Simon Dunn

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Kenneth Williams On Joan Rivers

Following on from yesterday, Kenneth Williams joined Dudley Moore and others on the couch to chat to Joan Rivers, as part of her BBC show Can We Talk?.

He mentions Pieces Of Eight, a revue show that was written by Peter Cook (Joan’s co-host). The follow up to this revue was One Over The Eight, which was also written by Cook, and featured the sketches One Leg Too Few, and Interesting Facts, with Williams taking the EL Wisty role.

Here’s how BBC Two trailed another episode of Can We Talk?, earlier in the evening.

https://youtu.be/Si_WJk2Lm-M
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