An Audience With... Dudley Moore

An Audience With... Dudley Moore - '81, HQ

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13 жыл бұрын

When he was at his height (so to speak) Dudley did this early entry in LWT's occasional series, "An Audience With..." - shot in their Number One Studio, in front of an audience peppered with celebrities.
Later editions were more polished, but this shows us the real Dud (sic). It also demonstrates his GENIUS - note the bit where he demonstrates vamping... for SEDUCTION.
And this is MOST of the gig. For copyright reasons, I have edited out a long clip from "Arthur" - and Chris Cross singing the title song - in the hope that LWT will allow what remains to stand.

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@chrisjohnson4165 5 жыл бұрын

There will NEVER be, couldn't be, another Dudley Moore. More talent in his little finger than most modern performers, and MODEST with it. What a man!

@markmackenzie9723 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@jeffreycraven8154 Жыл бұрын

Moore when he got into a solo on piano, nothing better, but our related Scots, we love you, but the pipes are hard on our ears. I've enjoyed bags before. Anyway, love your upload Melonhead622

@Sol-Cutta 6 ай бұрын

There will be, it's inevitable...at some point.

@harveyneedleman817 3 ай бұрын

I cannot see or hear Dudley Moore without smiling. I loved his skill on the piano.

@lovingsongs1762 2 жыл бұрын

Dudley will be gone 20 years this month. He died in March of 2002. What a lovely and talented man he was and how I miss him. He was well loved by those he worked with in music and in film. The tribute his many friends gave him shortly before he died touched him deeply. Progressive supra nuclear palsy was an especially cruel disease for someone who so loved playing the piano. I watch these videos of him over and over because my love and admiration for his talent will never end.

@lisaburnett2771 5 жыл бұрын

Well Dudley. If only you knew how much you are missed.. It was a pleasure to watch you play once again.. RIP. dear man x

@barneyboscoe 10 жыл бұрын

Dudley wasn't small,he was a real GIANT. may he rest in peace.

@zaygezunt 11 жыл бұрын

As charismatic and funny as he is (and he really is!) the piano is his comfort zone. When he does the Schubert parody I suddenly remembered just what a fine musician he was and the Beethoven/Colonel Bogey was utterly brilliant. A man of many talents and sadly missed.

@jgibbs651 2 жыл бұрын

Actually his first instrument was the organ - and he was a brilliant player.

@mikeyates7931 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody well right , mate 👍 Dudley Moore was a gift from God 🙏

@theresastillwell1643 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that classical is for you men. But that Errol garner is for the ladies!!🤣

@andrewswinnerton2652 3 ай бұрын

Too much talent really and as you say he was ‘the music’.

@Candi411 8 жыл бұрын

An adorable man. I fell in love with him in the movie Arthur and was fascinated with him since. After research discovered the musical talent he possessed as well. Its tragic the way he lost his life. He's missed.

@nancyholohan5363 5 жыл бұрын

I also fell in love with him...it was his sweetness, his kindness and very special humor. I could listen to him play a d sing at the piano all night.

@setsukokoneko9570 4 жыл бұрын

I also do .

@vintagelittleone 3 жыл бұрын

He seemed to make it easy to fall in love with him didn't he? What a charming, charismatic, talented, gentle man he seems to have been. There's no one with talent like his anymore.

@BlookbugIV 2 жыл бұрын

5 foot 2 with two club feet, but even in Cook’s prime the girls always preferred Dudley.

@GregWallis 12 жыл бұрын

Not many people have the mastery that Dudley Moore had. A talent that most have never truly appreciated. Much much missed.

@emunahshalomselah5124 9 жыл бұрын

Miss him so much. His work was terrific, musically and comedically.

@alexanderkaushansi5938 6 жыл бұрын

DudleyMooreFan

@stevewynne5145 5 жыл бұрын

DudleyMooreFan delightful

@LeeLucas 7 жыл бұрын

What a true talented guy Dudley was. I miss him BIG STYLE. That was purely FANTASTIC.

@bobbydazzler1780 5 жыл бұрын

A true comedy genius with so much talent. His comic personality was natural and effortless, great to see him here in full flow in his element doing what he did best, entertaining and bringing joy.

@nancyholohan5363 5 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else see Mickey Dolenz (sp) from the band, The Monkees, in the upper right area? He was truly enjoying himself as I would expect.

@JohnJohnson-ok4gf 6 жыл бұрын

Dudley Moore and Robin Williams were very similar. Both hilarious and absolute geniouses at what the did, both short in the body height department, and both with this inexplicable sadness in their eyes (reflecting the depression inside) once all the laughter died down. They are both missed by all of us.

@jefffarmer5785 Жыл бұрын

So, very well stated... 🙂👍✌

@sdkelmaruecan2907 Жыл бұрын

... and I don't think being short is a detail, when at 17 I realize I was in the short guys club I knew I would struggle whether with women or men... easy to speak about self-confidence but it will always feel like you are compensating because once a short guy always a short guy, the only good mechanism is humor because when you start with self-derision you shortcut any attempt to get you and it becomes your way of making your presence noticed... but deep inside you will always be insecure and sad. Sure there are other demons than physical appearance but I believe there is always a correlation between the lives we lead and the way we look.

@xmaseveeve5259 Жыл бұрын

Both alive and well.

@Claymor621 8 жыл бұрын

What a huge talent, an exceptional gift as a musician and as a comedian.

@terr777 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this delightful evening with Dudley Moore. More talent than should have been legal for one person to have!

@maggieadams8600 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up laughing thanks to Dudley and Peter Cook in the 1960s (and they're both still doing it now thanks to You Tube), and so my love for both of them runs deep and true. Dudley was such a talented, modest and adorable individual, he would've made a brilliant violinist, in whatever he put his efforts into he excelled it seems. Thanks for sharing, but mostly thank you universe, life, love, light for them and those like them!

@Boylieboyle Жыл бұрын

Beautful comment.

@MrJazzologist1 9 жыл бұрын

A great guy. One meeting in my life I'll never forget was with him. We ended up in stitches - we actually made each other laugh - but then I retire in deference to a superb and versatile talent.

@Melonhead622 9 жыл бұрын

John Perks I'm envious. Sadly, he was one of my heros I never met. Saw him live once, but no opportunity to meet him.

@kayemiller5696 9 жыл бұрын

John Perks You were VERY lucky indeed John, I'm jealous. I could tell Dudley was the same in person like he appeared on screen, a GREAT talent. I wished I had the pleasure of meeting Dudley in person. :D

@houseofbeeswax 6 жыл бұрын

So love this musician. He played Rachmaninov piano concerto with the now-defunct Nevada Symphony Orchestra in the 90s. The performance was a fund-raiser for the Nevada Ballet. I was lucky to play one of the second violins. His slight hight didn't defer all of the women in the orchestra crowding around him before the performance. He exuded tons of charm and charisma one was compelled to be close to him. This is a treasure. Thank you for posting.

@nancyholohan5363 5 жыл бұрын

Lucky you! :)

@setsukokoneko9570 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful memory!

@virghammer1 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, how fantastic ! Wistfully jealous …. Thanks for sharing that, Jaynet. - Dudley Moore … 1 of the greatest of all ….

@lizcooper3264 8 жыл бұрын

The Beethoven parody is absolute genius. Dudley, your pianistic technique in both classical and jazz genres was formidable. I wish with all my heart that I'd known you.

@nancyholohan5363 5 жыл бұрын

You and me both, Liz.

@NOMcSame08 12 жыл бұрын

I agree, I don't think anybody is a better performer than Dudley.

@chascornet3708 5 жыл бұрын

A very funny and talented man...……..His partnership with Peter Cook is one of the very best comedy pairings ever. Much missed....!!!

@davewattskeyboards 11 жыл бұрын

So much talent in all respects I have always loved and admired this guy. Such a shame that nobody was there for him at the end. People soon forget all that you have been when your flame dies down

@lovingsongs1762 2 жыл бұрын

His friend, Rena Fructer, with whom he played piano duets in his final years, took care of him and was with him when he died. His Hollywood friends also gave him a lovely tribute before he died.

@n3981k 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew how talented and amazing Dudley Moore was. Simply amazing!

@flower2364 7 жыл бұрын

Loved Dudley Moore...miss him completely and utterly.... R.I.P.

@jefffarmer5785 Жыл бұрын

The reason why I luved Dudley so much is b/c he had SO MUCH TALENT but never took himself very seriously and was very HUMBLE (despite his successes)... He was 1 in a MILLION-!!! 🤔🙂😁😆🤣👍✌

@micheledupre2613 3 жыл бұрын

Oh such a talent! I first saw him in Foul Play. Again in Arthur. See I was in high school, so I couldn't watch 10 until many years later. I had such a crush on him. Still do! Watching his movies and him performing music still makes me smile. Nice to see Micky Dolenz in the group and his wife Donna. Micky moved to England shortly after the MONKEES. He became good friends with all the IT people over there. Dudley Moore is still missed, but we still have him in his recordings. He will live on!

@MsAlliebear 10 жыл бұрын

brilliant, such great memories of a great performer...thank you for sharing

@Romcom356 9 ай бұрын

When he plays with the other guys, you see the real, genuine love and happiness in his face. Gorgeous man. Fabulous musician. He will always be missed. Loved him then. Love him now.

@jamespendragon3595 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dud...you brought us joy!

@lynharrod5087 4 жыл бұрын

The charming and talented clown...A British National Treasure!! xx with love and great respect to a great man.This is wonderful!! 7.2020.

@khalilrazak6486 4 жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful, kind man with a beutiful personality. Miss him so much.

@ignorecorporatenews 6 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT jazz as well as classical pianist: Dudley Moore

@ClassicalJams 9 жыл бұрын

This is a great post and I look forward to watching the whole thing again this afternoon! Dudley Moore is an absolute GENIUS....incredibly funny and so very witty! I still remember the first time I found out that he played the piano! Such an accomplished pianist....I nearly fell on the floor after hearing his first formal performance! GREAT stuff :-)) Thanks so much! ~Jackie

@albaproductions9602 10 жыл бұрын

What a talented man Dudley was.

@Timthetangent 10 жыл бұрын

What a joy to watch.

@hartleygabolinscy3152 3 жыл бұрын

Bottom line is..... thank goodness we are able to see this little clip. I note the various comments below of peoples expectatations being blown. So what! This is about a snapshot of a moment in time that we are fortunate to get to see. Not many of us would be as capable of being real in this situation as I suggest many of us can not be real even in real life. It was so good to see Dudley Moore .... as a real bloke. A real talented bloke. ❤️

@RayDGoodwin 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I see him in the piano, he just blows me away! Incredible.

@gerryvanderzeypen1214 4 жыл бұрын

No words to describe how I feel about this guy......WHAT A TALENT, PERIOD!

@suetaylor3136 Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for this. He was a wonder, a pure heart-warmer, half a century back. I'd sort of forgotten that feeling. Bless you. x

@carolinepallen 9 жыл бұрын

This man is my hero loved and cherished him- gutted I was born in the wrong decade

@richardjames2547 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant - still miss his humour and talent after all these years. What a loss.

@Ruby20111000 12 жыл бұрын

what a great man - the great Dudley Moore.

@ericabeck8573 8 жыл бұрын

a wonderful and unique talent sadly disappeared too soon

@priscillawatson7049 2 жыл бұрын

what a gifted man!

@artemiszeus9735 3 жыл бұрын

Tremendous man! Isn’t it great when working class boys make it. ❤️🥳

@AmosPressley 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you @Melonhead622 for sharing. It is a tragedy that most of us know him for vacuous movies.

@user-wq5kv2hu2s 5 жыл бұрын

When talent was talent

@johnwharton7473 Жыл бұрын

An absolute genius and phenomenal musician. Sadly missed.

@letsbefrank3 11 жыл бұрын

This is such a great find for me. I recorded this onto audio cassette when it was on (whilst telling all the family in the room to keep quiet) and thought I'd never see or hear it again. I still remember all the phrases and jokes as if it was yesterday! Wonderful!

@griffgriffith4015 2 жыл бұрын

Forty years on and I remember it as if it was yesterday … especially the big-band version of “Goodbye”.

@ColinBarrett001 6 ай бұрын

Will we ever see his like again..? I doubt it. What a great man.

@mickdevlin 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Cook would never be the comedian he was without DM.......Dudley was the quiet genius.

@johnwatts8346 Ай бұрын

i very much disagree- Cook was a natural comic genius, one of the best ever.

@joycejohnson7164 11 жыл бұрын

Lulu? Great! Loved this guy! So handsome and such talent.

@ClipontheEar 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. So much is now available on KZfaq that we never saw in Oz at the time, for too many reasons to list. I admired this man both as a musician, and a comic: hard to decide which he was best at. Both, I conclude. He could have given Victor Borge a run for his money, if he'd chosen that genre. Moore's parody of Benjamin Britten's work (part of 'Beyond the Fringe') is satire edging towards genius.

@MsMesem 5 жыл бұрын

Victor Borge invented piano humour.

@margaretgaskin4928 Жыл бұрын

Jesus a sudden appearance from Rolf Harris can throw everything!

@martinplatt5928 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully talented man........just love him.....brilliant jazz pianist and comedian RIP xx

@johnharpdalton7766 Жыл бұрын

I always thought that Dudley was actually like Amadeus... brilliantly, effortlessly musical and also possessed of a very ribald sense of humour, and also self conscious about small stature. And able to range from the sacred to the profane.

@JoeRivermanSongwriter 5 жыл бұрын

Genius.

@Shadow74342 7 жыл бұрын

He was hilarious in Foul Play with Goldie Hawn.

@MICKEYISLOWD 3 жыл бұрын

Dudley Moore you are so much missed. I am learning piano and hope to one day play as well as you did. Today I'm watching as many videos as I can find of you playing the piano and performing for all the laughs you gave me as an 80s kid growing up. I'm sure you are entertaining all the Angels right now:)

@suttonelms1 9 ай бұрын

What an amazing talent...

@standelone1674 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dudley I Saw your talent 43 yrs ago and love u fella.what a talent hey your life aint saddd your life was and remains sooooo Baddd

@ifeelafool 3 ай бұрын

may a long time he be remembered fondly... such a great pianist and a really sweet person

@posnerist 4 жыл бұрын

how sad his life was stolen from him

@wendajones9040 5 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing talent in so many ways!

@hannaatkinson5468 4 жыл бұрын

Exdtonary video. What a talented man that is playing the piano in a Stunning ensemble . What a phenomenal music player. #SSIGM

@johannebaker9730 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful so glad these clips survive

@Mrphilharmonic 10 ай бұрын

Never knew Dud could play the violin as well as that. A pretty amazing guy. So much talent.

@mehrdadmohajer3847 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Dudley & many thx to you👏

@slagxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11 жыл бұрын

a great man i love him ,,,

@inwoodliver 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see. Thank you. I am sorry for your pain

@madeleinebelle2105 5 жыл бұрын

Dudley Moore was another one off in life...he makes me smile before he even opens his mouth. Never took to Peter Cook.

@taraalan1131 5 жыл бұрын

Madeleine Defoe Peter Cook was a comedic genius.

@theresastillwell1643 2 жыл бұрын

@@taraalan1131 not to most people. Your only a genius if you make Everyone laugh. Dudley made Everyone laugh. And for me being a black female/American. It is hard to get a black audience to laugh w/o using the audience for material.

@BlookbugIV 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow I missed that they ever did one of these with Dudley Moore. Maybe it was before I was old enough to appreciate him and Cook, he looks very young there.

@jackthebassman1 10 жыл бұрын

a true great, so sadly missed

@slapmyfunkybass 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload.

@ShanaiCollins 8 жыл бұрын

This man is the reason i want to learn to play piano he's my inspiration in life

@masmas6463 8 жыл бұрын

+Shanai Collins you must buy SONGS WITHOUT WORDS by Dudley Moore - you can find it on amazon / on the brilliant Dave Grusin GRP Label !!

@ShanaiCollins 8 жыл бұрын

+maurizio sabatini I got one

@michaelbenenson 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if V Borge & Dudley M ever shared a recital together...? Wonderfully gifted, both.

@jessiejames7492 9 жыл бұрын

he wanted to be a concert pianist. i am sure even he didnt think hed be so funny and famous and a legend

@lovingsongs1762 2 жыл бұрын

His first goal was to be a concert violinist!

@jessiejames7492 2 жыл бұрын

@@lovingsongs1762 wow. What a genius. I saw him perform with the violin. Only making sounds to make people laugh just like he would do playing the piano. Even Ronnie wood said he was a genius how his masterful control of music can make people laugh.

@jennywalley8119 Жыл бұрын

WOW. This was great.

@keef71 4 жыл бұрын

where else could you hear bob 'oskins say "if i was a bird......" hahaha

@jamespendragon3595 10 жыл бұрын

Both Dudley Moore and Mick Jagger came from the Dartford/Dagenham area of East London and kent. I don't know what it was about that area but it produced two brilliant music entertainers around the same time.

@Timthetangent 10 жыл бұрын

***** So is Dagenham, but Dud was great.

@Timthetangent 10 жыл бұрын

As is Hornchurch where I was born, but I never got that good on the piano though.

@lovingsongs1762 2 жыл бұрын

Other than the geography they had in common, I could never compare Jagger to Dudley.

@joycejohnson7164 11 жыл бұрын

Bob Hoskins! Great question. Wonderful answer!!!

@jamesanderson1415 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Talent from every pour in his body !!!

@jeremiahchamberlin4499 26 күн бұрын

That’s ‘pore’ if spell check didn’t ‘correct’ you; but I agree, he oozed talent, he was a genius, and he ‘worked on it’ as well.

@writeract2 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious talented - we miss him.

@kayemiller5696 9 жыл бұрын

LOVED IT!!!!! :D

@Melonhead622 11 жыл бұрын

"Goodbye-ee" - it was the end theme from "Not Only... But Also" - Dud and Peter Cook's legendary Sixties TV comedy series. The original song was a pastiche of a music hall duo (whose names I forget) one of whom played piano and sang, the other standing next to him. This version begins with a suggestion of that version - but since Peter is not present, it moves to a big band arrangement, to close this show.

@RachelKP503 8 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@gregmason2760 Жыл бұрын

What a genius. We need more people like him.

@teresestrem 10 жыл бұрын

Y love you Dudley Moore lindooooooooooooooooooooooooo assisti o filme artur e o milionario e me apaixonei , amooo o filme e a musica maravilhosaaaa

@helenamcginty4920 2 жыл бұрын

Colonel bogie in the style of Beethoven is so very clever.

@lyndaunknown720 6 ай бұрын

He had a beautiful singing voice!

@jpaulglobal 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a show. Brilliant mind

@somyod2u 3 жыл бұрын

A friend of my sister got a place at Magdalen College, and after the first week she told her tutor that, although the lectures were quite interesting, when would the cat-walk and deportment instruction start.

@Melonhead622 11 жыл бұрын

This was an early "Audience with..." - and an early solo appearance by Dud. I think BOTH were feeling their way slowly...

@virghammer1 3 жыл бұрын

… or quickly, too, as the moment may be! Thank you so much for posting this, Melonhead622! What a consummately skilled, huge-hearted GEM Dudley was ! Thanks to him - and his colleagues - forevermore.

@user-ir3ob9nk2e 12 күн бұрын

Dudley was quite the boy.

@williammccarthy960 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing musician and a great actor - absolutely needs Peter Cook opposite him to reveal his comic talent.

@ledeyabaklykova Жыл бұрын

So modest he was. He states he only was in Beyond The Fringe to provide the musical accompaniment to the revue. I just saw it on online, the entire thing. The music may have been his only authorial contribution but the revue also features his truly superb and quite original comedic acting chops.

@Melonhead622 11 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Dave. I too have a few pieces like that, including one with Dud interviewed by Judi Spiers in '92. It was a CLASSIC: like Wogan with Larry Hagman and Frank Skinner with Drew Barrymore's Mum - PERFECT chemistry between host and guest. The Wogan was before I had video - but I put the Frank Skinner ON KZfaq. I've collected video since '81 (like this one) and every time I played the Judi interview, I wished to HELL I'd kept the VT. But VT was EXPENSIVE in those days and I was POOR!

@torilllundborn7899 4 жыл бұрын

I feel such a love for our eminent Artists...and feel suffering when I read they have diseases or illnesses. I belive in Paradies and Jesus Christ and pray for them that they must find eternal love and happiness with Jesus Christ. What can love and happiness give us here on Earth...compared to the most wonderful place in universe. I go around with these deep and spirituell thoughts allmost every day...and are filled with so much love for people. Perhaps because I have a suffering my self that it make me more humble for others. Here...all artists that give us soo much Joy. From a warm heart... God bless them all in Jesus Christ. Amen