Had the privilege of spending an afternoon with Senor Wences and his wife Tally in 1981. I was entertaining at El San Juan hotel. Wences was at Holiday Inn. He was kind, shared great show biz stories, and I was in awe.
When Señor Wences was scheduled to be on a program like the Ed Sullivan Show, kids like me always made it a point to watch because you always knew it would he funny.
When my daughter was little (in the very early days of the internet) I tried but failed to find a video of Señor Wences to illustrate for her what daddy found funny. I found a kind soul who mailed me a VHS tape of Wences on The Muppet Show from maybe 1980. I was rolling on the floor; my daughter just didn't get it. Kids today!
I'm sure I recall him in the sixties here in the UK. It was the tail-end of an era when true talent, hard work and charisma were the qualifications required for stage and tv success. Programmes like the Ed Sullivan Show (in the US) and Parkinson or Braden's Week in the UK used to showcase these talented people, usually after Match Of The Day on a Saturday night. We were so lucky, and it seems that as television broadcasting technology has improved, the quality of the fare has diminished. I recall Danny DeVito's character in Tin Men, set in 1963 Baltimore, talking excitedly about Seńor Wences, and feeling sure I remembered him. It would be lovely to time travel back to those days and enjoy some of this proper talent again, instead of the endless stream of television 'talent' shows which showcase those with huge egos but negligible talent, and which only succeed in pumping millions of pounds into Simon Cowell's already overstuffed coffers.
czcams.com/video/bQKDlNTEl6w/video.html is a direct reference to Sr. Wences. Looney Tunes also frequently referenced the "S'Alright" gag. Such an amazing talent.
Had the privilege of spending an afternoon with Senor Wences and his wife Tally in 1981.
I was entertaining at El San Juan hotel.
Wences was at Holiday Inn.
He was kind, shared great show biz stories, and I was in awe.
So freaking talented. These aren't even full dummies, they are litterally hand puppets. There really is nothing like this any more.
I am 64 and always enjoy watching this man from my days as a young boy. My grandkids also enjoy watching this great man.
When Señor Wences was scheduled to be on a program like the Ed Sullivan Show, kids like me always made it a point to watch because you always knew it would he funny.
That's lovely
@@JenifAR87 As are _YOU._
@@dwaneyocum1718 shucks, I don't know _what_ to say
@@JenifAR87 Just post your phone number and let nature take its course.
Remembering a simpler time....when we all gathered on Sunday Night to watch Ed Sullivan!
And the worst punishment for a child was not being able to watch the show.
Just awesome. I like how neither Dave nor the audience nor the production staff could stop the man from finishing his bit. A true vaudevillian!
Revisiting these beautiful moments of a bygone era can give your heart and soul a refreshing break from what this world has become.
Señor Wences is the only guy who could make people laugh simply by saying "'sall right."
Senor Wences....a genius ventriloquist..Loved seeing him on the Ed Sullivan show
Senor Wences was one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
What a great man. Entertained in the twenties and one year short of the 2000's. If he can live to 100 smoking, we can all live to 120 not smoking.
Sure, his mouth moved...but the voice came from OVER THERE. The man was a magician.
He only made it seem like his mouth was moving, even that was ventriloquism.
I thought it was just me
Brilliant. Senor Wences was a true CLASSIC!!! Thank you for this and all your wonderful posts.
Very good Señor, thank you.
When my daughter was little (in the very early days of the internet) I tried but failed to find a video of Señor Wences to illustrate for her what daddy found funny. I found a kind soul who mailed me a VHS tape of Wences on The Muppet Show from maybe 1980. I was rolling on the floor; my daughter just didn't get it. Kids today!
I loved him so much ❤
Senor Wences forever,,,,!!
Is good? Is good! S'allright? S'ALLRIGHT !
I came here saying that to my husband and I had to show him this! He’s 62, I’m 58 and he wasn’t familiar.
@@IncogneetoVintage It's never too late to learn about Senor Wences! Easy for us... Deefeecult for him!
Brings back memories!!😛❤️❤️❤️
I'm sure I recall him in the sixties here in the UK. It was the tail-end of an era when true talent, hard work and charisma were the qualifications required for stage and tv success. Programmes like the Ed Sullivan Show (in the US) and Parkinson or Braden's Week in the UK used to showcase these talented people, usually after Match Of The Day on a Saturday night. We were so lucky, and it seems that as television broadcasting technology has improved, the quality of the fare has diminished.
I recall Danny DeVito's character in Tin Men, set in 1963 Baltimore, talking excitedly about Seńor Wences, and feeling sure I remembered him. It would be lovely to time travel back to those days and enjoy some of this proper talent again, instead of the endless stream of television 'talent' shows which showcase those with huge egos but negligible talent, and which only succeed in pumping millions of pounds into Simon Cowell's already overstuffed coffers.
Educating my 20yr old about where 'saright came from.
Oh such a shame they cut it off at the end. Just as it was getting amazing.
I love him. Thank- you.❤️
I LOVE this guy!
was born in the late 19th century lived til 1999!
- one word......... Legend -
Enchanting
he was on Muppet Show too & died at the age of 103!
This guy was from a bygone era of showbiz. I wonder if he started as a Vaudeville performer.
No, he started as a ventriloquist in Spain and Morocco.
It’s alright? It’s alright ! That’s the puppet I remember !
Wences was '88 here. (They bumped him when he was 92??!!!?)
Thanks for the nice comments, I am his grandchild.
Are u serious??
Your grandfather was a genius
Marvelous :)
He was great!!
"Rest for a while"
So entertaining that he had a brilliant career event though his mouth clearly moved
What a DAMN shame that he was relegated to the end.
How did he make these puppets? Like how did he get the heads without a mouth?
czcams.com/video/bQKDlNTEl6w/video.html is a direct reference to Sr. Wences. Looney Tunes also frequently referenced the "S'Alright" gag. Such an amazing talent.
Last of his kind
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A simple genius. No bad language. Just pure entertainment.
Was he better when he was younger?
Yes. Have a good retirement plan:
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Barnaclebeard I think he was
Yes but he is not bad here. He's better here than most current performers.
But ya know I aaa
Clearly J-Lo inspired this.
Joking, I hope. Wences had been doing this act before she was born.
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The Eric Cartman hand puppet in South Park he called "J-Lo" obviously inspired by Wences. Including saying "Ss'alright". 😸
Señor Wenceslao (1896-1999).
What an amazing ventriloquist, I hardly saw his lips clearly moving all the time