On 27/11/2021 12:05, Tone wrote:
> On 27/11/2021 08:33, Bernard Peek wrote:
>> As I was waiting for the anaestahetist a line from Flanders and Swann
>> floated through my mind.
>>
>> "'Twas was on a monday morning that the gasman came to call."
>>
>> And then of course there's "Why Paddy's not at jbex today." in sundry
>> versions including one by Gerard Hoffnung.
>>
>> How much of Victor Borge's stuff is available? Phonetic punctuation?
>> Inflation?
>
> Done most of that Bernard, but it is worth reviving, thanx.

If you're doing spoken word, Bob Newhart has some great material (the
Driving Instructor comes to mind), and depending on whether shamed
celebrities are allowed, Bill Cosby also has some good stuff.

On 26/11/2021 15:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:27:22 +0000
> Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> wrote:
>
>> 'I'm sorry" he said, "I meant to shout "Donald, duck!"
>
> OK that reminded me of one (but it'll need adjusting).
>
> It's the divorce hearing for Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the judge
> has just asked Mickey's lawyer what the grounds are. The lawyer has a brief
> whispered conversation with his client and stands to say "M'lord it seems
> that Mrs Mouse's behaviour had become somewhat erratic" at which point
> Mickey jumps up and says "No! No! I told you she's shpxvat Goofy".

I heard it as "You can't divorce her just because she has protruding
front teeth".

Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
> On 26/11/2021 16:58, Jim S wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:58:29 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:23:33 +0000
>>> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> .... for the Midday Mayhem show.
>>>>
>>>> As long as I can download it from somewhere, you assistance would be
>>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> A pity you can't show this tinyurl.com/3fe99jsf but it caused me to
>>> stop dead in the street and laugh out loud when I read and translated the
>>> inscription.
>>
>> No problem with that here.
>> The only useful thing I ever taught mt grandsons.
>>
>
>
> Oh, my apologies gents. I should have made myself clearererer.
>
>
> What I am looking for is recorded funnies, radio acceptable.
>
> Whilst the joaks are very good, I am no stand-up.
>
> Anything musical or spoken, up to about six minutes and not too modern,
> or it would be well known.
>
> 'Weird' is also acceptabubble along the lines of Weird Al, The Scaffold,
> Jake Thackray, Prof. Unwin, The Nitwits, Paddy Roberts, Tom Lehrer, Fred
> Wedlock, The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican, that sort of thing.
>
> Dozen have to be well known as long as it causes a titter or two. (I
> would probably not use Fascinating Ada unless bleepable and still making
> sense!
>
> Tone
>

I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.

https://youtu.be/6p8cIjqBFls

Tim

--
Please don't feed the trolls

On 30 Nov 2021 20:07:10 GMT, Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:

>Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>> On 26/11/2021 16:58, Jim S wrote:
>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:58:29 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:23:33 +0000
>>>> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> .... for the Midday Mayhem show.
>>>>>
>>>>> As long as I can download it from somewhere, you assistance would be
>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> A pity you can't show this tinyurl.com/3fe99jsf but it caused me to
>>>> stop dead in the street and laugh out loud when I read and translated the
>>>> inscription.
>>>
>>> No problem with that here.
>>> The only useful thing I ever taught mt grandsons.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Oh, my apologies gents. I should have made myself clearererer.
>>
>>
>> What I am looking for is recorded funnies, radio acceptable.
>>
>> Whilst the joaks are very good, I am no stand-up.
>>
>> Anything musical or spoken, up to about six minutes and not too modern,
>> or it would be well known.
>>
>> 'Weird' is also acceptabubble along the lines of Weird Al, The Scaffold,
>> Jake Thackray, Prof. Unwin, The Nitwits, Paddy Roberts, Tom Lehrer, Fred
>> Wedlock, The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican, that sort of thing.
>>
>> Dozen have to be well known as long as it causes a titter or two. (I
>> would probably not use Fascinating Ada unless bleepable and still making
>> sense!
>>
>> Tone
>>
>
>I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.
>
>https://youtu.be/6p8cIjqBFls
>
>Tim

Ha !
He's new-to-me - lots of selections on youtube .

Here he's turned an old joke into a ditty and well done :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8yHdBKd_Fs

John T.

On 30/11/2021 08:07 pm, Tim+ wrote:
> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>> On 26/11/2021 16:58, Jim S wrote:
>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:58:29 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:23:33 +0000
>>>> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> .... for the Midday Mayhem show.
>>>>>
>>>>> As long as I can download it from somewhere, you assistance would be
>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> A pity you can't show this tinyurl.com/3fe99jsf but it caused me to
>>>> stop dead in the street and laugh out loud when I read and translated the
>>>> inscription.
>>>
>>> No problem with that here.
>>> The only useful thing I ever taught mt grandsons.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Oh, my apologies gents. I should have made myself clearererer.
>>
>>
>> What I am looking for is recorded funnies, radio acceptable.
>>
>> Whilst the joaks are very good, I am no stand-up.
>>
>> Anything musical or spoken, up to about six minutes and not too modern,
>> or it would be well known.
>>
>> 'Weird' is also acceptabubble along the lines of Weird Al, The Scaffold,
>> Jake Thackray, Prof. Unwin, The Nitwits, Paddy Roberts, Tom Lehrer, Fred
>> Wedlock, The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican, that sort of thing.
>>
>> Dozen have to be well known as long as it causes a titter or two. (I
>> would probably not use Fascinating Ada unless bleepable and still making
>> sense!
>>
>> Tone
>>
>
> I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.
>
> https://youtu.be/6p8cIjqBFls
>
> Tim
>

Lydia The Tattooed Lady - written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen
Grouch Marx sang it in The Circus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8

At first I thought is was a song by Tom Lehrer

--
Chris Elvidge
England

On 30/11/2021 08:30 pm, hubops@ccanoemail.ca wrote:
> On 30 Nov 2021 20:07:10 GMT, Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>>> On 26/11/2021 16:58, Jim S wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:58:29 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:23:33 +0000
>>>>> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> .... for the Midday Mayhem show.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As long as I can download it from somewhere, you assistance would be
>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> A pity you can't show this tinyurl.com/3fe99jsf but it caused me to
>>>>> stop dead in the street and laugh out loud when I read and translated the
>>>>> inscription.
>>>>
>>>> No problem with that here.
>>>> The only useful thing I ever taught mt grandsons.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh, my apologies gents. I should have made myself clearererer.
>>>
>>>
>>> What I am looking for is recorded funnies, radio acceptable.
>>>
>>> Whilst the joaks are very good, I am no stand-up.
>>>
>>> Anything musical or spoken, up to about six minutes and not too modern,
>>> or it would be well known.
>>>
>>> 'Weird' is also acceptabubble along the lines of Weird Al, The Scaffold,
>>> Jake Thackray, Prof. Unwin, The Nitwits, Paddy Roberts, Tom Lehrer, Fred
>>> Wedlock, The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican, that sort of thing.
>>>
>>> Dozen have to be well known as long as it causes a titter or two. (I
>>> would probably not use Fascinating Ada unless bleepable and still making
>>> sense!
>>>
>>> Tone
>>>
>>
>> I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/6p8cIjqBFls
>>
>> Tim
>
>
> Ha !
> He's new-to-me - lots of selections on youtube .
>
> Here he's turned an old joke into a ditty and well done :
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8yHdBKd_Fs
>
> John T.
>

He claimed Georges Brassens (French) as his greatest inspiration and was
also influenced by Jacques Brel and Charles Trenet (see Wikipedia)

--
Chris Elvidge
England

On 2021-11-30, Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
> On 26/11/2021 14:23, Tone wrote:
>> .... for the Midday Mayhem show.
>>
>> As long as I can download it from somewhere, you assistance would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> But keep it clean-ish.
>>
>> I do have a data base of stuff, but I am now using it for the third time.
>>
>> I do need some refreshment.
>
> Any Flanders & Swann.
>
> This little number that we once had on 78:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDAfGZRYoiE
>
> Doctor Hook:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TmJw8j2Eos
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuvfIePDbgY

Found a site here that looks promising:

https://monologues.co.uk/index2.htm

--
Bernard Peek
bap@shrdlu.com

On 30/11/2021 20:07, Tim+ wrote:
> I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.

We have a double whammy here. Not only did we have Jako, but we also
have Fako, (my mate John Watterson), who does it very well. Toured with
Fairport Convention don'tcha know.

https://www.fakethackray.com/

I have used most of their stuff already, but time for a revival I goove.

Many thanx for all your suggestions, sheddi. Very useful!

Tone

Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
> On 30/11/2021 20:07, Tim+ wrote:
>> I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.
>
> We have a double whammy here. Not only did we have Jako, but we also
> have Fako, (my mate John Watterson), who does it very well. Toured with
> Fairport Convention don'tcha know.
>
> https://www.fakethackray.com/

Oo, ta for that. Ordered.

Tim

--
Please don't feed the trolls

On 01/12/2021 12:45, Tim+ wrote:
> Tone <email@address.com> wrote:
>> On 30/11/2021 20:07, Tim+ wrote:
>>> I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.
>>
>> We have a double whammy here. Not only did we have Jako, but we also
>> have Fako, (my mate John Watterson), who does it very well. Toured with
>> Fairport Convention don'tcha know.
>>
>> https://www.fakethackray.com/
>
> Oo, ta for that. Ordered.
>
> Tim
>
>

Oh good. John will be pleased.
'
He's also a fine songwriter himself. His own song, 'The Wordsmith',
about Jako could have been written by Jako himself, if you see what I mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqmaLwQI5v8

Tone

On Wed, 1 Dec 2021 10:04:04 +0000, Tone <email@address.com> wrote:

>On 30/11/2021 20:07, Tim+ wrote:
>> I was reminded today of the joy of Jake Thackeray.
>
>We have a double whammy here. Not only did we have Jako, but we also
>have Fako, (my mate John Watterson), who does it very well. Toured with
>Fairport Convention don'tcha know.
>
>https://www.fakethackray.com/
>
>I have used most of their stuff already, but time for a revival I goove.
>
>Many thanx for all your suggestions, sheddi. Very useful!
>
Are you still on the lookout for comic material?

I accidentally[1] listened to the Mitch Benn Music Show this morning
and discovered that it wasn't as bad as I thought because he wasn't
performing himself[2]

Anyway, there are two series of six episodes each and the Beeb have
very kindly published the playlists here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/mitchbenn1.shtml

and here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/mitchbenn.shtml

Some great stuff there IMO

Nick
[1]I failed to reach far enough to turn the radio over or off.
[2]Don't get me wrong: I think Mitch Benn is a great writer and
performer of topical songs but the key word here is topical. The songs
have IMO the shelf-life of a bottle of milk left out in the sun

On 07/12/2021 11:22, Nick Odell wrote:
> Are you still on the lookout for comic material?
>
> I accidentally[1] listened to the Mitch Benn Music Show this morning
> and discovered that it wasn't as bad as I thought because he wasn't
> performing himself[2]
>
> Anyway, there are two series of six episodes each and the Beeb have
> very kindly published the playlists here:
>
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/mitchbenn1.shtml
>
> and here:
>
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/mitchbenn.shtml
>
> Some great stuff there IMO
>
> Nick
> [1]I failed to reach far enough to turn the radio over or off.
> [2]Don't get me wrong: I think Mitch Benn is a great writer and
> performer of topical songs but the key word here is topical. The songs
> have IMO the shelf-life of a bottle of milk left out in the sun

Thanx Nick

Tone