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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 5:15:59 GMT
His show was all right until the bit at the end when he said " And this is me" then he sang a song badly. That was wank.
The rest was pretty good though.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Dec 19, 2018 7:41:41 GMT
I thought he was properly sh*te Joe,he had one half decent impression in his repertoire (Prince Charles,) but fair play to the guy for forging the career longevity he did from it,the rest just sounded like,well,Mike Yarwood....
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 7:43:51 GMT
I thought he was properly sh*te Joe,he had one half decent impression in his repertoire (Prince Charles,) but fair play to the guy for forging the career longevity he did from it,the rest just sounded like,well,Mike Yarwood.... Bit harsh. The Harold Wilson was good. 😃 |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Dec 19, 2018 7:46:18 GMT
I thought he was properly sh*te Joe,he had one half decent impression in his repertoire (Prince Charles,) but fair play to the guy for forging the career longevity he did from it,the rest just sounded like,well,Mike Yarwood.... Bit harsh. The Harold Wilson was good. 😃 When you have an irrational hatred Joe,you can't allow pesky brute fact to get in the way...😉😁 |
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 7:47:46 GMT
Bit harsh. The Harold Wilson was good. 😃 When you have an irrational hatred Joe,you can't allow pesky brute fact to get in the way...😉😁 I remember when he was on this is your life. He got his nan a batcube for her birthday or something. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 8:46:21 GMT
The worst impressionist in history.
Every one sounded the same but with different facial expressions.
A complete charlatan.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 9:33:07 GMT
The worst impressionist in history. Every one sounded the same but with different facial expressions. A complete charlatan. He was better than Fred Starr. Fred Starr used to do some real shit oness. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 9:42:52 GMT
The worst impressionist in history. Every one sounded the same but with different facial expressions. A complete charlatan. He was better than Fred Starr. Fred Starr used to do some real shit oness. At least Starr could do a passable Elvis 😊 |
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Post by auntiegeorge on Dec 19, 2018 10:16:19 GMT
He was better than Fred Starr. Fred Starr used to do some real shit oness. At least Starr could do a passable Elvis 😊 Unlike Elvis himself. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Dec 19, 2018 10:26:59 GMT
Margaret Thatcher didn't only destroy the country, she destroyed Mike Yarwood's career  |
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Post by yeokel on Dec 19, 2018 10:32:14 GMT
Why has a seemingly random thread about Mike Yarwood suddenly appeared?
Am I missing something?
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 10:58:41 GMT
I thought he was properly sh*te Joe,he had one half decent impression in his repertoire (Prince Charles,) but fair play to the guy for forging the career longevity he did from it,the rest just sounded like,well,Mike Yarwood.... His Larry Grayson wasn't bad either. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 11:11:06 GMT
I thought he was bloody awful - lousy impressions, couldn't tell jokes and couldn't sing when he was "himself".
Yet for some reason he was popular enough to have his own show on TV.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 11:20:28 GMT
I thought he was bloody awful - lousy impressions, couldn't tell jokes and couldn't sing when he was "himself". Yet for some reason he was popular enough to have his own show on TV. A hugely popular show on BBC1. Flagship Satdee night slot. He's a recovering alcoholic. |
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Post by felonious on Dec 19, 2018 13:21:41 GMT
Margaret Thatcher didn't only destroy the country, she destroyed Mike Yarwood's career Something else to thank her for  |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Dec 19, 2018 16:31:40 GMT
The worst impressionist in history. Every one sounded the same but with different facial expressions. A complete charlatan. He was better than Fred Starr. Fred Starr used to do some real shit oness. To be fair Joe, Freddie wasn’t an impressionist, he just did some tongue in cheek impressions in his acts. |
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Post by yeokel on Dec 19, 2018 16:37:00 GMT
The worst impressionist in history. Every one sounded the same but with different facial expressions. A complete charlatan. He was better than Fred Starr. Fred Starr used to do some real shit oness. So did Dick Emery. I never knew who any of his impressions were supposed to be! They were awful, but I liked them! |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 19, 2018 17:17:15 GMT
What about Phil Cool, he was a bit crap, only ever seemed to do a gremlin or a pigeon.
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Post by ilfracoombestokie3 on Dec 19, 2018 17:51:22 GMT
The worst impressionist in history. Every one sounded the same but with different facial expressions. A complete charlatan. A bit like the modern day John Culshaw, 1 same impression for 140 different faces, fucking awful. |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Dec 19, 2018 18:19:51 GMT
I thought he was bloody awful - lousy impressions, couldn't tell jokes and couldn't sing when he was "himself". Yet for some reason he was popular enough to have his own show on TV. A hugely popular show on BBC1. Flagship Satdee night slot. He's a recovering alcoholic. I once saw him in the Tower Ballroom, up Blackpool, at about 4 pm. He was fucking legless, then again, so was I, then again, I didn't have a show to do that night, then again, I did make a bit of a show of myself later!!  What a great day Live Aid was!  |
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Post by trickydicky73 on Dec 19, 2018 19:31:46 GMT
His show was all right until the bit at the end when he said " And this is me" then he sang a song badly. That was wank. The rest was pretty good though. I used to like the singing bit the most. |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Dec 19, 2018 20:39:31 GMT
What about Phil Cool, he was a bit crap, only ever seemed to do a gremlin or a pigeon. I see Phil Cool as a rubbery faced precursor to Lee Evans,in the pantheon of rubbery faced 'comedians' at least! whether that's any sort of endorsement or not I don't know,but as a kid I thought his Rolf Harris was mint (probably shite if I were to watch it now.) Les Dennis was another with a wide ranging impression portfolio of one (Mavis from Corrie.) Loved the episode of 'Extras' with him tho' |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 19, 2018 21:34:51 GMT
What about Phil Cool, he was a bit crap, only ever seemed to do a gremlin or a pigeon. I see Phil Cool as a rubbery faced precursor to Lee Evans,in the pantheon of rubbery faced 'comedians' at least! whether that's any sort of endorsement or not I don't know,but as a kid I thought his Rolf Harris was mint (probably shite if I were to watch it now.) Les Dennis was another with a wide ranging impression portfolio of one (Mavis from Corrie.) Loved the episode of 'Extras' with him tho' I see the Lee Evans link, a true tortured artiste, though more than a touch of Wisdom. I like 'Mousehunt'. I don't remember his 'Rolf' might look it up. Phil might have made me smirk once, maybe. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 19, 2018 22:40:20 GMT
His show was all right until the bit at the end when he said " And this is me" then he sang a song badly. That was wank. The rest was pretty good though. I used to like the singing bit the most. That's just being contrary. 😃 |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 20, 2018 0:53:46 GMT
I don't see a lot of the idiot box so I don't know what the current state of variety is.
I suppose it's becoming difficult to impersonate, lampoon, parody or satirize politicians and 'personalities'
when Spitting Image has become reality.
Folk just take off pop stars and groups now instead perhaps..
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 20, 2018 4:18:08 GMT
What about Phil Cool, he was a bit crap, only ever seemed to do a gremlin or a pigeon. He was good at Rolf Harris. |
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Post by woodstein on Dec 21, 2018 22:51:48 GMT
Good at Brucie, Denis "silly billy" Healey, Jim "I'll put it quite bluntly" Callaghan.
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Post by Gods on Dec 21, 2018 23:30:55 GMT
Eddie Waring, Jimmy Saville, Brian Clough, Larry Grayson, Harold Wilson, Eric Morecambe they were some of his staple impersonations as I recall.
I thought he was good at the time but looking back on YouTube now it all looks very pedestrian.
I suppose it's like trying to compare football teams across eras, you shouldn't really do it, you can only be the best in your time, the world marches on.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Dec 21, 2018 23:57:26 GMT
Good at Brucie, Denis "silly billy" Healey, Imagine a prime time BBC1 impressionist doing Phillip Hammond now and it resonating to 15M people? This is not a party political point at all more about how society has changed and how modern day politicians are pygmies compared to their predecessors. |
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Post by Gods on Dec 22, 2018 0:04:13 GMT
Good at Brucie, Denis "silly billy" Healey, Imagine a prime time BBC1 impressionist doing Phillip Hammond now and it resonating to 15M people? This is not a party political point at all more about how society has changed and how modern day politicians are pygmies compared to their predecessors. You make a good point. The whole nation knew Dennis Healey, conversely 95% of people today would not recognise Philip Hammond if he stood up in their soup! |
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What a great day Live Aid was! 
