Ot benny hill

[millersrus]

Well the tv programme is about the cancellation of Benny Hill but I haven't seen one called the "Cancellation of Micky Flanagan" for example.
I only use that example because there's a 28 year old bloke in my local who thinks Benny Hill was s e x ist but finds Micky Flanagan hilarious.
I can give you his phone number if you want to cross examine him.

I thought the Micky Flanagan with derek hales punch up hilarious

[great_fire]

Some right pompous superior horse **** on this thread about something as subjective as comedy. Saw Nish Kumar in his stand up 3 years ago and he was excellent away from the purely political straight jacket of the Daily Mash. Not a big fan of Rosie Jones but she's selling out some decent sized theatres so fair play to her. What's the point of saying X isn't funny when they are earning a better living than we are in a notoriously difficult profession?

Seen some great comedians in recent years, Tim Minchin, Josh Widdecombe, Geoff Norcott, Mark Thomas, Sara Pascoe and looking forward to seeing Rhod Gilbert soon. Also off to see The comedy store soon, which continues to sell out most nights, Mischief theatre have a new west end show and selling out their improv 'movie nights'. In short, comedy is alive and well with our without boring old farts yearning for the past.

And comedy is not allowed to shock and offend? Doesn't Frankie Boyle has his own tv show now? And have a bit of this,aimed provocatively at all religions including the one we're 'not allowed to offend'. Lovingly entitled Ten foot cock and few hundred virgins':

https://youtu.be/J29LHAoY_FU?si=Bu_GXkh-sVZwL80Z

Well comedy is subjective, I don't find Nish Kumar, Josh Widdecombe, Geoff Norcott or Sara Pascoe funny at all.

[KerrAvon]

It?s a good job Chubby Browns not touring anymore.

He is still touring . A friend went see him a few weeks ago. He's still crap by all accounts.

[Lolmorgan]

He is still touring . A friend went see him a few weeks ago. He's still crap by all accounts.

Funny how being crap can sell out, strange World we live in.Even Rotherham couldn?t do that under Evans.

[Lolmorgan]

He is still touring . A friend went see him a few weeks ago. He's still crap by all accounts.

I didn?t think you would have friends that wanted to see Chubby Brown.

[KerrAvon]

Funny how being crap can sell out, strange World we live in.Even Rotherham couldn?t do that under Evans.

Anyone can sell out if they are booked into mickey mouse venues

[KerrAvon]

I didn?t think you would have friends that wanted to see Chubby Brown.

Therein lies the danger in making assumptions based on limited information.

I went to see him myself around 15 years ago. I have rarely been more disappointed in a live comedy performance (it's probably a toss-up between him and when I was dragged kicking and screaming to see Michael McIntyre). It was humour based almost entirely on attempts to shock and be controversial.

But as gf points out, comedy is subjective and I'm sure that Brown has people who like what he does.

[millersrus]

Added to that it seems that people who claim to be offended by Benny Hill's type of comedy are apparently OK with the fact that a lot of current "comedians" are unable to put a joke together without including the "F" word.
What a crazy, mixed up society we live in.

Shouldn?t be too critical of them, I mean, humour bypass's probably not a pleasant procedure.

[RU66]

Still Game great characters funny. The Cockfields same.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Still Game great characters funny. The Cockfields same.

Yes Still Game very funny but it?s based on old characters and nostalgia