Sid Caesar performing in four different languages

[@TotalSinging]

all of it gibberish. He did it so well even native speakers believed he spoke the language but figured they just couldn't understand his dialect.

[@mickael7878]

it took me 2 seconds to understand it was gibberish and im french. The only french words are "merci, merci beaucoup" at the begining. So you dont know what you are talking about moron.

[@duder9245]

It's a comedy sketch relax

[@kbean63]

Vape Conscient I could believe that under certain conditions a person could be fooled for a short while, for example if there is a lot of background noise or in a room where there is a lot of echo. I recall going to see a Monty Python movie once in a room that had terrible reverberation time. Even though I have lived in England and I know the entire movie practically by heart, I still couldn't understand a friggin' thing because of the combination of echo and accents. I knew they were speaking English but that was about all. I also recall reading a chapter in Richard Feynman's autobiography where he lied and told a friend that he could speak Chinese so the friend introduced him to someone who really could speak. The woman he was being introduced to greeted him in Chinese and Feynman, thinking he was going to be exposed, answered in gibberish. The woman was dismayed because she spoke Mandarin and she thought Feynman was speaking Cantonese. Feynman also did similar stunts in gibberish Italian. In both cases he didn't have to speak for long but under the right conditions, a native speaker might think that he was speaking their language but maybe with a thick foreign accent.

[@marioiacolucci]

Kevin Richards RPM Vocal Studio he is from Vegas vacation I won the money! Rip sid

[@marioiacolucci]

Geoffrey Marcus you tell em!

[@jeffreymiller4814]

It’s 2022, and I’m falling out of my chair laughing. EVERY SECOND of this routine is spectacularly perfect. This goes way beyond “comedy”. There isn’t one word to cover it.

[@joksal9108]

Why would it stop being funny in 2022?

[@222psb222]

One of the absolute greatest of all time. Calling him a genius almost doesn't seem good enough!!.......RIP Sid.

[@pamelacorona3665]

222psb222 , Agree such a funny man 👏

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Drop the "One of"

[@Michael_R1957]

Just my opinion, but Early Television had two geniuses: Sid Caesar and Ernie Kovacs.

[@TheCrankyoldlady]

This is Sid Caesar's double talk for which he was famous. He doesn't speak any of these languages--it's nonsense except for a word here and there.

[@ThePantruca]

+Gina Luciano That for is so great and funny !

[@Pellefication]

Bob Hope squeezed in in every language!

[@ginnylorenz5265]

My only problem is trying not to miss anything while wiping away the tears from laughing so hard. What an incredible gift of joy to mankind. Thank you for letting me see this!!!

[@josephrose4809]

It doesn't get any better than this, awesome talent!

[@alexaraya2018]

he got funnier as he got older...comedy is one of the few professions where aging looks are a plus.

[@EliezerPennywhistler]

Actually, in four dialects of Gibberish.

[@molenebatz6091]

Not sure there are four dialects, though.

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

RIP Sid Caesar. 91 years is a great life!

[@Brace67]

He was the absolute master at speaking dialects. A remarkable talent and in addition he was also of genius at sketch comedy. He was a favorite of my dad who remarked that when Sid was out of character and just being interviewed he seemed uncomfortable and would stumble occasionally during speaking. So odd for a man blessed with such performance gifts.

[@DaNoid1]

Genius...he isn't saying ANYTHING in this video...but he sounds so convincing. RIP.

[@madwilliamflint]

I didn't figure it out until the last segment. Absolute genius.

[@darius595]

wow I didn't realize "Bob Hope" is the same in every language

[@bucksix1]

Many years ago (around 1946) Sid Caesar was in a movie called Tars and Spars, about men and women in the Coast Guard. In it, he did his version of a wartime airplane movie called "Wings over Bermerschnitzen" I stayed for the secodmd showing and went back the next night in order to memorize that bit. Today 68 years later I still can do it. When I first learned it, whenever two or more people were gathered for any reason, there I was in their midst doing it. I have always loved Sid and about 12 years ago a mutual friend introduced me to him. Other than my marriage and the births of my five kids, that was the high point of my life. I miss you Sid.

[@williamheyman5439]

"Wings over Bomberschnizel, or Bombs over Weinerschnitzel" was on his "SHow of Shows" in the 1950s.

[@frank61ism]

CAN ANYBODY TODAY DO THIS ? WE LOST ANOTHER GREAT ONE.

[@Anglagard1]

More importantly, would anybody recognize Kant, Charlemagne, Balzac, etc.?

[@MaskedMan66]

frank ferro Nobody would dare; the forces of PC would come down on their heads.

[@cactusmakesperfect]

KZbinr SAARA gives it a good go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJnGlHSuYpd-gJo

[@JoshFreilich]

@@cactusmakesperfect How about Reggie Watts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJWrfJKobreLisU

[@80sgyrl82]

Nope 👌.

[@Atreus21]

It wouldn't surprise me if he was a musician as well. If he had such an ear as to discern all the various intonations and articulation of these languages, he must've certainly been able to do well in music.

[@rebeccaw.817]

@Atreus21 - He does. He plays piano because, when I was a kid, I saw him walk out onstage, put music up onto a piano and start playing music that was very staccato and sounding like Asian music. Then, he looks at the music from about an inch away, turns it around, as if upside down and plays something that sounds like a waltz. It is hilarious!

[@stevemcdonald1033]

@@rebeccaw.817 That was a comedy trick of Victor Borge. I wonder which of them did it first?

Now I want to learn to fake speak in different languages. This is so entertaining. I am going to practice my accents just to do this at parties. This is too damn amazing. RIP Sid Caesar. You were the greatest.

[@alanmcneill2407]

Yes, he was, and it was a tremendous treat to hear him with Carl Reiner in a skit....they could go on and on with this talk...amazing!

[@rebeccaw.817]

I had a client who tried to ask directions in Houston tell me to "let him handle it." He rolled down the car window and asked a man, "Señor, where is El Hotelo?" I looked at him like he was crazy. In the same town where I went college, was the state mental hospital. Outpatients were blended with the students and there was a man who did languages like Sid Cesar, almost better than he. His Japanese was amazing!

[@Doc_Tar]

Thanks for posting this, its spellbinding.

[@hikosaemon]

I’ve lived in Japan for 23 years and could pretty much understand every single word he said on the last bit

[@MegaLJ3]

The man was an absolute genius. "Show of Shows" was the best.

[@THORMYN1]

I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes, I am German and my husband is Italian but the best part was the japanese , Cid Caesar you were the best comic ever RIP!

[@nasbah9740]

3 Cp00w9oo

[@robertdemoss3586]

CHRIS BALL JB;)

[@stevemcdonald1033]

Caesar was one of the giants of television comedy, who invented it as they went along. The camera and staging tricks were all done live at first, before there was any video recording, except on film. Steve Allen, Ernie Kovacs, Desi Arnaz and some others, along with Caesar, set the patterns that are still used today.

[@mikhaeljanson9335]

French part sounds French, German part sounds German, and the Italian part sounds like a strong Neapolitan dialect!

[@rebeccaw.817]

@Michaël Janson - Often, I have been completely confused by Portuguese. Sort of Spanish, Italian and a little French ... blows my mind until I remember.

[@gigimc]

RIP you foxy doubletalk Master! glad he had a nice long life

[@michellebegin4965]

He was 'one of a kind' and truly gifted in making people laugh. Not everyone has this gift. He will be missed!

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

Not by me.

[@DrTaterTot]

Camera panned to the single Asian in the crowd at 4:20 lol

[@pl5675]

For me the real genius of this was in the gestures much more than in the speech. I thought the French was by far the best of them all. I could only wish the editor of the clip let us see more of Caesar and didn’t waste so much footage on reaction shots. We didn’t need to be told how funny it is.

[@tomhamilton5261]

Much missed. Now this is a comedy genius .Rest easy,Mr Caesar. much thanks for all the laughs.

[@jettrink5014]

Where is the English language? I know I once heard it and he made it sound like what English sounds like to people who don't understand It?

[@pamelacorona3665]

I loved watching him when I was a kid he was so funny he's one of my favorites. And he and I have matching moles : ) 👏

[@bobanderson2895]

lol

[@Louchou64]

I'm French That sound like french, but there is not 1 word of french :)

[@molenebatz6091]

The ARE French words, at the beginning of quite a few sentences.

[@molenebatz6091]

... and in the middle of quite a few others ... ;-)

[@michaelstthomas5750]

That's the point lol

[@nomzzz8124]

The Italian was fluent, every gesticulation was clear and in the right context.

[@rickcat1258]

Wonderful days gone by with the great Sid Caesar...Always enjoyed him in the Show of Shows.

[@matthewlipinski6844]

Rip Sid Caesar. Great comedian. The Japanese part kills me. 😅😂🤣. Lmao

[@splintchesthair100]

Absolute legend. What a talent

[@marcomeister4647]

As an Italian, it sounds like some sort of Italian conversation that I can't totally understand because I'm maybe not focused enough or close enough. The cadence and the rhythm are impressive.

[@tonynicholas5539]

Best sitcom ever ….

[@languagehub6099]

Genius. This is such an unusual skill.

[@eipip1ez]

RIP to the funniest guy in show business

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

Rip the horse puncher.

[@kuligkutig]

even the gestures and facial expressions are spot on.

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

Sad that SId is gone and just the other day we lost Carl Reiner . . . So sad. So sad. .

[@mudsalim]

Sheer genius...he spoke gibberish with such style and confidence...pity he never starred in movies...

[@bearone7777]

R.I.----ETERNAL PEACE---MR. SID CEASAR!!!!!

[@stevemcdonald1033]

Caesar and Danny Kaye were the masters of this double talk. Their accents and sounds are so much like the actual languages, that native speakers of them would think that they were speaking their languages, but wonder why they couldn't understand a word of what they were saying. I've seen several examples where the people listening to them were completely confused and wondering if they were losing their ability to understand their own native tongues. I wonder if there are any comedians today who can do this?

[@artistrose22]

Rest in Peace wonderful Man

[@williamlarochelle6833]

Amazing‼️

[@davidroyals1781]

worked with character actor John Sebastian in the sixties, veteran of Yiddish theatre, he dumbfounded waiter in fancy French restaurant if Beverly Hills with same double speak as Sid's

[@srimann3785]

It is 2025...and we are still falling out of our chairs!

[@estoy1001]

I wish he were still around... to drive closed captions crazy in four languages...

[@nihonbunka]

I love this. If you search for Sid Caesar Quora on Google then you can see why I think the ability to do as Sid did is a short-cut to foreign language proficiency.

[@teetarquin7012]

He is brilliant!

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Tee how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@outasynch7143]

He could speak Japanese better than John Belushi.

[@LVSinger]

I am fluent in two languages, and stumble about with two others. Judging from Sid's use of many legitimate foreign words in his language skits, (Japanese excluded), I'd wager that he could speak at least German & French at some acceptable level of fluency. Especially German, as his childhood would have certainly included Yiddish, which many consider a German dialect. In any case, his entertainment genius can never be doubted, and I think eons must pass before any equal emerges with his specific and extraordinary talents.

[@Vito_Tuxedo]

Actually, Sid admitted that he had no fluency of any kind in any foreign language. Evidently, he was just very good at capturing the essential auditory character and some of the phonemes of the languages he mimicked. And that was only a small part of his immense talent. In my view, he was a comedic genius.

[@uppityglivestockian]

Stinking brilliant. We need that kind of funny to come back in style. So very much we need it.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Sid Caesar ruled when it came to gibberish. He was a pure comedic genius.

[@Emmathelady]

4:07 4:21 As someone who is part Japanese and grew up in Hawaii, I approve. Also it looks like I am not the only Asian who approves! 😂😂

[@grawakendream8980]

is there any footage of his polish and lithuanian and russia. i wonder

[@Blood0cean]

i expected english at the end to dicipher it all but no motherfucker went japanese. his character change is amazing aswell.

[@bobanderson2895]

God bless Sid, we miss you so much. :)))

[@RachelWolfMusic]

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[@AaronDuckFish]

Always with the "Bob Hope!"

[@Deckardpr]

"French, German, Italian, Japanese"

[@DeathBringer769]

The Genius of Gibberish ;)

[@RonRicho]

Genius!

[@NewArchDemon]

I might pay any amount of money to instantly understand the languages this man does.

[@tonynicholas5539]

Best sitcom ever …

[@zanemadrid6453]

For anyone who wants to see another amazing performer who also does double talk check out Reggie Watts, he's definitely one of the most unique people on the planet for sure Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way

[@rogerkincaid931]

Comedy routine without the need to understand a single word...

[@MaskedMan66]

Who was that they kept showing in closeup as he was dying with laughter?

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

+MaskedMan66 Looks a bit like Carl Reiner, but I can't be sure.

[@MaskedMan66]

+James McDonnell I think you're right. :-)

[@joetursi9573]

Simply the most talent entertainer of his type. His fake accents are so believable.

[@ktsenya2]

The incredible amazing SID CAESAR!

[@JohnIsAmazingShorts]

Brilliant! Better than Danny Kaye??

[@maureengilligo1960]

Sid was a genius

[@mckernan603]

0:27 predicted Timothy Chalamée

[@bdavis4099]

Best bow in the business.

[@stevenfanale4553]

He would make a great language teacher and he would have us laughing as well!!!!!!!

[@Arwen2098]

Some of the words in the French section were actually French (e.g. regarde)

[@nancimeek]

nobody better

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Nanci how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@mybeautifulsouth]

love him! :D

[@BlueRiverD]

He doesn't speak french, he's just saying random things that sound french for him.

[@johnweiner]

MrTree1779 is basically correct, but it is still funny even for native speakers. In the French part it seems to me there is a hint of Yiddish from time to time

[@Blimpie1000]

I just finished reading an autobiog by Mel Brooks. He has a lot about Caesar All these writers and comedians were great: Brooks, Caesar, Carl Reiner and for all the flaws, Woody Allen

[@princeandrey]

Brilliant!

[@walterpalmer2749]

There was, indeed, a better time in America with many "greats". Sid was Caesar at one time in the comedic world.

[@1960taylor]

Brilliant

[@mickael7878]

im french and i only understood "Merci"

[@yurismir1]

@ Kaito77: You're not supposed to understand it. It's fake French

[@jorgen-55]

No reason to insult people.

[@yurismir1]

***** Really? I can think of all kinds of reasons to insult people. You must not be thinking very hard.

[@lazurm]

Yuri Ivanov I agree. The best reason to insult people, out of the many reasons available, is that it makes the person who is doing the insulting feel superior. It's a good feeling, isn't it...whether true or not. :)

[@jorgen-55]

lazurm Calling an unknown person a moron for no reason at all is not proof of superiority in my opinion.

[@lazurm]

***** It's not only a lack of proof but, in its lack of proof, it's more a proof of an insulter's major need to feel superior, regardless of anyone's feelings.

[@mmjhcb]

Absolutely brilliant! Today? OMG!

[@jameshudson169]

his french sounded good. the german and italian i didn't understand a word!

[@SnowdriftBoy]

Brilliant! 😃

[@davidziemann9653]

@4:20 that lady is not buying his Japanese, LOL.

[@johnnypatrickhaus890]

Bob Hope.

[@GeronaQueen]

The Japanese part is what it's like to watch anime.

[@ahawk1968]

Anyone else here after listening to Mel Brooks's new book?

[@ralphadamo1857]

Hail Caesar! We salute this genius of comedy.

[@barbaraalexander3178]

He did host Saturday Night Live. SNL Season 8, Episode 12 on February 5, 1983 with host Sid Caesar and musical guest Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

[@marvinseiger6441]

SHEER BRILLIANCE

[@EnergeticWaves]

Does any of this sound like the supposed language?

[@glitterbag]

So, you're disappointed???? awwww, thats too bad. Sid was able to speak to his generation and that generations children. Nobody can do what he did, because he grew up in a multi-cultural part of New York. My family came from Baltimore, a huge magnet for immigrants after WWI and WWII, I recognize and laugh at what he is doing. Its called comedy. You need something more pure, study history. Because its obvious you are not old enough to have parents who lived thru the Great Depression, or were alive during WWII. Im sure you can find comics that appeal to you, but just because you don't hear the satire in Sid's voice, it only means you are unaware of the era. Sid was spot on, you are nothing more than a comedy critic out of his league.

[@ThePantruca]

+glitterbag Exactly

[@vivascargills1084]

adieu sid

[@iNeehoz]

French from 0:00 to 1:42 ? You sure ? I don't even understand 1 word ...

[@Shermanbay]

Heavens to Prof. Irwin Corey!