Simply put... Steve Allen was one of the funniest human beings to ever walk the Earth.
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
And apparently, from what I could see, a very nice guy as well.
@vilstef69884 жыл бұрын
Arlene: I'm detecting something adorable in that voice! Steve: I'll see you later! Steve's huge wit and personality were all over this segment. He was one of my heroes from the time I was a kid. I always liked writers and comedians, and Steve Allen was outstanding with both talents.
@mca121813 жыл бұрын
I loved that John Daly said "Welcome home," still referring to Mr. Allen as a member of the panel family. A 10-ton comedy talent.
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
“The situation is we could use more comedy.” 😂❤
@kpyng16 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed Steve Allen while growing up - a master wit if ever there was one.
@margaretmcgroarty21525 жыл бұрын
I recently came on to theses they're brilliant . I knew of Steve Allen from the Benny Goodman story I didn't realise how funny he really was and such a pioneer in the early days
@2legit6412 жыл бұрын
This clip is, by far, one of the funnest WML moments I've seen. I think that the one with Irene Dunne is fabulous, but this is hysterical! I never appreciated Steve Allen's talent until I discovered him on the KZbin clips of WML. He had a razor sharp wit and seemed to a genuinely nice man.
@trainliker1003 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen was easily one of the sharpest minds in that business and equally as genuine and nice and classy. There were/are some others. Mel Brooks comes to mind.
@mitchellcolen676511 жыл бұрын
one of the wittiest and funny, quick wits ever---he also wrote over 4,000 songs, the biggest being THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG--a good jazz piano player also----but i enjoyed his improvisational humor when he put a camera on the street in the back of the studio in california--check out his funny and quick comments as he played piano in the background--a genius of a talent to me
@richardaaronringquist33164 жыл бұрын
"Is it a situation comedy ?" " the situation is it needs more comedy !" priceless
@candy9986 Жыл бұрын
Steve Allen could always make me laugh.😅 Intelligent & quick witted. Generous spirit. Many talents.
@mca121816 жыл бұрын
So witty ("it wasn't named BEFORE me!!"), so charming (Arlene's reference to his red-headed wife), so erudite (all of them), and in the end, so supportive and modest that Misses Francis and Kilgallen even plug his new book!! I miss this show.
@michaelmiller12156 жыл бұрын
Hilarious! And a multi-talented legend.
@cubanbach11 жыл бұрын
He is one of the greats of all entertainers...
@Mollexi Жыл бұрын
He definitely should have been a stand in for Walt Disney to voice Mickey Mouse 😂
@Hootowl5412 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen may be able to disguise his voice but not his wit. He can't help it. lol He was a very funny character. :)
@shoredude215 жыл бұрын
"It wasn't named before me." made me fall off the chair.
@sitarnut4 жыл бұрын
Was one of the most intelligent men ever on the tube....
@leannsherman67232 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@leannsherman67232 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen was the best!! ❤❤
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
Me too!😂❤
@operjxm15 жыл бұрын
Ms Francis is the best ! Always complimenting and promoting the guests.
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
Steve Allen was so clever and so adorable . ❤
@207nkf14 жыл бұрын
More than likely one of the most all around talents that was ever on TV.He could do it all!!!
@LindaDooWop15 жыл бұрын
He had the quick Irish wit. I have the Irish wit, but it's nowhere near as quick as his was! I loved Steve Allen!
@metsiemetsie6262Ай бұрын
The great thing about so many of the clips of Steve Allen is that the humor could not be scripted. It was all off the cuff, which made it even funnier.
@wardka12 жыл бұрын
Even when I just a tiny little kid I thought he was the smartest funniest man on TV. I loved his comedy more than the slapstick vaudeville kind that was usually shown. There are men as quick witted today but none with so much grace and dignity.
@ClarenceHW5 жыл бұрын
Many of us had the same experience.
@Imthecuteone16 жыл бұрын
Dorothy may play seriously, but in all, she knew how to have fun! lol
@blueduck55892 жыл бұрын
Mr. Allen should have gotten an award for impersonating a comedian.
@soulierinvestments16 жыл бұрын
Allen appeared 5? times as mystery guest and as contestant (1966) when he owned a motorcycle shop. I love this one best. GSN showed this 1958 episode in December 2008. It featured a cute young female who demonstrated mattresses in a department store; Bennett solved it almost singlehandedly. the head of the Women's Army of Israel. a male ballet dancer built like an accountant Dorothy plays seriously! and to win: when she gets lost ( 2:06 2:59 ) it is doubly funny. Thanx Kirba.
@vibra646 жыл бұрын
The originator of the tonight show. Comedian, pianist, author of dozens of books, wrote thousands of songs. Also a fine actor "The Benny Goodman Story". A talent we will never see again. Makes what we have now and the past several years look like garbage. Which, by the way, is what we have.
@michaelmiller12156 жыл бұрын
vibra64 Unfortunately, true
@dodge96neon9 жыл бұрын
I loved how john daly allowed steve to improvise
@markdenio453711 жыл бұрын
Love Ralph Bellamy's "oh wow" groan when he realizes who it was.
@philippapay43527 жыл бұрын
Ralph Bellamy had been so brilliant as FDR that it's a joy here to see him as a regular guy.
@kbchaffin537 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen, my hero.
@m.e.d.79975 жыл бұрын
My father loved him. I am learning why.
@ClarenceHW5 жыл бұрын
Me too, big influence.
@vilstef69884 жыл бұрын
Mine too! From the time I was less than 5 years old.
@ATINKERER6 жыл бұрын
Steve Allen was a tremendus tallent, and very highly respected in the business.
@TylerDeBoy3 жыл бұрын
These people are admirable
@ELVIS422112 жыл бұрын
AND GOD SAID, "LET THERE BE LAUGHTER", AND HE CREATED STEVE KELLOGG. "NOT ON THIS SIDE OF THE STAGE". EVERY REPLY WAS AN ABSOLUTE GEM. WATCHING HIM, TEARS ARE FALLING BECAUSE I LOVED HIM SO AND MISS HIM MUCHO.
@soulierinvestments16 жыл бұрын
Writer, musician, comedian -- the talent of Steve Allen was on a monumental scale. Funny!! Who can compare with him today? Poor Dorothy Kilgallen seems to be lost in space in this clip, but she is still amusing, and at least she has a sense of humor about being lost. Is their a dummy? Not on this side of the stage. LOL
@LG_England_UK11 ай бұрын
Hi-ho Steverino! Brilliant ...
@lllowkee65332 жыл бұрын
I love Steve Allen. Never seen him before WML!
@robertdiotalevi60737 жыл бұрын
At 3:52 you can hear Ralph Bellamy moan "Oh no!"
@PlayIt4MeAgainSam11 жыл бұрын
That was hilarious when Fred Burg was the guest. Threw Steve right off.☺
@dancelli7147 жыл бұрын
"SMOCK, SMOCK !!!"
@Rebecca_J_Bastian13 жыл бұрын
He sounds like Mickey Mouse!
@MS-wb5mf3 ай бұрын
Super talented guy.
@bluebear198515 жыл бұрын
Maybe, but if Jayne Meadows knew about it, it wouldn't be so cute.
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
“Not before me.” 😂😂
@presto7092 ай бұрын
Definitely the wittiest mystery guest ever on the show.
@13loomisst16 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much.
@Imthecuteone16 жыл бұрын
I want some gloves to wear just like Miss Arlene's lol
@trainliker1003 жыл бұрын
I suspect anyone who had heard Steve Allen yell "Schmock!" or laugh would have recognized the voice in a milisecond. That would certainly have been everybody there. Sometimes I think some on the panel, or in this case probably everybody, know right away and just play for awhile for the entertainment value.
@robertdiotalevi28827 жыл бұрын
Dorothy still has Batgirl's bra on her eyes!
@laurelharris85196 жыл бұрын
Funny, funny man.
@bitterchew15 жыл бұрын
wow, that guy was funny
@lindaszatkowski3219 ай бұрын
He was the best
@paulmsandbergable Жыл бұрын
Funniest mystery guest ever
@vibra6416 жыл бұрын
You forgot song writer and musician.
@kirkba16 жыл бұрын
May 18,1958
@TheRacistsMustDie14 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@treybratcher389 Жыл бұрын
Arlene is the best to be honest miss her so much
@dalekelly76394 жыл бұрын
These shows had some serious product placement.
@philippapay43527 жыл бұрын
Now you have to have noticed that John is always so enamored of his own voice and promoting friends of his who may have written a book or some such that he had no memory of his duty to promote Steve's book until Arlene, who is always on top of things, mentioned it.
@shelbygatess3 жыл бұрын
Always the bread box
@iamintheburg9 жыл бұрын
I think they knew immediately that it was he. I think they were being good sports. NO, it's not HIM; it's HE. Nominative case.
@dancelli7147 жыл бұрын
He's known for that voice. Too easy.
@lagrangepoint93865 жыл бұрын
Nominative case should not be used in this structure.
@trainliker1003 жыл бұрын
@@lagrangepoint9386 True, sort of. That one is a little iffy. For example, you will see "Get him! It's him!". And not "Get him! It's he!". Neither is actually wrong. The difference is between formal and informal. Written would lean toward formal and spoken toward informal. The English language is quite a mess. For example, the contraction for "I am" is annoying to me. Why can't I say, "He is not as tall as I'm". Or what if I say, "I don't care how old I'm, I still like toys." (I know there are some rules - of sorts.)