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Post by bathstoke on Dec 17, 2014 7:25:34 GMT
Watched a documentary on BBC iplayer lastnight about the great man. Some great insight into his life, with loads of interviews with Spike.
There was a genius line about the Blue-Bottle character from the Goon Show:-
"Blue-Bottle was like the child who used to offer to make sure no other children touched your toy if you took it into school."
Well we had them type of kids at St Lukes Junior School, Silverdale; but to translate that memory into a character is a master stroke.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 8:00:20 GMT
I'm not a great fan of his humour, yet I still warmed to the guy
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 18, 2014 19:33:34 GMT
I'm not a great fan of his humour, yet I still warmed to the guy Yes Minnie I've seen your I ?? Sarah Milligan tattoo spike was brilliant , his books are very funny , HITLER ( my part in his downfall ) is one of my favourites
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 19:38:22 GMT
I'm not a great fan of his humour, yet I still warmed to the guy Yes Minnie I've seen your I ?? Sarah Milligan tattoo spike was brilliant , his books are very funny , HITLER ( my part in his downfall ) is one of my favourites A book is tedious ...never funny, no matter who wrote it ....unless it has pictures
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Dec 18, 2014 19:46:47 GMT
Yes Minnie I've seen your I ?? Sarah Milligan tattoo spike was brilliant , his books are very funny , HITLER ( my part in his downfall ) is one of my favourites A book is tedious ...never funny, no matter who wrote it ....unless it has pictures You should try 'Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too' , frase, it's a cracking read & some nice pictures ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 20:37:53 GMT
A book is tedious ...never funny, no matter who wrote it ....unless it has pictures You should try 'Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too' , frase, it's a cracking read & some nice pictures ;-) Just watch on DVD instead "it's more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?
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Post by Orbs on Dec 18, 2014 20:41:06 GMT
Yes Minnie I've seen your I ?? Sarah Milligan tattoo spike was brilliant , his books are very funny , HITLER ( my part in his downfall ) is one of my favourites A book is tedious ...never funny, no matter who wrote it ....unless it has pictures for you to colour in.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 20:46:00 GMT
A book is tedious ...never funny, no matter who wrote it ....unless it has pictures for you to colour in. Well that wouldn't be funny, that would be technically difficult......to stay within the lines
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Post by Beertricks Potter on Dec 19, 2014 10:56:39 GMT
Watched a documentary on BBC iplayer lastnight about the great man. Some great insight into his life, with loads of interviews with Spike. There was a genius line about the Blue-Bottle character from the Goon Show:- "Blue-Bottle was like the child who used to offer to make sure no other children touched your toy if you took it into school." Well we had them type of kids at St Lukes Junior School, Silverdale; but to translate that memory into a character is a master stroke. I watched this too on Beeb4 which also showed some clips from his Q series. Absoulute genius for me. can understand it not being everyones taste as it can be so off the wall.
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Post by localloser on Dec 19, 2014 12:37:48 GMT
I'm not a great fan of his humour, yet I still warmed to the guy Yes Minnie I've seen your I ?? Sarah Milligan tattoo spike was brilliant , his books are very funny , HITLER ( my part in his downfall ) is one of my favourites "Puckoon" is one of the funniest books I've ever read
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Post by dan55 on Dec 19, 2014 15:00:35 GMT
On his headstone he's got "I told you I was ill" written on it. You've got to laugh at that.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 19, 2014 16:29:12 GMT
His books are great and indeed he was a maverick, but I don't think the Goons have stood the test of time. Silly voices have limited appeal. Joe Pasquale. Not for me anyway.
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Post by Billybigbollox on Dec 19, 2014 16:34:42 GMT
Loved his war memoirs. Most of his other stuff was a bit off the wall.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 19, 2014 16:42:27 GMT
I watched the documentary live the other week and loved every minute. Genius is a word bandied about far too easily about far too many people, but I think it is justified in Spike's case. He was a troubled genius but certainly a genius. Very innovative - many of the comedy greats of the second half of the 20th century have admitted how much they owe to watching and listening to Spike in their formative years.
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Post by Beertricks Potter on Dec 19, 2014 17:30:50 GMT
I watched the documentary live the other week and loved every minute. Genius is a word bandied about far too easily about far too many people, but I think it is justified in Spike's case. He was a troubled genius but certainly a genius. Very innovative - many of the comedy greats of the second half of the 20th century have admitted how much they owe to watching and listening to Spike in their formative years. Troubled genius is the most Apt description. The best ad libbing ever? 'I did it all on my own!'
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 19, 2014 19:40:45 GMT
Yes Minnie I've seen your I ?? Sarah Milligan tattoo spike was brilliant , his books are very funny , HITLER ( my part in his downfall ) is one of my favourites "Puckoon" is one of the funniest books I've ever read Yes I'd forgotten about that one , must have read it 40 odd years ago
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Post by elystokie on Dec 21, 2014 12:41:49 GMT
Always had time for Spike Milligan, especially since he wanted to put Portsmouth and it's residents into Room 101
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 12:47:56 GMT
On his headstone he's got "I told you I was ill" written on it. You've got to laugh at that. I don't think he has, last I heard the humour-less twats in charge of the place he's buried wouldn't allow it. Maybe that's changed. I find Spike Milligan less funny than Miranda Hart or Sarah Milican and that's saying something. Odd? Very. Funny? Not even remotely.
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 21, 2014 13:17:59 GMT
Comedy is very subjective , a bit like taste in music so it's not something that should draw critism , but FFS SARAH F-----KING MILLICAN Luke . You go and stand in the naughty corner for that comparison
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 13:36:02 GMT
Yes, comedy is very subjective. And I thought I might raise your ire with that comparison, Harry! But tbh, none of those three have ever made me laugh. I've always found Milligan very self indulgent too, almost like he's being wilfully 'difficult' about his comedy. I know some people love Tony Hancock whereas I can appreciate the skill of the writing but it just doesn't make me laugh. Frankie Boyle, Sean Lock, Lee Mack, Joe Wilkinson all usually good for a laugh But like you say, each to their own
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 21, 2014 13:41:00 GMT
Hate frankie Boyle . Good comedy should always stand the test of time . Freddie ( parrot face ) Davies has lost his appeal somehow . Tommy cooper is still right up there for me
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 13:49:36 GMT
Yeah, those guys I listed are really for the younger generation, Harry Here's a great wartime comic more your kind of era, Arthur Atkinson
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 21, 2014 13:56:18 GMT
Cheeky man
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Post by elystokie on Dec 21, 2014 13:58:28 GMT
:D Yes, comedy is very subjective. And I thought I might raise your ire with that comparison, Harry! But tbh, none of those three have ever made me laugh. I've always found Milligan very self indulgent too, almost like he's being wilfully 'difficult' about his comedy. I know some people love Tony Hancock whereas I can appreciate the skill of the writing but it just doesn't make me laugh. Frankie Boyle, Sean Lock, Lee Mack, Joe Wilkinson all usually good for a laugh But like you say, each to their own ;) With you on the first 3 you mention, wife and me saw Lee Mack recently, but Joe Wilkinson??? Reminds me of that Cornish comedian whose name escapes me, gives me a mild chuckle now and then but mostly irritates me. As you say, funny thing taste.
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Post by bathstoke on Dec 21, 2014 14:15:18 GMT
Yes, comedy is very subjective. And I thought I might raise your ire with that comparison, Harry! But tbh, none of those three have ever made me laugh. I've always found Milligan very self indulgent too, almost like he's being wilfully 'difficult' about his comedy. I know some people love Tony Hancock whereas I can appreciate the skill of the writing but it just doesn't make me laugh. Frankie Boyle, Sean Lock, Lee Mack, Joe Wilkinson all usually good for a laugh But like you say, each to their own With you on the first 3 you mention, wife and me saw Lee Mack recently, but Joe Wilkinson??? Reminds me of that Cornish comedian whose name escapes me, gives me a mild chuckle now and then but mostly irritates me. As you say, funny thing taste. Jethro
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 21, 2014 14:46:29 GMT
Of the older school, The Two Ronnies and Les Dawson do it for me. A lot of Python should have stayed on the cutting room floor, though the films are great. Youtube clips of Emo Philips and Steven Wright still get the mirth juices flowing. The Young Ones redefined comedy for me. Vic & Bob, Newman & Baddiel, Black Adder and The Fast Show all quality. Tim Vine, Milton Jones and Count Arthur Strong {radio more than TV}, and The Mighty Boosh have recently raised smiles. I do have a penchant for a bit of Miranda.
The Trent Vale Poet, anyone?
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Post by thevoid on Dec 21, 2014 14:55:33 GMT
Watched a documentary on BBC iplayer lastnight about the great man. Some great insight into his life, with loads of interviews with Spike. There was a genius line about the Blue-Bottle character from the Goon Show:- "Blue-Bottle was like the child who used to offer to make sure no other children touched your toy if you took it into school." Well we had them type of kids at St Lukes Junior School, Silverdale; but to translate that memory into a character is a master stroke. I watched this too on Beeb4 which also showed some clips from his Q series. Absoulute genius for me. can understand it not being everyones taste as it can be so off the wall. That's not aged as well as Python.
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Post by thevoid on Dec 21, 2014 15:00:01 GMT
Of the older school, The Two Ronnies and Les Dawson do it for me. A lot of Python should have stayed on the cutting room floor, though the films are great. Youtube clips of Emo Philips and Steven Wright still get the mirth juices flowing. The Young Ones redefined comedy for me. Vic & Bob, Newman & Baddiel, Black Adder and The Fast Show all quality. Tim Vine, Milton Jones and Count Arthur Strong {radio more than TV}, and The Mighty Boosh have recently raised smiles. I do have a penchant for a bit of Miranda. The Trent Vale Poet, anyone? The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer is some of the funniest material I've ever seen.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 21, 2014 15:09:48 GMT
Of the older school, The Two Ronnies and Les Dawson do it for me. A lot of Python should have stayed on the cutting room floor, though the films are great. Youtube clips of Emo Philips and Steven Wright still get the mirth juices flowing. The Young Ones redefined comedy for me. Vic & Bob, Newman & Baddiel, Black Adder and The Fast Show all quality. Tim Vine, Milton Jones and Count Arthur Strong {radio more than TV}, and The Mighty Boosh have recently raised smiles. I do have a penchant for a bit of Miranda. The Trent Vale Poet, anyone? The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer is some of the funniest material I've ever seen. I was a big fan of the first few Shooting Stars too. The best Panel Show ever. {Knocks spots off the too self-congratulatory QI}.
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Post by thevoid on Dec 21, 2014 15:20:08 GMT
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer is some of the funniest material I've ever seen. I was a big fan of the first few Shooting Stars too. The best Panel Show ever. {Knocks spots off the too self-congratulatory QI}. Agreed. I remember the late Larry Hagman was a guest once, and he hadn't got a clue what was going on around him
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