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Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostRIP - he was a very good sport, if nowt else.
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Proper old school all round entertainer - could sing, dance, knew how to crack a gag. I always admired people like him who made it to tv level whilst thousands of others threw in the towel after getting no love from tough, hard to please audiences at Butlins or working men's clubs around the country. Took a lot of grit to make it. RIP.
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It's a generational thing. If your main memories centre around 1968, he's having a No. 1 hit. If it's the 70s, it's obviously Morecambe and Wise. If it's the 80s, it's peak-time ITV and fokkers, although he did earlier have a BBC stint around 1978 which introduced us to Kelly Monteith (see the opening night of the 1978 World Cup, https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedule...don/1978-06-01)
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Interesting about Monteith, especially in light of this ;
https://twitter.com/bbcradio4/status/1327915203628068864?s=21
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Originally posted by Tony C View PostProper old school all round entertainer - could sing, dance, knew how to crack a gag. I always admired people like him who made it to tv level whilst thousands of others threw in the towel after getting no love from tough, hard to please audiences at Butlins or working men's clubs around the country. Took a lot of grit to make it. RIP.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostIf your main memories centre around 1968, he's having a No. 1 hit.
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- An oasis in the middle of Somerset
- Bath City FC; Porthcawl RFC;Wales in most things.
- Fig roll - deal with it.
Originally posted by Evariste Euler Gauss View PostNext virtual thon we want more on that johnr!
RIP. Like Andre Previn, famous in his own right but mainly in my memory as a Morecambe and Wise guest (and good humoured butt of their jokes).
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Originally posted by Bordeaux Education View Post
As I mention on FB, some people seem to think that it is doing Des O'Connor a disservice to keep referring to him being the butt of Morecambe & Wise's jokes. I think most of us would happily have that as the first line of our obituaries.
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Originally posted by Bordeaux Education View Post
As I mention on FB, some people seem to think that it is doing Des O'Connor a disservice to keep referring to him being the butt of Morecambe & Wise's jokes. I think most of us would happily have that as the first line of our obituaries.
I think he was the epitome of the old showbusiness adage, “Take your work seriously, yourself less so.” Also, a great example of chat show host who gave the guests room to be stars, regardless of how well known they were.
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Originally posted by Benjm View PostYes, he seemed quite relaxed about being a byword for a certain kind of, often not very highly regarded, light entertainment. As a child, I thought he and Bob Monkhouse were almost interchangeable, but Monkhouse made a concerted effort to reassert his credentials as a comedian rather just a general TV face in his later years.
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Originally posted by longeared View Post
It's quite funny to look at the list of UK number ones for 1968, it's absolutely chock full of famous songs, many of which are still played today - and in the middle of it all for a week in July is Des with I Pretend. I've just listened to it and, well, let's just say that if you really like easy listening then it might appeal.
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