OK OK
since I last looked at this topic I have started another on my pet interests entitled "technology" at
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb...395;p=1#000000
and on the "pet" theme I posted pictures of my last two pets at the retitled by J_J topic "Kittys" at
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb...c;f=3;t=000267
I have just refound this topic and noted that I had promised some more Brit comedy links specifically (Eric) Marecombe and (Ernie) Wise (the latter being the one with the hairpiece .. "You can't see the join" and short hairy legs as UK TV watchers will well know.)
I doubt if many Americans know much of this long playing duo?
their forte was in inveigling a succession of big stars onto the show then merrily extracting the Michael from them
a simple search on youtube for "morecombe and wise" only reveals 4 videos at the moment the first two of which are classics
1 Andre Previn at the time the very respected Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), serving in that post until 1979.In this brilliant sketch Eric insisted on calling him Mr Preview then proceed to murder a piano concerto by Grieg
Another musical "guest" was the Beatles
where Eric constantly refers to the hapless Ringo as "Bongo"
and talking of the Beatles, as I was, another great UK comedian was the late ex-Goon and superb actor Peter Sellers
who really
took the micky out of the Beatles in his Laurence Olivier/Richard III inspired version of A Hard Days Night followed by The Beatles - We Can Work It Out. This was from a Granada television special on Lennon & McCartney. Sorry about the sound quality
and then again the Beatles inspired some of the Monty Python gang to parody them on a special once shown on Saturday Night Live "All You Need Is Cash" a documentary about the "Rutles" so named as being the stars of Rutland Weekend Television where Rutland used to be Englands smallest county
and there was a real London Weekend Television channel
The Rutles Intro
03:53
Post Monty Python, Eric Idle had a tv show about the Rutles, aka the Prefab Four: Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry, who were quite a lot like the Beatles, only sillier. Here, Eric Idle introduces the phenomenon and shows some of their highlights
plus a (to me) very authentic Beatles tune parody that just might be the best ever parody
"I Must Be In Love"
amazingly there is an Austin Tejas based Rutles tribute band called "Ouch"
My final link today is to another of Eric and Ernie's tours de force
about Singing InThe Rain
[ April 04, 2007, 11:53: Message edited by: johnfowles ]