The Front Fell Off

[Dave R]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg

[brad9798]

It must be Brit humour day!

THAT is funny.

[Katherine]

Bears a striking resemblence to conversations we've had around here.

[Wild Wassa]

John Clarke and Bryan Dawe ... yep, yep, it must be a Brit humour day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhZK2KFV8SU&NR=1

Warren.

[Concordia...41]

Bears a striking resemblence to conversations we've had around here.

Yep - there's about four of those going on in the bilge right now.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Brit Humour #1
BH #2
BH #3

[JimD]

Thanks, Dave

[bholderman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg

SO this is how dense and non-international I am, is this a farce or a real interview?

[John B]

hardly Brit humour. John Clarke is a Kiwi( the bald guy) otherwise known ( in the past )as Fred Dagg.

[dmede]

John Clarke and Bryan Dawe ... yep, yep, it must be a Brit humour day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhZK2KFV8SU&NR=1

Warren.

Aren't these guys Australian??

edited to add: ahh, missed John post above.

[John B]

We don't know how lucky we are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYvMeT2GC14

[carioca1232001]

Brit Humour #1
BH #2
BH #3

Is 'Bird' the John Bird who used to captain a humorous show weekly on BBC 1 in the late 60´s ?

And 'Fortune', the chappy who on that same show would be usually wearing a pin-stripe suit, brief-case and brollie in hand, plus bowler hat to match, your typical 'upper-class' gentleman from the City ?

If so, both are in incredible shape and form. Their humour was and still is very cutting . Wonder where Eleanor Bron could be ...she used to perform with them....

[boatbear]

John Clarke and Brian Dawe have a spot on the '7:30 Report' every Thursday night on ABC (oz). They give me a reason to live from week to week. And yes, John Clarke is a Kiwi, but he has learnt to use vowels.
This link will take you there http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/
Enjoy

[willmarsh3]

Rofl!!!

[seanz]

SO this is how dense and non-international I am, is this a farce or a real interview?

The Clarke & Dawe sketches are even funnier when watched with someone from overseas...
"Why are you guys laughing?"
"It's just an interview,isn't it?"

[The Bigfella]

Dawes is one of the smart Kiwis - he moved to Australia - and, Piggy Muldoon would have said, raised the IQ of both countries in the process

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Is 'Bird' the John Bird who used to captain a humorous show weekly on BBC 1 in the late 60´s ?

And 'Fortune', the chappy who on that same show would be usually wearing a pin-stripe suit, brief-case and brollie in hand, plus bowler hat to match, your typical 'upper-class' gentleman from the City ?

If so, both are in incredible shape and form. Their humour was and still is very cutting . Wonder where Eleanor Bron could be ...she used to perform with them....

Yup - same people and just as good there is a TV series called "Bremmner Bird and Fortune" - it has lost something of its original edge from the Major years but is still well worth the watching.

[carioca1232001]

I wouldn´t be surprised if John Bird is the naughty chap behind the humour till this day. His soft-spoken quips 'between the teeth' set the pace for the whole performance

My recollections of them were during the Labour Govt. years. At one time Foreign Affairs Minister, Arthur Bottomley - guess why ? - was square in their sights. Some very naughty skits they put on stage !

Glad to know that they still have their show on the road. Maybe that is why they both look so extraordinarily well.

[martin schulz]

The depressing thing is that those responsible for disasters argue the same way this comedian does, only a bit more rhetorically able, so even if the message doesn't differ much from this commedy most people won't get the bitter truth.

[boatbear]

You are right, Martin. And isn't it good that we have artists like Clarke and Dawe to highlight the big comedies and horrific tragedies of government, business and bureaucracy. The bitter truth is all the more poignant for the comedic presentation.
Treasure the artists.

[seanz]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong (I thought it was in 93/94) but here is the story of 'The Front Fell Off'
The oil tanker 'Kirki'
http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Enviro...irki/index.asp

[Andrew]

SO this is how dense and non-international I am, is this a farce or a real interview?

I'm in the same boat. It took a while to catch on.
It's a sad comment when this can be mistaken for a real (whatever the hell that means) interview.

[The Bigfella]

I guess you guys are becoming too accustomed to the canned laughter type "humour" on American TV?

[S/V Laura Ellen]

I guess you guys are becoming too accustomed to the canned laughter type "humour" on American TV?

No, it's just too close to a typical Bush interview.

[John B]

When I saw the Sheriff justifying releasing Paris early I thought of this thread.LOL.

[The Bigfella]

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bigfella
I guess you guys are becoming too accustomed to the canned laughter type "humour" on American TV?

No, it's just too close to a typical Bush interview.

Ahhh - and that's why we like our humour like that. Just that little bit extra .....

[Dave R]

Glad you all enjoyed this. Let's don't let it drop below the waterline though.