Les dawson

Comments

• Saltydog1955 Posts: 4,134

  Forum Member

  ✭✭✭

  03/04/13 - 04:26 #2

  scatcatcathy wrote: »

  I watched him as a little kid in the 80s and I believe he is sort of underated,he brings back some memories regarding that era.

  
  He's a comedy god.
  
  A brilliant book about a very complex and decent man.
  
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Trials-Triumphs-Les-Dawson/dp/1848872518/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364941504&sr=8-1

  0
• dorydaryl Posts: 15,927

  Forum Member

  ✭✭

  03/04/13 - 08:39 #3

  Heads up from another fan. He was largely self-taught, wasn't he? Extremely clever man from humble beginnings. If you listen to his comedy monologues, you can just tell that he was a genius with words. A bit like Ronnie Barker. I loved his humour and was really upset when he died, especially as he'd got his second wife Tracey, a little baby, Charlotte, and a new life, after losing his first wife, Meg, to cancer.

  0
• [Deleted User] Posts: 10,163

  Forum Member

  ✭✭

  03/04/13 - 16:48 #4

  Comedy genius.

  0
• Howjo Posts: 369

  Forum Member

  ✭

  03/04/13 - 16:53 #5

  saw him twice as a kid great comic

  0
• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,470

  Forum Member

  ✭✭✭

  03/04/13 - 21:41 #6

  Still greatly missed, he was so sharp and could make any day better. His shows were full of joy and seemed to last just a few minutes. He really could play that piano and play it well too.

  0
• Butterface Posts: 2,709

  Forum Member

  ✭✭✭

  03/04/13 - 21:47 #7

  He was laugh out loud funny, extremely intelligent and his stints with Roy Barraclough as Cissie and Ada, the stuff of legend.

  0
• Eddie Badger Posts: 6,005

  Forum Member

  ✭

  03/04/13 - 23:14 #8

  Butterface wrote: »

  He was laugh out loud funny, extremely intelligent and his stints with Roy Barraclough as Cissie and Ada, the stuff of legend.

  
  Cissie and Ada always reminded me of a couple of aunts I had who spoke in the same way. Always gossiping and mouthing certain words related to "women's problems".
  
  Les was a very funny and intelligent man who had a wonderful way with words.

  0
• [Deleted User] Posts: 134

  Forum Member

  ✭

  03/04/13 - 23:57 #9

  A comedy legend - loved him!

  0
• Butterface Posts: 2,709

  Forum Member

  ✭✭✭

  04/04/13 - 00:41 #10

  He was one of the few celebrities that when it was announced he'd died, I was genuinely upset

  0