In one of his memoirs, George recalled doing this at a benefit with Debbie Reynolds' husband, Harry Karl. Apparently, George didn't like him, because when Karl said he was nervous about his part before their entrance, George assured him he'd be okay, and that when their music cue began, he should "start on your left foot". He then whispered to Jack, "Start on your right foot"....
This was one of George's favorite routines; it was supposedly based on a vaudeville act he once knew [claiming it was "the worst one I ever saw"]. He and Jack often performed this at charity benefits (and occasionally, on TV) with several "guest partners": Bing Crosby did it with them on one of Jack's 1954 filmed episodes...and, yes, Gregory Peck joined them on one of Jack's specials in the late '60s.
No, this is from a Christmas 1958 broadcast targeted for members of the USO. On the same program, Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong hype their upcoming movie THE FIVE PENNIES, which was released August 1959. About a decade later, Benny and Burns performed this same skit on TV with Gregory Peck. Burns and Benny had been performing this bit as early as the 1940s, with show biz pals such as Bert Wheeler (formerly of Wheeler & Woolsey) playing the third member of the trio.
I believe this is more like 1968. you may be confusing it with a similar skit he did with burns and crosby on his half hour tv show several years earlier.
In one of his memoirs, George recalled doing this at a benefit with Debbie Reynolds' husband, Harry Karl. Apparently, George didn't like him, because when Karl said he was nervous about his part before their entrance, George assured him he'd be okay, and that when their music cue began, he should "start on your left foot". He then whispered to Jack, "Start on your right foot"....
fromthesidelines 4 months ago
This was one of George's favorite routines; it was supposedly based on a vaudeville act he once knew [claiming it was "the worst one I ever saw"]. He and Jack often performed this at charity benefits (and occasionally, on TV) with several "guest partners": Bing Crosby did it with them on one of Jack's 1954 filmed episodes...and, yes, Gregory Peck joined them on one of Jack's specials in the late '60s.
fromthesidelines 4 months ago
I remember seeing a clip of Jack and George doing this bit with Gregory Peck years later.
MaskedMan66 6 months ago
Super entertainers can be good just by being bad!
pegcage 8 months ago
@pegcage As it's been said, you really have to know how to do something in order to do it poorly.
MaskedMan66 6 months ago
One person has no sense of comedic history.
pegcage 8 months ago
No, this is from a Christmas 1958 broadcast targeted for members of the USO. On the same program, Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong hype their upcoming movie THE FIVE PENNIES, which was released August 1959. About a decade later, Benny and Burns performed this same skit on TV with Gregory Peck. Burns and Benny had been performing this bit as early as the 1940s, with show biz pals such as Bert Wheeler (formerly of Wheeler & Woolsey) playing the third member of the trio.
horrormovieshows 1 year ago
I believe this is more like 1968. you may be confusing it with a similar skit he did with burns and crosby on his half hour tv show several years earlier.
bigred997 1 year ago