Carol Channing, Oprah Winfrey--1984 Chicago TV Interview, "Jerry's Girls," Female Impersonator
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- Oprah Winfrey, while still a Chicago TV host, interviews Carol Channing about her 1984 tour in the Jerry Herman musical "Jerry's Girls". Oprah introduces a male Carol Channing impersonator.
Such feeble applause for such a legend!
I thought the same thing but then I realized this is the small show Oprah did to get her launched to a national show.
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@@PandoraBoxxscurvy!
HE WAS SICK WITH WITH A COLD IN 1984. PRAY IT WASNT HIV
Insulting for Ms Channing
When Carol Channing calls you "Opal", your name is Opal. End of story. Great interview, Opal.
"There is no satire unless you love the person." That is the satire that doesn't hurt. Thank you, wonderful Carol Channing.
That could be better described as Parody. The old Northrop Frye definition of Satire was it was exaggerated humor mixed with a point of attack, usually against a monstrous injustice or person, etc.
Parody would be exaggerated humor, a point of attack, but mixed with love for the thing.
Thanks for the clarification.
Norm MacDonald touted this as well - now I know where he got it from!
I LOVE her reaction to her impersonator... she just resonates so much with gay men, so camp!
She must be who richard Simmons got his style from!! So similar!
@@beautifulwoman7341 Carol is gay herself. Lesbian.
@@littleme3597 no she isn't . She's had several husbands . Why just make that up for no reason ?
@beautifulwoman7341 not
@@nataliewood2554
Honestly ... some people aren't happy unless they bring down someone's reputation.
Such a stunning woman and a voice that is amazingly distinctive, Carol Channing......
Soul
What a sweet lady! She's my new idol. I love her warmth. Bryan must have been so excited to meet her:)
I am beyond excited to se this!!! I never have!
Carol is so amazing here. AND Oprah is adorable!
ALSO having a little cold explains some... ugh I feel so bad he had gotten a cold. :(
Carol Channing....what a beautiful soul!
Love you Pandora! 🇨🇦🤓🏳️🌈
I fell in love with you Pandora, when you did Carol on RuPaul´s drag race many years ago 🥰 I quote you still 🤣 Raaassberry!
Awww, the impersonator seems very nervous and talking at a much faster clip than Carol does. Carol is just a charming dream.
“The guest mic themselves here”
Carol was part Jewish and later found out she was 1/8 black. "Jewish and black - no wonder I went into show business."
Please be aware Carol herself laughed and said she hadn’t any idea if that is actually true! She simply interjected it into her last book to make a splash - You honestly can’t believe a WORD Carol says 😊
@@ronronizetti2534 but it's true. They did a genealogy test years later and reviled that she indeed had black roots.
Her father was African American mixed
Her grandmother was black. Her father 1/2 black. That means she's at least 1/4 black.
Nearly all African Americans have mixed ancestry.
This was the charming Oprah.... before she got all "Oprah-y". And Carol Channing.. The entertainer's ENTERTAINER. Pure Legend!
This is when Oprah was like us, before she got rich and wacky.
This was the same Carol Channing that had difficulty acknowledging her father's African ancestry to Larry King. What a charming lady, right?
@@MrJerry9691 - I'd like to see that interview before I make comment. Larry King had a way of pushing things that were not germane to the conversation, that almost became harassing, bordering on irritating. The week Liberace died he had some of his closest friends on ... They all wanted to talk about what a great and generous and talented guy he was, and Larry COULD NOT stop obsessing about Liberace's sexuality. It became almost creepy. (If it's any comfort to you, I was a huge fan of Meryl Streep, until I saw her stand and cheer Roman Polanski at some awards show in 2003. Then I was just done. I think a lot of people were after that.)
Oprah had to start somewhere, I love her now because she is living her truth unapologetically.
@@Louilou86 Yes! Oprah and her dear friend, Harvey Weinstein Both lived THEIR Truth. A lot of famous people did.. Mussolini...Ceausescu.. Stalin.. Mao... AOC.. Those who were true to themselves. The list goes on and on. Life would have been so much better had they just lived THE Truth instead.
And what's so sad is that she had to pass for white in Hollywood because her grandmother was a black woman. she is a legend
having a black grandparent makes her one quarter black, not totally black lol.
she didn't have to pass because she was already mostly white.
Carol Channing looks so much like a blonde Diana Ross here!
Like they could be related.
Interesting observation. In the late 80s or early 90s, Carol revealed that her father was half black. So Carol could be a distant relative of Diana Ross.
@@Colorbrush21could be a reason why she's wearing those white gloves, too.
Never have seen this interview before .
This is early Oprah during her Chicago days, before she went national.
@@aeichler .... Carol some years ago sang at my church in Altadena, Ca. Her very good friend is a member of my church. He and another lady took care of her affairs when she passed. I believe he said cremated. I think he used to be a costume designer. When she appeared at the church I couldn't make it. I regret not attending. 😞
I only found out the lovely ms channing was actually black and passing as white... that was the real reason she kept her hands covered and wore that wig
That's what I wondered about.
I don’t think that’s accurate. There are many clips of her sans gloves and she’s pale. However, I think you’re right about her having Black heritage, but she didn’t pass as white; she was pale-skinned.
@@elspethcoogan1499 Did you watch the video?
@@elspethcoogan1499 She was half black but passing as white.
@@isabellavalencia8026 So now you’re saying she was “half Black”, whatever that means. Maybe you mean mixed-race, which is more appropriate. By the way, she wore wigs most of her professional career. There are clips on RUclips when she doesn’t wear a wig, her natural hair being on the somewhat thin side.
Gloves to cover her lovely brown hands
at the most she was a quarter black. or an eighth. or not at all.
whichever way, she was majority white.
it's not like the old days where being 1/64 black made a person fully black lol
@@bobloblaw9679 So what - who asked you? I guess you are talking to yourself - feel free to share your thoughts - its a comment section but you seem rattled for no reason - lol
carol passed as white
Instead of what?!
@@ronronizetti2534 she was black. she has black ancestry . Carol's paternal grandfather was black. Carol revealed her black ancestry in 2002.
@@simonab.1808 Oh, dear , you can't believe a word Carol says! Lol :) Look for her videos, you'll find several that show her laughing and saying "well, I really don't know that that's true!" ... I think it was book-filler - but she's definitely part Jewish (*but again, can you believe her! ? :) - One things for sure, she never passed! And never intended to
@@ronronizetti2534 She did pass. Also, how ypu kmow she was part Jewish? Anyone can be Jewish. Be careful. Never , EVER THINK THAT A PERSON CAN NEVER HAVE AFRICAN ROOTS. MANY BLACK FOLKS PASSED DUE TO DEMONS LIKE YOU
@@turquoisepurple7sky151 - Pass for what? I think you need to re-read my comment and listen to CAROL's INTERVIEWS where she both dispels the black ancestry claim AND claims to be Jewish. (HER statements, not mine - "German-Jewish" to quote her precisely, on her mother's side) In practice she was a Christian Scientist. I don't think that makes her a demon ... and practically all mankind has African roots, WHAT is your point?
I like her smile and attitude.. Old holy wood with grandma koul aunt vibes
Too bad Carol was never able to acknowledge her black heritage
She did in her eighties.
When it was convenient… smh sad
yes and mickey mouse was black too lol
go find something real to do with your life rather than just trying to pass off nonsense on the internet.
Oprah was still in that exciting moment when you're becoming a star and dreams are coming true.
Does anybody out there know she was biracial ?
I never knew!
who cares..Can we just enjoy something with out dividing us up. I am sorry this is the first thought when you see this legend.
Terrible cold. Contagious sounding and touching her.. I wondered how his imitation of Carol sounding stuffy. 😀
I’m sorry, but that was shameful- I’ve seen LOTS of Carol impersonations, this wasn’t one of them … Oprah spent more feature time on the fake instead of the REAL Carol - bless her though, she was a great sport!
He sounded more like Tootsie
"This presentation *focuses on* the *myriad ways* in which the *powers-that-be* in the *United States have been systematically dumbing down Americans as a society for a very long time* - *all by meticulously calculated design."* - ARTICLE - *"The Dumbing Down of America - By Design".*
Intention. Every bit of this.
Why is her forehead so white?
This is the real reason she covers her hands and has all those different colors on hers because she's actually black and trying to pass as white so she puts light makeup on if you look her neck and her forehead or white
@@isabellavalencia8026 nonsene and Im black. Mix race ppl are not striped like a zebra. either is poorly done makeup or its the tape recorder funky picking up her hues
@@callmeonkeshiasphone wrong. Learn more about her
Interesting outfit, with the tie.
Very interesting, Carol Channing is a legend, but her makeup here is strange, the makeup artist should of been fired.
Was this "A.M. CHICAGO"?
She seems so guarded. Gloves so her hands stay white. Classic.
Ryan Styles does a good impression of her.
He does NOT. It's not even close.
Canary islands
Didn’t know Jesus.. what a shame.
I can’t imagine the horror
Oprah's silver jewelry would really stand out in black.
that's an embarrassingly shitty Carol Channing impersonation. I thought it was Joe Piscopo doing Joan Rivers! I woulda thought Oprah coulda rustled up something better, even if she was still only in Chicago. Just awful!
That was a time when anyone could get on AM Chicago and rattle off a bunch of nonsense.
I’m sure the producers didn’t warn the drag queen to prepare any material.
her wardobe is outstanding,always pre versace and mugler
Opal. Loool
That impersonator was garbage.
Wow I loved her & thought she was white !
She was!
Wasn’t her father black?
He was mixed, her grandfather was
6:39 there not a good impersonation
Eww.. how insulting with that impersonator.. not even talented or accurate.. that didn’t even resemble her.. Oprah has always been insulting her guests lol 🤦🏻♂️
Carol was a lesbian.
How do you know? I have never heard this before.
Wrong. No she was not.
No. This is not the place for LGBTQ agendas.
Was carol a closet drag 👸?
Carol was a man.
Pushing drag shows......