I loved Groucho's disdain for hob-snobbery and the satirical mockery he made of it; without hesitation. Perhaps the best American comedic genius to come out of the twentieth century; I adored him. Indeed, we lost a Golden Child when we lost Groucho Marx.
Queen (the band) contacted Groucho to ask if he was ok with them taking his movie names for the titles of their LPs (Night at the opera and Day at the races),Groucho's reply "It's fine by me and I'd be honoured if you'd name your next LP after my latest picture 'the Greatest hits of the Rolling Stones"
I was in Queen's fan club and they published a picture of the band meeting Groucho(at his home).I don't think he really cared too much either way as he was in his 90cs!
The MARX BROTHERS WERE GREAT ALL OF MY EARLY LIFE BACK IN THE 1950's on a black & white television. They brought joy and laughter to those who watched them.
My father introduced me to Marx Brothers movies. Just loved him. They shared a lower East side sense of humor and puns, which I inherited as one of my greatest gifts. Dad passed away last year and is buried in the same mortuary as Groucho. He would have liked to know that. I always thought Groucho was talking directly to me in his films. I watched Duck Soup again just two days ago. I sure miss you Groucho.
Every time I see one of these biographies I am reminded how blessed I have been to have lived in the lifetime of such men and women. My children and grandchildren will never know the joy of seeing such performers live in their heyday.
@@tonygrowley5275 you're right that people haven't changed much in thousands of years, but I never said they had, so your comment is pointless. What I said was "My children and grandchildren will never know the joy of seeing such performers LIVE IN THEIR HEYDAY [emphasis added]." The pioneers who created the movie and television industry, the Grouchos, Keystone Cops, Errol Flynns, Humphrey Bogarts, Ed Sullivans, Jackie Gleesons, Lucille Balls, Clark Gables, Walt Disneys, and all the rest who built the movie and TV industry are all gone now. I got to see many of them perform live when I was young. The industries are is now mature and actually in decline. Half of what you see is CGI and very little is original. Just look at all the sequels, remakes, and copycats! My children and grandchildren can still watch all those classics I grew up with, but they will NEVER be able to see those performers LIVE, nor when their movies and TV shows were IN THEIR HEYDAY. That's an indisputable fact ... but it didn't stop you from creating a "straw man" to try to dispute it. Hmmmm ........
@@PellmanSensei Back in their HEYDAY there was no competition, no internet where sad sacks like you could whine all day on RUclips for entertainment. You are just a cranky old man pining for the past. Today's actors and comedians are just as good. You should have heard the shaman's jokes around the campfire in prehistoric times.. Your facts about the future are only your deluded opinions. HMMM......
Most of my one liners when I was growing up were pinched from the Marx brothers. At 68, I still fall back on them now and again, they still get laughs. God bless boys, you were the best!
Yola Montalvan ~Really?! Even here? Is that all you think about? Doesn't it seem a little unhealthy to frame your entire worldview on the whatever jerkoff is occupying the White House? Did you ever think a hobby might be a better choice? I'm starting to think it might be more interesting to know what is NOT ruined because...Trump. bet every month when you get your cramps, you curse Trump.
Juliaflo, Yola, Jeff, Love, and All -- we're all here, we're hoping for a laugh, for obvious reasons, and how funny, I hope, eventually as we discover we're all in the same clown family.
@@perniciouspete4986 Unfortunately, you're probably right, so thank the censors for leaving Groucho's on youtube I've heard this before, but it's alway refreshing to hear it again.
It’s more than a year since your post and I wanted to say I came across this simply because I admire another more recent character actor who has a deep love for the Marx Brothers which just goes to show how incredibly talented Groucho and his other brothers were. I’m 35 and I remember adoring A Night at the Opera when I was a kid.
time might have been ahead of me I was heading nowhere then time caught up with me by the time I caught up it was behind me! how time flies without leaving feathers!
mine was when he was sitting with a lady at a restaurant...the bill came ,he grabbed the bill and said to the lady " this bill is outrageous, if I were you, I wouldn't pay it "
@@pavelthedog6939 there was a late Marx bros. picture ,where He's exiting a taxi, and I'd swear Charles Lane is the cabbie, but I'm not sure. he says" 18.75!" Groucho relpies "1875 .just what I thought. the 1940 models run much smoother."
I don't want to live in a world that doesn't still find this genius man funny. I laughed throughout this whole bio. Thank you for the upload and thank you Mr. Marx for all the laughs.
I dont think I ever laughed so hard in my life until I discovered old Groucho movies on the tv like 50-55 years ago. The first time I would see one would laugh so hard my side would hurt To a young teen seeing a guy with such crazy moves and zinging fast jokes and comebacks God he was funny
I love that man! Ever since I was little, and now that I'm on the dark side of middle age, too. I adore Groucho! He died three days after Elvis; I cried all week long.
Agree. It was sad how little attention was paid to his passing... it was all about Elvis. Will probably get many thumbs down for this, but of the two I always thought Groucho far more talented.
@@joeambrose3260 Peanut gallery comments aside, schmuck, Groucho did not lift his act lock stock and barrel from the black musicians of the south. He, along with his brothers, created his own entire category of entertainment. And he did so during the height of the depression when there was little money around, not in the post WWII baby boom when money literally seemed to grow on trees. Marx also managed to survive to a ripe old age without becoming a bloated drug addict. Elvis' music was very good - just like the black musicians of the south he learned it from
While filming A Night at the Opera, the brothers drove Sam Wood (director) crazy by going off script. “I can’t make a film out of clay!” He yelled. Groucho responded, “nor a director out of Wood.”
Groucho Marx was the KING of comedy! He had an incredible ability to take any situation or set of facts and make a funny humorous comment[without giving it too much thought]!
I miss these movie documentaries from the VHS/Laserdisc era. These are essential time capsules that captured the people who lived these times and witnessed the history.
My favorite is the "Trial of Chicolini" from Duck Soup. Groucho: I suggest we give him ten years in Leavenworth or eleven years in Twelveworth. Chico: Tell you what I'll do. I'll take five and ten in Woolworth's.
Believe it or not, a lot of rock stars hung out with Groucho. Alice Cooper and his manager Shep Woolley met him once and Shep offered to look at Groucho’s finances and found lots of money he was either owed or checks he hadn’t cashed. At one point, Groucho yelled “Shep! It’s been five minutes, you haven’t sued anybody!” Alice paid Groucho tribute by putting his face on the cover of his Greatest Hits album
it seems that every 50 years or so, a great, legendary and of course hilarious comedy group would arrive. I was an 8-yr old Canadian army brat, posted to Germany. We were on a Cunard ocean liner heading to Rotterdam in the late 1950s. I discovered the Marx Brothers. The ship's theatre would play a Marx Brothers movie for the matinee every day. Saw them all and was mesmerized. Rediscovered them in my 20s and realized how literate their insanity was. "I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse." And about 50 years after the Marx Brothers hit, we got "Nudge nudge, wink wink, know what I mean" and a whole new stream of legendary, hilarious TV, movies, stage and radio.
What I remember about Groucho is how much my father enjoyed him. Dad never missed You Bet Your life. Once he had a man on who said that he had been married for seven years and had seven children. Groucho said, "seven children in seven years?" The man replied, '"I love my wife Groucho." Groucho's comeback, "I love my cigar too, but I take it our once in awhile." Dad nearly fell out of the chair laughing. I guess he could relate. At that time we had seven kids in our family.
@ Rhobat Bryn... I heard a story concerning that line... I guess it was during the rehearsal of that scene and Margret Dumont asked what was the meaning of that joke and needed it explained to her... Groucho said they loved Margret and insisted that she be in their movies because she didn't get their humor and couldn't understand why people thought they were funny... she was the perfect straight man er woman
@@carlpen850 if you know anything about comedy and what a straight man or woman is oh, you would immediately know that Margaret Dumont certainly did understand the jokes. Otherwise she wouldn't know how to give those great reactions. Router did tell this story and he told her repeatedly and nobody that knew Margaret Dumont could ever understand why he said it. You have to have brains to have that kind of comedic timing and there are many instances where the straight man or woman is actually making the joke work as opposed to the comedian.
@@carlpen850Yeah unfortunately this isn’t true; not only did she get the jokes, there are many clips where she has to be a less restrained straight man and therefore is able to laugh freely, like the Hollywood Palace episode with her and Groucho
Spent a year imitating Groucho while waiting tables a couple of years after his passing. I guess that I looked like him because when I entered the dining area smiles lit up all over the room. Everyone wanted to interact with him. He brought joy to so many.
Of all the great comedians over the decades, I can't think of anyone who was sharper than Groucho. He could see the absurd in any situation or in anyone and turn it on its head. While there were wonderful comedians who made us laugh, Groucho made us think. He wasn't way ahead of his time, he was way ahead of everyone's time. The fact that he's still admired and emulated by some wags out there shows how enduring his kind of humor was...and he'll never be topped.
I love Groucho's humor style and I have copied it from time to time myself. He is one of my favorite comedians, a true genius! Thank you for sharing this.. ❤️
Absolutely brilliant mind. His puns and double entendres were an art form. Even in today's environment, he could get away with political incorrectness without being castigated for it.
I’ve watched this bio on Groucho many times over the years! He was one of those “once in a lifetime” well-loved comedians/ entertainers. He and his brothers’ comedy will be remembered forever!
This was a fantastic tribute to the funniest artist ever!!! Although he was before my time, I was blessed to have the opportunity to witness the greatness of him through reruns and nostalgia TV. He will ALWAYS be a great!!!
Margaret Dumont who was very beautiful was an amazing and perfect foil for Groucho, and he once reportedly said “ I’ll never belong to a club who would have someone like me as a member” Thank you for posting.
That line or something similar was reputedly in his letter of resignation from the Friar's Club, or some other exclusive club. It's purely apocryphal as the letter itself wasn't saved and his son, Arthur, gave varying accounts of the incident.
I'm 58, I was probably around 13 when I saw my first Marx Brothers movie, and I was enthralled. I always cracked up when Harpo would put his leg into someone's hand. My sister and I would try to do that to others sometimes. I had enjoyed all the Three Stooges movies before, but this was completely different, humor that made you think but was also slapstick. I remember when Groucho died in 1977, just a few days after Elvis Presley. One of my favorite movie scenes was when about 25 people were crammed into a closet and Groucho says, "Call room service and have them send up a bigger room."
64, I have 3 different collections of all their released movies with extra goodies included. An Evening With Groucho (Dick Cavett) LP set. Every time I watch the films, I'm seeing them the first time! I think you might be referring to "A Night At The Opera", aboard the ship where (it was already crowded with the boys) they order room service and proceed to let in everybody that knocks on the door of which finally bursts open, spewing out all of them tumbling akimbo!
Why after all these years we never tire of Groucho? His Humor mirrored a great intellect spontaneous engaging with boyish abandonment In his words if humor has to be dirty, it isn't humor He knew Human nature and made us laugh at ourselves
I was a kid when Goucho died but old enough to remember seeing him on the Cavet show when I was allowed to stay up that late. In later years I got old enough to understand his comedy and became a lifelong fan . He was a brilliant man and also a troubled man who couldnt help but mock the reality he was presented with and he mocked it perfectly . I relate to him a great deal because in my own way I also mock this reality at every turn to the point Im surprised I still have a job ..LOL...but I sure have a lot of laughs and the guys that work for me laugh right along with me and I always give Grocho the credit when I " borrow" one of his jokes but most of them dont know who Grouch is when they come to work in my world but they sure will when they leave ...God bless Groucho and the brothers. PS. Peter O'Toole has a double phallic name .
I watched this whole thing and now i have tears.I have watched thrilled to hear him since i think 3 or 4 years old.I somehow knew how to turn on the TV.
I have all of the Marx Brothers' films on DVD and enjoy them. I love to hear and sing several of his songs, especially "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" and "Hello, I Must Be Going."
Many years ago when I was a young teen, would watch You Bet Your Life as reruns at 11pm after Benny Hill, with my brother. I loved watching Groucho and his movies. He was fantastically funny with his quick wit and funny sarcasm and yet very pleasant and friendly. I was so saddened when I learned of his last years of life. So very sad how he was treated it actually made me cry. I hope that life was just as unkind to that woman that caused such grief. He would hide in a closet and cry when she was angry and yelling. I am so sorry Groucho, I wish I would have been around to help you, just to repay you for the so many hours of laughter you gave us all. I watch his reruns and laugh and when they are over I still cry that he is gone. God Bless you all for watching his movies etc, I believe he would be thrilled knowing that so many of us still watch him after all these years.
He enjoyed making us laugh. I’ve heard his jokes many times over and yet when I hear them again I still laugh like it was the first time I heard it. To me that’s the sign of great talent. Thank you for the video!
Such a fan! When I was a teen I rushed out to buy the double record set, Live at Carnegie Hall and read every book I could get my hands on about the Marx Bros. I never saw this documentary before today. Didnt even know that it existed! Everything I was supposed to do this morning just got put on hold.....
His son didn’t share in the total admiration of his father . When asked why the son said “ We were going thru customs , coming back from a Canadian vacation, when we were asked to step aside. The customs officer asked Groucho what he did for a living. Without batting an eye Groucho replied ‘ Smuggler ‘ “. The family then spent hours being interrogated. They were pissed but Groucho thought it hilarious.
A priest once thanked him for all the joy he brought into the world, without batting an eye Groucho replied “...and I’d like to thank you for all the joy you’ve taken out of it”
I was born in 1963 and although I can't recall the first time Marx Brothers movie that I ever watched I do know that I was hooked. I have seen every movie and possibly every episode of You Bet Your Life that was ever aired. He did not invent comedy but, in my opinion, he (with his brothers) perfected it. I was always a class clown long before I even knew he existed so I am not sure that my sense of humor was based on his ... but in the long run ... it sure seems as though it mimics his (which is fine by me). I was not very old when he died (I was only 14). I do recall that I had drawn many pictures depicting him and his brothers in the movies they were in and I was going to send them to him in 1976. For one reason or another I failed to do so ... and will always regret it. Other than my Father, there is no person that I can say that I truly admire. Although we are all born to eventually die ... it is a shame that he had to be one of us that does ... and did.
The only person I ever compared Robin Williams to was Groucho. And the only who has come close to Robin (for me at least) was Groucho. Think about it: the speed, wordplay, the asides, breaking the fourth wall, the physical comedy, off-color/taboo, political, dark humor, satire, improv, the speed of delivery, as well as the sheer volume of work is incredible. If there is even a third comedian - and I don't know who it could be - that should - be in this list I'd like know who. I will adore of these giants forever. They made the world a better place.
Superbly put together & very emotionally gratifying. I didn't realize he doted on his children so much. His marriages lasted longer than my 3 ever did.I hope to meet him one day in Heaven.
I recently watched “A Night T the Opera “ on TCM. Groucho’s really amazing bag of tricks was incredible. What a great entertainer he was. Thanks, Groucho, from all of us!
I been blessed to watch the Marx Brothers as a child at my Grandma's house,I've been intrigued by them since then,Groucho was an Original,he and the rest of the Marx Brothers can never be duplicated
my step-grandfather and his family lived upstairs from the Marx family, the Annie Berger on the routine he did on An Evening with Groucho tour was my great aunt! I knew her as Aunt Ann. watching this now to get through ths absurd social isolation to prevent the spread of COVID 19. my dad used to direct live commercials during the You Bet Your Life! show.
Great program. I used to watch "You Bet Your Life" every week with my parents. My dad used to sometimes laugh hysterically when he watched. Most of the time he was way too quick for me to "get" every time.
His books are proof of his accomplishments as a writer! They could stand alone as testaments of his genius if they didn’t have to compete with his stage, movie, radio, and tv careers. His autobiography, Groucho and Me is great!
There was an episode of "I Dream Of Jeannie" in which Major Roger Healey makes the wish to be "The funniest man in the world" and who pops into the picture? The One And Only - Groucho!
Two quotes near the end are really descriptive and touching - "He had spent a lifetime planting comic time bombs under our seats", and when Cavett says that he needed a Groucho to cheer him up, and he was the only person in the world who couldn't have one.
Whatever happened to his kids I know that Melinda ran away from Hollywood and that this lady they interviewed seems like a nice ole gal and I think he had a son but I'm not sure if they are still living
I used watch You bet your life every day in my high school years.Loved and adored him of course he was long gone but he touched my soul.And created or molded my own sarcastic twisted dark comedy self.
It makes me so happy to see the number of the Views this video has, what a wonderful contribution to the world of laughter Groucho made. Nothing is more important
Margret doumont. I always loved the fact. She didnt get the jokes. And they said that she was a wonderful woman.and told them they could do better .she never understood their comedy. And they loved her for that.she was great!
I started performing as Groucho over 60 years ago, and I couldn't even come close to his fast wit and amazing brain. The Marx Brothers were one of the funniest groups in history. Enough said!
My father 😢adored him I was introduced to all his films by him and to this day I LOVE them, that is why I was so angry and sad when, on a tribute to Groucho in Hollywood, a second degree comedian, won’t say his name, on the biggest applause the public were given him as he walked off the stage, the unnamed comedian removed Groucho’s beret, showing his bold head saying, while he tapped his head: off you go old an, that’s enough 😤😤😤😢😢
Two Harpo stories: Goucho's son said the only time he ever saw his father cry was at Harpo's funeral. Harpo's wife said, "My heart still leaps when I hear his footsteps."
He was truly unique, as indeed were the Marx Brothers. We have nothing like those boys today which is very sad because the world desperately needs them.
When challenged to use "innendo" in a sentence: "Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo." That might have been in "Horsefeathers" but don't quote me.
And that amazing scene where Chico, grinning maniacally,plays the piano faster and faster, harder and harder, gradually working up to totally destroying the piano!
linshanhsiang YES.... the line of all lines after announcing there is a sanitry clause with the landlord.... the comedy was fast and sharp, Only a few comediens have come close to this quality, Morcambe and Wise......"I am playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order. Victoria Wood................."Two Soups" you gota watch this sketch, Julie Walters kills me with her old lady impression... Ricky Gervais..................Anything he does, The Office, Extras, Standup..... There are more....
I loved Groucho's disdain for hob-snobbery and the satirical mockery he made of it; without hesitation. Perhaps the best American comedic genius to come out of the twentieth century; I adored him. Indeed, we lost a Golden Child when we lost Groucho Marx.
The skit with Groucho and Chico "playing" bridge is my tried and true favorite.
I'm a lifelong Groucho fan, so I figured I'd watch about 5 minutes. I watched all 57. We all need a little Groucho in our lives.
So did I!
@@derekjohnston2780 Especially at this moment--Laughter is the best medicine, but don't tell the United States Pharmacopaea (sp).
John Drummond- I did too. 👍
So did I! I enjoyed every minute of it!
I too could stop watching. Absolutely fascinating and a complex man.
Queen (the band) contacted Groucho to ask if he was ok with them taking his movie names for the titles of their LPs (Night at the opera and Day at the races),Groucho's reply "It's fine by me and I'd be honoured if you'd name your next LP after my latest picture 'the Greatest hits of the Rolling Stones"
It was an insult for Queen to use those titles
@@michaelsalisbury1477 it was ultimate tribute
I was in Queen's fan club and they published a picture of the band meeting Groucho(at his home).I don't think he really cared too much either way as he was in his 90cs!
@Michael Salisbury when the thumbs-up you had came from yours.
Wasn't there a third album named after marx bros film?
The greatest master of pissing people off in movie history. Nobody will ever do it better.
The MARX BROTHERS WERE GREAT ALL OF MY EARLY LIFE BACK IN THE 1950's on a black & white television. They brought joy and laughter to those who watched them.
My father introduced me to Marx Brothers movies. Just loved him. They shared a lower East side sense of humor and puns, which I inherited as one of my greatest gifts. Dad passed away last year and is buried in the same mortuary as Groucho. He would have liked to know that. I always thought Groucho was talking directly to me in his films. I watched Duck Soup again just two days ago. I sure miss you Groucho.
Every time I see one of these biographies I am reminded how blessed I have been to have lived in the lifetime of such men and women. My children and grandchildren will never know the joy of seeing such performers live in their heyday.
genius is 1% perspiration and 99% doing anything else.
amen
That is ridiculous. People haven;t really changed for thousands of years. You need to check your ego.
@@tonygrowley5275 you're right that people haven't changed much in thousands of years, but I never said they had, so your comment is pointless. What I said was "My children and grandchildren will never know the joy of seeing such performers LIVE IN THEIR HEYDAY [emphasis added]."
The pioneers who created the movie and television industry, the Grouchos, Keystone Cops, Errol Flynns, Humphrey Bogarts, Ed Sullivans, Jackie Gleesons, Lucille Balls, Clark Gables, Walt Disneys, and all the rest who built the movie and TV industry are all gone now. I got to see many of them perform live when I was young. The industries are is now mature and actually in decline. Half of what you see is CGI and very little is original. Just look at all the sequels, remakes, and copycats!
My children and grandchildren can still watch all those classics I grew up with, but they will NEVER be able to see those performers LIVE, nor when their movies and TV shows were IN THEIR HEYDAY. That's an indisputable fact ... but it didn't stop you from creating a "straw man" to try to dispute it. Hmmmm ........
@@PellmanSensei Back in their HEYDAY there was no competition, no internet where sad sacks like you could whine all day on RUclips for entertainment. You are just a cranky old man pining for the past. Today's actors and comedians are just as good.
You should have heard the shaman's jokes around the campfire in prehistoric times..
Your facts about the future are only your deluded opinions. HMMM......
Most of my one liners when I was growing up were pinched from the Marx brothers. At 68, I still fall back on them now and again, they still get laughs. God bless boys, you were the best!
I tried to memorize as many of his one-liners as I could. It's a shame I couldn't learn his timing.
I see life as a ladder one climbs up mine is broken and I blame the agency!
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside a dog, it's too dark to read!"
- Groucho Marx
LOL!!!!!
Not that funny
Joe Ambrose - all your taste are in your salivary glands.
@@charlesstuart7290 Not that funny
Mark Twain quotation, not from Groucho.
The only man who is legend in all four forms of performing - vaudeville/theatre, movies, radio and television. Just goes to show what genius he was.
Uh, not to quibble, but that's five.
@@waynemarvin5661 I put vaudeville and theater into one form of performing. Technically, they are same form.
...not bad for a kid with a fifth grade education.
And radio
And radio.
The incomparable Julius Henry 'Groucho' Marx.
Those of you who miss comedy like this today, raise your hand.
But now, Donald Trump toppled that. He is the greatest clown for all.
Yola Montalvan ~Really?! Even here? Is that all you think about? Doesn't it seem a little unhealthy to frame your entire worldview on the whatever jerkoff is occupying the White House? Did you ever think a hobby might be a better choice? I'm starting to think it might be more interesting to know what is NOT ruined because...Trump. bet every month when you get your cramps, you curse Trump.
Juliaflo, Yola, Jeff, Love, and All -- we're all here, we're hoping for a laugh, for obvious reasons, and how funny, I hope, eventually as we discover we're all in the same clown family.
@Joe Smith Being said by someone with a fake facebook account
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In this crazy year of 2020, the world needs more Groucho's.
All the Groucho's would get cancelled.
@@perniciouspete4986 Unfortunately, you're probably right, so thank the censors for leaving Groucho's on youtube I've heard this before, but it's alway refreshing to hear it again.
One would do.
Never happen....only one time do we get Groucho.
Sorry, only ONE Groucho to a planet.
It's December 4, 2021 and Groucho is still able to make me laugh. Thanks for all the laughter, your light still shines all these after.
It’s more than a year since your post and I wanted to say I came across this simply because I admire another more recent character actor who has a deep love for the Marx Brothers which just goes to show how incredibly talented Groucho and his other brothers were.
I’m 35 and I remember adoring A Night at the Opera when I was a kid.
@@MitzyDoodle13 I have that on VHS and a DVD VHS combo I will keep unless the VHS part fails. The VHS I have watched a few times since then.
it's now 2023...
ditto...😂
He wasn't ahead of his time; he's timeless ! And given our current predicament. PUNCTUAL !
time might have been ahead of me I was heading nowhere then time caught up with me by the time I caught up it was behind me! how time flies without leaving feathers!
He would have liked that one, lol
When I was a kid(I am 95)I used to do a Grocho imitation, got pretty good at it. I loved the man. Got to see him in person once.
My favorite quote of Groucho's is "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."
Mine is "I wouldn't join a club that would have me as a member."
mine was when he was sitting with a lady at a restaurant...the bill came ,he grabbed the bill and said to the lady " this bill is outrageous, if I were you, I wouldn't pay it "
@@pavelthedog6939 there was a late Marx bros. picture ,where He's exiting a taxi, and I'd swear Charles Lane is the cabbie, but I'm not sure. he says" 18.75!" Groucho relpies "1875 .just what I thought. the 1940 models run much smoother."
“Then came the war, and I fought and I fought-but I had to go anyway.”
This is actually the third time I've come across this. And I've ended up watching it start to finish every time.
I don't want to live in a world that doesn't still find this genius man funny. I laughed throughout this whole bio. Thank you for the upload and thank you Mr. Marx for all the laughs.
Indeed
Well said
I'm also fond of the chico/talula Bankhead story
This is brilliance !!!!!!!!
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Grouchos MOST fabulous line. " I'd never belong to a club , that would have ME as a member....As classic as it gets.
I dont think I ever laughed so hard in my life until I discovered old Groucho movies on the tv like 50-55 years ago. The first time I would see one would laugh so hard my side would hurt To a young teen seeing a guy with such crazy moves and zinging fast jokes and comebacks God he was funny
FAST, SO fast!!! I'm slow and would get a joke half way through the next joke, missing that joke, but that is why I watch him over and over!
That is how I feel watching him now, I’m young but this guys humor is timeless.
I loved it when suddenly he would speak kindly, tenderly and even with wisdom of some important truth.
I love that man! Ever since I was little, and now that I'm on the dark side of middle age, too. I adore Groucho! He died three days after Elvis; I cried all week long.
Agree. It was sad how little attention was paid to his passing... it was all about Elvis. Will probably get many thumbs down for this, but of the two I always thought Groucho far more talented.
@@ShmuelWeintraub U need help
@@joeambrose3260 if he does, it obviously ain't coming from you, mister Shinola
@@joeambrose3260 Peanut gallery comments aside, schmuck, Groucho did not lift his act lock stock and barrel from the black musicians of the south. He, along with his brothers, created his own entire category of entertainment. And he did so during the height of the depression when there was little money around, not in the post WWII baby boom when money literally seemed to grow on trees. Marx also managed to survive to a ripe old age without becoming a bloated drug addict.
Elvis' music was very good - just like the black musicians of the south he learned it from
Love Groucho! What joy and fun he gave us. Such a gift.
While filming A Night at the Opera, the brothers drove Sam Wood (director) crazy by going off script. “I can’t make a film out of clay!” He yelled. Groucho responded, “nor a director out of Wood.”
Groucho Marx was the KING of comedy! He had an incredible ability to take any situation or set of facts and make a funny humorous comment[without giving it too much thought]!
I miss these movie documentaries from the VHS/Laserdisc era. These are essential time capsules that captured the people who lived these times and witnessed the history.
My favorite is the "Trial of Chicolini" from Duck Soup.
Groucho: I suggest we give him ten years in Leavenworth or eleven years in Twelveworth.
Chico: Tell you what I'll do. I'll take five and ten in Woolworth's.
Groucho, the greatest comedian of all time, and the Marx Brothers, the greatest team of comedic geniuses, ever
I met Groucho in 1972 in Beverly Hills. His health was failing but his wit was sharp and caustic. Miss those guys.
7 days to post proof or I must call BS
Just as I thought
Believe it or not, a lot of rock stars hung out with Groucho. Alice Cooper and his manager Shep Woolley met him once and Shep offered to look at Groucho’s finances and found lots of money he was either owed or checks he hadn’t cashed. At one point, Groucho yelled “Shep! It’s been five minutes, you haven’t sued anybody!” Alice paid Groucho tribute by putting his face on the cover of his Greatest Hits album
@@joeambrose3260 Why does anyone owe you proof of anything?
In Pinterest I saw a picture of Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin
it seems that every 50 years or so, a great, legendary and of course hilarious comedy group would arrive. I was an 8-yr old Canadian army brat, posted to Germany. We were on a Cunard ocean liner heading to Rotterdam in the late 1950s. I discovered the Marx Brothers. The ship's theatre would play a Marx Brothers movie for the matinee every day. Saw them all and was mesmerized. Rediscovered them in my 20s and realized how literate their insanity was. "I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse." And about 50 years after the Marx Brothers hit, we got "Nudge nudge, wink wink, know what I mean" and a whole new stream of legendary, hilarious TV, movies, stage and radio.
when you stand close to a nearby wall, I won't speak to you!
"I'd introduce myself, but I already know myself". Rest in Peace, Julius.
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Groucho has always been my favorite writer and performer. There ya go, Groucho - I said WRITER first!
I have the Marx Brothers collection on DVD. After seeing this I have to watch them all again. These guys are timeless. Thank you for sharing.
What I remember about Groucho is how much my father enjoyed him. Dad never missed You Bet Your life. Once he had a man on who said that he had been married for seven years and had seven children. Groucho said, "seven children in seven years?" The man replied, '"I love my wife Groucho." Groucho's comeback, "I love my cigar too, but I take it our once in awhile." Dad nearly fell out of the chair laughing. I guess he could relate. At that time we had seven kids in our family.
Was your Dad a precision Engineer?
It was 17 children. And he said, " he loved his cigars, but he took it out of his mouth once in awhile."
"Remember we are fighting for this woman's honour, which is probably more than she ever did."
"I never forget a face but in your case, I would make an exception." Classic Groucho!!
@ Rhobat Bryn... I heard a story concerning that line... I guess it was during the rehearsal of that scene and Margret Dumont asked what was the meaning of that joke and needed it explained to her... Groucho said they loved Margret and insisted that she be in their movies because she didn't get their humor and couldn't understand why people thought they were funny... she was the perfect straight man er woman
@@carlpen850 Good story. :-)
@@carlpen850 if you know anything about comedy and what a straight man or woman is oh, you would immediately know that Margaret Dumont certainly did understand the jokes. Otherwise she wouldn't know how to give those great reactions. Router did tell this story and he told her repeatedly and nobody that knew Margaret Dumont could ever understand why he said it. You have to have brains to have that kind of comedic timing and there are many instances where the straight man or woman is actually making the joke work as opposed to the comedian.
@@carlpen850Yeah unfortunately this isn’t true; not only did she get the jokes, there are many clips where she has to be a less restrained straight man and therefore is able to laugh freely, like the Hollywood Palace episode with her and Groucho
Spent a year imitating Groucho while waiting tables a couple of years after his passing. I guess that I looked like him because when I entered the dining area smiles lit up all over the room. Everyone wanted to interact with him. He brought joy to so many.
I have all their movies on DVD. Whenever I'm feeling down I'll pop in "A night at the Opera" or "Duck soup" or well any of them. I laugh out loud.
You were one of a kind
Like the three stooges- you brought laughter to my heart
Rip
Of all the great comedians over the decades, I can't think of anyone who was sharper than Groucho. He could see the absurd in any situation or in anyone and turn it on its head. While there were wonderful comedians who made us laugh, Groucho made us think. He wasn't way ahead of his time, he was way ahead of everyone's time. The fact that he's still admired and emulated by some wags out there shows how enduring his kind of humor was...and he'll never be topped.
Thanks for uploading. Groucho was so quick witted, such a natural talent. Never see the likes of him again, unfortunately.
I love Groucho's humor style and I have copied it from time to time myself. He is one of my favorite comedians, a true genius! Thank you for sharing this.. ❤️
There will only be one Groucho. I can watch his movies & TV shows over and over again and crack up all the time!
Absolutely brilliant mind. His puns and double entendres were an art form. Even in today's environment, he could get away with political incorrectness without being castigated for it.
Loved Groucho my whole life! An extraordinary man and comic!
I’ve watched this bio on Groucho many times over the years! He was one of those “once in a lifetime” well-loved comedians/ entertainers. He and his brothers’ comedy will be remembered forever!
This was a fantastic tribute to the funniest artist ever!!! Although he was before my time, I was blessed to have the opportunity to witness the greatness of him through reruns and nostalgia TV. He will ALWAYS be a great!!!
Margaret Dumont who was very beautiful was an amazing and perfect foil for Groucho, and he once reportedly said “ I’ll never belong to a club who would have someone like me as a member” Thank you for posting.
no. he said " i'll never belong to a club who would have someone like me as a member". and woody allen used it later.
@@tomgardner8825 I agree and have corrected the error.
That line or something similar was reputedly in his letter of resignation from the Friar's Club, or some other exclusive club. It's purely apocryphal as the letter itself wasn't saved and his son, Arthur, gave varying accounts of the incident.
I'm 58, I was probably around 13 when I saw my first Marx Brothers movie, and I was enthralled. I always cracked up when Harpo would put his leg into someone's hand. My sister and I would try to do that to others sometimes. I had enjoyed all the Three Stooges movies before, but this was completely different, humor that made you think but was also slapstick. I remember when Groucho died in 1977, just a few days after Elvis Presley. One of my favorite movie scenes was when about 25 people were crammed into a closet and Groucho says, "Call room service and have them send up a bigger room."
64, I have 3 different collections of all their released movies with extra goodies included. An Evening With Groucho (Dick Cavett) LP set. Every time I watch the films, I'm seeing them the first time! I think you might be referring to "A Night At The Opera", aboard the ship where (it was already crowded with the boys) they order room service and proceed to let in everybody that knocks on the door of which finally bursts open, spewing out all of them tumbling akimbo!
Yes it was a night at the opera
Why after all these years we never tire of Groucho? His Humor mirrored a great intellect spontaneous engaging with boyish abandonment
In his words if humor has to be dirty, it isn't humor He knew Human nature and made us laugh at ourselves
Groucho is the king of comedy.
I still watch him every day.
Love and miss you Mr. Marx... Thanks for the memories♥️
I was a kid when Goucho died but old enough to remember seeing him on the Cavet show when I was allowed to stay up that late. In later years I got old enough to understand his comedy and became a lifelong fan . He was a brilliant man and also a troubled man who couldnt help but mock the reality he was presented with and he mocked it perfectly . I relate to him a great deal because in my own way I also mock this reality at every turn to the point Im surprised I still have a job ..LOL...but I sure have a lot of laughs and the guys that work for me laugh right along with me and I always give Grocho the credit when I " borrow" one of his jokes but most of them dont know who Grouch is when they come to work in my world but they sure will when they leave ...God bless Groucho and the brothers.
PS. Peter O'Toole has a double phallic name .
I watched this whole thing and now i have tears.I have watched thrilled to hear him since i think 3 or 4 years old.I somehow knew how to turn on the TV.
I have all of the Marx Brothers' films on DVD and enjoy them. I love to hear and sing several of his songs, especially "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" and "Hello, I Must Be Going."
Many years ago when I was a young teen, would watch You Bet Your Life as reruns at 11pm after Benny Hill, with my brother. I loved watching Groucho and his movies. He was fantastically funny with his quick wit and funny sarcasm and yet very pleasant and friendly. I was so saddened when I learned of his last years of life. So very sad how he was treated it actually made me cry. I hope that life was just as unkind to that woman that caused such grief. He would hide in a closet and cry when she was angry and yelling. I am so sorry Groucho, I wish I would have been around to help you, just to repay you for the so many hours of laughter you gave us all. I watch his reruns and laugh and when they are over I still cry that he is gone. God Bless you all for watching his movies etc, I believe he would be thrilled knowing that so many of us still watch him after all these years.
To be fair, was pretty nasty to his wives over the years though he doted on his daughter and grand daughter
Ah, Candice Bergen, beautiful as always! Thank you, David, for posting this wonderful documentary.
Truly one of the greatest. The ad lid quits and his physical agility can’t be beat.
He enjoyed making us laugh. I’ve heard his jokes many times over and yet when I hear them again I still laugh like it was the first time I heard it. To me that’s the sign of great talent. Thank you for the video!
I think I have gone deaf! don't I love the silence!!
Such a fan! When I was a teen I rushed out to buy the double record set, Live at Carnegie Hall and read every book I could get my hands on about the Marx Bros. I never saw this documentary before today. Didnt even know that it existed! Everything I was supposed to do this morning just got put on hold.....
Love it! That shows the love we still have for them!
His son didn’t share in the total admiration of his father . When asked why the son said “ We were going thru customs , coming back from a Canadian vacation, when we were asked to step aside. The customs officer asked Groucho what he did for a living. Without batting an eye Groucho replied ‘ Smuggler ‘ “. The family then spent hours being interrogated. They were pissed but Groucho thought it hilarious.
LOL! Wouldn't you have loved to be a fly on the wall for THAT interrogation?!
With a line that good, it's worth it. One of my all time favorites
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣LOL!!!
A priest once thanked him for all the joy he brought into the world, without batting an eye Groucho replied “...and I’d like to thank you for all the joy you’ve taken out of it”
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Best eulogy for Groucho one could imagine
The Greatest. I could listen to him tell jokes or stories forever.
I was born in 1963 and although I can't recall the first time Marx Brothers movie that I ever watched I do know that I was hooked. I have seen every movie and possibly every episode of You Bet Your Life that was ever aired. He did not invent comedy but, in my opinion, he (with his brothers) perfected it. I was always a class clown long before I even knew he existed so I am not sure that my sense of humor was based on his ... but in the long run ... it sure seems as though it mimics his (which is fine by me). I was not very old when he died (I was only 14). I do recall that I had drawn many pictures depicting him and his brothers in the movies they were in and I was going to send them to him in 1976. For one reason or another I failed to do so ... and will always regret it. Other than my Father, there is no person that I can say that I truly admire. Although we are all born to eventually die ... it is a shame that he had to be one of us that does ... and did.
The only person I ever compared Robin Williams to was Groucho. And the only who has come close to Robin (for me at least) was Groucho. Think about it: the speed, wordplay, the asides, breaking the fourth wall, the physical comedy, off-color/taboo, political, dark humor, satire, improv, the speed of delivery, as well as the sheer volume of work is incredible. If there is even a third comedian - and I don't know who it could be - that should - be in this list I'd like know who. I will adore of these giants forever. They made the world a better place.
Superbly put together & very emotionally gratifying. I didn't realize he doted on his children so much. His marriages lasted longer than my 3 ever did.I hope to meet him one day in Heaven.
I recently watched “A Night T the Opera “ on TCM. Groucho’s really amazing bag of tricks was incredible. What a great entertainer he was. Thanks, Groucho, from all of us!
We now need more than ever more people like Groucho.
I loved it, well done. Groucho Marx was the most unique comic, loved all his films and his amazing brothers.
Best description of Groucho I’ve heard came from Arlene Francis, “the truly authentic wit of our time”.
I been blessed to watch the Marx Brothers as a child at my Grandma's house,I've been intrigued by them since then,Groucho was an Original,he and the rest of the Marx Brothers can never be duplicated
I will love him forever... no one has ever make me laugh the same way and with such awe and admiration ❤️❤️❤️
"$9.40! That's an outrage. If I were you I wouldn't pay it! " classic
I think Groucho was certainly the greatest sardonic comedy wit and character OF ALL TIME. he was brilliant and simply sheer genius when at his best.
“He needed a Groucho to cheer him up” (Cavett) Same sadness that Robin Williams suffered from.
Great vid. Groucho was the Goat when it came to comedy. His humor is timeless.
my step-grandfather and his family lived upstairs from the Marx family, the Annie Berger on the routine he did on An Evening with Groucho tour was my great aunt! I knew her as Aunt Ann. watching this now to get through ths absurd social isolation to prevent the spread of COVID 19. my dad used to direct live commercials during the You Bet Your Life! show.
Great program. I used to watch "You Bet Your Life" every week with my parents. My dad used to sometimes laugh hysterically when he watched. Most of the time he was way too quick for me to "get" every time.
His books are proof of his accomplishments as a writer! They could stand alone as testaments of his genius if they didn’t have to compete with his stage, movie, radio, and tv careers. His autobiography, Groucho and Me is great!
There was an episode of "I Dream Of Jeannie" in which Major Roger Healey makes the wish to be "The funniest man in the world" and who pops into the picture? The One And Only - Groucho!
Two quotes near the end are really descriptive and touching - "He had spent a lifetime planting comic time bombs under our seats", and when Cavett says that he needed a Groucho to cheer him up, and he was the only person in the world who couldn't have one.
Yes, that Cavett line was the perfect ending.
Whatever happened to his kids I know that Melinda ran away from Hollywood and that this lady they interviewed seems like a nice ole gal and I think he had a son but I'm not sure if they are still living
Ditto on that!
I used watch You bet your life every day in my high school years.Loved and adored him of course he was long gone but he touched my soul.And created or molded my own sarcastic twisted dark comedy self.
It makes me so happy to see the number of the Views this video has, what a wonderful contribution to the world of laughter Groucho made. Nothing is more important
wow, great presentation the life of Groucho, always loved him and enjoyed this fully
I remember he came out with that tune "I'm against it" right during the height of the vietnam war....we were all so thrilled!!!.....long live groucho.
The tune was from a 1932 film
Margret doumont. I always loved the fact. She didnt get the jokes. And they said that she was a wonderful woman.and told them they could do better .she never understood their comedy. And they loved her for that.she was great!
With his brothers, the greatest comedic team of all time....and Groucho, by himself.....greatest comedic genius of all time !!!!!!!!!!
I started performing as Groucho over 60 years ago, and I couldn't even come close to his fast wit and amazing brain. The Marx Brothers were one of the funniest groups in history. Enough said!
Groucho Marx is mine and my dad's favorite marx brother character. Groucho will forever live in our hearts.
When I retire I intend to sing "Hello I Must be Going" that last morning.
I want it on my tombstone :)
Who's going to sing Margaret amant's lines? " for my sake you must stay, for if you go away, you'll spoil his party I am throwing... "
i did
One of the most brilliant individuals God ever created, still teaching us decades after his death.
A most heart warming and memorable Groucho Marx production by Ellen M. Krass.
Yes, it was very crass...[wiggles cigar]
My father 😢adored him I was introduced to all his films by him and to this day I LOVE them, that is why I was so angry and sad when, on a tribute to Groucho in Hollywood, a second degree comedian, won’t say his name, on the biggest applause the public were given him as he walked off the stage, the unnamed comedian removed Groucho’s beret, showing his bold head saying, while he tapped his head: off you go old an, that’s enough 😤😤😤😢😢
Harpo inherited his dad's Frenchy's sweet demeanor Harpo was like an angel he never had kids of his own but adopted some lucky kids.
I love him
I have adopted some adults pretty much the same scenario as purple I know your comment was a long time I'll go but the relevance fits
Two Harpo stories:
Goucho's son said the only time he ever saw his father cry was at Harpo's funeral.
Harpo's wife said, "My heart still leaps when I hear his footsteps."
@@bloggerccc sorry, but that was Chico's wife, not Harpo's, who said that, although I'm sure Susan would have echoed the sentiment.
I'm on a Marx brothers binge ,read groucho and me last month and I'm halfway through Harpo speaks this , marvellous.
Me too. I just ordered "Growing Up with Chico" by Maxine Marx off of Ebay. Will get "Harpo Speaks" next.
@@texasmimi5566 I got growing up with chico for Christmas 👍
He was truly unique, as indeed were the Marx Brothers. We have nothing like those boys today which is very sad because the world desperately needs them.
I only found out about 20 years ago there was a sixth brother, Manny who died very young. It's amazing how you can learn something new every day
And given today's uber-sensitive snowflake generation, where EVERYTHING offends, don't expect to see another Groucho for the next 25 years either!
Thank you for this brilliant reminder of a comedic genius.
I think my favorite bit of Groucho's was, "Time flies like the wind, Fruit flies like bananas."
When challenged to use "innendo" in a sentence: "Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo." That might have been in "Horsefeathers" but don't quote me.
I don't think there will ever be anyone like him again. He was a one off!
"And don't point that beard at me. It might go off"! LOL Genius
I laughed and laughed and at the end I had tears. This is from the days when comedy was for laughs not cheers.
The line I can't get over is Chico's "You can't fool me! They're ain't no sanity clause!"
And that amazing scene where Chico, grinning maniacally,plays the piano faster and faster, harder and harder, gradually working up to totally destroying the piano!
I thought that was Harpo?
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YES.... the line of all lines after announcing there is a sanitry clause with the landlord.... the comedy was fast and sharp, Only a few comediens have come close to this quality,
Morcambe and Wise......"I am playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order.
Victoria Wood................."Two Soups" you gota watch this sketch, Julie Walters kills me with her old lady impression...
Ricky Gervais..................Anything he does, The Office, Extras, Standup.....
There are more....
Harpo had all the Best lines , pity he kept them all to himself .... 😀😃😄😁
@Shane come back My memory says Chico but I guess my memory took the Fifth.