I was fortunate enough to be one of Paul’s Mum’s pupils. She was the most wonderful lady and fantastic teacher of whom I have so many fond memories. She sang for her pupils regularly and played the piano during assemblies. I’ll never forget her. It would be lovely for some of her music be released in her memory. RIP Anita Whitehouse. xx
Oh hell yeah. No other word for his gift of accents, voices, and even serious dramatic acting: genius. I detest cheap sentiment, but I have no trouble calling him that. He has floored me so many times with his performances.
The most unappreciated actor ever. A seemingly humble and amazing man with some of the greatest talent known in the entertainment industry. Thanks for giving us so much joy Paul.
Passed Paul in an Islington street a few years back and I struck up a conversation with him. I was on my way to an Arsenal game (he supports Spurs!) and found him not put out by a complete stranger asking him for some of his impressions. Those few moments in his company gave me the impression of what a 'diamond geezer' and how likeable and talented he is. But you only have to watch this interview to see that.
I always thought Paul Whitehouse was a comedic genius. Part of that is obviously due to his deep empathy, as evidenced by this interview. Thanks for sharing - I could listen to him for hours...
What makes him cool 😎is he's a really nice person in real life, I worked at a hotel when I was young and he stayed there,we wasn't aloud to speak to him but he came over to us a couple of times and he was so nice bless him never complained once!real gentleman.
So sad that as an American I never was exposed to Paul until I discovered him on TH-cam. What an immense talent! So gifted. Hearing this story about his mother really tells me why he is so gifted. My father passed away from alzheimers about 8 years ago. The disease is so horrible and yet at the same time there were strange positives. He never spoke of his WW2 experiences until he got that disease. The disease destroys short term memory first so the only thing he had was his long term memories. He told some wonderful funny stories about being in the Philippines and some not so good stories. But if it wasn't for that disease, I would never have known. I also discovered he was a closet Beatles fan. One day we were driving to get dinner and a Beatle song came on. I changed the channel and he immediately went nuts. "Why did you change the station? I love the Beatles!" He would have never admitted to that when I was a kid. At the end of the day though, I would rather still be believing he hated the Beatles and not known about his war experiences.
@@Joseph-ws5de it's not always so simple. Those war stories could have been horrific. His father was in a fragile state telling him these things. For the adult child he now knows these memories are coming to the fore of the father's thoughts. That his father suffered greatly then, and now. Some experiences can he very hurtful, destructive, damaging. These are new memories for the adult child, almost like a new experience for them to consider about their parent and what they went through while in the middle of this. But for the rest of us it's good that the commenter spoke here. We can think about it. Learn. Empathise with others. I think these videos and discussions within help us be more understanding towards each other. All of us have weights at times.
There is so much you can say about Paul’s work, he’s brillant….for me …he makes me really belly laugh. I remember together with a Belgium music promoter, over the old drunk Rowley Birken QC,…laughed till we cried👍👍👍
Remember The Fast Show character who was always asking if anyone was a play or ballet or opera, the others would look at him like he was an alien. Then he would try to cover it up by talking about football or something else more common. Could his feelings towards his Mum's singing have been part of what this character was based upon? He was a plasterer but also his Mum was a touring, recorded, opera singer. Thank you Paul for such an open and enlightening and warm talk. Sadness with positivity. You're helping many people. She's not the only teacher in your family. I looked up the book. Seems very good. Thank you.
So sweet what he says about changing to accommodate his mum's memory problems and them sitting and listening to her reading to them which is one of the only ways she can still engage with them in a normal manner. How wonderful (and kudos to the writers of those books).
This is a fascinating and very moving interview. He talks about his mother in her career as an opera singer and recitalist, then moves to the present and her life with dementia. He is completely involved in his tale and demonstrates a deep understanding of the condition and, through that, his love and admiration for his mother. It is enlightening and uplifting to listen to him.
What a brilliant interview with Paul telling of his Mum's battle with dementia. It's horrible. Something my own Mum is going through at present with me as her sole carer. Over the last three years I've learned so much.
Thank you John McHugh for this brilliant interview. Many similarities between his ma and mine. Wish I'd had access to these books that PW spoke about when I looked after mam. Paul Whitehouse is absolutely right when he says along the lines "we have to change". That's dementia's great teacher, great opportunity. Sorry for his loss since the making of this video. PW is today's Peter Sellers.
I wish I had known about these books when my grandmother suffered, or perhaps they weren't around in 2012. She appeared to read a newspaper, although never out loud. She developed "tricks" to cope with awkward conversational questions, such as, "What did you have for lunch today, Nanny?". "Beef." she might immediately respond, when you had walked past the care home's dining room to get to her room, where the menu had read, "Fish and Chips". Bless you, Nanny.
Paul Whitehouse is such a good actor, comedian and singer. I've been a fan of The Fast Show since 1997. In 1998, My aunty and uncle came out from the UK and they gave my parents, my brother and a myself a VHS of The Fast Show Live and they didn't know that I've watched The Fast Show and was a fan. They told me they met Paul Whitehouse and said he was such a nice person and he told them how he did the Rowley Birkin sketches and that the Rowley Birkin sketches were unscripted and that it was all improvised and they would show him a random image off-camera and he'd make it up all on the spot. He's so talented and a pure genius.
One of the best bits of acting I have ever watched was Paul, as Rowley Birkin. It was the sketch when Rowley was reminising about a lost love. It made me cry. he is a total legend as a human being.
From Rowley Birkin QC to ‘Lance’!…such a talent and, relating to the story of his Mum’s singing, the ‘who’s that girl’ sketch with Harry Enfield as Lee and Paul as Lance is quite a show stopper, in the context of comedy sketches! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I had no idea of the Rhondda valley connection. Paul Whitehouse is brilliant - one of the wittiest comedians and comic actors. Wish they would repeat Help! (but that won't happen) and Nurse - both so cleverly written. Lovely interview.
Maurice the Jewish taxi driver was unbelievable in help. You could hardly guess it was Paul. They’ve got the first series of tick of it on iPlayer so I suppose it may be shown again.
A very interesting guy to listen to, down to earth nice guy, as well as very talented. Love his fishing programme with Bob Mortimer. Keep entertaining us Paul you still have loads to give.
Hugely talented and if you’ve seen the sketch in the Harry Enfield series where dopey “Lance” sings note perfect an operatic excerpt you can understand where he got his talent from. He did a brilliant series called “Happiness” back in the early 2000’s…if you can find it online or DVD watch it as you won’t be disappointed
I’m right with you Paul. My Mum sometimes cannot comprehend why I’m in the room with her. But on other times we’re regaled with tales of long ago - incredibly fine detail. I take the good days and cling on. My Mum loves her Emma Rose Sparrow books too. :)
A very clever man, and without any doubt up there with the best of them, and miles ahead of most. A man who can make me laugh out loud. A rarity these days,, with the poor standard of comedy.
Thank you Brilliant. To listen to Paul talking about his Mum must be the most touching video I have ever watched on TH-cam. Look after her Paul as our Mums are precious when we have them and even more precious when they are no longer with us.
I remember the first time I realised my grandmother had dementia. I was visiting her on the usual Sunday and she was telling me what a wonderful walk she had up the mountains that particular morning and how the birds were singing and the sky was so blue; the mountains were fifty miles away!
When a child thanks you sincerely for their learning, it is the best feeling. Paul should listen to his Mum. The worst things about teaching is the Department of Education which is a collective vacuum of ideas and capability.
Underneath his grumpy 'walnut on a stick' persona, (Bob Mortimer called him this) Paul seems like an absolute treasure of a man. I'm old enough for The Fast Show to be 'my' era, but since Paul 'rescued' Bob Mortimer, a new generation of viewers gets to appreciate his talents. Marvellous.
love paul for all his stuff with harry enfield and the fast show but current favourite is gone fishing (with bob mortimer), where i first learned of paul's mum. the short/long term thing i remember with a pal of my gran's. she started going (age about 88) and my mum ended up caring for her. i visited one day and she asked me a question (about one of my school mates who went to london 10 yrs previously) about every 10mins. then i asked her, how she knew my gran - i then listened to her describing her first job after leaving school aged 16 in the 1920s, how much she was paid etc etc., through her married life until at some point in the 1950s she became friends with my gran. etc etc.
part of Paul's genius was his versatility......he could convince in so many different guises and roles. would have liked to see him do more serious tv or film roles. brilliant.
The true genius of Paul whitehouse will be realised one day. A brilliant impressionist of very funny idiosyncratic everyday people. He analyses every aspect of a recognisable stereotype.
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Paul is a wonderful guy..so funny, talented and natural. Saw him quite recently in Only Fools and Horses stage version… he stole the show as Grandad and Uncle Albert.. and of course he co-wrote it.
Brilliant interviewer because he let it run. I'd give anything to have an afternoon fishing with Paul. He just gets it. Only a humble old fencer it'll never happen but you can dream. I don't even fish but I think I'm starting to understand why they do
I was fortunate enough to be one of Paul’s Mum’s pupils. She was the most wonderful lady and fantastic teacher of whom I have so many fond memories. She sang for her pupils regularly and played the piano during assemblies. I’ll never forget her. It would be lovely for some of her music be released in her memory. RIP Anita Whitehouse. xx
Brilliantly said by a man who is in my humble opinion, a comedy genius and a national treasure
Genius is an understatement
So is 'National Treasure'
Oh hell yeah. No other word for his gift of accents, voices, and even serious dramatic acting: genius. I detest cheap sentiment, but I have no trouble calling him that. He has floored me so many times with his performances.
The most unappreciated actor ever. A seemingly humble and amazing man with some of the greatest talent known in the entertainment industry. Thanks for giving us so much joy Paul.
Paul Whitehouse is a very engaging warm character and a great raconteur 👍
Paul Whitehouse is such a talented guy.Great bloke .A good fisherman and right up there on people I would like the pleasure to meet.
What a very, very decent fellow he is!
Very moving...the best character actor that this country has ever produced in my opinion
I totally agree. I loved Ted, and the old geezer with his whisky by the fire
His compassion, humble wisdom born from life, and all it's pain... humour is a gateway to deal with loss....is a lesson never on my school timetable
Paul Whitehouse - wonderful man - brilliant humour - one of the best comedians to come from the UK (Wales).
I think Paul Whitehouse is such a great bloke, I could listen to him all day. Hats off to the interviewer for letting him speak. 👏
Spot on. Nothing worse than an interviewer who is more interested in listening to themselves.
Especially if he asks you "Is he a quare?"
It is an excellent interview by both.
I love this guy!! 30 years man and boy. So nice to hear him as himself
Paul is a super chap, so talented too👍👍
I adore him. Love from New York ❤️
Passed Paul in an Islington street a few years back and I struck up a conversation with him. I was on my way to an Arsenal game (he supports Spurs!) and found him not put out by a complete stranger asking him for some of his impressions. Those few moments in his company gave me the impression of what a 'diamond geezer' and how likeable and talented he is.
But you only have to watch this interview to see that.
Paul gives such a beautiful account of a mother who's life was gloriously spent and so deeply shared. What a gorgeous mother and a fantastic son !
I always thought Paul Whitehouse was a comedic genius. Part of that is obviously due to his deep empathy, as evidenced by this interview. Thanks for sharing - I could listen to him for hours...
Listening to Paul speak about his family with such love and affection endears him to me even more.
This guy is so sweet and a real genius
What an absolutely fascinating and interesting interview. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Paul talk. Paul's a super super smart guy.
What makes him cool 😎is he's a really nice person in real life, I worked at a hotel when I was young and he stayed there,we wasn't aloud to speak to him but he came over to us a couple of times and he was so nice bless him never complained once!real gentleman.
Hearing Paul talk about his Mother so openly and with such obvious love and understanding moves me to tears.
Brilliant and so moving 😢🤗
So sad that as an American I never was exposed to Paul until I discovered him on TH-cam. What an immense talent! So gifted. Hearing this story about his mother really tells me why he is so gifted.
My father passed away from alzheimers about 8 years ago. The disease is so horrible and yet at the same time there were strange positives. He never spoke of his WW2 experiences until he got that disease. The disease destroys short term memory first so the only thing he had was his long term memories. He told some wonderful funny stories about being in the Philippines and some not so good stories. But if it wasn't for that disease, I would never have known. I also discovered he was a closet Beatles fan. One day we were driving to get dinner and a Beatle song came on. I changed the channel and he immediately went nuts. "Why did you change the station? I love the Beatles!" He would have never admitted to that when I was a kid. At the end of the day though, I would rather still be believing he hated the Beatles and not known about his war experiences.
thanks for sharing that. its nice to hear something that can put a smile on your face even when the subject is so horrible. Paul approves im sure :)
Thank you for sharing your dad's story
Are you saying you would rather be ignorant of the truth ?
@@Joseph-ws5de sometimes it is better to not know the "real truth", it protects peoples fragile minds.
@@Joseph-ws5de it's not always so simple. Those war stories could have been horrific. His father was in a fragile state telling him these things. For the adult child he now knows these memories are coming to the fore of the father's thoughts. That his father suffered greatly then, and now.
Some experiences can he very hurtful, destructive, damaging. These are new memories for the adult child, almost like a new experience for them to consider about their parent and what they went through while in the middle of this.
But for the rest of us it's good that the commenter spoke here. We can think about it. Learn. Empathise with others.
I think these videos and discussions within help us be more understanding towards each other. All of us have weights at times.
There is so much you can say about Paul’s work, he’s brillant….for me …he makes me really belly laugh. I remember together with a Belgium music promoter, over the old drunk Rowley Birken QC,…laughed till we cried👍👍👍
This is great, and very thought-provoking. Thanks for posting.
Remember The Fast Show character who was always asking if anyone was a play or ballet or opera, the others would look at him like he was an alien. Then he would try to cover it up by talking about football or something else more common. Could his feelings towards his Mum's singing have been part of what this character was based upon? He was a plasterer but also his Mum was a touring, recorded, opera singer.
Thank you Paul for such an open and enlightening and warm talk. Sadness with positivity. You're helping many people. She's not the only teacher in your family.
I looked up the book. Seems very good. Thank you.
So sweet what he says about changing to accommodate his mum's memory problems and them sitting and listening to her reading to them which is one of the only ways she can still engage with them in a normal manner. How wonderful (and kudos to the writers of those books).
I love this guy's talent and he seems like a great bloke too.
This is a fascinating and very moving interview. He talks about his mother in her career as an opera singer and recitalist, then moves to the present and her life with dementia. He is completely involved in his tale and demonstrates a deep understanding of the condition and, through that, his love and admiration for his mother. It is enlightening and uplifting to listen to him.
I wish I’d known about these wonderful books, the last two years of my Dad’s life he didn’t know me, yet he always had a smile on his face 😊
Such a genuine man
Thankyou Paul for all the laughs you gave me ...Best of the Best !!!
Wow. Just Wow. You can see where he gets his talent from 👏What a lovely story.
What a brilliant interview with Paul telling of his Mum's battle with dementia. It's horrible. Something my own Mum is going through at present with me as her sole carer. Over the last three years I've learned so much.
I'm just so happy to have discovered Paul via TH-cam. He's brilliant.
such a great down to earth guy. never fell off the pedestal. just a normal bloke.
Paul Whitehouse is a great man.
He is. Gifted by birth, clearly.
Thank you John McHugh for this brilliant interview. Many similarities between his ma and mine. Wish I'd had access to these books that PW spoke about when I looked after mam. Paul Whitehouse is absolutely right when he says along the lines "we have to change". That's dementia's great teacher, great opportunity. Sorry for his loss since the making of this video. PW is today's Peter Sellers.
Such a lovely and extremely talented guy
I wish I had known about these books when my grandmother suffered, or perhaps they weren't around in 2012. She appeared to read a newspaper, although never out loud. She developed "tricks" to cope with awkward conversational questions, such as, "What did you have for lunch today, Nanny?". "Beef." she might immediately respond, when you had walked past the care home's dining room to get to her room, where the menu had read, "Fish and Chips". Bless you, Nanny.
Came here after watching his performance in Murder In Successville. A true talent.
Paul Whitehouse is such a good actor, comedian and singer. I've been a fan of The Fast Show since 1997. In 1998, My aunty and uncle came out from the UK and they gave my parents, my brother and a myself a VHS of The Fast Show Live and they didn't know that I've watched The Fast Show and was a fan. They told me they met Paul Whitehouse and said he was such a nice person and he told them how he did the Rowley Birkin sketches and that the Rowley Birkin sketches were unscripted and that it was all improvised and they would show him a random image off-camera and he'd make it up all on the spot. He's so talented and a pure genius.
Paul Whitehouse is a great human being x
One of the best bits of acting I have ever watched was Paul, as Rowley Birkin. It was the sketch when Rowley was reminising about a lost love. It made me cry. he is a total legend as a human being.
From Rowley Birkin QC to ‘Lance’!…such a talent and, relating to the story of his Mum’s singing, the ‘who’s that girl’ sketch with Harry Enfield as Lee and Paul as Lance is quite a show stopper, in the context of comedy sketches! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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His performance as Monty the cabbie in Help was unbearably poignant when he was talking about his Alzheimers stricken wife.
Absolutely stunning.
What a wonderful voice his mother has. I wish there were more recordings.
Classy dude. Brilliant comedian.
I had no idea of the Rhondda valley connection. Paul Whitehouse is brilliant - one of the wittiest comedians and comic actors. Wish they would repeat Help! (but that won't happen) and Nurse - both so cleverly written. Lovely interview.
Maurice the Jewish taxi driver was unbelievable in help. You could hardly guess it was Paul.
They’ve got the first series of tick of it on iPlayer so I suppose it may be shown again.
Genuinely so glad Paul is still around coz he’s one of the last real people about
So good to understand just a little bit of a wonderful performer and real person . Thank you Paul ....
Great work @john. You’ve got him comfortable. This is a beautiful interview. What a good man he is. X
Bless you, going through this myself, and always been a fan of your perceptive work, sending love.
I would love to see a video of Paul and his mother together. I am sure the chemistry would magical to witness. 🏆🌞
Paul I have always been a big fan of you... Love this interview.. wish i could shake your hand and give you a hug
I wish that I could thumb this video up 10 million times.
A very interesting guy to listen to, down to earth nice guy, as well as very talented.
Love his fishing programme with Bob Mortimer.
Keep entertaining us Paul you still have loads to give.
Wonderful interview with a brilliant bloke. Nice one Paul.
Not sure if I am crying with joy or with melancholy. Bless your Mum and all those affected by the " D word". 💞
Thanks so much for making this interview possible.
Hugely talented and if you’ve seen the sketch in the Harry Enfield series where dopey “Lance” sings note perfect an operatic excerpt you can understand where he got his talent from.
He did a brilliant series called “Happiness” back in the early 2000’s…if you can find it online or DVD watch it as you won’t be disappointed
I’m right with you Paul. My Mum sometimes cannot comprehend why I’m in the room with her. But on other times we’re regaled with tales of long ago - incredibly fine detail. I take the good days and cling on.
My Mum loves her Emma Rose Sparrow books too. :)
A very clever man, and without any doubt up there with the best of them, and miles ahead of most. A man who can make me laugh out loud. A rarity these days,, with the poor standard of comedy.
Thank you Brilliant. To listen to Paul talking about his Mum must be the most touching video I have ever watched on TH-cam. Look after her Paul as our Mums are precious when we have them and even more precious when they are no longer with us.
I remember the first time I realised my grandmother had dementia. I was visiting her on the usual Sunday and she was telling me what a wonderful walk she had up the mountains that particular morning and how the birds were singing and the sky was so blue; the mountains were fifty miles away!
When a child thanks you sincerely for their learning, it is the best feeling. Paul should listen to his Mum. The worst things about teaching is the Department of Education which is a collective vacuum of ideas and capability.
Superb Comedian. One of the Best
His characters no matter how ridiculous always have a sympathetic edge. He must have inherited his mother's love of people
Oh yes a true comic genius. Up there with the greats of all time.
Paul Whitehouse is such an underrated actor.
As a fly fisherman myself, for some 68 years, there is nothing I would love more than to go for a days fly fishing with Paul.
A likeable and very funny fella.
Underneath his grumpy 'walnut on a stick' persona, (Bob Mortimer called him this) Paul seems like an absolute treasure of a man.
I'm old enough for The Fast Show to be 'my' era, but since Paul 'rescued' Bob Mortimer, a new generation of viewers gets to appreciate his talents. Marvellous.
love paul for all his stuff with harry enfield and the fast show but current favourite is gone fishing (with bob mortimer), where i first learned of paul's mum. the short/long term thing i remember with a pal of my gran's. she started going (age about 88) and my mum ended up caring for her. i visited one day and she asked me a question (about one of my school mates who went to london 10 yrs previously) about every 10mins. then i asked her, how she knew my gran - i then listened to her describing her first job after leaving school aged 16 in the 1920s, how much she was paid etc etc., through her married life until at some point in the 1950s she became friends with my gran. etc etc.
I totally agree with you. A real one in a million.
Fantastic paul Whitehouse 👏
I didn’t know anything about these books before I came across this video and I’m certainly going to find out more about them
Great stuff from Paul - thankyou
part of Paul's genius was his versatility......he could convince in so many different guises and roles. would have liked to see him do more serious tv or film roles. brilliant.
What a lovely Man.
Paul Whitehouse?being interviewed? being shown on youtube?
What were they thinking?
Very good interview John, hope you can do more eventually
The true genius of Paul whitehouse will be realised one day. A brilliant impressionist of very funny idiosyncratic everyday people. He analyses every aspect of a recognisable stereotype.
Absolute legend ..
God bless you Paul. Ive been through the same mate xxx
Paul should make a full record of songs !
Very talented man, and very funny 👍🇬🇧🤣
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An amazing talent
Excellent interview with the great Mr Whitehouse, great channel just sub 👍
Paul with Harry Enfield - 2 brilliant comedians. So many great comic characters.
Pauls a good guy.
Top man Paul.👍
How refreshing :)
Paul Whitehouse: all round great bloke.
wow! thanks Paul
Paul is a wonderful guy..so funny, talented and natural. Saw him quite recently in Only Fools and Horses stage version… he stole the show as Grandad and Uncle Albert.. and of course he co-wrote it.
I fucking love you, Paul. Always have, but never more than now, after I've seen that.
Incredibly moving.
Brilliant interviewer because he let it run. I'd give anything to have an afternoon fishing with Paul. He just gets it. Only a humble old fencer it'll never happen but you can dream. I don't even fish but I think I'm starting to understand why they do
aww..that laugh...❤❤❤
Lovely video, lovely man
Great man
Never thought about it like this
I can hear the fridge in the background. Always check noises off before interviewing
Aaaaw brilliant story ☺️☺️☺️