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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 05:07:40 PM

Title: Bruce Forsyth dies
Post by: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 05:07:40 PM: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40978576
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Post by: floo on August 18, 2017, 05:09:11 PM: He had been ill for a while.
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Post by: Robbie on August 18, 2017, 05:09:54 PM: Aw bless. He had a good innings and he'll be missed. A legend indeed!
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Post by: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 05:11:22 PM: My favourite memory of him was when after a long period out of 'fashion' he got to be guest host on HIGNFY. It is still one of the funniest episodes of the show and he worked the audience brilliantly. Later he was to credit that opportunity as the reason his career kicked off again.
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Post by: Shaker on August 18, 2017, 05:13:48 PM: Quote from: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 05:11:22 PM
My favourite memory of him was when after a long period out of 'fashion' he got to be guest host on HIGNFY. It is still one of the funniest episodes of the show and he worked the audience brilliantly. Later he was to credit that opportunity as the reason his career kicked off again.
... as with Bob Monkhouse.

Poor old Brucie - Mr Saturday Night telly for decades.
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Post by: Steve H on August 18, 2017, 05:25:07 PM: Quote from: Shaker on August 18, 2017, 05:13:48 PM
... as with Bob Monkhouse.

Poor old Brucie - Mr Saturday Night telly for decades.
Dunno about "poor old" - he made it to 89, and was in excellent health for most of that time.
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Post by: Anchorman on August 18, 2017, 06:35:35 PM: Quote from: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 05:11:22 PM
My favourite memory of him was when after a long period out of 'fashion' he got to be guest host on HIGNFY. It is still one of the funniest episodes of the show and he worked the audience brilliantly. Later he was to credit that opportunity as the reason his career kicked off again.

- Yep. Wasn't that an emergency host - after Dayton was 'exposed'?
Talk about serendipity.
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Post by: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 07:17:40 PM: Quote from: Anchorman on August 18, 2017, 06:35:35 PM
- Yep. Wasn't that an emergency host - after Dayton was 'exposed'?
Talk about serendipity.

It was certainly in the early days of the guest hosts. Watching Ian Hislop's bafflement at the Play Your Cards Right references was so funny.
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Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on August 18, 2017, 07:20:09 PM: I hope there will be statues.
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Post by: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 08:18:19 PM: http://newsthump.com/2017/08/18/didnt-he-do-well-says-everybody/
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Post by: Robbie on August 19, 2017, 11:48:42 PM: Quote from: Rhiannon on August 18, 2017, 05:11:22 PM
My favourite memory of him was when after a long period out of 'fashion' he got to be guest host on HIGNFY. It is still one of the funniest episodes of the show and he worked the audience brilliantly. Later he was to credit that opportunity as the reason his career kicked off again.

I remember that very well too! I have recollection of other panellists being a bit 'snobby' about him too but didn't matter because he was brilliant.
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Post by: Steve H on September 02, 2017, 07:57:51 PM: Can't say I was a huge fan overall, but 'Generation Game' under his stewardship was brilliant, and I loved his Hignfy appearance.
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Post by: Sassy on September 28, 2017, 03:30:02 AM: He did do well... had a good innings and he will be someone remembered for even longer than he lived.