That feels like a joke from a 1990s cartoon that had that kind of irreverent, pop and historical culture-based humor that flew over the heads of censors and kids alike. Basically, 1990s Animaniacs and anything Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network turned out that wasn't an import from another country (mostly Japan and Europe) or a classic cartoon package (Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, UPA, etc).
I was lucky enough to meet Martin Short a few years ago. I told him this commercial parody is in the top 5 funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life. Such a sweet, funny man
@@jjwhyte14 it was at a concert where his buddy Paul Shaffer was performing. He took the stage to tell some funny stories and sing Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life”. After the show, he came up to me and said hello, as I was waiting for one of my friends who played in the band. I tried my best not to get starstruck and have a normal conversation with him. Very friendly, approachable and a general good guy
@@CadillacFrank Thanks for a fantastic story on many levels! The irony that Martin Short is (as I expected), "very friendly, approachable and a general good guy" and yet he parodies Jerry Lewis, a polar opposite personality adds to the hilarity of this skit. I most definitely would have been starstruck, or at least tongue-tied. I'll admit that my only familiarity with Paul Shaffer's musical talent is from many years of watching him as David Letterman's musical director in the 80s. I'll have to broaden my horizons. Currently, my only connection to Paul Shaffer and Martin Short is that all three of us were born in Canada. Very cool that you got to meet them both! (I'm assuming you met Paul Shaffer, too - maybe not).
The cast of SCTV were the absolute best at doing imitations of famous people. They had the comedic talent and the makeup department to pull it off to a T.
PBS aired this? The only channels I know that aired SCTV were NBC (when they changed the show to SCTV Network 90 and tried to make it the new version of Saturday Night Live, since SNL at the time was struggling), Cinemax (during the show's final years), and TVLand (old reruns, some of which had sketches edited for time or music licensing issues).
@ in Upstate New York during the 80s it definitely did air on our local PBS affiliate. They would also air great British programming like the Tomorrow People and Benny Hill!
@@donhancock332 That is the key. Someone commented that Martin Short would not say such a thing. Of course Martin Short would not say such a thing. But Jerry Lewis would! Short played Lewis to a tee.
The insane over the top scene of him running down a random neighborhood street in winter being chased by a boulder,,,,while still doing Jerry Lewis,,,,This man is not just a comedic genius,,,, he's a comedic athlete
Did they just put Martin Short in the most dangerous sketches they could? This, Shower/Blow Dryer in a Briefcase sketch (where he rolls downs the street), and Jackie Rogers Sr's comeback special in the woods.
@@canaisyoung3601 -- Yes, he got the nod to do the dangerous stuff, alright, and another one was "Tardy Cannon" (he does Cohen being shot out of a cannon to his office)!!
@@dwightropp3014 Also, he actually got hurt in this sketch during the "Blowing in the Wind" part, which is odd, because running from a boulder in dress shoes on a snowy street isn't all that safe either.
The musical arrangements-while not at all fitting for Bob Dylan songs (which was the point)-are really well done. They had a real pro on the assignment.
Marty did the best impression of Jerry....everyone on that show was absolutely brilliant...wish some channel would show the reruns, I would watch it everyday....real talent and the best comedy series...LOVE IT : )))))))
Have to agree. Even Lewis can't do Lewis as well as Martin Short. Lots of good clips on the Official SCTV channel: www.youtube.com/@TheOfficialSCTV Many episodes on Michael Delaney www.youtube.com/@VHScape/videos
The attention to detail here also extends to the "Lewis Sings Dylan" album cover, which riffs on Bob Dylan's self-titled first album - the coat, the cap, typography layout.
it's encouraging there are so many here who appreciate the genius of SCTV even today. as a teenager back when it was first run on NBC late Friday nights I knew it was special ..
Born in 94 and I love SCTV. I miss when this level of comedy was on TV. Today's sketch and stand up comedy doesn't hold a candle to the old stuff. I don't even mean with the "woke" or "you couldn't do that today" excuses everyone hands out. Back then (and up into the 90's imo), there were comedic geniuses at every level, every turn in comedy. That's why I still turn to the old stuff like this that still makes me crack up like it the first time I've seen it. Because it was made by people who absorbed and appreciated art and other real artists from back then as well. Sorry for the long winded reply
Even today this gets me to laugh out loud by myself. The blowin' in the wind clothes rip is frigging funny. ("Oh really? I didn't even know he was sick." lol)
“Like a rolling...... OH BOY!!!!” Crying with laughter... Can’t believe they blew all that budget and effects on a two minute bit. That’s kind of what made SCTV great though.
Watching and listening with ear buds.....my teen kids are always wondering if Dad is having a breakdown, laughing by himself until his eyes are watering....😂😂
“But the trends of the thing” is the funniest line in human history for a good reason. You can tell it's in there ONLY to provide the symmetry against the previous phrase, "not only to the fashion of his times." Short was smart enough to make a joke out of “not only A, but B” phrasing structure *by not actually having a “B” and showing it.* There is no new information you can symmetrically pair with “fashions” if you use “trend” because they’re synonyms. So so great! I wish I could sky write “Has always been a protester, not only to the fashion of his times, but the trends of the thing," all over the skies of the world!
I know this is late, but what really stands out for me in this phrase is the word "thing", as if he ran out of inspiration at the end and could only think of the most obvious word available. Comedy is complicated....
@Akronite87 Northrup Frye once wrote: "To pretend to be in poor taste at a funeral is to be in poor taste". I agree with him - and my generation (and his) arrived long before SCTV.
I've always admired this glorious lunatic but I've never seen this and it brings my admiration for him to an new high. Absolutely spot-on brilliant concept and performance. Marty, you are an atomic fission of talent.
I was lucky enough to see this and the whole show many years as a young guy...didn't show this one but maybe twice...SCTV was always on at the a.m hours.
Ontario, Canada is a hotbed for great comedians: Martin Short, John Candy, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Phil Hartman, Kids In The Hall, Lorne Michaels (SNL creator), Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, etc
The real Jerry Lewis should have appreciated this. Martin Short has such a sharp mind. Even his asides are amazing. During his TV interviews his show biz humor and zingers are the best. Physical comedy also so good.
Jerry Lewis seeing Martin Short for the first time must have been amazing. "This one I like!" There is a special slot for this kind of genius that many never fit.
@@pressureworks Fake news hates happiness these days. Its always finding some bad thing about people (who are only human) and magnifying their bad side.
@@pressureworks Not very nice how you lump them all together like that... Obviously, you never grew up with a genius and have no idea what pain they endure at times in their lives. Some choose to pursue evil... some choose to do good in spite of their pain. Have a nice night/day.
I don't think any of the SCTV cast members thought like the rest of us. That's how they were able to make a sketch show that makes Saturday Night Live and Fridays look like the worst seasons of In Living Color and MADtv.
When Jerry Lewis does *anything*, it's a whole new experience. It's kind of like suffering a really bad case of athlete's foot from head to toe while sliding down a steep, rocky hill on your face!
I watched these geniuses back in 70s as a kid, and every time that I see one of their skits, I am reminded that my opinion that 95% of the cast members of every SNL season since Eddie and Piscopo left should have their eyelids and lips stapled shut is much too kind a sentiment to be wasted upon them.
You clearly never watched the show during the Phil Hartman era then, from 1988-1992 it was 1000 times funnier than anything on the show in the 70's up to the mid 80's.
@@greatunz67 as iconic as many sketches from the original cast are, it was still finding its way so there were also some of the most spectacular misses of the show's run, and the sense after chevy left that eventually everyone was going to be moving on to other things. by the time phil hartman arrived, eddie's time re-established the show as a saturday night must-see, but phil brought "the glue" to the show. he forged the first real "cast" since the original troupe, add the fact he was probably the most incredible character creator-i think about 220 different characters are attributed to him on snl and another 60 voices on the simpsons-and on top of that the high-powered veteran comic and big-screen talent came through during those years to be part of that cast & writers...yeah, it's the hartman years. iirc he was on for seven seasons, which was a record-breaker for longest-serving cast member at the time
Always loved Martin Shorts Ed Grimley,Jackie Rodgers Jr and senior...even the tragic accident with the tiger...my favorite was SNL where Howard Cosell played Ed's dad in the hospital...over the top always and that's what made our humor in the genx golden.
Never understood why they had those 2 brothers with the great white north...I actually seen that movie"Strange brew" what a total disaster...just not even funny...
So true. One of the best skits where Short impersonates "serious Jerry" is in his SCTV, "Jerry Lewis Live on the Champs Elysees". The sailor suit rant at the halfway point is gold. ua-cam.com/video/GgwVdVmazYA/v-deo.html
"The Death of Emmitt Till- Oh, I didn't even know you were sick" lol x]
That feels like a joke from a 1990s cartoon that had that kind of irreverent, pop and historical culture-based humor that flew over the heads of censors and kids alike. Basically, 1990s Animaniacs and anything Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network turned out that wasn't an import from another country (mostly Japan and Europe) or a classic cartoon package (Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, UPA, etc).
Missed opportunity to have Jerry sing "Lay, LADYYYY Lay."
perfect
excellent suggestion!
you have a sharp comedic mind.
I still cant get over how brilliantly he does Jerry Lewis. Its perfect!
I was lucky enough to meet Martin Short a few years ago. I told him this commercial parody is in the top 5 funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life. Such a sweet, funny man
You were very fortunate, indeed! I'm so glad you had a chance to tell Martin Short about the comedic impact of this commercial parody.
@@jjwhyte14 it was at a concert where his buddy Paul Shaffer was performing. He took the stage to tell some funny stories and sing Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life”. After the show, he came up to me and said hello, as I was waiting for one of my friends who played in the band. I tried my best not to get starstruck and have a normal conversation with him. Very friendly, approachable and a general good guy
@@CadillacFrank Thanks for a fantastic story on many levels! The irony that Martin Short is (as I expected), "very friendly, approachable and a general good guy" and yet he parodies Jerry Lewis, a polar opposite personality adds to the hilarity of this skit. I most definitely would have been starstruck, or at least tongue-tied. I'll admit that my only familiarity with Paul Shaffer's musical talent is from many years of watching him as David Letterman's musical director in the 80s. I'll have to broaden my horizons. Currently, my only connection to Paul Shaffer and Martin Short is that all three of us were born in Canada. Very cool that you got to meet them both! (I'm assuming you met Paul Shaffer, too - maybe not).
How cool!!!
How lucky for you!!!! Half - Wits hahahaha. It is an incredible parody!
Marty manages to do every phase of "Jerry" all at once.
Hams it up tomorrow the extreme
With SNL, it took two people: Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo. At least they hired Martin Short to fix that.
Martin Short is a freaking genius!
No argument there.
@@jjwhyte14 oh you got that right laydeeeeeeeeeee
And the icing on top: he’s Jiminy Glick too.
Best cast ever.
@sydmccreath4554no he is definitely compared to what we have now
Spot on, old chap!!!
Underrated line: “Tell them why they should buy my album maybe.” Absolutely pitch perfect.
The death of Emit Hill ....I didn't even know he was sick
@@davidlemaster2034 Tacky joke at a civil rights nightmare's expense.
@@allanbard6048 thanks Hillary
I thought the same thing when he said it.
@@davidlemaster2034 He was murdered by white devils.
The cast of SCTV were the absolute best at doing imitations of famous people. They had the comedic talent and the makeup department to pull it off to a T.
John Candy, Martin Short, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Harold Ramis, the absolute best
the Laugh!
@@1974dormouse And Joe Flaherty
Bobby Bitman.....as a 4 yr old, my daughter used to love when I would give her a "HOW ARE YAAAAAA ".....not so much as a 15yr old😂
@@1974dormouse Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas were brilliant also. As was Joe flaherty
Will we ever see the likes of these comedic geniuses again?
They perfected skit comedy and no one could ever match them....
My God it's such a perfect slow burn listening to him talk in that voice, then the screaming immediately after, just kills me
Slow burn = accurate 😮
The singing is spot on and the mannerisms
excellent!
Don't yell, Son, it hoits my eeaahs
We used to watch SCTV in the U.S. on PBS during the 80s. It cracked me up as a teen and it still cracks me up today 😂. Genius
PBS aired this? The only channels I know that aired SCTV were NBC (when they changed the show to SCTV Network 90 and tried to make it the new version of Saturday Night Live, since SNL at the time was struggling), Cinemax (during the show's final years), and TVLand (old reruns, some of which had sketches edited for time or music licensing issues).
@ in Upstate New York during the 80s it definitely did air on our local PBS affiliate. They would also air great British programming like the Tomorrow People and Benny Hill!
One of Short's best bits ever.
It can’t be underestimated what a great behind the scenes production team SCTV had. That boulder chasing him down the snow-covered street.
If anyone knows of a good “Making of” documentary about SCTV or even some UA-cam behind the scenes, I’d be very glad to know more. Thanks!
@@jjwhyte14 there’s a reunion on UA-cam that’s pretty great. I’ll try to locate.
"The death of Emmett Till. I didn't even know he was sick." Oh my god. 😂
😂😂🤣🤣😂😂
Sounds like something Lewis would say.
@@donhancock332 That is the key. Someone commented that Martin Short would not say such a thing. Of course Martin Short would not say such a thing. But Jerry Lewis would! Short played Lewis to a tee.
I never liked Jerry Lewis but I love this
Lmao, so Martin..😁
"This is another good song you'll get also..." 😂😂😂
Never saw this one before..thanks for posting!!
The album peaked at number 1 in France for 130 weeks. Go figure.
The French luv themselves that Jerry kid.
Are you sure that's not #130 for 1 weeks?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver No. I remember this because the runnerup was "Johnny Halliday Does Punk Rocque!"
@@brianmccarthy5557 I know that Gerry Todd produced the VHS concert video of _The Rolling Matzoh Revue_
Noreaster0, 😄😄 good one!
Love the rolling stone. SCTV always took comedy one step further than anyone else. Bring it back!
Now you know where Spielberg got the idea!
Can we just all agree Martin Short is a frickin comedy genius??? OMG. 😂😂
Two words: Mars Attacks
If Martin Short isn't the all around funniest dude EVER hands down all time, who is? He's in a league of his own.
The Three Amigos, super fun movie
W C Fields.
They so 100% nailed the album cover on that. To me the best spoof in the entire sketch.
The insane over the top scene of him running down a random neighborhood street in winter being chased by a boulder,,,,while still doing Jerry Lewis,,,,This man is not just a comedic genius,,,, he's a comedic athlete
Did they just put Martin Short in the most dangerous sketches they could? This, Shower/Blow Dryer in a Briefcase sketch (where he rolls downs the street), and Jackie Rogers Sr's comeback special in the woods.
@@canaisyoung3601 -- Yes, he got the nod to do the dangerous stuff, alright, and another one was "Tardy Cannon" (he does Cohen being shot out of a cannon to his office)!!
Martin Short doesn't get the credit he deserves, lol!
@@dwightropp3014 Also, he actually got hurt in this sketch during the "Blowing in the Wind" part, which is odd, because running from a boulder in dress shoes on a snowy street isn't all that safe either.
See Jiminy Glick for another example.
one of of the best shows in tv history and I've been here a long time
The musical arrangements-while not at all fitting for Bob Dylan songs (which was the point)-are really well done. They had a real pro on the assignment.
I agree. It reminds of the Paul Anka album, Rock swings. Anka performs some fantastic arrangements of popular rock tunes. It’s a gas.
Agreed ...some strong big band sounds and orchestrations.
Was Paul Schaeffer involved with SCTV at that time...he worked for SNL in the early years
All the way through the sketch, I'm wondering, Where did they get those arrangements!? Did they borrow them from Sinatra??
@@brianwood7237If I'm not mistaken, the arranger is Russ Little, who did the SCTV theme song.
I've always loved SCTV ❤ This comedy sketch series definitely helped shape my sense of humor. 😂
I could watch a full one hour special of Martin doing Jerry Lewis LOL
* If there were to be a "Daddy Dearest" movie about Jerry Lewis then Martin Short would be ideal for the lead role! ♣
@@WytZox1 I would LOOK for that👍
I wish many (most.... All?) SCTV bits would go on forever
Resurrect the telethon!
@@charlesdahlin6502 yes...with Martin Short playing Jerry Lewis. I'd watch that for sure!
2:38 it ain’t that expensive, even for goyim 😂😂😂😂
Martin Short is a national treasure.
Martin Short is a total genius!!
Sounds so much like him, both speaking and singing
Marty did the best impression of Jerry....everyone on that show was absolutely brilliant...wish some channel would show the reruns, I would watch it everyday....real talent and the best comedy series...LOVE IT : )))))))
Have to agree. Even Lewis can't do Lewis as well as Martin Short.
Lots of good clips on the Official SCTV channel:
www.youtube.com/@TheOfficialSCTV
Many episodes on Michael Delaney
www.youtube.com/@VHScape/videos
@@jjwhyte14 Thanks for the link !!
So f*cking great...Mahhrvelous Marty Short...he makes you feel good..a lot!
I know wut u mean, a lot!
The attention to detail here also extends to the "Lewis Sings Dylan" album cover, which riffs on Bob Dylan's self-titled first album - the coat, the cap, typography layout.
0:38 the lip quiver stuff is just next level Jerry studying. I miss this level of comedy being on TV
Agreed. So much detail in a three minute skit. 😂
If this was an album I'd pay TOP dollar.
it's encouraging there are so many here who appreciate the genius of SCTV even today. as a teenager back when it was first run on NBC late Friday nights I knew it was special ..
Same. Never missed an episode. Funny cast funny bits.
Best tv ever !
Born in 94 and I love SCTV. I miss when this level of comedy was on TV. Today's sketch and stand up comedy doesn't hold a candle to the old stuff. I don't even mean with the "woke" or "you couldn't do that today" excuses everyone hands out. Back then (and up into the 90's imo), there were comedic geniuses at every level, every turn in comedy.
That's why I still turn to the old stuff like this that still makes me crack up like it the first time I've seen it. Because it was made by people who absorbed and appreciated art and other real artists from back then as well.
Sorry for the long winded reply
Even today this gets me to laugh out loud by myself. The blowin' in the wind clothes rip is frigging funny. ("Oh really? I didn't even know he was sick." lol)
The cast of SCTV..👍👍👍👍
‘Sitting on a barb wire fence ,’ “Oh, I bet that hurts.”
Hahahahaha
“Like a rolling...... OH BOY!!!!” Crying with laughter... Can’t believe they blew all that budget and effects on a two minute bit. That’s kind of what made SCTV great though.
"hey, who ordered
that crane shot???"
They didn't blow it; they used it wisely.
I don't know how they go that prop to follow him at the right speed. Perhaps it was animation?
Rolling stone effect: As well done (or better?) as in “Raiders of the Lost Arc”. I’d never seen this segment before. Thanks for sharing.
@@MrThermostatic Green-screened him on top of the video of it?
I love when he’s singing, “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” and he keeps transposing keys upward until he screams and his hand goes to his throat!
My favorite part never loses appeal
Indeed
I'm literally crying at that point..hilarious. Him and Norm the funniest comics of our time.
Watching and listening with ear buds.....my teen kids are always wondering if Dad is having a breakdown, laughing by himself until his eyes are watering....😂😂
Martin Short doing Jerry Lewis singing Bob Dylan! It doesn't get any better than this...
What an amazing track list. Half the songs on there were only available on bootlegs until decades after this sketch was made.
It’s so good to laugh. Heaven knows there’s not much to laugh at.
what a multi-talented performer.
Thank God for UA-cam and SCTV!
“But the trends of the thing” is the funniest line in human history for a good reason. You can tell it's in there ONLY to provide the symmetry against the previous phrase, "not only to the fashion of his times."
Short was smart enough to make a joke out of “not only A, but B” phrasing structure *by not actually having a “B” and showing it.* There is no new information you can symmetrically pair with “fashions” if you use “trend” because they’re synonyms.
So so great! I wish I could sky write “Has always been a protester, not only to the fashion of his times, but the trends of the thing," all over the skies of the world!
I know this is late, but what really stands out for me in this phrase is the word "thing", as if he ran out of inspiration at the end and could only think of the most obvious word available. Comedy is complicated....
William F Buckley would have responded the same way.
That's super. super marvelous
I love it. So dumb, so perfect. These people (Martin Short especially) are just amazing showbiz talents who use their time on earth to make us smile.
Beautifully said.
Sounds exactly like him. Best JL impersonation hands down!
Genius. "The Death of Emmett Till... I didn't even know he was sick."
@Don P Maybe he didn't understand who Emmet Till was, otherwise he wouldn't have done that joke. It certainly does not work today.
@@benjaminbarrera214 No, Martn Short knew who Emmett Till was. This is called satire. Sometimes satire is dark.
@@benjaminbarrera214 Boo Hoo Hoo! Dark comedy!
Feel free to sneer all you want - that is in poor taste. Yeah, yeah, it's satire, so edgy, you're so inferior, blah, blah, blah.
@Akronite87 Northrup Frye once wrote: "To pretend to be in poor taste at a funeral is to be in poor taste". I agree with him - and my generation (and his) arrived long before SCTV.
I've always admired this glorious lunatic but I've never seen this and it brings my admiration for him to an new high. Absolutely spot-on brilliant concept and performance. Marty, you are an atomic fission of talent.
I was lucky enough to see this and the whole show many years as a young guy...didn't show this one but maybe twice...SCTV was always on at the a.m hours.
Was an ending with dialing for dollars.
A treasure, on my worse day Martin makes me smile.
Talking Havanagella Blues!!!! Show me, do me!!! Brilliant.
I love how Jerry keeps stopping to look back at the rolling stone.
This is hands down one of the funniest sketches I’ve ever seen. NO NO NO, It ain’t meeeeee babe!
This makes me feel good...a lot. Simply mahvelous!
Man, I just LOVE Marty Short. He had such a BRILLIANT rapport with the real Jerry Lewis. ❤️ That lil baby laugh gets me every time. 😆
Marty is brilliant! What's not to love? 😂
"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)... WHAT?!!"
"Blood!!".
Martin short and Mike Myers are two of the funniest comedians ever
He should have gone on the road with that act. Gawd, Short is funny. I loved him and O'Hara in the Bergman parodies.
"Like a rolling........OH BOY!!!" 😱
Ontario, Canada is a hotbed for great comedians:
Martin Short, John Candy, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Phil Hartman, Kids In The Hall, Lorne Michaels (SNL creator), Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, etc
Many still going strong (Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy - Schitt's Creek) but sad to see some others no longer with us.
If I could have only one wish, it would be to play this for Bob Dylan just to see his reaction. No matter what it would be, it would be priceless.
I shouldn’t have laughed at “I didn’t even know he was sick”
Lolllll
I know...lol!
That's a FAMOUS Dylan number! Right?
1:45 just tears me up. Martin Short is just brilliant
The real Jerry Lewis should have appreciated this. Martin Short has such a sharp mind. Even his asides are amazing. During his TV interviews his show biz humor and zingers are the best. Physical comedy also so good.
ua-cam.com/video/6qdNlCD_BR4/v-deo.html
A lot.
I'm speechless.....tooooooo funny
Pure genius!!!
Watched a random SCTV clip. Two hours later..... Golden age of late night comedy, early SNL and Fridays
back when the world could laugh at itself...
@@mjproebstle The Onion is still at it
"Bob Dylan has always been a protester. Not only to the fashion of his times, but the friends of the thing...."
but the trends of the things :)
@@Peremptor Dang..that is what he said.
Jerry Lewis seeing Martin Short for the first time must have been amazing. "This one I like!" There is a special slot for this kind of genius that many never fit.
@@pressureworks Fake news hates happiness these days. Its always finding some bad thing about people (who are only human) and magnifying their bad side.
@@pressureworks Not very nice how you lump them all together like that... Obviously, you never grew up with a genius and have no idea what pain they endure at times in their lives. Some choose to pursue evil... some choose to do good in spite of their pain. Have a nice night/day.
When he quotes the prices and ends with "Even for goyim!" I burst out laughing.
Short is just amazing
Why didn't he finish naming the tracks on the album? ...Lay LAAADY Lay.
Jerry doesn't work blue?
exacty what i was thinking, what a perfectly missed joke
Rim Shot!
He stops just before Seven Curses, mirroring the long pause between the first and second curses on the Bootleg Series 2 track. See?
It was low hanging fruit.
A lot of talent on that show.
Comedy GOLD!
That was awesome lol
It was, wasn't it? LOL!
Martin Short doesn't think like the rest of us, LOL.
I don't think any of the SCTV cast members thought like the rest of us. That's how they were able to make a sketch show that makes Saturday Night Live and Fridays look like the worst seasons of In Living Color and MADtv.
This is just too good, it should be illegal!
"The Death of Emmett Till'? I didn't even know he was ill' lmaoooooo
I bought the album years ago. Sure, there's nothing like Bob Dylan, but when Jerry does Bob Dylan it gives you a whole new experience.
My favorite song on the album is "From A Buick 6". It runs on all 6 cylinders, and uses very little oil.
Just like the William Shatner version of Mr. Tambourine Man.
@@matthewgray469 Right. Shatner is now doing commercials about cpap cleaning equipment, and it seems to have revived his career.
When Jerry Lewis does *anything*, it's a whole new experience. It's kind of like suffering a really bad case of athlete's foot from head to toe while sliding down a steep, rocky hill on your face!
@@georgecoventry8441 I think you might have something there.
I would buy this album.
Brilliant!
How have I never known this existed? This will take weeks to unpack
that's REALLY GOOD
SCTV blew their entire weekly episode budget on that big paper mache rock!
The boulder rolling after him was genuinely terrifying.😳🤣🤣
They missed an opportunity...
" lay LADY! lay "
Some of those songs listed were not even released commercially yet, which mean Martin (or somebody he knew) had the Dylan bootlegs.
"It aint that expensive, even for goyim."
Genius !!!!!
I watched these geniuses back in 70s as a kid, and every time that I see one of their skits, I am reminded that my opinion that 95% of the cast members of every SNL season since Eddie and Piscopo left should have their eyelids and lips stapled shut is much too kind a sentiment to be wasted upon them.
Here Here. I agree!
You clearly never watched the show during the Phil Hartman era then, from 1988-1992 it was 1000 times funnier than anything on the show in the 70's up to the mid 80's.
@@greatunz67 as iconic as many sketches from the original cast are, it was still finding its way so there were also some of the most spectacular misses of the show's run, and the sense after chevy left that eventually everyone was going to be moving on to other things. by the time phil hartman arrived, eddie's time re-established the show as a saturday night must-see, but phil brought "the glue" to the show. he forged the first real "cast" since the original troupe, add the fact he was probably the most incredible character creator-i think about 220 different characters are attributed to him on snl and another 60 voices on the simpsons-and on top of that the high-powered veteran comic and big-screen talent came through during those years to be part of that cast & writers...yeah, it's the hartman years.
iirc he was on for seven seasons, which was a record-breaker for longest-serving cast member at the time
Martin short was absolutely brilliant .
Always loved Martin Shorts Ed Grimley,Jackie Rodgers Jr and senior...even the tragic accident with the tiger...my favorite was SNL where Howard Cosell played Ed's dad in the hospital...over the top always and that's what made our humor in the genx golden.
Never understood why they had those 2 brothers with the great white north...I actually seen that movie"Strange brew" what a total disaster...just not even funny...
Gotta say John Candy was the best...such a sad ending to a great comedien.
Martin Short doing serious Jerry is the greatest.
So true. One of the best skits where Short impersonates "serious Jerry" is in his SCTV, "Jerry Lewis Live on the Champs Elysees". The sailor suit rant at the halfway point is gold. ua-cam.com/video/GgwVdVmazYA/v-deo.html
@@jjwhyte14 that's exactly what I was referring to. Brilliant.
I used to watch this. It was brilliant and really funny. Most of the people on this show went on to become huge stars.
Love him so much ♥️
He does that too well. 🤣
Ridiculously funny!