Woody Allen interview 1971 PART 1/4

Woody Allen interview from 1971, just after the worldwide release of 'Bananas'

[@habojspade]

I applaud his ability to keep a straight face through the entire thing.

[@ryn_eckert]

This is the best interview ever

[@RedeemedRose1]

This is the most genius thing I've ever seen xD So quick! So witty!

[@kiks399]

Interviewer: "Do you watch your own films while you are editing at all?" Woody Allen: "No. I only edit it blindfolded" hahahahaha

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

His ability to make a straight face is great

[@EricELT18]

What a great ten minutes of brilliant, mocking answers to stupid, serious questions to ask a great comedian.

[@Chief_Ten_Bears]

"Is he still writing?" "He was as of this morning." "And this afternoon?" "No he's retired."

[@michaelmattice4986]

INTERVIEWER: I rather enjoyed it. WOODY: Yes, but you're mistaken. #LOL

[@EdieSexwitch]

Trolling off the charts.

[@MrCozdude]

Possibly my favourite interview ever.

[@georgiaq]

One of the best interviews ever recorded, he's a GENIUS!!

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

his attitude is SO inspiring !!! I wish I was as lucky to be as talented and good looking as this genius !!!

[@quantummath]

damn I appreciate his Honesty!!

[@GrandMasterScotty]

Absolutely hilarious. One of the greatest comedians to walk this Earth.

[@elendilviolinist777]

"Kind of a funny shade of blue, if you know how blue can occasionally be really funny." LOL

[@AGentertainmentofficial]

"I generally edit blindfolded." I LOL'd SO HARD You also have to remember there was no digital editing back then at all, which I think makes the joke funnier today.

[@BuckRuthless]

I love it "Also, there's nobody in the movie."

[@HoytLatte]

SO funny. Wow, his improv is stellar.

[@tylergordonfilm]

greatest interview ever

[@DieGroteske]

The interviewer is an amazing straight man, giving Woody perfect material to work with

[@MaxMalkiel]

I love Woody Allen!

[@h9ooo]

i can never get enough of this ''interview'' ;)

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

BANANAS IS MY FAVORITE WOODY ALLEN MOVIE OF ALL TIME

[@ERoBB1]

This is absolutely hilarious.

[@bluestate69]

"i like anything squiggly" hahaha

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

OMG HE's so SMART tooooo!! probably the most intellectual intellectual on either side of the street !!

[@Attritive]

He seems to be mocking the pseudo-intellectuals of the day. Loving it.

[@caballistical]

I would say the interviewer is definitely Peter Cook. He's doing an excellent job of asking those bland types of questions TV interviewers routinely trotted out at the time, in exactly the right tone of voice (except when he cracks up - the footage is obviously unedited stock). Cook did a lot of this on 'Not only but also...' Woody is brilliantly inventive. By far the most hilarious I've seen of him in interview. Overall some of the funniest and most remarkable comedy footage. Thanks for posting

[@barrycross2585]

Have you never heard Peter Cook talking? I would say that it doesn't sound a bit like Peter Cook

[@shangrila73eldorado]

Love this guy

[@thumbbandit]

every answer to every question had me laughing

[@RockBottomRiser21]

Who would even dare give this thumbs down?

[@BMPfilms]

holy god... this is amazing

[@MrJerryRio]

Look at Jerry Rio, the interviewer in the Bloated Elvis video, Tell me he doesn't remind you of Woody Allen. Very funny and a must see for all Allen fans.

[@SaturnElena]

watching and hoping some of his great wit sticks with me ~

[@VanPebble]

man, this is sooooo funny. I love the sarcastic woody allen

[@trinibob85]

i love this guy!

[@zappasmoustache23]

i could almost swear that it's peter cook interviewing him, trying to disguise his voice slightly. can anyone confirm?

[@evanmccarthy7635]

@Hendry Tanamas im going to assume you do NOT own a dog house

[@kettlecup]

It's Johnnie Hamp, producer of Woody's UK TV show

[@bullettoothburrows]

The interviewer has a British sense of humor.

[@leprachaun97]

the message in that was universal...that numerals can descend in order if placed properly

[@RRSA97]

this man is the funniest and the smartest person alive. he's my role model.

[@Zarathustra.was.right2]

I thought he was serious up until "I edit blindfolded" LOL!

[@PumpkinPixie1978]

This is Brilliant. Very funny. :)

[@unclespinnydervish2471]

Interviewer: "How do you go about writing a story?" Woody: "...That's a good point" ROFL

[@Googie22]

this is pretty funny. i'm still learning about woody allen. he's a pretty interesting guy

[@pacattack05]

6:17, i'll be in debt by that time...ha ahaha hahha ahhahaa best part

[@socotroquito2007]

..."A film callled Potamkin".... dudehe was seriously pulling leg there, he did make that bloke laugh!

[@cessnaace]

He thought the best part of the film was the countdown leader. Classic Allen. LOL! STAY AWESOME! :)

[@Manfromperu]

so so fucking great.....and funny!!!! luv it!!

[@shurwali]

brilliant

[@michaelcoy311]

“Numerals can descend in order if placed properly.” -Woody Allen

[@sallybites]

quite agreed.

[@doowopbruce]

@BRUC2016---- Serious movies like "Manhattan", "Crimes and Misdemeaners", and "Hannah and Her Sisters" were all outstanding films.

[@slowdives]

"numerals can descend in order, if placed properly"

[@michaelclaymore4253]

Wonderful stuff. Almost as funny as his early movies.

[@evergo]

i wouldn't have lasted nearly as long

[@m3talmilitia15]

Numerals can descend in order, if placed properly.

[@lucidnightmare969]

"If you know how occasionally blue can be very funny". I now laugh every time I see the color blue

[@TheMaccafan]

Genius!!

[@ERA55555]

I couldn't stop laughing! XD

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

It's not trolling if the interviewer is in on the joke

[@d33j4ybf]

"Well, I like anything squiggly." Naturally.

[@MichelleCasandraMindofChrist]

@guyaldridge Oh, that was the first time he said it regarding laughing and happiness. Haha. They're both great!!

[@decapitatespammers]

OMFG. This may be the most genius routine in history. Abbott and Costello and everyone else, sigh, and applaud.

[@sisibilio]

That was the point. It's obviously intentional to keep the mood of the interview.

[@pirulitat]

soooo funny!!!! omgz!!!!!!

[@WhiteCamry]

Mel Brooks once said, "we always become what we mock" or something close to that. Woody Allen here may have been fooling around when 'describing' 'Bananas', but he would literally say the same things in all seriousness about his later movies.

[@6020e3]

It's very funny when the interviewer tries not to laugh.

[@hamonryehd]

"i don't laugh at anybody." funny actually in all the woody movies i've seen... from Antz to Annie Hall i can't remember him laughing... or for more than a second and w/o (some) nervousness.

[@cessnaace]

I should hope so. LOL! STAY AWESOME!

[@quad1000]

"...I think I would like to found dead, face down, in the street." LMAO

[@bapyou]

Oh my God. This is f-ing hilarious! So deadpan. I wonder if it was scripted.

[@sandpiper7238]

I hope so.. :)

[@dowen679]

@pdpx7 it's either Russell Harty or an excellent Russell Harty impersonator.

[@MrCozdude]

I generally edit them blindfolded lol

[@doowopbruce]

The Woodman rules!!!

[@danielrep]

Ah, now I got it! Yes, thats sort of the game.

[@timandmorgan]

"I quite enjoyed it" "yes but you're mistaken."

[@MrGreen428]

Arthur Schopenhauer is the "original troll."

[@TheBigDelicious]

@bobbybobsta : magnificent!

[@pretorious700]

Right around "Marvin Hamlisch" Woody starts to lose it, but regains his composure. Is that Peter Cook interviewing him? Voice sounds very familiar.

[@news4usunshine]

As usual, most of the people commenting on this video are completely clueless. This is a comedy sketch, not an actual interview. The questions are scripted, and it's likely that Woody wrote all of them.

[@ZwienerZ]

The funniest thing I've ever seen

[@utubeDaveutube]

Hmm, I'll listen again. I didn't get the impression he was holding back laughs, but perhaps I'm mistaken. Will check.

[@rafaelmoura2103]

"First film ive made was a film called potenkin" haha

[@ariben1234]

"No... I generally edit blindfolded" Owned.

[@roxyqueen2]

@74aspi I think he starts to go along with it after a while...

[@wungabunga]

What kind of nightmare? The kind you have when you fall asleep...

[@Gerald0613]

"I made that in the '20s" wtf?

[@kiks399]

yeah, was't He born in 1935?

[@NickAndTommyFight]

+Kiks' This whole interview is a joke.

[@Fallingmonsters]

"Funny...if you know how Blue can occasionally be -- REALly Funny."

[@Tifflet]

Interviewer does sound like Peter Cook, it could be a Derek Granger from an early 70s British show called Cinema

[@davidsheriff9274]

What movie was he talking about at the beginning?

[@tylergordonfilm]

why did you cut stuff out of the interview? the video jump cuts before we can hear what Woody says

[@tokeburns]

'i edit blindfolded"

[@layla545]

maybe i was abit harsh. but i meant blind and unaware in regards to the way woody was slightly playing him.

[@wilburthehubbard]

'I rather enjoyed it' 'Well you're misaken' lol

[@eheaven3]

Evidently, Woody's whimsical sarcasm was influenced by various artists of his period such as John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol, not to mention his comedy peers: Bob Hope, Groucho and George Carlin. He is not one to suffer fools or foolish questions lightly.

[@lonelygnome1]

"yes, but it was my camara, so there was very little that they could do about it.."

[@stefanseagal]

Classic

[@InTributeToTheKing]

lol the interviewer DOES sound like, Peter Cook !

[@PedroGignon]

@MilkCandyFarm The interviewer and Allen are friends. This was a joke done between the two on purpose.