Matt Berry interviews Kenneth Williams

I also stoled this from the big British castle.
heaven help us, praise be!!

[@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl]

My dear friend Alex Quilter, who has now sadly passed away, was related to the composer Roger Quilter. How I wish I could send him this. He would have absolutely loved it. And....he was a church organist! A real one 😂😂😂😂😂

[@grunkert]

Thats's incredibly cool. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl]

Thank you so much. ❤️ He was a proper eccentric character with a very strange sense of humour....this would have been right up his alley! Ooh matron! My ears pricked up at the mention of Roger Quilter. Alex had some of Roger Quilter's sheet music at home and used to play them to me on the piano. Happy days. 😊

[@grunkert]

@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl Wow that sounded like an amazing lark 😀. Thank you for sharing this!.

[@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl]

​@grunkert It really was....you're welcome and thank you so much for your interest. 😊

[@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl]

Thank you so much for pinning my comment. I am honoured and so would Alex have been ❤️

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Kenny would have loved this...then written about how much he hated it in his diary.

[@prince.mushroom]

This is so stupid and I think KW would have adored it. Made with such love and clear understanding of his humor, which I don't think most people really got when he was alive

[@thefifthdementia5231]

Came for Matt Berry, stayed for Kenneth Williams

[@michaelfontanelli2450]

When legends meet.

[@fredzep01]

I could see that rendition of “Now sleeps the evening petal,” working as fighter's walk in music. Man o man, it strikes fear into the soul !!!

[@carolcasey5441]

Absolutely delightful. ♥️😁😁😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂😃😃😃And scarey!

[@TheToughBaby]

Gotta work out those duff notes though

[@carolcasey5441]

I'd almost forgotten this! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@grunkert]

It's "now sleeps the crimson petal" silly

[@carolcasey5441]

@@grunkert genius of the highest order! ♥️♥️♥️🍀🍀👍👍👍

[@spencerrichards3532]

Berry is a genius.

[@andrewc2024]

Sweet mewling lord baby jesus in heaven I thought the anticipation for the Simon Callow interview was a rush.. but.. Kenneth.. Williams..

[@Clive697]

I'd have thought Kenneth's playing of the pink oboe was better known. His handling of various organs is something he was rather shy about, though his mouth organ skills were mentioned by friends like Charles Hawtrey who also dabbled.

[@grunkert]

Well you make some excellent points there

[@charlesdavis7087]

Are you one of the vampires on What We Do in the Shadows? This has got to be a total put-on. Loved... it. Thanks.

[@kevinturvey8213]

genius mashup

[@grunkert]

Go little bird and tell them I'm lonely 😢

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

I thought this was real for the first minute.

[@orangemanok5800]

Oh, yeeeeeees.

[@grunkert]

OH, WELL...

[@paulmcgrath3248]

Ah yes winchester

[@grunkert]

@paulmcgrath3248 yes indeed

[@superman00001]

Is it Now sleeps the crimson petal or Now sleeps the evening petal?

[@grunkert]

That’s a secret😊

[@slainemccool2875]

Lol haven't heard this before

[@sonnieM]

Me either and im always looking for more Matt Berry stuff lol

[@TheGava4]

Matt was 10 years old when he did this interview…🙄🤦‍♂️

[@grunkert]

He was ahead of his time for sure

[@sonnieM]

Brilliant

[@grunkert]

One of the funniest things Matt Berry has ever done IMO :)

[@sonnieM]

@@grunkert 🤣🤣 he is my fave person in the world lol

[@Sweep82]

The meeting of two eras of pure comedy genius... Great stuff!

[@dexyshotspur]

What a cheek! Matron! Take him away ...

[@markstevens9660]

👏👏👏

[@nathelondon3719]

A spoof. Kenneth Williams did NOT play the organ nor would he have been “at home” at that venue! Compare his appearance on Desert Island discs....

[@TheToughBaby]

Pretty sure it's real, check your facts

[@grunkert]

This is definitely real

[@TheToughBaby]

@@grunkert Yes, right at the beginning, Michael Berry states that it was recorded in 1982, if you check the log book at Winchester Cathedral both of them were there that day

[@grunkert]

@@TheToughBaby yep I've done my research. Everything checks out. I mean who didn't know Kenneth's favourite film was The Hangover 2. I thought that was common knowledge.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I saw a Bach recital back in the 1970's at Winchester Cathedral given by Kenneth Williams. Fact.

[@jonwizard3989]

a good kenneth williams impersonator methinks...

[@superman00001]

Completely missed the point.

[@TheToughBaby]

No that is the real Kenneth Wilson, this is an authentic interview from BBC Archives