Buddy Hackett tells a Merv Griffin joke about Donald Trump.

[nolabear]

Same as it ever was.

[pwb]

1. Very funny. Thanks

.

[PJMcK]

2. Brilliant!

Buddy will forever be an Aristocrat.

[OregonBlue]

3. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!!

[pnwest]

4. OMG that's frigging brilliant!!

[Laffy Kat]

5. Hackett!

My sister and I used to stay up late and watch the Johnny Carson show and Hackett would make us laugh so hard we'd cry.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

25. Like you, I stayed up to catch Carson when Buddy Hackett was on.

But also to catch another Buddy: Buddy Rich, the greatest jazz drummer to ever live. Carson would always give Rich the stage to play anything he wanted. Carson was a frustrated drummer, and actually quite good. He had a full kit at home, set up by Rich himself, that duplicated his complete set-up.

Buddy Rich was also quite funny, himself. He had a wicked, dry sense of humor. After he had had one of his many heart-attacks, his first performance was on Carson. He told this story - that while he was being wheeled into the ER, there was a nurse, rushing along-side the gurney asking him questions. She asked if he had any allergies, to which Rich replied, "Yeah. Country-western."

He died waaaay too soon. His drumming was just . . . inspired.

[Laffy Kat]

27. Oh, I remember Buddy Rich well.

I remember him doing "Take Five" on Carson.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

28. You can find his work on CDs now.

[WinstonSmith4740]

31. Truly...

One of a kind. He was what everyone else aspired to. And yeah, funny as hell.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

34. Buddy Rich took a delight in pissing off country-western fans.

[lunatica]

6. That made me literally snort through my nose!

[marble falls]

7. Merv got the last laugh, too. He sold his Jersey Casino Resort to Trump and Trump lost his shirt.

[nolabear]

8. Hackett once hit on my future sister in law.

Duke U. once had a famous diet program that many famous people went to, and it involved a whole lot of walking. She and I were both employed at Duke at the time. We were at Sam’s, a well known convenience store, and ran into Mr. Hackett there.

To say my friend was well endowed would not do her justice. I was pretty sure he was going to do the eyeball-popping a-OOOOO-gah thing. She was also a sweet, gracious woman who could bless your heart without making it sound like an insult. And she did. But we laughed about it for years. 😄

[ffr]

9. My favorite Buddy Hackett movie

[Mr.Bill]

10. I saw Buddy Hackett in 1967 in Las Vegas.

One of the funniest (and dirtiest) comedians ever.

[sandensea]

11. The king of blue humor

I remember once, in the '80s, he told another little chestnut about (of course) his dick.

"I don't mind telling you I have a small penis - everybody knows that. So recently, I got a penile implant."

"I looks like an elephant trunk - and what the doctor didn't tell me, is that it has a mind of its own!"

"Why, the other night I was at one of these fancy charity dinners the Upper East Side ladies like to host. Ten waiters were going around giving everyone a hot potato as an appetizer."

"But before I knew it, the elephant trunk snatched the potato!"

"So the lady beside me says, 'oh, I see you've already finished your potato - delicious , weren't they?' And before I could answer, it snatched her potato!"

"Five seconds later, a waiter walks up to me and asks: 'sir, would you like another potato?' "

"I would," I says, "but I don't think there's room for another potato in my ass!"

[nolabear]

14. There was a great story someone told about golfing with him.

I’m not sure who. One of the typical Carson crew back then. Apparently he shot way into a little stand of shrubbery and went off looking for the ball. He was in there a long time, and just when they were going to play on he came running out of the bushes, stark naked, screaming “Locusts! Locusts!”

[sandensea]

29. Ha!

Definitely a wish-I-had-been-there moment.

Thanks for sharing!

[NurseJackie]

12. Ha!

[Karadeniz]

13. That's good!!!!!❤

[George II]

15. Funniest thing I've heard in a LONG time, THANKS! Of course he was a Brooklyn boy.

[iluvtennis]

16. sooooo funny. LMBO. nt

[Duppers]

17. 😂😂

[KT2000]

18. I remember when rump

went on all the shows that would have him to brag about taking Merv Griffin to the cleaners on that sale. Thought at the time it was a horrible way to behave. This is Buddy Hackett getting back at him for that. Good for him.

[mountain grammy]

19. Haha

[OldManTarHeel]

20. LOL

[Different Drummer]

21. Thanks! Best joke I've heard in awhile.

DD

[H2O Man]

22. Recommended.

Thank you!

[BootinUp]

23. Never heard that joke b4. Brilliant. Nt

[gristy]

24. Very good! I laughed out loud. And I never do that!

[smirkymonkey]

26. Probably the best DT joke I have ever heard!

[orangecrush]

30. LMAO

[SunSeeker]

32. "He has a way."

That seems to be Trump's one talent: conning people.

[Nitram]

33. LOL!!

[calimary]

35. BOOM!

And add another BOOM! from my husband!

[MrModerate]

36. Hacket was a vulgar genius. n/t

[LisaM]

37. I well remember the feud between Merv Griffin and Donald Trump.

Merv always got the best of him, and it drove Trump crazy. I only wish Merv Griffin had lived longer, if only to keep needling Trump.