Henny Youngman
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Oct 15, 2026
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
He was old-fashioned funny where you sort of made fun of your wife, you know, back in those days.
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
It's like, you know, my wife, you know, he's like Henny Youngman, one of these old comedians.
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
He goes, so my wife...
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
You know, when we first got married, we were celebrating our first Thanksgiving together.
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
He was old-fashioned funny where you sort of made fun of your wife, you know, back in those days.
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
It's like, you know, my wife, you know, he's like Henny Youngman, one of these old comedians.
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
He goes, so my wife...
Jungle Jim JeromeHOST
You know, when we first got married, we were celebrating our first Thanksgiving together.
Chuck LorreGUEST
Yeah.
Chuck LorreGUEST
Henny Youngman.
Tom PapaHOST
Henny Youngman.
Chuck LorreGUEST
Yeah.
Chuck LorreGUEST
I was probably about six, seven years old.
James CurtisGUEST
Of course.
Julian SchlossbergHOST
And, and Henny Youngman.
Julian SchlossbergHOST
He told me Henny Youngman, he, he did a, a, a black-tie affair, so he was the emcee, of course-
James CurtisGUEST
Mm
Julian SchlossbergHOST
...
Julian SchlossbergHOST
And, uh, the lights went out after the, the, the dinner, so now the, the speakers would speak.
Julian SchlossbergHOST
And, uh, Henny was on the, um, was on, [laughs] on the dais.
Julian SchlossbergHOST
And Milton opened up by saying, "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, Henny Youngman." And stood up and said, "There goes my opening."
LarryHOST
[laughs]
Joe NegronHOST
[laughs][laughs] With Henny Youngman and Jay Oak-
LarryHOST
Not a child.
LarryHOST
There was no children exposed
Joe NegronHOST
Oh, okay.
LarryHOST
No
Joe NegronHOST
Henny Youngman is an, is a, is an old man-
LarryHOST
Ah
Michael BeckHOST
We all know the standard comedic routines about the fiber chopter.
Michael BeckHOST
Like back to the days of Henny Youngman.
Michael BeckHOST
Americans have loved a fiber chopter joke.
Michael BeckHOST
There's a reason
Joseph StefanelliHOST
And it is, it is considered to be one of the best tracking shots of all time.
Joseph StefanelliHOST
Henny Youngman, the comedian, who plays himself-
Sarah StefanelliHOST
Yeah, that's him.
Sarah StefanelliHOST
Like, he actually-
Joseph StefanelliHOST
... and he fucked up the wife joke, the wife in the kitchen joke, on the f- on the seventh shot, and Scorsese had it.
Joseph StefanelliHOST
He said, "We're done.
Joseph StefanelliHOST
We got it." And then Henny Youngman f- Henry Youngman fucked up the joke, and they had to do it again, 'cause they couldn't-
Sarah StefanelliHOST
Couldn't they just-
Tom BarnardGUEST
And just hanging around the delis.
Tom BarnardGUEST
And you remember Henny Youngman? Of course.
Tom BarnardGUEST
First time I ever went into a deli in New York, I'm standing there at the counter, and I hear this guy go, all right, clear it out.
Tom BarnardGUEST
Get out of the way.
Tom BarnardGUEST
Come on.
Tom BarnardGUEST
And I turn around and it's Henny Youngman.
Tom BarnardGUEST
And he was just kidding.
Tom BarnardGUEST
He was joking around with people.
Joe AltermanHOST
Yeah, I guess, I guess with the Lenny Bruce thing, I'm just thinking of who, you know, with music, it was like, you have to write your own music now.
Joe AltermanHOST
Like you can't make up a, I feel like I love listening to old Henny Youngman jokes, but I know the things didn't really happen to him in comedy.
Joe AltermanHOST
So I didn't know, do you think Pryor's more responsible for that? Like you need to talk about things that happened to you in your life?
Jeff GarlinGUEST
Well, you also have Dick Gregory, which you mentioned, and Lenny Bruce.
Petros PapadakisHOST
But did I not get the attention of the waiter? Did I not? Did I not? I got the attention of a waiter.
Petros PapadakisHOST
The waiter comes over, and then Bert tries his Henny Youngman shuck and jive routine.
Petros PapadakisHOST
Like, I'm a little sloppy.
Petros PapadakisHOST
I'd like this extra and I'd like extra mashed potatoes and perhaps a...
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