Ot benny hill

[Brin]

Comic genius in a period of many Eric Morecambe Tommy Cooper list goes on somewhere along the way we lost our sense of humour

uttis, we didn't lose our sense of humour, we were told by the likes of Mary Whitehouse what we were allowed to watch on TV. She went on to campaign and have removed the likes of a man who surely has to rank in the top 10 of British TV comedians.

Benny Hill a solid gold comic genius. He still has a cult following in Australia even after all the years since he passed.

At worst, it was smut nothing else. Light hearted humour that left the public to decide what they made of his sketches. That was the 70's , pure harmless viewing.

[Eternal Optimist]

uttis, we didn't lose our sense of humour, we were told by the likes of Mary Whitehouse what we were allowed to watch on TV. She went on to campaign and have removed the likes of a man who surely has to rank in the top 10 of British TV comedians...

Nailed it.

The real question should be, who decided Mary Whitehouse should be/have been the voice of the majority?

[ragingpup]

Even as a kid thought Benny Hill was a bit ****e. More a Dave Allen kind of child.

[howdydoo]

Even as a kid thought Benny Hill was a bit ****e. More a Dave Allen kind of child.

..... and Ben Elton, I bet .


Benny Hill? Never got it. Too creepy.

[ragingpup]

..... and Ben Elton, I bet .


Benny Hill? Never got it. Too creepy.

Thoought Ben was a great comedy writer with Blackadder and Filthy Rich and Catflap but never too keen on him as a comedian. Used to go and see Billy Connelly much more as young adult. Wife got me tickets to see Elton a couple of years ago doing stand up and I was surprised how good he was - uch more focused on wider human issues and general observation than simple politics, and it works better for him.

[uttis]

Brin you’re right of course I guess what I meant to say is that now there is just nothing on tv that even remotely looks like comedy woke brigade, left wingers , adverts with black and white families with Chinese kids in them, we are brainwashed into what we watch, think and breath that s what I mean by we lost our sense of humour and sense too

[frogmiller]

Benny Hill a solid gold comic genius. He still has a cult following in Australia even after all the years since he passed.

Not just in Aus. The French love him!