Can't believe he's only 29 in this clip, he already had a play on broadway, was an established actor, and was openly gay in the early 70's. That's amazing, my 30 year old gay ass has a hard time being out in 2022, what an incredible person.
@jonathanrio65874 жыл бұрын
He was so ahead of his time for the 80's! What an iconic trailblazer!
@TheIggypop13 жыл бұрын
An iconic cumblaizer..
@DT-my3jo3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Today he would be with his own interview show
@giggles71794 жыл бұрын
Harvey has this je ne sais quoi that puts even the most ignorant people at ease. He stood in the giant spotlight in a time when the AIDS epidemic was not only wiping out the gay community, but it also gave a lot of people a reason to fear and blame anything gay as well. He brandished wit and humor like a magic wand and it helped bridge the gap like never before. I can only hope that his name continues to resonate for years to come as the historic figure he was and is.
@jdb77523 жыл бұрын
here here!
@KarlSaxell Жыл бұрын
Agree 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@davidburbage33482 ай бұрын
@@jdb7752 hear, hear as well! 😏
@seventiesmemories51164 жыл бұрын
Harvey is amazing. And an incredibly nice, warm person too.
@ccaprio4 жыл бұрын
God I miss Joan Rivers, and I'm here just cuz I love Harvy Fierstein's voice 💕
@AuntieMamie Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t everyone love Mr Fierstein? He’s brilliant and beautiful. What an illuminating icon. His autobiography is equally as refreshing. He has gotten even better with age.
@mattoneill12722 жыл бұрын
harvey needs much more recognition!!! what ease he has in these interviews
@tom_something3 жыл бұрын
Aside from the timbre of the voices (night and day), everything about the way they speak is so similar. They're both from Brooklyn, but it's not just that. A straight man from Brooklyn with no connections to the entertainment industry would not sound like either of them. The accent, maybe. But not the tonality and word choice. They really sound like cousins who grew up next door to each other. It melts my California heart.
@kathyhills53914 жыл бұрын
I saw this amazing play in London, but with Anthony Sher in the lead and was so blown away by it that I went back three times in one week to see it again and again - and I didn't live in London at the time. On meeting Sher at the stage door, he told me the film was coming out and he would not be playing the lead. I was disappointed but he said to me: "GO TO SEE IT. You will love Harvey Fierstein" and I did and boy was he right! WHAT a talent.
@mstraction2 жыл бұрын
I saw it in NY and was blown away...there was a hetero couple in front of me and after the 1st act they left and never came back...the husband kept mumbling under his breath he couldn't wait to get the hell outta here...I was happy because I had an unobstructed view...that play was LONG...but flew by like it was 5 minutes...
@kathyhills53912 жыл бұрын
@@mstraction Well I'm not gay and I loved it. You don't have to be gay to appreciate this fabulous play. The hetero couple who walked out did not know what they were missing.
@sarcasticallyrearranged2 жыл бұрын
I'm so envious of anyone who saw the play. I've seen the movie many times over, but it's not the same!
@singorexpire8892 Жыл бұрын
What a character and what a clever man. Listen to him read his autobiography; it's a blast.
@CofyjunkyPNW5 жыл бұрын
My best friend introduced me to 'Torch Song Trilogy', the film, thirty years ago, and I thought Fierstein was a riot! 😄
@randalrand5 жыл бұрын
What a gem of a clip. Harvey is so funny. Thank you for sharing.
@joesolese4 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful man. Has lots of charisma and think this is already 35 hrs ago. LovedbTor he sing trilogy
@sandijohnson22163 ай бұрын
I was young when I first saw this movie - so moving. He was amazing in the movie.
@jdeyon29965 жыл бұрын
That was incredible. Iconic.
@MaleOrderBride4 жыл бұрын
He is so witty and charming!!
@mina-yu4hn2 жыл бұрын
bravo for him. he is a trailblazer. good for him to be so brave and let people know i am who i am. good interview
@saltpepper18943 жыл бұрын
Harvey is the best! going to watch torch song trilogy now ;)
@micklofy40204 жыл бұрын
"would leather gangs come up and annoy you kids, or?" "leather gangs would come up and cruise, what are you talking about?"
@roccoz22314 ай бұрын
Notice maybe 3-4 people laughed. The jokes went right over the audience's head. Times have sure changed!
@MarkWhitman-q3l4 ай бұрын
@@roccoz2231I hear more than a few people laughing!! The audience went hysterical and they should because he and Joan worked well together
@phil-ys3cf3 жыл бұрын
i love and admire him so much!
@denobeesun4 жыл бұрын
Makes me sad they were laughing at him not with him. I’ve felt that way before...
@GARY84ROCKS3 жыл бұрын
My sincere empathy for your negative experiences... I hope you're overexaggerating about the truth of this clip... because I'm not seeing that.... everyone seems to be well-meaning. But you may be right.
@bertrandkurtrussell28732 жыл бұрын
I met him, he's a cut-up and a seriously funny guy.
@abcdefg-en6dn3 жыл бұрын
I just come here after watching Torch Song Trilogy and Harvey is so full of charming and funny tho! 🤣
@Zyryne1 Жыл бұрын
Torch song trilogy ended it's debut run the day I was born. That's awesome. 😊❤
@dvdly2 жыл бұрын
Wow, he really killed it. David Brenner must've been thinking, "He stealing my act!"
@TallonC2 жыл бұрын
What a couple of voices.
@barrett78932 жыл бұрын
He was so amazing 🤩 What a legend!!
@kristian45273 жыл бұрын
Harvey and Joan THE icons
@christianfranz26862 жыл бұрын
Yassss ugh oh my god I love this man I wish I could some day meet him
@wotan109502 жыл бұрын
So much fun! Two Jewish New Yawkers! I think Harvey even had Joan speechless a couple of times.
@NinaTaralon3 жыл бұрын
"... You're so relaxed about being gay" - what a time... I've been there, bi myself, but I never noticed how much it was a no go at that time in Germany
@davidmaholchic61464 жыл бұрын
Oh to go back to such a time…
@audiobooksmore3374 Жыл бұрын
I knew Harvey was talented, but I never realized how funny he is!!
@nateboytwo2 жыл бұрын
OMG - he’s SO funny - love him💛💛💛
@loucrappi58697 ай бұрын
It would have been nice for him to make a sequel to that movie I would love to watch it sometimes I put that movie in I was lucky enough to find it on CD or dvd it was really nice bring back memories at that time
@josephsf24527 ай бұрын
Harvey was so far ahead of his times.
@BrianHAlexander2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this!!!
@wilmafistfit47885 жыл бұрын
Love Harvey
@Christian8APancakeАй бұрын
Brilliant
@cor-z8m Жыл бұрын
Harvey! The best!
@omorado2 жыл бұрын
Oh how times have changed!
@josephmartelli90104 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite humans
@FaliusAren4 жыл бұрын
Harvey's sittin there like "no I have not suffered a single day in my life as a gay man in the us in the 80s 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂"
@alonzotanner12265 жыл бұрын
He's so great.
@brianhollenbeck86333 жыл бұрын
I remember this interview..😁
@ShatnerLover4 жыл бұрын
I love him so much
@wejcynp89433 жыл бұрын
I love Harvey
@marynywarriormom Жыл бұрын
Love him he’s so funny
@mysoullovessoul5583 жыл бұрын
What an icon. I still prefer the drag name 'Bang Bang-ladesh!'
@christopherlundgren34993 жыл бұрын
Lol me too! Though I prefer "Fonda Boyz" meself :-)
@riverebec12 жыл бұрын
He was actually an attractive young man.
@riverebec12 жыл бұрын
@@BlondieHappyGuy So true and so unfair...HEAVY sigh...
@Elmogrl713 жыл бұрын
I am gonna use this place to go off on something I saw on KZbin tonight that I can't comment on because they turned off the comments. Arsenio Hall was asked back in the 80s why he didn't have Harvey on his show. He said "When he does something I'm interested in I will have him on my show. This is MY SHOW" Really???? I have always liked Arsenio. Arsenio, Harvey is amazing. Guess you needed more culture in your life. And you should be interested if your audience is. They made you who you are.
@destineydevereux47222 жыл бұрын
Arsenio who?? Never heard of her🤗🤗🤗🤗💋
@patrick43242 жыл бұрын
I actually remember this sin of you when it was aired the 1st time... Harvey was way before his time.... It's a shame how the gay community has forgotten all about the trail blazers....
@audreys8306 Жыл бұрын
Grant Shaud was in Torch Song Trilogy
@deandrep4380 Жыл бұрын
Harvey Talk Clearly
@wordscapes56903 ай бұрын
Hell, he’s smart!
@MikeA152062 жыл бұрын
Did Joan even read that intro before hand?
@raynekraven11 ай бұрын
G-Q outfit? what does that mean?
@HalifaxViewers5 ай бұрын
Compare this interview with Barbara Walter’s, it’s clear who the ally was and wasn’t
@MarkWhitman-q3l4 ай бұрын
Barbara WaWa was an idiot and asked him so many insipid questions with her idiotic lisp!😂
@jimkreider99973 жыл бұрын
This was hilarious.
@DT-my3jo3 жыл бұрын
I love this man. But just remember: I’m the pretty one!
@bradleycotton32373 жыл бұрын
“Christmas eggs! Get your Christmas eggs right here! Christmas eggs!” Elmo: “Hi!” Lightning: “Hello!” Elmo: “Who are you?” “Well, I’m the Christmas Bunny!” Lightning: “No, you’re not! You’re the Easter Bunny!” “Aw, yeah? Then how come I got all these here Christmas eggs?” Elmo: “Those aren’t Christmas eggs! Those are Easter eggs!” “Shhh... Okay, okay! Those are Easter eggs and I’m the Easter Bunny. But it’s usually my season and it’s still Christmas! I gotta move these here eggs! Whaddya say, little fella? How ‘bout a lovely Easter egg for a Christmas present? Oh, it makes a very unique gift!” Elmo: “Really?” 🎶Buy your friends an Easter egg for Christmas! Easter eggs are useful as can be! Take your Christmas money to your local bunny and you can lay an egg beneath the Christmas tree! Easter eggs no longer just for Easter. Now that we got Christmas every day. It’s the universal gift! So give a pal a lift And buy a Christmas Easter egg today!🎶
@scottlevine76462 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Joan. Like love her love her. But this is just cringe. 2022 sucks in 1,000,000 ways, but we’ve come a long way, baby.