Elaine Stritch interviewed by Michael Parkinson.MPG

Elaine Stritch interviewed by Michael Parkinson

[@TheAnne1945]

This lady is a one off, there will never be another Elaine Stritch.

[@duranfamily291]

astrid thomas Yes, and “I’ll drink to that!”

[@rr7firefly]

She was one incredible human being. She lived a marvelously amazing life and, thank God, she survived to share it with everyone. Genuine and stupendously entertaining.

[@codykimmel]

These 18 minutes have undone about a full month of 2020 for me. The power of Elaine!

[@glamdolly30]

And the other two guests Paxman and Coogan can only look on in silent awe and wish they could be as whip smart and witty as this 76 year old woman for one minute, let alone an entire interview. Wasn't she something? I was lucky enough to see her one woman show at the Old Vic in 2001. She was w hirlwind that surprised, delighted, made you laugh, made you cry, endeared and excited you and then sent you home feeling you'd really lived through something extraordinary. A wonderful woman and that rare thing, a true star. Make no mistake, Elaine Stritch is up there with the best of the best, we shall not see her like again. God bless you Elaine and thank you.

[@chris45rpm]

The wonderful thing about KZbin is you stumble on someone you didn't really know and end up mesmerised by a genuine star.

[@elaineprescott3972]

I know exactly what you mean. I now feel as if I want to look for more information about her. What an incredible person. ❤

[@seanisradd]

She's not capable of a boring interview, or boring anything for that matter. I saw her at her Carlyle show Saturday night and I didn't blink the whole time! Thank you for posting this.

[@TheJohnpandy]

I saw Elaine's one woman show at the Old Vic. It was amazing theatre and display of talent. Jxxx

[@carljohnbloor]

What a sensational lady, she just oozes talent and character, she sells the songs which every bit of soul, her story telling through song is incredible...wow what a star

[@Tenortalker]

Through all her problems and battles with alcohol, diabetes, unhappy love affairs she shone with a blistering honesty. We just have to love this amazing lady - best version of ' Broadway Baby' I ever heard her give with her low notes sounding like a trombone and a perfect mix of humour and touching reality. If you do not know her work please watch episodes of Two's Company where she and the late, wonderful Sir Donald Sinden as her butler give a masterclass in comic timing

[@ginnylorenz5265]

Yes! So wonderful I had to buy the boxed set. What a pleasure!!

[@Ursaminor31]

The gift was her honesty and vulnerability

[@beggandpartners]

Ursa Minor and her intelligence. Listenplease to many of her interviews for she can teach us many things. A truly great star and above above all a very great lady

[@hairyscotman]

she got to realize how great a performer she was....and it thrilled her....

[@connorjones100]

That performance at the end was definitely one of her very best! unreal!

[@mattdeans9873]

That pure, clear unadulterated smile beaming out like the sun .... tells the whole story. Thanks for a great post.

[@Setheskivias]

I first saw her in the movie 'Out to sea.' with Mathau and Lemon. Then I looked her up because she seemed very interesting. Then I find alot of material on KZbin about her. And the documentary ' Shoot me'. I saw that over and over again and just couldn't get enough of her. What great talent! She was a true person, honest and unequivocally down to earth. Just wonderful and more!

[@maszlagma]

I just love her! She's so wise and has a tremendous stage-presence! The Cole Porter song was just brilliant!

[@mckenzieprice2270]

Her story about the Daves and how she put them down was one of the best things I’ve heard.

[@jasonhurd4379]

Now THAT's how you put a song over! All the many renditions of Broadway Baby I've heard over the years, this is the first time I feel I've actually experienced the song done well. What a great artist. No wonder Porter, Coward and Sondheim all adored her. Rest in peace, dear lady.

[@mycalbassett5145]

Man, she really knows how to hit that beat when she walked out!

[@MayerConstance]

Mycal Bassett good call! Oh yes

[@christopher3386]

LOVE hearing her pronounce "Dave". As a Yank living in the UK it really rankles...

[@allymayful]

l have never heard of Elaine! She is a classic - absolutely brilliant!

[@TheMacraeman]

Who DOESN'T love Elaine Stitch?! What a Number She is... The brilliant thing for me is watching Jeremy Paxman pay attention to her like a smitten schoolboy. THE Elaine Stritch and The Jeremy Paxman --- with the One and Only Parkinson... AWESOME!

[@Chrilleg]

R.I.P Elaine Wonderful women

[@goodaman4851]

Too bad I never got to know her when she was alive... Well, Thanks to internet I can find a lot about her.

[@leewitten4758]

If I were a middle school teacher, and I'd have a "don't do drugs" day, this is the video I'd show my class, for all the right reasons. Her story is harrowing, and genuine, and she tells it so entertainingly. I love it.

[@danielbisson8032]

A CLASS ACT SHE WAS MAGNIFICANNT

[@gusalthorp6138]

What a lady...simply unique ❤

[@aman-cr3hu]

A true legend and someone anyone and everyone in the business should look up to!

[@wotan10950]

She was in a Woody Allen picture called “September.” She was the only good thing about the movie; absolutely walked away with the picture. Worth a look just for Stritch.

[@mmjhcb]

Wow! What she does with this is electric. The build she does. Just brilliant!

[@dilwynroberts]

An unforgettably brilliant lady

[@bigjonisback]

She has the kind of star quality other performers think they have and she is so humble too

[@DerryPope]

A masterclass in song and spirit.

[@EvelynThomasElite]

This is my favorite interview of hers that Ive seen. I see her microphone in her hairline!

[@Eddie4518]

RIP Elaine ! X

[@thomasnortham5333]

Loved her! RIP wonderful lady.

[@TheresaGreen-oq4xe]

I saw this woman once a long time ago I didn't get her but now I see here more on KZbin and I just love her she's the most gracious grateful entertainer I have ever seen she's so talented. Unfortunately I saw who she was after she died I can't get enough of her especially when she sings I'm still here. I love that song.

[@brianeduardo1234]

Talent and timing oozes from every pour - a great woman - saw her show in NYC and it just was one of the best ever

[@eirikastokes9652]

What a woman. What an amazing, fierce, STRONG woman.

[@Leepee91]

she reminds me of my grandma - loves a show tune, hilarious and just a lively fabulous woman!

[@glennfromthebronx]

Elaine will be missed! (and is missed) I never saw her in her one woans show, never got over to the Carlyle Hotel in NYC, but she did (almost) knocked me down on the streets of NYC 3-4 times...generally @27th and 6rh Avenue when I was on my lunch hour from work...strong dancer's legs! She was a part of NYC life for years...often saw her walking around twon...and she's one of the last historian)'s of Broadway's Golden Age.

[@cardiffbear]

love her doing Broadway Baby - you can tell that Parky is a fan

[@georgehenry6218]

I saw the show at the Old Vic in london. Best thing i ever saw

[@Teezer44]

After years of hearing and loving it, this is the first time I have listened to Broadway Baby. What an astonishing performer.

[@victorsilvester78]

My 1970s childhood, Elaine regularly on our TV screens and radio. She lived in London for quite time.

[@brianeduardo1234]

An interviewer's dream.... she would make anyone look good.... fabulous talent - saw Elaine Stritch At Liberty in the Public Theatre in Manhattan and it remains one of the best shows I have ever seen and I suspect ever will

[@deepalmer3960]

She was always a spitfire! What a great actor! Wish she was still around. There will never be anyone like her, obviously.

[@mhikl4484]

I don’t think this lady can be copied, she is too real. I doubt she could be done by drag or caricature which usually relies on artificiality. Yup I miss her but there are so many opportunities to see much of his work: that helps.

[@Koldeman]

They say only boring people get bored. Elaine Stritch was never uninteresting. Class with a capital C.

[@gmawneydawgness]

She was simply amazing, and and entertaining interviewee as well!

[@TheHisNat]

Ten years later and she is still doing what she does. Need I say more?

[@gerrynicol3951]

It's a great interview. Love it and miss strich

[@cardiffbear]

Elaine Stritch - Legend that is all, and god I miss Parky.

[@brianeduardo1234]

How we miss her.. that show is fantastic

[@wishingonthemoon1]

As a theater kid, I can’t believe my introduction to the legendary Ms Stritch was in Screwed-and I loved it 😂 ❤️

[@BobSullivanAKABuffy]

And she kept going another 10 years.

[@xxfayerocksxx]

She was absolutely incredible ☺️❤️

[@joyw3361]

Fabulous, irreplaceable Elaine Stritch.

[@DianneRobbins502]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@CliffMcAulay]

What a lady!! Thank you for posting this Soul brother Jimmy. Subscribing now.

[@akumar7366]

Fond memories from my childhood ♥

[@Lukerdog]

She was the theatre's Forrest Gump, a life concentrate which continues to feed us still.

[@Jonathanbroder]

This might be hard to believe for those just discovering her, but Elaine is much more charmingly warm here than the crustier Elaine I've seen in other interviews.

[@treesny]

Agreed. I think it may be because she and Michael Parkinson had known each other for a long time and she liked him. Anyway, a great interview!

[@XX-gy7ue]

GREAT SHOW

[@TheDesmo54]

This is wonderful but her “but not for me” was sublime.

[@imusinthemorning]

I like how she asks Steve Coogan to wish her luck. It's just neat.

[@zachw225]

February 2, 1925, She (Elaine Stritch) was born.

[@roderickfernandez5382]

Damn it wasn't long enough it just wasn't long enough but thank you thank you

[@tysona23]

What a woman she was. One and only 💕

[@aman-cr3hu]

Showbiz royalty!!!

[@dickie1066]

WONDERFUL !!

[@flemwad]

Omg she was so amazing and funny...one of the first series I ever watched was 'Two's company' with Donald Sinden - it started when I was 8 and I distinctly remember watching the first episode with my mother and us both loving it...RIP

[@andrea22213]

What a dame.

[@barbarabassing8781]

What a great broad!

[@livelovenow8862]

I wish I would have gotten the chance to see her one-woman show in person.

[@paytonkane2501]

Love you always

[@timmccaffrey1326]

She was a great old broad!!

[@joshschonewolf]

Love this woman

[@andrea22213]

What a gal!

[@mikeymachete]

Smart, funny lady

[@aman-cr3hu]

showbiz legend !!!!

[@beldarin]

A marvelous talent , 😊

[@gusalthorp6138]

Icon...💚

[@bobbydazzler330]

What a woman... Rip

[@holdyourhats]

I really, really miss her.

[@minekara6407]

I love Elaine ❤️

[@aman-cr3hu]

Fucking priceless !!!!

[@salvadormarley]

Superb - like a female version of Jimmy Stewart if you know what I mean?

[@kelsey1467]

she was considered for dorthy on golden girls

[@bostonblackie9503]

She was a Star in Britain she deserved to be a Star in the US.

[@grai]

she was in practically every major Broadway show for decades

[@johndalton3180]

She became the toast of Broadway!

[@petermckernan7980]

Eliane was sensational

[@brianeduardo1234]

MIchael Parkinson is such a fawner... he is right about the show... I never liked his interviewing style....She was great.... Jeremy Paxman looks so young

[@michaelmayoh656]

Parkinson was one of the best interviewers ever!

[@brianeduardo1234]

@@michaelmayoh656 You are of course entitled to your opinion I disagree - be safe, be well. Ms. Stritch would be any interviewers dream guest. RIP

[@michaelmayoh656]

What I like about him is he listens to his guests and let's them speak

[@michaelmayoh656]

Parkinson was the best TV show ever!

[@grai]

she is amazing but I just wish *SOMEONE* would have told her to straighten out her arms she never bends her elbows