American Reacts to Shirley Bassey and Les Dawson Comedy
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- American Reacts to Shirley Bassey and Les Dawson Comedy
In this video I react to comedy from Shirley Bassey and Les Dawson
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Les Dawson had the insane ability to deliberately play the wrong notes on the piano without missing a beat, a proper old school entertainer.
It's really hard to play the way he does. Every musical part of him is wanting to play it correctly. I'm no great musician and I find it almost impossible to do it for more than a few bars before I have to stop. An amazing comedian and musician.
Playing the piano deliberately wrongly, showed his musical genius 👍🇬🇧
Very old school, mother-in-law jokes, etc, but a real gem!! Just loved his old woman talking over the fence persona.
He was a bit like Eric Morecombe in this regard - he allegedly played all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.
He was an amazing pianist, it takes a huge amount of talent to play something just wrong enough but to be totally recognisable and otherwise correct.
Dame Shirley Bassey. What a legend. Born in 1937 She is the daughter of a welsh mother and a Nigerian father. He left before she was 3 years old and she's one of 7 children. As you can imagine back then mixed race kids stood out among the population, so I'm sure the family had their fair share of struggles. She's got so much class but so down to earth. You only have to listen to "goldfinger" to hear what an amazing voice she has. Much loved by us old buggers in blighty. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
She' was pretty popular in USA, also.
She was on for the Jubilee show's Diamonds are forever
What a voice that Lady had :)
Actually her mother was born in Nortb East England and moved to Cardiff
One fine woman
Les was a very British comedian and we loved him for it.
I remember one he told:
The mother in law told me she needed to lose weight a couple of months ago and asked for my advice.
I told her to walk two miles every day.
She should be just outside Aberdeen by now.
😂
Les Dawson was a comedy legend, very much like Tommy Cooper. Never swore, never rude & the biggest celebrities of the time wanted to be on their shows, just pure admiration & affection for them. 🤣🤣
He honed his act and timing in Northern Working Men's Clubs on Friday & Saturday nights, in the Cities and what you would call " rustbelt " towns, they were famously difficult audiences to please, he once said " If they like you in Barnsley, they don't applaud, they let you live ! ". His mother in law jokes were legendary ...
" I'm not saying she's a big woman, but her shadow weighs 40 lbs "
" I called round the other day ... she was in the parlour, listening to some of her favourite German marching tunes "
" She's got a great recipe for yoghurt, she stares at a pint of milk for an hour "
" She's a fuller figured lady, she gets her knickers on a prescription "
Comedy has never been the same since Les Dawson passed on. A golden time for our greatest comedy.
Watch his Cissy and Ada sketches with Roy Barraclough, the sketches he did with John Cleese in Sez Les and him hosting the Panel show, 'Blankety Blank'. The disdain he showed for the show and the celebrity guests was hilarious. Class 🤣
I loved him on blankety blank always made me laugh. I wish i had met him wonderful man.
I agree, Cissy and Ada is amazing, love the waitress scene
@@paulstanding8516 Fans of Cissy and Ada should look up Norman Evans, a man who heavily influenced that routine.
"When you went on your honeymoon, were you virgo intacta?"
"No, bed and breakfast."
Love the old school comedians like Les Dawson who would tell a joke and you thought that you knew where the punchline was going and then they would throw a sudden unexpected twist at the end catching you unaware. Les was quite an accomplished piano player and used to spend hours practicing to work out which 'wrong note' worked best. Classy and sadly missed.
We aren't aloud comedians like these now a days they would be cancelled
Yep that right, modern comedians are smart arses rather than telling jokes and stories. Bernard Manning would be shot now! Les Dawson, Ken Dodd, Billy Connelly are comedy engineers, they worked very hard at their craft to make it look natural and off the cuff.
He died far, far to soon leaving a wife and young daughter behind. His memory lives on for us all in clips like this one. Thank you for giving us a wonderful memory. ❤️🌹
Plus three older children from his first marriage.
I grew up watching Les dawson, he was very quick witted and his delivery was always on point. He was also hilarious on 'Blankety Blank'.
He was hilarious full stop. They don't make them like they used to.
Blankety blank was a great show if he was the host , other hosts were good but he was the best imo
You have to understand also, that Shirley Bassey is a mega star in Britain. It’s a bit like talking to the queen, Les is a genius. 👌👌👌
Les was actually a very accomplished pianist. He always said he found it more difficult playing the wrong notes than the correct one's. Shirley of course was most famous for singing 3 James bond themes, including Goldfinger.
Whatever Happened to entertainment as good as this? Hilarious and suitable for the whole family. Shirly looked like she was enjoying herself as much as Les. You see her immersing herself in comedy and then you see her serious side, singing the theme tune from James Bond`s Gold Finger. Two true professionals at the top of their game.
Les was an absolute comedians comedian, learnt his art the hard way in the working mens clubs …. So sadly missed 👍🇮🇲💪
Northern working men's clubs. Where if they like your act they don't clap, they let you live.
I used to love Les back in the day lol. My Dad was a professional piano player and said that playing out of tune like Les did was one of the most difficult things to do when you can actually play for real. Legend
I've tried, it's surprisingly hard to do
Brilliant. I remember that sketch when it first broadcast - yes I'm that old. Shirley was great and didn't take herself too seriously. If you have not seen it go and watch the time she was on the Morecombe and Wise Show - another classic comedy routine. 🤣
They both worked their way up by doing countless gigs in workers social and variety clubs for years. Both real professionals who'd paid their dues. Les was *hilarious.*
all good clean humour, nothing smutty but plenty of innuendos, it was humour the whole family could watch together. Shirley Bassey was a huge star in her own right too. As others have said go down the rabbit hole of his Cissie and Ada characters. you won't regret it. Cheers
He did well for a lad from a northern England working class mining town.
His delivery walked that fine line of articulate stupidity that only the best can pull of correctly.
His national prominence stemmed from his retaining his northern roots & the humour from there that not all comedians could manage. Brilliant.
One of the greats that could read the ingredients off a cereal box & make you ROFLMAO.
he wasnt from a mining town...he was from COLLYHURST in manchester...just like myself...get your facts right!
Collyhurst..... Just a stones throw from Bradford Pit. So very much a coal mining area.
With respect, Les did not come from a mining town he came from an area of Manchester called Collyhurst where the overwhelming industries were Manufacturing & Heavy Engineering.
He lived in Collyhurst, just 2 miles from a sizeable coal mine in Bradford. A lot of the heavy engineering was in the area simply because of the close proximity to the coal mine.
@@ge5168 Again with respect, you are wrong. I was born in Clayton Manchester in 1960, half a mile from Bradford Pit, areas like Collyhurst, Miles Platting & Newton Heath were Heavy Industry & Engineering that had nothing to do with the mining industry, how do I know this? Both my Father & Grandfather were Heavy engineers in the Miles Platting area for over 60 yrs between them as we're the Dad's of all the lads I went to school with. Out of interest I was there in person when they closed & blew up Bradford Pit which stood where both a large Asda is & the Manchester City Eastlands stadium is now both of which are far closer to my birthplace than Collyhurst.
We brits born in the 60s were brought up on Les Dawson! He was an absolute comic genius and is greatly missed. You are in for a treat brother.
To have two classics like this bouncing off each other is just legendary... They get on as friends and their chemistry was respectful and deeply affectionate.
No egos here!!
They can easily 'undermine' each other through comedy... An art!!
Where are these comedy greats now....... 😍
Shirley Bassey sang the song Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever and Moonraker for the James Bond movie franchise.
Les Dawson was a brilliant piano player, but he was very good at mixing the notes up.
Moonraker too.
@@stevemccullagh36. I put that in my comment.
@@timglennon6814 Not when I replied, Daddy-o. But it's all good 👍
I think Golden eye as well.
@@musicferret1829 Goldeneye was Tina Turner.
You’re looking at comedy from Britain which is over 40 years old.
It’s timeless with a lot of comedians from that era
Les did some of the best mother-in-law jokes you will ever hear. My fave?
"When I came home from work I could tell the mother in law had visited. All the mice had jumped into the traps!" :)
OMG I am old enough to have enjoyed the hell out of that!! Hat off to you for finding it, but I think it showcased Les Dawson at his best. Yes, very old school, but there was a reason people loved him!! And also Shirley Bassey is yet another national treasure to the UK and to Wales. Top-notch!!
Les Dawson was my all time favourate comedian. And Dame Shirley Bassey pronounced Bass-ey another great singer from wales as is Sir Tom Jones. So sad the way Les passed away while attending a physical at the hospital ...passing it and few seconds later collapsing from a heart attack. And this way he played the piano out of tune keys was so funny but he really could play it. Glad you enjoyed it EB ...keep up the good work love ya XX
Les was from the time of our great comedians, Two Ronnie's, Bob Monkhouse, Dick Emery etc all big household names. Dame Shirley Bassey was a frequent guest star on Les's shows. She has always been the lady, the diva & the mix of Les & Shirley was always great to watch. Shirley Bassey is famous for her great hits 'Gold Finger' (bond theme) & many others including 'Diamonds are Forever', 'Big Spender' etc. A true star & also much loved. Thank You for reacting to the great Les Dawson 👍🇬🇧❤🇺🇸
Love Shirley ❤ she was so gorgeous. Les just cracks me up looking at him lol
"Cissie and Ada" is also a chucklefest
Shirley Bassey is a lovely Welsh lady from Tiger Bay, and was a huge star. She did the Bond theme song to Gold Finger💙✊
Shirley Bassey had a fantastic voice she sings gold finger for the James Bond film in 1964 and Les Dawson was at that time the master of comedy.
Wish we have TV like this again.
Dame Shirley and Les were really GREAT together on her show, and when he got his own show he invited Dame Shirley on as his Guest .
Les was brilliant, and when he had someone to bounce off it was even better. His Sissy and Ader sketches are pure genius.
" i heard a knock at the front door and i opened it. There was my mother in law, soaking wet due to the rain. I said, don't just stand there getting wet through - go home! "
Les Dawson is sorely missed. I'm glad you found this video. Brings back sweet memories. I laughed again. And Shirley is still singing at 85.
hahaha brilliant. What a talent he was. Playing out of key like that after learning the proper tune must be so hard. Shirley totally corpsed it
Apart fro having the most amazing singing voice, I always found Shirley Bassey very enchanting and with such a warm glowing aura about her.
Dame Shirley also guested on the Morecambe and Wise Show...she has a great sense of fun. Les was actually a good pianist, but he got more from the audience from screwing up.
I think this would have been a Royal Variety performance show, played live for charity , probably in the presence of Her Majesty, hence the loud applause. All a long time ago, Shirley is now 85 and still singing. ♥
It was from the Shirley bassey show ithink it was late 70s early 80s ( not certain) she had her own shows with various guest acts each weeks she would sing duets (if they were singers)as far as I know Les was the only one she did a skit with on her show
Been looking forward to you discovering Les Dawson. He was a master wordsmith and fantastic piano player.
You can just imagine him agonising over the precise words to use, to make sure his jokes get elevated to perfection. You definitely need to see his sketches with the legendary Roy Barraclough.
Ohh this is a classic! So, so funny!! Shirley Bassey is the definition of Sublime, utterly awesome performance... She almost kept it together.....
Shirley Bassey was from the Tiger Bay area of Cardiff’s docklands, to explain that joke - she didn’t have a wealthy childhood. The joke about Weybridge going downhill is that that’s a very upmarket town.
1:25 As soon as she mentioned Andre Previn I immediately thought of "You are playing *all* the wrong notes!"
Grew up watching Les. He's actually a very good piano player. Great comedian. Thanks for the reaction 👍
Thank you alan , this brings back some great memories , i as a small boy would never miss any of Les Dawsons shows he is one of the all time greats . His sketch shows were very funny . Yes he had that talent of looking depressed and making everyone laugh . You might know Dame Shirley Bassey her most famous songs Goldfinger " and " Diamonds are Forever " from James Bond .
The Greatest Comedian Ever, Miss him. Great Content.
They both came from similar backgrounds Shirley came from tiger bay in Wales and worked hard to reach intentional stardom Les came from Barnsley and worked normal jobs playing the club's at weekends then got a break on opportunity knocks (a TV talent show) and build up from that but both never forgot their roots great entertainers
Les came from Collyhurst in Manchester.
I am so glad Les made you laugh so much. His humour was born in adversity, and it shows. I'm hoping you've opened up a new road for his stuff. He was warm, miserable and very funny. He was a genius. Please watch his 1974 tv interview with Michael Parkinson, who nearly choked with laughter. Parky should not have been paid for that show. He should have paid to be on it and be entertained. Please watch.
Absolute legend of comedy. Probably the greatest pianist on TV ever to deliberately play bum notes and make it work pure genius
I've watched this clip a number of times before and even though I know what's coming it still curls me up.
Love Les Dawson. Shirley Bassey has a great sense of humour, she also did a sketch with Morecombe and Wise which is hilarious.
Your enjoyment of this is infectious. I admire you for understanding the accents and references.
Les wore his intelligence lightly. He wrote about 15 books, fiction & non-fiction, & to be able to play the piano "badly" but entertainingly like that, you have to be able to play well.
Les Dawson was a fantastic piano player, a friend of mine that has played in orcherstras has tried to replicate his "poor" playing and can't stating "he was a genius, it is almost impossible to play that well and seemingly miss hit keys"
Les Dawson might have been the master of the mother in law jokes... off stage he revealed his wife's Mum. The man was a gent on stage always funny without being crude.
As for Dame Shirley Bassey two Bond themes and recently performed at the age of 85 and still has the same range and power, she is a national treasure!
Thank you for showing this. He's one of my favourites that straight serious face makes his humour even funnier. I found using that face i can make people believe anything until they realise im joking it does make my job enjoyable. More of this stuff please 😁
Well observed about Les Dawson. It was all timed and delivered perfectly deadpan. My step father used to say it took a really good piano player to be able to pretend to play as badly as that.
Another one to try is Dave Allen on Airplanes. Another fabulous comedian from the British age of comedic legends. Out of all the comedians from that time I miss Les Dawson and Dave Allen the most. Literally brought up with their comedy.
The quick fire jokes by Les Dawson says brings tears of joy. He's hilarious !
Les Dawson was the finest comedian in the UK and i my eyes still is when it comes to "mother-in-law" Jokes.
The fact that still have me in stitches after all these years is testament to the genius of Dawson. The tears are running down my cheeks!
I grew up in the 70s/80s and les Dawson was always on the TV he was and still is a legend ,every British comedian had his or her own style abs brilliant 😂
Les is one of my old favorites. His timing and dead pan expressions kill me. Thanx for this.
Les dawson was a comedy legend In the uk, he was so funny, and he could actually play the piano very well, he just fooled about on stage for laughs, sad sad day when we lost him
Alan - please do more Les Dawson - especially doing mother in law jokes and Piano playing. Absolute genius!
"nuns going around in two's mugging everybody.... " 🤣🤣🤣 It's the surreal images he conjures up with these lines.
Les Dawson was a true master of comedy taken from us too soon after a heart attack. His comedy was full of doleful 'anecdotes' which were always very funny. And to be able to play the piano off key and hitting bum notes intentionally takes great skill. He was once interviewed by local TV when he was appearing at Cleethorpes - Cleethorpes is a seaside resort on the North East Lincolnshire coast - and without wishing to appear too deprecative, it's probably fair to say that it wouldn't be the first choice of holiday destination for people living in London's stockbroker belt. When asked about his summer season in Cleethorpes: he replied "It's a sort of Acapulco with soot, the crabs don't have claws, they have grease nipples."
I went to see Millwall play at Grimsby in 1975 and got a stick of Cleethorpes rock.
I never realized after that defeat, that was going to be the highlight of the whole day travelling from London😀
look for clips of his TV series called "Sez Lez". the Cissi and Ada sketches are funny as hell. he and another fella play nosey neighbours from up North. when ever they are gossiping and want to say something rude, they just mouth the words rather than say them out loud. this was a thing that came from the women who use to work in the cotton mills in the North of England.
Dame Shirley is a legend, and the voice of three Bond themes: Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever and Moonraker. She was born, and raised, in a deprived area by Cardiff Docks known as Tiger Bay.
Both Les & Shirley were family favourites, back in the day.
Les, sadly passed away quite a few years ago & Shirley is still alive, rarely performs professionally now.
BTW Nice polo shirt!!!
Thank you so much for that video and the person who suggested you react to that - what a laugh I had ! Would like more of that, please. And the diva Dame Shirley Bassey, she of the magnificent voice,never seen her laugh like that. That she played a back role makes me like her even more !!!!
Thank you EB for reviewing this. I only watched to see Shirley. She was my beloved Dad’s favourite & watching her reminded me of him. 💕 Forgot how funny Les was. X
Maybe it's because I'm Welsh and from Cardiff, same as Shirley is, but I presumed she was internationally known and loved since the 1960's. She sang 3 of the James Bond films title songs - Goldfinger, Diamonds are forever and Moonraker. Les was a skilled piano player and dropping bum notes while otherwise playing well is not easy.
Shirley Bassey and to help with the pronunciation Eric Morecombe used to call her ( to her face ) Burly Chassis.
Wasn't that Terry Wigan.
I meant Terry Wogan
@@cjones3702 He might have said it as well but I'm sure It was Eric I first heard say it when she was on his show, but you've got me doubting myself now😊
Nice video. Shirley Bassey pronounced like this "baa see" or "bah see". She is one fantastic singer! She did three Bond songs Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker in addition numerous studio albums and other hit songs.
I once went to a Fun Run in Lytham St Annes near where Les lived and he was the guest starter. He told so many jokes that when he started the race we could hardly run for laughing.
Shirley Bassey has a 'diva' reputation, sings big blockbuster songs (Diamonds are Forever) and is happy to send herself up with appearances on Les Dawson and Morecambe & Wise.
One word describes Les Dawson......... LEGEND.
Many many thanks Mate! One of my all time favourite sketches. Dame Shirley also starred with Morecambe and Wise! Worth checking out!
Hi E.B., I always loved watching Les Dawson, he was a true Northern comic following in the traditions of their ilk. (Robb Wilton, Frank Randle, Norman Evans & Al Read) all from before my time, back in the `40`s & `50`s but I enjoyed finding out about them. You can see their influence in Les Dawson`s performance.
To Mr eclectic beard....he was an utter genius and enjoyed by millions in dear old blighty without any shadow of a doubt the funniest comedian of all time purely because he didn't even have to swear or curse to have you rolling around in tears of laughter 😂
HEY EB✌️great reaction to Les I think it was Michael Parkinson (former UK chat show host) said it was impossible to do a straight interview with him so that might be one to consider a reaction to 😂a one line master 70s /80s legend the Atheist holiday joke really got me. Thank you buddy and take care now 👍✌️🙏
Saw Les in Bridlington in the 70s Roy Barraclough sat next to me before their Cissie and Ada sketch, awesome.
God bless Les Dawson. I am helpless with laughter. A gem of an entertainer.
She also did an appearance on Morcambe and Wise . One of their funniest and well worth a reaction.
I dont think I have ever seen Shirley in a part like this wasn't she good? and Les was great as usual, glad you enjoyed this, yes try and find some more of him.
Les was, is, and always will be a legend 🥰🥰🥰
As a Brit, I love your reaction to our Les and Shirl'.
Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough playing Cissie and Ada is a work of genius.
Dame Shirley Bassey is an astonishing singer - watch her rendition of Goldfinger from the Bond Film or Diamonds are for ever. Hey Big Spender is another of her great songs
The beauty of comedy back then was no swearing ,no f word.Just sheer genius
Another couple of brilliant old comics .... Ken Dodd and Bob Monkhouse
She sung the intro music to the 007 movie, Goldfinger. She was game for a laugh
...and Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker
You should listen to Shirley Bassey singing she is one of the very best performer ever ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ beautiful lady with a powerful voice !
You HAVE to watch Les and Roy Barraclough doing their Cissie and Ada characters 🤣🤣..Their faces!🤣💙✊
Nothing better than the old school comedians Les, Freddy Star, Dave Allen, Eric Morcambe and Ronny Barker
Shirley Bassey was renowned for being a real Diva. You did not mess with her. That added greatly to the sketch. Another excellent sketch with Shirley is the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special. Hugely funny.
Hi Buddy, just happen to stumble over your channel and I am so grateful for your hilarious reviews of my late Uncle - The Great Les Dawson. Les’ mother-in-law (ADA) was in fact my grandmother. Les’ first wife Margaret was my mum’s sister. I was privileged to not only grow up with a famous Uncle (on British National TV throughout the 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s - until his untimely death in 1993) but he also immortalised my grandma. I am familiar with the majority Les’s work now posted on-line across a variety on genres from live stand up, interviews, game show host and Royal Variety Performances for our late Queen. Let me know if I can guide you to some of his best works. It would frill me to see you reviewing his work, showing respect and admiration with your infectious laugh. Thank you so much for keeping his memory alive & making his work even more enjoyable. Respect ! Andrew :-)
Oh by all means, recommend away. It's awesome that he was your uncle and that you have a perspective of him that few others have. I love that someone recommended him and even more so that you enjoyed my reaction to his work.
@@TheEclecticBeard Your reaction to the "sausage factory" had me and my 82 year old mother rolling around with laughter "Movement of the boob" comments and analysis - you just couldn't make it up - I wish you could have met him, we are enjoying your channel and can't wait to watch more....RESPECT !
Les Dawson was also sublime at gurning (face pulling) try taking a look at his candle in Cumbria routine.
Shily Bassey was such a beautiful Lady , a great sport and had a fantastic singing voice. She often played with Lez but also played with Freddy Star, and that is another great sketch to watch. It is so funny !
Shirley is still alive and working
He was brilliant. But the saddest part of his passing was that he passed in '93, leaving behind his second wife (his first died of cancer a few years earlier) and a daughter born the previous year. He deserved better.
Shirley Basely was called the girl from Tiger Bay which was a slum area in Cardiff near the docks, now long gone.