Woody Allen interview 1971 PART 1/4

Woody Allen interview from 1971, just after the worldwide release of 'Bananas'

[@habojspade]

I applaud his ability to keep a straight face through the entire thing.

[@ryneckert]

This is the best interview ever

[@michaelmattice4986]

INTERVIEWER: I rather enjoyed it. WOODY: Yes, but you're mistaken. #LOL

[@kiks399]

Interviewer: "Do you watch your own films while you are editing at all?" Woody Allen: "No. I only edit it blindfolded" hahahahaha

[@EricELT18]

What a great ten minutes of brilliant, mocking answers to stupid, serious questions to ask a great comedian.

[@RedeemedRose1]

This is the most genius thing I've ever seen xD So quick! So witty!

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

His ability to make a straight face is great

[@Chief_Ten_Bears]

"Is he still writing?" "He was as of this morning." "And this afternoon?" "No he's retired."

[@MrCozdude]

Possibly my favourite interview ever.

[@EdieSexwitch]

Trolling off the charts.

[@quantummath]

damn I appreciate his Honesty!!

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

his attitude is SO inspiring !!! I wish I was as lucky to be as talented and good looking as this genius !!!

[@georgiaq]

One of the best interviews ever recorded, he's a GENIUS!!

[@GrandMasterScotty]

Absolutely hilarious. One of the greatest comedians to walk this Earth.

[@AGentertainmentofficial]

"I generally edit blindfolded." I LOL'd SO HARD You also have to remember there was no digital editing back then at all, which I think makes the joke funnier today.

[@DieGroteske]

The interviewer is an amazing straight man, giving Woody perfect material to work with

[@elendilviolinist777]

"Kind of a funny shade of blue, if you know how blue can occasionally be really funny." LOL

[@HoytLatte]

SO funny. Wow, his improv is stellar.

[@tylergordonfilm]

greatest interview ever

[@h9ooo]

i can never get enough of this ''interview'' ;)

[@BuckRuthless]

I love it "Also, there's nobody in the movie."

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

BANANAS IS MY FAVORITE WOODY ALLEN MOVIE OF ALL TIME

[@MaxMalkiel]

I love Woody Allen!

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

OMG HE's so SMART tooooo!! probably the most intellectual intellectual on either side of the street !!

[@Attritive]

He seems to be mocking the pseudo-intellectuals of the day. Loving it.

[@MrJerryRio]

Look at Jerry Rio, the interviewer in the Bloated Elvis video, Tell me he doesn't remind you of Woody Allen. Very funny and a must see for all Allen fans.

[@shangrila73eldorado]

Love this guy

[@SaturnElena]

watching and hoping some of his great wit sticks with me ~

[@RockBottomRiser21]

Who would even dare give this thumbs down?

[@bluestate69]

"i like anything squiggly" hahaha

[@ERoBB1]

This is absolutely hilarious.

[@caballistical]

I would say the interviewer is definitely Peter Cook. He's doing an excellent job of asking those bland types of questions TV interviewers routinely trotted out at the time, in exactly the right tone of voice (except when he cracks up - the footage is obviously unedited stock). Cook did a lot of this on 'Not only but also...' Woody is brilliantly inventive. By far the most hilarious I've seen of him in interview. Overall some of the funniest and most remarkable comedy footage. Thanks for posting

[@barrycross2585]

Have you never heard Peter Cook talking? I would say that it doesn't sound a bit like Peter Cook

[@VanPebble]

man, this is sooooo funny. I love the sarcastic woody allen

[@RRSA97]

this man is the funniest and the smartest person alive. he's my role model.

[@trinibob85]

i love this guy!

[@leprachaun97]

the message in that was universal...that numerals can descend in order if placed properly

[@doowopbruce]

@BRUC2016---- Serious movies like "Manhattan", "Crimes and Misdemeaners", and "Hannah and Her Sisters" were all outstanding films.

[@michaelcoy311]

“Numerals can descend in order if placed properly.” -Woody Allen

[@BMPfilms]

holy god... this is amazing

[@zappasmoustache23]

i could almost swear that it's peter cook interviewing him, trying to disguise his voice slightly. can anyone confirm?

[@evanmccarthy7635]

@Hendry Tanamas im going to assume you do NOT own a dog house

[@kettlecup]

It's Johnnie Hamp, producer of Woody's UK TV show

[@thumbbandit]

every answer to every question had me laughing

[@socotroquito2007]

..."A film callled Potamkin".... dudehe was seriously pulling leg there, he did make that bloke laugh!

[@Money_Magnet_Googie22]

this is pretty funny. i'm still learning about woody allen. he's a pretty interesting guy

[@Manfromperu]

so so fucking great.....and funny!!!! luv it!!

[@d33j4ybf]

"Well, I like anything squiggly." Naturally.

[@news4usunshine]

As usual, most of the people commenting on this video are completely clueless. This is a comedy sketch, not an actual interview. The questions are scripted, and it's likely that Woody wrote all of them.

[@cessnaace]

He thought the best part of the film was the countdown leader. Classic Allen. LOL! STAY AWESOME! :)

[@michaelclaymore4253]

Wonderful stuff. Almost as funny as his early movies.

[@shurwali]

brilliant

[@MichelleCasandraMindofChrist]

@guyaldridge Oh, that was the first time he said it regarding laughing and happiness. Haha. They're both great!!

[@unclespinnydervish2471]

Interviewer: "How do you go about writing a story?" Woody: "...That's a good point" ROFL

[@sallybites]

quite agreed.

[@PumpkinPixie1978]

This is Brilliant. Very funny. :)

[@bullettoothburrows]

The interviewer has a British sense of humor.

[@pacattack05]

6:17, i'll be in debt by that time...ha ahaha hahha ahhahaa best part

[@hamonryehd]

"i don't laugh at anybody." funny actually in all the woody movies i've seen... from Antz to Annie Hall i can't remember him laughing... or for more than a second and w/o (some) nervousness.

[@Fallingmonsters]

"Funny...if you know how Blue can occasionally be -- REALly Funny."

[@lucidnightmare969]

"If you know how occasionally blue can be very funny". I now laugh every time I see the color blue

[@TheMaccafan]

Genius!!

[@Zarathustra.was.right2]

I thought he was serious up until "I edit blindfolded" LOL!

[@m3talmilitia15]

Numerals can descend in order, if placed properly.

[@tbtbtwotwos]

@Greenhornet270 he's a genius. have you seen play it again sam?

[@tylergordonfilm]

why did you cut stuff out of the interview? the video jump cuts before we can hear what Woody says

[@dowen679]

@pdpx7 it's either Russell Harty or an excellent Russell Harty impersonator.

[@sisibilio]

That was the point. It's obviously intentional to keep the mood of the interview.

[@slowdives]

"numerals can descend in order, if placed properly"

[@doowopbruce]

@TheWildcherry16 --- ever hear the term "straight man"?

[@davidsheriff9274]

What movie was he talking about at the beginning?

[@ShaqDarnell1993]

Does anybody know whether this Peter Cook interviewing or Barry Took or who??

[@danielrep]

Ah, now I got it! Yes, thats sort of the game.

[@cessnaace]

I should hope so. LOL! STAY AWESOME!

[@TheBigDelicious]

@bobbybobsta : magnificent!

[@doowopbruce]

The Woodman rules!!!

[@typewriter10000]

No, that's definitely not Peter Cook, but I'd like to know if anyone can tell me who it is.

[@6020e3]

It's very funny when the interviewer tries not to laugh.

[@pretorious700]

Right around "Marvin Hamlisch" Woody starts to lose it, but regains his composure. Is that Peter Cook interviewing him? Voice sounds very familiar.

[@utubeDaveutube]

Hmm, I'll listen again. I didn't get the impression he was holding back laughs, but perhaps I'm mistaken. Will check.

[@marcobrancia2701]

peccato che non ci sono i sottotitoli in intaliano o in inglese.

[@Joaopandao]

:) yeah. I saw , for ex, Manhattan, and i never laugh. I smile, i feel emotion in full degree.

[@motheroftheunicorn]

interviewer sounds like Tony Wilson to me. Anyone know who it is? can't find out anywhere

[@WhiteCamry]

Mel Brooks once said, "we always become what we mock" or something close to that. Woody Allen here may have been fooling around when 'describing' 'Bananas', but he would literally say the same things in all seriousness about his later movies.

[@quad1000]

"...I think I would like to found dead, face down, in the street." LMAO

[@Tifflet]

Interviewer does sound like Peter Cook, it could be a Derek Granger from an early 70s British show called Cinema

[@PedroGignon]

@MilkCandyFarm The interviewer and Allen are friends. This was a joke done between the two on purpose.

[@subterranean47]

what film are they speaking of?

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

It's not trolling if the interviewer is in on the joke

[@ben6fingers]

is he talking to Peter Cook?

[@roxyqueen2]

@74aspi I think he starts to go along with it after a while...

[@bapyou]

Oh my God. This is f-ing hilarious! So deadpan. I wonder if it was scripted.

[@ERA55555]

I couldn't stop laughing! XD

[@dowen679]

@willcollier01 hi, the interviewer is almost certainly Russell Harty.

[@kettlecup]

It's Johnnie Hamp

[@layla545]

maybe i was abit harsh. but i meant blind and unaware in regards to the way woody was slightly playing him.

[@pirulitat]

soooo funny!!!! omgz!!!!!!

[@ZwienerZ]

The funniest thing I've ever seen

[@rafaelmoura2103]

"First film ive made was a film called potenkin" haha

[@sandpiper7238]

I hope so.. :)

[@timandmorgan]

"I quite enjoyed it" "yes but you're mistaken."

[@carlosvegaalberto]

Is David Frost the interviewer?

[@ariben1234]

"No... I generally edit blindfolded" Owned.

[@eheaven3]

Evidently, Woody's whimsical sarcasm was influenced by various artists of his period such as John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol, not to mention his comedy peers: Bob Hope, Groucho and George Carlin. He is not one to suffer fools or foolish questions lightly.