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.

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 !🙉

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.

I agree and I wasn't there. It's a composite to me and she's always top notch no matter what she does.

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.

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.

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.

Thank you for supplying the year!!

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.

bobbbxxx me too ,!

Starting at 3:15, the monologue is typical Garland "poor little talented me."

@@amymack1954 Was actually Betty Hutton's bit.

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.

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.

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 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! 🤗👍

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).