Michael Parkinson - a superb source of TV humour
Parky, RIP |
There are two episodes of Parkinson’s programme on the Beeb that I remember with particular fondness: both relate to comments made by guests, reacting to something said earlier in the programme in an exchange with another guest.
1. Raquel Welch / Eric Morecambe
The glorious Raquel said: “I never thought of myself as pretty-pretty … but then when I got a little bit older and the equipment arrived …”. After Parky had finished wetting himself and she’d departed, on came Eric Morecambe (and Little Ern – but he contributed less than nothing). Said Morecambe: “I was 15 when my equipment arrived … (relapse of Parky) … pause … I was 40 when it left!“ (more collapse). “I’m 45 now, and I think it’s coming back again.“
2. John Conteh / Peter Cook
I’m not the only one who remembers this one: here’s the Graun in 2018:
… Parkinson asked another of his guests, the boxer John Conteh, whether it was true that he avoided sex before a fight. As Conteh squirmed, Cook delivered a comeback of extravagant brilliance. “I wouldn’t ask you if you have sex before a show,” he said to Parkinson. A beat, then: “I can see that you have.”
Unscripted television humour. They don’t make ‘em like that any more. Any of them.
ND
Source: http://www.cityunslicker.co.uk/2023/08/michael-parkinson-superb-source-of-tv.html
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