Milton Berle Carson Tonight Show 1988

[@reinacoffee8557]

Love Milton Berle. His facial expressions make me laugh, and everything he says is so funny. We lost him in 2002; he was 93.

[@howardwayne3974]

Ah yes , I remember it well .

[@stevendegner9916]

​@@howardwayne3974yeah I remember too I was just about to start high school my father was watching the report on TV and he said oh there goes a great comedy genius I didn't know who he was but then we started watching some his appearances on Dean Martin celebrity roasts😊

[@chrisk8187]

Milton Berle was REALY quick minded. Unbelievable, he was an "old" man in this clip and still actually world class fast AND hilarious!!! This was a privilege to watch!

[@howardwayne3974]

I remember when we called him Uncle Milltie !

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Well, its entirely possible they had professional writers come up with all this and the two old guys rehearsed for a couple weeks to make it look natural. But sure.

[@Wolfinger1935]

@@Shorty_Lickens More likely, Berle had been in show business for 70 years. Worked Vaudeville for years. 7 or more shows a week, 52 weeks a year. His schtick was ingrained in his DNA by that point. Those jokes were told 10,000 times and honed over the years.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@Wolfinger1935 Humor by definition does not need to be honed. The definition of wit is seeing the similarities things that are different, and differences in things that are similar. It is much more important to be open minded and unbiased and able to look at things and see them in a way the average person does not. Humor is about seeing things, and making them appear funny to others. It is less about performance and more about reaching people, ideally in a way they havent seen before. Honing your act should be a much lower priority than understanding how other people think and see and finding an effective way to communicate with them. If you are too fearful or too lazy to change your ways then you are a much lower class of comedian.

[@donmcc6573]

We'll never have legends like this again.

[@scottmoore1614]

Milton Berle, George Burns, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason. They were still around when I was growing up in the 70s. I was lucky.

[@crlguitar1]

I loved the shots they took at each other during the interview....God I miss those people....

[@johngillespie8893]

I'm blessed to have lived when these giants of entertainment were around.

[@Drewtazy]

John Gillespie Me Too! We were blessed weren’t we?

[@rberka555]

Same. We didn't know we had it so good. Where are all the titans today? The legends?

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

Yes! When Giants roamed the earth!

[@intuitive7274]

Absolutely they were the best and will never be others to replace them

[@melissadavis225]

Me too

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Milton Berle: one of the greatest comedians of all time. Seeing him here with Johnny so obvious he still enjoys his craft and hasn't lost a beat.

[@bannedaccount3072]

So glad I got to experience these guys while they were alive. R.I.P. Mr. Television and Johnny.

[@itstheburnz]

I saw this man at a dinner in 1989... HE KILLED THE PLACE.. they could not get him off the stage as he just kept on and the audience was falling off of their chairs.. it was a Roast.. I was too young for his show, but came to love his showmanship and smarts.. total showman.. and good actor too.

[@williamjourney6753]

I remember hearing about this. He stayed for the Roast because he was expecting finger sandwiches? A total showman is right . . . .

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Yes a great actor actually. There's an episode of The Dick Powell Theater where Miltie gets into trouble with the mob. Terrific piece of one hour television. Check it out. It's here on YT.

[@marywillis1630]

@@Bigbadwhitecracker How cool is that? thank you so much!

[@richwiz2]

Milton was a unique, fabulous talent. Nobody could put on a better show than him and, if you enjoy slapstick comedy, he was tops.

[@iroezekiela7295]

Did Red Button ever gave Miltey a dinner?😂

[@B1GK1NG]

Got to love Johnny and Uncle Milton interaction with each other. I was literally crying due to laughter. God bless them. RIP

[@orchardist6559]

So good I watched it twice. Milton Berle’s speed of delivery so good at any age let alone eighty. Thank you for posting.

[@stormydavis8546]

NBC signed me to a lifetime contract, which expired 8 years ago CLASSIC

[@danielroque8504]

He lived to 94yrs old~God bless you, and thank you........................(now we are left with junk people)

[@michaelburvick5458]

i miss that "rat pack" vibe of the entertainers of that era....the suits, the cigars, the glass of scotch, etc......lol

[@retroguy9494]

I sincerely believed that when society decided scotch and cigars were evil, that's when people became more tight assed! And when suits went by the wayside in favor of slovenliness, That's when vulgarity became mainstream in comedy!

[@SJ-ni6iy]

The Mad Men era.

[@alkevinzmedia]

Same

[@richardshultis9626]

All of you have expressed my sentiments exactly. No one today even comes close to the timing, class, and natural comedic talent of Milton Berle.

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

The 60/70's spoiled us.

[@briteness]

Fantastic rapport between these two giants. I am so glad this is here. Thank you!

[@ReleaseThaPressure]

This is fantastic viewing. Brilliant to watch and totally enjoyable. Damn standards have plummeted.

[@thetrustysidekick3013]

Milton Berle was Mr. Television. He was the first one to do comedy as we know it today, incredible man, just such a treasure.

[@jeffmoore3154]

uncle Milty was the genuine article there was no one like him or will ever be! RIP thanks for the memories!

[@mojav26]

"Freddie, you're not in the show, just sit there please." ...laughed out loud!

[@justinbrockshus8483]

lol Me too! :)

[@MiiZzJ0kEr]

always reply that.....that man was so fast with it lmao

[@lifaz6423]

It's remarkable how Johnny would know so many of the jokes famous comedians would say. I loved when Johnny would finish the joke with the famous comedian, but in a way that nobody would get mad at him when he did it, and he did with almost every comic!

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

There's no one like Johnny. I miss him dearly. He may have been a bit of an ogre off the set, especially the more successful he became and as the decades went by, still he was truly gifted and unique.

[@retroguy9494]

That's because those comics were Johnny's influence when he was a kid. His hero was Jack Benny. He learned from a lot of them.

[@justinherbert9146]

Berle always kills - i had the good fortune of seeing him do his stand up act in person and he so far exceeded expectations that i will never forget that night - he was that brilliant - I love Miltie may he RIP

[@stacynels4]

Milton Berle and Johnny Carson the absolute best of the best ever and forever!

[@SAVETHEKIDS-bn5zo]

Milton Berle & Groucho Marx both brilliant wizards!!! They laughed at themselves had no ego

[@joem.8277]

Those were icons. There will never be entertainers like those two. Today's late night hosts couldn't fetch Carson his coffee.

[@Pulp_nd_Fuss]

the craig ferguson one was decent

[@gregwatson8219]

Leno did!

[@m42037]

Fallon is about as funny as a train wreck 😴

[@rolandrd7001]

Berle, Benny and Burns it doesn't get any better then that!!!!!!!!!

[@dannydoc1969]

Don't forget Sid

[@rubenva1258]

And Bob Hope

[@jamesanthony5681]

And Jack Carter! Now there's funny!

[@margaretalmodovar8401]

Don Rickles

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Mr.Buddy Hackett.Dad said he had the dirtiest jokes,but never in front of kids.

[@cavemanrob]

I was three or four years old the first time I saw Milton Berle on the Texaco Hour. My father worked long hours and I was a night owl. Dad would come home from work and I would sit in his lap and watch late-night television, which in the early seventies, was syndicated programs or Laurel and Hardy films (old b&w stuff, no matter what). The night I first saw Uncle Milty walk out on stage right, dressed as Carmen Miranda, I laughed so hard I peed myself. My Dad laughed and said, "Looks like you had a little accident!" I wasn't embarrassed at all. Milton Berle was a master of his craft!

[@m42037]

He started television in the 40s same as Ed Sullivan

[@julianmarsh1378]

When I was young and arrogant, I would catch glimpses of the Tonight Show and its guests, like Berle. And I would watch for maybe 30 seconds and think, 'Who are these dinosaurs?' Older and wiser, I realize what I was watching and how I should have felt honored to see these stars of what was then, to them, already a bygone era, I find it sad, melancholy, and a bit joyful, to see Berle and others of that time (even the 'younger' ones, like Johnny!) all gone now...but here on film, still making us laugh and seeing what true talent looks like....

[@billschauberger1150]

Milton to Johnny :”If you told a joke and it bombed .Oh,you know the feeling.”

[@saxonsteve]

Love watching him in its a Mad, Mad, Mad, World!! R.I.P. Milton, You Were Great!!!

[@Warholy]

Just the way he went....SAILING out there!!

[@legend9948]

I think you missed a Mad

[@SAVETHEKIDS-bn5zo]

Movie was hysterical brilliant

[@trooperjoe73]

man, the stories that went with them, that we'll never know.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Boozing and whoring.

[@82ndairproud]

Truly one of the greats.

[@garymcaleer6112]

What a great wit. Nothing takes your stress away like a good joke!

[@brianspangler3771]

Watched this on METV night before last. I'm 31 years old and I think this was funnier than any of these new so-called late night comedians could ever hope to be.

[@Niles-Guy]

Milton & Don Rickles lived into their 90s and NEVER retired . They were true kings of comedy

[@omarokinawa4743]

Milton berle had the best smile RIP

[@SAVETHEKIDS-bn5zo]

Milton Berle had the best one liners

[@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615]

Had a joker smile

[@jessicagreene1773]

I really miss this kind of talent

[@atwaterkent911]

"You don't know who Jimmy Hoffa is? Look in the Yellow Pages under Cement !!!!" But kids these days don't even know what the Yellow Pages were...

[@michaelfleming16]

Pretty soon, kids won't even know what "pages" are. lol

[@gordonstroup1741]

That's right and you also have to explain about pay phone's and picking up soda bottles to cash them in to get money to use the pay phone's, lol times a thousand! HA HA HAHA HAAAAA!!!

[@wildbill5670]

Me too my friend. All the great ones are gone now. George Gobel, Buddy Hackett, Red Skelton, etc, etc.

[@MrDaiseymay]

or cement

[@ThekiBoran]

@@gordonstroup1741 Yep, my brother and I would spend a Saturday morning hunting for bottles. We'd then turn them in at the corner store for penny candy.

[@Flippie123]

The good old days. And Carson...what a personality

[@kathyh4804]

I miss the comedic genius of an era gone by! No comedy these days, only swearing! These guys were class acts! RIP

[@paulfilipovich6127]

TIMELESS HUMOR. GOOD CLEAN ENTERTAINMENT. LOVE THOSE DAYS

[@fastfred6074]

One of the great pioneers of comedy.

[@intuitive7274]

Milton Jack Benny Bob Hope George Burns jolson Carson. Gracie Allen Phill Silvers

[@koatlga]

When Late Night TV was good, sigh. Miss it.

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

Big dick and bi-sexual.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Because it has sucked for decades now

[@jimkey920]

Milton is a master comedian.

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

Yes, a COMPLETE comedian who could do it all - unlike the so-called "comedians" of today who are actually funny talkers(and not that funny, honestly).

[@keithpurduecroft]

I remember watching shows through the window of stores that had B&W TV. Uncle Miltie mentioned Conte Candoli--- one of the greatest trumpet players of all time. He and his brother Pete were amazing to play recording sessions with (separately).

[@eisenjeisen6262]

I remember watching him on Tuesday night in the street from a TV store window with a crowd, uncle Milty they called him!

[@kathyh4804]

Everyone called him uncle Milton! I remember as I child driving through Hollywood and Uncle Milt was being driven in the car behind us!!! I was so excited and kept waving at him, and he was so sweet, God bless him, he kept waving back

[@timirish2563]

Lots of people disliked him, but I think he held onto his talent and timing.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

In the clip, Berle looked so young. I've never seen him look that young before. And Jack Benny, with the violin bow...priceless!

[@bobbyquillen7610]

L.p.

[@michaelaxel7107]

I never realized how truly funny and bright Berle was. I always saw bits and pieces, or sitcom appearances.

[@frankj.artino2203]

He will forever be the greatest. He was funny. And a decent guy too.

[@ssnoc]

Milton was sharp even at 80 -

[@retroguy9494]

AND he was still chasing younger women around too!

[@lenhummel5614]

Amazing...and still quick and brilliant at 80(!). Berle was always great on the Dean Martin Roasts, also. And, of course, The Friar's Club. Tops.

[@Bigwave2003]

Berle and Carson: Two of the biggest in Hollywood, if you know what I mean.

[@nicolepillay679]

this is a gift from god i mean these two wow miss them both RIP

[@15mhercury]

we dont have this kind of people anymore. smart,respectable,funny,open-minded, gentlemen and smoke!

[@MrJimbo666]

I know now whetr Don Rickles got his influences! Truly a Legend!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Bobby Jim We are - influenced by our environment, culture, and experiences, and then there's the individual genetic "us" - Don definitely had these - but an extra boost of the latter. I knew him for nearly 25 years - the day I met my husband - I met Don and Barbara, "Tony O, Jilly" (Sinatra's Managers and Tony O managed Don post Sinatra's passing) - I assure you - what you sawv- was what was the spark of Rickles and he was always "a bit on stage" (in a most wonderful sense) when with friends and family. A really great man and not at all prejudice- simply used the ethnic uniquenesses to make us laugh at ourselves. He and Barbara had tw/o beautiful children - Mindy was the one I met (when she was about 23) and was most familiar with and she was/is stunning, and is doing some of her own work now.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Don Rickles got his main influence from Jack E Leonard, so Jack claimed.

[@michaelsaporito4354]

Rickles idolized Berle

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

Mr Jimbo 666 was thinking the same thing.

[@rolandrd7001]

They are all gone very sad they made us laugh!!!!!!!

[@bethbartlett5692]

rolandrd7001 (it truly takes my breathe - I can't believe the losses - I'm grateful for the timing, allowing for us to have know such brilliant talents, endearing personalities, and Class.) Truly there are defining socially chapters in time - and defined in multiple levels, it would be near impossible for the majority of 21 - 30 yr olds to be able to align with the feeling - of our experiences then - now.

[@edcoke6769]

How do I miss all the this great comedian.....!!

[@Braglemaster123]

Milton is an Icon “

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

One of the all-time great comedians. Not a comic but a comedian. Comics are a dime a dozen.

[@MrTeeye]

I saw him in Las Vegas five years after this and he still killed, a true great of comedy.

[@popescugigimarius7455]

That years the comedy was something big with this giants!Milton Merle was one of the great pioneers!!!Respect!

[@rogerbrinker7417]

I had not seen much of Milton Berle. I didn't know he was in show business for that long.

[@bethbartlett5692]

I had a dear acquaintance-friend that wrote some of Milton's material (Eternal soul energy Peace and Happiness Tony) you were such true goodness...

[@m42037]

He started on television in 1948, same as Ed Sullivan in 48. Groucho started in 49. Television production came almost to a halt during the war, in 1945 production increased. I love those old shows from the 40s-60s..

[@brucecarpenter8640]

Quick, fast and relevant. The best

[@saine414]

Holy shit, Elvis really looked crazy good...

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

The '60s and '70s weren't too good for The King

[@richwiz2]

Elvis was ultra handsome in his prime.

[@MikeyJMJ]

1956 Elvis can't be topped

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

@Norma Vandever and the '70s?

[@nancyterrywhittemore2015]

Uncle Milty and Johnny, 2 great legends!!

[@lazur1]

Berle's '48show to '88w/Carson: 40yrs. Now, 2023, another 35yrs.Time flies.

[@danvogel9128]

Brilliant. Thanks

[@wildman2012]

He went on television in 1948... 2 years before it was invented. :) (kidding) --Check out Berle with Statler & Waldorf from the Muppet Show. Classic.

[@HughMorristheJoker]

Yeah he sold a lot of tvs, I mean my parents sold there's.

[@imrichhorvath3310]

OMG this is gold

[@ronaldwellspeak1652]

My Old Favorites then and now

[@bvscfanatic]

At 80, he was still sharp as a tack. Legends are not made; they are born.

[@_Tanasis_]

could someone use a single word to describe this video? Yes. Class.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

B.S. I Love You ... perfect ...thank you Milton

[@artlover1477]

The Jewish Foreplay joke was gold!

[@007.M-D]

Talent has no age limit. two giants just made the demonstration. Guess what 35 years later it is still hilarious, and modern. (2023)

[@philaman1972]

Two legends!

[@harpoon_bakery162]

Milton Berle was still pretty young here

[@jamie.777]

UNCLE MILTIE! "I was listening to Doc Schwartz"

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

MILTON BURLE 1 OF TOP 3 MOST FUNNIEST PERSONALITY EVER THANK YOU LORD JESUS AMEN

[@tertommy]

He got a standing ovation on SNL, he's that great.

[@themightym1]

Then he got a lifetime ban from SNL

[@captainedc]

@@themightym1 on that crappy show it's a badge of honor

[@justinbrockshus8483]

"Freddy, you're not in the show, just sit there please." LMAO :)

[@hugo.cuadross]

this is the prove that quality never expires. talent is time proof.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger (Manhattan, Nueva York; 12 de julio de 1908 - Los Ángeles, California; 27 de marzo de 2002) fue un humorista y actor estadounidense ganador de un Emmy. Fue la primera gran estrella de la televisión, presentando el programa de la NBC Texaco Star Theater (1948-55), y como tal llegó a ser apodado Uncle (Tío) Miltie y Mr. Television en la época dorada de la televisión.

[@utubeDaveutube]

Freddy was correct on correcting Johnny. :)

[@MB-tu4no]

Wow. Incredible

[@ronaldhol9175]

Milton Berle, one of the GREATS of show business...I think Berle had almost every celebrity of the Golden Age of television on his shows. Funny guy, too...VERY FUNNY ! I cracked up when he said that he stayed at the Ho house ( meaning Don Ho ).

[@omfgh4x]

Man Berle is fucking quick on his feet if you know what I mean. You can't slip one past this guy without him one upping you.

[@kevinmc70]

It sucks to be OCD! Can't stop worrying and thinking about that damn card he dropped down throughout the show!

[@suzeauster2223]

TruthBeTold Hahahahaha!!! Me too ‼️

[@cgrable8342]

Ain't nothing wrong with "Obsessive Comedy Disorder"..lol. Not making light of OCD (I noticed that too)...but humor helps:-)

[@banditking6573]

Me too!

[@ThekiBoran]

Tell your brain to stop it.

[@Ucan_Entertainment]

Way before my time. these guys had me in stitches. I watched Letterman and couldnt understand the jokes but these guys are funn as hell. What happened to USA late night TV? Im from Australia BTW

[@ajk]

It got political. Craig Ferguson was the last of this type of comedy IMO, when he left, the good in late night did with it.

[@CadillacJak]

what an absolute legend

[@edwardanthony7283]

Uncle MIltie was the best.

[@salmonella4u]

Only two people, other than Rodney Dangerfield, cold have pulled the character part he played in Caddy Shack! That could have been either Don Rickles or Milton Berle.

[@kalledanielsson5287]

Somehow cool to hear him use the word "bomb" when having a bad set, did't know it was a oldschool slang.

[@blackbird5634]

woooof! The back slapping and the 'take my wife please!' stuff is really out there! When these guys got together there really was no limit to the vaudville and the slapstick and digging up the oldies for a gag. You won't see that today, there's a limit to what the comics will do for the guffaw and the smirk. At least it was sort of clean and the impressions were fun.

[@robertsoto4389]

how can you miss them if they are more available now a your fingertips then they were back in the days

[@marthawoodworth6907]

This is called "comic kibitzing." Two pros. Pure gold.

[@jimbobjimjim6500]

"Leaving the porch light on, for Jimmy Hoffa." Lulz!!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

My neighbors now understand what LOL means. I was laughing out loud at these jokes. They fed off each other so well. Johnny was really holding his own...and then Milton put his cigar down and offered to help.

[@bernardoschmidt]

Oh, God, this is wonderful....

[@alanhandleman6513]

Why do I have the feeling that what I am REALLY about to watch is "The Tonight Show with Milton Berle and his guest, Johnny Carson"?

[@jshepard152]

6:29 You can see Johnny drop his fake laugh.