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  • @rr7firefly
    @rr7firefly 15 лет назад +49

    Comic genius with an incredible sense of timing. He was without comparison one of the most entertaining performers on Ed Sullivan's show. I never grew tired of the Master and his brilliant routines.

  • @anadevillahermosa6612
    @anadevillahermosa6612 10 лет назад +206

    he was my grandfather, or is, because he will always be, and he was like a father to me also.

    • @stacyandmarty
      @stacyandmarty 6 лет назад +9

      I always loved him too

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee 5 лет назад +16

      you were so lucky to have such a fantastic grandfather, he was amazing - thanks for letting us know - makes him so much more of a real person :}

    • @MrsChristianMom
      @MrsChristianMom 5 лет назад +7

      He was great! Loved watching him on tv.

    • @erflingnot
      @erflingnot 3 года назад +4

      What an amazing experience all grandfathers can be wonderful.... watching his performance , and being able to share them gives me the ability to let people understand what it’s like inside my head.... A gift to me personally from your grandfather. He is loved and always will be as long as there are representations of his beautiful legacy of performances.

    • @wencesrodriguez330
      @wencesrodriguez330 3 года назад +2

      My name is Wences just like your grandfather

  • @jkc1449
    @jkc1449 15 лет назад +27

    Senor Wences was the best ventriloquist ever. His amazing skill and humor still amazes me today. I love the way he changes tones depending on if Pedro's box door is open or closed , lol.

  • @johnschlosser8472
    @johnschlosser8472 Год назад +11

    Are there really only these few clips of Senor Wences? No one could do rapid-fire exchanges between multiple characters like this guy could. Even late in life, when he couldn't keep his lips from moving, he was hysterical!

  • @CAMacKenzie
    @CAMacKenzie 9 лет назад +43

    My wife is younger than I am, and didn't remember Sr. Wences. So when, this morning while she was fixing breakfast, I came in the kitchen and, seeing the pan with a lid, said "S'awright?" lifted the lid and said "S'awriight!" she had no idea what I was talking about. I had to show her, and now she's hooked. This is a marvelous sample. Comedy was so different in those days, and Sr. Wences did other things, as well, like juggling while he ventriloquized. I think I'll Fw it to my dad.

    • @Morcaiden
      @Morcaiden 6 лет назад

      Yep, I think we've all tried that routine and had the same reception, lol!

  • @erflingnot
    @erflingnot 3 года назад +19

    This is a perfect description of what it feels like in my head sometimes. Bless this man and all of his wonderful talent....A beautiful performer

  • @mangledinal
    @mangledinal 13 лет назад +8

    Senor Wences was excellent. He was also 103 when he died. Thank you for uploading this.

  • @drewditty
    @drewditty 8 лет назад +7

    l don't think people appreciate how truly talented this guy was.

  • @coachrv30
    @coachrv30 14 лет назад +14

    What nostalgia you have shared. As a kid I watched him perform on the Ed Sullivan Show, and after watching Senor Wences for the first time, I couldn't wait to see him again. The "it's all right" man in the box still cracks me up. Though he performed many years ago, I would be willing to bet that the kids of this generation would enjoy him just as much. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Shodansixtyone
    @Shodansixtyone 14 лет назад +9

    What a wonderful entertainer - I remember seeing him on Ed Sullivan - Thank goodness we have these clips to share - thanks

  • @Cissy2cute
    @Cissy2cute 12 лет назад +6

    Wonderful man. He is just so funny. Good for the "inner child" in all of us.

  • @georgimihailov4906
    @georgimihailov4906 9 лет назад +16

    He is HILARIOUS. Such a masterful ventriloquist.

    • @ryanfriedman4329
      @ryanfriedman4329 8 лет назад +1

      I think I know why his passing wasn't so big on the news as it should have been because he passed away at the age of 103 on April 20, 1999.

    • @Elisabeth4844
      @Elisabeth4844 8 лет назад

      I never knew that! He just crossed my mind today (I too loved him on the Ed Sullivan Show - my whole family did & we imitated him all the time!) & was very happy to find that so many others remembered him as fondly

  • @bapsphilly
    @bapsphilly 6 лет назад +15

    Wow, many fine memories of my father and I imitating Senor Wences "sal right".

    • @ashonlewis9353
      @ashonlewis9353 4 года назад +2

      Looney Tunes use to parodied him a lot using that line

    • @GeorgeMaster-xg7lg
      @GeorgeMaster-xg7lg 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@ashonlewis9353Yosemite Sam said it in a cartoon.

  • @Tampo-tiger
    @Tampo-tiger Год назад +2

    Danny Devito's character talks enthusiastically about Senor Wences in the film Tin Men set in 1963.

  • @keiththomas3141
    @keiththomas3141 2 года назад +2

    My whole family used to roll on the floor watching this.

  • @kimdkus
    @kimdkus 9 лет назад +32

    I loved this guy when I was a kid!!

    • @uzithegoat1793
      @uzithegoat1793 7 лет назад

      I loved this guy when I was dead (Hello darkness my old friend)

  • @Featureman
    @Featureman 14 лет назад +15

    He was always great.

  • @YY4Me133
    @YY4Me133 13 лет назад +5

    Wow, this is so great! Señor Wences was one of my favorites on Ed's show when I was a kid. I even have the 1961 45-rpm record that has "Deefeecult For You, Easy For Me" one side, and "S-All Right? S-All Right!" on the other.
    The audience didn't care that you could see his lips move. We liked his silliness. I mean, seriously, a talking head in a box?

  • @blaisen.3239
    @blaisen.3239 Год назад +1

    An extremely,extremely,criminally underrated comedian 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @Rocketjay12
    @Rocketjay12 9 лет назад +8

    I loved this and especially when "Johnny" would talk even after he was put away.

  • @MauricioAlejandroVillalobos
    @MauricioAlejandroVillalobos 12 лет назад +3

    I was very glad to find this clip and he was indeed a genius in my opinion. I'm glad that artists like Jeff Dunham today are keeping the almost lost art of ventriloquism alive and well. It keeps the legacy of someone like Senor Wences alive and available for future generations to enjoy!

  • @beasst94
    @beasst94 12 лет назад +3

    5 voices in one act, no one can handle that today

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 5 лет назад +1

    OMG - thank you sooooooooooo much. i loved Señor Wences. i so love that we can watch all this great stuff on RUclips. "And now for a really big show."

  • @valleylaker
    @valleylaker Год назад +1

    I loved this guy

  • @dakotahstr
    @dakotahstr 13 лет назад +4

    I loved it when Senor came on the show! He was so cool!

  • @2Brian
    @2Brian 11 лет назад +2

    The characters he creates seem so alive and individual. The illusion is a result of his comedic genius. No special effects necessary.

  • @TarquinTed
    @TarquinTed 12 лет назад +6

    So his lips moved, who cares - Peter Brough was a ventriloquist on the RADIO. Senor Wences was always one of my favourite acts on TV as I grew up, his characters were brilliant and his act was funny that's what counted. But to say (as beasst94 does below) that no one can handle 5 voices in one act today, I would answer, watch Jeff Dunham. Thank you to whoever put this video up on RUclips, it brought back so many happy memories.

  • @timjenkins7019
    @timjenkins7019 3 года назад +1

    He was almost 70 here. Amazing.

  • @rwsmith29456
    @rwsmith29456 14 лет назад +1

    He's STILL cracking me up in these old videos.

  • @robertgift
    @robertgift 11 лет назад +2

    Thank you for sharing this.
    Such skill. Must watch again.
    A mistake was speaking into the earpiece.

  • @rodionrebenyar
    @rodionrebenyar 12 лет назад +4

    I agree fully. As a kid watching Senor Wences on a number of TV shows, he brought such life to those funny characters that I just naturally thought they were doing all their own talking! --- He was a master, there'll never be another like him.

  • @DrRobertMPick
    @DrRobertMPick 13 лет назад

    Thx for the post! As a child I loved watching him on the Ed Sullivan show.

  • @billlm8017
    @billlm8017 9 лет назад +9

    entertainment from a purer time in American life

    • @kristianfoster1706
      @kristianfoster1706 6 лет назад

      Oh please....they did blow the second the camera was off. Stop being so naive about the past. It sucked then as it sucks now.

  • @ThiccTropius
    @ThiccTropius 10 лет назад +28

    This is the only ventriloquist that can make cigar smoke come out of his bare hand through the first puppet in this video! To this day, magicians are still trying to figure out how the hell it was done! Amazing!

  • @lasktguy
    @lasktguy 15 лет назад +1

    That was great. I wonder if the kids of today would appreciate him like we did back then.

  • @thedecoy99
    @thedecoy99 15 лет назад

    word! i could not believe how good the phone bit sounded, i thought it was a recording for sure at first, awesome talent right there.

  • @ParissHardy
    @ParissHardy 12 лет назад

    Blessings to those that posted this video. I've been looking for years ... thank you!!!!

  • @Wintermute0168
    @Wintermute0168 Год назад +3

    " 's alright"

  • @MrCREWCRUSHIN95
    @MrCREWCRUSHIN95 7 лет назад +20

    How the hell did the make his voice sound like it was on the telephone?!!Impressive.

  • @DreamDancer82
    @DreamDancer82 15 лет назад +5

    The guy in the box cracks me up!

  • @Boydster318
    @Boydster318 4 года назад +1

    S'Alrightt!

  • @ThirdOfJune4444
    @ThirdOfJune4444 3 года назад

    I first saw Senior Wences on The Muppet Show and remember I was so mesmerized! He brought Cecelia Chicken to life and wanted to adopt that precious cute little chickie.

  • @EmmetEarwax
    @EmmetEarwax 13 лет назад +17

    He performed well after the age people normally retire . He finally developed problems with voice switches and co-ordination. Dropping props, etc., and he finally realized that he just couldn't adlib his way out of a mess endlessly. He retired with grace.

  • @1948BigCy
    @1948BigCy 15 лет назад

    Shows you don't need any fancy stuff...just imagination, a heart, and a hand...Wences was one of a kind...

  • @rehobothwell
    @rehobothwell 5 лет назад +1

    I didn't care whether this man moved his lips or not. Senor Wences was an endearing entertainer whose routines left me spellbound .

  • @lmrs2
    @lmrs2 13 лет назад +1

    Genial !!! aún teniendo un tiempo estos vídeos, son realmente una muestra de grandes artistas... superrrr !!

  • @Screenman5
    @Screenman5 15 лет назад

    This guy cracked me up when i was a lil kid :-) Thanks for posting!!!

  • @Cissy2cute
    @Cissy2cute 9 лет назад +46

    Who are the 33 people with no sense of humor? I couldn't wait for Senor to come on when our family watched Ed Sullivan. What a talented man.

    • @uzithegoat1793
      @uzithegoat1793 7 лет назад +2

      I feel like a fat kid eating chocolate cake on a summers hot day

  • @AltGrendel
    @AltGrendel 15 лет назад

    Everyone was mesmerized.

  • @creaturebotman
    @creaturebotman 15 лет назад

    1966.... the best time in the 20th century to be a kid.

  • @Machtyn
    @Machtyn 3 года назад +1

    I'd never heard of Senor Wences until I binged The Muppet Show. I had no idea that a ventriloquist could be so incredibly good.

  • @ThisIsRockwellTV
    @ThisIsRockwellTV 14 лет назад

    He is, who I would consider, the greatest vent of all time.

  • @rcaive0875
    @rcaive0875 8 лет назад +2

    Brilliant entertainer!

  • @Kaz_7777
    @Kaz_7777 5 месяцев назад +1

    Was just thinking about how long before "Wazzzup!" existed, there was "S'aright!"

  • @clintgolub1751
    @clintgolub1751 4 года назад

    This man was such a master

  • @erickaufman6840
    @erickaufman6840 9 лет назад +44

    "Jennifer Lopez"
    "Henefer Lopay"

  • @Diane_L
    @Diane_L 8 лет назад

    I've always had a soft spot for Senor Wences and always looked forward when they appeared on this Show.

  • @marlenalinne7958
    @marlenalinne7958 4 года назад

    He was incredible!!

  • @lliamjurdom9505
    @lliamjurdom9505 4 года назад

    Fantastic

  • @mariadavis4511
    @mariadavis4511 4 месяца назад

    HILARIOUS! That was a scream.

  • @TheresaPowers
    @TheresaPowers 4 года назад

    I WATCHED HIM WHILE IN FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE.

  • @scottmatheson2390
    @scottmatheson2390 8 лет назад +78

    The fact that we can see his lips moving at times seems completely unimportant to me.What I appreciate is his sense of timing and humor. If you simply sit there waiting to catch the illusion out then you are robbing yourself of the magic. Art sometimes demands that we suspend our disbelief and allow ourselves to become active participants in the illusion.

    • @captainactionman01
      @captainactionman01 8 лет назад +6

      He's very good. Really makes the voices come alive! A genius in his own way.

    • @antoniod
      @antoniod 7 лет назад +5

      And Mel Blanc imitated his "S'all-Riiiiiight" on The Flintstones.

    • @rafaelgomez1989
      @rafaelgomez1989 7 лет назад

      Scott Matheson TRUE, it wil be like watching a movie and constantly reminding yourself that those are actors / special effects or going to DISNEY WORLD constantly looking for the imperfections or technically analizing the whole thing missing all the FUN .....is called to WILLINGLY SUSPEND your DISBELIEF !

    • @antoniod
      @antoniod 7 лет назад

      "Goodiiiiiiiiiiiies...........Goody, Goody, Yum, Yummmmmmm................"

    • @RubelliteFae
      @RubelliteFae 5 лет назад

      Yes. And also current entertainers will always be trying to improve on what came before, so we naturally expect more expertise over time.

  • @bowfrog
    @bowfrog 13 лет назад

    Great post!!!!! Thank You.

  • @ajamandadam
    @ajamandadam 11 лет назад

    Love it, thanks

  • @rrsounds
    @rrsounds 14 лет назад

    Genius! True genius!!

  • @emci51
    @emci51 Год назад +2

    i love my taco flavoured kisses

  • @Musician-r5q
    @Musician-r5q 6 лет назад

    Aired 5 days before my 5th Birthday. Dang I'm old.

  • @JenifAR87
    @JenifAR87 10 месяцев назад

    Master!

  • @rainstarflowerdroplets9624
    @rainstarflowerdroplets9624 9 лет назад +1

    Amazing

  • @samwasthebest6633
    @samwasthebest6633 10 месяцев назад

    Memories

  • @zod65
    @zod65 15 лет назад

    Great stuff

  • @pablofernandez6729
    @pablofernandez6729 3 года назад +1

    Señor Wences (Mister Wences), was from Spain.

  • @marlonegoavil8722
    @marlonegoavil8722 11 лет назад

    Good job!

  • @joseb.5775
    @joseb.5775 3 года назад

    Maravilloso.

  • @VincentTPackhorse
    @VincentTPackhorse 8 месяцев назад

    El Señor is the best

  • @RyanD8293
    @RyanD8293 3 года назад +2

    Tacos tacos! Burritos, burritos…saw-right 👌🏼

  • @Morcaiden
    @Morcaiden 6 лет назад

    Genius. Sheer genius!

  • @SnappyPenguin566
    @SnappyPenguin566 12 лет назад

    thanks

  • @b54oramaster
    @b54oramaster 13 лет назад

    It has been so long since I've seen Senor Wences (I keep wanting to spell that 'Wencles' for some noel reason), that I had forgotten that he was a master ventriloquist. Mostly, I remembered the hand with lipstick routine and, of course, "S'right" {i.e. Pedro in a box}. What I am leading up to is that NOW I do kinda watch his lips, simply out of amazement. When I was a child, I don't think I even GOT the idea that the man was doing all of the voices.

  • @SnappyPenguin566
    @SnappyPenguin566 12 лет назад +1

    he's funny. he will be missed

  • @Deanmo23
    @Deanmo23 10 лет назад +16

    Statler: Ole!
    Waldorf: Bravo!
    Statler: S'Alright?
    Waldorf: S'Alright!

  • @tomwagner3640
    @tomwagner3640 7 лет назад +9

    I keep expecting Cartman to come on and start singing about tacos and burritos.

    • @paulmd2010
      @paulmd2010 3 года назад

      Your wishes were not fulfilled by taco flavored kisses.

  • @manuelfarinelli3839
    @manuelfarinelli3839 11 лет назад +1

    Muy simpático Senor Wences!! :)

  • @lennysmom
    @lennysmom 3 года назад

    The face in the box scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

  • @jmarcguy
    @jmarcguy 12 лет назад

    Seriously, he was really good!! Haven't watched him since I was a kid. Pretty funny!!!

  • @winkerdude
    @winkerdude 8 лет назад +14

    In the early 1970s, I saw him live at the Crazy Horse club in Paris, France. He was still pretty darn funny. Actually better than the ugly strippers. The cost of drinks were astronomical. The two drink minimum almost bankrupted me.

  • @charlotteyarnell88
    @charlotteyarnell88 9 лет назад

    Nice job

  • @ebland64
    @ebland64 13 лет назад

    Classic television

  • @sweiland75
    @sweiland75 13 лет назад +1

    I can't believe it! How can Spanish people not recognize such a talented man?

    • @rapiqui
      @rapiqui Год назад

      I can imagine that he was virtually unknown for many generations of comrades, in which I include myself, and that is sad. I've discovered him today and I am amazed to see how good and fun he was, glad to know he had the success he deserved in the US. What amazes me most is that his nephew, José Luis Moreno, who also was ventriloquist (among other professions) had huge success here in the 80s-90s.

  • @fromthesidelines
    @fromthesidelines 15 лет назад

    Senor Wences appeared 23 times on Ed's program (including Elvis Presley's second appearance on the show, in October 1956); he was one of Sullivan's "evergreen" performers [going as far back as being part of several of his charity benefit shows during World War II], and could always be counted on to "entertain the family" at home (and in the studio) inbetween the "bigger acts" to follow...

  • @8584zender
    @8584zender 3 года назад

    This used to qualify as entertainment... simpler times.

  • @sharkyfish3492
    @sharkyfish3492 7 лет назад +11

    Was he really 103 when he passed away ?? I can remember watching him on Ed Sullivan Show, he was a very talented man

  • @yardlet6
    @yardlet6 8 лет назад

    Liked his beer commercials.

  • @Ongelique
    @Ongelique 14 лет назад

    hes hella dope !

  • @alextavalesthemuppetmaniac5607
    @alextavalesthemuppetmaniac5607 6 лет назад

    Senor wences was a very funny ventriloquist :)

  • @cmdrchris971
    @cmdrchris971 14 лет назад +5

    so this is where matt and trey parker got the idea for "taco flavored kissies"

  • @SnappyPenguin566
    @SnappyPenguin566 12 лет назад

    4/17/1896 - 4/20/1999
    rest in peace Senor Wences

  • @PalacinkyPDX
    @PalacinkyPDX 11 лет назад

    And lived to be 103.

  • @sharonyasuhara3280
    @sharonyasuhara3280 6 лет назад

    He is. The. Best. So. Funny.

  • @jeandeaux7624
    @jeandeaux7624 10 лет назад +7

    the guy was a master

    • @InnerMittenSignal
      @InnerMittenSignal 7 лет назад

      He made records in the fifties: "S-All Right? S-All Right" and "Deefeecult For You - Easy For Me"