Parkinson: The Les Dawson Interviews - Friday 6th September 1996

[@nialloneill5097]

2 legends doing what they loved, and keeping us entertained.

[@jillkent6134]

I grew up in the 70’s and Les was my favourite comedian ❤

[@strikemehandsome]

His analysis of what is and why is funny is spot on. Reverse tragedy. The media tell us what they want us to fight about.

[@johnboro64]

He’s so brilliant

[@nezbit8989]

Absolutely one of the best 👌 My favourite type of comedy satire

[@stephenholmes1036]

I have cried with laughter a very funny man

[@onions1183]

A supremely funny and charming man. I would loved to have met him. His family can be very proud indeed of all the joy and laughter he brought to many. Mr Dawson I hope you are happy in heaven looking down on your family.

[@theretiredmariner2488]

Class, sheer class, RIP LES DAWSON 😊

[@georgealderson4424]

I like that the orchrstra are amused by his piano playing

[@stewartlone3445]

The adoration that Michael had for great comics just made Les shine even more brightly in this interview which I recall seeing as a child; it was a delight then and it is a delight now.

[@StuTun]

Thank you for uploading. Lovely.

[@jasonstephens2946]

Pure genius!

[@davidstrange6914]

Thanks heavens we had Les so so funny ,this is what you called a comedian

[@scaramonga]

God bless Les, so missed xxx He wouldn't be allowed on TV now, as so many would be complaining, unfortunately. Most will not get his humour now. Long gone.

[@krugerfuchs]

We still do

[@Evemeister12]

Les' humour was rather clean and he hardly swore in his television acts. He wouldn't be banned.

[@amfwelsh]

He would Absolutely still be allowed on tv. He wasn’t vulgar.

[@Kevin-df5ob]

Such a funny man so glad I grew up on this kind of humour and laughter remember sitting with family all belly laughing actual really laugh out loud laughter havnt felt like that for years, why does everyone take everything so personally, people need to belt up and live and laugh

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

Believe it or not, but it was 30 years this June when Les passed away (In 1993.). _But it only seems like yesterday...!!??_ I'm shocked it was such a long time ago. He was a comic genius who could really play the piano. But to play it as badly as he did, showed us all what a great talent he was. RIP you fantastically funny man.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

Yes, he was a very funny man. Old School cub entertainer, without the racism and sexism. {:o:O:}

[@UnaDonohue]

A Genius. Bless this Man.

[@debbie9259]

Loved Les .still do .so funny

[@theblackenedhymnschannel3985]

A Man so ahead of his Time. Talking about the Woke Generation nearly 50 years ago. He would turn in his grave if he seen the state of modern day comedy. (R.I.P)

[@algie-t2w]

The blessed days when comedy was about spreading joyfulness.

[@wildfire7250]

Les Dawson Loved Him A Genius Very Sadly Missed. RIP Les

[@PaulK-ve1pu]

A man of many parts. An artist (spent time in Paris), a musician (you try playing all the right notes in the wrong order) a scholar (a wordsmith Dickens would have loved) and a comedian loved by all, from Frank Carson to John Cleese. Unique.

[@N1611n]

Pure class!

[@MR-mc6rj]

" She's right up my street, Elaine " that was razor sharp and the audience didn't pick it up. What a beautiful man. I miss the days as well, of jokes, just silly jokes. My wife is a terrible cook, in our house we say Grace AFTER we eat. Nowadays everything old is thrown away. Maybe I'm getting old . RIP Parky & Mr.Dawson. They don't make 'em like that anymore.😃

[@kevinmcgrath2077]

He throws them out so quickly the audience cant keep up. I like when he said he only played piano in the brothel to to get rid of the customers. Parky said "You played them out" and he replied "No I broke their rhythm". Only a few in the audience caught that one :)

[@ericmccann21]

I do wish I could have experienced the music hall days in England. Must have been a grand time

[@tmenzella]

70’s - 90’s we had this type of tv entertainment. These days it’s TOWIE and Kartrashians.

[@eddiedawes411]

Les dawson

[@garulusglandarius6126]

Les Dawson, absolute genius an absolute legend and and absolutely lovely man 😁❤️❤️❤️

[@johnanthony6092]

Many people don't realise just how good you have to be to play the piano that bad.

[@NotJohnUK]

I could give Les a run for his money 😂

[@johnanthony6092]

@@NotJohnUK 🤣

[@pizzalover3]

It's not awfully hard. Just play it normally but the right hand a semitone higher so it clashes and sounds off-key.

[@DAVEEPAUL]

@@pizzalover3 Okay, well Les was a great piano player, despite how easy it is to play wrong on purpose. Just allow a fan of somebody great to pay their hero a compliment without repeating something that you were told by a friend who teaches piano

[@davidnorthdale1164]

He was great.I grew up with this stuff.

[@hollyruston2444]

Les Dawson identified cancel culture before it became a thing. A comedy great.

[@CathyKitson]

The "Fahrt" and "Bustenhalten" jokes really got me.

[@Freddie-x4s]

Les Dawson just brilliant and sadly missed none of the comedians we have today are a patch on him

[@donaldedgar1004]

Brilliant gone but not forgotten ❤

[@Dwaine-ir2kt]

Les dawson was 62 when he died r.i.p les dawson thank you for the great laughter

[@markscarborough1018]

He died two years after my Dad, who was a dear personal friend of Les. I can't remember much, but I do remember the fits of laughter as they joked together, many conversations of theirs ended up in Les's acts and I'm trying hard to work out which. All I can remember vividly, is sitting on Les's knee while he played piano.... yes, with those wrong notes! I miss them like you wouldn't believe.

[@leswall3061]

Brilliant

[@Carrera-gp9od]

Back when tv was good ! How far it has fallen , especially in the last 10 years , it’s utterly unwatchable.

[@Danmjubb86]

“You know you’re not a bad comedian when you play Barnsley, they don’t applaud, they let you live”

[@johnpick6829]

When you see the jokers that pass themselves of as comedians compared to this genius

[@mrstamp5121]

Bloody LOVE Sir Les, me fav bit of this is the keyboard player totally losing it at 19.20 Lmfao😂

[@lordgregory6188]

A true funny man!

[@grateful277]

We all need this right now, life must be laughed at, young people are too friggin serious

[@kathrynweir3760]

Sadly missed, brilliant comedian 😢

[@chrisp86607]

Glorious

[@AngelicusImmortus]

i heard Twiggy once say he was lovely, polite and kind to all women. once in a bar there was a guy being a bit forceful in getting her attention, Les walked the length of the bar grabbed him by the collar the threw him out the door. Later he amde sure she got a ride home with one of his friends, to make sure she got there safe. the friend told her he had to make sure she went in okay or Les would break his arm. so she rang the pub and spoke to him to reassure him she was hone safe. a true gent.

[@thechanneloffun3760]

🤓🥺 I met him with my family behind the building where he was performing, I was so lucky to c him, Don’t remember to much, Just happy I met him 🧐🤬

[@mehbooba-com]

at 20:41, is that James May from top gear ?

[@carloakley5367]

You won't see comics like this anymore. Glad we did 😮

[@vicsaul5459]

THE 4th Prophet ❤

[@Chainon82]

So Charming. Ya'd miss telly!

[@palmertrees]

Knickers on a prescription, ha ha ha

[@alfamaleUK68]

Part of my childhood......genuis, miss him, they certainly do not make em like that any more....... not in this woke country we now are unfortunate to live in.......god bless you Les

[@peteratkinson922]

He 'plays' Parky well. He's a good laugher and LD piles on the gags and unexpected punchlines until Parky can barely stop.

[@Hondadctrider]

Parky, the greatest talk show host ever.

[@John-pn4rt]

@20.03 the lady in the centre of the screen is Michael Parkinson's wife Mary.

[@johnboro64]

Genius

[@damonk3674]

Sadly missed les is just a legend simple

[@palmertrees]

still got the autograph you did for me when I was about 9 years old, only realised it is a comic naked woman recently

[@wayneparker6566]

Just very funny.

[@pauldashwood2897]

Great Saturday nights back then ….god it’s shit now .u tube is the winner .

[@alienxna6511]

Take.Me.Back.

[@frankspig]

So telling ... Wow wonder what he would think now ... Hmmm

[@kwickeb99]

The days when we could laugh and had a sence of humour..so dad thats gone now...😢

[@andymachin1414]

So funny sadly missed

[@Mc007Queen]

Who's this guy ?

[@DAVEEPAUL]

Look him up , Les Dawson, it won't take you long before you realise you should delete that comment

[@RussellAlami]

He said : “Britain was a community” .. If you have a population where members have little in common with each other, you don’t have a community ( as he showed - with the culture-difference of the Germans )

[@jp-um2fr]

Jethro went through Covid, but he was a bit more than risqué. The ONLY comedian left for me is Mick Miller. It is indeed a very sad world when good comedians fade away with nobody to replace them. Maybe there is one, she has a monkey, I apologise for not remembering her name. Sorry.

[@RussellRobinson-g4f]

Covid 🤔 what is Covid?

[@AngelicusImmortus]

nina conti

[@jp-um2fr]

@@RussellRobinson-g4f Not sure really, but I got mine at my local hospital, still have some of the symptoms.

[@nigeljames9423]

It's Nina Conti very good but drops in a lot of swear words which LD proves here is unnecessary

[@Mickparrysstepdad]

​@@RussellRobinson-g4f It was a WORLDWIDE pandemic.

[@robwilton9539]

A great Rob Wilton fan, like Bob Monkhouse was too, but he outshone his mentor.

[@emmamorris7688]

Class act dont make them like that anymore.

[@commentsturnedon6313]

he died 1993

[@johnnygreenshirt6215]

2024 RIP Legends.

[@Heygoodlooking-lk9kg]

Parky was a great interviewer, but when Les got hold of him, he was a gibbering wreck

[@rogerjsy]

Les died in 93 , so this date is very wrong!

[@andrewmorton395]

Yes but this was rearun in 1996

[@rogerjsy]

@@andrewmorton395 that makes sense then. however the title gives the impression that the interview was done in 96

[@Arcona]

The show was called Parkinson: The Les Dawson Interviews. A compilation of past interviews, as said in the video.

[@rogerjsy]

yes i know ‘’interviews’’…being plural..however at the time i just read ‘’interview’’..oversight on my part..but alls well that ends well .@@Arcona

[@Sinkirrito]

all i have to say is this listen to parky end of story

[@simonmhood69]

Ancoats.. Maybe

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Love Dawson. Hate parkinson

[@georgegriffin9419]

You sad git,Parkinsonism is a legend amongst interviewers 🤐🤐

[@simonmhood69]

A coats lad.. Think he was a blue through a through

[@terryinch]

Macic stuff.but not these days.Woke?

[@125fluff]

The fakery left I've ever seen

[@DAVEEPAUL]

What do you mean?

[@125fluff]

Rubbish...and once I thought he was good😮

[@Heygoodlooking-lk9kg]

You must've had your humour gland removed

[@brendancummins9179]

Awful so called COMEDIAN 😪😪😪

[@Heygoodlooking-lk9kg]

One of the best

[@DAVEEPAUL]

That's not true, is it?

[@kaikito7662]

Custer at Bull Run fighting native Americans ......sorry! What?!

[@DAVEEPAUL]

Do you know who General Custer was?

[@DutchVanHelsing]

She's down my street is Elaine ...no one got that..she digged him.

[@UnaDonohue]

Brilliant

[@bigg7047]

Genius