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  • I've American and ever since I went to Australia last summer and my Australian friend introduced me to "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" I've loved Michael, he's so hilarious!!!! I wish he was more well known in the US. He's wonderful.

  • It's Woody, AKA: Condorman! LOL

  • Legend

  • Die lach van hem is gwn hetzelfde als Frank Spencer xD

  • Best celebrity anecdote ever!

  • We Americans really don't know much about Michael other than that he was the Phantom, but he's so much more than that....and he's genuinely hysterical. Everytime I watch this, I laugh out loud - it's not just the story itself, but how he tells it. I get a kick out of the interviewer tearing up in laughter, lol

  • Don't be offended cause that's the way you talk.

  • Every so often I'm like "oh Frank <3"

  • "I'm very big in Beijing now" LOL

  • Flaming hilarious- I laugh EVERYTIME i watch this. "i know you're metric over here...in metric its BIGG! I love him. Sir Crawford fans if you wanna see a brilliant example of how well this man can sing...type in "michael crawford love changes everything, and notice how long he can keep a note at d end!

    Love ya Sir Michael Crawford!:-)

    Ps. love "I'm sitting on a big black saddle!" Love that!

  • So awesome to see michael crawford out of character, although I can still hear frank coming through a bit :)

  • FRANK ;) 

  • Spencer!!!

    

  • please upload more of this interview

  • 您联系滑稽,也是!

  • LMAO!!!! "Don't be offended if your chinese, that's the way you talk" hahaha! XD

  • This is hands-down the best story I have ever heard.

  • I grew up with your happiness - found this video today in error . Its wet and gloomy in Snowdonia but gosh how you have brightened my day.

    Keep the Nation smiling please!

  • i love to see what frank spencer would be doin in 2011

  • LOL!

    

  • " please dont be offended if you're chinese, that's the way you talk" best line :)

  • jesus ..didnt recognise him at all, thought he was david hasselhoff

  • @HLecterPHD DAVID HASSELHOFF! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That is too funny!

  • oh my word he's changed so much since like 'some mothers do ave em' - anyone who hasn't seen any of them should watch them now, they're hilarious!

  • simply the best

  • I can see where Russell Brand gets his inspiration from...Michael Crawford...Some mothers do 'ave 'em...simply the best bar none

  • please don't be offended if you're chinese, that's the way you talk!

  • Love him.

    You Brits don't know how lucky you are! :D

  • I am laughing soooooooooooo(x1000..) MUCH!!! MICHAEL U ARE NOT JUST ERIK U ARE THE BEST COMEDIAN STORYTELLER I HAVE EVER HEARD!! :'D :'D

  • This is so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • broo SKETTA' ah you moron. The "ch" in Italian is prounced like our "k"!!! Think "Chianti".

  • It's Erik!

  • Amazing how he can go from Frank Spencer to Phantom Of The Opera.

    The man absolutely oozes versatility.

  • i would love to see this whole interview, does anyone know where i could get it? x

  • This is, very possibly, the best piece of humour, in it's most simplest and yet most effective form. He's a natural. In my humble opinion, Micheal Crawford is the best "all-rounder" ever to honour British talent, coming from a time when it was forgiven to be "politically incorrect", or in other words "to-be-just-plain-honest-and-d­irect". If I watch this clip a million times I will still have tears in my eyes with laughter. .

  • @darren1naudi I agree, he excels in everything he does, and he can do it all. he's a terrific raconteur, with a self deprecating humor which really leaves you in stitches. He can fill over an hour or two with his funny stories on himself.

  • "Don't be offended if your chinese, that's the way you talk" LMAO

  • Michael is just awesome.

  • he's aged quite well.

  • This man is really funny!!!!!..i am very big in Beigin...buahahahahahahaha

  •  im asian and that was hilarious, Hes so funny

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  • "Please don't be offended if you're Chinese, that's the way you talk." LFMAO!!!!

  • Is it me or does he look like the Hof in a way

  • omg i cannot stop laughingg!!

  • he looks like ryan o neal

  • They dont make any more classic British comedy anymore. Just retarted shows like X FACTOR, Britain Got Talent and Big Brother

  • I love you Michael <33333

  • Er, never mind Michael, check out Cilla's legs! Phwoooar!!!

  • He's so gawddamn CUUUUUTE

  • LOL what an absolute fuckin legend!!! toast of english comedy :)

  • Lol i love his impression of an asian person! I was lmao!

  • No lie... He kind of looks like David Hasselhoff... o.O Amazing work though ^^

  • @RaggedyXandy i think he looks more like Roger Daltrey here lol.

  • @IL0veMoz He sounds a lot like Roger Daltrey. I wonder if Michael is from Hammersmith, South London where Daltrey is from.

  • @VValkyrie No, not from London. Born in Wiltshire, raised on the isle of Sheppey.

  • @VValkyrie michael sounds posh, roger has a thick cockney accent, looks like him here but don't sound similar really.

  • 3 people had their pants fall down

  • what was the muscial disaster he was talking about before the video?

  • @ProdigyStepper It was in EFX; he starred in it at Las Vegas. There were videos on youtube of it.

  • @thephantom1946 no no no, what were they talking about before the EFX disaster was the topic

  • @ProdigyStepper unfortunately the BBC didn't let us see what they talked about before the EFX disaster. They only post these short little clips. MC has a huge fund of funny stories about mishaps that happened on stage at his own expense. He's hilarious, he could keep going for over an hour just telling these stories while you're laughing till tears come in your eyes. He usually got Parkinson tearing up with laughter, lol. I have some downloaded on my PC.

  • I just love listening to him talk. Of course I love his singing voice too. Very talented man!!!

  • frank spencer goed best there is

  • 3 people are offended because they're asian. Love you MC! :)

  • Congratulations to Michael for returning to the stage in the Wizard of Oz, I'm sure he'll be fantastic-still going strong at 68!

  • I do not know if this really happened or not but it sure is hilarious the way Michael Crawford describes it!

  • @StartabandDuran Well it wouldn't be funny to a Brit, we would consider them normal.

  • what a class man

  • HAHAHHAHAAHA 'dont be afraid, dont be surprised, i know with me you never could believe your eyes' THAT HAD ME IN HYSTERICS lmaooooooo!! I love MC so much!!

  • michael crawfors is probably the best british comedian britain has produced what a great comedian hes soo funny absolutely brilliant

  • 3 people are really fucked up in the head!how can you dislike this video?

    its freaking hilarious!

  • Wait ... the guy in Some Mother's do 'Ave em was the Phantom? O_o Wow.

  • @Bethster7 Great, isn't it? It just shows what an exceptionally talented actor/singer he is. Mesmerizing as the Phantom.

  • @thephantom1946 It is! I came here after watching him performing The Point of no Return and learn he played Frank, a lovable idiot. He is extraordinarily talented.

  • @thephantom1946 For the full story of the show and MC's casting, search for Behind the Mask: Making of the Phantom, on YouTube. Also, get the DVD of MC in Barnum to see how talented he is, and get MC's autobiography.

  • @audiesgirl Thank you, but I have the documentary recorded for a couple of years now, and memorized, lol. Also I have the other items you mentioned too. I guess I've been on top of all this for many years now. I recognized his exceptional talent since I first saw him live as the Phantom in the late '80s :-) I saw him 4 times in the show.

  • Thats freaking hilarious.

  • I love when he sings! And he so funny. He seems like a really sweet guy. I'd love to meet him!

  • ohhhh betty

  • =D OMG Poor Michael! Just hilarious story though...I love you!

  • @TheElvisaka fuckoff.

  • @sc4rzpur3  Thanks for the compliment hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  • I recently watched a countdown of the greatest comedy characters, and Frank Spencer was nowhere near high enough. Basil Fawlty and Alan Partridge are brilliant, but Frank walks in comedy heaven.

  • Wouldnt it be great to see something of Frank Spencer's life 30 years on in Austrailia, like he became a billionaire or something, it'd be great, a bit like the Only Fools and Horses prequel, like a one off special

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  • MC personifies the professional Brit actor. The immortal role of the Phantom could have completely gone to his head, but he came through it remarkably grounded. He really enjoys laughing at himself. An American actor would have been entrapped in the role and gone nuts.

  • @audiesgirl Thank goodness it was a British show to begin with, and ALW had the foresight to give the role to Crawford, who no one else thought he would be able to do it. ALW at least knew Crawford was classically trained in voice, but most everybody else didn't know that. Once ALW heard him sing at his vocal teachers place (Crawford didn't know it) he said to the teacher, " I think we just found our Phantom". And yes, Michael has such a great sense of humor. Love his laugh.

  • Just thoose few seconds he sang there, takes one into another world.

    Awesome. Crawford is THE PERFORMER of this or any age.

  • Michael Crawford is just one amazing man!! His voice! AH!

  • LOL!

  • i love michael crawford, especially in phantom, but his voice just sends shivers up my spine!

  • Every time I watch this I burst out laughing. Michael's such a great storyteller!

  • "Please don't be offended if you're Chinese that's the way you talk"

  • wish frank spencer had been interviewed genius

  • ohGod Michael,you're just awsome

  • Happy 68th birthday as well Michael!!! You still look GORGEOUS from what I've seen in the latest isssue of "Notes"!!! I love you as well.

  • hot damn!! hes 68? wow he will always be hot!! colin, its been a while. u mad at me? i still love u!!

  • @colinmcphan 68 WOW i thought he was younger than that

  • Happy 68th birthday, Michael!! We love you!!

  • XD Epic Chinese Accent from the greatest actor ever!(Happy 68th brithday Tuesday!)

  • Hmmm..30 years go by and people say people have changed..give it a rest

  • funny. never saw some mothers do have them.

  • Its hilarious

  • Good old Frank Spencer, the character that tried to do well but failed! An excellent character and actor.

  • loved him in some mothers do have them lol

  • I heart Michael Crawford as well "TheBroadwayluver5111"!!! I hope Mike never changes. Hes a total love and a brilliant performer! Did I mention that I think hes damn sexy, good looking and adorable as well.

  • Yes Colin u did!!! But um... i think u forgot the most important word ever!!! NAUGHTY!!!!!!!!!!!! Weee!!!!!!! I still love u baby, and so does ryan!!!

  • Wow, he has changed...he used to be so skinny...recognise his voice though,that hasn't changed.

  • hahaha Gotta love Michael Crawford! ! ! ! XD

  • great actor.

  • I wouldnt have recognized him now as Frank Spencer. He looks alot different.

  • Oooooh Betty!

  • OMG!!!!!!!! i heart micheal crawford! XD

  • this is one of my favourite interviews parkie did.Michael was very funny and witty and this story got me on the floor with lots of laughter.

  • he looks like David Hasslehoff, except i bet david doesn't do his own stunts :D

  • liza tarbuck looks very glam.

  • you can hear the frank spencer abit i think he has been in character for so long its apart of him.

  • This was much funnier than I expected! LOL!

  • I would never of guessed that was Frank Spencer ^_^

  • Really? I thought "Frank Spencer" the moment he started speaking! =P

  • Frank Spencer!!!! LMAO

  • ps what adverts are u people from 2 weeks ago talking about? i have ads to the right of the vids... weird lol, yo!!

  • omg i must chime in!!! so what if MC did ask for a few things for himself, medusa and caprica!! he was the one who made POTO a huge hit for how long??? and yeah, id want compensation for wearing what he had to wear and sing beautifully at the same time!! Go MC u sexy thang u!!! If it werent for him, i would never have known POTO. HI Colin, by the way!! Its been a while!! we still naughty friends? tee hee!!

  • I have that documentary to Medusa0999 and Michael never went mental on the dancers or said a thing about them. Re-watch the documentary and quit spreading falsehoods or lies about Michael. If you don't like him for some weird reason then don't watch his videos. What they did say is that Webber or one of the other people in charge cut some of the dancers numbers down after they nhad worked so had on them and Gillian Lynn felt bad for the young dancers. Shame people for believing wrong information

  • i have a lot of respect and admiration for michael crawford.he is a very talented and gifted person.

  • Who are the other two ladies sitting next to him?

  • they are Liza tarbuck and cilla black.

  • I agree "thephantom1946". I have met Michael several times since 1988 and have talked to a bunch of his co-stars and he has a ton of people that respect him that have worked with him. Nobodys perfect and Michael is as demanding on himself as his co-workers. Plus the documentary was produced by Webbers company so think about that "Capricaquarius89". Michaels dresser even talked about how sexy Mike is and how much she enjoyed working with him. Nobodys perfect but MCs got a great heart for people

  • So Sexy! I love him too!

  • Not true. His costars really loved Michael. Many of them cried when he left. You must have heard on the documentary about his earlier years. He is a perfectionist. Please don't put an incorrect spin on that, just rewatch that documentary.

  • I have that doc recorded and practically know it by heart, lol, the dancers said he would " get on them about it" not go mental. Once all the problems were ironed out, it was fine. The cast memebers were very fond of him after all that time. Tears were shed when he left each venue. London, NY and LA.

  • I guess thats often the case with brilliant people.

  • What year was this?

  • Legend!

  • I had to sit through that awful Nissan advert just to watch a 3 minute clip. WTF?

  • oh my God...okay, i just about died from laughter here...poor Michael...HILARIOUS!!! "Don't be afraid...Don't be surprised...I know with me you never could believe your eyes..." God...

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  • lol

  • OMG! that was so funny! he is totally awesome! ^_^

  • I agree!!! Michael is soooooooooooo adorable and totally cute. Plus he can act, sing and make you drop dead from laughter. Now thats what I call a super talented guy!

  • such a cutie pie! XD

  • I'm a quarter chinese and did not find that offending one bit. That was funny as hell :) I love Mr. Crawford.

  • "Now don't be offended, if your chinese, its the way you talk" hehehe. Good ole michael.

  • @MichaelCrawfordsFan im asian, and im not offended, that is hilarious!

  • @MichaelCrawfordsFan It's funny because he is contradicting himself by making sure they ARE offended (if that's what offends them).

  • Michael Crawford's character aint changed much from his classic comedies. Sooooo funny and joyous.Guys like this with spontaneously and almost instinctively funny characters are rare. We need mothers to produce these kinds of funny breeds to spice up life to make worth living. Long live Frank Spencer F.W.

  • Michael is soooooooooo freaking delicious! I want to eat him up!!!

  • ya know, i'd really rather you didn't. then he would be dead. and i would be very unhappy. and i don't think he would taste THAT good, really...'less you're cannibalistic...but somehow, i doubt that. :)

  • 2:25 cracks me up every time! :D

  • hooo ooooh ooo Micheal crawfor...

  • he is the most adorible thing, i love him soo much! he is such a sweet heart

  • Funny!

  • he's THE man

  • AH! I LOVE HIS LAUGH TOO! he's amazing, how old is he at this video?

  • About 65 if the video was uploaded soon after filming. Apparently he was born 19 Jan '42

  • omg- this is funny as hell- he is hysterical especially with the chinese bit9 no offence)

  • I LOVE Michaels laugh too! It makes you feel good and smile know matter how crappy your day is going. I agree...MC is the biggest sweetheart on the face of the planet. Hes absolutely precious.