Whoever directed this is an unrecognized genius.

No computers, no internet and social network, just amazing hands work. Thanks for sharing.

The good old days when talent actually meant some thing.

Even in todays standard of drumming this is incredibly bad ass

WAS BUDDY RICH HUMAN? NO ONE COMES CLOSE TO HIM ON THE DRUMS IN ANY STYLE THEN AND NOW. INCREDIBLE! IT MAKES ME WANT TO QUIT PLAYING!. NO ONE CAN BE THAT GOOD. ABSOLUTELY MIND BLOWING!!!

Didn't realize how talented Jerry was, I just finished seeing jitterbug dance routine, he was incredible.

A Master Drummer and a Master Comic a perfect match for a lot of funny chaos.

I usually hate drum solos unless they are real short. This is an exception.

Can't say I'm all knowledgeable about drumming, but I have heard a few and Buddy Rich is the best - even at an older age he still could outplay anybody, not just speed but the flexibility to move anywhere at anytime around his kit incorporating wherever he went into the whole flow - live. No retakes, fill-ins, over-dubs. Just jaw dropping amazing.

Seriously!?!? 215 "people" downvoted this so far?!?!? I can't help but feel sorry for them. This is some serious talent

buddy always amazes me

unquestionably the finest/fastest drum solo I've ever hear or witnessed. I just wish I could purchase a legitimate copy for myself

I must admit I did not know Jerry Lewis could drum. I'm impressed.

Why are there not people like Buddy and Jerry, people with REAL talent rather than reality tv show Z list dropouts prominent on T.V nowadays? This scene is so brilliant it depresses me how bad the worlds entertainment has got. Sure yiu can find people with talent like this if you look but they dont get the credit they deserve.

So many of the older entertainers were multi-talented song and dance men who did comedy and other things. I always wanted to be a one man band.

When I hear kids get in arguments about who is the worlds greatest drummer none of them know who the fuck Buddy Rich is. Buddy is the best drummer I've ever seen.

"When I hear kids get in arguments about who is the worlds greatest drummer none of them know who the fuck Buddy Rich is. Buddy is the best drummer I've ever seen." Too right, Jeffrey.

Hilarant and brilliant scene!!! Buddy Rich was a real genius, a magician on drums. Gene Krupa defined him as "the greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath" And Jerry Lewis is a real hero of our lives who gave us joy and fantasy, and is not a bad drummer at all. Thanks for postin'.

the best drummer vs the best comedian!

Oh man..Jerry Lewis was amazing. You can see so many comedic elements from his performances in today's comedy.

And Buddy ended his solo with "Shave and a Haircut." Priceless.

I'm impressed with jerry...

I had the pleasure of seeing buddy Rich live at the Naval training center in Bainbridge Maryland back around 1971. He put on a phenomenal show. Unfortunately there were only about 20 of us in the theater. He was not a happy man but he pounded those drums into submission. I guess many of my fellow sailors in that age group didn't appreciate his music. It was an amazing concert. Truly among the greats of his generation.

R.i.p. Jerry, thank you.

That mans' a beast, Buddy Rich should be taking notes.

Saw him on tour in an unlikely hook-up with The musketeers and Liberace at the Sydney Stadium in the alate fifties. He was amazing.

Buddy Rich used to stop by Berklee College of Music every so often when he was in Boston. He used to get new musicians for his band at Berklee in the early 70's. I got a new trumpet lesson teacher by happenstance from his band in 1972 or so. His name is Jeffrey Stout, and taught me a heck of a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow... Who knew that Jerry Lewis was able to play the drums... When my own grandfather was just about to die... i gave him an harmonica... and he played till he was exhausted... He told me that he had practiced at night sitting on a bench in order not to freeze to death... He was new at the railroad back then... and he did not want to waste money by sleeping inside the station... I had no idea he could play an instrument... Thank you for sharing that story grandpa!

Love Buddy Rich and Jerry Lewis...both Excellent performers all the way/Geniuses like my husband Guitar Legend Dick Dale.

Now that's a Classic!

those were the days when talent could sing act play instruments dance....everything! i loved watching this...brings back so many memories!

My Mom absolutely loved Buddy Rich and had some of his albums. He was the best.

What I love about this is the camera just settles on Rich, with a couple of zoom-ins. Nowadays, with this generation's 'm33jah st00dNts' they'd put 10 different cameras on him, cut and edit a thousand different avante garde angles, put a different angle a beat, put a thousand rainbow lights everywhere, spraying colour around like a vomitorium, leaving a hodge-podge of confusing footage, enough to give you an epileptic fit, an aneurysm and diabetes at the same time. A helpful hint to today's budding directors... Study this footage. All the action is happening with Buddy Rich, he is absolutely captivating. No more input from you is needed. Let true talent shine.

fucking unreal speed and cleanliness...

I can't think of any other drummer except Buddy that I can watch over and over again and his solos never get boring or old

This is Hilarious! Buddy Rich inspired me to become a drummer back in 1962. in my 52 years as a drummer in Navy Drum & Bugle Corp, marching band and from rock to Bach, in my opinion, there has been no other drummer that could match the technique and speed any better than Buddy Rich. Even today he still sets the standard.

no disrespect to the guys on the plastic buckets or the girls on the drums, but THESE are the real professionals. fair enough also these are grown men with years of experience, training and performing. though the kids should watch these kinds of videos and learn form them. wonder if any director in any music school ever has heard of Rich or Lewis?

Buddy Rich was probably THE best jazz drummer of all time at least by 2016. I think he came out of his mom with drumsticks in his hands!!

Split screen on live TV. Yep...that was a huge innovation. Awesome clip. Thanks for sharing.

God bless you Jerry . what a genius and a blessing on our nation RIP !

Thst was much earlier than 1965, Jerry mentions Dean Martin as part of the show and in 1965 they weren't talking to each other publicly atleast.

buddy rich was way ahead of his time on the drums, my opinion he is the father of rock on the drums!

Jaw droppingly Good - Buddy Rich's Figure Eight is a Home Theatre tester piece..sing sing sing too...and in this video with my all time favourite Jerry Lewis !!

In high school I got to see AND play with Buddy Rich at a percussion convention!

wonder what Rock Band he would have played in had he been a 70's drummer...you can see where Carl Palmer got his patterns from

Now I realise Chad Smith and Will Ferrel did the exact same thing.

In 1959 I lived in Nelson NZ There was one song that Gene Krupa played that all of us young people LOVED You know for the life of me I CAN'T remember what the HELL IT WAS But my god he was WONDERFUL When I find it I will put it out here & you will know that I have found it

Waaaa... That guy is just the best. When you listen the music from now and that, you think the talent disappeared...

All this and they are wearing tuxedoes, too.

This is the most 60s video I've ever seen.

Comedy then and comedy now. The tastefulness stooped down exponentially.

Soy argentino jerry lewis si q era un loquillo amo todas sus películas. Gran comediante en la historia del cine y tv... No me canso de verlo.. Mi papá era súper fans de este gran actor..

Whos watching 2017?👀

Hey, Jerry wasn't too bad either !!

Brilliant !!! Thankyou for the opportunity to watch this!

*Throws drum pad and sticks in the trash* I completely bow down to Buddy Rich for being one of the best that ever picked up a pair of sticks.

the fucking best. period

Buddy Rich was like a sober Keith Moon. Amazing talent!

NOW THAT WAS WORTH WATCHING!

Too bad we don't make shows like this anymore lmao this shit got me on my knees the first 20 seconds

who is watching in 1965?

This would have been from the 5 Jun. 1955 episode of the The Colgate Comedy Hour, which Jerry & Dean starred. Personality conflicts broke up the comedy duo in 1957 so it couldn't have been from 1965.

I'm 63 years old, and when I grow up, I want to be just like Buddy;

Absolutely amazing drumming !

I think you have the year wrong. This is from an episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour. That ran from 1950 to 1955. Also, Jerry mentions Dean, and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis broke up as a team in July of 1956. Update: This 1st aired Sunday June 5th 1955.

He is the Jackie Chan of drumming.

They need pure shows like this again

Buddy Rich never suffered fools, but, he loved Jerry Lewis and they had a mutual admiration for one another...........

This is 1956 not 65. Buddy was the best! Lewis crazy as always!

how is this physically possible?

Words do not suffice to extol the mastery of the drumming of Buddy Rich, or to praise the merits of his prowess.

The master. Simply the best I've ever heard.

this is the great grandfather of blast beat..jahahaha

I watched in 2016 like a boss

COULD OUT PLAY ANYBODY YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW!!!!!! 1965 WHAT A GREAT YEAR , I WAS BORN!!!LOL!!

Funny how the staggering brilliance of the man shines through even this primitive medium. I'd love to see that in HD.

Am I the only one who thinks of Lars when jerry plays lol

Are you rushing or dragging? Or is it not quite my tempo!!! ;-)

man-oh-man I could listen to this all day!

The fact he does this in a tux makes this amazing in it of itself.

At no time do his hands leave his wrists....

boy you just get a little taste of what jerry lewis can actually do on drums, too bad we couldn't hear more. I think few people realize how multi-talented he was, almost sammy davis-ish.

He never ceases to dazzle me.

Most impressive. Young guys now couldn't even comprehend

Modern TV sucks.

With all of the old blues artists in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, why are Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich not in there?

Classic Buddy! And Jerry typifies those of us who can't keep a rhythm on a kit if we tried! Thanks for posting this!

I took up drumming when I was 12 and graduated at 14 with a diploma and I watched buddy one day play his skins and he plays them as if it was music by it self not just with the beat for the band but the beat for his own music of sound and he thought the same as me in this field of drumming if you can under stand he is the music now that's drumming and you tune your skins in the key of E with a tuning fork like I was told in class by a professor of music to me .

Before there was John Bonham.....

HMM NOT QUITE MY TEMPO

MtMarshi, I'm with you. This is amazing! Had no idea Jerry Lewis played drums and my first time seeing Buddy Rich play. WOW!! He has to be the absolute best ever. I'm old enough to remember variety shows like this and there's just not much of anything that compares these day. Mostly mind numbing rubbish to fill 24 hrs for the hundreds of cable networks out there. Sadly, we've truly been dumbed down.

Buddy was one of my mentors at a distance along with Neil Peart of Rush, and John Bonham among others. All in reality you can do to emulate them is to bring something new to the kit every time you sit down to play. Which is all I've ever done over the past 40+ years since I first decided I wanted to play.

Not quite my tempo...

Led Zeppelin, the most successful group of plagiarists in rock history stole this man's licks as well.

"that was just splendid Buddy but let me show you what you did wrong" LOL! Wish shows during prime time were this good these days.

"I already told you, Buddy's dead!" "Yeah, I know… but I just love hearing you say it!"

Buddy died of severe carpal tunnel syndrome

Always remember the night, on live television, where Louis Belson schooled Rich and Rich walked off the show.

Thanks Buddy, you are one of a kind likely NEVER to be repeated unfortunately ! ! !

Buddy Rich is ALWAYS in the team photo when you talk G.O.A.T. Been playing for 50 yrs., so I feel qualified to say that!