Kenneth Williams…Excellent Chat Show Appearance From 1980
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Kenneth appears in an episode of Parkinson from 1980. This is a masterclass in anecdote telling. Everything about this performance is perfect. The versatility of the voice, the timing, the material, and most of all…the man. Behold, a comedy genius at his very peak. “Seven guineas for a bra?…cheaper to have your tits off!!…” .
What an incredible person – I was captivated by his story telling ability.
loved him genuine man
wonderfull,wonderfull man
@Kimimus
LOL- here here!
Arent we all
Just brilliant – i wonder if he really knew how funny and lovely he was?
Kenneth Williams was a very talented and intelligent man however I believe on his off days he was a complete bitch.
just heaven spending any time listening to him – thank you so much for the share rockchick – we have an old copy of acid drops we found years ago in an op shop – simply side splitting
5* fave
a great man
Genius!!!
Genuis .
i just love him. how lucky we are that being gay is no longer an issue and how sad so many people had to go through such hell over it
‘The K W Diaries’ Sat 4th Oct 1980: ‘TV Centre at 1 o’c. & talked with Chris (researcher) & Mike Parkinson & John Fisher…My entrance was marred by my tripping up on the bottom step, the opening dialogue was stilted & unfunny & four or five minutes of turgid rubbish constituted the chat till I got off the play & on to the book! Telling stories – …Edith Evans & the Crescent Hotel…Charles Laurence’s Mae West line. By that time I’d started climbing & by the end it was OK, but only just!’
yes he did…..he couldn’t accept he was a gayman poor soul….i think he felt embarressed bout being gay…..but he was so so funny….
I LOVE HIM! You wouldn’t think that he secretly hated himself. He lived such a troubled life. poor man.
Well, he could be very narcissistic too.
Yes. I have recently read his ” Diaries”.
A very complex man. I saw him many years ago walking along the Strand. I think he was going to the Playhouse Theatre in Villiers St. On this particular occasion, he may have been “looking” to be recognised. He was wearing a bright check jacket and whistling a chirpy tune.
Comedian Ted Ray,father of Andrew, was himself a manic depressive. So ironic that [some] people who devoted their talents to make others happy were themselves not.
Tormented. Read his diaries? He doesn’t mention this particualr performance, but despite the fact that it was truly excellent and professional (in my opinion) he might have seen it as a complete disaster.
I hope that is so. He was very fond of walking and exploring London. Back in the late 70`s I saw him walking [whistling] down the Strand, I guess that he may have been making his way to the Playhouse Theatre in Villiers Street.
He suffered his share of torment (depression including thoughts of suicide, especially as he got older) but I believe he did find happiness in some things in his life.
What a Bona performer he was.I hope he realised how much pleasure and joy he gave. Was he a happy or tormented soul?
Pure class. Excellent performance.
Thanks for sharing.
He makes you believe in uniqueness, its a rare quality but he had it.
Great artist.
This is absoilutely hilarious. He was a one off.