Peter Cooke And Dudley Moore's Dud And Pete Improvise On The Spot! | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett is joined by American actor Robert Shaw. Together they interview Dud and Pete, two lower-class characters from England.
Date aired - November 30th 1973 - Peter Cooke, Dudley Moore and Robert Shaw
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favourite interview on the Dick Cavett Show?

[@johnaspinall5457]

This is tv gold. Could you PLEASE upload the whole episode?

[@mangasky7]

David Bowie. Before it's too late, could you please, please ask Mr Cavett what the question and answer mean around the 20:5 mark of their interview when Mr Cavett asks Bowie: "Is your real name Menentious Spiegel Gatz?" Bowie laughs and it appears to be a private joke, but it would be great to learn what prompted it and where it derived from.

[@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689]

The S∆|_\/∆|}⚪r |}∆|_i episode takes some beating.

[@danielmoran9902]

Richard Burton, no contest.

[@danielmoran9902]

@AMT ...and Mrs Burton was quite the dish in her 'day'. Mind you, they were both mental, and, in my opinion, best avoided. X

[@wacco54]

"If fifty million people died Peter would be Queen." Absolutely priceless !!!!!

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

I don’t get it.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@christopherp.hitchens3902 Me neither :( We may never find out xd

[@welshaccenttutorials3104]

fifty SEVEN million. Its funnier with the SEVEN

[@Phuc_Yhou]

@christopherp hitchens3902 It was the population of the UK at that time, 57 million people.

[@martinfidler9889]

I liked the fact that Peter really appreciated this killer line. The joy they got from each other's brilliance was such a massive part of their magic.

[@thetruthhurts4147]

I've always felt like I was born about a half century late. This lot feels so much more authentic then today's day and age.

[@soyogen22]

Boy aren't we all glad you didnt have youtube that when back before a half a century. God knows where we would end up with you Hurts 😉

[@brucegilbert7243]

Back then, people were more genuine.

[@danmcdaid]

Every generation thinks this.

[@mikegilbert2500]

@@danmcdaid not this one. There's nothing honest or genuine about anyone

[@RaysTrack]

Dick was the greatest. Great charm, wit and the ability to to put his guests at their ease and get the best from them. Amazes me that so many American chat show hosts today make their guests sit the other side of a desk and much lower than them - terrible staging. Great quote here from Peter - ".... to preserve the democracy; stupid people should be represented by their equals".

[@banba317]

Absolutely one of the most brilliant ad-libs I've EVER seen! Bloody hilarious.

[@johnreynolds6369]

I love Peter’s casual smoking. Good old days.

[@freebornjohn2687]

Robert Shaw was a fantastic actor always had a strong presence.

[@philiphalpenny3783]

Casually dismissive of The Sting which did monster business...Newman said the picture was " long on plot short on character"...

[@freebornjohn2687]

@@philiphalpenny3783 I enjoyed the Sting and agree with Neuman, but when Shaw was in a scene you knew it.

[@philiphalpenny3783]

@@freebornjohn2687 Shaw died in 1978 but he still scares me...he's THAT intense! Much more intimidating than that rubber shark anyway. Ha!

[@freebornjohn2687]

@@philiphalpenny3783 The shark did keep people out of the sea for a few years.

[@MTMF.london]

He was a great villain, apart from Rosa Klebb of course, in the Bond movie 'From Russia With Love' - the one who had red wine with fish.

[@MellowWind]

That last joke was too hilarious.

[@wumpyinc1]

Genius Never seen Cavett laugh that hard

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

This is painfully amusing. Timing of Duds succession response is a classic.

[@semajttam]

Robert Shaw "why not, it was your idea" 😂

[@Revelian1982]

So refreshing to see someone promoting their own movie by saying it's not the best movie they've ever done. You wouldn't get that nowadays.

[@WolfsH0ok]

Both Paul Newman and Robert didn't really like making the movie. I don't think they found it that interesting. But it was a great hit .. to their surprise

[@nerd_in_norway]

The film got rave reviews, won seven Oscars including Best Picture, and adjusted for inflation is still one of the most successful movies of all times.

[@docsavage8640]

I found it rather dull. Well made but boring.

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Moore's last line is gold. It is a rare thing to see Cavett completely lose it like that. A half century later I absolutely busted up laughing out loud at that one.

[@unclvinny]

Not sure I ever saw Dick Cavett laugh so hard!

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

He is used to US "comedians".

[@kenallen768]

Did u know Robert shaw was in a classic British war movie called the dam busters. , he sadly died in Ireland 🇮🇪 of a heart attack. Because he was living there . So sad they have all died now especially Dudley Moore . Rest in peace all of them and thank u for the entertainment u gave us all .

[@jac9301]

English War movie old boy.

[@kenallen768]

@@jac9301 in England we call them British war movies

[@astronomenov99]

Dick Cavett is still alive. he's 86. i had to look it up and yes, I was a bit suprised but pleasantly so.

[@deecee784]

Thank you for posting this !! I've been looking for the royal succession clip for years.

[@cuda426hemi]

Dudley with the kill shot ! 💥

[@pauldenby878]

Great clip, I'd not seen this before.. nicely showing Dudley's increasing irritation with Peter's drinking at the time.

[@public.public]

Dud played an ace at the end there.

[@markcreitzman8728]

Dud didn’t say much but he got the best line right at the end

[@babyshambler]

Oh boy did Dudley steal this at the end!

[@ashleyburns6752]

People were so real back then. I do think that generation of British people had no fcks to give though 😂 no filter.

[@MTMF.london]

They didn't have to deal with social media poring over every little thing they say, then blow it up and cancelling them if the 'message' did not fit the prevailing political-correct wind.

[@EveHoward631]

Peter Cooke / Dudley Moore THE BEST‼️❣️

[@mark-shane]

Shaw didnt think The Sting was nothing special. It was fantastic script and great movie directed by George Roy Hill

[@geraldineclarke5434]

I was SO LUCKY to have seen Pete and Dud TWICE on stage,,,,,,,,

[@madahad9]

It's a little disheartening to hear Robert Shaw talk down his work in The Sting. It's a great film and he was a worthy adversary for Newman and Redford. Without a strong villain the story woyld have just collapsed. I saw it at a local last run theatre in '74 when I was about ten or eleven. I fell in love with the Scott Joplin score.

[@garryferrington811]

Pretty good movie, sort of a Damon Runyon sequel to Butch Cassidy.

[@Hexmeyer]

It won the Oscar for best picture!

[@jdhunter9727]

One of my favorite movies

[@nkt1]

I finally saw it a year or so ago. A really excellent film. I was completely taken in by the sting, which made it all the better.

[@MrDaiseymay]

I totally agree with your comment

[@Archbell_End]

Robert Shaw wasn't American, he was born in Lancashire, England.

[@nrmleigh]

Westhougton and they have Wetherspoons named after him.

[@wayinfront1]

First time I've seen this Dick Cavett show clip. Amazing for me, because I saw the 3 episodes of Peter Cook's show which he talks about here, and was really disappointed when his series was stopped. He was hilarious. Each show was totally unscripted, and although awkward that was one of the reasons I liked it. Nothing at all artificial. And now, decades later - in fact over half a century later - here's Pete telling me why it bombed.

[@jmason2838]

There aren't too many films better than 'The Sting' 🏆❤️.The film is as close to cinema perfection as it gets .Brilliant 😎Gifted actor Robert Shaw🏆🌟 🙏🕯️🌹💐😔died of a massive coronary on the side of the road in Scotland in 1978. apparantly his hard partying lifestyle and smoking caught up to him .. just my humble opinion..He did not die while golfing as has been reported in years past.. a great , troubled actor gone way too soon.. May his troubled spirit Rest In Sweet Peace..🥀✝️☯️🛐✌️🖖🌼❤️☮️🕊️😔 🗿

[@Bondek1996]

Somehow expected Pete to say "Oh I was a master debater!"

[@marciaarmour5444]

I love this so much. They are hilarious😂

[@leonmeekel5486]

8:07 this is the hardest i have ever seen Dick laugh

[@keithrobert5117]

"Stupid people should be represented by their equals." The House of Herberts. That is, your true democracy.

[@fromchomleystreet]

Imagine if an actor with a movie to promote rocked up to a talk show now and said “I’ve been in worse pictures. I’ve been in better pictures. It’s boring, let’s talk about some thing else”

[@MrDaiseymay]

iT'S PART OF THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE STUDIOS NOW, TO SPEND TIME PROMOTING THEIR FILM---WORLD WIDE IF NECESSARY.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Well, Dud and Pete WERE a lot nicer to Dick and Robert than Derek and Clive ever would have... 😆😂🤣

[@SpinyBadger]

Unfortunately, Derek and Clive had a previous engagement, pulling lobsters out of Jayne Mansfield's bum.

[@diskgrinder]

Worst job he ever had

[@areareare9953]

Bedazzled - one of the best movies ever.

[@ubet6691]

You had me at Shaw.

[@PurpleWhirple]

Dick Cavett showed his skill here by getting Pete and Dud going during a slightly tense start to the show.

[@danmcdaid]

Agreed, bringing in a little parlour game element was a really smart move.

[@thaddeust.thirdiii736]

Newman and Shaw are why the Sting won best picture. Two powerhouses combined

[@sureshot8399]

Robert Shaw is great - goes from bored and indolent to engaged and loving it in ten seconds flat.

[@TomDjll]

Robert Shaw is terrifying, no matter where or what the circumstance he's in.

[@mikekemp9877]

he had an amazing ability in an actor to seem much bigger than he was through sheer personality.he wasnt in life a particularly big man but watch the sting as doyle lonergan when he snatches the bottle off newman and seems to fill the compartment.or as henry 8th so much larger than life as he awes thomas mores family by his sheer presence. he was like it in life too .richard dreyfuss says he was a huge man 3 times the size of me and admits he terrified him on jaws.

[@sharoncarthy3764]

I think he looks like he'd be fun.

[@madcyril4135]

@@sharoncarthy3764 From u.k. I’m 67 now, and my mums best friend had a brother who I called uncle Bill. He lived in Carlisle a north England city. And looked a lot like Robert Shaw about 8 on the 10 scale. I was around 12 yrs old, and mum said go and tell uncle Bill dinner is going on the table. Found him in the garage, pulling a bad tooth with dads rusty pliers! He said tell your mum I’ll be right there. I went back to the house, and told my mum his sister and my dad what he was doing. Which just got chuckles and shook heads, and my dad laughing behind his paper. A real character he was, very unpredictable never knew what he would do next. Wasn’t until I had seen jaws, that I realised how close the resemblance was. He came in and finished his meal like nothing happened. He served in Korea in the Royal Navy on the same ship as a bloke I worked with, who proceeded to tell shall we say a few things about him! He was born just up the road from Shaws birth place. Must be something in the water.

[@brendancronin3796]

Peter was a genius...he really was a one off .David frost stole his ideas while he was in America but as Peter said he could have never done what frost did because celebrity guests bored him to tears .

[@johnwatts8346]

yep, one of the very best all time comedians, dud and shaw were both total legends too, all 3 raving alcoholics sadly.

[@NxDoyle]

Peter saved David Frost from drowning. He once said that saving Frost was his greatest regret.

[@sventextor1309]

"If 57 million people died Peter would be queen" A fucking bit of comedy genius by Dudley Moore and he had to be Peter Cook's comedy partner!!

[@vickeeble0]

Undoubtedly a classic line.

[@MartinKillips]

Robert Shaw was British too, along with the two lower class characters from England. Cooke was a genius.

[@aly8380]

Robert Shaw (9 August 1927 - 28 August 1978) was English, born in Westhoughton, near Manchester.

[@keithfenwick5502]

Legends 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍀🙏♥️😂

[@mortensenegbert6619]

Great cllp and great combination Pete, Dud and Robert Shaw! Better correct your description, though: Shaw was British.

[@frankrossi6972]

It's great how UK actors often judge other actors by their drinking habits. One of the best was the late great Richard Harris, the first Dumbledore in "Harry Potter." An interviewer asked him how he liked working with his young child co-stars, and he said it was great, but lamented that they couldn't join him at the pub after daily shoots.

[@chrisbrown1057]

Richard harris was he irish or british?

[@frankrossi6972]

Irish

[@TrevorParsnips]

@@frankrossi6972 why the HECK did you refer to him as British?

[@frankrossi6972]

"UK" covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Harris might have been from southern Ireland, but I've seen "UK" used to describe anyone from Ireland in general.

[@TrevorParsnips]

@@frankrossi6972 dude, correct yourself. No Irish person is gonna react kindly to being called British. Yer being pretty racist here

[@LeonRobinCurtis]

I love Peter's suit.

[@Lyagushka]

Three Magnificent men - however troubled, they were all three Great, as well! In many ways - Honest!

[@mangasky7]

Dud delivers the coup de grâce.

[@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689]

. . . and his outfit is simply superb. Absolutely spiffing.

[@babyshambler]

A brilliant line!

[@MrUmandMrEr]

It's Pete and Dud!

[@johnaspinall5457]

Would be interesting to see: Woody Allen and Robert Shaw Season 1969, Episode 30 | Aired on December 29, 1969

[@huss03]

Pete and Dud look like they had a "jazz cigarette" out the back before coming on

[@mortenfriis4688]

Oh man thats funny… different times..

[@jhassett2]

Robert Shaw was British.

[@brianorakpohit]

More specifically, English. In the same way one does not suggest another to be North American.

[@Prellium]

I'm finding this out for the first time too.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Good to know, it is better than "UK'er" after all 😆😂🤣

[@CrueLoaf]

certainly sounds it!

[@davidbarnes3138]

Yes but the poster seems determined not to change it.

[@raymemichaels]

Godlike!!!

[@TheDradge]

Robert Shaw wasn't an American actor. He was English, born in Westhoughton near Bolton.

[@NJTDover]

Got that right, chump.

[@marklimbo5272]

Pre-'Quint'. Fantastic.

[@DavidLeeAndrews]

What a bunch of ‘erberts!!!

[@mosquitoinyourears9973]

Look at all the diamonds on Shaw's shirt 😂

[@randycox3522]

What an outfit!

[@JMoruzzi]

Dud's final line was not a spur-of-the-moment inspiration, they had used it at the Royal Variety Performance some years before.

[@MTMF.london]

Yeah, but still theirs.

[@public.public]

@@MTMF.london and... timing.

[@kenthompson8448]

Fore-runner to their 'Derek and Clive' routines...

[@danielmoran9902]

Pete, Dud, and Robert Shaw. This is what Englishmen used to be like. Men like this are jolly difficult to find now.

[@Judewilkinsonjfk]

Later on in this episode they are literally insulting one another. Also you can tell Shaw is a total weirdo.

[@danielmoran9902]

@@Judewilkinsonjfk Just what the Dickens are you talking about?

[@Judewilkinsonjfk]

@@danielmoran9902 well you say men like this are jolly difficult to find now, implying that there has been some fundamental degradation going on; which frankly seems pretty rose tinted to say that men were so much better in the olden days. These men were bickering and making snide, bitter remarks at one another all throughout this episode.

[@philippeh3904]

All 3 men died prematurely and all three men were extremely troubled and struggled with drugs and alcohol. But sure, they were “real” men. Every time I watch one of these videos, always some fool who complains about how it’s not the same anymore and blah blah blah political correctness blah blah blah. Plenty of men today, we just don’t complain about everything.

[@philippeh3904]

@@Judewilkinsonjfk all 3 men also had irresponsible lives of drugs, financial problems and alcoholism and died prematurely. That’s what “real” men do

[@Ballarattrumpetguy]

5:46 knowing what we know now, it's probably all of these people were drunk, despite what they say. That is almost certain.

[@simontaylor2319]

A side to Robert Shaw, I had never seen

[@MokkaMatti]

A wardrobe selection I hope to never ever see being worn by anyone else, in what remains of my lifetime.

[@loubrockdorff2045]

interessting that he is not so impressed with The Sting.. But I also love the honestly

[@olikane530]

If 57 million british people died Peter Cooke would be Queen 👑

[@lorrainefranchi9105]

Not saying I'd like to see 57 million British people kick, but it would've been fantastic if Cooke had been Queen 👑

[@petesmith9472]

The Sting was a great movie

[@johnbaldock6353]

"American Actor Robert Shaw"?? That's like saying John Wayne was from London!!😱

[@davidsanderson5918]

Definitely a good move of Dick's to get them improvising. Much as I'm fascinated by how Peter and Dudley deal with an interview situation as 'themselves' the situation does become uncomfortable for all sorts of personal and professional reasons. Robert Shaw knows fine well, tiptoeing around their issues in a teasing way. Meanwhile Shaw himself betrays a few issues here with his professional life too. I'm not sure Dick fully realises the wisdom of it but another five minutes and the conversation could've got pretty miserable. There's a great Mavis Nicholson interview where Peter and Dudley DO open up about themselves and each other but Dick Cavett wasn't quite set up for that here. Phew! Good move getting them to do 'Pete and Dud' instead!

[@barrycuda3769]

From what I've heard Paul Newman liked more than just a few beers ,more like a lot of beer.

[@moonshakedesign7633]

Robert Shaw is by NO STRETCH of the imagination an "AMERICAN ACTOR" he was born in Westhoughton, Lancashire, and is as American as Desmond Tutu...

[@girlplanetboy]

English wit at its zenith. In fact, one could surmise it to being the apotheosis of British humour. What what, phnar!

[@danishhald]

The Sting made bank!

[@hendrax5889]

3 witty men, being interviewed by a buffoon. gold.

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Perhaps a source for Monty Python’s Argument sketch?

[@swanvictor887]

All UNSCRIPTED! Who could do that today?

[@sebastianverney7851]

I've never heard and an "American actor" speak with such an English accent as "American actor Robert Shaw".

[@alexfletcher5192]

The trouble is, he's right.

[@redfive5856]

TIL Robert Shaw is not English, but according to the description he's American. That must be how he got to serve on the Indianapolis.

[@MTMF.london]

He was definitely English, born in Lancashire. He had Scottish blood on his father's side but he considered himself fully English.

[@redfive5856]

@@MTMF.london Yeah. I know.

[@informedchoice2249]

Parallels!

[@markherzog9484]

Happy days……

[@archenema6792]

I don't think it would take 57 million.

[@hellodavey1902]

😁

[@Gorboduc]

It seems Robert Shaw is wearing my grandmother's sofa and placemats. I was wondering where they'd got to.

[@markdouglas9182]

Dud n' Pete should have performed 'The Horn' on this show..

[@lurajur7075]

😀 min. 8.00 Deadly Dudley.

[@Flesharrower]

Back when being a drunk was the height of wit.

[@shannonpincombe8485]

Robert Shaw is amazing. I love his realism. Dudley Moore seems totally irrelevant during this interview. Peter Cooke lighting his cigarettes off his last but is telling.

[@hellodavey1902]

Common Herbert’s.. 🤣🤣

[@-______-______-]

They'd all had a few drinks here.

[@Carlos-rr4wu]

Minx brought me here

[@megawolverine6740]

Pete and dud could ad lib at will.

[@davidbarnes3138]

You are incorrect in saying Shaw was an American actor. He was British. Any chance of you correcting your error?

[@gabrielgolden4336]

I miss the days when everyone went on TV drunk.

[@grantwalker2307]

And smoked...lol.....

[@mookie2637]

What a couple of absolute cults.

[@davidbarnes3138]

What about British actor John Wayne? :-)

[@laurahoward5426]

What is Robert Shaw wearing?

[@MokkaMatti]

The hides of the carcasses of whatever it was that the cat dragged in.

[@ebberman1583]

Robert Shaw was English.