Please excuse the pronunciation of TEMS Television. Episode 4 tales of fame and fate. From Benny Hill's Grave, his success and sadness of his controversial life.
Benny never owned a car. He did his own shopping at a local market. His sketches were extremely funny, talented. He had many fans all over the world and was watched by millions. I'd call him a success in every respect. .
I was born in Teddington. My mum was his cleaner for a few years. Said he was a lovely man but wish he had someone in his life. Used to give her extra money at christmas to help with the other four of us. My mum was amazing as she worked three jobs and brought us up on her own. Benny Hill was kind and i think people should remember him for stuff other than his show.
Thats is a wonderful story thank you so much for sharing. You just confirmed for me exactly how I imagined him to be... a kind man that truly cared about people.
It makes me laugh, because he wasn’t married, or owned a flash car or a mansion, their must be something wrong.. crap.. how people always too quick to judge - Caroline flack, Diane, papers just love gossip - 😢😢
@@TalesofFameandFate...I so loved Benny Hill. He would make me laugh soooo hard that it was hard to breathe. I miss you sooooo much Benny Hill. Wish yoou could have found a loving woman,and had children. You deserved it. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Hey there I am from Southampton. my parents are buried a few meters along from Benny, thank you for this lovely tribute to him and you pronounce Thames like this Tems Television 💜💜
Omg!!!!! I grow up watching Benny Hill!!! He was the most funniest person I’ve ever known!!! He brought so much laughter to my life. Thank you. Rest In Peace.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Many years ago living down Mexico Way, a lady friend asked me to accompany her as she had to take her kids to the hospital for various reasons. In the waiting room, a TV set was hooked up to a VHS system and it would play Benny Hill tapes throughout. They weren't even dubbed in Spanish. Yet the patients were able to sit and watch and laugh at all the skits and shows. Even other children understood and laughed along as well. Lady friend said that the doctors and nurses in Mexican hospitals know that Laughter is the Best Medicine. And they played comedies in the waiting rooms to put people in a good mood, and regardless of what was ailing them, they were receptive to their treatments and healed up faster. I joined her a few times at the hospital for various reasons. And I always thought why didn't waiting rooms in the States do something like that?! Instead, I've seen where they just play the local channels and show the regular bullshit that they can get at home. I know from my travels that the Mexicans and Benny Hill had it right all along! Thanks for the many years of laughter and enjoyment, Old Chap! You've left the world a better place for you being in it. Amen. 😁
I am a child of 80's so like most of the children in those years I grew up with hilarious Benny Hill's Show and I loved it every moment of the show. Benny Hill was a guy like who is so beyond his era and started something totally new for our generation. I owe Benny a lot because he saved me from lots of sorrowful days and still he is. I wanted to learn his life and came across this documentary so I salute and appreciate you for this video production which made me learn his life. Rest in Peace Benny, we all still and will love you.
My childhood has great memories of Benny Hill , like one time he imitated "The A-Team" as Hannibal , that one always stands out to me , I was born in 1977 and BENNY will always be one of the Greatest , , peace to your soul Mr Hill , , 😿😿
Always loved watching Benny. He was so hilarious. I always stop what I’m doing and watch whenever I see him on tv. Miss you Benny you have the hearts of millions!
I still recall now....easter weekend 1992...hearing on the radio that benny had passed away....was so sad...i loved his humour and style, he IS truely missed by many...bless him.
Someone at work organised a trip for the staff to see The Benny Hill Show being made at Teddington.It was one big laugh but what we remember most was when Jackie Wright ( the little bald bloke) kept forgetting his lines in one sketch. After about 6 attempts he eventually got the lines correct,and Benny just saw the funny side of it.He was so patient with Jackie,and never became annoyed,just a good decent bloke not a pampered prima donna type at all,as many would have become with his success.
Here in Feb of 2022 Ive discovered that the KING BENNY is on local tv network on Saturday nights I've Started watching again I remember as a 10 year old discovering Benny on tv he was hilarious then and Now I've never forgotten You Benny and your Comedy Genius I sure Have missed your Skits I've Recently Subscribed to your CZcams Channel fan channel I'm 46 Now I will Continue to watch your Skits and entroduce others to your Skits channel and your Comedy R.I.P. KING 👑🍻🙏
I grew up on Benny Hill the shows were funny as hell, they would come on late night as I would struggle to stay up and watch them. Thanks for so many laughs!! RIP Mr. Benny Hill.
I grew up in Crystal, Minnesota and My mom started watching more PBS television, which included Benny Hill. I absolutely fell in love with the show...that was in the late 70's and early 80's. We sat together watching and laughing. Those are some of the fondest memories of my Sweet departed mother. We bonded over a lot of TV shows but I loved Benny Hill over all of them
Everybody in Latin America loved to watch the Benny Hill Show dubbed into Spanish and men did really enjoyed watching those beautiful British females on the show. Benny Hill forever! Gracias por tu show, Benny. Thanks for your show, Benny.
This man was, still is, and forever will be the comedy god. I have laughed at his sketches my whole life. No one will ever top him. One thing this video left out was that not a single one of his female co-workers thought he was sexist or creepy. They genuinely adored him. Susan Daly, one of them, even made Benny a godfather to her child. Disgusting media and sjw's ruined this legendary man's life.
Thank God there's always a man to stand up and say "these women weren't sexually assaulted and I don't believe them, even though I am just some random person on the internet who has never met or spoken to any of these people"
@@RileyDia There are numerous interviews and short documentaries out there with Benny's co-stars, of course including the female ones, and all confirms several times of what a kind and gentle guy he was. His sketches were just that, sketches, just a fun comedic play.
He proposed to two women in his life and both rejected him. Must of hurt bad enough even once but twice damn. Even with all the money and fame he never found love. Love in his work but not in a soulmate. The world can be so cold and cruel. We love you Benny.
Once he was fired, Benny had nothing else to live for. A wonderful person who would stop and talk to anyone he met in the street. Yes he was wealthy, but that meant nothing to him. His dream had been broken, but his heart was broken more. It wasn't his life that was sad, but his ending! May you rest in peace dear Benny, and thank you!
I was a child of the 80's and e always amused me. I think he should have been made have his heart surgery and he encouraged to save is life. He was so. worth saving
I think myself that he really wanted to find love and just couldn't find the right person. Too many people after his money and not after him for who he was. I think he must have been one of the most real people you could meet.
@@TalesofFameandFate It was said that Benny Hill proposed twice (I think in the 1960s) but was turned down on both occasions by two women who didn't love him back. Perhaps it's for the best that his considerable fortune (his estimated worth was about £7.5M, close to $10M in 1992) went to his nieces rather than to some gold digger, later in life.
I've been a fan of Benny for years. I used to watch his shows during the overnight hours on the weekends. I have VHS tapes that I won't part with even though I no longer have a VCR and I have DVD's of his shows but I watch him on-line more and more. He didn't have a "sad life" and I don't think he led a controversial life. He may have been enigmatic to the media because he didn't fit their expectations or fit their norms of a "celebrity" but when I hear the phrase "controversial life" I tend to think of someone that led a wild, alcoholic or drugged up existence and mad at the world. I've seen a lot of Benny Hill documentaries on the internet and read a lot of things on-line from those who worked with and for him and I never got any impression that he had a sad life or one that was even controversial. I guess because he remained unmarried and didn't live extravagantly the gossipy stories and rumors fill the gaps where reality and facts don't exist.
Stayed up many a night late as kids just to watch Benny hill. I’ll never forget I had my next door neighbor and best friend , Brent come over for a sleep over just so we could watch Benny Hill when he came on really late. I was startled awake by the silly kazoo music and immediately shook my buddy Brent awake to watch Benny Hill but he was so sound asleep he could barely open his eyes for a second. I shook him again and he tried to force his eyes open but they rolled back in his head and he hit the pillow on the living room floor and was out again. So I watched the show myself then turned off the tv and went to sleep. I woke up to a weird plastic sound and found my buddy Brent sleep walking and was pissing in a hallway closet on a dress covered in plastic. I grabbed him and shook him but his eyes were closed and he was still pissing away. At this time my Mom woke up and started yelling WTH is gojng on….Kt was obvious Brent was still sleep pissing so we ushered him to the toilet. But he was pretty much done at that point so we laid him back down and cleaned up the mess. The whole time we were ushering Brent to the bathroom he kept saying “When’s Benny …when’s Benny”…..lol.
In England and the United States! Benny Hill’s slapping the old man on the top of the head made me do it to every cat I ever caught. No cats were hurt in my comedic endeavors.
Wrong headline... That stupid media don't you just hate it... It always starts fights in the schoolyard... It should be the most content and funny man in Great Britain.... How the BBC after he saved it stabbed him in the back.
He was the UK's king of slap stick comedy.in what was what the Brit's call "The Tellie" right along with Marty Python's Flying Circus . ... I saw reruns of him as a kid in the late '70's and his antics was hilarious and legendary. It was a tragedy and a sad story of a man that was first told he wasn't funny to putting his heart into what he loved the most ... To make people laugh 😂 RIP Benny Hill.
@@v-town1980 What's even more boring are those men who sit online all day and whine about anything to do with women. They turn every comment section no matter what the subject into a chance to prove why women ignore them offline. Expect they've had injunctions taken against them as think they have a right to be repulsive or abisive, so think they can make people listen to them online instead.
I'm from New Orleans. My stepdad was a New Orleanian of Sicilian origin, with a really deadpan sense of humor. One night when I was 13 or so (1982) he and I were watching Benny Hill on TV, and he mentioned to me really casually: "You realize that Benny Hill's originally American, right?" Of course I doubted it, but he said it so calmly and straightforwardly. He went on to tell me that Benny Hill was originally from New Orleans and his real name was Val Marsiglia, and that he got famous in the UK during and after the war, originally as part of the USO. He had me going for a good 20-30 minutes, till finally he couldn't take it and burst out laughing.
Benny Hill was a BOB ROSS Favotite ... Bob was never a Big! T.V.. fan , although Bob really liked Benny Hill and watched him every time Benny Hills show was on, I liked him as well.. a great loss.. I pray Bennie Hill is still making Bob Ross laugh in Heaven... I Miss My First and only Love That will alway's remain in my Heart Forever.. your first wife.. Vicky Ross
I just realized you knew Bob ,I'm from the smoky mtns in NC, I'm a huge fan of Bob Ross,my 10 year old daughter loves Bob ,she watches him paint everything she can ,in closing I will say he struck me as such a nice man ,I miss bob and didn't really know him,we will continue to watch his show when we can because it gives us such a peaceful feeling .
@@tracyhardin4542 Yes Vicky was Bobs first wife and mother of Steve Ross. I can tell you from personal experience after coming to know Vicky from my Bob Ross video that she is also one of the nicest people you want to meet.
Not at all what one would have thought the Benny Hill real life to have actually been so, understated. One thing though, 50,000,000 viewers in the U.K. At that time that would have been their entire population.
He had a successful BBC show for 22 years. That's a very good run. He was in his mid-60s. He really had nothing to complain about when his contract was not renewed. Ridiculous to make out this was a tragedy.
All the critics out, harshing you over the pronunciation of a word. How petty and out of focus. This was a wonderful documentary on an extraordinarily beautiful soul. Thank you for your very insightful production. I learned a lot.
Thank you Mark. One thing I learned a long time ago is not to let that kind of thing bother you. If they are correct in a critique well then you learn for next time. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the kind words.
When Benny was canceled it marked the death of English Music Hall Comedy. Chaplin came from English music hall as well and the connection was very deep.
The greatest comedian in the history of your planet. Most surprised, even allowing for the PC brigade, that UK TV is not showing his episodes during Covid 19. They would better the viewing figures of all other channels and introduce him to our younger generations who hate the PC brigade as much as old sods like me. Not all his work was smutty. He had some brilliant sketches that had no sexual innuendo whatsoever, and some that could touch your heart, whilst still making you laugh. He was a genius and shall never be matched, never mind bettered. Quite simply, the greatest.
Benny hill, one of if not the funniest guys in the 70s/ 80s. This man still makes me laugh to this day. He just wanted the world to laugh and laugh we did. So thank you Benny hill for showing us how to laugh, let's not be so serious and let's start laughing again.
I was born in the fithtys and remember Benny hill there was some silent movies I watch my grandmother watch every night same time I couldn't go out much so. For entertainment and even watching he haw, I could name so many on the weekend watching tv until the last show sign off I remember watch Benny late night. Everything thing was live entertainment. Job well done
Hey funny is funny and some times all the more BECAUSE it’s not politically correct , that’s exactly what makes it funny , we can be so serious , we need our funny bones tickled from time to time and he sure as hell tickled mine 😂 thank you Benny boy
Benny had a fantastic life, as reporters stood in the cold and rain outside his flat he was more often than not in the south of France at a casino, his lack of possessions was down to his dedication to work " i rent things because if i owned them it would be my responsibility to have them repaired if they went wrong, renting means i pick up the phone and somebody else fixes them so i can concentrate on my work" and we all should be thankful he did, hours of laughter may have been lost had he bought a washing machine or fridge
Sadly Teddington Studios have been demolished now, making way for new apartments. Teddington Studios had been there for decades. Thames Television took over the complex in 1968 when they were created as an ITV company, and remained there until Thames Television ended on December 31st 1992. In 1993 Teddington continued as an independent studio complex.
My favorite late night show as a teenager here in the US. And not just for the gratuitous boob shots. (But some. Lol) but his comedy has been engrained in me ever since and to this day I still steal some of his jokes and prank others as he did. As an accomplished sax player, I can even play Yackety Sax and saw Boots Randolph in concert. All because of The Benny Hill Show. RIP man.
The Benny Hill Show aired prime time 8pm on the ITV channel here in Britain with around 15 to 17 million watching each week. The peak of his show was from 1971 to 1981.
We here in the states absolutely loved Benny, and its so nice to hear he was a simple man. I'm the same way. I don't want a huge house with tons of stuff, a room with my media gear and my bed and another room to play music in, I'm good to go.
Not a sad life. He lived the way he wanted to. Watched all over the world and could care less about stardom. What is sad is that we can not see the shows anymore. Just little bits here. Asked anyone that worked with him and the will tell you that he was a gentleman always when dealing with people. As a teenager watched the show with my parents. We all laughed. Today they will take your child away and put you in jail. RIP. The people around the world still love you.
It was at the right time. They probably would not show it now due to stupid people complaing about it. Comedy has gone downhill now as they have to watch what they say. No one would take offence in those days unlike now.
I always loved watching the Benny Hill Show, I was pretty young but oh well still loved watching. I think he was a gem for his time. Don't no if he was around now and his skits were now if they wud have done as well but I no they wud be better than a lot that's on the tv now
@@PenDragonsPig But Thames TV is in London, which is the biggest city in Europe, and the Thames is the major river running through it. Pronouncing that Thames phonetically and not like Tems is a major blunder. It would be like pronouncing the Seine in Paris as Sine, when it should be like Sane. The narrator must be from Lost Angels.
@@alunpalmer7337 I know what Thames TV was, I know where London is, I know where the River Thames is, I know where the Thames River is, I know where Paris is, I know where the Seine flows, I know how to pronounce them all, I even know where Los Angeles is and how to spell or pronounce that. Benny Hill was not funny- his work was more stupid than risqué.
IrishEyes, very good to point that out, I was surprised with that 'Thames' issue also because the host was otherwise really good and engaging - good speaking voice and cadence and the docu itself had new info I had not heard before.
My folks wouldn't let me watch the show as a kid so it was so awesome when they'd go out and my older sister would babysit. We'd watch Benny Hill and Three's Company and any other contraband shows that were on.
Benny was hounded by the pc brigade and alternative comedians he was a shy and private man who I would often see shopping in Southampton where people left him alone I think he enjoyed his life and was a great lover of France and the french lifestyle he was also one of the funniest comedians England has ever seen and yet there is no statue or proper memorial to him in Southampton which is a disgrace Rip Benny one of our own
Comedy probably the most rewarding profession out there. As long as you are on top. When you peak your carrier it's downhill from there. On the way up you constantly try to out do yourself untill you peak out. Finding out you reached your limit and boom. Most comedians private lives are sad tradegies worthy of many tears in the end. Robin Williams, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman, Chris Farley and Benny Hill. All died too early and with a really tragic story behind their deaths.
I cannot stand Hollyweird, the tabloids, the "fashions", critics, the back biting that goes with it. Those people are rotten and evil. Benny was awesome!
This was a great documentary... Benny Hill was bloody brilliant! My old man and I were just watching an old VHS tape of 'The Benny Hill Show' last night, he still makes us laugh, even though we've watched it heaps. We've got a couple of his 'best of' shows on VHS as well... I never know much about his life, I do remember hearing about his grave being robbed, or remember seeing stuff on the news about it... But yeah, it's a real shame about how he was given the arse from TV, I guess most work places don't really care about anything, except how much money they're making...
Benny Hill was a class act regular guy until a typical woman riun his show and his life I'm still going to enjoy his show rest in peace benny Hill you are a class act
Benny's show was the main source of comedy when I was a kid growing up in Texas. It's sad the way his life ended, but I guess many of us go out in a similar fashion. However, his memory and legacy live on in the hearts of millions of fans.
feminists hated benny, thats why they applied typical tactics, "anyone who is not married is gay", they shame men when they dont behave as wage slaves. and his show cancelled was pressure from feminist groups, those low life execs bent in to feminist pressure. benny just lived his life the way he wanted to and it is sad that other people ruined his life, there was no reason to cancel his show. benny just did not want a gold digger wife to divorce him after long marriage and rob him of every penny in divorce, rest in peace benny
This made me choke up. This man made millions laugh and forget about their troubles for a bit and he dies alone in his flat...The irony in the end. Thank you cancel culture! FU
Benny never owned a car. He did his own shopping at a local market. His sketches were extremely funny, talented. He had many fans all over the world and was watched by millions. I'd call him a success in every respect. .
Im still one till i die
Think you would have to walk far before you would meet any better loved him
Wow
I was born in Teddington. My mum was his cleaner for a few years. Said he was a lovely man but wish he had someone in his life. Used to give her extra money at christmas to help with the other four of us. My mum was amazing as she worked three jobs and brought us up on her own. Benny Hill was kind and i think people should remember him for stuff other than his show.
Thats is a wonderful story thank you so much for sharing. You just confirmed for me exactly how I imagined him to be... a kind man that truly cared about people.
Yes. Thank you for sharing. He made a nation laugh. He was so brilliantly funny.
It makes me laugh, because he wasn’t married, or owned a flash car or a mansion, their must be something wrong.. crap.. how people always too quick to judge - Caroline flack, Diane, papers just love gossip - 😢😢
lisa Chittock you know, the smart ones hardly find partners.
Not caring about status simbols is just another proof of his high level of awareness.
@@TalesofFameandFate...I so loved Benny Hill. He would make me laugh soooo hard that it was hard to breathe. I miss you sooooo much Benny Hill. Wish yoou could have found a loving woman,and had children. You deserved it. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
A true comedic genius and humble man .
I never get tired of enjoying The Benny Hill Show .. super funny 🤣
Hey there I am from Southampton.
my parents are buried a few meters along from Benny,
thank you for this lovely tribute to him and you pronounce Thames like this Tems Television 💜💜
Omg!!!!! I grow up watching Benny Hill!!! He was the most funniest person I’ve ever known!!! He brought so much laughter to my life. Thank you. Rest In Peace.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Being an American I can honestly say that I had the pleasure of watching his many skits on TV. He was a genius. :)
Many years ago living down Mexico Way, a lady friend asked me to accompany her as she had to take her kids to the hospital for various reasons. In the waiting room, a TV set was hooked up to a VHS system and it would play Benny Hill tapes throughout. They weren't even dubbed in Spanish. Yet the patients were able to sit and watch and laugh at all the skits and shows. Even other children understood and laughed along as well.
Lady friend said that the doctors and nurses in Mexican hospitals know that Laughter is the Best Medicine. And they played comedies in the waiting rooms to put people in a good mood, and regardless of what was ailing them, they were receptive to their treatments and healed up faster.
I joined her a few times at the hospital for various reasons. And I always thought why didn't waiting rooms in the States do something like that?! Instead, I've seen where they just play the local channels and show the regular bullshit that they can get at home. I know from my travels that the Mexicans and Benny Hill had it right all along!
Thanks for the many years of laughter and enjoyment, Old Chap! You've left the world a better place for you being in it. Amen. 😁
I am a child of 80's so like most of the children in those years I grew up with hilarious Benny Hill's Show and I loved it every moment of the show. Benny Hill was a guy like who is so beyond his era and started something totally new for our generation. I owe Benny a lot because he saved me from lots of sorrowful days and still he is. I wanted to learn his life and came across this documentary so I salute and appreciate you for this video production which made me learn his life. Rest in Peace Benny, we all still and will love you.
Same here
My childhood has great memories of Benny Hill , like one time he imitated "The A-Team" as Hannibal , that one always stands out to me , I was born in 1977 and BENNY will always be one of the Greatest , , peace to your soul Mr Hill , , 😿😿
Benny Hill was a wonderful & kind human being. God bless him.
Always loved watching Benny. He was so hilarious. I always stop what I’m doing and watch whenever I see him on tv. Miss you Benny you have the hearts of millions!
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A real legend gavin in hastings east sussex
I still recall now....easter weekend 1992...hearing on the radio that benny had passed away....was so sad...i loved his humour and style, he IS truely missed by many...bless him.
One of my dad's faves...I watched the show with him all the time. We always laughed hysterically!!
I don't think there is a single episode that I missed.
Mine too. He used to lay on the bed with some us boys and laugh and laugh. It brightened the end of many of days.
Yep, warm memories watching with my dad too.
I loved Benny Hill. He was a comedic genius. I truly miss him.
Someone at work organised a trip for the staff to see The Benny Hill Show being made at Teddington.It was one big laugh but what we remember most was when Jackie Wright ( the little bald bloke) kept forgetting his lines in one sketch. After about 6 attempts he eventually got the lines correct,and Benny just saw the funny side of it.He was so patient with Jackie,and never became annoyed,just a good decent bloke not a pampered prima donna type at all,as many would have become with his success.
Here in Feb of 2022 Ive discovered that the KING BENNY is on local tv network on Saturday nights I've Started watching again I remember as a 10 year old discovering Benny on tv he was hilarious then and Now I've never forgotten You Benny and your Comedy Genius I sure Have missed your Skits I've Recently Subscribed to your CZcams Channel fan channel I'm 46 Now I will Continue to watch your Skits and entroduce others to your Skits channel and your Comedy R.I.P. KING 👑🍻🙏
I laughed so many times with tears watching this man's sketches. Then, learning of his passing, I just cried!
I grew up on Benny Hill the shows were funny as hell, they would come on late night as I would struggle to stay up and watch them.
Thanks for so many laughs!!
RIP Mr. Benny Hill.
I grew up in Crystal, Minnesota and My mom started watching more PBS television, which included Benny Hill. I absolutely fell in love with the show...that was in the late 70's and early 80's. We sat together watching and laughing. Those are some of the fondest memories of my Sweet departed mother. We bonded over a lot of TV shows but I loved Benny Hill over all of them
I just loved the Benny Hill show as a kid growing up. Lol
Everybody in Latin America loved to watch the Benny Hill Show dubbed into Spanish and men did really enjoyed watching those beautiful British females on the show. Benny Hill forever! Gracias por tu show, Benny. Thanks for your show, Benny.
I was born in 59, I grew up watching him. Memories I will always cherish.
This man was, still is, and forever will be the comedy god. I have laughed at his sketches my whole life. No one will ever top him.
One thing this video left out was that not a single one of his female co-workers thought he was sexist or creepy. They genuinely adored him. Susan Daly, one of them, even made Benny a godfather to her child.
Disgusting media and sjw's ruined this legendary man's life.
Thank God there's always a man to stand up and say "these women weren't sexually assaulted and I don't believe them, even though I am just some random person on the internet who has never met or spoken to any of these people"
@@RileyDia There are numerous interviews and short documentaries out there with Benny's co-stars, of course including the female ones, and all confirms several times of what a kind and gentle guy he was. His sketches were just that, sketches, just a fun comedic play.
Wonderful Video! Benny Hill was hilarious, sadly missed to this day! Keep up the Great work!
Thank You Shannon. I still look for his reruns.
R.I.P. Benny.. Thanks much for each laugh you've given me n, countless other's...
He proposed to two women in his life and both rejected him. Must of hurt bad enough even once but twice damn. Even with all the money and fame he never found love. Love in his work but not in a soulmate. The world can be so cold and cruel. We love you Benny.
Love the videos so far good production quality
Thank you. I am glad you are enjoying them.
Once he was fired, Benny had nothing else to live for. A wonderful person who would stop and talk to anyone he met in the street. Yes he was wealthy, but that meant nothing to him. His dream had been broken, but his heart was broken more. It wasn't his life that was sad, but his ending!
May you rest in peace dear Benny, and thank you!
I was a child of the 80's and e always amused me.
I think he should have been made have his heart surgery and he encouraged to save is life. He was so. worth saving
I don't think he had a sad life at all. He lived life on his own terms and was loved all around the world for his comedy shows.
I think myself that he really wanted to find love and just couldn't find the right person. Too many people after his money and not after him for who he was. I think he must have been one of the most real people you could meet.
@@TalesofFameandFate It was said that Benny Hill proposed twice (I think in the 1960s) but was turned down on both occasions by two women who didn't love him back. Perhaps it's for the best that his considerable fortune (his estimated worth was about £7.5M, close to $10M in 1992) went to his nieces rather than to some gold digger, later in life.
yes so true.
thats how they get you to watch the video by saying sad ending, he was a very talented, funny guy, RIP salute!
In todays google/internet lies....i dont buy it.
Great documentary of Benny Hill, thank you
We need a movie about his life
That would be an awesome idea. Wonder who could play the part though.
YES A BIOPIC
Tales of Fame and Fate Jack Black
Chris Farley would have been great!
I've been a fan of Benny for years. I used to watch his shows during the overnight hours on the weekends. I have VHS tapes that I won't part with even though I no longer have a VCR and I have DVD's of his shows but I watch him on-line more and more. He didn't have a "sad life" and I don't think he led a controversial life. He may have been enigmatic to the media because he didn't fit their expectations or fit their norms of a "celebrity" but when I hear the phrase "controversial life" I tend to think of someone that led a wild, alcoholic or drugged up existence and mad at the world. I've seen a lot of Benny Hill documentaries on the internet and read a lot of things on-line from those who worked with and for him and I never got any impression that he had a sad life or one that was even controversial. I guess because he remained unmarried and didn't live extravagantly the gossipy stories and rumors fill the gaps where reality and facts don't exist.
Stayed up many a night late as kids just to watch Benny hill.
I’ll never forget I had my next door neighbor and best friend , Brent come over for a sleep over just so we could watch Benny Hill when he came on really late.
I was startled awake by the silly kazoo music and immediately shook my buddy Brent awake to watch Benny Hill but he was so sound asleep he could barely open his eyes for a second.
I shook him again and he tried to force his eyes open but they rolled back in his head and he hit the pillow on the living room floor and was out again.
So I watched the show myself then turned off the tv and went to sleep.
I woke up to a weird plastic sound and found my buddy Brent sleep walking and was pissing in a hallway closet on a dress covered in plastic.
I grabbed him and shook him but his eyes were closed and he was still pissing away.
At this time my Mom woke up and started yelling WTH is gojng on….Kt was obvious Brent was still sleep pissing so we ushered him to the toilet. But he was pretty much done at that point so we laid him back down and cleaned up the mess.
The whole time we were ushering Brent to the bathroom he kept saying “When’s Benny …when’s Benny”…..lol.
A true National Treasure, sadly missed :(
There will never be another like him.
In England and the United States! Benny Hill’s slapping the old man on the top of the head made me do it to every cat I ever caught. No cats were hurt in my comedic endeavors.
@@robert.m4676 I used to slap the top of my mom's head like that! I called it "giving her the 'Benny Hill'" !
indeed his 60's act was both risque and enjoyable. The pace was quick, and the laughter continuous.
Wrong headline...
That stupid media don't you just hate it...
It always starts fights in the schoolyard...
It should be the most content and funny man in Great Britain....
How the BBC after he saved it stabbed him in the back.
I love this series.. keep up the great work
Thank You
He was the UK's king of slap stick comedy.in what was what the Brit's call "The Tellie" right along with Marty Python's Flying Circus . ... I saw reruns of him as a kid in the late '70's and his antics was hilarious and legendary. It was a tragedy and a sad story of a man that was first told he wasn't funny to putting his heart into what he loved the most ... To make people laugh 😂 RIP Benny Hill.
Don't worry benny we always love you. we always had a good laugh watching the Benny Hill show and them gorgeous women.R.I.P😁😂
Some people just can’t stand seeing others enjoy life so much that they ban the fun out of it.
Especially if the one enjoying themselves is male.
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Here in the US we call those people "Liberals."
Yes your right .
@@v-town1980 What's even more boring are those men who sit online all day and whine about anything to do with women. They turn every comment section no matter what the subject into a chance to prove why women ignore them offline. Expect they've had injunctions taken against them as think they have a right to be repulsive or abisive, so think they can make people listen to them online instead.
I'm from New Orleans. My stepdad was a New Orleanian of Sicilian origin, with a really deadpan sense of humor. One night when I was 13 or so (1982) he and I were watching Benny Hill on TV, and he mentioned to me really casually: "You realize that Benny Hill's originally American, right?" Of course I doubted it, but he said it so calmly and straightforwardly. He went on to tell me that Benny Hill was originally from New Orleans and his real name was Val Marsiglia, and that he got famous in the UK during and after the war, originally as part of the USO. He had me going for a good 20-30 minutes, till finally he couldn't take it and burst out laughing.
That was well done. Do more please.
Thank you. We had to take a break from production but more are on the way.
What a wonderful man. RIP.
Benny Hill was a BOB ROSS Favotite ... Bob was never a Big! T.V.. fan , although Bob really liked Benny Hill and watched him every time Benny Hills show was on, I liked him as well.. a great loss.. I pray Bennie Hill is still making Bob Ross laugh in Heaven... I Miss My First and only Love That will alway's remain in my Heart Forever.. your first wife.. Vicky Ross
Beautifully put. Thank you Vicki.
I just realized you knew Bob ,I'm from the smoky mtns in NC, I'm a huge fan of Bob Ross,my 10 year old daughter loves Bob ,she watches him paint everything she can ,in closing I will say he struck me as such a nice man ,I miss bob and didn't really know him,we will continue to watch his show when we can because it gives us such a peaceful feeling .
@@tracyhardin4542 Yes Vicky was Bobs first wife and mother of Steve Ross. I can tell you from personal experience after coming to know Vicky from my Bob Ross video that she is also one of the nicest people you want to meet.
Not at all what one would have thought the Benny Hill real life to have actually been so, understated. One thing though, 50,000,000 viewers in the U.K. At that time that would have been their entire population.
It was actually 25 million.
He had a successful BBC show for 22 years. That's a very good run. He was in his mid-60s. He really had nothing to complain about when his contract was not renewed. Ridiculous to make out this was a tragedy.
True
his show was still selling in 104 countrys
Benny Hill died of a broken heart.
StrainghtShooter so did Anthony Bourdain :(
I think so.
Comedic genius and that’s all you need to know about Benny Hill ❤
All the critics out, harshing you over the pronunciation of a word. How petty and out of focus. This was a wonderful documentary on an extraordinarily beautiful soul. Thank you for your very insightful production. I learned a lot.
Thank you Mark. One thing I learned a long time ago is not to let that kind of thing bother you. If they are correct in a critique well then you learn for next time. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the kind words.
“Scantily clad women became out of date and out of fashion”. Now that’s a line.
But... True. Ish.
Just not PC anymore.. Unless it's the women doing it if course.
This was great love it
Thanks it was a fun one.
Thanks for telling the story so well.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I loved watching Benny Hill. he made me laugh so hard. Great comedian.😂😂😂😂😂😂
"I wash my clothes in Tide...because it's too cold outtide!"
When Benny was canceled it marked the death of English Music Hall Comedy. Chaplin came from English music hall as well and the connection was very deep.
Benny Hill was a great talent. He really seemed like he would be a delightful person to have as a friend or neighbour.
Forever Missed ! Thumbs up liked for you.
I first watched the Benny Hill Show in the 70’s and I WILL ALWAYS LOVE THE BENNY HILL SHOW
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The greatest comedian in the history of your planet.
Most surprised, even allowing for the PC brigade, that UK TV is not showing his episodes during Covid 19.
They would better the viewing figures of all other channels and introduce him to our younger generations who hate the PC brigade as much as old sods like me.
Not all his work was smutty. He had some brilliant sketches that had no sexual innuendo whatsoever, and some that could touch your heart, whilst still making you laugh.
He was a genius and shall never be matched, never mind bettered.
Quite simply, the greatest.
Benny hill, one of if not the funniest guys in the 70s/ 80s. This man still makes me laugh to this day. He just wanted the world to laugh and laugh we did. So thank you Benny hill for showing us how to laugh, let's not be so serious and let's start laughing again.
Benny Hill was my favourite comedian in the 80's I'm only 43 but he was brilliant.
Just FYI, Benny's first series was in 1955 and he had his own short lived radio show in 1954. Just wanted to say, otherwise very good.
he had a radio show that ran between 1964-1966
Put him back on the telly he was brileant we need cheering up would be grate
Wow! How sad.They took his baby(the show)away from him.
They killed him with that.
Too bad CZcams wasn't around then. He could have continued his work on this platform..
I was born in the fithtys and remember Benny hill there was some silent movies I watch my grandmother watch every night same time I couldn't go out much so. For entertainment and even watching he haw, I could name so many on the weekend watching tv until the last show sign off I remember watch Benny late night. Everything thing was live entertainment. Job well done
Really interesting video, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up in Molesey and never realised the proximity to so many stars. Until i moved out of the town and got nostalgic!
A true comedy genius,we will never see his like again,Hope your resting in peace with the other greats Benny.
He was one of our all time greats in my book.
Yes he was and his show really should be put back in re-run on TV.
Hey funny is funny and some times all the more BECAUSE it’s not politically correct , that’s exactly what makes it funny , we can be so serious , we need our funny bones tickled from time to time and he sure as hell tickled mine 😂 thank you Benny boy
Being PC wasn't a thing back then, not by a long shot.
Benny had a fantastic life, as reporters stood in the cold and rain outside his flat he was more often than not in the south of France at a casino, his lack of possessions was down to his dedication to work " i rent things because if i owned them it would be my responsibility to have them repaired if they went wrong, renting means i pick up the phone and somebody else fixes them so i can concentrate on my work" and we all should be thankful he did, hours of laughter may have been lost had he bought a washing machine or fridge
Loved watching this guy growing up. Great memories.
Couldn't agree more!
Made me laugh for 40yrs.
Sadly Teddington Studios have been demolished now, making way for new apartments. Teddington Studios had been there for decades. Thames Television took over the complex in 1968 when they were created as an ITV company, and remained there until Thames Television ended on December 31st 1992. In 1993 Teddington continued as an independent studio complex.
My favorite late night show as a teenager here in the US. And not just for the gratuitous boob shots. (But some. Lol) but his comedy has been engrained in me ever since and to this day I still steal some of his jokes and prank others as he did. As an accomplished sax player, I can even play Yackety Sax and saw Boots Randolph in concert. All because of The Benny Hill Show. RIP man.
The Benny Hill Show aired prime time 8pm on the ITV channel here in Britain with around 15 to 17 million watching each week. The peak of his show was from 1971 to 1981.
You've took this almost word for word from the other documentary on here u tricky content creator. Tsssk
Never heard of Benny Hill. Thank you
We here in the states absolutely loved Benny, and its so nice to hear he was a simple man. I'm the same way. I don't want a huge house with tons of stuff, a room with my media gear and my bed and another room to play music in, I'm good to go.
A very sad ending to a man the brought joy to so many people.🙏🙏🙏🙏
My brother and I , as teenagers, just loved the humor of Benny Hill. He was a classic!
Not a sad life. He lived the way he wanted to. Watched all over the world and could care less about stardom. What is sad is that we can not see the shows anymore. Just little bits here. Asked anyone that worked with him and the will tell you that he was a gentleman always when dealing with people. As a teenager watched the show with my parents. We all laughed. Today they will take your child away and put you in jail. RIP. The people around the world still love you.
Noticed him at British music hall society with my son. Very humble man
I loved the Benny Hill Show. It was comedy before its time. God bless Benny Hill and long live that comedy!
Glad you enjoyed it
It was at the right time. They probably would not show it now due to stupid people complaing about it. Comedy has gone downhill now as they have to watch what they say. No one would take offence in those days unlike now.
@@davidm3maniac201 Yessir. We were a better world when we didn't get offended at everything and could make fun of ourselves. WTF happened? lol
@@raybates3119 Exactly Ray do you remember the comedy love thy neighbour. That would cause a riot now. The world has gone nuts. Lol
I always wanted meet him was one my fav comedian growing up .
I always loved watching the Benny Hill Show, I was pretty young but oh well still loved watching. I think he was a gem for his time. Don't no if he was around now and his skits were now if they wud have done as well but I no they wud be better than a lot that's on the tv now
Great documentary! The only thing I must say, and forgive me, Thames is pronounced, "Tems."
Yes!
Except if it’s the Thames River, Connecticut- Sfaims river.
@@PenDragonsPig But Thames TV is in London, which is the biggest city in Europe, and the Thames is the major river running through it. Pronouncing that Thames phonetically and not like Tems is a major blunder. It would be like pronouncing the Seine in Paris as Sine, when it should be like Sane. The narrator must be from Lost Angels.
@@alunpalmer7337 I know what Thames TV was, I know where London is, I know where the River Thames is, I know where the Thames River is, I know where Paris is, I know where the Seine flows, I know how to pronounce them all, I even know where Los Angeles is and how to spell or pronounce that. Benny Hill was not funny- his work was more stupid than risqué.
IrishEyes, very good to point that out, I was surprised with that 'Thames' issue also because the host was otherwise really good and engaging - good speaking voice and cadence and the docu itself had new info I had not heard before.
Sir, I have to say I enjoy your videos. A little sad, but help us remember.
I appreciate that
My folks wouldn't let me watch the show as a kid so it was so awesome when they'd go out and my older sister would babysit. We'd watch Benny Hill and Three's Company and any other contraband shows that were on.
Benny was hounded by the pc brigade and alternative comedians he was a shy and private man who I would often see shopping in Southampton where people left him alone I think he enjoyed his life and was a great lover of France and the french lifestyle he was also one of the funniest comedians England has ever seen and yet there is no statue or proper memorial to him in Southampton which is a disgrace
Rip Benny one of our own
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Comedy probably the most rewarding profession out there.
As long as you are on top.
When you peak your carrier it's downhill from there.
On the way up you constantly try to out do yourself untill you peak out.
Finding out you reached your limit and boom.
Most comedians private lives are sad tradegies worthy of many tears in the end.
Robin Williams, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman, Chris Farley and Benny Hill.
All died too early and with a really tragic story behind their deaths.
Thank You Mr. Hill for all the laughs..you are truly one of the funniest people to ever lived..
I cannot stand Hollyweird, the tabloids, the "fashions", critics, the back biting that goes with it. Those people are rotten and evil. Benny was awesome!
Yes he was the best!
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This was a great documentary... Benny Hill was bloody brilliant! My old man and I were just watching an old VHS tape of 'The Benny Hill Show' last night, he still makes us laugh, even though we've watched it heaps. We've got a couple of his 'best of' shows on VHS as well... I never know much about his life, I do remember hearing about his grave being robbed, or remember seeing stuff on the news about it... But yeah, it's a real shame about how he was given the arse from TV, I guess most work places don't really care about anything, except how much money they're making...
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Benny Hill was a class act regular guy until a typical woman riun his show and his life I'm still going to enjoy his show rest in peace benny Hill you are a class act
Benny's show was the main source of comedy when I was a kid growing up in Texas. It's sad the way his life ended, but I guess many of us go out in a similar fashion. However, his memory and legacy live on in the hearts of millions of fans.
Amen to that. Thanks for watching.
👍👍 🇬🇧 !
I loved his show and the ever present twinkle in his eye!
He will forever make us smile.
Such an interesting story, yet very sad...
Loved Benny like an Uncle!!!
6:17 The narrator failed to mention that the man pictured beside Benny is none other than the great Bob Monkhouse.
Ah yes. Very good observation!
He lived for working, he never lived like a star, Nobody knows whatever happened to he's millions, but we all hope the girls all had a share
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feminists hated benny, thats why they applied typical tactics, "anyone who is not married is gay", they shame men when they dont behave as wage slaves.
and his show cancelled was pressure from feminist groups, those low life execs bent in to feminist pressure.
benny just lived his life the way he wanted to and it is sad that other people ruined his life, there was no reason to cancel his show.
benny just did not want a gold digger wife to divorce him after long marriage and rob him of every penny in divorce, rest in peace benny
The feminists who hates Benny were jealous of the women on his show . because they were ugly old trout's who didn't like there husband's watching it
Benny Hill was a true international treasure it is a shame that the British government did not honor him at the Olympics
This made me choke up. This man made millions laugh and forget about their troubles for a bit and he dies alone in his flat...The irony in the end. Thank you cancel culture! FU