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Post by phantomparticle on Jan 5, 2023 1:57:27 GMT
In no particular order:
Robin Williams Richard Pryor Buddy Hackett George Carlin (until the world became too heavy for his shoulders) Rodney Dangerfield Sam Kinison
All now gathered to their fathers
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on Jan 6, 2023 7:50:50 GMT
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Donald Trump Tommy Cooper Morecombe and Wise Simon Day Dave Allen Les Dawson Billy Connolly Larry Grayson Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse Vic and Bob
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Post by amyghost on Jan 6, 2023 12:22:10 GMT
Don't be deterred by the naysayers. The Goodies were, are, and shall always be avatars of the fall-off-the-couch, bust-a-stitch exemplars of pure goony hilarity. Thanks for posting that, it reminds me I need to go and look 'em up again You just made my morning!
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 7, 2023 1:07:18 GMT
Izzard is very funny, and I don't know why he didn't spring more to mind. May be in part a cultural thing that UK comics don't immediately occur to us statesiders. I've always adored the Pythons myself, but that may be partly the product of being an Eng. Lit. major and general history buff; it takes some dose of those I do believe, to pick up on some of the more esoteric material. But they wisely spiced it with enough universal goofiness to make it more accessible.
I was a Goodies fan. They always made me laugh, but to this day, people in England tell me they were stupid and inferior to their leading comic contemporaries ...
I like both THE GOODIES and MONTY PYTHON, but I've always thought THE GOODIES TV series was better... with the exception of their final season, when they changed TV networks. I also think MONTY PYTHON didn't really hit their peak until they went into films.
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Post by petrolino on Jan 7, 2023 1:25:10 GMT
I was a Goodies fan. They always made me laugh, but to this day, people in England tell me they were stupid and inferior to their leading comic contemporaries ...
I like both THE GOODIES and MONTY PYTHON, but I've always thought THE GOODIES TV series was better... with the exception of their final season, when they changed TV networks. I also think MONTY PYTHON didn't really hit their peak until they went into films.
I do like Monty Python's films. It's their sketch shows I could never get in to. Great to see Goodiemania being unleashed!
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Post by petrolino on Jan 7, 2023 1:36:00 GMT
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Donald Trump Tommy Cooper Morecombe and Wise Simon Day Dave Allen Les Dawson Billy Connolly Larry Grayson Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse Vic and Bob
I love Les Dawson and the faces he pulls. I mentioned Cheech & Chong who also did a kind of vaudeville, musical stand-up. Victor Borge, Benny Hill, Dudley Moore, those guys were some of the best.
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 7, 2023 3:32:06 GMT
I like both THE GOODIES and MONTY PYTHON, but I've always thought THE GOODIES TV series was better... with the exception of their final season, when they changed TV networks. I also think MONTY PYTHON didn't really hit their peak until they went into films.
I do like Monty Python's films. It's their sketch shows I could never get in to. Great to see Goodiemania being unleashed!
When I was a kid, Mondays to Thursdays, 1800 hours, THE GOODIES, followed at 1830 hours by DOCTOR WHO. My favourite hour of the day.
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