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Post by Northy on May 9, 2019 21:13:11 GMT
Choked to death on a hamster?
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Post by trickydicky73 on May 9, 2019 21:17:33 GMT
Checked?
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Post by lancashirelad on May 9, 2019 21:21:43 GMT
RIP if true.
Sadly the only time i watched him on stage at the Bournemouth IC in the early 90s i walked out after 20 minutes with all the old people enjoying his Elvis bits he was so disappointing may be i was the wrong age group for his audience, he was not funny either that night.
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Post by BuzzB on May 9, 2019 21:40:51 GMT
RIP Freddie, a one off thats for sure.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 22:25:52 GMT
From the Jim Davidson era, and about as funny.
RIP.
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Post by trickydicky73 on May 9, 2019 22:32:57 GMT
From the Jim Davidson era, and about as funny. RIP. Not my favourite, but a bit better than Davidson. |
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Post by woodstein on May 9, 2019 22:53:57 GMT
His Hitler routine made the madman look even more idiotic but it wouldn't be allowed now for fear of upsetting folk even though the actual folk who really were affected by Hitlers actions thought it funny and it didn't offend them.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 5:00:49 GMT
Never liked him and couldn't see the hype. Didn't think he was funny at all.
R.I.P.
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Post by Northy on May 10, 2019 5:22:51 GMT
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Post by Boothen on May 10, 2019 5:23:41 GMT
I remember him playing Jollees, must've been late 70s early 80s, and our street getting blocked because a load of PMT drivers went to see him and had borrowed a double decker to get themselves there, and then afterwards once most had been dropped off the designated driver had to kip on our settee and leave the bus in the street because my old man offered him a whiskey, which led to two which led to three which led to....
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Post by salopstick on May 10, 2019 7:16:10 GMT
Watching the tributes itâs uncomfortable to see how they threw a massive saville yewtree blanket over the 70/89s entertainment world prosecuted the ones they could but leaving others forever tainted
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Post by telfordstoke on May 10, 2019 8:02:31 GMT
RIP even if not a favourite of mine but he was a staple of TV as a child , seemed to get carved up by the media and didnât do himself many favours in terms of his own PR. But sad news, someone that resonates with my childhood
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Post by franklin66 on May 10, 2019 8:09:19 GMT
Watching the tributes itâs uncomfortable to see how they threw a massive saville yewtree blanket over the 70/89s entertainment world prosecuted the ones they could but leaving others forever tainted Its so easy to accuse and does a diservice to victims.I found many times no basis for allegations but once it's out there suspicion sticks regardless. |
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Post by Davef on May 10, 2019 9:07:18 GMT
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Post by murphthesurf on May 10, 2019 14:31:27 GMT
Watching the tributes itâs uncomfortable to see how they threw a massive saville yewtree blanket over the 70/89s entertainment world prosecuted the ones they could but leaving others forever tainted Its so easy to accuse and does a diservice to victims.I found many times no basis for allegations but once it's out there suspicion sticks regardless.I completely agree. I think he was utterly devastated by the allegations made against him & there's no doubt that it absolutely ruined the last years of his life when he also had his declining health to cope with. We saw him on stage twice, a couple of years apart, at the Theatre Royal in Hanley in the 1990s and he was fantastic, so funny, and his singing voice was superb - the whole place was rocking & the atmosphere was out of this world. We were booked to see him again at Crewe Lyceum a very few years later, but this was cancelled after he suffered a heart attack about a week before. RIP, Freddie. You were great. |
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Post by elystokie on May 10, 2019 16:27:57 GMT
I remember him playing Jollees, must've been late 70s early 80s, and our street getting blocked because a load of PMT drivers went to see him and had borrowed a double decker to get themselves there, and then afterwards once most had been dropped off the designated driver had to kip on our settee and leave the bus in the street because my old man offered him a whiskey, which led to two which led to three which led to.... Don't know if it was the same gig but I saw him late 70s in Jollees, first time I ever wore a shirt and tie when it wasnt for a wedding, funeral or interview  We were on the very front row and I was dreading getting pulled out of the crowd to be on stage, think I was only 17. He was brilliant, completely mental, but absolutely hilarious. RIP Freddie and thanks for one of the best nights out I've had. |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 10, 2019 17:28:19 GMT
I remember him playing Jollees, must've been late 70s early 80s, and our street getting blocked because a load of PMT drivers went to see him and had borrowed a double decker to get themselves there, and then afterwards once most had been dropped off the designated driver had to kip on our settee and leave the bus in the street because my old man offered him a whiskey, which led to two which led to three which led to.... Don't know if it was the same gig but I saw him late 70s in Jollees, first time I ever wore a shirt and tie when it wasnt for a wedding, funeral or interview We were on the very front row and I was dreading getting pulled out of the crowd to be on stage, think I was only 17. He was brilliant, completely mental, but absolutely hilarious. RIP Freddie and thanks for one of the best nights out I've had. In a similar vein,I used to love watching his appearances on chat shows,the fear he instilled in the hosts,you could see it their eyes: "this man is genuinely unhinged.." there always seemed to be a palpable sense of relief when they emerged from his segment relatively unscathed. As a kid i was transfixed by his Elvis act. RIP. |
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Post by questionable on May 10, 2019 17:37:36 GMT
Recall a football match sketch??https://youtu.be/IVu7k-heG8w
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Post by elystokie on May 10, 2019 17:57:31 GMT
Don't know if it was the same gig but I saw him late 70s in Jollees, first time I ever wore a shirt and tie when it wasnt for a wedding, funeral or interview We were on the very front row and I was dreading getting pulled out of the crowd to be on stage, think I was only 17. He was brilliant, completely mental, but absolutely hilarious. RIP Freddie and thanks for one of the best nights out I've had. In a similar vein,I used to love watching his appearances on chat shows,the fear he instilled in the hosts,you could see it their eyes: "this man is genuinely unhinged.." there always seemed to be a palpable sense of relief when they emerged from his segment relatively unscathed. As a kid i was transfixed by his Elvis act. RIP. I'd forgotten about the chat show thing! You're right, Parky etc would shit themselves  |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 10, 2019 18:02:27 GMT
In a similar vein,I used to love watching his appearances on chat shows,the fear he instilled in the hosts,you could see it their eyes: "this man is genuinely unhinged.." there always seemed to be a palpable sense of relief when they emerged from his segment relatively unscathed. As a kid i was transfixed by his Elvis act. RIP. I'd forgotten about the chat show thing! You're right, Parky etc would shit themselves Des O'connor is the one that springs to my mind,don't know if it's a false memory or not,but it was as if he was thinking "if I laugh at all his jokes,it'll stop him doing something genuinely bat-shit mental..." Fear. đ |
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Post by Okie Stokie. on May 10, 2019 18:16:33 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by Linx on May 10, 2019 19:17:38 GMT
The one and only time I ever went to The Jollees, above the old Longton Bus Station, was to see Freddie Starr in, I reckon, 1979. Chicken ânâ Chips in a basket and a pint of lager, the height of 70s sophistication, plus his manic performance. My main memory of it was his invitation to any woman in the audience to visit him after the show to see his knob.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on May 10, 2019 19:24:38 GMT
Like many people, I grew watching Freddie as a kid and I thought he was the funniest guy out there, it's a shame he could not evolve his act and all he seemed to have left was shock value and that run out too.
I saw this clip earlier and it took me back to his best days, I'm glad that I can still laugh at what he used to do.
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Post by salopstick on May 10, 2019 21:22:03 GMT
Like many people, I grew watching Freddie as a kid and I thought he was the funniest guy out there, it's a shame he could not evolve his act and all he seemed to have left was shock value and that run out too. I saw this clip earlier and it took me back to his best days, I'm glad that I can still laugh at what he used to do. The rise alternative/political comedy of bbc2 and c4 in the 80s was the start of the demise of the likes of freddie added to the change in the variety programs slowly disappearing from bbc1 and itv Not many of the âtraditional comediansâ were able to evolve |
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Post by questionable on May 10, 2019 21:28:10 GMT
I can remember my parents saying Bob Monkhouse was brilliant at Jollees, youâd never get away with the content of their shows now, recall them saying Bernard Manning was an absolute scream.
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Post by henry on May 10, 2019 21:38:56 GMT
Owned a grand national winner.
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Post by woodstein on May 10, 2019 21:39:23 GMT
He was alright, quite alright
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Post by elystokie on May 10, 2019 22:31:56 GMT
I can remember my parents saying Bob Monkhouse was brilliant at Jollees, youâd never get away with the content of their shows now, recall them saying Bernard Manning was an absolute scream. We used to buy my mates mum tickets to Jollees for her and her boyfriend so we could have a party at his place, we hid the drink in his loft. Told her my Dad had got the tickets for free âș Worked well for ages until one act was a bit shit and they came back early  |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 22:44:26 GMT
Never liked him and couldn't see the hype. Didn't think he was funny at all. R.I.P. I liked him ...RIP Freddie |
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