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Thread #164705   Message #3944346
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
16-Aug-18 - 10:09 AM
Thread Name: Info: Billy Connolly
Subject: RE: BS: Billy Connelly
I love him. I think all the 'folk comedians' are great with Mike Harding still being my favourite. Jasper Carrot, Richard Digence and Phil Cool used to appear regularly on TV. Lesser known but still big names in their day were Fred Wedlock (Oldest swinger in town made him enough money to buy a mine!) Bernard Wrigley with regular appearances in all sorts of comedy shows, the cameos in 'Dinner Ladies' being by favourites. Bob Williamson who made the silver screen in 'Pheonix Nights' and used to appear often on North West TV comedy show.

There are dozens who never got into mainstream of course but were very funny all the same - Stanley Accrington, Jeremy Taylor and Vin Garbutt to name but three. All have had me wetting my pants :-)

Just for Eliza though this link to stuff by The Kipper Family is a must. From the village of Trunch in Norfolk, I never saw this pair come out of character. Henry and his son, Sid, are master of parody folk songs.

Enjoy :-)