Foster Brooks was so good at playing a drunk I swear he could convince a police officer of intoxication at a DUI checkpoint. I love Foster Brooks. Watching him never gets old.
Foster Brooks' brother, Tom, had a kiddy show on our local TV station playing a character called Cactus Pete. When my older brother told me this "drunk" was Cactus's brother, I thought he had to be lying
I watched Dean all of the time and caught a great many of Sammy Davis' performances all over the networks. It wasn't until I was well into my 50's that I was informed by younger folks that I was supporting racist stereotyping and dehumanizing of people with alcoholism. Well, sorry to say, but the younger folk haven't a clue as to what real comedy was about, and I suppose they never will. Not once did I, or any of the people I grew up with, look at Sammy Davis, Jr. as anything other than a fantastically talented entertainer. As for Foster brooks, we knew it was an act...he was actually drunk. Too bad the current 'woke' folk will have to live with their choices of foul-mouthed, imbecilic talentless 'comedians' that are the stars of today.
You work with his daughter, wow lucky you. I’m so envious. I’d so love to meet her, her father was a genius, in fact he was one of a kind. I watch a few of his clips every night before I go to sleep. Make me forget all my troubles. RIP Foster.
That was HILARIOUS!!! Foster Brooks does a similar skit for most women but that's the first time I've seen him fall backwards! I about fell off my chair laughing so hard!!! Just love it!!!!
As someone who turns 70 a week before this Christmas I remember these shows. Dean Martin was my all time favorite performer and a great actor. Foster Brooks was so funny back in the days before everyone got so thin skinned it makes the outer skin of an onion look like 10'of solid lead by comparison. Can't wait to see both of these great guys again.
It's obvious that Brooks had Dean Martin's dance card........the same way that Tim Conway had Harvey Korman's; Foster knew exactly how and when to deliver a line so that it hit Dean just right. Classic stuff.....didn't require any vulgarity or obscenities.
I love the fact that the humor is so subtle that kids could watch it without censorship. They wouldn't know what was going on but it wouldn't need to be censored.
Foster Brooks was so funny at these celebrity roasts... His comedic spots were PERFECT & his "Lovable Lush" routines were the absolute best!!! I use to watch these roasts when they use to come on ABC in the 70s...I was around 9 yrs old.
Foster Brooks was an amazing comedian and actor, and if you haven't seen his act about being an airline pilot with Dean Martin, you've got to see it. It's hilarious and the two of them play off each other very well. I miss this kind of comedy today!
For a 70 year old Brit none of this was shown in UK but now I live in CA if I cant sleep get up and watch the "Roast Episodes on UTube and just howl with laughter even seeing one video 20 times over I still Laugh such sharp humour such Risque humour so so so funny please Utube do not take them down
I LOVE these Roasts too!! I was too young when they were first aired but damn, I too can watch them repeatedly & laugh so hard!! Way better than than the political BS all over the place!!!
I have never seen Foster Brooks b4..I've loved every minute..massive thanks for showing me something I'll never forget, & will now watch over & over & find as many clips as I can..Thank u.
Never again will we see likes of him! And just look at who's sitting up there!!!! I was lucky to see some of this growing up in the 70's and it's even funnier now!!!
I watched Dean's Roasts simply for the fact that I get to watch Foster Brooks do his thing.. He could make an entire auditorium cry from laughter and could make your cheeks sore from laughing so hard. I always enjoyed watching all the special guests & speakers at that long table cracking up with laughter that they could hardly compose themselves. Dean was the funniest guy to watch as he would turn red from Foster's jokes.. This era of Comedy was truly the best and can never be outdone. Today's Roasts cannot hold a candle to what these major Iconic stars and comedians did back in the 60's & 70's.. Nobody did it better than Foster Brooks playing his Tipsy drinker who was always befuddled everytime he opened his mouth to give his speeches. I sure do miss this Era of life 😢.. it was so special to witness their greatness ❤️
If I remember, Foster Brooks was on The Red Skelton show. I love Foster Brooks. What fun it was to watch this. RIP to all those comedienne we have lost
AMEN. As a people, and a nation, we have lost our sense of humor & our ability to laugh at even the most innocent things that happen to us in every day life. How sad! When Robin W & Richard P & Johnathan W ..just to name a few died, that was "the day that comedy/laughter died".
I remember watching these with my dad when I was a kid and he will be 86 in two days i think we will have to watch some on his birthday foster was always our favorite rest in peace foster
His writing and timing are utterly brilliant: "I remember the first time I laid- *stammer and long pause*..." Just where he cuts off the sentence is a joke, and you KNOW what he's "supposed" to say. Awesome.
Chris Oh Vincent Price took a moment to choose his words carefully when he was at the podium roasting Bette Davis. The pause got many laughing as much as his finish to the sentence.
DaBirdman1989 Foster really got around in his younger days - didn’t he also claim to have been engaged to Lucille Ball at one point (or ‘Big Red’, as he called her on her Roast)?!😉
i hate politically correct idiots!...and i hate this era we live in now..give me a time machine i would go back to the 60's and 70's in a heartbeat!...
As a matter of fact Foster Brooks was a tea toddler. I to am tired of these keyboard cowards who are offended at anything. I swear they troll the web looking for stuff to be outraged about. John Wayne said it best, "Life's tough, n it's a lot tougher if your stupid."
People today are too easily offended... Difference with the roasts of them days they were funny and real celebrities.... Today the roasts are just foul mouthed and not funny... Different class from yesterdays stars
@@tonkingulfyachtclub8111 - It is no longer a comedy format. It is a propaganda format. Not only will we tell you what to think.. we will publicly mock the hell out of you for not thinking that way. I would to God that conservative leadership were only half as passionate about pleading Our Case. (Oh.. and Great Name, by the way!)
One of thee saddest things is, nowadays people are offended by "pretending to be drunk" humor. People learned over time, that it was ok to make fun of the NAZIs, but NOT the holocaust. We still need to laugh and find the balance. This "socially woke" generation is killing the human soul.
He was one of the best foster Brooks... But they were all good, right down to Don Rickles. I remember them all well, and laugh with them all... That was comedy; asfor there are good comedians what them old roast were the best!!
It's also great to look at all the guests and know their names immediately, even though they're all long gone. Except Betty White, of course! Better people and better times. And now Betty's gone, too.
One of the greatest comedians of all time.. Incredible!! It never gets old!! Pure comedy without any foul language!!.
Foster Brooks was so good at playing a drunk I swear he could convince a police officer of intoxication at a DUI checkpoint. I love Foster Brooks. Watching him never gets old.
Foster Brooks' brother, Tom, had a kiddy show on our local TV station playing a character called Cactus Pete. When my older brother told me this "drunk" was Cactus's brother, I thought he had to be lying
Foster appeared in a few episodes of "Adam 12". In one episode he was busted with a lit joint that was concealed in his breast pocket.
Definite the most funny drunk. Yes, he was very convincing in his role.
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Only actor/comedian I know superior to Foster would be John Dunsworth. Incredible drunk actors. I feel like I could smell the liquor from here.
Foster was a class of his own . He mastered this act really well
I’ll never get tired of watching foster brooks...2021 still watching...
We miss you Mr. Brooks. Comedy can be performed without foul language. You were the best
Great and true comment
Everything that man said was "foul" LOL. But, you're right. Cursing isn't necessary.
This was a time of fun among these fabulous comedians. You can't help but love these shows and the talent that made you laugh so hard.
Rick Sovel I bought a few of these DVD's for my father. Dad loves watching this stuff, and Foster Brooks was always our favorite part.
He could sure play a drunk, he was so funny
And not be called a racist!!!
I watched Dean all of the time and caught a great many of Sammy Davis' performances all over the networks. It wasn't until I was well into my 50's that I was informed by younger folks that I was supporting racist stereotyping and dehumanizing of people with alcoholism.
Well, sorry to say, but the younger folk haven't a clue as to what real comedy was about, and I suppose they never will. Not once did I, or any of the people I grew up with, look at Sammy Davis, Jr. as anything other than a fantastically talented entertainer. As for Foster brooks, we knew it was an act...he was actually drunk. Too bad the current 'woke' folk will have to live with their choices of foul-mouthed, imbecilic talentless 'comedians' that are the stars of today.
These always lift me up when I'm having a bad day. They were Epic comedians!
No matter how many times you watch it, it makes you laugh out loud. Comedy at its very best. Most of all they had fun.
My gosh, his timing is impeccable! The “laid” line was incredible.
Wow, at that table is an amazing lineup of absolutely hilarious and talented comedians. Miss them so much!
I work with Foster Brooks daughter, good friend of mine and let me say she is just as funny as her dad too!!!😁
Please tell her for the rest of us that even years after his departure, there are so many of us that still love him and his unique talents!
Please tell her that her father was one of the greats. Growing up watching him was a true honor.
You work with his daughter, wow lucky you. I’m so envious. I’d so love to meet her, her father was a genius, in fact he was one of a kind. I watch a few of his clips every night before I go to sleep. Make me forget all my troubles. RIP Foster.
Marcela Romero Please tell her we admired her dad big time!!!!!
Wheres the proof?
That was HILARIOUS!!! Foster Brooks does a similar skit for most women but that's the first time I've seen him fall backwards! I about fell off my chair laughing so hard!!! Just love it!!!!
"We go way-way back.."
As someone who turns 70 a week before this Christmas I remember these shows. Dean Martin was my all time favorite performer and a great actor. Foster Brooks was so funny back in the days before everyone got so thin skinned it makes the outer skin of an onion look like 10'of solid lead by comparison. Can't wait to see both of these great guys again.
I loved Dean! I think he was my first crush. . . . .
It's not only about being thin-skinned, these days. Back then, the jokes were elegant and the performers were men and women of class and elegance.
Great analogy.Society today is absolutely screwed
As someone who isn't 70, I don't care. Foster played a drunk
Incredible!! It never gets old!! Pure comedy without any foul language!!
It sucks when you think about all of this talent being gone. Thankfully we have UA-cam
It's obvious that Brooks had Dean Martin's dance card........the same way that Tim Conway had Harvey Korman's; Foster knew exactly how and when to deliver a line so that it hit Dean just right. Classic stuff.....didn't require any vulgarity or obscenities.
Eric Burns ... Dean was truly Foster best fan. He just loved his act
I love the fact that the humor is so subtle that kids could watch it without censorship. They wouldn't know what was going on but it wouldn't need to be censored.
BUT THE CONATATIONS WERE THERE..LOL LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION
Yes . perfect timing just for Dean Martin.
Haha, there was plenty of vulgarity, just done tastefully😅
Foster Brooks was so funny at these celebrity roasts...
His comedic spots were PERFECT & his "Lovable Lush" routines were the absolute best!!!
I use to watch these roasts when they use to come on ABC in the 70s...I was around 9 yrs old.
Watching the guests laugh so hard is almost as much fun as Fosters schtick - nothing will ever come close to this humor.
Alan Bleam Absolutely agree with you!!!
Never!
again?
Can’t believe she is gone! It feels like she would love forever! So bittersweet watching this today :(
2021 and Betty will be celebrating her 100 soon and most of the others have gone on..those were the best comedy days and comedians!
Fell in love with this great entertainer first time l heard him hours of laughter have followed . Pure genius of his art!!
He was a wonderful and talented man. His comedy is still the best there is.
Foster Brooks was an amazing comedian and actor, and if you haven't seen his act about being an airline pilot with Dean Martin, you've got to see it. It's hilarious and the two of them play off each other very well. I miss this kind of comedy today!
For a 70 year old Brit none of this was shown in UK but now I live in CA if I cant sleep get up and watch the "Roast Episodes on UTube and just howl with laughter even seeing one video 20 times over I still Laugh such sharp humour such Risque humour so so so funny please Utube do not take them down
He's talking about himself being the 70 year old Brit.
@Griff Goldstein aka Captain Obvious, thanks for the info.
I LOVE these Roasts too!! I was too young when they were first aired but damn, I too can watch them repeatedly & laugh so hard!!
Way better than than the political BS all over the place!!!
No way these didn’t air in the UK at some point after.
Roger Shellard Good for you Roger🌹 Belated welcome to the states🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have never seen Foster Brooks b4..I've loved every minute..massive thanks for showing me something I'll never forget, & will now watch over & over & find as many clips as I can..Thank u.
Brooks could tear into anybody and still keep their reputation in tact. This dude is a surgeon. WOW!!!
this guy was absolutely hilarious I wish he was still here
He is. We just watched him.
Never again will we see likes of him! And just look at who's sitting up there!!!! I was lucky to see some of this growing up in the 70's and it's even funnier now!!!
Wes McGee You mean came on tv?
Nothing like a clean roast to honor brilliant comedians! I miss those times.
One of the greatest comedians of all time.
I watched Dean's Roasts simply for the fact that I get to watch Foster Brooks do his thing.. He could make an entire auditorium cry from laughter and could make your cheeks sore from laughing so hard. I always enjoyed watching all the special guests & speakers at that long table cracking up with laughter that they could hardly compose themselves. Dean was the funniest guy to watch as he would turn red from Foster's jokes.. This era of Comedy was truly the best and can never be outdone. Today's Roasts cannot hold a candle to what these major Iconic stars and comedians did back in the 60's & 70's.. Nobody did it better than Foster Brooks playing his Tipsy drinker who was always befuddled everytime he opened his mouth to give his speeches. I sure do miss this Era of life 😢.. it was so special to witness their greatness ❤️
If I remember, Foster Brooks was on The Red Skelton show. I love Foster Brooks. What fun it was to watch this. RIP to all those comedienne we have lost
Love these Dean Martin and Foster Brooks shows!
Another great routine from Foster Brooks, and Betty White was so so cute!
Great to see REAL COMEDIANS AT WORK!!!😀😁😂🤣😅😆😊😁 it's 2019 the only Survivor, "BETTY WHITE" God Bless her.😘
We were fortunate to have such great comedy like this things seemed so much better in those days!
Foster Brooks was and still is a LEGEND... all the great ones have gone :(
I was born in 1983 I remember watching Betty White in The Golden Girls on British TV I loved it
I love Forster brooks he is so funny I watch this when I am so depressed he makes me laugh
Foster Brooks truly one of a kind Legend my favorite comedian
Foster brooks is and was the funniest man he always made me laugh like crazy so thank you
The golden days of television when people could laugh at themselves, knew how to take a joke and were not offended.
Ain't that the damn truth !
I'm laughing at you, chuckles
Those days are long gone!!!
miss those days, they were so good. The good old days
AMEN. As a people, and a nation, we have lost our sense of humor & our ability to laugh at even the most innocent things that happen to us in every day life. How sad! When Robin W & Richard P & Johnathan W ..just to name a few died, that was "the day that comedy/laughter died".
i WISH THESE DAYS WOULD COME BACK!!!!
Sadly it won't come. We are now a very different people from 50 years ago.
You and me both
Me too...miss it a lot
Indeed!!
I love seeing the actors on the stage that I grew up watching. So funny!!
What a treat to watch him today still....... it was great times !!!!!!
The Golden Age of Comedy. The dais is seated with royalty.
I remember watching these with my dad when I was a kid and he will be 86 in two days i think we will have to watch some on his birthday foster was always our favorite rest in peace foster
Did anyone ever here Foster Brooks sing?....He had a great voice to.
Can't help but love foster..😘😜👏
These were the days, laughter is the best medicine.
First went out with her on a blind date."She was out of date and I was blind"!!!!
Everybody loved her. Damn this is such a gut punch. RIP Betty
Foster Brooks is a genius and never fails to deliver a perfect comedic role .
His writing and timing are utterly brilliant: "I remember the first time I laid- *stammer and long pause*..." Just where he cuts off the sentence is a joke, and you KNOW what he's "supposed" to say. Awesome.
Chris Oh
Vincent Price took a moment to choose his words carefully when he was at the podium roasting Bette Davis. The pause got many laughing as much as his finish to the sentence.
William Norton That’s what REAL artists call ‘timing’
Dean Martin only surrounded himself with the best.
He was in top form that night🤣🤣🙂. When he fell backwards I about died laughing 🤣🤣🤣
2020, All these folks are gone amd Betty still kicking.
On July 9,2020 she is still kicking at 98+
She's probably gonna do a Kirk Douglas move
and stay with us until after 100 like he did, OMG
@@craftyagaming5160 or DeHavilland w/ 104
I think J.J. is alive
Yep, I just checked. he is in his 70's.
Foster Brooks was the best drunk I ever saw....Betty White had such a good sense of humor. This was hilarious!
As a kid, I thought all drunks were like Foster, I'd watch them at my parent's parties wondering why they never got funny like him.
The best drunk that I ever saw
He's sober
I don't know for how many times I keep watching Foster Brooks...& still laughing 😂, frm Malaysia
Happy Birthday Betty White!
Turned 98 today! Jan.17 2020
Liberty. Constitution. Republic.
So so brilliant so so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"the old broad I used to mess around with" lmao
DaBirdman1989 Foster really got around in his younger days - didn’t he also claim to have been engaged to Lucille Ball at one point (or ‘Big Red’, as he called her on her Roast)?!😉
@@lindashelley3635 yeah but the football team even called her loose lmao
Lmaooo
It's nice to see what was once better, funnier times what a shame
Screw the haters. He was brilliant. l like offending the offended. They are pukes.
Foster drank Very Little. lt was a put-on.
i hate politically correct idiots!...and i hate this era we live in now..give me a time machine i would go back to the 60's and 70's in a heartbeat!...
...And put-it-on very well...
As a matter of fact Foster Brooks was a tea toddler. I to am tired of these keyboard cowards who are offended at anything. I swear they troll the web looking for stuff to be outraged about. John Wayne said it best, "Life's tough, n it's a lot tougher if your stupid."
Foster used to drink. Quit. Channeled his experience when he became sober
He actually didn’t drink at all. He always had a hell of a singing voice.
As Louisville,Kentucky native , thank you for the memories. 👏🏼🤗👍🇺🇸✨
Throw the stick in the water I’ll fetch it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg that was genius
The comedic genius of Foster Brooks
Notice reviews of old comedians almost never get a dislike
Anything that flies or crawls, Then looks over at Dean and says nothing personal Dean. LMAO!!!
NOW THESE ARE TRUE LEGENDS OF OUR TIME, NOT THE ONES WE HAVE NOW , CELEBRITIES WE DONT CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK 🤔
Ok... but do you have to yell ???
You got to love Foster Brooks act. He was great at doing the lovable lush. But sadly, there would be people today tha tff would find his act offensive
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animal16365 There is nothing about his act offensive. Yes little babies might get their itsy bitsy feelings hurt.
People today are too easily offended... Difference with the roasts of them days they were funny and real celebrities.... Today the roasts are just foul mouthed and not funny... Different class from yesterdays stars
Noel Fee
You know it.
The "Social Justice Warriors" speak of equality for everyone, but it's too often really about stroking their bloated egos.
my god are you right.
Crazy and sad to think Betty is the only one left alive. How incredibly blessed she is and was to know such cool people
Not anymore. She passed away 5 days ago, on December 31 2021 at 99. Her 100th birthday would be on January 14th.
One time Betty was asked if she ever saw any of her old friends. She said If I wanted to talk to any of my old friends I'd need a Ouija board.😂
Foster Brooks lol I loved watching him as a kid
And now, we’ve lost Betty White. Almost every one of the greats on this stage is now gone.
on stage, i think the only one left is Jimmie Walker
@@rogerw-interested I didn't see her, but Ruth Buzzi is still kicking. (edited for spelling)
They may be gone physically, But they're Entertainment will live forever
Rest well beautiful and amazing lady Betty White. First Lady of tv
I say the cast and writers of Saturday night live and Colbert show should take notes
Saturday Night Live isn't funny and hasn't been for many years.
But they don't know how to write 😥
@@tonkingulfyachtclub8111 - It is no longer a comedy format. It is a propaganda format. Not only will we tell you what to think.. we will publicly mock the hell out of you for not thinking that way. I would to God that conservative leadership were only half as passionate about pleading Our Case. (Oh.. and Great Name, by the way!)
@@princeharming8963 True however, for those of us who are able to see through their transparent propaganda, it is somewhat of a comedy format.
Nah Colbert's too busy thinking his Trump jokes are funny to consider anything else.
never laughed so hard...!!! real fun!!!
RIP 💗💕 My Beautiful Betty 🙏🌈💗💜💕⭐️
Betty was always such a good sport. I loved her.
R.I.P Betty White. Thanks fro..... brrrp........ all the thoug..... thoughts........ tim....... memories!
LOL! It never gets old!
Rest now, Betty. 17 days shy of 100. You’ll be missed!
GOD blessed us with all these people.
One of thee saddest things is, nowadays people are offended by "pretending to be drunk" humor.
People learned over time, that it was ok to make fun of the NAZIs, but NOT the holocaust.
We still need to laugh and find the balance.
This "socially woke" generation is killing the human soul.
No truer words were ever spoken.
He was one of the best foster Brooks... But they were all good, right down to Don Rickles. I remember them all well, and laugh with them all... That was comedy; asfor there are good comedians what them old roast were the best!!
I miss the good old days when comedy was funny not filthy.
David Tallmadge yes I do to
I really do miss him
Me to.
And nobody was offended.
Did you miss the filth in this set, or is it just me? I love Foster Brooks, but there's heaps of sexual jokes here.
What a delightful guy, Foster Brooks 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Alejandro García Thanks for your nice gentile comment🌹
@@glennatkinson698 you are welcome. Are you by any chance related to Mr. Foster Brooks?
That man was brilliant!
Does anyone know why Foster Brooks nearly always had a whistle? It's not mentioned on his wikipedia or other biography pages I could find.
Classic Foster Brooks!
these roast makes me laugh when I am down and out
betty is still with us and will be 95 january 2017.
now next month shell be 97
98 now
Thanks for this post! Grateful for UA-cam!
Pure brilliance!! Love these!
Word has it that when Foster Brooks actually drank, he spoke normally.
I’m on a Foster Brooks marathon...genius
It's also great to look at all the guests and know their names immediately, even though they're all long gone. Except Betty White, of course! Better people and better times.
And now Betty's gone, too.
Steve, Jimmie Walker "JJ Evans" still with us. Most of the rest have past. RIP.
Watching Foster for 50 years....was he ever the best....