Absolutely. He comes across better than any of the goading presenters that passed up a massive opportunity to capture something great in exchange of some tabloidy shite.
@@MrRazorblade999 yeah but I get the feeling they thought they could clown on him and parade an old drunk man around and make him the joke but he showed them for what they were and they tried to humiliate a man who didn't care.
You can see clearly that he thinks much more of the audience than he does of the 'hosts'. Ollie was such a genuine bloke that loved to entertain. As he always said "I'm a showman, thats my main role". He always did a great job.
Ollie did love to drink, but back a few decades ago the audience may have politely chuckled but this bunch is the generation that doesn't want to work, knows no history, doesn't read, feels entitled and thinks they know it all. More than any generation before their rudeness is pretty shocking.
You’re right. The difference between this show and the other shows he was on, is on this stupid show, they are encouraging him to act up. The other shows were funny because the people were trying to act serious and pretend he wasn’t drunk, which made it funny because of the way they responded to him. This show is just a bunch of me generation kids that wanted him to make a fool of himself. I would of loved it had he gotten sick and thrown up all over that broad asking him to sing.
The funny thing is that even drunk he can be more articulate then most people of the facebook/ipod generation today. You can tell he is an educated man, a truly colorfull character, with a dangerous edge.
I love the way that Ollie always outfoxed people using Latin phrases and colourful language. He was always outsmarting people who tried to wind him.up..
Reed was a great actor and an utterly honest man. He was also a loyal and steadfast friend to anyone who befriended him. What's more he served his country with distinction and honour. Can the same be said for you?
Yeah the American woman is clearly a bit disrespectful of him also .. can tell she don't like him an was repulsed when she walked him in an he attempted physical contact .. he was a man who noticed everything even when drunk Butin there defence . I guess Oliver had been on chat shows drunk an crazy many times B4 .especially from 80s an 90s .. so that was kinda what was expected of him ..
This show represented the beginning of the end for British Television, they allowed trendy common trash in to interview in a confrontational way. They are idiots and Oliver pure class. Sadly the world is now full of bland people like the interviewers rather than people like Oliver. Explains why the world of TV is now full of X factor and talentless shows! RIP Ollie
@keedo45 I know I'm 5 months late responding to your post but I just watched this tonight for the first time. I couldn't have voiced it better myself. It was very sad to see how these people took advantage of Mr. Reed at a vulnerable time in his life. cheers from Vancouver, Canada
Oliver Reed: colossus of a man with an international career spanning 4 decades who even in death was in that years top grossing film. The Word presenters, guests and audience: nobodies then, even lower down now...
these kids are truly juvenile--but amazingly he still tried to have fun with them and was his usual hilarious self--you can't make a fool out of somebody like him, he's too sweet--and smart (did you see him smile?) And please come on, there's not anything wrong with a drunk Oliver Reed--some of his best responses to life and people were when he was schnockered
An alcoholic, an actor, a comedian, a father, a husband, but let's not forget he was a man. This show is disgusting for trying to make a joke out of someone who had more talent in his little finger than any of these clowns had in their entire bodies. It's appalling that the sole purpose of this was to make fun of this brilliant actor and human being. I'm sad for having seen this...
a genius actor who was an alcoholic. the most interesting man you can listen to. these dregs who were sitting next to him should be honored to even be in the same conversation with this giant actor
Olly Reed is a legend. There are more than a few stories of epic drinkers being shamed by Olly's liver. Even Keith Moon could'nt keep up. I would have loved to have had a lock-in with this great fella. I raise a glass, and many more, to his good name.
Considering his condition (overall as well as in the moment), he actually looks pretty great here for his age (and proximity to death). And even if he's being treated like a spectacle, he seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself.
I feel very sorry for him during this interview. Just taking the rise out of him and they're not really interested in what he has to say. A very intelligent very articulate man with very very sad eyes. They should be ashamed of themselves.
It's quite obvious Ollie had a problem with the way he was raised as a child, so turned to alcohol to numb the pain...I just admire him as an actor. Very few people knew the real Oliver Reed. RIP young man.
That's Bill Hicks on his left who is my favorite comedian who had a big issue with the piss. He must have been really feeling for Ollie being hijacked on the show.
Agreed. They wanted him to scream "Wild thing" into the mic & fall all over the place, so they could have a laugh at his expense. I'm glad that he didn't give them exactly what they wanted!
Bill Hicks is quire boy compared to Oliver Reed. Hicks is some lefties hero on hipster cafes, Oliver Reed was the real rebel, with his friends like Keith Moon, Graham Chapman and many others. Fuck Bill Hicks.
Quite amazing when a drunk has more class than the young "hip" and sober participants of "The Word".
Absolutely. He comes across better than any of the goading presenters that passed up a massive opportunity to capture something great in exchange of some tabloidy shite.
@@babyshambler Agreed. All they wanted was a performing monkey!
The presenters come across as being total airheads ! They were very much put in their place...
They filled him changing? WTH
Its pretty obvious Oliver Reed in his later years, knew what a joke the media is and was smart enough not to take it seriously he was having fun.
He also knew how to party. You keep it easy.
Even in his most inebriated state of mind, Ollie is too good for this rubbish.
Very clever to invite a known drunk onto the show, and then try to get the better of him..they failed anyway.
Huh? His alcoholism and binge drinking was very well known at the time.
He was an actor, acting. I done the research ;-)
@@wallacecleaver4485 Ollie was legendary for his drunkenness.
@@deanreeve8097 A fine actor and total pisshead which one on this occasion fuck knows you take ya pick.
@@MrRazorblade999 yeah but I get the feeling they thought they could clown on him and parade an old drunk man around and make him the joke but he showed them for what they were and they tried to humiliate a man who didn't care.
Reed was a brilliant man and never took himself too seriously
Ollie was playing his part. I don't think they were in on the joke. Because they were the joke.
No he wasnt he was just a nasty drunk - and if not an obnoxious sober prick
all the years "The Word" was on TV and this is it's only memorable moment
This man is drunk as fuck and is still more intelligent than the crowd
He's literally just rambling drunken nonsense in a posh accent hun x
@@swingriots1549 then you just don’t understand .
@@hebejeebies2452 Yes I do. You think posh cunt = intelligent 🤷♀️
No, he isn't! Bothing he's saying makes a lick of sense
You can see clearly that he thinks much more of the audience than he does of the 'hosts'. Ollie was such a genuine bloke that loved to entertain. As he always said "I'm a showman, thats my main role". He always did a great job.
He worked out quickly what a knob Terry Christian is
This is like the proper Englishman from the 50s - 60s clashing with the tackiness of the 90s.
Nailed it!
Ollie did love to drink, but back a few decades ago the audience may have politely chuckled but this bunch is the generation that doesn't want to work, knows no history, doesn't read, feels entitled and thinks they know it all. More than any generation before their rudeness is pretty shocking.
Tackiness? ?? Don't you mean down right ASININE
And a proper Englishman who at any moment could've flayed and sprawled them all to the stage.
You’re right. The difference between this show and the other shows he was on, is on this stupid show, they are encouraging him to act up. The other shows were funny because the people were trying to act serious and pretend he wasn’t drunk, which made it funny because of the way they responded to him. This show is just a bunch of me generation kids that wanted him to make a fool of himself. I would of loved it had he gotten sick and thrown up all over that broad asking him to sing.
The funny thing is that even drunk he can be more articulate then most people of the facebook/ipod generation today. You can tell he is an educated man, a truly colorfull character, with a dangerous edge.
He's above them in intelligence. But they are taking the piss when they lack the intelligence. Such an insult.
Dude really said "Facebook/Ipod gerenation" 💀💀💀
@@beno526 What's the time-stamp for that. I must've missed it.
@@paulgreen2401 Fred B.'s comment 10 years ago
I love the way that Ollie always outfoxed people using Latin phrases and colourful language. He was always outsmarting people who tried to wind him.up..
Reed was a great actor and an utterly honest man. He was also a loyal and steadfast friend to anyone who befriended him. What's more he served his country with distinction and honour. Can the same be said for you?
What an absolutely wretched show.
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Still better than anything MTV regurgitates these days. ;-)
Agreed
The hidden camera real classy move.
Let's face it: *drunk or sober: Oliver Reed was an incredible human being.*
And we loved him
He did marry a 15 year old guy despite pushing 60.
@@twomindz79 He married a 21 year old when he was 42 so why exaggerate?
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Oliver was 43 and she was 16 when he started seeing her .
Gone way too soon. What a legend. His career outlived their show as well as their own careers and they were so pretentious
Oliver Reed was wild, he didn't waste his life playing nice, he played along the edge. A true beast, in the finest sense of the word.
Reed is cool. As an American, I've discovered the meaning of "ponce" watching the puny little host trying to act superior.
You're dead right. Terry Christian was & still is, a cocky know-all. He tried to humiliate Oliver. They used Oliver to make their programme more edgy.
Yeah the American woman is clearly a bit disrespectful of him also .. can tell she don't like him an was repulsed when she walked him in an he attempted physical contact .. he was a man who noticed everything even when drunk
Butin there defence . I guess Oliver had been on chat shows drunk an crazy many times B4 .especially from 80s an 90s .. so that was kinda what was expected of him ..
Not only was he drunk he was fabulous😉💖
Even drunk . . . Ollie is sharper than the twits trying to . . . . ah . . . . interview {?} him.
What a bunch of disrespectful snobs. Reed got more class than all of them combined
A fuggin legend right there, they dont make them like him anymore, R.I.P. 💚💚💚
Terry Christian once a joke always a joke Reed worth a million of men like him
Wait. Were they spying on him in his dressing room???!!
I would’ve walked off the set after that.
This show represented the beginning of the end for British Television, they allowed trendy common trash in to interview in a confrontational way. They are idiots and Oliver pure class. Sadly the world is now full of bland people like the interviewers rather than people like Oliver. Explains why the world of TV is now full of X factor and talentless shows! RIP Ollie
Bloody well said, despite it being 10 years ago 😊
He is a legend. One of the great English actors
Love that Bill Hicks is sat in quiet bemusement next to him. Two heroes sat beside each other!
Bill Hicks showed himself up as nothing more than a wet wimp
@@andreeniem8780 Really, I heard he was a legend, is that bollocks?
@@mrtoad3582 I didn't think he was a legend but I definitely would have expected him to be a more cool guy than that. Sitting there saying NOTHING
@@andreeniem8780 yeah definitely seemed like a shrinking violet here..
@@andreeniem8780 yeah and disappointing he didn't know who Oli Reed was...strange considering was a legend on talk shows in the US too
Despite his alcoholism, you cannot dismiss what a great actor Oliver was.
Tried to mug him off , brought the house down RIP Wild Thing
Such disrespect from talentless wonders. Terry Christian- a legend in his own mind.
Looks like he's entering the ring for a wrestling match.
@keedo45 I know I'm 5 months late responding to your post but I just watched this tonight for the first time. I couldn't have voiced it better myself. It was very sad to see how these people took advantage of Mr. Reed at a vulnerable time in his life.
cheers from Vancouver, Canada
This is one of the most sadistic things I have seen in my life. Great contribution to the world wankers.
Blunt Direct. Correct.
Alcohol is a choice.
I choose mushrooms.
My fav part was when he told her sit down and shut up.
Ollie was Keith Moons best drinking buddy .
"Would I know anything madam? " I'm sure Bill Hicks was getting a kick off old Ollie.
Notice Jo Whiley's name buried in the credits as production assistant or something.
Christian and Pucrik might as well be toilet bowls, Olive Reed well and truly shat on them.
Oliver Reed: colossus of a man with an international career spanning 4 decades who even in death was in that years top grossing film.
The Word presenters, guests and audience: nobodies then, even lower down now...
Bill Hicks is definitely not a nobody.
Looks like Oliver reeds having a smashing time 😂
This was the same episode where one of the members of L7 showed her vadge on live TV.. that's the kind of show it was!!
these kids are truly juvenile--but amazingly he still tried to have fun with them and was his usual hilarious self--you can't make a fool out of somebody like him, he's too sweet--and smart (did you see him smile?) And please come on, there's not anything wrong with a drunk Oliver Reed--some of his best responses to life and people were when he was schnockered
lol@ schnockered.
these kids are 50 years old today moron
my god this is the 90s-est thing I've ever seen
A star and still shining...
his reference to 'a smuggler's song' went over everyone's head.....
Omg love Oliver Reed!
An alcoholic, an actor, a comedian, a father, a husband, but let's not forget he was a man. This show is disgusting for trying to make a joke out of someone who had more talent in his little finger than any of these clowns had in their entire bodies. It's appalling that the sole purpose of this was to make fun of this brilliant actor and human being. I'm sad for having seen this...
But he boxed very clever... bless
a genius actor who was an alcoholic. the most interesting man you can listen to. these dregs who were sitting next to him should be honored to even be in the same conversation with this giant actor
Oliver Reed was a Great Actor!!! 🍻🥴👍
What legend. What a mustache.
I just noticed Bill hicks is sat there😂Two legends in the same room
Olly Reed is a legend. There are more than a few stories of epic drinkers being shamed by Olly's liver. Even Keith Moon could'nt keep up. I would have loved to have had a lock-in with this great fella. I raise a glass, and many more, to his good name.
Oliver Reed telling you the way it is they ain't nobody's whipping boy. Only in the world to have a good time every time
Drunk or not ..I can see that he still was the only gentelman in this silly group of 90s punks
Bill Hicks & that hot model, are like "WTF is happening?"
I think bill hicks probably knows exactly what's going on there.
Drunxploitation?
you cant bate an old head like this, drunk or sober makes no difference he just fucks with all these nobodys ya gotta luv it
Considering his condition (overall as well as in the moment), he actually looks pretty great here for his age (and proximity to death). And even if he's being treated like a spectacle, he seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself.
I feel very sorry for him during this interview. Just taking the rise out of him and they're not really interested in what he has to say. A very intelligent very articulate man with very very sad eyes. They should be ashamed of themselves.
It's quite obvious Ollie had a problem with the way he was raised as a child, so turned to alcohol to numb the pain...I just admire him as an actor. Very few people knew the real Oliver Reed. RIP young man.
Oliver Reed bad ass
That's Bill Hicks on his left who is my favorite comedian who had a big issue with the piss. He must have been really feeling for Ollie being hijacked on the show.
This is how I roll into Denny’s
Same outfit
@@BeingAwakeisPainful different day
Mr. Oliver reed...awsome thanks so much for uploading this!
Ollie the legend, still fondly remembered for his acting and his antics. Everybody else on this TV show , long forgotten.
You can tell the interviewers are just trying to make a spectacle out of him.
oliver reed is a massive lad
Ollie's take on "Wild Thing" is a bit Zappa-esque, to me. I like it.
Are you putting your hand to me BOY !!!! Oliver Reed light years over these fools heads...
Love his jacket!!!!
Would I know anything of Madam? Wow literally can fight those turds the one arm tied behind his back go get them Ollie
I think of the word 'Mustache Rides' looking at the fabulous Ollie sporting his.
Oliver was drunk as a skunk and yet more of a class act than hosts. Who have all been forgotten.
Mostly anyway
it was terrible how they did this to a legend at his lowest eb..
Oliver Reed freakin rocks
holy shit Bill Hicks
Nasty and mean thing to do to a great bloke, shame on them!! Ollie still came out the greatest!
A very great drunk acting by Oliver Reed!
I love how Ollie didn't give a flying fuck 💪💪💪💪 Wild Thing ,🥃🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺
This is painful on so many levels. Bill Hick's face says it all. Low hanging fruit bullshit.
Loved that guy. 😂. Total legend. Anyone that served you'll never forget your service number
He was a great british actor and was great on talk shows.😊
He was just great on the song wild thing.he would have made a great James Bond too.he was a great actor.the world will never see his likes again.😊
it's like someone had a mushroom trip about being drunk on a talk show
rotflmfaooo, you mean the one that follows the ego death one?
Barstard wanna be anchors, hope you are proud of yourself,.
6:12 My Dude is literally like "Wtf is this music? ... Goddamn the 90s" 😂 judging with his eyes.
He used to hang out with Keith Moon, so he definitely knows how to rock out.
He's A Fucking Legend!
Olllie doing the same act he did on Parkinson lol.
Best ring walk ever
Nice to see bill hicks keeping the respects.
he is the best, the fucking best
He was a wild thing. 😨
Bill Hicks sitting there thinking, "What the fuck am I doing here?" Ollie was something else, man. What a fella.
5.58 he’s got them in his hand , the tables turned after they’ve tried playing with him......welcome to Ollies world. A force of nature 💪🏽😂
Agreed. They wanted him to scream "Wild thing" into the mic & fall all over the place, so they could have a laugh at his expense. I'm glad that he didn't give them exactly what they wanted!
Having a hidden camera on a guest in their dressing room is a piece of shit move. That alone should’ve been enough to close the show down.
💯 disrespectful to him
Bill Hicks expression throughout just says "WTF am I doing on this stupid ass show? How embarrassing."
Bill Hicks isnt fit, to lick the piss dribblets on Ollies toilet seat.
Bill Hicks is quire boy compared to Oliver Reed. Hicks is some lefties hero on hipster cafes, Oliver Reed was the real rebel, with his friends like Keith Moon, Graham Chapman and many others. Fuck Bill Hicks.
Fuck YOU
damn, you're fucking dumb.
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Oliver Reed and the NEDS! BEST EVER!
Not giving a fuck is so liberating ! I have Respect for Oliver ~
I was watching Gladiator last night for the tenth time and thought, "What fricking frick, alcohol . . . ."
I still think that Oliver Reed's best work was in The Who's Tommy, he was clearly having an absolute BLAST filming that role.