This was his encore. After he'd sworn never to sing that song again, he walked off the stage. The crowd wanted to, both, applaud him for his principled stand AND sing it. He then came out in that headdress and sang the song with gusto. He knew exactly what his audience wanted and gave it to them.
@yvonnecooper5004
4 ай бұрын
I sure remember his white suit... I love the headress.
@muffassa6739
5 ай бұрын
😂😂 it's 2024 and it's still so funny we love you Steve ❤
@ollieox9181
4 ай бұрын
For all who may be too young to know: Henry Winkler - the guy holding the illustration behind Steve - was the biggest TV star of the 70s. He's still going. He had a great role as the hopelessly inept lawyer, Barry Zuckerkorn, on Arrested Development.
@missblondiee22
12 жыл бұрын
Steve Martin looks the same in '79 as he does now
@bellad3660
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@charliefisher5396
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@robertisham5279
3 жыл бұрын
I know he aged early.
@stevewarford7442
3 жыл бұрын
What are you kidding!
@garyricketts5064
3 жыл бұрын
I said the same thing…
@verdew8181
9 жыл бұрын
Pure unadulterated intense divine silliness as only Steve Martin could do it.
@ruthfitzgerald5021
4 жыл бұрын
That's true. Hard to beat Steve Martin when it comes to comedy 👍😃. Hilarious 😋
@garybarns2471
4 жыл бұрын
Awsome
@michaelwainscott2633
4 жыл бұрын
Some things don't age so well. Like this.
@crispycrunchy4552
4 жыл бұрын
#euphoric
@noahlmfao1410
4 жыл бұрын
will prob delete later. prob offensive
@LeoWhalen1933
8 жыл бұрын
nailed the guitar solo.
@georgesotiriou7051
6 жыл бұрын
That was intense
@groofay
4 жыл бұрын
The deceptive simplicity of it is really something.
@noahlmfao1410
4 жыл бұрын
#euphoric
@captainbackflash
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was magnifficent!
@LudaChez
3 жыл бұрын
@@groofay that's the kind of comedy that's missing in today's world. Simple set ups for simple payoffs. I wish I could give simple examples of modern things doing it but I draw a blank. Aunty Donna do stuff like that. American Dad! After like season 4 when Seth MacFarlane stopped writing them and only acting in them have some fantastic gags like this. Anyone now a days it's way too much setup for a maybe moment of a funny joke. I miss guys like Lenny Bruce and that style of comic.
@Tertullian1971
6 ай бұрын
The real King Tut probably never imagined he would become a celebrity again 3,000 years later.
@richardenglish2195
4 ай бұрын
And especially through such an historically accurate song!
@chiller70s
11 жыл бұрын
With The Blues Brothers as the opener, this would have to be one of the greatest shows ever.
@g.a.anthonyauthorextraordi4851
3 ай бұрын
Biggest and Best SNL star and Comedian. I still watch all his movies!!
@dedehe7582
2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine just gave me the “ condo made of ston a” line... when we were talking about king tut, gave us both a good laugh, I needed it!!! Thanks.
@tclane47
13 жыл бұрын
Man, I was AT this concert in 79! Brings back memories! Martin was GREAT! Thanks for posting!
@CelticCat537
2 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding!? I'm so jealous!
@patriciajrs46
Жыл бұрын
Lucky duck.
@marlinweekley51
Жыл бұрын
I was at one of his live shows in 79 too- the arrow through the head, the “can I have a blue spot - pleeeease!” Etc . What an entertainer. A national treasure.
@Treeman573
Жыл бұрын
Where was this show?
@tclane47
Жыл бұрын
@@Treeman573 Red Rocks, near Denver
@brucewilson1958
2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest hits guitar solos of all time. Purest Minimalism. Grossly unappreciated.
@MattTexas
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@barryrichman2874
Жыл бұрын
This was when he was selling out stadiums. He was the first Rock Star comedian.
@lydvicious6495
4 жыл бұрын
This song is stuck in my head
@jimbolyo
8 жыл бұрын
How could you not smile or laugh, when this guy is at his best?
@WOranos
6 жыл бұрын
A good question that should be directed at college students all over North America who find it offensive. Of course, they'll just scream "cultural appropriation!" and try to beat you to death with a hammer and sickle, so maybe it's better not to ask.
@cancdl
3 жыл бұрын
@@WOranos wth we just tryna enjoy a song not have a fricking presidential debate
@yvonnecooper5004
5 ай бұрын
Its impossible !!❤😂🎉
@GarrettFemister
11 ай бұрын
Possibly my favorite and funniest song, EVER!!
@Rodney17302
12 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see so many negative comments about this... and then I saw they all came from one person. Just because you don't like this humor or get it, doesn't mean it's pathetic. The song is absurd, and catchy. No one should compare him to George Carlin, he's Steve Martin and his fans aren't sheeple. It's ignorant of you to throw stones in an attempt to be a so called non-conformist.
@justinhackstadt6677
2 жыл бұрын
This was my birth year. Holy shit Martin's been a legend forever and a day.
@brendalg4
3 ай бұрын
No he wasn't
@starey1
10 жыл бұрын
I remember back when Steve Martin did this; I remember he first did the song on an episode of SNL. Shame he stopped doing stand-up, I miss seeing him do it. .
@Dirtbag359
10 жыл бұрын
Can't blame him though. From what I understand stand up comedy is brutal. Coming up with material, working on the delivery, getting the audience to enjoy the performance, not to mention dealing with hecklers.
@JHParee
6 жыл бұрын
It is a shame, but from what I've seen, his bluegrass concerts are amazing. My mother and sister went to see him live in Pennsylvania and they loved every minute.
@APB225
4 жыл бұрын
Dirtbag359 and don’t forget the constant repetitive nature of it
@Ishtars_Star
14 жыл бұрын
OMG!!!!!!!! my mother sang and taught this song to me when i was a child. i never knew where she got it from until now. i used to do this dance when i was young and was getting changed, i would pull my shirt up over my head and leave it on my head like that so it looks like a headdress thing and dance and sing this song....LOLLLLLLLL.
@Mftjan2000
24 күн бұрын
Bet you were so cute.
@brandontennyson5732
2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the band was called Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons! Lol 😆 It's incredible how they come up with this stuff!
@JBM425
Жыл бұрын
The Tutuncommons was comprised of members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
@GarrettFemister
11 ай бұрын
Never knew that?!!
@mra2957
3 жыл бұрын
Saw him at his peak and live in 1978 performing King Tut and then he showed his short movie “The Absent Minded Waiter” for our senior prom at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill NJ.
@DeViLzzz2006
3 жыл бұрын
So lucky. : )
@tuckdawn670
8 жыл бұрын
He is so crazy. I love the king tut he does. I play this when I'm in a bad mood or had a bad day at work
@CarlyxxApple
14 жыл бұрын
my mom loves this, so she made me search it because we were looking through national geographic
@radiorob7543
9 жыл бұрын
Great guitar solo.
@Kelski1998
9 жыл бұрын
Radio Rob Best one ever LOL!
@louiso.4325
9 жыл бұрын
I read tho comment before hearing it an it made it even awesomer lol
@thedimming9168
9 жыл бұрын
+Radio Rob Find a vid. of Steve playing the Banjo He plays some "smoking hot licks, honestly the man is so multi talented.
@tonycarmichael287
8 жыл бұрын
+Radio Rob hahahaha
@johnboer327
6 жыл бұрын
So not what I was expecting ii to be :) 😂
@mrmrsjoanie
13 жыл бұрын
My grandaughter just did an imitation of this for her talent show. She was GREAT!!!!!!
@GarrettFemister
11 ай бұрын
That is awesome!!😂
@itsyoureternalsoul
10 жыл бұрын
This is comedic musical genius at its best
@hubkapp7400
7 жыл бұрын
I Love it... Steve is the best.... it's like he's made of rubber when he's dancing to this song
@ernieduncan602
3 жыл бұрын
i think thats called "Quaaludes "
@Ally-tf3tb
9 жыл бұрын
Doing research for my King Tutankhamen project, I found this, I'm now in love😂
@eliroesplayz8217
9 жыл бұрын
+ally sullivan me too i am doing that now
@ryang8146
9 жыл бұрын
+ally sullivan same
@angelspirit0439
9 жыл бұрын
+ally sullivan KING Tut I'm also doing King Tut project!! :0
@rogermwilcox
8 жыл бұрын
+ally sullivan I should warn you: Tutankhamun was not, in fact, born in Arizona.
@angelspirit0439
8 жыл бұрын
+rogermwilcox XD Lol
@2degucitas
8 жыл бұрын
Ok so everyone knows this was inspired by the King Tut Tour, right? The exhibit travelled around the world, people stood in line like they were going to a rock concert. It was a big deal. Ah the 70's.
@houndandhandbag
8 жыл бұрын
I saw it when it came to Seattle. It never toured far west in Canada, so that was the closest we could get to. It was amazing!
@sabrinadubois2614
7 жыл бұрын
I saw it. It was terrific. At the Field Museum here in Chicago. My art history teach in college said Tut was a lesser king, and his tomb was filled with unbelievable riches. So we can just imagine what was in the tombs of the greatest pharoahs like Ramses II.
@blueicechii
7 жыл бұрын
okay brian
@aquamagenta191
7 жыл бұрын
Brian thank you for this information. How did you find this out? Who taught this to you?
@AnabethalightASMR
7 жыл бұрын
2degucitas who did the King Tut tour? As in the real king?
@aghalver
5 жыл бұрын
38 years later this is still Gold
@ilovetruffles99
9 жыл бұрын
So growing up in the 90s early 2000s Steve Martin was a household name. My older brother would laugh and dance to this song, much to our family's amusement and delight. I remember asking if "King Tut was still alive", and hence began my true education on Egyptian history. All thanks to this song. Thank you Steve Martin, for caring about my education. I would have been an ignorant twerp otherwise.
@craigstern2902
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, growing up in the 70's & 80's he was a house hold name. This was huge in the 80's!
@chesterbrown6006
7 жыл бұрын
Haven't seen this in years. Now I remember how insane Steve Martin is.
@susanhamann5347
6 жыл бұрын
Never new he was so good on the guitar!! I never get tired of hearing (seeing) this. His comedy is timeless!! He's up there're with the greatest of the greats. And to think he owes it all to the poor black family he was born into, wonderful parents.
@melissacooper8724
Жыл бұрын
I knew he played the banjo but I never knew he played guitar!
@70sgirl1961
12 жыл бұрын
This guy is such a talent. I was 17 in 1979, and Steve Martin was HUGE. I am still a big fan. He is also a very accomplished banjo player! Happy Birthday Steve Martin! You are loved.
@valentina13ization
Жыл бұрын
Me too 16 where did the time go??????
@tld4896
Жыл бұрын
I was also 17 then...saying, "Well, EXCUUUUUSE MEEEE!" was popular.
@JustWasted3HoursHere
Жыл бұрын
"Hey, Henry, how'd you like to come to my show and just do one thing: Hold an Egyptian landscape behind me for about 30 seconds?" People today don't understand what a HUGE hit this song was back in the day.
@rachaelyamasaki658
12 жыл бұрын
Steve Martin was such a CLASSIC! My 13 year old son LOVES this stuff!
@MsBarbaraLee
11 жыл бұрын
I'd forgotten just how cool he was back in the day...loved this when I was a young teen, and it stands up well!!
@Finnegan-s-cake
Жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@hudsonsteele1674
10 жыл бұрын
Back in the late 70's / early 80's, I laughed at this man more than I had ever laughed at anyone before or since. He was a nut. I later found out that he was a writer on several shows that I had liked. My Aunt Bernice loved "The Jerk". I stumbled on that one while working out of town in Athens. Inhibited at the time to even be noticed by people, I was laughing out loud, sometimes even a little more than the other people, and I was sitting in the middle of the theatre, no one with me. That movie freed my spirit in a way that day. Thanks, Steve.
@GarrettFemister
11 ай бұрын
Same here😂😂
@jeffl977
7 жыл бұрын
I hadn't seen this since I was a kid and I'm laughing like he// all over again. You don't see as much physical comedy these days where the visuals crack you up just as much as the spoken words.
@ShadesBelow03
11 жыл бұрын
This is also from a bygone era when comedians were as big as rock stars, and their albums sold as well as anyone else out there. In fact, the Blues Brothers opened up this show (and recorded the "Briefcase Full Of Blues" album that night!). Just look at the size of that crowd just to see one guy!
@williamfink8075
2 жыл бұрын
Blue's Brother's, ROCKED🌺🚶🍺
@TedBronson1918
7 жыл бұрын
I'd forgotten how funny and talented Steve Martin is. He plays a hell of a banjo too ! This song was funny as hell .
@sauquoit13456
7 жыл бұрын
On this day in 1978 {April 22nd} Steve Martin performed "King Tut" on the NBC-TV program 'Saturday Night Live'... One month later on May 21st, 1978 "King Tut" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #89; eleven weeks later it would peak at #17 {for 2 weeks} and it spent 15 weeks on the Top 100... He had two other Top 100 records; ""Grandmother's Song" {#72 in 1977} and "Cruel Shoes" {#91 in 1979}... In 2009 Mr. Martin released an album titled 'The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo', the album won the Grammy Award for 'Best Bluegrass Album'...
@Regreviews
3 ай бұрын
The man was a force and still is
@skwok42
12 жыл бұрын
I grew up to this and had it on a 45 rpm record! King Tut on one side, Dueling Banjo's on the other side, and he was playing banjo on the AMA Country Music Awards tonight!
@JustTanya.
8 жыл бұрын
Love this, love Steve Martin and love Henry Winkler! Fonzie's carrying Egypt LMAO! I have the Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers version so every time I hear that I have to watch this video. Though I wish they had a good quality video of the SNL performance. That's the version I fell in love with. I wasn't quite born when it first aired but my dad would watch repeats and I saw the SNL version when I was little and loved it. We're a big Steve Martin fan here, The Jerk is quoted often in this house lol.
@kennethkrause6366
8 жыл бұрын
woohoo the new phone books are here!
@rogueplanet7776
7 жыл бұрын
SupermansLois I was wondering if that was Henry Winkler, the quality of the video made it difficult to see on my phone.
@lawrenceeder
14 жыл бұрын
One of best examples of Steve Martin's genius, in the late seventies, the man was, well, insane.
@cember01
14 жыл бұрын
LAMO. The facial expressions and body movements are pure genius. In Dead Men don't wear plaid he dodges a bullet and does one of these moves. It's quick and subtle, but pure Steve Martin.
@MrJamberee
6 жыл бұрын
cember01 The dance moves are pure silliness. This was so much fun, but what made it do great was that Martin was not ridiculing Tut-- just the craziness about the tour. He kept Tut at exactly the right level and was not disrespectful while having all of that fun. It was perfect.
@GarrettFemister
11 ай бұрын
What he does with his hands, hilariously genius!!😂
@ohdreammaker
11 жыл бұрын
what i wouldn't give to see this man sing this live
@thomaswilliams9570
10 жыл бұрын
Steve Martin has always been awesome. Great genius! Thanks Steve for all the good performances.
@Finnegan-s-cake
Жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@thomaswilliams9570
Жыл бұрын
Ok Childish
@jesusmartinez1358
4 ай бұрын
always a hit never a mess,Steve Martin, I'm glad he shared the stage with Henry Winkler ,thumbs up!!!😊
@jewgirl952
3 ай бұрын
Never get tired of watching this!
@logicdiary3179
8 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad my mom wanted me to know the classics. king tut= timeless comedy. I'm 25 now but been a fan all my life... thanks mom lol
@faithargueta7793
4 жыл бұрын
#euphoric will prob delete. prob offensive.
@yourmother4804
4 жыл бұрын
BYE
@dice2030
4 жыл бұрын
girl bye
@billjohnson3895
3 жыл бұрын
Bye
@pinz2022
8 жыл бұрын
Actually this is better than the full-costume version. He's enunciating more carefully here, and you can get every word.
@tweetytr1
9 жыл бұрын
Never gets old!!!! Still laugh at it today the same as I did years ago!!! :P
@terryhaugen9533
8 жыл бұрын
I lived in Egypt and just had to go see him when he was in Atlantic City. Best show ever!
@Aznar245
13 жыл бұрын
This was playing when I was born in the hospital.. So right "people stand in line to see the boy king"
@jaynehaught9715
6 жыл бұрын
Oh my God love love love Steve Martin...one of a kind...would love to see more of him...
@hornplayerchris
10 жыл бұрын
The "guitar solo" is the best part.
@BannedCinema
13 жыл бұрын
That dance is the best part of the act. I know Iggy is one of the best frontmen alive in terms of "not giving a shit what people think of what he does," but I'd seriously like to see him to a dance like that and keep his dignity. That's a Steve Martin signature.
@hussnfussel78
10 жыл бұрын
if this man ever done anything funnier than this i have nit seen it. love ya steve
@CatGrl-le9rv
8 жыл бұрын
showing my age I remember when he first did it. hahaha great memories
@snitzel1955skrm
3 жыл бұрын
Here cuz Steve Martin did it great the first time and does it great here and he has the Fonz carrying the scenery behind him! what is NOT to love?
@CelticCat537
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! And not a single F bomb!!
@Kumachanchan
8 жыл бұрын
i bought this as one of my first 45's with my allowance
@sarahsilverlight6161
5 жыл бұрын
345 people with no sense of humor whatsoever.. Hysterical song and performance by the wickedly funny Steve M. Whenever I need to smile, I just watch this
@HeatherGemmen
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best performances in history.
@GarrettFemister
11 ай бұрын
Maybe THE BEST!
@PriscillaR2025
3 жыл бұрын
this my only source of serotonin these days
@Cmackie311
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing how this was almost 40 years ago....wow
@MrJamberee
6 жыл бұрын
I still remember the night he did it on SNL. Laughed so hard and so long. This may be my favorite comedy skit ever. Just so much fun.
@cravinbob
6 жыл бұрын
I remember a lot of humor back then. Humor was popular and you could laugh at everything. Barriers fell and humor was better and if someone chose to be offended then too bad for them. Monty Python, Mel Brooks films, Firesign Theater, and Steve Martin (he is a top banjo player also), Frank Zappa's ribald rock,...Those were the days. Now we have mind control call "political correctness". I do not practice PC.
@donreed
5 жыл бұрын
Bingo! 40 years ago, on this date.
@sinlis100
14 жыл бұрын
Great! My students will enjoy this as we begin our unit on Ancient Egypt.
@matthewmclees4105
Жыл бұрын
What an absolute rockstar... All I can say.. god bless Steve Martin
@DzzLzz
14 жыл бұрын
I saw Steve perform live at the New Haven Coliseum in the fall of 1979....awesome performance & still one of my favorite bits :)
@barrychmura3229
10 жыл бұрын
On this day in 1922 {November 4th} archaeologist Howard Carter, in the Valley of Kings, discovered the lost tomb of 14th-century B.C. Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen... And fifty-six years later on May 21st, 1978 "King Tut" by Steven Martin entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #89; and eleven weeks later on August 6th, 1978 it peaked at #17 {for 2 weeks} and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100... He had two other Top 100 records; "Grandmother's Song" {peaked at #72 in 1977} and "Cruel Shoes" {reached #91 in 1979}... Stephen Glenn Martin celebrated his 69th birthday three months ago on August 14th {2014}...
@vickieden5022
4 ай бұрын
"hes my favorite honky" will always be ny favorite line 😂
@keiththompson2289
8 ай бұрын
A national treasure
@nanarobin1
3 жыл бұрын
I miss the Saturday Night Live from my 20's, in the beginning. So many talented people!
@robert81069
9 жыл бұрын
this cracks me up everytime.....so funny....
@swagmaster9eleven
8 жыл бұрын
K
@mh605
11 жыл бұрын
So silly and so fun. Thanks for posting.
@tomnoller2427
8 жыл бұрын
One of the all-time greats! From the mind of a nutty guy.
@MsThebeMoon
13 жыл бұрын
Why the hell is this so funny?!? I keep coming back here and cracking up every time I see this.
@nunya2954
5 жыл бұрын
Henry Winker with the back drop. this is great.
@DeViLzzz2006
5 жыл бұрын
I like how Steve also acknowledges him twice in this. A great guy Steve is for doing this as he didn't have to at all.
@heggy_69
4 жыл бұрын
HENREH WINKLUH
@jack002tuber
4 жыл бұрын
Fonz meets Tut. Why is there not a movie?
@Bionic_Fonzie
3 жыл бұрын
@@jack002tuber - this needs to be made! Excellent idea.
@Lisaslivelylife
14 жыл бұрын
Yes! I love that he can do this and keep it clean :)
@JBM425
Жыл бұрын
He had his NSFW moments, but he could be extremely funny even without those, as he did on The Muppet Show.
@daminksta
13 жыл бұрын
Steve Martin is an amazing musician, His Flying V strum is priceless!
@dustbunny9281
5 жыл бұрын
This Guy is brilliant! One wild and crazy Guy!.. Miss him madly
@plutoplatters
7 жыл бұрын
one of the best skits ever performed.... dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmn
@ecneb
15 жыл бұрын
30 years ago...how did time go by so fast?!
@AnnaAnomaly
8 жыл бұрын
I watch this when I'm not in a good mood.
@CF-Warrior
2 жыл бұрын
Classic!
@beltwaybandit5333
7 жыл бұрын
38 years later and it's still funny !
@mcmastertube
11 жыл бұрын
This was the funniest thing I had ever seen at the time. It's still top 5. Steve martin is the best.
@deehosea673
9 жыл бұрын
I love Steve Martin.
@ehall214
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Omg this is how I seriously heard and learned of King Tut lmao! I was 9 and I didn't know he was a real entity lol.
@nistha4504
4 жыл бұрын
we're all here for the same reason...
@carolineredmon6285
7 жыл бұрын
I never tire of this wonderful video. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT
@TheJpmascaro
13 жыл бұрын
ADORO! ARTISTA COMPLETO.
@howardgreenman2908
Ай бұрын
Visited Egypt last year. The tour included a visit to Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings where Tut himself {his mummy} is on display. I was thinking of this while I was there and almost inappropriately cracked up.
@CWBush73
10 жыл бұрын
In a book of his he really does not say he is a funny guy. He just never gave up and put himself out there. I disagree, but he is humble
@davestewart2067
6 жыл бұрын
This novelty song reached deep into the top forty in 1978, possibly as high as #15 on billboard hot 100. Hilarious!!
@DeViLzzz2006
5 жыл бұрын
I never knew that. LOL!
@kairagoddin7042
8 жыл бұрын
I remember when my Middle school teacher danced to this song!
@alicefrey3660
7 жыл бұрын
I saw him at Nassau coliseum ,Long Island, NY in 1978 and in Allentown PA in 1979 when i was 7 months pregnant with my son! Great show !! I love Steve Martin!!!
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