Robert Klein Spills The Beans On Rodney Dangerfield

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8 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Gurian of Comedy Matters TV talks with Robert Klein about his friendship with the legendary Rodney Dangerfield, who was the first big star that Jeffrey ever wrote for, and Robert has some very interesting, here-to-fore unknown stories about the comedy icon. Robert was Jeffrey's guest on Sirius XM's Bennington Show with Ron Bennington.
They shot this interview in the Sirius XM studios. And if you liked this video you might like to see the time that John Mulaney made fun of Jeffrey for forgetting his mic, or Tracy Morgan told his wife something special about Jeffrey: • Garden of Laughs with ...
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Or an amazing video of Robert Klein and the legendary Shecky Greene moments before he threatened to quit The Friars Club because of something that Gilbert Gottfried just said:
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Comedy Matters TV is an inside look at the comedy world bringing up close and personal with the comedians you love the most. Jeffrey holds a very unique place in the comedy world and according to Ron Bennington is the only one he knows who was friendly with and wrote for the comics from the "Golden Age" and is also friendly with all the young comics of today like Bill Burr, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Amy Schumer, Amy Poehler and even women NOT named Amy!
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@lawnmowerman7 Жыл бұрын

I love interviewers like this guy: they dont interrupt and try to make it about themselves

@willdenny6953 Жыл бұрын

I went to a Robert Klein show and Robert put on three hours of humor and when I left i could barely move my mouth

@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl Жыл бұрын

Rodney was easily the greatest stand up comedian of all time! I miss you Rodney!

@bh8365 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know what to expect from Robert Klein. He held my interest. Serious conversation. Seems like a genuine good person.

@anton1949 Жыл бұрын

Good to see Robert Klein is still on point, one of the greats.

@JCDofNYC Жыл бұрын

Klein 's Dangerfield impression is about as good as impression as I've ever heard by anyone, of anyone. Listened three times to the bit about Rodney's brother the men's room attendant: not only does he nail the voice -- and in a subtle way, not at all exaggerated as many impersonators do -- but listen closely to the pace and the inflections.

@genebrenner855 Жыл бұрын

Today's generation doesn't know Robert Klein. I know he's done some TV series more recently but he was a major monologist/comedian back in the day. He did comedy albums and was on the major variety shows. Very real and conversational.

@letsif 3 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of real talk that is so revealing and refreshing. Robert Klein, one of my all time favourites.

@josephpetrizzojr5340 Жыл бұрын

I saw Rodney in the stardust in Vegas in 1973 he was hilarious R.I.P RODNEY YOU WERE 1 OF A KIND.

@michaelsix9684 Жыл бұрын

Robert Klein trained at Second City, worked in theater, went to Yale, smart man, disciplined

@jbyesterday3959 Жыл бұрын

I loved watching Rodney on The Tonight Show sitting with Johnny as his set-up guy.Dangerfield would get laughs, & sometimes hear crickets….then ask “is the boom mic working?” Rest In Peace old friend .

@mickm5097 Жыл бұрын

My uncle, great guy, very intelligent in a low key way, loved Rodney. I didn't get his humor the same way as a kid, and when I asked him about it, my uncle said Rodney was a philosopher as much as he was a comedian, and his routines were an outlook on life.

@frisco21 7 жыл бұрын

Klein comes across as a well-grounded, reasonable man, as opposed to the stereotype of comedians as drug-addicted misfits. I was especially struck by Klein's humanity, his obvious caring for people and their well-being. His frank, honest portrayal of Rodney Dangerfield as a brilliant but flawed man is quite refreshing. He held nothing back, including his still-painful disappointment at Rodney's betrayal of his family and friends late in his life. All in all, this was a terrific interview, well worth the time spent listening to it.

@stevensmith743 Жыл бұрын

In the mid 1990s, I watched my somewhat excitable wife run across the length of the Stardust casino to catch up to Rodney after his show, as he walked alone towards the elevator. He was definitely showing his age and looked quite tired. When she caught up (by now I was in chase to try to head her off), she said, "Rodney! Rodney! I've lost all my money at the craps table, but I'll be happy if I can get a picture with you!"

@RPMac Жыл бұрын

Robert Klein an absolute comedy legend....practically the definition of funny....

@fantansam Жыл бұрын

In the 1980's I had a couple of Klein's comedy LP's. They were hilarious, I remember one off then he talked about being a substitute schoolteacher in NYC. I grew up in NYC so I could relate. One of the LP's had a picture of RK sitting on a dentist chair, hilarious. I always enjoyed seeing him on the Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. Thank you Mr Klein for making me laugh so hard.

@brettmuller9556 Жыл бұрын

As someone who is in the reconstruction business running a company with 50 salesman is quite the accomplishment. I saw RD perform in Vegas and he was as usual on point and I laughed non stop from the beginning to the end of his monologue. RIP RD one of the best.

@joepalooka2145 Жыл бұрын

Great interview. All of us Rodney Dangerfield fans love to hear Rodney stories. He was truly one of a kind, one of the greatest comedians of all time. I still get a laugh out of seeing a young Rodney in the background in "The Asphalt Jungle", way back in his early years, knowing what he became in later life.

@bradlafferty4493 5 жыл бұрын

I just ran into Robert Klein in a store in Ossining last week, got to talk to him for five minutes, big fan, we were talking acting, Yale, him turning down the role opposite Alan Alda in Mash. Very personable and funny.

@HandleThisSelection2 Жыл бұрын

I grew up to Klein's comedy. One of the greats. Its interesting that he and Rodney were close. Totally different style than Dangerfield, but each shared a brilliant ability to make people laugh by applying different forms of comedy.