Oh I totally agree. Julian basically had a good 5 minutes that he's used for almost 40 years now and poor Alan is as funny as watching Ben Elton for 72 hours no stop and being beaten with lead filled rubber hoses if you fell asleep!
Of all the things he did in his career, that we can see now, this was undoubtedly the finest moment, in my opinion. He sang really well, the banter flowed effortlessly and he got all the 'Graysonisms' in, one after the other, to wonderful effect. I'm so glad I met him, albeit briefly. Just wish I had been more confident at the time to express my admiration of his humourous talents. Much missed.
After two years I just wanted to say I watched it again and I laughed out loud you will never see a better classy comic ....he was in a league of his own ....brilliant
Lovely Larry, he acknowledged he couldn't sing, dance or tell jokes, yet as we see in this performance, he had that indefinable ability to create joy and love in a room or in an entire theatre. Rest In Peace, my dear.
Funny how even as the masses judged Gay men and arrested them for simply being themselves they still loved the likes of Larry Grayson, Paul Lynde, and other brilliant Gay men who made their lives better through laughter. We'll never forget them!
At 6.50....his actions sum him up completely. A quick glance and a comment..So simple yet absolutely hilarious. He was loved and enjoyed by everyone young and old. Why ?......because he was simply so funny.Even in real life he was no different.I had the pleasure of meeting him regularly in the shop where I worked in my home town of Margate when he was the Star (along with Rod Hull & Emu) of the Summer Season Show at The Winter Gardens in 1973. He was very popular and genuinely enjoyed chatting to everyone. We will never ever see his like again !!
Always enjoyed L Grayson a gentle warm lovable character with a naughty wit There's no one in his league these days These videos bring back a better time
No one like him! An absolute treasure of British comedy! I used to love watching him as a kid back when Saturday night telly was something to look forward to xx
Camp as Christmas, and I always have loved Christmas. Thanks Larry... And as you yourself might say I love you very much...RIP, and I do hope the aches and pains are better these days... Wherever you are!
Larry Grayson could get achingly funny loud as a cannon belly laughs with just a raise of an eyebrow. He was, still is, one of my fave comics. Fast as anything. I remember vividly watching from the side of the stage at London's Talk of the Town, in Leicester Square, during the late 70s and he just blew the room away. Larry absolutely killed it that night. I learnt more in that 45 minutes about stand up than I had in my previous 5 years. Yes, I started early at 15 playing the pubs and working men's clubs all over the South. Larry was a very gentle and humble man. Full of advice that I soaked up like a sponge. Damn but I do miss him. So very funny. R.I.P Larry ❤️🙏🏻
This comic master could only have existed before ,2000 or thereabouts. He reflected a common,shared understanding of life,people, and what we should expect from them both, also what matters to us all and what we need as we struggle on
He was kind, funny and very, very gay. He did yeoman's work in counteracting the nastiness of bible thumpers and Tories towards gay men, just by being himself. People would hear the sermons and parliamentary rants against gay men and think, "Oh, but that Larry Grayson is a pouf, and he's a lovely man. I'd happily have him home for tea. The vicar just can't be right about him.". Larry was the visible, and lovable, face of gay men to lots of people, and that benefited everyone - but especially the gay men who couldn't be open about it because they'd be fired or face other ostracism. Larry made the world safer and more open for all gay men in Britain, just by being the fabulous, good-hearted entertainer that he was.
I could care less if he was gay. He was a fantastic entertainer, and by all accounts a nice man to know, unlike the bible thumping homophobes, who should be boiled in oil.
The newspapers couldn't find anything on Larry, and they certainly tried. He would have probably found physical intimacy a lot of fuss, and preferred a nice cup of tea and bourbon.
I adore Larry. Beautiful man. Both frankie howerd and kenneth Williams were very envious of Larry and both accused him of stealing their work. Although very similar to frankie true, he is also very different at the same time erring more on fantasy than frankie,his style is distinctively different.
I loved Larry Grayson.
He is so sorely missed. The likes of Julian Clary and Alan Carr cannot hold a candle to him.
Not just those two, sadly.
I just suppressed an ad lib involving the word "candle".
Humour is different these days I guess - more sophisticated, but there's always a place for the likes of Larry Grayson and Kenneth Williams
Oh I totally agree. Julian basically had a good 5 minutes that he's used for almost 40 years now and poor Alan is as funny as watching Ben Elton for 72 hours no stop and being beaten with lead filled rubber hoses if you fell asleep!
Clary and carr are talentless vulgar fools
To engage and entertain an audience completely for 9 minutes without really saying anything is an incredible talent, such impeccable delivery.
Of all the things he did in his career, that we can see now, this was undoubtedly the finest moment, in my opinion. He sang really well, the banter flowed effortlessly and he got all the 'Graysonisms' in, one after the other, to wonderful effect. I'm so glad I met him, albeit briefly. Just wish I had been more confident at the time to express my admiration of his humourous talents. Much missed.
Never see the likes of this again EVER !! Those were the days !
After two years I just wanted to say I watched it again and I laughed out loud you will never see a better classy comic ....he was in a league of his own ....brilliant
Lovely, gentle soul who brought so much joy and laughter to so many. Thank you, Larry.
brilliant he had the audience in the Palm of his hand and he made it look easy ...one of the best
It's a shame he never got into movies, because his performance was so subtle, so nuanced, he was obviously a talented actor.
Larry's timing was phenomenal. A look or gesture would have the audience in pieces. A truly great comedian, much missed.
This is one of his finest moments!!!! Simply great !!! RiP Larry
Lovely Larry, he acknowledged he couldn't sing, dance or tell jokes, yet as we see in this performance, he had that indefinable ability to create joy and love in a room or in an entire theatre. Rest In Peace, my dear.
A great entertainer. Could listen to him all night. Had the audience in the palm of his hand. RIP Larry.
Larry was a master entertainer. Funny, professional and a heck of a nice guy. Those were the days that I did look forward to watching tv.
Larry at his very best. A fabulous performance.
The great showman, the great eccentric, the great raconteur. Larry Grayson, a clever and witty performer, the consummate professional. Much missed.
Funny how even as the masses judged Gay men and arrested them for simply being themselves they still loved the likes of Larry Grayson, Paul Lynde, and other brilliant Gay men who made their lives better through laughter. We'll never forget them!
Couldn’t agree more.
What a talent he was! This song is hard to sing but he makes it look so easy!
Leonard Sachs was lovely too!
Another legend gone. R.I.P LARRY. ❤ We miss you.
Oh Larry, miss you so much, you had no idea how we loved you. X
At 6.50....his actions sum him up completely. A quick glance and a comment..So simple yet absolutely hilarious. He was loved and enjoyed by everyone young and old. Why ?......because he was simply so funny.Even in real life he was no different.I had the pleasure of meeting him regularly in the shop where I worked in my home town of Margate when he was the Star (along with Rod Hull & Emu) of the Summer Season Show at The Winter Gardens in 1973.
He was very popular and genuinely enjoyed chatting to everyone.
We will never ever see his like again !!
Indeed! X
A one off
Lovely to have personal memories like that, that in a way keep him alive.
Wonderful. It takes a very clever performer to make it look this easy. Larry Grayson lovely man, entertaining and much missed.
"He's anybody''s for a tin of salmon". Classic Larry, god bless him.
Such a talent, love the guy.
How to work an audience? This is a masterclass
The late but very great Larry- love him to bits xxx.
Always enjoyed L Grayson a gentle warm lovable character with a naughty wit There's no one in his league these days These videos bring back a better time
The wonderful Larry Grayson. One of the truly great entertainers.
A great talent,a man of the people,none like him today,remember him well. RIP Larry
Absolute magic !!!! love to see the sheer joy on the audience`s faces - genuine affection for a very special man
A master at work
Absolutely amazing 👏...we will never see the likes of him again.
The best of the lot.... the wonderful Larry Grayson!
Still stands up today 2019...shit that door my childhood laughter... Good old days RIP🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
His timing - brilliant. He's missed
Absolutely great comedy by Larry Grayson, love his style.
Love Him RIP Larry bless you xxxx
No one like him! An absolute treasure of British comedy! I used to love watching him as a kid back when Saturday night telly was something to look forward to xx
8.15 'I can't place you at all'.. Just brilliant.
If only this sort of base line comedy with amazing people like Larry lived forever, no one like him after
Family entertainment at its best. Wonderful Larry Grayson brought such joy
The laughs just keep coming , amazing
Much as I loved Larry Grayson, I'm afraid I can't hear this tune without thinking of Michael Flanders at his most lecherously suggestive!
The ultimate lecherous version was by The Lamplighters. Even so, it was merely suggestive, not filthy.
So funny... I'm 60 now and my parents got his jokes.. I was so naive.. Everard.... Classic.. Such a brilliant funny man.
Camp as Christmas, and I always have loved Christmas. Thanks Larry... And as you yourself might say I love you very much...RIP, and I do hope the aches and pains are better these days... Wherever you are!
Brilliant!
Brilliant, incredible timing
amazing , a true entertainer x
Brilliant.
A much missed, and extremely funny comedian.
Genius one of our legends gone but never ever forgotten suberb!!!!
Very clever entertainer, wasn't rude to a single person, in his effort to get a laugh.
Larry Grayson could get achingly funny loud as a cannon belly laughs with just a raise of an eyebrow. He was, still is, one of my fave comics. Fast as anything. I remember vividly watching from the side of the stage at London's Talk of the Town, in Leicester Square, during the late 70s and he just blew the room away. Larry absolutely killed it that night. I learnt more in that 45 minutes about stand up than I had in my previous 5 years. Yes, I started early at 15 playing the pubs and working men's clubs all over the South. Larry was a very gentle and humble man. Full of advice that I soaked up like a sponge. Damn but I do miss him. So very funny.
R.I.P Larry ❤️🙏🏻
Truly a comedy genius, and much missed
What a great show this was.
Supreme. Unequaled. Irreplaceable. RIP
A wonderful man. The warmth.
Having confidence like that so very close to your audience of strangers... magnificent..that's a pro.
Love the look that passes between Larry and Leonard.....’Alright?’
Larry was such a great story teller xx
He was a master of the 'hidden insult' where folk wouldn't know he'd actually insulted them, but they still laughed - ! 😁
This comic master could only have existed before ,2000 or thereabouts. He reflected a common,shared understanding of life,people, and what we should expect from them both, also what matters to us all and what we need as we struggle on
The Queen of camp . RIP.
Love the way the audience look like the picture on a tin of Quality Street come to life.
"I blame the brown bread!" 😂
No more brown bread for me then 🤣
Absolutely hilarious 😪😂😂 beats any so called comedian today
Are you a insurance man ...brilliant
He was especially good among this audience.
Comic genius there will only be one.The Great Larry Greyson
Hello I have many Good old days on my channel,it is a shame that BBC 4 have stopped showing this show.
That was another brilliant man ........ his off the cuff quips were fast as lightning.
Lovely man and brilliant entertainer, much missed ❤
Common as muck!! :-)
The timing ..comic genius
fabulous!!
He is absolutely spectacular
What a loss to the entertainment world. First class comedy.
He was kind, funny and very, very gay. He did yeoman's work in counteracting the nastiness of bible thumpers and Tories towards gay men, just by being himself. People would hear the sermons and parliamentary rants against gay men and think, "Oh, but that Larry Grayson is a pouf, and he's a lovely man. I'd happily have him home for tea. The vicar just can't be right about him.". Larry was the visible, and lovable, face of gay men to lots of people, and that benefited everyone - but especially the gay men who couldn't be open about it because they'd be fired or face other ostracism. Larry made the world safer and more open for all gay men in Britain, just by being the fabulous, good-hearted entertainer that he was.
I could care less if he was gay. He was a fantastic entertainer, and by all accounts a nice man to know, unlike the bible thumping homophobes, who should be boiled in oil.
The newspapers couldn't find anything on Larry, and they certainly tried. He would have probably found physical intimacy a lot of fuss, and preferred a nice cup of tea and bourbon.
Always a joy to watch. Thank you Larry.
I adore Larry. Beautiful man.
Both frankie howerd and kenneth Williams were very envious of Larry and both accused him of stealing their work. Although very similar to frankie true, he is also very different at the same time erring more on fantasy than frankie,his style is distinctively different.
I never found Howard funny. Loved Williams with Hancock, and Kenneth Horne. Mr. Grayson was the greatest of them all.
His adlibs were the stuff of genius.
A real comic.
Every camp comedian since has just been copying the master. This is him at his finest.
Leonard Sachs use of the English language is pure delight.
leonard Sachs also leaned toward the lavender too. Not that you can tell.
Wonderful performance of a excellent Flanders and Swann song
His dance , how could that not make u laugh..no matter who u are..?
Totally unique
If only the t/v programmers would put this on the telly instead of I love lucy etc .
Larry Grayson (William Sulley White) 31 August 1923 - 7 January 1995
I thought this was the story where he was as limp as a vicar's handshake. Never mind I always love Larry Grayson
2:50 OMG!!!!!!!!
And this is how you do observational comedy and have the audience eating out of your hand.
The Master!
"this week, I've had it, all down this side!" 😂
Flanders and Swann.
Shut that door 😊
Melchett is in the audience.
Not a patch on Flanders &Swann' version of this song.
Seems like a nice boy.
Wonderful times but creepy undertones in that song !
very good but I wish he had stayed true to the original Flanders and Swann Lyrics
Wonderful talent - for me could have done with less of the song and more of Larry's patter.
2 :51 Nice hampsteads .