Friday, January 21, 2011

Now Showing - Benny Hill's "How To Meet Beautiful Women"



Born on this day in 1924, Benny Hill may have occupied one of the lower rungs on Britain's comedy ladder, but what his humour lacked in subtlety and sophistication it more than made up for in popularity and laughs. Snobs may turn up their noses, but every so often I like a good cleavage joke, y'know? Plus that bit with the pheasant plume beneath the lady's farthingale is a riot!

At the time of Hill's death in April 1992 he was a national treasure, one whose low-brow antics were nevertheless as beloved as he was... Even more amazing is that they were mainly done without dialogue, which for a writer is both a revelation and a warning...
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSaturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:04:00 AM PST

    Michael,

    as you can see, or listen, by the translations, this character and his show was widely popular in Spain during the '80s and one of the all time favourites at home (specially dad...), the final chasing scene being the apotheosis!

    Thanks again for the good memories.


    Javier.

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  2. michael sean morrisSaturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:59:00 AM PST

    Benny Hill was hugely popular all over the world, specifically because the humour is broad and requires no dubbing.

    I'm glad I was able to give one of my regular readers a diverting few minutes yet again!

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