What Miss Piggy Did to Rich Little on The Muppet Show and 60 Years of Wild Stories

Rich Little, the legendary impressionist known as the man of a thousand voices, shares stories from a career spent performing alongside the biggest names in Hollywood history. In this conversation, Rich reveals what happened the night he appeared on The Muppet Show and Miss Piggy went completely off script, leaving him with a visible rash he had to finish the episode wearing. He also shares the moment Frank Sinatra walked onstage at Carnegie Hall while Rich was mid-impression and began coaching him on how to do it better, what it was really like performing George Burns and Jack Benny in front of George Burns and Jack Benny, and why he took his US citizenship oath as John Wayne. Rich Little is still performing live in Las Vegas and has stories from the golden age of Hollywood that have never gotten old. #RichLittle, #TheMuppetShow, #MissPiggy, #FrankSinatra, #ClassicHollywood, #DeanMartinRoast, #CelebrityImpressionist 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Judy Garland Show Debut Story 5:05 Performing Impressions in Front of Celebrities 7:30 How Impressionists Learn New Voices 10:04 Imitating Deceased Celebrities 12:29 Impressionists Who Shaped the Craft 14:39 Copycats TV Show Behind the Scenes 17:32 Frank Sinatra Coaching His Own Impression 19:32 Frank Sinatra Friendship and Personality 22:51 John Wayne Stories and Citizenship Oath 25:26 The Muppet Show and Miss Piggy 29:24 Dean Martin Roasts Memories 32:00 Playing Johnny Carson in The Late Shift 35:18 Still Performing in Las Vegas SUPPORT CLASSIC CONVERSATIONS WITH JEFF DWOSKIN 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a video! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJeffDwos... ☕ Buy me a coffee (support the show) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jeffdwos... 👕Dashery Store: Classic Conversations merch and more! https://classic-conversations.dashery... 📚Love the books I talk about on the show? Here is my Amazon store to shop: https://amzn.to/3QA3HNI All shows sponsored by Stampede Social - find them on the web at https://stampede.social or here on YouTube    / @stampedesocial   🔗 Follow me here: 🌐 Website: http://classic-conversations.com 🐦 Twitter:   / jeffdwoskinshow   📸 Instagram:   / jeffdwoskinshow   📘 Facebook:   / jeffisfunny   🎙️ Listen to my Podcast: https://jeffisfunny.com 🔔 Don't forget to: 👍 Like this video if you enjoyed it! 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a video! 💬 Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 📢 Share this video with your friends!