Originally Posted by Queensman

Good sketch and proof that some Americans can understand and have and enjoy the British sense of humour.

Here is one of my favourite sketches from Fawlty Towers

http://youtu.be/yfl6Lu3xQW0

Most episodes are on you tube, dated but hilarious

Who won the bloody war anyways! great stuff.

Originally Posted by JOC

Who won the bloody war anyways! great stuff.

You really need to watch the series, it's brilliant[emoji4]

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Love this guy. Dave Allen.

Originally Posted by Kesse81

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbgqtvJOJus

Love this guy. Dave Allen.

Hi Kesse, so do I. I actually posted this same video some time back. The one about the land mines is hilarious.

No the best land mine skit on TV was the Blackadder goes Fourth episode where when asked by George what he should do if he steps on a landmine Blackadder replied the normal procedure is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter yourself all over a wide area.

Originally Posted by MontyB

I loved Spike Milligan's war memoirs, I remember picking up my first one in the school library by accident and couldn't put them down until I had read them all.

The wife thought I was crazy but I also used to play the audiobooks to the kid at times, figured you are never too young to appreciate good literature.

While in Italy, Milligan fell in love with an Italian lady of the night. He wrote in one of his books "I knew she loved me, she only charged me half price."

Hilarious.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWlJtLRkYw"]Spike Milligan interviewed by Russel Harty 1974 - YouTube[/ame]

Milligan in a TV interview

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

While in Italy, Milligan fell in love with an Italian lady of the night. He wrote in one of his books "I knew she loved me, she only charged me half price."

Hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWlJtLRkYw

Milligan in a TV interview

I really do need to re-read those books again they are excellent and every time I read them I find something new that amuses me.

Another very funny fella was Les Dawson. Very dry humour.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuFy3iCZ3x8"]Les Dawson - "Unforgettable" & Mother in law - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxRd9nnsE4Y"]Les Dawson - Stand up - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

While in Italy, Milligan fell in love with an Italian lady of the night. He wrote in one of his books "I knew she loved me, she only charged me half price."

Hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWlJtLRkYw

Milligan in a TV interview

Spike Milligan tried to keep his love life secret and used various legal threats to do so. He actually married a lady from Italy and had a son and daughter with her.
How do I know this?
His son used to hang about with me in the late 70's early 80's.
They had no contact with him whatsoever and at first I thought he was telling lies, however his mother confirmed it was true.

No les Dawson sketch is complete without sissy and Ada
http://youtu.be/igg7k1UZ7oM