Peter Sellers was an accomplished ukulele player and a great George Formby fan. Here he is on the Parkinson show in 1974 performing "When I'm Cleaning Windows"
He is so so funny especially as Inspector Clouseau! And then this George Formby impression! WOW Incredibly talented man. Unlike the bulls*"t they call comedy, these days.
I think that if those two got into a Formby soundalike competition, Sellers would win. But then again, Sellers would probably beat a lot of originals at that.
Absolutely brilliant… he was also a great Jazz drummer.. a man of pure talent… how he remembered all the lyrics for this song.. it’s a gift from God.. no other explanation 🙂
I've watched this particular clip hundreds of time, and I am still astounded by this man's talent. Peter Sellers was an extremely gifted comedian/musician/actor, but his amazing impressions trump the lot, in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing. I have to go practise on my uke now ;)
I remember my first girlfriend got me a uke as a surprise present after I'd mentioned it in passing. I nearly cried. I got to play some chords and my own compositions but never really got good but enjoyed it. We were listening to When I'm Cleaning Windows the first time we made love. I married her. Still together. Still happy.
I really miss the pure talent of Peter Sellers. I didn't know he could play the Ukulele. He just seemed to make everyone smile no matter where he went. A great sorely missed.
Oh, Peter was a hell of artist, performer and a man! His impersonifications were something else! He was able to speak by phone exactly like the person who he wanted to imitate because it was soo perfectly done! He has had his probs but the he has that special class as an artist he held it was from the highest shelves! I am still giggling watching "The Party" or "Inspector Clouseau"...Rest in Peace, Dear Peter! You're so badly missed nowadays at this silly and cowardly up-side-down thrown world!
I swear the girl from number 4 makes love to James Bond on the floor. She keeps on shouting roger more. When I'm cleaning windows. Hey hey turned out nice again!
+juv7 Yes but he could be nasty, only left his kids £700 each the rest went to his 4th wife Lynn Fredrick, an alcoholic who died young, she remarried and the money went to her daughter, no relation to Peter at all, Peter did have heart problems, was one of the first to get a pacemaker back in 1964, but too many drugs in the 60/70 let him with a very weak heart, he was booked in for a bypass but died a week before the operation, sad but true..
George Formby and Peter Sellers is quite a combination! It's too bad more folks don't appreciate what a brilliant actor he is, and it's unfortunate he had a troubled life. At least we still can see his movies today, though I'll always wish there were more. Cheers for this!
+Kevin Wootton George was a great player but he could only finger for the key of C major, so he had loads of uke's all differently tuned so he could play in any key using the same fingering., clever stuff.
Peter Sellers - my all time favourite - brilliant rendition here - what a shame it cuts off at the end. My favourite Sellers film: The Party. Genius! RIP Funny man.
Ooo so many connections. Sellers mentioned Ravi Shankar, good friend of George Harrison... who just happened to be a member of the George Formby appreciation society and played the uke. Sellers also sold Ringo a house.
@@anythingoldmechanical hi, ha ha of course! We actually called our own parrot NumNum. Sadly he died after swallowing a ball bearing.. anyway, what about the dinner table scene! I often think about him in that little chair 😂😂😂
.Sellers a comic genius - widely mourned by millions - a true giant in his heyday and Formby a virtuoso on his banjo-uke loved George since a kid and saw him on TV each and every week
Listen to The all England George Formby finals, very funny. My favourite Peter Sellers film is Heavens Above, just a wonderful performance, funny and very moving.
I play the banjolele and guitar been, playing for many years now just love it, can't read music tho But thanks to RU-vid which is a great help with lots of talented people out there to listen too, just want to say Thank you.
Awe! the end got cut off; but amazing none the less! Sellers did the George Formby National... an amazing bit he recorded on "Seller's Market" where he did all the voices of the international Formby club doing various impressions at wembley stadium! Fun stuff!
only 54 when he died in 1980. such a talented man. amazing variety of voices, great actor and of course one of the Goons whose humour is still funny today
Thanks for sharing tony boland ;-) Peter was an amazing talent that the world needs more of! I also LOVE good ol' Formby...what a talent! And to have Peter performing on Parkinson...you've got the best of ALL worlds!!
Not only brilliant but showed how previous generations suffered no cultural cut-off from their forebears unlike today's generation who seem to think history began the day they were born and before then - nothing.
