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major600 (August 30, 2008 at 1:32 am)
He also did a slight variation on "Prunella" where he sang it like Anthony Newley.
ertznay (July 28, 2008 at 8:10 pm)
One of the classic Benny Hill skits, looks like they had a lot of fun filming that one. If I could just figure out what little Jackie Wright is singing (or why?)
wmbrown6 (June 5, 2008 at 7:37 pm)
Jim Tyson (R.I.P.) He was a professional drummer as well as comic stooge and bit-part extra. The keyboardist was Josie Stewart (as her name was spelled on the March 22, 1972 show from which this originated).Who wrote the Hamlet cigars piece? I know Saint-Saens wrote "Le Cygne" . . .
El135o (May 20, 2008 at 4:32 am)
But oo's the fat guy?
OofusTwillip (April 25, 2008 at 11:05 pm)
Actually, the first piece is famous for being used in the long-running series of adverts for Hamlet cigars, in which things go terribly wrong for the protagonist, who ultimately decides there's nothing to do, but light up a Hamlet.The second piece is "The Dying Swan".Both pieces are very appropriate for such a terrible musical accompaniment to such questionable poetry.
OofusTwillip (April 25, 2008 at 11:03 pm)
The music is "The Dying Swan", a classical piece, often used for a very famous ballet solo.Little Jackie Wright really was playing that trombone---very badly, on purpose. In his youth, he was a professional trombone-player in his native Ireland. Unable to find work during the Depression, he moved to the USA. He eventually moved back to the UK, and became a comedy performer.
gaiden88 (February 12, 2008 at 10:05 am)
Benny Hill the Late and great
trexx65 (December 10, 2007 at 6:04 pm)
On T.V.They actually edit out the parts where Little Jackie wright says those funny things.
Eitanfirenze (January 6, 2007 at 3:47 pm)
simply great!!!Eitan Bezalel
SETINWAYS (October 29, 2006 at 1:34 pm)
Im still watching the great benny hill on tv. |
