Freddie Starr Gone

[splott parker]

No great loss to the world of comedy, utter shite in my opinion.

[Armitage Shanks]

Comedians are marmite I thought he was funny

[NYCBlue]

Comedians are marmite I thought he was funny

He was funny for a year or so. A long time ago.

[jamieccfc]

No great loss to the world of comedy, utter shite in my opinion.

Very harsh that

R.I.P

[William Treseder]

Very harsh that

R.I.P

I agree with Splotty. Always thought he was about as funny as an orphanage burning down.

[splott parker]

I agree with Splotty. Always thought he was about as funny as an orphanage burning down.

Exactly, I’m not going to praise him because he’s passed away.

[bigjoe]

No great loss to the world of comedy, utter shite in my opinion.

must be something he ate

[Harry Monk]

Yes, he was funny once about 40 years ago, after that it was the samer old sh1te every time.

[ToTaL ITK]

Exactly, I’m not going to praise him because he’s passed away.

well you kinda have by starting a thread.Saw him about 45 years ago as a kid he was very very funny then.

[hueypianosmith]

So you started a thread to have a pop at someone who has passed away, what does that say about you.

[Harry Monk]

I think his comedic genius can be measured by the response of other celebrities as mentioned in the BBC news page, tributes from - Bobby Davro, Jim Davidson and Amanda Hoden.

[William Treseder]

So you started a thread to have a pop at someone who has passed away, what does that say about you.

It says, like me, he didn’t find Freddie Start very funny. That’s about it in a nutshell.

[Since64]

Comedy like music doesn’t span the generations well,and l think that’s how it should be

[William Treseder]

Comedy like music doesn’t span the generations well,and l think that’s how it should be

Good comedy and good music will always span the generations.

[Since64]

Good comedy and good music will always span the generations.

Does happen but it’s very very rare.

[William Treseder]

Does happen but it’s very very rare.

I don’t think stand up comedy spans the generations, as it’s mostly about current affairs, but TV comedy such as OFAH can.

[hueypianosmith]

To comment in an ongoing thread that you didn't find someone funny I can understand, but to start the thread yourself with the intention of just being negative just doesn't seem right.

[CCFCC3PO]

Comedy like music doesn’t span the generations well,and l think that’s how it should be

Chaplin,
Marx Bros
Phthon,
Laurel and Hardy
Fawlty Towers
The Beatles
The Stones
T Rex
Dylan
Donovan
The Who
Beethoven
Vivaldi
Bowie
Velvet Underground


Yeah, all these lasted one generation and were never seen or heard again....

[CardiffIrish2]

I think his comedic genius can be measured by the response of other celebrities as mentioned in the BBC news page, tributes from - Bobby Davro, Jim Davidson and Amanda Hoden.

I actually quite liked Bobby Davro back in the day 😃
Jim Davidson though🤮🤮🤮🤮

[Eric the Half a Bee]

His routine about singers miming to tapes was very well done and funny. His story to Mohammed Ali on Parko was great, but can't think of too many other routines that he did that were memorable.

[Armitage Shanks]

His routine about singers miming to tapes was very well done and funny. His story to Mohammed Ali on Parko was great, but can't think of too many other routines that he did that were memorable.

Dressing as a Nazi on FA cup final day


https://youtu.be/n7Xu1ZNrAOY

[jon1959]

Chaplin,
Marx Bros
Phthon,
Laurel and Hardy
Fawlty Towers
The Beatles
The Stones
T Rex
Dylan
Donovan
The Who
Beethoven
Vivaldi
Bowie
Velvet Underground


Yeah, all these lasted one generation and were never seen or heard again....

Donovan?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Donovan?

Jason

[Rjk]

I never found him funny, but comedy, like music is very subjective.
And I certainly wouldn't be able to make a living from either.

Comedy and music definitely do date arguably comedy more so than music these days.
Both are at their best when they seem new, inventive and daring, and that is always lost with the passage of time.
Watching only fools these days is the televisual equivalent of putting on a well worn pair of slippers.
Someone might be absolutely enjoying listening to Stravinsky's the rite of Spring on BBC radio 3, but the original performance of it caused riots.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I never found him funny, but comedy, like music is very subjective.
And I certainly wouldn't be able to make a living from either.

Comedy and music definitely do date arguably comedy more so than music these days.
Both are at their best when they seem new, inventive and daring, and that is always lost with the passage of time.
Watching only fools these days is the televisual equivalent of putting on a well worn pair of slippers.
Someone might be absolutely enjoying listening to Stravinsky's the rite of Spring on BBC radio 3, but the original performance of it caused riots.

It's amusing that the following instrumental track was banned by radio stations in New York and Boston in 1958 as it was considered that it may incite violence.