Jonathan Winters: Rare and Riotous

Description

Jonathan Winters is the comic genius whom Robin Williams calls his idol and greatest influence. Here is wacky Winters at his craziest: creating hysterical voices, quirky characters, and hilarious "schtick," right off the top of his brilliant head. This rare collection of vintage performances includes a "Chevy show" with singer Andy Williams, a 1964 TV special alongside fellow comic legend Art Carney and talk-show pioneer Jack Paar, and even a lengthy public service announcement in which he plays five different characters! No comedy connoisseur should be without this deliciously daffy DVD!

Customer Reviews:

would prefer zero star option.......2006-08-30

As others have already said it was not funny. It is apparently a special from 1964, complete with the sponsors commercials. the commercials are the highlight of the hour. Jonathan says on more than one occasion that the audience members must be saying "look at him, he's making a fool of himself." I feel sure he was right. The cover has a disclaimer, saying that the dvd is neither endorsed nor authorized by Mr. Winters. That is for a very good reason. It is horrible.

VERY DISSAPOINTING.......2006-07-16

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE, WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED, NOTHING LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. IT WASN'T EVEN FUNNY, NOT AT ALL WHAT JOHNATHAN WINTERS WAS CAPABLE OF.

There's got to be something better than this.......2005-10-28

This consists of two half hour shows in rough, un-remastered black and white, plus a public information film about not dropping litter. It is not a researched, 'best of' clip compilation as the blurb may suggest. Can't have been hard to out together. The show with Art Carney has its moments, with some genuinely funny moments of spontaneity, though I found Carney slightly over-competitive and annoying. It ends with a strangely sanctimonious, 'serious' speech from Winters about how much he loves spending time with his family. The Andy Williams show is in poor quality b/w video and is not terribly funny.
There doesn't seem to be much of Winters available on dvd, which is a shame. I would recommend the wonderful Dean Martin Variety Show dvds (available elsewhere) which feature lots of Winters' very funny contributions in glorious colour.

Rare but not necessarily Riotous.......2005-07-03

Jonathan Winters on the Loose is the ultimate review but this is very interesting. Shows the Winters family, too. The best part is the struggle between Art Carney and JW to top each other.

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