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Re: The Carte Blanche of Kenneth Williams

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Steve KenrickOct 27, 2010
 
 

I have heard this story before and there are two things that cause me to question the accuracy of it.

 

Firstly, Nyree Dawn Porter was born and grew up in a country infamous for the chauvinism of its male population.

Secondly, by the time she was invited onto JAM, she had been more than 10 years in a profession where outrageous behaviour is commonplace.

Hence, I would have expected her to either ignore Ken’s jibes or to counter them with a suitably cutting riposte.

 

If this story is true, I prefer to believe that poor Nyree finding herself out of her depth chose to beat a retreat and cover it using an over-dramatic exit.

 

Having said that, of all the actresses appearing on tv at that time, I did find her the most bed-worthy.

 

From: just-a-minute@... [mailto:just-a-minute@...] On Behalf Of Robert Torres
Sent: 25 October 2010 17:28
To: just-a-minute@...
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: The Carte Blanche of Kenneth Williams

 

 

That is true.  Entertainment is one of the key elements for a show like JAM, and Kenneth was certainly very entertaining.  His presence certainly did lift the proceedings up especially when there would be a rather uninteresting guest panelist. 

 

However, there were plenty of equally entertaining guests that appeared on the panel at times with Kenneth, and yet he was still allowed free reign to ride roughshot over people regardless.  In fact, there was one occasion when Kenneth`s behavior caused a female guest to run out of the show in the middle of a recording, in absolute tears, and refused to go back because she didnt want to be subjected to Kenneth`s anti feminist tirades.  I believe the lady in question was Nyree Dawn Porter.

 

And there are also entrees in Kenneth's own journal where he personally states quite categorically of the times he behaved disgracefully on Just a Minute.  His intention may have been to be entertaining, but even the late Mr. Williams himself was aware of those moments when he crossed the line. 

 


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