I watched Dean all of the time and caught a great many of Sammy Davis' performances all over the networks. It wasn't until I was well into my 50's that I was informed by younger folks that I was supporting racist stereotyping and dehumanizing of people with alcoholism. Well, sorry to say, but the younger folk haven't a clue as to what real comedy was about, and I suppose they never will. Not once did I, or any of the people I grew up with, look at Sammy Davis, Jr. as anything other than a fantastically talented entertainer. As for Foster brooks, we knew it was an act...he was actually drunk. Too bad the current 'woke' folk will have to live with their choices of foul-mouthed, imbecilic talentless 'comedians' that are the stars of today.
As someone who turns 70 a week before this Christmas I remember these shows. Dean Martin was my all time favorite performer and a great actor. Foster Brooks was so funny back in the days before everyone got so thin skinned it makes the outer skin of an onion look like 10'of solid lead by comparison. Can't wait to see both of these great guys again.
It's obvious that Brooks had Dean Martin's dance card........the same way that Tim Conway had Harvey Korman's; Foster knew exactly how and when to deliver a line so that it hit Dean just right. Classic stuff.....didn't require any vulgarity or obscenities.
I love the fact that the humor is so subtle that kids could watch it without censorship. They wouldn't know what was going on but it wouldn't need to be censored.
Foster Brooks was an amazing comedian and actor, and if you haven't seen his act about being an airline pilot with Dean Martin, you've got to see it. It's hilarious and the two of them play off each other very well. I miss this kind of comedy today!
AMEN. As a people, and a nation, we have lost our sense of humor & our ability to laugh at even the most innocent things that happen to us in every day life. How sad! When Robin W & Richard P & Johnathan W ..just to name a few died, that was "the day that comedy/laughter died".
Never again will we see likes of him! And just look at who's sitting up there!!!! I was lucky to see some of this growing up in the 70's and it's even funnier now!!!
I have never seen Foster Brooks b4..I've loved every minute..massive thanks for showing me something I'll never forget, & will now watch over & over & find as many clips as I can..Thank u.
DaBirdman1989 Foster really got around in his younger days - didn’t he also claim to have been engaged to Lucille Ball at one point (or ‘Big Red’, as he called her on her Roast)?!😉
I watched Dean's Roasts simply for the fact that I get to watch Foster Brooks do his thing.. He could make an entire auditorium cry from laughter and could make your cheeks sore from laughing so hard. I always enjoyed watching all the special guests & speakers at that long table cracking up with laughter that they could hardly compose themselves. Dean was the funniest guy to watch as he would turn red from Foster's jokes.. This era of Comedy was truly the best and can never be outdone. Today's Roasts cannot hold a candle to what these major Iconic stars and comedians did back in the 60's & 70's.. Nobody did it better than Foster Brooks playing his Tipsy drinker who was always befuddled everytime he opened his mouth to give his speeches. I sure do miss this Era of life 😢.. it was so special to witness their greatness ❤️
If I remember, Foster Brooks was on The Red Skelton show. I love Foster Brooks. What fun it was to watch this. RIP to all those comedienne we have lost
His writing and timing are utterly brilliant: "I remember the first time I laid- *stammer and long pause*..." Just where he cuts off the sentence is a joke, and you KNOW what he's "supposed" to say. Awesome.
Chris Oh Vincent Price took a moment to choose his words carefully when he was at the podium roasting Bette Davis. The pause got many laughing as much as his finish to the sentence.
Foster Brooks was so good at playing a drunk I swear he could convince a police officer of intoxication at a DUI checkpoint. I love Foster Brooks. Watching him never gets old.
Foster Brooks' brother, Tom, had a kiddy show on our local TV station playing a character called Cactus Pete. When my older brother told me this "drunk" was Cactus's brother, I thought he had to be lying
I remember watching these with my dad when I was a kid and he will be 86 in two days i think we will have to watch some on his birthday foster was always our favorite rest in peace foster
People today are too easily offended... Difference with the roasts of them days they were funny and real celebrities.... Today the roasts are just foul mouthed and not funny... Different class from yesterdays stars
Dean Martin never drank while performing. His "whiskey" was apple juice. It was an act. Foster Brooks didn't drink at all, he gave up drinking in 1964.
It's also great to look at all the guests and know their names immediately, even though they're all long gone. Except Betty White, of course! Better people and better times. And now Betty's gone, too.
@@tonkingulfyachtclub8111 - It is no longer a comedy format. It is a propaganda format. Not only will we tell you what to think.. we will publicly mock the hell out of you for not thinking that way. I would to God that conservative leadership were only half as passionate about pleading Our Case. (Oh.. and Great Name, by the way!)
i hate politically correct idiots!...and i hate this era we live in now..give me a time machine i would go back to the 60's and 70's in a heartbeat!...
As a matter of fact Foster Brooks was a tea toddler. I to am tired of these keyboard cowards who are offended at anything. I swear they troll the web looking for stuff to be outraged about. John Wayne said it best, "Life's tough, n it's a lot tougher if your stupid."
He was one of the best foster Brooks... But they were all good, right down to Don Rickles. I remember them all well, and laugh with them all... That was comedy; asfor there are good comedians what them old roast were the best!!
I always loved Foster Brooks and these old shows are so nice to see again now - just funny, no politics. It's great to see all these old stars that I grew up watching, but I can't identify the black lady next to Red Buttons. Anyone know who she was?
@@xStaman No, he wasn't an alcoholic and usually had apple juice on stage. You are correct that he was drunk at the roasts. He had started drinking more heavily during that time after his son died in an airplane crash.
Good CLEAN fun! Foster will never be duplicated, and the same for Dean Martin. I can watch the reruns every day and laugh just as hard as the 1st time I watched them. I miss those days!
There's fun in a little sexual innuendos....Or Rise Taking ...rather that than the PCorrectness vinegar they dish out today ...Gemme this anymore day...comedic genius we are seeing in front of us all
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Foster was a class of his own . He mastered this act really well
This was a time of fun among these fabulous comedians. You can't help but love these shows and the talent that made you laugh so hard.
Rick Sovel I bought a few of these DVD's for my father. Dad loves watching this stuff, and Foster Brooks was always our favorite part.
He could sure play a drunk, he was so funny
And not be called a racist!!!
I watched Dean all of the time and caught a great many of Sammy Davis' performances all over the networks. It wasn't until I was well into my 50's that I was informed by younger folks that I was supporting racist stereotyping and dehumanizing of people with alcoholism.
Well, sorry to say, but the younger folk haven't a clue as to what real comedy was about, and I suppose they never will. Not once did I, or any of the people I grew up with, look at Sammy Davis, Jr. as anything other than a fantastically talented entertainer. As for Foster brooks, we knew it was an act...he was actually drunk. Too bad the current 'woke' folk will have to live with their choices of foul-mouthed, imbecilic talentless 'comedians' that are the stars of today.
These always lift me up when I'm having a bad day. They were Epic comedians!
As someone who turns 70 a week before this Christmas I remember these shows. Dean Martin was my all time favorite performer and a great actor. Foster Brooks was so funny back in the days before everyone got so thin skinned it makes the outer skin of an onion look like 10'of solid lead by comparison. Can't wait to see both of these great guys again.
I loved Dean! I think he was my first crush. . . . .
It's not only about being thin-skinned, these days. Back then, the jokes were elegant and the performers were men and women of class and elegance.
Great analogy.Society today is absolutely screwed
As someone who isn't 70, I don't care. Foster played a drunk
No matter how many times you watch it, it makes you laugh out loud. Comedy at its very best. Most of all they had fun.
He was a wonderful and talented man. His comedy is still the best there is.
It's obvious that Brooks had Dean Martin's dance card........the same way that Tim Conway had Harvey Korman's; Foster knew exactly how and when to deliver a line so that it hit Dean just right. Classic stuff.....didn't require any vulgarity or obscenities.
Eric Burns ... Dean was truly Foster best fan. He just loved his act
I love the fact that the humor is so subtle that kids could watch it without censorship. They wouldn't know what was going on but it wouldn't need to be censored.
BUT THE CONATATIONS WERE THERE..LOL LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION
Yes . perfect timing just for Dean Martin.
Haha, there was plenty of vulgarity, just done tastefully😅
Watching the guests laugh so hard is almost as much fun as Fosters schtick - nothing will ever come close to this humor.
Alan Bleam Absolutely agree with you!!!
Never!
again?
Brooks could tear into anybody and still keep their reputation in tact. This dude is a surgeon. WOW!!!
Foster Brooks was an amazing comedian and actor, and if you haven't seen his act about being an airline pilot with Dean Martin, you've got to see it. It's hilarious and the two of them play off each other very well. I miss this kind of comedy today!
The golden days of television when people could laugh at themselves, knew how to take a joke and were not offended.
Ain't that the damn truth !
I'm laughing at you, chuckles
Those days are long gone!!!
miss those days, they were so good. The good old days
AMEN. As a people, and a nation, we have lost our sense of humor & our ability to laugh at even the most innocent things that happen to us in every day life. How sad! When Robin W & Richard P & Johnathan W ..just to name a few died, that was "the day that comedy/laughter died".
Never again will we see likes of him! And just look at who's sitting up there!!!! I was lucky to see some of this growing up in the 70's and it's even funnier now!!!
Wes McGee You mean came on tv?
Did anyone ever here Foster Brooks sing?....He had a great voice to.
One of the greatest comedians of all time.
Nothing like a clean roast to honor brilliant comedians! I miss those times.
I have never seen Foster Brooks b4..I've loved every minute..massive thanks for showing me something I'll never forget, & will now watch over & over & find as many clips as I can..Thank u.
We were fortunate to have such great comedy like this things seemed so much better in those days!
The Golden Age of Comedy. The dais is seated with royalty.
Incredible!! It never gets old!! Pure comedy without any foul language!!
Notice reviews of old comedians almost never get a dislike
The best drunk that I ever saw
He's sober
I was born in 1983 I remember watching Betty White in The Golden Girls on British TV I loved it
Foster Brooks was and still is a LEGEND... all the great ones have gone :(
Love these Dean Martin and Foster Brooks shows!
"the old broad I used to mess around with" lmao
DaBirdman1989 Foster really got around in his younger days - didn’t he also claim to have been engaged to Lucille Ball at one point (or ‘Big Red’, as he called her on her Roast)?!😉
@@lindashelley3635 yeah but the football team even called her loose lmao
Lmaooo
I watched Dean's Roasts simply for the fact that I get to watch Foster Brooks do his thing.. He could make an entire auditorium cry from laughter and could make your cheeks sore from laughing so hard. I always enjoyed watching all the special guests & speakers at that long table cracking up with laughter that they could hardly compose themselves. Dean was the funniest guy to watch as he would turn red from Foster's jokes.. This era of Comedy was truly the best and can never be outdone. Today's Roasts cannot hold a candle to what these major Iconic stars and comedians did back in the 60's & 70's.. Nobody did it better than Foster Brooks playing his Tipsy drinker who was always befuddled everytime he opened his mouth to give his speeches. I sure do miss this Era of life 😢.. it was so special to witness their greatness ❤️
The comedic genius of Foster Brooks
First went out with her on a blind date."She was out of date and I was blind"!!!!
Everybody loved her. Damn this is such a gut punch. RIP Betty
If I remember, Foster Brooks was on The Red Skelton show. I love Foster Brooks. What fun it was to watch this. RIP to all those comedienne we have lost
His writing and timing are utterly brilliant: "I remember the first time I laid- *stammer and long pause*..." Just where he cuts off the sentence is a joke, and you KNOW what he's "supposed" to say. Awesome.
Chris Oh
Vincent Price took a moment to choose his words carefully when he was at the podium roasting Bette Davis. The pause got many laughing as much as his finish to the sentence.
William Norton That’s what REAL artists call ‘timing’
I love Forster brooks he is so funny I watch this when I am so depressed he makes me laugh
Fell in love with this great entertainer first time l heard him hours of laughter have followed . Pure genius of his art!!
Foster Brooks was so good at playing a drunk I swear he could convince a police officer of intoxication at a DUI checkpoint. I love Foster Brooks. Watching him never gets old.
Foster Brooks' brother, Tom, had a kiddy show on our local TV station playing a character called Cactus Pete. When my older brother told me this "drunk" was Cactus's brother, I thought he had to be lying
Foster appeared in a few episodes of "Adam 12". In one episode he was busted with a lit joint that was concealed in his breast pocket.
Definite the most funny drunk. Yes, he was very convincing in his role.
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Only actor/comedian I know superior to Foster would be John Dunsworth. Incredible drunk actors. I feel like I could smell the liquor from here.
I remember watching these with my dad when I was a kid and he will be 86 in two days i think we will have to watch some on his birthday foster was always our favorite rest in peace foster
Can't help but love foster..😘😜👏
Foster Brooks is a genius and never fails to deliver a perfect comedic role .
2020, All these folks are gone amd Betty still kicking.
On July 9,2020 she is still kicking at 98+
She's probably gonna do a Kirk Douglas move
and stay with us until after 100 like he did, OMG
@@craftyagaming5160 or DeHavilland w/ 104
I think J.J. is alive
Yep, I just checked. he is in his 70's.
As a kid, I thought all drunks were like Foster, I'd watch them at my parent's parties wondering why they never got funny like him.
Foster brooks is and was the funniest man he always made me laugh like crazy so thank you
So so brilliant so so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Foster Brooks was the best drunk I ever saw....Betty White had such a good sense of humor. This was hilarious!
That man was brilliant!
Anything that flies or crawls, Then looks over at Dean and says nothing personal Dean. LMAO!!!
Throw the stick in the water I’ll fetch it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg that was genius
Classic Foster Brooks!
What a delightful guy, Foster Brooks 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Alejandro García Thanks for your nice gentile comment🌹
@@glennatkinson698 you are welcome. Are you by any chance related to Mr. Foster Brooks?
Crazy and sad to think Betty is the only one left alive. How incredibly blessed she is and was to know such cool people
Not anymore. She passed away 5 days ago, on December 31 2021 at 99. Her 100th birthday would be on January 14th.
One time Betty was asked if she ever saw any of her old friends. She said If I wanted to talk to any of my old friends I'd need a Ouija board.😂
Word has it that when Foster Brooks actually drank, he spoke normally.
You got to love Foster Brooks act. He was great at doing the lovable lush. But sadly, there would be people today tha tff would find his act offensive
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animal16365 There is nothing about his act offensive. Yes little babies might get their itsy bitsy feelings hurt.
People today are too easily offended... Difference with the roasts of them days they were funny and real celebrities.... Today the roasts are just foul mouthed and not funny... Different class from yesterdays stars
Noel Fee
You know it.
The "Social Justice Warriors" speak of equality for everyone, but it's too often really about stroking their bloated egos.
my god are you right.
This man was a true comic.
Love him
Foster Brooks is so funny😊😂💚
No one like foster can listen to him all day
these roast makes me laugh when I am down and out
RIP 💗💕 My Beautiful Betty 🙏🌈💗💜💕⭐️
"waaay back" lmao
Did Dean give him a standing 8 count? lol
elvicare35
My thought was was that part of the gag or was it an accident?
Part of the gag
Rest well beautiful and amazing lady Betty White. First Lady of tv
And now, we’ve lost Betty White. Almost every one of the greats on this stage is now gone.
on stage, i think the only one left is Jimmie Walker
@@rogerw-interested I didn't see her, but Ruth Buzzi is still kicking. (edited for spelling)
They may be gone physically, But they're Entertainment will live forever
This was when we could laugh at ourselves AND each other. So sad to see this era is gone
LOL! It never gets old!
Watching Foster for 50 years....was he ever the best....
Holy cow, Dean was more smashed here in real life introducing Foster, than Foster's fake character was! Watch that intro again!
Gary Solorzano nope. Both did not drink. All a act
Dean Martin never drank while performing. His "whiskey" was apple juice. It was an act. Foster Brooks didn't drink at all, he gave up drinking in 1964.
Fun fact: Brooks actually quit drinking alcohol to win a $10 bet in 1964 (and never touched another drop from then until his death)
As Louisville,Kentucky native , thank you for the memories. 👏🏼🤗👍🇺🇸✨
Wow... He gets around... first Lucile and now Betty...
my favorite comedian.
mark1138 Mine to Mark . None better
It's also great to look at all the guests and know their names immediately, even though they're all long gone. Except Betty White, of course! Better people and better times.
And now Betty's gone, too.
Steve, Jimmie Walker "JJ Evans" still with us. Most of the rest have past. RIP.
....and Betty has outlived everyone on that stage!
Well, Jimmy Walker is still around.
Unbelievable isn't it...wowww.
@@Milesco Oh yeah....oops foegot about him.
brian andrejicka Foster passed around 89??
@@mikekaatman3194 Unfortunately so did a lot of people. He was and still is a funny and gracious person. He deserved a better career.
R.I.P Betty White. Thanks fro..... brrrp........ all the thoug..... thoughts........ tim....... memories!
I say the cast and writers of Saturday night live and Colbert show should take notes
Saturday Night Live isn't funny and hasn't been for many years.
But they don't know how to write 😥
@@tonkingulfyachtclub8111 - It is no longer a comedy format. It is a propaganda format. Not only will we tell you what to think.. we will publicly mock the hell out of you for not thinking that way. I would to God that conservative leadership were only half as passionate about pleading Our Case. (Oh.. and Great Name, by the way!)
@@princeharming8963 True however, for those of us who are able to see through their transparent propaganda, it is somewhat of a comedy format.
Nah Colbert's too busy thinking his Trump jokes are funny to consider anything else.
Screw the haters. He was brilliant. l like offending the offended. They are pukes.
Foster drank Very Little. lt was a put-on.
i hate politically correct idiots!...and i hate this era we live in now..give me a time machine i would go back to the 60's and 70's in a heartbeat!...
...And put-it-on very well...
As a matter of fact Foster Brooks was a tea toddler. I to am tired of these keyboard cowards who are offended at anything. I swear they troll the web looking for stuff to be outraged about. John Wayne said it best, "Life's tough, n it's a lot tougher if your stupid."
Foster used to drink. Quit. Channeled his experience when he became sober
He actually didn’t drink at all. He always had a hell of a singing voice.
I've based my own "drunk" persona on Foster Brooks.
Never saw it done better than by him.
He was one of the best foster Brooks... But they were all good, right down to Don Rickles. I remember them all well, and laugh with them all... That was comedy; asfor there are good comedians what them old roast were the best!!
I always loved Foster Brooks and these old shows are so nice to see again now - just funny, no politics. It's great to see all these old stars that I grew up watching, but I can't identify the black lady next to Red Buttons. Anyone know who she was?
RIP Betty & Foster....................two of my favorite comics....
Back when we only had 5 tv channels and that was all that we needed.
And Foster was NEVER a drinker.
But he sure as hell KNEW some ! ;-)
Foster WAS a drunk, he quit in '64 on a bet, the rest is history!
Lol Dean sounded like he was channeling Foster before he even hit the stage🤣
Pure brilliance!! Love these!
Foster Brooks, the stone cold sober guy who plays a brilliant drunk. Dean Martin, the brilliant drunk trying to play a sober guy
It was an act for Dean Martin as well. He couldn't perform that brilliantly if he were really drunk.
Oh you get it outstanding, ,😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
@@WoefulMinion Is that a joke? Dean Martin was an alcoholic for over 30 years. He was piss drunk at every one of those roasts.
@@xStaman No, he wasn't an alcoholic and usually had apple juice on stage. You are correct that he was drunk at the roasts. He had started drinking more heavily during that time after his son died in an airplane crash.
Few people know Dean really drink that much
I’m on a Foster Brooks marathon.....genius
Thanks for this post! Grateful for RUclips!
Anything that flies or crawls,he looks right at D.M.It's nothing personal to you!LMFAO!!! Foster Brooks was awesome!😅😅😅
Good old days
In this day's that we live in this makes me laugh.
I miss GOOD ENTERTAINMENT like this!!!!!
This gets me wondering:
What kind of a number would Foster Brooks have done on Bette Davis?
He was the best
That was back when TV was actually funny!
Good CLEAN fun! Foster will never be duplicated, and the same for Dean Martin. I can watch the reruns every day and laugh just as hard as the 1st time I watched them. I miss those days!
That's the first time I've seem him fall down. Great act.
And it's so sad but I believe we will see them again
There's fun in a little sexual innuendos....Or Rise Taking ...rather that than the PCorrectness vinegar they dish out today ...Gemme this anymore day...comedic genius we are seeing in front of us all
Betty White may you rest in peace we all miss you
I am older now than they were then!
Lyn Richard So am I Lyn🌹
Holy crap was Brooks FUNNY! I'm dying here.
A true comedian, anything for a laugh!!! Not that he needed to!!!!
Betty was always so beautiful
Does anyone know why Foster Brooks nearly always had a whistle? It's not mentioned on his wikipedia or other biography pages I could find.