Kenneth Williams Interviews Stephen Fry

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25thNovember1970

25thNovember1970

17 жыл бұрын

Kenneth interviews the actor and comedian Stephen Fry. This was first broadcast in April 1986.

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@TheFith67
@TheFith67 4 жыл бұрын
It's very odd to think that Stephen Fry was ever 28
@scratchfg212
@scratchfg212 4 жыл бұрын
he was never 28. This video is proof of that!
@TheFith67
@TheFith67 4 жыл бұрын
@@scratchfg212 He's not a very convincing 28yo, and he's supposed to be an actor.
@Kirsten_is_cursed10
@Kirsten_is_cursed10 4 жыл бұрын
I’m 28 now and don’t buy it for a second...
@hellsbunniestv584
@hellsbunniestv584 4 жыл бұрын
He's two years older than Kenneth as there.
@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010
@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010 4 жыл бұрын
28, going on a 108
@dwch1986
@dwch1986 13 жыл бұрын
An aging legend and an emerging legend... What a wonderful pair!
@SpeccyMan
@SpeccyMan 2 жыл бұрын
Both these legends would correct your appalling misspelling of the word ageing.
@BaddaBigBoom
@BaddaBigBoom 2 жыл бұрын
@@SpeccyMan No they wouldn't, they're too nice ;-) (*Both *of* these legends)
@bread1939
@bread1939 2 жыл бұрын
@@SpeccyMan "Aging" is just the American/Canadian way of spelling it, I'm sure the legends will understand :))
@lucasmele4303
@lucasmele4303 2 жыл бұрын
@@SpeccyMan Maybe Fry would. But Williams was not so expensively educated and didn't find writing so easy.
@aaronharris102
@aaronharris102 2 жыл бұрын
@@lucasmele4303 Ooh Matron
@paulcowell7588
@paulcowell7588 9 ай бұрын
Never has there ever been anyone like Kenny Williams. Maestro.
@JackCaliber
@JackCaliber 5 жыл бұрын
This is the dandiest clip in history.
@martinmcdonald4207
@martinmcdonald4207 3 жыл бұрын
I think even Oscar would have approved!
@comediansactorsandall2502
@comediansactorsandall2502 3 жыл бұрын
@@martinmcdonald4207 Definitely 😊
@the_trooper_72
@the_trooper_72 2 жыл бұрын
No, it's not. The dandiest clip ever is a recent interview with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.. 👊🏻
@tefferteff85
@tefferteff85 11 жыл бұрын
Love the fact that Stephen frys fashion sense hasn't changed what so ever.
@LeonDonnelly23
@LeonDonnelly23 4 жыл бұрын
molly6106 It is not a ‘fashion sense’ it is class uniform. Fry is dressed as a member of the upper classes. A country gent. Most of his friends from boarding school and university will hVe dressed and probably do still dress like this. Nothing original in his dress, it just costs a bit more than most have to spend .
@hanselmansell7555
@hanselmansell7555 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's because he lives in Norfolk 🤔
@jambutty2218
@jambutty2218 2 жыл бұрын
@@LeonDonnelly23 well said
@joshsmith7678
@joshsmith7678 2 жыл бұрын
@@LeonDonnelly23 there appears to be a rather large chip on your shoulder 🥴
@davideldred.campingwilder6481
@davideldred.campingwilder6481 2 жыл бұрын
@@LeonDonnelly23 actually, although I agree with the basis of your argument, the lapel, shirt, and tie are all 80's style. An interesting fact about how Fry gets his ties, but I have forgotten it...
@cBearTV-
@cBearTV- 4 жыл бұрын
It's a real treat to see Kenneth in conversation with someone who is on his wavelength, and of course Stephen intellectually holds his own... A longer conversational set up would have been brilliant.
@eatmywords
@eatmywords Жыл бұрын
i'm pretty sure they're not.
@user-fl3bi9su5j
@user-fl3bi9su5j 8 ай бұрын
It was light
@noveltybobel
@noveltybobel 12 жыл бұрын
"He's since been gathered to god". What a great way of sayind "died"
@blackmore4
@blackmore4 4 жыл бұрын
'Specially from an atheist.
@kelman727
@kelman727 4 жыл бұрын
blackmore4 Euphemism...
@blackmore4
@blackmore4 4 жыл бұрын
@@kelman727 I know what you mean but I'm not so sure. Consider the dictionary definition of 'euphemism': _"A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing."_ Personally, I consider God to be way more potentially unpleasant than unconsciousness.
@Xfranman
@Xfranman 3 жыл бұрын
@@blackmore4 Wait till you meet Satan 😄
@Xfranman
@Xfranman 3 жыл бұрын
Very congregational. Not to insult him, but I suspect Fry is not nearly as atheistic as he likes to imagine he is. Unless on his stone is inscribed: "All dressed up and no place to go." His tweed likely will have been "run in" by then.
@terranceparsons5185
@terranceparsons5185 2 жыл бұрын
Stephen Fry reached 9 years old and then turned 43 the following year! I never really had him on my radar until I binge-watched series A of QI and watched his Mycroft Holmes in Game of Shadows, now I consider him the daddy of English broadcasting talent.
@padraicodomhnall2760
@padraicodomhnall2760 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely comment, Terrance. I too, enjoyed binge-watching QI during lockdown.
@andynixon2820
@andynixon2820 6 жыл бұрын
That was an excellent way to spend 9 mins of my life .
@redstar1223
@redstar1223 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes on KZbin you come across a gem. Two awesome conversationalists. Gold. Pure pure gold
@meadowlane37
@meadowlane37 12 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Williams was a legend.
@gtaylor331
@gtaylor331 2 жыл бұрын
No, is a legend.
@garymiles484
@garymiles484 2 жыл бұрын
And like all the others, wil still be remembered when the recent pretenders are long gone and forgotten.
@jamdodgeismyname1
@jamdodgeismyname1 11 жыл бұрын
how incredibly british this clip is
@RonWylie-gk5lc
@RonWylie-gk5lc 3 жыл бұрын
At the time of watching this I have just spent a full week following the last days of the Trump and I cant tell you how fantastic and healing watching this truly "British" piece was
@VaguelyIrish
@VaguelyIrish 3 жыл бұрын
Eh, not enough tea!
@robmaddison8645
@robmaddison8645 2 жыл бұрын
how incredibly Gay you mean. What's British to you? Innuendos, Carry On films and twats doing impressions?
@user-xo4mg2ij3t
@user-xo4mg2ij3t 2 жыл бұрын
@@robmaddison8645 That is one aspect of older british comedy, yes
@carmelellis817
@carmelellis817 2 жыл бұрын
That's because it is a British clip....doh
@MrJakeKale
@MrJakeKale 4 жыл бұрын
I remember crying my eyes out when Kenneth Williams died. I was about 9 and had been practically raised on Carry On films, and that was my first real experience with death. Such a talented man, yet such a sad life.
@hanniffydinn6019
@hanniffydinn6019 4 жыл бұрын
Sad we don’t have many articulate british gentleman anymore. It’s all so low brow and vulgar these days. At least we still have Fry, who’s a delight to listen to.
@davedogge2280
@davedogge2280 4 жыл бұрын
@@hanniffydinn6019 I don't see many people with wit and class on TV or out in the real world these days come to think of it. Jacob Rees-Mogg maybe the last of his kind.
@petehouse8380
@petehouse8380 4 жыл бұрын
Dave Dogge Jacob Rees-Mogg? Really?
@mazzab1970
@mazzab1970 4 жыл бұрын
He died on my 18th birthday. I was sad as I was a fan.
@kelman727
@kelman727 4 жыл бұрын
Dave Dogge What?
@danielburger1775
@danielburger1775 Жыл бұрын
One of the funniest, wittiest men who ever lived...and Stephen Fry.
@charlesdavis7087
@charlesdavis7087 5 жыл бұрын
These two old darlings really knew how to pile it on; didn't they? God bless Kenneth where ever he is and love remains.
@miaschu8175
@miaschu8175 2 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Williams was an excellent interviewer. And Stephen Fry an excellent interviewee. This was utterly charming!
@robertpayne4435
@robertpayne4435 5 жыл бұрын
You can see the true respect and love Kenneth has for Stephen. The man himself can see himself in some elements particularly in intelligence .
@manbeast
@manbeast 4 жыл бұрын
Or maybe Kenneth just had a little man-crush on Stephen
@Brad4Ellis
@Brad4Ellis 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm… I listened, rather than watched, and what I got from KW was a great (and largely successful) effort at restraint from upstaging his guest. You hear him thinking ‘no, don’t tell a story here, no matter how great it would be - ask a question, ANY question!’ But I could be projecting this on to KW.
@Yickbob
@Yickbob 13 жыл бұрын
How fascinating to see 2 men similar in many ways, but to contrast their lives based on circumstance - Williams lived mostly in a time where homosexuality was vilified (& even illegal til 1967) & had a bully of a father. During Fry's lifetime things improved (but clearly have a ways to go, as reflected in some comments here...). While both suffered depression, it seems fair to say that Stephen gets more respect (& is paid accordingly) & has more chance for happiness than poor Kenneth ever did.
@naly202
@naly202 3 жыл бұрын
honestly, i don't think they were similar. Ken was clever but funny, Stephen was clever but smug (and kind of unfunny. well, i guess the comedy of Fry and Laurie or Blackadder is certainly not in my taste).
@karimtabrizi376
@karimtabrizi376 3 жыл бұрын
very valid points. Still a lot of hypocrisy in the UK and barriers put up my media now more than ever towards people who are different.
@johnj.anthonymcquade6876
@johnj.anthonymcquade6876 3 жыл бұрын
@@karimtabrizi376 like who
@elbecko7969
@elbecko7969 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnj.anthonymcquade6876 Yeah, in the absence of express opinions from others, all you can assess is your own attitudes. You can march, protest, speak out, but actually a lot of acceptance is advanced by just being accepting in everyday life. If that comes naturally or is innate in someone, then being accepting takes no effort at all. It's simple really if the vast majority of people were like that. It's easier than getting exorcised about differences that don't actually matter for all intents and purposes and produce no victims. Just live your life and let people be.
@gaskellr44
@gaskellr44 3 жыл бұрын
@@naly202 I think smugness by him is a put-on persona. He genuinely comes over as a lovely person as ive seen him in quite a few programs....loads of QI episodes. An acquaintance of mine met him at a party and said he and Hugh Laurie were very pleasant people.
@Sapphonouveau
@Sapphonouveau 17 жыл бұрын
My God, two icons in one room... I never realised that such a meeting took place! Fantastic!
@cutekanjii
@cutekanjii 13 жыл бұрын
amazing to see both of them together having a conversation, They are 2 people you would have imagined had never met and were from different generations of actors/comedians. I honestly never knew they had crossed paths, its a true one of those moments you think if only such and such were able to have met due to one being dead or both, its never going to be possible but here I can see that moment I never believed had happened or would ever!
@omp199
@omp199 2 жыл бұрын
It is quite spooky. I was alive in the '80s and might even have seen this interview at the time, although it wouldn't have meant much to me as a child, and it wouldn't have stayed in my mind. Finding out about it now, all these years later, now that I am more interested in the history of British comedy, it seems quite jarring. On an intellectual level, I know that they were both alive in the '80s, but they occupy such different spaces in my mind that to see them together still feels unreal.
@hpoonis2010
@hpoonis2010 2 жыл бұрын
I have not encountered many famous folk but Kenneth Williams appeared from a taxi outside Capital Radio in London whilst I and a colleague were dealing with work on the building next door. I spied Stephen Fry heading in my opposite direct in Holborn. On both occasions I did not interfere with their day.
@davideldred.campingwilder6481
@davideldred.campingwilder6481 2 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of Hitler Working class and Churchill upper
@robertpayne4435
@robertpayne4435 5 жыл бұрын
Two highly intelligent wits. Great to see both together.
@TonyEnglandUK
@TonyEnglandUK 2 жыл бұрын
Oscar Wilde would've loved this.
@thoskel1
@thoskel1 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder did they know each other were gay?
@ruzziasht349
@ruzziasht349 2 жыл бұрын
@@thoskel1 of course they did, gee whizz man.... use your imagination.
@eckyducky
@eckyducky 16 жыл бұрын
I must say that as an Australian, I was most pleased to hear Mr Fry's accent impressions.
@lewisham
@lewisham 2 жыл бұрын
He’s not bad right
@magnoliabird
@magnoliabird 2 жыл бұрын
Yes but the same tired joking about the antipodes makes me vomit a bit. Can't they just stop hassling and realise they also created this. Which is a wonderful legacy. Personally I believe one of their best. Built on something they really should apologise for in a way. Cruelly treating many people who were so poor they couldn't eat. Of course bad ones too but. Sorry feel a bit about this clap trap. Worked in London in the early 80's and it was a very tired trope they kept bringing out. Not helped by some of our own artists who made money from a bunch of people able to laugh vicariously at their own
@beckyenglish4783
@beckyenglish4783 2 жыл бұрын
Yes - one of the best non-Aussie Aussie accents!
@mollyfilms
@mollyfilms 3 жыл бұрын
Both legends in there own lifetime. Kenneth Williams, like Fry, quite awkwardly out of their comfort zones but still highly entertaining. I was worried Ken would upstage him with his longevity of Anecdotes, but he gave Fry a good amount of air time and respect.
@heiltd1286
@heiltd1286 7 ай бұрын
THEIR lifetime
@kenpudsey6435
@kenpudsey6435 4 жыл бұрын
I just came across this by accident...Stephen being interviwed by the brilliant Kenneth Williams..I bet this is something he'll never forget..excellent post!
@ILoveMinnimoo
@ILoveMinnimoo 15 жыл бұрын
What a legend he is - He made my day in the Carry On films!
@cleverclogs2244
@cleverclogs2244 4 жыл бұрын
Stephen was in the Upper VI at my school - finishing off his A Levels after a spot of bother while at his former school. Wherever he went, a hush descended as we all became aware of his height, beauty, and the awkward discomfort that he emanated. His image is burnt into my memory, even tho he wasn't famous at the time. Slightly infamous, perhaps. Years later I would see him on his own, waiting for someone at the Groucho Club, and he still radiated a discomfort with himself. I hope he is happy, now. He lives quite near me in Norfolk.
@ushoys
@ushoys 4 жыл бұрын
What kind of 'bother' at his former school?
@cleverclogs2244
@cleverclogs2244 4 жыл бұрын
@@ushoys Not sure - he was expelled from 2 schools - think the details are in his 'Moab' autobiography.
@greenaum
@greenaum 4 жыл бұрын
@@cleverclogs2244 Ah yes, from his days working developing heavy bombs.
@dannyeglen4750
@dannyeglen4750 4 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of a small chat with fry while working at the kings lynn morrisons store. I said mr fry, thanks for all the laughs and education you have given me over the course of my life. He replied, thank you, that's ok but can you show me where the potatoes are! I loved his answer. He was friendly with a lady I worked with who had very severe depression. He would sit with her on her break, if he was able and just listen to her. Great man
@ladyi7609
@ladyi7609 4 жыл бұрын
@@ushoys, he had untreated bipolar disorder. And he spent a couple of months at a juvenile detention center for credit card theft, so he's actually got a little street cred for having been in prison.
@chez300
@chez300 13 жыл бұрын
i never knew that kenneth williams died before i was born, i honestly feel like i've grown up with him around me, my whole family is such a huge fan of the carry on shows
@elikay65
@elikay65 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to see someone dominate a conversation with Kenneth Williams! Both fantastic raconteurs
@charlesdavis7087
@charlesdavis7087 5 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Kenneth via You Tube. His presence is a growing joy and an education. He lives still.
@juliegriffiths9089
@juliegriffiths9089 4 жыл бұрын
I love him I loved the carry on movies he was in
@celtictillidie67
@celtictillidie67 4 жыл бұрын
@@juliegriffiths9089 ooo matron.....
@juliegriffiths9089
@juliegriffiths9089 4 жыл бұрын
@@celtictillidie67 Matron was a good character
@celtictillidie67
@celtictillidie67 4 жыл бұрын
@@juliegriffiths9089 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3-xmaispN1naas
@juliegriffiths9089
@juliegriffiths9089 4 жыл бұрын
@@celtictillidie67 they all have good characters but in my opinion some are better than the others
@digginyourscene4058
@digginyourscene4058 5 жыл бұрын
In his autobiographies, Fry talks about how he hates his own smug look and that he always seems to come across that way. He has agonized over it.
@maninchair6648
@maninchair6648 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of that same thing when Stephen was introduced! Poor thing he looks so smug , I hope he never re-watches this.
@aaronwalderslade
@aaronwalderslade 4 жыл бұрын
It's all a facade. It doesn't reveal any of his inner turmoil, of which I'm sure there is plenty. I see someone quite shy from the way he makes this facade so strong.
@WM37980
@WM37980 4 жыл бұрын
They were both hiding in plain sight. Not an easy life for either of them.
@lpsp442
@lpsp442 4 жыл бұрын
A shame! There was nothing immodest about it, and he oozed with stature.
@aidy6000
@aidy6000 4 жыл бұрын
I'd be smug too in his position at that age
@Anuskasv0
@Anuskasv0 15 жыл бұрын
Two brilliant minds... Great interview.
@jeraldbaxter3532
@jeraldbaxter3532 8 ай бұрын
The expression on Kenneth William's face, while Stephen Fry was describing the proffessor handing out pornography, was priceless!
@andydixon2980
@andydixon2980 5 жыл бұрын
Dear old kenneth, i feel was a bit out of his comfort zone being the host. He was always an entertaining guest. Fascinating character that he was.
@mazza4190
@mazza4190 4 жыл бұрын
Not certain he would appreciate the "old". Brilliant guest on shows slipping in and out of characters.
@RIXRADvidz
@RIXRADvidz 4 жыл бұрын
all of 28. and timeless Kenneth. Truly, One from the Vaults.
@fadge4105
@fadge4105 6 ай бұрын
Class, pricless stuff in 2023 love these guys...Kenneth Williams was a genius.❤
@JohnnyF71
@JohnnyF71 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Kenneth Williams got the sense he was in the presence of someone destined to become a national treasure like he was and still is.
@cBearTV-
@cBearTV- 4 жыл бұрын
Wow this an amazing interview, a real treat for British comedy lovers. 👍💛
@philipmonihan8222
@philipmonihan8222 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. There was a time when Stephen Fry was 28... Anyway, that might be the greatest assessment of method acting ever.
@chrisevans5259
@chrisevans5259 6 жыл бұрын
Lovely clip , so British , and to here them talk about greats like Olivier , Tracy and Gielgud is a fascinating insight into their acting methods and prep work. Good stuff.
@grohlbabe
@grohlbabe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for uploading two of our national treasures together. Mind Fry probably was quite unknown then.But still his humour exhuded from him
@michaelritchie2968
@michaelritchie2968 4 жыл бұрын
The looks that Williams gives Fry are amazing.
@kristinbrowne8756
@kristinbrowne8756 4 жыл бұрын
I love Kenneth Williams face! :D
@HeatherLikesArt
@HeatherLikesArt 7 ай бұрын
This is fantastic. Two brilliant people. ❤ I could have listened to them for much longer. I wish there was more.
@chokesmc
@chokesmc 4 жыл бұрын
2 people I could listen to all day
@Sameoldfitup
@Sameoldfitup 3 жыл бұрын
“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.
@redroger7745
@redroger7745 4 жыл бұрын
Reflects its time - will they laugh with me or at me. Brave men, both of them.
@richardhintonracing
@richardhintonracing 11 ай бұрын
Both totally brilliant .
@hayleyanna2625
@hayleyanna2625 Ай бұрын
How delightful to see these two fabulous men in conversation. Thank you for sharing this.❤
@fredthebluetakman
@fredthebluetakman 11 жыл бұрын
Kenneth was fabulous:)
@kanifuker721
@kanifuker721 3 жыл бұрын
Could listen to these two chatting to each other for hours and never realised Stephen Fry was so tall. Great clip.
@johnodee100
@johnodee100 4 жыл бұрын
Two bloody funny men. And brilliant. Quintessentially English.
@vilandes
@vilandes 4 жыл бұрын
He's Welsh
@foddyfoddy
@foddyfoddy 4 жыл бұрын
donkey To be strictly accurate, Kenneth Williams was born and raised and lived and died in England, so he was English (although, because of his family name, he thought he might have had Welsh ancestry going far enough back).
@TheClassicWorld
@TheClassicWorld 4 жыл бұрын
Of course, Fry, if I am not mistaken, is not English, which is the crazy thing. Fry is European-Jewish if I can recall. He spoke about it before, you know, how he rather forged himself an Englishman. Obscenely English, all the same.
@foddyfoddy
@foddyfoddy 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheClassicWorld Stephen Fry is about as English as it's possible to be, although his grandparents on his mother's side were originally from Hungary, moving to England in 1927.
@Fedaykin24
@Fedaykin24 6 жыл бұрын
He is only 28....I feel so old!
@nickclapton
@nickclapton 12 жыл бұрын
very surprising that kenneth managed to keep quiet throughout this. as someone who is famous for always having something to say he makes a very good interviewer
@daisydeb
@daisydeb 13 жыл бұрын
How I miss Kenneth Williams. How nervous Stephen Fry seemed but brilliant too.
@edhurst3480
@edhurst3480 10 ай бұрын
Perhaps self-conscious rather than entirely nervous, as though he were still trying to work out how to inhabit his own self in public. Enjoying the awareness of his own brilliance and oddity, without ever quite relaxing about it. He still has some of that quality today. Mind you, it was only about ten years before this interview that he was in prison!
@HaroldWright_09
@HaroldWright_09 14 күн бұрын
I love how Stephen Fry will always do somebody's accent, no matter how many times he has to keep coming back to it.
@DeFactoLeader
@DeFactoLeader 12 жыл бұрын
Bloody Hell Stephen looks young there. Ahh, Kenneth Williams. Poor man had a tough life. Comedians always seem to have a bad run in their personal life.
@Red_Beard2798
@Red_Beard2798 3 жыл бұрын
Hilarity often comes from tragedy
@21stcenturyozman20
@21stcenturyozman20 3 жыл бұрын
@@Red_Beard2798 I've personally known quite a few comedians / entertainers / funny people and they've all been bipolar (or, as we used to say, manic-depressive). Some of them are unbearably miserable when not making us laugh.
@cogidubnus1953
@cogidubnus1953 2 жыл бұрын
To judge by his diaries I'd say that Kenneth was sincerely disappointed and embittered with himself and people around him for his life as a "comedian"...he seems to have despised himself for having to live on (and support his mother) on what he could make in comic roles. He saw himself first and foremost as a serious actor (cf his early and much praised role as the Dauphin) and was ashamed of his failure to make a worthwhile living thereby. Add to that his repressed sexuality, the horrific gap between himself and his father, and the continuing strangeness of his relationship with his mother....small wonder he seems to have had strained and confused relationships even with professionals around him...I always felt he was at heart a very sad man...
@tastymedleys
@tastymedleys 11 жыл бұрын
Stephen Fry is just so beautiful here. Well he always is, but he's especially lovely in this video.
@ripvanjonesy
@ripvanjonesy 3 жыл бұрын
It was a few years back, I was walking to my polytechnic of central london faculty building and kenneth and his mate breezed past me on a quiet pavement, I turned, thinking wow! That was him, and he'd turned as well..
@greegm3304
@greegm3304 3 жыл бұрын
Only if you're a lawnmower.
@johnmc3862
@johnmc3862 2 жыл бұрын
British x 100,000,000.
@ruzziasht349
@ruzziasht349 2 жыл бұрын
How lovely do you imagine he was when doing bird for credit card fraud, especially when you consider he stole a family friend's card?
@tastymedleys
@tastymedleys 2 жыл бұрын
@@ruzziasht349 I mean, considering that was when he was a teenager and it was followed by him getting his shit together first in his studies and then in building a respectable career and life, it doesn't really change much.
@paulphilipempey1
@paulphilipempey1 5 жыл бұрын
Anecdote city! Thanks for the upload.
@Robretty
@Robretty 17 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Both of them! Thank you for uploading.
@chatsidefires
@chatsidefires Жыл бұрын
This is fascinating to me. This is a year before him and Hugh's first 'A Bit' episode - a one-off 1987 Xmas special. It's truly great to see this: thank you very much! This is the kind of "citizens archive" use of KZbin that makes it so wonderful: people using what they can to keep these kind of clips available to all who are interested. Really is only as good as the work put into it, so thank you for your efforts!
@Astro_War
@Astro_War 6 жыл бұрын
From a time when interviews said something and were interesting.
@boliussa
@boliussa 4 жыл бұрын
ROGAN
@TheDjackso1
@TheDjackso1 4 жыл бұрын
And not there just to promote whatever movie they are there for like graham nortons guests are
@colinluckens9591
@colinluckens9591 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!....
@elbecko7969
@elbecko7969 3 жыл бұрын
28 years of age and he says "I think he's since been gathered to God."
@omp199
@omp199 2 жыл бұрын
An odd line for one so young. From the mouth of an atheist, too!
@MrDorbel
@MrDorbel 2 жыл бұрын
@@omp199 I think you may have missed the mildly satirical intent......
@omp199
@omp199 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrDorbel He says it at about 4:10. There's no hint of satire at that point. I think he just liked the phrase.
@davidwhite4874
@davidwhite4874 2 жыл бұрын
@@omp199 .....and a Jew.
@omp199
@omp199 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidwhite4874 How does that make a difference?
@kimsung2384
@kimsung2384 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent - thanks so much for uploading
@JinxMinxNYC
@JinxMinxNYC 11 жыл бұрын
These two are just too divine to believe
@mustaffaleak9247
@mustaffaleak9247 2 жыл бұрын
It amazes me how alike Steven Fry and Hugh Laurie's mannerisms are.
@Mama_Peach
@Mama_Peach 12 жыл бұрын
I miss Kenneth Williams. :(
@themightychicken
@themightychicken 15 жыл бұрын
wow what a great treat to find this clip on youtube! thank you for posting it ;)
@likklej8
@likklej8 Жыл бұрын
Going to the library and writing great chunks out of a book great thanks Steven took me right back to my History of Art essays
@smilekatysmile
@smilekatysmile 13 жыл бұрын
i love kenneth williams
@organisationxiv2927
@organisationxiv2927 5 жыл бұрын
'You should try acting, it's so much easier' - Hahahaha *eyes watering with mirth*
@rosebaywilowerb
@rosebaywilowerb 13 жыл бұрын
lovely thank you for the upload
@DarylBaines
@DarylBaines 8 ай бұрын
A KZbin post from 16 years ago! Amazing the stuff still floating around and coming up in the suggested clips.
@andrewtongue7084
@andrewtongue7084 2 жыл бұрын
Two immensely talented individuals - each with their own take on life, yet not necessarily based on their respective backgrounds...."play on", indeed :)
@elizebethjames
@elizebethjames 12 жыл бұрын
he has always been amazing. his manner suits him now he is more mature in years, but put a pin in the timeline of his life and i would immortalise him at any point.
@StephenSE9
@StephenSE9 11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely hilarious. Thanks for this.
@chrisdavie8163
@chrisdavie8163 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. This exists??? I've watched a lot of Kenneth Williams but I didn't know he hosted this and even met Stephen Fry.
@johnking5174
@johnking5174 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he guest hosted for Terry Wogan quite a bit, and he was very good at it. Terry and Kenneth got on well.
@tocino415
@tocino415 2 жыл бұрын
What a treat to see them together. I can see where Paul O'Grady took lessons, too!
@entropy5431
@entropy5431 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought on O'Grady.
@JollyRodders
@JollyRodders 11 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Williams is always funny when he's the one being interviewed. He used to host a morning phone in show for Radio London which could be very entertaining. He seemed at home talking to ordinary people as much as fellow entertainers. I bet he was a bit of a laugh down at the pub...As I believe Sid James could be too.
@simonlamphee9905
@simonlamphee9905 Жыл бұрын
2 LEGENDs
@paulhignett378
@paulhignett378 7 ай бұрын
The best interview I have seen in years!
@hymnforlorca
@hymnforlorca 17 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, I too love that sketch! As a fan of both Mr Fry & Harry Potter, I must also say that I absolutely adore his readings of the series. Just wonderful.
@justacrocodile9486
@justacrocodile9486 3 жыл бұрын
I listened avidly to all Stephen Fry's audiobooks of Harry Potter. His accents and voices were brilliant, just loved them. It was a sad day when I heard the last chapter of the last book...
@emalexeii
@emalexeii 4 жыл бұрын
Two of our greatest. Shine forever guys
@SpaceCattttt
@SpaceCattttt 3 жыл бұрын
One must never stop acting. Every syllable of every word one utters must be savoured with the utmost thespian delight at all times.
@suzannejones5992
@suzannejones5992 4 жыл бұрын
Watching this because my birthday is 25th November, however, it is a good interview. Thank you.
@Steve27775
@Steve27775 12 жыл бұрын
Oooh, 'ello Mr Fry, so bona to vada your dolly old eek again!
@graememorrison333
@graememorrison333 3 жыл бұрын
😍
@sqeaston
@sqeaston 12 жыл бұрын
I loved watching these two legends. Fry looked so cute but his eyes showed how rehearsed his anecdotes were. I wonder what KW thought at the time.
@michaelmcgovern7139
@michaelmcgovern7139 4 жыл бұрын
Yup. I've seen Valerie Singleton do it less transparently (now here's one I prepared earlier)
@robertwilloughby8050
@robertwilloughby8050 3 жыл бұрын
i think there might be a line in KW's diary where he says he liked him.
@davidwhite4874
@davidwhite4874 2 жыл бұрын
Probably 'did the Barclay's' when he got home.
@UriahD85
@UriahD85 3 жыл бұрын
The most British conversation. All they need is a cuppa tea and scones,
@spinout3
@spinout3 13 жыл бұрын
wow..great to see 2 comic icons together, i didnt even know they had met . thanx for upload.
@spicyxlilxman
@spicyxlilxman 12 жыл бұрын
young stephen fry is so dashing
@alliefunkin
@alliefunkin 13 жыл бұрын
He's just so...beautiful
@mjclark641
@mjclark641 7 ай бұрын
He says extraordinary an extraordinary amount of times.
@shieldaigbencher
@shieldaigbencher 7 ай бұрын
I absolutely love both of these men. Amazing to see both of them at the same time.
@MisAnnieB
@MisAnnieB 11 жыл бұрын
I randomly typed into KZbin "Kenneth Williams and Stephen Fry" because they both just happen to be two of my favourite people in the whole world... and this came up.. I was like.OMG THEY DID AN INTERVIEW WITH EACH OTHER! :D
@comediansactorsandall2502
@comediansactorsandall2502 3 жыл бұрын
Stephen has always been a 100year old man in a younger mans body
@Babsza
@Babsza 3 жыл бұрын
As I was thinking , he always did seem older than his years as a young man with the intelligence , wisdom and talent of someone much older with many more years experience in entertainment and writing .
@justacrocodile9486
@justacrocodile9486 3 жыл бұрын
@@Babsza I am continually amazed at Stephen Fry's knowledge and intellect. Earlier I watched a short clip of him speaking in a debate on the topic 'The catholic church is a force for good in the world'. He took took the opposing view and his arguments and reasoning were so strong that a poll taken from the audience proved he had won over those who previously thought the church was a force for good... Stephen is just staggeringly intelligent and his wit is extraordinary, I have laughed and laughed while watching clips from QI where he does impressions and accents, just have to marvel at how accurate he is.
@ycylchgames
@ycylchgames Жыл бұрын
I had no idea Kenneth Williams was so patriotic about his Welsh roots. Kenneth am Byth!
@s1914
@s1914 Жыл бұрын
Loved Kenneth. Wonderful man
@Lewellah
@Lewellah 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting interview turn around, and interesting that Stephen is an amazing story teller then when only in his late twenties
@colinluckens9591
@colinluckens9591 2 жыл бұрын
Interviews were in general A LOT more intelligent then than they are now😔😔.....
@dougler500
@dougler500 3 жыл бұрын
They are SO ENGLISH I love it. They amplify each others English Gentleman.
@DJ-Brownie-UK
@DJ-Brownie-UK 2 жыл бұрын
kenneth is welsh like he says if you actually listen
@daddyaf945
@daddyaf945 5 жыл бұрын
I’m very pleased at how charming this all is
@garyheather6870
@garyheather6870 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing at how Stephen kept looking away, back then.
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