Clive James interview 1987 4/4 Peter Cook, Barry Humphries 

What a master raconteur and wit is Barry Humphries. Classy, urbane, cultured and a bone fide genius.

I love how Humphries looks around at Cook and James and the audience, engaging them all, encouraging them to enjoy his wit. He's brilliant!

Three wise and witty Gentlemen of a bygone era.

My god. The quality and brilliance of these comedic minds. Can you imagine a dinner party with these people at your table? Now we have Mock the Week. The world is more beige.

Anyone who can make Peter Cook crack up ,is a legend!

I love how during the whole interview, Humphries keeps looking left to Peter Cook and how Peter really seems to enjoy him

couldnt you just sit down forever and listen to these 2 men speak ? i could

Barry H. is the most civilised and the funniest man on earth.

nice interview. Clive James asking intelligent questions and good to see Barry making Peter laugh

I have watched this many time and it always cheers me up - the “fat for Britain” and “shot him though” makes me laugh out loud every time. Appreciate these people. They are/were rare talents.

Barry Humphries, a remarkably gifted comedian, and the man who found him and gave him his big break, Peter Cook, the absolute and undisputed king of satire, and probably the funniest man the UK has ever produced. This interview is the best. Together they are absolute dynamite, just look at them laugh. They make ruse after ruse that has the audience in total stitches. Brilliant!! This is comedy, and these two have it in droves.

Three brilliant individuals, completely different in style, but obviously appreciating each others wit , brillian to watch, thanks for posting.

Three of the greatest comedians of all time in one hilarious package. Great stuff

Thanks for posting - two very funny people. And nice to see Peter Cook really laughing.

Do we have anybody today as good as those three? All three class acts.

Amazing stuff....Peter is in awe of the brilliant Barry Humphries

We miss the parting of this fine trio.

A wonderful evening with 2 of my favorite comedy characters from days gone by. Their memories live on for us oldies in these excellent videos. Thank you.

I have not seen this for over 18 years as I'd lent a VHS tape of it that I recorded off the TV to someone I worked with at the time (now that I think of it "Withnail & I" was on the same tape, so I was obviously lending them that ). Looking at it today it's 500 times funnier than I even remember. Well worth the wait to see it again, thanks so much for posting. This is comedy nourishment for the soul. Two kings of the craft. No, THREE kings -- God Bless Clive James.

A meeting of minds the likes of which I doubt we'll see again. Wonderful.

The words "talented" and "genius" are thrown around, about every performer these days. Barry Humphries truly is!!!! It will be a very sad day when he checks out. One of the greatest and intelligently clever comics of the past 100 years. A REAL great, that has no current day peers. Nowadays we have imposter "comics" like Nish Kumar and Mosiah Gilligan, who are as funny as terminal cancer!!! It just shows how little talent you need to be on TV these days.

peter cook gave barry Humphries his big break and he also gave Frankie Howerd his comeback break. What a guy!

pure comic gold...thanks for posting.

I loved this interview. Hysterically funny. Barry Humphries Kola story had me doubled over in laughter.

Glorious! Thanks so much for this 4 part upload.

Full of sauce, full of hilarious wit. Two greats having a giggle. Thank you ! 😅💥

Thank you for posting! I wish someone would air these old talk shows in the US.

I actually believe what barry humphries said...that a lot of people are too scared to be on Dame Edna's show..! Shes one brilliant , witty, funny person who doesnt think twice about taking the mickey out of anyone..but never too vulgar....thats nice ..

Thanks so much Frog and Peach for uploading this gem. I could listen all day to these three gentlemen's conversation.

Great interview funny and witty R.I.P Barry Humphries 👏👏🙏

Barry Humphries is a megastar!

Barry always gets Clive in hysterics, you can see him waiting to delvier the next line that keeps the mirth rolling.

Lovely to see PC genuinely entertained by Barry.

Deary me! Thanks for posting these four clips. I LOVE Barry Humphries. That guy is warped something rotten - fantastix story teller.

R.I.P Barry😔

Very funny stories. Will be getting any books that Barry has written. Had a good turn of phrase. Now we see where Graham Norton got the idea for the tilting chair.

These boys are masters of timing .

Three brilliant men. Not many of that stature around today.

I just adore Barry Humphries.

Baza was fairly gentle here but Pete was one of the few who could hold his own. Comics should be held in the same esteem as philosophers,politicians and shrinks ... the world would be a better place ... please don't kick me for that. I love you all ... espesially the Ausssies ... the rest of you can feck off.

B.Humphries, what a gent.

Excellent TV, where has it gone

Funny stuff. 3 intellectual wits together..

4:43 "In fact even when I give them to people....." hahahaha 😀 Saw him live on stage in London. Sooo funny.

I think he was wonderful. A highly intelligent, creative and witty human being.

Gotta love the dishevelled languor of both Peter and Barry. Collapsed in suited profusion, uttering their comedic pronouncements and superb anecdotage. In fact I wouldn;t be surprised if they both had a koala sit on thier face for a bit in the green room before doing the interview!

"Nipples never heal" 🤣

If only it had been Derek and Clive and Barry.

two comedy geniuses in 1 room

Love him

Not many could make Peter Cook crack up.

Barry Humphries captured and held us [as an audience] during his career and still holds us in 2019! Peter Cook and Dudley Moore do the same. Harry Enfield, Peter Kay, etc have had huge commercial success, but have been forgotten. Why? Well, they are both first generation comedians from normal income backgrounds. Peter, Barry and Dud had financial backing from family to indulge. What do you think?

reminds me when a koala pooed in front of us and my colleague broke it in half and sniffed it to see if it was minty !

Funny shit, I'm from Melbourne and have seen the playtipii also, but the pair were quite active in the darkened room.

Barry is sharper than Peter here...

What a wonderful original aboriginal...completely unique...

And the last one has gone. We have lost out wits because we have lost our wits. Never again. How sad.

Wow.

Where did Graham Norton get his big red chair idea ? 😀 Barry Humphries is a brilliant, funny man - shame the woke crowd don’t understand this type of comedy

SO THATS WHERE GRAHAM NORTON GOT HIS TIPPING CHAIR FROM----NOTHINGS NEW

Two hero’s of comedy

This is so wonderful 😂😂

I think Barry does spontaneous stuff best as himself. Of course, you get the idea that he has a script for every occasion.

Oh I'm certainly not a snob...if I was I wouldn't be on this show 😂😂

Did Barry's tongue ever come out of his cheek ?!

Would you heckle any of these three geniuses?

dueling comedians

Barry is very tall...but Peter Cook looks much taller here.

wow an inaudible interview. How mysterious .

i work in museum education in glasgow, come home barry.

Is David Mitchell Barry Humphries' love child?

graham norton STOLE ednas hot seat!

Surprised Sir Les didn't show up with ole Cookie

That is what you call a talk show, nobody cares about who gets the laughs.

Nipples never heal, you know. lol

The Barry Humphries Show

2:16 - You could do that joke again today! (2017)

*Three

Peter Cook's Melbourne Zoo/platypus story is a pisser!

"Lured into the duckbill platypus place." Beware, all ye who watch this video. Beware.

Ive gone deaf in one ear.

How is it that a man who grew up in Melbourne,with a mother who sounds like Dame Edna,speaks with a posh English accent??? just wondering😉

wit x wit x wit

Marsupial inhalation.

Peter Cook doesn't give enough - this is famous; as a performer, he gives his all, but he doesn't pick sides, unless its his own, and more often than not he forgets to pick that one. For instance, this interview. Barry Humphries adores Peter. He even ridiculed him with Les Patterson. What better tribute for a born Peter Cook? But look at his other choice for sides: the slobbering interviewer. It wouldn't have harmed him to choose wisely. "Okay-Okay, I choose that one then," says Peter Cook, testily, mistaking himself for being on a quiz show. Peter Morningsnow sympathizes. He often mistakes himself for being on a quiz show. He has neglected a hundred Barry Humphries of his own. He has catered to the slobbering interviewer. He never recognized him as that, though; he thought he was him.

Apparently Peter Cook ,at the dinner table,or in the pub,among friends was so funny people literally begged him to stop as they laughed so much it hurt.Ive seen and heard an awful lot of his stuff over the years from beyond the fringe to dereck and clive,plus loads of interviews and I'm bound to say he was a talented man,but this comedic godhood some people elevate him to:here hes pretty obviously annoyed that Barry Humphries has Clive James,and the audience,enthralled but both his delivery and the platypus story itself are just flat.One swallow doesn't make a summer I know but I think unless he was the undoubted star of the show he couldn't be bothered.Comments anyone?

I prefer Sir Les Patterson

Peter Cook was a clever man but he's rather pedestrian compared to Barry.

Just Brilliant 😀