Thank you for posting this 11 years ago. I adored Danny Kaye growing up and still appreciate his talent and very special performances. That said, Jose Ferrer is an extraordinarily talented and underrated actor known for his dramatic performances but as you can see can hold his own as a comic straight man.
As an aside, I think that one of the funniest films of Danny Kaye's was "The Court Jester" of 1956. The scene: "The Pellet with the Poison's in the Vessel with the Pestle" is on RUclips and hilarious!
It's an alliteration based humour and it was a thing back then . It still works today with kids. Anyway I said ,,an anomaly,, recently and my 88 year old friend laughed. He does seem to like alliterations .
When variety TV shows ruled the airwaves and we got to see great stars like Danny Kaye! The British intelligence officer was played by the great Jose Ferrer. a top-notch actor. I esp. liked him in The Caine Mutiny with Humphrey Bogart. His dressing down of Fred McMurray at the end is one of the great dramatic moments in film history.
I'm 65 at this time and I'm sorry to say that I was too young ( 3 or 4 ) in Danny Kaye's last year's for his comedic Style ( 20 or so ) . Being set in front of the TV but he got me to laugh or so I'm told . I've seen only some of his movies as an adult " the Inspector General " , " the Court Jester " , " I'm dreaming of a white Christmas " , " The Life and Times of Walter Mitty " and a few others that I can't remember . Sorry to say that the last time I saw him was on " the Cosby Show " as an older Dentist . I think that he may have a cameo appearance on other comedy shows before he died in the late 70's or early 80's . He was underrated and unutilized but still managed to appear with other famous stars of the times Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Bing Crosby and so many others of Fame of the past . His talents were numerous Comedian , song and dance , famous for his tongue twisting abilities and yes even some Romance . And never a foul word on the movie screen or television .
1-derful, delightfull comedy with rwo great actors. Academy Award winner José Ferrer, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico (like me), who was widely recognized for his perfect English speaking was also adept in French, Italian and his native Español. Danny Kaye, you have to see White Christmas (1954, co-starring Bing Crosby and also Rosemary Clooney, who was Ferrer's wife at that time) to fully appreciate how talented , versatile and funny this man was.
The first bit where the British Sgt. came in with the formal steps, turning , saluting, was not exaggerated, very accurate and extremely well rehearsed. It was (is?) a remnant of Parade Ground formality or protocol where nobody can proceed casually in the presence of an officer with a King's.or Queen's Commission. Danny Kaye's brilliant piss take was legendary although some American Parade Ground requirements are equally ludicrous, like only ever marching in straight lines and special step routines to turn left, right or about turn,
@@johnlewis9745 Nor mine. I always thought Windsor Davies, as BSM Williams in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', had it down to a T. He served as a National Serviceman, but obviously was a close observer of the senior NCOs he knew. He was respectful in his drill and manner of address to officers, but scarcely disguised his contempt for some of them.
Thank you for uploading! That was great. I was searching for the Danny Thomas show and You Tube offered Danny Kaye. I remembered how I used to love his show too and decided to watch. Looking for more now ...
@@johnemerson1363 Have you seen him in the 1952 movie Moulin Rouge as the famous painter Henri Toulouse Lautrec ? What a brilliant performance. To perform this act as a crippeled short legged Henri Toulouse Lautrec his legs had to be tied back. Walked on his knees. Must have been a painfull experience for him. 😳😩👍👍👍
I have not seen that Danny Kaye sketch before. It was one of the best ones I have seen of him and José Ferrer did a damned good upper class British accent too. I nearly wet myself with the Sgt and his hand salute. I didn't think it was ever going to stop. I wonder if Danny had a hand in writing that sketch because he always seemed to do a lot of alliteration and tongue twisters in his comedy. Just read his Wikipedia page and it says his wife did a lot of the writing. Man what an incredible team they made.
@@gswombat Nah mate not me. I'm English through and through and have been for the last 64 yrs. Like I said before his accent ain't that bad and others have agreed with me. If you want an abysmal English accent look no further than Dick Van Dyke
I agree. Today many comics today, (for example, Eddy Murphy, Robin Williams just name a couple) think vulgarity (more the better) is required to be funny. Just opposite is true. As far as I am concerned the truly funny comics are those who can make you laugh with the filth they think is funny.
@@laurab5750 It was actually the court jester being randomly on tv in my house that made me discover him. I was just passing by and ended up watching the whole thing
Wow! Danny Kay God Bless You I Love YOU and cannot believe when I'm reminded back to my childhood where I was told I would die at children's hospital in Boston at age 10. Danny I'll never forget you and you helped God when God put you in front of me and how happy you made me. See you in heaven Danny I'm hoping and I'm pretty positive that you like Paul and the others and myself have gotten. Rest In Peace.
As soon as I saw the Intelligence Officer, I recognised an actor I saw as a lad about 1963 in Lawrence of Arabia. He must have done a pretty good job to make such a memorable impression on me as the Turkish officer, also doing an interrogation, but of Lawrence, the Britisher. He was José Ferrer.
Do we know who wrote this? There's a touch of Sykes (even early Milligan) in it. Definitely feels British, from somebody who knew army life, from the piss-taking of British army footwork.
Interesting to remark that in those days, those decades, with the memories of the war still very fresh in everybody's minds, germans were simply depicted as the enemy and nothing else. The bloodthirsty beasts as they are described nowadays would have sounded ridiculous but, after insisting day by day, people have changed their minds and embraced this new stereotype.
im totally dying, less than 20 seconds in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, OMG how i miss this type of comedy,,, RIP Mr KAYE,,, loved him forever
on another note,,,, this simple, yet completely real comedy is pure Joy,,, just absolute Genius
Quite a brilliant man . Singing dancing comedian and much more.
Loved and admired him ❤❤
Thank you for posting this 11 years ago. I adored Danny Kaye growing up and still appreciate his talent and very special performances. That said, Jose Ferrer is an extraordinarily talented and underrated actor known for his dramatic performances but as you can see can hold his own as a comic straight man.
As an aside, I think that one of the funniest films of Danny Kaye's was "The Court Jester" of 1956. The scene: "The Pellet with the Poison's in the Vessel with the Pestle" is on RUclips and hilarious!
agreed. it still makes me laugh after all these years.
a close second is the duelling scene.
I agree .its an absolute blast ..and Kaye sings beautifully in it too . 💕😊
At last, another who knows of it!! It is one of my favourite movies, and one I have adored from the moment of first seeing it.
Love it. "The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true"
It's an alliteration based humour and it was a thing back then . It still works today with kids. Anyway I said ,,an anomaly,, recently and my 88 year old friend laughed. He does seem to like alliterations .
When variety TV shows ruled the airwaves and we got to see great stars like Danny Kaye! The British intelligence officer was played by the great Jose Ferrer. a top-notch actor. I esp. liked him in The Caine Mutiny with Humphrey Bogart. His dressing down of Fred McMurray at the end is one of the great dramatic moments in film history.
66 year old here. Boy does this take me back. Danny Kaye was big when I was a young lad. Good memories. Thanks for the upload.
This was a lot funnier than I expected, and the punchline was excellent.
Jose Ferrer as straightman to Danny Kaye. Surprising. Great comedy duo.
Great chattering chick-chicks! Seymour S. Sassafras is talking to Ben Haramed!
No one will EVER top Danny Kaye. he was simply amazing.
Never outfox the fox.
What a wonderful talented man Danny Kaye was . Love him always !
The great Jose Ferrer…showing his versatility in comedy too….a good Brit accent too! 😄😄😉
I'm 65 at this time and I'm sorry to say that I was too young ( 3 or 4 ) in Danny Kaye's last year's for his comedic Style ( 20 or so ) .
Being set in front of the TV but he got me to laugh or so I'm told .
I've seen only some of his movies as an adult " the Inspector General " , " the Court Jester " , " I'm dreaming of a white Christmas " , " The Life and Times of Walter Mitty " and a few others that I can't remember .
Sorry to say that the last time I saw him was on " the Cosby Show " as an older Dentist .
I think that he may have a cameo appearance on other comedy shows before he died in the late 70's or early 80's .
He was underrated and unutilized but still managed to appear with other famous stars of the times Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Bing Crosby and so many others of Fame of the past .
His talents were numerous
Comedian , song and dance , famous for his tongue twisting abilities and yes even some Romance .
And never a foul word on the movie screen or television .
Thank you!! As a teenager I used to laugh so much with Danny's movies to the point of peeing my self...well, nothing has changed! lol
lol 😂 😂
I remember when this aired. His, "Kraut?", retort stuck with me all these years. It was that good.
Danny could do any accent. He was brilliant with his voice.
His American vowels sneak through.
1-derful, delightfull comedy with rwo great actors. Academy Award winner José Ferrer, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico (like me), who was widely recognized for his perfect English speaking was also adept in French, Italian and his native Español. Danny Kaye, you have to see White Christmas (1954, co-starring Bing Crosby and also Rosemary Clooney, who was Ferrer's wife at that time) to fully appreciate how talented , versatile and funny this man was.
The first bit where the British Sgt. came in with the formal steps, turning , saluting, was not exaggerated, very accurate and extremely well rehearsed.
It was (is?) a remnant of Parade Ground formality or protocol where nobody can proceed casually in the presence of an officer with a King's.or Queen's Commission. Danny Kaye's brilliant piss take was legendary although some American Parade Ground requirements are equally ludicrous, like only ever marching in straight lines and special step routines to turn left, right or about turn,
Not in the British Army that I served in
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Extremely exaggerated (10 year British Army vet)
@@davidburns5858 That was the joke.
I have not been in the service but i could see that they actor playing a sergeant was probably in the second world war and that was not acting.
@@johnlewis9745 Nor mine. I always thought Windsor Davies, as BSM Williams in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', had it down to a T. He served as a National Serviceman, but obviously was a close observer of the senior NCOs he knew. He was respectful in his drill and manner of address to officers, but scarcely disguised his contempt for some of them.
He was funny in motion, facial gestures, voice, from head to toe. What a hoot.!
Thank you for uploading! That was great. I was searching for the Danny Thomas show and You Tube offered Danny Kaye. I remembered how I used to love his show too and decided to watch. Looking for more now ...
Great
I always knew Danny Kaye was a brilliant comedian, but I never knew Jose Ferrer could do comedy.
and his son would continue the legacy.........!!!
I saw Mr. Ferrer as the Defense Attorney in "Caine Mutiny Court martial' at the Dorthey Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles years ago. Damn he was good.
I liked him better than Danny Kaye in this one.
I believe that there are lots of actors out there who can do comedy - they've just never been asked to do it.
@@johnemerson1363 Have you seen him in the 1952 movie Moulin Rouge as the famous painter Henri Toulouse Lautrec ? What a brilliant performance.
To perform this act as a crippeled short legged Henri Toulouse Lautrec his legs had to be tied back. Walked on his knees. Must have been a painfull
experience for him. 😳😩👍👍👍
I have not seen that Danny Kaye sketch before. It was one of the best ones I have seen of him and José Ferrer did a damned good upper class British accent too. I nearly wet myself with the Sgt and his hand salute. I didn't think it was ever going to stop. I wonder if Danny had a hand in writing that sketch because he always seemed to do a lot of alliteration and tongue twisters in his comedy.
Just read his Wikipedia page and it says his wife did a lot of the writing. Man what an incredible team they made.
Oh god, his accent was abysmal. Americans cannot do accents.
His accent was pretty good
@@alanmahoney167 You must be American. Jose Ferrer did not do an English accent, none of the possible english accents.
@@gswombat Nah mate not me. I'm English through and through and have been for the last 64 yrs. Like I said before his accent ain't that bad and others have agreed with me. If you want an abysmal English accent look no further than Dick Van Dyke
OMG! I almost died laughing...Thank you a million times over!
Danny Kaye , GREAT COMEDIAN , SINGER , DANCER AND ACTOR
Danny Kaye was one of the most brilliantly funny comedians in all history. This bit proves it. I'm in pain from laughing.
Danny Kaye was absolutely brilliantly talented.
These were Entertainers! No vulgarity. Thank you for uploading
I agree. Today many comics today, (for example, Eddy Murphy, Robin Williams just name a couple) think vulgarity (more the better) is required to be funny. Just opposite is true. As far as I am concerned the truly funny comics are those who can make you laugh with the filth they think is funny.
@@leonardwilson1846 are you implying that Eddie and Robin applied vulgarity to their comedy!
That instant switch at the end. Ive never heard of Danny Kaye before this week but im learning he was one hell of an actor
If you ever get a chance look up the Pill with the Poison scene from The Court Jester. It's truly one of his best!
@@laurab5750 It was actually the court jester being randomly on tv in my house that made me discover him. I was just passing by and ended up watching the whole thing
He also helped to establish the St Jude Research Hospital for children with cancer.
My fav movie is the Court Jester
@@roigrose5045 Wasn't that Danny Thomas?
Danny was always a ham but damn he was spot on.
FunnieR than anything that I have seen on network TV in the last decade +
Wow! Danny Kay God Bless You I Love YOU and cannot believe when I'm reminded back to my childhood where I was told I would die at children's hospital in Boston at age 10. Danny I'll never forget you and you helped God when God put you in front of me and how happy you made me. See you in heaven Danny I'm hoping and I'm pretty positive that you like Paul and the others and myself have gotten. Rest In Peace.
This is sooooo funny. Danny Kaye is wonderful. I'm laughing so much!🤣
Ingenious scene danny was simply amazing wish he was still around
Danny Kaye was lovely.
When he sits on the desk..."At Ease!" Laughed myself sick! :) :) :)
I remember this sketch from 'way back...but I didn't remember it was Jose Ferrer as the Brit officer.
Danny Kay, amazing actor and entertainer. Man that boy could dance
As soon as I saw the Intelligence Officer, I recognised an actor I saw as a lad about 1963 in Lawrence of Arabia. He must have done a pretty good job to make such a memorable impression on me as the Turkish officer, also doing an interrogation, but of Lawrence, the Britisher. He was José Ferrer.
my god what talent!
what chemistry !
Two greats … Danny Kaye and Jose Ferrer!
Brilliant as usual. How i wish there were still actors of Danny Kay`s calibre instead of the rubbish and vulgar so called entertainers.
Amen
I agree 👍👍👍👏
I have to say that both Danny Kaye and Jose Ferrer made a jolly good stab at their British accents, what, what, eh?
Chris Hebbron so right! that first shot of mel ferrer was hilarious.
Chris Hebbron so right! that first shot of mel ferrer was hilarious.
@@jessiejames7492 You are as blind as Jenkins; that's not Mel, that's José !!!
Just scanning the comments to see if anybody else recognised Emperor Shaddam IV :)
Jose Ferrer played a Roya Marines major in a 1950s British war film based loosely on true events.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cockleshell_Heroes
This is basically the plot of the movie "The Square Peg"
Hahahahaha....brilliant.....I just love Danny Kaye....
Lotta truth here.. speaks volumes about WWI and WWII.. we bailed em' out twice.
And Jose Ferrer!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It took me a second or two to recognize Jose Ferrar...
Jose Ferrer played a British officer in The Cockleshell Heroes.
4:11 In the British Army it's "at the double".
He reminds me of only one person.... Kishore Kumar ... multi-talented🙏🙏
OMG! A talent for German Generals beyond compare! And, was that poker face one Jose Ferrer? A talent for being the straight man par excellence.
At 3:15 I laughed so much when he says that "We British are the good guys", whoahahahahaaa!!! That was a funny one!
José Ferrer was one of the greats. Father of Miguel Ferrer who we know from RoboCop 1987 NCIS: Los Angeles up to his death in 2017.
It’s the Ministry of Silly Walks!
My grandmother was in love with him when she was younger
danny kaye you are mine
Genius of comedy!
I stood next to him at a UN gig when I was 11 or 12. He was eccentric to say the least. No-one remembers him now. His films do not age well.
My favorite Danny Kaye skit.
Absolutely brilliant...
"I know 'zere's a conflagration going on, but let's not get nasty!" XD
Danny Kaye used this plot in the movie On The Double. But he was an American private masquerading as a British General to which he bore a resemblance
I was just about to ask, "Didn't he do a movie with this premise?"
It's a plot device he's used a few times, Wonder Man being another.
This is a killer. Belly ache laughing.
Danny Kaye - the BEST!
Guaranteed that shtick of Danny as the British private reporting was ad lib.
I want the WHOLE movie!!!
it is not a movie ..it is a sketch from Danny Kaye show
@@DanottiTR I'm aware of this, but I want the rest of this joke being worked out to the whole extent, by an undercover spy action comedy.
Absolutely and utterly brilliant 😂🤣🤣😂👍✌️
My immediate reaction on seeing this is - b-b-b-but.. Cockleshell Heroes! I wonder what Blondie Hasler thought of this.
BLIMEY..MEMORYS...MIGHT have seen this but wow...very vert clever man...memorys..but.. thank you so much.....
funny danny kaye
my danny kaye
jose ferrar ! how wonderful to see him do humor!
Love Danny Kaye.
I don't think much can beat British humor
😂😂😂
The salute was almost a prototype of a Half Rimmer.
The only problem I have with Danny Kaye is that he was too handsome to be a really convincing idiot.
Years ago I saw him in our airport when I worked there.
With Oscar winner Jose Ferrer.
You can really see the resemblance between Jose Ferrer and his son.
jose ferrerr was great with the comedy ......he played Cyrano it was a triumph ,,,a tour de force....danny was great as always
The original "silly walk" !!
Jose Ferrer also played a British Army officer in the 50s movie Cockleshell Heroes - directed it too.
Loved him!!😆😆😆😆😆😆
funny danny kaye 😂😅😂
Excellent Guys 🤗☺️
funny danny kaye
Love Danny kaye 😀🇮🇪
funny danny kaye
my danny kaye
hes mine
That's a dichotomy British intelligence
So near the truth it´s amazing.
funny. Danny kaye
danny kaye. are. mine
I'm a little surprised that Kaye would play the part of a kraut - even in jest. But he's was a true trooper in every role he took on.
funny. Danny. kaye.
my Danny. kaye
Laugh out loud funny!
Excellent
Do we know who wrote this? There's a touch of Sykes (even early Milligan) in it. Definitely feels British, from somebody who knew army life, from the piss-taking of British army footwork.
It is from Dany Kaye show.Probably the writers of that show ( Dany Kaye himself ,Norman Barasch,Carrol Moore,Joyce Van Pattern)
"Send in the Kraut!" Ha haha
As in"Send in the Clowns".
funny danny kaye
funny
Interesting to remark that in those days, those decades, with the memories of the war still very fresh in everybody's minds, germans were simply depicted as the enemy and nothing else.
The bloodthirsty beasts as they are described nowadays would have sounded ridiculous but, after insisting day by day, people have changed their minds and embraced this new stereotype.
What a ridiculous observation.
So wrong. I guess you never saw any WWII movies made during the war and in the 1950s.
Thank you. 😎👍
Name, rank, Service number and date of birth didn't come into being until after the Korean War.
Absolutely hilarious!