Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Aruntraveller on January 27, 2022, 10:32:10 AM
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This is sad news:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/barry-cryer-death-age-cause-b2001796.html
This guy had forgotten more about comedy than most of us know.
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The word 'legend' is overused in the world of celebrity.
In Barry's case, it's the best word to use.
One of the greats, not only at delivering, but writing humour.
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And this - one of his jokes from 1955 apparently:
"A man drives down a country lane and runs over a cockerel. He knocks at a nearby farmhouse door and a woman answers.
"'I appear to have killed your cockerel,' he says. 'I'd like to replace it.' The woman replies: 'Please yourself - the hens are round the back.'"
Never heard it before. Made me laugh.
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Very sad news. I saw him do a couple of corporate dos and his ability to create a specific routine from ten minutes talking to an organiser was stunning.
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Found this one in the Belfast Telegraph
A woman purchases a parrot for only £5.
“Well, I must confess, it was brought up in a brothel,” says the shopkeeper. “And, to put it politely, it has quite an extensive vocabulary.”
“Never mind,” says the woman. “At that price, I’ll take it.”
So she takes the parrot home, puts its cage in the living room and takes the cover off.
“New place – very nice,” says the parrot.
Then the woman’s two daughters walk in.
“New place, new girls – very nice,” says the parrot.
Then the woman’s husband walks in, and the parrot says, “Oh hello, Keith!”
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I accidently short changed Barry Cryer. He was onto it straight away. I often wonder if he felt a little funny afterwards.
Sad to see he's died.....again.