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Just wondering what the story is about Hancock? Always quite liked him.
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I saw Nick Hancock filming a show. When the cameras were off he was just STILL not connecting with the audience or guest at all, just waited for cameras to come back on. His guest was friendly & engaging. It was Bob Monkhouse, much nicer than his slimy reputation
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I saw Nick Hancock filming a show. When the cameras were off he was just STILL not connecting with the audience or guest at all, just waited for cameras to come back on. His guest was friendly & engaging. It was Bob Monkhouse, much nicer than his slimy reputation
It also showed how he was a brilliant stand up comic who had a bible of jokes about every subject under the sun. |
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There was a really good documentary about Mr Monkhouse on BBC4 a few years ago and I was amazed at how different he seemed compared to his smarmy showbiz personality. It showed how he had meticulously recorded hundreds of TV and radio shows and had even made notes about and it made him seem more like an "anorak" than a popular TV host.
It also showed how he was a brilliant stand up comic who had a bible of jokes about every subject under the sun. Didn't he also have archived material that was otherwise lost, destroyed or otherwise missing? Because of his diligence in recording, much was preserved and recovered. |
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I saw that. The man was a TV and comedy encyclopedia.
Didn't he also have archived material that was otherwise lost, destroyed or otherwise missing? Because of his diligence in recording, much was preserved and recovered. ![]() I believe Lenny Henry only saw himself in his first tv appearances on an episode of Opportunity Knocks or New Faces that had been deleted but Bob had taped and saved that very episode |
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I did read on here before he was exposed as a sex offender that Rolf Harris wasn't very pleasant off screen and once swore at someone who asked for his autograph.
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I met Les Dawson when I was 14, he was a lovely man. I wanted his autograph and he neither of us had a pen so he asked me to go back to the theater the next evening, go to the stage door and wait inside for him to arrive. He turned up and spent about 30mins talking to my mum and myself, he gave a signed photo and also got me the programme signed by the other artists. He was a true gent.
I also met Olivia Newton-John around the same time, she was gorgeous The only rude celebrity I met was Dickie Henderson - he appeared to be drunk (Which I read in later years he was most of the time) and just shoved children out of the way while cursing under his breath. |
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It was my son's Y6 Prom last night and I noticed a fit bloke at the golf club where the Prom was held. It was only after some of the Y6 mums started to swoon and take off into the bar with their cameras that I found out it was Dwight Yorke! Lovely man, and very patient, happily posed for photos with some of the Y6 children and their parents!
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Monkhouse was a genius and was a comics comic. His archived material is invaluable to media historians. Remember the advert he "appeared in" after his death from cancer - very spooky.
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It was my son's Y6 Prom last night and I noticed a fit bloke at the golf club where the Prom was held. It was only after some of the Y6 mums started to swoon and take off into the bar with their cameras that I found out it was Dwight Yorke! Lovely man, and very patient, happily posed for photos with some of the Y6 children and their parents!
Not only did he get an autograph but Dwight had personally cut out, from a footie magazine, a double page size pic of his head, signed it and sent it back! My son was over the moon and has always kept it safe. He is 27 now!
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Just a shame he doesn't appear to be with his own child much!
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Monkhouse was a genius and was a comics comic. His archived material is invaluable to media historians. Remember the advert he "appeared in" after his death from cancer - very spooky.
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Fascinating to read through this thread. I only have one story to share:
Steve Coogan Thoroughly nice bloke, myself and some friends went to see him live in 1998 'The Man Who Thinks He's It ' As Tony Ferrino he got one of the girls with us up on stage to sing to her in a sexually provocative manner, he took her behind a stage screen (casting a shadow) implying he was having sex with her. He gave her £50 and invited her (and by proxy) us in to the bar after the show for drinks. he was happy to talk to everyone there and signed many autographs and posed for many pictures. He also singled out my friend during the show (as Alan Partridge) with the comment 'Nice specs Harry Potter' - we still call him by this name to this day, and he does look a little like Harry Potter
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I saw Nick Hancock filming a show. When the cameras were off he was just STILL not connecting with the audience or guest at all, just waited for cameras to come back on. His guest was friendly & engaging. It was Bob Monkhouse, much nicer than his slimy reputation
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We were at a wedding in a posh local hotel when my daughter was 11 and we saw Jamie Redknapp in the foyer en route to his room. He was surrounded by a circle of kids. He stood there for ages chatting away and signing autographs for everyone. He was lovely with the youngsters - so patient and friendly. A lovely, lovely man and thoroughly unassuming.
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I met Les Dawson when I was 14, he was a lovely man. I wanted his autograph and he neither of us had a pen so he asked me to go back to the theater the next evening, go to the stage door and wait inside for him to arrive. He turned up and spent about 30mins talking to my mum and myself, he gave a signed photo and also got me the programme signed by the other artists. He was a true gent.
I also met Olivia Newton-John around the same time, she was gorgeous The only rude celebrity I met was Dickie Henderson - he appeared to be drunk (Which I read in later years he was most of the time) and just shoved children out of the way while cursing under his breath. It's nice when people you admire turn out to be estimable people in 'real' life.
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Les Dawson is a comedy hero of mine, so thanks for sharing that. Am not surprised to hear that he was a nice man as apart from being funny, he always seemed like one of the good guys. Nice to read positive comments about Bob Monkhouse too. His later stand up was excellent and although previously only really knew him from quiz shows, his autobiography completely changed my perception of him. Very self deprecating, funny and sometimes touching read.
It's nice when people you admire turn out to be estimable people in 'real' life. ![]() Always liked Bob Monkhouse as well, I vaguely recall him doing the live lottery show once, and only a few minutes in the autocue broke down, and Bob just carried on seamlessly, a true pro. You'd never have known anything had gone wrong. |
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Fascinating to read through this thread. I only have one story to share:
Steve Coogan Thoroughly nice bloke, myself and some friends went to see him live in 1998 'The Man Who Thinks He's It ' As Tony Ferrino he got one of the girls with us up on stage to sing to her in a sexually provocative manner, he took her behind a stage screen (casting a shadow) implying he was having sex with her. He gave her £50 and invited her (and by proxy) us in to the bar after the show for drinks. he was happy to talk to everyone there and signed many autographs and posed for many pictures. He also singled out my friend during the show (as Alan Partridge) with the comment 'Nice specs Harry Potter' - we still call him by this name to this day, and he does look a little like Harry Potter ![]() Didn't think Harry Potter was out in 1998 though
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Yeah I've heard only nice things about Steve Coogan from friends who've met him.
Didn't think Harry Potter was out in 1998 though ![]() |
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The first book was 1997 wasn't it?
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Yeah I've heard only nice things about Steve Coogan from friends who've met him.
Didn't think Harry Potter was out in 1998 though ![]() http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Book_Cover.jpg |
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Yeah the book was. Would he reference someone's looks from a kids book? Not that it matters I suppose.
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That's not actually his fault but the mothers. He pays her mother a full time wage to care for his son, even though the mother is apparently loaded.
Peter Andre had no trouble gaining shared custody of his kids. If Dwight Yorke wanted to see his son, he could see him. It clearly suits him not to. And why shouldn't he contribute financially? He's loaded too. That 'full time wage' is probably pocket change to both Harvey's parents, and his son will be disabled and need full time care for life. It would have been much nicer for Harvey to have a stable father figure in his life, but sadly he's too much of a man-child to step up. |
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Ugh please!
Peter Andre had no trouble gaining shared custody of his kids. How on Earth is this talentless nobody still around?!? |
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Surprised to read the negative comments about Nick Hancock.
A few years back, there was a big campaign in Stoke (where he's from) to save one of the High Schools. The head of the campaign saw Nick Hancock on a train and approached him to ask if he'd help out in any way with publicity. He happily chatted (despite the fella having called him 'Tony', not Nick, by accident!) gave his mobile number and said to call him if there was anything he could do in the future to help out. The head of the campaign called him a few weeks later and he agreed to donate his fee (£2,000) for opening a new Premier Inn locally to the campaign. All in all, a top fella. |
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