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R.I.P. Parky 10:13 - Aug 17 with 1800 viewsGlasgowBlue

Legend. Who also appears on my avatar.

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R.I.P. Parky on 10:16 - Aug 17 with 1763 viewsblueasfook

RIP Parky. There'll never be a better chat show host.

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R.I.P. Parky on 10:46 - Aug 17 with 1668 viewsArnoldMoorhen

R.I.P. Parky on 10:16 - Aug 17 by blueasfook

RIP Parky. There'll never be a better chat show host.


As Harry Hill might say:

I like Michael Parkinson versus Emu

But I also like Russell Harty versus Grace Jones.

Which is the best chat show host versus chat show guest fight?

There's only one way to find out!

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R.I.P. Parky on 10:51 - Aug 17 with 1664 viewsLord_Lucan

R.I.P. Parky on 10:16 - Aug 17 by blueasfook

RIP Parky. There'll never be a better chat show host.


He was very good and I used to love watching him from when I was a kid.

I never understood his fascination with Billy Connolly though and I thought he was rather harsh on Emu.

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R.I.P. Parky on 11:29 - Aug 17 with 1559 viewsblueasfook

R.I.P. Parky on 10:51 - Aug 17 by Lord_Lucan

He was very good and I used to love watching him from when I was a kid.

I never understood his fascination with Billy Connolly though and I thought he was rather harsh on Emu.


Billy Connolly is a great story teller though and very charismatic. Perfect guest to have on your chat show really.

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R.I.P. Parky on 11:49 - Aug 17 with 1512 viewsGlasgowBlue

R.I.P. Parky on 10:46 - Aug 17 by ArnoldMoorhen

As Harry Hill might say:

I like Michael Parkinson versus Emu

But I also like Russell Harty versus Grace Jones.

Which is the best chat show host versus chat show guest fight?

There's only one way to find out!

FIGHT!!!


The difference being that Harty, like Bill Grundy, is remembered for one flashpoint in one interview, whereas Parky will be remembered for his interviews with Billy Connolly, Cloughie, John and Yoko, Buddy Rich, Ali……..the list is endless.

And he got the best out of people rather than the worst.

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R.I.P. Parky on 12:00 - Aug 17 with 1480 viewsblueasfook

R.I.P. Parky on 11:49 - Aug 17 by GlasgowBlue

The difference being that Harty, like Bill Grundy, is remembered for one flashpoint in one interview, whereas Parky will be remembered for his interviews with Billy Connolly, Cloughie, John and Yoko, Buddy Rich, Ali……..the list is endless.

And he got the best out of people rather than the worst.


Wasn't it Harty who got biffed by Grace Jones?

EDIT: I read the post above now. Duh
[Post edited 17 Aug 2023 12:00]

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R.I.P. Parky on 12:14 - Aug 17 with 1435 viewsArnoldMoorhen

R.I.P. Parky on 11:49 - Aug 17 by GlasgowBlue

The difference being that Harty, like Bill Grundy, is remembered for one flashpoint in one interview, whereas Parky will be remembered for his interviews with Billy Connolly, Cloughie, John and Yoko, Buddy Rich, Ali……..the list is endless.

And he got the best out of people rather than the worst.


Yeah, it was just supposed to conjure up the ridiculous image of a Rod Hull impersonator and Emu fighting with a Michael Parkinson impersonator who are then fighting with a Russel Harty impersonator fighting with Grace Jones.

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R.I.P. Parky on 13:08 - Aug 17 with 1310 viewsRocky

A Barnsley supporter, he was very complimentary about Ipswich after the Play Off Final, as I recall.
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R.I.P. Parky on 13:11 - Aug 17 with 1300 viewsIllinoisblue

His infamous Helen Mirren interview was certainly of its time.


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R.I.P. Parky on 13:54 - Aug 17 with 1243 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

King of the chat. TBH, I thought he was already dead.

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R.I.P. Parky on 13:58 - Aug 17 with 1228 viewsthe_toff

R.I.P. Parky on 13:54 - Aug 17 by The_Flashing_Smile

King of the chat. TBH, I thought he was already dead.


He was by the time you read Glassers thread to be fair.
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R.I.P. Parky on 14:00 - Aug 17 with 1221 viewsDJR

Unlike modern chat show hosts, he didn't try to be funnier, cleverer or more interesting than his guests, and it meant we got to know much more about the guests.
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R.I.P. Parky on 15:08 - Aug 17 with 1144 viewsKropotkin123

Urgh, I felt sick for a moment. I thought you meant our Parky.

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R.I.P. Parky on 15:09 - Aug 17 with 1137 viewsJ2BLUE

R.I.P. Parky on 15:08 - Aug 17 by Kropotkin123

Urgh, I felt sick for a moment. I thought you meant our Parky.


Same.

Truly impaired.
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R.I.P. Parky on 15:31 - Aug 17 with 1088 viewsgainsboroughblue

R.I.P. Parky on 12:00 - Aug 17 by blueasfook

Wasn't it Harty who got biffed by Grace Jones?

EDIT: I read the post above now. Duh
[Post edited 17 Aug 2023 12:00]


Harty was a painfully bad interviewer.

Exhibit A


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R.I.P. Parky on 15:47 - Aug 17 with 1038 viewsGlasgowBlue

R.I.P. Parky on 15:31 - Aug 17 by gainsboroughblue

Harty was a painfully bad interviewer.

Exhibit A



In fairness, this was conducted during Bowie's 'Thin White Duke' phase, where he lived on a diet of cartons of milk and cocaine.

No one would get much out of him during this period.

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