RIP Sir Michael Parkinson. He was the ultimate chat show host

I never feel the warmth from any of the reality of life that I feel watching Billy and Sir David these days in June 2023. Both of these gentlemen have all the the respect I have to give and the respect they deserve.

I remember Billy staying at a hotel I worked I was a very young chef and he gave me 2 tickets to see his show. Was the funniest thing ever and I have been a fan ever since thanks Billy.

Billy is such a gentleman, not once did he interrupt Sir David, never made the show all about him. Gorgeous person, love him

Not only is Billy Connolly funny, he's a truly lovely person in every way. I'm so sorry he has Parkinson's but his positivity will help him through.

@kentxx12

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry but the host of this show is Parkinson,Parkinson is a British television chat show that was presented by Michael Parkinson. It was first shown on BBC1 from 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982 and from 9 January 1998 to 24 April 2004.

@Mark_B544

2 жыл бұрын

@@kentxx12 wtf are you talking about?

@andydixon2980

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mark_B544 Parkinson and 'Parkinson's'.....K O needs to be KO'd.

@rumplestiltzkin5451

Жыл бұрын

@@kentxx12 You have no idea what "Parkinson's disease" is do you? A wee hint - that's what Billy is living with. Go look it up. It might help you or others later.

@kimwilkins9371

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark_B544 The name of the show was called Parkinson, hosted by Michael Parkinson. Although Billy now has Parkinson’s Disease, the title was referring to the show, not him having the disease.

Many times KZread can be an awful place. But that is offset by the fact that Billy will live in here forever for some of us youngsters to enjoy.

@navelpicker

2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely thing to say. All the best to ‘ya, fair laddie.

@ivydickson7596

2 жыл бұрын

Too true Carlos. I came to watch this after just hearing an interview with Billy on Radio New Zealand National with Kim Hill. She's the best and Billy is wonderful.

@merfymac

2 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer

@navelpicker

2 жыл бұрын

@@merfymac Got anything useful to say?

I don’t believe he could have chosen two better guests if he tried. Sir David is a national treasure and Billy is a comedy genius. I would move heaven and earth to spend some time with Sir David, he’s my ultimate hero!

Does it get any better than this. Proper entertainment. All the channels on TV now yet I'm on here watching a show from 24 years ago. Says it all

@lynnhubbard844

Жыл бұрын

I can honestly say that I was surprised it was him in "Mrs. Brown"???!!! How remarkable

My wife and I had the privilege of attending a live performance of Billy. We never laughed so hard in our lives. He put on a three hour show with no break. Amazing funny man.

What a fantastic programme. I’m watching this in February 2022. During lockdown, Billy Connolly, made me laugh until it hurt. David Attenborough, like Billy, a legend. Thank you so much for this. 🇬🇧💕

@SuzyQ334

2 жыл бұрын

Billy Connolly makes everyone laugh until they hurt. I think that is the point of Billy Connolly. He's the funniest man on the planet.

@SuzyQ334

Жыл бұрын

Billy Connolly makes everyone laugh until we hurt. Love you forever Bllly. And please keep making me laugh until I hurt. The day I stop laughing is when I know I've lost the plot. xxxxx

Extraordinarily intelligent, well travelled men conversing, being charming and funny and, most importantly, not shrieking hysterically about politics or whatever.

Three of the all time best entertainers and educators that British media has ever produced. Masters of their art. Their likes will not been seen again in a generation.

Love the man ! The best comedian ever ! From Australia big hug

A bloody spectacular combo w/Billy & Sir David! To use Billy's words......Just Brilliant!

Seriously....there are not enough words in the English dictionary to describe the wonder of this video ! !!!!! I watch it over and over again ...... awesome ... Legend....Epic ! Many thanks XXX

@whiteonggoy7009

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@bernadettespeakman355

3 жыл бұрын

I recall my husband video taping the Audience with billy conolly back in the 80s. We watched it over and over doing the narrative over and over. We knew the big slipper narrative and the priest visit which were just some we knew by heart. Classic.

David Attenborough was born in 1926, so 95 now. What an incredible life he has had and what an incredible gift he has given us

@douglasgillespie317

2 жыл бұрын

U nailed it🇨🇦

@MrsBJPalmer

8 ай бұрын

@CovidConQuitTheCensorship. It's 2023, he's 97, and still charging forward! A truly remarkable gentleman!

@CovidConQuitTheCensorship

8 ай бұрын

@@MrsBJPalmer omg he's doing another planet earth series, wow, remarkable indeed

What Sir Billy says 22 mins in is so true . Those 3 men have to be the most respected boys in the world 🎩 off to yous all thanks for all 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🙂🤞✌😘

Wonderful, wonderful Parky. I'm from the U.S. but have watched Mr. Parkinson for years. He was the best ever. Thank you KZread for showing them. Please continue to do so. This particular show with Billy Connolly and Sir David Attenborough is a GEM of all time. Thank you Parky. A life well lived.

Billy was Parkinson's 'go to guest' he never failed to entertain and had a seemingly inexhaustible stock of absolutely hilarious stories...

@ruthmackenzie1105

Жыл бұрын

It’s the way he tells em !!

@davidgriffithsbjjcoach7207

9 ай бұрын

I remember on the VHS 'erect for 30 years' Parkinson said in their original run there two people who would add two million to the viewing figures and they were Muhammad Ali and Billy Connolly.

Old is truly gold.. 3 TV LEGENDS.. what a great show

Approximate ages at this interview Billy 56, now 76. Parky 63, now 84. Sir David 72, now 92 wow.. What a great interview.. See how easy it is to have and show respect for each other. A rarity for me but I honestly think I could sit and listen to these fellas all night long..

@Nikita-jo4cl

5 жыл бұрын

All three seem somewhat ageless and all able to hold conversation with the other and fascinating the other and having a great laugh along the way, love it

@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nikita-jo4cl Well said.. I can hold and carry a conversation about almost anything with almost anyone and yet I find myself probably one of the loneliest sods on the planet.. I hope you and others find this amusing, because it is a classic example of my sense of humour.. I am a total 50/50 clash and melting pot of both my parents.. Dad, was a meat eating loner, long distance truck driver and mum was a way OTT talk the hind legs of a Donkey sociable cleaner/cashier vegan.. How on earth am I suppose to cope? Oops did I just think that out loud.? Warning, brief trip down misery/memory lane: My earliest recollection there was going to be problems in my future life was when my nan gave me a chicken leg to eat she had cooked for me when I was very young. I looked at it and looked up at her and immediately burst into tears.. What's up she asked? I don't know I said it's a dead animal I am eating.. Uncle said just put salt on it.. Trouble is he was right. What a bloody fecked up life I have been living (mostly solo) since..

@CovidConQuitTheCensorship

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, imagine having those three at a dinner party

@uptonic

4 жыл бұрын

Paw X Paw There’s nothing wrong with that

@Mozart1220

4 жыл бұрын

So... Billy and david aged 20 years, but Parkinson aged 21? How did that sort out?

Wonderful 3 men. They come from different skills and background but get on SO well with mutual respect and laughter. What lives they have had.

After 40 years watching Billy Connoly..and listening to him ..i am now a fan....

I wish i could give a "like" to this a few dozen times more, thanks

Billy and David. Two of my favourite people, both Amazing, warm, funny men. Hate to think about it but will be such a huge loss when they're gone 💜

We are about to lose in the next ten years probably the greatest two people in the world and the most respected ever / better to have seen and laughed than never

An absolutely brilliant interview between two gentlemen. both my favourite people Sir David Attenborough and Billy Connolly We know Billy Connolly is a wonderful comedienne and Sir David Attenborough more serious but I was also delighted with his humour I enjoyed every minute. Thank you.

@bootstrapperwilson7687

2 жыл бұрын

Comedian. Connolly is a man, not a woman.

I'm almost halfway through this but need to take a break. I've been laughing so hard, an amazing interview with Billy Connolly and I love David Attenborough so need to catch my breath before he comes on. Parkinson is brilliant. Best interviewer ever. No-one will ever come close to him or his two guests here

I absolutely love how David includes Billy in his section of the program, yet Billy sits back and respectfully awaits David's invitations.

@StanPCGaming

4 жыл бұрын

So..much..respect between EVERYONE in this interview it's amazing... ZERO ego..

@M21L35

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, Mike! This is how gentlemen of class conduct themselves!

@tomcleland3422

3 жыл бұрын

That's a pro...good man, Big Yin...

@stephanieboyce4860

3 жыл бұрын

Back when people had manners, not egos

@dannypriestley4675

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. Total respect on both sides. All legends!

I will be watching interviews like this for the rest of my life.

What is not to love about Michael Parkinson? And there is nothing not to love about the fabulous Billy Connolly.

This Masterful interview with my idol Sir David Attenborough was Everything !!!

The collaboration you never knew you needed.

Surprisingly, this video with this trio turns out to be much much better and funnier than anticipated.

This is beautiful in all ways.

Bumped into Billy, when he was sat outside (on his own) at a corner cafe, drinking coffee at midnight, in Xlendi Bay Gozo in 2003. He told us he had just made a film with Tom Cruise, (Last Samurai) which is why he had got rid of the purple moustache and beard he had been sporting around that time. He graciously signed his autograph on a cafe receipt and posed for a photo. He must have spent 3-4 minutes chatting to us. Lovely bloke.

Awwww I could watch this 4 days! 👌👍💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Billy Connolly a stand up story telling LEGEND

I was having a really crappy day...this cheered me up.😊

brilliant, cheers for sharing. can still remember the howls of laughter, true ha ha belly laughs from my mother who seldom swore, very religious and in the grip of a very aggressive type of dementia, Whack on a Billy Connolly dvd and she would be deleriously happy for days.

He is indeed my hero. Authentic and naturally wonderfully wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing.

What a brilliant interview, Parky let's the guest do the talking and there is nobody finer to listen too. Two legends.

@rasextractionlimited1813

5 жыл бұрын

I'd have to say Three legends.....

@robertgibson9619

4 жыл бұрын

@@rasextractionlimited1813 said same :)

I could listen to them all day

When Parky is enjoying his guests it's wonderful - it warms my heart and lightens my life

i've watched david attenborough whenever i could find him. i miss his shows on pbs very much. plus i can't afford cable tv anymore only antenna. so i'me using youtube to catch up on everything. without youtube i would never have found billy. what a wonderfulll discovery! he makes me feel like living.

@huguette1705

4 жыл бұрын

The best is rarely free and it is a pity - Sir Attenborough has no equal to this date so here again THANKS TO YOU TUBE. Dear Bee Jay a small part is better than none is not it? I am in the same predicament....cheers

What a pair!

Sir billy connolly. UK greatest standup and there shall never be another. LEGEND

@user-uu1et3fk4c

4 жыл бұрын

“Sir”🤢🤮

4 жыл бұрын

Who absolutely true Yo Yo. Thankfully his legacy will never fade....

@Sabouma28

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-uu1et3fk4c you can puke all you want, but he actually has that title...

Three men. Absolutely professional. Very able. Very bright. Very quick witted. Attenborough and Connoly both aware how difficult filming moments can be. Incongruous moments. All able to have a laugh,respecting the other individuals. Not competing. I do wish Gerald Durrell and Attenborough had program time together. This recorded moment is a brilliant one. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Just plain bloody brilliant. 49 mins of the best TV almost ever.

What a wonderful man Sir David Attenborough is.

His appearances on Parkinson catapulted Billy Connolly into the big time. He was a relatively little known Scottish folk singer before his first Parkinson appearance. Parkinson would have him on every year because it guaranteed about 1 million extra viewers.

An awesome man. Love him to bits.

Ironic interview considering Billy's condition :( However, his personality and humanity is still the same. I was introduced to his comedy from my mum, I have loved his stand up (old and recent) through my whole life, I've also loved his films, his books and his ever amazing presence in my life. I now love watching and listening to billy with my son who rolls up with laughter and has also switched a lot of his friends on to Billy. Billy is unique, his genius , presence, incredible love for people and life will transcend time just as long as we pass it on xx

MRS. BROWN was a beautiful movie. I really Love Billy Connolly. Mr. Parkinson was a Master interviewer.

What great two men to see together great interview.

How incredibly sad that this level of talk show has disappeared into the mists of memory.

I love david and billy too. so happy to know that billy who is my age has been watching david all his live and enjoying all his shows.

This should have been titled three legends one stage!

Simply thank you for sharing.

Could this be possible today,?, 2 Giants in one room, each speaking the truth of their Life experiences, So wonderful, Thanks, 😀

I had the pleasure of Billy Connolly's company in a garage after his Usher Hall gig in Edinburgh and he's a good guy just what you would expect. The girl on the till invited him in for a coffee and he never missed a beat. Two minutes in the door he was one of the lads. There's a certain irony when they say art depicts life ... it's spot on. Good luck Billy...

Three brilliant men,,,,privileged to have such are we.

@rusko123

5 жыл бұрын

are you Yoda ?

I love Billy so much. Heart broke a little bit when he spoke about Flo. Love you Bill keep on keeping on

and look at the following 20 years of david attenborough's 'still standing and being pushed in front of things'. great interview

This interview is, and will always be, my favourite. The best interviewer of his time, with the ability to bring the best out in everyone, get to the roots of the person. The best comedian to come from his time, this being the only time I have ever seen him shut up and let others have their say. The best naturalist to ever, past, present and future, to bless us with his interpretation of life. Their time is almost over, but they will always be trasured and thought of as champions of their fields.

@SneakyShark

5 жыл бұрын

Great comment and I fully concur..

@Nikita-jo4cl

5 жыл бұрын

SneakyShark I concur with your concurring

@Thepourdeuxchanson

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely concur.

@CovidConQuitTheCensorship

5 жыл бұрын

Yes nicely put, all three are brilliant

@davidgault5838

5 жыл бұрын

One concurs with all five of you , one Doe's.

Ironic, talking about Parkinsons with Parky. Now he has it. I love Billy, so it hurts to see this, but I know he is very Happy. He made us so very Happy for many years....❤

21.55 is just a great speech and an example of what most parents should be telling their kids!

This is one of the best content in a talk show I've ever seen. Laughing and learning is a great combination here.

Thankyou All three👌

I love the way Sir Billy 'Fuck Off' Connolly reserves himself when someone else is talking... A Gent until he's introduced or even hinted at.

Three wonderful humans with great minds, what more could any-one need

Does it get better than this, two extraordinary individuals but funny in their own way & also very rounded people under the spell of the legend Parkinson. When entertainment was just that!!

such great television, Attenborough's passion is absolutely magnetic, it was wonderful to see him not interrupted by interviewer or guest providing comic relief...or the audience clapping something he said like it might today on a talk show,... they don't seem to be a platform for this kind of content anymore

@huguette1705

4 жыл бұрын

Sharing your point of view and from where I am, your point of vue.....

I just love billy I started in Glasgow all my life you st to watch him wen I was young cxx

I love Billy! He’s just the best!!

I love that watching a clip with two TV personalities whom I've loved watching for decades didn't disappoint me in either of them. Thank the gods. Love both these guys, for both very different, but oddly similar, reasons.

There's another from about ten years earlier, with these two being interviewed by Clive James and getting on like a house on fire. Always good to see people whose mutual admiration comes from both being good at their work and enjoying it.

@MsMesem

3 жыл бұрын

The Atlantic Whistling Shark?

RIP Parky a true legend of British TV

Ah golden tv ..interesting hosts with interesting captivating guests..wonderful

These 2 are my most favourite men on the Planet. Thanks for the upload.

I love the way that Michael Attenborough speaks to the guest as well as the interviewer. Most "STARS" are only interested in themselves. An educated man we should be proud of. Actually both of them because Billy Connolly is without doubt the best psychologist on earth. Forget Freud, Connolly doesn't need to write books to make a person feel better.

@mikdavies5027

5 жыл бұрын

William Wallace. Did you mean David Attenborough?

@gentlemanjosh5903

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah he did but he got his name mixed up with the television presenter guy's name cos his name is actually Michael, easy mistake to make.

@michaelharrison3602

2 жыл бұрын

Just shows you that the best psychologist never went to college and studied psychology

@kaylaireland3494

Жыл бұрын

@@gentlemanjosh5903 no it’s not an ‘easy’ mistake. They don’t even start with the same letter.

Billy & David appeared on Clive James a few years earlier,,, they very clearly have a connection,,, just wonderful.

Good show - David Attenborough was able to rub along with Billy and ultimately their similar outlook came to the fore. Thanks for posting.

@MsSusanmary

7 жыл бұрын

Billy was a major intellect of his own making, and Sir David is ... SIr David !

@BoingBB

6 жыл бұрын

The best Parkie ever! My two favourite TV personalities together with the UK's best chat show host! The world is a better place for having those three in it. :)

@michaelharrison3602

2 жыл бұрын

Parkinsonism was the last great talk show host today's chat shows are all about the hosts worst Allan Carr etc think they are more interesting than their guests

Three absolute legends.

He lifts my mood when I need cheering up, so so funny.😂

I’ve been to the Standing stones in Orkney and agree that in Orkney there’s very little to do !

Billy connelly is just so funny. Im crying

Gosh I love David Attenborough. I went to Leicester University where his father was the first Vice Chancellor because I wanted to be an ecologist being heavily influenced by Rachel Carson’s book ‘ Silent Spring ‘. Billy Connolly is SO funny too - a real ‘ working class hero ‘ and yet also a very serious actor with Judi Dench in the film ‘ Mrs Brown ‘.

"One loves one". "One reciprocates with ardour" "One would like to give one one" 😂

@chrislambert7528

4 жыл бұрын

One that one would do well to adopt!

Without question , Billy Connolly is the funniest man of them all. Absolutely side splittingly funny. I have been lucky enough to see him a few times and every time i was in tears of laughter. Anyone who does not think he is funny (see poolworld1 below) is either missing the part of the brain that deals with laughter, has had a full lobotomy or there is something else wrong with them. His travel docs are a great watch also. A shame that he now has Parkinson's disease, and will unlikely ever be the same again, but the memories and the jokes and the stories will live on forever and a day. Almost everybody will know one of his stories or jokes. Absolute legend who has inspired many modern, less funny, comedians to take it up. David Attenborough is also really enjoyable to watch, and takes a subject he is passionate about and brings it to the masses in a way few others could

@williammccarthy1669

6 жыл бұрын

cmac71 sissel

@marksmith516

5 жыл бұрын

"A shame that he now has Parkinson's disease", I think he'd find humor in that comment especially on the back of this clip being interviewed by PARKINSON :) but agreed very sad .

@DarylMT

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Never had the pleasure of seeing him live but what an immensely funny man! No-one gets close to him!

@mikdavies5027

5 жыл бұрын

cmac71. Totally agree! what a fantastic human being. (Without detracting from David Attenborough, whom I also find extremely entertaining)

@solangoose8372

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the best ever by a country mile.

This is the best proud to meet him

Perfect television. 😊 Thanks for uploading 👍

That good old time, very long ago, when chat show guests actually had something worthwhile to say.

@hoopertoop

4 жыл бұрын

hope u r well EL when you get a comedian, who does not know, what he is going to say 5 mins before his stand up shows begin, i call it genius..Parkinson was asked which guests , would increase audience figures, he answered Billy Connolly & Mohammed Ali and would add 2 million extra viewers ...when you think about it, they are very similar , their input was not Rehearsed, and when they let loose, parkinson just crossed his fingers ,,stay safe El Loco

@peterlewis3540

3 жыл бұрын

Just watch Parky's interview with Orson Welles, totally mesmerising

@elainejones8636

3 жыл бұрын

And an interviewer who knows how to ask a question and allow his guests to answer

Absolute legends!

The universal comedian, the greatest natural comic

Attenborough's shows are shown all over the world.

Nation shall speak peace unto Nation ! How true !

There are 3 men i dread hearing about on the news that have passed away, one weve already lost 1 Freddie Murcury, the Sir David Attenborough and then the sun will shine just a bit less brightly it will when Billy meets his maker i fear the sun may not shine at all, this truly upsets me to even to think about 😪😪😪😪😪

@cquilty1

2 жыл бұрын

Fiona kunnt What about wee Janette Tough? Your emotive selectiveness is perfectly vile.

@Ionabrodie69

4 ай бұрын

@@cquilty1Go away troll. 😡🇬🇧

@cquilty1

4 ай бұрын

@@Ionabrodie69 Sure I'm a troll, princess. This from you - a clown who replies unsolicited to a year-old comment of mine. Sad really... Hee! Hee!

people really love Billy....this is a fine reason why

I have just come in and looked on KZread and I haven’t stopped laughing 😅😂😅😉