Jimmy Stewart Roast

[wolfkarel]

6 people didn't receive a mescher-Schlitz!

[timsan55]

Fantastic, as you say it's mostly in the way he presents it, timing, working the audience, pausing so as not to kill the laughs, and varying the speed and pitch.

Amazing rare talent and no-one else now who can do this.

[texlavera]

Foster Brooks is golden! Its not so much the material he presents as the way he does it. The over-the-top drunk delivery is priceless. The stammering and stuttering get me every time. I laugh so hard at these clips I'm crying.... just like Deano is....

[crankbv1]

To me,it doesn't matter if the responses were staged. Few things on television are truly impromptue. This was entertainment of the highest order,and it makes me laugh even today.

[wrzoller47]

okay i lost it when he said he opened fire at 2 O Clock and shot off his wrist watch

[Eleanorfan1992]

Aww Lucille Ball!

[pooperscoopr69]

Stone Cold funny!!

[tnburn35]

1958Antimatter is an IDIOT!

[stabbification]

6 people hate themselves..and must make everything miserable.

[Cylon1013]

"And I wound up with a woof!" Wow...they really don't make comedy like this anymore. I love seeing Jimmy Stewart just laughing his head off.

[skeetv123]

Anyone notice the two guys laughing at 0:57 is copied to 3:59

[NYyankz225]

Such a fake drunk act. At least Dean semi-pulls it off.

[1958Antimatter]

The reaction shots are fake. I also hear that the last roasts weren't filmed with an audience at all, only a laugh track.

[kabukikitsune]

One thing that makes me laugh more at Foster is when I remember, that he never actually drank. He was a tetotaler, meaning he never drank at all. Story goes that one time he got pulled over and arrested for DUI when he was stone cold sober.

[ScorseseKubrick]

Roasting the greatest actor of all time! The only actor who can make any film good!

[savartman]

My father used to yet me stay up late and watch these roasts....foster brooks was always the best..... when he came on my dad and I would laugh till we cried.

[arlichar11]

this guy was at alot of roasts and killed it everytime ...good decision to have him as regular...you could make a dvd of just him at these roasts and make a lot of money..

he obviously didnt get enough credit, as i only recently discovered him.

[IIIIdepechemodeIIII]

The golden era of fucking comedy<--

[TotalDesignZ]

Marilyn. I agree and this comes from a guy that likes to cuss but all the roasts today are nothing but who can cuss the most and not funny either :(

Thanks for uploading :)

George

[MultiMrfalcon]

I think Ruth Buzzi gets a little ticked when Don is talking about her arms. CLASSIC!

[JIMJ32X]

I watch these videos every day, they always bring a smile. Foster Brooks was a true comedic genius. RIP sir and thank you so much for all the laughs!

[crownbeatsjack]

As a first generation Indian, I got to say I adore Don Rickles and the comedy of today. Dane Cook and Lisa Lampanelli make me wish I was born a few years earlier.

[crownbeatsjack]

These men are heroes. I wish my generation and I could hold a candle to them (at the very least).

[lizzyvance]

I’m 22 and wish Comedians could be this funny today. I have not laughed that hard in a while.

[kirkwallboy]

A handsome, captivating man. He has the audience in the palm of his hands every time I see him. I think his gentlemanly demeanor wins the day, and his self deprecating humour is a trump card. I would have loved to have seen him in lots of Hollywood movies, he sure had the makings of a man who did so much, yet hid his fire under a bushel.

[transistormedia]

Still cracks me up all these years later!

[lorrainewands]

I am 25 years old, but grew up watching "old" movies and things like this. I feel that I am the better for it and that so very many people my age have missed out on humor, talent, and a sense of propriety and discretion that I have been privileged to have been exposed to! They simply do not make things like they used to!

[seismiccowboy]

What is the significance of the whistle that he wears? Thanks.  Love Brooks!!

[bobthefreak09]

Wow Mickey Rooney was old then too.... haha.

[darrylhaynes]

all those great stars...so sad most of them are gone...they just dont make them like that anymore....fuck brad pitt....george cloney....

[wolfkarel]

Now THIS is comedy!

[JamesBond2777]

Dean exudes cool and Foster slurs out comedy, great clip!

[sharonit2006]

what is the nameof the woman with the brown shirt?

[jonnyheysus]

@sharonit2006 I'm pretty sure that's Lucille Ball

[JRRDPR]

@sharonit2006 THAT WAS LUCILLE BALL.

[Century21digitalBoi]

hahaha THIS is funny stuff

[Algonkin1964]

LOL!!! 1:47

[dharmaseed]

Every time I shot down some Messerschmidts, he gave me a mess o' Schlitz!!

Foster almost had Jimmy in tears before he started telling the story!

[Grouchomx]

I think Don Rickles is the only one alive at this point...

[vintagefan92]

Omgosh!!!!!!! That's Greer Garson at 2:20!

[MiltonJenkins]

If a comedian's job is to make you laugh, Foster has to be #1- I was literally howling and needing to grab things for balance. Unbelievably funny. Make sure you catch ALL his appearances. RIP Foster, I hope you know how good you were...are.

[choicesman2000]

lmao love it

[KaptKan1]

"What's the 'point spread' on Dolly this week?" Oh, man! Foster could say dang near anything, because he was "drunk". What a great act!

[Willisman1]

interestedMNM....Absolutely!

[gittar1]

i was living in an apartment on laurel canyon in 1963 .. foster brooks was the "manager "! but .. he was sober ... as i recall.!

[WhoAreI11]

What did Foster say at 0:54? It was hard to hear.

[007Bondx]

he said "your not half as sorry as I am"

[interestedMNM]

At one time he did have a drinking problem but he stopped drinking.  His drunken act was without a doubt the best. You can tell by the reactions from the other performers that they considered him a fantastic talent.

He was from Louisville, KY as am I and he was crazy back in his younger years on radio and TV at the station WAVE.

To me he is a genius!

[globbo100]

He was only acting drunk, but the way he exaggerated the drunkeness was truly amazing.

[mjdisneydork]

i'm young and i don't know ALL of these guys too well...but i notice that foster brooks is usually acting drunk..is it just that?..acting? or is he really like that?

[expatng1975]

Yes, it was an act. Foster stopped drinking sometime in 1964 on a dare by a friend and over a $10 bet. He had his battles with alcohol prior to that.

If Foster seemed so convincing to you, it was because he was that good.

Foster Brooks = An American Original!

[MagillJohnM]

just an act

[poundsand]

These folks were comic genius. It's a whole lot harder to be clean and funny.

[goodgoobelygoop]

The Comedy Central stuff of today is better than this. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[keithtarran]

FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Classic greats!

I love it.

Thank you for posting this.

George Vreeland Hill

[stickballtwo]

This show will live on on on great

[tommyboo21]

The old days were class. Nowadays it's trash.

[BlakeMason2]

The maytag repair man was there too!

[MagillJohnM]

it was esso, thats before the name changed to exxon

[Djchingon17]

Foster is a awesome..!!!

[TheRob8500]

He said....."Thank you Dolly Parton." lol, hilarious

[SounzNice]

what did foster say to dean at the beginning? thanks

[joesabido]

I think he said "You're not half as sorry as I am"

[arlichar11]

its funny they used to the whos who...now they use the least known ppl available for roasts... what the heck is up with that.... it would been a real treat to be at one of these things with such amazing ppl...

[beaverliqour]

pure genius

[wolfkarel]

"Action at two o'clock, action at two o'clock.....I opened fire at two o'clock and shot off my wrist watch"!

[tep954]

don rickles is great

[alwayssme]

omg hilarious , and good lord and god bless him,,, don rickles is still around

[wolfkarel]

"What's the point spread on Dolly this week?" lmao

[Portis1Luv]

rofl classic stuff

[Jdpnla2]

About halfway through the video, the cameraman was laughing so hard, the camera was shaking. Foster was AWESOME!

[RJY4356]

during the part about bombing Trenton?

[cho2be]

Fantastic

[Edhallick]

Oh man, Foster Brooks, I remember that dude. Can you imagine him coming out today with all the politically correct BS? He wouldn`t even get a gig at the local dive.

[jarheaddoc]

Funny, thats all it is.

[moedemama]

Don Rickles- the greatest entertainer of all time

[mglacken0410]

I read that Dean Martin had not had a drink for years but promoted the reputation as a gag.

[HeLLkAt31]

FUK!!! Now this is fukn comedy and all the greats are all over this show and now all the comedians are not even close to these legends, wat a fukn unfunny time we live in...

[hanno21664]

hello, read your post, yes my uncle told me once that,"this world is so PC and so touchy feely and so worried about offending someone or a group of people, the world forgot to know what it is like to laugh and have fun and laugh at eachother."

how true how true.

take care

[pdogone1]

they werent racist remarks...people understood what he was saying and it was taken in fun ..but your right if you try this on mainstream media ...you would be excoriated....

jimmy stewart fly in wwii as did clark cable and a host of other's who answered the call and left hollywood behind to serve their country..

[livingElvis]

And you'd think Dean Martin was the only one to get wasted on these roasts...

[martinracn06]

how come he always wears a whistle

[smiley4theworld]

Don't care for Don Rickles racist remarks...and I'm white. But looooooooves me some Foster Brooks. Remember watching these Roasts with my dad when I was a kid and crying I was laughing so hard. Thanks for posting : )

[peckingfury]

Shows your thin liberal skin is all. Don was not racist and the fact that you take offense to it only masks concerns you have yourself of being racist.

[rldavis1959]

Those were great shows with great entertainers.

[jackslicl100]

one of the funniest entertainers ever. thanks for the memories FOSTER.

[bernhardtsen74]

I have never seen any comedian funny drunk like him!

Besides Benny Hill

[wwrr98]

This guy is hilarious. R.I.P. Foster Brooks.

[lvonthebrain]

Not Foster's best performance. Rickels was also a little off his game. Still funny though.

[moedemama]

Don Rickles my fav

[Greenandscaly]

Foster could reduce a room to tears BEFORE he even got to the punch line. A one-of-a-kind comedic talent.

[anb740]

Brooks could sometimes bring an audience to cheers and laughs before he even got to the podium! This man was hilarious!!!

[JRRDPR]

Oh Thank You for this video.!!

[srvtrouble]

You make me smile Foster!!

[srvtrouble]

Whenever Im having a low day and feeling a bit ordinary..one of my remedys is to play these roast and chuckle at Foster Brooks..sheer Genius!!

[mrhomerbojangles]

Foster Brooks is one very , very funny guy and a man that can brighten up the gloomiest of days and bring a great deal of sunshine into the lifes of many, many, many people.

I have yet to see this man without breaking into histerical laughter.

Thanks for sharing

Greetings from England

[JustTMarketingLLC]

I just have to let you all know, that my grandfather has been gone for 8 years now,and we love to see the "younger crowd" discovering his work thanks to YouTube. I watch videos of him all the time but I think what makes us happiest, is seeing all of the loving and warm comments. The respect he still gets and I know that nothing would make my grandfather happier than knowing that to this day, people still laugh at his jokes. Thank you all for your genuine words, they really mean so much to us.

[marilynmortician]

Thank you so much for those kind words. As you can tell I am enamored with old school Hollywood. They definitely don't make comedy like they used to. Thank you for sharing!!!

[JustTMarketingLLC]

You are very welcome! Thank you for keeping his memory alive by posting his videos on here for everyone to enjoy. I never understood growing up, how special he was because he was always just grandaddy, but now that I am older I see how he makes people laugh and how he gets them through tough times and it makes me very proud. BTW - I am a huge old school hollywood fan myself ;)

[zx7gp]

He was your grandfather???duuuude!!!he was the best comic ever.He still is. take care!

[blackout010]

He was your grandfather?! I envy you! :)

[SR6646]

Bless You AND Him ,Was The BEST At WHAT HE DID,There Will Never Be Another Like Him.

[styx4ever1963]

@JustTMarketingLLC your comments are so true this stuff is hard to find anymore this is the way comedy should be and after all these years i still laugh out loud becuase there so hilarious! Thanks for the memories!

[vccstudents]

@JustTMarketingLLC I remember watching these sketches as a kid and seeing my father falling down laughing, watching your grandfather's act. I fell down with him. Your grandfather made generations laugh with him and will continue to do so for many more generations now and in the future!

[scottywaters2010]

@JustTMarketingLLC I love your grran...graann...your dads dad lol he is an inspiration to all of us.

[enapolillo]

@JustTMarketingLLC

I love Foster Brooks!

I created a Foster Brooks Fan Page on Facebook.com.

Please join if you are not already a fan!

[leirgauk]

@JustTMarketingLLC I'm a 21 year old boy from Norway, a country that's barely on the map and where they sadly never showed these roasts. Hell, we only had one TV station back then, until 1988 (no connection to the fall of communism... we like to believe). Anyway, I just wanna say that I discovered "old fashioned comedy" purely by coincidence, here on Youtube, and that I find it to be completely incomparable with the garbage (as I *now* know it) that we have today. Long live the memory of FB!

[Rawk4Life]

You're Foster Brooks' grandchild?

[e148]

That's "a mess of Schlitz" beer.

[blackout010]

"But then the...bagels of w...beagles...bugle...buh-BUHH­H...(hic)...the bugles of war-(hic)-sounded. And on that first mis-(hic)-mission Jimmy was the pilot and I was the naviGUHHHH...I was the na-(hic)-naa...I was the one with the S.O. roadmap."

I had to pause the video at that part...for TEN MINUTES I was doubled over laughing! There will NEVER be another to replace Foster Brooks!

[takethehighway711]

"Esso" is the brand name Standard Oil used before becoming Exxon. Back in the day, you got free road maps at gas stations...plus, your gas was pumped, your windshield cleaned, your oil level and tire pressure checked, and either trading stamps or free products...for less than 25 cents a gallon! Boy, do I feel old!

[kiminokami]

Feel how you want, but those were better days.

[25svbn]

Exxon is still called Esso in Canada.

[Gruurk2]

Pfft, I remember that too. You aren't alone.

[cueballnv]

I envy you, and the youth of today, myself included owe you a debt of gratitude for sharing those memories with us. Those WERE better days....

[verbusen]

@blackout010 FYI The road map was an Esso road map, what Exxon used to call themselves, probably changed their name later because Esso probably meant something bad somewhere in the world.

[Headbanger142]

I've only seen a few of the Roasts sadly. The Frank Sinatra and the Jimmy Stewart ones are my favorite. The bag fight with Ruth Buzzi was halarious!

[Coptic78]

Êvery time I shot down a Messerschnitz, he gave me a Messer schmils

[flatcarwillie]

Every time I shot down some Messerschmidts (German WWII fighter aircraft manufacturer), he gave me a mess a' Slitz (beer).

[Rhiaanon]

Foster Brooks was a comic genius!

[Ivan505050]

E' davvero esilarante, anche se non capisco ciò che dice. Si potrebbero avere i sottotitoli in italiano?

[Ivan505050]

Non capisco una parola di ciò che dice, ma le espressioni di Foster Brooks sono ugualmente esilaranti. Si potrebbero avere i sottotitoli in italiano?

[JRRDPR]

He is my type of comedian.I am on this level wouldn't be anywhere else,wouldn't want it too decent.:-))

[rexanater]

Lots of class acts in those days...Dean, Foster, Jimmy Stewart. Doesn't get any better.

[jazzlady40]

foster brooks is crazy

[isat84]

foster you was a genius god bless you man will miss rip