Sanjeev Bhaskar’s love of Elvis, parenting in lockdown & Thunderbirds

Comedian, actor, and presenter Sanjeev Bhaskar joins Rob Brydon this week. They chat about their mutual love of Elvis and share stories of meeting Priscilla Presley, getting hold of Ronnie Tutt’s drumsticks and being asked to join Scotty Moore and D. J. Fontana on stage at a gig! The potential friends also discuss how their first jobs carved the way for building successful careers in the entertainment industry and what it is like being asked if the first Thunderbird puppet to be made in over 50 years, could be modelled on you.
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BIO
Sanjeev Bhaskar is a comedian, actor and TV presenter, best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and star of sitcom The Kumars at No. 42. He also recently starred in Richard Curtis & Danny Boyle’s latest film, Yesterday.
Rob Brydon is best known for his work on The Trip, Gavin & Stacey and presenting the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie To You?
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[@TheatreReviewsWithPaulSeven]

Sanjeev Bhaskar is a great comic actor. He was excellent in Dinner With Saddam. Whether he’s in a comedy or serious drama, you can be sure it will be better for him being in it.

[@rebania]

Yet another fabulous interview, what a great bloke Sanjeev is, warm and witty. His Thunderbirds doll is best, and as for the pics with Priscilla both are 'best' in their own unique way,

[@BoninBrighton]

Natural pairing here of two great comedic actors- I’d love to see them in something together.

[@marywood8794]

Sanjeev was really good in Unforgotten, in a serious part, with Nicola Walker, too!

[@meganoikz]

Great work Rob. It's such a refreshing change to hear people chat like they used to on the classic talk shows. Interesting, fascinating and very amusing. More please!

[@davidberman4335]

These are so heartwarming, you're a fantastic interviewer. I'm sure we'd all love them to be twice as long!

[@danm3882]

Love this series Rob! Would love for you to have one with Bob Mortimer!

[@silvershine6229]

And about an hour long coversation!!

[@mimimc4723]

Please!

[@BernadetteNason28]

As a Brit in Austin TX who's missing England a lot right now, I'm so enjoying these interviews -- thank you! I like Priscilla best Rob's picture, and Sanjeev best in his own picture.

[@spacemonkey986]

Great Interview Rob with Sanj, wonderful, real chat.... Very Nice

[@BeezerWashingbeard]

Love this series. Hope you'll get Rhod Gilbert on at some point 🤞

[@coffeeguy6673]

Another great guest, thanks Rob and Sanjeev. Love the puppet behind Sanjeev, looks like one of the thunderbirds baddies lol, no offence intended ! PS, sorry, I commented before watching the entire video. Kudos to Sanjeev for not taking offence at somebody else doing the Indian accent for his puppet. Props to the Thunderbirds producers for making sure he was okay with the voice too. So much hate these days , look at The Simpsons and the Apu character.

[@neillancaster6636]

Just found this video. Excellent. I am 55. Discovered Presley aged 4 in 1969

[@Marciestclair]

You have to do one with Greg Davies!

[@carmel3613]

Love Sanjeev!

[@WooshaBaloo]

Would love to see these two paired up in a “The Trip”

[@specialized415]

WooshaBaloo I’d like to see them together ‘on a trip’ 😶

[@goldenpony3460]

Oh when did Rob get a KZbin? Great to have him here! Edit: Sanjeev's character is underrated

[@bnap3221]

22 June 2020

[@Jazzcodes]

Love Sanj! Always funny, no matter what the context. Thanks Bob for this podcast. I have been on a binge-watch for the past week!?! More please. You both look like Elvises, with a unique and amazing 'vibe'! Much love!!!

[@sandranaylor2348]

Enjoyed listening to their conversation

[@LightningLassTCB]

I am a massive Elvis fan. I loved the Elvis discussion!!! Thanks for sharing. I was the same, hearing scotty Moore and DJ Fontana..... we were lucky to see these guys. Fab :)

[@stanlibuda96]

These are the best comedy conversations (or interviews, or whatever you call them) by far. I dare say better than comedians in cars, and that means something in my books

[@vanessaisom8620]

Love these chats! Thanks Rob, already looking forward to the next one!

[@clownclown3]

These interviews are great, but they could be longer! At least 30 minutes

[@MadcapShambleton]

Right?! Not to be greedy, but...

[@jennaolbermann7663]

There are longer versions available on Spotify.

[@uptake2]

Another winner, from two Mics Brydon

[@jginger245]

This has been the highlight of lock down for me

[@pattimercer9357]

Priscilla didn’t look thrilled in either photo!! LOL!

[@rickmorgan3930]

These guys are both great comedians

[@dj-kq4fz]

Thunderbirds are go! Another fun video, thanks Rob. Dang you are good at this!

[@bigboxbobby2]

Its a hard one but I think Sanjeev wins. Some good anecdotes thanks for cheering us all up guys

[@BimalTailor]

Yeh this would have been great longer. I'm loving these chats Rob. Good fun.

[@johncallaghan8854]

You both look more like Elvis, than she looks like Priscilla 😁

[@britturk123]

Ha !!!, you hit the nail on the head CALLAGHAN.

[@stevecotterill7981]

Got to be Rob’s Priscilla photo. 👍

[@paulandrew6457]

Cool that you both love Elvis. Who doesn't?

[@scrambleddelusions]

This was delightful!

[@jennifercurtis6071]

Love these interviews. Thank you.

[@pamelamckoy7618]

that was great guys! very entertaining.

[@jamesavickers5961]

Rob your best interview

[@Zalley]

Wish KZbin had videos of Rob Brydon on the shopping channel, but I expect all of that is lost to history.

[@thebuffmeister89]

I love the Thunderbird eyebrows. Legend.

[@nbell63]

Priscilla... meh. Thunderbirds... WOT - WOT'S THAT?? OMG!!! (we each of us have our foibles) 😊

[@whitters1980]

Another lovely episode

[@caroneast]

This was great. I'm a massive Elvis fan too. Was hoping Rob was going to put his jumpsuit on in this one. TCB⚡

[@magillanz]

I also meet Ronnie Tutt James Burton and Glen Hardin, also DJ Fontana and the Jordanaires.

[@Compassiron1]

What a lovely and talented chap. A national treasure. Rob presumably a national treasure to the welsh (but that doesn’t count) 😉

[@rbs69]

Been binge watching this

[@samedz3966]

Loving this series! Please do one with James Corden but as Smithy and Bryn!

[@madderhat5852]

His own Thunderbirds character (fanboy gasp)

[@roadwayrona]

Seriously enjoying these - thank you!

[@britturk123]

Great warm chat again. Firstly Priscila does not look like priscilla any more in any of those photo's so it really does not work, but Rob has an advantage with the great hair. Sanjeev has too much of an enthusiastic smile Elvis was always too busy trying to look cool for that to happen, so it's Rob by a ton of well applied hair spray .

[@davidlogan6022]

Thank you for another great 15 mins. Frances de la Tour - any chance?

[@kdpflush]

I need a clip of Rob on the shopping channel

[@slim9798]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2ixp2WjlLWVf7M

[@kdpflush]

@@slim9798 Thanks!

[@lewis838]

class !

[@juliephillips5364]

Come on Rob get Bob mortimer on soo funny from lockdown cardiff

[@WooshaBaloo]

Julie Phillips Gonna need at least 2 hours

[@ritaharris2372]

Enjoyed that.

[@stevej1154]

When he said his son was 14, I couldn't help thinking of those Chewin' The Fat sketches: parents proud that their 14 year old sons had reached a certain developmental milestone that involves a lot of alone time.

[@darinsingleton3553]

As always, well done.

[@peaceroots2357]

Lovely convo.

[@tomyg2766]

Great conversation

[@stevkyt2374]

Love your videos Rob but please cut the music. What were you thinking?

[@KarolWalkowski]

I am sorry for being perhaps a bit rude here, but... Why some men cannot accept greying hair when they get older? Hair dyeing is maybe not as ridiculous as comb over, but you will ALWAYS see the difference between natural colour and a dye... I only hope Sanjeev Bhaskar had it done as part of a make up procedure. After all he's an actor.

[@engramic]

When this vid flashed up ,, i thought it was an E Michael Jones interview .. :))

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Get that guy who was the supporting actor to you in the Trip movies, Steve something I think

[@matthewjohnson8302]

I think it's Steve Partridge maybe?

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

@@matthewjohnson8302 ah yes, that might be it

[@FourThousandMilesTogether]

Wait...was he in the basil brush show?! 🤣

[@catastrophicmnd23]

I'd have to vote for Rob because of the hair

[@Michelle-ol3iq]

Lee Mack please!

[@James-zi4hj]

Great series, get James Acaster on!

[@lorrainelawrence863]

Could you do a collaboration with ricky gervais and jack maynard and conor maynard

[@chrishicks7946]

I think Sanj got caught in a tramp when Rob closed the phonelines 🙂

[@scintillatingskills9235]

Two old Top Gear guests. Both 2003 I think.

[@mappingoutthesky]

These are so good, Rob. You gotta get Ken Branagh at some point pleeeease

[@chrisdal4051]

this is a great tide-over before (hopefully) WILTY s14 recommences :-)

[@berryberrykixx]

Ok, last comment. Regarding owning things that may or may not have belonged to someone famous... that reminds me of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown where somebody brought in a tin of toenail clippings apparently belonging to Kate Middleton as their mascot, but for the life of me, I can't remember who!? Surely somebody here knows!

[@RachnaKalra]

Chelsea Older David Mitchell

[@berryberrykixx]

@@RachnaKalra THANK YOU. That was the grossest, weirdest mascot so far on all of the episodes I've seen. I never expected THAT from HIM!

[@berryberrykixx]

In regards to that single-child theory, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that in my case, it is absolutely true. All of my closest friends with siblings that I've ever had or have in my 36 years have always been shocked at the relationship I share with my mom. Every time we're together and someone overhears us or whatever, they never ask if we're mother and daughter. It's always assumed that we are sisters. Our conversations sound more like sisters, our arguments sound more like sisters, our mannerisms sound more like sisters. Even my Grandmother, when she gets really angry or annoyed over something and tries to scold my mom or one of her siblings (you know what I mean, when someone gets so wound up that they have to go through everyone's names to find the correct name to yell at lol), MY name gets included with my mom's and her 4 siblings! The only downside to this is that my father was estranged for the majority of my life, until I found him when I was just about to turn 16. He had a family of his own, and that includes my half-sister, who is 12 years younger than I am and in her household, she too is an only child. So my mom, and my step-mom, clashed, HARD. It became some ridiculous competition that I decided to step out of myself. And that's ok. My mom is all I've ever needed and all I will ever need henceforth. Have a great day Mr. Brydon! I love everything you do, from all the way over here across the pond in Ohio!

[@Aadchuz]

Sorry Rob, Sanjeev wins the Elvis lookalike contest IMO. :-P

[@tomdossett113]

Priscilla looks more like Elvis, in both photos.

[@frances3341]

New to Sanji. Wonderful actor. Very sexy. I could say more but I don't want him to be embarrassed. I am not a brit but american. I will turn my friends and family on to Sanji.

[@paulmifsud5753]

Sorry Sanj, I think Rob has this one. It might just be the collar that gets him over the line.

[@retcon1991]

I just wish these were longer and less produced.

[@pamelamckoy7618]

sanjeev the thunderbirds character that have actually looks like Scott Tracy with a holiday tan...

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Get Sacha Baron Cohen!

[@marybruun9621]

Richard Aoyade?

[@WellnessRosterHQ]

She looks like she wanted to take the picture with you Rob, and not so much with Sanjeev?

[@reshmapatel325]

Why does sanjeev lips so blue.

[@HOTD108_]

3:20 If someone is interested in Rob's career as a shopping channel presenter, here is a link to some footage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2ixp2WjlLWVf7M

[@EzWebbable]

I get the sentiment & reasoning behind having positive attitudes....but feel it's a little old fashion to be so individualistically focused on our personal journeys getting by. If we're always walking around telling ourselves how lucky we are, not sure how we're going to get round to making things better for those not so unlucky.

[@me4374]

Haven’t seen this guy in well over 20 years! Thought he died!

[@Czechbound]

Imagine if he said "Met her .. I slept with her !" ha ha ... Rob wouldn't be able to answer that :)

[@janeingram7331]

Is it necessary to have music in the background of an interview? Very disturbing. Hit dislike because of this

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

2 duffers in a row

[@JaneA544]

Hello Mr bhaskar, chancellor of the university of Sussex, can you stand up and be counted as more than an actor, but a human being who realises that trans activists are trying to get a tutor cancelled and sacked at the uni, at least resign if you don't agree with it

[@ferdabayazit4859]

I always try to like Rob Bryden, but there is something so narcissistic about him. He seems to 'name drop' ALL the time, so obsessed with famous people and meeting them like somehow their existence has something to do with him? It's strange and not funny. I enjoyed Sanjeev but couldn't listen to Bryden for more than 5-6 minutes. Every time he opens his mouth on WILTY I cringe as he either misses the whole point being mentioned or brings his ego into it. The antithesis of a charming host.

[@WooshaBaloo]

Ferda Bayazit totally disagree with you completely

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Steve, stop making fake youtube accounts to comment

[@nathanadlerinc2790]

What is the point in these being 15 mins long? No bloody point

[@MadcapShambleton]

Then spend your 15 mins elsewhere. Some people find these 15 minutes to be a welcome escape from the daily madness of this world.