On This Date In 1978...
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- ...Pioneering Comedian Totie Fields Passed Away
Totie Fields is not widely remembered today, but in her time she was a plus-sized comedy star. Describe by the "New York Times" as a "raucous‐voiced nightclub comedienne," Fields played Vegas, made comedy albums and was frequently on TV, in her own specials or taking a spot on the couch on the talk shows that were ubiquitous in the 1970s.
Fields' jokes often centered on her weight, but as this interview with WTVJ's Joe Abrell shows, her acid wit could hit other targets. In this clip she talks about comedy writing and her aversion for football, among other things, and shares a laugh or two with Abrell.
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This clip is derived from news video in the WTVJ Collection. Accession number TVN1501-5577-01; airdate January 30, 1972.
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Love and adored her she was the greatest there will never be another R.I.P.❤️🙏
She was hilarious....I never saw another performer who could mix sadness with laughter the way she did. One of a kind
I’m 61 and I remember Totie very well. Favorite of my mother.
My late Mother used to babysit the stars children when we lived in Las Vegas from 1968-1970. We sat with Totie & Mister Frank Sinatra in the coffee shop at the Riviera and I enjoyed their company and was a huge Sinatra fan, who always called me The Kid. I was 16 then.
Later my Mother ( who was an RN ) told Totie not to have them do surgery on her leg as her system would not take it.
They did the surgery and Totie died soon thereafter.
Rip to a funny and talented lady and man and my Mother.
May they all find happiness in heaven.
totie was my very favourite, i still miss her today she was so funny when she attacked her own weight
My Mom adored her. So did I. I was lucky to see her in live performance in 1977 in Chicago. It was after her amputation. She was fabulous! Gone way too soon.
This was a strong and immensely funny lady. I wish we had more clips of her.
I was very young when she died and do recall that I felt such sadness when hearing of her death. I loved seeing her on TV, she was loud, brash and funny, but never crude or mean to anyone. I didn’t know much about her except for the daytime talk show appearances and the very funny, entertaining episodes of Tattletales when she was on with her Georgie. Died too young with her last 2-3 years being clouded by health issues.
I loved her. So sad she died so young.
❤🎉😂 LOVED HER SO MUCH..SHE WAS SO FUNNY..❤RIP..SEE YOU AT THE HOUSE SOON 🏠 ❤️
Funny Lady. Whatever size you are doesn't matter at all. It's no one's business but her own.
Insanely funny.
Genius! No one comes close!
Little did she know her wish would come true with football now being played on Thursday (NFL network). Thank god she wasn't around when ESPN was created in 1979, 24/7 sports would of really put her over the edge.
Funny Lady She Is Truly Missed
I miss her.
me too.
Who thinks she looks like Divine?
Yes, but nowhere near the genius.
Divine was Totie Fields on acid
And Mama Cass and Lady Bunny 🤣
Thanks to Mike Douglas, Totie and Gene Simmons could have done some type of weird sitcom together! Their appearnce together was so awkward and hilarious!
Totie and Gene ended up being friends until she died.
Totie Fields went through a lot
AMAZING
Female version of Don Rickles.
She’s a good looking woman
It's hilarious to me that her weight is what he focuses on....dude move on... we big people know we are big
Arnie Kogen also wrote for MAD Magazine.
I think she was gone shortly after that interview ?
Today's comediennes are all sad. They talk about their sex lives and body functions that's about all they got.
Totie was called risque. She did dive into subjects but maybe not to how comediennes today do it, idk.
I thought she was fabulous!!!
Young Joan rivers was hilarious.
The yr i was born
Jennifer Hunter old ass
I was born in 1979
@@cadenr06 Not old at all. Are you from a lower class family? They seem to age fast.
@@cadenr06 young ass
She wasn't even big
This guy is incredibly ignorant and rude to be focusing so much on toties weight. He should have gotten slammed for that. How stupid and embarassing for Totie, although she handles it well.
Totie handled him damn well. The closing of this interview was terrible.