Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on British Censorship | The Dick Cavett Show 

Cavett never really called attention to himself; he got his people in, let them talk, and never tried to get the last word (unlike some talk show hosts....)

Kali yeah, well put Kali

I guess Im quite off topic but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released series online?

@Prince Edwin I dunno I would suggest Flixportal. you can find it on google :D -trenton

@Trenton Lyle thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I really appreciate it!!

Yeah I've always thought it shows such contempt for a 'guest' when the host is seated 'on high', behind a big ol' desk. Yes the guest is there (usually) to promote something, so there's an explicit agreement between both sides that the host provides the platform (and benefits from the ratings and projection that they're connected to all the 'stars') and the guest is entertaining (benefiting from the exposure to sell their product). But it seems to also demonstrate the host (or rather those making such decisions behind the scenes) feels inadequate and is aware that many of the guests are their superior, if nothing else, in the ability to just hold a conversation. The American talk show has been a wonderful format to introduce and document for history so many great talents, in it's best form, allowing the audience a certain intimacy rarely accessible anywhere else. Unfortunately it has become such a commercially staged spectacular (particularly the American version) that it's lost its roots and descended into stupid games and contrived situations where the outcomes are often further from reality than had they just come on to promote their product. It worked so well in decades past because the questions were designed to truly engage and open up guests, allowing the audience to identify and relate to them. I guess that's what happens when hosts are not talented enough to converse without a multitude of pre-prepared questions (often by a team of writers) instead of just having a chat, Craig Ferguson being the most recent exception of note. David Letterman was of course extremely talented, but the format often seemed to keep guests at a distance. With podcasts becoming so popular due to the format allowing long-form conversations that can run hours long, we're getting back to this more intimate version (albeit much longer) but certainly something has been lost in the conversationalist skills. When watching stars of previous decades talk about their alcohol or mental health issues, people are locked in and attentive because without even being consciously aware of it, they know they're listening to an intimate and revealing conversation, without the need for the host to constantly interject to make a laugh and thus bring it back to them. I'm writing this off the cuff, so of course there are many factors that have caused this change in format, including social media and changes in how performers are paid, due to the rise in pirating, which then lead to streaming services. Blah blah blah.. that's my two cents for now 😊

@@kaizenweisz2120 What you offered was certainly worth more more than 2 cents! Maybe I am a little biased because I completely agree with you. You saved me the effort of writing something similar, but only worth 1 cent. :-)

Dick cavett was brilliant.

There is/was only one Dudley. There will never be another like him.

I miss them both.@@lovingsongs1762

@@lovingsongs1762 Club-footed dwarf.

Please don't raise children. You have a really bad take on their needs.

I completely agree, it opens up their minds at a young age.

@@sammavacaist so you wouldn’t let your kids watch films with fighting in it ?

@@MIKE-TYTHON Not when they are young.

When I and my broher's went to Saturday Morning Cinenma for kids, in the early 1950's. most of the programme was Cowboyfilms, and ''hundreds''seemed to be shot of their horses at 40 mph. We knew they were '' killed'', yet knew they wer'nt dead, especially as regular Baddies showed up again and again in other films.

American broadcast networks, as well as the BBC, routinely erased programs in the sixties and seventies. Video tape was too expensive, so they recycled it. Ten years of the Johnny Carson show was lost forever.

because there muted in the original physical recording you twit they would have to be edited back in!!!!

It would be wasted on them, probably. Pearls before swine, etc.

Well duh !!!🤪

Why?

Probably due to to modern standards of constant performance and pre-rehearsed antics over genuine dialogue.

@@XXthekingofyouXX Probably.

@@XXthekingofyouXX Exactly...with the exception of Craig Ferguson all of American talk shows are scripted to the point of extreme phoniness.

@@fredbreadbun6277 Because of all the silencing of certain spoken words.

England IS Britain