Jack Benny - Mel Blanc Classic Routine

Here's a classic Jack Benny and Mel Blanc routine from "The Jack Benny Program" that ran in the early 1960's. Jack loved to do this skit with Mel. Video remains the property of copyright holder, all rights reserved.

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[grizzleybearz282004]

i watched a few of jacks videos and i dont mean this to make anyone mad im not rasic but i cant help to think that jack may be gay??? or was his fem ways part of his act to be funny

[tvrewind]

Jack Benny married Mary Livingstone on January 14, 1927. Mary appeared in many of Jack's programs.

[LemonCake07]

I was born in 1982, so I'm 28 and clearly wasn't around for The Jack Benny Show.

Thank goodness for PBS. I was a teenager when they ran these episodes on WLIW out here in New York, & if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't know a thing about Benny, early Carson, Carol Burnette, Bob Hope, Rickles, I mean, the list goes on! These comedians today are just vile! They've NO CLASS, like these ladies & fellas did.

So, an even bigger reason to support your local public television stations, folks. :)

[itmsjim]

I'm Mexican, too (100%) and I love it, too!! You're so right, many over-sensitive people feel like they need to be offended for the other races. I find it irritating, We can speak for ourselves...and we just did! :-)

[bkthin]

i feel the same way. thank God for antenna tv bringing this back. i like the marx brothers, but i'm more a howard brothers fan meself : ).

[grizzleybearz282004]

o ok thats cool im more of a marx brothers fan but i do like to watch jack from time to time

[bkthin]

his look was called a slow burn. kelsey grammer used it a lot in frazier. he said he took it from jack benny

[grizzleybearz282004]

OK IL BE THERE SI

[Purrete]

Si, I think you should take 3d grade again because your writing, spelling and probably comprehension is just.....awfull !! Si !

[JazzKeyboardist1]

is it possible that young people do not understand that it is possible to be funny without cussing? Si,,,,,,,,,,,, jack was great live in vegas in 1968

[MichaelHansenFUN]

i have a different version of this...

[fromthesidelines]

From 1948 through '67, Jack and Mel did a variation of this routine several times every season on radio, and then TV. And EVERY TIME, Jack tried NOT to crack up when he looked into Mel's face. That deadpan expression of his was one reason why Benny couldn't resist laughing [a good example is when they did it during an October 3, 1954 radio parody of "Garden Of Evil"- you can HEAR the pauses where Jack is trying NOT to laugh, and he almost "loses" it at one point, but stays in character].

[EdWatts]

¡Sí!

[grizzleybearz282004]

i got ya il tell ya him and mel they realy hit it off when they do a show i dont thing iv seen one yet that hasnt made me laugh at lease once there funny i watched the BIO chennel about how mel stated off he realy was a great guy a stong minded one too he dosnt give upp to easy when he wants something