Heavens to Murgatroid! Fascinatin footage! You would never hear great writers of yesteryear (Lardner, James, Lewis, etc) mentioned on today's talk shows! Much as I love Groucho, I would love to hear more of Capote! Groucho seems to always be "ON"! Thanks for uploading! You've MADE my day & my week! CHEERS, mate! :-)
While Groucho was hanging out on this show, Jack Benny was hanging out on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carson told him he could come on as a guest any time - so he did. I think these old guys were probably lonely and missed the limelight. What harm did it do?
What hangups and issues commenters bring to YouTube! Getting upset about people who are dead and gone is like . . . getting upset that the Hittites don't have their own country any more, or all the trials and tribulations that the Zoroastrians suffered all those many years.
All I know is that when I'd drink and write I'd get really into it, save, wake up the next day, go through my daily rituals, get back to the book to check out what I'd written, and though I'd recall most of it, the method was out of step and I'd read what I'd gone through and be surprised how fluent it was, and how much better than I expected. Weird that one could throw out drunken writing entirely as though its a none/never scenario.
'That hit book like the one you had about Kansas' His reference to the novel In Cold Blood is boarderline sneering, and the fact that he keeps bringing up marrage when he's very well aware the Truman is a homosexual looks very much like he's trying to get him to react. He seems very jealous that Truman is an artist still very much relevant at that time while Groucho was left sitting in the grandstands with his golden years very much behind him.
Dick Cavett is *such* a phony! He's so enamored of Groucho Marx that he forgets that its Truman Capote's spot, not Groucho's. (Note that the audience applauds when Cavett suggests that Groucho is doiminating the conversation.)
Also, note Cavett's body language -- for the entire Capote spot he's facing not Capote but Marx.
If Groucho Marx cut a fart, Dick Cavett would be on his knees sniffing it, exclaiming: "Oh, you simply MUST do that again, Groucho! Oh, you must, you must!"
@62easthar62 Personally, earlier in the interview, Cavetts body language, and indeed actual language, was actually much more towards Capote and thats what set Groucho off in the first place. You get the impression that he probably felt a bit like a third wheel, whihc is probably why he decdied to go off on his own digressions and amuse himself with deliberately mis heard non-sequiteurs. Still, I think Groucho is a pretty funny guy and Capote is too polite to pull him up so they work quite well
Dick Cavett is *such* a phony! He's so enamored of Groucho Marx that he forgets that its Truman Capote's spot, not Groucho's. (Note that the audience applauds when Cavett suggests that Groucho is doiminating the conversation.)
Also, note Cavett's body language -- for the entire Capote spot he's facing not Capote but Marx.
If Groucho Marx cut a fart, Dick Cavett would be on his knees sniffing it, exclaiming: "Oh, you simply MUST do that again, Groucho! Oh, you must, you must!"
Groucho was definitely impressed by Capotes intellect. Groucho a very well read and smart man in his own right. I love when Capote says that comedy writing is the hardest form of writing there is. People writing for tv today probably think it's easy, probably because they can't do it.
Groucho had a tendency to take over every conversation and he could be pretty obnoxious. Look for the This Is Your Life Episode with Harold Lloyd, when Groucho made an unexpected appearance and hogged the camera. or when he was a guest panelist on What's My Line. I think it was George Burns said he didn't like Groucho because Groucho felt he always had to be "on" and always had to be funny and he wasn't a pleasant guy to be around. Maybe that's why 3 of his four wives ended up in institutions.
I think as one ages, they have regrest and tend to occasionally reproach themselves regarding what they "could have done" or "should have done." We all have petty jealousies and covet things that don't belong to us. We tend to wish we did better and understood more. As time goes by, we feel we've let ourselves down and become nostalgic. It's quite normal for Groucho to be bitter since his personality was so off the cuff and was always a bit coustic.
Somebody should have shot that damn boom microphone operator back then. I've often seen on the Cavett show where that boom idiot has the thing drooped down a yard lower than it should be. And he's so stupid that he doesn't even realize how it kept showing up on camera, time after time.
I was thinking the same thing, Groucho is totally dominating the interview. Like dude didn't you get your segement? Capote is being kind and biting his lip.
You have to wonder if Groucho isn't jealous of Capote's early success while Groucho lived hand to mouth in Vaudeville and later throught he depression years. Maybe too the jealousy stemmed from Groucho's life as a comic who was never taken seriously at the peak of his career. Whatever the reason there is resentment here and I think a rather petty jealousy of others successes especially as Groucho aged.
I agree with the last comment although I think CNN is improving greatly with the Switz show and the insider show following. This is great stuff, though. Poor Dick has to live and watch the shit on tv today. I wished Capote talked about Gore.
Interesting discussion but Groucho is a bit too dominant. As for drinking and writing or drugging and writing or painting, i think Truman is correct. For example Jackson Pollock couldn't paint while he was drunk which was unfortunate for him considering his out of control alcoholism. For me a little wine buzz is alright but anything more and I'm useless.
So sad... Capote at one point is discussing how noone can write whilst drinking. Its almost as though he knew that his career was over when he became involved with alcohol.
People like Groucho and Truman should live forever, it's such a shame that all their unique anecdotes and tales of their life experiences were lost forever upon their departure from our earthly shores.
grouchos a reprehensible douchebag for hogging that diffident little fellas moment... hes turned into one of those annoying old jewish men from new york city that you just wanna punch in their face and throw a seig heil and leave even when youre completely anti-nazi
I wonder if we'll ever again see the day where there will be a roundtable discussion with critically acclaimed, highly intelligent and skillful writers on television... And have it be watched.
for me he left a better impression. I think most people would say the marx brothers had more of an influence on the world than truman capote though. If you study the personal lives of both men, you will realize they have very similar behaviours in their human relatinships. since I greatly admire the marx brothers and since they are dead, i dont want to discuss what they brought to the surface on groucho in his later years out of respect for him
@MrJim12341121 Ah I see. Well I suppose it all depends on personal opinion. I never appreciated the Marx brothers style of humour, so naturally Capote would leave a better impression for me.
i know nothing about truman capote and have never read any of his books. I have seen all the marx brothers movies and seen you bet your life 100 times. GROUCHO
leaves the better legacy in my opinion although in this interview his ego is taking over for sure.
How many times was Groucho Marx on the dick cavett show because imdb says twice but when you go through youtube you find what appears to be him on at least six or so times.
Heavens to Murgatroid! Fascinatin footage! You would never hear great writers of yesteryear (Lardner, James, Lewis, etc) mentioned on today's talk shows! Much as I love Groucho, I would love to hear more of Capote! Groucho seems to always be "ON"! Thanks for uploading! You've MADE my day & my week! CHEERS, mate! :-)
JubalCalif 4 days ago
shut up groucho! so rude. truman hardly gets to talk.
ackamack101 1 month ago
I completely agree that a writer cannot create when he's drinking, edit sure, like a champ.
CanadianPsychotic 1 month ago
While Groucho was hanging out on this show, Jack Benny was hanging out on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carson told him he could come on as a guest any time - so he did. I think these old guys were probably lonely and missed the limelight. What harm did it do?
xander7ful 1 month ago
Dick: We'll be back -- probably!` Love his dry sense of humor!
jadentrez 2 months ago 2
Groucho is a grouchy douchebag.
jontykallis 3 months ago
Little did they know that one year later, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas would be written!
BobDylan1201 3 months ago
What hangups and issues commenters bring to YouTube! Getting upset about people who are dead and gone is like . . . getting upset that the Hittites don't have their own country any more, or all the trials and tribulations that the Zoroastrians suffered all those many years.
greengringo2003 3 months ago
God there's so much butthurt.
"BAWWW CAPOTE DIDN'T GET TO TALK BECAUSE MEAN OLD GROUCHO DIDN'T GIVE HIM A CHANCE."
What the hell did you expect? It's Groucho Marx. He did this all the time.
XanltheCSG 4 months ago
Truman Capote and Groucha Marx what a pair of legends
Ruby20111000 4 months ago 2
Truman Capote
Ruby20111000 4 months ago
Ah, the difference that three more cups of Joe makes in a conversation....
Or was it the tight shoes?
sclogse1 4 months ago
It's a shame that Groucho wasn't generous enough to give Truman a chance to speak
Patbuchanan 5 months ago 9
@Patbuchanan Groucho is fascinated by Capote and is taking the measure of Capote's knowledge with his questions.
duckman531 1 week ago
@duckman531 no hes not. hes just being rude because hes trying to make himself look relevant............ while time as passed him by.
JadeTomZ 2 days ago
All I know is that when I'd drink and write I'd get really into it, save, wake up the next day, go through my daily rituals, get back to the book to check out what I'd written, and though I'd recall most of it, the method was out of step and I'd read what I'd gone through and be surprised how fluent it was, and how much better than I expected. Weird that one could throw out drunken writing entirely as though its a none/never scenario.
dreaminggirlish 6 months ago
dick ask truman a question and groucho answers
hussnfussel7 7 months ago
Very interesting observations, youz people. Thank you!
TheBigDelicious 7 months ago
Hunter should have smacked Capote
ErikVaughnDillinger 7 months ago in playlist Marx Brothers documentaries & interviews
Groucho would be tolerable if his attention-seeking was humorous
dionusos2 7 months ago
@dionusos2
Well, you have to understand that Groucho was just one son amongst many.
Talking the way he does is part of how he grew up. If you don't talk, nobody
pays attention to you.
joshanator1 6 months ago
Conversation with these brilliant people is such a pleasure!!
merseywhogirl 8 months ago
'That hit book like the one you had about Kansas' His reference to the novel In Cold Blood is boarderline sneering, and the fact that he keeps bringing up marrage when he's very well aware the Truman is a homosexual looks very much like he's trying to get him to react. He seems very jealous that Truman is an artist still very much relevant at that time while Groucho was left sitting in the grandstands with his golden years very much behind him.
getmeinhere 8 months ago
This is great to see, considering I just finished reading a collection of Lardner's short stories.
Griwhoolda 8 months ago
Groucho, as much as I love him, is just patronizing Truman Capote.
clemintinelucas 9 months ago 3
It's even funnier when you close your eyes and pretend it's Droopy Dawg.
MiHiVidz 9 months ago 2
Wow, people smoking cigars on TV. Unthinkable nowadays.
MrRenealexis 9 months ago
Ol Marx's hogging the spotlight
xtrmsprts 9 months ago
Dick Cavett is *such* a phony! He's so enamored of Groucho Marx that he forgets that its Truman Capote's spot, not Groucho's. (Note that the audience applauds when Cavett suggests that Groucho is doiminating the conversation.)
Also, note Cavett's body language -- for the entire Capote spot he's facing not Capote but Marx.
If Groucho Marx cut a fart, Dick Cavett would be on his knees sniffing it, exclaiming: "Oh, you simply MUST do that again, Groucho! Oh, you must, you must!"
62easthar62 10 months ago
@62easthar62 Personally, earlier in the interview, Cavetts body language, and indeed actual language, was actually much more towards Capote and thats what set Groucho off in the first place. You get the impression that he probably felt a bit like a third wheel, whihc is probably why he decdied to go off on his own digressions and amuse himself with deliberately mis heard non-sequiteurs. Still, I think Groucho is a pretty funny guy and Capote is too polite to pull him up so they work quite well
BelatedCommiseration 9 months ago 2
Dick Cavett is *such* a phony! He's so enamored of Groucho Marx that he forgets that its Truman Capote's spot, not Groucho's. (Note that the audience applauds when Cavett suggests that Groucho is doiminating the conversation.)
Also, note Cavett's body language -- for the entire Capote spot he's facing not Capote but Marx.
If Groucho Marx cut a fart, Dick Cavett would be on his knees sniffing it, exclaiming: "Oh, you simply MUST do that again, Groucho! Oh, you must, you must!"
62easthar62 10 months ago
He did bring an elephant, a pink elephant to try to ignore in the middle of the room, and that was YOU Groucho!
werobanks 10 months ago
ahhh I love this!!
biggesthpfanever 10 months ago
Jim Fowler, WOW he has been on TV for a long time, still appears on late night TV with his animals
.
I didn't know he was on Cavett in 1969
pompom11 11 months ago
Check out the full episode on DVD.
Franks559 11 months ago
Clap failure 5:49
HelenKellersArmy 11 months ago
Groucho is such a conversation bogart.
FatBoySlim696 11 months ago
Sorry, the video answered my question. And how funny how he's asking him to get married, homophobia.
LaSerpentaCanta 1 year ago
was this before or after In Cold Blood?
LaSerpentaCanta 1 year ago
@LaSerpentaCanta After. In Cold Blood was '65 if I recall correctly.
ooaaveehoo 11 months ago
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@LaSerpentaCanta Several years after.
Franks559 11 months ago
Groucho was definitely impressed by Capotes intellect. Groucho a very well read and smart man in his own right. I love when Capote says that comedy writing is the hardest form of writing there is. People writing for tv today probably think it's easy, probably because they can't do it.
"Mind if I don't smoke?"
Groucho
bigsleep32 1 year ago
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bigsleep32 1 year ago
Thank you so very, very much for posting this marvelous piece of greta tv
TularosaSavage 1 year ago
Groucho had a tendency to take over every conversation and he could be pretty obnoxious. Look for the This Is Your Life Episode with Harold Lloyd, when Groucho made an unexpected appearance and hogged the camera. or when he was a guest panelist on What's My Line. I think it was George Burns said he didn't like Groucho because Groucho felt he always had to be "on" and always had to be funny and he wasn't a pleasant guy to be around. Maybe that's why 3 of his four wives ended up in institutions.
RRaquello 1 year ago 2
"I can't give you what your entitled to!" lol Groucho is a legend!
ZombieMegaman 1 year ago
I think as one ages, they have regrest and tend to occasionally reproach themselves regarding what they "could have done" or "should have done." We all have petty jealousies and covet things that don't belong to us. We tend to wish we did better and understood more. As time goes by, we feel we've let ourselves down and become nostalgic. It's quite normal for Groucho to be bitter since his personality was so off the cuff and was always a bit coustic.
Handiman544 1 year ago
Somebody should have shot that damn boom microphone operator back then. I've often seen on the Cavett show where that boom idiot has the thing drooped down a yard lower than it should be. And he's so stupid that he doesn't even realize how it kept showing up on camera, time after time.
themredweirdoshow 1 year ago
I was thinking the same thing, Groucho is totally dominating the interview. Like dude didn't you get your segement? Capote is being kind and biting his lip.
MAJazzy08 1 year ago 12
You have to wonder if Groucho isn't jealous of Capote's early success while Groucho lived hand to mouth in Vaudeville and later throught he depression years. Maybe too the jealousy stemmed from Groucho's life as a comic who was never taken seriously at the peak of his career. Whatever the reason there is resentment here and I think a rather petty jealousy of others successes especially as Groucho aged.
jperschino 1 year ago
Capote/Groucho, unfortunately the worlds just do not meet....
JiffySpook 1 year ago 2
sure wish that one chewing the scenery hog.. Groucho .. wouldn't have cut off
capote constantly....Groucho was so damn rude.. cj
catjohnson007 1 year ago 2
I agree with the last comment although I think CNN is improving greatly with the Switz show and the insider show following. This is great stuff, though. Poor Dick has to live and watch the shit on tv today. I wished Capote talked about Gore.
cumonthecross 1 year ago
5:00 - what a stupid story.
What would Capote have said if the blow-hard with the hat hadn't interrupted him, we'll never know
septip123 1 year ago
Groucho is a man who likes to be the centre of attention a sign of an inferiority complex. he spoils the whole thing with his petty demands on time.
mcdade10 1 year ago
that guy in a funny hat who da fak is he ???? such a fuktard ...seriously
ozzylaza 1 year ago
@ozzylaza
Groucho Marx! Educate yourself for once.
kingreich22 1 year ago 2
Interesting discussion but Groucho is a bit too dominant. As for drinking and writing or drugging and writing or painting, i think Truman is correct. For example Jackson Pollock couldn't paint while he was drunk which was unfortunate for him considering his out of control alcoholism. For me a little wine buzz is alright but anything more and I'm useless.
Darrylizer1 1 year ago
"Have you ever noticed that everything you hear wrong has a common theme to it?"
falstaffswims 1 year ago 2
So sad... Capote at one point is discussing how noone can write whilst drinking. Its almost as though he knew that his career was over when he became involved with alcohol.
WakaTakaB 1 year ago 2
great stuff! thanks!
ElaineAnderson1 1 year ago
Where is television like this today???
steve0281 1 year ago
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what book was he writing?
caramelizeme 1 year ago
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what book was he writing?
caramelizeme 1 year ago
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caramelizeme 1 year ago
Can't bare Groucho Marx -- total creep. Cavett should have had a chair and a whip to sit between Marx and Capote. He must have had a big ... .
DCFunBud 1 year ago
I am hobby writer and I can second this: It is impossible to write when you are really drunk.
VitoPossilipo 1 year ago
People like Groucho and Truman should live forever, it's such a shame that all their unique anecdotes and tales of their life experiences were lost forever upon their departure from our earthly shores.
Kenmorfdublin 1 year ago 2
What comic writer did Capote reference? Evan War? I'm like Groucho I can't hear him.
MillionDollarComp 1 year ago
@MillionDollarComp He referenced Evelyn Waugh, the author of Brideshead Revisited, Scoop and A Handful of Dust.
dunford2 1 year ago
grouchos a reprehensible douchebag for hogging that diffident little fellas moment... hes turned into one of those annoying old jewish men from new york city that you just wanna punch in their face and throw a seig heil and leave even when youre completely anti-nazi
xtrmsprts 1 year ago
i love the boom mic dangling above capote hehe.
devianaut 1 year ago
@devianaut Hahah yeah. Epic epic guy. But I call him "Truman" like I know him. I wish.... :)
iamthemaster100000 1 year ago
I wonder if we'll ever again see the day where there will be a roundtable discussion with critically acclaimed, highly intelligent and skillful writers on television... And have it be watched.
Yellothar4 1 year ago 2
No writer can write when he is drunk impossible
completely right
enaikra 1 year ago
What an asshole Groucho was.
stargate121 1 year ago
Do my eyes deceive me, or is Tru sober here?
Must have been the last time.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
@wheelinthesky300 - Maybe so, but he was slobbering all over himself.
Alvin4NY 1 year ago
for me he left a better impression. I think most people would say the marx brothers had more of an influence on the world than truman capote though. If you study the personal lives of both men, you will realize they have very similar behaviours in their human relatinships. since I greatly admire the marx brothers and since they are dead, i dont want to discuss what they brought to the surface on groucho in his later years out of respect for him
MrJim12341121 1 year ago
@MrJim12341121 Ah I see. Well I suppose it all depends on personal opinion. I never appreciated the Marx brothers style of humour, so naturally Capote would leave a better impression for me.
MrHeslopian 1 year ago
For heaven's sake, Groucho, shut the fuck up!
MrHeslopian 1 year ago
@MrHeslopian what the heck are you talking about?
UneducatedGenius 1 year ago
@UneducatedGenius Read the conversation I was having with "MrJim" and you'll find out.
MrHeslopian 1 year ago
i know nothing about truman capote and have never read any of his books. I have seen all the marx brothers movies and seen you bet your life 100 times. GROUCHO
leaves the better legacy in my opinion although in this interview his ego is taking over for sure.
MrJim12341121 1 year ago
@MrJim12341121 If you haven't read any of Capote's books, then how can you estimate his legacy alongside someone else's?
MrHeslopian 1 year ago
@MrHeslopian i am not comparing capote and marx's legacy.
MrJim12341121 1 year ago
@MrJim12341121 You said that Marx left a better legacy than Capote. That sounds like a comparison to me.
MrHeslopian 1 year ago
groucho ignorant insecure show off trying to tell a great writer how it works what a shithead
alsmed 1 year ago
Groucho is trying to get laughs, but the audience isn't biting.
doodace 1 year ago
Groucho is trying to get laughs, but the audience isn't biting.
doodace 1 year ago
whatever....Groucho was/ is the greatest
carva9 1 year ago
Capote was great. I didn't like how Groucho took over the conversation :(
wownouser 1 year ago
At 8:08 Truman Capote starts getting pissed off
kpatch3456 2 years ago
I think both Capote and Groucho have a great rapport, and if Groucho was hogging the chat at times, then Capote remained a truly Southern gentleman.
dancingdiplodocus 2 years ago
I wonder why groucho was like that? He hogs up the time and often isn't funny.
Make no mistake, he was digging at capote's homosexuality, and it's obvious capote is agitated. I kind of like the tension groucho made there.
WintersWar 2 years ago
Jesus Christ, Shut up Groucho! He just goes on and on and on....
Shepherdess 2 years ago
Groucho hogs the conversation. I wanted to hear more from Truman!
ritasid 2 years ago
I think Groucho wanted to be a co-host or have his own show. He was very rude.
xander7ful 1 year ago
lmao groucho
greeniem 2 years ago
you dont see this type of wonderful calm discussion anymore.
Its always all about the host trying to spin off one liners now it seems.
This has been a pleasure to watch.
theichorvile 2 years ago 62
@theichorvile It reminds me a lot of Parkinson in the UK, which was on until very recently.
fanaticdestroyer 1 year ago
@theichorvile Why do they not make talk shows like this anymore?
SethHesio 1 year ago
@theichorvile i agree. :-)
Talulah1997 1 year ago
@theichorvile You see it a lot on European TVs.
ScorseseKubrick 1 year ago
@theichorvile Charlie Rose...
TheJudgeNYC 6 months ago
@theichorvile Yes, I very much agree. Thanks.
Huntgoddessfishery 4 months ago
Great scene
pansemuckl 2 years ago
LOVE Groucho's hat!!!
bjnevin 2 years ago
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"When you're a Homo-lone..." aahahaha
Groucho!
dynamicfailure 2 years ago
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dynamicfailure 2 years ago
Great tv lives for all of time here on you tube!I cancelled my cable!!!!!!
jumpers3 2 years ago 25
Was is the name of the English comic novelist, please?
TheodoraCarolina 2 years ago
Evelyn Waugh? wrote books like Vile Bodies & Decline and Fall.
Tropicaliak 2 years ago
Thank you very much, English is not my first language and all those vogals to-gether in colloquial talk can be hard to understand.
TheodoraCarolina 2 years ago
glad to help...I imagine many English speakers wouldn't have been able to figure it out either.
Tropicaliak 2 years ago 2
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@Tropicaliak and of course "brideshead revisited"
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If Groucho likes Ring Lardner, I'm ordering those books now. Groucho is GOD.
And who's that sissypants who can't talk? Groucho so PWNED him anytime he wanted.
jp00349 2 years ago
A Great Writer, A Great Comedian, A Great Interviewer and A Great Animal Caretaker
zubalu12 2 years ago
David Cavett was an amazing host because he allowed the stars to talk, in those days he also had to pretend he didnt understand
anthonynewsome 2 years ago
Dick Cavett
SethHesio 2 years ago 2
got a message from you, what do you mean???????????
anthonynewsome 2 years ago
I felt kind of akward when Groucho asked Truman if he had considedred marriage.
EffLabels 2 years ago
I think that was the idea.
TheodoraCarolina 2 years ago
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How many times was Groucho Marx on the dick cavett show because imdb says twice but when you go through youtube you find what appears to be him on at least six or so times.
djang0ja22 2 years ago
The anchor is so fucking dull he doesn't even catch groucho's drift.
sonnycrafty 2 years ago
Too bad late night talk shows don't have this format any longer. Late night talk shows then provided for much stimulating thought. AI4QT
AI4QT 2 years ago 3
I've got to know why Philip S Hoffman gotta Oscar years ago.
Capote's way of talk like 1 time one hears that, one never forgets. There's some strange strong attraction for me.
YUMAKEN 2 years ago
Davettbiter, Do you have Capotte's first appearance?
macco360 2 years ago