the 70's were awesome...the last decade before greed became king and a decade when the word 'offended' was rarely used...

@m0rvidusm0rvidus18

2 жыл бұрын

The racial and sexual politics of the 70s led to the current liberal insanity. It's all connected.

@paulmchugh8695

2 жыл бұрын

Before thatcher ?

@pipins3616

2 жыл бұрын

Rubbish

@billpugh58

2 жыл бұрын

No work, no future, dirt and rubbish everywhere, open racism and sick man of Europe. We have come a long way.

@stephenroche5107

10 ай бұрын

Sadly a lot of these comedians voted politically Thatcher the source of that greed.

In the 70s I was a young / teenager, very hard times ( three day week) and yet I loved it and now in my 60s I love 70s music x

@malbig2344

2 жыл бұрын

What a riveting story, it really is.

@phillipbooth5378

2 жыл бұрын

Three day week, I worked Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

@robcox1247

2 жыл бұрын

@@malbig2344 So much so you felt complied to reply. Twat.

@malbig2344

2 жыл бұрын

@@robcox1247 chill out fannybaws, I'm just saying that your story about being poor in the 1970's is really interesting. It really is.

Grew up to this brilliant show.....great characters,...bloody funny , ..miss those great days

@paulmcmahon795

3 жыл бұрын

Fbbf the we are a lot of the

@paulmcmahon795

3 жыл бұрын

Vvfgd vfxvvgggghtyvbbgvhnbv

@kippertrace5808

Жыл бұрын

Had a dog, took it t'pub dine t'road. Barman said that's nice dog mate, what is it. A mongol dog mate, he said surely you mean a mungrel. No it's definitely a mongol. It jumped up on the bar I shouted. DOWN SYNDROME

Ken Goodwin the funniest of them all, Just fantastic.

A good antidote for whenever I might get nostalgic for 1975.

Some of the greatest home grown comedians ever to grace a stage so many are gone now but they'll never be forgotten 😄😄😄

Colin Crompton's timing is so good it must be digital. And he really knows how to use a cigarette as a simple prop. Really miss that kind of laid back delivery.

Ken Goodwin cracks me up what a man he is he's not dead is he brilliant comedian I wonder what he's doing now. When things were bad at home and the comedy's was on the box he made me laugh thanks Ken Goodwin ours Ziggy Marley from leicershire in the countryside in England.

@excelents

4 жыл бұрын

He died on 18 February 2012 of Alzheimer's disease.

I remember this as though yesterday. Loved the way that there was always a catch, and nothing vulgar, no swearing in order to get a laugh. This kind of comedy is no longer promoted.

@castelodeossos3947

Жыл бұрын

Peter Kay?

@kippertrace5808

Жыл бұрын

I had a dog, named it minton. It died cuz it ate shuttlecocks. Bad Milton.

@Kotka67

Жыл бұрын

It was all cleaned up for the TV. I'll never forget going to see Dave Allen live, what a potty mouth...

@andersmarklund4211

11 ай бұрын

You couldn't tell a blue gag in those days on TV.

Excellent, love these snapshots of a better time! Great humour!

I remember laughing back then but it's hard to remember why now. Much simpler times.

Good grief. I'd forgotten how bad these guys were.

Got to be the BEST comedy show EVER produced for TV. No swearing.No lewdness,No boring jokes. Just real comedy with marvellous one liners plus racist jokes that did'nt offend. I watched The Comedians religiously in the 70's and regretted its disappearance when TV comedy went bad.

@robseddon629

3 жыл бұрын

"plus racist jokes that didn't offend" ....... I didn't think there was anyone still alive that would say something like that.

@MartinMurray1966

9 ай бұрын

@@robseddon629 now you know there are two. A joke is a joke, amazing how a black person can be racist to blacks, but a white or asian cant?

@firebyrd437

10 күн бұрын

​@@robseddon629the black comedian once asked if there were any darkies in when the comedians did a charity event for the blind. Nowadays no one would say that but I'm sure he wasn't offending anyone because he regarded himself as a darkie. You just be offended by this, the audience wasn't

I imagine people on here criticising "The Comedians" would probably think Frankie Boyle is hilarious.

@insideout4892

5 жыл бұрын

3 years later.. how do you feel about your comment? lol... i hope you feel good about it, because its excelent. your comment still stands.. lets remember that the comedians of the 70s had jokes that were "too edgy" to be shown on tv in the 90s+.. frankie boyles are just the right amount of "edgyness" LOL... aka- everyone knows they are purely crude comments looking for a cheap laugh.. unchallenging- sympathetic and lazy

@dougreed2257

4 жыл бұрын

Haha again, absolutely right. Boyle is one of the unfunniest "comedians" probably EVER

@TheGodsrighthandman

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Can't stand the fokker!

@blackie75

4 жыл бұрын

@@dougreed2257 hehe, he makes me laugh. i like the other guy too, um...kevin something

@urlord6580

4 жыл бұрын

I do

brings back memories brilliant

Brilliant! I just love the 70's and would dearly love to go back to those times. Best music, fashion, tv programmes, football, cars and home design. Happy days!!

@norwegianzound

4 жыл бұрын

When Brexit happens you'll be there.

@michaelt8682

4 жыл бұрын

This must be a troll surely?

@norwegianzound

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelt8682 my dearest Michael. In my observation of British media, I've noticed a clear correlation between Brexiteerism and a harking for some long lost Nirvana when Britain (England really) was a perfect white, isolated and dominant country. The economic damage being wrought on my country by the English (yet again) in pursuit of their own selfish interests makes me angry. Lying, deceitful and perfidious. Sometimes trolling has its place.

@michaelt8682

4 жыл бұрын

@@norwegianzound i meant the original comment! but thanks for the well thought out reply!

@Trev359

4 жыл бұрын

Jack F this is a comedy video, NOT a political one. Fuck off and take that massive chip on your shoulder with you. The sooner we're out of fucking Europe the better. Funny you didn't have the nerve to say which is your country. Is it that bad?

Ken Goodwin total genius

"Everything was rubbish in the seventies" I'm sorry you feel that way, because I remember the seventies very well, and I don't remember everything being rubbish at all. In fact, I think on the whole it was far superior to the time we live in now. Better TV, better music, better football, better movies...and a lot less government intrusiveness and surveillance than we have to put up with now. Give me the seventies every time...

@markluxon5605

4 жыл бұрын

People were a lot happier and a lot less materialistic lived on communities were everyone knew and looked out for each other. Thatcher killed it

@jeffallinson8089

4 жыл бұрын

@@markluxon5605 She sure did.

@Trev359

4 жыл бұрын

Hugh Jones yes, please take the 90s as far away as possible.

@georgebarnes5438

4 жыл бұрын

And no f#####g reality television in the 70's. Cowell has a lot to answer for.

@cdeath5274

4 жыл бұрын

it was ok.if it was so bad the kids today wouldn’t be nicking the music .

Just heard that, on the same day Frank Carson and Ken Goodwin have passed away. A great loss to Comedy

Gosh, I remember this show back in the day. I had forgotten George Roper, though, but the sow joke made me laugh out loud.

Truely the best day of my life watching these TV programmes...

I grew watching this in the 70s.

It's great watching this. My memory is better than I thought it was.

Work of art and a genius parody ahead of its time. Can't believe they got so many big names to mock their own future stereotypes...

Bloody hell, Charlie Williams!! Brilliant.

@robseddon629

3 жыл бұрын

He laughed louder and longer at his own unfunny jokes than the audience did....

@jeffallinson8089

3 жыл бұрын

@@robseddon629 Oh come on, he was a decent comic.

@robseddon629

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffallinson8089 Seriously ?

@jeffallinson8089

3 жыл бұрын

@@robseddon629 I thought so, yes indeed.

46:03 'We get worse don't we? Yep, sums this up perfectly.

I was 3yrs old at the time these guys were on the stage..lovely to see how young these guys were.. Grew up knowing them, but as much older men... Who sadly have now passed.

They're all gone now, RIP these very funny guys !

@krapebelg

2 жыл бұрын

Duggie Brown is still alive. He can be seen on some t.v. adverts these days.

Great memories, used to laugh to all these guys in the 70's.

It was brilliant back then at least people were more happier even though they had less !!! ;)

@clearday9525

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, TheJamie43, we could laugh at ourselves back then. I'm Irish, and I used to love the Irish jokes. They aren't allowed any more :( I loved the one about Paddy coming down the street dragging a big heavy wardrobe behind him. Murphy sees him and says, "Why don't you get somebody to help you?" "I did," says Paddy. "He's inside carrying the clothes." :)

@norwegianzound

4 жыл бұрын

@Shahid Khan nuttin wrong with racists. Sure at least half of the english are racists. Lovely people

@Mouse2222

4 жыл бұрын

1978 is down as the happiest/contented year the UK has ever been,,, since then down hill and it is all due to over popularisation

@danielgallucci5387

4 жыл бұрын

Shahid Khan where are the racists?

@susanparsons4285

4 жыл бұрын

TheJamie43 We had a good laugh then . Never seen anyone laugh now. Younger generation are so miserable.

Also including my favourite, George Roper, at complete ease with the audience, enjoying telling the jokes, like he was one of your mates who just happened to be good at it. I also liked Mike Burton with his surreal style of humour and Eddie Flanagan, so relaxed it looked like he'd forgotten why he was there in between his jokes. Mix in the excellent aforememtioned Charlie Wiiliams, and Ken Goodwin etc how could it not be a great show!

@yvettewestwood438

2 жыл бұрын

Bring bk the 70s 80s 90s good movies gd music bk then today years are rubbish nothin on music rubbish

Remember watching as a kid

Fantastic, better than the crap modern stuff

Hopefully now that we're out of the Common Market, we can get back to this great British comedy.

@borderbus3963

3 жыл бұрын

Are we? - Hope you are right

@robseddon629

3 жыл бұрын

Please no !

@MrDunkiep

2 жыл бұрын

Right on bro'. Comedy was ruined by these so called euro-comics with their sausage eating routines.

Great times wish we could turn the clock back , sadly we been sold down the river

@jfelton4153

3 жыл бұрын

@Big Bill O'Reilly - it's years too late.

Ahhh I loved them days, when people knew how to have a good laugh, the 70s were the best!

Ken Goodwin classic gold ......

Back in the day's when comedy wasn't taken seriously.

I would loved to have Johnny Carson watch this. I wonder what he would have made of UK stand up comedy of the 1970s. Johnny was the king of comedy in the US in the 1970s. He brought on many US stand up comedians on the Tonight Show and made them stars. I wonder of he would liked any of these guys?

Been a band guy thru the seventies but I always got some one to record the comedians coz they were so funny, just brilliant comedy. Great times they were, but not PC for these days. Love it

i used to watch this back in the 70's george roper was a different class R.I.P. George thanks mate!!!!

@BackToTheBlues

4 жыл бұрын

George was my favourite, always a twinkle in his eye and a smile when the joke goes down well.

@routmaster38

2 жыл бұрын

Had a drink with George at Stockport county,s social club and he told jokes all night./

omg memories thanks for sharing

its amazing what passed for comedy back then

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

Just remember in 1975 there were only three TV channels available, four national radio stations, and that was it. They held a captive audience. Also, these comedians were veterans of the working men's clubs, which was a tough training ground, and they had to tailor their comedy to their style of clubs.

@firebyrd437

10 күн бұрын

​@@johnking5174I agree with you. Unless your offended by everything they were funny. Comedy changes over time nowadays it's fanny jokes and farts as Sarah Milican does repeatedly

A different world back then ..... I miss it !

@dawnfinch8873

7 жыл бұрын

me to wish i could go. back sometimes

@alikahuntley9986

4 жыл бұрын

Disliked this video because of Micky fin

@evanstj5

4 жыл бұрын

@@dawnfinch8873 Yeah ... no alternative comedy, no Cambridge graduates. And no bloody Michael Macintyre.

@busliferecords5815

4 жыл бұрын

likewise

@colinwilkes8957

3 жыл бұрын

Tim yes he’s a wanker isn’t he?

I remember these days they were the days when everybody didn't get offended by everything and didn't call everything racist.

@craig7248

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Manning was racist mate. I saw him perform in the 80s and he was a shithouse and not in a funny way.

@ddanh4258

4 жыл бұрын

They were racist though.

@dilwich

4 жыл бұрын

@@ddanh4258 Things haven't changed only today if you say these things you get arrested but people still think the same way . . . .

@craig7248

4 жыл бұрын

@@dilwich racists thought those things then and racists think them now

@dilwich

4 жыл бұрын

@@craig7248 The word ''Racist'' has been so overused by offended snowflakes that it has lost all meaning nowadays. . . .

Proper innocent stand up, with out the nanny state mentality.. Proper belly laugh, absolutely great love it.

@davechristopherbrowne9278

5 жыл бұрын

But back then comedy i feel was clearly pidgeon hold fyi..working mens clubs..more sort of public school fyi..monty phython..now all the various lines are blurred anything goes..2019

@norwegianzound

4 жыл бұрын

Why do working class English love to use the word proper for everything they approve of? If you don't like something, would you say it's improper?

@Trev359

4 жыл бұрын

It's just our slang like stupid Americans always say awesome to describe something they approve of, totally ruining the impact of that word. Don't be such a dick. Anyway, the word proper is used in it's correct context here, so you criticism is invalid. Who the fuck are you to criticise our use of OUR language. You're so obviously a troll. How about actually saying something positive for once instead of just criticising others all the time. If you cahn't say something positive then fuck off elsewhere and take that chip on your shoulder with you.

@direnova6284

4 жыл бұрын

@@Trev359 Chill out mate. Calling Americans stupid and then typing " How about actually saying something positive for once instead of just criticising others all the time. If you can't say something positive then fuck off elsewhere and take that chip on your shoulder with you".

@gordonsellar2560

2 жыл бұрын

@@norwegianzound you think to much

1975,, / I was 7 year old , back then,!!

I was 12 and laughed my arse off with my younger brother and for many years after, until it was sent back to safety, away from the new wave of political corrctness

could not agree more.

Ken Goodwin would smash it today. Plenty worse than him getting away with it in 2019

brill remember the show well god bless most off them frank carson at his best .......thanks for putting this on you tube ....

Glenn Johnson I remember watching this back in `75 and having just watched it here again after all these years,still as funny.No swear words.Says it all.Thankyou for uploading this.Brilliant.

God help us. This is atrocious.

@lofatmat

3 жыл бұрын

Thats what people from then will think of what we have today! Thought there were a few funny ones in there!

Many thanks for the dates... Nice to have a good record.

Just amazing. There will never be anything to come close to these great shows and the great personalities loved by millions.

4 months and 14,000 hits !!! Someone must like this!!!.

great to see now,, cause did not see when as a kid in the 70s,!! / this time 1975,, was a 7 year old back then,!!

The good old days when comedians told jokes and make you laugh.

@mustaphaleeq7016

2 жыл бұрын

Your half right.

@geoffjoffy

2 жыл бұрын

@@mustaphaleeq7016 You're half wrong. It's you're not your.

@malbig2344

2 жыл бұрын

And there are two G's in "Bugger off".

@geoffjoffy

2 жыл бұрын

@@malbig2344 Haha

It’s called life , gd times , rubbish times , no matter what year it is , hopefully it’s not so rubbish now !! 👍

Fabulous.

Remember watching this show back in the 1970s. Even then, I found some jokes were better than others, some comedians were better than others, some episodes were better than others. While some 'politically minded' characters are quick to knock this show, as hostile to their values or views, its worth remembering this was afternoon television, on a Saturday? The comedians were here to entertain a family audience, comprising every age. Many had a quite different act for adult audiences, and many had survived a long career in working mans clubs etc. Whether you like their humour or not, the vast majority of decent, civilised human beings will be most concerned at those that seek to curb other peoples sense of humour, because they know it won't stop there.

@andersmarklund4211

Жыл бұрын

I understand what you are meaning, but you must understand it was a time when you couldn't say things on TV as you could do on stage. But today the humour are most based upon swearings and lavatory humour than these comedians did on The Comedians.

Proper comedians

Sheps Banjo Boys.....Fabulous.

Absolutely Brilliant...they were far more funny in those days...unlike today. Lots of Laughs.

Ken Goodwin 1933-2012 Bernard Manning 1930-2007 Frank Carson 1926-2012 Johnnie Wager ????- still alive Jackie Hamilton 1937-2003 George Roper 1934-2003 Jerry Harris ???? Charlie Williams 1927-2006 Mike Burton ???? Duggie Brown 1940-alive Mike Reid 1940-2007 Bryn Phillips 1934-2014 Colin Crompton 1931-1985 Jim Bowen 1937-alive

@soulbrother61

8 жыл бұрын

+John Cartwright good info

@ziggymarley4092

6 жыл бұрын

Ken come back all's forgiven

@gremlinuk1968

6 жыл бұрын

met frank carson back when i was 12 year old ,

@iestyndavies7287

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Bowen has sadly passed away today. You can't beat a bit of Bully!

@lorrainecorr4483

5 жыл бұрын

They died laughing!

Great comedians, great comedy great times and no P.C..

@paulharrison443

3 жыл бұрын

Genuine question - and I mean this sincerely - what part of this specifically did you think was "great"? I mean, which joe really stood out to you as being top flight entertainment.

We were easily pleased in those days.

memories ! thanks for sharing.

46 mins 10 seconds Q)"Where are you from?" - A) "Stockport". Nowadays:- Q) "where are you from?" A) "Aleppo".

@garethjenkins6273

Жыл бұрын

Those bloody foreigners. How dare they run away from carpet bombing and being gassed by Assad.

Great show ! How the time goes was 15 when this went out. Great craic.

I was 4 years old ,holeeeee shit,how time flies ....

Ken Goodwin, man with the permanent smile!😊

There was a paperback that came out around same time. I remember studying it assiduously as a schoolgirl and 1970s the comedians had so much personality. Alot of fun There was a music hall vibe holding British comedy lost since the 1980s. But judging by The Sketch Show 2003, British comedy has not suffered despite the predations of the EU experiment.

It was good to see Ken Goodwin again. Just looking at him made me laugh.

Absolute magic.

I tried watching this lot several times back then but never heard a joke that i hadn't heard in the playground.

Proper jokes by proper comedians, genuinely funny , and delivered with perfect timing. these were great times, today's comedy is so poor by comparison, and they haven't got the heart and spirit of these old comics...........miss these great times

Wow a very young Mike Reid (aka Frank Butcher from Eastenders) and Frank Carson (from Tiswas). Brought up with these jokes. A lot of these comedians had completely different jokes when they played in the clubs or broadcast after the watershed!

Fantastic!!!!! love it

Back when comedians were funny. Love this video.

the times when telling jokes meant not having to be careful not to offend foriegners and just having a laugh happy days

@susanparsons4285

4 жыл бұрын

colin oakes you said it. Foreigners have spoilt it for everyone.

@colinwilkes8957

3 жыл бұрын

Intuition spot on , trendy to fake outrage on someone’s behalf now.

@MrDunkiep

2 жыл бұрын

And not having to worry about being funny.

@cyrus2728

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrDunkiep jimmy cricket a case on point.

Thanks for the upload, brings bk lots of memories n even tell the jokes to diff ppl, Bernard manning is class , he'd never get away with his jokes in this day of age lol

this takes me back

'Comedy' from the past that should *stay* in the past.

Great stuff!

I walked around Charlie Williams' house as it was being built. It was across the M1 from Birdwell.

@cdeath5274

4 жыл бұрын

So Tankersley or Pilley?

@percystreet

4 жыл бұрын

met his daughter late last year

Every now and then I get nostalgic for the old style comedy and then I watch this shit and realise how bad it was

This is good.Thanks.

Absolutely brilliant! These blokes knew how to tell jokes.

@carolcr4024

3 жыл бұрын

Except for Ken Goodwin

Loved it! Most comedy now is based on observations.

@garethjenkins6273

Жыл бұрын

Most comedy now is based on comedy. Unlike this rubbish. As funny as kidney stones.

Thank you so much for that! ....:-))

My Pleasure..

The Golden Age of Stand-up talent.

Bernard what a pro!

Gives me such a great feeling 😊

the best of the best

couldn't agree more..

I just want to say..I thought Ken Goodwin was great...I saw this back in the day...Ken made me cry with laughter... guess I'm as silly as he was❤❤❤

@baggieboy1473

4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion he was definitely the best.

@colinwilkes8957

3 жыл бұрын

Funny didn’t like him as a kid but now cracks me up!

was a wee 7 year old back then,,!! i want to go back to then,,!! 70s, did not see this show back then,, ! great seeing now,,!

Always back then thought this was terrible , decades later its worse then I remember

@shalokin

4 ай бұрын

I didn't laugh once