Ricky Grover, Actor, Comedian Boxer. Talks Bill the Bomb, Lenny McLean, Charlie Bronson and his life
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2023
- Actor, Comedian, Boxer and professional hairdresser, Ricky Grover In a hilarious chat, about his life. From growing up in East London, living with a horse in the house, to mixing with Notorious figures , including legendary fighters Lenny McLean and Bill the Bomb.
We also talk about Charlie Bronson and his parole, we go toe to toe against each other, in the Inaugural fight in 'Scenic Straighteners, and Country Side Combat'.
Plus an exclusive story about a Notorious Underworld figure.
#rickygrover #boxing #mattlegg #bareknuckle #fighting #positivevibes #comedy #comedyvideo #billthebomb #charliebronson #charliebronson #charlessalvador
#lennymclean
Orrible was a very underated series , Mr Grover stole it on screen . Rewatching this again ,Thank you Mr Legg.
Thank you very much
I like Orrible aswell, my sort of humour 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 Theres nothing funnier than tragic comedy as in the urinals episode , we all see shades of folks we know there
Been a big fan of Ricky for many years, Buller is a hilarious character. Definitely need more Buller. Brilliant interview Matt
He's great. He's coming on for a live soon.
Thank you for the message 🥊👊
MY OLD MUM, SHE'D REGURGITATE THE FOOD... 😂😂😂 MUSTARD... BULLAHHHH
@@jboardy5439 🤣👊🥊
Two proper gents. Big fan of both these men.
Thank you Dave 🥊👊
Agreed
Big thank you to both Matt and Ricky, that was honestly my favourite ever podcast, such honesty, sincerity and genuine humour/rapport and the sparring at the end priceless...thanks guys
Ah thank you Shellie 🥊👊
This was so easy to watch and listen to, if you were to take this on tour as a live event it would sell out all over the country, 2 mates telling stories with no ego’s or agenda, that’d be a great night out for most of the lads I know, brilliant!….
Thank you very much. Yeah Ricky is brilliant. His channel will be a success. 🥊👊
Love Ricky! Never seen this side to him.. relaxed and just being himself! Never actually knew Ricky was so connected with that section of London society. He's also much fitter than I was expecting. And proper handy with it! Great interview, Matt, loved it 🥊
Thank you very much 👊🥊
Honestly one of the best things I've watched on CZcams in ages! Always a massive fan of Ricky, knew he did a bit but can't believe how well he moves on the pads! You're killing it with the channel Matt 👊
Thank you. Yeah he can hold his hands up definitely 👊🥊
Loved the tussle at the end, Ricky can still shape up a bit and liked how he wanted to test himself taking the stomach punches, embracing your own fears and insecurities seeing if you still have it, i think a yone who used to throw hands getting abit older can relate. Really appreciated that🙏
Thank you. Yeah he can definitely fight 👊🥊
good to hear from Ricky/Bulla. loved him on the telly as Bulla and great to hear about his life behind the screen. always felt he was one of us and not some middle class actor doing some east end knock off character. as an ex Londoner listening to him takes me back to the the old manor. glad he's doing well. Great episode and now one more sub.
Nice one Matt. I love this format where you sit down with a mate and just share memories together. It was nice to see the other side of Ricky's life and listen to his stories. You're both old school gentlemen which seems to be a dying breed. I'm looking forward to Ricky starting his own channel. All the best Matt.
Thank you so much brother 🥊👊💙
Well said!
Good upload m8 💯💯👍
The man's done it all liked his acting he was good ...cheers for sharing another interesting vid ..Nice on mate ..Ricky made me laugh when he said he didn't know whether to cut someone's hair or do a blag on the local post office lol..brilliant to watch you guys chatting..Nice one matt 👍🏻💯🥊
Thank you Dave.
Yeah he cracks me up 🤣
Great video. I get tired of watching the same old stories about the same old faces, but what an engaging character Ricky Grover is. It's hard not to listen to what, and how, he recalls stories. It's like sitting in a pub with a mate you haven't seen since school. Best wishes to you, Matt, and thanks for the upload.
Thank you for watching. 🥊👊
great to hear someone telling about the real bill the bomb ,ricky is one funny man
Thank you 👊🥊
This was, for me, the best one!!... 🥊💙👍
Wicked interview , I remember Ricky as a comedian but never knew he was connected with these legends!
Love hearing about the guvnor, listening to his audiobook at the moment!
Thank you 🥊
Freemasons Road, granted lol had a few mates in Custom House I was keir hardie estate around the corner in Canning Town. Lively. Ricky reminds me of the characters we used to have back then.
Great interview and top content again, great work mate.
Lol, definitely lively 🤣
Nice one. Thank you 🥊
@@mattlegg1976and some 😂
I got the stitches to remember. Up north now. 😂😉
Great share
Thanks Matt
🤘🏻☠️🏴☠️🏁🇬🇧🇺🇲 Up the Irons 🤘🏻
That was a great podcast & especially loved the Bronson story. Was like watching 2 lifelong mates having a chat about their lives and the history of their locale. Very enjoyable. Thanks Matt and Ricky.
Proper men. great story about paul edmonds im very close friends to hes 3 sons. Rip to them both. I see paul and bill the bomb have a fight outside the greengate pub e13 toe to toe lasted about 5 minutes shook hands and went seperate ways. old school tear up. Was born canning town 1965 met and know most of them. eastend gents. Ricky and matt its the best video ive seen hope for for more in the future.
Is that who t.a shot? Anyone know what it was over
@@thechunkyone7118 it was, watch james english with ta he explains what happened.
Richmond, wow! I heard that Paul fought Bill the Bomb a couple of times. Paul must have been a handful aswell then!
Thank you for the message 🥊👊
Great ol' yarn. Entertaining and funny. Having a few beers for ya's. Cheers!
Thank you 🥊
I could have watched you 2 all night 😂😂😂
Fantastic content , loved the boxing at the end, was on the end of my seat 😮.
Was terrified you were both gonna get spiteful 😂
🤣🤣 Thank you.
We could of got naughty 🤣🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 He was moving about quite nicely, love the fact he, Wanted to feel your power in the midriff, but you went gentle on him 😂😍.
Really enjoying the channel, and glad you’ve stayed away from the online beefing which is going on, I like the fact yours is upbeat and focused on the fighting 👍👍👍
this is my favourite video this year, massive respect to both of you, sparring sessions were superb, controlled with respect between you both, you can see that Ricky is no mug with his paws, all round brilliant, more please Matt.
Thank you very much. I really enjoyed it aswell.
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This was a brilliant watch mate ole Rickys got some skills there. I only thought he done bit of acting till now . Him eating that sandwich in Love Honour and Obey superb proper character. Look forward to his channel and nice shout out for Norman at the end Legend.
Nice one.
Yeah I watched that a few months ago
He told me he ate loads of them, coz of all the angles and different takes 🤣🤣👊🥊
Thats was amazing, love Ricky on Red Dwarf and he looks to still be in great shape. He's way older than you think.
Thank you very much. Yeah he's in great shape for 60 🥊👊
I think that’s your best video yet Matt. Ricky Grover is a character I have loved for years 😂 but great stories of old again. Loved the story about Charles Bronson just one of those old school stories from a area growing up! Let’s hope he gets to experience life as a free man. Insane amount of time to be incarcerated. But great great video this.
Thank you Sammy. Definitely 👍👊🥊
Yeh Sammy I think you're absolutely right . . it's a brilliant video . .
They're just getting better each time.
Good call!!
Pete 🏴
Fantastic interview. This guy is a fantastic comedian. If he had come up in this era he'd have been a superstar. No doubt.
He's Brilliant. Thank you 👊🥊
Always did like Ricky's humour. And he's so right about the importance of humour: as you find more and more time to reminisce, that little treasure trove of grins and laughs is like the elixir of life.
Bit late to the party on this one, Matt, but thanks to you both for a half-hour well spent.
Nice one. Thank you. Yeah he's great, lol 👊🥊👍
Ahhhh, I love Ricky!!!... Aka, Ricky 'Goodnight' Grover.. 👌🏻👍🏻💯🙏🏻
Brilliant episode!😂 Grover was quality and you are blessed to have some great friends.
And they are blessed to have YOU as a friend.
The sparring at the end was the icing on the cake. Always watch your episodes, even if I don’t comment very often. Keep em coming and stay strong!👊👍👏
Aww thank you so much. I really appreciate your message 🥊👊
Pure class Lads . Top man Ricky and Matty . Could of watched 2 hours of that . Not a bad little spar at the end . Once you know how to move about you never lose it 🥊💯😉
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Magic! Had a great laugh at this.We have many charecters just the same up my end same old same old . Ricky I will keep an eye out for your channel Thanks Gents!. still got it boys.
Brilliant. Thank you very much 🥊👊
Brilliant interview
Thank you 🥊
A belter of a episode Matt what a top bloke Ricky is will definitely watch his channel when it's up and running
Thank you 🥊
Two genuine, proper blokes shooting the breeze and drinking coffee. Fair play to both of you, cracking upload!!! 🥊👍😉
Thank you very much 🥊
Absolutely brilliant video Matt, great to see you and Ricky just chatting away and having a laugh. Two decent guys with some great story’s, please let us know when Ricky starts his channel, looking forward to that.
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Pressed like after 3 min glad I stayed till the end.
For a big lad Ricky can still move about.🥊
Thank you. Yeah he could wss a good boxer, we both feel like we wasted our boxing years on a way🥊👊
I love this mate. Respect to you both 🤝 My absolute favorite character in life is (Bulla) Ricky created a real legand in him 🤣 I just had visions of Bronson and Bulla going at it in a barbershop 🤔🤣🤣 that would have been a scene haha
🤣🤣Thank you Shaun 🥊👊
Tremendous little sit down! 😂😂,top man Matt n Ricky’s an absolute top lad! Didn’t know he was staying in Scotland! Love from glasgow ❤
Thank you mate. Love to everyone 👊🥊
One of the best pod cast I’ve watched excellent
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Superb content , What a tear up...
God Bless both of you guys..🙏
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Massively entertaining!!
Thank you. Ricky is brilliant 👊🥊
Class act Matt and this channel really has found it's groove. I look forward to each new instalment because even though I don't know what it will bring, I do know that I'll enjoy it immensely. Thanks for sharing insight into your life and the people who populate it.
Thank you very much 👍👊🥊
Absolutely fantastic episode my mate, what a pleasure it was sitting down and watching you two have a good old chat.
Simple things are often the best in life.
Stay safe matt.
Thank you 🥊
Brilliant 😅
Two lovely men having a chat what could be better take care guys
Thank you very much. All the best 🥊👊
That was excellent - Really enjoyed that
Thank you 🥊
@Matt Legg Thank you too brother 🙏
That was brilliant to watch, Ricky's such a nice bloke, always loved his comedy, great conversation & abit of sparring to top it off. Nice one Matt.👍
Thank you 👊🥊
Don’t know why it’s taken so long for me to see this 👍🏼..quality 🥳
Love this! cheers Matt.
Thank you 🥊👊
Great upload Matt and Ricky joking about the size of the coffee mug absolutely cracked me up. I drink my coffee and tea out of my old faithful sports direct mugs lol
🤣🤣 Thank you.
I had one of those cups, about the same size as my 'bucket' of coffee, lol
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This is a classic interview Matt ; blinding need more interviews like this 👍👌👊it’s the best I’ve ever seen.
Respect Matt
B lucky
Gypsie Chris
Thank you Chris 👊🥊
Quality podcast.. Good laugh at your memories..
Thank you John 🥊
What a interview thanks
Thank you 👊🥊
I can’t believe how great this video was. Always loved Ricky as Buller. Much more than just a Comedian. 🔥🔥🔥 I’m now subscribed.
Thank you very much 👊🥊
Fabulous!!Matt and Ricky...great video!!!❤
Absolutely love watching Ricky. Can't wait for his channel.
Yeah it'll be brilliant 🥊👊
I had the absolute honour of chatting to Ricky on set in Bristol a month or so ago, a really lovely man who took the time out on a rainy day, to chat to me about his fighting days and also gave me some valuable advice for my 9 yr old daughter who is keen to learn more about the art of boxing for both confidence and discipline.
Ricky has, like myself, got gypsy blood running through his veins and is a great ambassador for the gypsy community, the art of boxing & now acting. A Top man, which I hope to have the pleasure to work with again in the future🙏👊🏼
Could listen to you two all day. Top fellas
Thank you 🥊
Use to love Bulla lol 11 oclock show.
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Brilliant video Matt 💯Ricky hilarious man 🤣🤣🤣🤣💯❤☘
Excellent 🥊👍
Thank you 🥊👊
Great interview mate. Big up bulla 🤛
Cheers Bro. I hope you're well 🥊
Ricky is clearly a proper diamond and well known throughout Canning Town and C.H
Nice one. He really is. Thank you 🥊
Great video, thoroughly enjoyed.
Thank you very much 🥊
Far and away the best 1 on 1 interview of proper people ever done... maximum respect for the Pair'a ya. 🙌👊🫡
I always come back to this vid because it always lifts my spirits. I'm originally from The Old Kent Road myself so I can completely relate to the stories and the banter. When you're watching two real geysers enjoying each-other's company and having a real laugh, what's not to like !!! As I've said before, Matt, keep up the great work brother. Wonderful. X 🙂
Thank you very much. I keep coming back to it aswell 🥊👊
Each time I think it couldn't possibly get any better,.... you pull another diamond out Matt 👌🙌. I've been a big fan of Ricky since as long as I can remember. A very funny proper London geezer. DVD's are old hat nowadays Matt. But I haven't got rid of my entire collection. I shifted about 500, but I kept about 50 of my all time favourites. And one of those 50 DVD's is a BBC sitcom called 'ORRIBLE'. Ricky and Johnny Vaughan share the starring roles. If you haven't seen 'ORRIBLE' Matt, all 8 x episodes of the only series they ever made are here on CZcams. Me and my old lady bought the double dvd on its release date. When we first watched it over 20 yrs ago now, we pissed ourselves and busted a few ribs each. ORRIBLE is in my top 3 of the funniest sit coms I've ever seen. Its feckin hilarious Matt. Johnny Vaughan plays a taxi driver who makes out he's a 'proper dodgy geezer' and he always makes out he's got something big going down with some serious local firms. And Ricky plays his loyal best mate, Sean. Sean isn't the sharpest tool in the box. Very trusting and naive. But he's a big old lump, so people give him a shout when they need a bit of muscle etc. The whole show is full of very funny characters, but without a shadow of a doubt, the funniest character of all is 'Sean Orloff' who's played superbly by Ricky Grover. Each of the 8 x episodes is a new story with a new plot. So it's very fresh to watch. The show revolves around a load of dodgy geezers from all walks of life. They all use the same 'dodgy but safe' boozer as their HQ. The many different characters are individually brilliant. For example, there's a paranoid and psychotic Scottish crime boss who they're all scared of. And everyone knows him as ...
"9 mill Bill,...the jock with the glock" 🤣!
Ricky always gives me a few busted ribs no matter what show/movie he's in, but his starring role as Sean 'nice but dim' Orloff in ORRIBLE, should come with a health warning on the cover.
Ricky Grover is great actor, a natural comedian, and proper down to earth. When your live was up, I made a comment about Ricky with a reference to his character 'Sean', but i always knew it would go unnoticed cos not many people will have heard of ORRIBLE. It was torn apart by the critics. So the BBC only made 8 episodes. I think the problem was most likely the very raw 'near knuckle' humour. And that's a shame Matt, cos if you can find a spare hour to watch the first episode here on YT, Ricky will leave you unable to breath and nursing cracked ribs for sure.
Another biblical comment of mine Matt. But I had to share it bruv.
Have a great weekend 💪🥊👍😊
Hi mate, thank you for the message. I totally agree, I love Orrible aswell. I love Johnny Vaughan and Ricky. Its a proper lads show.
I've watched it a few times
Everything they do I love. I loved the Big Breakfast aswell, lol
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Orrible was a fantastic show, was 17 when it was originally on, brilliant times, I watch the show every 3-4 years and still love it
Loved this podcast, after a shitty couple of weeks I can honestly say it cheered me up no end and made me laugh. Be sure to give Ricky's channel a shout out when he starts it.
Glad to hear that. Thank you 👊🥊
Really great MattI enjoyed it a lot ❤
Thank you very much 👍🥊
Really enjoyed this
Nice one. Thank you 🥊👊
Big fan of Mr Grover. Top man..
Thank you 🥊
Fucking epic, Ive never commented on anything before but that was brilliant. More true stuff pls. By the way, I used to box with the great Ian John Lewis, lovely man .
Ah thank you. That means a lot, especially as you don't normally comment 🥊👊
Wow! I'm sure Ian referreed one of my fights.
Well done and respect 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 How come it is so hard to find any film footage, and only a couple of pictures of Bill The Bomb, considering the amount of Roy Shaw And Lenny ? He sounds like a fascinating character .
@@chrismorgan1207
Yeah it's a real shame actually. But it also adds to the mystique surrounding Bill 🥊👊
Beautiful, funny n kin'hard, ALL THE BEST BOYS! GOD BLESS YOU 🙏
Ricky is so funny , proper Gent ,knows all the faces , I loved watching 'orrible' with him jonny Vaughan
He's one of my favourites 🥊👊
I still watch Orrible, lol 🥊👊
Seems to be everyone’s jumping on the Bill The Bomb bandwagon nowadays , no offence but we were talking about him 20 years ago when Judas Pig was first released . Still great to see him get the recognition he deserves though , better late than never . Curiously , not so many people keen to talk about Davy Hunt or Ray Barton (other than on 2 videos on here) … Hope you’re well mate
I'm from east London and heard about Bill from when I was a kid in the late 80s. There are so many stories, it's nice to finally find out what was actually true or not.
@@WorldCupWillie Like all legends , there’s a lot of fiction mingled with fact . There are lots of stories about him over on BoxRec . Such as the time he got ambushed by 5 blokes when he was pissed up and got hospitalised . He checked himself out of hospital two hours later and was seen stomping down Barking Road with a hammer in one hand and the i.v drip still attached to his arm in the other . Proper character
Trust Matt and his account of events/people. I'm up in the North East originally from North West and never heard of Bill The Bomb 💣 until recently possibly due to him being down south and I was a kid when he doing his thing.. Sounds a force and I feel it's admirable to keep/share his legacy.
Thank you Bob. Yeah Bill wasn't really in the public eye , like Lenny and Roy and the others.
Definitely deserves a book about his life.
There is an interview of Dave Hunt on CZcams, he's talking about his Pigeons.
All the best 👊🥊
Bring back Bulla
100% I'm getting a petition going 🤣🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 Yeah, he can be double spiteful zoom zoom, I'll have a word , he's down the wing, kennaaaay. 😂😂😂 Time to go to work 😂😂😂
@@breakfast917 🤣🤣🤣👊🥊
Great story and great film
Thank you 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 actually been watching all interviews U have done and tops to all them and honest
What a great video Matt, I really like Ricky, what a great guy. 👍🇺🇲🗽🏴👍
Really enjoyed this Matt thank you mate.
That's superb x 🙂
Thank you Lee 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 Great Vid Matt !!! And Ricky never fails to have me in stitches x :-) Wonderful !
Love these chats , like memory lane with a few names that was mentioned and a few double naughty guys mentioned lol love the chat
Lol nice one 👊🥊
Thank You Matt Really Enjoyed That Really Nice Two Blokes Aving a Yarn......Come On charlie Its time You were out Son
Thank you Daniel 👊🥊
Love this interview well done guys 🙌
Great to get an accurate insight into Bill the Bomb 👍
Absolutely brilliant, pair of characters and then some. Best 1 yet 👌
Great video Matt. Haven't laughed so much in ages! Nice to see you both, having a banter, and hearing first hand stories of all those legends.Keep up the good work lads!🥊🥊🥊
Thank you very much 👊🥊
Brilliant, ain't it!
I was born in Plaistow, went to school on West Ham Lane and grew up in Stratford. I remember many of the people Mr Grover talked about. Even though I was kid, some of these characters, when they were kids were real people by the time they were 10. Loved watching this, brought back happy memories.
That's brilliant. Thank you very much 🥊👊
What a brilliant story regarding BRONSON & great interview, Ricky is a LEGEND im just down the rd from Canning Town ⚒
Thank you. Ricky is brilliant.
Some great stories there 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 👍new subscriber
@TheWESTSIDE1967
Thank you 👍🥊
@@mattlegg1976 no brainer Matt seen enough of your vids 👍
Great interview
Thank you mate 👊🥊
Great Dits,i served with Bronsons Brother on Hms Boxer!!,ive met Ricky a few times!! but its anonymous!! lol cheers
Ah nice one, lol
I'm good friends with Mark and Ricky 🥊
Loved this boys well done matt And Ricky
Great interview had me in stitches
Always thought Rikky looked a bit handy. Man can dance! Great vid
i had the pleasure of meeting Ricky i did some work in his front garden a new gas cylinder and he had some great story to tell and he would come out with coffee & biscuits for me and my son all the time really nice bloke ,enjoyed this podcast
That's brilliant. He's really down to earth. Like most EastEnders 👊🥊👍
Great content matt🤩enjoyed the sparring at the end of the video as well🥊put a smile on my face😁keep em coming sir! And Ricky,has still got it👍
Love the stories
Brilliant! Ricky is so funny his own channel should be great like yours Matt. Thanks
Love listening to both you guys, great stories. Cheers.
Thank you 🥊👊
What an episode! Could listen to you guys for hours. Proper men with manners and respect 👍
Brilliant watching the sparring chaps.
🤣 Thank you 👊🥊
That Bronson story is great!
He's brilliant. Thank you