'Christmas Chuckles'

When I was a kid no Christmas could ever be allowed to pass by without watching a good bit of festive telly.  Much has been said about the appeal of the festive Morecambe & Wise show and Eric & Ernie were indeed fabulous but one comedian I used to LOVE who now seems to have faded into the mists of time was Dick Emery. In my opinion Emery was a fantastic actor as well as a comedian and as the clip here shows was seen at his best when 'taking off' caricatures of the many stereotypes there are in society. I have never really liked drag queens like Lily Savage, or Dame Edna but all of Emery's female characters make me laugh and his 'Ooh, you are awful, but I like you' lady was the funniest of them all...

I SO miss being able to really laugh my head off at the comedy of today. So much of it is sarcastic, spiteful and nasty whereas much of 70's comedy was just silly, revolved around 'pulling legs' and was designed to allow people to join in on the joke and see the funny side of themselves. Oh for the heady days of HONEST comedy is what I say! God bless you Dick - wherever you are...