Moms Mabley (March 19, 1894---May 23, 1975) was a genius as a comedian. I remember her when I was a teenager but it was year later till I understood how important she was to show business. She is missed.
The forerunner to all women doing stand-up comedy today, she'd been entertaining in show business since the 1920's. Her dress was a gag , she could dance, sing and do comedy, she honed her skills in vaudeville and the chitlin circuit, she was first AA woman comedian to do stand-up before a national audience, they use to call it "flat-foot" and it was groundbreaking for women. All female comedians owe it to Moms Mabley. Joan Rivers said she learnt from Moms Mabley when she was growing up.
She was born the same year as my great-grandmother 1894, many great black female entertainers came out of that generation: Ethel Waters, black women of that ilk and generation were so strong and gifted. Respect for the ancestors, they got us through to the other side.
We discovered Moms while watching the Ed Sullivan Show; he had her on several times. He helped preserve the history of entertainment & those who paved the way before it was lost. I’m glad this clip popped up; I needed hearty laugh today.
Strangely enough, there's more recently been four great comedic talents who claim be the Original Queens of Comedy Miss Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore and Mo'Nique. I would respectfully agree with Ms. Theresa Johnson that there is in fact an original Queen of Comedy before all of them and that's Moms Mabley. There are talents like her who blazed the trail so today's female comedians can go around claiming they did it first.
I grew up listening to her albums with my parents on a Saturday night in the 60's. The albums were probably considered R rated these days. They need to make a movie about her life..she was the queen..a LEGEND 🥰
They were called "Party Records" like the ones by Pigmeat Markham and Redd Fox - I loved hearing them from the next room, and trying to figure out what they meant!
Actually they have the documentary. I just bought it for $2..at Family Dollars. Whoopi, Eddie, Kathy Griffin, and others speak on her. Try going to see if your local FD..has it. I'm in Miami.
@@takeithajackson3058 Thanks! I'm in Detroit..will check it out. I would like to see a movie like they did for Ma Rainey & Aretha. Maybe one day someone will 🤞🏽
Remembering my Mom and Dad listening to her laughing and sounding like everything was good at a time when some things were soo hard. They are happy memories. 🥰😘
Looking at this clip reinforces my contention that jokes and sketches don't have to be profane vulgar full of swear words crude and deprecating to be hilarious. Of course some of her albums in the beginning contained some spicy racy language but tame by today's standard.
So many stand on her shoulders! She was historical and hysterical for this kid back in the 60s late night radio.. This was a time of radical change in our society, and she was on the front lines bringing humor to an otherwise somber time.. thank you ma'am!
I just looked her up as a passing memory of old times. Wow, she is every bit as funny as she ever was her on video. Old Tom Smothers was so very young.
LOVED Moms. Thanks for posting this. Dang near hurt myself when the stewardess said to drop your jaw, and she misunderstood. WONDERFUL!!!!! 👏👏🤪🤪👏👏🤪🤪👏👏🤪🤪
Watching her do the airplane joke in her youth was still funny. Watching her talent mature is a blessing even though it was before my time. The internet made a way for me to know who this beautiful talent was.❤
She was so sweet! She was our neighbor down the street from where we grew up in N Y. Slappy White would visit with her occasionally. He had a white Lincoln Continental and his California license plate had SLAPPY on it.
I loved that “Sweet Georgia Brown” routine . The song reminds me when I used to watch the Globetrotters. Moms can dance too. She was literally tap dancing in house slippers. And you know, it was as though I could hear the taps as she moved her feet. At the end, it looked like she did a little Moonwalk. 😂 😂 😀
When I was a teenager, my buddies and I used to sit around listening to LP records from her laughing as hard as we could and smoking as much dope and drinking as much beer as we could man, she was great.
I remember hearing Mom's Mabley, Pigmeat Markham, Sammy Davis Jr. And a lot of other famous comedians on albums in the neighborhood as our fathers washed and or fixed on their cars and children played up and down the street...happy times❤❤❤😂😂😂😮😮😅😅😅❤❤❤
Jackie was THE BEST! There has never been anyone like her before, and no one has been able to follow her! Her version of "Abraham, Martin and John" always makes me cry.
I'm 62 and am an old Baptist Preacher's daughter. I use to go to my neighbors house and listen to her albums with them..To this day I remember my favorite joke of hers.The one when she says something like.. ," You send your kids to school and tell them to watch the light baby..watch the light?! .. Better tell them to watch them cars lights ain't never killed nobody".😂
I love her and miss her when I was young I used to walk past her house every morning going to and she would come out on her front getting ready to go shopping with her shopping cart crack me up and make me laugh all the
I remember Mom's mabely😅 every since I was lil.girl at the age of 6 😅😅😅👏👏 😢😅😂very funny to the original comedian #QueenSugga😂😂😂😂woow that was the good ole clean dayzzz😅😅😅
Moms had a top song in the top 40 and held the record as the oldest person on the top 40 for quite a while. Abraham, Martin and John was the song..about 1969.
I miss her and the Smothers Brothers. Those were the good 'ol days indeed.
Good ol' days.
The original "Medea". A treasure and a classic.
Don't insult the memory of Moms Mabley with such a ridiculous comparison to a nobody.
Moms Mabley (March 19, 1894---May 23, 1975) was a genius as a comedian. I remember her when I was a teenager but
it was year later till I understood how important she was to show business. She is missed.
The forerunner to all women doing stand-up comedy today, she'd been entertaining in show business since the 1920's. Her dress was a gag , she could dance, sing and do comedy, she honed her skills in vaudeville and the chitlin circuit, she was first AA woman comedian to do stand-up before a national audience, they use to call it "flat-foot" and it was groundbreaking for women. All female comedians owe it to Moms Mabley. Joan Rivers said she learnt from Moms Mabley when she was growing up.
She was born the same year as my great-grandmother 1894, many great black female entertainers came out of that generation: Ethel Waters, black women of that ilk and generation were so strong and gifted. Respect for the ancestors, they got us through to the other side.
She's almost 75yrs of age doing this performance. Amazing, a true legend icon and national treasure.
We discovered Moms while watching the Ed Sullivan Show; he had her on several times. He helped preserve the history of entertainment & those who paved the way before it was lost. I’m glad this clip popped up; I needed hearty laugh today.
She was the Original queen of comedy
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Strangely enough, there's more recently been four great comedic talents who claim be the Original Queens of Comedy Miss Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore and Mo'Nique. I would respectfully agree with Ms. Theresa Johnson that there is in fact an original Queen of Comedy before all of them and that's Moms Mabley. There are talents like her who blazed the trail so today's female comedians can go around claiming they did it first.
I grew up listening to her albums with my parents on a Saturday night in the 60's. The albums were probably considered R rated these days. They need to make a movie about her life..she was the queen..a LEGEND 🥰
They were called "Party Records" like the ones by Pigmeat Markham and Redd Fox - I loved hearing them from the next room, and trying to figure out what they meant!
Actually they have the documentary. I just bought it for $2..at Family Dollars. Whoopi, Eddie, Kathy Griffin, and others speak on her. Try going to see if your local FD..has it. I'm in Miami.
@@takeithajackson3058 Thanks! I'm in Detroit..will check it out. I would like to see a movie like they did for Ma Rainey & Aretha. Maybe one day someone will 🤞🏽
@@jahnbon I remember as a kid listening to Rusty Warren records my dad had hid from us.
🥰 yes she is!
Moms, was one of the BEST!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for all the laughs, beautiful lady
RIP!!
We will never forget Moms Mabley. May God forever keep her.
Again one of my Mother's Favorite Artist ❤❤❤ THANKS, John Barnett ❤❤❤❤
This lady is GENIUS! She will set up a joke and when nobody's expecting it: knock 'em clean!
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Remembering my Mom and Dad listening to her laughing and sounding like everything was good at a time when some things were soo hard. They are happy memories. 🥰😘
She is the sweetest!
Love and miss you Moms.
You were a big part of my childhood.
What a talented Lady! Moms Mabley was so GREAT!
OMG! I love this lady! My aunt use to play her records when I was a little girl and I fell in love with Moms Mabley.
I remember watching Moms on the Merv Griffen show which my Grandfather always watched .
It was such a treat when she was a guest !! 🐧🍦
My aunt and uncle also😅❤
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Never knew about her until after I saw her being portrayed in Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Now i'm searching for her videos
Love her act
Love Mom Mabley, She's very Comical 🤣😊❤
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Wish she was still around to tell these jokes again miss her. Rip Jackie mom's mabley
Lord, what an ICON !! She was a legend in her own time, amazing lady ♥️🤣🥰🙏
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Classic! What a performer! The queen of the delayed joke delivery!
Thanks for sharing this. I remember mom's mabley
I remember her on TV with my mother in the 60.’s. That would be a great tribute to her if a movie was made about her life journey.
May Moms Rest in peace. Moms was a great woman. Funny and well loved. Her jokes will forever live on. Moms will never br for gotten..
Yes..... this right here really bring back alot of Memories...Listening to her with my G-mother.
Brilliant wonderful woman and comic. Rest in Paradise. 👌✌🙏💕💗📺
I grew up with Moms. Mabley also. It was the family enjoyment watching someone of color! Moms Mable was so funny 😁!
My mom's played her album. She was a household name🤣. I was only 16yrs old when I heard her. I introduced her to my peers back then....God Bless Her.
Moms Mabley!! Man she was hilarious!!! 😂😂😂😂 😭
My dad and I loved that woman used to watch her oh lordy. Never forget her.
I sneaked and listen to my parents albums of Moms Mabley. Me and my siblings be CTFU 🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂
very cool
Looking at this clip reinforces my contention that jokes and sketches don't have to be profane vulgar full of swear words crude and deprecating to be hilarious. Of course some of her albums in the beginning contained some spicy racy language but tame by today's standard.
Another brilliant guest appearance on the Brothers Smother. Great variety show!!! I was 9.
Smothers Brother's Show
I was 14❤
So many stand on her shoulders! She was historical and hysterical for this kid back in the 60s late night radio.. This was a time of radical change in our society, and she was on the front lines bringing humor to an otherwise somber time.. thank you ma'am!
she was part of the mind cobtrol that shsoed the ignorant thinking of the dumb public to print that picture of blacks to. e made to feel inferior
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She was my childhood. One Bad Chick. I think about her often and smile. Special moments listening to her with my Mom are etched in my heart Forever♥
2:03 - "The stewardess told me to 'drop my jaws'. And I misunderstood" ROTFL!!!!!!
If you thought that was funny, check out her interview with Merv Griffin... another "misunderstood" story..
@@gregbryant516”…I caught a terrible cold.”
My granny just put me on to a gem this lady a beast
She was young but played started playing this character in the late 60s and 70s!
Moms drop your jaws, ha ha 😂 priceless!!!
...and THAT was also, as u said!!!....
And she missed understood her. LMBO
This just came up and wow did I need this😁😄😃 love this amazing woman.
I grew up listening to Moms as a teenager. She was so so funny. I went to see her a couple of times. She was great. So very funny.
I just looked her up as a passing memory of old times. Wow, she is every bit as funny as she ever was her on video. Old Tom Smothers was so very young.
I remember Her as a child. Whenever She was on television My Grandma made sure to watch and I right along with her.
A Great, Great Lady.. and super smart entertainer. So happy to have found this!
LOVED Moms. Thanks for posting this. Dang near hurt myself when the stewardess said to drop your jaw, and she misunderstood. WONDERFUL!!!!! 👏👏🤪🤪👏👏🤪🤪👏👏🤪🤪
The Smothers Brothers were so advanced and progressive. Love them. RIP Tom Smothers. 🙏
One of the best.
What a treasure she was!
I grew up listening to her albums, she was a brilliant comedian.
This is hilarious!! I love Moms Mabley. She’s a treasure for sure. I’m so glad you posted this 👍
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We need more like this woman. The old guard is gone. It's a shame. What a great lady.
Watching her do the airplane joke in her youth was still funny. Watching her talent mature is a blessing even though it was before my time. The internet made a way for me to know who this beautiful talent was.❤
She is one of my favorit
Moms was hilarious one of the funniest comedians. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😘😘😘😘
She was one of my mom's top five all-time entertainers.
Moms mabry was the greatest in her era and times a great person and comedian loved by many people during hard times by our people
A great entertainer and genuinely funny.
I flew....but I wont flew back😂
I grew up listening to her she was great
She was so sweet! She was our neighbor down the street from where we grew up in N Y. Slappy White would visit with her occasionally. He had a white Lincoln Continental and his California license plate had SLAPPY on it.
😂❤
This women is one of the greatest!
I first heard her via my homeboi in middle school.
She's nasty as hell too! Love it
Yes, amen I grateful 🙏 to you almighty God for all the blessings you bring into my life 🙏
I came across one of her album, and I enjoyed it so much.
My Father loved Mom's Mabley.
I'd pay to see LBJ's reaction to a black woman telling him "Come over here, Boy!". Damn, where's a time machine and Moms Mabley when you need them?
THAT was a great moment. "Lyndon!!!...."...
I was a child in the 1960’s and loved Moms. My dad would find me to come watch her whenever she was on TV: Ed Sullivan, Johnny, Lawrence Welk …
I loved that “Sweet Georgia Brown” routine . The song reminds me when I used to watch the Globetrotters.
Moms can dance too. She was literally tap dancing in house slippers. And you know, it was as though I could hear the taps as she moved her feet. At the end, it looked like she did a little Moonwalk. 😂 😂 😀
I saw that too, brief but it was there. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎯🎯
Thank you Wanda Sykes and Whoopi Goldberg for teaching me about Moms Maybley. I love her ironic wit.
So did I grew up listening to Mom's mabelie
When I was a teenager, my buddies and I used to sit around listening to LP records from her laughing as hard as we could and smoking as much dope and drinking as much beer as we could man, she was great.
Omg loved her
Everybody lol Moms Mabley ❤️🎤🤣
I remember hearing Mom's Mabley, Pigmeat Markham, Sammy Davis Jr. And a lot of other famous comedians on albums in the neighborhood as our fathers washed and or fixed on their cars and children played up and down the street...happy times❤❤❤😂😂😂😮😮😅😅😅❤❤❤
Jackie was THE BEST! There has never been anyone like her before, and no one has been able to follow her! Her version of "Abraham, Martin and John" always makes me cry.
Imagine her and Redd Foxx teaming up. That would have been great! Unless it actually happened and I don't know about it yet.
Icon 💪🏽
I'm 62 and am an old Baptist Preacher's daughter. I use to go to my neighbors house and listen to her albums with them..To this day I remember my favorite joke of hers.The one when she says something like.. ," You send your kids to school and tell them to watch the light baby..watch the light?! .. Better tell them to watch them cars lights ain't never killed nobody".😂
Jackie 'Moms' Mabley, 1 of a kind, never duplicated.
She is simply the best I know love you beyond belief mamie young
Moms Mabley! Her records were "blue." Those were the kind of comedy records that parents kept hidden from kids.
She is very funny!
I never knew that she could sing and dance too, such a delight
Mom's Mabley was truly the Mom of Comedy. I remember her so well. She was the beginning a new day😂🤣🥲
Awesome!
I grew up watching her on the Jonny Carson show, living with my Grandmother.
One of the greats a pioneer.
MOMS MABLEY WHAT A FUNNY TALENTED LADY.
This a throwback
This is really great I think I remember seeing this as a kid Albert J Anderson
Mom’s Manley was a Very Nice Looking Lady Too!!
I love her and miss her when I was young I used to walk past her house every morning going to and she would come out on her front getting ready to go shopping with her shopping cart crack me up and make me laugh all the
I remembered her well. She also went to the Abyssenian Baptist Curch in Harlem New York City. Beautiful person.
She is my cousin. Wow I just found this!!
What a costume! I have never heard of her.
She was Great
A legend😅
I love Moms Mabley ❤❤❤
Love you Moms.May God hold you close.
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You’re a legend; u will go down in history as one of the greatest Female comedians of all time, R. I. P. Ms Mabley!☮️
Wonderful!
They would gather at each other's house whenever they came out of the cotton field to watch this show mom's Mabel❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I remember Mom's mabely😅 every since I was lil.girl at the age of 6 😅😅😅👏👏 😢😅😂very funny to the original comedian #QueenSugga😂😂😂😂woow that was the good ole clean dayzzz😅😅😅
Lawd my grandparents used to really enjoy listening to her. I was a lil girl
I thought I was the only one that laugh at my own jokes.
Phyllis Diller did that all the time too.
Harpo Marx did too, and he never spoke a word.
Moms had a top song in the top 40 and held the record as the oldest person on the top 40 for quite a while. Abraham, Martin and John was the song..about 1969.