'Alternative' comedians managed to find an alternative to comedy. It was far easier to sneer at others rather than use self-deprecation to laugh at themselves.
@@chrisnorton4382 What they found wasn't alternatives to comedy. They realised there are more ways to make people laugh than simply objectifying women and making fun of gay people.
I have been performing in a G&S based community theatre group for almost half my life! I have always wanted to perform this if I could ever find a piano arrangement of it!
Hello, how do you do. We are bringing you songs by Sullivan & Gilbert. Hope they are going to fill the bill, but let us not waste time. Let us start the rhythm, We won't... sing anything that is glum. For this is the season that gives us a reason for drinking and filling our tum. I must say its alright for some, I eat what I like and don't put on a pound. I like what I eat that is why I'm so round. Just keep off the starches I've got fallen arches from carrying this lot around
1. ‘Here’s a how-de-do’ (Mikado) 2. ‘The flowers that bloom in the Spring’ (Mikado) 3. ‘Take a pair of sparkling eyes’ (Gondoliers) 4. ‘Three little maids’ (Mikado) 5. ‘On a tree by a willow’ (tit willow) (Mikado) 6. ‘A policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ (Pirates of Penzance?) 7. ‘An Englishman’ (HMS Pinafore). I think. Dad loved G and S. Played it a lot.
Maree Yarwood Well I myself did not remove anything from this recording, Another song on this record "The Boys In Ballet" was actually extended compared to how it appeared in another two Ronnie's Album and the "Short & Fat Minstrel Show" actually features alternate lyrics to the version of it seen in their show so It may be a Case of the BBC editing these tracks.
+meinages I had a watch of that myself, I reckon that the Ronnie's just thought of different jokes for the record as that sequence in the show was from 1971 and this album was from 1976 So I' Imagining that they wanted to add new jokes that they had come up with.
I still catch myself repeating "fish and chips"
Such wonderful artists....The two Ronnie's....Pure genius...
A brilliant parody! Laugh out loud.
I had that album as a child / teenager, I loved it and played it all the time
Brilliant. Thank you for posting❤️
3:46 Absolute genius!
Love this!! Thank you.
Pure genius!
Ronnie Barker was a superb writer - I'm sure W S Gilbert would have loved this.
Barker and Dick Vosburgh wrote this one. :)
I’m just an American in love with G&S
Wonderful, quite wonderful. Where oh where did British humour disappear to?
'Alternative' comedians managed to find an alternative to comedy. It was far easier to sneer at others rather than use self-deprecation to laugh at themselves.
@@chrisnorton4382 "Irish" jokes? "Black & Pak" jokes? "Queer" jokes?
down the drain
Nowhere. It's still thriving.
@@chrisnorton4382 What they found wasn't alternatives to comedy. They realised there are more ways to make people laugh than simply objectifying women and making fun of gay people.
WOW! Thank you very much for the upload! I'm singing along after all these years... being German. :p
I have been performing in a G&S based community theatre group for almost half my life! I have always wanted to perform this if I could ever find a piano arrangement of it!
'The far canal'. Made that entire scene on the telly series. Shame they changed it for this recording.
I guess Ronnie Barker wrote most, if not all, of the words. Brilliant!
Hello, how do you do. We are bringing you songs by Sullivan & Gilbert. Hope they are going to fill the bill, but let us not waste time. Let us start the rhythm, We won't... sing anything that is glum. For this is the season that gives us a reason for drinking and filling our tum. I must say its alright for some, I eat what I like and don't put on a pound. I like what I eat that is why I'm so round. Just keep off the starches I've got fallen arches from carrying this lot around
Would anyone happen to now each of the Gilbert and Sullivan song used in this medley please? :)
1. ‘Here’s a how-de-do’ (Mikado)
2. ‘The flowers that bloom in the Spring’ (Mikado)
3. ‘Take a pair of sparkling eyes’ (Gondoliers)
4. ‘Three little maids’ (Mikado)
5. ‘On a tree by a willow’ (tit willow) (Mikado)
6. ‘A policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ (Pirates of Penzance?)
7. ‘An Englishman’ (HMS Pinafore).
I think. Dad loved G and S. Played it a lot.
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What happened to the "far canal" bit? That's the bit I wanted to hear.
Maree Yarwood Well I myself did not remove anything from this recording, Another song on this record "The Boys In Ballet" was actually extended compared to how it appeared in another two Ronnie's Album and the "Short & Fat Minstrel Show" actually features alternate lyrics to the version of it seen in their show so It may be a Case of the BBC editing these tracks.
its on series 1 episode 2 around 36 mins in theres a video on CZcams if you search for it.
+meinages I had a watch of that myself, I reckon that the Ronnie's just thought of different jokes for the record as that sequence in the show was from 1971 and this album was from 1976 So I' Imagining that they wanted to add new jokes that they had come up with.
Aeonterbor That makes sense. Ta.
Daisy and Rose??? No Hyacinth or Violet???
But they do include "Sweet William"
Just