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Dagmara Domińczyk reads a hilarious letter to a recorder
In May 2016, as she approached breaking point amidst the unrelenting chaos of modern life, Julie Scagell wrote a letter of complaint to an unlikely target: her son’s recorder.
Dagmara Domińczyk joined us to read this hilarious letter at Letters Live at The Town Hall, Manhattan in May 2024.
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Peter Dinklage reads a love letter to New York City
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Renowned monologist Spalding Gray was 26 when he arrived in New York, beginning a love affair with the city that would last the remainder of his life. He wrote the following letter in 2001, the day after the World Trade Center towers were brought crashing to the ground. To read it, we were joined by Peter Dinklage at Letters Live in New York, hosted at The Town Hall, Midtown Manhattan, on May 1...
Watch the highlights from Letters Live New York!
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Letters Live made a highly anticipated return to The Town Hall in Midtown, Manhattan on 16th May 2024 to once again enchant New Yorkers with its remarkable blend of emotion, storytelling, and a touch of mystery. We were joined by an amazing top secret cast of readers included Patti Smith, Peter Dinklage, Common, Christian Slater, Ira Glass and many more. Check out the full cast list and running...
Common reads Cary Grant's charming letter to his only daughter
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American actor Cary Grant was 62 and retired when his only child, Jennifer, was born. Over the course of their twenty-year relationship, Grant, a keen letter writer, penned many precious missives to his daughter, some of which she proudly showed to the wider world in the 2011 book Good Stuff, a fitting tribute to her late father. This one was written on the occasion of her eleventh birthday. Wa...
Patti Smith reads her own goodbye letter to Robert Mapplethorpe
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Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe enjoyed a close, often intense relationship that began in 1967 and ended 21 years later, when Robert died some time after being diagnosed with AIDS. In the days preceding his untimely death, Patti wrote her soul mate a letter-a letter which he sadly didn’t get a chance to read. Watch Patti Smith herself read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall, Manhattan last...
Tony Robinson reads a hilariously grumpy letter from a father to a son
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Sunday Times racing correspondent Roger Mortimer spent 25 years writing to his only son, Charlie, and in 2012, many of those amusing, touching, exasperated, gossip-filled missives were collected to form the book, Dear Lupin. This is just one, written in 1978 when Charlie was working away from home. None other than Sir Tony Robinson joined us to read this brilliantly funny letter at Letters Live...
Angélique Kidjo reads a letter to the girls of the world
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Born in West Africa in 1960, music legend Angélique Kidjo was immersed in the world of music and dance from an early age thanks to her mother, an acclaimed choreographer and theatre director. In 2013, with thirteen albums under her belt, a Grammy award to her name, and numerous plaudits for her continued activism, Kidjo chose to impart some hard-earned wisdom to the girls of the world, by way o...
Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter of apology from a father to his children
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In 2021, Stuart Capstick, deputy director at the Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations in Cardiff, wrote a letter to his children. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read it at Letters Live in March 2024 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Copyright: Stuart Capstick, 2019 This letter is a part of the Letters to the Earth campaign, which began in 2019, when the British public were invited...
Jodie Whittaker reads a life-affirming letter written by a terminal cancer patient
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Heather McManamy was in her early thirties when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She died in December 2015, aged 36, and as the end grew closer she wrote the following letter, to be shared with friends and family after her death. Jodie Whittaker joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in November 2023.
Sara Pascoe reads a hilarious letter asking for clarity on God's Law
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At the turn of the century, the following letter was sent to Dr. Laura, a US radio personality who regularly and publicly deemed homosexuality to be a “mistake of nature.” A copy of the letter soon reached the masses, and now we bring it to you. Comedian and writer Sara Pascoe joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2023. © J Kent Ashcroft
Damian Lewis reads a hilarious letter from a girls' football team coach
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When he sent the letter you're about to watch in March of 2009, Michael Kinahan was the coach of a football team in Massachusetts consisting of seven-year-old girls. Sadly for him, many of the letter’s recipients-the girls’ parents-failed to see the funny side of his “playful” letter and complained to league officials. Kinahan resigned from the role days later. Damian Lewis joined us to read Mi...
Gillian Anderson reads Katherine Mansfield's charming letter about twins
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In 1919, New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield wrote the following letter to her friend, the American painter Anne Estelle Rice, who was heavily pregnant with twins - one of whom Mansfield had affectionately named “Marigold.” Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live's 10th anniversary show at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2023.
Dame Harriet Walter reads a letter about sexuality in middle age
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In 1981, experimental artist Carolee Schneemann unveiled "Fresh Blood," an 11-minute-long nude performance piece in which she explored menstrual blood's cultural and symbolic meanings, immersing viewers in a provocative exploration of the female body. Shortly after it opened, Schneemann wrote the following letter to friend and fellow artist Dick Higgins, who had been in touch since witnessing h...
Angela Rayner reads a hilarious letter about Rishi Sunak's government
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In February 2024, the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. To read it, the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Angela Rayner, joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2024 - at a special show to celebrate International Women's Day. © Terry O’Hara to the Guardian
Louisa Harland reads Sharon Horgan’s powerful letter to all men
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In 2016, during a rare moment of calm, actress, writer, director and producer Sharon Horgan found time to write a letter of great importance - addressed to the men of the world. At Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in the week of International Women’s Day 2024, Louisa Harland joined us to read it.
Benedict Cumberbatch reads one of Alexei Navalny's final letters
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads one of Alexei Navalny's final letters
Jason Isaacs reads a gloriously grumpy letter written by the creator of Withnail & I
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Jason Isaacs reads a gloriously grumpy letter written by the creator of Withnail & I
Taron Egerton reads a love letter written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
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Taron Egerton reads a love letter written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
Gillian Anderson reads Anaïs Nin's passionate letter about sex and poetry
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Gillian Anderson reads Anaïs Nin's passionate letter about sex and poetry
Kae Tempest performs 'People's Faces' at the Royal Albert Hall
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Kae Tempest performs 'People's Faces' at the Royal Albert Hall
Rob Delaney reads a letter sent by an Ancient Roman who had been stood up
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Rob Delaney reads a letter sent by an Ancient Roman who had been stood up
Tobias Menzies reads Evelyn Waugh's blisteringly funny letter about his fans
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Tobias Menzies reads Evelyn Waugh's blisteringly funny letter about his fans
Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love
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Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love
Jodie Whittaker reads Peter Capaldi's letter to a 9-year-old Doctor Who fan
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Jodie Whittaker reads Peter Capaldi's letter to a 9-year-old Doctor Who fan
Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists
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Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists
Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII
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Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII
10 years of Letters Live: the highlights
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10 years of Letters Live: the highlights
Minnie Driver reads a letter about a disastrous encounter with some wax strips
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Minnie Driver reads a letter about a disastrous encounter with some wax strips
Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall
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Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall
Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity
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Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity

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  • @catswirejewelry
    @catswirejewelry 2 години тому

    Bawling my eyes out. I don't have a dog, I have had cats and other animal companions, and I could feel every word of this letter so deeply. And now I've got to feed my cats because they deserve it so much even if one of them once again knocked my phone off the shelf today.

  • @PrincessStaceyOfItaly-jd9or
    @PrincessStaceyOfItaly-jd9or 5 годин тому

    Always been a big tom hanks fan

  • @Alphazulu-zf8rm
    @Alphazulu-zf8rm 8 годин тому

    Felt like God Father reading the letter

  • @InsaneStryker777
    @InsaneStryker777 9 годин тому

    He’s saying that Kylie and PJ are horses. Filthy animals.

  • @pinakizzz
    @pinakizzz 17 годин тому

    "Shadow. Gloom." Opening with panache. Brilliant. (Unless I am completely mistaken and it's somewhere on the lines of Chateau something.)

  • @kevinlance1813
    @kevinlance1813 20 годин тому

    It struck me while hearing this that perhaps the greatest benefit of being a Monarch is the concept of being considered earnest even when the rest of us are considered vile in the same context. Not that the Queen was in any way vile or that she didn't love here children (which I'm certain she did), but in contemporary times most of us have to filter our thoughts when expressing them openly.

  • @kevinlance1813
    @kevinlance1813 20 годин тому

    The great Sue Perkins. We just love her and the honest way she communicates with and entertains us all. Well done Sue.

  • @joshuamoore4537
    @joshuamoore4537 20 годин тому

    I see that he's back from New York Cityyy or Tuscon Arizonia.

  • @stephenwalker2924
    @stephenwalker2924 21 годину тому

    Was this letter (which was beautifully read by Mr. Fry, btw) written using ChatGPT? Oh, the lovely, horrible irony if it was. If only it was. For some cruel joke it would be. A computer, mindlessly, uncreatively, falling out of love with itself. Was the above comment written by ChatGPT? And this one? And this one? And this?

  • @exoplanets
    @exoplanets 21 годину тому

    Beautiful man

  • @ShonThomas-rp3ui
    @ShonThomas-rp3ui День тому

    😢Humble and Respectful to His Master Even After Being a Slave and Shot at Twice...Bless my Ancestors Souls

  • @waltermukira8405
    @waltermukira8405 День тому

    As a polyamorous person, I don't think I fully understand this jealousy feeling, but this was a great painting. 😊

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 День тому

  • @andrewcondron9563
    @andrewcondron9563 День тому

    Best one yet!

  • @waltermukira8405
    @waltermukira8405 День тому

    To me, AI currently is like a superintelligent insect. If the creation is flawed, maybe it's because it is an exptrapolation of the creator. If we are better, then the knowledge the machine uses will be built off of an improving experience, and by some standards, we are marching out of the hell of caves. We can't put this device/potential being with personhood back into Pandora's box. It is best we learn to live in harmony with it. It/They, too, in a way, is part of nature. 4:08

  • @OriginalCaliKitty
    @OriginalCaliKitty 2 дні тому

    When I was a kid, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, we had to learn to play the flutophone (Google it) in third grade. Apparently it is similar to a recorder, but the mouthpiece is shaped like a whistle and it has a bell end. (Not a bellend!) So it has a shriller tone. My poor Mom was subjected to hearing my abysmal practicing on our electric organ for my weekly lessons and my trying to play the stupid flutophone for school. At least the latter was only for a year. She endured the former until I was 15 and was mercifully allowed to quit because she and Dad realized I would never be a musician.

  • @lauralake7430
    @lauralake7430 2 дні тому

    Why do they do this to the children, to the parents, to the recorders? Will no one think of the recorders?

  • @dokbrown1258
    @dokbrown1258 2 дні тому

    Why don't he Read the act of Algeria an the treaty of the United national treaty between morraco an the Americans. Treaty of peace an friendship. Then read the three parties involved. Moors an Americans an France. But not he gonna read some B's fake letter. Fake news😂😂😂😂

  • @JC_inTX
    @JC_inTX 2 дні тому

    Was that a letter or poetry?! Beautifully written and read!

  • @christinagiannaros9817
    @christinagiannaros9817 2 дні тому

    'all of it for me' is what really got to me. On her last day my beautiful old Burmese cat staggered to the toilet to smooch my legs, our daily routine, her last special goodbye, took her superhuman effort. Animals teach us what pure love really is.

  • @user-my5er5dz1k
    @user-my5er5dz1k 3 дні тому

    ABLETON

  • @zzz-nu2re
    @zzz-nu2re 3 дні тому

    Respect to the tolerant ohio whites who allowed and helped a runaway slave to build a life and family.

  • @WhirledPublishing
    @WhirledPublishing 3 дні тому

    @1:50 The "Canadians" are owned by the "United Kingdom" aka the UK which is controlled by the fake royals that are controlled by the Rothschild billionaires - the "Americans" are also " owned " by the Rothschilds and controlled by their hundreds of secret society criminal cartels that include the Medical Mafia of Mass Murderers, aka the 4M's ... and also the corrupt lawyers and judges, known as the BAR, and the corrupt politicians and their corrupt military generals, the corrupt CEO's, the corrupt federal agencies and so on ... If you thought NASA, NOAA, the USGS, the NSF, etc., were " scientific " agencies, rest assured that they are - in fact - disinfo agencies, luring the dumbed down drugged up poisoned and programmed, indoctrinated and mind controlled gullible public through decades of fake education which is 99.9999% lies - which keeps them all very stupid - the demonic deception and satanic insanity includes their timeline lies for the history of our Earth and their timeline lies for the history of humankind, the timeline lies for the stars, the timeline lies for the "prehistoric creatures" and so on - the full-spectrum deception is worldwide - and next to no one notices that conspicuous lunacy.

  • @getthoseskills4451
    @getthoseskills4451 4 дні тому

    Totally amazing artist. Respect to Kae Tempest and other conscious British artists like Lowkey, Akala, Sleafod Mods, Soft Play, AllFlaws

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 4 дні тому

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 4 дні тому

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 4 дні тому

  • @joanhoffman3702
    @joanhoffman3702 4 дні тому

    I taught myself to play recorder as an adult. My dog never complained.

  • @surewinner
    @surewinner 4 дні тому

    "See you in the fall..." 🤣

  • @levity90
    @levity90 4 дні тому

    "i thought the yankees would've killed you by now." Took me out.

  • @josefk332
    @josefk332 4 дні тому

    “Where has God gone?” [the madman asked] “I shall tell you. We have killed him - you and I. We are his murderers. But how have we done this? How were we able to drink up the seas? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What did we do when we unchained the earth from its sun? Whither is it moving now? Whither are we moving now? Away from all suns? Are we not perpetually falling? Backwards, sideward, forward, in all directions? Is there any up or down left? Are we not straying as though through Infinite nothing? Where is God? God is Dead. Go remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we, murders of all murders, console ourselves?” We shall console ourselves with ChatGPT, porn and computer games of course!

  • @MiracleNwidumNwitua
    @MiracleNwidumNwitua 4 дні тому

    She is my favorite female writer. Her debut novel (PURPLE HIBISCUS) reminded me of my childhood.

  • @doubleplusgoodful
    @doubleplusgoodful 4 дні тому

    G P Telemann: {weeps}

  • @doubleplusgoodful
    @doubleplusgoodful 4 дні тому

    {cries in Telemann}

  • @josephteller9715
    @josephteller9715 4 дні тому

    Could have been a penny whistle or a slide whistle....

  • @jakewoeste9002
    @jakewoeste9002 5 днів тому

    Why would you put the punchline in the title?

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 5 днів тому

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 5 днів тому

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 5 днів тому

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 5 днів тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 5 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @kariburns6682
    @kariburns6682 5 днів тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @user-rj7qo7ct4y
    @user-rj7qo7ct4y 5 днів тому

    🎉ジリアン・アンダーソン、昔も、今も大好き😍💓💓可愛いね💕💋

  • @seanmccann8368
    @seanmccann8368 5 днів тому

    As a sixty something Irish man (kinda pasty white with red blotches!) watching the world I grew up in being eroded by evil idiots. I stand with the author and reader of this letter and say we are all human beings together. Stop the stupid hatred of our brothers and sisters of all the world.

  • @B.e.m.o.
    @B.e.m.o. 5 днів тому

    What a performance. Brought me to tears.

  • @petertaylor8922
    @petertaylor8922 6 днів тому

    Which 'god' is she referring to? & is this a case of I can't / don't what to figure it out for myself...cos it's much easier being subservient to an imaginary sky persona.

  • @CymruLlewes
    @CymruLlewes 6 днів тому

    Spoken like someone who has never used black construction paper, re: the white crayon being useless.

  • @dashfatbastard
    @dashfatbastard 6 днів тому

    Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi did it first (and better).

  • @torrilarsen6503
    @torrilarsen6503 6 днів тому

    They are the best

  • @dashfatbastard
    @dashfatbastard 6 днів тому

    Sounds more like someone was trolling the institute.