Tuesday 24 March 2015

Kenneth Williams: Actually 1984

Posted by Fagburn at 19:48:00
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  1. RaunchHox25 March 2015 at 10:18

    Great to see. I must admit I always found KW to be absolutely charming. He is greatly missed.

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  2. Andrew Humphrey25 March 2015 at 12:41

    Surely it's 1974? Look at him on Joan Rivers' show in 1986. He is way older and greyer.

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    1. Fagburn25 March 2015 at 16:07

      But Russell didn't have a chat show then - also the diaries say Kenny was worried about going into a rapid decline in his last years. x

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    2. BK25 March 2015 at 16:30

      I think it's 1973. First mention of Russell Harty interview in the diaries is 31st October, 1973. Then a year later he's asked by Harty if the interview can be published. There is absolutely no way it's 1984, dearie. xx

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    3. Andrew Humphrey26 March 2015 at 13:59

      Russell Harty Plus ran on ITV from 1972. That clip is for sure mid-70s.

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  3. BK25 March 2015 at 14:52

    That's my absolute favourite Kenneth Williams interview. I watch it every few months or so.
    It's interesting when he says that bit about his dad always going on about "trade"; he gets the laugh and responds to it quite warmly; but after that Russell Harty makes a similarly knowing joke about the audience all being doms and KW kind of shuts him down very coolly, because you can see him suddenly become very curt and I think Russell Harty notices this because he responds in a more methodical way than he had been up to that point.
    I've always wondered if KW shut him down because he was very careful not to go too far down the gay joke route or if he was unhappy with Harty getting a bigger gasp from the audience.

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  4. BK26 March 2015 at 10:23

    IT'S NOT FUCKING 1984!!!!
    FFS!!!
    HE DID 'AN AUDIENCE WITH...' IN 1983 AND HE LOOKS 20 YEARS OLDER ON THAT THAN HE DOES ON HARTY'S SHOW!!!!!
    FFSFSFSFSFSSSSFFFSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Fagburn26 March 2015 at 11:43

      Oh fuck, Russell Harty did have a chat show in 1974! Looks like it's suicide again for me!

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