benjamin1945 16,182 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 he sadly passed away couple of years ago,colly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Ken Goodwin was a scream, I still watch clips on Youtube and still fall about laughing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks for info Benjamin, sad.... Oh yeah Commo, I never thought about looking on you tube, thanks... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,124 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Only Fools and Horses has to be everyone's all time favourite surely?! So many hilarious and memorable scenes! Although I wasn't overly fussed on the sketch they did for Sports Relief this year... The only comedy show we love is 'Benidorm' the last series just sadly come to an end. It's not something you can tap into and appreciate, you have to have got to know the characters from the beginning, look out for early series replays, and regret the loss of Johnny Vegas and his mum, we cry with laughing at this programme, a rare thing. I also love Benidorm with a passion although the earlier seasons with Johnny Vegas in were so much better than the more recent ones. I also think Mel was a huge loss to the show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 My favourite comedy programme has to be: 'Open All Hours' - classic Ronnie Barker and David Jason's not bad too........ PS: Ronnie Barker's stutter kills me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 My favourites are "Open All Hours" - "Dinnerladies" and "One Foot In The Grave". Another I found very funny but not strictly a comedy show I suppose was "A Pint of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 It's interesting to see how the generation gap modifies humour. There was work to do in a club of which I am a member, and a young girl said, 'I'll bring the muscles'. I said, 'I'll bring the cockles and the vinegar'. It wasn't understood. Again, a young lad turned up with hair dyed an obvious black. I said, 'Been sweeping chimneys'? Again, it wasn't understood. Mind you, these people think Ricky Gervaise is brilliant. I think he does less for T.V. comedy than a power cut! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,124 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Tomlinson, I for one cannot stand Ricky Gervais and don't find him funny in the slightest, I generally cringe at everything he does. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 My all time favourite comedy program has to be .........................................Prime Ministers Question Time, more laughs than all the rest put together. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I can't stand Ricky Gervais either. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Porridge has to be one of the best ever. Ronnie Barker was a much better actor than anyone gave him credit for. He also for many years, wrote scripts under a pseudonym so no one would know it was him. The man was a genius. Also astounding was Reggie Perrin. The Goons still make me laugh now, laugh to the point of being incapable of breathing type of funny. Total genius. I tended towards the absurdist style of Pete and Dud (AKA Derek and Clive - Dont listen unless you have a very broad mind) and Monty Python. OK sometimes Python was lame, but the classics remain. Life of Brian was possibly one of the funniest moves ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Tomlinson, I for one cannot stand Ricky Gervais and don't find him funny in the slightest, I generally cringe at everything he does. I don't know if you saw him in any of the 'Midnight in the Museum' films but with all the talent he has, there might as well have been a hole in the screen. Totally useless! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I notice that the Two Ronnies, either together or alone, come up quite a lot in your favourite TV comedy programmes. They certainly were a class act. Can anyone remember Arthur Haynes and Dave King from the 50's / 60's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I remember Arthur Haynes and Dave King. No real talent but mildly amusing.. Haynes character was most irritating if I remember rightly. The sort of person that gets right up your nose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I liked Arthur Haynes doing his "tramp" character with Dermot Kelly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,630 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ronnie Barker aka Gerald Wiley Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I could never understand why he used a pseudonym when he presented himself as Gerald Wiley at some sort of function. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 He used the name Gerald Wiley when he submitted scripts to the BBC. He used the fictitious name Gerald Wiley for the scripts because he wanted the screenplays to be accepted on merit and not just because he was a star of the programme who wrote them. I read an autobiography by Ronnie Corbett and he wrote about Gerald Wiley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I could never understand why he used a pseudonym when he presented himself as Gerald Wiley at some sort of function. Probably because he was contracted to David Frost at the time and Frost knew about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Ronnie Barker aka Gerald Wiley Rog Not just Gerald Wiley but at least half a dozen others. He also revised scripts from Spike Milligan (probably because they were a little too odd) and always credited Milligan with the entire script. Do you remember The Phantom Rasperry Blower of Old London Town? Makes me cry laughing even now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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