Milton Berle Vs. Statler & Waldorf

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  • Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
  • This is a video from the Muppet Show where Milton Berle the best comedian the television knew failed to compete with the well known Statler & Waldorf, very funny.

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  • @tnerbtnerb5136
    @tnerbtnerb5136 5 років тому +1465

    Berle: "...there they are ladies and gentlemen! Starsky and Crutch!"
    Statler and Waldorf: *CHALLENGE ACCEPTED*

  • @zebrafish7267
    @zebrafish7267 4 роки тому +1054

    "You work like Gregory Peck."
    "Gregory Peck's not a comedian"
    "...well..."

  • @Robard65
    @Robard65 5 років тому +2458

    “I’ve been a comedian half my life.”
    “How come we got this half?” 😂😂😂

    • @ThatSlowTypingGuy
      @ThatSlowTypingGuy 5 років тому +60

      Brutal.

    • @leohino9211
      @leohino9211 5 років тому +86

      @@ThatSlowTypingGuy
      W: Do you think we're to harsh on the people we heckle?
      S: No they're just mad that we're mostly right.
      Both: DO HO HO HO HO HO!

    • @f0rbidden_cheeto
      @f0rbidden_cheeto 4 роки тому +6

      @@leohino9211 LOL

    • @leohino9211
      @leohino9211 4 роки тому +2

      @@f0rbidden_cheeto
      Thanks.

    • @f0rbidden_cheeto
      @f0rbidden_cheeto 4 роки тому +1

      @@leohino9211 No problem 😂

  • @jlh4jc
    @jlh4jc 7 років тому +2278

    I think they should restart American Idol and have these guys be the judges!

    • @jeffanderson8165
      @jeffanderson8165 7 років тому +85

      Simon could learn a thing (or three) from them... ^_^

    • @Vihara2
      @Vihara2 6 років тому +56

      Agreed, i might actually watch it then lol

    • @IdeaBox-dk5vj
      @IdeaBox-dk5vj 6 років тому +27

      Well, now that ABC has the airing rights to it, the chances are even more in favor of doing that.

    • @skurvay3429
      @skurvay3429 6 років тому +41

      They could call it "Muppet Idol", it's so simple it's undeniable.

    • @Adamguy2003
      @Adamguy2003 6 років тому +57

      Good call! American Idol would actually be watchable that way!
      They're as brutal as Simon, but 100 times funnier!

  • @hectorcornejo1468
    @hectorcornejo1468 6 років тому +610

    Milton wrote this whole bit, probably one of the best skits on the Muppet Show.

    • @shuttittuppitt9355
      @shuttittuppitt9355 Рік тому +55

      Most of the guests that they heckled HELPED the writers come up with great jokes BEFORE the show. It helped them keep the jokes fast & hilarious.
      It's obvious when you think about it. The guests could've appeared on ANY "variety" show (which was one of the genres that THIS show was), but they loved to be on THIS show the most because they were fans of it, & because it had lots of viewers. But as fans of the show, they also knew that they could get heckled by the 2 greatest hecklers of all time, so they expected (& usually aided) that.
      Plus, Statler & Waldorf's heckling was never mean spirited, so there were never any hard feelings.

    • @joeleboeuf
      @joeleboeuf Рік тому +21

      ​@@shuttittuppitt9355 Yeah, it's a lesson in honest comedy. If you want dishonest comedy, take a look at our current administration in Washington. 😂

    • @davidjorgensen877
      @davidjorgensen877 Рік тому

      @@joeleboeuf Dagnabbit, how many times you gotta hear it? Trump is NOT still president!!!

    • @VeryPeeved
      @VeryPeeved Рік тому +6

      @@joeleboeufNow that's what I call a joke that'll never become outdated!

    • @spacemanspud7073
      @spacemanspud7073 10 місяців тому +7

      Statler and Waldorf were inspired by a bit he used to to on his show where a guy named "Sidney Spritzer" would heckle him from a theater box. When I checked it out I was suprised that he borrowed all the jokes here from his show; this is basically a "best of the heckles" from that segment
      (This bit may have originated in vaudeville, but I have no clue and am just assuming the "heckler in theater box" are from the milton berle show)

  • @JosephJamesScott
    @JosephJamesScott 4 роки тому +1126

    Milton sets these jokes up perfectly. What a legendary comedian. He's been around so long that he doesn't need to take the punchline, he's happy just setting it up so the muppets can knock it out of the park.

    • @jake8855
      @jake8855 2 роки тому +7

      You know he's been dead for 20 years right?

    • @JosephJamesScott
      @JosephJamesScott 2 роки тому +96

      @@jake8855 I'm pretty sure he was alive when this episode of the Muppets was filmed.

    • @jake8855
      @jake8855 2 роки тому +6

      @@JosephJamesScott That he was

    • @JosephJamesScott
      @JosephJamesScott 2 роки тому +23

      @@jake8855 Well I think you'll find that Milton set these jokes up perfectly. You'll dee that he was a legendary comedian. He'd been around so long that he didn't need to take the punchline, he's happy just setting it up so the Muppets can knock it out of the park.

    • @maliciousbugman
      @maliciousbugman 2 роки тому +23

      @@JosephJamesScott "well his routine sure didn't have a pulse! DOHOHOHOHO!!!!"

  • @Kev95682
    @Kev95682 5 років тому +800

    Waldorf: Look at that. 132 people disliked this video.
    Statler: I know. I’m one of them.
    Waldorf: Me too.
    Both: DOH HO HO HO HO HO HO

  • @Caelum_NLD
    @Caelum_NLD 3 роки тому +530

    I love the genuine grin at the end. He had a hard time not laughing himself. Seems like a warmhearted man.

    • @catherineshaw1122
      @catherineshaw1122 3 роки тому +28

      Oh, no, he had a terrible reputation for being an unholy jerk, lol. It's one of the things he is known for. Funny, though. It's also rumored he was well endowed, lol. These are the things that haunt you after you die, I suppose, haha.

    • @danielgregory3295
      @danielgregory3295 2 роки тому +10

      He knew how to entertain an audience, and would do whatever it took. A trouper!

    • @bobbyhanly3466
      @bobbyhanly3466 Рік тому +5

      @@catherineshaw1122 Totally right Catherine. A New York friend told me he was extremely popular with the ladies and it wasn't because of his good looks. I think 'hung like a horse' is the phrase we are groping for. Survived the Holocaust too like millions of others.

    • @Edelgul1717
      @Edelgul1717 11 місяців тому +5

      This sketch was part of his routine for a while. Usually some set up person in the Audience.
      But it sounds like it was written for Stadler and Waldorf.

    • @boccs9925
      @boccs9925 Місяць тому

      @@bobbyhanly3466 It's not hard to survive the Holocaust when you're born in Manhattan and never went to Germany. Now it's true he was Jewish so it's possible he might have had extended family in Europe during the Holocaust but he himself was never in danger so he can't rightly be called a survivor.

  • @StainedRevenant
    @StainedRevenant 11 років тому +432

    "Look, did you come in here to be entertained or not?"
    "That's right."
    "What's right?"
    "We came in here to be entertained, and we're not!"

  • @briantyler3474
    @briantyler3474 5 років тому +577

    "Can I help you out?"
    "Yes, please!"
    "Which way did you come in?"
    Not Gonzo too 😆

    • @tenhirankei
      @tenhirankei 4 роки тому +15

      Or as they say in Latin "Et tu, Gonze!"

    • @danaabel1049
      @danaabel1049 4 роки тому +6

      @Steven Nogaro If he really wanted to help, maybe he should've used a LIFE PRESERVER!!! LOL!!!

    • @Optimalillusion
      @Optimalillusion 4 роки тому +7

      As I used to say to my mother, never let a straight line lay like that.

    • @BigBadWolf995
      @BigBadWolf995 3 роки тому +6

      You know it's bad when Gonzo insults you. That guy is the butt of almost every joke Statler and Waldorf do.

    • @jasobres
      @jasobres 3 роки тому +8

      I don't think Gonzo was heckling Berle. He was genuinely asking that.

  • @ChuckD008
    @ChuckD008 9 років тому +2186

    There were more quality jokes in the four minutes than most comedies on network tv

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 9 років тому +29

      So true...

    • @BeanSparrow
      @BeanSparrow 8 років тому +30

      so true indeed to bad todays comedys are not close to that funny

    • @Leavon
      @Leavon 7 років тому +41

      And not once did they go to the gutter, it was entertaining and something I wouldn't mind my wife and kids experiencing.

    • @dredd81-o9q
      @dredd81-o9q 7 років тому +8

      It's why I keep watching, those 2 are legend.

    • @jasoncummings7052
      @jasoncummings7052 7 років тому +7

      Couldn't agree more

  • @sharkprofessor3010
    @sharkprofessor3010 2 роки тому +100

    "Can I help you out?"
    "Please."
    "Which way did you come in?"
    😂😂

  • @1Korlash
    @1Korlash 7 років тому +355

    That guy's smile at the end was my favorite part. Also, Statler and Waldorf are officially the patron saints of good heckling.

    • @mirfir
      @mirfir 4 роки тому +8

      Yes

    • @joeleboeuf
      @joeleboeuf 2 роки тому +6

      Yeah, it's too bad they're too old to find something better to do, even the pigeons don't stay to listen to them.

    • @evil778
      @evil778 10 місяців тому +4

      Yeah by that you can really tell Milton had a lot of fun with this.

  • @louiso.4325
    @louiso.4325 8 років тому +383

    Startler and Waldorf are so so so so underrated. Watching the muppet show as a teen, they might have been the funniest part!

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird 6 років тому +15

      they're like the original haters.

    • @cgamejewels
      @cgamejewels 6 років тому +8

      might have been?! they were! 😅😅😅

    • @galaxygirl8049
      @galaxygirl8049 6 років тому +4

      Barney Os. i'm 15 now and the muppets still crack me up

    • @theguyfromwalgreens
      @theguyfromwalgreens 5 років тому +5

      I haven't watched any of the Muppet Show since I was a say five or six years old, but when I reflect on it, ther two are always the first to come to mind.

    • @jonathanpartin9833
      @jonathanpartin9833 5 років тому +3

      They are.

  • @mr6johnclark
    @mr6johnclark 10 років тому +626

    Statler and Waldorf..
    The original trolls...

    • @daveintheAM
      @daveintheAM 3 роки тому +2

      Theyre just 4chan shitposters before their time

    • @Dirk-van-den-Berg
      @Dirk-van-den-Berg 3 роки тому +3

      But you knew who they were.

    • @Muck006
      @Muck006 3 роки тому +1

      The oldest know german troll is Till Eulenspiegel, who "took people literally" and played pranks on them. The stories about him were published about 500 years ago.

    • @EdEddnEddyonline1
      @EdEddnEddyonline1 3 роки тому +5

      Bugs Bunny is the og troll

    • @nigelmurphy6761
      @nigelmurphy6761 3 роки тому

      Definitely

  • @Lulu-ex7fc
    @Lulu-ex7fc 7 років тому +235

    "He's the ninth child of a family of eight." This one made me spit up tea. X'D

    • @Malhaloc
      @Malhaloc 5 років тому +5

      maybe i'm slow but i dont get it

    • @phoebegilliland8897
      @phoebegilliland8897 5 років тому +34

      @@Malhaloc he's the unwanted, unloved child in his family, so he acts out for attention. That's my take, anyway.

    • @TaikoNoTetsujin
      @TaikoNoTetsujin 5 років тому +36

      @@Malhaloc Safe-for-70's TV way of calling someone a bastard

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox 4 роки тому +10

      And know you now not to drink while watching these guys so you learned something.

    • @muppetfangirl1274
      @muppetfangirl1274 2 роки тому +1

      @@phoebegilliland8897 that's what I thought as well

  • @secondsun6963
    @secondsun6963 8 років тому +282

    The savagery is relentless...

  • @shadows.82
    @shadows.82 9 років тому +702

    "How come we got this half?"

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +20

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "That's right."

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +24

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "We came here to be entertained and we're not."

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +12

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "You first."

    • @lamfan3591
      @lamfan3591 9 років тому +7

      +Shadows82 ha ha the audience ha ha

    • @BrianAuger8
      @BrianAuger8 8 років тому +2

      lemme tell this story-

  • @gmac9849
    @gmac9849 11 років тому +352

    What was really funny, is they used one of Milton's own jokes on him. The joke about stepping back all the way to his car - Milton used that one on Henny Youngman during a roast. Too funny!

    • @catwhowalksbyhimself
      @catwhowalksbyhimself 6 років тому +46

      I believe he wrote their lines himself, so yes, his jokes are in there. He's making fun of himself.

    • @Mxyzptlksac
      @Mxyzptlksac 4 роки тому +17

      Many of these are his old jokes. Old but funny

    • @fidny
      @fidny 4 роки тому +25

      He wrote the whole skit. Funny stuff, but the two guys who voiced Statler and Waldorf are gold, their timing was perfect!

    • @phoebegilliland8897
      @phoebegilliland8897 4 роки тому +18

      @@fidny Jim Henson and Frank Oz voiced Statler and Waldorf, Kermit and Miss Piggy, and Ernie and Bert. They were quite the team.

    • @richmartin1427
      @richmartin1427 4 роки тому +10

      @@phoebegilliland8897 actually Stadler was voiced by Richard Hunt.

  • @ryanjacob8568
    @ryanjacob8568 2 роки тому +68

    When I would watch the muppets as a kid, Statler and Waldorf were always my favorites! I always thought they deserved more screen time!

    • @slewone4905
      @slewone4905 2 роки тому +6

      They made the show.

    • @cesarv7685
      @cesarv7685 Місяць тому

      I've never seen the shows but I know I would love these 2 growing up. 😆

  • @jayelbee1111
    @jayelbee1111 8 років тому +197

    That was hilarious, even Berle himself had to smile after he grabbed Gonzo's nose!

  • @Malhaloc
    @Malhaloc 8 років тому +355

    This whole skit was gold. I love these guys!

    • @raymondweaver8526
      @raymondweaver8526 2 роки тому +2

      Classic

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht Рік тому +1

      This one, plus the one where Bruce Forsythe "coaches" Fozzy to get them for the first and only time ever :)

  • @HalibutAcid
    @HalibutAcid 14 років тому +248

    You will never, EVER, see comedy like this anymore. RIP Milton, everyone misses you.

    • @starcrafter13terran
      @starcrafter13terran 2 роки тому +5

      Too bad the thing they miss is making fun of him. (It's a joke, relax people!}

    • @TheFLAMEXD
      @TheFLAMEXD Рік тому +1

      Yes you can. Why don't you actually try going to comedy clubs?

  • @DanYHKim2
    @DanYHKim2 Рік тому +12

    As he said in an ad:
    "I've been in television since it . . . was radio."

  • @jscottupton
    @jscottupton 6 років тому +106

    I used to show this routine to my baby daughters. Right now I am showing it to my grand daughter. It is classic...timeless. Milton Berle was a genius.

  • @robertdiotalevi2882
    @robertdiotalevi2882 11 років тому +943

    Most young folks do not realize that this man literally invented television entertainment.

    • @lamontburton1233
      @lamontburton1233 5 років тому +135

      Also he was one of the 1st to allow black performers on his show such as Lena Horne,Duke Ellington & Cab Calloway.He told the NBC brass if they weren't allowed to be on his show,they're be no show.Even so I have fond memories of Mr.Berle.

    • @joem.8277
      @joem.8277 5 років тому +51

      He sure did. Today's comedians couldn't even fetch his coffee.

    • @WytZox1
      @WytZox1 4 роки тому +25

      * Dealing with a planted heckler was part of his act! ☺

    • @anthonyodonoghue2539
      @anthonyodonoghue2539 4 роки тому +28

      The way he can laugh at himself by doing this just said it all about him ! Absolute TV gold 😂😂😂

    • @WytZox1
      @WytZox1 4 роки тому +31

      When a heckler got off a good joke Berle said "I wish I'd said that!" The heckler replied "You will." Years later Buddy & Sally used that joke on Dick Van Dyke Show. ☺

  • @gabemesloh5360
    @gabemesloh5360 7 років тому +130

    "how far back do you want me to go?" "Ya got a car?" ;)
    "I'm calling the police!" "Good idea, you need all the protection you can get!"

    • @AgentHEKTAH
      @AgentHEKTAH 3 роки тому

      We don't need a transcript, we just watched the damn thing.
      Ugh, comment section is always the same... it's like you're all robots.

    • @NYRyder1983
      @NYRyder1983 3 роки тому

      So many burns by Statler and Waldorf. 😂

  • @johnyesjustjohn
    @johnyesjustjohn 6 років тому +805

    “You know, Statler, maybe we’re too tough on Milton Berle. We should heckle people who really deserve it!”
    “We should... but UA-cam commenters haven’t been invented yet!”
    (both) “DOH-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!”

    • @robgyanisu312
      @robgyanisu312 4 роки тому +24

      Correction: "We should. . .but, *UA-cam* hasn't been invented yet!"

    • @georgeshelton6281
      @georgeshelton6281 4 роки тому +3

      Can I just mention to you about Miss Piggy? Since she's also a Muppet show character; I've already seen one deviant cartoon mural that depicts, Miss Piggy dressed up like Jem/Jerrica Benton. I'm quite surprised that Waldorf and Statler, didn't take a poke at Jem/ Jerrica Benton. Even though Jem/Jerrica Benton is a demon in real life. It's good that I'm going to feel sorry for Milton Berle, for the very first time. So what if Statler wasn't rude; like the way crow was, in MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000).

    • @anotheryoutubeaccount9852
      @anotheryoutubeaccount9852 4 роки тому +3

      Booooooo! 👎👎

    • @MrPhantaze
      @MrPhantaze 4 роки тому +12

      Statler: you know, Jim Henson should consider himself lucky
      Waldorf: how's that?
      Statler: he does not have to watch the rest of his show
      DOOOHHHOHHOHHOHHOHHOHHO

    • @robgyanisu312
      @robgyanisu312 4 роки тому +4

      @@MrPhantaze *_BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!_*

  • @jaredthompson3955
    @jaredthompson3955 2 роки тому +51

    I put this on my list of all time classic comedy bits. For me, it's right up there with Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" routine. Simply brilliant;

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 2 роки тому +2

      Berle did similar routine with Henny Youngman being the heckler. It is just as funny and clean.

  • @jonathanpartin9833
    @jonathanpartin9833 6 років тому +63

    Seriously, this is one of the best bits of comedy EVER!

  • @austinmorrison6953
    @austinmorrison6953 7 років тому +302

    Yep. It's official. Let's crown these two old coots as the gods of trolls. These guys have the heckle that UA-cam commenters, internet critics, and trolls wish they had.

    • @hankaustin7091
      @hankaustin7091 6 років тому +15

      You should have a million thumbs up by now, that's great!!

  • @Supergirl67-53
    @Supergirl67-53 3 роки тому +28

    -Your standing too close to the audience.
    -Well, how far back do you want me to go?
    -You got a car?
    😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @DoubleVisionandco
    @DoubleVisionandco 14 років тому +103

    This is clean comedy and it`s absolutely halarious. Milton Berle teamed up with Statler and Waldorf was a great idea. All three are legends in the classic comedy field. My favorite line is "If you don`t stop I`ll have the usher throw you out!"
    "He can`t he`s too busy" "Doing what?" "Keeping people in!"

    • @ericburns9132
      @ericburns9132 3 роки тому +8

      That's a great one, my favourite line "I've got a million funny lines in the back of my head" "Yeah how come they never reach your mouth".

    • @danielhallqvist3954
      @danielhallqvist3954 Рік тому +3

      -Do you think I am doing this for fun?
      -Not so far!😂😂😅

  • @angeluscorpius
    @angeluscorpius 3 роки тому +33

    i admire Milton Berle for being confident enough to let himself be upstaged by Statler and Waldorf. Bravo for a great (and unique) routine. I dunno who wrote the script, but they were inspired and worked wonders with the talent and the set up!

  • @Zapp__Brannigan
    @Zapp__Brannigan 2 роки тому +19

    Wow, this is gold. Berle's timing and reactions are perfect and Statler and Waldorf's jokes are classic.

  • @Threwawishinawell
    @Threwawishinawell 9 років тому +40

    3:40 kills me when Uncle Miltie grabs Gonzo by his nose. The timing is impeccable through the entire skit.

  • @orcasplayhouse
    @orcasplayhouse 11 років тому +479

    Can you sing?
    No.
    Can you dance?
    No
    Can you get laughs?
    No.
    Then what would you do?
    Just what you're doing!
    LOL

    • @coolcrocsoldier
      @coolcrocsoldier 7 років тому +15

      frickmyrick they can get laughs they make me laugh

    • @dencamp6685
      @dencamp6685 5 років тому +6

      Okay that's it! That's it I'm gonna call the Police!

    • @SimpsonsClips24
      @SimpsonsClips24 5 років тому +6

      Good idea - you need all the protection you can get!

    • @legothoron1
      @legothoron1 3 роки тому +1

      Well I'd say they do get more laughs than Fozzy

    • @muppetfangirl1274
      @muppetfangirl1274 2 роки тому

      orca's playhouse LOL 😆😅🤣😂😁

  • @Patmofar
    @Patmofar 6 років тому +415

    Not only was he a brilliant comedian but he was also a wonderful sport, allowing himself to be the 'fall guy' for Statler and Waldorf. None of today's 'comedians' would do it. Milton was a world class comedian by any standard but even better, he was also a great guy. Sadly missed after an astonishing eighty years in the comedy business.

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox 4 роки тому +27

      Laughing at others but never at your self is not humor. True humor is a two way streat on a bumpy road.

    • @TheGerkuman
      @TheGerkuman 4 роки тому +18

      It seems to be a pre-requisite to being on the Muppets to be able to laugh at yourself. Even comedians that I dislike, and that are big-headed, will let themselves be made fools of by the Muppets, and it often ends up being some of their best work.
      (A good example being Ricky Gervais in Muppets Most Wanted. That guy would usually never play second fiddle to an evil frog, or dress up in a ridiculous lemur costume)

    • @JnrDread
      @JnrDread 4 роки тому +7

      well orchestrad stint that was. had me laughing throughout 😅😅and this is 2020.05.22 lock down

    • @mja91352
      @mja91352 4 роки тому +5

      Total pro

    • @Mxyzptlksac
      @Mxyzptlksac 4 роки тому +7

      Many vaudevillians played the dupe or butt of their own jokes.

  • @yeltsin6817
    @yeltsin6817 4 роки тому +46

    I remember watching this with my dad and he couldn’t stop laughing. Miss my dad. RIP.

  • @liberatordude1988
    @liberatordude1988 4 роки тому +78

    Can we agree that these two need to be the judges when American Idol comes back?

  • @DreadfulNedburns
    @DreadfulNedburns 10 років тому +166

    Dear lord this is the funniest thing I've seen in ages.
    And I've been looking at a lot of Muppet stuff lately XD

    • @Jadefox32
      @Jadefox32 10 років тому +6

      What had you been looking at before that?

    • @DreadfulNedburns
      @DreadfulNedburns 10 років тому +4

      What, I'm not allowed to like Muppets? :/

    • @Jadefox32
      @Jadefox32 10 років тому +1

      No no it was shtick lol, you're allowed

    • @Saxthefan
      @Saxthefan 4 роки тому +1

      Well you sure do look like one

  • @johnnylightning203
    @johnnylightning203 4 роки тому +22

    Honestly one of the best skits ever done!
    And on a kid's show!
    Priceless!!

  • @stephenlewis1391
    @stephenlewis1391 7 років тому +608

    The title to this video's a bit misleading.
    How so?
    "Vs." implies that Berle stood a chance!

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox 4 роки тому +51

      Well he did stand a chance . He did? At loosing! Dohoho.

    • @tenhirankei
      @tenhirankei 4 роки тому +6

      No, the misleading part is that we thought they weren't working together as a team!

    • @christianjudeberbano3134
      @christianjudeberbano3134 4 роки тому +4

      @@TheOmegazerox nice impression of both waldorf and statler

    • @bryansarracino8623
      @bryansarracino8623 4 роки тому +1

      Haha well said! The old men had a field day!!

    • @scotth6814
      @scotth6814 3 роки тому +5

      Milton Berle probably wrote the jokes that Statler & Waldorf recited.

  • @MysteryHipster
    @MysteryHipster 9 років тому +187

    The original Roast Session

  • @malbourne805
    @malbourne805 3 роки тому +12

    "Starsky & Crutch"
    "He's the ninth child of a family of eight".
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @rhrh2025
    @rhrh2025 11 днів тому +2

    Actually, having two guys heckling Milton Berle during the show was a regular event on The Milton Berle show in the 50s. He may have been the one who started it. LOL

  • @Themaddprof
    @Themaddprof 11 років тому +57

    Absolutely Hilarious! The two old men RULE!

  • @yahspoetyahu-thepoeticword7322
    @yahspoetyahu-thepoeticword7322 3 роки тому +21

    If these two could troll the hell out of Milton Berle! You know Slater and Waldorf were legends and STILL are!!!

  • @MissAnthropeR6
    @MissAnthropeR6 4 місяці тому +4

    Love it! Wow that brings back memories (I'm 57 now). My dad used to LOVE those 2 old guys. He passed away in 1998 and this made think of him laughing every time he saw them. Great TV.

  • @Josh-pg3qb
    @Josh-pg3qb 7 місяців тому +7

    “I got a million funny lines in the back of my head.”
    Statler: “yeah how come they never reach your mouth.” 😂

  • @JoLiKMC
    @JoLiKMC 10 років тому +39

    This is the funniest damn thing I've seen in a while! You just can't go wrong with Milton Berle _and_ Waldorf and Statler!

    • @joeleboeuf
      @joeleboeuf 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, you can't go right with them either, or left for that matter.

  • @stevenshillinger775
    @stevenshillinger775 3 роки тому +4

    Good clean humor right there. Mucho laughs and not one foul word.

  • @XJIcequeen
    @XJIcequeen Рік тому +4

    How far back do you want me to go?
    You got a car?
    🤣classic!

  • @doguecreek
    @doguecreek 3 роки тому +3

    This is the best heckling I've ever heard.

  • @copperhead577
    @copperhead577 5 років тому +13

    "Yeah? Well, I'd lile to see you two come down here and be funny!" "You first!"
    I lost it!

  • @captainfantastic9158
    @captainfantastic9158 10 років тому +90

    That was brutal. But terrific! They've never been that hard on any guest...or had that much screen time during a star's segment. You'd think they'd appreciate Uncle Miltie, as they're from the same generation. Nope. Statler and Waldorf heckle everyone EQUALLY. XD

    • @catwhowalksbyhimself
      @catwhowalksbyhimself 6 років тому +15

      Well, the guest wrote their lines himself, so he's really making fun of himself.

    • @TheEmpressReborn
      @TheEmpressReborn 5 років тому +2

      You want to check out the clip between these two hecklers, Fozzie Bear, and Bruce Forsyth.

  • @thePianoMatt
    @thePianoMatt 15 років тому +22

    I love their double-meaning jokes. :)
    "Can I help you out?"
    "Please!"
    "Which way did you come in?"

    • @TheOmegazerox
      @TheOmegazerox 10 місяців тому

      I have that kinde of humor. I'm always puting a diferant meaning into something. Are the fish biteing? Yeagh they got me in the leg. Thie's a buldozer stuck in the field. Is it out of gas? No the bull fell asleep. Thir's mud on my boot's. Nock it off. I'm not complainig.

  • @EmployeeJoe630
    @EmployeeJoe630 10 років тому +343

    "You got a car?"

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +12

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "He can't, he is too busy."

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +14

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "Keeping people in."

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +8

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "please not while I'm holding it."

    • @shadows.82
      @shadows.82 9 років тому +6

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "You could use it."

    • @MasterrangerABR
      @MasterrangerABR 9 років тому +10

      +Kristoff Bjorgman™ "How come they never make it to your mouth?"

  • @Awakebydesign
    @Awakebydesign 11 років тому +34

    best frickin scene on the episode I frickin love watching it

  • @Kittymouth
    @Kittymouth 3 роки тому +12

    My face physically hurts from smiling so hard. There are tears in my eyes. This is some high quality stuff!!

  • @simpsonman956
    @simpsonman956 11 років тому +75

    He's thinking 'Ah, it's Yakko Warner all over again!!!!"

    • @djquinn4825
      @djquinn4825 10 років тому +1

      I love that reference lol

    • @Corrael
      @Corrael 10 років тому +11

      I love you think that Yakko Warner came first.

    • @djquinn4825
      @djquinn4825 10 років тому +12

      Corrael It is a reference to an Animaniacs episode where they mentioned Milton Berle didn't like Yakko and that Yakko would heckle him.

    • @evknucklehead
      @evknucklehead 5 років тому +5

      @@Corrael To be fair, according to Animaniacs canon, the Warners have been around for a long time, just locked up in the water tower for a few decades before the start of the series. It's entirely possible that Yakko did heckle him before being locked in the tower, which would put it quite some time before Berle's appearance on The Muppet Show.

  • @RYNOking5ify
    @RYNOking5ify Рік тому +5

    No one can't beat Statler & Waldorf

  • @TheCruizer
    @TheCruizer 16 років тому +13

    One of the funniest moments in TV history ever!
    Love this so much... one of my alltime favourites!

  • @bachblues2
    @bachblues2 4 роки тому +5

    Te acidity of their retorts is just legendary.I cracke up every time they are in.

  • @NANU1115
    @NANU1115 15 років тому +52

    "ive been a successfull comedian for half my life"
    "why did we get thishalf"

  • @paulleger6566
    @paulleger6566 3 роки тому +4

    That's Classic comedy even for The Muppets 😅😅👍👍

  • @Wayoutthere
    @Wayoutthere 10 років тому +131

    The first trolls! xD HOOHOOOHOHOHO

    • @machoalright
      @machoalright 10 років тому +8

      hmm not trolls most people got soft like pussies.. now days everyone is a troll and other people get offended real quick. You might learn something from this.

    • @TwilightLink77
      @TwilightLink77 5 років тому +1

      What about Bugs Bunny he is the king of trolls.

    • @fidny
      @fidny 4 роки тому

      Bugs is God!

  • @rebuild000
    @rebuild000 2 роки тому +2

    That was witty hilarious!!😆😆 We need to laugh again in America with Good clean fun laughter. 😃😆

  • @ryanzimmerman1594
    @ryanzimmerman1594 7 років тому +32

    best Statler and Waldorf heckling EVER

    • @danielgregory3295
      @danielgregory3295 Місяць тому

      They don't generally have royalty like Berle to heckle..😊❤

  • @clampfan101
    @clampfan101 11 років тому +17

    You're simply never too old for the Muppets! lol :D
    And I see Milton Berle almost every morning on a classic game show called "Match Game". :)

  • @fryloc359
    @fryloc359 10 років тому +34

    Just when he thought he had a friend… "Which way did you come in?"

  • @jamesraymond1158
    @jamesraymond1158 2 роки тому +4

    This is the best TV comedy I've seen in years.

  • @nickyisicky
    @nickyisicky 5 років тому +7

    My aunt had this episode of the muppets taped on vhs and I remember watching it as a kid and thinking it was by far one of the funniest things I’d ever seen

  • @wildman2012
    @wildman2012 5 років тому +2

    I watch this every couple of months... it's priceless!

  • @JamesWilson-vr3ql
    @JamesWilson-vr3ql 5 років тому +16

    Berle: Now look, you guys are old enough to remember my TV show!
    Statler: Yeah, but that wasn't just some jerk not being funny.
    Waldorf: No, that was some jerk not being funny in a dress!
    Both: Dohohohoho!

  • @beenbeatenbybishops5845
    @beenbeatenbybishops5845 3 роки тому +6

    Extremely well written. Miss the show

  • @fullmetalgamers1276
    @fullmetalgamers1276 2 роки тому +4

    I'll always love how the Muppets handled their guests. Simply involving them deeply in the writing of their scenes and asking them what they'd like to do.

  • @2cflowers1
    @2cflowers1 13 років тому +7

    I haven't seen this show in probably 25 years. I remember it vaguely, but i am laughing so hard i have tears running down my face. No comedy has ever made me laugh like The Muppets . Sure do miss it. :-(

  • @lifeisgood5794
    @lifeisgood5794 Рік тому +5

    This was so good, haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Thank you

  • @globetrotter5800
    @globetrotter5800 Рік тому +4

    OMG...that is the BEST skit! Hecklers -16 .... Milton -0.....do it again, do it again!

  • @mattm7798
    @mattm7798 2 роки тому +8

    The Muppet Show was seriously a true rarity that it was awesome for the kids and hilarious for the adults.
    "How come we got this half...." LOLOLOL

  • @HunterJumper-sf8cb
    @HunterJumper-sf8cb 2 роки тому +2

    My mom used to work for Delta Airlines and she had Mr. Berle on one of her flights once

  • @Technodreamer
    @Technodreamer 9 років тому +27

    I love how he starts corpsing right at the very end. Just couldn't keep a smile off his face!

    • @Technodreamer
      @Technodreamer 8 років тому +6

      Breaking character to laugh. Notable for when actors playing corpses on various shows get the giggles during a scene (hence the name).

  • @emiliodibenedetto4654
    @emiliodibenedetto4654 9 років тому +11

    That was awesome.
    Statler and Waldorf are masters of snark.

  • @tomhaskett5161
    @tomhaskett5161 Місяць тому +3

    The best roast ever!

  • @jeffhoward9186
    @jeffhoward9186 3 роки тому +2

    What a great banter…

  • @LchanOtakudom
    @LchanOtakudom 5 років тому +3

    Pure genius at work here, human and Muppet!!
    I love Milton Berle’s grin at the end, it was absolutely glorious!

  • @matty101yttam
    @matty101yttam Місяць тому +2

    Me and my old man joined a rail project together, being older he got assigned with a similarly aged canadian guy on a mechanical trolley just dropping out fastenings and they were just like these two, every time they caught up with the machines in front they'd make a hot drink and crack jokes at anyone nearby.
    examples:
    -Boss drives by in his car slowly when everyones out working in the rain, as he went past these 2 he says out the window being smart "where else would you rather be?" the canadian guy replied "at your funeral".
    -Random worker walks up see's my water bottle on the trolley(my initials are written on it "M.T."), asks who's is that can i have some? , my old man replied "MT" (empty) guy goes oh...and walks away without having a drink with these 2 old bastards laughing away.
    -Worker walks up and puts some flash looking work gloves on the trolley while getting a drink, canadian guy says "those gloves are pretty fancy", guy replies "yeah they're mountain gloves, for mountain men" , canadian: "mount a lotta men do ya?"

  • @loydevan1311
    @loydevan1311 3 роки тому +2

    I saw Uncle Milty in Vages 1976. He had a heckler in the audience and Milton Berle torn him up. It got so bad that the heckler was shamed out of the auditorium and the audience gave Mr. Berle a standing ovation. He didn't miss a beat, continued his stix. Saw him Debbie Renolds. She was old as grandmother but awesomely 👌 HOT 🔥.

  • @FeguerFineArt
    @FeguerFineArt 2 роки тому +2

    I grew up watching this live, well first aired, and I forgot how funny this was. Man, my ribs hurt.

  • @bluesit3297
    @bluesit3297 11 років тому +6

    I love these guys. I'd watch the whole way through, just for that last laugh at the end.

  • @l.v.santana6235
    @l.v.santana6235 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm so glad I found this. This is the most hilarious thing I've seen in years!

  • @autonomouscollective2599
    @autonomouscollective2599 2 роки тому +7

    This was actually similar to a recurring routine on the Milton Berle Show. He’d be delivering a monologue and someone in the audience would start heckling him. First time I saw this, I angrily said, “Why doesn’t that guy shut up?” My Dad said quietly, “It’s part of the act.” If we had face-palm back then, he probably would have.

  • @greezythumb
    @greezythumb 4 роки тому +1

    I've watched this video dozens of times. It never gets old.

  • @SaltpeterTaffy
    @SaltpeterTaffy 4 роки тому +3

    The look on Milton's face at the end says "Oh, this was fun, I had a blast" :D

  • @ididyermom3273
    @ididyermom3273 3 роки тому +2

    OH Man, I was crying laughing! I need old school comedy to try and laugh in this far too serious world. Thank You Muppets!

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 5 років тому +6

    The two greatest hecklers of all time.

  • @mrray13741
    @mrray13741 3 роки тому +1

    This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time

  • @iankravitz5723
    @iankravitz5723 3 роки тому +6

    If I remember correctly, Milton wrote the skit. Including all of S&W's lines. Great Stuff!

  • @drewlovelyhell4892
    @drewlovelyhell4892 Місяць тому +1

    A bravura perfomance! 🤣
    The best Stadtler and Waldorf material I've seen!

    • @danielgregory3295
      @danielgregory3295 Місяць тому

      Have to bring your "A" game with Uncle Miltie on stage!😊❤