70s British TV Comedy Stars - Then & Now
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2023
- In today's video, we're going to take a trip back in time to the golden age of British television comedy. The 1970s was a decade in which comedy reigned supreme, giving us some of the most beloved comedy stars in British television history. So sit back, grab some tea and biscuits and enjoy a comedic trip down memory lane, as we explore the careers of some of the best loved British comedy stars of the 70s who are happily still with us today and ask where are they now?
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Every time there's the announcement that a 70's actor/tv personality has passed away it feels like they must be the last one from my childhood, this proves to be the antidote to all those announcements.
Stanley Baxter looked more like the late Queen than any actress ever did.
Stanley definitely looked more magisterial than Jeannette Charles.
He looked more like the Queen than the Queen!
The character was always called "The Duchess of Brendagh", but we all knew who she was really!
I was born in the early 60s. Thank you for a lovely trip down memory lane. I have such fond memories of these “good old days”.
As a child of the 70s, love that Richard and Mike share a showbiz retirement life. Two of my favourite people ever. Thank you Stu.
Evenings 1978 - 1974: in the UK was there anything better than telly? Our golden age. Forsyth, Monkhouse, Wogan, Dawson, Grayson. Loved it.
@@danieladams9950 Black and White Minstrels...and yes I loved it!
The only reason these 2 are in this as they need medical assistance as both were piss heads O'Sullivan ended up having a massive stroke and yarwood was found out by the television companies he wasn't an impressionist and got no work. He went off his head with depression and anxiety . Both are multi millionaires so they can afford to live there
@@ekspatriat When I was very little I couldn't figure out what the men in the Black and White Minstrel Show were supposed to be. It never occurred to me that they were supposed to be black people as they didn't look anything like Philip out of Rising Damp or my beloved Sister Washington out of General Hospital.
Peggy Mount who always played battle-axes retired there when her health declined. Pat Coombe, who starred with her in "You're Only Young Twice", sold up her home to move in and look after Peggy.
I am from Australia, but l ABSOLUTELY loved George and Mildred. Have watched each episode so many times. And Only Fools And Horses was out if thus world. I ABSOLUTELY loved the way Del boy spoke. Every character was fantastic! And also Love Thy Neighbour you couldn't put that on today!
I remember when I went to OZ back in the 80s, two Aussies on the campsite had their Holden battery wired up to a television (and fridge) so they could watch ' Bless This House' while downing some beers.
Bloody great characters those two and it was such a great time to be there.They knew more about British comedy shows than I did.
Mildred had a face for radio lol, George was a lot younger than he was playing
Yootha Joyce was a fantastic actress, she appeared in all sorts of genres. There was a scene in Man About The House where George said something particularly insensitive and the look on her face was absolutely heartbreaking.
It's ironic because, like "Till Death Us Do Part", "Love Thy Neighbour" was supposed to be taking the Mickey out of racist attitudes. Jack Smethhurst's career was ruined by it as casting directors were afraid of hiring him because of the criticism of his character in it.
@Dominic Rivers NO two actors could of done their roles anything close to them!!
The 70's TV programmes take me back to a time when I was happy. Born in November 63 I spent mg youth growing up with such wonderful 70,s TV. So many Talanted personalities and quality programmes. Sitting with the family watching everything in black and white, happy 😊 times. When we had nothing, we had each other, those days were so much better than today. Give me a time machine and I'll go back to the 70's tonight...
Great memories!
Stanley Baxter must surely be the oldest Scottish comedian alive today. He's a legend here In Scotland 👍
As he should be. A British legend too. A wonderful comedian and he comes across as a lovely man.
And in the rest of the UK.
Eye THAT'S right JIMMY 😅
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Hold on there , Stanley was much admired and loved down south too , very funny man , or woman , depending what hat he wore .
Great to know that these esteemed actors and comedians are still alive and kicking.
They gave us unforgettable television viewing back in the day.
Glad to know many of these greats are still with us, for me 70s and 80s were a fantastic time for all genres of British entertainment, privileged to have experienced it.
I miss most of this people on TV, TV is crap today
Couldn't agree with you more!💯
What have they been replaced with , trash
Total over-hyped, politicised drivel.
Maybe you’ve just grew older and ended up a bitter and twisted old soul, plenty of good comedy about
With Nish Kumar and Jo Brand ruling to comedy roost what do you expect
My brothers and I were born from 1959 to 1965 and we remember absolutely everything you upload Fondly .!
loved these people then ...with so much affection for them now ...
As Max bygraves rightly sang...
"Things ain't what they used to be" 🎶🎵
If only, we could be able to just whisk ourselves off and revisit eh? But so grateful to you for doing the next best thing! 💐🌹😍👍
Oh yes, it would be great to go back wouldn't it? Many thanks for watching!
Sadly we say goodbye to Mike Yarwood now.. rip..
Losing gradually our beloved stars of the past truly hits home how soon we will reach that time ourselves . 😮💐
What a fantastic trip down memory lane. Lying on the carpet being told that it would 'ruin my eyes', getting seconds of Angel Delight and trying to work out what was happening on 'Play for Today' remain very fond memories.
Oh, my! Play for Today. I bought the DVD of one of those that was filmed at a local beauty spot. Apparently it was thought provoking. It certainly provoked a few thoughts in me. Rather uncharitable ones.
'Nuts in May' being by favourite Play for Today. Directed by the one and only Mike Leigh.
All my friends fancied Felicity Kendall, but for me it was always Penelope Keith!
Such a contrast in how we watched these stars then; which was usually once a week at the same time/place on the dial. Whereas now it’s any time of our choosing in a box set/ or media series/clip. Apart from the odd supplement/pull-out article in Radio or TV times, we weren’t force fed their private lives, and they were entertainers through and through. Part 2 right after the commercial break, can’t wait!
I thoroughly enjoyed my trip down memory lane. I remember ever show they were in. Best days of TV definitely
I was quite young but I still love the 70's, there was no Sky or internet & everything was more real , this vid brings back a nostalgia for those missed good old days !
Enjoyed this a lot,as a 60 year old,the memories of great TV back then were reingnited,lovely time to be alive. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks!
I wondered what happened to Mike Yarwood and Stanley Baxter, i used to watch all their shows, great to see Max Boyce is still performing too.
As a fellow Scot I am so leased Stanley Baxter is still with us. I thought he had passed. Thanks for this video. I loved going down memory lane ❤😊
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks for watching.
Penelope Keith, Dame (Officer) of the British Empire....Enough said! ❤
Well, she always was to the manor born.
These are comedy greats. I went to see Max Boyce in the early 80’s, I took my wife who was not a fan and didn’t find his albums funny, as soon as he walked on,hadn’t said a word, she started laughing and laughed all the way through the show, still not a lover of the albums but she loved him live.
Great that they are still with us. We seemed to lose a lot of comedy stars quite young like Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, Yootha Joyce and many of the Carry On cast . O'Sullivan has done well to get to near 80 given his many health issues.
The 70s was the *best* decade ever !
I wish I could relive it, the comedies on TV, the music, the candles during power cuts, the great Xmas board games and toys ......and the happiness in my heart ❤️ 👱♀️ 💗
Great days indeed.
I was 7 to 15 years old in the 70's, so I know everyone of these very well. My takeaway was Stanley Baxter 96 years old. I would have said he died around 1998. He seemed an old man when I used to watch his New years eve show at my Grandmas when i was 10
This one was one of the best Ive seen. Loved it.
Well done our kid. You pitched each celebs achievements just right. So nice to see their current mugs alongside their heyday photos. What a wealth of entertainment they gave us.
Many thanks!
Top Drawer comment…….as my dear Nan 👵 used to say “well I’ll go to Stoke” 😂 cracking stuff
Richard and Mike look happy together..😁 two of our Legends still going strong. good' health to you both🍷.
Really enjoyed this. Brought back sooo many happy memories.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Awesome actors of the era!
...and well loved too.
What a nice look back. Looking forward to part 2.
Thank you!
Thanks Stu for this it brought back great memories, I am a child of the 70s so loved much of this. Particularly the likely lads and whatever happened to the likely lads as I am originally from around there. Great that some of these terrific actors are doing well and some living in the home for actors, I bet that's a scream of a place!! Thanks again
You're very welcome. Many thanks!
I was privileged to meet Wendy Craig just a few years back. This was a lovely watch and to know they are still with us and many still working is fantastic in itself. Thanks for the memories.
Many thanks!
Superb stuff stu. So pleased to see these legends still with us.
Thanks!
Very good. I grew up watching all these
I rarely subscribe, but I find your videos very professionally done , and extremely entertaining. Thank you for all the research you must do, great job
I actually thought that we had lost a couple of these wonderful stars ⭐️ of the past. So it’s wonderful to “ have them back!”
Ah, when British comedy was comedy and such classics as many of these made great viewing figures, we probably will never see the likes of Man about the House or Fawlty Towers again, these are real classics and along with Rising Damp (not mentioned here as later) were certainly my favourites but all of these and One Foot in the Grave were comedy classics. Great video, thanks for these wonderful reminders and the updates on these wonderful characters, another of mine but later once again was Only Fools and Horses. Thanks again.
Many thanks! I'll be doing an 80s version soon, so Only Fools and Horses will very likely be featured in that.
I'm 63 and loved the 60's and 70's comedy. My favourite was Dave Allen, and I had a crush on him as a kid and teenager. As he grew older, he reminded me very much of Richard Gere as he has aged. You'll find that MANY comedies back then, made fun of white people and black people nearly always got the better of us whites, it was hilarious.
We were so lucky in the 60's and 70's , British comedy was amazing , such very funny actors / actresses , the list could have mentioned many more . Nothing and nobody today can compare .
I suspect every generation thinks this. Your generation was not special, just different
@@tryingmybest9819 Never said we were special , it's just todays so called comedians are so woke they're totally unfunny .
@@namesake-mx9nl can you define woke for me?
@@tryingmybest9819 Generally , silly loony leftists looking to be offended , shutting down free speech and attacking comedy that is not anti straight white male , blm supporters who cannot think for themselves but follow like sheep and don't have the balls to question but just obey because they are pathetic sheep , like Emma Watson and others who jump on the latest bandwagon in order to appear virtuous and relevant , pathetic people who cannot tell the difference between a man and a woman and pretend there is no difference because they want to appear to be on the side of the mob , etc , etc , etc.
@@namesake-mx9nl there's a lot to unpack there (most of it silly nonsense) but I'll start with one thing. so what you are saying is people aren't allowed to care about someone who isn't themselves? Otherwise you wouldn't call people's genuine concern jumping on a bandwagon
Thank you for the vid. It's so heartwarming to know that they are all still with us. My thanks to them all for my wonderful memories.
Excellent Stu. Well researched and presented - a pleasure to watch. Thank you 😃
That's great of you to say, thank you!
Thank you so much for these I’ve been watching practically nonstop. So many memories have been pried loose from my 50 year old 21st century fatigued brain.
So glad you're enjoying the memories! Many thanks for watching.
Wonderful days of British comedy. Sad there is nothing like it on the box now.
I’ve only recently ‘discovered’ this channel and I must say it’s bitter sweet. All the uploads are entertaining yet nostalgia can be a sweet yet cruel mistress. How I wish I could turn the clock back to what were for me, better, happier times.
They certainly seemed simpler days back then. Welcome to the channel and many thanks for watching!
This was the Golden Age ✨️ 💛 🤣 of Comedy
Golden age of UK TV in general. A truly happy time.
Thank you for taking in the memory lane of 70s I was in my teens best decade of comedy .good to see them they are still with may God grant them best of health happiness prosperity peace of mind Amin .
You missed actors of following
1. Mind your language
2. Yes minister
3. Some mothers av em .
Thanks again
Magical times with magical people who gave us such fun times in days now past!
Brinsworth house must be like a comedy series in itself 😂😂😂😂
My late father was a miserable old sod,it extremely difficult to make him laugh. The were two comic that have him in fits of laughter,one was the great Tommy cooper and the marvellous Staley Baxter. I thought Baxter died years ago,I’m delighted he’s still with us. Great video,the 70’s were the best decade for music and of course,comedy. I’d go back to the 70’s in a heartbeat,what a time to have been alive.
I'm certain raising you was no prize; you leave the legacy of that miserable old sod alone!!
As a young person in my 20s, I’m glad to say that I do NOT relate to any of the woke nonsense and politically correct “comedy shows” of today. Since I’ve lived in England, I’ve been going through the back catalogue of 70s comedies and I love all of them. Everybody was a target for jokes - black, white, English, Scottish, Irish, German, Indian, Pakistani - it didn’t matter. Everyone laughed at each other. In fact we have become less tolerant now than ever before. That’s not progress. That’s some kind of regressive evolution. And these comedy stars here should be cherished forever and never forgotten about. They have given us some of the best laughs we’ve ever and continue to in a now very dark and depressing world.
Totally, totally agree !! Well said young 'un 👍😁
Some of what you say is correct about the comedies back then but to be more respectful is not woke but more considered comedy. There is lots of great comedy about today that tests the boundaries without a crass stereotypical approach that is simply not funny.
@@andrewfisher3035 And which would they be Andrew? I'm struggling to think?.
White English in comedy's targeted people's race I don't remember once on tv where whites have been targeted definitely in the 1970s
Dot be ridiculous. You wouldn't be saying that is you were a Minority, handicapped or Gay. Iam 62 and none of the above.Take it from me ,it was disgusting and cruel in the 70s and 80s
glad to see there are still legends out there still living thanx for posting
Most of these great comedic actors are roughly my generation. I miss them all.
Interesting, informative, to the point, no waffling. Thank you.
Many thanks for watching.
Wow can't believe some of these people are still alive
All of those people:)
👍 thanks again Stu, for another great upload 👍
Remember growing up with all these on the TV, even if I didn't actually watch some of them, honestly thought some had passed years ago, like Stanley Baxter and Brian Murphy
Yes, it's great to see them still around and in good health too. Thanks as ever for watching. Much appreciated!
It’s amazing that these people all made it because they had real talent.
Brilliant! Thankyou. Looking forward to Part 2! 🤗
Nice to know that they are still with us😊thankyou .
Nicely put together Stu. Thank you for taking the time, to entertain us all....
Many thanks!
Great to learn Stanley Baxter and Mike Yarwood are still alive.
John Cleese is a funny old stick. Well over two years ago, he kept on saying he was leaving the UK because of its decline and changes not for the better. He's still hear and still appearing on chat shows and laughing more than ever I saw him laugh at any time before. 😊
Stanly Baxter - highly talented - I have never forgotten his work
Thank you for a well done video of these much loved stars.
Many thanks!
Brilliant!!! Thanks for that!! Good to see they're still alive today! I'm a 70s bairn, and grew up watching some of these shows, and re-runs in the 80's.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Brian Murphy - The Booze Cruise - Very funny and underated TV Film! 😂
Excellent video Stu a fantastic stroll down memory lane .....Thank You 👍
Many thanks Steve. Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely brilliant video. Wonderful 😊 memories. All brilliant. Take me back to the 70s any day. Thank you 😊 for creating and uploading.
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks!
Oh me too Joseph.....
Thanks for the memories. Regards from Australia 🇦🇺🇬🇧🤓
The 70s were the best years for comedy's
The 70s were the best for tv generally not just comedies. It all went downhill after that.
@@joehurst snooker boxing everything it's shit now i don't bother with it only watch UA-cam
@@jimmyoconnell6167 Same here. A load of channels and nowt on any of 'em!
@Joe Hurst I rather watch paint dry
@@jimmyoconnell6167 Watching today's tv IS like watching paint dry!
I went to see Noises Off a couple of weeks ago, and Felicity Kendal was the star of the show.
More of these please ❤
More to come!
Thee best thing about this video was learning they are all still around today. Fantastic news.
A well put together video. Nice trip down memory lane.
Many thanks!
Fond memories, watching these as a kid. ❤️
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you.
Really enjoyed that -Thanks 👍🏼
Very well put together and presented.... I really enjoyed this!
Much appreciated!
What would we have done without film. Great to see the old favourites looking young again.
Loved them all. Part of my memories as a young student in London
I loved Butterflies even though I was only 9 when it began, also Max. Boyce was a big favourite in our house, my dad had all his records (probably still has) 😅
That made me smile - thank you!
What an excellent video and a great reminder of some of the wonderful actors that have graced our television screens. Not like the rubbish about today. Well done
Many thanks!
Thanks for posting this video. Fantastic. I love comedy and a good laugh.
Many thanks John! Glad you enjoyed it.
What an awesome video so many smashing memories thank you…..
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Love this trip down memory lane - I'm off to look up Max Boyce now, legend.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Please can we go back to when these tv shows were on. I miss these times so much.
a then and now which only has living, how wholesome and pleasing like all the stars shown
I remember all of these. I wish they'd replay them somewhere 😆
Although it ment missing out on some amazing talent is was nice that it only mentioned stars that are still alive today, I have heard about that retirement home for entertainer's, it would be great to be a fly on the wall there and hear some fun stories.
We ❤️ Mike Yarwood, The Comedian’s , Two Ronnies, Morcombe & Wise Happy Days…
Glad I’ve stumbled across this - excellent content , narrated well and some lovely memories- thank you ( have subscribed 👍)
Many thanks and welcome!
Thanks so much for sharing made my day 👏👏👏
My pleasure!
Dave Allen and the Goodies , i loved watching them
Another great video.
Thank You:)
Thanks!
Fascinating....as per usual,....thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
BRILLIANT POST THANKS 👍🏽
How has no-one ever written a sitcom set in the retirement home.. all those stars !
They have. Waiting for God.
You're Only Young Twice was another. And that was from the 70s
One Foot in the Grave
@@nord1486 and wasn't set in a retirement home for old tv stars, which erm, the original post alluded to
@@nord1486 Peggy Mount from that series went to live in the retirement home in this video and Pat Coombes went in as well to look after her.
Thanks man that was great ❤
Really enjoyed that,thanks!
Many thanks for watching!
GR8 look back on GR8 shows actors and actresses 👌🙏😍n nice1 see they still around♥️♥️♥️👌such funny happy times🙏thank u 👍god bless
Many thanks!
Mike Yarwood was huge in the 70s. I saw him live in Bournemouth in 1978. Top drawer entertainment from a bygone era. And Stanley Baxter did one mega show a year at his height which was like a Hollywood spectacular.
And sorry, but Max Boyce is as funny as a fire in an orphanage.