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Yes CB just a nipper ;-) Hi Roxanne George was very naughty & I think he was relishing the fact he was getting away with a certain word, it seemed Wogan was enjoying it too. lol. Maggy Don't think Parky ever got over the Emu :-( Phoenix the same thing happened to Peggy Lee when she appeared on TV after her stroke, people assumed she was drunk. Well I suppose it is the first thing that comes into your mind, unless you are told better. Thanks for all your contributions I enjoyed it :-))) Pat x

I remember the Rita Hayworth incident, Buttercup. Everyone self righteously accused her of being drunk, said how disgraceful it was etc... It turned out that she was ill. 'Misdiagnosed as an alcoholic in her later years, Hayworth actually suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. '

I thought that the Michael Parkinson one with Rod Hull and Emu was hilarious. Not much fun for Parky though! Maggy

hi Pat, for me it has to be George Best, I felt so very sad for him. Roxanne x

Pat, I reckon it was a jealousy thing with Clive Anderson and the Bee Gees. They've got hair! CB >|<

Didn't see that Deanna but is it just me or is that Eamon Holmes a little smarmy? Andy I prefer Clive Anderson on Radio 4 or on 'Whose line is it anyway' but I don't like him as a chat show host that's when he does come out with stupid things. He is a sarcy bloke, I get a little peeved when people think sarcasm is clever or even funny, what do they say 'sarcasm is the lowest form of wit' I would definitely agree with that. Pat x

Pat, Yeah I don't know whether Clive Anderson's chat show manner is an act or whether he does just like the sound of his own voice. Mind you he was a lawyer so I've probably just answered my own question lol. That said, I don't dislike him and absolutely loved 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' where his motormouth quips were right at home.

Christine I can' recall Anne Bancroft being interviewed. Andy I agree with you but it's very Clive Anderson isn't it? that annoys me about him as if he is trying to be clever with it :-( Jean Dorothy and Christine I think anyone who saw the Robert Mitchum interview can easily remember it I think Parky has shown it a few times since. I think it was the only interview Parky had done where all he got was yep and nope lol. I think Parky said to Mitchum do you have anymore to say and he says nope :-) think its down as the most frustrating of interviews. Dorothy I remember John Wayne interview I think he lost a lot of fans after all that gibberish. BC I can't remember Rita Hayworth being interviewed. I was big into old films and the stars so if I saw it I would remember I would have thought :-( Pat x

Pat! LOL Can't remember Mick Jagger?! Ah, you're just a kid! ;>))) CB >|< X

Jean, I remember the Robert Mitchum one, I think the most he said was 'Yup' and 'Nope'! Poor Parky was struggling. LOL Christine

I remember David Blaine being 'interviewed' by Eammon Holmes on GMTV about 3 years ago, Blaine didn't say a word, he just sat there pulling scary faces at Eammon................strange man.

Hi CB I am just thinking about this & wonder is it the media that reminds us of some these chat show incidences so often & conveniently forget others :-( Just a thought. Oh I can't remember Mick Jagger at all lol. Julie Anne, what a tragedy the day some great Comedy died was when Tommy pass on. Hi Deanna, I remember when Shelley Winters threw her drink over Oliver Reed on an American Chat Show, he could be real nasty when drunk. Shelley would be just the person not to let him away with what was a sexist remark. Pat x

Wasn't Rita Hayworth interviewed by Terry or Parkinson and sat there saying...nothing...for the length of the interview? Does anyone remember? BC XX

Hi Pat, Never saw the Clive Anderson remark but think it is hysterical. Where on earth was their collective sense of humour? I like the Bee Gees but still find the retort funny. The one I still think was the most embarrassing (most probably because he was my first love) was Parky interviewing Robert Mitchum. Mitchum was notorious for being closed mouthed and hated being interviewed but he excelled himself that time. Still loved him though LOL Jean x.

Hi Julie, I am surprised you have managed to miss that I am sure it's been shown 1,000's of times. Hi Dave yes Oliver Reed was drunk a few times on TV I remember him being like that. I suppose the point is it wasn't so memorable as George when he was naughty on Wogan, maybe we expect some things from some but not from others. Dee must have missed that but I am glad I did don't think that would have been very memorable except for being disgusting. Funny the more you think about it the more stuff you can bring to mind Pat x

yes, I remember the Clive Anderson one with the Bee Gees. It was a bit of a stupid throwaway remark from Clive Anderson that possibly went a bit too far, but I got the impression that the Gibb brothers went on expecting their egos to be pampered and got a bit of a shock.

I remeber Oliver Reed. It was midnight show, can't remember what it was called. The booze was all around him, they sat and chatted while drinking..... they all drank. Then Oliver kissed a gay woman on the lips, and she went 'Crackers'. I am sure I would not have been too pleased at a drunk kissing me uninvited either. He was asked to leave. He left without a complaint, it has to be said. Deanna X Was it called 'After Hours'?

i remember all those, but one thats just sprung to mind, and i dont know why tommy cooper when he died on tv, just collapsed on his show, oh thats not chat show

I can't believe Oliver Reed didn't feature in the list somewhere, Pat! LOL And Mick Jagger's done a few monosyllabic interviews in his time too. CB >|< X

Strange that you should mention that Dave, I remember that one as well, didn't he 'moon' whilst drunk on a chat show? Dee xx