The interviewer is by far the best I have seen! She masterfully changes subjects so naturally and REALLY LISTENS to the subject. This is one of the best interviews I have seen with Kenneth Williams.
Thanks for posting this wonderful interview, the first part as much as this. I absolutely adore him. Anyone who has read the diaries will know what a sharp mind he had but to see him here in full flow is mesmerising. And as for being unhappy with his looks - I wish I could have told him he is absolutely beautiful. Look at him here: 1974, 48 years old, and long before botox too. Lovely in every way.
aldridga611 You have a lovely kind heart my friend.I agree with you 100 % Kenneth had it all the looks the charm the sense of humour...the quick wit...and he lived his life the way he wanted to quiet and he had every right to have what ever he wanted in life including loving who ever he wanted to love even a pink elephant with two heads....he should have been knighted by her Majesty and I hope he was. My dream was to meet this lovely Man...unfortunately I am disabled..and not in a financial position at the moment to go to London to see the Queen and all the hollabarloo as I call all the famous people...but I do have a Telegram in my possession...that I bid for and paid quite a price...I just had to have it and he has signed it its Kenneth saying I am sorry I can't attend the party..on Saturday night but will still meet up for drinks on Friday at some Pub he names I am so happy I have it xx
Always found Kenneth a very funny fellow indeed! And the way, his voice would always change, from posh to cockney, and back again....one very rare talent.
Aww thanks for both parts of this interview. Haven't seen it before. Kenneth seems really comfortable talking to Mavis. She is a superb interviewer. Ta muchly
This dude was a comic genious. Appreciated (considering the date) how much self interspection he shared. Put it down to he could make me laugh. Laughter is wellness.
Despite your comment being 12yrs old, I feel compelled to say that there is no such word as 'interspection'. The word you mean is 'INTROSPECTION' ! A small error some might say, but never the less it is important to use the correct word, as it erodes your credibility and renders your comment irredeemably stupid.
YES! I thought ooh that's a KW period I wasn't familiar with, and then immediately felt a bit of an idiot. The idiot just blushed and crossed his legs the other way.* *my apologies...that was utterly terrible, but obligatory
It's really interesting to see the great KW speaking at normal speed rather than the 500mph he often did. Perhaps he was more relaxed here, or he hadn't quite got to the point where he felt he had to behave like a caricature of himself, as he did so often on TV towards the end of his sadly short life.
Andy JS Not being an acclaimed stage actor, the meagre pay he got from the films that typecast him, the loss of his Christian faith, his inability to form close personal relationships or enjoy sex, his colossal ego, and the drying up of his career.
@@ajs41 Michael Sheen did a brilliant portrayal of him based on his personal diaries, which reveal much of his inner turmoil: "Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa."
I don't think it would be wise to post the entire show, as it is currently commercially available and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. You can get it very cheaply on Ebay, though, so it might be worth looking there for a dvd copy.
Yes! Also, isn't it lovely seeing interviewers who are so skilled in drawing out their subjects. Their own ego disappears as the interview isn't about them.
Kenneths meegrums/ facial contortions, rub off on to mavis, she does what he does, look again, ....im still madly in love with mavis, and always will be, i cant think of a better interviewer for ken.
I don't think people do. They do state that he was tortured by it ( it's in his diaries which were compiled into a book) & he never had a relationship: as it was a huge part of his psyche .
