Robin Williams Drug Years - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - BBC One

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Jonathan Ross is joined by comedy colossus Robin Williams. Robin talks to Jonathan about his drug years.
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[@bennemann]

He got through all the other times, only this time he didn't. RIP Robin Williams.

[@codyhopson97526]

bennemann The only celebrity I actually cared about dying. I think we live in just a slightly sadder world with out him in it.

[@redspecialdude1]

+Strange Tamer well said mate .i agree a comedy legend

[@domissavvy]

He died because he hung himself because he had lewy body dementia of which suicide is an actual cause of death for that disease, my dad has it and its horrendous to watch someone go through, I think he was 5 years sober by the time he died

[@kurfsolb]

@@domissavvy I think that diagnosis was what finally broke him. He realized he's losing his mind and memory, therefore he won't be able to do his job he loved.

[@domissavvy]

@@kurfsolb he wasn't actually diagnosed until after he died which is what's tragic because he probably felt as you described without knowing why. There's a really good documentary on him and Lewy Body Dementia worth looking at it's quite sad

[@Alagueesia]

This is simultaneously funny and very sad. He knew what he was talking about. What a sweet soul anyway.

[@SP-ny1fk]

Underneath the humour there is a very real warning. Sanity is a precious gift - respect yourself.

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

Lol "Immana die, immana die!!! Let's do it again"
That's the reason I'm not doing uppers anymore.

[@xc9034]

But u never die so its okay

[@derecksawyer2733]

Robin still has the ability to snap me out of depression

[@alexander.druganov]

"Dude, this is not gonna go well..." HAHAHAHA!!!! He`s the best!

[@mimi42428]

i love this guy.he is an amazing actor and a comedic genius

[@Jejking]

Maybe it's because I'm tired, but for some reason I got the feeling he didn't want to talk about it and hid it behind a wall of humour?

[@archilonshadowheart7]

he always did psychologist at a comedy club that implemented just after his death basically said the same thing

[@janorhypercleats]

Yes, I've read several books about him. Apparently, he was hiding behind a wall of humor--no one knows who he really was! I saw an interview he did on Dennis Miller he said he had "veritaphobia"--fear of "what is". I met him in san Francisco once--he was very funny, but also very insecure and needy. I saw an interview with Bob Zmuda, he said as long as there was a group of people around Robin would do his improvisational comedy. If it was just the two of them, Robin was very awkward. He didn't really know how to NOT "be on".

[@starwarsroo2448]

It's part of his act, several jokes here he was using for long time

[@FannyLerouxTime]

Erm, I think to start with you'd have been absolutely correct, but over the years he approached the topic in his live shows and seemed to enjoy talking about his battles with addiction.

[@pussycats456]

Yes, I think he did that a lot during interviews.

[@ascendancy425]

Dunno about anyone else but this is making my comedown 10x more tolerable.
RIP the best who ever did it ❤️

[@thebeautywithin]

I love Robin Williams so much xD
He is literally the only comedian I know of where you could be listening to his material, have a heart attack, & die laughing all at once!

[@melaniay4793]

Magic soul 🙏♥️

[@megster1986]

i love him,he never gives a bad interview.

[@Jonathan-fn5dq]

lmfao the left hand coming up to say "I'll watch"

[@wellybootsteve]

too true haha. esp the 'crash' part. it's bad.

[@whatshewantiskyree]

I Miss Mr Williams. One of my favorite comics/actors

[@mimi42428]

love him :-)

[@Amy-gn6zw]

I’m still sad he’s gone. Too soon. 😢

[@Wolverine72]

We miss you buddy ❤

[@thewastedone7794]

true hero

[@zzzcocopepe]

I don't know why but I have a hard time imagining him doing drugs.

[@viewbens]

legend

[@wellybootsteve]

agreed. 100%

[@stizzulka]

hilarious dude.

[@Hulkdadon-hv3dq]

That's me on coke I swear

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

ROBIN MCLAURIN WILLIAMS
21 de julio de 1951
11 de agosto de 2014
72 años
63 años
09 años

[@georgiana6598]

❤

[@confires]

he must have been the most hyper person ever to be ever

[@jessicalove9225]

Lucky

[@starwarsroo2448]

In all the years of Wossy, this was one of the best interviews by a mile

[@HALLAWEENBOY]

i didnt die lets try it again

[@aaronrushton1]

woah. he got oooooold.

[@sebastianperez-ew4qm]

😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnhutch]

LMAO

[@samsonian]

Now, if he already had painted faces with googly eyes for the last bit I might just have died

[@sonminorimitsuu2838]

Gutted Robin is dead :( RIP

[@ImAleXD]

@mimi42428
but most of all, he is a great person

[@smtv6295]

HEYHEY

[@jamesstuart3346]

I miss the days when talk show hosts would talk to guests eye to eye, not from a couple of feet above

[@mimi42428]

@ImAleXD i totally agree :-)

[@itsyoboykyle6314]

Sad to watch this

[@mimi42428]

@DismayOfficial AHAHAHAHA YEA HE IS ALREADY ARTISTIC AND INTENSE!
the devil talking to him like OMG he is tooooooooooooooooooo much

[@jaffa3869]

Okay

[@245thegreat]

@mydesigirl84 wait until tommorow ;)

[@bryanduhart7218]

I always loose it when he brings the evil voice

[@joetube01]

Meanwhile, in Mexico...

[@ECTBWHO]

: P

[@paulnam6424]

Yeah, right next to Jim Carrey