REDBUTTONS

[@hank1519]

I have been watching tons of these roasts lately and find that Red Buttons gives me the biggest lift! A master of writing and delivery! And there is something lovable about him as well.

[@christiancorley9307]

I have his Oscar sitting in my living room. He's my uncle and he was the best

[@anthonyporter3147]

Your uncle makes me cry with laughter, and brings light in to my life.😃😄😀

[@earlegavin5931]

Posideian adventure?

[@Russ9782]

Christian.....your uncle was....and always will be.......a class act!! R.I.P. Red Buttons

[@michaelwilks6268]

He sure was Christian this routine alone always has me in tears 😅.

[@williamschlegel2242]

Lucky man! A great talent!

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Sadly, I don't think we're going to see stars and comedians of this caliber on stage together ever again in our lifetimes.

[@scootscootriot1020]

James Feldman So true.

[@davehallett3128]

@Ernesto Rodriguez i saw him making a speech outdoors and a gust of wind blew that straw on his head up. And you could clearly see the 666

[@robertfishman3742]

No way!

[@efibrilovski6374]

there is a reason why they were called the golden age, most of the comedians today you can put under a category that also starts with a G

[@abdulrashidlallani9800]

So mesmerizing were their performances, you keep reminiscing the magic every once in awhile!!!💖

[@joejoebrian1014]

one of the most criminally underrated comedians of all time. Red Buttons Never got a Dinner...

[@ltcolumbo9708]

ABSOLUTELY!! Ben Hur who said to his sister Ben Him "wanna switch?". To which he answered if I did I'll be Ben Gay. I first heard that when I was 16. I'm 56 now. Red Buttons God Bless You Sir

[@mwilliams1330]

His timing and delivery were perfect until the day he passed. He wrote all his material, never got a dinner is well known, but his I was there..and he was there lines are just as priceless.

[@hank1519]

@@mwilliams1330 So good-natured and yet not politically correct. Love the guy so much!

[@Tarheel13]

Joejoe Brian loved him Hatari as Pockets.

[@blanchemagnotti9986]

@@ltcolumbo9708 za

[@rapier1954]

No swearing just pure comedic genius.

[@heru-deshet359]

First I cry from laughing. Then I cry because we will never see the likes of a comedian like him again.

[@Plainsimple67]

YUP!!😒

[@PlanetEarth3141]

It's indeed sad. That whole generation of comedy and entertainment is gone, living only in our memories. I just know deep in my heart Red is Roasting God in heaven. Red: (Roasting God, Man of the Week?) "Why are we roasting this god when some of the greatest Gods never got a dinner? We're roasting a god whose can't spell his original name. Dog. Why Him?" Zeus who said to Hera, 'Are you sure Hercules is my son? He looks more like Lou Ferrigno'. Zeus never got a dinner. Bhudda. Bhudda who said to his cook. 'Forget just once the plain rice and noodles. Give me a Tbone steak, a baked potato and a good beer. Never got a dinner. Odin, the Viking warrior god and part time bellhop at Valhalla who once said to Kirk Douglass, 'Funny, but you don't really seem like a Viking.' Never got a dinner. Got a leaky boat, but no dinner roast. Red: "But this god, God, he gets a dinner and all he's got is an old, crusty wooden cross.". (walks off shaking his head)

[@luiscorreia847]

Amen to that

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

we dont have comedians these days... we have persons who react to the society and points out whats wrong with it, then they get laughs, the comedians back then, performed with material that actually was funny and not to tone it down or avoid it to be cancelled!

[@cptathensjohnclaba8705]

@@johnbernhardtsen3008 so what? Comedians today are still funny.,......you just arent willing to give them a chance because what they say probably offends right wingers like you....Grow some balls snowflake.

[@peteringargiola6323]

I watched this with my Mom, who is no longer here, when it originally aired...How apropos that I saw it just now, on Mother's Day... Chicken Catcher Torre has to be one of the greatest lines in the history of comedy... Thx for this and so much more, Red! 💝

[@waterlec8718]

You HAVE to be GENIUS LEVEL to come up with such lines.. Amazing mind at play here.

[@PhilORourke]

timeless and still wonderful after all these years, what ye caLLED ENTERTAINERS

[@ellierfromthebronx4531]

"Who wants to be known as Chicken Catcher Torre..." Even Red had to laugh at THAT one!

[@victorbasta7359]

Red can hardly deliver this bit without himself cracking up. He was a bit before my time but I find this hilarious. I think it would all be just mildy amusing if delivered by anyone other than Red.

[@jamespfitz]

This was Red's go-to bit. The jokes changed but it was always "Never got a dinner!"

[@vmbrister3278]

The first time I watched this I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard! That last shot at Joe Torre put me on the floor! OMG! One of the funniest routines I've ever heard!

[@LenHummelChannel]

One of the most beloved comedians that ever lived.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Comics like Red Buttons and Don Rickles (and many others here I could mention) had such well-honed, brilliant timing, that they are still funny today and will be in the foreseeable future, even if you don't know the people they reference in their lines. The context they set in each line is sufficient and readily understood.

[@jarrettnorris3413]

M

[@pamelajordan2890]

And they ad libed like crazy 😀😀

[@brucewheeler8384]

Yes, we will not see the likes of Red Buttons in our lifetime, what a shame.

[@sikcobra]

This guy kills. I never get tired of watching his videos

[@TheTmny876able]

that stage and legends wow ! Orson who wrote the greatest Movie in history, Milton berne the list goes on, thank you so much.

[@luishumbertovega3900]

At 1:33 Jack Kiugman and Ernest Borgnine could not keep seated, they both had to stand up to avoid damage to their stomachs by laughing so hard, clearly having the time of their lives !!!

[@jamespfitz]

Well... The reaction shots were edited in afterwards, and randomly. Look closely, sometimes they repeat. I noticed this as a kid watching these live. It's true.

[@Bondek1996]

As a child he was one of the Poseidon's survivors. Latterly, a great comic.

[@SolarCrown]

His bit at Cary Grant's roast is my favorite comedy of all time. Beyond incredible....

[@iroezekiela7295]

it seems like Red Button is preaching 😅 he never got a dinner😂

[@RealBesty]

The Joe Torre gag 👌

[@ictpilot]

One of the Gods of comedy!

[@dantejaiudijr2792]

Chicken Catchatorre, funny stuff. Red Buttons you were one of most funniest entertainers ever. R.I.P.

[@ResidentartistTAS]

All of their reactions! HAHAHAHAHAHA I love this! Thank you!

[@nantrax143]

The Joe Torre line was a classic! Funny stuff.

[@TedH.]

Those were the days...

[@joycehackett5867]

Ted Halpern Yes, they were. And I never got a dinner either!!!!

[@bsingleton5938]

My family used to sit around the television set and watch the "Dean Martin Comedy Roast." It was and, to be quite honest, is the funniest show to grace television. Guttural laughter. Foster Brooks and Red Buttons made that show. Still funny to this day.

[@ralphadamo1857]

Because comedy frequently concerns the culture of the day, the material from years ago can often seem dated. But these Dean Martin Roasts are still funny--even though, sadly, most of the great performers and artists appearing here have passed away. Red Buttons is in peak form here and make the best of the material. Everyone is having such a great time, and we're with them all the way.

[@compsecure77]

Yeh i'd go without dinner for a week to hear and see real comic standup genius like that again.

[@roldgold7]

First baseman Joe Torre, who was too chicken to play catcher, because he said, "who wants to be known, as Chicken Catcher Torre?" LOL!

[@ellierfromthebronx4531]

SomeoneFancy ..."Never got a dinner!"

[@IRAANIMALMAN1]

Sophia Lorens baby even drooled over Sophia !!

[@Tee1312Jay]

Oh thanks! Makes sense now. I thought he said first spaceman, didn't make sense.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Billy Martin, who said to Yogi Berra: "Repeat after me...'Ball', Bee-ayy-ell-ell...."

[@davidshowmaker4408]

Torre played 3rd base for the Cardinals!

[@PhatToNhuLai8]

You know it was suuupperrrbbb when the audiences and front desk all jumped up from cracking My lord, thank you for the wonderful laughs and times which my generation could witness

[@Johnny-py6hh]

I love Jack Klugmans reaction to the Sophia Loren’s baby joke, priceless.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

And at the same time, Ernie Borgnine gets out of his chair and makes a full circle.

[@richarddambrosio3602]

I loved that Joe Torre joke.

[@fredferd965]

These guys are all gone now, but they were Giants!!!!

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

Red Buttons was one of the funniest comedians I have ever heard!!

[@PlanetEarth3141]

Personally, despite all the great comedians and superb jokes, I never felt a Dean Martin Roast was complete without Red Buttons. That little red headed, Jewish Scotsman was fantastic. He's even the primary reason I watch the John Wayne movie Hatari. An unusual role movie for John, a dear memory of Red.

[@navyguyinva]

Curiously, I’m enjoying this video while enjoying a delicious dinner.

[@RobinPM86]

According to this man, NOBODY ever got dinners! :)

[@shmookins]

Legends never die.

[@vincekissinger1047]

"One year of high school" ..comedy gold, just plain gold.

[@kshinokevin]

brilliant wordsmith.. this guy. I only had heard of Red Skeleton; i just discovered this guy, Red Buttons. Wow ! he is Good !

[@luishumbertovega3900]

The first time I saw Red Buttons was in a 60s short lived comedy TV series, The Double Life Of Henry Phyfe, in which he played a guy who was supposed to be a spy with no idea of what to do about it. I did not know then that he was already a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner for his dramatic turn in Sayonara (1957), you can see in this clip some of his range even while playing for laughs. But when he couldn't help laughing at his Joe Torre joke just made it funnier, shows that he was really enjoying it, as everybody else is. Also remember him as one of the six surviving characters at the end of The Poseidon Adventure (1972). A 1-derful and talented individual !!!!

[@joycepotts1529]

love Red Buttons back in the day.

[@dragosschiteanu6310]

Sophia Loren's joke is atomic bomb :))))))))

[@mylindafranks3836]

These roasts just show how much time has changed. I love these roasts. Their were some funny comedians during this era.

[@pnoman316]

That was great, thank you for posting it!

[@WalterDWormack214]

Mr. "Never Got a Dinner" himself!

[@andrewscheip166]

RED, awesome man.

[@tomcrouch7001]

He was one of the greatest!

[@james8583]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! They dont make them like that anymore. Classic stuff!!! Thanks. James.

[@jeffstewart5766]

Agree. Also good dramatic actor' The Longest Day & Hatari, both with The Duke.

[@rossanaromani8898]

I'm starving every time I look this video,the tears are rolling over my cheeks,just hilarious! Folks, that was entertainment 🥰😍🤩😅🤣😂

[@WalterDWormack214]

"Sophia Loren's New Baby, who looked at Sophia, and asked, Is that all for me?"

[@stevefick3919]

"Never got a dinner!" Love these. Hard to believe everyone there has passed on....

[@jhomatubs4139]

this cures depression..

[@ivanrupcic4599]

Cracking up winters,you are good

[@Bdi22322]

He was great! I remember him in the original “Pete’s Dragon” when I was a kid. Also, Charlie Callas was the voice of Elliot, the dragon. I miss those guys 😢

[@DefSwaeter]

Did Red ever get a dinner? The man who once called Don Rickles 'the greatest argument against human cloning'.

[@everythingfangirl4532]

My new favorite internet video:)

[@jenhyfertorres9769]

hola

[@tempo954]

Those were the good old days!!!!

[@yolandabendter903]

You,,, are blessed,,,to have such,,,a talented genius,,,as a family member,,,God Bless You,,,God Bless your uncle,,,

[@georgefeist8190]

We went on a cruise...before the TV show Love Boat...and it was special to have Red Buttons sitting at our dinner table...but it was lucky for us because we also sat with the Captain of the ship....PACIFIC PRINCESS.

[@alvinromerowest1798]

Great

[@mikebradshaw6484]

You're lucky it wasn't the Posesidon.

[@RichWeigel]

@@mikebradshaw6484 as long as Ernest Borgnine was onboard..

[@garylee3229]

I watch this every day, love it!!

[@26693106]

Best Roast ever!!

[@jhomatubs4139]

people think im crazy crying and laughing at the same time….never tired watching this lol

[@jessefrankel2055]

After all these years, it's still funny. Some of the lines are dated, most of the performers are gone, but the humor remains.

[@bearone7777]

JESSE-------------------"AMEN" & may I add this is true comedy!!

[@keithheitman1537]

Jesse Frankel .

[@kendallrobinson737]

Jesse Frankel

[@johnquiles6977]

Genius

[@dantebond8124]

I love Red Button's body language, it's like he's being poked in the side by a child.

[@carmenmirandajunkie]

Sophia Loren's new baby asked Sophia, "is that all for me"?

[@robertlongwill8856]

For that time in Hollywood that was a very risque joke. I love that joke and boy did I have a crush on Sophia Loren in the 60s and 70s she was a one hot woman

[@depaola63]

That was a CLASSIC !!

[@patmat.]

Thank's a lot, I couldn't make what he said

[@moonlanding-69]

She and Ruth Buzzi are the only ones still alive.

[@ictpilot]

Too bad she wasn't there when he said that. I would have loved to seen her reaction!

[@philipberthiaume2314]

OMG!!! This is incredibly witty and intelligent.

[@lgndnhswnmnd]

Red Buttons Class Act!

[@stevenconroy5586]

Red is in your head. Reds a funny guy that doesn't have to resort to vulgar to get a laugh. I would have loved to have been one of the lucky ones that knew Red personally.

[@martindeberardinis1769]

Steven Conroy

[@dochollidaysraidersintel6466]

Back when Hollywood had class.

[@mariaboletsis3188]

In a word..BRILLIANT

[@tron3entertainment]

Red "Never got a dinner." Buttons.

[@fabianhunt2373]

I love the smile of peter falk (columbo).

[@highlandersshowtime]

I love the way they laughed at their own expense!

[@RobinPM86]

something you don't see nowadays; everyone's so thin-skinned.

[@carolnahigian9518]

Golden Age of ROASTs

[@davidwilliamson462]

I could listen to that never got a dinner all night , funny shit

[@delmonicocravinas8789]

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts were the best!!!!!

[@lalala7806]

It was one of my favorite videos.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

The great Aaron Chwatt.

[@Bellfire05]

I was laughing when he said to Columbus said to Queen Isabella the world is round you're the one whose flat. When he said Juliet should get off of the balcony and get on the pill I cracked up because I never saw Frank laugh that hard.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Did you check out when Frank got roasted by Charlie Callas?

[@christinecrites835]

i love his "outrage"!

[@lourdesaldana3304]

Red Buttons was soo funny . And he was an oscar winner also

[@landfair123]

90% of people now have no idea who Lucrezia Borgia was. It shows that people were smarter back then.

[@barbaranugnes5800]

Or maybe that they read a book or two...

[@MrMacca1951]

some great people up there sadly no longer with us

[@karlkamphefner8529]

+Colin Mcdougal Rickles and Newhope are still around.

[@MrMacca1951]

rickles is the funniest bloke I've ever seen

[@dominiclongo9296]

as soon I stop laughing I will....Lord..so much talent.

[@alec19811]

Red buttons is the greatest and funniest man i have ever seen he is missed every day

[@jenniferburman3765]

When you crack up legendary comedians, and yourself.

[@cliffhigson7581]

Loved red buttons in hatari! with john Wayne, hilarious character of "pockets".

[@mrbojangles977]

Fantastic....love Red Buttons i do..

[@lotteillmer3351]

mrbojangles977 i had my tun now going nitynite with a smile ion my face hihihihi😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@adrienne4880]

Seen him years ago in the city I was stuck in traffic. I'm screaming Red Red he was waving and smiling and when the light changed I said in my loughest voice I never got a Dinner...he cracked up my sister and I was hysterical. He looked sharp to

[@jerrycolatrella5964]

I saw Red Buttons open for Frank Sinatra at the Brendan Byrne Arena in NJ sometime in the 80's.

[@bobbiwiggins5669]

Glove.....J L 0 V E......he never got a dinner!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@willinebody7540]

This one of my favorite

[@fuzzyburnette7161]

The only difference between Jews & Italians is oneyear of High School-either way.

[@fezilewillem7225]

"i keep telling you the world is round, you the one who's flat" that's a killer lol

[@justynapierzynska6413]

Why are we giving this man so many likes, when so many other great Americans never got a like?

[@carmenmirandajunkie]

That's good.

[@carmenmirandajunkie]

That's good.

[@fredsmith2680]

GOOD ONE!!

[@stephenwoehr6500]

Crispus Attucks, the great black Revolutionary hero, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, who said, "Don't fire 'til you see the whites . . . ." Never got a like!

[@GeorgeOswald-xp4io]

RIP all comedians very talented and gave many years of laughter Amen prayers ❤