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Topic: Brief But Memorable - Tony Slattery

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BobbyFeb 12, 2010
 

 
Without a doubt, the individual who definitely made an impact on the series during a brief period of time was Tony Slattery.

He made only 4 appearances on the radio, but when the show made the leap to prime time television in mid 90's, Tony was there and was without a doubt a star.

Tony was funny, witty, cheeky and imaginative and had a persona very much like a modern day Benny Hill, filled with implied naughtiness and flirtations, often with the females. But the highlight very often was the implication that he was having some sort of love affair with Nicholas Parsons.

The first time I ever heard of Tony Slattery was when I saw him on the improv series 'Whose Line is it Anyway?', and he was absolutely wonderful and I joy to watch.

Some of my favorite moments of Tony's time on Just a Minute:

The first that immediately springs to mind are his first two appearances at Bury St. Edmonds, which I edited together into one larger episode (mostly because there are some things mentioned in the first recording that are actually explored in the second recording, something about Nicholas saying William Bligh of the Mountie instead of Bounty).

anyway, amongst the best bits from the recording at Bury St. Edmonds, comes a wonderful back and forth exchange between Tony and Paul over their outfits. Another one of my favorite comments I believe was during the subject of 'Black Holes':

Tony Slattery: The brilliant astrophysicist Stephen Hawking postulates the possibility of a black hole in which time cannot only run backwards, but can stand still, rather like it does during the recording of this programme!

that comment gets me every time. I love it.

Tony's appearances on the television version of JAM are also filled with wonderful moments, even in the midst of the chaos of challenges coming left, right and center.

However, as brilliant as Tony was during the height of his popularity, he eventually disappeared from the comedy circuit and from public life during the latter half of the 90's, I believe due to a nervous breakdown brought on by an addiction to drugs and alcohol.

He did eventually come back to Just a Minute in 1999, although he was still funny, it did seem like he wasn't as sprightly as he was before, which is a shame.

I understand that Tony had developed something of a reputation for being difficult, which is probably what prompted even the Comedy Store Players to cut ties with him. I'm not sure what he is doing now, but he has certainly fallen out of favor in the public eye, which is a damn shame as he was one of my favorite comedic actors, and I certainly wish him the best.

 
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Topic: Re: Brief But Memorable - Tony Slattery

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delmelzaFeb 12, 2010
 

 
One of the shows from Bury St Edmunds is in my Top 10 JAMS of all time
( Briefs was the opening topic) I loved Tony's naughtiness and his ablibity to laugh at himself. Tony's pairings with Paul Merton on WLIIA are great fun.

He was in Stephen Fry's Kingdom tv series as a recurring player( now cancelled). And Tony was also interviewed in Stephen Fry's tv show on being Bi Polar.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Bobby" <bobbyshaddoe3004@...> wrote:
>
> Without a doubt, the individual who definitely made an impact on the series during a brief period of time was Tony Slattery.
>
> He made only 4 appearances on the radio, but when the show made the leap to prime time television in mid 90's, Tony was there and was without a doubt a star.
>
> Tony was funny, witty, cheeky and imaginative and had a persona very much like a modern day Benny Hill, filled with implied naughtiness and flirtations, often with the females. But the highlight very often was the implication that he was having some sort of love affair with Nicholas Parsons.
>
> The first time I ever heard of Tony Slattery was when I saw him on the improv series 'Whose Line is it Anyway?', and he was absolutely wonderful and I joy to watch.
>
> Some of my favorite moments of Tony's time on Just a Minute:
>
> The first that immediately springs to mind are his first two appearances at Bury St. Edmonds, which I edited together into one larger episode (mostly because there are some things mentioned in the first recording that are actually explored in the second recording, something about Nicholas saying William Bligh of the Mountie instead of Bounty).
>
> anyway, amongst the best bits from the recording at Bury St. Edmonds, comes a wonderful back and forth exchange between Tony and Paul over their outfits. Another one of my favorite comments I believe was during the subject of 'Black Holes':
>
> Tony Slattery: The brilliant astrophysicist Stephen Hawking postulates the possibility of a black hole in which time cannot only run backwards, but can stand still, rather like it does during the recording of this programme!
>
> that comment gets me every time. I love it.
>
> Tony's appearances on the television version of JAM are also filled with wonderful moments, even in the midst of the chaos of challenges coming left, right and center.
>
> However, as brilliant as Tony was during the height of his popularity, he eventually disappeared from the comedy circuit and from public life during the latter half of the 90's, I believe due to a nervous breakdown brought on by an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
>
> He did eventually come back to Just a Minute in 1999, although he was still funny, it did seem like he wasn't as sprightly as he was before, which is a shame.
>
> I understand that Tony had developed something of a reputation for being difficult, which is probably what prompted even the Comedy Store Players to cut ties with him. I'm not sure what he is doing now, but he has certainly fallen out of favor in the public eye, which is a damn shame as he was one of my favorite comedic actors, and I certainly wish him the best.
>