Ken Goodwin - Another Good Time
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- The late great comedian Ken Goodwin. Another selection of highlights from the popular 70's comedian. Watch out for Ken's tribute to George Formby as he plays the ukulele and sings 'Leaning on a Lamp Post'.
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When comedy was funny, Saturday nights worth watching
Ken was a genius
He stopped work to look after his wife
facial expressions,timing, that contagious laugh, accent - he had it all...pure genius. Ken,,you will be sadly missed.
Best ever.r.i.p.
@@johnskeffington5754 His mannerisms just kill me. Frank Spencer's mannerisms were good too but Ken Goodwin seems a lot more natural.
I remember me and my dad, god bless him, laughing our heads off at Ken. Proper, no smut, just fun, comedian.
Brilliant! Please please bring this humour back.
Ken's timing was brilliant.
Rest In Peace old lad. 💐
Such a funny man , he mastered the "child-like" delivery and the little asides like
" were having a good time aren't we " and " we'll all have belly ache wont we" were
a touch of genius.
When he told that heckler, shut your gob you, and followed it up with, "that told him didn't it?" was the funniest way to deal with a heckler that I've ever heard. Brilliant.
love it! how refreshing to not hear the literate "comedy" of so many today where every 2nd word us F**k etc because they just dont seem to be able to put more than two words together without foul language. Thank you for posting this!
oh yes Bernard Manning comes to mind a Stag Comic who could not sing either
*See, unlike Freddie Starr and many others of that era, Ken Goodwin was a true gentleman, and a wonderfully caring man away from the cameras and the limelight. Ken Goodwin was the proof that as a comedian in the 1970's, you didn't need to be blue, smutty, sexist or racist.*
*Despite his (desperately) sad upbringing, where his mother walked out on the family when he was just six-years-old, and his father died of cancer when Ken was still only 15, his one ambition in life was simply to put a smile on peoples faces. It didn't matter to Ken whether they were a paying audience member, a miner he'd pass by on his way home from the pit, or one of the ladies on the checkout at his local Co-op. He had a polite, and often very funny word to share with everyone.*
*People wonder why Ken Goodwin **_disappeared_** so relatively early on in his comedy and music career. Again, the reason tells you something about the man. He married his wife (Patricia) in 1956 when they were both 23-years-old, though as Patricia used to say, they'd **_"flirted with each other for nearly five years before that!_** But sadly, just as Ken was making headway with his own TV show and regular appearances all over the country, Patricia fell seriously ill in 1974. And without thinking about his own career for a split-second, Ken announced his retirement from show business, in order to be Patricia's full-time carer at home in the little bungalow they'd bought on the coast of North Wales.*
Thanks for that info! Very interesting. What a gent, hope he lived a happy life in doing so!
They was the best days charlie.willams another great 👍 memory will always stay
I saw Ken perform on a cruise ship once. A wonderful comedian with no smut or swearing, a really lovely, gentle, approachable man.....they don't make them like this any more....more's the pity.
Allan Hawkes very sadly missed Allan 😧
Agreed. Sadly, gentlemen are almost extinct these days and society is worse off for it
I used to like him,when he said I have to tell you this one cos I haven't heard it my self yet .Just brilliant comedy
Someone said doesn't matter how bad the joke is as long as the bloke who's telling it is funny, fortunately Ken had both these quality's, comedians don't tell jokes these days they sort of mock everyday life things, these 70's were the greatest, if anyone thinks Russel brand is better hang your head in shame!!
I agree comedians nowadays are lost
Hear Hear!
Laughing at every day things is what comedians have always done its the personality that counts and the likability of The Joke Teller Thats what Ken had Compare his likability with That of Bernard Manning , its like comparing the skill of Cassius clay with some Fair Ground Boxer
Jason Corbett h
Jack Dee is pretty good but you can put the rest in the bin as far as I’m concerned.
I used to watch the Comedians hoping that Ken Goodwin would be on. My stomach used to ache from laughing at him. He was brilliant.
R.I.P. KEN GOODWIN VERY FUNNY MAN SADLY MISSED x
I was only a kid when Ken Goodwin was on TV and I used to love him.
me too 70
This man found the key to everyone's funny bone. Brilliant. Never had the pleasure of meeting him but got the strong impression he was a very nice man indeed. God bless you Ken. Never bettered, especially by the later crap, vulgar "comedians" who had no idea.
Worked with ATV Network Ltd in the 1970's and we did that Royal Command at the Palladium in 1971. He was brilliant then and he is equally as funny now. Seems so sad that he died after not going on to the fame and fortune of the other northern comedians. I returned home to NZ and still tell others of his utter talent. You made us laugh Ken and that was a talent to be admired.
Russell Garbutt he was a great comedian Russell not see his like again 😧so sad 😧
I recommended Ken Goodwin to my 22 year old son and he thought his act was hilarious! It just goes show that true comedy is timeless.This bloke is on fire .
These acts were masters of their trade. They had come up the hard way playing the working men's clubs and theatres. Ken Goodwin is just plain daft...honest to goodness daftness...nothing nasty and with perfect timing. Wonderful stuff. They will be greatly missed.
I loved this man. I don't care how dated this is, it was funny at the time, and made me laugh to watch again ❤️
We're Avin a gud time aren't we
you are too young to remember this :)
Agree.100% 😀
Brilliant. I don’t think there’s anyone or anything else that made 7 year old me laugh and is still able to do so.
@@f0urstr1ng fact!
The objective of a comic is to make people laugh, no one ever did this as good as Ken Goodwin, quite simply the greatest comic of all time.
I saw him 40 years ago in cabaret he was sensational, i had to go to another room for a rest i was seriously in pain from laughing uncontrollably.
There has been and still are some great comics but Ken was supreme.
RIP Ken you were the Muhammad Ali of comedy
HERE HERE And sad to hear that Ken has gone on RIP Ken you always had me in hysterics I certainly put him next to my other HERO born Cassius Clay
@@peterwood-jenkins3634 Hear Hear not HERE HERE. And why are you insulting the late great Muhammad Ali? If he was your hero then call him by the name that he wished to be called ! ( Why didn't he get a RIP from you? ) Ernie Terrell took a beating for calling him Cassius Clay!
Oh by the way...well done for replying to a 5 year old comment!
That's as funny as Ken Goodwin.😂😂
@Bengt Handlebars
Yes we all know that so what's your point?
I said Muhammud Ali was the name he chose to be known by.
@@CB-xr1eg Gasius Casius was a cowardly draft dodger unlike Elvis who served his country..a real hero!
@@routmaster38 Ok mate.
What a really lovely man he was.Shared dressing room with him in 1970 at Leeds varieties for Ace Of Clubs talent show on BBC TV.He should have won!
Brilliant...harmless humor!...saw him live back in the day...he walked on stage...and didn't say anything just laughed for five minutes...the audience just laughed for 5 minutes...he had said nothing...less is more,x
Really enjoyed that, almost forgotten about Ken, he was fabulous - Thanks for posting
I never knew he did the George Formby stuff. Brilliant
I enjoyed it so much, laughing at simple things, wonderful.
silly jokes but somehow absolutely hilarious....love him :)
a great talented Comedian sadly missed and not one swear word R.I.P ken
great comedian. very funny good clean fun no swearing
Fantastic performer we saw Ken many times and he was well loved by everyone .Still is. God Bless All
+fandabydozy Thank you, I saw him for the first time when no-one new who he was in the late Sixties at our Country Club. He started talking and EVERYONE was in stitches, people who were outside had to come in to see what all the noise was about and stayed and in the end he was on an hour more than he should have because everyone wouldn't let him go.
When comedians were funny. I used to love watching them all on The Comedians. I met Charlie Williams on numerous occasions. They were all brilliant
his act was simple, he didn't need to swear I never heard him swear, he had the audience in stitches from start to finish, and boy I never knew that he was a Formby fan and could play the ukulele like that, I would say that he was as good as Fomby on it, Sad to hear of his passing in Wales in 2012
Joseph Parkes ? ,. .
Sorry, but not in the same league as Formby on the Uke. There’s a good documentary by Frank Skinner on George Formby, he demonstrates why George is still seen as one of the world’s greatest players.
This has made me laugh so much, great material and fantastic timing. I first met Ken when I was a 20 year old Bluecoat, years later I was so delighted to be in panto with him at The Woodville Halls, Gravesend. He was a real lovely gentleman, his wife Vicky, an adorable, friendly lovely lady. Was so sad to hear of Ken's passing and have fond memories of that panto to cherish forever. He was a real comedy legend for sure.
Paddy Kane 90008
In 1974, I and my then wife, went to see Ken Goodwin and Mike Reid, of Eastenders fame, at Skegness. She wore a white crocheted trouser suit. As it was so see through, she wore a white bikini underneath it instead of bra pants. We sat in the middle of the front row. Ken was on first and he couldn’t take his eyes off her outfit.
When he left the stage after his act, he must have said something to Mike Reid about her. As he was just about launch into a joke, whilst looking at my wife, he said in his coarse Estuary English accent, “I do believe I can see your knickers”
I called back, “You should be so lucky”. He said, “You what”? I said again, “You should be so lucky”. He then said, “What we doing, a double act or something”? I replied, “You couldn’t afford me”. That shut him up!
No swearing, no vulgarity, no racism - just well-delivered jokes.
@ nope, I don't justify any stereotypical jokes. Unfortunately Irish 'jokes' were very commonplace then as was racist 'humour'. One could argue all day over whether it's acceptable to make jokes stereotyping one's own race or religion but yes, best left well alone otherwise. There is always an element of intent v words and one doesn't get the impression that Ken had a nasty bone in his body. Would he still be cracking Irish jokes now? Possibly not. He obviously didn't go in for jokes about ethnic minorities, which would have been easy back then so that tells you something about the man. We are none of us perfect.
@ Go away your type are todays problem.
Paolo Panza racism is based on colour not nationality
That's true I liked him too
yes old classics. russ abbott was one of my best.
1st time I heard of ken Goodwin I couldn't stop laughing at him... He is such a legend
WHAT A GREAT CHAP DELIVERY IS IMPECAPLE BANJO BONUS WHAT A GREAT GUY
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant. We need more laughter in our lives
He got his first fan letter lol!!! A great character, more innocent humour before cynical PC bitter humour set in.
They dont come as good as this anymore ..im laughing before
he even starts ..he's of the Tommy Cooper stable .
As a kid I loved the Comedians on TV ..and he was one of
th very best there ever was , may he RIP Steven
Funniest bloke on The Comedians…by a distance.
I remember him from The Comedians when I was young and only thought he was just quite funny. But watching now I think he’s absolutely hilarious.
Fantastic, can,t believe some don,t like him, must be Russell brand fans, or some other twat
Russell fucking brand is about as funny as little and large. Hate the southern twat with a passion.
@@keithtimmins4464 That's an insult to Little and Large and that's saying something.
Never found Russell brand funny is a comedian then
Aww good old Ken! Good clean fun! Miss the days of proper belly laugh comedy. So who disliked this? Must be soft in the head!
One of the very best comics of all time.
how can any person seriously dislike this
Todays students would,dont worry.They think breathing is offensive!
wow this guys delivery was incredible. he makes bad jokes hilarious!
I recognised Ken’s name but can not remember seeing him when I was a kid watching the comedians. Recently came across some of Ken’s videos and have been in raptures of laughter. His timing is spot on and so so funny. Absolutely love it.
I worked on a villa a few doors away from Ken's in the early 2000s.
I could hear him rehearsing his act... Made me laugh a lot even though I didn't know who he was at the time.
This guy has such a lovely, jolly delivery style - I think he’s fantastic
What a lovely bloke Ken was.
I always wondered what happened to him in his later years.
There seems to be no trace of him whatsoever working in the 1990's as a stand up comic or even a singer.
I tried to find some information on what happened to him in his later years but I couldnt find anything meaningful.
As a comic, his style was clean and innocent which was actually great for the type of audiences he performed for.
Each to their own I guess.
The best comic in the 1970's was a bloke who never actually made it big.
He was an alternative comedian who was 25 years ahead of his time.
His name was John Paul Joans and he was amazing and completely different to the standard working mens club acts like Bernard Manning and George Roper.
His persona on stage was like a mad warlock.
In the 1970's John Paul Joans was the most talented stand up comic in Britain.
But he did not know how to market himself to TV executives.
As for Ken, he also messed up by not doing enough to promote himself on TV.
Apart from appearing on the TV show called "the comedians" Ken did very little TV work in the 1970's or 1980's
If he would have marketed himself properly to the TV executives I'm sure that they would have given him his own mini
TV show as he was an all round clean stand up comic.
Or at least they would have given him a slot here and there on other entertainment programmes
Ken did not have a very good business brain, just like John Paul Joans who was light years ahead of his time.
But Ken was a lovely bloke who will be missed dearly.
Im sorry I never got to meet John and Ken personally, as me and them would have had a great laugh hanging out with eachother and playing pool at all the local pubs where ever they performed.
rest in peace ken you where the best ever we miss you
RIP Hope your having a good laugh in heaven Ken, what an amazing comedian he was.
comedy legend they just dont make them like ken any more.
i absolutely loved ken Goodwin and all the other great stars of the comedians i watched as a child, good clean family humour from a naturally funny Comedy legend who is sorely missed. Big thanks to whoever uploaded this, you brought back some happy memories of good times and reminded us of some of the great talent we'll never see the likes of again.
The Horse joke had me in stitches...4th time hearing it😂
Oh i totally agree with u 100%. Xx
I saw Kenny Goodwin in the mid 70's along with other greats of the time, such as
Mike Reid, Frank Carson and Jim Davidson. They were great times, they don't make comedians like they did back in that time, before the PC world of today.
LONG LIVE THE 1970's.
bofursgun You misunderstood my comments, I was not comparing Kenny Goodwin with Jim Davidson,neither was I comparing Mike Reid with Frank Carson. They were all great in their own right. I was merely commenting on the comedians we had then,and comparing them to the so called "comedians" of today.
bofursgun Like you say, everyone is entitled to their opinion, call me old fashioned, (I am in my late 50's)So I grew up with the likes of Goodwin, Carson, and Davidson. But, at least they didn't use expletives backthen, unlike most "comedians" of today. OK, I know, Davidson, and Bernard Manning did move with thetimes and began using such profanity in their routines. However, most of the "comedians" of today are just too crude, and not funny at all. People such as Chubby Brown for example, if that is what is called keepingup with the times, it shows how society in general has deteriorated over the years. My Opinion of course.
I SAW KEN IN THE EARLY 70S AT THE CRESTA CLUB SOLIHULL,,,,,HE GOT A STANDING OVATION FOR ABOUT 4-5MINUTES,,,,,THAT NIGHT HAS REMAINED IN MY MEMORY ,,,,,,HE TRULY WAS SENSATIONAL THAT NIGHT,,,,,JOHN GRIFFIN,,,
Probably my favourite comedian of all time 😊
he was my favorite Comedian, funny,funny,funny!!!!
drag it in to Tibb Street...!
ken always made me laugh silly good clean fun r.i.p ken xxx
so funny. so clean, no swearing, just shows you.
Anthony Sharkey q
Great humour....Ken was brilliant.
Martin Platt 'hi.
Martin Platt mwq
i love the man his laughs before his jokes but it make its funny very funny man
Every comedian who crack jokes should follow Kens principle of clean family fun and although he laughs at his own jokes he is enjoying his body laughing because our body laughs when we are in company buy when our body laughs during early morning lay by our partner we will curse our laughter knowing it may be detrimental to our freedom.
how can anyone dislike this what a sad live they must have
what a brilliant comedian I loved him to death xx rip ken
Loved this guy, too young to go and see him but watched The Comedians with my Dad and laughed my socks off! Consumate Uke player too!
Thank God For Utube that allows us to watch this talented Gent when ever we wish, In my case that is so so often, I guess its a sell out every night of the year upabove Ken , A star was born in you .Your memory will never die. Thanks for so many years of laughter x
They sure don't have em like this anymore
I laugh at him, before he starts! SOOO funny
loved ken so funny what a legend R.I.P Ken one of the all time greats never failed to make me laugh
Today’s, so called comedians, can’t put two words together without effing this and effing that.
Settle down now!
Saw him back in 1974 on the same bill as Peters and Lee on the North Pier at Blackpool. I've watched and laughed at many blue comics over the years but Ken was as funny as anyone without telling any smutty gags.
Every comedian is a funny man when his jokes compliment family viewing.
Ken will always be rebreed for his great clean humour for families to enjoy.
Ken died on the 18th of February 2012 and four days later Frank Carson died.
Not so much the jokes, but brilliant presentation. Great stuff.
The absolutely brilliant Sir.... Ken Goodwin
My dad used to have a band in the 60s 70s and 80s and once backed Ken, said he was a great bloke very funny and genuine
He was wearing a stocking mask over his head😂😂😂😂
The cheer he gets from the audience says it all. Fabulous, one of the very best.
Thanks ken for all the laughs
love the police joke "drag it into tibbs street" still crying ,just so funny always cheers me up, great one of the best from the show
Tibb street if I remember right but not been back for nearly 40 years. Is that where " the girls " used to hang out?
RIP, Ken Goodwin
Saw him a few times live:
He could just stand there and have the place on the floor before he said anything.
No swearing but he did slip in the odd cheeky joke but would tell it so children just wouldn’t get it but still be laughing anyway
Met Him...Top Bloke!
This is what I call a Comedian no swearing Is Ken still around ?? Proves you dont have to be Racist or Swear all the time to get laughs
Ken great comic great showman so funny to watch his ways of telling jokes and sang and played the banjo some of the 70.s comedians where brilliant had to go around pubs and clubs before they got anywhere had to work hard rip Ken
I'm crying with laughter. Ken just so funny. When he laughed i laughed because his jokes were so funny.
That took me back....great memories !
Kenny Walkington Greg Davies
Ken Walkington rangers tv
Rangers tv
True genius,better than the so called comedians of today,, they're not fit to Lace this genius boots,, very funny, sorely missed,,
Loved him to bits. Attaboy Ken...
I first saw Ken Goodwin about 40 years ago at our local Hotel and Country Club, he was the Cabaret and no-one had heard of him and by the time he finished he was the toast of the place. He had everyone convulsed with laughter and people who were going past the window to go to their rooms came in to see what was going on and stayed because he was HILARIOUS and ill with laughter, he was suppoesd to last an hour but no-one would let him go and he stayed for TWO hours!
The best.
He was simply the best God bless him
Brilliant
Well, well. Had forgotten all about him!
A very funny fella.
is it me? did I really watch this 40 years ago and laugh?
You should have. Absolutely hilarious
real comedian
He was one of those i remember from ages back. different and really funny
I remember Ken from the comedians in the seventies when I was a nipper, My parents who were both German would be rolling on the floor with laughter who says Germans don't have a sense of humour.
Alba Productions ...
hexonatapeloop Can I help you.
Such a shame there isn’t more videos of him .
Fantastic,always remembered Ken Goodwin from my youth,i can always remember him because of his daft laughing at each of his jokes,brilliant.
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