How Impressionist Rich Little Once Finished A Press Conference For Ronald Reagan | Huckabee

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I'm still alive more than ever rich your your timeless it's amazing I don't know about that no you know every now and then I get the chance to visit with someone meet someone interview someone and I'm still giddy about it because I'm still a little kid that grew up in a small insignificant town in South Arkansas never thought I'd meet celebrities and when I meet you I get to not only meet rich little I get to meet all the people that you have introduced me to over many years of the most incredible comedy career that anyone's ever had it's just amazing thank you very much I'm in awe of you - well thank you I don't know why it should have been president well unfortunately rich only maybe you and four or five other people thought that and they were all in my family and I'm not sure some of them voted for me but you know I've been very lucky in my career because you know I hosted the Tonight Show 37 times did the Dean Martin roast 24 times I've been on every variety show in the 70s almost every week and yet I can't get on many talk shows today why what's I have no idea this is an honor to be on your show well you're welcome anytime I think people think I'm little Richard you had played the White House more than any other entertainer in history many times for President Ronald Reagan oh I loved Reagan I really did I dord that man what was it about him that that you just found such an offend you think about Reagan was he had such a wonderful sense of humor everything was funny to him I mean he just and he had that little glint in his eye and he was just so down-to-earth and so much fun to be with you know the first time I ever met Ronald Reagan I was invited to the White House for a luncheon and I'd never met him before and I was thrilled to get the invite and I was late I couldn't believe it I was hung up in traffic and I remember I was running down this hallway towards the Lincoln room where this luncheon was and I you know I was sweating and I'm bending and I thought oh my god I'm late and as I got to the Lincoln room I saw Reagan out in front giving a little press conference okay this was at the time of the Grenada invasion oh yeah okay very tense and he wanted to go inside and have lunch and so when he saw me coming he stopped everything and he said rich you do me better than I do so you finish this president he said I'm going for a sandwich and he split he split you know but he didn't go inside the Lincoln room he hid behind the door he wanted to see what I was going to do and of course I went into my Reagan and the press started to ask me questions like they're still talking to Ronald Reagan in there and one of the one of the press guys goes mr. president what do you think of Grenada I said well I think it's it's the finest song that buddy Greco ever recorded and then another reporter yelled out mr. president will you be sending jets to Israel this year well no what the hell would they do with a bunch of football player I think I think the jet should stay in Boston and play harder another another reporter yelled out mr. president when do you think a person is legally dead when the heart stops beating or the brain stops functioning and I said well it would have to be when the heart stops beating if we determine it by the brain stops functioning we'd wipe out half the Senate and that still true today well Ronald Reagan had a great sense of humor but you've done and seen presidents in perform Richard Nixon was not exactly known to be a knee-slapper kind of funny guy no no he wasn't he wore the same blue suit I think for over 30 years and he never took the hanger out of it you know I I did I did Nixon so much back in the 70s my own parents tried to have me impeached but it was an interesting guy Nixon you know was he fun too to mimic oh yeah I mean because he was larger than life you know you know governor after looking at Hillary Clinton's emails I'm starting to look pretty good [Laughter] can you do Donald Trump our current president we are going to build a war a great wall and Walmart is going to pay for the way you hosted the Tonight Show 37 times you actually played the role of Johnny Carson in the movie about David Letterman right in jail in oh that's right they the light of the late shift if Johnny Carson could come on this stage tonight what might he say to us ah Johnny Johnny Carson I don't know about Johnny Carson but how about Carnac the magnificent he sees all he knows all this envelope was left in funk and Wagnalls porch until noon today nobody knows the question just the answer meat and potatoes Harvey Weinstein and Mike Huckabee show can't wait for this one name a dinner a sinner and a winner rich I cannot tell you what a thrill it is to have you here I want folks to know that they can get a copy of rich Little's book it's called little by little you can also make a date to see him at the Tropicana in Las Vegas for his nightly show that's playing in Vegas go to his website rich little dot-com if you're gonna be anywhere near Vegas you see how this audience they absolutely adore this man everybody in America loves him he's still doing the Tropicana in Vegas you better go and see them this guy right here is the Elvis of comedy Oh without the sequined jumpsuits of course so get his book go see him in Vegas and rich please come back Oh next we might come back I'll do you okay [Applause]

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Length: 7min 33sec (453 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 17 2018