Billy Crystal explains why he no longer talks to God
Valuetainment Short Clips pairs the actor's account of grief with a panel discussion about faith, gratitude and Dennis Prager's response to hardship.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 300,358 views a day, 27 times a normal first day on this channel (11,169).
Billy Crystal Turns His Back on God After Losing Everything
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- 0:40Crystal tells CBS that personal tragedies and world events have led him to stop trusting and talking to God.
- 1:08Tom Ellsworth argues that hardship is when trusting God matters most.
- 3:39Bet-David plays footage of Dennis Prager appearing publicly in a wheelchair alongside his wife, Sue.
- 5:22Bet-David recounts Prager's emphasis on gratitude, perseverance and rejecting victimhood.
- 10:08Adam Sosnick suggests that speaking with Prager could help Crystal.
- 13:04The closing portion includes a shoe advertisement.
"No, because I don't trust him," Billy Crystal tells CBS interviewer Tracy Smith when asked whether he still talks to God. That brief answer anchors a Valuetainment Short Clips upload that drew about 166,000 views in nine hours, far beyond the channel's usual start.
This is a Patrick Bet-David panel segment built around an excerpt from CBS Sunday Morning, not a new interview conducted by the clips channel. Crystal describes personal tragedies and frightening world events as reasons he has stopped having those conversations.
The video's description places his remarks in a year of loss, including the destruction of his longtime home in the Palisades wildfires and the deaths of friends Rob and Michele Reiner. It also connects the interview to his stage work: conversations with God featured in "700 Sundays," while his new one-man show, "860," takes its name from the address of the home he lost.
The panel responds from a different perspective. Tom Ellsworth argues that difficult times are precisely when faith is most essential. Bet-David then plays footage of Dennis Prager appearing publicly after a serious accident and recounts Prager's emphasis on gratitude and perseverance.
Much of the remaining discussion develops that contrast, with Adam Sosnick suggesting Crystal could benefit from speaking with Prager. The segment ends with a shoe advertisement.
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- Valuetainment Short Clips
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- Channel views, last 7 days
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- Video published
- October 18, 2026
- Video views so far
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- Video views, pace per day
- 300,358
The numbers
The clip's early views are well above the channel's usual first-day pace. Its comment count has also already exceeded a typical full day's response many times over.
