The Kenneth Williams Diaries - Kenneth Williams > Reviews

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...This is probably one of the reasons - no, let's be honest, this is the reason - I bought Kenneth Williams' diaries. It certainly wasn't out of admiration for the man: I'd always found him annoying. Sure, I liked the 'Carry On' saga, of which Williams was an integral component but I ignored him and just enjoyed the others. That isn't to take anything away from his abilities as a comedy actor, I believe he did have superb timing and equisite delivery, ... Read review

Advantages: Intimate and intriguing pen portrait
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...Kenneth Williams Diaries". Yet, at the same time, I would never have imagined that I could become so intrigued and fascinated by the inane ramblings of an actor and comedian whom I had previously dismissed as being as funny and entertaining as a bout of chronic bronchitis. This book is, as the title explains, a selection of extracts from the 4 million or so words written by actor, broadcaster and comedian Kenneth Williams, best known for his appearances ... Read review

Advantages: You get to meet the REAL Kenneth Williams
Disadvantages: You might not like the real Kenneth Williams

...able to help yourself. With the diaries of Kenneth Williams, you don't so much saunter down a glittering memory lane, as plunge into a private, squirming hell. Y'see, Kenneth wasn't what he looked, and let's face it, that was an already pretty strange image. Here was a man with blantant homosexual leanings, with which he repulsed himself. He detested and loved the general public simultaneously. He was morbidly afraid of other people's germs, ... Read review