Benny Hill - one of the funniest men ever

[vashti1999]

Did anyone catch the Benny Hill marathon on BBC America this past weekend? It's been years since I've seen them, but watching the episodes again, they were just as funny as the first time. I love Benny Hill. And the songs and poems he comes up with; he's a very clever storyteller in addition to all the T&A jokes.

[phoebe7165]

NO, I wasn't able to see it because I don't get the BBC America channel!! But I knew it was on!! When I found out about the marathon, I was like Lucy Ricardo and went WAAH!! I absolutely love Benny!! I've been watching him for years. My sister got me the best of Benny Hill and I watch it all the time, I never get tired of him. I've been wanting to get Benny Hill--the Early Years but each DVD costs $49.95 each. Maybe when I get my tax refund.

When I went to London a couple years ago, we drove by where Benny used to live and some people in my tour group had really never heard of him!! I can't believe that!! They need to get out more!! I mean I know he was British humor but I thought he was one of those who became well known in the US, too.

[MrWarmth]

Funny stuff. I caught the marathon. Forgive me to say this but I became obsessed with the brunette French girl that was part of Hill's Angels. What is her name?

[Brian Damage]

Benny Hill was the best!

[Jenya]

Originally Posted by vashti1999

Did anyone catch the Benny Hill marathon on BBC America this past weekend? It's been years since I've seen them, but watching the episodes again, they were just as funny as the first time. I love Benny Hill. And the songs and poems he comes up with; he's a very clever storyteller in addition to all the T&A jokes.

Did you the feminists had his show cancelled in England? Even the reruns are not allowed to be aired on British TV.

[japanesemark]

Isnt that a nice thought..... Benny Hill will never be shown on UK TV ever again.... GREAT....Fantastic......WONDERFUL..... You Americans can keep him as he is not a good example of British Comedy and is much more suited to American Audiences as they will appreciate his terrible ????Comedy????? preformances (Can I say Comedy??? , i know I cant say acting .... ) along with all of those other so called Comedy shows that America produces.
PLEASE KEEP BENNY HILL IN AMERICA WHERE HE BELONGS
Mark....
Someone who cant stand Benny Hill and American ???Comedy????

[vashti1999]

Originally Posted by japanesemark

Isnt that a nice thought..... Benny Hill will never be shown on UK TV ever again.... GREAT....Fantastic......WONDERFUL..... You Americans can keep him as he is not a good example of British Comedy and is much more suited to American Audiences as they will appreciate his terrible ????Comedy????? preformances (Can I say Comedy??? , i know I cant say acting .... ) along with all of those other so called Comedy shows that America produces.
PLEASE KEEP BENNY HILL IN AMERICA WHERE HE BELONGS
Mark....
Someone who cant stand Benny Hill and American ???Comedy????

Please keep your threadcraps to yourself. If you don't like him, be glad you can't watch him. Don't waste time bitching about it.

[japanesemark]

So you can praise someone and I cant make critical remarks, what happened to that famous quote 'FREEDOM OF SPEECH' .If you cant take flak then dont post such Threads Generally i dont make negative remarks on other peoples opinions , but be serious.... Benny hill was moronically CRAP so dont praise him so much , if you praise him the i will critise , he was terrible and not even a little bit funny. Maybe to Americans hes funny but what can I say
Mark

[vashti1999]

Originally Posted by japanesemark

So you can praise someone and I cant make critical remarks, what happened to that famous quote 'FREEDOM OF SPEECH' .If you cant take flak then dont post such Threads Generally i dont make negative remarks on other peoples opinions , but be serious.... Benny hill was moronically CRAP so dont praise him so much , if you praise him the i will critise , he was terrible and not even a little bit funny. Maybe to Americans hes funny but what can I say
Mark

Every post in this thread before yours has been positive towards Benny Hill, so there are obviously fans here. You should be bright enough to realize with your comments that you're fanning flames, not just among Hill fans but American comedy fans as well. That's not what the thread was intended for. You don't like him, start your own thread and discuss how much you dislike him until your hearts content. Let's see if you can "take flak."

[dlemond]

Originally Posted by japanesemark

So you can praise someone and I cant make critical remarks, what happened to that famous quote 'FREEDOM OF SPEECH' .If you cant take flak then dont post such Threads Generally i dont make negative remarks on other peoples opinions , but be serious.... Benny hill was moronically CRAP so dont praise him so much , if you praise him the i will critise , he was terrible and not even a little bit funny. Maybe to Americans hes funny but what can I say
Mark

Well I understand Freedom of Speech, but the fact is I know there must be certain opinions of yours that I don't agree with- as well as a lot of people's, yet I don't go searching around the boards looking to contradict you or them, to make sure my emphatic declaration is known to all. Do you feel the need to be validated?

I could spend all day on the Full House board voicing what is legitmate gripes about that show, but I don't.

Show some restraint and let people enjoy what they enjoy.

[japanesemark]

Hi,
Vashti1999 if you state an opinion publically, be prepared to take flak , its a bit naieve to expect everyone or all who post here to agree with you, especialy after you make such strong opinions of love for a crap show like Benny Hill.
diemond , your points are very true except for the last one that advises restraint on letting people enjoy what they enjoy. Im am in no way able to influence peoples taste in comedy and what they enjoy, thats up to the individual , BUT this is a public board where people express thier points of veiw.
If someone who makes comments like 'I love Benny Hill' and 'Isnt he a great story teller' .... It begs for negative remarks, if you have them . In the richness and depth of 'Human Intellect' it is good and necessary to have both forms of opinion and not just a one sided one
Mark

[W.B.]

Originally Posted by phoebe7165

When I went to London a couple years ago, we drove by where Benny used to live and some people in my tour group had really never heard of him!! I can't believe that!! They need to get out more!! I mean I know he was British humor but I thought he was one of those who became well known in the US, too.

Originally Posted by Jenya

Even the reruns are not allowed to be aired on British TV.

I have noticed that in Britain, beginning with the cancellation of his show in 1989 but accelerating after his death in 1992, there's been a massive, coordinated, concerted effort to erase his name, memory and legacy from the public consciousness (read: out of sight = out of mind) in a manner reminiscent of the airbrushing out of existence of political opponents in Soviet Russia during Stalin's murderous reign. This cabal believes that because of the last ten years' worth of shows, that all but nullifies the accomplishments of his career beforehand, therefore he's unworthy of any legacy whatsoever. Which reminds me, also, of the belief among the so-called "Hollywood left" that because director Elia Kazan "named names" to HUAC in 1952, that somehow disqualified him from being considered for a lifetime achievement award as he was given a few years ago.

It also sickens me how certain groups find Mr. Hill "offensive" but say nothing about the things that, say, Monty Python got away with. Probably because Python's particular brand of "offensiveness" is of the type those hypocrites approve of and/or agree with?

[W.B.]

Originally Posted by MrWarmth

Funny stuff. I caught the marathon. Forgive me to say this but I became obsessed with the brunette French girl that was part of Hill's Angels. What is her name?

I don't know about the French part, but there was a brunette (with brown eyes) who occasionally sang French songs, named Louise English who was on the show from 1978 to '86. May that be who you're enquiring about?

Now on a similar tangent: One thing about A&E's Complete & Unadulterated sets is that the shows on them have enabled me to pinpoint with razor-sharp accuracy when certain sketches, quickies et al., originated. And though I appreciate BBC America's airing the show (if anyone has noticed, they took two half-hour syndicated episodes and "melded" them into one "hour-long" show), certainly for the sake of those who haven't gotten any of the Hill DVD's, I'm now more inclined to pop in any of the DVD's currently in my collection (31 episodes in all as of this date) if I were in the mood to watch Mr. Hill. I have noticed that in terms of fan-favorite sketches, many have preferred the 1975-77 period to all else. I think the show was up to snuff right until '77, but the real "jump the shark" moment came in '79 when the T&A started to be ratcheted up - often at the expense and to the detriment of the comedy, alas, alack. Many British fans (those that are left) think his BBC shows up to 1968 were his best, creatively and otherwise, and give a nod to his pre-'77 works.

[mrbig]

Originally Posted by MrWarmth

Funny stuff. I caught the marathon. Forgive me to say this but I became obsessed with the brunette French girl that was part of Hill's Angels. What is her name?

Louise English. Is that whom your refering too?

[The Great One]

Benny Hill definitely belongs in the Top Ten of the funniest men ever.