That "ass kissing show" has emotion. It doesnt matter if you think they deserve praise. Thats understandable. But its great for understanding how certain people think. Great show.
This is a man whose accomplishments boil down to this: writing for some soap operas, some unmemorable work on Broadway, a mostly forgotten novel (which apparently had something to do with heraldry), and a somewhat interesting but extremely ass-kissing interview show. It's not a bad list of achievements, but it's strange that he'd be led to carry himself as though he's Tennessee Williams or Francis Ford Coppola.
hahahaha what the fuck are you people talking about. The only time he talked about himself was in the context of thanking the people who supported him. He's pompous because he says what he was doing when they helped him?
"On October 10th, 2010, Lipton was found unconscious in his bed by his housekeeper, Teresa Solomon, and his masseuse, Diana Wolozin, in his fourth-floor loft apartment."
Just for fun, imagine knocking him out back stage, binding his hands behind his back, throwing a Darth Vader helmet on his head, and putting him on the Sybian Machine? Get Bill O'reilly to be his Dominatrix and have the SAW guy talking over an intercom. I wonder if the pure feeling of fear would cause some form of premature death/ejaculation/armageddon/Ben Affleck 1000 or Spontaneous Combustion? Oh well, I guess we can let this strange, RoboCop Mutant Extra have his few minutes of fame. Doorknob
Professor Charles Xavier (real name Captain Hardcore Picard) could submit him to the most painful and excruciating mental torture known to imagination. Then, you know... Unleash the Feral Muppet and Cast of Sesame Street attack squad to overthrow the galactic Senate, Kill Ralph Fiennes before he becomes Voldemort, and do Commercials with Bill Murray for Corona. Then we can drop acid and watch the recording.
You say that in public, but I bet you have a picture of his face on your dart board. I could be wrong. It could be any undercity mutant who crawled through the long hard road of physical deformity and social status of pariah to reach a job that offers free shower curtains, used armani suits, and facial reconstructive surgery to be performed by fuckin... fuckin... Undertaker, Cactus Jack, Elvis' unthinking rotted out cadaver and Nazi War Lord Hayden Christianson. Hang on the bong is empty.
I enjoy watching Mr Lipton interviewing his guests on "Inside the Actor's Studio"....his looks & manner are of course made to order for satire or parody, but that doesn't make his achievements any less noteworthy. And to think that he & movie/stage actress Nina Foch were married for a while back in the 50's! Wonder what he looked like back then....more hair & no beard, I suppose. In any case, THANKS for sharing this delightful clip with us! :)
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hes so smug looking. he looks like he thinks he owns the world. and he talks like a pompous fool. and he kisses that dude. lol. melanie grffin sounds high or drunk or both. and he plugs his books. loser.
lol at latest comments - hes a great interviewer of its time. Hes works are deep and good, hes passion for hes job shows - he does what he likes and does it well, it shows. It is always easy to criticize, try to do the same, then perhaps u know what its all about :)
OMG, so pompous and silly. You interview actors, bro. You act like you just won a war or something. You were not modest, nor did you "seem to be modest".
This is what happens when you take yourself too seriously. James Lipton is the most pompus, pretentious asshole ever to grace his lips on celebrity's asses.
One story I remember him telling in an interview, was how he became a "meck" (however it's spelled) for a prostitute. He goes into great detail that unlike a Pimp, the Mek serves the prostitutes.
He was a scriptwriter for "The Edge of Night" (1956) and he became head writer for "Another World" (1964), "The Best of Everything" (1970), "Return to Peyton Place" (1972) and "Capitol" (1982). He also worked on Broadway as a producer and a choreographer for many years and produced specials for tv. On top of that he came up with the idea for "Inside the Actor's Studio" himself. He doesn't just get this award as host of ITAS but for his whole career, much of which have been in daytime television.
James Lipton is an actor, academic, author, choreographer, interviewer, scriptwriter, and is a producer for stage and television projects.
Lipton performed in the play "The Autumn Garden" on Broadway in 1951. He became active in several TV soap operas, joining the cast of "The Guiding Light" (1952) where he acted and wrote scripts for several years and later became head writer, all while undertaking his formal acting studies.
How can you not like this guy? National joke? Tch if all actors and such were like him we'd be a lot better off. No more of these drunk driving , underwearless, racism spewing, self important jerk-offs that only think of how much money their next movie is going to make.
Holy fuck David Cross was spot on ahahahahaha
MrTeddySalad 1 month ago
They should have played him off with the "biggest douche in the universe" theme.
Airguitarist88 3 months ago
That "ass kissing show" has emotion. It doesnt matter if you think they deserve praise. Thats understandable. But its great for understanding how certain people think. Great show.
FirstAndLastLook 5 months ago
Why does this look like it was shot on a tiny digital camera? Aren't the Emmys supposed to be big-time and high-budget?
NESherv 7 months ago
Is that Colonel Sanders?
ajuk1 7 months ago
LoL
cemb415 10 months ago
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Your a talk show host... well done
000000harry 11 months ago
This is a man whose accomplishments boil down to this: writing for some soap operas, some unmemorable work on Broadway, a mostly forgotten novel (which apparently had something to do with heraldry), and a somewhat interesting but extremely ass-kissing interview show. It's not a bad list of achievements, but it's strange that he'd be led to carry himself as though he's Tennessee Williams or Francis Ford Coppola.
guigal2 11 months ago
damn david cross is right, what a pompous ass
emzyking 1 year ago
what an ass, god damn.
comcasticsavage 1 year ago
hahahaha what the fuck are you people talking about. The only time he talked about himself was in the context of thanking the people who supported him. He's pompous because he says what he was doing when they helped him?
HonchosHead 1 year ago
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James Lipton SUCK A DICK!!!
EatYourChimp 1 year ago
James Lipton,
you will be dearly missed...
"On October 10th, 2010, Lipton was found unconscious in his bed by his housekeeper, Teresa Solomon, and his masseuse, Diana Wolozin, in his fourth-floor loft apartment."
BakingRecipes 1 year ago
Inside the Actor's Studio is the best show on the planet
WatchMyAwesomeVideos 1 year ago
@WatchMyAwesomeVideos
easily amused idiot
noogetful 7 months ago
@noogetful Truly ignorant dumbass
WatchMyAwesomeVideos 7 months ago
those gosh darn rabble-rousers in the back.
crandersauce12284 1 year ago
Just for fun, imagine knocking him out back stage, binding his hands behind his back, throwing a Darth Vader helmet on his head, and putting him on the Sybian Machine? Get Bill O'reilly to be his Dominatrix and have the SAW guy talking over an intercom. I wonder if the pure feeling of fear would cause some form of premature death/ejaculation/armageddon/Ben Affleck 1000 or Spontaneous Combustion? Oh well, I guess we can let this strange, RoboCop Mutant Extra have his few minutes of fame. Doorknob
DoeEid 1 year ago
Professor Charles Xavier (real name Captain Hardcore Picard) could submit him to the most painful and excruciating mental torture known to imagination. Then, you know... Unleash the Feral Muppet and Cast of Sesame Street attack squad to overthrow the galactic Senate, Kill Ralph Fiennes before he becomes Voldemort, and do Commercials with Bill Murray for Corona. Then we can drop acid and watch the recording.
BABY MOSES BABY MOSES BABY MOSES BABY MOSES
bran988 1 year ago
LOLLLLLLLLLL
AdrianMutu87 2 years ago
what a douchebag.
pennchick 2 years ago
I like James Lipton
locyka19 2 years ago 4
You say that in public, but I bet you have a picture of his face on your dart board. I could be wrong. It could be any undercity mutant who crawled through the long hard road of physical deformity and social status of pariah to reach a job that offers free shower curtains, used armani suits, and facial reconstructive surgery to be performed by fuckin... fuckin... Undertaker, Cactus Jack, Elvis' unthinking rotted out cadaver and Nazi War Lord Hayden Christianson. Hang on the bong is empty.
bran988 1 year ago
@bran988 What the fuck am I reading.
F33bs 1 year ago
pompous ass
Wildcatbeer 2 years ago 2
Thank you James!!!
legitimatepictures 2 years ago
I enjoy watching Mr Lipton interviewing his guests on "Inside the Actor's Studio"....his looks & manner are of course made to order for satire or parody, but that doesn't make his achievements any less noteworthy. And to think that he & movie/stage actress Nina Foch were married for a while back in the 50's! Wonder what he looked like back then....more hair & no beard, I suppose. In any case, THANKS for sharing this delightful clip with us! :)
JubalCalif 2 years ago
5:54 the cameramen is fallinf asleep listening to Lipton's speech
pikasmDESIGN 2 years ago 3
"thank you god for allowing me to be the vessel in which you speak"
2SmashFu 2 years ago 4
I only looked this up because of David Cross :P
ishigum 2 years ago 72
me too, wow he was right.
randallhead 2 years ago 2
@ishigum
but that routine was from 1999, this is 2007, must've been a way earlier one.
TheTaskmaster 1 year ago
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acting is a lowly profession. people have looked down upon actors since roman times. lipton took himself too seriously
truenorthcorn 2 years ago
He is simply amazing and one of the biggest experts on motion pictures and actors. Thank you James for ITAS.
filipwinter 2 years ago 2
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hes so smug looking. he looks like he thinks he owns the world. and he talks like a pompous fool. and he kisses that dude. lol. melanie grffin sounds high or drunk or both. and he plugs his books. loser.
submariner923 2 years ago
lol at latest comments - hes a great interviewer of its time. Hes works are deep and good, hes passion for hes job shows - he does what he likes and does it well, it shows. It is always easy to criticize, try to do the same, then perhaps u know what its all about :)
mytapoiss 2 years ago 5
DEEEUUUUUCCCHHHEEEEEEE
smokedrugsalot 3 years ago
undefeated ass kissing champion
therimgreaper 3 years ago
OMG, so pompous and silly. You interview actors, bro. You act like you just won a war or something. You were not modest, nor did you "seem to be modest".
bittersalty81 3 years ago 3
is this really from 2007? David Cross makes fun of this speech in a stand up he did in the 90s.
Or does this fag always give the same speech?
flemmy 3 years ago
That bit David Cross did was SO goddamned funny.
I think the part about his wife at the end was the only thing that was the same.
bittersalty81 3 years ago 4
me 10
jrparri 3 years ago
me 9
odawgy 3 years ago
Why......why didnt they play him off.
gigabakudon3 3 years ago
me 7.
If only this was a joke. Do these people ever wach themselves, or see themselves? How do I get by without praising myself so much?
Has anyone ever made a decent acceptance speech?
patkawasaki 3 years ago 2
This is what happens when you take yourself too seriously. James Lipton is the most pompus, pretentious asshole ever to grace his lips on celebrity's asses.
SlickSmooth22 3 years ago 4
he plugged his new book in his speech!? what a fkhead.
1divaaa 3 years ago 5
they had to reenforce the stage to suport his ego
cyberwolf2l2 3 years ago
lmao, and I thought David Cross was exaggerating.
Nightrage 3 years ago 90
hahaha thats the only reason i watched this
polishthunder882 3 years ago 4
me too
InKa4484 3 years ago
me three
SiddHDELS 3 years ago
same.
bayleyasher 3 years ago
me 4
hellaweaknodoubt 3 years ago
me 5
NickInjecton 3 years ago
hahaha
"I would like to thank my wife who did me the service of redefining the universe."
Jasn1111 3 years ago
me 6
Jarona 3 years ago
douche
sexyboypb 3 years ago
What a gigantic tool.
kcpd2050 3 years ago
One story I remember him telling in an interview, was how he became a "meck" (however it's spelled) for a prostitute. He goes into great detail that unlike a Pimp, the Mek serves the prostitutes.
darkyoda 3 years ago
He was a scriptwriter for "The Edge of Night" (1956) and he became head writer for "Another World" (1964), "The Best of Everything" (1970), "Return to Peyton Place" (1972) and "Capitol" (1982). He also worked on Broadway as a producer and a choreographer for many years and produced specials for tv. On top of that he came up with the idea for "Inside the Actor's Studio" himself. He doesn't just get this award as host of ITAS but for his whole career, much of which have been in daytime television.
andjoe23 3 years ago
James Lipton is an actor, academic, author, choreographer, interviewer, scriptwriter, and is a producer for stage and television projects.
Lipton performed in the play "The Autumn Garden" on Broadway in 1951. He became active in several TV soap operas, joining the cast of "The Guiding Light" (1952) where he acted and wrote scripts for several years and later became head writer, all while undertaking his formal acting studies.
andjoe23 3 years ago
Um, no offense to anyone but who's Melanie Griffith? Like what movie/show was she in?
Iamjustherek 3 years ago
give me a fuckin break
BongHitChampion 3 years ago 4
How can you not like this guy? National joke? Tch if all actors and such were like him we'd be a lot better off. No more of these drunk driving , underwearless, racism spewing, self important jerk-offs that only think of how much money their next movie is going to make.
crystalinehero 3 years ago 3
"...redefining the universe" - that was beautiful.
KennyMak 3 years ago
Melanie Griffith? well she kinda sucked didn't she? :S why pick her?
James Lipton is awesome though =) I love the "Actor's Studio"
Intothelightupwards 3 years ago
The fact that he chose MELANIE GRIFFITH -- a D-list "actress" to present the award to him says it all.
The truly sad part is he doesn't realize that he's a national joke. And Will Ferrell's SNL parodies of him were funny because they were so true.
dannybex 3 years ago
ya, dannybex, you should check out david cross's cover of this in his sketch, "the pride is back" part 6 of 6. sooooo funny bro. check it out.
Millard3 3 years ago 5
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What a self-aggrandizing fop!
neoshake 3 years ago
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Exactly what has James Lipton done besides being a pompous ass on Actors Studio?!
F33bs 3 years ago
i wish he was my friend ,if iam lucky one day i would love to talk to him.inside the actors studio is my best show.
clancy30 3 years ago