Parkinson - Billy Connolly & Sir David Attenborough (1998)

[@kitten6062]

Billy is such a gentleman, not once did he interrupt Sir David, never made the show all about him. Gorgeous person, love him

[@stu2tru]

i think attenborough holds himself really well. any time billy would have taken over he kept control of the conversation

[@jaytee8188]

I never feel the warmth from any of the reality of life that I feel watching Billy and Sir David these days in June 2023. Both of these gentlemen have all the the respect I have to give and the respect they deserve.

[@JamesMcGough-ys7uk]

Present days hard to find any comparison but back in the day you laughed your face off

[@paulcummings8608]

This is just perfect. Comedic genius. Billy, I love you and your endless madness. Who even gets close to this guy?

[@iqueque]

How incredibly sad that this level of talk show has disappeared into the mists of memory.

[@michaeltroster9059]

My wife and I had the privilege of attending a live performance of Billy. We never laughed so hard in our lives. He put on a three hour show with no break. Amazing funny man.

[@pionelpessi707]

RIP Sir Michael Parkinson. He was the ultimate chat show host

[@JosephineMaKoala-ig3yb]

@Pionelpess #REspect! 🪽😇🪽 🇬🇧 💯%🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❣️😘#Glasℹ️Weign💤

[@loisheuer8772]

Wonderful, wonderful Parky. I'm from the U.S. but have watched Mr. Parkinson for years. He was the best ever. Thank you KZbin for showing them. Please continue to do so. This particular show with Billy Connolly and Sir David Attenborough is a GEM of all time. Thank you Parky. A life well lived.

[@mikefroment8233]

I remember Billy staying at a hotel I worked I was a very young chef and he gave me 2 tickets to see his show. Was the funniest thing ever and I have been a fan ever since thanks Billy.

[@martinconnor9840]

Does it get any better than this. Proper entertainment. All the channels on TV now yet I'm on here watching a show from 24 years ago. Says it all

[@lynnhubbard844]

I can honestly say that I was surprised it was him in "Mrs. Brown"???!!! How remarkable

[@oughtssought1198]

yes it does on a similar note, I just read maybe 50 comments here & not an unkind word in the lot

[@juliebone4929]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching that. I've seen it before and I remember it was good. I'm 67 now so obviously don't remember it verbatim. Turned off my main TV and Internet channels because I saw this on my feed, only meant to have a quick look. Going to find the gorillas and Sir David now. 😊

[@PapiJack]

Many times KZbin can be an awful place. But that is offset by the fact that Billy will live in here forever for some of us youngsters to enjoy.

[@navelpicker]

What a lovely thing to say. All the best to ‘ya, fair laddie.

[@ivydickson7596]

Too true Carlos. I came to watch this after just hearing an interview with Billy on Radio New Zealand National with Kim Hill. She's the best and Billy is wonderful.

[@merfymac]

Ok boomer

[@navelpicker]

@@merfymac Got anything useful to say?

[@danielhampson]

As far as celebs go... These are by far my two favourites. What a show!

[@bobbydazzler1780]

Three of the all time best entertainers and educators that British media has ever produced. Masters of their art. Their likes will not been seen again in a generation.

[@AndyMaddog]

What an episode that was, 3 legends together, nay! 3 national treasures.

[@petrolhead0387]

I could sit in a corner and just listen to these guys chatting away for hours. This is what a modern podcast should be.

[@rudymazar5266]

Love the man ! The best comedian ever ! From Australia big hug

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Not only is Billy Connolly funny, he's a truly lovely person in every way. I'm so sorry he has Parkinson's but his positivity will help him through.

[@kentxx12]

Sorry but the host of this show is Parkinson,Parkinson is a British television chat show that was presented by Michael Parkinson. It was first shown on BBC1 from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004.

[@Mark_B544]

@@kentxx12 wtf are you talking about?

[@andydixon2980]

@@Mark_B544 Parkinson and 'Parkinson's'.....K O needs to be KO'd.

[@rumplestiltzkin5451]

@@kentxx12 You have no idea what "Parkinson's disease" is do you? A wee hint - that's what Billy is living with. Go look it up. It might help you or others later.

[@kimwilkins9371]

@@Mark_B544 The name of the show was called Parkinson, hosted by Michael Parkinson. Although Billy now has Parkinson’s Disease, the title was referring to the show, not him having the disease.

[@MelodyMan69]

Ironic, talking about Parkinsons with Parky. Now he has it. I love Billy, so it hurts to see this, but I know he is very Happy. He made us so very Happy for many years....❤

[@garulusglandarius6126]

Two of my all time favourites/heroes Billy and David interviewed by the master of interviewers 👍👍

[@helenbmclean5100]

What a fantastic programme. I’m watching this in February 2022. During lockdown, Billy Connolly, made me laugh until it hurt. David Attenborough, like Billy, a legend. Thank you so much for this. 🇬🇧💕

[@SuzyQ334]

Billy Connolly makes everyone laugh until they hurt. I think that is the point of Billy Connolly. He's the funniest man on the planet.

[@SuzyQ334]

Billy Connolly makes everyone laugh until we hurt. Love you forever Bllly. And please keep making me laugh until I hurt. The day I stop laughing is when I know I've lost the plot. xxxxx

[@irbennett]

@@SuzyQ334 Not me. Don't worry you already have.

[@M21L35]

A bloody spectacular combo w/Billy & Sir David! To use Billy's words......Just Brilliant!

[@SuzyQ334]

What is not to love about Michael Parkinson? And there is nothing not to love about the fabulous Billy Connolly.

[@RG-ja34sep]

I don’t believe he could have chosen two better guests if he tried. Sir David is a national treasure and Billy is a comedy genius. I would move heaven and earth to spend some time with Sir David, he’s my ultimate hero!

[@fionahiggins6682]

Seriously....there are not enough words in the English dictionary to describe the wonder of this video ! !!!!! I watch it over and over again ...... awesome ... Legend....Epic ! Many thanks XXX

[@whiteonggoy7009]

Spot on

[@bernadettespeakman355]

I recall my husband video taping the Audience with billy conolly back in the 80s. We watched it over and over doing the narrative over and over. We knew the big slipper narrative and the priest visit which were just some we knew by heart. Classic.

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Approximate ages at this interview Billy 56, now 76. Parky 63, now 84. Sir David 72, now 92 wow.. What a great interview.. See how easy it is to have and show respect for each other. A rarity for me but I honestly think I could sit and listen to these fellas all night long..

[@Nikita-jo4cl]

All three seem somewhat ageless and all able to hold conversation with the other and fascinating the other and having a great laugh along the way, love it

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

@@Nikita-jo4cl Well said.. I can hold and carry a conversation about almost anything with almost anyone and yet I find myself probably one of the loneliest sods on the planet.. I hope you and others find this amusing, because it is a classic example of my sense of humour.. I am a total 50/50 clash and melting pot of both my parents.. Dad, was a meat eating loner, long distance truck driver and mum was a way OTT talk the hind legs of a Donkey sociable cleaner/cashier vegan.. How on earth am I suppose to cope? Oops did I just think that out loud.? Warning, brief trip down misery/memory lane: My earliest recollection there was going to be problems in my future life was when my nan gave me a chicken leg to eat she had cooked for me when I was very young. I looked at it and looked up at her and immediately burst into tears.. What's up she asked? I don't know I said it's a dead animal I am eating.. Uncle said just put salt on it.. Trouble is he was right. What a bloody fecked up life I have been living (mostly solo) since..

[@CovidConQuitTheCensorship]

Yes, imagine having those three at a dinner party

[@uptonic]

Paw X Paw There’s nothing wrong with that

[@Mozart1220]

So... Billy and david aged 20 years, but Parkinson aged 21? How did that sort out?

[@paddybarry9080]

Could this be possible today,?, 2 Giants in one room, each speaking the truth of their Life experiences, So wonderful, Thanks, 😀

[@chopperhehehe]

What Sir Billy says 22 mins in is so true . Those 3 men have to be the most respected boys in the world 🎩 off to yous all thanks for all 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🙂🤞✌😘

[@richardjoyce2196]

After 40 years watching Billy Connoly..and listening to him ..i am now a fan....

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

His appearances on Parkinson catapulted Billy Connolly into the big time. He was a relatively little known Scottish folk singer before his first Parkinson appearance. Parkinson would have him on every year because it guaranteed about 1 million extra viewers.

[@irbennett]

Before Parkinson spotted him Billy was known all over Scotland. He was doing comedy and music, He wasn't just a folk singer.

[@katinkiplinkyplonk4933]

I absolutely love how David includes Billy in his section of the program, yet Billy sits back and respectfully awaits David's invitations.

[@StanPCGaming]

So..much..respect between EVERYONE in this interview it's amazing... ZERO ego..

[@M21L35]

Indeed, Mike! This is how gentlemen of class conduct themselves!

[@tomcleland3422]

That's a pro...good man, Big Yin...

[@stephanieboyce4860]

Back when people had manners, not egos

[@dannypriestley1978]

Yeah me too. Total respect on both sides. All legends!

[@shike67]

I wish i could give a "like" to this a few dozen times more, thanks

[@badgoat666]

Billy connolly was my late dad's favourite comedian, always loved him. Sir David Attenborough is an absolute hero of mine and a living legend. What a fantastic combo 😊😊

[@paultracey7278]

David Attenborough is one of the greatest in any field in history, love this mans work from Scotland 😊

[@63Baggies]

Billy was Parkinson's 'go to guest' he never failed to entertain and had a seemingly inexhaustible stock of absolutely hilarious stories...

[@ruthmackenzie1105]

It’s the way he tells em !!

[@davidgriffithsbjjcoach7207]

I remember on the VHS 'erect for 30 years' Parkinson said in their original run there two people who would add two million to the viewing figures and they were Muhammad Ali and Billy Connolly.

[@donnabancroft7726]

We are about to lose in the next ten years probably the greatest two people in the world and the most respected ever / better to have seen and laughed than never

[@judithrowntreevanwyk6795]

I watched this extraordinary interview, then went on to find and watch the movie, "Her Majesty, Mrs Brown." What a deeply touching film.

[@kathmandoo]

Wonderful 3 men. They come from different skills and background but get on SO well with mutual respect and laughter. What lives they have had.

[@andyjohnson4907]

The collaboration you never knew you needed.

[@BoutYoungAnnaLee]

Extraordinarily intelligent, well travelled men conversing, being charming and funny and, most importantly, not shrieking hysterically about politics or whatever.

[@dawnashford3307]

Billy and David. Two of my favourite people, both Amazing, warm, funny men. Hate to think about it but will be such a huge loss when they're gone 💜

[@ritaroberts1265]

An absolutely brilliant interview between two gentlemen. both my favourite people Sir David Attenborough and Billy Connolly We know Billy Connolly is a wonderful comedienne and Sir David Attenborough more serious but I was also delighted with his humour I enjoyed every minute. Thank you.

[@bootstrapperwilson7687]

Comedian. Connolly is a man, not a woman.

[@MichaelNorman-cf9os]

Billy was awesome and Sir David! The word legends doesn't go far enough - I love Parkinson too best interviewer! I miss British Television?

[@unforgivingsamurai6301]

Old is truly gold.. 3 TV LEGENDS.. what a great show

[@jillolearyhepburn5202]

He is indeed my hero. Authentic and naturally wonderfully wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@kelliebrand9837]

Rewatching this. I love Billy Connolly so much ❤

[@nataliemccabe3290]

Awwww I could watch this 4 days! 👌👍💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@dionlindsay2]

When Parky is enjoying his guests it's wonderful - it warms my heart and lightens my life

[@wright427]

What a brilliant interview, Parky let's the guest do the talking and there is nobody finer to listen too. Two legends.

[@rasextractionlimited1813]

I'd have to say Three legends.....

[@robertgibson9619]

@@rasextractionlimited1813 said same :)

[@sofaoverlord7501]

I will be watching interviews like this for the rest of my life.

[@slimblu1]

I was having a really crappy day...this cheered me up.😊

[@juliekline9158]

This is beautiful in all ways.

[@renatacantore-gross8842]

This Masterful interview with my idol Sir David Attenborough was Everything !!!

[@linzibrown2852]

Billy is the funniest, sincerest, honest bloke from my home here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 He just f'###ing tells it like it is. I saw him performing Aberdeen and I laughed so much that my stomach was hurting for days. 😂 Thank you Billy for helping me through some bad times as your humour is f###ing brilliant 😅. Take care of yourself Billy and thanks so much for being YOU xx

[@irbennett]

I've seen Billy live quite a few times, but never have I had a problem with my stomach hurting for days afterwards. Neither have people I went to gigs with.

[@damienk5011]

I have actually watched a crow crack a walnut in exactly this manner!RIP. Sir Machael Parkinson- pity that there's no such marvellous programs as this nowadays,and impeccable guests!😊❤J.I.M.K Mrs. Brisbane, Australia.🇦🇺 ❤ 😀 🪃

[@SoulfulAde]

Bumped into Billy, when he was sat outside (on his own) at a corner cafe, drinking coffee at midnight, in Xlendi Bay Gozo in 2003. He told us he had just made a film with Tom Cruise, (Last Samurai) which is why he had got rid of the purple moustache and beard he had been sporting around that time. He graciously signed his autograph on a cafe receipt and posed for a photo. He must have spent 3-4 minutes chatting to us. Lovely bloke.

[@Lornajane2]

I could listen to them all day

[@mooo8293]

An interesting and fun mix of people. Excellent programme

[@davenelson413]

3 amazing personalities - Michael Parkinson - Best interviewer ever, Billy Connelly - Best comedian ever, David Attenborough - Best nature doco creater ever 😍😍😍

[@garrywolfe8111]

Ironic interview considering Billy's condition :( However, his personality and humanity is still the same. I was introduced to his comedy from my mum, I have loved his stand up (old and recent) through my whole life, I've also loved his films, his books and his ever amazing presence in my life. I now love watching and listening to billy with my son who rolls up with laughter and has also switched a lot of his friends on to Billy. Billy is unique, his genius , presence, incredible love for people and life will transcend time just as long as we pass it on xx

[@Ant.Groover]

Just plain bloody brilliant. 49 mins of the best TV almost ever.

[@jodavies1136]

This interview is, and will always be, my favourite. The best interviewer of his time, with the ability to bring the best out in everyone, get to the roots of the person. The best comedian to come from his time, this being the only time I have ever seen him shut up and let others have their say. The best naturalist to ever, past, present and future, to bless us with his interpretation of life. Their time is almost over, but they will always be trasured and thought of as champions of their fields.

[@SneakyShark]

Great comment and I fully concur..

[@Nikita-jo4cl]

SneakyShark I concur with your concurring

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

Absolutely concur.

[@CovidConQuitTheCensorship]

Yes nicely put, all three are brilliant

[@davidgault5838]

One concurs with all five of you , one Doe's.

[@capslock4523]

Surprisingly, this video with this trio turns out to be much much better and funnier than anticipated.

[@camv3236]

I love that watching a clip with two TV personalities whom I've loved watching for decades didn't disappoint me in either of them. Thank the gods. Love both these guys, for both very different, but oddly similar, reasons.

[@renatacantore-gross8842]

MRS. BROWN was a beautiful movie. I really Love Billy Connolly. Mr. Parkinson was a Master interviewer.

[@BoiledOctopus]

An awesome man. Love him to bits.

[@Del-yv1qy]

What a wonderful man Sir David Attenborough is.

[@sheenatropea7123]

❤😂 Billy and Sir David Attenborough What an enjoyable 👏 😀 evening

[@paulmanson253]

Three men. Absolutely professional. Very able. Very bright. Very quick witted. Attenborough and Connoly both aware how difficult filming moments can be. Incongruous moments. All able to have a laugh,respecting the other individuals. Not competing. I do wish Gerald Durrell and Attenborough had program time together. This recorded moment is a brilliant one. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@desgleson9427]

What great two men to see together great interview.

[@loopyjohn2109]

Simply thank you for sharing.

[@lois1677]

This is one of the best content in a talk show I've ever seen. Laughing and learning is a great combination here.

[@robertgibson9619]

This should have been titled three legends one stage!

[@bradpetford7969]

Thankyou All three👌

[@YOYO-oj8sx]

Billy Connolly a stand up story telling LEGEND

[@whocares2001]

i've watched david attenborough whenever i could find him. i miss his shows on pbs very much. plus i can't afford cable tv anymore only antenna. so i'me using youtube to catch up on everything. without youtube i would never have found billy. what a wonderfulll discovery! he makes me feel like living.

[@huguette1705]

The best is rarely free and it is a pity - Sir Attenborough has no equal to this date so here again THANKS TO YOU TUBE. Dear Bee Jay a small part is better than none is not it? I am in the same predicament....cheers

[@garyfelton2987]

Does it get better than this, two extraordinary individuals but funny in their own way & also very rounded people under the spell of the legend Parkinson. When entertainment was just that!!

[@wilkywilky7814]

Billy Connolly & David Attenborough both legends, along with Parky who did great chat shows just letting his guests just talk without interrupting.

[@YOYO-mx6ie]

Sir billy connolly. UK greatest standup and there shall never be another. LEGEND

[@1875-b6n]

“Sir”🤢🤮

Who absolutely true Yo Yo. Thankfully his legacy will never fade....

[@Sabouma28]

@@1875-b6n you can puke all you want, but he actually has that title...

[@whocares2001]

I love david and billy too. so happy to know that billy who is my age has been watching david all his live and enjoying all his shows.

[@Skullthomson]

I had the pleasure of Billy Connolly's company in a garage after his Usher Hall gig in Edinburgh and he's a good guy just what you would expect. The girl on the till invited him in for a coffee and he never missed a beat. Two minutes in the door he was one of the lads. There's a certain irony when they say art depicts life ... it's spot on. Good luck Billy...

[@scattycat7271]

brilliant, cheers for sharing. can still remember the howls of laughter, true ha ha belly laughs from my mother who seldom swore, very religious and in the grip of a very aggressive type of dementia, Whack on a Billy Connolly dvd and she would be deleriously happy for days.

[@jucklowe]

Billy & David appeared on Clive James a few years earlier,,, they very clearly have a connection,,, just wonderful.

[@michaelcapponi2]

and look at the following 20 years of david attenborough's 'still standing and being pushed in front of things'. great interview

[@kelliebrand9837]

Love all three of these men! They done make men like this anymore.

[@gailmitchell1381]

David attenborough and Billy connolly....you're never going to get better than that. Amazing men.

[@philippacrowe8499]

Three wonderful humans with great minds, what more could any-one need

[@TheSlashfan85]

I love Billy so much. Heart broke a little bit when he spoke about Flo. Love you Bill keep on keeping on

[@juangris2935]

This is a perfect indicator and example of how dumbed-down the world we live in is. Only 422, 515 views for these brilliant interviews, yet some dross gets 50,000,000 plus views.

[@huguette1705]

well done

[@dominangel23]

I love the way that Michael Attenborough speaks to the guest as well as the interviewer. Most "STARS" are only interested in themselves. An educated man we should be proud of. Actually both of them because Billy Connolly is without doubt the best psychologist on earth. Forget Freud, Connolly doesn't need to write books to make a person feel better.

[@mikdavies5027]

William Wallace. Did you mean David Attenborough?

[@gentlemanjosh5903]

Yeah he did but he got his name mixed up with the television presenter guy's name cos his name is actually Michael, easy mistake to make.

[@michaelharrison3602]

Just shows you that the best psychologist never went to college and studied psychology

[@kaylaireland3494]

@@gentlemanjosh5903 no it’s not an ‘easy’ mistake. They don’t even start with the same letter.

[@jratcliffe91]

such great television, Attenborough's passion is absolutely magnetic, it was wonderful to see him not interrupted by interviewer or guest providing comic relief...or the audience clapping something he said like it might today on a talk show,... they don't seem to be a platform for this kind of content anymore

[@huguette1705]

Sharing your point of view and from where I am, your point of vue.....

[@michellecopeland5409]

I just love billy I started in Glasgow all my life you st to watch him wen I was young cxx

[@BillConk]

There's another from about ten years earlier, with these two being interviewed by Clive James and getting on like a house on fire. Always good to see people whose mutual admiration comes from both being good at their work and enjoying it.

[@MsMesem]

The Atlantic Whistling Shark?

[@internalpowers3823]

21.55 is just a great speech and an example of what most parents should be telling their kids!

[@christinescarff4920]

Gosh I love David Attenborough. I went to Leicester University where his father was the first Vice Chancellor because I wanted to be an ecologist being heavily influenced by Rachel Carson’s book ‘ Silent Spring ‘. Billy Connolly is SO funny too - a real ‘ working class hero ‘ and yet also a very serious actor with Judi Dench in the film ‘ Mrs Brown ‘.

[@biggerthanacadillac]

Three brilliant men,,,,privileged to have such are we.

[@rusko123]

are you Yoda ?

[@gengisdhen4691]

I love the way Sir Billy 'Fuck Off' Connolly reserves himself when someone else is talking... A Gent until he's introduced or even hinted at.

[@deniseg-hill1730]

Attenborough's shows are shown all over the world.

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Yes so sad that he has gone. But he hasn't fully from what I've seen. Such is life, and so sad that our Parkinson has died. God bless them.

[@davidpritchard7174]

Ah golden tv ..interesting hosts with interesting captivating guests..wonderful

[@1951GL]

Good show - David Attenborough was able to rub along with Billy and ultimately their similar outlook came to the fore. Thanks for posting.

[@MsSusanmary]

Billy was a major intellect of his own making, and Sir David is ... SIr David !

[@BoingBB]

The best Parkie ever! My two favourite TV personalities together with the UK's best chat show host! The world is a better place for having those three in it. :)

[@michaelharrison3602]

Parkinsonism was the last great talk show host today's chat shows are all about the hosts worst Allan Carr etc think they are more interesting than their guests

[@elloco1996]

That good old time, very long ago, when chat show guests actually had something worthwhile to say.

[@hoopertoop]

hope u r well EL when you get a comedian, who does not know, what he is going to say 5 mins before his stand up shows begin, i call it genius..Parkinson was asked which guests , would increase audience figures, he answered Billy Connolly & Mohammed Ali and would add 2 million extra viewers ...when you think about it, they are very similar , their input was not Rehearsed, and when they let loose, parkinson just crossed his fingers ,,stay safe El Loco

[@peterlewis3540]

Just watch Parky's interview with Orson Welles, totally mesmerising

[@elainejones8636]

And an interviewer who knows how to ask a question and allow his guests to answer