Smokin Joe
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swansonj
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Well remembered. I was trying to think earlier of sketches that would be regarded dodgy today and I'd forgotten that one. The examples that came to mind were actually from Rowan Atkinson's solo material from the same era. I think both the station announcements on the train to Bristol Temple Meads and the Indian Waiter would be regarded as a bit racist nowadays. I seem to recall their attitude to disability was sometimes a bit "robust" too?
The Two Ronnies spoof ("we're marching up and down on the spot spot spot / 'cos the sodding choreographer's a twot twot twot") was controversial too. I thought in purely technical terms it was one of their cleverest parodies, but many people including some of the team thought it was too soft a target to be worthy of that treatment.
I know it's not NTNON, but it's still Smith and Jones.
View: https://youtu.be/ge-z5tXeQwk
'Ian Paisley, Lionel Blair' - LOL
View: https://youtu.be/ge-z5tXeQwk
'Ian Paisley, Lionel Blair' - LOL
Sea of vapours
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'...phased in by 1991 ...':
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amZsdpLXcIo
And this is rather apposite at the moment:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2n87YKSjrA
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amZsdpLXcIo
And this is rather apposite at the moment:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2n87YKSjrA
winjim
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Is that Chris Langham? farking Hell.
raleighnut
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Shut Up Legs
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Ah... many were the laughs whilst watching Not The Nine O'Clock News, but good humor such as is immortal, and ...
Flick of the Elbow
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Puts that bit about the boss's daughter to be phased in by 1991 into context. Chris Langham, subsequently jailed for child porn.
raleighnut
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I can't see anyone other than Rowan Atkinson and Gryff Rhys-Jones.
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
Exactly.
raleighnut
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Beebo
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You are watching the wrong sketch. It has Mel Smith, Rowen Atkinson and Jim broadbent as well Chris Langham but not gryff Rhys jones.
swansonj
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Indeed. Though you might not get away with "the n word" even in the noble cause of pillorying Conservative party unpleasantness.
Rowan Atkinson (or Richard Curtis) recycled that misreading of the eye of the needle saying several times in different sketches.
raleighnut
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Ah, makes sense now.
raleighnut
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Rowan Atkinson 're-cycled' a lot of things in his live shows too, mind you he is someone I'd rather listen to than watch. He would have been great on the Radio with that vocal talent but then I can't stand 'Mr Bean'.
