Christmas Comedy

[Cork All Star]

Bored of all the Covid stuff now and I intend to forget it – at least until Johnson locks down England just after Christmas.

Let’s have a laugh instead. I have just watched the Christmas episode of “Rising Damp”, starring the great Leonard Rossiter. Absolutely superb.

What are your favourite Christmas comedies?

[Gladiateur]

Anything by Ricky Lake.

[Nathan Hughes]

Royal Family
“it’s not about the Golden Egg cup”

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[IanDavies]

Sadly, I’m not a fan of “comedy” or indeed “comedians.”

Maureen Lipman is worried the art form may die out – tbh I wouldn’t mourn its passing.

But I haven’t always felt this way and I’m sure there are Christmas “comedies” from my youth which, while struggling to amuse me, would at least induce nostalgia.

Porridge, something like that.

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[Red Rum 77]

What a coincidence, last night was watching Morecombe & Wise 1977 Christmas show on DVD, they knew about comedy. Got the entire Christmas shows even their ITV shows on DVD. The also showing on BBC2 on Christmas Day, 2 lost episodes found by Eric’s son Gary which hasn’t been aired since their first as showing in 1970

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[Red Rum 77]

Got to agree with Bernard Manning on this, comedy is comedy he had no time for alternative comedians as they were called in his days.

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[moehat]

Looking forward to the GHOSTS Christmas special. I like gentle humour with a bit of pathos. The You’re Dead to Me Christmas edition is good, too: Mediaeval Christmas. But then I like all horrible histories spin offs. I so miss going to the pantomime at Christmas. Oh yes I do……

[ricky lake]

For me its ice cream deserts every time

Perrin on red😀😀

Thanks Glad. Ur SOH IS on a par with Gamble

Null and void

[IanDavies]

Sunshine Desserts?

And that’s just from memory.

Anyway, Ricky is right to be irked at being called a comedian when the reality is he’s about as funny as a blood clot.

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[Red Rum 77]

Let’s have a laugh instead. I have just watched the Christmas episode of “Rising Damp”, starring the great Leonard Rossiter. Absolutely superb

Speaking of Rising Damp, the series not the film, didn’t occur to me that Richard Beckinsale wore a wig. But he was also doing Porridge at the same time, both excellent comedies.

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[ricky lake]

Hey ian

Itschristmas

Try and grow up

Im tired of the covid crap too and dealing with miscreants

Not responding tochildish name calling

How about Harvey with jimmy stewart

[Red Rum 77]

James Stewart was no hoofer as he told Parkinson in an interview, but James Cagney was.

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[IanDavies]

“Thanks Glad. Ur SOH IS on a par with Gamble

Null and void”

“Try and grow up

Not responding tochildish name calling”

Is anyone else seeing a contradiction here?

Anyway….

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[Gingertipster]

Particularly enjoy 70’s and 80’s sit coms.

The Good Life, Porridge etc.

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[Anonymous]

Plenty of good ones back then. The Lovers was one of the best -Geffrey Bubbles Bon Bon

Percy Filth

[Ghost of Rob V]

Dave Allen is my all-time favourite comedian. The subjects he touched upon and the stories he told still crease me after all those years gone by. His sketches were hilarious.

[Red Rum 77]

Good choice, Ghost. When I was younger I used to like his sketches like this

now like his stories like this one

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

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