hurricanemk1c 195 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Ironically, Dad's Army is on right now! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Nine minutes of pure unadulterated fun, Dads Army still has to be one of my all time favourites, I just love this era. I have loads of Dads Army on CD too, their radio programs were just as funny. Thanks for the memories Colin. As an aside, I am a huge fan of the old radio comedies, Goon Show, Navy Lark, Hancocks Half Hour, Just A Minute etc. I was brought up with these and other TV oldies like It aint half hot mum, 'allo 'allo, The Goodies, Q8 and Monty Python, they much shaped my humour and were so harmless... (Sings National Anthem etc...) Link to post Share on other sites
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rob16584 42 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Sadly we'll never see any comedies/programs like them again. I spend more time watching these reruns on Dave/gold than watching the ,so called, new comedies that are churned out. They just aren't funny Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 when i was a kiddie growing up in the caribbean I used to listen to the clitheroe kid and the goons , on american tv we had I love Lucy and the honeymooners I think it is very sad that so called moden day comedians find it necessary to swear at and insult the audience and generally make them squirm in their seats , so they laugh out of embarrassment this isnt humour. I dont think we wont see the like of them again we just need tv controllers to have some kind of intelligence and find some genuinely funny people again after all everyone you speak to is not impressed with the current crop. It would be really good to see new programs along the lines of porridge, fawlty towers, the repeats are great enough but one knows them all inside out now. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Clitheroe Kid, Blimey thats a blast from the past! I too remember that one, I also loved Round the Horne, The Goons, I'm sorry I'll read that again, The Navy Lark , Hancocks Half Hour, among others. I once appeared in an episode of Last of the Summer Wine. The were filming a sequence in Holmfirth Bus Station when I rolled into the station on a service from Bradford. I was asked If I minded them filming me and I was only too pleased. My Yorkshire Rider bus appeared briefly in the scene. (Good PR for the company, and my manager was well pleased!). I still visit Holmfirth whenever I go up to Yorkshire as it's a delightful place. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Old Empty Barn was on last week BBC2 at about 8pm - they seem to be showing them again at that time on Saturdays Just watched it again - got the complete boxset from a few years ago - must play some again! Link to post Share on other sites
phil white 274 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Classic British comedy indeed. I always liked watching The Two Ronnies and here is one of my favourite sketches. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Thanks for bring up these old comedies. The old Pvt is some funny storyteller and I agree with everyone that comedy does not need to be crude to be funny. Good stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Thanks for bring up these old comedies. The old Pvt is some funny storyteller and I agree with everyone that comedy does not need to be crude to be funny. Good stuff. Absolutely, some of todays comedians make me cringe, I'm no prude,(I'm ex Navy so heard most things!) but some of the so called comedians today just go way too far. We have a "comedian" over here called Roy(Chubby) Brown, His act is just pure filth, a lot of people like him but they are in a minority. If you want to see what he's like look on YouTube, I won't lower the tone by linking to him. He once played an Irish Catholic Social Club in Leeds around the late 80s, He was only on stage for 30 seconds when he was slung out. The reason being that the week before the club had been burgled and the nights takings stolen. Now as this was a Catholic Club the regulars were a bit touchy, Up above the stage was an effigy of Jesus on his cross. Chubby walked on stage, looked up at the crucifixion and said," I see they got the b*****d that nicked last weeks takings then!" He was dragged of the stage by the MC and thrown out having to run from a load of very angry Irishmen!! He didn't show his face in Leeds again for a long time! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hehe, that was pretty funny though. Maybe just not the right audience. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 At one of our plant Christmas parties, the employee's club decided to hire a professional (small-time, no one you ever heard of) comedian, who apparently had a standard repertoire he used for most gigs. He did the usual things, picking on airlines, the government, women, men, television, etc. At some point he got into a string of not-too-flattering jokes about power companies (this was a nuclear plant Christmas party) and it got pretty quiet pretty quickly. He recovered well and just seemed to move on to whatever he was bashing next. We were a placid lot and didn't inflict any violence on him. John Link to post Share on other sites
M31 0 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Glad you all liked it, just had to share here ... I grew up with this stuff too and remember many of the programs mentioned, some I never got familiar with because of living overseas with my Dad's RAF tour, but even in Germany they aired Dads Army and Monty Python ... my Dad used to let me stay up late to watch Monty Python shows in Germany as a treat, this stuff has definitely shaped my sense of humour I have all the Dad's Army shows on DVD and the radio shows too, whenever I feel down I play stuff like this, laughter as they say really is the best medicine. Surprised nobody has mentioned Fawlty Towers ... I've recently re-watched the whole series again, just sheer brilliance, to think too that the BBC initially refused John Cleese's proposal for this show, saying it wont work in the confines of a Hotel John, you have to get them outside ... Pfft what do they know. Agree too that old school comedy is best, you don't have to swear and be offensive to be funny. Thinking back ... Some Mothers Do Have Them was a comedy show I really used to enjoy, Oh Betty ... Mmmmmm, LOL Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 One of my favourites was/is On The Buses, it looks so dated now but still hilarious. The thing is a lot of the gags in it were taken from real life stories from various drivers and garage staff. When the series was first aired though, I never for a minute thought that i'd be part of that world in years to come! And yes some of the staff and passengers were very obliging...so much so that one of my passengers is now my wife! Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I'd not heard that about Chubby Brown Alan! I think he still comes to the Frontier in Batley to do his show, it used to be popular with the local rugby teams Link to post Share on other sites
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