I remember as a kid watching Red Buttons doing his “…never got a dinner” routines on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Too young to get many of the jokes but knew I was seeing a master at work judging by the ROTFL reactions from fellow comedic giants like Berle, Ceasar, Rickles, etc. Thankfully they are now well represented on youtube for all to see. Check them out again or for the first time, they’re worth it.
Some of the most famous people in history never got a dinner!.Goliath’s mother, who said to Goliath, “Stop running around with David! You’re always coming home stoned!” Never got a dinner!.Donald Trump’s mother, who said, "Donnie! Stop playing Monopoly and get in that barber’s chair! " Never got a dinner!.Moses, who said when he came out of Mount Sinai, “The food in that hospital is terrible!” Never got a dinner!.Joan Rivers, who said to Marcel Marceau, “Can we talk?” Never got a dinner!.Captain Hook’s mother, who said to Little Hook, “For God sakes, don’t scratch it!” Never got a dinner!.Dracula, who said while they drove a wooden stake into his heart, “Boy, I sure hope this is heartburn.” Never got a dinner!.The captain of the Titanic, who said to room service, “Who sent for all this ice?” Never got a dinner!.George Washington, who said to his father, “Dad, if I never tell I lie, how am I ever gonna become President?” Never got a dinner!.(Who knew the badger living on Trump’s head was topical back then?)
artsyguy65 about 9 years ago
I remember as a kid watching Red Buttons doing his “…never got a dinner” routines on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Too young to get many of the jokes but knew I was seeing a master at work judging by the ROTFL reactions from fellow comedic giants like Berle, Ceasar, Rickles, etc. Thankfully they are now well represented on youtube for all to see. Check them out again or for the first time, they’re worth it.
alviebird about 9 years ago
Pockets.
arye uygur about 9 years ago
Red Buttons’ father attended the synagogue where I was bar-mitzvah, the Jewish Center of Edenwald and Wakefield in the north-east Bronx.
Dirty Dragon about 9 years ago
Some of the most famous people in history never got a dinner!.Goliath’s mother, who said to Goliath, “Stop running around with David! You’re always coming home stoned!” Never got a dinner!.Donald Trump’s mother, who said, "Donnie! Stop playing Monopoly and get in that barber’s chair! " Never got a dinner!.Moses, who said when he came out of Mount Sinai, “The food in that hospital is terrible!” Never got a dinner!.Joan Rivers, who said to Marcel Marceau, “Can we talk?” Never got a dinner!.Captain Hook’s mother, who said to Little Hook, “For God sakes, don’t scratch it!” Never got a dinner!.Dracula, who said while they drove a wooden stake into his heart, “Boy, I sure hope this is heartburn.” Never got a dinner!.The captain of the Titanic, who said to room service, “Who sent for all this ice?” Never got a dinner!.George Washington, who said to his father, “Dad, if I never tell I lie, how am I ever gonna become President?” Never got a dinner!.(Who knew the badger living on Trump’s head was topical back then?)
TLH1310 Premium Member about 9 years ago
Did Clem Kadiddlehopper , or Willy Lump Lump get one instead?
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
R.I.P. Red Buttons…
Sheila Hardie about 9 years ago
Hey I’m not 40 yet and even I know who Red Buttons was.
todyoung about 9 years ago
I used that routine addressing my wife’s retirement dinner group. She got a dinner!
Jason Scarborough about 9 years ago
I am now completely convinced, Pillsbury must be pushing 60.
Jim Kerner about 9 years ago
This was a good choice for Halloween. Strange things are happening. HO! HO!