Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:38 pm  

Mintball wrote:

Hadn't thought of it quite like that, but yes.

Also given her writing and acting – and neither is limited to comedy.

Yep. She has both written and performed stand-up, songs, sitcom, and sketch comedy. Then as you say, there's her serious acting, a few documentaries, as well as writing a couple of musicals.

[John_D]

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:46 pm  

carl_spackler wrote:

Yep. She has both written and performed stand-up, songs, sitcom, and sketch comedy. Then as you say, there's her serious acting, a few documentaries, as well as writing a couple of musicals.

And the voiceover for those Dyson adverts

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:46 pm  

Dally wrote:

Bernard Manning was different class to Davidson.

I agree. You could probably say it about a lot of others with Manning though, because in terms of delivery/timing/speed of thought etc, he was possibly the best there has been.

My point was simply that with the likes of Davidson and Manning you won't find too many people eager to bring them up for praise not because they aren't/weren't good comedians, but rather because they don't/didn't seem to be particularly good human beings. Manning does get a grudging respect, though.

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:50 pm  

John_D wrote:

And the voiceover for those Dyson adverts

And she still managed to fit in a part-time job at Asda.

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:11 pm  

carl_spackler wrote:

I agree. You could probably say it about a lot of others with Manning though, because in terms of delivery/timing/speed of thought etc, he was possibly the best there has been.

My point was simply that with the likes of Davidson and Manning you won't find too many people eager to bring them up for praise not because they aren't/weren't good comedians, but rather because they don't/didn't seem to be particularly good human beings. Manning does get a grudging respect, though.

You will also find that a lot of people who laughed at them in the 70's and 80' are scared to admit it now and just join in with the rest in condemning them. They drew big audiences back then, so must at some point been popular.

My favourite was Tommy Coopers one liners such as 'two aerials got married, the ceremony was lousy but the reception was brilliant'

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:23 pm  

Steven Wright:

"I put instant coffee in my microwave and went back in time".

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:43 pm  

DHM wrote:

Steven Wright:

"I put instant coffee in my microwave and went back in time".

And another one,
"My best friend is a Radio DJ. His voice goes quiet when he walks under a bridge"

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:48 pm  

rover49 wrote:

My favourite was Tommy Coopers one liners such as 'two aerials got married, the ceremony was lousy but the reception was brilliant'

My Grandad was manager of Hull New Theatre for years. He said he once made the mistake of saying good luck to Tommy Cooper, who then said it was bad luck and he couldn't go on unless my Grandad left his dressing room, closed the door, sun around anti-clockwise twice and then knocked 3 times on the door. My Grandad left, waited a few seconds, then knocked 3 times.

- "Who is it?"

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:58 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

Les Dawson was originally a club pianist and singer. It was during a gig at a Hessle Road fishermen's club that he developed his comedy routine. He was plying his trade one Saturday night to a room full of Three-day Kings (trawlermen) and their wives and getting so much stick that he stopped playing, turned on his stool and told the assembled crowd exactly what he thought of them. They roared with laughter, demanded more and the rest, as they say, is history

I remember Les being interviewed on the telly. "I started at the clubs in Hull, they were a tough lot, if they liked you they didn't applaud. They let you live."

Re: Your favourite joke from a comedian? : Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:10 pm  

My dad took me to see Ken Dodd in Blackpool Tower in the 70's. Half way through he had to take a break at the back of the hall he was laughing so much he was finding it difficult to control his bodily functions. It was like being hit by a relentless barrage of brilliant gags. Lasted about 3 hours, most of the audience were knackered by the end.