:-(
A former member
Roger Mellie posted:
That was
that was Not Funny!
But I agree with you about your comments!
RM
I'll pass your condolences on to his family shall I
I suppose the thing is if you don't like that sort of humour, you don't watch his shows
stevek posted:
no great loss
except to the sexist, racist homophobic bigots everywhere
except to the sexist, racist homophobic bigots everywhere
I'll pass your condolences on to his family shall I
I suppose the thing is if you don't like that sort of humour, you don't watch his shows
RM
That was that was Not Funny!
But I agree with you about your comments!
Well in your opinion it wasn't funny.
The idea of John Thomson's sketch there was actually to poke fun at PC, and to show that politically correct humour isn't really that funny!
I think the humour from that sketch derives from the irony that the sketch isn't suppose to be funny, but is because JT is taking the p*ss.
623058 posted:
Roger Mellie posted:
That was
that was Not Funny!
But I agree with you about your comments!
Well in your opinion it wasn't funny.
The idea of John Thomson's sketch there was actually to poke fun at PC, and to show that politically correct humour isn't really that funny!
I think the humour from that sketch derives from the irony that the sketch isn't suppose to be funny, but is because JT is taking the p*ss.
RM
I've known a Pakistani and gays who have been to see BM at the Embassy Club, knowing full well what his material was like.
And do you know what? They enjoyed his show, even the jokes about gays and "Pakkis"; probably because they don't take themselves too seriously.
I think they realised it was jokes he was telling, not a serious preaching of hate that is meant to be believed and to be taken on as a political message of prejudice.
stevek posted:
no great loss
except to the sexist, racist homophobic bigots everywhere
except to the sexist, racist homophobic bigots everywhere
I've known a Pakistani and gays who have been to see BM at the Embassy Club, knowing full well what his material was like.
And do you know what? They enjoyed his show, even the jokes about gays and "Pakkis"; probably because they don't take themselves too seriously.
I think they realised it was jokes he was telling, not a serious preaching of hate that is meant to be believed and to be taken on as a political message of prejudice.
PS
Absolutely brilliant!
It just shows you that still saying "There's a black fella...", "My mother in law...", "There's a lesbian..." etc - can still pull in the laughs.
Roger Mellie posted:
For those who didn't like Bernard, have a look at this: Tribute to Bernard Manning
Absolutely brilliant!
It just shows you that still saying "There's a black fella...", "My mother in law...", "There's a lesbian..." etc - can still pull in the laughs.
RM
Absolutely brilliant!
It just shows you that still saying "There's a black fella...", "My mother in law...", "There's a lesbian..." etc - can still pull in the laughs.
John Thompson still gets asked to do his Bernard Righton act when he is a guest on chat shows etc. When he was plugging Mobile on Radio 2 earlier this year, Mark Radcliffe made him "promise" that he would revive the character properly at some point for a telly show. Watch this space
Paul_S_UK posted:
Roger Mellie posted:
For those who didn't like Bernard, have a look at this: Tribute to Bernard Manning
Absolutely brilliant!
It just shows you that still saying "There's a black fella...", "My mother in law...", "There's a lesbian..." etc - can still pull in the laughs.
John Thompson still gets asked to do his Bernard Righton act when he is a guest on chat shows etc. When he was plugging Mobile on Radio 2 earlier this year, Mark Radcliffe made him "promise" that he would revive the character properly at some point for a telly show. Watch this space
:-(
A former member
but that Clip is not funny
PT
Bye Bernard.
Along with Roy Chubby Brown became one of the most un-PC comedians of our time.
Was he amusing? Well I'm borderline. At the end of the day, he clearly was a hit on the club circuit and that is a dying breed nowadays.
Reminds me of only seeing an archive clip on that TISWAS reunion show the other night with wrestler, Big Daddy and the then World's Strongest Man attempting to lift them both but ending up with a buckled knee!
Along with Roy Chubby Brown became one of the most un-PC comedians of our time.
Was he amusing? Well I'm borderline. At the end of the day, he clearly was a hit on the club circuit and that is a dying breed nowadays.
Reminds me of only seeing an archive clip on that TISWAS reunion show the other night with wrestler, Big Daddy and the then World's Strongest Man attempting to lift them both but ending up with a buckled knee!