foster makes my sides hurt--with laughter. looking at the audience--there is no way that small group makes that much noice--do you think its studio beefed up??
i live in ohio 2 i am only a 40 min drive from steubenville ..everytime i go there i pass a sign that says welcome to steubenville the home of Dean Martin ..
Those guys and ladies could rock the world without being offputting. It was all about love for the craft, or starvation. Notice when most of them were born. I wouldn'ta sent my child to "college" in those days. Between 1895-1945 most of our ancestors died.
Most of these roast characters worked from childhood without degrees and showed what a true soul could do. God also knows how to tap dance, just in case.
Folks, the one and only Foster Brooks.... man that guy was funny! Watch all the other celebrities throughout these different roast watching Foster... They laugh the hardest of all.
Y'all HAVE TO hear Foster Brooks sing the twelve days of Xmas! You can find it on YouTube....you need Kleenex cuz' it'll have you laughing so hard you cry!!
You got a problem calling him names ? Yep - you got a real problem besides not being able to appreciate decent humour. If the late great Orsen Welles thinks he's funny then he's funny.
i'm just learning who foster brooks is through youtube clips -- he's before my time. It's rare now to have anyone noteworthy who only plays one shtick. I'd say the closest thing to this is Stephen Colbert.
When youre a kid and you get a chance to stay up just a little bit later, you catch a glimpse at this. Usually shows like this air either on Friday or Saturday. This particular roast was etched in my mind. I couldnt grasp the humor of the other comedians, but Foster Brooks was humor that grabbed you, held on and wouldnt let go. His belching and struggling to get those drunken words out was funny. Now that Im in my 40s, Im glad that You Tube could keep this brand of entertainment going.
@Steadyrock100 I will have to agree you-tube is a good thing if used right,so much garbage. but it's like going back through a time portal and remember things of my past that were fun, watching ole Foster was great.
Emergency vasectomy on a great horny owl LOL Priceless. Foster Brooks was great. There isn't any comedians nowadays that is as funny. they all have to rely on cussing and swearing to be funny.
Dean was so handsome, he looked like a very latin lover, cause he looks latin.
Where was he from?
Maybe this will help.
Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio to Italian immigrant parents, Gaetano and Angela Crocetti (née Barra). His father was an immigrant from Abruzzo, Italy, and his mother was an Italian of part Neapolitan and part Sicilian ancestry.
they just don't comedians like Brooks any more now these days its all about random loud noices, gross out jokes, random stuff and just plain offensive stuff.
Thanks so much for posting these - there is nothing like laughter to heal the soul and these guys were the greatest entertainers ever. You are so kind.
@TheSteelersrock1010 - are you serious, there are so many towns within 45 minutes of Steubenville. And driving time is so relative there, it depends on whether you like to challenge Sheriff Abdala and his crew on the Jefferson Co. highways. Do you want me to go through all of the possiblities? It could be Bergholz, Oh; Pittsburgh, Pa (possible since you are a Steelers fan, but not necessarily); Wheeling, Wv; Lisbon, Oh; or one of another dozen towns in a 25-35 mile radius. Now what?
Foster Brooks and other comedians from his era were deserving of performing on television. Their hard work that was crafted over time resulted in writing and delivering quality, creative, funny bits. Their professional performance resulted in quality entertainment for the viewer. Today there is no standard for how to treat the viewer and we are subjected to performers who are ALWAYS young, with scripted, dull, filth to deliver like showroom dummies. BRING QUALITY BACK!
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Old isn't necessarily better, nor is new necessarily worse. Brooks is a good performer, but he's more or less a one-trick pony. There were plenty of other great performers back then too, but for you to paint everyone with the same brush (both then and now) simply gives the impression that you're ignorant.
@MEthistime I have to agree with you. Being born in 1977 myself, I have to say that much of the creativity seems to be gone, and I can't think of many performers who get people to laugh from just pure material. In a world where everything is supposed to PC, you wouldn't know it by the BS that you get on TV!
Did you notice that it was dirty as hell without the first curse word or sexual comment. That was and is talent. tOO BAD IT DOESN' T EXSIST ANYMORE. The only one that comes close today is Dennis Miller.
@starr522 i agree with you. but ive seen lots of funny folks on Comedy Central specials. for some reason there not promoted. its like TV producers are scared of "real talent" and just want the cheap laughs. i could watch these guys for hours.
@starr522 i love these ones! i hate this Lisa Lampanelli! she is a foul mouthed SLUT and she needs to realize that u can be funny and BRUTAL without cussing and swearing every other word! GAHHH!
Barry didn't know what Foster
frank47hammer 12 hours ago
Gee. a comedian that's funny without being vulgar. These were hilarious back in the day too.
donnyp1966 2 days ago
Anyone know what he said at 1:33 ?
jcq1961 1 week ago
@jcq1961 I think he said pish posh
sarcastictrap 3 days ago in playlist foster brooks
he actually never drank...me was mimicking his drunk uncle"s...as a child
bigd69er 3 weeks ago
@bigd69er He actually did drink. He was an alcoholic and quit drinking in 1964.
frank47hammer 23 hours ago
The best of his time "anytime"
joemat248 3 weeks ago
"its a dirty job that's somebody's gotta do"
poor owl!
12Linen 1 month ago
Absolute genius
dismaltrader 1 month ago
As this boring bald buffon just told you! (LMAO)
styx4ever1963 1 month ago
Cool!
BooBop1987 1 month ago
we miss you dean
crow672008 1 month ago
@crow672008 I miss Dean. He was the best straight man in comedy. Period
frank47hammer 23 hours ago
foster makes my sides hurt--with laughter. looking at the audience--there is no way that small group makes that much noice--do you think its studio beefed up??
windstorm1000 2 months ago
Orson Welles, Jimmy Stewart, Foster Brooks... all those men.. What a fortune is sitting there!
7coco3 4 months ago
"In concluu...in concluhuu...as I leave you tonight..."
xander7ful 4 months ago 2
Watching this is equivelent to running on a treadmill in amount of gut vibrations per second you endure.
poeun 4 months ago
"in conc.. in concl... as i leave youuu... "quality!
lawndog6794 5 months ago 3
These guys were the last of the true entertainers. The industry today is vapid and talentless.
TexasSheepdawg21 5 months ago 4
no comedian alive today can hold a candle to these truly great legends!
spikeit316 6 months ago 2
was that mid 1970's,how funny was the Dean Martin roast?
johnny0g 6 months ago
I was just a little kid when these aired. Foster Brooks cracked me up every time.
rhart123 6 months ago
i live in ohio 2 i am only a 40 min drive from steubenville ..everytime i go there i pass a sign that says welcome to steubenville the home of Dean Martin ..
TheSteelersrock1010 8 months ago
@TheSteelersrock1010
Wow. Thanks so much.
Those guys and ladies could rock the world without being offputting. It was all about love for the craft, or starvation. Notice when most of them were born. I wouldn'ta sent my child to "college" in those days. Between 1895-1945 most of our ancestors died.
Most of these roast characters worked from childhood without degrees and showed what a true soul could do. God also knows how to tap dance, just in case.
:)
24applebaby 3 months ago
Brooks had that act absolutely mastered!! You just crack up looking at him!!
Gman6755 8 months ago 2
is that all he does? is drunk jokes?
jess401 8 months ago
@jess401 that was his shtick...kept him working for 30 years
brabon1 8 months ago
I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Today's comics don't come near.
MrUltraworld 8 months ago 3
.....sitting by the campfire, roasting our weinies and warming our buns....LOL..
smush48 8 months ago
Foster Brooks = genius
blancmel21 8 months ago
I love these. Foster Brooks cracks me up!
mjcpr 8 months ago
"My bossum swells with pride........something Ruth Buzzi might even envy" LMAO!
aitraining 9 months ago 3
ROTFL!!!! <---dyingggg!!!@@@ 3:37 "In Con-cluuu In Con-cluuu... As I leave Youuuuu..."!!! HaaaHaaa!
The Old Skool Comedians Are the BEST!!!
MrsD7777 10 months ago
Folks, the one and only Foster Brooks.... man that guy was funny! Watch all the other celebrities throughout these different roast watching Foster... They laugh the hardest of all.
JedHowe 10 months ago
Y'all HAVE TO hear Foster Brooks sing the twelve days of Xmas! You can find it on YouTube....you need Kleenex cuz' it'll have you laughing so hard you cry!!
pinkandpurty1 11 months ago
@pinkandpurty1 Just seen it!!! OMG! HaaaHaaaHaaa!!!! Part of a bird in a pearrr tttrrr-eeeeeee!"
Foster Brooks sings The Twelve Days of Christmas!!! <---Promote it! :D
MrsD7777 10 months ago
I use to watch these roast when I was a kid. Foster Brooks was one of my favorite comedians. His drunk act busted me up. Thanks for getting it.
dereklasenby1442 11 months ago
A TRUE COMEDIC GENIUS!!
gordondelma 11 months ago
"Boring, bald Baffoon" LOL.
gooncomic 11 months ago
That's the Duke. Damn!
Rabadamtimtimti 1 year ago
Class Act Foster- no one has copied your act- it stands tall after these years
JG40061 1 year ago 2
Who voted against this video? Must be a communist
mysticgatekeeper 1 year ago 2
1:30 sensored! rarely see that; foster was always good
sownzgr8 1 year ago
The funny thing is that you know he is not actually drunk
lumberjak5010 1 year ago 49
@lumberjak5010
Take a look at the Lulu McConnell video I put up, for some more incredible drunk acting.
LaffTherapy 1 year ago
@lumberjak5010 I forgot how amazingly funny Foster Brooks was, I was crying watching this!
Gman6755 1 year ago
@lumberjak5010 You are correct, he never touched a drop his whole life
Superman679 5 months ago
@lumberjak5010 LMFAO could of fooled me man!!.
when i watched this I REALY THOUGHT HE WAS COMPLETELY TANKED!! XD
LordZacknafien 3 months ago
@lumberjak5010 he actually used to be a drunk at one point in his life
Broofsteven 3 months ago
gosh i love this what a showman
TheBoxcar9 1 year ago
Think of Jim Carey speaking out of his rectum. There are dolts who actually believe he' s funny in comparison to Brooks.
pooperscoopr69 1 year ago
not one f word needed to be funny. Thats comic genius.
stockjonebills 1 year ago 3
There will never be another like him. For that matter there will never be comedy like this ever again. Foster Brooks is a legend, we all miss you sir
BlaineFan25 1 year ago
You got a problem calling him names ? Yep - you got a real problem besides not being able to appreciate decent humour. If the late great Orsen Welles thinks he's funny then he's funny.
MsBedwell 1 year ago
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WHAT TOTAL YANK SHITE, CHAPS A DRUNKEN CUNT NOTHING ELSE., A WASTED SPACE.
michaelwright999 1 year ago
Foster was a comic genius.
He was great.
I miss him.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 1 year ago 3
@Methistime Very well said!
SchillFSU 1 year ago
dude!! is that john wayne at 3.33??
Vincent0Vegas 1 year ago
@Vincent0Vegas Yep, thats john wayne
classicphile 1 year ago
i'm just learning who foster brooks is through youtube clips -- he's before my time. It's rare now to have anyone noteworthy who only plays one shtick. I'd say the closest thing to this is Stephen Colbert.
jbailyn 1 year ago
"To this day that owl is looking for you, Dean ..."
I love it!!!
chitchatt2006 1 year ago
This Man Was The Best!!!! His Act Was Clean, I Miss The Days Of Clean Comedy!!!
Bomentz 1 year ago
This is nowhere near as funny as Foster's roast of Don Rickles :(
alshouse 1 year ago
.....as I leave youuuu
Coptic78 1 year ago
"...As this (showing to Don rickles) boring baboon just told youuuuu...."
hahahahaha
Coptic78 1 year ago
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DoUWanna007 1 year ago
Ow. My head hurts from laughing!
theknowbeing 1 year ago 2
When youre a kid and you get a chance to stay up just a little bit later, you catch a glimpse at this. Usually shows like this air either on Friday or Saturday. This particular roast was etched in my mind. I couldnt grasp the humor of the other comedians, but Foster Brooks was humor that grabbed you, held on and wouldnt let go. His belching and struggling to get those drunken words out was funny. Now that Im in my 40s, Im glad that You Tube could keep this brand of entertainment going.
Steadyrock100 1 year ago 20
@Steadyrock100 - Well said!
rickw1100 3 months ago
@Steadyrock100 I will have to agree you-tube is a good thing if used right,so much garbage. but it's like going back through a time portal and remember things of my past that were fun, watching ole Foster was great.
drfeltthesnatch 1 month ago
what show is this
randomguy209 1 year ago
@randomguy209 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
steven8124 1 year ago
funny without being dirty. so funny.
pattiemac1 1 year ago 2
FOSTER BROOKS WAS THE MAN RIGHT BEHIND DON RICKLES
michaeldavis678 1 year ago
I cannot decide of which roast of Forest's is the funniest.:-))
JRRDPR 1 year ago
@JRRDPR ..and i can't decide how you found this video if you though this name was "Forest".
Fuckwit.
mapache11 1 year ago
So sad we have lost this type of comedy forever ... the same happened with the greats of British comedy ... we have lost something very precious!
Rikitocker 1 year ago
Yeah but he never roasts George Carlin.
Death1Ikki 1 year ago
absolute GOLD!!!
OldFreeSpiritCarmen 1 year ago
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I did not understand a single word he said. What is so funny about his slurring his words and stuttering/burping the whole time?
M1st3rPr3s1d3nt 1 year ago
Unfortunatly, you seem to be a majority of one.
steven8124 1 year ago
i couldn't stop wiping the tears away to keep from laughing so hard LOL
EternalGodling 1 year ago 5
Emergency vasectomy on a great horny owl LOL Priceless. Foster Brooks was great. There isn't any comedians nowadays that is as funny. they all have to rely on cussing and swearing to be funny.
impala3400 1 year ago
Barry Goldwater was at the table!
And he didn't look like he appreciated the "off color" jokes....
sternumagnum 1 year ago
Watch at 2:35, a rare moment when Foster has to hold back a laugh! First class talent!!
bernese3 1 year ago
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By Linda;
Dean was so handsome, he looked like a very latin lover, cause he looks latin.
Where was he from?
Maybe this will help.
Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio to Italian immigrant parents, Gaetano and Angela Crocetti (née Barra). His father was an immigrant from Abruzzo, Italy, and his mother was an Italian of part Neapolitan and part Sicilian ancestry.
pittycross 1 year ago
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..................Dean was so handsome, he looked like a very latin lover, cause he looks latin.
Where was he from?......................
Here Linda, maybe this will help.
Dean Martin
Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio to Italian immigrant parents, Gaetano and Angela Crocetti (née Barra).
Ok?
pittycross 1 year ago
My bosom swells with pride, something Ruth Buzzi might even envy. LOLOL
dharmaseed 1 year ago
Dean was so handsome, he looked like a very latin lover, cause he looks latin.
Where was he from?
linda1067 1 year ago
@linda1067 Hahaha! Italy.....at least his parents were. He didn't speak English til he was like 4 or 5, so funny you should ask :D
seajayaway 1 year ago
3:34 John Wayne!?
abmangaka 1 year ago
Don Rickles always cracks up when Foster Brooks does his act.
LemmeLieHere 1 year ago 2
lmfao foster well done timeless rip
choicesman2000 1 year ago
they just don't comedians like Brooks any more now these days its all about random loud noices, gross out jokes, random stuff and just plain offensive stuff.
johnhamilton08 1 year ago 3
Thanks so much for posting these - there is nothing like laughter to heal the soul and these guys were the greatest entertainers ever. You are so kind.
MsBedwell 1 year ago 4
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i dont understand . Everyone fosters mpresion is the same . Everybody seems to be drunk
Nikola300c 2 years ago
Great stuff thanks for posting!
styx4ever1963 2 years ago 5
This aired February 27, 1976.
swami1 2 years ago
Where was John Wayne? He isn't on the dais but you see him in closeups.
Nighttime1969 2 years ago
"I was Dean's scoutmaster in, in, Ohio. In Stupidville." Nice Foster. LOL.
I come from Steubenville and have heard that joke sooo many times. I love that even Foster Brooks pulled that on him!!!
LadyMellott 2 years ago 6
I'm from Cincinati
AzumangaGirl101 2 years ago
i live only like a 45 min drive from Steubenville if you really are from Steubenville you should be able to guess where i am from
TheSteelersrock1010 2 years ago
@TheSteelersrock1010 - are you serious, there are so many towns within 45 minutes of Steubenville. And driving time is so relative there, it depends on whether you like to challenge Sheriff Abdala and his crew on the Jefferson Co. highways. Do you want me to go through all of the possiblities? It could be Bergholz, Oh; Pittsburgh, Pa (possible since you are a Steelers fan, but not necessarily); Wheeling, Wv; Lisbon, Oh; or one of another dozen towns in a 25-35 mile radius. Now what?
LadyMellott 2 years ago
He makes me have to run to the bathroom!
Gaygarious 2 years ago 2
Foster Brooks and other comedians from his era were deserving of performing on television. Their hard work that was crafted over time resulted in writing and delivering quality, creative, funny bits. Their professional performance resulted in quality entertainment for the viewer. Today there is no standard for how to treat the viewer and we are subjected to performers who are ALWAYS young, with scripted, dull, filth to deliver like showroom dummies. BRING QUALITY BACK!
MEthistime 2 years ago 104
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Old isn't necessarily better, nor is new necessarily worse. Brooks is a good performer, but he's more or less a one-trick pony. There were plenty of other great performers back then too, but for you to paint everyone with the same brush (both then and now) simply gives the impression that you're ignorant.
johnnytastetest 2 years ago
@MEthistime Unfortunately I'm afraid it's too last to bring this kind of quality in comedy back. Thank god that we have these to watch!
KnoxBlondie 1 year ago
@MEthistime I have to agree with you. Being born in 1977 myself, I have to say that much of the creativity seems to be gone, and I can't think of many performers who get people to laugh from just pure material. In a world where everything is supposed to PC, you wouldn't know it by the BS that you get on TV!
TheSeeker0131 1 year ago
everybody loves a drunk......lol.....
smush48 2 years ago
Did you notice that it was dirty as hell without the first curse word or sexual comment. That was and is talent. tOO BAD IT DOESN' T EXSIST ANYMORE. The only one that comes close today is Dennis Miller.
starr522 2 years ago 113
@starr522 Are you kidding? Dennis Miller is about as funny as the Zapruder film.
rodmunch1973 2 years ago 5
That why it' s called an opinion my friend.
starr522 2 years ago
@starr522 i agree with you. but ive seen lots of funny folks on Comedy Central specials. for some reason there not promoted. its like TV producers are scared of "real talent" and just want the cheap laughs. i could watch these guys for hours.
maskedwalnut 2 years ago
That is because there was a time when comedy was an art form. Not, lets see how raunchy I can do this to get a laugh.
steven8124 1 year ago 3
@starr522 but they could be way more racist and it was acceptable... one clip don rickles is giving sammi davis jr so much shit for being black.
clint1663 1 year ago
@starr522 I agree. Dennis Miller is way under-appreciated. I love the obscure literary references, especially.
LordReay 1 year ago
@starr522 i love these ones! i hate this Lisa Lampanelli! she is a foul mouthed SLUT and she needs to realize that u can be funny and BRUTAL without cussing and swearing every other word! GAHHH!
jusaLOSER 1 year ago
this was great back then and now even more so! I miss all of them. This humor is priceless!
PlayIt4MeAgainSam 2 years ago 8
2:12 orsons look pricelessss!!!!
bingbongstar 2 years ago 5
Thanks for sharing this!!!
rvjayoung 2 years ago 2
Love him!:-))
JRRDPR 2 years ago
roasting our weinies and of course our buns. hilarious 5/5 and faves friend request and subed
americajn768 2 years ago 3