Rambling Syd Rumpo!
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Green Grow My Nadgers, Oh!
Just Carry On…
[singlepic=68,320,240,,right]The Carry On series ran from 1958 till 1978 and other than a brief stop off in the New World in 1992’s Carry On Columbus has never managed to get back on its feet. Personally I would fund a new movie like a shot if I had the money… perhaps producers should consider a public [...]
Rambling Syd Rumpo
[singlepic=67,320,240,,right]Back in the midsts of time, Little Britain was represented by the affable Kenneth Horne who took a weekly jaunt in front of a live studio audience through meetings with a bewilderingly insane bunch of characters, played by Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
One of the most wonderful creations in Round the [...]
Tears of the Clown?
We hear so much about the “tragic” comics – Tony Hancock, for instance – that the tragedy tends to overshadow the body of work that they leave behind.
Of course it makes a good story for the media to talk about lonely comics, holed up in hotel rooms, away from their families and friends, topping themselves.
Dwelling [...]
Round the Horne!
As radio comedies go, there are three which seem to remain popular and outsell all of the other BBC audio comedy releases. One of these is Round the Horne.
Comprising of Kenneth Williams, Bill Pertwee, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden, Round the Horne was expertly held together by languid straight man Kenneth Horne. It was written [...]
