Much underrated

[DaveB]

Oh yeah... the spanish boys one with the lisp

Yeah, and one of them with a headress so big there are special cut outs in the door frames so he can walk through them

[cailin maith]

Yeah, and one of them with a headress so big there are special cut outs in the door frames so he can walk through them

It's the best film... I might have to have a look on amazon for a copy. Bet my parents won't part with theirs.

[foritisme]

Cant agree more about the Divine Comedy, Mr P and I are big fans and love all their/his albums -witty and musically delightful. We saw them a few years ago in manchester - brilliant and he did a great version of ELO's Mr Blue Sky as an encore. I was very pleased as it is one of my guilty pleasures

In a similar vein Belle and Sebastian and Tom Waits - of course.

Mods - can we have a dedicated music section??? Pleeeeeeeeese

Wouldn't class someone like the Divine Comedy as a guilty pleasure. Niow if you were to mention Black Lace......


Anyway back on topic

Sitcom - Early Doors
Film - Mystery Men (also agree with Yellowbeard)

[OwlHoot]

- the whole thing is full of that malarkey. Spike Milligan is hilarious in it too.

I love the bit where he finds out his son is a gardner.... "a gardner, a Yellowbeard gardner"

Gotta say I always thought Spike Milligan was overrated as a comedian. To me he always seemed a sad case, literally, who never got over World War 2 (which was surprising, as I think he spent most of it in the Home Guard, not exactly the most stressful and dangerous posting).

Note, I'm not sneering at anyone, young or old, who was in the Home Guard. For a start, anyone who was short-sighted or flat footed, or with a dodgy ticker etc would be turned down for the regular forces and thus have little choice.

Talking about comedians, often actors/actresses who normally play tough guys and baddies turn out to be surprisingly funny in comedies. Herbert Lom almost stole the show as the mad commissioner in the Pink Panther films, and Robert de Niro was hiliarious in Midnight Run.

[BrowneIssue]

a sad case, literally, who never got over World War 2

He'd probably have been the first to admit that.

He served in North Africa and Italy. He was injured and suffered from shell shock. I can't remember which of his books covered that period but it made very hard reading.

[Doggy Styles]

Gotta say I always thought Spike Milligan was overrated as a comedian. To me he always seemed a sad case, literally, who never got over World War 2 (which was surprising, as I think he spent most of it in the Home Guard, not exactly the most stressful and dangerous posting).

You couldn't be more wrong about that.

His books covering his war years were very funny (up to his being invalided out from Italy), but I agree that some of his TV stuff wasn't funny. Some was though.

[Grinder]

My list of 3 underrated things:

1. Having a crap
2. "Agadoo"
3. Gardening as a form of exercise

[Pogle]

Wouldn't class someone like the Divine Comedy as a guilty pleasure. Niow if you were to mention Black Lace......


Anyway back on topic

Sitcom - Early Doors
Film - Mystery Men (also agree with Yellowbeard)

Naw - ELO are the guilty pleasure!

Totally agree with Early Doors
Mystery Men - did that have 'The Shovaler' and the bowling ball skull thingy?
If so - yes it was great

[cailin maith]

Gotta say I always thought Spike Milligan was overrated as a comedian. To me he always seemed a sad case, literally, who never got over World War 2 (which was surprising, as I think he spent most of it in the Home Guard, not exactly the most stressful and dangerous posting).

Note, I'm not sneering at anyone, young or old, who was in the Home Guard. For a start, anyone who was short-sighted or flat footed, or with a dodgy ticker etc would be turned down for the regular forces and thus have little choice.

Talking about comedians, often actors/actresses who normally play tough guys and baddies turn out to be surprisingly funny in comedies. Herbert Lom almost stole the show as the mad commissioner in the Pink Panther films, and Robert de Niro was hiliarious in Midnight Run.

Like the others said, he did serve abroad. His books on the war and his postings are very funny! You should give them a try. I haven't seen much of his TV stuff except for Yellowbeard so I can't comment on that.

[Pogle]

Like the others said, he did serve abroad. His books on the war and his postings are very funny! You should give them a try. I haven't seen much of his TV stuff except for Yellowbeard so I can't comment on that.

His Q series was a bit hit and miss - but when it hit is was very funny.