My EXACT SENTIMENTS FOLLOWING COMEDIANS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS .. THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF THIS 2 YR OLD VID .. OMG .. NEW AMAZING PIECE OF ARTWORK TO TAKE IN!!!!! ❤️🔥💝💖🫣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🏆
I saw this in November of 1984 and met Whoppi right afterwards... Mike Nichols. was backstage and she had just signed to do The Color Purple. Thank you for this and a chance to relive that magic!
First time I've ever watched this performance, heard about it for yrs. One of the most incredible stand ups I've ever seen. Every character, the humor, sadness, the joy and the sheer talent of Whoopi Goldberg is jaw dropping.
I saw this years ago and never forgot Whoopi’s brilliant performance! Recently, I read her new book, Bits and Pieces: My mother, my brother, and me where she talked about this show. I hoped to watch it again, and voila! What a wonderful rediscovery. BTW read the book too, you’ll love it!💕
I visited the Anne Frank house about the same time as this show and what struck me was how Fontaine's view of the Anne Frank house was so much the way I felt when i saw the hpuse and how they were forced to live.
I stayed up late to sneak watching this on HBO as a 10 y/o kid and have always remembered this performance. So ahead of the times, it was great to see it again!
This my first time watching this...From start to finish it striked something amazing,Each cord getting plucked as the heart wanders..& then the fifth story about her dating while not being "Normal" How each minute You could feel what she felt,the doubt,the sarcasm,The hesitation of shock and Awe..I damn near cried It was that good,I never thought broadway could be this..But this right here is truly the RAW energy of perspective;of character of Life.
This is the first time I've ever seen this performance. It wasn't the laugh-every-minute type of comedic act I'd expected. Each segment starts lighthearted & goofy, but then a deep heavy message emerges within the brilliant storytelling. It kept making me think - deep and hard. Whoopi is a comedic genius in her own class. Brava👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I will always love the talent of Whoopie Goldberg! I watched this; I can’t tell you how years later, and I remembered almost all the punchlines. You’re gift!
Fontaine: Hilarious Surfer girl: Heartbreaking Little girl: So cute and funny Jamaican woman: What a rollercoaster Crippled girl: So wholesome Incredible show!
Yes! And the thing is, every character has a heartbreaking, tragic side, too: Fontaine: While hilarious, a really interesting statement on how addiction can fuck up your life. Surfer Girl: Forced to self-abort and is now infertile. Little Girl: Has learned early that it's easier to be white, wants to separate herself from her heritage. Jamaican Woman: Discovered, too late, that an old, white man makes a good companion Crippled Girl: Dreams of being "normal" in a heartbreaking sequence.
I was 9 years old when this aired. My mother taped it on VHS. I still have that same VHS tape. I kept it because by the time I was 10, I had memorized the entire performance. And while I haven’t seen it until rediscovering it tonight, it’s amazing how much I still remembered- inflections, expressions, timing. The messages and deliveries within this brilliant performance have always been in my personality DNA. What kind of mother would have her 9 year old son watch something like this? I guess the same mother that brought home NWA’s Straight outta Compton and said “remember, this is art.” The same mother that brought home a VHS camcorder for her son who said he wanted to make movies. Which led that son to making a career of it. So thanks, Mom - and Whoopi - for the art.
If I ever get enough money I will petition Whoopi to release her 1 Woman Show on literally everything. This made me cry, and I never forgot any of it. This needs to be publicized like.... Now.
I've been looking and looking for this for hours... 3-minute interviews weren't doing it. Whoopi Goldberg is a completely personal human, as well as getting into us all. And even if she no longer brings this out as well, after 40 years, her earliest years were as big a gift to us as Robin Williams. THANK YOU, supplier and commenters.
I had a video cassette of this show . And I watched it constantly and I played it in my salon 1988. "Penguin how would you know". "I ain't got no mits" and many more quotes I still use to this day. 😂🤣⭐
So incredible how she can fully embody all these different characters. Absolutely amazing. The second story broke my heart, even when I first saw it so many years ago.
Watched her performance in Minneapolis in 1983 where she showcased these characters. It was a small venue. Small enough that she walked between the tables flouncing her half slip blonde hair at the seated attendees. Brilliant!
Go watch her movie The Telephone! Whoopi doesn't like it but we love it in our family ❤ It's quirky and the twist at the end was heartbreaking but it is alot this show. She does several different characters. ❤
WOW 😮😳😳 whoopi that was a masterpiece, you're a phenomenon piece of art , this is was truly a beautiful gift given to my being to witness. I've a rollercoaster of emotions for every character you display in a way that left me connecting to each one💕💕💕💕 bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for being the creator vessel foe the world to see and feel
When she brought her act to Broadway in the early 80's, she became one of her generation's best known comics. Yet what won her a Tony was the tragic element that runs through some of her characters.
I am so glad I found this video... I haven't seen this in so long... I'm laughing so hard... I'd forgotten how funny Whoopi Goldberg is. Thank you Alycia Cooper for posting this... i'm going to save this to watch later
Thank you! The first time I had ever heard of Whoopi Goldberg. All her characters broke my heart. One wish, she'd revisit all these characters as onlookers at Obama's inaugural address (maybe interspersed with video). Especially her little girl character...and Fontaine.
@@alyciacooper2 I don't have an account, so if you can, feel free. Also, one of my favorite movies is Auntie Mame (with Rosalind Russell, '58). I think Whoopi would be perfect for a remake. Live, Live, Live...Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! It has her written all over it. thoughts?
what I remembered as I watched this was the time she was the emcee for the Bay Area Women's Philharmonic at the Great American Music Hall where she was workshopping these characters in June of 1983. six months later in SoCal I happened to ask friends if they had ever heard of a Whooopi Goldberg and they said 'no her. she's worked for us in our regional theater'. and the rest, as they say, is comedy.
Oh my God, I can't believe I finally found this online. I haven't seen this in 40+ years and I *still* think it's a powerful performance.
Shit used to be funny 🤣
My EXACT SENTIMENTS FOLLOWING COMEDIANS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS .. THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF THIS 2 YR OLD VID .. OMG .. NEW AMAZING PIECE OF ARTWORK TO TAKE IN!!!!! ❤️🔥💝💖🫣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🏆
I'm reading her memoir Bits and Pieces and I accidentally came across this one. Omg, so funny.
Whoopie was hilarious 😂
Haven't waited to exhale since... 🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽
I saw this in November of 1984 and met Whoppi right afterwards... Mike Nichols. was backstage and she had just signed to do The Color Purple. Thank you for this and a chance to relive that magic!
I saw this in person as a young teen and it remains the most incredible live performance I have ever been to. Whoopi is the GOAT!
I had forgotten how much of this I had memorized!
First time I've ever watched this performance, heard about it for yrs.
One of the most incredible stand ups I've ever seen.
Every character, the humor, sadness, the joy and the sheer talent of Whoopi Goldberg is jaw dropping.
ditto
This is storytelling in its purest form. Whoopi is a genius. She really becomes the characters.
❤
I am so glad that this was uploaded. This was such an awesome show and now I can watch it again. Whoopie really deserves her flowers!💐💐💐💯💯💯
Outstanding! I’m sorry that I passed on it when it was on Broadway back in the day.
I saw this years ago and never forgot Whoopi’s brilliant performance! Recently, I read her new book, Bits and Pieces: My mother, my brother, and me where she talked about this show. I hoped to watch it again, and voila! What a wonderful rediscovery. BTW read the book too, you’ll love it!💕
I visited the Anne Frank house about the same time as this show and what struck me was how Fontaine's view of the Anne Frank house was so much the way I felt when i saw the hpuse and how they were forced to live.
I stayed up late to sneak watching this on HBO as a 10 y/o kid and have always remembered this performance. So ahead of the times, it was great to see it again!
I saw this on HBO years ago and never forgot it. Thank you , RUclips, for saving our memories! The first and the last are the best.
Watched it on stolen cable in 1984 Thanks!❤. Oklahoma hugs.❤legend is born. ❤Lol. peace.
This my first time watching this...From start to finish it striked something amazing,Each cord getting plucked as the heart wanders..& then the fifth story about her dating while not being "Normal" How each minute You could feel what she felt,the doubt,the sarcasm,The hesitation of shock and Awe..I damn near cried It was that good,I never thought broadway could be this..But this right here is truly the RAW energy of perspective;of character of Life.
My first time as well.
- what an amazing journey
So happy to finally see this again. Whoopi is the GOAT !
This is the first time I've ever seen this performance. It wasn't the laugh-every-minute type of comedic act I'd expected. Each segment starts lighthearted & goofy, but then a deep heavy message emerges within the brilliant storytelling. It kept making me think - deep and hard. Whoopi is a comedic genius in her own class. Brava👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Exactly! EGOT winner. 🏆
I watched this today in 2024 for the first time in over 30 years and it's as entertaining and sophisticated as it was the first time watching it!
I will always love the talent of Whoopie Goldberg! I watched this; I can’t tell you how years later, and I remembered almost all the punchlines. You’re gift!
I've been looking for this for years. Thank you!!
OMG. Me too. I saw this decades ago on HBO.
Heard this referenced so many times. Glad I finally got to watch. Brilliant.
Fontaine: Hilarious
Surfer girl: Heartbreaking
Little girl: So cute and funny
Jamaican woman: What a rollercoaster
Crippled girl: So wholesome
Incredible show!
Yes! And the thing is, every character has a heartbreaking, tragic side, too:
Fontaine: While hilarious, a really interesting statement on how addiction can fuck up your life.
Surfer Girl: Forced to self-abort and is now infertile.
Little Girl: Has learned early that it's easier to be white, wants to separate herself from her heritage.
Jamaican Woman: Discovered, too late, that an old, white man makes a good companion
Crippled Girl: Dreams of being "normal" in a heartbreaking sequence.
Love that someone uploaded this! Always wanted to see the full valley girl bit. As hilarious as I expected.
You’re welcome. She’s the reason I’m a stand up comedian.
WOW! 39 years later--and still just as relevant and brilliant. That's both amazing and terrifying.
This show is what made Spielberg choose her to play Celie
And Quincy Jones chose Oprah.
TY Alycia for posting this...
❤❤❤🎉🎉
YW!
I was 9 years old when this aired. My mother taped it on VHS. I still have that same VHS tape. I kept it because by the time I was 10, I had memorized the entire performance. And while I haven’t seen it until rediscovering it tonight, it’s amazing how much I still remembered- inflections, expressions, timing. The messages and deliveries within this brilliant performance have always been in my personality DNA.
What kind of mother would have her 9 year old son watch something like this? I guess the same mother that brought home NWA’s Straight outta Compton and said “remember, this is art.”
The same mother that brought home a VHS camcorder for her son who said he wanted to make movies.
Which led that son to making a career of it.
So thanks, Mom - and Whoopi - for the art.
I’m a filmmaker too. Have you directed anything I’d recognize?
This really touched my heart 🖤
@@alyciacooper2 nothing you’d heard of - but my indie feature is out there. It’s called Madison Baker Was Here.
@@mattgray9297 so happy for you. I’ll see if it’s on RUclips.
@@alyciacooper2 thanks! Should only be on Amazon Prime Video but there’s some additional content at the website.
Absolutely as amazing as it was the 1st time I saw it
She is so brilliant. Not surprised she became EGOT.
This is fabulous! Whoopie Goldberg's ability to transform herself into all of these characters is brilliant!
If I ever get enough money I will petition Whoopi to release her 1 Woman Show on literally everything.
This made me cry, and I never forgot any of it.
This needs to be publicized like.... Now.
Do it for free on social media and tag me and her. Start a hashtag.
Almost 30 years later and this still cracks me up…Fontaine and the Jamaican women are my favorites.
I remember watching this with my new wife 30 yrs ago and it's still just as good as I remembered.
I've been looking and looking for this for hours... 3-minute interviews weren't doing it. Whoopi Goldberg is a completely personal human, as well as getting into us all. And even if she no longer brings this out as well, after 40 years, her earliest years were as big a gift to us as Robin Williams. THANK YOU, supplier and commenters.
I have never seen Whoopi in stand-up only in the movies but I am really amazed by this ❤
She’s an EGOT.
Gosh, my cousin and I would watch this over and over on HBO in the 1980s! Memories. I think I was 14 and my cousin was 12.
OMG! 1985 FINALLY FOUND THE EVENT FOOTAGE
So glad I found this! I watched it years ago on HBO and loved it
I’ve been waiting for someone to put this on RUclips! Whoopi is truly an amazing actress!
I watched this as a kid and when I say there was no funnier woman.😂😂😂This was different kind of comedy for me at the time.😮Whoopi is hilarious❤.
Absolutely stunning. Loved all the skits, especially the last one.
Yes! The last character was my favorite too! {SMILE}
💚*🙏🏽
WOW! This is moving! I am so grateful to have seen it! Thank you Whoopi!
Thank you Ms Cooper for this amazing video!!!!
You’re welcome!
I've watched this many, many times....❤😂😢 Full spectrum of emotion.
I had a video cassette of this show . And I watched it constantly and I played it in my salon 1988.
"Penguin how would you know". "I ain't got no mits" and many more quotes I still use to this day. 😂🤣⭐
Thanks for uploading this, always heard so much about it and now I finally get to see it. She's always been a queen.
my childhood... I had to search for this piece of art
So incredible how she can fully embody all these different characters. Absolutely amazing. The second story broke my heart, even when I first saw it so many years ago.
27:51 absolutely profound.
You brought this Empress back to life Whoopi... I love you
What a way to start or be discovered ❤😂😊
40 years later it still stands...
So Spielberg saw this & thought she’d be perfect for The Color Purple. Interesting
I remember watching this as a kid...A rapsheet rapsheet rap...dang 40ys ago
Watched her performance in Minneapolis in 1983 where she showcased these characters. It was a small venue. Small enough that she walked between the tables flouncing her half slip blonde hair at the seated attendees. Brilliant!
Genius. Blew me away then and now.
OMG!¡!Thank you!!💕💕💕💕
I haven't seen this since high school in the 80s. It was absolutely brilliant. She had some remarkable characters I still think of.
I'm loving this. She's very talented
That Whoopi! EGOT. GOAT. Errythang! ❤❤❤❤❤
I saw this when it originally aired on television so many years ago!! Loved it then - love it still. Whoopie is AMAZING!!
Go watch her movie The Telephone! Whoopi doesn't like it but we love it in our family ❤
It's quirky and the twist at the end was heartbreaking but it is alot this show. She does several different characters. ❤
When I first fell in love with this treasure of an Artist 💜💜💜💯🔥🔥
We sung that intro from the 1980's to early 90's!!!!
I was privileged to see her on Broadway!! Excellent
I have always loved Whoopi. She is a real gem!!!
This woman is a total life’s journey in itself ❤
EGOT
Just absolutely brilliant 💯👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
This was such a touchstone for me when I first saw it! So many familiar characters.
WOW 😮😳😳 whoopi that was a masterpiece, you're a phenomenon piece of art , this is was truly a beautiful gift given to my being to witness. I've a rollercoaster of emotions for every character you display in a way that left me connecting to each one💕💕💕💕 bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for being the creator vessel foe the world to see and feel
When she brought her act to Broadway in the early 80's, she became one of her generation's best known comics. Yet what won her a Tony was the tragic element that runs through some of her characters.
This is superb!!!!!!
These are messages that our government really need to hear in this day and age...
😮😮 Whoooooooopi, bloody amazing 👏😍👌🙌😀❤ 🇯🇲👌 🇬🇧👏🎉🎉🎉
We Are Fully Lucky tbat she LIVED in OUR Presence !!!!😍😘🤩
Sheer brilliance.
I see much of Terri - her character in Jumpin' Jack Flash in this skit...I LOVE ME SOME WHOOPI !!!
A forever favorite❤
I am so glad I found this video... I haven't seen this in so long... I'm laughing so hard... I'd forgotten how funny Whoopi Goldberg is. Thank you Alycia Cooper for posting this... i'm going to save this to watch later
Whoopi the great storyteller
This is amazing! Thanks so much for the upload!
Still so good, and very relevant
The LYCEUM THEATER! Ha! Ha! I was Blessed to 👁️👁️. Her Genius Self! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ YES!
I remember watching this with my mom and the Valley Girl abortion moment made her gasp out loud. I’ll never forget how powerful that moment was.
CLASSIC! BRILLIANT! Arguably her best work EVER!!! #WHOOP 💥 ✊️‼️
Wonderful !
She is genius!!!!
I remember when this was happening- they would air her promo for the show on tv
Wanted to find this hoping to come across it and finally have it made me so happy.
Traci Ellis Ross brought me here.
Huh?
Yes I have been looking for her singing around the world
@@drezenacannon8356 huh?
Amazing!! WOW! ❤
AMAZING & SUPER SUPERB AWESOMENESS 💪🏾💯💯💯💋💋🔥💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Can you find the one about The Old Raisin?Have not seen it in Forever.🤔❤️
Incredible story teller! In a league of her own!
Thank you! The first time I had ever heard of Whoopi Goldberg. All her characters broke my heart. One wish, she'd revisit all these characters as onlookers at Obama's inaugural address (maybe interspersed with video). Especially her little girl character...and Fontaine.
That would’ve been RAD. Tweet this idea to her.
@@alyciacooper2 I don't have an account, so if you can, feel free. Also, one of my favorite movies is Auntie Mame (with Rosalind Russell, '58). I think Whoopi would be perfect for a remake. Live, Live, Live...Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! It has her written all over it. thoughts?
@@danastutzman34 I agree!
what I remembered as I watched this was the time she was the emcee for the Bay Area Women's Philharmonic at the Great American Music Hall where she was workshopping these characters in June of 1983. six months later in SoCal I happened to ask friends if they had ever heard of a Whooopi Goldberg and they said 'no her. she's worked for us in our regional theater'. and the rest, as they say, is comedy.
The G.O.A.T.!!! One love!
Genius!
She was amazing back then
Still is. She’s just not being given opportunities these days.
this is the Whoopi and color purple that i love
Only a few words. Loved this time so much. ❤
SO NOW I'M FONTAIN ?!!@!😂
BRILLIANT!!! 🌟
Amazing