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  • I hope Art dies a horrible death, he definately deserves it, sueing the creators of Family Guy for using his "tricks" in their show, while he uses music of another person and not paying for it

    fkin hypocrite must die

  • after seeing the original I like Family Guy's version better. Just because of the meta joke + it's Jesus.

  • So, I looked up Dirch Passer Fingernummeret (1974) like others suggested. I have no idea who did it originally & although it was amusing, I thought Metrano's version was more expanded & took this comedy routine to a higher level for sure. It is hilarious. My uncle used to do this for me, my friends & family when I was a kid in the late 70's & I loved it. I always wondered where he got it from. Brings back great memories for me personally.

  • Jesus did this in like 30 AD

  • alright, i can see the humor where you would go like "haa i see what he did there" in response, but how are these people cracking up..

  • HE STOLE THAT FROM JESUS!

  • I remember 1st seeing Art Metrano do this on rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and it was hilarious. Still funny today!

  • This guy is the most amazing magician ever!

  • It's not even funny. I mean search for "Dirch Passer - Fingernummeret (1974)". Now that's funny!!!

  • He sued the creators of family guy and got 2million bucks. I doubt if he made that much with this routine in the first place...

  • When life was so much simpler.

  • Thanks for this post. I've long remembered this bit from Johnny Carson. It was funny then, it's funny now.

    @barsolo123, @jsbach15

    I saw Art Metrano on Carson way back when (I don't recall the date) and he mostly did the finger tricks. Not long after a recent appearance there another guest told Johnny he had a severe case of Metronosis. Johnny took the bait: "What's that?" The guest replied "An uncontrollable urge to . . ." and did a quick riff on Art's bit. Johnny fell out laughing.

  • where's the danish original clip with the comedian?

  • @zminemx search "Dirch Passer - fingernummeret" then you'll find it

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  • Jesus did it better

  • This is a special treat! I've been thinking of this guy for years, and now I finally located a clip; thanks to btheigp on youtube! This guy use to make Johnny Carson have laughing convulsions!

  • Love it!

  • man seen this on a swedish movie and on family guy. this guy is hilarious.

  • The Family Guy Jesus bit was a parody. The Art Metrano bit is funny because his magic trick's are obviously cheap but he's selling them as amazing. Family Guy utilized his bit in their joke about Jesus's abilities being exaggerated, which parodies the bit, not in an attempt to sell his joke as their own, but as more of a way of paying homage. It'd be like saying their Star Wars episodes are both rip-offs Star Wars, which would just be ridiculous to say.

  • There is a HUGE difference between ripping off an idea and just making a reference to it. After the "Cartoon Wars" episodes of South Park, I read a review by someone who criticized it for ripping off Family Guy's flashback humor. I wanted to fucking scream. This guy was so dumb he couldn't even tell that South Park was clearly making fun of Family Guy's poor writing, but he instead just thought South Park was trying to be like Family Guy. I have no faith in modern civilization.

  • i love it!

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  • I'm so glad that lasted more than 30seconds like the jesus one lmao

  • Jesus did it better.

  • I always remember my dad laughing himself silly to this...

  • Holy Crap it's Capt. Mauser from Police academy!

  • family guy! FTW!

  • Bloody brilliant!

  • FAKE!!!

  • Why doesn't this guy die already instead of sewing family guy?

    He's 74, his 2million dollar coffin will be pimp'n.

  • jajajaja oh!!! that so good tararara tararara tararara tarara...

  • Shows how original Family Guy is.

  • this guy stole it from a comedian named Dirch passer .

  • I guess it shows how original anything is. Everybody just rips off someone else.

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  • family guy parodies alot of things as part of the joke!

    that does not mean its not original foo;'

  • Yeah but this is a carbon copy. It's the exact same. Family Guy is funnier when they come up with unique stuff anyway.

  • its no doubt funnier when they create jokes, sure but they always parody in what you call a carbnon copy, what about the planes trains and automobiles part on baby not on board or the countless movie lines, and all those bits?

    if family guy didnt do parodies there would be hardly any jokes, so i think they should keep them in!

  • I've noticed that my favorite episodes from Family Guy have no carbon copy parodies. Obviously it is a personal preference and some of the parodies are 'time fillers', but I wish they would come up with more original jokes (especially the newer episodes).

  • This guy was famous for being stupid and doing the same stuff as a low-rate clown at kids parties... The Family Guy thing was better!

  • ... family guy stole it tough

  • My substitute teacher for health today did stand up comedy too.

    Him and Art Metrano started off together until Art Metrano got onto a tv show or something else big.

    I thought it was pretty cool so i had to look this guy up =]

  • even high, the family guy skit was better.

  • Whoa the audience is going nuts!

  • lmfao they both made me laugh

  • my dude mauser was a comic genius, ahead of his time

  • So let me get this straight... When Family Guy does it it's great, but when the original performer does it it's stupid? You'd think people would be thrilled to see the original source of the joke! While I do agree it might be a bit over the top to sue over something like this, the guy had every right. It's just like the Spider-Pig song from the Simpsons Movie. It'd be silly to sue over it, but it's become more popular than the original, and that's somewhat of an insult to the creator.

  • it was funny because it was jesus joke

  • some people find the family guy skit funnier becuase of the context it was used under, like sayin jesus miracles were nothin more than silly low rate tricks, that combined with the low rate tricks he was doing on purpose in no context whatsoever made the family guy buit funnier!

  • @zhanus if you prefer peter griffin....GET A LIFE !!!

  • @zhanus so Art metrano came first, then Dirch Passer then Family Guy ?

  • @zminemx No , Dirch Passer made the finger number from 1970, Art Metrano is a faker :)

  • @zhanus this guy isn't the original performer.. it was made by a comedian from Denmark..

  • @zhanus Well thats because this is NOT the original. The original comes from a very famous comedian in Denmark who lived from 1926 to 1980. If you want to see it search for (copy paste this)

    Dirch Passer Fingernummeret (1974)

    Thats the original.

  • @thedenmarker Passer stole it from Metrano

  • I think it is you who is small minded for not finding it funny!

  • I'm sorta an expert on what's funny.  I don't see it..

  • @Ecksntrick8 ha ha! funny man you are!

  • Thanks.

  • sorry for what i said. my speakers were broken so i couldn't get the full enjoyment. now that im watching again i realize that this is pretty funny.Sorry

  • lmao he SUED familguy ciz of a episode jesus did this lol family guy was funnierr

  • This is classic comedy. Family guy copied.  Its not stupid its Hilarious.

    Absolutely genius.

  • @adamdeliyia - How is it "gay"? He's making his fingers "jump" from one hand to the other, not simulating anal sex...LOL

  • so gay is the wrong term to use i guess there is no word to describe how bad it is

  • this is where it originated from. family guy got the idea from metrano.

  • This was invened by an American comdeian whos name escapes me back in 1979 or so.Scraping the bottom of the barrel?

  • ..This is funny? I must be a very boring person.

  • art shouldnt sue fg,i mean fg miss out some of his moves :)

  • Funny bit, but I don't think Metrano has a case against FG, considering how Carol Burnett's lawsuit against said show, on similar grounds, was dismissed.

  • americans are like chimps, they are easily amused

  • I learned all that stuff as a kid from my Dad. been using it at parties for years. Nice to finally know where it came from.

    5 stars!

  • My uncle did it for us at the Circus Circus in Las VEGAS, We thought he was a genius...lol

  • its like jesus in family guy xDDD!!

  • that's the fucking point! it's supposed to be funny. but this humor is obvisously too intelligent for you to comprehend...

  • Really? I don't think anyone caught on to that.

  • How does he do these tricks? They are incredible.

  • He must be some sort of freak! That shouldn't be possible to do! So creepy...

  • @flappenhoffen

    Incredible they are, but it's pretty obvious. His hand motions are just swift and graceful enough to fool our eyes.

  • At 1:07 you can hear a laugh thats just like the foreign guy who helped Peter understand sarcasm in family guy haha sounds just like him

  • Hahahaaaa foreign guy from peters work! nice spotting!

  • wow he sued for this this is what u do to make a 6 year old laugh family guy makes it funny

  • Why are so many FG fans functionally illiterate? Funny, that.

  • i have no idea my friend

  • Where's the fun in literacy?

  • there isnt any fun in it my friend... no fun at all

  • am i the only one who stopped laughing after the first 10 seconds?

  • That was actually funny - I remember seeing this on Family Guy, and laughing my ass off - one of my co-workers (a female) actually imitated it based on having seen it on Family Guy, and a co-worker of mine several years ago at another job imitated this too, also based on Family Guy.

    It was funny to see the original source. Excellent stuff!

  • Jesus did this act first. He should totally sue Metrano.

  • The comment about someone suing Metrano over his use of the song "Fine and Dandy" makes no sense. He did this act on major talk shows of the day. I'm sure the lawyers made certain that rights were obtained and the appropriate royalties paid.

    I remember this act from around 1973. In one version, he would hold up 2 fingers from 1 hand, slap a finger from the other against it, and now all 3 fingers were on one hand, with the other at zero. Then he would make all 3 jump from one hand to the other.

  • It finally make sense...

  • ridiculo.

    family guy is funny!

  • This is fucking amazing.

  • hilarious. people forgot the meaning of share.

  • well family guy is dumb enough to copy this dude

  • What a douchebag. What kind of loser is going to sue over a finger trick. It's free publicity for a guy who looks like he needs it.

  • had you heard of him before he tried to sue?

  • Stupid to sue. Family guy at least made this fucking thing funny.

  • ye fuckin money grabbib jew

  • How the fuck is this funny?

  • It's funny because he's presenting it like he's some grand magician, but he just does simple tricks that anyone can do. Perhaps he should've just said the word boobs or said something about an 80s sitcom, then you'd be happy.

  • what show is this?

  • your probably the type of person who will only think something's funny if family guy does it.

    It's the same act, if anything family guy made it worse, as usual the story writers being completely devoid of actual ability had to go into a flashback to even include the joke.

  • if family guy does something it usually is funny.

  • Family Guy has parodied so many people. It's only because this act is less well known that it seems like anything more than that.

  • fuckin jew i cant believe hes sueing family guy his isnt even funny

  • Grow up you racist piece of crap, do yourself a favour and never write anything down ever again, it'll be harder to prove you are a complete idiot when there is less evidence around.

  • he is a greedy fuck. suing family guy. how absolutely ridiculous. family guy is funnier than he will ever be.

  • They had to steal it off him in the first place, he is perfectly entitled to uphold his artistic rights.

    If anything family guy are the greedy fucks, they compile lists of jokes and include them at random ripping off other artists so that Seth 'shit eating grin' McFarlane can make a quick buck.

  • why the hell are you defending srt metrano from everybody who doesn't like him? do you have that little of a life? not like your actually doing anything. people like me are giving our opinion and leaving. your replying to all of saying were horrble for not liking him. you really need to get of his dick.

  • what a wanker.

  • hahahahahahahaha awesoem

  • One point about his lawsuit:

    Mr.Metrano's act is indeed original, but while he's doing it he is humming a song that he did not write. The song is "Fine and Dandy," part of a score written by Kay Swift for a 1930 Broadway musical of the same name. Kay Swift lived until 1993 and was probably aware of this act, but you didn't see her suing anyone. If Mr.Metrano has a case against Family Guy, then the estate of Kay Swift has a case against him.

  • Art performed this on many popular shows of the day, and I would imagine the lawyers made sure the proper releases and royalties were obtained.

  • i stole this bit for my talent show. i hope knowbody sues me.

  • haha,

    family guy got sued because they had jesus do this.

    haha

  • oh yea i knew that

  • One time, I saw an episode of Nickelodeon's "Kablam!", where Henry did this exact parody, down to humming the same tune. Years later, when I saw Family Guy, I swear, I thought it was a reference to the cartoon.

    But now I realize, they both were just references to THIS one. I still have the video of that "Kablam!" episode. But the Family Guy one is just much more hilarious.

  • Art Metrano is Jewish. Jesus Christ is Jewish.  Can't be a coincidence!

  • this guys just another greedy jew...the fucking douchebag is suing FAMILY GUY because jesus was doing "his bit" in an episode...how pathetic is this meatball?! grow the fuck up you fat tub of shit, family guy does "YOUR BIT" better anyways....note the " " Cause it ain't his bit. i seen 2 standups doing the same thing...no names;)!

  • Well, the jews were going after jesus from the start (with the killing of him and all that), so this is no surprise to me.

  • I think your username might have a typo in it...

  • As a greedy Jew myself I am apalled that you should object to his suing. That's how we greedy Jews make money, by preying on morons like you.

  • rofl

  • Oh man, the WHOLE point of this act was that it was rubbish! That's the joke, it's a parody just like Tommy Cooper.

  • Jesus is funnier when he does it...

  • HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA :D I laugh all time ;D

  • HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA :D I laugh all time ;D

  • that was so shit wat the fuck was that

  • I dont get it either please tell me what the point is

  • He's suing Family Guy over that? Wow. I actually heard about him from my mom who said she saw him do this skit when she was around 18 years old (she's 52 now) and I was so shocked to see it on Family Guy.

  • i dont get it

  • Like most that watched this I looked it up cause of the Family Guy thing, but seriously, this is so amazingly funny. Being from Germany I suppose this was never seen on TV here. A shame, when he does that skit where he pretends to take his nose of, I couldn't stop laffing for a solid 10 minutes. Comedy at it's best. I really only knew him as Mauser from Polica Academy, shame he injured hos spine.

  • he is a greedy shitball. so is carol burnette.

  • i think it's sad of him to sue family guy, they reference just about everything now and the fact that a mere 20 second joke is enough for him to sue then he obv ain't got alot going for him

  • I've been doing this routine for years even thought I only saw it once on the Tonight Show in 1971. The next day at school, our entire class was doing it. There is beauty in simplicity! Thanks Art for all the joy this has given me and my friends.

  • so sad hes in a wheelchair.

  • His routine is funny, it's a shame though he's suing. Would have never heard of him though were it not for Family Guy, he was before my time.

  • family guy owes him.

  • More like family guy owns him!lol

  • family guy does not owe him shit.

  • PROCTOOOOOR!!!!!!!!!

  • OH MY GOD!! I'm literally laughing on the floor.

  • Why wouldn't you be honored to have your work in a HIGHLY regarded TV Show? Didn't get credited? ...Isn't it about making people laugh? Try not being so ego crazy, especially since no one even knows you are

  • the hand is quicker than the eye

  • omfg!!

    how does he do that??!

  • how does he do what??? hes not doing nythin out of the ordinary! hah

  • hahaha this guy sued fox, because family guy had jesus doing this "act":P

  • Wow, that was some pro skills right there XD

  • Tata Harrego Pottera?

  • Hahahahahahahah;d niby nic a taka radocha ;]

  • Hmm... exactly like Coperfield ;d

  • NO, he is better than Coperfield :D

  • That's what i call real magic :D

  • hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahahahahahahahah

    this is the best!!!!

  • Nie znasz sie. He is very funny.