SCTV - Lewis Sings Dylan (Martin Short)

[@greeneggsandham91]

Missed opportunity to have Jerry sing "Lay, LADYYYY Lay."

[@TJ-kk5zf]

perfect

[@midnightrider7648]

excellent suggestion! you have a sharp comedic mind.

[@CadillacFrank]

I was lucky enough to meet Martin Short a few years ago. I told him this commercial parody is in the top 5 funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life. Such a sweet, funny man

[@jjwhyte14]

You were very fortunate, indeed! I'm so glad you had a chance to tell Martin Short about the comedic impact of this commercial parody.

[@CadillacFrank]

@@jjwhyte14 it was at a concert where his buddy Paul Shaffer was performing. He took the stage to tell some funny stories and sing Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life”. After the show, he came up to me and said hello, as I was waiting for one of my friends who played in the band. I tried my best not to get starstruck and have a normal conversation with him. Very friendly, approachable and a general good guy

[@jjwhyte14]

@@CadillacFrank Thanks for a fantastic story on many levels! The irony that Martin Short is (as I expected), "very friendly, approachable and a general good guy" and yet he parodies Jerry Lewis, a polar opposite personality adds to the hilarity of this skit. I most definitely would have been starstruck, or at least tongue-tied. I'll admit that my only familiarity with Paul Shaffer's musical talent is from many years of watching him as David Letterman's musical director in the 80s. I'll have to broaden my horizons. Currently, my only connection to Paul Shaffer and Martin Short is that all three of us were born in Canada. Very cool that you got to meet them both! (I'm assuming you met Paul Shaffer, too - maybe not).

[@missmeow8791]

How cool!!!

[@dottiegillespie8067]

How lucky for you!!!! Half - Wits hahahaha. It is an incredible parody!

[@ash3starrider]

I still cant get over how brilliantly he does Jerry Lewis. Its perfect!

[@estebanrivera4786]

"The Death of Emmitt Till- Oh, I didn't even know you were sick" lol x]

[@canaisyoung3601]

That feels like a joke from a 1990s cartoon that had that kind of irreverent, pop and historical culture-based humor that flew over the heads of censors and kids alike. Basically, 1990s Animaniacs and anything Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network turned out that wasn't an import from another country (mostly Japan and Europe) or a classic cartoon package (Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, UPA, etc).

[@BDUBZ49]

Marty manages to do every phase of "Jerry" all at once.

[@carmelcream7662]

Hams it up tomorrow the extreme

[@canaisyoung3601]

With SNL, it took two people: Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo. At least they hired Martin Short to fix that.

[@RebuttalRecords]

The cast of SCTV were the absolute best at doing imitations of famous people. They had the comedic talent and the makeup department to pull it off to a T.

[@1974dormouse]

John Candy, Martin Short, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Harold Ramis, the absolute best

[@carolnahigian9518]

the Laugh!

[@funkster007]

@@1974dormouse And Joe Flaherty

[@TheDude-vq3gv]

Bobby Bitman.....as a 4 yr old, my daughter used to love when I would give her a "HOW ARE YAAAAAA ".....not so much as a 15yr old😂

[@loyaldude10]

@@1974dormouse Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas were brilliant also. As was Joe flaherty

[@natethegreat1133]

My God it's such a perfect slow burn listening to him talk in that voice, then the screaming immediately after, just kills me

[@MtlRedAtheist]

Slow burn = accurate 😮

[@carmelcream7662]

The singing is spot on and the mannerisms

[@carolnahigian9518]

excellent!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Don't yell, Son, it hoits my eeaahs

[@BernardChelgren]

Martin Short is a freaking genius!

[@jjwhyte14]

No argument there.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@jjwhyte14 oh you got that right laydeeeeeeeeeee

[@abletonreason]

And the icing on top: he’s Jiminy Glick too.

[@mistergone5156]

Best cast ever.

[@buckster2575]

​@sydmccreath4554no he is definitely compared to what we have now

[@JohnnyFontane528]

We used to watch SCTV in the U.S. on PBS during the 80s. It cracked me up as a teen and it still cracks me up today 😂. Genius

[@canaisyoung3601]

PBS aired this? The only channels I know that aired SCTV were NBC (when they changed the show to SCTV Network 90 and tried to make it the new version of Saturday Night Live, since SNL at the time was struggling), Cinemax (during the show's final years), and TVLand (old reruns, some of which had sketches edited for time or music licensing issues).

[@JohnnyFontane528]

@ in Upstate New York during the 80s it definitely did air on our local PBS affiliate. They would also air great British programming like the Tomorrow People and Benny Hill!

[@postofficecb808]

Love the rolling stone. SCTV always took comedy one step further than anyone else. Bring it back!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Now you know where Spielberg got the idea!

[@jsch9173]

Underrated line: “Tell them why they should buy my album maybe.” Absolutely pitch perfect.

[@davidlemaster2034]

The death of Emit Hill ....I didn't even know he was sick

[@allanbard6048]

@@davidlemaster2034 Tacky joke at a civil rights nightmare's expense.

[@davidlemaster2034]

@@allanbard6048 thanks Hillary

[@craigrasmussen3559]

I thought the same thing when he said it.

[@DunedinMultimedia2]

@@davidlemaster2034 He was murdered by white devils.

[@lenhindle1108]

Will we ever see the likes of these comedic geniuses again? They perfected skit comedy and no one could ever match them....

[@finylvinyl66]

One of Short's best bits ever.

[@noreaster0245]

The album peaked at number 1 in France for 130 weeks. Go figure.

[@eg4449]

The French luv themselves that Jerry kid.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Are you sure that's not #130 for 1 weeks?

[@brianmccarthy5557]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver No. I remember this because the runnerup was "Johnny Halliday Does Punk Rocque!"

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@brianmccarthy5557 I know that Gerry Todd produced the VHS concert video of _The Rolling Matzoh Revue_

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Noreaster0, 😄😄 good one!

[@georgemaranville3305]

It can’t be underestimated what a great behind the scenes production team SCTV had. That boulder chasing him down the snow-covered street.

[@jjwhyte14]

If anyone knows of a good “Making of” documentary about SCTV or even some KZbin behind the scenes, I’d be very glad to know more. Thanks!

[@georgemaranville3305]

@@jjwhyte14 there’s a reunion on KZbin that’s pretty great. I’ll try to locate.

[@v-town1980]

"This is another good song you'll get also..." 😂😂😂

[@defaultusername123]

0:38 the lip quiver stuff is just next level Jerry studying. I miss this level of comedy being on TV

[@jjwhyte14]

Agreed. So much detail in a three minute skit. 😂

[@Stewart1953]

one of of the best shows in tv history and I've been here a long time

[@BrBill]

They so 100% nailed the album cover on that. To me the best spoof in the entire sketch.

[@monkeytennis7477]

Can we just all agree Martin Short is a frickin comedy genius??? OMG. 😂😂

[@homelesshannah50]

Two words: Mars Attacks

[@mattmadden3013]

Spot on, old chap!!!

[@KnownBeing]

Never saw this one before..thanks for posting!!

[@wesbrown2230]

If Martin Short isn't the all around funniest dude EVER hands down all time, who is? He's in a league of his own.

[@maxpower92]

The Three Amigos, super fun movie

[@Steve-q6l4v]

W C Fields.

[@tfronauer]

The musical arrangements-while not at all fitting for Bob Dylan songs (which was the point)-are really well done. They had a real pro on the assignment.

[@mancima]

I agree. It reminds of the Paul Anka album, Rock swings. Anka performs some fantastic arrangements of popular rock tunes. It’s a gas.

[@gispel7058]

Agreed ...some strong big band sounds and orchestrations.

[@brianwood7237]

Was Paul Schaeffer involved with SCTV at that time...he worked for SNL in the early years

[@davidmenasco5743]

All the way through the sketch, I'm wondering, Where did they get those arrangements!? Did they borrow them from Sinatra??

[@brucemacmillan9581]

​@@brianwood7237If I'm not mistaken, the arranger is Russ Little, who did the SCTV theme song.

[@paulmurphy4267]

The attention to detail here also extends to the "Lewis Sings Dylan" album cover, which riffs on Bob Dylan's self-titled first album - the coat, the cap, typography layout.

[@alexanderweddle3948]

Sounds so much like him, both speaking and singing

[@e11aguru]

"The death of Emmett Till. I didn't even know he was sick." Oh my god. 😂

[@elijahbey3366]

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@donhancock332]

Sounds like something Lewis would say.

[@jjwhyte14]

@@donhancock332 That is the key. Someone commented that Martin Short would not say such a thing. Of course Martin Short would not say such a thing. But Jerry Lewis would! Short played Lewis to a tee.

[@alfx5432]

I never liked Jerry Lewis but I love this

[@kellygervais3440]

Lmao, so Martin..😁

[@Mel.U]

The insane over the top scene of him running down a random neighborhood street in winter being chased by a boulder,,,,while still doing Jerry Lewis,,,,This man is not just a comedic genius,,,, he's a comedic athlete

[@canaisyoung3601]

Did they just put Martin Short in the most dangerous sketches they could? This, Shower/Blow Dryer in a Briefcase sketch (where he rolls downs the street), and Jackie Rogers Sr's comeback special in the woods.

[@dwightropp3014]

@@canaisyoung3601 -- Yes, he got the nod to do the dangerous stuff, alright, and another one was "Tardy Cannon" (he does Cohen being shot out of a cannon to his office)!!

[@benkleschinsky]

Martin Short doesn't get the credit he deserves, lol!

[@canaisyoung3601]

@@dwightropp3014 Also, he actually got hurt in this sketch during the "Blowing in the Wind" part, which is odd, because running from a boulder in dress shoes on a snowy street isn't all that safe either.

[@suedenim]

See Jiminy Glick for another example.

[@dannyfisher8382]

I could watch a full one hour special of Martin doing Jerry Lewis LOL

[@WytZox1]

* If there were to be a "Daddy Dearest" movie about Jerry Lewis then Martin Short would be ideal for the lead role! ♣

[@johnerwin9024]

@@WytZox1 I would LOOK for that👍

[@JohnNorton5280]

I wish many (most.... All?) SCTV bits would go on forever

[@charlesdahlin6502]

Resurrect the telethon!

[@dannyfisher8382]

@@charlesdahlin6502 yes...with Martin Short playing Jerry Lewis. I'd watch that for sure!

[@JuneLynn]

Marty did the best impression of Jerry....everyone on that show was absolutely brilliant...wish some channel would show the reruns, I would watch it everyday....real talent and the best comedy series...LOVE IT : )))))))

[@jjwhyte14]

Have to agree. Even Lewis can't do Lewis as well as Martin Short. Lots of good clips on the Official SCTV channel: www.youtube.com/@TheOfficialSCTV Many episodes on Michael Delaney www.youtube.com/@VHScape/videos

[@JuneLynn]

@@jjwhyte14 Thanks for the link !!

[@MistiMc76]

I've always loved SCTV ❤ This comedy sketch series definitely helped shape my sense of humor. 😂

[@jasonreese2088]

If this was an album I'd pay TOP dollar.

[@johnhudson2006]

Martin Short is a national treasure.

[@jeffking111]

it's encouraging there are so many here who appreciate the genius of SCTV even today. as a teenager back when it was first run on NBC late Friday nights I knew it was special ..

[@robertw1962]

Same. Never missed an episode. Funny cast funny bits.

[@susanrachel5583]

Best tv ever !

[@defaultusername123]

Born in 94 and I love SCTV. I miss when this level of comedy was on TV. Today's sketch and stand up comedy doesn't hold a candle to the old stuff. I don't even mean with the "woke" or "you couldn't do that today" excuses everyone hands out. Back then (and up into the 90's imo), there were comedic geniuses at every level, every turn in comedy. That's why I still turn to the old stuff like this that still makes me crack up like it the first time I've seen it. Because it was made by people who absorbed and appreciated art and other real artists from back then as well. Sorry for the long winded reply

[@debs4mysweetbaby]

Martin Short is a total genius!!

[@tokyodirect4594]

Even today this gets me to laugh out loud by myself. The blowin' in the wind clothes rip is frigging funny. ("Oh really? I didn't even know he was sick." lol)

[@jpozenel]

Martin Short doing Jerry Lewis singing Bob Dylan! It doesn't get any better than this...

[@zebbart]

What an amazing track list. Half the songs on there were only available on bootlegs until decades after this sketch was made.

[@kellygervais3440]

The cast of SCTV..👍👍👍👍

[@betterthantheavgbare]

‘Sitting on a barb wire fence ,’ “Oh, I bet that hurts.” Hahahahaha

[@NevadaBoss]

So f*cking great...Mahhrvelous Marty Short...he makes you feel good..a lot!

[@eg4449]

I know wut u mean, a lot!

[@michaeloflannagen]

Talking Havanagella Blues!!!! Show me, do me!!! Brilliant.

[@ytugtbk]

what a multi-talented performer.

[@Autopsy6]

I love how Jerry keeps stopping to look back at the rolling stone.

[@PoutinePete]

Ontario, Canada is a hotbed for great comedians: Martin Short, John Candy, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Phil Hartman, Kids In The Hall, Lorne Michaels (SNL creator), Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, etc

[@jjwhyte14]

Many still going strong (Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy - Schitt's Creek) but sad to see some others no longer with us.

[@robertbennett9063]

Thank God for KZbin and SCTV!

[@maryc6091]

It’s so good to laugh. Heaven knows there’s not much to laugh at.

[@danallshaw1131]

A treasure, on my worse day Martin makes me smile.

[@FloydMcDanielII]

“Like a rolling...... OH BOY!!!!” Crying with laughter... Can’t believe they blew all that budget and effects on a two minute bit. That’s kind of what made SCTV great though.

[@thewordlove4316]

"hey, who ordered that crane shot???"

[@canaisyoung3601]

They didn't blow it; they used it wisely.

[@MrThermostatic]

I don't know how they go that prop to follow him at the right speed. Perhaps it was animation?

[@gwarlow]

Rolling stone effect: As well done (or better?) as in “Raiders of the Lost Arc”. I’d never seen this segment before. Thanks for sharing.

[@NondescriptMammal]

@@MrThermostatic Green-screened him on top of the video of it?

[@charlie5thumbs351]

Sounds exactly like him. Best JL impersonation hands down!

[@stewartsnape2936]

Martin short and Mike Myers are two of the funniest comedians ever

[@voraciousreader3341]

I love when he’s singing, “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” and he keeps transposing keys upward until he screams and his hand goes to his throat!

[@carmelcream7662]

My favorite part never loses appeal

[@twominutepianoman9868]

Indeed

[@gregv79]

I'm literally crying at that point..hilarious. Him and Norm the funniest comics of our time.

[@TheDude-vq3gv]

Watching and listening with ear buds.....my teen kids are always wondering if Dad is having a breakdown, laughing by himself until his eyes are watering....😂😂

[@chrislom5288]

I've always admired this glorious lunatic but I've never seen this and it brings my admiration for him to an new high. Absolutely spot-on brilliant concept and performance. Marty, you are an atomic fission of talent.

[@stevencorsoe9575]

I was lucky enough to see this and the whole show many years as a young guy...didn't show this one but maybe twice...SCTV was always on at the a.m hours.

[@stevencorsoe9575]

Was an ending with dialing for dollars.

[@towedarray7217]

I love it. So dumb, so perfect. These people (Martin Short especially) are just amazing showbiz talents who use their time on earth to make us smile.

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Beautifully said.

[@OldMovieRob]

1:45 just tears me up. Martin Short is just brilliant

[@twominutepianoman9868]

This is hands down one of the funniest sketches I’ve ever seen. NO NO NO, It ain’t meeeeee babe!

[@seanpatrickcain2]

"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)... WHAT?!!"

[@Rutoenfit]

"Blood!!".

[@lindas.5191]

Marty is brilliant! What's not to love? 😂

[@thediminutiveword]

Man, I just LOVE Marty Short. He had such a BRILLIANT rapport with the real Jerry Lewis. ❤️ That lil baby laugh gets me every time. 😆

[@John-pc3cx]

Watched a random SCTV clip. Two hours later..... Golden age of late night comedy, early SNL and Fridays

[@mjproebstle]

back when the world could laugh at itself...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@mjproebstle The Onion is still at it

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

"Like a rolling........OH BOY!!!" 😱

[@shinola]

I shouldn’t have laughed at “I didn’t even know he was sick”

[@steevrawjers]

Lolllll

[@624LC]

I know...lol!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That's a FAMOUS Dylan number! Right?

[@mapself]

“But the trends of the thing” is the funniest line in human history for a good reason. You can tell it's in there ONLY to provide the symmetry against the previous phrase, "not only to the fashion of his times." Short was smart enough to make a joke out of “not only A, but B” phrasing structure *by not actually having a “B” and showing it.* There is no new information you can symmetrically pair with “fashions” if you use “trend” because they’re synonyms. So so great! I wish I could sky write “Has always been a protester, not only to the fashion of his times, but the trends of the thing," all over the skies of the world!

[@user-se7wf9dv6r]

I know this is late, but what really stands out for me in this phrase is the word "thing", as if he ran out of inspiration at the end and could only think of the most obvious word available. Comedy is complicated....

[@howardstern666]

William F Buckley would have responded the same way.

[@defaultusername123]

That's super. super marvelous

[@Paulmancieri67]

This makes me feel good...a lot. Simply mahvelous!

[@davidvolsky7713]

Why didn't he finish naming the tracks on the album? ...Lay LAAADY Lay.

[@billslocum9819]

Jerry doesn't work blue?

[@rightweaponry908]

exacty what i was thinking, what a perfectly missed joke

[@larrybernstein4109]

Rim Shot!

[@davidayer2168]

He stops just before Seven Curses, mirroring the long pause between the first and second curses on the Bootleg Series 2 track. See?

[@schtuff.8207]

It was low hanging fruit.

[@dowunda]

He should have gone on the road with that act. Gawd, Short is funny. I loved him and O'Hara in the Bergman parodies.

[@JeffReed-c4o]

If I could have only one wish, it would be to play this for Bob Dylan just to see his reaction. No matter what it would be, it would be priceless.

[@LeahElisheva]

2:38 it ain’t that expensive, even for goyim 😂😂😂😂

[@JWD1992]

I would buy this album.

[@garymorris9571]

Genius. "The Death of Emmett Till... I didn't even know he was sick."

[@benjaminbarrera214]

@Don P Maybe he didn't understand who Emmet Till was, otherwise he wouldn't have done that joke. It certainly does not work today.

[@alecfoster4413]

@@benjaminbarrera214 No, Martn Short knew who Emmett Till was. This is called satire. Sometimes satire is dark.

[@larrybernstein4109]

@@benjaminbarrera214 Boo Hoo Hoo! Dark comedy!

[@hilariousname6826]

Feel free to sneer all you want - that is in poor taste. Yeah, yeah, it's satire, so edgy, you're so inferior, blah, blah, blah.

[@hilariousname6826]

@Akronite87 Northrup Frye once wrote: "To pretend to be in poor taste at a funeral is to be in poor taste". I agree with him - and my generation (and his) arrived long before SCTV.

[@ianmichalski7997]

"Bob Dylan has always been a protester. Not only to the fashion of his times, but the friends of the thing...."

[@Peremptor]

but the trends of the things :)

[@ianmichalski7997]

@@Peremptor Dang..that is what he said.

[@MJ-dq8ik]

Short is just amazing

[@fakerating]

This is just too good, it should be illegal!

[@Imfleurdelis]

Pure genius!!!

[@TighelanderII]

They missed an opportunity... " lay LADY! lay "

[@curiousgemini]

A lot of talent on that show.

[@davetoffen7944]

I'm speechless.....tooooooo funny

[@karenmilcarek8299]

When he quotes the prices and ends with "Even for goyim!" I burst out laughing.

[@unamcilvenna4148]

"The Death of Emmett Till'? I didn't even know he was ill' lmaoooooo

[@FaintSignals]

SCTV blew their entire weekly episode budget on that big paper mache rock!

[@littleghostfilms3012]

The boulder rolling after him was genuinely terrifying.😳🤣🤣

[@bh8365]

The real Jerry Lewis should have appreciated this. Martin Short has such a sharp mind. Even his asides are amazing. During his TV interviews his show biz humor and zingers are the best. Physical comedy also so good.

[@JeddorianJalapeno]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKLHf595ecR1iJY

[@AngelA-0210]

A lot.

[@nazfrde]

Some of those songs listed were not even released commercially yet, which mean Martin (or somebody he knew) had the Dylan bootlegs.

[@erikswanson5753]

I used to watch this. It was brilliant and really funny. Most of the people on this show went on to become huge stars.

[@richstex4736]

Martin Short doesn't think like the rest of us, LOL.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I don't think any of the SCTV cast members thought like the rest of us. That's how they were able to make a sketch show that makes Saturday Night Live and Fridays look like the worst seasons of In Living Color and MADtv.

[@guinnesstrail6799]

With a cavin’, it’s dark now...subterranean homesick blues

[@marciaingram9409]

Love him so much ♥️

[@genez429]

Jerry Lewis seeing Martin Short for the first time must have been amazing. "This one I like!" There is a special slot for this kind of genius that many never fit.

[@genez429]

@@pressureworks Fake news hates happiness these days. Its always finding some bad thing about people (who are only human) and magnifying their bad side.

[@genez429]

@@pressureworks Not very nice how you lump them all together like that... Obviously, you never grew up with a genius and have no idea what pain they endure at times in their lives. Some choose to pursue evil... some choose to do good in spite of their pain. Have a nice night/day.

[@violentshemp7776]

that's REALLY GOOD

[@robcarney7597]

How have I never known this existed? This will take weeks to unpack

[@loyaldude10]

Martin short was absolutely brilliant .

[@HansDelbruck53]

"Subt Iranian Homesick Blues" - always a favorite of mine.

[@guidosanchez5695]

Comedy GOLD!

[@galahadthreepwood9394]

Brilliant!

[@Hugatree1]

I still have the album, its scratched but it holds up, Lewis/Dylan a winning combo!

[@brucegordon7248]

I bought the album years ago. Sure, there's nothing like Bob Dylan, but when Jerry does Bob Dylan it gives you a whole new experience.

[@brucegordon7248]

My favorite song on the album is "From A Buick 6". It runs on all 6 cylinders, and uses very little oil.

[@matthewgray469]

Just like the William Shatner version of Mr. Tambourine Man.

[@brucegordon7248]

@@matthewgray469 Right. Shatner is now doing commercials about cpap cleaning equipment, and it seems to have revived his career.

[@georgecoventry8441]

When Jerry Lewis does *anything*, it's a whole new experience. It's kind of like suffering a really bad case of athlete's foot from head to toe while sliding down a steep, rocky hill on your face!

[@brucegordon7248]

@@georgecoventry8441 I think you might have something there.

[@giovannidibravato5576]

That was awesome lol

[@jjwhyte14]

It was, wasn't it? LOL!

[@brucegrossman3531]

Martin Short doing serious Jerry is the greatest.

[@jjwhyte14]

So true. One of the best skits where Short impersonates "serious Jerry" is in his SCTV, "Jerry Lewis Live on the Champs Elysees". The sailor suit rant at the halfway point is gold. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZjah5eMosatj6M

[@brucegrossman3531]

@@jjwhyte14 that's exactly what I was referring to. Brilliant.

[@stevencorsoe9575]

Always loved Martin Shorts Ed Grimley,Jackie Rodgers Jr and senior...even the tragic accident with the tiger...my favorite was SNL where Howard Cosell played Ed's dad in the hospital...over the top always and that's what made our humor in the genx golden.

[@stevencorsoe9575]

Never understood why they had those 2 brothers with the great white north...I actually seen that movie"Strange brew" what a total disaster...just not even funny...

[@stevencorsoe9575]

Gotta say John Candy was the best...such a sad ending to a great comedien.

[@shokojimhollingsworth3940]

“He makes me feel good... a lot!”