Groucho disturbed by crazy eyed guest - Rare clip from You Bet Your Life (May 12, 1955)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 апр 2015
  • Probably the funniest interview Groucho ever did, with Groucho finding a perfect foil in the crazy-eyed Albert Hall. Groucho spends most of the interview pretending to be scared for his life. Absolutely classic-- I can rewatch this one endlessly.
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  • @TheMiseryIndex
    @TheMiseryIndex 2 года назад +83

    60+ years later Albert Hall is still entertaining the world 😂

    • @spindriftdrinker
      @spindriftdrinker 9 месяцев назад +12

      Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

    • @paulthompkins4150
      @paulthompkins4150 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@spindriftdrinkerI'd love to turn you on....

    • @lsmoulton
      @lsmoulton 8 месяцев назад +5

      I read the news today, Oh boy !

    • @harveyabel1500
      @harveyabel1500 2 месяца назад

      ​@@lsmoulton...it was rather sad...

    • @evetsnitram8866
      @evetsnitram8866 Месяц назад +1

      Reminds me of Kenneth Copeland.

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 2 года назад +101

    "You were a printer's devil. Why'd you get fired? Maybe you weren't the type." His mind quick and nimble, always looking for the play on words.

    • @acitizen5186
      @acitizen5186 2 года назад +16

      Yes, and no one seemed to have gotten the joke!

    • @RebelRob34
      @RebelRob34 2 года назад +9

      Yes, and nobody caught it

    • @curlytoes22
      @curlytoes22 Год назад +5

      The guy was indignant about the suggestion that he was fired, and Groucho got scared again lol

    • @stoneyboyd
      @stoneyboyd 10 месяцев назад +5

      That’s clever

  • @jstenberg3192
    @jstenberg3192 2 года назад +94

    I was laughing so loud my son came to see what was going on. Had to wipe the tears. I find this so hilarious. Pure gold.

  • @thatonedude1003
    @thatonedude1003 2 года назад +361

    This dude should’ve been a recurring character on the show…the chemistry between the two was awesome!

    • @davidthedeaf
      @davidthedeaf 2 года назад +2

      A game show?

    • @thatonedude1003
      @thatonedude1003 2 года назад +6

      @@davidthedeaf Yup

    • @bladder1010
      @bladder1010 2 года назад +15

      Amazing spontaneously funny people there, both Groucho and the guest.

    • @Ploobstill
      @Ploobstill 2 года назад +9

      exactly what I was think'n. Kinda shows you how hollywood evolved. That cat was awsome. totally a recurring irritant.

    • @thomashernandez8700
      @thomashernandez8700 2 года назад +3

      @@Ploobstill Cat? Recurring irritant? Like the dept store floorwalker on Jack Benny?

  • @critter7052
    @critter7052 6 лет назад +39

    You can watch this clip 100,000 times and it never loses it's hilarity!

  • @Cale_Davison
    @Cale_Davison 2 года назад +59

    Love how Albert stole the show, and Groucho made it beautiful.

    • @martm216
      @martm216 2 года назад +2

      Dead right 👍

  • @bobspence5322
    @bobspence5322 2 года назад +60

    albert hall explained this after the show to a reporter. he needed glasses to see and one of the lights was creating a glare they asked him to take them off. he was talking to just a blur and groucho just kept riding him till the audience was frantic but he never saw a thing. if you watch the entire episode youll see at the end he has his glasses returned to him.

    • @jameskeno2393
      @jameskeno2393 2 года назад +1

      Amazing how it came out.

    • @charcoalblues.6121
      @charcoalblues.6121 2 года назад +4

      @john loughlin Amazing you just posted that as i was googling him at the same time..and yes, he was born in 1886 and died in 1964...

    • @richardmoore9874
      @richardmoore9874 2 года назад +6

      Ah, good to know, because I thought he was high as hell on something.

    • @top40researcher31
      @top40researcher31 2 года назад +2

      i didn't know being short sighted would affect your behaviour

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 2 года назад +1

      @@top40researcher31 He could just be hamming it up, trying to be funny, no more.

  • @ChoughCall
    @ChoughCall 3 года назад +259

    Funny that the "crazy eyed" guy is more witty then 99% of ppl nowadays

    • @bernieweber4663
      @bernieweber4663 3 года назад +14

      And without even trying too hard.

    • @painterken2542
      @painterken2542 2 года назад +5

      He kinda normal by today's standard

    • @SAYBOW69
      @SAYBOW69 2 года назад +4

      I’m too young to even have seen but older Lyft driver told me to look this up. Is pretty crazy. Lol. Was that guy trying to be weird? Jay Leno bringing back this show I guess.

    • @701CPD
      @701CPD 2 года назад +1

      "Say the secret woid and the duck'll come down and give you the money."

    • @K2Gardens
      @K2Gardens 2 года назад +1

      Witty is not a word I would use to describe him.

  • @stefansmith
    @stefansmith 7 лет назад +313

    2:34 "What sort of work have you been doing lately - homicide or...?" Everyone seemed to have missed that last bit; it had me in stitches!

    • @erin6924
      @erin6924 5 лет назад +10

      I thought I was the only that heard Groucho say homicide XD

    • @dombrunelli5082
      @dombrunelli5082 3 года назад +4

      stefansmith, I did hear it

    • @jimlastname
      @jimlastname 3 года назад +6

      He worked at a printer... but left. Groucho said..what happened? You weren't the "type" ?. 😎

    • @generalzod7959
      @generalzod7959 3 года назад +3

      Yeh, I missed it because they kind of spoke at the same time and groucho's line was kinda hard to make out.

    • @suzannenichols6900
      @suzannenichols6900 3 года назад +1

      I heard that.

  • @negusdawoo
    @negusdawoo 3 года назад +316

    The fact he wasn't hired in movies on spot is a tragedy

    • @monstersofthemidway7125
      @monstersofthemidway7125 3 года назад +14

      I think his mistake was that he did not go from show to show with his "strange bit." That is exactly what Phillis Diller did starting out on Groucho's show.

    • @catlady6165
      @catlady6165 3 года назад +15

      So true... he was funny and strange. Good combo..

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 3 года назад +14

      Laughing my butt off lol

    • @jeremycrandall2899
      @jeremycrandall2899 3 года назад +7

      Yeah, he definitely seems like an actor.

    • @jpnm81
      @jpnm81 3 года назад +15

      Maybe he didn't feel like selling his soul

  • @chirelle.alanalooney8609
    @chirelle.alanalooney8609 3 года назад +154

    This Albert Hall is just too good to be true! He's hilarious! I'm loving this!

    • @leemcbride8146
      @leemcbride8146 2 года назад +3

      @john loughlin - I wonder what ever became of him?

    • @ianbentley7276
      @ianbentley7276 2 года назад +2

      @@leemcbride8146 died in 64

    • @robbieaussievic
      @robbieaussievic 2 года назад +2

      ..... What a good sport he was too.

  • @johndavis7094
    @johndavis7094 2 года назад +98

    Really hysterical! People were so "cool" back in the day. You could tell he and Groucho were having a great time! Iam sure old "bugeyes" was really a heck of a nice guy. People I always long for the "good old days". Such a wonderful time where folks were respectful and good natured.

    • @joeysinkovic377
      @joeysinkovic377 2 года назад +1

      John You're so right I miss those folks.

    • @byHexted
      @byHexted Год назад +1

      Oh my I hate to break it to y’all but this time was maybe a little nicer for you then let’s say anyone who’s not like a white man. I’m sure everyone’s gonna act like I’m exaggerating or whatever but I mean is it really even possible to dispute what African Americans were going through in America at this time? I mean the videos still exist I honestly think it’s a little bit ridiculous how many people can watch videos like this, where outside the studio there were probably segregated bathrooms and drinking fountains, and that makes you LONG for this time? I get in your mind those aren’t the parts you’re longing for because that wasn’t part of your experience growing up, but that’s exactly my point. This was like DECADES before the last recorded lynching, this was around the time those black students were trying to go to school, and on either side of the road they’re walking on are a MOB of white people holding racist signs and saying they shouldn’t be allowed in the same school. For fucks sake watch Frankie Lyman singing “little bitty pretty one” on the beach nut show or whatever it was called. Practically the ENTIRE audience of white women are visibly DISGUSTED, at this little dark boy singing a song on national TV, they’re laughing and snickering and sneering it’s VILE, and then with what ended up happening to Frankie and COUNTLESS other entertainers at the time. I mean people like Judy garland were nothing but abused and had their lives absolutely ruined by these studios, the shit girls like her, Marilyn Monroe etc had to face is just imaginable as a man. I know I can’t picture myself having to deal with not being cast in movies or being overworked and treated like shit Bc I didn’t sleep with a director. And you’d have to be aggressively naive to think that didn’t happen every day back then, it happens NOW even with how much things have changed for women.

    • @walkergillette3918
      @walkergillette3918 Год назад

      guess we were born too late, my family agrees with me they say, I wish you were born a hundred years ago

    • @TheCynicalTuber
      @TheCynicalTuber Месяц назад

      @@byHexted Not everyone was anti-black. And the people that were, just weren't use to it, and couldn't deal with it. And yes, things were not perfect, and there was crime, but crime today is off the charts.

  • @pinwheel8279
    @pinwheel8279 4 года назад +368

    The guy is clearly auditioning an act. Groucho graciously just lets him do it. The audience loved it, so why should he care? Groucho was a consummate pro.

    • @ifightchildmolesters2790
      @ifightchildmolesters2790 3 года назад +4

      *LiKe to Know If HaLL, caught any DeaLs!!! I ALways Seek a HaPPy Ending!!!*
      *I BasicaLLy HATE this LIFE!!! Why did Mary Ann, ReaLLy Die?????*

    • @brucelee-wo5ge
      @brucelee-wo5ge 3 года назад +10

      Maybe he was,,,,either that or he was pissed! (American translation : drunk)

    • @nicotoscani1707
      @nicotoscani1707 3 года назад +10

      A genius.. Knows how to play the camera

    • @MrBobchat
      @MrBobchat 3 года назад +2

      @@ifightchildmolesters2790 Groucho was rude.

    • @knightscroftsquire-muldoon
      @knightscroftsquire-muldoon 3 года назад +13

      @@MrBobchat
      You're right Marx seemed to be humoring him but upset that Hall was getting all the laughs.

  • @PacificEdibleSeaweed
    @PacificEdibleSeaweed 9 лет назад +261

    Albert Hall was one of the best guests ever on this show. He's game and has one hell of a personality. Crazy eyed or pickle nose, he's larger than life.

    • @motomark9736
      @motomark9736 7 лет назад +11

      Jason Wolffe he could double for Shimp Howard

    • @davefiasconaro5681
      @davefiasconaro5681 7 лет назад +4

      Mark Holm Shemp

    • @rodweichlein3104
      @rodweichlein3104 7 лет назад +4

      rockville34
      Do you have any info as to what movies warner bros put him in ? This guy has everyone here in Newport Beach cracking up. I have been on this earth for 68 years and never have seen anyone so fascinating

    • @freqeist
      @freqeist 7 лет назад +7

      should have become famous, well he is now, to me 63 years too late but thanks Albert Hall and of course Groucho, you have made my day.

    • @auralharmony1
      @auralharmony1 7 лет назад +2

      #Mark Ginsel, I was trying to figure out who he sounded like, you a re SPOT ON!

  • @pgronemeier
    @pgronemeier 3 года назад +13

    If I've watched this clip a 100X, I've watched it a 1000X. When he swayed back after telling Groucho that he didn't "select his name".
    When Albert says "In the Compoooosing room" Groucho: And hoooooooww looooong were yooooou therrrrrrrrrrre. PRICELESS! HILARIOUS!!

  • @rev.patrickwhite2270
    @rev.patrickwhite2270 2 года назад +39

    Now almost 80 years old t was wonderful to see this clip of Grocho which brought great memories.

    • @1linkbelt
      @1linkbelt 2 года назад +4

      Watching at 81.

    • @alexb1402
      @alexb1402 2 года назад +2

      Watching at 28 and very glad my dad raised me on the Marx Brothers.

    • @joelwexler
      @joelwexler 2 месяца назад

      I was 15 months old when this aired, a weird thought.

  • @zachsplep
    @zachsplep 8 лет назад +1019

    Nobody gets Groucho's pun at 2:19. "Were you fired from your printer's job? Maybe you weren't the TYPE." 😀

    • @sansmerci2764
      @sansmerci2764 7 лет назад +37

      I did, but I'm sure most people don't; Groucho lets it out so fast that I'm sure LOTS of people have missed that over the years.

    • @TheDefeatest
      @TheDefeatest 7 лет назад +25

      totally did!

    • @Silenced23
      @Silenced23 7 лет назад +22

      I understood it. But it seems 90% of the crowd didn't. I thought it was a clever pun. Not the funniest, but clever.

    • @WhatsMyLine
      @WhatsMyLine 7 лет назад +19

      It's a double joke, actually, cause Mr. Hall was referring to his job as a printer's DEVIL!

    • @tomjohnson7529
      @tomjohnson7529 7 лет назад +4

      It's a font and word processor these days.

  • @LenHummelChannel
    @LenHummelChannel 7 лет назад +497

    This guy looks like a strange cross between Shemp Howard and Art Linkletter. It was A TRULY CLASSIC & hysterical comedy segment. You can see that Groucho enjoyed it thoroughly. truly one of the funniest guests Groucho ever hit it off with.

    • @billjenkins9634
      @billjenkins9634 3 года назад +21

      That’s a great characterization. I can totally see it.

    • @Ease54
      @Ease54 3 года назад +7

      I was actually thinking I saw shades of Harpo in there.

    • @tbiz8459
      @tbiz8459 3 года назад +19

      In the thumbnail, I thought it was the Lost In Space guy Dr. Smith.

    • @miked6335
      @miked6335 3 года назад +9

      I thought it was Huntz Hall!

    • @FOXYPEACH2
      @FOXYPEACH2 3 года назад +5

      And Georgie Jessel.

  • @ColonelAngus2023
    @ColonelAngus2023 11 месяцев назад +6

    One of the funniest moments on television ever. Groucho appears genuinely freaked out by this guy.

    • @bryantlane8646
      @bryantlane8646 2 месяца назад +1

      I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO-SUPER WEIRD…DR.BRYANT LANE…

  • @TheMoonchild1969
    @TheMoonchild1969 3 года назад +60

    This Mr. Hall should have been a comedian himself what a pity. Producers just let passed this magnificent character, at least we got this precious fragment of Mr. Hall's delightful personality.🌹

    • @jonaldblip_
      @jonaldblip_ 3 года назад +3

      He couldn't have been a game show host. Those eyeballs would have scared away the audience, the guests, and even the studio employees.

    • @AceripXF
      @AceripXF 2 года назад

      @@jonaldblip_ LMAOOOO😂😂😂

    • @tonyh4638
      @tonyh4638 2 года назад +6

      I 100% agree with you. Truly a delightful person. Wish we could have seen way more of him.

    • @AceripXF
      @AceripXF 2 года назад +3

      @@tonyh4638 i love the banter between him n Groucho lmao!

    • @jonmelon9792
      @jonmelon9792 2 года назад

      Old guys with starey eyes and creepy voices are a dime a dozen where I'm from..

  • @Johnnywhamo
    @Johnnywhamo 7 лет назад +73

    That dude is one STRANGE dude! This is comedic gold!

  • @bikenband
    @bikenband 3 года назад +438

    2021 and Groucho is still making me laugh.

    • @vincentdefeo5917
      @vincentdefeo5917 3 года назад +10

      Looks like bela lugosi he could play Dracula in a Hollywood movie,he,d be great at it,he scares me. WITHOUT makeup IMAGINE he you made him up. As Dracula!!! Hed be bigger then LUGOSI!!!

    • @almason253
      @almason253 3 года назад +5

      @@vincentdefeo5917 Kenneth Copeland's dad. lol

    • @johnnygunzfilmbuff7821
      @johnnygunzfilmbuff7821 3 года назад +5

      Same. Funny guy.

    • @exclamationpointman3852
      @exclamationpointman3852 3 года назад +2

      BIG LAUGH

    • @tracer740
      @tracer740 3 года назад +1

      @@almason253- YIKES! It must run in the family DNA!

  • @me_TJ_MrB
    @me_TJ_MrB 2 года назад +8

    So very funny. I wish entertainment was so pure nowadays.

  • @KebabMusicLtd
    @KebabMusicLtd 3 года назад +46

    Albert was brilliant and a good sport to play along, giving the show a lot of humour.

    • @texasstadium
      @texasstadium 2 года назад +1

      @john loughlin That's called real humor.

    • @yosserhughes139
      @yosserhughes139 2 года назад

      Thank you for spelling “humour” correctly!

    • @KebabMusicLtd
      @KebabMusicLtd 2 года назад

      @@texasstadium Is it? And how do you quantify Humour?

  • @Icelandman69
    @Icelandman69 3 года назад +68

    A gentle giant in a time when the world needed a gentle giant.

  • @degooser2000
    @degooser2000 7 лет назад +546

    If you watch the full episode of this, you get the distinct impression that Mr Albert Hall, despite his odd mannerisms and speech delivery, is a very nice man indeed. He's very polite and appreciative of his fellow guest, Mrs June French, who despite being just 21 and an office 'gofer', is intelligent and is the one with all answers, and she wins them the game.
    Incidentally, Albert passed away in August 1964, in California, and was buried in Seatle, WA.

    • @KidMillions
      @KidMillions 6 лет назад +90

      He's acting this way because of tv and Groucho's reputation. I love his satisfaction after hitting Groucho with "I didn't select the name..."

    • @Marlondurran
      @Marlondurran 4 года назад +34

      Great information indeed 👍 thanks

    • @tomhamilton5261
      @tomhamilton5261 3 года назад +59

      Thanks for the info. You don’t seem to get the same kind of entertainment these days. Grouch was just funny, witty and sharp and the guests here are polite, smart and very entertaining. Mr Hall is just wonderful.

    • @williamjordan5554
      @williamjordan5554 3 года назад +38

      Maybe he was an aspiring comedian.

    • @markinman8156
      @markinman8156 3 года назад +48

      @@williamjordan5554 That was my impression. There were a lot of programs where the guests were people trying to get in the business and being on with Groucho gave them a chance to be seen with a huge national audience.

  • @MrDFJohnson
    @MrDFJohnson 2 года назад +63

    I'm only 30 years old.
    I learned about You Bet Your Life and The Marx Bros as a 8 year old by watching reruns on TV . The Marx Brothers comedy is shockingly modern. It's timeless as evidenced by the fact that it was still being shown on television when I was 8 years old. I much prefer the old TV shows and movies to most of what we have now.

    • @JoshOSU73
      @JoshOSU73 2 года назад +6

      Bravo!

    • @AceripXF
      @AceripXF 2 года назад +2

      im 37 now n just found all this out last year lol

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Год назад +3

      We're about the same age, then. As my parents were in their 40s when I was born in 1991, that's how I first saw a lot of older movies.

    • @roysimonetti4845
      @roysimonetti4845 10 месяцев назад +3

      Groucho and the Marx Brothers, Like no other. Also from New York.

    • @mikenine1962
      @mikenine1962 7 месяцев назад

      Groucho was a trend setter, ahead of his time. But by the time he was famous he'd been in the business 20 or so years, hard work and talent, and a much deeper understanding than most, of who we are.

  • @douglasheller1260
    @douglasheller1260 2 года назад +10

    When humor was actually funny!

  • @themermaidstale5008
    @themermaidstale5008 3 года назад +48

    If Mr. Albert Hall wasn’t a stand up comedian he should have been! He and Groucho made a good team.

    • @rayhoward363
      @rayhoward363 3 года назад +7

      Albert Arthur Hall
      BIRTH 14 Oct 1886
      Sherman, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
      DEATH 10 Aug 1964 (aged 77)
      California, USA
      BURIAL
      Calvary Cemetery
      Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

    • @papabear5080
      @papabear5080 3 года назад

      @@rayhoward363 Very interesting. Did you know his relatives?

    • @ohdiggy8038
      @ohdiggy8038 3 года назад

      @@rayhoward363 I would not have believed that was this man's actual name.

  • @Euphoftoday
    @Euphoftoday 6 лет назад +47

    I've watched this 500 times and I cannot stop laughing at Grouchos responses especially "how long were you there"

  • @ianoian1
    @ianoian1 2 года назад +55

    I've watched this God knows how many times and I still laugh out loud. Albert is the funniest guy I think I have ever seen, a pure joy to watch, a great human being!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!!

    • @tonyh4638
      @tonyh4638 2 года назад +4

      😊

    • @vincenorman9291
      @vincenorman9291 2 года назад +6

      Hilarious! Watched it a few times too. So funny!

    • @juhat5123
      @juhat5123 2 года назад +4

      🤣me too

    • @riverratrvr9225
      @riverratrvr9225 2 года назад +4

      I just stumbled upon it today! All ready watched multiple times 🤣

    • @AceripXF
      @AceripXF 2 года назад

      me too! LOL itll never stop being funny lol

  • @stuuuporman
    @stuuuporman 2 года назад +9

    Laughter can make you live longer and happier. I start off everyday listening to 'You Bet Your Life' as I drive to work. I'm always in a good mood when I get there! Thanks, Groucho for showing younger generations what real comedy is...especially without vulgarity😊

  • @MrArtVandelay
    @MrArtVandelay 3 года назад +276

    Love Groucho. Nobody has a comedic mind quicker than his. I keep trying.

    • @Melinda8162
      @Melinda8162 3 года назад +7

      Groucho and Johnny Carson!!

    • @kevinfessler6831
      @kevinfessler6831 3 года назад +15

      @@Melinda8162 The impressive part about Groucho was his quick, supple mind which allowed him to deliver the lines with flawless timing and then use the pregnant pause which is completely lost on today's generation of comics. Benny was great at this as well. Deliver a great line or if the other person delivers the line.....let it sit there. The non-verbal reaction (facial expression) is almost as hilarious as the line itself.

    • @runwayray
      @runwayray 3 года назад +9

      He was excellent. Groucho, so was Dangerfield, two of my favorite
      Groucho,” I got a insurance policy that will cover you for everything, if you loose your leg, we’ll help you find it”!
      No respect! Taught my girl about the birds and the bee’s then she taught me about my wife and the butcher, no respect!...
      They’re timeless 🥸

    • @aussiesmoko
      @aussiesmoko 3 года назад +2

      Australia's Graham Kennedy would have giving groucho a run for his money

    • @vishnujanm.1675
      @vishnujanm.1675 3 года назад +2

      Don Rickles can probably give him a run for his money.

  • @denisdemey9624
    @denisdemey9624 3 года назад +47

    You could tell Groucho wants to crack up!!😂 This guest was a trip

    • @roysimonetti4845
      @roysimonetti4845 10 месяцев назад +4

      R.I.P Groucho and Albert.

    • @jimcarter4929
      @jimcarter4929 Месяц назад +1

      That's the word for it except he had me tripping.

  • @ccjohncc1
    @ccjohncc1 2 года назад +6

    This is a jewel on RUclips. Honestly everytime I watch it its better than the time before.

  • @douglaslett7504
    @douglaslett7504 3 года назад +19

    This guy had to be one of grouchos favorite guests ! Funnest episode ever !

  • @blsinsc1
    @blsinsc1 3 года назад +77

    I have tears rolling down my face! How that guy didn't end up in pictures is a mystery! Absolutely hilarious!

    • @JungleYT
      @JungleYT 2 года назад +2

      Yeah... I thought Hollywood was a bit smarter back in the day with regard to spotting talent? Many former contestants on game shows went on to be big stars...

    • @HOTTIUSMAXIMUS
      @HOTTIUSMAXIMUS 2 года назад +1

      He looks like Satch from the Bowery Boys played by Huntz Hall

    • @OysterPir8
      @OysterPir8 2 года назад +1

      I think he would have been funny with Jack Benny

  • @frankpitochelli6786
    @frankpitochelli6786 3 года назад +218

    Why wasn't this guy hired by someone at that time, he would've been perfect for specific rolls in movies etc..!!

    • @johndeaux3703
      @johndeaux3703 3 года назад +12

      Crescent rolls? Potato rolls? Sweet rolls? 'Cornbread Rolls, the Movie' ?

    • @Melinda8162
      @Melinda8162 3 года назад +12

      Absolutely !! He should have been an entertainer! I’m thinking that could be why he said he moved to Hollywood! He could have funnier than some ‘ so called ‘ comedians they did/do have!

    • @blackmonster4708
      @blackmonster4708 3 года назад +16

      i assume that was his angle; get on tv, be seen, land a gig as MGM extra. He is good. Its as good as Crispin Glovers genius/but strange 1rst appearence on David Letterman.

    • @frankpitochelli6786
      @frankpitochelli6786 3 года назад +5

      @@blackmonster4708 ..you know I thought the same thing, a good way to get discovered.

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 3 года назад +2

      *roles

  • @carlosarce6352
    @carlosarce6352 3 года назад +11

    This was back in the days when watching television was fun.

    • @HandsomeJelly
      @HandsomeJelly 2 года назад

      There have been other eras of fun television. Like when almost every single one of us were young. That's what made the 80's-mid 90's fun TV.

  • @damontsekos365
    @damontsekos365 3 года назад +16

    Watching TV back in those days was a real pleasure...Watching TV nowadays is a real torture!

    • @peterpiper7441
      @peterpiper7441 3 года назад +2

      Do what I did and ditch the televsion. I have not owned one in over 20 years.

    • @damontsekos365
      @damontsekos365 3 года назад +1

      @@peterpiper7441 ...The only reason I want to keep my TV is to watch the news or any other live events, or sports that are worth watching, and to watch quite a few classic movies I have on DVD, otherwise I would've gotten rid of it long time ago!

    • @Dallas_K
      @Dallas_K 2 года назад +1

      I have built up a huge library of DVDS (and VHS because a lot of old classics can't be found otherwise) and have not tuned in any broadcast or cable programming for 10 years.

  • @fandude7
    @fandude7 3 года назад +41

    Mr Albert had to have been a good man to be married 40+ years and have a sense of humor.

    • @SuperC888
      @SuperC888 2 года назад +3

      Spouse
      Catherine Mary Conroy Hall
      1892-1981 (m. 1911)

  • @QuarrellaDeVil
    @QuarrellaDeVil 7 лет назад +122

    I was waiting for him to say "NIAGARA FALLS."

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa 3 года назад +15

    I can remember my Mom and Dad watching Groucho year's ago, then I started watching him and understand why they were always laughing. Groucho is still funny today. His movies with his brothers are hilarious.

    • @jesavino1255
      @jesavino1255 8 месяцев назад +1

      The Marx Brothers were way ahead of their time. Very funny and talented. They all played instruments and they were natural comedians. Miss them very m😅uch. Grouchy said on a TV talk show " that all the good comedians are dead.and you can't be funny if your dead:".

  • @scottthefunk
    @scottthefunk 2 года назад +9

    What a guest and handled as best as anyone could he was still kind. Pure genius.

  • @tomitstube
    @tomitstube 8 лет назад +256

    dude would have been a great character actor, definitely could be spooky.

    • @rockville34
      @rockville34 7 лет назад +6

      He became one.

    • @runnininthe80s84
      @runnininthe80s84 3 года назад +7

      I think that was his plan, act odd so he would get noticed

    • @pauleliot6429
      @pauleliot6429 3 года назад +1

      absolutely

    • @janetlieb2507
      @janetlieb2507 3 года назад +2

      Yes!!

    • @KebabMusicLtd
      @KebabMusicLtd 3 года назад +4

      You shouldn't believe everything you see on T.V. This guy was 69 years old and already retired. This was back in the days before everyone became a wannabe.

  • @MrDFJohnson
    @MrDFJohnson 2 года назад +20

    This dude is HILARIOUS with Groucho. He should have been in a movie or television commercials

  • @DaveMcGarry
    @DaveMcGarry 3 года назад +16

    That bug-eyed guest would have been a massive hit in the silent movie era. I can just see him reacting to Laurel and Hardy.
    Groucho was definitely impressed and a little taken aback that he had been out-weirded.

  • @Danny-ju2ip
    @Danny-ju2ip 2 года назад +2

    1:54 when he says Printer's Devil and Groucho backs up .... lmfao every time

  • @ylekiote99999
    @ylekiote99999 3 года назад +142

    This guy should have been hired by someone in Hollywood to do something.

    • @corneliuswhite5139
      @corneliuswhite5139 3 года назад +1

      My thought exactly

    • @thespy7795
      @thespy7795 3 года назад +2

      He was. He played the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Didn't even need make-up!

    • @mediamannaman
      @mediamannaman 3 года назад +6

      My guess is he was acting strange to draw attention to himself and maybe get cast in a production.

    • @nyctransmutationcircle.4766
      @nyctransmutationcircle.4766 3 года назад +1

      They did have a crazy eyed comedian. I don't recall his name but you would recognize.

    • @Newton14alan
      @Newton14alan 3 года назад +6

      @@nyctransmutationcircle.4766 -- Marty Feldman comes to mind, but he would've been young at the time...and "YOUNG (Igor)" later as well.

  • @sassytoonsball-ruck58
    @sassytoonsball-ruck58 3 года назад +75

    “Why did you get fired [from the Printing job] Maybe you weren’t the type... ”

    • @dieseldown
      @dieseldown 3 года назад +8

      That joke went over everyone’s head lol!

    • @chrisspere4836
      @chrisspere4836 3 года назад

      Cos he hit his head on the "font" at church

    • @jarnec9428
      @jarnec9428 3 года назад +2

      I had an inkling you’d say that.

    • @thespy7795
      @thespy7795 3 года назад +3

      @@jarnec9428 Stop "pressing" the issue.

    • @wheelzwheela
      @wheelzwheela 3 года назад +1

      I noticed that. Completely missed by the audience.

  • @hugohackenbush8605
    @hugohackenbush8605 2 года назад +17

    Absolute genius. My all time favourite comedian. Sharpest mind in the game. In well over 60 years of watching his and his brothers films countless times, if they are on telly I've always had to stop and watch 'till the end.

    • @hugohackenbush1554
      @hugohackenbush1554 2 года назад +1

      @john loughlinMine as well. I've often thought about how well he'd have been in one of the brothers films.

  • @danielostridge600
    @danielostridge600 2 года назад +11

    this is one of the best interviews of all time. brilliant. God bless him 👍

  • @Danny-ju2ip
    @Danny-ju2ip 2 года назад +4

    Never seen this before . Hysterical. 🤣

  • @geraldgreenwalt3725
    @geraldgreenwalt3725 3 года назад +16

    Whenever I get depressed I watch this clip and all's Wright with the world.

  • @positronicreflex.
    @positronicreflex. 3 года назад +11

    "You and Gargantua each get 50 dollars" That line cracks me up every time I hear it Lol

    • @roserankin6441
      @roserankin6441 3 года назад +1

      Same here! Groucho just came out with it so quickly!

  • @jeffballard7632
    @jeffballard7632 3 года назад +3

    Groucho was a comic genius, he could ad-lib with anyone anything....

  • @TimothyJonSarris
    @TimothyJonSarris 3 года назад +9

    This never gets old.... Groucho's reactions are even better than the faces his guest is pulling. 🤣😂

  • @PgTrAxX
    @PgTrAxX 7 лет назад +89

    Man, this was unexpectedly hilarious! Great chemistry between both characters! Glad i clicked the video :p

    • @paulrossignol3240
      @paulrossignol3240 2 года назад

      Are you by any chance family ? Greetings from Belgium

  • @philipklug7784
    @philipklug7784 2 года назад +20

    This brings back great memories. When I was a middle schooler in the late 70's a local UHF station aired You Bet Your Life, the Twilight Zone and the Honey Mooners late at night. I probably saw every episode of all three shows during those years.

    • @Dallas_K
      @Dallas_K 2 года назад +2

      Sounds like channel 50 in Detroit.

    • @comiskey2005
      @comiskey2005 2 года назад

      Channel 32 in Chicago did the same. I don’t recall the Twilight Zone, but definitely Honeymooners at 10 p.m. and You Bet Your Life was on before or after.

    • @SkyKingofMaricopa
      @SkyKingofMaricopa 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@CarlosBronsonThey were, especially regarding Saturdays. You had: "Fury" at 11am; "Roy Rogers" at 1130am; "Sky King" at 12noon; & "Code Three" at 1230pm. Then, eat lunch and go out & play. Back for dinner at 5pm.

  • @heinzer69
    @heinzer69 2 года назад +29

    Albert is comedy gold. He outshines the great Groucho on this occasion.

    • @robertewing3114
      @robertewing3114 2 года назад +1

      I don't think so, Grouchos reaction was more priceless, only it was Al generating the magic.

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 5 лет назад +22

    “I didn’t select the name.”

  • @laurastone6578
    @laurastone6578 3 года назад +113

    This is absolutely hilarious! This guy must be a ringer. I bet he's an actor.

    • @arthurharrison1345
      @arthurharrison1345 3 года назад +14

      I am sure he was milking the act as much as he could, but there is no record I could find of Mr. Hall being a professional actor.

    • @vickibuoy9654
      @vickibuoy9654 3 года назад +15

      Those 2 played great off each other.

    • @michaelazara740
      @michaelazara740 3 года назад +10

      @@arthurharrison1345 Mr. Hall may not be his correct name.

    • @laurastone6578
      @laurastone6578 3 года назад +12

      @@arthurharrison1345 He looks familiar...right? Looks like he could have been in movies from the 40s.

    • @Twinklez63
      @Twinklez63 3 года назад +5

      More than likely

  • @chirelle.alanalooney8609
    @chirelle.alanalooney8609 3 года назад +26

    Let's see the whole clip if this with Albert Hall. He has a good sense of humor too!! God I love this!

  • @jamesmonroe3265
    @jamesmonroe3265 3 года назад +9

    I’m reluctant to do this but let’s get back to you Mr. Hall, perfect timing

  • @ShawnC.T.
    @ShawnC.T. 4 года назад +42

    😄, when the guy said "whatchere' doin' there looks, kinda' SOFT". Groucho gave him a slight chuckle, as it was very rare to see Groucho show that type of reaction. He was always so composed, but I really think he actually gotta' kick outta' experiencing someone who was eccentric like he was...

    • @miloscally1033
      @miloscally1033 3 года назад +5

      He was a nice gentle harmless man hope god was good to hi.

  • @CruiseControlOne
    @CruiseControlOne 8 лет назад +39

    Can you believe that this broadcast was televised more than half a century ago.....that's 61 years ago! How times have changed!!!

  • @Mike-kv5pl
    @Mike-kv5pl 2 года назад +8

    Neil Simon should have tried to cast these two in the original ODD COUPLE.

  • @andyjay9346
    @andyjay9346 8 лет назад +54

    A great clip. Cannot believe I used to watch Grouch back in the 60's when I was a kid. Real television back then - think they called it FAMILY entertainment back then.

    • @thepotatoking2504
      @thepotatoking2504 4 года назад +1

      Ok Boomer

    • @thundertick5666
      @thundertick5666 4 года назад

      Not enough sex and violence, of course, but some of it wasn't too bad back then.

    • @ignorecorporatenews
      @ignorecorporatenews 3 года назад +3

      @@thepotatoking2504 oh stfu clown kid

    • @Behutet93
      @Behutet93 3 года назад +1

      @@thepotatoking2504 The best part of you was left on a sheet.

    • @robertmedina3846
      @robertmedina3846 2 года назад

      I remember when it first ran on the network. In S.F. 1953.

  • @jkhalsa
    @jkhalsa 8 лет назад +39

    This one is very funny from the very first moments. My jaw dropped. I am surprised that Groucho could get away with mimicing the guest, "and how do they make MON-EY?!". That's getting personal. Mr. Hall looks like he was aware he himself was a caricature, and fair game. He was crazy-looking in his conversation with Groucho but normal and genial with his partner guest

    • @grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476
      @grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476  8 лет назад +8

      Yes, I agree with you. For all of Groucho's (well deserved) reputation for insulting people, he was almost never so directly insulting to one of the "ordinary people" guests as he was here with Mr. Hall. If Hall hadn't been such a good sport about it, it might not have come off as funny as it does.

    • @gwenking7700
      @gwenking7700 7 лет назад +3

      +Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life I think this guy really spooked him. He spooked me 😱

    • @atabish3031
      @atabish3031 7 лет назад +11

      Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life this guy is a dead ringer for Hunts Hall from Bowery Boys

    • @curlytoes22
      @curlytoes22 2 года назад +3

      Hall seems comfortable with himself - I assume Groucho realized he would be secure enough to laugh at a bit of mimicry. Hall seems to be playing up his mannerisms tbh.

    • @zipperblues6714
      @zipperblues6714 2 года назад

      That's why it was a set up.

  • @chirelle.alanalooney8609
    @chirelle.alanalooney8609 3 года назад +11

    I swear, this has got to be the funniest thing I've ever seen, and man, am I ever loving it, and so is Groucho's Audience too!! I think that this is the most and loudest laughter that this audience has ever experienced!!!

  • @muktoonsepiphany9944
    @muktoonsepiphany9944 3 года назад +6

    This is evidently the best "do your own thing" personality I've ever watched.

  • @tbone9603
    @tbone9603 4 года назад +17

    We need more characters like this guy in today's world.

    • @deadfreightwest5956
      @deadfreightwest5956 4 года назад +1

      Yes, like him. From lead poisoning.

    • @tbone9603
      @tbone9603 4 года назад

      @@deadfreightwest5956 What? Lead Poisoning.

  • @llg3pe
    @llg3pe 3 года назад +7

    “Last time I come down here without my blackjack” I’m going to start using that line.

  • @janepatterson6779
    @janepatterson6779 3 года назад +7

    This has to be, THE FUNNIEST EPISODE EVER!!

  • @jupiterlegrand4817
    @jupiterlegrand4817 3 года назад +19

    "Why did you get fired or maybe you weren't the type, huh?" The "type". A printer's devil inks the type. THAT was so subtle no one got it.

    • @paulpuljic6855
      @paulpuljic6855 2 года назад +1

      They also cleaned up the type and sorted them back into the California type cases...the also handled LEAD, as the Linotype casting machines produced type cast from lead ...which Albert Morris recycled after the press run to be melted down for the next day's job.

  • @allthebest6829
    @allthebest6829 3 года назад +10

    "Where did you go when you left the farm?" Groucho was full of double-entendres that day!

  • @alangoldberg8277
    @alangoldberg8277 3 года назад +60

    This is one of the rare times when Groucho had trouble keeping a straight face. He looked like he was going to burst out laughing a few times. Groucho's act is mostly keeping a straight face and making smart remarks, virtually never laughing or smiling himself.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 3 года назад +4

      And, it was awesome seeing Groucho like this. He's always entertaining and quick on his feet. Good to see him enjoying himself with this guy. I'm a huge fan. And, the guy reminded me of Huntz Hall. What a trip.

    • @LStuart762
      @LStuart762 3 года назад +1

      That was gold !

    • @MrDFJohnson
      @MrDFJohnson 2 года назад

      Yes he did. I saw a couple of times where Groucho really wanted to laugh out loud.

    • @MrDFJohnson
      @MrDFJohnson 2 года назад

      @@waynej2608 now that you mention that he does look a lot like huntz Hall

  • @dh2360
    @dh2360 3 года назад +4

    It gets funnier each time I watch it.

  • @Slumberesque
    @Slumberesque 2 года назад +5

    What a talent, a deserved legend and icon.

  • @tboned5641
    @tboned5641 4 года назад +5

    Watching this is like watching the Beatles in a funny kind of way. You are in awe of just how great they are. In this case, Groucho was the one who paved the road. There was no one before him. He created and everyone else followed. It is hard to even fathom that this is "the pioneer." I am completely blown away.

  • @johnnyrondo709
    @johnnyrondo709 3 года назад +7

    I've watched this at lest 50 times and still always looking forward to sharing it with friends.

  • @markpallister9882
    @markpallister9882 Год назад +2

    Quallity people like this are rare as hens teeth these days - Happier times

  • @fonso1030
    @fonso1030 10 месяцев назад +2

    “This guy’s trying to hypnotize me!” 😂😂😂 that line always kills me

  • @ScottMartinD
    @ScottMartinD 3 года назад +6

    He definitely needed to be in the movies or on a sitcom.

  • @Moronvideos1940
    @Moronvideos1940 8 лет назад +88

    Groucho was wonderful.....zany and intelligent ....

    • @GoodNewsJim
      @GoodNewsJim 3 года назад +4

      Groucho and Mel Brooks are my fav comedians.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 3 года назад

      He was a comedic genius.

  • @heat4yoass
    @heat4yoass 3 года назад +4

    This is a breath of fresh air compared to shows these days. It was actually pretty funny.

  • @roncipriano8352
    @roncipriano8352 3 года назад +6

    Groucho was so quick witted and funny . Plus he had that face and smile .

  • @wantingoneangel8976
    @wantingoneangel8976 7 лет назад +18

    My Late Dad loved Groucho and so do I:)! Groucho is a classic comedian! Like my Late Dad said, "There is so much tragedy in the World, we need some laughter, like Groucho Marks". This guest, Albert Hall is hysterical! He could have set his aspirations on being a Comedian too:)!

  • @Mattressinsptr
    @Mattressinsptr 2 года назад +3

    Hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing

  • @NorthernChev
    @NorthernChev 3 года назад +5

    Groucho was 64 years old in this video. Amazing how young he looks.

  • @chrischeshire6528
    @chrischeshire6528 2 года назад +3

    Groucho ran with this to perfection. Comic genius.

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 года назад +5

    This my favorite episode out of all of these you bet your life. Albert Hall had me laughing so hard I was hurting. Great episode a 10

  • @seanlawman1518
    @seanlawman1518 3 года назад +8

    I love how he can make his nose and chin meet

  • @theonlyantony
    @theonlyantony 2 года назад +2

    One of the funniest things I have ever seen - hang on, I’ll put my trousers back on - this clip is very funny, too!

  • @kennethbeck2690
    @kennethbeck2690 3 года назад +4

    This is pure Gold

  • @mohammedjelloo8023
    @mohammedjelloo8023 3 года назад +8

    The greatest professor of my Baghdad university medical school years behaved very much like this gentleman. It was “Khalid Naji”. I remember finding him extremely strange on his first lecture in general surgery with us, but we soon got used to this strange style and he stopped coming across as strange after 2 or 3 of his great lectures

  • @robertnahum5823
    @robertnahum5823 3 года назад +21

    Groucho: "So...what type of work you doing lately...homicide?"🤣🤣🤣

  • @jeffreykicia6534
    @jeffreykicia6534 3 года назад +2

    Groucho and his brothers were the Best @ the time in Hollywood. No one could out stage them in the 1950's.

  • @alfrede.neuman8898
    @alfrede.neuman8898 Год назад +1

    Just watched this full episode on Tubi TV. Groucho was so witty and hilarious and Albert Hall was keeping right up with him!

  • @chirelle.alanalooney8609
    @chirelle.alanalooney8609 3 года назад +16

    OMG, I keep replaying this clip. Evidently this is so classic, that I can't get enough of this hilarious guys antics. This is GOLD SUPREME !!!

    • @lisamarie661
      @lisamarie661 2 года назад

      Reminds me of Rodney Dangerfield or did Rodney learn from Albert?