1969 Liberace Show Liberace & Jack Benny

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Here is Liberace and Jack Benny performing on Liberace's 1969 television Series.
The 3 DVD set will be released on September 18th. Titled Liberace Ultimate Entertainer.

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@skcyclist Жыл бұрын

Grinning ear-to-ear as I watch this. I was 26 years old in 1969. Now that I'm almost 80, I can't tell you how much I miss these people.

@albertmarsh1796 Жыл бұрын

I'm 82 now so I can see what you are talking about

@davidmckinney6577 Жыл бұрын

I miss them too they don't make people like that anymore

@scotthansen9081 11 ай бұрын

Me too

@hambone5718 6 ай бұрын

When entertainers actually entertained... Great times. Great entertainers both.

@The-Friendly-Grizzly 5 ай бұрын

Funny with no vulgar language. They didn't NEED to be vulgar.

@carefulconsumer8682 4 жыл бұрын

Back when TV had talented entertainers.....

@ExcelsiorElectric 3 жыл бұрын

"That's been done to death... you know EVERYBODY'S humming it..." THIS KILLS ME EVERY TIME! LOL!

@wakeupuk3860 2 жыл бұрын

How many comedians could get people screaming with laughter, standing absolutely perfectly still and saying nothing.

@user-xu8fl2rk5m 6 ай бұрын

Jack Benny "SOLD" the same jokes over and over for decades, BRILLIANT AND WONDERFUL.

@MickTheQuickk 4 жыл бұрын

Jack wasn't half bad when he really wanted to play, which wasn't often. His comic timing was legendary. He could crack you up with just the expression on his face followed by a few choice words.

@fionafinch348 Жыл бұрын

That innocent look on Liberace's face when Jack looks at him with daggers is priceless.

@MrMagnusFogg 11 жыл бұрын

The Nobel Prize for Peace should be awarded to people like these, those who put a smile on our faces and a song in our hearts...I'm sure that up there, wherever it is, everyone is having a ball...

@johnnowakowski4062 6 жыл бұрын

Benny was the comic and straight man all rolled up into one...

@feralbluee 2 жыл бұрын

huh! interesting concept. never thought of it that way :} 😋

@jkr1956 11 жыл бұрын

The days of sweet entertainment and happy showmanship. I'm so glad I lived to see them.

@loujug1 4 жыл бұрын

Jack's ability to get a laugh by just standing there po faced was priceless.

@philipblakely6030 5 жыл бұрын

Not a lot of people can make a violin screech like that on purpose. That's how good Jack Benny was.

@lrn_news9171 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I can and I don't play violin

@studentoftheword6115 Жыл бұрын

Yes Jack Benny is a very good violinist but He played foolishly for a laugh. You should hear Him play with an orchestra Bach very good.

@JusticeAlways 8 ай бұрын

@@lrn_news9171 🤣👍me too!

@fakerating 4 жыл бұрын

HYSTERICAL!! When I was a kid, I used to delivery Jack Benny his afternoon newspaper, usually right to him at his office... he was very nice to me.

@zapkvr 3 жыл бұрын

Get the hec outta here. Thats amazing

@capsfan3940 3 жыл бұрын

No reason to lie about this, and if true that must have been an amazing experience. But anyone who’s name has the word fake in it, you might have to question. Lol

@jkholtgreve 2 жыл бұрын

Everybody says he was the nicest most generous man in show business. Nobody has an unkind word to say ever. What a legacy for someone who had every justification to be arrogant.

@fakerating 2 жыл бұрын

@@capsfan3940 He gave me $5 for Christmas, which was a generous gift for a kid back then... I still have the card he signed.

@Steampunksaly 2 жыл бұрын

Yes we remember you. Absolutely amazing.

@courtneymullen3259 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. There are no shows like this today. No one can replace these performers.

@lisakeller9105 Жыл бұрын

Carol Burnett's comedy is right up there.

@rolfedrengen Жыл бұрын

They can't be replaced, thankfully. There's shows like this today if you know what to search for.

@uncjim 10 жыл бұрын

No matter how many times I hear those scratchy/painful notes from Jack Benny's violin, I crack up. I love this.

@2dasimmons 6 жыл бұрын

THAT was great violin playing: good tone, on key wonderful note slide. I would say Jack Benny and Liberace are comparable musicians!

@lynellcarson2011 11 жыл бұрын

Hilarious comedic timing from both!!! Two hams!!!! Love it!

@ScottCasonRealtor 7 жыл бұрын

Oh, the candelabrum on Benny's violin cracks me up every time.

@timsullivan4687 3 жыл бұрын

It's a CANDLEABRA

@davegreene8588 3 жыл бұрын

Candelabra!

@frankmachin5438 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but ‘candelabrum’ is also correct with ‘caldelabra’ as the plural form….

@dennis7511 5 жыл бұрын

There will never again be a Jack Benny. Thank heaven for video.

@jfjc5694 5 жыл бұрын

Dennis nor Liberace!!!!

@werksdesign 15 жыл бұрын

So classic. Two of the best all time entertainers doing a clean comedy routine while incorporating their talents is something we just don't see today. Thanks for sharing this.

@rchookie 12 жыл бұрын

Benny was speechless, many times..... Jack invented the "pregnant pause." The longer the pause, the bigger the laugh. And, Jack didn't mind if someone else got the laugh, as long as people were entertained. Liberace was great at piano, but Jack took his insecurity with the violin and turned it into a successful comic act. These are two great entertainers and they work well together! They are both missed!

@MrHeesbeen 6 жыл бұрын

It takes courage and skill to get a laugh just by standing there without moving or talking and get a laugh.

@geofftownsend7973 4 жыл бұрын

Because they were professional

@Jackinbarr 3 жыл бұрын

That was what made Jack Benny the comedic genius he was, and always will be.

@feralbluee 2 жыл бұрын

Benny had been doing that for looong time and that stare was one of his trademarks. People would laugh the second he stated it!! that’s really not courage, it’s showmanship and years of experience - and people knowing you’re going to do it! what does take courage sometimes is that some actors have terrible stage fright - even after years. once they’re on, they just do their job enjoying every minute of it :) 🎭

@blueticecho 12 жыл бұрын

These two great talents just crack me up in this bit. Rest In Peace Gentleman..

@PR-fk5yb 3 жыл бұрын

Why the emphasis on gentle"man'?

@gregwatson8219 3 жыл бұрын

What a gift they were!!

@orchardist6559 6 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny's expression when Liberace goes on one of his incredible runs is priceless, incidentally the butler is British actor Richard Wattis.

@HeartoftheDragonColo 5 жыл бұрын

I knew I recognized him from The Prisoner; he played Fotheringay in The Chimes of Big Ben.

@stighernskog8034 5 жыл бұрын

Ytavck

@barbaraackrill9915 5 жыл бұрын

Please bring that type of entertainment back

@allenjones3130 Жыл бұрын

@@HeartoftheDragonColo "I am not a number! I am a free man!"

@camilleroch4495 6 жыл бұрын

They were both outstanding showmen !

@susanhambleton351 Жыл бұрын

I adore watching Jack Benny. I’m 77 and from the UK. I remember watching him on tv as a child. Mum and dad always watched him. A truly great showman

@valaudae1809 5 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny, the man that said; “If l can’t take it with me when l go, l’m not going.” Pure gold.

@zapkvr 3 жыл бұрын

Thurston Howell aka Jim Backus said it first

@davegreene8588 3 жыл бұрын

@@zapkvr Probably borrowed it from Jack Benny.

@zapkvr 3 жыл бұрын

@@davegreene8588 ah, wrong.

@bird10498 5 жыл бұрын

This was the funniest goddamn bit, I knew it would be. Jack Benny is funnier when he doesn't speak. Comes out looking uncomfortable in that gold lamme jacket and the laughs started right there. What other comic could do so much with so little? Pure comedy magic.

@user-jv1cl2fs6m 4 ай бұрын

Gold lamme or Gold sequins?

@keyboardmagic 16 жыл бұрын

Love this film clip. They were both great! Saw Liberace in person many times. A fabulous entertainer, not to mention a very kind and sincere person. His shows were so entertaining, you never wanted them to end.

@ericmoore5679 3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

@truckereleven 5 жыл бұрын

God, I miss these days

@siegridthomas9674 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, so very, very much....

@julieann4796 7 жыл бұрын

The candelabra on Jack's violin is hysterical.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 6 жыл бұрын

Did you see the look on Lee's face when he first noticed it? Hilarious!

@Pickinbuddy 15 жыл бұрын

Liberace is definitely the king of melodic embellishment--there's no mistaking his "touch" and the unique TONE he gets from the piano.

@NathanThePrezPretlow 5 жыл бұрын

I remember Jack Benny on TV as kid back in the 60s and early 70s.His timing was amazing.

@nycbbbco 7 жыл бұрын

It really doesn't get any better than this--RIP gentlemen...

@malcolmmckenzie2344 5 жыл бұрын

nycbbbco h

@davidbatterson4634 3 жыл бұрын

Now THAT'S entertainment, and brilliant comedy by two giants of talent.

@erzbet07 17 жыл бұрын

Jack was so delightful..what timing. Glad to hear him play his signature song..even with the "squeaky" notes. They made a great team. Sad shows like this are a thing of the past. Modern audiences don't know what they're missing. Thanks for posting.

@PacoOtis 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! As a septuagenarian I remember these moments so well. Thanks so much for the video. Both of these performers were a class act!

@nansie7697 Жыл бұрын

2023 1 a.m...looking for something nice to see cannot sleep This was a great find As child my grandma and I loved Liberace

@CarolinePoindrxter-rs7fr Жыл бұрын

I was born in Sept too 😅

@seamuscunnane3595 Жыл бұрын

@CarolinePoindrxter-rs7fr

@tonylawrence9157 Жыл бұрын

No one gives a fuck about what you can remember.

@australia703 11 жыл бұрын

What a pianist Liberace such a class act and Jack Benny god bless him. Two great individuals who brought joy to so many people during there time on earth.

@zapkvr 3 жыл бұрын

He stank at it. He said so himself. Technically he was about average.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Жыл бұрын

@@zapkvr He was better than 99% of us.

@jessiejames7492 5 жыл бұрын

Liberace could hold his own with any celeberity. he was funny, witty and entertaining and above all wonderfully talented

@Go1US1Marines 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Benny was the master of the long take. I'm laughing so hard that I've got tears in my eyes. Bless him.

@jonathanclary3992 7 жыл бұрын

Rip Jack Benny and Liberace

@someoneelse.2252 8 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing from two greats of a bygone era.

@indinaveer 4 жыл бұрын

Both of these men were national treasures.

@dawngilmour6961 5 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed watching these two greatest stars. Great talent. Great humour. R.I.P guys. XXX

@PriestmanCub 11 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny, one of the funniest men ever to grace a stage.

@innputinnput7049 3 жыл бұрын

Those old showmen had class they respected easch others unique capability a and where able to bounce off each other in skits

@markschildberg1667 2 жыл бұрын

Jack staring offstage after Lee’s exit cracks me up.

@richardwhite3458 2 жыл бұрын

@@innputinnput7049 Young spirit.

@sg1770 Жыл бұрын

Yes he was. He was way before my time, but absolutely love him. He was a comedy genius.

@wasnhas 6 жыл бұрын

2 fantastic showmen and artists !!

@Za7a7aZ 4 жыл бұрын

Its a special kind of humor with musical instruments only...just brilliant!

@lynnparent5565 15 күн бұрын

I have the piano my mother, trained pianist and beautiful lyric soprano that purchased right after Liberace designed the Yamaha baby grand antique white and aged gold to open the 1967 Montreal Worlds Fair with. All she ever owned. I was 8 years old. Its in front of me as I write in my home ( mom is in heaven). I use it to teach voice (degreed as well), write with. Im so grateful that her life lives on through me! Thank you Liberace and MOM

@morbius109 10 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny...the man who made deadpan hilarious as hell LOL And Liberace...one of the world's FINEST pianists! RIP both of you guys.

@jfjc5694 5 жыл бұрын

morbius109 Agreed

@stranraerwal 5 жыл бұрын

norbius109: Liberace was in no way "one of the world's FINEST pianists"...Google him !

@floydberger3037 5 жыл бұрын

morbi John Wayne

@olensoifer9901 5 жыл бұрын

@@stranraerwal Actually, though he might not have been the world's finest, as a young man, Liberaci's playing was highly praised even as a teenager. Again, while not the world's finest, no-one would omit him from the ranks of great performers.

@digitalgr8ness 5 жыл бұрын

@@stranraerwal Liberace was a classically trained concert pianist. He debuted in 1940 with the Chicago Symphony orchestra. People criticize him because of his commercial success. He was a master pianist, no doubt. He may not be Arthur Rubinstein to the snobby purists but that doesn't make him any less of a pianist.

@MrCristoforoantonio 10 жыл бұрын

They played very well off each other, musically and comically.

@MrCristoforoantonio 7 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@v.dargain1678 4 жыл бұрын

True . I loved watching it .

@stevenartascos2918 3 жыл бұрын

These programs are so outrageous, classy and historical... 3 cheer's for the jack Benny program!!!!

@tommiesmith3191 3 жыл бұрын

Two of a kind. Thank you both, for memories that we will cherish for the rest of our lives.

@iancudny6330 10 жыл бұрын

Two amazing performers to ever grace this fine earth.

@hitcher1779 9 жыл бұрын

+Ian Cudny ~ So VERY true

@stanroelker7443 5 жыл бұрын

It is 2018 and I still miss Jack Benny......he had class and wonderful timing........him and his friend George Burns/Gracie Allen

@claudwhaley 5 жыл бұрын

there talent as fresh and vibrant now as then!!! To Great Masters!!! very much missed by millions!!!

@acdeucee 15 жыл бұрын

These two showmen operated with dignity. I salute them. Watched this show religiously.

@fabricelegascoin2485 11 жыл бұрын

That's what I call real entertainment :-)... Great mix of extraordinary talent and humor. Thumbs up !

@rickbailey189 2 жыл бұрын

This was pure GOLD. Television performance and talent at its finest. Two of the greatest musicians who ever lived. What a treat for us all. Thank You so very much.

@uncleted487 3 жыл бұрын

One of my very favourite acts of all time. Genius!!!!

@lisanidog8178 2 ай бұрын

I was 10 in ‘69. Liberace always seemed so happy and cheerful and it feels good. This will be the first time I’ll see Jack Benny actually play.

@jeffreyzeiss1326 2 жыл бұрын

To say they don't make them like they used to is an understatement!!! Thank you for posting and grateful this was preserved because you'll never say entertainment or performers like this again

@KG9551 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite out of many hilarious skits involving Jack Benny. He was just a master… a head tilt could get hysterical laughter. Genius.

@CBSEye 11 жыл бұрын

PRICELESS! Two TV icons at the top of their game.

@angelfish1059 16 жыл бұрын

I'm 56 and grew up with this entertainment. I'm delighted to see old stuff from when i was growing up. Jack Benny was the best and so was Liberace - thanks to whoever posted these old clips. wow - fabulous to see again

@NoName-vq3zo 2 жыл бұрын

In the words of Andrew Lloyd Weber for Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard: ...with one look! Jack Benny made a career out of that look like Hope said in one of their skits together. Talent in using brevity with timing is the mark of a superb comedian. Also notice how they never used blue but still made us laugh!

@frbjoernLA 11 жыл бұрын

These are two of history's greatest Master Artists and performers. I hope they are both performing for the Angels and Saint's in Heaven now. You said it well MrMagnusFogg!

@jdsguam 15 жыл бұрын

OMG! The memories.... I was about 14 yrs old when this aired. I have a tear in my eye right now.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 14 жыл бұрын

@blkchk ...True - Eddie Anderson was the highest paid black performer of his day. Another great story is about the time they were on the road and in a small diner - and the owner comes out (looking at Anderson) and says: "We don't serve his kind in here." And Jack said: "Well then you don't serve any of us", and the whole entourage got up and walked out. He was such Class.

@jpstenino 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@mickeyray3793 6 ай бұрын

So the "good ol' days" weren't necessarily all good. 😊

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 6 ай бұрын

@@mickeyray3793 - Actually, they were better.

@debbietoornman5780 3 ай бұрын

Most non white or Jewish groups were having trouble getting into hotels, concert halls and restaurants in the late 1960s and likely later than that.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 3 ай бұрын

@@debbietoornman5780 - In the late 40's, when Sammy Davis Jr. was denied entry into the Copacabana, Frank Sinatra made sure he got in the next time. When Sammy wasn't allowed to stay at the hotel where he was performing, Sinatra put his foot down, and said Either he stays or we both go. When Sammy had the auto accident that left him blind in one eye... Sinatra picked up the medial bills. It was a troubled time, for sure.. but it was also a magical time.. when miracles began happening. Enough was enough, and things were about to change!

@bobboscarato1313 2 жыл бұрын

Two of a kind; excellent musicians and performers who could arouse and audience in great laughter for several minutes!

@cucarachavengadora 2 жыл бұрын

Well, my main language is Spanish but I can speak English with some fluency. I think if we put aside the dialogue in this video, the musical part alone would surely make someone who doesn't understand English laugh. Regardless of language, Jack Benny and Liberace are artistic heritage not only of the United States but of the entire world. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Mexico City.

@rickbailey189 2 жыл бұрын

Liberace-El mejor pianista de todo el mundo.

@lisakeller9105 Жыл бұрын

I have been to Mexico City once. I live in "Ohio, the heart of it all".

@cucarachavengadora 10 ай бұрын

@@rickbailey189Absolutamente! Saludos fraternos.

@cucarachavengadora 10 ай бұрын

@@lisakeller9105Well, I hope you liked Mexico City. Greetings from Mexico City!

@gtrumpnc 14 жыл бұрын

Greatest deadpan expression ever. God bless Jack Benny!

@christophertsiliacos8958 5 жыл бұрын

It's always entertaining to hear the inimitable Jack Benny play his signature song "Love in Bloom" from scratch (pardon the pun). 🎻🎶

@maya8443 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, good one!

@theodoreruleoflaw2277 8 жыл бұрын

USDA Grade A Hams, two of em, and lovin it!

@theresaholguin699 4 жыл бұрын

The best entertainment ever.Two great performers. Doing what they do best. RIP Guys.🎼😄❤❤ No one will ever match their talents

@AmandaBeeRekendwith 15 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Masters of entertainment, both of them.

@astolatpere11 3 жыл бұрын

Benny is missed. He was an original!

@cstarsoft2000 16 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching both of them. Thanks for posting this. Great memories here.

@davidcarroll1883 4 жыл бұрын

I wish the young kids of today would give stuff like this a chance. They have no idea what humor really is.

@jamespfitz 3 жыл бұрын

They haven't the patience for it. Besides, this bit predates both these guys by about 50 years. You'll see it again, just a little different.

@maxwilson4748 12 жыл бұрын

Two true originals!

@atta1798 4 жыл бұрын

Pure talent, charisma, humor and depth in life!!!

@ziggyfly04 11 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny was the absolute master of comedic pauses.

@eileenmorris1584 Ай бұрын

A friend of my Mom's was at the Latin Casino in NJ with the ladies in their pinochle group & she had real dianond jewelry on and Liberace noticed her in the audience and said, I'm glad to see someone else is making out good too. The place cracked up. Liberate was a very sweet man and hugely talented & a truly real showman and his shows were loaded with men too not just women. Everyone loved him. Jack Benny was the funniest straight faced comedian who brought joy to alot of people also!!

@marilou3748 4 жыл бұрын

Two great entertainers 💜💜

@ericmoore1015 3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

@BriRog68 11 жыл бұрын

LOL Jack Benny can just stand there and be hilarious

@MicheleMJJ Жыл бұрын

Such great entertainers. Wish they could come back and thrill us again.

@MattOBuck 4 жыл бұрын

We need entertainment like this to come back again and soon.

@itsshrimp91 4 ай бұрын

Lee just over there breaking it down while Jack is breaking down. 😂❤ peerless duo!!!

@Pashasmom1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this on KZfaq. I was a little girl when Jack Benny had his show, my parents would watch because my Dad played violin and we loved his deadpan humor. Now that I'm old, I have to marvel at people who can keep a straight face when someone is actually funny. I kept waiting for Jack to tell Liberace "Now cut that out!"

@maya8443 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny was a top notch comedian! "Its been done to death, everyone is humming it." Lol.. And what about the candelabra on his violin...the jacket.. I can't stop laughing..

@firstandlast5324 7 жыл бұрын

Never again will there be talent like this.

@richardlebreton6690 3 жыл бұрын

no, there's definitely tallent like this. Just Entertainment Corp prefers pretty faces and autotune and canned comedy they can control.

@simonf8902 2 жыл бұрын

Sad but true. Look at the rubbish we get today. Start with the Academy Awards ! .

@user-hs8tj2mj1i 2 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite performers! Such wonderful talent and style.

@blacknight7643 2 жыл бұрын

It is just hilarious when Mr Benny just stares at Liberace.

@jamesyu9926 2 жыл бұрын

Legends.

@divox9pqr Жыл бұрын

I miss these two so much. I was raised on the Liberace’s midday television program while living in Columbus Ohio in the early 50’s, and of course Jack Benny’s dead pan humor had us all in stitches.

@adamschwartz2656 Жыл бұрын

I can only echo the comments already made about TV back in the day such as this video clip demonstrates. I am thankful to GOD that I was around to see these golden days of yesteryear where talent such as displayed by these two great performers was considered normal. The stuf you see everywhere today especially on TV is, for the most part, pure garbage.....but, I still have my memories..

@williamjones7163 Ай бұрын

Two extremely talented musicians that are just a joy to listen to.

@jamesp8569 5 жыл бұрын

To think how well Liberace played the straight man here! It's the wait and silence from Benny that's the funniest. Both gentlemen are superb.

@masael255 14 жыл бұрын

What an amazing duet. And you can really hear the quality of Benny's strad in this video when compared to his other videos. What a shame to be born so late and not have experienced Benny first hand.

@johnnowakowski4062 4 жыл бұрын

Oh brother look at those jackets. Jack Benny was the greatest straight man ever....LOL!