I worked with Carol on an ad campaign. She was MUCH larger than life. People say, "They don't make them like that anymore." But the truth is, they never made them like that. She was unique.
Just goes to show how popular Judy's Palace engagement was at the time. And I'm pretty sure Garland would have found Carol's lampooning quite hysterical.
Thank you so much for that! I was thinking the same thing. Judy had such a big heart and fantastic sense of humor and she really enjoyed/appreciated talent. That’s why she had some of the greatest stars on her tv show - loved to embrace her fellow artists!
I agree, she probably did see it and laughed her ass off - many accounts by those who knew her said Judy had a earthy, show-biz sense of humor and didn't take herself seriously, certainly not as seriously as many purported fans who have commented below. They don't seem to get that this is a parody of many other performers, that was a part of Channing's comedy act, and they write it off as simply mean-spirited. Nothing like. "Forbidden Broadway" has long been enjoyed by the people made fun of, and performed by many of those same people: broadway singers and dancers who have a sense of humor about it all.
Actually, the person she is mainly making fun of here is Betty Hutton, who followed Judy at the Palace. Hutton would always put a towel around her neck after changing into a robe, talking about how rough her life was. Of course, there is a lot of Judy in here too, the bluebird/sitting on the stage references. It's all in fun.
My God ! She Was!🙉 So MUCH MORE ! Than Dolly Levy!! Which ! Was My Main ! Point v! Of Reference v!!🥰 REALLY BRILLIANT OLD SCHOOL TALENT!!!!!👍 BRAVA !!!!😃
@@divox9pqr She Should Have Been inThe Movie! I Agree 👍 But!!😅😅 It takes Place ! In the Early 1900 ???😳and Dolly Levy ! Wore the LONG dresses! Of the Period !🙉
It was inspired by Judy, but not meant to be an imitation. It was her own character based on many famous singers of the time, including Judy. The video is just slightly mislabeled, that's all. -from someone who was there...
"Show Girl" was a show way ahead of its time. And, on the other hand, which couldn't translate effectively to the current time. That's why Channing assumed the audience was as much in on the show business jokes as she was said. Some of the show was truly naughty, and all of the show was sutble but she took it successfully to many places with great success.
Yes, revues of the day - New Faces, Parade, etc. - were often full of parodies of big shows and stars, much like "Forbidden Broadway." The assumption of knowing the biz so you're in on the jokes underlies it all.
Do you hear the audience laughing? Just because we do not understand all of the references (4 decades later) does not mean that the performance or performer is lacking! She is legend, and you, dear readers, are not.
1961, 8 years before. Since this riffed on SEVERAL other performers who did the Palace comebacks, it would and did have a shelf life, and a good comedienne would now when to move on to other material, as she did.
This was a take-off on MULTIPLE "big comeback" stars of the '30s-'40s who had brought their show to the Palace at the time, as Channing explains in the opening. Channing's act for many years by then was filled with of broad parodies and imitations; contemporary audiences would have known and come for that. [To all you pearl-clutching Judy worshippers, it's not all about her, and besides, Judy herself probably would have laughed her ass off because she had a wicked sense of humor and didn't take herself anywhere near as seriously as you all do.]
It's of it's time... Perhaps lost in translation slightly, because we look at the performances tha Miss Channing is lampooning with such reverence. There were a number of these kind of shows with similar histories, Betty Hutton, Danny Kaye and Judy, so perhaps we only think of
Thsi material makes the assumption that most of the audience had seen both Garland and Hutton at the Palace. Channing is much better than her material here.
Like other revues of the day - New Faces, Parade, etc. - it was aimed at savvy theater audiences who knew and had seen much of what was referenced, much like "Forbidden Broadway." Many other performers than just Garland and Hutton did the Palace comeback; Channing named several of them, you just don't recognize the names.
If this was from "Showgirl,"...and it would have been nice of the poster to give us some background info on it...then this was in 1961, and thereby ten years after Judy Garland's 1951 turn at the Palace, and five years after her 1956 appearance. So, I'd say it has little to do with Garland. In any case the material is not to my taste, but apparently it is to many posters here.
This wasn't specifically a Garland impression, it was a comedy riff on the "comeback" stars touring at the time, and there were quite a few of the '30s and '40s like Garland.
Certainly doesn't do it for me. Guess I admire Judy Garland too much Somewhat tasteless so far as I am concerned.She should stick at what she does best being Carol Channing
Try not to worship Garland, and remember that Judy herself was not in the Cult of Judy; various accounts said she laughed her ass off at parodies of herself because she had a frickin' sense of humor. Also this wasn't just Garland, it was a bunch of others who did the Palace, as Channing explained in the lead-in. Channing was famous not just for her broadway shows, but broad comedy, imitations and parodies, and her audience definitely had a good time.
@@jgregveneklasen2657 I certainly do not worship Judy, but admire her talent and seeing her live in concert was something special.I also respect the talent of Carol Channing, love comedy in all it's forms, but personally I did find her performance to my liking, each to his own.I would have felt the same had it been any other great singer or performer.
You're using 2020s lenses on 60 year old material: parody and topical humor are not "low blows" beneath her or any other comedian. Revues like this one - New Faces, Parade, etc. - were often full of parodies of current shows and stars, much like "Forbidden Broadway." There was a steady New York theater crowd then who likely saw everything she's referencing (and possibly including some of those performers).
I never understood the appeal of Carol Channing.She wasn't pretty & had a crappy sounding voice. I also find her impression of Judy Garland to be 3rd rate. Making fun of a Great Star shows sour grapes. Judy's run in all of her 3 Palace runs, broke records. If I didn't read the title of this video clip, I would never have thought she was impersonating Garland. This isnt entertaining. But I wanted to post my thought. Judy's legend thank God can endure these petty insults.
She was popular because she was and is funny. People get a kick out of her. It was hardly an impression, more like poking fun at Judy, and I agree it was pretty cringy and rude considering.
@@RafaaGMadonnaLover if having a sense of humor is being mean, cruel, wicked, nasty, sarcastic and hateful, then I am glad, happy and grateful that I don't have a sense of humor! 🤔
I never found Carol Channing to be much of an entertainer. I think she was limited in her singing (if you can call it singing) and her impression of Garland is poor at best. I did see her in the musical "Lorelei" and thought she and the show were terrible, but there are others who think she was fantastic, so to each his own.
You’re being TOO literal. This was a character that was drawing on several leading ladies of the time, listen to the audience they get the references and laugh. Maybe it’s just to sophisticated for your expectations
As you say, she was a star in her own right and at that time period, so she didn't NEED to specifically imitate Betty or Judy or the several other stars who were doing the comeback circuit then, she played it as if she herself was a doing a comeback.
judy was a lesbian..she married Minnelli also gay...to stop the rumors at MGM about her and her lesbian secretary.. she had Liza marry Peter Allen also gay for the same reason..people ask why the gay following?...because it takes one to know one!
That's a crock. She was far from lesbian, she just happened to marry three gay men, perhaps even four. It's no secret that Liza's been married to three. They KNEW who they were marrying , not many straight men wear eyeshadow and eyeliner. Smh
And you know this how? She married Syd Luft, a decidedly heterosexual man and had two children. Please state your sources. Nowhere, NO WHERE have I ever heard that Garland was anything but straight as a board.
What energy, comedic timing and command of the stage, brilliant talent!!!
I worked with Carol on an ad campaign. She was MUCH larger than life. People say, "They don't make them like that anymore." But the truth is, they never made them like that. She was unique.
what a PERFORMER!!! R.I.P., Miss Channing....you were splendid!!!
Just goes to show how popular Judy's Palace engagement was at the time. And I'm pretty sure Garland would have found Carol's lampooning quite hysterical.
Thank you so much for that! I was thinking the same thing. Judy had such a big heart and fantastic sense of humor and she really enjoyed/appreciated talent. That’s why she had some of the greatest stars on her tv show - loved to embrace her fellow artists!
I agree, she probably did see it and laughed her ass off - many accounts by those who knew her said Judy had a earthy, show-biz sense of humor and didn't take herself seriously, certainly not as seriously as many purported fans who have commented below. They don't seem to get that this is a parody of many other performers, that was a part of Channing's comedy act, and they write it off as simply mean-spirited. Nothing like. "Forbidden Broadway" has long been enjoyed by the people made fun of, and performed by many of those same people: broadway singers and dancers who have a sense of humor about it all.
🌟I love seeing these older clips of Ms. C. One can forget that she had a very good voice and definitely could act, as well as sing, a song! 🌠
Actually, the person she is mainly making fun of here is Betty Hutton, who followed Judy at the Palace. Hutton would always put a towel around her neck after changing into a robe, talking about how rough her life was. Of course, there is a lot of Judy in here too, the bluebird/sitting on the stage references. It's all in fun.
My God, she was the real deal!
she's so brilliant!
She is so magical on stage...Love her.
I SAW CAROL IN VEGAS IN THE LATE SIXTIES...FABULOUS ENTERTAINER.......
LOVE, LOVE, this.
LUUUUUUUV her!!!
Thank u so much 🤩
My God ! She Was!🙉 So MUCH MORE ! Than Dolly Levy!! Which ! Was My Main ! Point v! Of Reference v!!🥰 REALLY BRILLIANT OLD SCHOOL TALENT!!!!!👍 BRAVA !!!!😃
Boy she had some set of legs
Has . - still living
I SAW HER 50 YEARS AGO IN VEGAS...AND SHE IS MOVING INTO 100...GREAT TALENT....
kristen rock Damn right....She should have been cast in the film version of Hello Dolly just because of those legs.
@@divox9pqr She Should Have Been inThe Movie! I Agree 👍 But!!😅😅 It takes Place ! In the Early 1900 ???😳and Dolly Levy ! Wore the LONG dresses! Of the Period !🙉
It was inspired by Judy, but not meant to be an imitation. It was her own character based on many famous singers of the time, including Judy. The video is just slightly mislabeled, that's all.
-from someone who was there...
I agree and I wasn't there. It's a composite to me and she's always top notch no matter what she does.
Charisma in spades
"Show Girl" was a show way ahead of its time. And, on the other hand, which couldn't translate effectively to the current time. That's why Channing assumed the audience was as much in on the show business jokes as she was said. Some of the show was truly naughty, and all of the show was sutble but she took it successfully to many places with great success.
Yes, revues of the day - New Faces, Parade, etc. - were often full of parodies of big shows and stars, much like "Forbidden Broadway." The assumption of knowing the biz so you're in on the jokes underlies it all.
She's also doing a take-off of Jan Peerce's famous recording of "Bluebird of Happiness"
She was riffing on about a dozen of different performers here, but of course the obsessive Judy fan only sees it as being about Judy.
Thank you
this is a hoot for sure!!!!
Never saw this before. Fun monologue.
Do you hear the audience laughing? Just because we do not understand all of the references (4 decades later) does not mean that the performance or performer is lacking! She is legend, and you, dear readers, are not.
What charisma!
Must have been before Judy passed away. I don't recall Miss Channing ever doing this routine after that.
1961, 8 years before. Since this riffed on SEVERAL other performers who did the Palace comebacks, it would and did have a shelf life, and a good comedienne would now when to move on to other material, as she did.
This was a take-off on MULTIPLE "big comeback" stars of the '30s-'40s who had brought their show to the Palace at the time, as Channing explains in the opening. Channing's act for many years by then was filled with of broad parodies and imitations; contemporary audiences would have known and come for that.
[To all you pearl-clutching Judy worshippers, it's not all about her, and besides, Judy herself probably would have laughed her ass off because she had a wicked sense of humor and didn't take herself anywhere near as seriously as you all do.]
I loved her wild eyes! What year was this, anyone know?
Genius.
It's of it's time... Perhaps lost in translation slightly, because we look at the performances tha Miss Channing is lampooning with such reverence. There were a number of these kind of shows with similar histories, Betty Hutton, Danny Kaye and Judy, so perhaps we only think of
This is wicked!!!
This needs to be colorized
Thsi material makes the assumption that most of the audience had seen both Garland and Hutton at the Palace. Channing is much better than her material here.
Like other revues of the day - New Faces, Parade, etc. - it was aimed at savvy theater audiences who knew and had seen much of what was referenced, much like "Forbidden Broadway." Many other performers than just Garland and Hutton did the Palace comeback; Channing named several of them, you just don't recognize the names.
Judy now(quite rightly), but should put this back into context?
OMG what do you mean you were there?!? Please tell more!!!!!
What year?!
SHOW GIRL
If this was from "Showgirl,"...and it would have been nice of the poster to give us some background info on it...then this was in 1961, and thereby ten years after Judy Garland's 1951 turn at the Palace, and five years after her 1956 appearance. So, I'd say it has little to do with Garland. In any case the material is not to my taste, but apparently it is to many posters here.
Thank you for supplying the year!!
Where’s the Garland impression?
This wasn't specifically a Garland impression, it was a comedy riff on the "comeback" stars touring at the time, and there were quite a few of the '30s and '40s like Garland.
@@jgregveneklasen2657 Well, you're right. Martha Raye was a terrific clown, but she sang the best rendition of "Body and Soul" that I ever heard.
This is not a good take on Judy Garland and Betty Hutton . There must have been a mistake here . Carol does an excellent Marlene Dietrich .
I'm mystified.... which part was Judy Garland?
bobbbxxx me too ,!
Starting at 3:15, the monologue is typical Garland "poor little talented me."
@@amymack1954 Was actually Betty Hutton's bit.
Certainly doesn't do it for me. Guess I admire Judy Garland too much Somewhat tasteless so far as I am concerned.She should stick at what she does best being Carol Channing
Try not to worship Garland, and remember that Judy herself was not in the Cult of Judy; various accounts said she laughed her ass off at parodies of herself because she had a frickin' sense of humor. Also this wasn't just Garland, it was a bunch of others who did the Palace, as Channing explained in the lead-in. Channing was famous not just for her broadway shows, but broad comedy, imitations and parodies, and her audience definitely had a good time.
@@jgregveneklasen2657 I certainly do not worship Judy, but admire her talent and seeing her live in concert was something special.I also respect the talent of Carol Channing, love comedy in all it's forms, but personally I did find her performance to my liking, each to his own.I would have felt the same had it been any other great singer or performer.
@emilytripp 1961
I really think, even being a fan, that this whole routine is a pretty shabby low blow, and far beneath her. I don't find it amusing.
You're using 2020s lenses on 60 year old material: parody and topical humor are not "low blows" beneath her or any other comedian. Revues like this one - New Faces, Parade, etc. - were often full of parodies of current shows and stars, much like "Forbidden Broadway." There was a steady New York theater crowd then who likely saw everything she's referencing (and possibly including some of those performers).
I still don’t understand why she’s famous. Good grief.
I like her but not doing this rubbish it's total crap sorry peeps
I never understood the appeal of Carol Channing.She wasn't pretty & had a crappy sounding voice. I also find her impression of Judy Garland to be 3rd rate. Making fun of a Great Star shows sour grapes. Judy's run in all of her 3 Palace runs, broke records. If I didn't read the title of this video clip, I would never have thought she was impersonating Garland. This isnt entertaining. But I wanted to post my thought. Judy's legend thank God can endure these petty insults.
I agree, I always thought Carol was terribly overrated and had an awful voice.
It's not your fault you don't have a sense of humor. I'm very sorry for you.
She was popular because she was and is funny. People get a kick out of her. It was hardly an impression, more like poking fun at Judy, and I agree it was pretty cringy and rude considering.
@@RafaaGMadonnaLover if having a sense of humor is being mean, cruel, wicked, nasty, sarcastic and hateful, then I am glad, happy and grateful that I don't have a sense of humor! 🤔
c. Saxon : You are absolutely right! 🤗👍
I never found Carol Channing to be much of an entertainer. I think she was limited in her singing (if you can call it singing) and her impression of Garland is poor at best. I did see her in the musical "Lorelei" and thought she and the show were terrible, but there are others who think she was fantastic, so to each his own.
yeah.. sorry.. not funny, not entertaining, leaves me cold..
May she rest in peace, A wonderful entertainer in her own right, but NOT a very good impersonation of Judy or Betty, it was terrible.
She wasn't impersonating either of them. She was doing a character that referenced them.
You’re being TOO literal. This was a character that was drawing on several leading ladies of the time, listen to the audience they get the references and laugh.
Maybe it’s just to sophisticated for your expectations
As you say, she was a star in her own right and at that time period, so she didn't NEED to specifically imitate Betty or Judy or the several other stars who were doing the comeback circuit then, she played it as if she herself was a doing a comeback.
judy was a lesbian..she married Minnelli also gay...to stop the rumors at MGM about her and her lesbian secretary.. she had Liza marry Peter Allen also gay for the same reason..people ask why the gay following?...because it takes one to know one!
David Labiosa prove it
David Labiosa -- Thanks for the info. I had no idea.
That's a crock. She was far from lesbian, she just happened to marry three gay men, perhaps even four. It's no secret that Liza's been married to three. They KNEW who they were marrying , not many straight men wear eyeshadow and eyeliner. Smh
And you know this how? She married Syd Luft, a decidedly heterosexual man and had two children. Please state your sources. Nowhere, NO WHERE have I ever heard that Garland was anything but straight as a board.
Her father was gay, and was the main source of kindness in her young life. She may have been attracted to similar types (Freudian).