Tv is fake!!!! Runnnnn!!!!!

At least you know it and are looking elsewhere. ..good for you!

Yeah, a secretly mentally ill woman adopting a brash persona and having silly conversations with a secretly alcoholic Hollywood actor (John Goodman). It's so real.

How do you mean?

Indeed, she really was the mistress of unsteadying the control freakery of celebrity! Glad you're enjoying my videos ;-)

chillmax in what way on gods green earth is the video yours? I suppose if you have paid your TV license in a way it's yours but i'm pretty sure the BBC wouldn't see it that way, they are pretty sniffy about ppl who steal their copyright and then claim ownership, expect a dawn raid.

diecast jam​ wow your a fucking nut job, who asked you, now I tell you what is mine this channel now fuck off it

chillmax love 'your' vids, keep 'em coming.

Thanks Tom, sorry for losing my cool a bit with the guy, bad day at the 'office' :-)

did they keep her in it !

@@samegross6337 I want to know too

Perhaps her natural harsh humour became mingled with British sarcasm & tendency to vicious put-downs; personally I love every word, she can do no wrong, the nastier the better, she doesn't mean it!

@@thebadtemperedbrit I'm British, I get the irony, the sarcasm etc and I understand the public interest in taking celebrities off their pedistools, but consider Ruby's going into hardcore therapy and her subsequent training and interest in psychotherapy. I'm not saying she was being mean, but that really the interview exposes Ruby herself more than Jane Seymour. Her humour is laced with her own feelings of inadequacy, because this is so transparent to me, I don't always find it very funny, sometimes it's like watching a car crash.

@@SarahSmith-nr2wj Just as you say that Ruby seems more to expose herself in her interviews, your comments seem to be in a similar vein, being more about you than Ruby! I believe someone once said "It's not that deep", if you like it, enjoy it & laugh, if you don't, hit the off button ;-).

Came here to say I understand what you mean. I’ve seen ruby bully a guest on a tv show before and I thought she was rude to Lisa kudrow. I also think it comes from her insecurity in childhood. Her parents constantly belittled and criticised her

​@@wonderwoman5528 yep, she's said this is a quality she got from her father, the belittling as humour etc.

Down to earth chilled guy.

Ummmm, not sure about that, possibly, but a famous person in London then, just going about their business or in this case with a film crew would not have had much trouble, unless whipped up by some odd frenzy, British people would just leave you alone! I haven't seen this in a while, but remembering it, she was most likely just having an off day, we all do ;-)

@@thebadtemperedbrit disagree- she was in london surrounded by tourists (and brits)- tourists are sight-seers, kudrow is a site to see. i'll grant that brits r a little more reticent than yanks, at least they were then; but she couldn't bank on that. u could hear the concern and shock in her voice when she realised it was to be outdoors. another reason i dont think this was a success is the fact that kudrow is a comedian herself, not just a comic actor, so i think she could see thro a lot of ruby's tricks. and i don't think lisa was in a bad mood either, she didn't seem to be concentrating on ruby, and it's just probably difficult for ruby to get a rise out of her. would love to hear what ruby thought about it.

It was probably because of Ruby's whole style, it's pretty ad hoc.

It’s both

I read this comment before I got to that bit and I was expecting her to get told off for something.

From memory, as I haven't watched it in a while, this episode is an unfair example, the guests might not have been having a great day & that made Ruby behave how she did. The 1990's was a different time, very bright, brash & bold & Ruby fitted that well & people liked & loved this at the time. I'm of course happy if Ruby is happier now, but I don't think La Wax should regret anything she did, although I don't know the context of the statement to which you refer. We all change over time & there's nothing we can do about the past, so Ruby should be proud of her back catalogue, it made us laugh, whilst she poked fun at mainly over-paid adult pretenders. Personally I'd prefer an 'aggressive' comedy style, 'mindful' comedy doesn't sound that funny to me.

No. King Ralph was released in 91, so filmed in 89/90. I think Ruby's interview shows on the BBC started around 93/ 94 & I've put this one in 1997.

@@thebadtemperedbrit OMG ,I'm off only by 7 yrs not bad huh??? Thank you though, really enjoyyoure work here. The Burt Reynolds one was hilarious, and they both had great chemistry. Ruby Wax, it's been awhile and thank you these are great.

@@kevincostello3856 What's 7 years between friends & you're welcome. Yes, the Reynolds interview was very enjoyable, even if you're not a fan of his. It's a shame Ruby doesn't do comedy anymore, I think she's a sort of mental wellness activist now, but I'm not 100% sure. If you like her & don't know where it all started, maybe check out 'Girls On Top', the first ep at least is on YT. If you like the 80's & you like girls being stupid, you might enjoy it ;-).

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Not at all, although an American, her acerbic, straightforward humour, suited British TV perfectly & still would. Ruby moved on from this due to her mental health issues & TV changing. She still works in the media & her husband is a top director.

@@thebadtemperedbritI’ve read at least 3 comments calling out Ruby for her behaviour, and I know you’re a fan but maybe listen to others opinions before outright dismissing them. I love ruby but I’ve seen her bully at times

Why?

There were two (or more) parts to Ruby's 'schtick', the first where she'd clown around shouting at people & the second where she was more like a fan girl interviewer, either way, at all times her aim was to entertain & that she did. To round Ruby's performance down to just 'rude' & to almost blame her for modern day ills, is not only unfair & overly simplistic, but to miss the point. She knew her 'guests' were just adult pretenders getting paid too much & so did they & she was gonna let them have it for our amusement. Ruby never set out to do this, she thought it was the life of an actress for her, but she didn't quite fit, so it was lucky for her & us, that this just fell into her lap, we should all be so lucky. Nobody has followed in Ruby's footsteps & even if they tried, it would be a very pale comparison.

D Deeze actually, this was funny. What type of show did you think you were watching?

This was never meant to be a classic interview show, that had be done to death. From memory, this episode wasn't the best & if you only know Ruby from this you may think that, especially with Lisa Kudrow. Ruby's style was to sidle herself into the guests life & become their friend to get them to reveal things they shouldn't, if she didn't have time for that, as here, she just made fun of them, and herself, in the hope of making the audience laugh, which she generally did. Ruby was always a love her hate her character, so she's not for everyone, personally I always loved her brash American persona, the wide eyed innocent routine, when in reality she's determined to get the guest to reveal all & make us laugh at the same time, it was definitely refreshing after Parkinson or similar.

+gabrielle andrew She's not an interviewer and her subjects know that, she's a comedian and they're just there to give her a punchline 😁.