Anything Goes : Making people laugh by Gary Craig

Gary Craig

Making people laugh

Some of you might be having a crummy day. Well, I've spent most of my career making people laugh having released 6 comedy albums of Phoney Phone Crank Calls. Here's a cut from one of them, in case you need a lift. Listen to how uncomfortable I make this manager at The Olive Garden. That's the key, I think to comedy..when the listener's mind says "Oh NO! STOP!" You just keep going. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVFagB_hFPQ

Bob Galinsky

Great stuff Gary...Did you Go? Did you Pay? You should have phoned back and tried to make a reservation...

Gary Craig

Hahaha! Yeah, I think if I called back, that guy would have thrown himself off a bridge!

Johanna Marshall

That was PERFECT for me Gary as I did need to laugh!!!!! Yuh Haf a strenge rezemblentz to vun ov my relateeves............

Gary Craig

Thanks Johanna

Samantha Grassian Creations

Very funny :) what accent is that?

Gary Craig

That's a Jewish accent, but it's more of a composite cause I change it a few times..so I would have to say, it's 3 Jewish accents rolled into one!

Samantha Grassian Creations

I loved it :) particularly enjoyed your "Yes you are, infinity"! good stuff, that guy must have thought you were a lunatic.

Gary Craig

Yes, but what always amazes me, and I have been doing these for years, and have released 6 albums....is they ALWAYS stay on the phone! If you were on the receiving end of that call, wouldn't you just hang up?

Samantha Grassian Creations

LOL, I personally would, for sure. It's funny, in France, where I'm from, there's a guy who does what you do on the radio, he changes his voice constantly. Sometime he even pretends to be one of people's relatives and they buy it :) I looked at your resume too, it's pretty impressive. I personally would love to do some TV but with my accent it's pretty tough. I'm taking accent reduction classes and everything that has to do with accents fascinates me (hence my first question)

Johanna Marshall

That was my thought also Gary....I kind of got the feeling that the guy had an argument with someone girlfriend/boyfriend...because he seemed to enjoy saying, "you won't"when you said "you're gonna pay",,"no we won't"......"yes you vil"..etc, etc....PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracie Reilly

Love it lol :)

Gary Craig

I've been doing these calls for over 20 years, and I'm copied alot. But...as they say...flattering

Michael Savage Aka Sirtony Member Of Marquis Who's Who In America

Great...good point and very important point...using the word family...Very well said...I agree..I am family too ...where's my Food????

Michael Savage Aka Sirtony Member Of Marquis Who's Who In America

see you at 6 ...6 at 6 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL I'm FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olexandra Pyasta

Gary! You are brilliant! Thank you and nice to know you. Blessings in 2013

Samantha Grassian Creations

Gary, the guy I am talking about on the French radio, his name is Francis Blanche and he started doing these phone call jokes on the radio in 1960... after that he retired, and was replaced by other actors and comedians throughout the years. I do not mean to be rude, just stating a fact.

Gary Craig

When I finished this call, I was doing cartwheels. The guy just wouldn't get off the phone, and he was perfect. I couldn't have found a better mark if I had called Central Casting.

Gary Craig

Wow Samantha! I have to hear some of his stuff. I'm sure he's great. By the way, did my first set of crank calls in 1957 when I was 7! Didn't record them though LOL

Samantha Grassian Creations

LOL!! I love a good sense of humor :) I wish I could hear those, must have been really cute!!

Julian Nabunya

good stuff

Cherie Marquez

fantastic, will try this next.

Lucy A. Fazely

thanks for the laugh

Gary Craig

There's another great crank call, entitled "The all you can eat call" My character is Julias Johnson Junior, a great african american gentleman, and Julias calls this all you can eat place and tells them that they closed before he could get "All he could eat"

Zak Baney

SOOO FUNNY ..

Yvonne Coughlan

That's no way to treat your family! Priceless. Plus I'm with you Gary, I love that wonderful and decidedly emphatic manager. Hilarious, thanks for the belly laugh, those last thirty seconds killed me, especially because its 5am here and I didn't want to wake the rest of the house up, so half suffocated myself with an attempt at laughing out loud silently.

Ward Edmondson

Hilarious! Thanks for sharing Gary!

Gary Craig

Thanks for all the great comments

Jason Leech

I used to work at an Olive Garden and all I can say is...Bravo!

LB McGill

:p loved it!

Gary Craig

Thanks, there, LB

Gary Craig

If you go into my "reel" section, I just put another one up of me messing with a chinese restaurant.

Ruth Davies

lol that so funny xxx

Phil Cappadora

Priceless

Matt Milne

lol, that's brilliant.

Kevin S. Birnbaum

Brilliant!!!!

Phyllis K Twombly

I see a whole dine and dash movie shaping up here..."But Officer, they said we was family." :D

Gary Craig

LOL! How about a film of short blackout sketches based on ALL the calls I've done. Because there are hundreds of them

Gary Craig

Hahahaha Very good

Gary Craig

Here's another one of my personal favorities...only becaue the names of the TV shows...are so out there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkuitMoTZ-s

Kevin C. Wilson

You're a nightmare ... infinity.

Gary Craig

Thanks Bruce! I put up another one too.

Vince Anderson

It s really good , LOL...

Yvonne Coughlan

She's the problem. Classic!

Gary Craig

But then she gets the last word!

Marcinho Savant

Oy vey! VOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!! You are the DEBBUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hysterical! mumbles every Yiddish phrase I've ever been taught So sharing!

Gary Craig

Glad you liked it!

Marcinho Savant

SUPER LIKED! Thanks for the Master Class on the accent, btw!

Gary Craig

Hahahaha! Thanks Edward

Gary Craig

Thanks for the compliment Edward

Gary Craig

Bruce, some years ago when Liz Taylor was in the hospital, I called as President Bill Clinton, and they put me through to her. Boy did I get reamed for that one! National enquirer did a story on it, and I had national magazine shows knocking on my door for a comment!

Gary Craig

No Bruce, I just wanted to make her feel better cause I knew the REAL Clinton probably wouldn't have called.

Gary Craig

hahaha. One of these days, I'll dig up that call I made to Liz and post it here for yous people to laugh

Bob Galinsky

Gary,Do you really think that the real Bill would have passed up a chance of a liason with Liz, whatever her age? He probably just didn't think of it!!!

Jack Phillips

LOL!! I love the yiddish accent!!! So NYC!!!

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