GordonD Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 41 minutes ago, Venti said: How was that act even funny. Paul Hogan was the #1 Aussie IMO. Rolf Har - er, maybe not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Guy was a force of nature, although in later years I think he was outed as some kind of bigot? I thought it was common knowledge he was Australian. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 My team have clearly chosen to hold back for Deadly December. Almost May and zero points. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Venti said: How was that act even funny. Paul Hogan was the #1 Aussie IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 10 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Saw him do one man show at the Festival years back. First 45 mins or so was in the Sir Les Patterson persona, then after a short scene and costume change, he did a monologue of some sort which was actually quite moving, then after the intermission it was about an hour and a bit of Dame Edna. Guy was a force of nature, although in later years I think he was outed as some kind of bigot? Trump fan, transphobe and nonce defender - https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/tim-blair/friends/news-story/12380aa902df3f5d5c225b005a3f4527 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Bury Humphries 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 There is nothin’ like a dame 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Week 16 update One death this week, Australian funnyman Barry Humphries: Barry Humphries obituary | Stage | The Guardian Quote In a spoof obituary written while he was still in his 40s, Barry Humphries, who has died aged 89, described himself as “an ancient comic” who had long since become “a self-indulgent and inaudible has-been” with no sense of progressive social relevance. The Republic of Australia’s Art Squad had, he said, banned Humphries’ work in his native land. He had endured his last years of “exile and obloquy” in the tarnished splendour of “a Lusitanian spa”, where he occasionally gave clandestine performances to his dwindling, reactionary and hard-of-hearing followers. He was survived, the obituary concluded, “by innumerable wives, great-grandchildren and creditors”. It was a generally appropriate death notice of a satirist who delighted in guying both himself and his critics. Never a genial humorist, there was always a whiff of sulphur in his comedy. “What is there to say about me?” he would gull his interviewers. “I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. I am Church of England – I wash my car on Sundays. There must be some way you can jazz me up.” This was Humphries disguised as a candid interviewee. Being oneself, he would add, is a form of disguise. There were many other disguises. One minute he would be a monocled Edwardian dandy or a mad scientist or a sad, sexless suburbanite. The next he would assume the mask of a beach bum or a shady art dealer or an embittered intellectual. But the most famous masks of all were his hellcat, the housewife megastar Dame Edna Everage, and his alcoholic political freeloader, professional adulterer and family man Sir Les Patterson. I'm only sort of vaguely aware of Dame Edna Everage. As a character or media figure she was a bit before my time. Reading about Humphries here though, there's little doubt his life left an indelible cultural mark on the world. I don't really have anything to add myself. He just had a long, interesting life. I do like the idea of owning 25,000 books though. Humphries died at 89, so he's worth 36 Base Points for @ParsJake, with a Solo Shot taking that to 86 points. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. JustOneCornetto 309 2. The Naitch 208 3. Arbroathlegend36-0 198 4. buddiepaul 194 5. LoonsYouthTeam 187 6. psv_killie 185 7. peasy23 165 8. The DA 153 9. Desp, Ned Nederlander 151 11. Karpaty Lviv 145 12. Sweaty Morph 140 13. get_the_subbies_on 138 14. Arabdownunder, Bully Wee Villa, cdhafc1874, D.V.T., Frosty, HK Hibee, Mark Connolly, microdave, qos_75, throbber, weirdcal 134 25. Donathan 121 26. tamthebam 111 27. Arch Stanton, Ludo*1, mozam76 101 30. Aim Here 97 31. Miguel Sanchez 87 32. ParsJake 86 33. George Cowley, Billy Jean King, Indale Winton, sparky88 84 37. ICTJohnboy 69 38. paulathame 68 39. atfccfc, chomp my root, DG.Roma, Fuctifano, gkneil, HI HAT, lichtgilphead, Lofarl, lolls, Michael W, pub car king, The_Craig, thistledo 67 52. Oystercatcher 65 53. sleazy 55 54. Savage Henry 54 55. HTG 34 56. Bodie, Melanius Mullarkay, Suspect Device 32 59. amnarab, choirbairn, Derry Alli, expatowner, stanton 31 64. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I hope Sir Les Patterson is ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 That’s a notable way to break one’s duck @ParsJake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get_the_subbies_on Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Len Goodman now about to be Se-Ven feet under. Ex-Strictly head judge Len Goodman dies at 78 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65373373 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 No more 10s from Len, as he is now a solid 6 (feet under). Former Strictly judge, Len Goodman won’t be foxtrotting any more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Strictly Come Roasting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, get_the_subbies_on said: Len Goodman now about to be Se-Ven feet under. Ex-Strictly head judge Len Goodman dies at 78 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65373373 "HeaVEN!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Someone who used to be in Byker Grove & Emmerdale Dale Meeks brown bread at 48 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, superbigal said: Someone who used to be in Byker Grove & Emmerdale Dale Meeks brown bread at 48 Byker Grave Edited April 24, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 5 hours ago, get_the_subbies_on said: Len Goodman now about to be Se-Ven feet under. Ex-Strictly head judge Len Goodman dies at 78 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65373373 Last Tango in Essex for Len. Time of death recorded as 7 hopefully. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 hours ago, superbigal said: Someone who used to be in Byker Grove & Emmerdale Dale Meeks brown bread at 48 Star of Byker Grove dies and it's neither Ant nor Dec. It's an unfair world. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 On 22/04/2023 at 22:43, scottsdad said: My team have clearly chosen to hold back for Deadly December. Almost May and zero points. Ditto. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Len notsogoodman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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