OMG...I'm 55 and I remember watching this TV special live. Alan King made more than one of these specials on ABC. I wish I could see them in their entirety.
I always loved Alan King. This kind of humor is insightful, and makes its points with a smile. And so much is still true, as other reviewers have noted.
What a brilliant routine. I believe this is what's call talent. A history lesson along with A little humor then some song and dance. Yes sir file this under creativity. Thank you Mr King.
This is incredible! LOL! There are sociologists who dedicate their entire lives trying to understand the Middle East so it is a complicated place of unrest. It reminds me of that moment in Clueless, “I thought they declared peace in the Middle East.” Nope, never. So comedy is the only way most of us could process even a little bit of it. Well done! This is amazing.
OMG, grew up on LI, NY watching him all the time. What a memory. Thank you. Gentiles in New York love the Jewish comedians back then and probably now, although I haven't lived there in a very long time many people from New York and Long Island have a certain Jewish flavor to the way they talk and act
@@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615 After reading it again I somewhat concur. It amazes me how comments can be misconstrued when conversations are posted/written as opposed to verbally communicated...
I know two ladies both formerly married to Muslim men, the way they were treated was terrible on occasion. One I work with said her husband used to stub his cigarettes out on her arm. She had an tough army upbringing, I don't why she put up with this for so long. I've met her current husband, thank goodness she's met the person she deserves.
It's a rare spectacle these days using humour/comedy as a healing medicine to handle sensitive issues, especially related to religious driven circumstances! And one can wonder why Mr. Alan King in his swinging number resonant like Robbin Williams singing "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin (Disney 1992)! A fan and an admirer from Pakistan.
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, where are your Jews? Over a million Jews fled or were expelled. Remember that when opposing Israel.
@@lordgarion514 WTF are you talking about? Are you indicating that there hasn't been any fighting in Europe or America or Asia or Africa in the past 2000 years and that there has only been fighting in the ME? Go read a book.
@@andrew_owens7680 Did he SAY (write) there were no other wars?? Yeah, didn't think so, Seenyore Snarky. Fergitt 'read you a book'...take ye a chill pill!
Note his PERFECT pronunciations of all the place and people names despite that being a time when most folks would not be able to check on his accuracy. What a good man What a service to society at the time It is odd that most of the named characters remained in power for many, many decades after I miss this kind of comedian I also miss Norm MacDonald Triple-jabbed Gilbert Gottfried, who died of a “heart condition,” is also missed as well
Very funny, though dated still a hoot! He was one of my moms favorite comedians. I liked him as Max in " Just tell me what you want", read the book, too. Some I know and some critics didn't like it, I loved it. I think it was underrated, not a flawless movie(what movie is)it had great sound track, nice locations and Alan King reigned King Supreme as Max.
"(Yasser Arafat), not to be confused with Ringo Starr... Arafat has promised not to shave until the Saints won the Super Bowl"- Feb. 7 2010, 31-17 over the Colts; Yasser died in 2004, a little over five years previously. Guess he didn't shave then.
Some things never change, except the progress in Israel since then puts all the Arab States to shame and that is what bothers them. If they can't do anything positive, they are willing to destroy any state that does!!!
At That time it was in our daily paper that the Muslims were to go to every Country and procreate and then in years to come they would take over the world but no one took any notice
@@andrew_owens7680 I'm surprised that you speak for all us Jews, considering that its highly unlikely you're jewish. I find it hard to believe that American Jews forget about tzedakah.
At 6:34, it was time to leave... flashbacks of High School....Aren't all these guys 'wormdirt'? (including Mr. King)...and soon, yes, ANOTHER "Mr. King".... sorry, Larry....
+Laura Petruska Here we go again with the implication that the 2000-election was somehow stolen by Bush. On November 12, 2001, the New York Times ran a front page article that began: "A comprehensive review of the uncounted Florida ballots from last year's presidential election reveals that George W. Bush would have won even if the United States Supreme Court had allowed the statewide manual recount of the votes that the Florida Supreme Court had ordered to go forward." Another Times article that day by Richard L. Berke said that the "comprehensive review of the uncounted Florida ballots solidifies George W. Bush's legal claim on the White House because it concludes that he would have won under the ground rules prescribed by the Democrats." On November 18, 2001, notorious pro-abortion zealot Linda Greenhouse wrote in the Times that the media consortium's count of all the disputed Florida ballots - in which the Times participated - concluded "that George W. Bush would have won the 2000 presidential election even had the court not cut the final recount short."
+Jim Paget --Gore did win in Florida, he should have counted the Dem Votes where he did win--but NO he wanted recounts where he lost. Takes both the Democrats and Repuplicans to screw up the world.
+Laura Petruska You poor thing. Still accusing Bush of being crooked. No, my dear NUT, he is and was not crooked, he was elected, he did everything he could to protect this nation, he was honest, he had no scandals like Obama's V.A., Fast and Furious, Benghazi, he never lied to this coutnry the way obama has lied and lied and lied, and he had the respect of the world , unlike Obama, like most Americans, hated by Americans and laughed at by the rest of the world. WAKE UP
A lot has changed since then and the danger has gotten worse. At least Alan King didn't throw his hat into the ring to be President - like that clown, Trump.
+TeachESL I find that the people calling Trump a clown are the ones who fear him the most and also voted for the clown we now have in office, who has managed to do more damage to this country than our enemies did in 3wars....but you keep voting Democrat.
+blueonblue why do you assume that I'm a 'Liberal?' You don't think that there are plenty of Republicans that think he's a clown? 'Brash and arrogance' are not the qualities I want in a President. Clear-minded and focused - yes - but not 'brash and arrogant'
+Peter Riesenberg The last time I voted Democrat was maybe 40 years ago. And I certainly didn't vote for Obama! I'm still hoping that Marco Rubio will start coming up in the polls; but if it's Cruz who will be the nominee, I will vote for him. For sure I don't want to see Hillary in the White House! And I'm concerned that if Trump gets the nomination, she will win the election.
+TeachESL Ok, I see your point. I'll withdraw my negative comments. Thanks for the clarification. I will say that this country needs a strong leader for sure and brash and arrogant may be in line, possibly. I'm not a Rubio fan because he is young and too smooth in his peaking, like we have now. Cruz is a possible....
Their nowhere like Middle East, middle of east does it have a west of it and please leave it out of Africa, since you people decided to create a way for oil tankers by separating Africa from Arabia nations
OMG...I'm 55 and I remember watching this TV special live. Alan King made more than one of these specials on ABC. I wish I could see them in their entirety.
I always loved Alan King. This kind of humor is insightful, and makes its points with a smile. And so much is still true, as other reviewers have noted.
That's classic!
I never saw it before, but it is brilliant! Alan was one of the giants and sorely missed- RIP.
When he said the late Danny Thomas (1912-1991) ruled Lebanon my wife and I LOST IT! Comedy Gold right here!
What a brilliant routine. I believe this is what's call talent. A history lesson along with A little humor then some song and dance. Yes sir file this under creativity. Thank you Mr King.
This is incredible! LOL! There are sociologists who dedicate their entire lives trying to understand the Middle East so it is a complicated place of unrest. It reminds me of that moment in Clueless, “I thought they declared peace in the Middle East.” Nope, never. So comedy is the only way most of us could process even a little bit of it. Well done! This is amazing.
I miss Alan King, he was brilliant. RIP Mr. King
Died May 9, 2004 (aged 76)
New York City, U.S.
Freaking brilliant! Middle East war and politics as humor, who else could pull that off?
Mel Brooks did a song and dance routine around the Spanish Inquisition. Equally brilliant.
OMG, grew up on LI, NY watching him all the time. What a memory. Thank you. Gentiles in New York love the Jewish comedians back then and probably now, although I haven't lived there in a very long time many people from New York and Long Island have a certain Jewish flavor to the way they talk and act
I'm an old Brooklyn guy! I totally get it! Grew up on this stuff!
Joan Rivers! Need I say more?😂😢
There’s a lot of truth in comedy. Loved Alan King.
This is fantastic! Alan King was a comedy god.
As hilarious as this skit is, it's amazingly informative.
Very educational
Wow so many people on that board dead but things r still the same.
This skirt, and accompanying map, should be shown to the politicos in D.C.
Of course the cast of characters should be updated.
In olden days the court jester was the only bloke allowed to tell the truth.
Here we are 44 years later. The Names Have Changed, The Plot(?) remains the same.
King was funny as hell, a real class act and consummate entertainer - Thank You 🙏
This is from "Alan King's Second Annual Final Warning" from 1978.. Funny stuff back in the day.. I wish someone would post the whole special..
That was hysterical! I never knew Danny Thomas ruled Lebanon though.
You're kidding right??? Danny Thomas' parents were Christians from Lebanon, he never ruled there (I don't think he even visited there)!
HH I think ole Jim was makin a joke . It’s ok buddy
@@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615 After reading it again I somewhat concur. It amazes me how comments can be misconstrued when conversations are posted/written as opposed to verbally communicated...
@@howardharris7151 emojis help
@@stephaniebobek817 yeah, they would
And that is impressive. His knowledge and delivery are spot on
Pure Classic!! Many Thanks
I used to live in the Middle East, it’s the same war. Some of the people king mentioned still live. R.I.P Sultan Qaboos, your people will miss you.
I know two ladies both formerly married to Muslim men, the way they were treated was terrible on occasion. One I work with said her husband used to stub his cigarettes out on her arm. She had an tough army upbringing, I don't why she put up with this for so long. I've met her current husband, thank goodness she's met the person she deserves.
It's a rare spectacle these days using humour/comedy as a healing medicine to handle sensitive issues, especially related to religious driven circumstances! And one can wonder why Mr. Alan King in his swinging number resonant like Robbin Williams singing "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin (Disney 1992)! A fan and an admirer from Pakistan.
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, where are your Jews? Over a million Jews fled or were expelled. Remember that when opposing Israel.
Really great......thanks, I think I have it finally
This is wonderful and not much has changed except for the iatoldya!
And the Saints winning a Superbowl
Yeah, if you count wars of invasion, millions of people displaced, an international refugee crisis and about a million dead as not much changed.
@@andrew_owens7680
Well TBH, that kind of shits been going on over there for a couple thousand years or so.
So no, not much has changed.
@@lordgarion514 WTF are you talking about? Are you indicating that there hasn't been any fighting in Europe or America or Asia or Africa in the past 2000 years and that there has only been fighting in the ME? Go read a book.
@@andrew_owens7680 Did he SAY (write) there were no other wars?? Yeah, didn't think so, Seenyore Snarky. Fergitt 'read you a book'...take ye a chill pill!
Got 2 listen to that......Amazing 35 moons ago......
+odette schwartz there are more than 35 moons in 35 years!
It’s hysterical. There’s a lot of truth in comedy.
So little changes
He was brilliant. And hilarious.
I feel guilty laughing so hard. It ain't so funny today.
As true and funny today as it was in the 1980's! Bravo!
The best is when AK talks about the airplanes ( just in case card that’s stuck in the map pocket behind the seats .)
awesome and I loved his work,
Note his PERFECT pronunciations of all the place and people names despite that being a time when most folks would not be able to check on his accuracy. What a good man
What a service to society at the time
It is odd that most of the named characters remained in power for many, many decades after
I miss this kind of comedian
I also miss Norm MacDonald
Triple-jabbed Gilbert Gottfried, who died of a “heart condition,” is also missed as well
Why odd? They were all the most corrupt and vile leaders...
This must have been from an Alan King Special program I missed in the mid-eighties...
a unique talent, a great observer...
This is GREAT. Forget the names they'll be changing soon.
ALAN KING WAS THE BEST
love this !!
Who knew? No one was really listening!
+Kay Fisher Well, no Democrats or Socialists or other U. S. haters were listening. They were too busy cheering on the Ayatollah.
perfect-nothings changed'''''
abu daba du
Very funny, though dated still a hoot! He was one of my moms favorite comedians. I liked him as Max in " Just tell me what you want", read the book, too. Some I know and some critics didn't like it, I loved it. I think it was underrated, not a flawless movie(what movie is)it had great sound track, nice locations and Alan King reigned King Supreme as Max.
Sadat was assassinated in 1981, so this appears to have been produced prior to that.
Brilliant sketch. And of course nothing has changed. From a real pro.
5:07 That little soft shoe he does makes me howl 😂
Since 1980 stage is the same just puppets have changed.
"(Yasser Arafat), not to be confused with Ringo Starr... Arafat has promised not to shave until the Saints won
the Super Bowl"- Feb. 7 2010, 31-17 over the Colts; Yasser died in 2004, a little over five years previously.
Guess he didn't shave then.
now thats a close shave..
REAL TALENT !
Things have just gotten worse, totally insane.
It's still a joke though
Alan's got a pretty funny take on the Middle East conflict(it's been going on forever, but nobody really understands it)
Some things never change, except the progress in Israel since then puts all the Arab States to shame and that is what bothers them. If they can't do anything positive, they are willing to destroy any state that does!!!
It only took at least a year Judith but at least you got a like ✡️✡️
brilliant.
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
one of the best...........
It was amazing
He also played "Mel Bushman" on Golden Girls...
Was this from the TV special "Alan King's Final Warning" or "Alan King's Second Final Warning" from the late 70s or very early 80s?
Where are the rim shots ?
And the beat goes on...
Great!!!
The song at the end likely inspired 'Mambo # 5' ...
This is a bit similar to Colin Quinn’s one shows, and he probably used Alan King’s format and added his own style to it.
So Alan King invented rap!
,,, so true, so true ,,,, even today ,,,,, great Alan King !!!!!
Curious to know how this was created? Was this aired on TV? If so, what show? Details, please, if available.
It's from a short lived TV series called 'The Half Hour Comedy Hour'. Robin Williams was on it as well.
That was great.
Brilliant!
And that was Al an King
Brilliant !!!
Has anything changed??
Still funny in 2019
facinating
Send a copy to Secretary Kerry. Maybe this will explain the situation.
At That time it was in our daily paper that the Muslims were to go to every Country and procreate and then in years to come they would take over the world but no one took any notice
Hilarious and so sad and true!
it's crazy how much has changed... lmao
Hope Donald J. Trump doesn't see this. He'll be performing it at his next rally -- and carry the Catskills.
Donald is a shoo-in Comrade...We will heartily drink the Tears of Liberals once again....
No, his Jewish audience laughs at refugees and forgets those things that we must never forget.
Trump will be performing it for the orange jumpsuit audience!!!
@@andrew_owens7680 I'm surprised that you speak for all us Jews, considering that its highly unlikely you're jewish. I find it hard to believe that American Jews forget about tzedakah.
It could be alot worse..... I mean just imagine that lunatic AOC up in New York with her finger on the button!
good show
Now you know where "Mambo No. 5" came from.
great
واحد يترجم عربي احس ان كلامه يموت ضحك.
_والي جايين من طرف جمال التميمي لايك❤️
Brilliant
At 6:34, it was time to leave... flashbacks of High School....Aren't all these guys 'wormdirt'? (including Mr. King)...and soon, yes, ANOTHER "Mr. King".... sorry, Larry....
So Allan King invented rapp!!?
Wow that's a very difficult skit.
We need Dave Chappelle do do an up-to-date version!!
PLEASE DAVE PLEASE!!!!
That guy is Steven Reign from Rush Hour 2.
CcccBRILLIANT,HE HAS THE WHOLE SITUATION WORKED OUT .🇬🇧
Is it just me or does Hafez-Al-Assad look like John Cleese?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ken Skeen
Hilarious and accurate.
And now......the tribal conflicts continue ....part 12
Comic genius 😆
so what has changed in that region? names have been changed to protect the innocent, that's about all.
this is fucking hilarious!
this one is good but too bad for pronunciation ..
2001 it all started for us since George W Bush was formerly certitierd (not elected) tot the 2000 election ,,, and now for the rest of the story!
+Laura Petruska
Here we go again with the implication that the 2000-election was somehow stolen by Bush. On November 12, 2001, the New York Times ran a front page article that began: "A comprehensive review of the uncounted Florida ballots from last year's presidential election reveals that George W. Bush would have won even if the United States Supreme Court had allowed the statewide manual recount of the votes that the Florida Supreme Court had ordered to go forward."
Another Times article that day by Richard L. Berke said that the "comprehensive review of the uncounted Florida ballots solidifies George W. Bush's legal claim on the White House because it concludes that he would have won under the ground rules prescribed by the Democrats."
On November 18, 2001, notorious pro-abortion zealot Linda Greenhouse wrote in the Times that the media consortium's count of all the disputed Florida ballots - in which the Times participated - concluded "that George W. Bush would have won the 2000 presidential election even had the court not cut the final recount short."
+Jim Paget --Gore did win in Florida, he should have counted the Dem Votes where he did win--but NO he wanted recounts where he lost. Takes both the Democrats and Repuplicans to screw up the world.
+Laura Petruska You poor thing. Still accusing Bush of being crooked. No, my dear NUT, he is and was not crooked, he was elected, he did everything he could to protect this nation, he was honest, he had no scandals like Obama's V.A., Fast and Furious, Benghazi, he never lied to this coutnry the way obama has lied and lied and lied, and he had the respect of the world , unlike Obama, like most Americans, hated by Americans and laughed at by the rest of the world. WAKE UP
+JAY CAMP I guess you have a short memory. Dick Cheney was the real president.
Laura Petruska it actually started way before that.
Lou Bega ripped off Alan King!
😂😂🤣🤣
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A lot has changed since then and the danger has gotten worse. At least Alan King didn't throw his hat into the ring to be President - like that clown, Trump.
+TeachESL I find that the people calling Trump a clown are the ones who fear him the most and also voted for the clown we now have in office, who has managed to do more damage to this country than our enemies did in 3wars....but you keep voting Democrat.
+blueonblue why do you assume that I'm a 'Liberal?' You don't think that there are plenty of Republicans that think he's a clown? 'Brash and arrogance' are not the qualities I want in a President. Clear-minded and focused - yes - but not 'brash and arrogant'
+Peter Riesenberg The last time I voted Democrat was maybe 40 years ago. And I certainly didn't vote for Obama! I'm still hoping that Marco Rubio will start coming up in the polls; but if it's Cruz who will be the nominee, I will vote for him. For sure I don't want to see Hillary in the White House! And I'm concerned that if Trump gets the nomination, she will win the election.
+TeachESL Ok, I see your point. I'll withdraw my negative comments. Thanks for the clarification. I will say that this country needs a strong leader for sure and brash and arrogant may be in line, possibly. I'm not a Rubio fan because he is young and too smooth in his peaking, like we have now. Cruz is a possible....
+TeachESL That is brilliant you moron
Their nowhere like Middle East, middle of east does it have a west of it and please leave it out of Africa, since you people decided to create a way for oil tankers by separating Africa from Arabia nations
But, it is all Israel's fault...
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