Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Stiller and Meara on Nixon's Visit to China

Stiller and Meara (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara) were a husband-and-wife comedy duo that was popular primarily in the 1960s and 1970s. They made frequent appearances on television variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show.

A lot of their humor focused on their different religious backgrounds, but actually Meara converted to Reform Judaism six years after marrying Stiller.

In this video clip from The Carol Burnett Show, Stiller and Meara reflect on President Richard Nixon's trip to China. They observe that the press reported widely on the Nixons' view of China and the Chinese, but didn't write about how the Americans were seen by China's Premier Chou En-lai and his wife.  So the comedy duo speculate on conversations between them after the Americans returned home.

Enjoy! 

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