AUTHENTIC COMEDY. Two amazing performers. Mel Blanc was so talented I get the feeling the Industry didn't know what to do with him.... Should have been a movie star. 🌟
Jack asked Mel if he could play the voice of a wild bear on his show, and Mel accepted. After a while, Mel said to jack "hey, you know i know how to act, too." And jack gave him a chance and Mel was funny, so he stayed on. And that's how Mel got his place in jacks show
Jack Benny was a genius! When he turns his face away and looks at the camera was an expression that would be mimic by many other actors. And Mel Blanc was, and will always be, the #1 voice actor in the world!
June Foray was a pretty close second. I only say that because I don't always know when a voice is Blanc's, but I (almost) always know when a voice is Foray's.
Mel Blanc was insane !!! I know theres others out there that owe much of their sense of humor to him ! His tombstone even reads "THATS ALL FOLKS" Thanks for posting this !
I grew up with these guys. My father was cabin mate with Jack Benny (aka Benny Kubelsky) in the Navy on Lake Michigan (WWI). Dad was a musician and went on to play in orchestras accompanying many of the greats in Vaudeville. I'm now old as the hills, but I can remember all the laughter and horsing around with these guys. Love seeing this. Thanks for sharing.
Mel Blanc was also a very generous and compassionate man. Back in the early 60s I met “The Man of a Thousand Voices” himself. My family were at a corporate childrens' Xmas party at Casa Loma in Toronto. Every ballroom, hallway and stairwell of this real live castle was filled with musicians, clowns, magicians and jugglers...and a quietly-smiling, unassuming man in a neat dark suit and a tiny moustache. He complimented my little sister, literally a "babe in arms", telling her "Ohhhh! What a tweet widdle girl you are!" She was unimpressed and a little shy but I was thunderstruck as he turned to me and offered his hand burbling (and slobbering) "And what's YOUR name young fella!" Tweety and Sylvester... in the flesh! My Mom says my mouth did not close for a whole week after!
Benny was one of the half dozen or so true comic geniuses and one of the reasons was a bit like this where he allows the supporting players the opportunity to become legends in their own right which the incomparable Blanc certainly was.
@@KameraShy Benny was probably the best audience any comedian ever had because it didn't take much to break him up. Mary never liked to go to any comedian's live performances with Jack because he would laugh so hard as to embarrass her.
He exceeds any entertainer who ever lived if you research his body of work, which includes recording artist. There was just no limit to his talent. Love the man!🥰
I first saw this on the original Jack Benny show (yes, I'm that old) and never thought I'd see it again. I never forgot that skit. I was beyond thrilled to find it again. Benny and Blanc. What a comic pair!!!
I've heard the radio versions a million times and still funny to this day. This was a great version as well for TV. I literally laughed the loudest when Mr. Blancr called Mr. Benny and old cheapskate.
Mel was and is a classic entertainer and a great comedian and. A man of many funny and interesting voices I like him doing jack benny's old Maxwell. Car REST IN PEACE MEL STILL LOVE TO HEAR HIS VOICE
They say when Mel Blanc had a few drinks in him and started doing his cartoon voices in the bar, people went hysterical !!!!!!! I would have loved to have been there.
They did a riotous variation on his radio show. From their "Captain Horatio Hornblower" spoof: Benny (as Hornblower) "So you are the captain of this French ship, eh?" Blanc: "Oui" Benny: :And you say you have a girl on board?" Blanc: "Oui" "What's she like?" "Wow." "Wow?" "Oui!" The sketch never finished, Jack was laughing too hard and couldn't stop.
Καλή μέρα. Thank you for your comment. Timeless comedy. I have a great fondness for your country since 2005, when I spent a month in Palaio Faliro doing television coverage for the Olympics.
Jack and Mel first did their "Si/Sy/Sew/Sue" routine when they parodied "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" on his radio show in 1948. And every season, Jack usually found a new way to work that routine into his various radio and TV shows...and Mel ALWAYS cracked him up when he said his "flat" lines. This is from one of the filmed "new talent" episodes (an annual tradition on TV "live", taped or filmed), originally seen in December 1960 [Jack restaged this version again in December 1966].
@RetroGuy76 ... Sounds like something Red would say... and back when his show was on that was true... today they just sell... they might try and squeeze a little entertainment in there somewhere
Jack never minded being the feed and spreading the laughs around, even to non-comic guest stars who on other shows would be stooges. It gave them a chance to show their humorous side. One reason why Benny was among the most beloved stars.
Mel and Jack did this routine so many times that you think they would get tired of it. But, the duo actually performed it on Carson's The Tonight Show when they were scheduled as guests.
Mel Blanc used his speedy Gonzalez voice. He was brilliant! It took two years of his going to the Warner Bros studios every two weeks hoping to at least get an audition. Those airheads!!! "The man of a thousand voices!
That's the problem with big Executives, they think alls well with the people they have, little did they realize Mel was a one of a kind talent and was money in the Bank, what if he signed with another Studio, WB would be crying in their coffee mugs while the other Studio laughed all the way to the Bank
thanks for this! i still watch JB on reruns. some funny stuff, and rather than saying for the times, i would say ESPECIALLY today. today's comedy is non existent.
It's rare when comedy survives the ages. Benny and Blanc were two giants whose talent still entertains. They displayed brilliance and awareness that we need today.
Mel was so perfect, I cannot tell if he was really playing that standup. You could hear the core of many cartoon voices in there. Yep, he WAS Bugs Bunny.
Blanc clearly wasn't playing that bass and most likely didn't know how to play it; he was only drumming on it and spinning it around for comic effect. 🙂
funny story, after a near fatal accident, Mel was roused from a coma by the doctor asking, hey bugs, are you in there?.. bugs? can you here me?" to which a washed out Bugs replied, "yeh. ..what's up... doc?". he asked for each character Mel played and finally ended up with Mel, who then awoke from his coma. he really was Bugs to the core.
This is just wonderful! My dear stepfather bore an amazing resemblance to Jack Benny. I love Jack, but it's always a little weird watching him because of that. The tune they play at the end is "In My Lovin' Honey's Arms".
I remember in the 70’s PBS showed us a lot of British shows. I grew up giggling at Monty Python (Still wonder why my parents let me watch that one), the Goodies, etc. We still get good ones over here though.
mostly vulgarity is used when the comedian has nothing funny to say. Rare exceptions exist, like, "John Spartan, you are charged one credit for a violation of the verbal moralities statute," but mostly it's empty filler.
You've got to love the Mexican/Latino, if that sketch was making fun of a far east people or language it would be gone down a long time ago, Viva Mexico, viva Latino great culture.
I loved Jack Benny, but Mel Blanc was the most epic radio and TV voice actor ever, and his complete flat delivery here in a TV live performance...wow. He was amazing. RIP Bugs
AUTHENTIC COMEDY.
Two amazing performers.
Mel Blanc was so talented I get the feeling the Industry didn't know what to do with him....
Should have been a movie star.
🌟
agree
I think it’s hilarious how Mel Blanc can do that routine completely deadpan while Jack Benny’s trying not to laugh! 😆
[As Mel Blanc] Yeah! I'm a comedy king!!
The girl trying not to lose it, helps as well.
Every time they did this routine Benny couldn't keep a straight face.
🙏❤️💐😊🙏👍
He can keep a straight face because he's heard the jokes before.
Mel: Si.
Jack and Mel were great friends. Hence Mel’s many appearances on Jack’s show. Thank’s for UA-cam saving this for posterity.
Jack asked Mel if he could play the voice of a wild bear on his show, and Mel accepted. After a while, Mel said to jack "hey, you know i know how to act, too." And jack gave him a chance and Mel was funny, so he stayed on.
And that's how Mel got his place in jacks show
Jack Benny was a genius! When he turns his face away and looks at the camera was an expression that would be mimic by many other actors. And Mel Blanc was, and will always be, the #1 voice actor in the world!
June Foray was a pretty close second. I only say that because I don't always know when a voice is Blanc's, but I (almost) always know when a voice is Foray's.
Great job, Mel Blanc! I loved it when Jack yelled, "Now Cut That Out!"
The musicians were having a tough time not laughing, especially Sue.
Si
Mel Blanc was insane !!! I know theres others out there that owe much of their sense of humor to him ! His tombstone even reads "THATS ALL FOLKS" Thanks for posting this !
I grew up with these guys. My father was cabin mate with Jack Benny (aka Benny Kubelsky) in the Navy on Lake Michigan (WWI). Dad was a musician and went on to play in orchestras accompanying many of the greats in Vaudeville. I'm now old as the hills, but I can remember all the laughter and horsing around with these guys. Love seeing this. Thanks for sharing.
Great!!!
Decades later this is still superb comedy....sadly lacking these days
Classic is right, I never get tired of watching Mel and Jack. They were great.
Stephen Holloway Si.
RIP Mel Blanc (1908-1989) (The Man Of A Thousand Voices)
Including the voice of Jack Benny's Maxwell automobile.
Most talented voice actor ever
One of the classic sketches of all time! Mel Blanc turned the Mexican/Latino stereotypes on their heads. Viva!
Si
@@JediSymon Si
BUT(!!!) it’s not at all offensive-just good clean “G-Rated” humor in good taste.
Mel Blanc was also a very generous and compassionate man. Back in the early 60s I met “The Man of a Thousand Voices” himself. My family were at a corporate childrens' Xmas party at Casa Loma in Toronto. Every ballroom, hallway and stairwell of this real live castle was filled with musicians, clowns, magicians and jugglers...and a quietly-smiling, unassuming man in a neat dark suit and a tiny moustache. He complimented my little sister, literally a "babe in arms", telling her "Ohhhh! What a tweet widdle girl you are!" She was unimpressed and a little shy but I was thunderstruck as he turned to me and offered his hand burbling (and slobbering) "And what's YOUR name young fella!" Tweety and Sylvester... in the flesh! My Mom says my mouth did not close for a whole week after!
Los estadunidense son patéticos
Benny was one of the half dozen or so true comic geniuses and one of the reasons was a bit like this where he allows the supporting players the opportunity to become legends in their own right which the incomparable Blanc certainly was.
He was secure enough in his own talent to set up supporting cast to get laughs.
@@KameraShy Benny was probably the best audience any comedian ever had because it didn't take much to break him up. Mary never liked to go to any comedian's live performances with Jack because he would laugh so hard as to embarrass her.
Es mi hace reirse tan mucho. Gracias.
They did this act on radio years before. Jack Benny & Mel Blanc were great. So glad to watch these again
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Over the years Jack Benny and Mel Blanc performed this Si-si-Sue routine a couple hundred times. Audiences never tired of it.
I can't get enough of Mel's amazing talents
He exceeds any entertainer who ever lived if you research his body of work, which includes recording artist. There was just no limit to his talent. Love the man!🥰
He was incredible.
No matter how many times I see Jack and Mel do this silly sketch, it never fails to crack me up.
It never failed to crack Jack up either! ;-)
me also.in addition every time I hear Trump or see that orange-tan puss, I burst out laughing- and then, weeping, uncontrollably.
@@bobbywimsy6741 Get your stupid political crap out of here; it has no place.
@@bobbywimsy6741 plus if you had a mirror you'd see he"$ no weirder than anybody else, we're all weird.
I first saw this on the original Jack Benny show (yes, I'm that old) and never thought I'd see it again. I never forgot that skit. I was beyond thrilled to find it again. Benny and Blanc. What a comic pair!!!
It is still hysterical. Gad's 1940s and 1950s are preserved for eternity. Thank God and Jack Benny!
I've heard the radio versions a million times and still funny to this day. This was a great version as well for TV. I literally laughed the loudest when Mr. Blancr called Mr. Benny and old cheapskate.
The woman in the sketch was fighting to keep from laughing.
Si ! :-)
And so was Benny.
@Jack Spratt Ha !! :-)
Anyone know her name?
@@mschuman1953 Si. Sue.
Jack was such a great entertainer. It's great to see Mel and Jack together in this bit.
man im just learning cheers
Si!
According to that they both told interviewers, they really enjoyed working together & respected each other's talent very much !
A masterclass of comedy!!
This was comedy at it's finest. It will never be duplicated again. It was entertainment for all ages
Mel was and is a classic entertainer and a great comedian and. A man of many funny and interesting voices I like him doing jack benny's old Maxwell. Car REST IN PEACE MEL STILL LOVE TO HEAR HIS VOICE
Th-th-th-that's all, folks.
When I was a preschooler, I watched Jack Benny Reruns. I saw this sketch for the first time when I was 4 years old in 1968.
I've seen this countless times in various forms and it still makes me laugh.
They say when Mel Blanc had a few drinks in him and started doing his cartoon voices in the bar, people went hysterical !!!!!!! I would have loved to have been there.
You gotta see this, then.... ua-cam.com/video/wuKxKbtxCV0/v-deo.html
They did a riotous variation on his radio show. From their "Captain Horatio Hornblower" spoof: Benny (as Hornblower) "So you are the captain of this French ship, eh?" Blanc: "Oui" Benny: :And you say you have a girl on board?" Blanc: "Oui" "What's she like?" "Wow." "Wow?" "Oui!" The sketch never finished, Jack was laughing too hard and couldn't stop.
He didn't ask the other 2 brothers names. The one with the guitar is their brother Darryl and the other one is their other brother Darryl
No matter how often I see it I can't help but laugh!
What timing, this is brilliant
What’s even funnier is that they only use 1 word answers. So good.
Word to the wise, if you don’t want to get depressed, don’t read any comments on YT except this one .
Classic! Even today if I'm in the right circles Si, Sy, Sue and Sew rear their comical heads.
the sketch is funny but their playing and especially tenor singing is just extraordinary.
the color of the voice is so good and soft.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved this one growing up!!
Thanks from Greece
I see it every morning, and I'm laughing in the train going to work...
Καλή μέρα.
Thank you for your comment. Timeless comedy.
I have a great fondness for your country since 2005, when I spent a month in Palaio Faliro doing television coverage for the Olympics.
I think I was about eight years old when I first saw this. I totally cracked up laughing. Even Dad thought it was funny.
Jack and Mel first did their "Si/Sy/Sew/Sue" routine when they parodied "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" on his radio show in 1948. And every season, Jack usually found a new way to work that routine into his various radio and TV shows...and Mel ALWAYS cracked him up when he said his "flat" lines. This is from one of the filmed "new talent" episodes (an annual tradition on TV "live", taped or filmed), originally seen in December 1960 [Jack restaged this version again in December 1966].
I believe the last time they did it was on the Tonight Show. For some reason, it's one of my favorite versions.
16May2020 ... My little brother JUST told me about this today, and it floated in on my feed. Incredible.
So freaking hilarious and funny, no foul words in it. Si.
Steve Baer... Vaudeville brought to TV
@RetroGuy76 ... Sounds like something Red would say... and back when his show was on that was true... today they just sell... they might try and squeeze a little entertainment in there somewhere
Timeless comedy with great artists ❤
I like Mel Blanc in this sketch! He sounds a lot like Bugs Bunny when he says "si."
Speedy Gonzales
Sounds like Speedy Gonzales' cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez
Mel Blanc did ALL THOSE CHARACTERS' VOICES!!!
@@lynngold1865 No shit.
He sounds like Bugs Bunny?
Quizas! Quizas! Quizas!
Jack Benny's genius was that the punch lines always given to his co-stars or guests, and his deadpan reactions made the joke even funnier.
Jack never minded being the feed and spreading the laughs around, even to non-comic guest stars who on other shows would be stooges. It gave them a chance to show their humorous side. One reason why Benny was among the most beloved stars.
How lucky future generations are, to be able to experience these incredible folks; seriously beyond hilarious!
Mel and Jack did this routine so many times that you think they would get tired of it. But, the duo actually performed it on Carson's The Tonight Show when they were scheduled as guests.
Mel Blanc used his speedy Gonzalez voice. He was brilliant! It took two years of his going to the Warner Bros studios every two weeks hoping to at least get an audition. Those airheads!!! "The man of a thousand voices!
That's the problem with big Executives, they think alls well with the people they have, little did they realize Mel was a one of a kind talent and was money in the Bank, what if he signed with another Studio, WB would be crying in their coffee mugs while the other Studio laughed all the way to the Bank
One of the all time greats. Nothing, and I mean nothing, like this today.
So true. Jack Benny, with Mel Blanc were brilliant/
Amen
I listen to jack benny in SiriusXM 148 all the time. One of the greatest comedians of all times. His show is still funny all these years later.
thanks for this! i still watch JB on reruns. some funny stuff, and rather than saying for the times, i would say ESPECIALLY today. today's comedy is non existent.
There's still some good comedy. Dave Chappelle, Ron White, Lewis Black. A lot edgier, but we're living in edgier times.
Funnier than any sitcom on today.
It's rare when comedy survives the ages. Benny and Blanc were two giants whose talent still entertains. They displayed brilliance and awareness that we need today.
Mel was so perfect, I cannot tell if he was really playing that standup. You could hear the core of many cartoon voices in there. Yep, he WAS Bugs Bunny.
Blanc clearly wasn't playing that bass and most likely didn't know how to play it; he was only drumming on it and spinning it around for comic effect. 🙂
funny story, after a near fatal accident, Mel was roused from a coma by the doctor asking, hey bugs, are you in there?.. bugs? can you here me?"
to which a washed out Bugs replied, "yeh. ..what's up... doc?".
he asked for each character Mel played and finally ended up with Mel, who then awoke from his coma.
he really was Bugs to the core.
I watched this show everytime it was on, don't remember this one but that was a long time ago! Perfection!
Priceless!
This is just wonderful! My dear stepfather bore an amazing resemblance to Jack Benny. I love Jack, but it's always a little weird watching him because of that. The tune they play at the end is "In My Lovin' Honey's Arms".
Very good!
It's pretty funny how, no matter how many times they perform that bit over the years, Jack Benny still cracks up.
Love this "EVERYTIME".Thank you. Ken. (UK).
Watching now 2022. Still hilarious. 🙂💜😂
I was laughing my arse off at normal levels until Mel Blance spun the bass, then I had to phone for an ambulance!
It's so funny, especially the end part
That was great
NOW THAT WAS TV GOOD STUFF
Just great!
as soon as he said "Si", it was bugs bunny!
Hilarious comedy without a single 4 letter word. Imagine that.
Si
The way it should be.
Thank you. Fantastic.
I remember in the fifties when British tv showed a lot of US comedy shows. Sadly not now. The old days are gone now. Bless them all
I remember in the 70’s PBS showed us a lot of British shows. I grew up giggling at Monty Python (Still wonder why my parents let me watch that one), the Goodies, etc. We still get good ones over here though.
Benny was huge in the U.K.
I'm here after watched a old Mel Blanc interview on David Letterman
👍👍
This has to be one of there best routines ever
+kbfhaunt Si.
Yes it is. Also the Mel Blanc railroad routine calling the trains bound for--------
Si!
@@frednoye7562 and coooooo ca MONG a
I'm 19 and I love this show and the comedy they use it's so funny
absolutely the best comedy
I have listened to all of the radio shows twice. Mel had many roles; all were very funny!!
Loved it the first time I saw it and still think 🤔 it is the best COMedy . Cha Cha Cha
Their father was a fireman.....the brothers names are Hose A and Hose B.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
That;s from Victor Borge.
Pal o mine. Come on down norton come on down.
Ha ! That's rich !! :-)
That's not funny! But I'm laughing!
But then, I'm not well.
Hose A and Hose B!
Where'd you get it?
And don't tell me that you just found it somewhere.
My parents went to see this show
hispanics dont get enough credit
So simple yet so satisfying 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mel made the Bugs Bunny Show. Without Mel, no show he was amazing
Lewis, you are quite right!
This is never old. "Si"
I found this to be hilarious when I was little
A classic comedy sketch!
Ha ! Classic comedy ! Is it funny ? Si !! :-) Thanks for sharing with us !! :-)
Sii. Great stuff. Oldies. Funny
After decades of potty mouth 'comedians', this stuff is still hilarious!
i would say especially hilarious!
mostly vulgarity is used when the comedian has nothing funny to say. Rare exceptions exist, like, "John Spartan, you are charged one credit for a violation of the verbal moralities statute," but mostly it's empty filler.
Si !
I bet you voted for trump. No one uses potty mouth today.
@@theedrstrangelove TRUMP 2020
Great musicians!
Don't get no better than this
I love it
Excellent.
You've got to love the Mexican/Latino, if that sketch was making fun of a far east people or language it would be gone down a long time ago, Viva Mexico, viva Latino great culture.
From what I've read from Latin folks they love this jesting sketch and arent offended at all. It's no disrespect at all.
I love Mel Blanc. He's so funny!
I laughed at him spinning the bass!
Si
That was a very nice song.
I loved Jack Benny, but Mel Blanc was the most epic radio and TV voice actor ever, and his complete flat delivery here in a TV live performance...wow. He was amazing. RIP Bugs
Jack Benny was in a league of his own 😊❤️
Sue is beautiful.
My favorite
They are talented!
the humor is simple and so effective. 😅
Pure genius
She was a gorgeous lady!