catfan 14,793 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Sadly passed away today, he will me missed but not that stupid "Orville" won't ! http://www.nottinghampost.com/Ventriloquist-Keith-Harris-dies-aged-67/story-26400996-detail/story.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8PUVIKgI4#t=12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea P 33 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ohhhh nooo , did Or ille die as well ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Sorry, but both needed drowning. RIP Keith. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 About 18/20 years ago, we saw Keith Harris at Butlins, Skegness. No one in our group was particularly bothered about seeing him, but we went along anyway. His show was called Adult Orville. He also had a Monkey, who hated Orville. Kieth Harris had the place in an uproar with laughter. His Adult Orville show was nothing like the one he put on for children. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I should flippin' hope not. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 RIP Keith Harris and his friends Orville and Cuddles. It seems things were not always so good for this talented entertainer, he had his share of troubles too http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32498955 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,120 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 RIP to him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Never been a fan of ventriloquists, but he was one of the bearable one's and the kids loved him. RIP. #6 Yes a troubled life indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 This talk about vetriloquists and their dummies had me thinking about a funny story I read in the book Hollywood and the People Who Made It, by Garson Kanin, the director and screenwriter. He tells of when he went on to the set where they were flming a scene with Charlie McCarthy and his dummy. McCarthy was a huge star in pre-war America, and like many other popular acts was put into films to increase their interest with the public and entice them to see a film. Describing what happened when a two-shot is filmed - ie, two people close together in the same shot, he informs the reader that a microphone on a long boom is suspended over the heads of the actors. The microphone is capable of being swivelled left or right dependeding on who is talking so as to pick up each actor's voice clearly. The dummy sat on McCarthy's knee and when it 'spoke' the microphone man swivelled the mike toward the dummy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Arthur Worsley was the best ventriloquist ever IMHO . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTramp 139 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 And Archie Andrews was the worst ever. Who was the one who packed his dummy in a case and it still wouldn't stop talking? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annesley Red 80 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Im going to repeat these I saw yesterday Gest in Geest and Orville was lost for words. RIP Keith Harris 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 May he RIP - he made me laugh..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I thought Arthur Worsely was good, but Lenny the Lion was my favourite............ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 And Archie Andrews was the worst ever. Who was the one who packed his dummy in a case and it still wouldn't stop talking? It was Peter Brough who worked him........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annesley Red 80 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 First I ever saw was Renny da Rion, who was his owner ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Terry Hall and Lennie the lion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Ray Allan with 'Lord Charles' was good ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 The amazing thing about Peter Brough and Archie Andrews (saw them at the Empire), was that they were famous on the radio. When you think of it, you didn't need a dummy; just two voices. OK, the studio audience could see them, but the millions listening couldn't. I mean, if Archie was sick then Peter could wing it without him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 We were sooooooo gullible in those days. Oh how many Sunday dinner times did I listen to that. !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I used to like Shari Lewis with Lambchop. and in later years Ronn Lucas with Scorch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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