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Re: Brief but Memorable

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j_a_m_fanFeb 6, 2007
 

 
Yes, I almost mentioned that Charles Collingwood episode but thought
I'd gone on too much already. happily i think we will see him back -
because he helps with a different blend as he is an actor as you say.

Bob monkhouse was excellent, such a professional, but it was in that
series where a special guest came along for each episode and the
experiment was never repeated, Kenny Everett was another. I also
remember Lorraine Chase, a flash-in-the-pan 'star' of the time with
the unlikely catch phrase of 'Luton airport'. She was utterly
hopeless and out of her depth but caused much hilarity, especially
when Peter Jones started chatting her up. Clement Freud can be heard
laughing so much in the background he must have nearly fallen off his
chair.

--- In just-a-minute@..., Robert Torres
<bobbyshaddoe3004@...> wrote:

>
> ah yes, Charles Collingwood, he is another of my favs. only

because he is a legitimate actor and not a stand up comedian.
actually one of my favorite bits I think came from last year or even
the year before, I'm not sure, when he was on the panel with Paul,
Tony and Sue Perkins, and the subject was 'Admiral Collingwood' and
just as he gets going he has the subject taken away and soon people
start saying outrageous things about this man who was in fact
Charles' ancestor, and Charles gets so upset he starts challenging
and not only that throws such a tantrum that would make even Kenneth
Williams proud, because it reminded me once of something similar that
happened to Kenneth when he was on the panel with Clement, Derek and
Patrick Moore and the subject was 'McGreegy' or something, and
Kenneth had read up all about the man and had lots to say and has the
subject taken away from him when he hardly gotten going and was so
upset, but not quite to the same level that Charles

> was upset though.
>
> Bob Monkhouse is also someone that comes to mind, he made only

one appearance, but I certainly remember his contribution, my
favorite bits had to be when he spouted off an excellent list of one
line gags while on the subject of 'One Line Gags', definitely
deserved at least one more appearance.

>
> j_a_m_fan <j_a_m_fan@...> wrote:
> --- In just-a-minute@..., "bobbyshaddoe3004"
> <bobbyshaddoe3004@> wrote:
> I certainly agree that the Tommy Trinder episodes were hilarious

(in

> fact I have the pair on a CD entitled 'Chaos With Tommy Trinder') -
> but I'm not surprised we heard no more from him.
> As all comedians do, they fall back on old jokes that often come

over

> to the audience as ready wit when in fact many of these one-liners
> are literally their stock-in-trade. In Trinder's case, his stock

was

> from a previous age and even in the 70s was too close to the bone

for

> a politically correct Radio 4 including lines that would definitely
> be called racist today and no doubt the feminists of the time would
> have much to say about his performances.
>
> The name I would like people to consider is recent; Charles
> Collingwood. Not necessarily because of his contributions, but
> because in the first few episodes he appeared in the chemisty with
> Clement, Paul and Tony Hawks seemed to produce some of the most
> hilarious episodes of recent times. In fact I challenge anyone to
> come up with a funnier pair of episodes from one recording than the
> two from Wimbledon that this foursome produced #558 "The Wombles"

and

> #560 "Ballroom Dancing" in 2003. I might go so far as to
> say "Ballroom Dancing" is my favourite ever episode and is

certainly

> the one I encourage people to listen to when I am introducing them

to

> JAM.
> Perhaps as he appears more and becomes more accomplished the

novelty

> will wear off - but so far this blundering "new boy" has repeatedly
> had me in stitches.
> >
> > I thought it would be something nice to start off a thread to
> discuss
> > those unsung men and women who had a very brief time on the

series

> but
> > shone brightly with their contribution and definitely deserved to
> be on
> > the show more often.
> >
> >
> > another person that comes to mind is Tommy Trinder, both of his
> > appearances were classics. he may have struggled with the game
> itself,
> > but was great with the comedy portion, and contributed more
> inbetween
> > the rounds with the banter and humor and seemed very much at home
> > amongst the likes of Kenneth, Peter and Clement.
> >
> > Anyone else care to contribute?
> >
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