Kenneth was one of that unique breed that Britain does better than anywhere else- “The Eccentric.” His wit was unparalleled in his era. I grew up laughing along with him and will never forget his genius.
I agree about his talent. Isn’t so common that talent is not appreciated until much later? Many artists “suffered”from this. The only positive is that, at least, his comic genius is now recognised.
What flaming grundle gave this treasure thumbs down.. Kenneth Williams I love him forever so sad his depression wasn't helped his pain to.. god rest such a gifted man.. he will carry on in my heart always 🧚♀️💝💝💝💝💯🎼🌈
"Jeux sans frontieres.... that's It's a Knockout innit!" Absolute classic! I know it's a comic song, but you see something of the sadness of Kenneth Williams in this song too.
Gone but not forgotten. He first made me laugh when I was about 11 and 50 years later he still is. His legacy is one of the great eccentric true English comedic geniuses the like of which we will never see again
Wonderful! Now living in France for twenty years and becoming a French citizen, I appreciate it more than ever and I should share it with my French friends more often!😄
The look he gives when he says 'bidet' is hilarious! (remember this was made during the days when most English people thought a bidet was a toilet for French children!).
*SPOKEN: My Next song, is un chant d'amour, a song of lurve, He loves her, and she loves him, but they cannot be marriéd. Because they are how you say, they are, husband and wife. It's called, it's called, "Crepe Suzette" which is in English "A Flaming Hot Dish", and so is Suzette... SUNG (to the tune of Auld Lang Syne): Honi soit Qui Mal y Pense, Faites vos jeux, Reconnaissance Hamersmith Palais de Dance, Badinage, My Crepe Suzette. Double Entendre, Restaurante, Jacques Cousteau, Yves Saint Laurente Ou est la plume de ma tante?, Cest la vie, ma Crepe Suzette Corsage, Massage, Freres Jacques? Salon, Par Avion, Petula Clarke. Fiancee, Ensemble, Lorgnette, Lingerie, Eau de Toilette Mmmm Gauloise Cigarette, Entourage, ma Crepe Suzette Citron, Mirage, Carvela, Hors d’oeuvre, BRUT and Chanel-e, Chaise longue, Sasha Distel-e Fuselage, ma Crepe Suzette Pince nez, Bidet, Commissionaire, Mon repos, Brigitte Bardot, Jeux Sans Frontieres. SPOKEN "It's a Knock out innit? Yeah, the French, not the song!" SUNG: Faux Pas, Grand Prix, Espionage, Brie, Camembert, Fromages Mayonnaise, All Night Garage R.S.V.P. My Crepe Suzette*
Kenneth Williams, he should of been kmighted along with Sellers, Hancock, Toole, Cooke, Moore, Milligan and so many more from the era they came from. Theres plenty of women that im ashamed to say without googling so as to remember and thats not because they were less important. The kings and queens of the essence of British humour and combined with growing up as children through WW1 and WW2 and keeping a stiff upper lip whilst having the ability to always look on the bright side of life. Everyone in the business that came after were inspired by these outliers of the craft to make people forget the troubles the country was going through. Diamonds that will always sparkle even in the darkness that unfolds.
He can obviously speak very good French. I am an English Francophone and he is parodying the English more than the French for their incompetence at mastering a French accent. Check out 1:19 la plume de ma tante for a truly atrocious English accent!
If only Kenny loved himself as much as everyone else did. I think as Russell Davies said he died of frustration. So many different types of frustration. Did he kill himself? Impossible to prove but personally I believe he did.
His friends said not, and I believe them; we now know that he had changed his medication and that the mixture was potentially lethal so his death was probably an accident.
I enjoyed it and your comment has given me that much more insight. I love the silliness, methinks me comment was misinterpreted or maybe I didn't put that very well. Carry On Spying is a favorite, esp. the call signal bit, Brussels call sign a pound of sprouts, Paris call sign la plume de ma tante, Berlin call sign up your..."By Jove she's got it" :P.....methinks that :P...je m'excuse...I'll stop messin' about!
Gordon Cameron Jackson (Glasgow) and Kenneth Williams co-wrote "Ma Crepe Suzette", a comedy song in which Williams sings random unrelated French words and phrases, in a suggestive fake French accent, to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne". Williams performed it live on TV the night after he and Jackson had written it.
There is a much better version of this song. It is sung to the tune of "Come back to Sorrento", which fits the words much better than "Laud Lang Syne" It was performed at the Edinburgh Festival, I think in the 1970's or early eighties. It was recorded by the BBC in a radio program called "Aspects of the Fringe". Stephen Fry was part of the company then. Does anyone remember it or know it?
Ha ha, way to denigrate your fellow countrymen with some sweeping generalisations! Have you heard a Frenchman trying to do an English accent? Mind bending.
Sadly that seems to be true, Feldman and Took must have known as the lines they wrote for him in Round the Horne called him out on his ego issues. I'm not being serviced!
Kenneth was one of that unique breed that Britain does better than anywhere else- “The Eccentric.” His wit was unparalleled in his era. I grew up laughing along with him and will never forget his genius.
absolutely brilliant. he was an enormous talent who never got the acknowledgement he deserved.
Indeed and he always stole the show Hancock 😂
I agree about his talent. Isn’t so common that talent is not appreciated until much later? Many artists “suffered”from this. The only positive is that, at least, his comic genius is now recognised.
What flaming grundle gave this treasure thumbs down.. Kenneth Williams I love him forever so sad his depression wasn't helped his pain to.. god rest such a gifted man.. he will carry on in my heart always 🧚♀️💝💝💝💝💯🎼🌈
"Jeux sans frontieres.... that's It's a Knockout innit!" Absolute classic!
I know it's a comic song, but you see something of the sadness of Kenneth Williams in this song too.
Did I hear Beyonce in there?
I have heard this ??? times and still end up in tears of mirth at it. What a star.
There are several versions of this that he did on UA-cam etc. however, for me this is the best rendition.
A master of his own humour. Great linguistic skills.
Gone but not forgotten. He first made me laugh when I was about 11 and 50 years later he still is. His legacy is one of the great eccentric true English comedic geniuses the like of which we will never see again
One of my favourite Kenneth pieces, I must have watched it a thousand times but it still cracks me up, every time! 🤣
Wonderful! Now living in France for twenty years and becoming a French citizen, I appreciate it more than ever and I should share it with my French friends more often!😄
A bloody genius! What facial expressions to accompany the lyric! He’s gone but his genius lives on, immortal through the Internet!
Extremely clever🤣 to make nonsense French sound so very convincing, with impeccable French accent. Brilliant. Bless him 🥰💞💖
It's all real "Franglais" none of it is made up. It's his heavy , over the top delivery and accent that makes it sound so.
This is just fantastic very clever and funny I believe Kenneth and Gordon Jackson both wrote this 😀
It's a knockout ainnit!?
Every time, stitches
Perfect imitation of the French baad singers in tone and style. Acomrdy masterpiece
The look he gives when he says 'bidet' is hilarious! (remember this was made during the days when most English people thought a bidet was a toilet for French children!).
When the accompanists applaud, you're doing something right.
......and they must have heard it in rehearsal!
Su-bloody-perb with a cherry on top.
*SPOKEN:
My Next song, is un chant d'amour, a song of lurve,
He loves her, and she loves him, but they cannot be marriéd. Because they are how you say, they are, husband and wife.
It's called, it's called, "Crepe Suzette" which is in English "A Flaming Hot Dish", and so is Suzette...
SUNG (to the tune of Auld Lang Syne):
Honi soit Qui Mal y Pense, Faites vos jeux, Reconnaissance
Hamersmith Palais de Dance, Badinage, My Crepe Suzette.
Double Entendre, Restaurante, Jacques Cousteau, Yves Saint Laurente
Ou est la plume de ma tante?, Cest la vie, ma Crepe Suzette
Corsage, Massage, Freres Jacques?
Salon, Par Avion, Petula Clarke.
Fiancee, Ensemble, Lorgnette, Lingerie, Eau de Toilette
Mmmm Gauloise Cigarette, Entourage, ma Crepe Suzette
Citron, Mirage, Carvela,
Hors d’oeuvre, BRUT and Chanel-e, Chaise longue, Sasha Distel-e
Fuselage, ma Crepe Suzette
Pince nez, Bidet, Commissionaire,
Mon repos, Brigitte Bardot, Jeux Sans Frontieres.
SPOKEN "It's a Knock out innit? Yeah, the French, not the song!"
SUNG:
Faux Pas, Grand Prix, Espionage,
Brie, Camembert, Fromages
Mayonnaise, All Night Garage
R.S.V.P. My Crepe Suzette*
Thank you so muchA
If you came from a different planet you would wonder what the hell is this. ????
I think it's Gruyere rather than Brie but otherwise spot on!
Oh my, such a rendition. So funny, priceless, one for the ages...
Thanks so much for the lyrics, I missed some out due to the audience laughing and being Deaf too.
A true comic genius, much misunderstood.
A true legend.
I Will always love you Kenny. Your Very much missed ❤.
I remember seeing this when I was a child, I laughed so hard my face was sore. Kenneth Williams was so funny.
brilliant, i remember seeing it live & loved it, BTW his show was a must watch
What a wonderfully delicate gift to the world, a cherished annual that provided so much joy.
a wonderful performance of this lovely old 'french ' song
Frank Sinaartra .
RIP Kenneth, you brought me many moments of Joy and Laughter.
Thank you, laugh out loud hilarious!
Masterful. Thank you call me Kenneth.
Unique….there will never be another Kenneth Williams
❤ Kenneth Williams RIP 🌟
i carried on laughing (no pun intended) afterwards
ahh Ken. Miss you mate x
Just wonderful! Xxx
I come back to this time and time again
Kenneth Charles Williams 22 February 1926 - 15 April 1988
His memory for lyrics is flawless, even in franglais. And I found the final RSVP quite poignant (oops, that's franglais too!) :-)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!! Très delightful!
A genius. Pity his life was so unhappy.
i agree. Him just telling stories in in interview was incredibly funny.
Unique entainer hard act to follow!
Makes me cry.
moi aussi
I love the way the guitarist in the background is pissing himself
Life is all memory
Think I bust some ribs laughing so much
Kenneth was actually a brilliant singer - I know this song is comedic (and it is) but his voice is actually stunning in places! Great talent!
Brilliant!
Hilarious!!! Lol genuine genius
Amazing talent and a sad loss but u keep us laughing ken 🤣
true talent
Brilliant!!! Xxx
Sheer brilliance
He had a great talent :-)
amazing
Kenneth Williams, he should of been kmighted along with Sellers, Hancock, Toole, Cooke, Moore, Milligan and so many more from the era they came from. Theres plenty of women that im ashamed to say without googling so as to remember and thats not because they were less important. The kings and queens of the essence of British humour and combined with growing up as children through WW1 and WW2 and keeping a stiff upper lip whilst having the ability to always look on the bright side of life. Everyone in the business that came after were inspired by these outliers of the craft to make people forget the troubles the country was going through. Diamonds that will always sparkle even in the darkness that unfolds.
Brilliant :-)
He can obviously speak very good French. I am an English Francophone and he is parodying the English more than the French for their incompetence at mastering a French accent. Check out 1:19 la plume de ma tante for a truly atrocious English accent!
Co-written by Gordon Jackson
Hudson? Bloody hell, starchy ol' Hudson? Well, I never...
If only Kenny loved himself as much as everyone else did. I think as Russell Davies said he died of frustration. So many different types of frustration. Did he kill himself? Impossible to prove but personally I believe he did.
very much loved and missed.
His friends said not, and I believe them; we now know that he had changed his medication and that the mixture was potentially lethal so his death was probably an accident.
I enjoyed it and your comment has given me that much more insight. I love the silliness, methinks me comment was misinterpreted or maybe I didn't put that very well. Carry On Spying is a favorite, esp. the call signal bit, Brussels call sign a pound of sprouts, Paris call sign la plume de ma tante, Berlin call sign up your..."By Jove she's got it" :P.....methinks that :P...je m'excuse...I'll stop messin' about!
"Mmm-Gauloise . . . :-D I must practice saying it like that!
Bonnet de douche, Rodney!
Viva La France 🇫🇷 💙🤍❤️
Petula Clarkeeeeee
Gordon Cameron Jackson (Glasgow) and Kenneth Williams co-wrote "Ma Crepe Suzette", a comedy song in which Williams sings random unrelated French words and phrases, in a suggestive fake French accent, to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne". Williams performed it live on TV the night after he and Jackson had written it.
Think Eurospeak! A flaming hot dish?
🤣😅😂
To Tina Turner Neil Diamond
There is a much better version of this song. It is sung to the tune of "Come back to Sorrento", which fits the words much better than "Laud Lang Syne"
It was performed at the Edinburgh Festival, I think in the 1970's or early eighties. It was recorded by the BBC in a radio program called "Aspects of the Fringe".
Stephen Fry was part of the company then. Does anyone remember it or know it?
And???
Ha ha, way to denigrate your fellow countrymen with some sweeping generalisations! Have you heard a Frenchman trying to do an English accent? Mind bending.
Great talent. Terrible man. Pretty much par for the course.
He was a victim rather than a victimizer. He was a self-hating gay whose mother killed his father.
Sadly that seems to be true, Feldman and Took must have known as the lines they wrote for him in Round the Horne called him out on his ego issues. I'm not being serviced!