RIP Parky

[rogerzilla]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

I assume he had a Sun Life over 50s plan, so the funeral will be a belter.

[Mr Larrington]

Free pens!

[robgul]

Cue Rod Hull and Emu fighting Parky at a screen near you . . .

[Ian H]

Cue Rod Hull and Emu fighting Parky at a screen near you . . .

"If that bird does that again, I'll break its neck & your arm".

[Mr Larrington]

Cue Rod Hull and Emu fighting Parky at a screen near you . . .

C4 duly obliged, but only the first bit where Emu seized Parky's leg chiz.

[T42]

Cue Rod Hull and Emu fighting Parky at a screen near you . . .

<cackle>

My MiL never missed a show. We never saw one.

[Ian H]

I vaguely recall Parkinson starting on some rather hostile questions to Muhammad Ali.  Ali squared up slightly in his chair, Parkinson shrank into his and changed the subject.

[Mr Larrington]

Back when Michael Parkinson was working in Australia, there was a point where Elton John was out on tour over there too. Ever the lavish host, Elton invited Parky and his wife to join him out on a yacht for a little party he was throwing.

Unfortunately, Parky and Mary arrived to the jetty a little too late – just in time to catch the HMS Elton sailing off towards the horizon. A couple of obliging water cops recognised Parky however, so offered the couple a quick ride out to the vessel.

A few minutes later, they were aboard. But far from being happy to see them, Parky was greeted by a furious Elton. It turned out that the rest of the party had mistaken Parky's lift for a police bust, so had lobbed all their gear overboard. Thousands of dollars' worth of narcotics were lost to the deep, ruining the party for everyone – so the Parkinsons were pariahs for the rest of the night.

[T42]

 

[Efrogwr]

My favourite was when he failed to interview David Bellamy, Patrick Moore and Magnus Pyke. He introduced them, and had to sit back and let them get on with a freewheeling conversation about science. All I remember him saying after the intro was ..goodnight.

[Steph]

My favourite one was an interview of Ustinov, who did his opera singer routine. Wonderful.

[Legs]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

I assume he had a Sun Life over 50s plan, so the funeral will be a belter.

Just overheard a Sun Life ad in the telly with what sounded like Carol Vorderman.  You’d have thought they’d have waited until he was cold before they replaced him!

[rogerzilla]

I think Cazza "five blokes on the go" Vorderman has been doing those ads for years now.  Possibly since she turned 50.

[Wowbagger]

I never took a lot of notice of Michael Parkinson when he was a chat show host. But I read this piece by Peter Hain, and Parkinson has gone up in my estimation.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/20/michael-parkinson-peter-hain-anti-apartheid-south-africa-cricket-tour