"Well, this has been a waste of an evening." Greatest exit line of all time!
@DrDespicable
4 жыл бұрын
I vote for Dick Cavett's story of he and Groucho being at a very boring party and almost making it out the door, when they were confronted by the host, asking, "Leaving so early, Groucho?" To which Groucho replied, "I've had a wonderful evening - but this wasn't it..."
@rickrick5041
4 жыл бұрын
@@DrDespicable I've had a wonderful time. It seems like a lifetime
@BeliseoftheNIne
3 жыл бұрын
As only Grouch could
@andymassingham
2 жыл бұрын
Just about to say same! I’m going to save that one😂
@santasunshine4070
Жыл бұрын
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@ValleyoftheRogue
2 жыл бұрын
He was one of the greatest comedians to have ever lived. I feel sorry for people today who cannot appreciate the great vaudeville-background comedians.
@scottmiller6495
Жыл бұрын
Because today's young people 35 and under Don't care about anything or anyone from the past, famous or not good or not because it's not interesting enough and that is very sad and unforgivable!!!!!
@David-yw2lv
2 ай бұрын
@@scottmiller6495That was true when I was young I was ridiculed by others my age for liking performers who were before my time.
@JohnSmith-op1tc
2 ай бұрын
@@scottmiller6495I showed my sons "Duck Soup" when they were adolescents and they know the value of Groucho's shtick. I will admit frustration in listening to the youngest take in podcasts now, that couldn't deliver on Mr. Marx's order on their best day! "The One, The Only, GROUCHO!!!"
@Etnalleb
3 жыл бұрын
There was only ONE Groucho ! we will never see the likes of his talent again.
@BrooklynJackBlue
13 жыл бұрын
He never stops! My GOD, he's nonstop! He's a bulldozer of comedy! The most amazing, astounding, unstoppable comedian ever.
@coolfinetime
7 ай бұрын
And clever
@ShawDAMAN
14 жыл бұрын
I love when Groucho and Daly start bantering in German, priceless!
@josephpinard6523
4 жыл бұрын
Groucho is actually speaking I think in Yiddish.
@11Kralle
4 жыл бұрын
@@josephpinard6523 No, it's german - even though there are only little differences between the two.
@11Kralle
3 жыл бұрын
@Harold Potsdamer Let's say: someone, who speaks a good high-german has the best chance to understand "jiddisch" (that's how germans spell yiddish). On the other hand: A yiddish-speaker from New York city (f.e.) might have a very hard time to cope with the swabian, bavarian or saxonian dialects... ...as do all the other germans.
@ricardorojas5045
3 жыл бұрын
Daly is speaking Afrikaans, Groucho Yiddish and then both in English, the trio are Germanic languages.
@jazzmanchgo
3 жыл бұрын
@@ricardorojas5045 Yes, I was wondering if Daly was speaking Afrikaans because I knew he was originally from South Africa.
@greggh
12 жыл бұрын
Tony Randall got unusually quiet once he knew it was Groucho. I think he was in awe.
@spiderman9027
11 жыл бұрын
This was back when television was clean and funny and made all the sense in the world. Groucho was the king of comedy in my book. You laugh, laugh and laugh.
@jethrodassam
6 жыл бұрын
Groucho is one of the funniest natural comedians ever.
@beatlesatshea
11 жыл бұрын
The man WAS a national treasure, a true wit who could think on his feet.
@Muppio
2 жыл бұрын
The quick wit of this man is scary.
@Anonymoose
10 жыл бұрын
Classic! When Groucho got rolling, he was unstoppable.
@lolotho9951
5 жыл бұрын
He called Tony Randall stupid!!!! And did he say this was a wasted evening? LMAO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ridiculously hilarious!
@meirwise1107
4 жыл бұрын
Groucho was the sharpest and fastest wit of them all.
@ValleyoftheRogue
2 жыл бұрын
The master of the ad lib.
@LenHummelChannel
9 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Groucho. he was a wonderful terror.
@davidbarts6144
3 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised they didn’t get it. He slipped into his normal voice a few times. And that he was unable to confine himself to simple yes/no answers and almost immediately hijacked the show was pure Groucho.
@erzbet07
15 жыл бұрын
Delightful! What fun to watch Groucho and John Charles Daly playing off each other..and the panelists trying their darndest to guess the mystery guest. Groucho sure could light up a room, couldn't he?! One of a kind for sure! Thank you for posting this classic video!
@brianwilliams3438
3 жыл бұрын
Arlene looks just fabulous !!! Pure class
@srw6666
13 жыл бұрын
nobody was ever anywhere *near* as fast as groucho with the quick line. he was always instantly making witty remarks that most of us would take a *month* to think of, if we could at all.
@marshamariner7897
2 жыл бұрын
I still say he and Robin Williams would b like a 9.0 quake in SF 🌹💖 they would tear the place up
@ElTiant
16 жыл бұрын
Groucho is Awesome, he revolutionized comedy!!
@stevenfanale4553
7 жыл бұрын
One of the best who ever lived period. He was so funny that no one could control him. SMF
@dwaynebrue7651
6 жыл бұрын
Groucho, The Man, The Legend!!
@marshamariner7897
2 жыл бұрын
Could u imagine Groucho and Robin Williams?? On stage together. OMFG. there'd b NO CHANCE 😸🌹💖🤣😂😅
@justageneraluser
7 жыл бұрын
As far as I'm concerned, this is *the* best clip of the entire history of What's My Line. Only Groucho could do improv comedy in the 1960s that every single human could find hilarious in 2017
@prnfl
4 жыл бұрын
it's kinda meh by 2020
@juangabin1693
3 жыл бұрын
And 2135 too....
@BeliseoftheNIne
3 жыл бұрын
Oh who give's a fuck? Best newscaster in several generations interviewed, perhaps, the best comedian ever
@ValleyoftheRogue
2 жыл бұрын
He was the absolute master of the ad lib, which is why he was seen so often on television during its first two or three decades. Remember, this was live television.
@imaginationunreal
5 жыл бұрын
OMG I laughed from beginning to end. Groucho Marx's wit never ceases to amaze me.
@GrantTarredus
5 ай бұрын
Same here!
@MusicHavenSG
5 жыл бұрын
This one still cracks me up with Groucho Marx just destroys the panel.
@HelloooThere
6 жыл бұрын
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith LoL!!!
@FriendlyKibblez
13 жыл бұрын
"Do you ever make any after-dinner speeches, in the course of your operation?" "Yeah, only before dinner." -Classic
@AndrewWav
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how the audience absolutely LOSES THEIR SHIT when he signs in!
@waynemarvin5661
Жыл бұрын
That's disgusting.
@FAX335
11 жыл бұрын
Man, oh man. Was there ever anybody like Groucho? Or will there ever be again? Incredible. So much stage experience compressed in that man. He takes the entire roof off as easily as though he were straightening his tie. Effortlessly funny.
@filmidioten
13 жыл бұрын
The funniest man in the history of comedy. Man what I wouldn't give to have met him in real life, bummer that I was only a year and a half when he passed away :/
@MScottEiland
11 жыл бұрын
*smiles* Groucho was a national treasure. We are all diminished by his passing.
@Lava1964
2 жыл бұрын
Too bad he died the same week as Elvis Presley. Groucho's death was sadly overshadowed.
@wlhardy
13 жыл бұрын
I remember reading a story by Jess Oppenheimer (who wrote for I Love Lucy) when he was dating one of the Marx Bros.' daughters & they all went to a Chinese restaurant in LA & when the time came for the bill, the old waiter added up the talley on an abacus. Groucho took it from him, shook it like a tamborine, and came up with a different total. He & the waiter (who was unsmiling) kept this up (with a different total by Groucho every time) until the patrons were in hysterics. Love that guy!
@christianfritz6333
Жыл бұрын
Just one of a million reasons why he is Groucho. Amazing!
@guyfihi
11 жыл бұрын
If this happened with one Marx brother, can you imagine what happened when they all got together. Total pandemonium, and I love it!
@keithnaylor1981
10 ай бұрын
I have all the brilliant Marx Brothers movies on DVD. His show ‘You Bet Your Life’ was the best show of its time and is now the best and funniest show on KZitem !
@TheHehe1223
11 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't love Groucho, He's amazing.
@exapno
9 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Groucho - may your wit never fae from the memory of the world
@jadeshannon5583
6 жыл бұрын
Groucho was funny!In my opinion The Marx Brothers were the best comedians on earth and I will always say that!
@AbbeyBenold
11 жыл бұрын
Wow. I would have known him the second he opened his mouth. Such an iconic voice.
@Fardawg
3 жыл бұрын
I think they did too, especially with the cigar smoke. But it wouldn't be as funny if they guessed right away.
@brianwilliams3438
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, Groucho was in a league of his own. I think Dorothy asked about teabags in his pockets was to set up a hilarious moment.
@theID2
6 жыл бұрын
looking back on this i'd bet everyone on the panel knew who this was first by the smell of his cigar and then by his voice.
@robdewey317
6 жыл бұрын
theID2 George Burns, Jack Benny and others smoked cigars
@Fardawg
3 жыл бұрын
@@robdewey317 His voice was very recognizable, though. But of course they wouldn't end the segment too early. They were having fun with it. I doubt they brought him on to really fool anyone. It's like the surviving clip with Dean and Jerry where Jerry ends up using his high-pitched voice and calls Dean by name on purpose to turn it into a funny reveal. It was a bit more than an actual game sometimes.
@cjjorgensen
8 жыл бұрын
With that cigar, they should be able to figure it out pretty fast.
@madmadhatter
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, I was thinking the same thing. I almost expected Bennett to say “Well, by the smell of your cigar you are either George Burns or Groucho Marx?”
@Fardawg
3 жыл бұрын
His voice is also very recognizable even with the accent. I'm guessing they padded out the time and knew from the beginning.
@jazzmanchgo
3 жыл бұрын
@@Fardawg Not just the accent, but the entire ad-lib routine. I can't think of anyone else who sound like that AND do that.
@ebbhead20
15 жыл бұрын
Here we have the start of humor as far as i´m concerned. When it comes to snappy oneliners,no one and nothing came close! I´ve been a fan since i was 12,and i will love you always Groucho,cause it´s part of my sanity clause!
@neilzep
12 жыл бұрын
Man functions on a different level....a much higher level. Thxs Groucho.
@Fripitto
15 жыл бұрын
I love how he basically sabotizes the entire questioning. Great comedian!
@dennispearson9287
3 жыл бұрын
It Was Soooo Obvious How Much Groucho Enjoyed BEING Groucho !!!!!..
@Georgie1954
14 жыл бұрын
yes, I could listen to him all day long too--what a super quick wit he was!
@trevorjenkins7024
11 жыл бұрын
Groucho, I salute you!
@ChadQuick270W
12 жыл бұрын
Live every Sunday night at 10:30pm for over 17 years except for a few rare occasions where it was taped or filmed in advance. This was one of the joy's of WML as being live almost anything could happen.
@thefools
16 жыл бұрын
i think in his later years he answered the phone "hello this is groucho the living legend".
@filmnoirnyc
5 күн бұрын
I love Groucho, I love him, I love him..... the best.....
@landztranz
12 жыл бұрын
I could watch these clips all day long...and I will if my wife lets me.
@rickrick5041
4 жыл бұрын
She makes you beg for everything
@rongarrett1366
10 жыл бұрын
Groucho had a lovely evening, but this didn't appear to be it.
@lsgiron
6 жыл бұрын
😂
@123Rockchild
3 жыл бұрын
LOL...classic Groucho!
@indyandnorbert1
10 жыл бұрын
Whenever Im having a bad day, I watch this, you just have to laugh out loud. Wonderful !
@GrantTarredus
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely uproarious! Thank you for sharing this.
@edithsymmans3273
10 жыл бұрын
Groucho Marx and his awesome wit…… man never went on to a show with out his trade mark cigar…… man is a wonderful comic…… haven't had such a good laugh in ages……
@marshamariner7897
2 жыл бұрын
His show u bet ur life was a class act in itself
@Coigreach
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine the time when an American tv-host and his guest could spontaneously engage in a conversation in a second language (to both of them). God, those were the days.
@JD-jc8gp
Жыл бұрын
John Daly even added "ne ponimayu" in Russian.
@pattimaeda6097
11 ай бұрын
You know they were talking gibberish don’t you?🙄
@MontyTheMothman
11 ай бұрын
@@pattimaeda6097it’s german dumbass
@BreathTakulous
19 күн бұрын
@@pattimaeda6097its german
@Ebbywebby
12 жыл бұрын
Just what I was thinking. And I was baffled that they were asking about him being a singer, etc. when he was so obviously a comedian.
@fra91_
4 жыл бұрын
It's clear how Woody Allen has been inspired by Groucho Marx, when they invited him, he signed himself as "Cary Grant". Geniuses.
@BaarBear
10 жыл бұрын
No one could crack a pun like Groucho could.;-D
@HillLuvJump999
12 жыл бұрын
How I would have loved to spend a day with this man. So much he could teach us...
@rickrick5041
4 жыл бұрын
Especially you
@crucisnh
11 жыл бұрын
I love how Groucho's fake voice was so good that he was able to go on and on and on with his schtick and no one on the panel realized that it was him. He was great in this clip!
@crucisnh
11 жыл бұрын
Actually, in this clip, John Daly didn't screw up. Before he said Groucho's name, he did say that he was throwing over all the cards and ending the game. However, there was one instance where he did screw up royally when they had Steve Allen, often a panelist, as the mystery guest. Daly accidentally blurted out Steve Allen's name and blew the entire segment. In fact, this incident is in one of the WML compilation clips here on youtube.
@littlemissmello
12 жыл бұрын
I would've known by the first "Whaddaya say!?" that it was Groucho.
@johnnytheyoungmaestro
25 күн бұрын
Yeah, I'm absolutely shocked that they didn't recognize him immediately! :)
@ajsmith5295
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
@classilyette
14 жыл бұрын
Gott, that was so funny!!!!!and John starting talking German ROFL!!priceless :) and what a group of talented, classy people.
@klstehn
16 жыл бұрын
oh my frelling god, I love Groucho Marx!
@elizabethgalligan1805
4 жыл бұрын
"Memoirs of a mangy Lover" 😂😂😂
@Judahthanksgiving
2 ай бұрын
The world best comedian ever ❤
@MarcBrewer
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Groucho used to do a German dialect in Vaudeville, but WWI made that no longer feasible. So it's nice to get some idea of his old schtick
@guerilla1977
16 жыл бұрын
wow- great clip. Please keep them coming... I love this show!
@colonialradio1
10 жыл бұрын
I think they knew; there is an interview with Bennett somewhere online where he says sometimes they could tell right away but let it go on because it was funny stuff. I think Bennett knew in this case.
@brianwilliams3438
3 жыл бұрын
I agree , Bennett said they knew which Hollywood stars were coming to town and had an idea who the mystery guest would be.
@ClassicRockStays116
14 жыл бұрын
This is just great! He's so hilarious!
@Gaygarious
12 жыл бұрын
This TRULY had me rolling on the floor!!!!
@samcano7070
7 жыл бұрын
He was genius!!!
@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635
3 жыл бұрын
Groucho is one of the most recognizable comedian and he’s also the funniest
@Judahthanksgiving
2 ай бұрын
No doubt ❤
@davidoberst6268
3 жыл бұрын
Priceless
@satori03
28 күн бұрын
as funny now as he was in his heyday...Thank you Groucho for keeping us laughing
@nahpoli
12 жыл бұрын
He looked pretty darn good for 73 and quick as a whip with his come backs, comedians of today couldnt cant wouldnt and wont compare to this guy!!!
@gabejurewicz713
Жыл бұрын
My parents raised me to stand up when I shake hands with a man, you never see that anymore. So cool to see that at the end of this! Thanks for posting this.
@RayNDeere
16 жыл бұрын
Loved it when Daly stole Groucho's punchline about being a standup comic: "Only if he can't sit down or lie down."
@DeedsResearcher
13 жыл бұрын
"Say da secret woid and pick up an extra 50 dollars." Yes, Groucho was a true legend . The world could use a few more like him!
@rickrick5041
4 жыл бұрын
How many?
@denisespurlock
11 жыл бұрын
Groucho should have been allowed to finish. How do you cut short such a great man?
@sbalman
3 жыл бұрын
Well, the show did have a time limit
@DavePlouffe
11 жыл бұрын
A lot of celebrities now have been quoted as begging their parents to stay up late on Sundays just to watch this "grown up" show!
@ClarasBeau
13 жыл бұрын
Kilgallen: "I don't want to interrupt..."... LOL
@MySpace662
15 жыл бұрын
What a great show, takes you down memory lane.
@MMMarvelous
11 жыл бұрын
That's the only time I ever saw John Daly screw up & say the name of the mystery guest & give it away. I don't know how they didn't figure it out as this is the best panel they ever had & I'm guessing Bennett Cerf would've figured it out on the next question especially since he knew Groucho well.
@brucegilbert7243
2 жыл бұрын
Groucho was a professional singer.
@wmbrown6
16 жыл бұрын
And the first known case of News Gothic Bold being used on the program as an onscreen overlay font - if only, in this case, as a lower-third. This typeface would be the standard overlay font for "WML?" in its 1968-75 syndicated incarnation.
@sallykohorst8803
2 жыл бұрын
Groucho Marx is so funny.
@Mozart1220
12 жыл бұрын
I just read Arthur Marx book, My Life with Groucho". He did this in everyday life. One day he was in his yard trimming his hedges. A lady puled up and asked "Oh Mr. Gardener, how much do you charge an hour?" He said I don't get any money, but the lady of the house lets me sleep with her".
@texasmimi5566
2 жыл бұрын
Good book, I highly recommend it.
@soulierinvestments
16 жыл бұрын
As a news reporter Dorothy knew a lot of trivia about showbizia. She once asked Tallulah Bankhead if she had a parakeet named Gaylord. In the early 1960s she would every so often ask if a mystery contestant had lost an address book over Greece from a helicopter, though she never asked the right person who was Anthony Perkins. She once asked Gene Kelly if she had bought him a tie. When she thought the guest might be Casey Stengl, she would ask if he studied dentistry.
@mgwilliams1000
13 жыл бұрын
John Davis was just great with this show. Kept everyone involved and the bannter was terrific. I remember asking my mom, pleading with her, to watch it every week it came on... And yes Groucho Marks was as good as it gets. I can only imagine what Thanksgiving dinner was like with that family!
@RussMcClay
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this post.
@Hootowl54
12 жыл бұрын
I don't know how they didn't recognize that voice and wit right away.
@existential
11 жыл бұрын
John Daly showed that he could funny, too. The two would have made a good team.
@RandomAccessDreams
14 жыл бұрын
It makes me sad to know I will never walk on this Earth at the same time as Groucho Marx.
@CleoTheSim
14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Groucho is fantastic!
@neilzep
12 жыл бұрын
A great man...genius
@ultimatebigbreak
12 жыл бұрын
Even his book titles crack me up "Memoirs of a mangy lover" LOL
@jmccracken1963
11 жыл бұрын
This clip is HILARIOUS!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!
@takineko
13 жыл бұрын
"This was a wasted evening" We're still enjoying it almost a hundred years later. Nothing went to waste there.
@Shawn-wt4kh
3 жыл бұрын
You wrote this comment in 2011, which was less than 50 years after the show aired. So no, you're off by quite a bit.
@Hosenrolle1
7 жыл бұрын
In case anybody is interested in it: I speak german, and Groucho asks the game master "Was hat er gesagt?" which means "What did he say?". Later he says "Ich bin von Deutschland, Salzburg Festival" = "I am from Germany, Salzburg Festival" (altough Salzburg is in Austria, not Germany). Then he says "Das versteh ich nicht" which means "I don´t understand that".
@kisslordorochimaru
7 жыл бұрын
HR1 Did Groucho live in Germany before or he just studied the language? I checked his bio but all it said he was from the US .Thats Wikipedia though and can't always trust that.
@Noise88keys
7 жыл бұрын
All the brothers were born in the U.S. but his parents were German Jewish immigrants, and they spoke German at home growing up.
@11Kralle
6 жыл бұрын
Yiddish is(/was) the language of the german and east-european jews - it most closely resembles standard high-german of the 18th/19th century (if there was such a thing) and can be quite easy be understood by germans. So much for another folly of the totalitarian national-socialists around Mr. Schickelgrubel...
@Deutschie
6 жыл бұрын
The Marx family spoke Platt Deutsch.
@marjoriemargel1567
5 жыл бұрын
Calm Pluto Nooooo! Groucho and his brothers grew in Brooklyn! They were speaking really Yiddish, which was a offshoot of German.such blessed nutty folks, we are all so grateful for their talent.
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