Tony Slattery’s Star Test (1991) - Classic British TV Interview Show [Stereo]

[@zeddeka]

More so than many other stars, Tony Slattery will always be associated with a certain time and place. Friday nights, somewhere in 1991, on Channel 4.

[@Kevmond]

@@chinny_reckon I loved it when he was on Whose Line Is It Anyway. Loved it when he lost it and started laughing. Loved his filth 😂

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@stingray4real]

RIP Tony Slattery

[@Kevmond]

@@stingray4real I actually found out from your message. Very sad 😞

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@BillyBronco73]

He looks so together and in control here. The drink, drugs and mental health struggles really took their toll. RIP.

[@Shelsight]

He mentioned in one of the first few answers about clothing that he ‘used to do judo a lot’ - when in fact he was one of the youngest ever black belts and was in the junior GB team. Then the host actually asked him a different question later on and mentioned his Black Belt, and he seemed very honestly uncomfortable that she mentioned it. Humble guy at heart, even though his persona was so hyper and talkative. A complex, beautiful man, in multiple ways… RIP Tony. One of the best of us.

[@kenpudsey6435]

So sad about Tony..a lovely very funny guy,who struggled with his personal demons,but always remained a true Gentleman..God bless you Tony..you will be missed 🙌

[@eyesonly7072]

Hopefully Tony you knew how much your fans loved you and now how much we will miss you ⭐️

[@ReadingswithDebbie]

Omg I just remembered this! RIP Tony 😢

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@pupskin123]

I used to love this. God bless Tony Slattery.

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@sd-11-11-sd]

Im sure this used to be on mid-morning on a Sunday on Channel 4. Reality has changed so much. These were simpler and more wholesome times.

[@michaelelliott4249]

A true legend - RIP Tony

[@jaynieblueyes2270]

Tony Slattery on Star Search Brilliant on whose line is it anyway is an absolute joy to watch, amazingly talented. Lovely gentleman. Thank you for the laughter, the giggles, crying with laughter 👏🏻 👏🏻 Say Hi to Fred 🥰 you are just so funny God Bless Tony xxxx Rest in Paradise 🙏🏻 🕊️ ❤

[@juliemarie5926]

8 months ago you haven't edited it, I thought he died a few years ago also

[@Joanna7428]

He was so good looking. Rip tony ❤

[@george.mathieson2]

Tony Slattery had clever wit, he will be missed RIP.

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Rest in peace Tony Slattery. I thought Star Test was a gameshow.

[@algorerhythm69]

His answer about falling in love was very sagacious.

[@pippipster6767]

I thought it was more astucious.

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@67psych]

He was really handsome as a younger guy .

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

R.I.P Tony Slattery 😔

[@Dangerman5]

Interesting. When I searched for star test and scrolled down the list of celebs of the era I immediately clicked on Slattery. A huge star of the era who tragically lost of it all due to mental health and addiction. Yet it has no other comments yet

[@carpii]

yeah its so sad what happened to him. I just read a Guardian interview where he pretty much says he was sexually abused by a priest when he was 8, which might be why he always had a bit of darkness about him, behind the laughs

[@jaynieblueyes2270]

I’ve just discovered all the star search episodes this should be brought back….But who would be on it….wouldn’t be the same Great funny funny, funny man Tony Slattery ❤xx enjoy, have fun Dangerman 😂 I can’t believe I just typed Dangerman 😂😂

[@juliemarie5926]

Yes just when I was getting old enough to understand adult TV (10yo)he was on TV then not long after just vanished from it .

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@MrTonysharpe121]

A very intelligent man.

[@jaynieblueyes2270]

Just had to add I’ve just noticed an 0898 number to ring 😂😂😂😂 yes that for viewer votes, but those who remember years ago an 0898 was a bit dodgy sorry made me chuckle xx

[@throwhammer]

Back when channel 4 made interesting and innovative TV

[@juliemarie5926]

TV was better because that's all we had we didn't have the internet, TV is now a Dying medium

[@spookyboo22]

Great upload ❤

[@sheepsick]

Bless his soul x

[@jmc6327]

God I remember these . Rip Mr Gigolo.

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@amzpro5734]

Its kind of strange how he adopted the 1980s "Yuppie, posh, upper-middle class accent", when his real voice was more like a working-class countryside dude

[@juliemarie5926]

How you got ahead back then.

[@JoeyXSmith]

I never knew that was his real accent until he got older. I think after the late 2000s, he pretty much dropped it.

[@DenkyManner]

He went to Cambridge. He didn't leave his brick laying job to start stand up.

[@amzpro5734]

@@DenkyManner Steve Coogan admits in his book that he has a chameleon like approach to his own accent. I.e. Making it more posh to fit his company when needed and becomes "Liam Gallagher" if he's with Mancunians 😊

[@Hartley_Hare]

I'm the same. Working class grandparents, middle class parents. Went to university with some quite posh people and mixed with them, but now living a broadly working class life. My accent is all over the road.

[@purefoldnz3070]

is this supposed to be some 90s Voight-Kampff test? I keep expecting him to be asked about a tortoise.

[@pippipster6767]

Sadly, we now know that he didn’t have an (all) gloriously happy childhood.

[@hypnotechno]

how

[@RedshiftDougal]

@@hypnotechno In the 2020 BBC documentary What's the Matter with Tony Slattery, he speaks briefly but graphically about being raped by a priest when he was aged 8. It's horrible that Tony had to carry that burden for so long.

[@thomaswilliams9431]

Tony was great in who's line. 😂

[@Kevmond]

@@thomaswilliams9431 I loved it when he was on!

[@PALACEKAV]

Rest in peace Tony.....

[@MrGman2804]

`Really nice guy. Bright. Witty. I think even this performance is a bit 'off the wall'. I see bits of myself in Tony. He was a genius who perhaps found life around him a bit slow... so it became testing? No idea if I am right. But then again, based on my experiences of seeing a psychiatrist, they don't know either. In fact, it seems to me most of them only became psychiatrists to answer their own questions. What matters most here is Tony was a decent man? The answer is yes. And bright too! I hope he had some enjoyment, but he is like me. He seems to spend more time tormented than happy.

[@zeddeka]

Tony had very, very bad bi polar.

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was bang on using in this! on the BEEK!

[@patrickstocks3576]

RIP 🪦 Tony Slattery 1959-2025 Aged 65 😇🙏😢👼🏽🕊✝️

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@regplasma7906]

r.i.p Tony .

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@diluteduk]

This used to be a great show, just letting someone talk. I'm glad it's not made any more, because it would just be a load of idiots from TOWIE and those sorts of shows.

[@Dboss74]

Touch screen technology in 91 wtf weren't iPad and iPhones out in the 90s 🤣

[@beemoh]

Touch screen for the subjects, but quite capable of voice recognition for the numbers.

[@norbertalbertz7259]

He aged rapidly, one day he looked like he did in this video then the next he looked like a really old man and unrecognisable, I think drink and drugs played a huge part in that. RIP Tony

[@benholmes1608]

I guess that's what drinking two bottles of vodka does to you... :-(

[@PC-vg8vn]

or was that because you hadnt seen him for years on tv?

[@benholmes1608]

@@PC-vg8vnA bit of both, perhaps?

[@andrews6341]

Newsflash he was 65 ,he was old lol. He just did not have or spend too much time in the limelight

[@benholmes1608]

@@andrews6341He could hardly string a sentence together…

[@sheepsick]

Georgina Hale also died this year

[@lafreewaylafreeway]

@sheepsick….loved the actress Georgina Hale who died Jan 2024

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!

[@MrDavey2010]

Never warmed to Tony for some reason. Clever guy but gives off odd energy.

[@ajs41]

He was quirky. Some people don't like that. I didn't mind it, although he wasn't my favourite celebrity.

[@zeddeka]

With hindsight, you can see that his bi polar played a large part in that. He suffered terribly from it. So many performers have it, but his was exceptionally bad. It does make you wonder who the real person actually is beneath it all.

[@JonClark-nb9sn]

I remember he was an annoying ars# back in the day ..He was on virtually everything on TV at one time .talk about over saturation ..

[@mikethebloodthirsty]

​@@zeddekahe also hid his sexuality which added to pressure.

[@JamesC1981]

i find people who always joke around give a kind of inauthentic vibe about who they really are, like its a cover. they often dont feel comfortable about themselves. rip tony slattery

[@everyman66]

He was gay? Never knew.

[@letsgobrandon.]

Ruined by the editing.

[@Kevmond]

If you’re referring to the occasional jump, that’s because this is an incredibly old VHS recording and at times the timebase is lost which causes frame drops. All other editing you can thank Channel 4.

[@jaydunstan1618]

He was using BEEK, right up to the end. Loved it, did our Tone!