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Lord Buckley on You Bet Your Life

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It seems as though Groucho might actually know Buckley, judging from his barely contained laughter when Buckley initially strolls out (after being introduced as “R.M. Buckley.”) Is the appearance some kind of a payback? A favor? Buckley gets to do shtick and plug the magazine he writes for. Groucho plays it as though he’s never seen him before.

The shtick goes over well– Shakespeare translated into jive (very popular at the time, even Steve Allen was doing variations on the bit).

More clips of Buckley (including a bizarre clip from the Gate of Horn from 1960) here!

Thanks to Dinocrat for bringing it to everyone’s attention.