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| Thread ID: 125539 | 2012-07-04 22:13:00 | Comedian Eric Sykes dies aged 89 | goodiesguy (15316) | PC World Chat |
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| 1286089 | 2012-07-05 01:22:00 | And don't forget the late Peter Cook. And Dud when he was with Peter, but not on his own... | John H (8) | ||
| 1286090 | 2012-07-05 01:23:00 | Yes, you are right. I remembered the woman in Brian's house but forgot which character she was. I guess I was bushed at the time. | John H (8) | ||
| 1286091 | 2012-07-05 01:23:00 | Why do the modern comedians resort to sex and bad language to raise a laugh? The pork advert guy here comes to mind as a foul mouthed prat. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1286092 | 2012-07-05 01:34:00 | The pork advert guy here comes to mind as a foul mouthed prat. Does he (or anybody else) consider him to be a comedian though? |
John H (8) | ||
| 1286093 | 2012-07-05 01:49:00 | There have been 2 comedians in NZ, Billy and J Clark. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1286094 | 2012-07-05 01:55:00 | There have been 2 comedians in NZ, Billy and J Clark.:thumbs: | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1286095 | 2012-07-05 01:56:00 | Does he (or anybody else) consider him to be a comedian though?:thumbs: | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1286096 | 2012-07-05 03:02:00 | And for us really old guys, remember with affection, the late Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Oh the days of Chums Club at the Regent on a Saturday morning!! | Richard (739) | ||
| 1286097 | 2012-07-05 03:24:00 | Well, Frankie Howerd, Dick Emery, and Benny Hill always seemed to focus on double entendre and busty babes in (or out of) bikinis, but I don't think they were ever in the same rank as Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Hattie Jacques, and Eric Sykes. Just my taste; others will strongly disagree. And you are quite right to remind us of Cambridge Circus and Monty Python. I hadn't thought about it until you raised it mzee, but there was very little sex and bad language with them, was there? Apart from the full frontal of Brian's mother in Life of Brian, and the John Cleese schoolmaster sex lesson in (?)... Cambridge Circus is still the funniest thing I have ever seen - I thought the woman next to me at the theatre was going to die. My ribs and stomach were aching for hours afterwards. And of course we have lost Graham Chapman from CC/Monty Python as well. Sigh... Incorrect. Monty Python was far more filthy than any Frankie Howerd, Dick Emery, or Benny Hill show. All of them are tame compared to some of the stuff that went on on some of the Python's shows. Howerd, Emery and Hill's programs were always tounge 'n cheek, more or less poking fun at themselves and it's always them that are the butt of the joke. Remember too, the pythons were extremely hit and miss with Flying Circus, in which the majority of an episode is crap, and then their's that golden bit, which are the best known sketches. I'm unsure about Howerd's or Emery's programs, but Hill's programs (at least prior to the Hill's Angels years where it became a playboy fest 1979 onwards) are consistently funny from start to finish, with inventive monologues, movie spoofs where he plays all the characters, well written comedy songs etc..). At least Hill, is definitaley in the same rank as Milligan and the goons. Milligan and Hill both were pioneers in comedy in the late 50's and 60's years prior to python and both their influences can be seen in python sketches. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1286098 | 2012-07-05 05:19:00 | As I said, others will strongly disagree. Doesn't change my taste though! | John H (8) | ||
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