General Chat

Ken Dodd was undeniably a good singer.

Morecombe and Wise were so much part of my childhood I could never say anything against them......In our household Christmas day wasn't complete without them on TV, neither was Sunday mornings with my dad playing their LPs before the Archers.

As a child I didn't 'get' Charlie Drake as he annoyed me, but I loved Norman Wisdom.

I didn't like Ken Dodd when I was younger, but having heard him on Radio 4extra repeats I can appreciate his clever humour.

Chris

Like others on this thread, I couldn't stand Norman Wisdom, nor Charlie Drake.

Tastes change over the years; some humour, and comedians, seem timeless whereas others tend to live in a particular period.

I was an avid fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus, but when I watched a rerun of the series I was left wondering how I'd ever seen anything funny in it.

The Two Ronnie's I would consider timeless and are still a source for the style of some of my 'stories :-D

..all these Bobs bobbing up with new monickers :-S :-S :-S

Oh no hang on that was Bob....LOL

Hey Robbo the Gorm where did you find your Gorm as you were Gormless earlier today???

In an interview, Morecombe and Wise were asked what they would be if they weren't comedians. Quick as a flash, Eric came back with "Mike and Bernie Winters"
Never could stand Norman Wisdom.
I went to a lads weekend at Potters a few years ago. The advertised comic cried off and they got Norman Collier as a stand-in. He did the same unfunny act that he was doing 40 years earlier. Including crouching on a chair with his jacket half off pretending to be a chicken. Hilarious?

I felt it was always all about him.

I never thought Norman Wisdom funny either Sharon

I wasn't very keen on Morecambe and Wise or Tommy Cooper and truly disliked Norman Wisdom.

I think the funniest man I ever heard was Chick Murray.

Magpie who couldnt love Eric and Erin and the 2 Ronnies :-D

I think he bought ait of laughter into a lot of peoples lives, but personally I didn't find him even faintly funny. Bit of a bore actually!! Much preferred Morcombe .and Wise, Dads Army, and The Two Ronnies,!

I only ever saw him on TV. I wasn't keen on him or Tommy Cooper. My Dad used to roll around laughing at both. But I didn't dislike either of them, just didn't find them funny (or Freddy Starr either.)

Young and Old may loved him , I wasn't one of them, for me he was about as funny and entertaining as a rather bad headache. I can not comment for his live shows as I never found him funny on screen I certainly would not of been able to sit through a live show. My opintion of him thats all :-D

I saw him live on stage too Allan and wasn't sure whether I'd like a whole evening of him, as I wasn't keen on him when I was younger, but he didn't disappoint! He had everyone chuckling all night and people all left with smiles on their faces when he eventually finished!! Incredible how he remembered all the jokes and could fire them off one after another all night, with no swearing as Caroline said. He supported many charities, was a 'one off', a trouper who brought laughter into so many people's lives for many years. How many of us do that? :-)

Ken Dodd was a first class entertainer clean .& old. young people loved him he had to.stay after his shows finished as people wouldn't let him go off stage A legend total
Entertainer & a beautiful singer x Freddie Starr :-(

If you did Caroline you did , I used to like Freddy Starr but couldnt watch Tommy Cooper and the one time I did ..........

Didn't actually say I liked his humour just said he didn't swear....but each to their own.

"Isnt it a lovely day for your Mother in law to throw her self off the roof "

hilarious I cracked a rib laughing at that ....Not

As I said Caroline I agree to differ

At least he could crack his corny jokes without swearing every other word!