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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 12:40:32 GMT -5
No one has mentioned the bare breasted cuties. Unless I missed it… Actually, that's most of what I remember about the few times I watched his show. It was strange that was allowed on American TV while not being commonplace in the venue… |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 3, 2024 12:42:49 GMT -5
Actually, that's most of what I remember about the few times I watched his show. It was strange that was allowed on American TV while not being commonplace in the venue… I know this will sound terrible to Benny Hill fans, but it seemed awfully juvenile to me. |
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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 12:54:37 GMT -5
It was strange that was allowed on American TV while not being commonplace in the venue… I know this will sound terrible to Benny Hill fans, but it seemed awfully juvenile to me. Juvenile, slapstick, surviving on the simple ploy of sped-up film and the spice of occasional partial nudity. It was compelling to watch in the same way that you have to look at a horrible car wreck. It you saw one episode you basically saw the entire set. But it was different from American comedy. Just different enough to gain an audience. You have to applaud the simple genius behind it. The satire was often lost on me because it was dry and British. I was (I’m guessing) 10-12 years old when it first started being shown in TV. I think the nudity was withheld for a couple seasons before they started showing it. I watched. I laughed, I ogled. But I don’t pine to find the old episodes and rewatch it. This is from my perspective at least. Given that my mother controlled the TV set in my youth I might have missed an earlier presence by Hill. Oh.. and the music was… something, wasn’t it?… |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 3, 2024 13:01:57 GMT -5
I know this will sound terrible to Benny Hill fans, but it seemed awfully juvenile to me. Juvenile, slapstick, surviving on the simple ploy of sped-up film and the spice of occasional partial nudity. It was compelling to watch in the same way that you have to look at a horrible car wreck. It you saw one episode you basically saw the entire set. But it was different from American comedy. Just different enough to gain an audience. You have to applaud the simple genius behind it. The satire was often lost on me because it was dry and British. I was (I’m guessing) 10-12 years old when it first started being shown in TV. I think the nudity was withheld for a couple seasons before they started showing it. I watched. I laughed, I ogled. But I don’t pine to find the old episodes and rewatch it. This is from my perspective at least. Given that my mother controlled the TV set in my youth I might have missed an earlier presence by Hill. Oh.. and the music was… something, wasn’t it?… Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. |
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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 13:12:44 GMT -5
Juvenile, slapstick, surviving on the simple ploy of sped-up film and the spice of occasional partial nudity. It was compelling to watch in the same way that you have to look at a horrible car wreck. It you saw one episode you basically saw the entire set. But it was different from American comedy. Just different enough to gain an audience. You have to applaud the simple genius behind it. The satire was often lost on me because it was dry and British. I was (I’m guessing) 10-12 years old when it first started being shown in TV. I think the nudity was withheld for a couple seasons before they started showing it. I watched. I laughed, I ogled. But I don’t pine to find the old episodes and rewatch it. This is from my perspective at least. Given that my mother controlled the TV set in my youth I might have missed an earlier presence by Hill. Oh.. and the music was… something, wasn’t it?… Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. At the time the show was lauded for its unique cinematography, which I suppose in simple terms meant “being the first to think about speeding up a recording for comic effect. It was cartoonish in character. I won’t completely pan it. It was okay and I did get some sophomoric enjoyment out of it… |
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Post by Max on Mar 3, 2024 15:21:04 GMT -5
That's incorrect. I'm a big Benny Hill fan. Benny Hill did indeed visit Charlie Chaplin's house in Switzerland, that visit took place after Chaplin passed away. Hill was invited there by Chaplin's family. After Hill's friend saw so many of Hill's shows on the video shelf in Chaplin's study, one of Chaplin's children told Benny that his Dad was his biggest fan. Never really got the "humor" of Benny Hill. Seemed more slapstick the few times I watched. It escaped me. Then again, I wasn't a Three Stooges fan either.
I like The Three Stooges, but I love Benny Hill. I'm not sure how many episodes you watched of The Benny Hill Show, but there's more to that show than slapstick comedy.
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 3, 2024 15:27:35 GMT -5
Never really got the "humor" of Benny Hill. Seemed more slapstick the few times I watched. It escaped me. Then again, I wasn't a Three Stooges fan either.
I like The Three Stooges, but I love Benny Hill. I'm not sure how many episodes you watched of The Benny Hill Show, but there's more to that show than slapstick comedy.
Only watched a few and quickly decided it wasn't for me. Maybe I didn't give it much of a chance. Wasn't a fan of Three Stooges, but absolutely loved "Little Rascals". |
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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 16:25:48 GMT -5
Never really got the "humor" of Benny Hill. Seemed more slapstick the few times I watched. It escaped me. Then again, I wasn't a Three Stooges fan either.
I like The Three Stooges, but I love Benny Hill. I'm not sure how many episodes you watched of The Benny Hill Show, but there's more to that show than slapstick comedy.
I’m at least aware that there were repeat characters and it was a bit thematic. Maybe if I find a ready source I might rewatch a bit just to see if it’s helpful to gain a better grasp on what was going on. I know the group was often in trouble with the cops… |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 3, 2024 18:56:40 GMT -5
Juvenile, slapstick, surviving on the simple ploy of sped-up film and the spice of occasional partial nudity. It was compelling to watch in the same way that you have to look at a horrible car wreck. It you saw one episode you basically saw the entire set. But it was different from American comedy. Just different enough to gain an audience. You have to applaud the simple genius behind it. The satire was often lost on me because it was dry and British. I was (I’m guessing) 10-12 years old when it first started being shown in TV. I think the nudity was withheld for a couple seasons before they started showing it. I watched. I laughed, I ogled. But I don’t pine to find the old episodes and rewatch it. This is from my perspective at least. Given that my mother controlled the TV set in my youth I might have missed an earlier presence by Hill. Oh.. and the music was… something, wasn’t it?… Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. Monty Python! Now we're talking comedy! Off the wall, zany, brilliantly inventive. I'm a huge fan of the show, and especially of "The Holy Grail". One of the great comedies of all time. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 3, 2024 20:03:47 GMT -5
Juvenile, slapstick, surviving on the simple ploy of sped-up film and the spice of occasional partial nudity. It was compelling to watch in the same way that you have to look at a horrible car wreck. It you saw one episode you basically saw the entire set. But it was different from American comedy. Just different enough to gain an audience. You have to applaud the simple genius behind it. The satire was often lost on me because it was dry and British. I was (I’m guessing) 10-12 years old when it first started being shown in TV. I think the nudity was withheld for a couple seasons before they started showing it. I watched. I laughed, I ogled. But I don’t pine to find the old episodes and rewatch it. This is from my perspective at least. Given that my mother controlled the TV set in my youth I might have missed an earlier presence by Hill. Oh.. and the music was… something, wasn’t it?… Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. I'm a Benny Hill fan, and I certainly considered it juvenile. That was the whole point! I mean, I love the polished wit of people like Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde or Robert Benchley or whoever, but there is room in that universe for Benny Hill or Curly Howard. I think you either find a guy getting hit over the head with a crowbar funny or you don't, not much middle ground. But I admit there are other acclaimed comic acts that are lost on me. People were always saying that Robin Williams was brilliant, but he never made me laugh even one time. To me he was just a fast talker with nothing to say. Alan King was Jerry Seinfeld's comedy role model, and though I love Seinfeld I never saw anything in King. No right or wrong here, it's like music, we all have our comfort zones. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 3, 2024 20:16:27 GMT -5
Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. Monty Python! Now we're talking comedy! Off the wall, zany, brilliantly inventive. I'm a huge fan of the show, and especially of "The Holy Grail". One of the great comedies of all time. Another big Python guy here, hojoe. Both the TV series and the films. They could ricochet back and forth between the lowest of lowbrow vomit jokes to humor about existentialist philosophers. Sometimes they fell flat, of course, most people do, but on the whole they were exhilarating and changed the direction of comedy. I do like a lot of British humor from Mr. Bean to Absolutely Fabulous to Fawlty Towers to Keeping Up Appearances and on back to the comedies of Alec Guiness and Alastair Sim and Peter Sellers. Or Tracy Ullman for that matter. But I probably got more laughs per minute out of the Python crew. |
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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 20:19:08 GMT -5
Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. I'm a Benny Hill fan, and I certainly considered it juvenile. That was the whole point! I mean, I love the polished wit of people like Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde or Robert Benchley or whoever, but there is room in that universe for Benny Hill or Curly Howard. I think you either find a guy getting hit over the head with a crowbar funny or you don't, not much middle ground. But I admit there are other acclaimed comic acts that are lost on me. People were always saying that Robin Williams was brilliant, but he never made me laugh even one time. To me he was just a fast talker with nothing to say. Alan King was Jerry Seinfeld's comedy role model, and though I love Seinfeld I never saw anything in King. No right or wrong here, it's like music, we all have our comfort zones. Oh, geez. Alan King. He and Bob Hope were the worst comedians I ever watched in my life… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 3, 2024 20:27:13 GMT -5
I'm a Benny Hill fan, and I certainly considered it juvenile. That was the whole point! I mean, I love the polished wit of people like Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde or Robert Benchley or whoever, but there is room in that universe for Benny Hill or Curly Howard. I think you either find a guy getting hit over the head with a crowbar funny or you don't, not much middle ground. But I admit there are other acclaimed comic acts that are lost on me. People were always saying that Robin Williams was brilliant, but he never made me laugh even one time. To me he was just a fast talker with nothing to say. Alan King was Jerry Seinfeld's comedy role model, and though I love Seinfeld I never saw anything in King. No right or wrong here, it's like music, we all have our comfort zones. Oh, geez. Alan King. He and Bob Hope were the worst comedians I ever watched in my life… We 50 percent agree, Inger. Alan King, yes. But Bob Hope I thought was great, both in his movies and in his standup routines. Maybe me being a few years older than you influences that, I don't know, but Bob Hope could make me laugh just walking out on stage. But I do like a lot of those old timers like Jack Benny and Henny Youngman. Even Senor Wences. One old timer I couldn't stomach was Red Skelton. But obviously a lot of people did. To each his own. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 3, 2024 20:33:14 GMT -5
Again...of the few times I saw it the "humor" escaped me. Maybe, like yourself, the satire was lost on me, and I definitely didn't see any "genius" in it...just the opposite. As I recall, the music was kind of a kazoo thing. British humor is definitely different...I guess an acquired taste, although I appreciate much of the Monty Python stuff. I'm a Benny Hill fan, and I certainly considered it juvenile. That was the whole point! I mean, I love the polished wit of people like Noel Coward or Oscar Wilde or Robert Benchley or whoever, but there is room in that universe for Benny Hill or Curly Howard. I think you either find a guy getting hit over the head with a crowbar funny or you don't, not much middle ground. But I admit there are other acclaimed comic acts that are lost on me. People were always saying that Robin Williams was brilliant, but he never made me laugh even one time. To me he was just a fast talker with nothing to say. Alan King was Jerry Seinfeld's comedy role model, and though I love Seinfeld I never saw anything in King. No right or wrong here, it's like music, we all have our comfort zones. Yes...comedy, like beauty & music, is in the eye and ear of the beholder. I'm a big fan of standup comedy, and Robin Williams did have a few bits that absolutely cracked me up. A few of my favorites today are Brian Regan, Nate Bargatze, Al Madrigal, Mark Maron & Kathleen Madigan. Tom Segura & Bill Burr are a little on the rougher side, as is Doug Stanhope, who lives in the small Southern Arizona town of Bisbee. Loved the late, great Norm Macdonald...saw him a couple of times at local comedy clubs. I was a huge fan of Robert Klein and, speaking of The Little Rascals, this routine still makes me laugh after seeing it many times... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4U8vYWjpsI&t=10s |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 3, 2024 21:21:04 GMT -5
Monty Python! Now we're talking comedy! Off the wall, zany, brilliantly inventive. I'm a huge fan of the show, and especially of "The Holy Grail". One of the great comedies of all time. Another big Python guy here, hojoe. Both the TV series and the films. They could ricochet back and forth between the lowest of lowbrow vomit jokes to humor about existentialist philosophers. Sometimes they fell flat, of course, most people do, but on the whole they were exhilarating and changed the direction of comedy. I do like a lot of British humor from Mr. Bean to Absolutely Fabulous to Fawlty Towers to Keeping Up Appearances and on back to the comedies of Alec Guiness and Alastair Sim and Peter Sellers. Or Tracy Ullman for that matter. But I probably got more laughs per minute out of the Python crew. The best $5 I spend in college was to take bus trip to New York City, to see "Monthy Python live at the City Garden Thearte." I also have the soundtrack of the NYC show on LP. They did all their great skits in their show. For "the Lumberjack" song, former Beatle George Harrison appeared in the Mounties chorus. Clipper |
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