The Friars Club roast Georgie Jessel 1948

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6 жыл бұрын

In 1948 Friars Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Al Jolson, Danny Kaye, George Burns and other Friars roasted Georgie Jessel. The producer added relevant photos to the audio tape. The humor is just as hilarious as it was 70 years ago

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@Brace67 3 жыл бұрын

The great Al Jolson performs. What a treat. Two years later the entertainment world and his legion of fans were shocked and saddened when he died suddenly of a heart attack in SanFrancisco. The “World’s Greatest Entertainer” was gone.

@giusmaximus3541 3 жыл бұрын

Boy...that Jolson could really deliver a song. I am an African American and a singer. I'd never really heard him until this recording but...let me tell you...he taught me something about singing tonight.

@danielvahnke3369 9 күн бұрын

Also an early civil rights hero. First to be invited to Harlem Opera.

@MalindaDFried Ай бұрын

Entertaining, funny, thought provoking......all without one curse word. Greatest Entertainers Ever

@varietyguy 4 ай бұрын

Jolson was utterly brilliant❗️❗️❗️

@EmeraldMinotaur 7 ай бұрын

All the way back in '48, and still gutbusting. I loved Al Jolson's sarcastic tribute to Georgie.

@GaylordBuzzard 5 жыл бұрын

Great. Jolson was really something!

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

I love how Jack Benny is laughing at George Jessel's joke at 30:41.

@jerryrichardson2799 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@gregh4474 2 жыл бұрын

So funny to hear Jack Benny legitimately belly laugh around 7:53

@harrylangdon491 5 жыл бұрын

In the 50s when people were buying reel to reel recorders there was stag material circulating. Amazing to hear people like Art Linkletter telling dirty jokes. These jokes were not what you traded with your friends -- they were long anecdotes delivered by professionals with many intermediate laughs on the way to the punch line.

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant!

@SarahOstrin1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is so cool.

@CarlDuke 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful stuff. Thanks so much.

@dmiller1000 3 жыл бұрын

This is the official Charlie Callas training tape. Adding to this comment, Jessel used some vernacular I am totally unfamiliar with. He called Pat O'Brien a Vine Street Parnell. Other than a reference to an Irish politician of the late 19th century, I have no idea. He also referenced what sounds to me like 'clabberash tunnel'. Again, no idea.

@Matt2chee 6 жыл бұрын

Time machine.

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

I love George Jessel.

@lordyoehann1817 5 жыл бұрын

although the full beginning isn't on this KZfaq video, Does anyone know the lyrics to Here's To The Friars (Men's Chorus, Invocation By Ronald Reagan). It was at the beginning of this radio special, but it isn't here. I can't find the lyrics online does anyone know what they sang, it's a bit hard for me to hear due to old audio recording.

@mwilliams1330 5 жыл бұрын

I am not well acquainted with the early friar roasts, but I do believe every roast had a 'pre roast' private dinner. At this time the jokes could get very raunchy and blue, thus the radio (later TV) broadcasts were very tame due to sensors. With the joes here I doubt this was the radio version.

@LordWham 5 жыл бұрын

I have a fairly decent copy of most of the program, 110 minutes of it. I'll listen again and see if I can interpret.

@lordyoehann1817 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I like to hear the full song and find out what they are saying.

@jadezee6316 2 жыл бұрын

real history here.....great stuff

@bevisfaversham2669 5 жыл бұрын

where was this found ? it is amazing to hear jolson joking with piers , is the rest available ?

@LordWham 5 жыл бұрын

The full roast is available. I have a copy, courtesy of the "International Jack Benny Fan Club", on FB. Jack was the Toastmaster. It's hilarious..! You can hear him cracking up throughout the program.

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

@@LordWham 30:44

@EmperorXTV 4 жыл бұрын

Also George Burns was getting roasted

@angrycat3525 2 жыл бұрын

The recording sounds like it was made outside an idling helicopter.

@davidt6816 Жыл бұрын

Hello Genius! This recording is from 1948!!!!

@METALITHrevetments 4 жыл бұрын

Jessel was quite a character; a very talented man. Sadly he died nearly destitute.

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

Though he was still making occasional TV appearances until his early 80s - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9Rmd6-QlazGaWw.html

@anish3183 11 ай бұрын

He was a terrible human being.

@EmperorXTV 4 жыл бұрын

I believe this takes place in 1960. George was the roast master. The very first roast from the club took place in 1950.

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

No, this particular clip is from either 1948 or 1949 since people are ribbing Al Jolson for Larry Parks playing him in ''The Jolson Story''.

@georgimihailov4906 4 жыл бұрын

Also Al Jolson passed away in 1950.

@michaeldanello3966 3 жыл бұрын

That was the first year that it was televised

@varietyguy Ай бұрын

Recorded at the Biltmore Hotel in DTLA in 1948. Al Jolson died in October of 1950.

@therealDac10012 2 жыл бұрын

Why did Norm MacDonald (or anyone else) think Bob Hope was funny?

@tchrisou812 8 ай бұрын

Wow , this was bad. People must have been easily amused in 1948. Fun to listen to what was considered comedy back then.

@pnartg 5 жыл бұрын

Good grief - couldn't you make a better recording?

@harrylangdon491 5 жыл бұрын

1948 portable equipment probably not run by a professional engineer

@hank1519 5 жыл бұрын

@@harrylangdon491 it's a perfectly good recording.

@harrylangdon491 4 жыл бұрын

@@hank1519 Somewhere along the way the constant low thumping was introduced. No idea at what stage between the event and KZfaq.

@hank1519 4 жыл бұрын

@@harrylangdon491 I think that digital recording has made it hard for us to listen to imperfect audio sources.

@harrylangdon491 4 жыл бұрын

@@hank1519 I heard some of the 'underground' risque tapes of famous comedians and don't recall this issue, so my conclusion is recording technology was fine.

@Tele-aviasion 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ira, I have a rare recording of a friars club roast of Jackie Coogan with Milton Bural . Rather raunchy and extremely funny. Contact me if you’d like and I’ll try to get it to you