning the other legend! My goodness! This goes in the books! Sorry Abbot & Costello………but this bumped you off! 🫡🏆🎭

[@richardkoenigsberg4271]

Jerry Lewis MET HIS MATCH. Just as frantic--and more clever--than Jerry.

[@johnnynbk]

nobody's more clever than jerry lewis, buddy.

[@jjryan1352]

Lewis got totally hosed by that Canadian.

[@seamac206]

johnny cardboard Robin Williams is better too

[@Realtrollking2988]

johnny cardboard jerry Lewis is wildly over rated

[@djmcnerney]

Martin Short is a genius. Jerry Lewis is... big in France...

[@Gary-wo3yh]

Great stuff! Also great were the two gentlemen's actions towards the end of the skit. A worthy compliment by Jerry, which led to a respectful embarrassment by Marty - these two legends mastered the art of comedy. Thank you for sharing.

[@billyzink]

3:55 Jiminy slips a bit. Martin Short briefly appears obviously relishing working with the legend that is Jerry Lewis. I love it.

[@kennyjones6369]

God I miss those telethons so many good times, remember when it came on that Tuesday morning was always back to school

[@TourettesOrc]

The inflection in his voice is so hilarious

[@depaola63]

This is HYSTERICAL!

[@sweetstephylu]

I’m still face cracked about Sherrie Lewis and the hand-puppets gags 👑😂😅🎯 Lambchop⚡️

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

"How do these stories get started? I don't know because I never heard it."

[@aisrael13]

Wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful bit of genius work right there. M Short. Amazing.

[@davidcombs1785]

Martin killed it!! Hilarious!!!

[@blackbird5634]

two genius entertainers, how lovely, how fantastic! Jerry's face,,his reactions,,priceless.

[@trust5977]

New Glick on KZbin! The reactions of the interviewee make a difference to how Glick flows. Lewis was a tough interview in this case.

[@coopaloopa]

he was the perfect straight man

[@hankroest6836]

Glick is a friggin' roller coaster. Unpredictable and on his own rails. You can't really do much better opposite him than this. That jibe about "not really standing for anything at all" needed a response though. But that cut was so fast and so close to the end of the bit and the blade went SO deep.

[@Kathom34]

Hank Roest Martin Short is a huge fan of Jerry's. It was a playful remark made in good fun, not out of meanness or disrespect.

[@iancurtisspectre3744]

he was a self-proclaimed comedic genius...or was that the stupid frogs?

[@ericbeaulieu4843]

BRILLIANT,that's all I have to say,Brilliant.

[@Rob_Kates]

Jerry can't help but laugh at this goof ball.

[@johnp515]

Rob Kates Funny but that's exactly what my dad said about Jerry Lewis

[@sleazyfellow]

Don't think there's ever been anyone funnier than Short. Everything I see him in he steals the show.

[@jondunmore4268]

Man, to make The King Of Comedy laugh... you gotta come away congratulating yourself... 9:07 -- Jesus Christ! WHAT a compliment! Marty must be eating out on that one for the rest of his life!

[@iancurtisspectre3744]

eating out on what exactly?

[@garylobo348]

Just adored this skit. Except for the phone call from Dixie

[@jerryjohns7358]

I’ve not seen this. Martin is in another league altogether.

[@johnlargan6045]

This was great! I never saw this. RIP Jerry Lewis. ♡

[@tf8687]

If you watch closely, Jerry Lewis mimics Martin Short's entire manic delivery. Watch Jerry's body language, his thoughts, mouthing of Short's word's, and the absurd improvisation as he tunes into Short. Que after que is followed by Lewis' mouth working out the bit.. He's trying to get a handle on the mania of Martin Short. It is similar to watching the great Billy Crystal keeping up with Robin William's energy. It's like swimming through the hot and cold watery essence of true comedy. True genius is resolved: it cannot be confined to a script by both artists. Martin Short: "I know 5 actors making 20 million off your act." We can all think of so many more. This is true comedic genius.

[@tuskedbeast]

I saw that too. He had zero space to do anything but observe and- I agree- "try" Short's mannerisms on. Honestly the experience looked a little exhausting for Lewis!

[@denisesevierfries]

That was freakin' awesome.

[@132ChrissyJo]

Marty's style has to be so much influenced by Jerry Lewis, who used his voice, face, and body! A true tribute by huge talents! 💗

[@garylobo348]

It was. In fact Marry did a bit, as Jerry at the telethon, in the early days of SCTV.

[@billsfman]

Wonderful! Two comedic genius' together. Very entertaining.

[@kuvasz5252]

Considering that Jerry Lewis spent his Lewis-Martin career as the laugh generator seeing him sitting there as the foil with Jimmy Glick was wonderful to see, especially since Lewis was so in tune with what was occurring. The only thing missing would have been Glick pull out a Lambchop puppet and have him ask Lewis to autograph it.

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

8:52 death stare from Jerry…

[@robkunkel8833]

I really love how Jerry Lewis put up with this crazy man, He was always so serious about being something of credit to the performing arts.

[@rickguerrero2282]

This was the first time I have seen this Glick episode. This may be the best of,all!

[@jasiriboards]

That was amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@williammignoli5303]

man that was fantastic have to really search to find this..

[@livmmora]

Two of my favorite people! This killed me

[@ejoshcoron]

3:50 Wow the only time I've seen Martin break XD

[@tj205bama]

I wish martin would bring this character back

[@JZLZY]

Frikkin' awesome!

[@Finians_Mancave]

The whole Charles Nelson Reilly-Roddy Mcdowell story (both closeted gays in Hollywood) was told so quickly, with the "catering to" implication, that I doubt many people even got the joke. I think Jerry did, because of his amused expression. I'm glad Short is still successful in the business, but he ought to be way bigger, with his talent.

[@justaguy1451]

It's an in-joke. Jerry almost bursted into laugh. I wonder if he attended some of Roddy Mcdowall parties... and catered.😅 Probably not as he was already big star back in the 60s, but he knew what was going on, hence his amused expression.

[@sam45845]

This is Martin Short at his peak.

[@BiancaMH]

Love this! #RIPJerryLewis

[@ianmichalski7997]

5:06 I could watch an entire series of just Short and Lewis doing the Leyvin bit

[@gordonsmom3861]

I love Martin Short! LOL

[@jstenberg3192]

Martin Short...amazing...just amazing

[@mefi9788]

I've watched so many Glick interviews and just saw this one!! My new favorite! I wonder if he did his impression to him backstage. I'm sure Lewis cracked up. Bless his soul!! Charles Nelson Reilly? Haha

[@tpidgeon6035]

Martin is spot on genius comedy

[@TimNelson]

Two comedic geniuses. Hands-down. Zero argument.

[@markvattes7152]

Martin Short is hilarious. Seems, though, the older set Short's Jiminy Glick has "interviewed" (Jerry Lewis, Mel Brooks, as examples) don't entirely understand the Glick concept or know how to play along, which is kind of odd given the comedic genius of a Lewis or a Brooks. I think it's a generational thing.

[@metfan099]

I noticed that too. Good observation.

[@Robb3348]

good insight. more so with Lewis than Brooks, though IMO

[@leonarddobens6070]

you see an insult comic so infrequently you can't believe someone has taken the challenge

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

Howard Stern said he liked this so I am watching

[@drewmt]

Martin Short! So good.

[@johnnynbk]

High praise from a master.

[@ballisticus1]

When I saw the video title, I expected Martin short to be playing both parts as he has done a Jerry Lewis character since his early days.

[@AnilRamcharitar]

I am sure Jerry Lewis felt he was looking in a mirror. Jiminy Glick did a great mirror impression of the late and great Jerry Lewis. What an honour he had.