Brock Linehan interviews the legendary Bob Hope. Starring Dave Thomas and Martin Short.
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@samadams72243 жыл бұрын
SCTV was far better than SNL ever was.
@julianmarsh13783 жыл бұрын
God, everybody writes that! Probably because it is true....
@arricammarques1955 Жыл бұрын
Norm probably dead jealous.
@crsantin Жыл бұрын
It’s not even close. SCTV was brilliant. SNL had moments but SCTV was funny from top to bottom year after year.
@chantalfinn6173 Жыл бұрын
@@crsantin because most of their skits were live
@rachybaby72 Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@ConradSpoke Жыл бұрын
This kind of parody is beyond amazing. It seems more real than reality.
@DJ-bj8ku2 ай бұрын
You could see glimpses of Martin Short’s Jiminy Glick character.
@chrisballas33562 ай бұрын
It's called Superior talent that we're not really used to from many others.
@BladeRunner-td8be2 жыл бұрын
Dave's Bob Hope impression is terrific, and Martin Short cracks me up. They both were fantastic in this sketch.
@kennyolson1734 Жыл бұрын
Also John Candy’s impression of Orson Welles is excellent. Lot of thought and planning had to be done!
@vicjay1972Ай бұрын
Short is doing an incredible Brian Linehan impersonation. Absolutely spot on
@thomaschesterfield9459 Жыл бұрын
The Brian Linehan impression is spot on by Martin Short. Genius.
@MRVISTA-wz7vj29 күн бұрын
Martin on his show is on u tube😅😅😅😅surreal 😂😂😂
@edmonddantes36404 жыл бұрын
Dave Thomas's impression is so dead on, primarily because he doesn't attempt to over do it.
@jasonreese20884 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@jamesyoung13564 жыл бұрын
Yes. Very understated
@mattlohr3 жыл бұрын
He approaches it less like an impressionist and more like an actor playing the character of Bob Hope, if that makes sense.
@samadams72243 жыл бұрын
Martin Short's impression of Brian Linehan is prefect, but few know who he is.
@intercommerce3 жыл бұрын
A cleverly restrained performance by Thomas
@Bigstooler04 жыл бұрын
I have always been in awe of Dave Thomas as Hope. Nobody does Hope and Dave is brilliant!
@RideAcrossTheRiver9 ай бұрын
"For my ninetieth birthday we're headed out to Nevada where they're gonna set off a twenty-kiloton nuclear device in my honor ..."
@trublu715 жыл бұрын
Dave's impression of Bob Hope was spot on !
@Argonaut1212 жыл бұрын
And Short's imitation of Brian Linehan is great too, though only a few Canadians who are 60 years old or more will know that.
@dominiquecote18385 ай бұрын
Wow the pure genious of this sketch . I’m in awe and proud to be Canadian when I see comedy gold like this .
@Monkofmagnesia4 жыл бұрын
"He's got the anger I think Joseph would have." I just love that line!
@tnargskoorb14 жыл бұрын
Yes so funny. Like Oscar yelling at Felix.
@1060michaelg2 жыл бұрын
"He's got the anger I think Joseph would have." A whole lot going on there, LOL...Joseph being the greatest laughingstock in his town and the biggest cuckold in history...Yeah Bo'!!
@Dcraine11 ай бұрын
"I tell ya something - I was out with Crosby's dad EVERY DAY and he never beat me once." Absolute brilliance.
@RideAcrossTheRiver9 ай бұрын
"You say your handicap is THIRTY? Well, maybe we better head out NOW!"
@benjaminwestney909511 ай бұрын
An extraordinarily subtle sophisticated sketch with Thomas’ uncanny impression of Hope, hilarious in its accuracy and absurdity, juxtaposed against Martin Short’s understated Brian Linehan, both a broad caricature and earnest straight man at the same time throughout... Some of SCTV’s most successful avant-garde humor.
@JerGer91811 ай бұрын
0++8
@TheBlueyedblond4 жыл бұрын
I used to watch Brian Linehan on CITY TV. Short's impersonation was brilliant!
@bufnyfan13 жыл бұрын
Apparently it was said that Linehan was insulted by the spoof--on the other hand Alex Trebek loved Eugene Levy's impersonation of him on "Half Wits"
@intercommerce3 жыл бұрын
@@bufnyfan1 if that's true, its probably because he took himself too seriously, the impression is spot-on
@lancecampbell43233 жыл бұрын
Brian Linehan was the president of his own fan club. No sense of humour, no self-awareness. This spoof was perfect
@GolfAfter503 жыл бұрын
@@bufnyfan1 That's crazy (yet not surprising!) to find out! And after all these years ha! Short completely nails all of the uncomfortable cadences that happened on the show ha! Even as a kid watching, you could tell that the guests were constantly wondering "How the heck did this guy get a TV show?" -- I always loved this SCTV bit. Thanks for sharing!
@bufnyfan13 жыл бұрын
@@GolfAfter50 what I hated about Linehan is that he spent huge amounts of time during an interview trying to impress his guest about how much he knew about their careers/lives-Linehan was even quoted as saying he hated Larry King because King didn't do as much "research" as he did and asked questions which were too simple and "basic"-Linehan was a textbook egomaniac
@amdg20232 жыл бұрын
Best Hope impression of all time, hilarious!
@thomasthomas24183 жыл бұрын
"Do you know Gil Gerard? He's terrific!" I love Dave Thomas as Bob Hope.
@valhallaforever14 жыл бұрын
You can always tell which skits are written by Dave, they are so absurd and the jokes are subtle. Can you just imagine a movie where Jack Klugman plays the father of Jesus? lol
@matthewzarris9177 Жыл бұрын
He had the anger that Joseph would have had!
@dubcityy3 жыл бұрын
The depth of the writing and performances here is quite amazing.
@AngusRockford3 жыл бұрын
What makes it funny is that they tried their best to channel what these two might actually say to each other if they ever met. Most comedic impressions are overbroad or over-the-top, these are almost pitch perfect, especially Dave's Bob Hope.
@kelsman593 ай бұрын
I've got even more respect for Dave Thomas' comedic aptitude after seeing this.(I always thought he was underappreciated)
@gregv792 жыл бұрын
Dave becomes Bob Hope, forget about "doing him.". Dead spot on.
@gregv79 Жыл бұрын
I can never get enough of Bob..always brings you out of the blues 😅
@Paul47Tat4 жыл бұрын
This is genius, on both sides.
@eltonjohn32365 жыл бұрын
Genius material.
@SmithersJones5 жыл бұрын
“You have a way of asking a question that makes you forget what it’s all about by the time you get to the end. When you stop talking it’s like walking to the edge of a cliff.” Classic Dave Thomas/Bob Hope!
@jarryjayo4 жыл бұрын
that's the one line I liked too. cheers
@FantasyfootballRedd134 жыл бұрын
I can’t stop laughing at that part! I start busting up, the way he responds is so perfect, like Hope would say haha
@bufnyfan13 жыл бұрын
“You have a way of asking a question that makes you forget what it’s all about by the time you get to the end." that summarizes the interview style of Brian Linehan to a "tee"
@robkunkel88332 жыл бұрын
How do you remember that? It just amazes me. (Said with a Brock Linehan sing song voice)
@rsanders782 жыл бұрын
Too funny, way too funny. These are comic geniuses.
@wailinburnin3 жыл бұрын
Dave Thomas, genius of comedy, and you have to hand it to Martin Short for the ego to have stepped into SCTV with such strong characters playing against what this team had created in the previous years. There was a deep surrealism in SCTV, great art.
@NevadaBoss5 жыл бұрын
"geez, you're unreasonably bitter.." lol. Who else on the planet does Bob Hope? I wanna tell ya, there's no one. Beyond brilliant.
@kevinwachs59052 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1980s John Rourke did Hope on Friday's, Off the Wall, and D C Follies.
@krisscanlon4051 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@invisibleman10283 жыл бұрын
SCTV. Best sketch comedy EVER !
@voxxclamantis96684 жыл бұрын
By far the best Bob Hope impression, Thomas knew Hope and tells stories of his visits with him.
@ronflatter12352 жыл бұрын
This is beyond brilliant.
@johndalton31804 жыл бұрын
Subtly brilliant in a way you couldn't understand unless you were alive at that time. A washed up, mellow, yet mildly annoyed Bob Hope. Just so great.
@montanamade87125 жыл бұрын
Short looks like he wants to laugh, breaking character so much!! SCTV was the best!!
@AceBG273 ай бұрын
Man this is fantastic comedy, Laugh out loud funny. “Vietnam, I blame the whole thing on the French - weasels” - that’s Gold.
@DJ-bj8ku2 ай бұрын
The line that he went out golfing all the time with Crosby and Crosby never beat him is brilliant.
@Rwrtnbf10 ай бұрын
Holy smokes, this is brilliant. Dave Thomas goes beyond a simple caricature of Hope and captures his odd complexity.
@Rushmore2223 жыл бұрын
"Jack Klugman has the anger I think Joseph would have."
@tnargskoorb12 жыл бұрын
That was the funniest line to me in all this. Just brilliant.
@terrencemarble558211 ай бұрын
I forgot just how good SCTV was! It's CLASSIC!😂
@djamesv3 жыл бұрын
"It's the funny version of The Greatest Story Ever told".
@OhJaniceWhyOhWhy2 жыл бұрын
I would have liked to see that movie..... Moses: "God help me save my people and take us to the Promised Land." God: "If I do that, will you STOP asking for My help? All the time with the prayers and requests....it's enough already!"
@andywood56993 жыл бұрын
No one could do Bob Hope until Dave Thomas came along.
@anlacombe Жыл бұрын
dave thomas as bob hope is great
@mattyboyanderson3 жыл бұрын
This is clearly Bob Hope. I don't know who this Dave Thomas guy is, but that's actually Bob Hope.
@scottbrandon93902 жыл бұрын
Brock is based on Hamilton, Ontario's Brian Linehan from CITY-TV. He asked long-winded interview questions like this.
@jeffdawson27864 жыл бұрын
Still ahead of their time and untouched by any sketch comedy troupe.
@Mark-cs4bv Жыл бұрын
That Bob Hope Impersonation is almost too good, at one point I had to remind myself it was Dave Thomas!!
@fft57d8 ай бұрын
Dave did the best impression of Bob Hope. He's amazing!
@bufnyfan15 жыл бұрын
loved the episode where Brock Linehan went back to his home town--and everyone was essentially laughing at him--his high school gym teacher said he was a klutz when he played basketball-and the girl he first had sex with didn't have a clue who he was.....LOL
@MrInspirational434 жыл бұрын
david, I could watch over and over where Brock says, "no, alight if you'l silence that infernal laughter" then the way he dribbles the basketball on the floor, I almost fell out of my chair. It's worth seeing over aand over again.
@halwarner33262 жыл бұрын
This smart humor would never fly nowadays.
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr5 ай бұрын
Mannnn... Thomas has Hope down to the last detail. This is incredible! Short is a LEGEND.
@quasimodem52605 ай бұрын
Probably unrealized by many but there are two fantastic impersonations here. Martin Short is mimicking Brian Linehan , Canadian interviewer based in Toronto.
@nightowl547513 күн бұрын
He’s really got Hope’s persona down cold, so much so, it’s frightening. I would of loved to see Bob Hope’s reaction to this! He even thinks like Bob Hope! The little Canadian show was centuries ahead of their time. All the SCTV comedians were so individually talented. I loved that show when it was on.
@andrewd.conard508812 күн бұрын
Stewed fruit! The writing is impeccable.
@MrAitraining9 ай бұрын
The Best! and SCTV wasn't just about amazing impressions, it's the writing and lines that are so good too.
@Mrgop Жыл бұрын
Bob Hope said the impression of him by Dave Thomas was the best of anyone.
@jamesconsiglio311 Жыл бұрын
How can these skits get 46k views this is one of the greatest shows of all time????
@foxopossum4 жыл бұрын
I feel like Tony the tiger every time I watch SCTV because I’m always like, “This is grrrrrreat!”
@socksumi3 ай бұрын
"You have a way of asking a question that makes you forget what it's all about by the time you get to the end". That little quip brilliantly sums up Brian Linehan.
@mchris655 жыл бұрын
I miss these sort of in-depth interviews of the past.
@DateTwoRelate11 ай бұрын
Dave Thomas didn't make the cinematic "splash" as the usual suspects did but he should always be remembered as a fine mimic and a wonderful complimentary player.
@rf34953 ай бұрын
Watched from Buffalo with rabbit ears antenna pointed toward Hamilton Ontario. Great stuff
@johnr.7906 Жыл бұрын
It's so funny I can't even laugh. I just marvel at it.......
@hoibsh213 жыл бұрын
Dave is more Bob Hope than Bob is.
@MRVISTA-wz7vj29 күн бұрын
3 years later. This comment is still funny. And spot on. 👏 👏 👏 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂
@hoibsh2128 күн бұрын
@@MRVISTA-wz7vj Thank you!
@TornadoCAN9911 ай бұрын
Of course the spoof isn't just of Bob Hope, but also of Brian Linehan, a well known interviewer on Canadian TV....Short was interviewed by him in 1977 before he came out the "Brock Linehan" character on SCTV....Short really nailed it with the look/hair/outfit and mannerisms of the guy.
@ianbauer470310 ай бұрын
Linehan and Hope...doesn't get much better than that.
@michaelmisczuk11882 ай бұрын
Man, this is so good. They put themselves into it.
@jamescampion78802 жыл бұрын
This is possibly the best bit I've ever seen. The part at the very end is absolutely gut busting.
@tnargskoorb12 жыл бұрын
I think it’s the best skit I’ve ever seen. Just amazing start to finish.
@countd59554 жыл бұрын
"You're unreasonably bitter."
@PoutinePete3 жыл бұрын
Dave Thomas nailed it.
@aerialarboreal9005 Жыл бұрын
I remember the Brock Lianhan skits, I just don't remember them being THIS good!! Hat's off to Dave Thomas, awesome portrayail... So dead pan, just like I imagen Hope would be off camera, always a wise ass... Thanks for posting this (sadly) forgotten gem....
@finch45lear2 ай бұрын
Dave Thomas is a genius. This impression is incredible. The writing is perfection. Short is brilliant as always.
@troygaspard67323 ай бұрын
Jesus, he totally nails Bob Hope.
@JaneDoe-rj4jn3 жыл бұрын
Omg Brock Linahan impression is spot on!!! There was an actual interviewer then on City TV (Toronto) that looked exactly like this. Same interview style, looks etc. This is brilliant and I never realized it back then.
@bufnyfan13 жыл бұрын
The main difference whereas the real Brian Linehan would research his guests to the point that he dominated the entire interview--"Brock Linehan" would get his research all wrong and then his guests would either laugh at him (the Linda Hopkins interview) or be angry at him (Bob Hope)
@charliecovert5762 ай бұрын
Dave Thomas must channel Bob Hope's ghost, when I watch Thomas doing Hope I think it's Hope!!!!!
@williamprice3700 Жыл бұрын
Genius imitation of Bob Hope.
@tnargskoorb14 жыл бұрын
It’s funny Brock didn’t know who was playing Jesus or much about the project but he knew Jack Klugman was cast as Joseph. This skit is just genius on so many levels. Love the subtle look Bob gives Brock when he touches his arm at the end.
@stevepaul695517 күн бұрын
Nobody does Hope better than Dave Thomas.
@Rutoenfit5 жыл бұрын
Greatness! Short's Brian Lineham is fantastic (and wasn't appreciated by "Brock"!). I understand this was mostly improvised.
@DaveLL5003 жыл бұрын
The lines just seem too perfectly crafted to be improvisation. Especially the Dave Thomas parts - if that was improv, he is god-like.
@Margatroid4 ай бұрын
@@DaveLL500 It seems like improv to me. They had the premise worked out beforehand I'm sure, but some of the stuff is very off-the-cuff, and you can tell they were trying to make each other laugh. Dave won.
@fergusof Жыл бұрын
Wow, these guys are amazing!
@maryannemelenka9250 Жыл бұрын
Brian Linehan was a brilliant celebrity Canadian interviewer. Short does brilliant impression. Thomas great hope
@johnheart6890 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect.
@Jantonov12 жыл бұрын
Gil Gerard as Jesus floored me. lol
@pops19815 жыл бұрын
Another gem...thanks QC. Hope that box still has much left. Thanks
@msgfrmdaactionman3000 Жыл бұрын
Dave is funnier then the real Hope! Lol, thanks for posting!
@anthonymartin8769 Жыл бұрын
Damn these guys were great, just don't see things like this anymore. Thanks for the vid.
@CHEYWOODB3 ай бұрын
Utter genius.
@johnjones37143 жыл бұрын
Near the end when Brock reaches over and touches Hope.. . Hope isn't too happy with that Great stuff
@jamesporter5630 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@miked13112 жыл бұрын
Go Brock. Love his return home. Candy is a riot
@John-pc3cx Жыл бұрын
These guys are absolutely brilliant
@Albertanator5 жыл бұрын
Good insight from Hope about James Coco and the French.....ha ha...
@dickJohnsonpeter3 жыл бұрын
"You have a way of asking a question that makes you forget what it's all about by the time you get to the end"
@badad0166 Жыл бұрын
Brian Linehan was notoriously well researched. Without fail, at some point in the interview, the subject would lament, "Wow, you've really done your homework". His cred brought the biggest stars to CityTV,. At first, a dinky little studio (originally a UHF station!), on Queen East and then, the Gothic castle on Queen West, (Humble brag I know the guy that got the truck smashing through the wall deal done). I didn't work directly with Brian Linehan, but he carried himself around the offices like a true gentleman.
@jamesscottvideos4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff.
@plauditecives5 жыл бұрын
Would love to see Phyllis Diller as Mary and Gil Gerard as Joseph.
@lancasterII5 жыл бұрын
As Jesus! Jack Klugman is Joseph lol. ^^
@jasonreese20884 жыл бұрын
Why not Rip Taylor as John the Baptist !?
@tnargskoorb12 жыл бұрын
@@jasonreese2088 ha ha ha. Dom Deluise already had that role. Cmon.
@matthewzarris9177 Жыл бұрын
Ever since she got her looks back…🤣
@johnnyelle80523 жыл бұрын
Martin Short is doing an impression of a real person from Toronto.
@johncritch68122 жыл бұрын
Perfect.
@davidjohns17802 жыл бұрын
So so GOOD!
@jonathanmitchell988611 ай бұрын
Martin Short *is* Brian Linehan; I can't look at his face in this sketch without bursting into laughter. (And Dave Thomas is a disturbing mixture of Bob Hope and my dad.)
@fldrummerman11 ай бұрын
I can't believe how great Dave Thomas was as Bob Hope!
@lancasterII5 жыл бұрын
This is beyond epic on so many levels. I wonder if the Linda Hopkins episode of Stars In One was the last they did on SCTV.
@metatron19702 жыл бұрын
I am fairly certain the last sketch of the NBC show was Stars in One when Brock goes back and visits his hometown
@Lovethemusic3853 жыл бұрын
So great.
@bonniemarshall349811 ай бұрын
Love SCTV the best sketch phone ever. The best. Group of nut balls on this show
@bclmax3 жыл бұрын
he never beat me once..lol
@miz_logo_lee4 жыл бұрын
I love Short’s hand gestures. Thomas is dead on crotchety old Hope