I discovered Kenneth Williams when I was a teenager. I loved him to bits, and he was hilarious 😂 I did write to the BBC studios to ask if he had a fan club, but sadly, he didn't. I did receive a letter and signed photos from Kenneth, and that made my day 😁 such a sad loss 😔
I am coming up to my 64th birthday and i was fortunate to live through most of the carry on era. I loved the movies and still do. Kenneth Williams was one of my favourite members of the team, a great entertainer and a unique talent.
Old Yank chick here ~ Can't believe it took so long to discover this lovely cast, more than anything else. It began with Kenneth's book. Such touching stories, long before the Carry On franchise began, too. Fwiw, I've been to the UK several times and truly regret not having moved there. And I don't have a naive view. Fine people - and I mean ones from many places. Cheers and blessings from across the water.
He was and is fantastic ,he is an icon of British comedy ..he does not have to say any thing to any body to make him laugh he made millions of people happy .....God bless his soul
11:15 Absolutely brilliant and so endearing. 💫 Though aware he was never honored as such, I respectfully submit that Williams should've been awarded a CBE. Rest in paradise, Sir Kenneth... from the heart of this American fan. 🇬🇧🌍🌊🌿🏆👑🩵
One of the greatest comedic actors this country has ever produced and I absolutely loved his work. I saw him once walking arm in arm with his mother Louisa near Russell Square Tube Station but was too afraid to go up to them. An opportunity lost but hey ho he may have been rotten to me. I miss his uniqueness so much.
Struck by the bit at 16:30, describing Kenneth's 'test' re: hand holding, was touching. Am old, so it reminds me of life's brevity and how we claim love and decency reflected in a single anecdote. Hope that this mini-documentary is seen by many.
I met him once ask for a autograph,he said here you go ,he looked a bit down I said are you ok,he said I don’t know what to do ,I said do what you always do make people laugh and entertain,he said that’s the nicest thing anyone said to me ,he said as he left he said you do what you want ,but make it fun
I'm not 32 and carry on was on all the time at me grandparents and Kenneth williams has allways stuck with me the mannerisms the voice such a funny man
@@blazingskull65 No I did not know that, how cool! I'd love one of those. A citizen Camembert and a captain Fearless would also be neat too, ha! I'll have to give a look see. Cheers for that, Blazing Skull. Rob.👍
@@blazingskull65 😂 I just had a look and it's brilliant! $99.99 though... Ohhhh Matron! I don't know if that's U. S. or AUD, but it's tempting. That's Amazon but I could search about for hopefully a cheaper one. Great detail and looks just like our dear Ken!
He was very funny ! ..happymemories of the Carry On series he starred in and Willo the Wisp was awesome !! Perhaps his private life should.. well.. remain private !!
Weirdly his role as Caesar in Carry On Cleo almost mirrored his actual life story, he plays a man who was born with a gift, has a great power over people but lives in constant mortal fear of being dethroned (his anxiety over popularity or relevance), his first line in the movie "oo I do feel queer" (take that as you will) to his last line after his colleagues (troubles) conspire (mount up) to finally take him down "oh what's the use?" (his last line in his diary was "oh what's the bloody point"), I'm of course reading way too much into it but I still find the comparisons interesting
To bad he was born out of his time. I think that was the problem. Today he would be much happier, find he would be more accepted. To bad he didn't know the British public accepted him and loved him. He is as funny now as he was then. Wish there were recording of his dramatic works.
Kenneth had such command within group conversation, it may have come across as rude, but with such academic knowledge coupled with lightening quick humour, no one seemed to mind. The waves of applause from the audience was his reward.
