Larry Grayson on 'Parkinson', 1978

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Larry Grayson on 'Parkinson', 1978

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Michael Parkinson interviews comedian and presenter Larry Grayson on his chat show. The other guests are fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, and television presenter Russell Harty.

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@nathelondon3719 5 ай бұрын

Unprecedented, unique, unequalled. Never to be repeated. He was truly a one off. RIP Larry Grayson. We shall never forget you.

@smithpm81 5 ай бұрын

indeed, a wonderful man, loved him in the 70s, top man

@reetpateet8656 5 ай бұрын

Such a character, and I’m sure if you met him in the street, he would have been most friendly! Lovely man 🙂

@wotdoesthisbuttondo 5 ай бұрын

Benny Hill called Grayson "First Thug" in a Bill credits parody but i've never heard Grayson bitch about Benny in public so i guess it was all done in cliquey circles away from the medias eye.

@hunterluxton5976 5 ай бұрын

A magnificently warm, funny and totally loveable man. I grew up in the 70's with this superb man.

@stephenholmes1036 5 ай бұрын

Agreed a genuine man

@moirabaker458 5 ай бұрын

Shut that door!

@TurnFullCircle 5 ай бұрын

This is wonderful. What an absolute entertainer. We have nothing today that comes close. All the best.

@johncarroll9085 5 ай бұрын

Lovely lovely man. I miss our Larry. Thanks for posting 😊

@stephenholmes1036 5 ай бұрын

Billy was a genuinely lovely man and very funny

@neilewart4347 5 ай бұрын

Saw Larry once open a fete at a local hospital.. He was very funny and pleasant to everyone. A real celebrity.

@nicktatters7523 5 ай бұрын

I’m from Nuneaton, and Larry was a family friend of ours, he was so kind and generous, great memories 👍

@leemcarthy4550 13 күн бұрын

You’re so very lucky to of known this magnificent funny and gentle man. I was only 17 when he died but I really loved him. It’s so sad even today remembering him for all the joy he bought to my family who I also miss. I’ve watched this and have cried thinking about him. Today there aren’t anybody who consider themselves entertainers who could ever come close to Larry. These earlier years will never be again but I’m just so thankful we’re all able to still watch him and remember him today. Tremendously beautiful soul ❤

@manchegocheese997 5 ай бұрын

This made me smile, just lovely, warm comedy.

@carys1972 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Never get bored of Larry

@skywalkerranch 5 ай бұрын

God bless Larry he was truly unique and missed greatly.

@saintetienne755 5 ай бұрын

Truly a unique talent of his time, from a better, kinder time where real charisma shone through. Gentle, warm, generous - greatly missed

@repboy1 5 ай бұрын

Could listen to his old showbiz stories for ever, used to love him as a kid on the generation game rip

@adude9882 5 ай бұрын

His warmth could take a lot of the hate out of the world. I'm glad I grew up with this. I'd forgotten how it was.

@keithfalkingham8861 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this of dear Larry, it's a real tonic. 😂

@gaggymott9159 5 ай бұрын

My belovéd Mum died suddenly on 5 April 2023. Subsequently, I have laughed very little, and I have been only what I can describe as 'down.' Watching this interview with Larry has been the first time in nearly a year, I have had a few 'belly laughs', genuinely.....May his pure soul rest in eternal peace, and thank you

@JuggiesArchive 5 ай бұрын

My condolences, I know what it's like to lose a mother suddenly. I'm glad the video cheered you up, if only for a brief period. Hope you feel a bit brighter soon, just give it time. All the best to you 👍

@gaggymott9159 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and thoughts. I trust you are well and thanks for a superb upload, from Northern Ireland 👍@@JuggiesArchive

@smithpm81 5 ай бұрын

lol still laughing out loud after all these years lol

@regplasma7906 5 ай бұрын

The funniest gay comedian / presenter of all time.A complete one off.

@frglee 5 ай бұрын

I never thought Larry Grayson's act was a particularly strong one, but I liked him very much all the same because he was warm, gentle and witty - and it was clear audiences adored him. The comedian Ken Dodd, who privately took an almost academic interest in comedy acts summed up Larry Grayson, saying "He loved everybody and he wanted them to love him in return and yes, they did, they all loved Larry"

@vantheman1238 2 ай бұрын

I understand where you’re coming from, however, when he was at his best Larry was so funny he could bring the house down with laughter.

@regroyle447 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved watching such a funny guy

@stephenholmes1036 5 ай бұрын

A very funny and genuine man

@brianeduardo1234 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting views on drag at the end - extraordinary talent

@michaelwilliams3232 5 ай бұрын

Parkinson saying he didn't like drag is interesting. The mileage he had out of Dame Edna is immeasurable.

@shirleysavoury5638 5 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. Dame Edna, Danny La Rue, Hinge & Bracket - all wonderful performers. But then again, did any of these performers exist in 1978? Oh dear. Am I getting my decades mixed up? 😆

@jamesthecat 5 ай бұрын

@@shirleysavoury5638Danny La Rue for sure, he was the first big star. Dame Edna technically, but may not have become famous by then (his (quite different) Australian housewife act began in the late 1960s), Hinge and Bracket may well have been around also, I certainly remember them in the 1980s.

@strawman80 5 ай бұрын

@@jamesthecat Arthur Lucan as Old mother Riley come to mind,, in films through the 1930's to early 195'0s. Essentially an early drag act.

@jamesmiller6244 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful thank you for posting this

@thekarmafarmer608 5 ай бұрын

He was such a great character to have on the telly. Great fellow.

@stephenholmes1036 5 ай бұрын

A very funny and genuine man

@vantheman1238 5 ай бұрын

Could watch and listen to Larry for hours. Great man

@Johnmell100 5 ай бұрын

What an absolutely charming man.

@user-tu5ej5lg2c 5 ай бұрын

He was great. Nobody has this kind of natural style anymore. People try too hard.

@wolfie854 5 ай бұрын

A one-off. He always seemed so nervous on stage and sweated profusely. But that's what made the act so funny.

@Fireblade918 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting, a time long gone a trip down memory lane.

@user-qu5gi7ls5m 5 ай бұрын

Pure tv gold.😂

@davidfletcher5 3 ай бұрын

Loved all of Larry’s imaginary friends. Brilliantly developed so that the audience actually cared about Apricot Lil, slack Alice etc. Original and highly entertaining.

@TrevorThompson-nf9dp 5 ай бұрын

A very beautiful soul rest in peace Larry 🌹

@DG-mv6zw 5 ай бұрын

Sadly I very much doubt that!

@user-tu5ej5lg2c 5 ай бұрын

It may seem old hat to some but Larry Grayson was a natural talent, that is rare today. Loved him.

@wendyatherton4096 5 ай бұрын

Aww.. I loved Larry.. How lovely to watch this 😊.. So funny

@UKArtlover 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic mental pictures of obscure beginnings and people and situations that he paints, a brilliant and humble man that nevertheless shines like the brightest star , fabulous memories of seeing him as a lad, feels like an old friend RiP Sir!

@allangilchrist5938 5 ай бұрын

"Seems like a nice boy".

@npc3po301 5 ай бұрын

Lovely man, shame to hear Kenny Williams thought Larry got everything from him, I see very little comparison, the campness and the disapproving side looks maybe but the similarity pretty much ends there, his late success in life should be an inspiration to all

@wolfie854 5 ай бұрын

Kenneth always said that he hated the camp stuff. He saw himself as a serious actor but it was the camp stuff that made him famous and was what people liked to see him do. It was one of the reasons he left the Hancock show, apart from Hancock not wanting to be outshone by someone else. :They always wanted him to play what they called the 'snide'. Larry didn't copy Kenneth at all in my view.

@stephenholmes1036 5 ай бұрын

I agree i see nothing in common, Totally different people and humour

@jamesthecat 5 ай бұрын

Kenny was very prone to jealousy, unfortunately. The truth is that Kenny could never have been as warm and friendly as Larry. There was always a distance between him and the audience, even a snootiness (which he used brilliantly, of course). Larry's informal, chatty style was much more like Frankie Howerd's.

@robertbrown6930 5 ай бұрын

Looks like the lighting crew were on strike....

@annerushby8759 Ай бұрын

I remember him saying shut that door. I loved him.

@garylucas7050 5 ай бұрын

An era that is gone but not forgotten

@asa1973100 5 ай бұрын

He was a lovely lovely kind gentleman and so generous.

@michaelspencer6108 5 ай бұрын

Shut that door 😅

@graemewiltshire312 5 ай бұрын

My fav saying of his 😂😂

@JiminyCricket8899 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading this.

@JuggiesArchive 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 👍👌😁

@hugoboss5895 5 ай бұрын

Shut that door! My Nan loved Larry. I think he was hilariously cool to.

@keithrobertson6942 5 ай бұрын

This guy was brilliant I bet he was wonderful company to be in...Sadly missed RIP Larry

@11111964s 5 ай бұрын

Larry Grayson great entertainer a complete one of

@JustSean413 5 ай бұрын

Back in the day when tv entertainers did that old fashioned thing that is no longer seen on tv these days think its called ''Entertain''

@user-du9vs2mz3f 5 ай бұрын

my aunt had a lift from him yests ago , she did some shopping and was at the bus dtop it was raining snd he pulked up sat in the back of his Rolls sead get in love i live near you ill pop you up the road 😂 and she had a lift home 😂😂

@SimonandJojo 5 ай бұрын

Opposite to his friend Noele Gordon who in her rolls drove past her co star Pamela Vezey (Kath Brownlow) stood in the pouring rain at the bus stop, telling the 'Crossroads ' director "Alan darling, I think Pamela is going to be rather late this morning, I've just passed her at the bus stop"😂

@brushfuse 5 ай бұрын

So nice. You'll make it one day. 😇

@Ingens_Scherz 5 ай бұрын

Hard to believe this was quite outrageous in 1978 - in a lovely way, though (there was nowhere near as much bigotry - or racism for that matter - as people seem to want to believe these days). Now, this just seems utterly delightful. Larry and Russell are a polished hoot.

@user-tv2bz2ci6b 5 ай бұрын

Zandra Rhodes was 🔥

@michaelmarshall9132 5 ай бұрын

I never realised til watching this how much he reminds me of frank spencer

@BIJOU167 5 ай бұрын

He lived in Nuneaton and I often saw him in Barclays bank, his sister was my midwife

@chalkywhite7482 5 ай бұрын

Larry was such a warm funny genuine man.

@waynecronin1871 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Russell Harty, as we now know, was a gay man. Was his almost outing himself in this interview? Parky pressed him on the issue and Russell was back tracking immensely!

@orangefacedbuddah1776 5 ай бұрын

totally different time,people in general had private lives.

@orangefacedbuddah1776 5 ай бұрын

and they remained private.

@merryjerry4769 4 ай бұрын

I think Larry knew or suspected Harty was gay (homosexual intuition?) Larry is teasing, possibly flirting with Harty.

@veronicawhite297 Ай бұрын

one if my favourites simply great rip larry xxxx

@EmmaRiddle543 3 ай бұрын

Poor Russell, he was a really shy man in real life, he looked really awkward. Larry amazing as usual. Rest in peace Larry, Russell and Micheal. I don’t know the woman.

@thought-drops 5 ай бұрын

He was right about surgical stockings 😅

@brianbooth679 5 ай бұрын

An overnight sensation only took 35 years or so!!!!!!

@johnheenan5147 5 ай бұрын

The two ronnies in drag always made me laugh..

@stephenrhodes8494 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic

@user-eh3ou7oq4w 5 ай бұрын

Happy Times. Great talent's.

@curlyteeth3097 5 ай бұрын

....can't belive the BBC let him go out to roost ....a humorous natural! ...he didn't have to speak to get a laugh ❤❤

@popatyourecords Ай бұрын

This guy could kill you laughing with one look a very funny man

@SweetJennyFan Ай бұрын

Happy days ! ❤😊

@CornishMiner 5 ай бұрын

Dear Larry.

@Simon-fr4ts 5 ай бұрын

Self raising Fred 😅😅

@lsmoulton 5 ай бұрын

And "pop it in Pete" 😄

@david-pb4bi 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t realise Nigel Farage was that funny.

@lynryall1317 5 ай бұрын

Legend xxx

@jamesmp1015 5 ай бұрын

Don’t make them like that anymore 😢

@leonardjump7629 5 ай бұрын

Shut that door......

@eilsmile8732 5 ай бұрын

A great catchphrase still said amongst those of a certain age 😊

@charleswatson5313 5 ай бұрын

All we get today is endless profanities and overt anatomy humour (?).

@Candolad 5 ай бұрын

Larry could do a lot of that too, but cleverly using innuendo. When he was live in the clubs though a lot of his content wouldn't be broadcastable.

@moirabaker458 5 ай бұрын

Anybody remember Hinge and Bracket?

@richardstevens4150 5 ай бұрын

Seems like a nice boy

@mostynf 27 күн бұрын

It’s fascinating, it’s the gayest conversation at a time when no one was really openly gay.

@johnking5174 16 күн бұрын

I find watching shows from this era fascinating, how many gay men couldn't be open about being gay, even though since 1967 in England it was not illegal anymore. Gay men on TV back then could only be camp men.

@mostynf 16 күн бұрын

@@johnking5174 Yes, I was a child in this era so I remember it a bit, but looking back now as an adult it’s interesting. It’s like everyone knew they were gay and it was fine, as long as the conversation was never specifically about actually being gay. The same with early 80s pop stars. Amazing how much it has changed just in my lifetime.

@DavidMiller-ps5rr 5 ай бұрын

Russell Hart is not comfortable at all with some of Larry';s comments.

@MJo-ng4lj 4 ай бұрын

❤😂🎉

@evertondod 5 ай бұрын

Funny bloke

@garygoeswild 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t realize he was from Nuneaton, now I know why he sounds like my Auntie Maude

@johnscott6960 5 ай бұрын

Hahaha!! This man is quite plainly a homosexual!! Outrageous!!! (Just kidding - I bloody Love Larry G!!) 😂❤

@MJo-ng4lj 4 ай бұрын

❤🎉😂

@olivertomnickalls2989 5 ай бұрын

😊

@wotdoesthisbuttondo 5 ай бұрын

Benny Hill called Grayson "First Thug" in a Bill credits parody but i've never heard Grayson bitch about Benny in public so i guess it was all done in cliquey circles away from the medias eye.