Far Cough 7:18 Wed Oct 26
Peter Sellers: Was he a comedy genius or what?
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To this day the Pink Panther series still cracks me up. also Dr Strangelove was brilliant.
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Council Scum
11:11 Mon Oct 31
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Far Cough 1:49 Fri Oct 28
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Very interesting but disturbing story about Michael Bentine in the RAF:
He was a crack shot and helped set up the SAS counter terrorism wing.
Spike Milligan, fed up with him being brilliant at everything, got an Olympic fencer to take him on at fencing, Bentine had him pinned in a minute.
His life really was one of a kind.
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ted fenton
1:54 Sun Oct 30
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpawSd72UGU
Not sure if this has been posted but I couldn't find the longer version but it just makes you laugh ;-)
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peckham massive
1:36 Sun Oct 30
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Being There is still my favourite film. Just so incredibly clever.
Sellers was a horrible man by all accounts but I think he was one of our greatest comic actors.
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Sarge
1:04 Sun Oct 30
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kiemoqk0Gd8
One of my favourites.
Not condoning it BTW!
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Jaan Kenbrovin
2:17 Sun Oct 30
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aldgate 8:34 Wed Oct 26
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Not sure his film "The Party" would get shown much these days - but very funny
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Or Murder By Death.
Which is a vastly underrated film that should be a classic.
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Top Iron
9:21 Sat Oct 29
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Utter genius, but a totally fucked up and dysfunctional human being.
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Mike Oxsaw
8:54 Sat Oct 29
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An undeniable talent - and as some no-mark said earlier Chance Gardener in Being There is an episode in superb character acting - I don't think I can recall a finer, more believable performance of someone so ordinary; knocks Dustin Hoffman's Rainmain into a cocked hat, that's for sure.
But I dug out (on You Tube) some of his stuff, and he always struck me as being a little (lot) reserved - especially in his Parkinson appearances.
I think he always saw himself in the shadow of Peter Ustinov - another undoubtedly excellent talent - and could see no way of turning his own talent into something unique, that Ustinov had not already covered.
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only1billybonds
7:25 Sat Oct 29
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FC.
Very true,he used his voice to great effect, I'd imagine he'd get paid a fortune these days for doing voices in Disney Pixar etc films.
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Far Cough
7:01 Sat Oct 29
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Love his version of 'Any old Iron'
He was the master of different accents
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Far Cough
7:00 Sat Oct 29
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onebilly,
I'm Alright Jack
Dr Strangelove
Being There
Lolita
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only1billybonds
6:29 Sat Oct 29
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Loved him in the PP films but not seen him in much else.
Love his version of 'Any old Iron'
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Mike Oxsaw
6:13 Sat Oct 29
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Shame he died - would have stopped Brexit for certain - 100% FACT.
What?
Wrong thread?
Well the latest abortion of a Brexit thread has now been locked, so I may as well post it on here so as to deny the Knoblerone the attention/response he was so blatantly seeking.
*waves at swiss (with one finger)*
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New Jersey
5:39 Sat Oct 29
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David Moyes is funnier than Steve Martin!
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Swiss.
4:45 Sat Oct 29
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I liked the story of him stopping a guy from jumping suicide bridge in archway whilst in his roller.
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Russ of the BML
1:57 Fri Oct 28
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He's funny if you think people doing a sketch and can't hide their own laughter is funny.
Superb in Pink Panther and Dr Strangelove but not outstanding in much else.
Funny bloke. Probably very good company if out on the piss. But comedy genius? Not for me.
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Far Cough
1:49 Fri Oct 28
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Very interesting but disturbing story about Michael Bentine in the RAF:
Once in the RAF he went through flying training. He was the penultimate man going through a medical line receiving inoculations for typhoid with the other flight candidates in his class (they were going to Canada to receive new aircraft) when the vaccine ran out. They refilled the bottle to inoculate him and the other man as well. By mistake they loaded a pure culture of typhoid. The other man died immediately, and Bentine was in a coma for six weeks. When he regained consciousness his eyesight was ruined, leaving him myopic for the rest of his life. Since he was no longer physically qualified for flying, he was transferred to RAF Intelligence and seconded to MI9, a unit that was dedicated to supporting resistance movements and helping prisoners escape. His immediate superior was the Colditz escapee Airey Neave.
FMOB
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RBshorty
12:25 Fri Oct 28
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Barker and Sellers both got to their positions from opposite directions. Barker was a very good actor who thrived being funny. Sellers was a comic was trying to be actor.
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Council Scum
12:18 Fri Oct 28
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Eastside surge 9:21 Thu Oct 27
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Best mates with spike milligan, geniuses the pair of them!
Along with Michael Bentine who led a very story book life.
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Manuel
11:53 Fri Oct 28
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Would go with Side's view, he was funny, especially as Inspector Clouseau, but wouldn't say he stood out as some kind of genius. Funnier than Steve Martin? Not really.
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Side of Ham
11:32 Fri Oct 28
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*HE was in
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Side of Ham
11:31 Fri Oct 28
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Found him funny in parts and you knew a good few were going to be happy if something was in was on, but there were a lot more other comedians I’d rather be watching in character….like Ronnie Barker as Fletcher….this is not a knock though as comedy is broad choice and should not be judged unless the many say otherwise.
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