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| becky sharp | Sep 7 2012, 11:01 AM Post #1 |
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I'm a big fan of Laurel and Hardy so this was a 'must listen' programme for me and Ken Dodd made it a very enjoyable one with his thoughts on Stan ...naughty Mr Parris bringing up Ken's dealings with HM's tax inspectors... In London in 1910, Stan Jefferson was understudy to Charlie Chaplin in comedy impresario Fred Karno's latest production Jimmy the Fearless. Chaplin decided it wasn't up-to-scratch and pulled out, on the eve of the opening. Stan stepped into the breach. The show was a tremendous and immediate hit, and Stan Jefferson emerged as one of the great comedy talents of the twentieth century. Or Stan Laurel, as he became known: the Laurel of Laurel and Hardy. Ken Dodd, best-known for his marathon live shows, the Diddy men and the jam-butty mines of Knotty Ash cites Stan Laurel as his inspiration for going into comedy. He says that good comedians are admired, really good comedians are revered, but great comedians like Laurel and Hardy are loved. He praises his brilliance as a clown and a creator of gags, but feels that he was financially exploited and unlucky in love. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mdf0d |
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| caissier | Sep 7 2012, 03:26 PM Post #2 |
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It was a good discussion. Ken Dodd is an all-time phenomenon and I liked the unstarry modest way he talked, interested to learn things about his heroes. I'd love to see him before he stops performing, even though it is said he has slowed down a bit. He does about two shows a week, usually 'up north'. That's the way to do it! I was glad the audience/jury let him off; he deserves financial security after what he's given. He delivered some great laughs in court. The judge was Lord Justice Leveson, who was said to be very miffed. |
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| waiting4atickle | Sep 8 2012, 01:16 AM Post #3 |
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Saw Ken Dodd in Bournemouth last year. Not 'up north', but it was certainly a marathon performance: there were a lot of elderly people in the audience and I think a couple of them passed away. |
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| becky sharp | Sep 8 2012, 01:37 PM Post #4 |
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Sorry to hear,caissier, that Ken's jokes didn't hit the spot, as far as Lord Leveson was concerned... ...he looked as if he had a good sense of humour throughout the Leveson enquiry...
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| caissier | Sep 8 2012, 08:14 PM Post #5 |
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Ken restrained himself quite well but I heard or heard of some of his comments and they were very funny ( ...... Laughter in the courtroom). If I'd been on the jury I would not have convicted him. Yes, LL looks like a good bloke
Edited by caissier, Sep 9 2012, 04:11 AM.
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...he looked as if he had a good sense of humour throughout the Leveson enquiry...
12:17 AM Jul 11