He headlined in a show called Apple Sauce during WW2. My lovely mum was one of the dancers in the Saucelets. Still got the programme!

Superb delivery and timing

The only comedian who could make a whole theatre full of folk feel as he was talking to each one individually. A true master.

Thanks for sharing this. My dad said he was his favorite comedian and I'd never heard him until today. That's really something very special for me. ❤

Truly the best ever ever ever will not be replaced the greatest RIP MAX

I remember seeing Max Miller many times at the New Cross Empire when I was about six years old. Nobody would ever believe how wonderful he was. I was too young to understand most of the jokes then but the thing I remember most was his makeup. He wore livid bright makeup not natural at all and that and his outrageous suits make him look like a sort of circus clown. In those days life was still very grim as everything was rationed. He was like a cheerful and uplifting beacon when he performed - you could feel it in the auditorium. He knew how to work the audience - no-one can do that now. He made my Grandmother laugh so much and she had had a terrible time and was so poor. God Bless Max and thankyou.

@TheRobtrident

3 жыл бұрын

you lucky girl seeing Max live on stage.

@countiblis1246

2 жыл бұрын

You're right. Stand-ups really knew how to work the audience back in the 1930s and 40s. Max Miller, George Formby, Adolf Hitler...

@AdamSmith75th

2 жыл бұрын

Splendid comment. Thank you so much for the insight!

That accent and those jokes... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So funny

The best of comedy, ALL in your mind.

I can see where Paul Whitehouse got the character 'Arthur Atkinson' from!

The best.

Here's one that might be an urban myth; Max was on an underground train, it was very full of passengers and he was squashed up behind a pretty woman. The woman asked as it pulled into a station "is this Cockfosters?" and Max replied "No, it's Millers'".

@lukebrel7969

Жыл бұрын

It's no urban myth. I've heard the recording. Miller subtly describes his heightening arousal as the woman in front presses against him in a crowded train, after explaining that she is not familiar with the London Underground (subway). As the train stops and the doors open, the woman turns her head to ask him, naming a famous London 'Tube' station, "Is this Cockfosters?" He replies thus: "No, Miller's the name, lady. Miller."

There'll never be another!

timing perfect i dnot i dont

See George Formby too.

Adult humour without swearing...a lesson for many of today's comedians.

Hilarious

He had a white book of jokes and a blue book. At the Royal Variety Performance he asked the audience ‘Do you want the white book or the blue book?’ Allegedly the King and Queen shouted back together with the rest of the audience, ‘The blue book!’

He met a beautiful girl one day coming down a steep narrow path on Brighton cliffs. He couldn't decide whether to toss himself off or block her passage!

@simongee8928

2 жыл бұрын

This one was attributed to Miller, but those who knew him best are absolutely sure that the great man never told it.

@PreservationEnthusiast

2 жыл бұрын

@@simongee8928 This was the joke which got him banned from BBC radio!

@PreservationEnthusiast

2 жыл бұрын

@@simongee8928 This was the joke which got him banned from BBC radio!

If you understand the working folk's mentality you've cracked a golden egg and deserve every scooping with relish. Who doesn't need a comedic release?

" Chubby Brown" of the 40s naughty but funny.😘😉

Absolutely wonderful,, and its sad we may never see real talent again because now its "cheap untalented manufactured PC media propaganda crap""

Did they really laugh at this?