I could listen to her all day.No-one came close to matching her oratory talent & only Victoria Wood can hold my attention in the same way today.Just blissful.
I have always enjoyed her humour, and first saw her performing on live television in the 1960's.. She was a very talented and engaging entertainer who really deserves to be better known today. Modern entertainers can learn a lot from studying her subtle comedy techniques and timing. Nothing was smutty, and all of the family could share the experience without reservation. It's a real shame that people feel compelled to stoop to gutter level in order to try to raise a laugh.
@@RWBHere I so agree with you concerning comedy's descent into the gutter! I genuinely can't understand why merely uttering a four-letter word with no actual joke elicits loud guffaws from so many audiences. This used to be the province of those of primary school age! It seems to me that true wit requires more than that.
Not only does Joyce give us the brilliant Vice Chancellor's wife she paints in our mind Mervin, and we know precisely what he is saying and how he is saying it with sight nor sound of him.
I think the best and most accomplished performers draw one into their world and then one is absorbed by the narrative. Joyce Grenfell is certainly entertaining. Love many of her films too, always a pleasure to see her, a definite highlight.
She was classically beautiful woman even into her Forties in the Fifties. She always had to put on her "common" face as to appear working-class in her skits as such people whilst always remaining a lady of class, distinction and beauty. I think that was the secret of her oratorical magic.
There are a couple of lovely thumbnail sketches of this delightful lady in the Helene Hanff book "The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street"...they're very good indeed, but nothing can do justice to the original. Thank you!
I could listen to her all day.No-one came close to matching her oratory talent & only Victoria Wood can hold my attention in the same way today.Just blissful.
I have always enjoyed her humour, and first saw her performing on live television in the 1960's.. She was a very talented and engaging entertainer who really deserves to be better known today. Modern entertainers can learn a lot from studying her subtle comedy techniques and timing. Nothing was smutty, and all of the family could share the experience without reservation. It's a real shame that people feel compelled to stoop to gutter level in order to try to raise a laugh.
@@RWBHere I so agree with you concerning comedy's descent into the gutter! I genuinely can't understand why merely uttering a four-letter word with no actual joke elicits loud guffaws from so many audiences. This used to be the province of those of primary school age! It seems to me that true wit requires more than that.
Yes exactly.
Joyce's personality makes her even more beautiful
Not only does Joyce give us the brilliant Vice Chancellor's wife she paints in our mind Mervin, and we know precisely what he is saying and how he is saying it with sight nor sound of him.
"Plumbing is central to the better life"....Perfect!
Utterly brilliant! Pity she's no longer around.
I think the best and most accomplished performers draw one into their world and then one is absorbed by the narrative. Joyce Grenfell is certainly entertaining. Love many of her films too, always a pleasure to see her, a definite highlight.
She brought so many of us so much joy.
Brilliant woman !
ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!! What a genius! And what a perfect way to put down an excitable student!
This is definitely my favourite of all her wonderful characters.
I think "you look awfully grooved in it" is my new favourite quote
I love the Eng lit lady
Another great monologue!
"People are so young." Amazing!
"Startlingly gifted with an egg" 🤣
Marvelous women, she just makes me laugh so much, ‘an actwess of conciderwable wenown ‘ she’s such a mickey taker. 😀
Miss Grenfell always seemed so genteel and yet so unshockable.
Woman, not women. There's only one of her.
@@CB-xr1eg Honestly, she has enough personality for anywhere from three to five.
@@DoubleADwarf Shuddup!
The best British comedien ever
oh, people are so young... Lovely :D
She gave us a good time.
I may be in love with this lady.
She and I have been totally committed for decades!
She was classically beautiful woman even into her Forties in the Fifties. She always had to put on her "common" face as to appear working-class in her skits as such people whilst always remaining a lady of class, distinction and beauty. I think that was the secret of her oratorical magic.
Wasn’t she wonderful ❤️
Oh, hard cheese.
Wonderful memories. Dear Joyce Grenfell, so far removed from the smut masquerading as comedy of our day
There are a couple of lovely thumbnail sketches of this delightful lady in the Helene Hanff book "The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street"...they're very good indeed, but nothing can do justice to the original. Thank you!
What a Star
Marvelous! This is 3rd of "Eng Lit", I've enjoyed the first, but I can't find the 2nd!
I am searching for #2 as well it seems to have disappeared into the mists of time 😢
I have the text of it but not sure how to go about sharing it on here.
'Total anarchy' isn't such a bad idea.
"Live and let live; we can't all be anarchists." Lol.
Any young actors should study this and learn a hell of a lot, hard cheese lol
Faultless delivery and timing.
UKRAINE ❤❤❤❤❤