Joyce Grenfell - First Flight

The amazing Joyce Grenfell performs entirely from memory one of her own most charming and vivid monologues entitled "First Flight".

• Category

  Comedy

[petclark1]

I'm not very familiar with Miss Grenfell. I mean, I knew she was much more than just "George, don't do that". But this-well, one minute she's got me laughing the next I've got a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. She was obviously quite brilliant. I can't get over how much this monologue has touched me. Thanks so much for posting it.

[Iain Graham]

Love this sketch. Very touching. 

[gf1001]

A fabulous Lady so talented love this monologue miss you Joyce ..

[David Hutton]

this is very heart-warming especially when it came to the end.

[bucko386]

Superb - Nobody does it better.

[Verderer]

JOYCE GRENFELL - b 1910 d 1979 Although she was the very epitome of all things English and of England she was partly American by parentage. She had a wonderful ability to assume any kind of British accent and she did an excellent American accent as well but that probably came natural to her. Her accent here is very North of England! I too have found myself next to a similar lady on a plane - by the time we got to our destination I knew her entire family history!

[currykev]

What a gorgeous monologue; so beautifully crafted and performed.

[emmaandgrace4eva]

I don't know whether I laughed or cried more- so bittersweet and perfect and all the timings so impeccable and smooth.

[harrythepiano]

I love her - she's genius. At the end of this just wanted to hug her. So moving and brilliantly performed.

[fannycraddock99]

I believe every word that she says as it's really happening.

[Madelaine Hanson]

I always sit next to these women on planes XD Absolutely classic, very amusing xx