When John Thompson says 'don't touch it' that is some fine acting there. His whole body and demeanour change in a flash. Really believable and beautifully done
@@andrewhowarth2931 Yeah the Jazz Club sketches weren't as funny as I remembered them from being 14 or something, but those little looks he gives the camera are class.
such a hopeless comedy act, played so superbly by Jon Thomson. When he throws the monkey away as he's walking off is just the cherry on the cake. I remember I think I cried with laughter the first time I saw this (years ago).
Me too! I was on an army trade training course when this was shown and the whole course used to say "ooh you cheeky monkey" when someone messed up. Other courses who hadn't seen it thought we were actually calling people "cheeky monkey" properly and looked at us in disgust hahaha.
Alan handled the situation perfectly, as you would expect. The BBC lost the BEST when they failed to give him a second series. A true "professional" in every way.
Just brilliant, especially John Thomson's performance. It says everything you need to know about Joe Beazley's tragic existence in less than three minutes. And of course, it's all Alan's fault, Joe should never have been there in the first place, yet Alan decides to throw him under the bus to save face. Poor Joe.
Listening to that huge intro, you can see it's the classic EastEnders ploy. You build up happiness and joy in a place where there's usually none to be had, so you can emphasise the misery to follow.
This is the one character out of Alan Partridge’s guests that I wish we could see more of. It would be awesome to follow him as he tries to preform his crap act and to see the kind of person he is.
This reminds me so much of an appalling act which once featured on 3-2-1. Two blokes, one of which was wearing a puppet quite like that called Sniggles. Rather than the puppeteer learning to become a master ventriloquist, the role of the other bloke, I kid you not, was to provide the puppet's voice by blatantly turning his back to the audience and just speaking. If anyone ever finds that, I really need to see it again... Update: I found it. I've put it on my channel for anyone who wants to see it. Search: Alan Partridge Show's Joe Beasley And Cheeky Monkey - For Real
Indeed. One bit I love is where Alan describes an old pro in the sports reporting game giving him advice while 'smoking cigarettes with her mouth'. So funny. :)
Does anyone else think Bob Carolgees was the inspiration for Joe Beazley? A comedy performer with an animal puppet who couldn't do ventriloquism. Hmmm...
This reminds me of my mate. He did stand up and done 1 show that went amazing. After people telling him he was going to go places. Then he had a really bad one where it was open mic. And a diffrent environment totally threw him of. And that one is just like this sketch. He gave up after that as was to much rejection. But this is funny because its so realistic. Everyone involved in this show was brilliant.
John Thompson is a genius - if it's hard to tell jokes well just try to tell them wrong in the way he does it - it's impossibly difficult - and working the monkey at the same time - magic!
there are so many laughs in his book, such a small thing but he was referring to his excitement "I was like a berroca in water, or if you like a simple paracetamol"
When this was on the telly, I worked in the evenings so I missed all of this (I couldn't sort the video auto record) I used to listen to his show on B.B.C. Radio Four's Knowing me, Knowing You at 10-30 at night ... brill listening material while making tea and toast !!!
@heelfan1234 Like that Bee-Gees interview, he asks them about their original name, Les Tossuers (or something) and says "Well, you'll always be tossers to me!" In the end they walk off. It's on UA-cam somewhere.
When John Thompson says 'don't touch it' that is some fine acting there. His whole body and demeanour change in a flash. Really believable and beautifully done
He's an amazing actor, there's also a moment in Jazz Club where he does this expression to camera which is just perfect presenter-repressed anger.
@@andrewhowarth2931 Yeah the Jazz Club sketches weren't as funny as I remembered them from being 14 or something, but those little looks he gives the camera are class.
The high point of Steve Coogan's career, appearing on the same stage as 'Cheeky Monkey'. He must be so proud!
John Thompson’s finest moment - I want more of this character. Oh, you cheeky monkey, you made me forget.
Not what if you cross......
well wait no longer BBC1 Friday 7th May 2021
@@timryan355 'He doesnt like a grass, Alan'
One of the most under rated comedy sketches ever.
I totally agree with that. This routine just popped into my head for some reason and still love it all these years later.
@@kevincassidy2008 Cheeky Monkey is appearing on tomorrow's This Time
Totally agree
@@noseflutesessions533 "He was working as a Rent Monkey in Salford."
It’s not underrated. It’s well known as a classic.
such a hopeless comedy act, played so superbly by Jon Thomson. When he throws the monkey away as he's walking off is just the cherry on the cake. I remember I think I cried with laughter the first time I saw this (years ago).
I never noticed the monkey throw before!
@@bibblebob better than spanking it on TV
Me too! I was on an army trade training course when this was shown and the whole course used to say "ooh you cheeky monkey" when someone messed up. Other courses who hadn't seen it thought we were actually calling people "cheeky monkey" properly and looked at us in disgust hahaha.
Alan handled the situation perfectly, as you would expect. The BBC lost the BEST when they failed to give him a second series. A true "professional" in every way.
Well, apart from fatally shooting someone
I would even go so far and say: a "true" "professional".
Alan is back on TV in This Time! People bounce back.
David James To be fair to Alan, he was distracted with a loud bark of “BE CAREFUL WITH THAT”
Give him a second season, you swine
This is one of the best comedy sketches ever to be on telly!
I 100% agree. One of the stand out memorable moments of the series. Alas sadly the creation and subtlety/skill in delivery is lost on the majority
Really clever performance
This character will be appearing once again in the new “This Time with Alan Partridge” series 2 according to IMDB 🤣🤣 👏
@@vaseofflowers4619 Thank you. every comments section is unmitigated worship of anything the BBC does.
@@vaseofflowers4619 No, I think there is some mitigation, albeit modest. It wasn't totally moribund.
For some reason, when Cheeky Monkeys' arms become detached it really cracks me up!
deaser92 it’s the panicked ‘oh god’ that does it
‘Oh god’
Fucking nora, i was feeling really depressed, and this skit (like everytime i watch it) makes me cry with laughter...thank fuck for Alan Partridge.
I totally agree. This sketch never gets old!
Good evening ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls. Eh pack it in you!
Friday nights with Partridges chat show in the mid 1990s were hilarious.
I agree
"You're making me forget!" sheer brilliance to blame the straight man when your material is a bit first draft.
Just brilliant, especially John Thomson's performance. It says everything you need to know about Joe Beazley's tragic existence in less than three minutes. And of course, it's all Alan's fault, Joe should never have been there in the first place, yet Alan decides to throw him under the bus to save face. Poor Joe.
Can’t wait to see them reunited tonight on This Time 🤣
I've already set the SkyQ to record it.
It was poor.
@@hopebgood Different writers. This here is Baynam, Marber, Schneider and Morris + others.
The Gibbons don't come close.
Hadn't laughed so hard in ages when i saw this first time!
3:20 he throws it on the ground, that is hilarious!
fantastic. always remembered this part of the show. john thompson was brilliant.
This is a quintisential example of a very, very talented comedian and actor at work. This has to be one of John Thompson's finest performances
Agree. But Bernard Righton was fabulous too
Joe I think you've been very brave. Fucking classic🤣🤣🤣
Just for the word "Hoseasons" this gets five stars.
I remember the first time I watched this, I was in pain.
Who's here after watching This Time!
Listening to that huge intro, you can see it's the classic EastEnders ploy. You build up happiness and joy in a place where there's usually none to be had, so you can emphasise the misery to follow.
Lovely stuff!
I was really struck by the way JT pulls this off when it first went out. It's quite brilliant... ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls 😁
this is the funniest sketch ever. far better than the "dead parrot" sketch the pythons did which wins all those best sketch awards.
'Don't touch it!' Clenching his fist inside the puppet is what did it for me, I'd have wet myself laughing had he punched him with it 😂
Absolute class, Jon Thompson.
DON'TOUCHITTT!!!
"oh god!" Thats the best bit!
i can't imagine it's very easy to pretend to choke like this and make it look sooooooo convincing.
"You've got big problems" - Brilliant!
That clip made me laugh quite literally like a drain! Thanks for posting :-).
I was gasping for air when I first saw this. I was a kid in the 80s and can remember all the shitty ventriloquist acts.
bob carolgees rod hull orvill
I've always LOVED this sketch!
No Axe
When him and Sally Gunnel went out on the town in Japan, they got back in so late it was almost 10 o'clock!
This is the one character out of Alan Partridge’s guests that I wish we could see more of. It would be awesome to follow him as he tries to preform his crap act and to see the kind of person he is.
He's back on in episode 2 of series 2 of This Time
“Raised the roof” 😂
Love it! John Thompson you crack me up everytime I see anything you do ;-)
This reminds me so much of an appalling act which once featured on 3-2-1. Two blokes, one of which was wearing a puppet quite like that called Sniggles. Rather than the puppeteer learning to become a master ventriloquist, the role of the other bloke, I kid you not, was to provide the puppet's voice by blatantly turning his back to the audience and just speaking. If anyone ever finds that, I really need to see it again...
Update: I found it. I've put it on my channel for anyone who wants to see it. Search:
Alan Partridge Show's Joe Beasley And Cheeky Monkey - For Real
This is making me laugh just thinking about it.
I agree. It sounds great.
I wanna see that!
I've found it and put it up on my channel. Just search for
Alan Partridge Show's Joe Beasley And Cheeky Monkey - For Real
His pc bernard manning is great too
The best sketch in a fantastic show
What a magnificent act ...
to be fair this is infinitely funnier than anything ricky gervais has ever done (or ever will do)
Ricky Gervais is his greatest fan.
It took me an episode or two before I realised it was parody....I was young.
Brilliant! Nice to revisit this!
how nice of Ricky Gervais to pay tribute to this sketch at the Diana concert
Genius!
haha im glad everyone's enjoying it
I couldn't breathe when I first saw this.
Indeed. One bit I love is where Alan describes an old pro in the sports reporting game giving him advice while 'smoking cigarettes with her mouth'. So funny. :)
He's just an amazing talented person Mr Steve, aka Alan partridge, you look back at these clips and laugh non stop
It's a comedy masterclass, pure brilliance.
Love the patronising arrangement of 'Knowing me knowing you' by Glen and his band as the poor guy walks on. He stood no chance
Oh man that was so funny! thanks for the upload
remember seeing this at the time....John Thompson superb !
Still makes me laugh all these years later {I especially love "dont touch it"} ha ha
Hey Peter Kay, watch and learn ; )
Can’t believe they didn’t give him a second series.. the shits
Legendary bit of television!
I'm glad I held onto my sides during this.
And this is why I will never hate John Thompson!
Go easy on your rates of interest
Does anyone else think Bob Carolgees was the inspiration for Joe Beazley? A comedy performer with an animal puppet who couldn't do ventriloquism. Hmmm...
Spot on definitely inspired by Bob
carolgees, little and large, the krankies, jim bowen, chuckle brothers, jiminy cricket... truly awful comedy
Duggie Small an inspiration too I think
funniest thing John Thompson's ever done...i'd like to book Joe Beazley for the cabaret for my wedding!! He's a genius!
This IS were Richard Madeley learned his craft!!
I couldn't stop laughing the first time I seen this on tv!
Not nearly enough of him. Should have own show.
Brilliant!
This reminds me of my mate. He did stand up and done 1 show that went amazing. After people telling him he was going to go places. Then he had a really bad one where it was open mic. And a diffrent environment totally threw him of. And that one is just like this sketch. He gave up after that as was to much rejection. But this is funny because its so realistic. Everyone involved in this show was brilliant.
hilarious!! love it
Britain's got talent
This is still better than most of the bollocks they have on there
What would Simon Cowell have said if this was a real act?
my sides split every time!
love it.
John Thompson is a genius - if it's hard to tell jokes well just try to tell them wrong in the way he does it - it's impossibly difficult - and working the monkey at the same time - magic!
GENIUS. NUFF SAID !!
This Time returned me here
Perfection.
there are so many laughs in his book, such a small thing but he was referring to his excitement "I was like a berroca in water, or if you like a simple paracetamol"
Joe Beasley is surely the son of Chester Draws (sidekick to Arthur 'where's me washboard? Atkinson) from 'The Fast Show'
"Me wife's 'avin a baby, Arthur"
"Is it mine?"
Fookin excellent peice of comedy!
amazing
Just brilliant! Time to bring back the Partridge I think! John Thompson is unbeatable in this.
funniest sketch ever, must watch
1:50 "Oh god" LMAO
Definitely worth getting the audio book as it is narrated by Alan Partridge himself, absolutely hilarious!
Class!
He is very cheeky . Ay !
Yabba abba doooo .
Pack it in You 😅
15 years and no big break in the meantime!
OMG - painfully funny. You still feel embarrassed for the guy even though you know it's all parody.
When this was on the telly, I worked in the evenings so I missed all of this (I couldn't sort the video auto record) I used to listen to his show on B.B.C. Radio Four's Knowing me, Knowing You at 10-30 at night ... brill listening material while making tea and toast !!!
3:20 the cherry on top!
Later in the show Forbes McCallister tragically loses his life
I wouldn't say it was tragic.
The building in your picture looks like a face with a lopsided screaming mouth
@heelfan1234 Like that Bee-Gees interview, he asks them about their original name, Les Tossuers (or something) and says "Well, you'll always be tossers to me!" In the end they walk off. It's on UA-cam somewhere.
He took his hand out of its arse and tossed it aside. Poor monkey, cruel, cruel man.
This had me laughing quite literally like a drain
Great drain pal.
Jon Thompson!!!
He made me laugh quite literally like a drain 😅
Lovely stuff...Not my words! the words of Shakin Steven`s...
I agree.
He's great at uncomfortable, deadpan stuff.
so painful... painfully funny :D
Don't touch it!!!