Jana Wendt - Robin Williams interview

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace my favorite celebrity and homie of all time Robin McLaurin Williams 🙏 21 July 1951 ~ 11 August 2014⚘

[@NorCalProf1]

Thanks for this post. I saw this live while working in Melbourne in 1988 or 89 and tried telling my wife about it when I returned to California. Great to find it on YT to share with her. There was more of him improvising before the clip picks up, where Robin's audio feed from Australia first cut out so he carried on interviewing himself until you see what the clip shows. Interviewer Jan Wendt was normally very professional but was just destroyed here.

[@Mechknight73]

Jana Wendt had a reputation of being a tough interviewer when the story demanded it. She had the nickname "the perfumed steamroller" because not only was she fearless in interviews, she refused to let aggressive interviewees rattle her. It's very rare to see her lose her composure this much, but then again if I was interviewing Robin, I would have a hard time keeping a straight face too. There's only a handful of people in the world that can be this spontaneously funny, and he had it in spades

[@davcaefasdf]

I love how she kept saying "you can go", I'm sure he's never heard a journalist say that.

[@jimcharnoske9614]

Serious Interview and Robin Williams Is An Oxymoron. He Was Hilarious and Spontaneous. I Loved His Comedy and Watching Him Live On Tv or During Interviews. I Never Got The Pleasure To Meet Him or His Great Friend Christopher Reeves, THE BEST Superman EEEEEVVEEERR.

[@ArtDekko]

That De Niroish rant from 4:19 was just incredible. Extraordinary talent.

[@ozrob8726]

This interview was legendary in Australia. Jana Wendt was normally unflappable, but not this time.

[@Christof742]

OMG! Jana! who knew! This is superb! You were great! Let this airtime live!

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

In truth, I'm certain Jana would have loved nothing more than to have kept the 'interview' going for a lot longer, but she probably had the producer in her ear, telling her to wrap it up. What a truly charismatic soul Robin Williams was. He is still, so severely missed to this day... Thanks for the laughs Mr Williams!

[@rafiqkie]

rip Robin Williams, he the greatest actor & comedian of all times

[@Quadterice]

rest in peace robin williams 1951-2014.

[@quizmaster85]

"You'll be interviewing me and Dan Quayle for the rest of your life!" 😂

[@upsidedown4155]

Someone mentioned this video (well interview) in a insta post saying he run rings round her and she is a hard ass interviewer, so i had to watch it, thanks for putting it up

[@kwb200]

God bless Robin Williams funniest man to ever walk the earth

[@Bigngreen]

Jana has a reputation for being kinda stone faced in interviews, my guess is that Robin got told this an was like "Challenge accepted"

[@DesertFernweh]

+Bigngreen And he won

[@Wife_Mother_Failure]

@caveman Versace geriatric aussie here - really?? Which ass did this to Robin??

[@aphexZero69]

What a great moment, i love it!

[@GracieOpulanza1]

I love this and I am going to bring back interview style like Yana Wendt. These two are just gorgeous

[@robleth6464]

+Gracie Opulanza Have a look at Norman Gunston and Sally Struthers interview .

[@lesclanton4109]

Comedy has never been the same since he left us !!!

[@daniel1982641]

Robin is a riot, but I LOVE IT! RIP you beautiful funny soul you 😁

[@aussiewogfob]

So much for Jana's well known straight serious interviewing style LMAO.

[@shayneoneill1506]

It was almost a shocking interview because I dont think anyone in TV land had even seen Jana smile before that (Though I'm sure she was more relaxed off camera, but boy was she harsh when she had her teeth in an interview subjects neck. Jana was the real deal) , let alone be reduced to a giggling mess. It was a *VERY* funny interview

[@HalfEatenDimSim]

Janas juices were flowing

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

I actually got that "Le Mans" joke! XD

[@letslets]

Thanks for sharing.

[@kerrianderson106]

I love the circumscion joke this guy is my favourite and you Jana no connection just respect for good fun people

[@AccordionManiac]

Thanks for uploading this!! I was looking for this

[@twohamburgers]

"Excuse me mom, this one's cold, is this one ready? shake that one up a little bit..." with the Brooklyn accent, alright, I am done laughing at this after about half an hour, for now

[@MsSusanmary]

HYSTERICALLY FUNNY .... Jana Wendt loses all semblance of interview control, with Robin Williams

[@johnlennon1970]

Robin at his PEAK!!......HILARIOUS!

[@brythonicman3267]

I was looking for the one where he was in the studio with her and he tore up all her papers, think it was in '89!

[@robertczebotar7025]

O gosh...she is fantastic 🍀

[@v66catta84]

He destroyed his interviewers in such a brutally funny way 😂

[@rajk578]

4.34: ‘I have rights’ Boy, he called that one!

[@uncasist]

He's got amazing instincts. He doesn't leave until she is more relaxed. Wild and crazy, but a gentleman.

[@JMVIDS78]

her laugh is so cute!

[@kuntfart851]

legend comedy wont be the same with out him

[@Robbo766]

Jana Wendt was a brave journalist in her day. I remember an interview she did with Yasser Arafat, where she pulled no punches and Yasser giving her daggers, and at one point, putting her and her crew under threat if they were to ask ''inappropriate'' questions.. It was almost a yelling match. She's interviewed a lot of nasty people (Muammar Gaddafi, and other various dictators, murderers, etc), and copped a lot of push back from her own network... She was an outstanding journalist/reporter/interviewer, and was only 24 when she began carving her reputation as a no bullshit media person. That said, seeing her laugh with tears in her eyes is a rare sight. The magic of Robin Williams.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Jana laughed at Clarke and Dawe, too.

[@capt.samvimes768]

Priceless...

[@mirozen_]

Just FYI regarding the date of this interview - Robin's daughter Zelda was born July 31, 1989 and this interview appears to have taken place not long before her birth.

[@stupendous1068]

It would have been during 1989, because this was obviously during the filming of Cadillac Man.

[@mirozen_]

@@stupendous1068 Good observation - you're right! :-)

[@elineff3895]

Why do interviews with Robin? All you do is... Just Sit Back And Watch The Fun

[@robleth6464]

+ELI NEFF Yeah, watch him on "Dame Edna's Hollywood". Funny man.

[@OzzGirlx]

That is so true... I remember watching this in my lounge room when it aired live, was even funnier in the moment (if that is even possible). R.I.P Robin

[@alfred.g7521]

So now ACA is comparing the washing powder products and "hero firemen that saved a cat from a tree". What a disgrace compared to real journalism from Jana , George Negus and the likes

[@stupendous1068]

This would have been during the filming of Cadillac Man.

[@h7opolo]

this is from 1988. His second child was born in 1989, and here, 1:08, they talk about his expectations for his second child.

[@coltonrooster]

Lol so geeked!

[@petersack5074]

1::26 Jackie Stewart, i remember in the early 90's. Watching racing, and then he said, '' What a great, great day for motorcar racing '' ! with that heavy accent. Man, i nearly choked, laughing. Very good character, kind of like watching european soccer, and someone kicks a G O O A A LL. GOAL.

[@Wizard_Broclacabadabra]

Fantastic!

[@Blondie42]

Just couldn't get rid of him. 😂😂😂

[@erb1998]

It simply does not feel like we lost him 6 years ago

[@shreyaskaushal1187]

True. Seems like he was with us just yesterday. He is so much still in the present

[@erb1998]

shreyas kaushal time just flies 😣 and he is very missed in my heart 💔

[@shreyaskaushal1187]

@@erb1998 as long as someone is in the heart, they are in some form alive. Always with us. Thus, Robin is Eternal

[@mattblack77nz]

@dogcafe Jana Wendt's alley....I'd love to see some pictures.

[@glensgraphix]

I remember this when it first aired. Yana didn't appear on the show that night because she was sick. You can see why lol

[@dwftube]

Genius!

[@marklaronde6614]

An absolute original and a complete lunatic.....RIP

[@angelswings7024]

R.I.P

[@Toywithme200]

opmg robin is so adorable!!!

[@chriscocking3140]

Mangos with the cheavenistic domineering kid remark

[@TheHatim1111]

Funest Person Alive

[@APittsburghOriginal]

:(

[@thekingofyoutube3437]

If i was a girl i would fall for robin

[@dancasty8159]

i think this is 1989

[@stupendous1068]

Definitely, because this is exactly as he looks in Cadillac Man, which was filmed in 1989.

[@QueenConsternation]

Funny man RIP

[@imabookfreak]

she's trying so hard!!!!! poor woman!

[@glensgraphix]

Sorry Jana.......

[@stoelefj]

Whats up with that lady... wow.

[@SelSun83]

1 people got born in a taxi

[@PatrickIdeh-oh2kl]

😮😂❤ you see even then .. she wanted to triumph or expose through innocent gaslighting questions.. how is a GOOD father goong to react to such a basic birthing question .. 6 months away.. ie not born yet silo technically.. not a 2x father yet .. Y concentrate the whole interview aroind yhat. 1...point . She would not go with the flow .

[@daniellamcgee4251]

'Kid' 🙄

[@aphexZero69]

Btw, is he wearing a fur?

[@Blondie42]

Bad old joke.

[@masterawesomeish]

more is less.

[@TonkaGoldman-xd5iw]

I wonder how much coke he snorted for that one.

[@wendyweaver8749]

Tonka Goldman - Robin stopped drugs in 1983. He was very open about doing drugs and then why he stopped.

[@Blondie42]

He quit cold turkey for 20 years. People don't need to be doped up just to have some fun.

[@zeckham100]

Forced laughter, he’s irritating and not at all funny.

[@troymayne9785]

That's the coke talking.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

No. RW had quit coke by then. More likely his desire to entertain a captive audience that kicked in. And possibly he was in a manic phase of bipolar disorder.