This brilliant archive clip of Stanley Unwin will leave you questioning your sanity
Those of us of a certain age will have fond memories of comedian Stanley Unwin. He was most famous for inventing his own bizarrely entertaining language which he called ‘Unwinese’.
He can be seen spouting this language in films such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and he famously appears as a narrator on the wonderful Small Faces album, Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake.
And now a fantastically weird and funny clip has turned up on Twitter/X of Stanley Unwin in ‘conversation’ with Peter Hawkins (famous for voicing the children’s TV show ‘Bill and Ben‘).
Thanks to James Hogg for sharing. It’s truly a meeting of minds.
Final bit of Unwin. Here he is chatting to Peter Hawkins who voiced Bill and Ben.
You’ll be tripping your t*ts off after this. pic.twitter.com/Jb5PPYogXw
— James Hogg (@JamesAHogg2) June 7, 2024
Astonishing stuff! And here’s a bit more…
Behold, magic mushrooms for the ears. Professor Stanley Unwin meets the voice of Bill and Ben, Peter Hawkins.
Greetings and welcode. Deep joy. pic.twitter.com/B1zOBg22nP
— James Hogg (@JamesAHogg2) October 23, 2023
People, naturally, loved it…
Feckin brilliant! Professor Stanley Unwin has always been a favourite but combining him with Peter Hawkins…A stroke of genius! Made my night.
— Ethel Moore (@ethelmooredoire) June 7, 2024
The genius is in the conversational ‘yes’ and little insane noises of assent that Peter Hawkins makes while Unwin is speaking! https://t.co/CznpuYWJ9k
— Anna Savory (@AnnaSavory) June 8, 2024
Unwin was a master – I have tried so many times to be able to trip seamlessly out the patter but it is so difficult to do ‘on the fly’.
Questilode. How does he doodle it ?— Craig B (@Dead2head) June 7, 2024
Secret preview of next weeks leadership debate … https://t.co/InFCB1Z7MB
— Ast ☮️ (@JustAstrs) June 7, 2024
I am part of that generation who understands every word
— Deborah Snowden (@DeborahS31) June 8, 2024
Now THAT’S how you do dead pan silliness! https://t.co/4lVWtrhmUa
— Irritated llama (@Irritatedllama) June 10, 2024
I see what you mean, brilliant
— ABK (@andrew_kilduff) June 8, 2024
Deep joy!
Source @JamesAHogg2