Not one for the PC brigade I remember seeing him over 30 years ago at our local club. The place was absolutely rammed full. I didn't stop laughing from the moment he came on stage to when he went off. Missed a lot of his one liners while still laughing at the last one.
Eric Sykes was a top comedy writer of his day, think he worked a lot with Barry Cryer. Didn’t enjoy Ben Elton as a stand up but clever writer and same for Gervais. Frankie Boyle anyone?
Have a look at some of Richard Pryor stuff, Lenny Bruce. And if anyone's interested there's several by Bob Newhart, the Driving Instructor being one and the Indian "First nation" Drill sergeant another. Sorry, the "Indian drill sergeant" one is George Carlin, who I think is still brilliant.
There were 7 books in total Adolf hitler my part in his downfall Rommel gunner who Monty his part in my victory Mussolini his part in my downfall Where have all the bullets gone. Goodbye soldier Peace work All hilarious
Best In “character” comic. Ronnie Barker hands down. Best stand up. Billy Connelly. This was back in the day when comedy was still alive and well. Very few now have the material or the guts to tell it as it is.
Rick Mayall Ronnie B and the Pythons especially the Life of Brian, has me chuckling just thinking about it. Ronnie B amazed me how he could get so much laughter etc without being anti social in any way, no bad language or swipes at anyone just clean fun. Rik M as Flashhard in Black Adder and in Bottom, again, utter utter utter, genius.. X
Rick Mayhall (and Ade Edmondson) is a goo shout. I can watch bottom or the earlier Strip Presents stuff anytime
You won't get that with the 'new' modern day sanitised BBC comedian like Micheal Macintyre or whatever he's called. He's about as funny as tooth ache. Ricky Gervais recently commented that risky humour is dead. And he's right. Risky humour's the stuff that makes us laugh. Well me anyway
