@@FDSixtyNine Back in the 20s-60s, Americans had developed what is called a mid-Atlantic accent. This became the staple of how people in the 50s talked!
@@TheVeryAngryShrimp this isn't a mid-atlantic accent. She is clearly speaking with a rhotic accent. If you want to hear a good example listen to Joan Crawford, or even Kelsey Grammer
I saw this incarnation of "Hello, Dolly". I can't believe that it was that long ago. My friend and I bought tickets to see the Broadway show, simply because we wanted to be able to say that we saw Carol Channing on Broadway and one of her iconic roles. She was definitely inhibited by her age (when they did the high kicks during a musical #, she didn't even reach past her knees). But the audience did not care. They applauded vociferously and wildly whenever she simply walked on stage. This remains one of the greatest theatrical moments in my life. God Bless Carol Channing.
For anyone doesn't know, Ryan Stiles is a Male improv comedian who impersonated Carol Channing frequently on Who's Line Is It Anyway as hosted by Drew Carey. For many of us born in the 80s and 90s it was our first introduction to her which gave us a name. Of course she did voice the unflappable Ms. Fieldmouse in the Berry Manilow penned children's classic Thumbelina, we didn't necessarily know her name.
@@balasmj I always wondered what his obsession was with her. I do know they were both originally from Seattle, Washington. Maybe they knew each other. Maybe she's really his mom.
I always thought that was so sweet of Conan to console Carol, and not let know her know the audience was chuckling at the "doing me" quote at 6:15. You could see she was a little embarrassed and he changed the subject perfectly.
A gifted actress like her will not "rest in peace". I am sure she keeps on entertaining all mighty angels, and they LOVE HER! But after all, you're quite right. After so many years of HARD WORK to give fun and entertainment to a worldwide audience!
im one of the very few in the pantheon of history who once saw the divine conan walking down broadway the week before his show began, talking to himself out loud, rehearsing. hot feller: love him.
I do a decent Carol Channing impression. It started in college to disturb a friend. It's Carol singing Monty Python's "Sit on My Face." The consonant order in that song is perfect for her speech affectations.
thats so funny that this interview was in 1997, the year that I was born, and im here in 2020 watching this... haha this moments that you realize about time
nice. I saw her several times over the years....mostly in midtown east...usually walking with 1-2 other people....window shopping. It absolutely KILLED a former (gay, theater loving) co-worker whenever I recalled @ when and where I saw her...and didn't manage to ask for an autograph or talk with her, but as a native NYer...kinda' like to respect celebrity's anonymity, especially when they are taking care of their own business....not in theater district, for example. He eventually DID meet her....and he posted the photos from the mid-90s....around the time when Conan's interview took place...reposted on his FB page this week. Carol died at age 97 a few days ago.
Glenn Leahey yeah it’s funny her silhouette was so distinctive it made me look down. 👀 She probably was going to a society of NY I’ll never see, and I was going to twelfth ave..🙃
This actually would have been 1996. They finished the Broadway run before hitting the road again in September as is mentioned briefly here in the clip.
She was a warm, fun gem of a person. I've seen lots of impressions of her, and I adored when comedian Mario Cantone would do her voice on Gilbert Gottfried's The Amazing Colossal Podcast. Here's an example clip: ruclips.net/video/7BxTOcRssCY/видео.html
She reminds me of an old italian lady my dad knew, id go to her bakery as a child and she would give me free pizza rolls. But she had a very funny/crazy side to her. People would walk out after she treated them so nice ,the door would close and she would look at my father and say THANK GOD she's gone .wonk wonk wonk , she talks my ear off about the. Most boring bs haha.
...Carol was @76/77 in this interview...just died this week at age 97. Let's see you of 99.44% of us successfully travel to...let alone do a full 3 hour stage show 5 nights a week at that age 50...60....let alone at age 76/77.
Well....he's definitely a survivor! Andy, Jon Cryer, and Max Weinberg have def. aged....fairly well...i.m.o....but Conan's hair/face seems to have stood up very well.
It's sad she could not make it known that she was black. But of course we know she may never have gotten as far in the entertainment world if she had made that known. They probably would have drained the hotel pool if she swam in it like they did when Sammy Davis and Lena Horne swam in it. Sad but true.
I came here to find out if Ryan's impression of her is spot on or not.
Ans: It is! ;p
me too😂
Me too haha!
Hell, that's why I'm here, too.
Also me!
that this is the top comment shows.... so did everyone
So far, every impression of Carol Channing has been accurate.
The weirdest part of her legacy is that she'll probably be more known as a Ryan Styles impression.
lol yep
I just came here thanks to him xD lol
“I’m Spartacus.” 😂
sadly that and rupauls drag race 😂 this lady is a legend!!
Nah.... she is really f’n badass all on her own
she's sooo unbelievably adorable!!!!
I love how she still talks like old Hollywood times.
What do you mean?
@@FDSixtyNine Back in the 20s-60s, Americans had developed what is called a mid-Atlantic accent. This became the staple of how people in the 50s talked!
Properly pronouncing words. You kids today don’t know anything about that.
@@sitbone3 stfu
@@TheVeryAngryShrimp this isn't a mid-atlantic accent. She is clearly speaking with a rhotic accent. If you want to hear a good example listen to Joan Crawford, or even Kelsey Grammer
I saw this incarnation of "Hello, Dolly". I can't believe that it was that long ago. My friend and I bought tickets to see the Broadway show, simply because we wanted to be able to say that we saw Carol Channing on Broadway and one of her iconic roles. She was definitely inhibited by her age (when they did the high kicks during a musical #, she didn't even reach past her knees). But the audience did not care. They applauded vociferously and wildly whenever she simply walked on stage. This remains one of the greatest theatrical moments in my life. God Bless Carol Channing.
Ryan Styles?
ryan styles in drag
Yes
For anyone doesn't know, Ryan Stiles is a Male improv comedian who impersonated Carol Channing frequently on Who's Line Is It Anyway as hosted by Drew Carey. For many of us born in the 80s and 90s it was our first introduction to her which gave us a name. Of course she did voice the unflappable Ms. Fieldmouse in the Berry Manilow penned children's classic Thumbelina, we didn't necessarily know her name.
Wouldn't have known about her without Stiles..
@@balasmj I always wondered what his obsession was with her. I do know they were both originally from Seattle, Washington. Maybe they knew each other. Maybe she's really his mom.
Carol is brilliant in a scripted show and without a script she is fantastic! Conan handles the interview beautifully!
She seems like the sweetest person.
She was so adorable! I just love her!
RIP MS CHANNING
She died? 😔
@Corwin11412 so that was funny?
@@audreymai2773 I think he meant “she’s been dead for over a year lol” without the period. so not meant to be funny, more or less used unironically
im Spartacus
do you feel lucky, well do ya punk
Do you happen to have a suture laying around?
i never had sexual relations with that woman... who the hell are you?
*proceeds to stick head to desk
Tell me, am I Bleeeeeediiiiiing???
Did I fire seven shots or six?
In all this confusion I've forgotten myself.
So you're just gonna have to ask yourself one question!
Do you feel lucky?
Well? Do ya punk?
I’m Spartacus
Tell me, am I bleeeedinggggg?
I always thought that was so sweet of Conan to console Carol, and not let know her know the audience was chuckling at the "doing me" quote at 6:15.
You could see she was a little embarrassed and he changed the subject perfectly.
She knew exactly what she was doing. Its part of the act.
That was her schtick. She was glorious at it.
She knew what she was saying.
I think she would have still been in on the joke and laughed if Conan had said yes. it would have been less patronizing even
Carol never said or did anything on television without understanding how it would work comedically.
Wind her up and let her go, I could listen to her for hours. So entertaining, funny and insightful. There will never be another like her💓💔💗
what a kind woman and she embraced her gay icon status so openly and sweetly
just from watching Thumbelina as a kid, this woman will always be Ms. Fieldmouse to me
Awwww.....I remember her well as the White Queen in ALICE IN WONDERLAND back in 1985.
Yes!!!
A true LEGEND.
I never knew why she didn't get her own sitcom. She was so funny. She did audition for a part on the nanny but had to turn it down
Physco Goth she did a pilot for a sitcom in the sixties called The Carol Channing Show but it wasn’t picked up.
She had done 'Hello Dolly' so many times during her life, and I've never seen it.
looked her up cause of Ryan styles. holy fuck he nailed it
Conan's aged remarkably well.
she seemed so genuine and sweet. she just lights up when she laughs
CAROL IS JUST WONDERFUL HERE.
Rip. Lovely lady
The one and only! What a delight to see this!
Larry Hagmans mother is Mary Martin. Another Broadway legend. They go way back.
Such a sweet lady, love her
Channing and O'Brien know how to set 'em up and knock 'em down brilliantly! What a madcap, fresh, improvisatory conversation!
She is the BEST!!!!!
Carol is everyone’s grandma
Rest in Peace, Carol. 01-15-19
A gifted actress like her will not "rest in peace". I am sure she keeps on entertaining all mighty angels, and they LOVE HER!
But after all, you're quite right. After so many years of HARD WORK to give fun and entertainment to a worldwide audience!
So this is who Ryan was talking about the whole time.
im one of the very few in the pantheon of history who once
saw the divine conan walking down broadway the week before his show began, talking to himself out loud, rehearsing.
hot feller:
love him.
Nice. Thanks for the report.
Is this shag? It’s just gorgeous. I seen this and instantly pictured Ryan styles and breaking the light. Funniest whose line moment ever lol
Stop picking the glass from my hair.
@@JeremiahKlarman the way drew fell out of his chair after he said that was just pure gold 🤣
@@lawrence198169 And the way Colin was cracking up. Haha!
She doesnt act like a 98 full of energy wow
I do a decent Carol Channing impression. It started in college to disturb a friend. It's Carol singing Monty Python's "Sit on My Face." The consonant order in that song is perfect for her speech affectations.
delennamachoo omg priceles
OMFGGGGGGG
Until today I didn't know Carol Channing was such a sweet bean.
August 20, 1996
Thanks!
Foxwoods is definitely not in Rhode Island it’s in Connecticut lmao Carol is hilarious tho my mom grew up watching her and got me hooked
thats so funny that this interview was in 1997, the year that I was born, and im here in 2020 watching this... haha
this moments that you realize about time
She is a legend.
R.I.P. Carol Channing
She's hysterical 🤣
1986 I was driving the crosstown M57 and Carol pulled up in the back of a limo looked up and smiled at me. 🙂
nice. I saw her several times over the years....mostly in midtown east...usually walking with 1-2 other people....window shopping. It absolutely KILLED a former (gay, theater loving) co-worker whenever I recalled @ when and where I saw her...and didn't manage to ask for an autograph or talk with her, but as a native NYer...kinda' like to respect celebrity's anonymity, especially when they are taking care of their own business....not in theater district, for example. He eventually DID meet her....and he posted the photos from the mid-90s....around the time when Conan's interview took place...reposted on his FB page this week. Carol died at age 97 a few days ago.
Glenn Leahey yeah it’s funny her silhouette was so distinctive it made me look down. 👀
She probably was going to a society of NY I’ll never see, and I was going to twelfth ave..🙃
Carol Channing was the exact same age as my mother who died in 2015. Her name was also Carol.
Carol Channing is ADHD personified. I love her.
American Theater Royalty. A national treasure.
Pandora Boxx & Bob The Drag Queen do amazing impressions of her!
YOU ARE GOING DOWN YOUNG MAN!
Ryan styles is why I am here
RIP Carol
Legend
This actually would have been 1996. They finished the Broadway run before hitting the road again in September as is mentioned briefly here in the clip.
Watching her video just to understand Ryan Styles imitation and Damn! It is spot on
The younger generation may know her as an impression by Pandora Boxx and Bob the Drag Queen
R.I.P 1921-2019
Thank you Ryan Stiles
"would you like me to be Carol Channing?"- Ryan Stiles LOL
There are 7 drag performers in las Vagas right now.... doing me!
Truly a hysterical lady
I feel like Carol Channing didn’t even know what was gonna come out of her mouth next
Larry Hagman's mother's "friend?" Hoo boy, read "Diary of a Mad Playwright. LOVE YOU CAROL
I did and it has been relegated to my book dustbin.
You know, the glasses looked damn good on Conan.
Rip carol
Ryan styles impersonation of Carol is spot on 😂😂😂
RIP
We’re out of time Carol.., I’m an honorary lesbian!! Lol
😂
I'm here because of Whose Line
I'm here because of watching the game "password". Watch the episode with her. It is pretty funny. She was such a doll and so much fun!
💝
Here for the family guy scene lol, I love her voice for some reason lol
The glasses makes Andy look like Anna Wintour
Conan is still Skinny & it doesn't look like he hasn't Aged much but Andy...... well let's just say there's a lot more of him now lol
Here bwcause of Pandora Boxxx
she was robbed
Newtie Sangster pandora boxx should have won....
Bob the Drag Queen’s was funny too
+1
RASPBERRIES
Ohhh now I understand
I'm making this a notification alert. @5:54
She was a warm, fun gem of a person. I've seen lots of impressions of her, and I adored when comedian Mario Cantone would do her voice on Gilbert Gottfried's The Amazing Colossal Podcast. Here's an example clip:
ruclips.net/video/7BxTOcRssCY/видео.html
Mic drop for Carol
She is sooo cute lol!
Is that ryan stiles brother ?
So talented. Such a shame she felt the need to hide her Black ancestry in order to be successful. Lovely person, very much missed.
She's in her 70s here.
I don't know who Ryan Styles is!
Anyone else seee the tic Tok of Bryan’s impression so now your here?
Rebecca sugar writing Steven universe future and the development of white diamonds redemption:
"WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!"
Corn?! When did I have CORN!?
She reminds me of an old italian lady my dad knew, id go to her bakery as a child and she would give me free pizza rolls. But she had a very funny/crazy side to her. People would walk out after she treated them so nice ,the door would close and she would look at my father and say THANK GOD she's gone .wonk wonk wonk , she talks my ear off about the. Most boring bs haha.
I came here from the Andy Richter episode on Conan’s podcast
Literally only here because of Ryan Styles😂
It’s tht guy!
I'm here because of Ryan Styles 🤣🤣.
Conan takes on the White Queen through the looking glass.
To this she beat Mike Tyson by TKO damn. Up yours young people
Too bad she never got a chance at Revenge on Ryan Stiles on Whose Line.... RIP Carol Channing.
I know what your thinking did I fire 7 shots or 6
Raspberries!
Last I heard she was 500 years old.
...Carol was @76/77 in this interview...just died this week at age 97. Let's see you of 99.44% of us successfully travel to...let alone do a full 3 hour stage show 5 nights a week at that age 50...60....let alone at age 76/77.
What an unclassy comment.
Does Conan not age?
Well....he's definitely a survivor! Andy, Jon Cryer, and Max Weinberg have def. aged....fairly well...i.m.o....but Conan's hair/face seems to have stood up very well.
Redheads rarely bald... and we have enough fire inside to keep the engine running for a while!
It's sad she could not make it known that she was black. But of course we know she may never have gotten as far in the entertainment world if she had made that known. They probably would have drained the hotel pool if she swam in it like they did when Sammy Davis and Lena Horne swam in it. Sad but true.
Coolest old black woman ever
Really
6:51 ever see a bloated woodtick on a dog?