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    More: Misc, Benny Hill, The Benny Hill Show, Slapstick, Jane Leeves, Charlie Chaplin, Thames Television, Yakety Sax, Music hall  
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ruudbob [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 2:11:22 PM  
Benny Hill irritated the schit outa me with his sexiest leering and bad low ball jokes. The base slapstick was, repetitive, insensitive, and obnoxious, as was the music. Good riddance Benny.
 
Walker [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 3:54:13 PM  
Breaking News: Benny Hill was a dirty old man who was inappropriate with women

/the show never led you to believe this, so I for one was shocked
 
Wellon Dowd
2023-02-03 4:00:10 PM  
The basic premise of his show was sexual assault.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-02-03 4:05:54 PM  
Benny Hill - The Strolling Ones (1965)
Youtube sXRW3rfKa6I
 
SpocksEars [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:07:25 PM  
Sad, no love for Benny here...
 
oldfarthenry [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:11:51 PM  
A man who played a mincing pervert on TV turned out to be mincing pervert in real life?
I am shocked!
 
HumanDecency [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:19:38 PM  
The Benny Hill theme contribute more to pop culture than most.

Sounds like he was socially awkward. That's too bad as all that mess could have been avoided. It's probably difficult to be around that many unattainable women. Someone should have stepped in with therapy.
 
yakmans_dad
2023-02-03 4:20:06 PM  
 SJ Perelman told a story about trying to write for the Marx Brothers. Who were they? he had the audacity to ask. The head of the studio scarified Perelman for being dense. For Harpo he sad, "One of them is a mute who picks up spit."  Since in real life, Harpo was a devoted family man, I had always assumed that Hill was coming at his chasing from that direction.
 
Jesus McSordid [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 4:21:07 PM  
My dad loved this stuff. I honestly thought he was funny, but I was in my early teens, so why not?
Shocked/not shocked that he was a lonely incel. But I've heard the stories before.
Benny Hill My Garden Of Love
Youtube Pt1i6oZXW2o
 
puckrock2000
2023-02-03 4:32:48 PM  
Fortunately, Benny learned how to be politically correct.
Benny Elton
Youtube 0jm8zlLdk7w
 
Another Government Employee
2023-02-03 4:35:34 PM  

ruudbob: Benny Hill irritated the schit outa me with his sexiest leering and bad low ball jokes. The base slapstick was, repetitive, insensitive, and obnoxious, as was the music. Good riddance Benny.


He was bad burlesque, to be sure. The warm up act for the strippers.
 
DonkeyDixon [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:40:55 PM  
I loved his show as an 8-12 year old. The syndicated run was the best kickoff to a Friday night a pubescent boy could ask for. My favorite role of his however, was the cover art of Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
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wouldestous
2023-02-03 4:42:56 PM  
i guess i kind of thought it was funny when i was perhaps eleven.
they might have shown benny hill on pbs back then but i am not sure.
 
Dr Jack Badofsky
2023-02-03 4:43:41 PM  

SpocksEars: Sad, no love for Benny here...


My brother met him at a party he was working at in the late 80's.  Said he was funny as hell.
 
CarnySaur [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:47:28 PM  
The man responsible, John Howard Davies from Thames Television, explained: "Benny was all right when he was young, but when you're in your 60s, it's a slightly different matter to leer at a pretty girl."

It is?  Sorry everybody, that means the Entertainment tab has to go.
 
Lsherm [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:58:50 PM  

HumanDecency: The Benny Hill theme contribute more to pop culture than most.

Sounds like he was socially awkward. That's too bad as all that mess could have been avoided. It's probably difficult to be around that many unattainable women. Someone should have stepped in with therapy.


I read this:

https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Peculiar-True-Story-Benny/dp/0330393405

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And his whole life was a borderline tragedy. His parents instilled such a sense of thriftiness in him so even though he was rich, he never enjoyed his money. He never went out to fancy places to eat. He subsited in his later years almost entirely on frozen fish sticks he would buy in bulk from a grocery store he would walk to because he wouldn't pay for a taxi. He never had a girlfriend, was awkward around women, and was constantly hounded by rumours that he was gay.

Right after he died the worst thing the tabloids could find out about him is that sometimes he would befriend strangers on the bus and invite them over for lunch towards the end of his life.
 
skyotter
2023-02-03 5:01:28 PM  
He was good in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and damn it's hard to say that without sounding dirty.
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debug
2023-02-03 5:14:47 PM  
Half the god damn show was making light of sexual assault and people are surprised that he sexually assaulted the women when the cameras weren't filming?  Really?
 
MelGoesOnTour
2023-02-03 5:17:53 PM  

Lsherm: HumanDecency: The Benny Hill theme contribute more to pop culture than most.

Sounds like he was socially awkward. That's too bad as all that mess could have been avoided. It's probably difficult to be around that many unattainable women. Someone should have stepped in with therapy.

I read this:

https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Peculiar-True-Story-Benny/dp/0330393405

[media-amazon.com image 331x499]

And his whole life was a borderline tragedy. His parents instilled such a sense of thriftiness in him so even though he was rich, he never enjoyed his money. He never went out to fancy places to eat. He subsited in his later years almost entirely on frozen fish sticks he would buy in bulk from a grocery store he would walk to because he wouldn't pay for a taxi. He never had a girlfriend, was awkward around women, and was constantly hounded by rumours that he was gay.

Right after he died the worst thing the tabloids could find out about him is that sometimes he would befriend strangers on the bus and invite them over for lunch towards the end of his life.


I've known people like this and it truly is sad.

What he did "back in the day" was still considered to be acdeptable to a certain degree so it's not fair to judge him by today's standards. I was incredibly socially awkward when young and, believe it or not, found that when I'd now and again make a racy joke/comment to a hot gal you can bet your ass that more often than not I got a smile out of it. That went a LONG way but at the time I had no idea why but it made me feel more like I was doing something not offensive.
But that was "back in the day" when people didn't get offended at every lmis-step one might make over the course of their lives.
 
FatherChaos [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 5:18:11 PM  
Benny Hill Funeral
Youtube WU0kCW1uz08
 
Red Shirt Blues
2023-02-03 5:18:22 PM  
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I'll wait for Janet Leeves to weigh in before I pass judgement.
 
Cthulhu Theory
2023-02-03 5:26:52 PM  

Red Shirt Blues: [Fark user image 658x242]

I'll wait for Janet Leeves to weigh in before I pass judgement.


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LewDux [OhFark]
2023-02-03 5:33:38 PM  
Bawdy Hospital
Youtube fepBOxqGzNQ
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puckrock2000
2023-02-03 5:35:14 PM  

Red Shirt Blues: [Fark user image 658x242]

I'll wait for Janet Leeves to weigh in before I pass judgement.


Well, she'll judge you for spelling her name wrong.
 
Congo
2023-02-03 5:37:57 PM  

LewDux: [YouTube video: Benny Hill - The Strolling Ones (1965)]


That's a pretty solid Jagger dance imitation.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-02-03 5:43:36 PM  
Roy Orbison Parody Benny Hill Show - Top of the Tops
Youtube dryvntKriPM
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-02-03 5:48:17 PM  
Roy Orbison parody on The Benny Hill Show - 1976
Youtube E0-bLNBTMBM
 
Congo
2023-02-03 5:54:33 PM  
Go Round Again
Youtube D6xc3Bm3tGQ
Go Round Again was lovely.
 
Jack Sabbath
2023-02-03 6:07:20 PM  
I haven't seen any Benny Hill show material in 40 years or so, but man did he have some hot ladies on there.

Too bad he was apparently unable to conduct himself properly, as was the case with so many male celebs throughout show biz history.  His kind of schtick with the ladies wouldn't fly today but a lot of the other stuff was quite funny.
 
sinko swimo
2023-02-03 6:10:08 PM  
I read BH always kept a notebook handy. When he got an idea for a skit, sketch or joke he would write it down and work it out even if he didn't intend to use it. BH felt it was important to sharpen his creative skills. I admire that. My WWII Dad loved The BH Show, I watched a lot of those episodes with Dad in my youth.
 
Red Shirt Blues
2023-02-03 6:13:35 PM  

Lsherm: HumanDecency: The Benny Hill theme contribute more to pop culture than most.

Sounds like he was socially awkward. That's too bad as all that mess could have been avoided. It's probably difficult to be around that many unattainable women. Someone should have stepped in with therapy.

I read this:

https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Peculiar-True-Story-Benny/dp/0330393405

[media-amazon.com image 331x499]

And his whole life was a borderline tragedy. His parents instilled such a sense of thriftiness in him so even though he was rich, he never enjoyed his money. He never went out to fancy places to eat. He subsited in his later years almost entirely on frozen fish sticks he would buy in bulk from a grocery store he would walk to because he wouldn't pay for a taxi. He never had a girlfriend, was awkward around women, and was constantly hounded by rumours that he was gay.

Right after he died the worst thing the tabloids could find out about him is that sometimes he would befriend strangers on the bus and invite them over for lunch towards the end of his life.


I think he was the classic clown, laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. I had read he proposed marriage a few times but was turned down, but the women were always out of his league. Also read where he was told to have heart surgery in his later years but declined. I think he was desperately lonely.
 
gbv23
2023-02-03 6:22:16 PM  
He was funny damn it.
He got some nice ladies on the show and I loved it when I was 11-13 years old
 
Botkin of the Yard
2023-02-03 6:33:46 PM  
Just watched The Italian Job again last week.  Hill played the weird awkward guy really well.

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Red Shirt Blues
2023-02-03 6:34:22 PM  
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EdgeRunner [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 6:45:33 PM  
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Whoa! I'm surprised this photo got past the censors of the time, considering that you can totally see that one woman's...

Oh. Never mind. That's a thumb.
 
Red Shirt Blues
2023-02-03 7:12:00 PM  
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Dahnkster [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 7:20:32 PM  
Many people did not realize that he was also a popular TV evangelist. Saving the souls of countless heathens from the fires of Hell, and leading many souls to Christ.

Benny Hinn is Benny Hill [Yakety Sax]
Youtube FxIEaJXSPmA
 
EdgeRunner [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 7:24:01 PM  

Dahnkster: Many people did not realize that he was also a popular TV evangelist. Saving the souls of countless heathens from the fires of Hell, and leading many souls to Christ.

[YouTube video: Benny Hinn is Benny Hill [Yakety Sax]]


"The Bible says to love your neighbor? Mine says to shove your neighbor! I based my entire life around a misprint!"
 
iron_city_ap
2023-02-03 7:44:39 PM  
Strolling around London one day back in October, I happened to look over and notice this plaque. Based on its location, it couldn't have been cheap to rent, let alone own.

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Farking Clown Shoes [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 7:45:09 PM  
Some of his stuff was absolutely inspired. To this day, I still remember "Sow me a little carity. You sall ave my last farting."

Benny Hill - A Poem: Faith, Hope & Charity (1979)
Youtube SRIOarQJ36Y
 
Iggie
2023-02-03 8:10:27 PM  
Genesis - Anything She Does
Youtube Fdjb-0ou2XM
 
Lsherm [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 8:50:53 PM  

iron_city_ap: Strolling around London one day back in October, I happened to look over and notice this plaque. Based on its location, it couldn't have been cheap to rent, let alone own.

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That's where he lived during the show's heyday. This is the flat he was renting when he died:

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Here's a picture of him a year before he died, on the same couch he died on, watching the same TV that was on when they found his body:

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He had a lonely life. They didn't even figure out he had died until his body started stinking up the place and they sent someone to investigate the smell. He had been dead for a few days at that point.
 
sonnyboy11 [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 8:52:38 PM  
I loved Benny Hill back in the day. My whole family watched his show every Sunday night when I was still quite young. Followed by old episodes of the Ernie Kovaks Show. Good times. But then we did not think much about what was going on behind the scenes. Different time.
 
Barricaded Gunman
2023-02-03 9:45:49 PM  
I probably saw every episode of this show, which came on at 11:30 PM weeknights (right after Prisoner: Cell Block H). Until TFA I had no idea Daphne Moon was on Benny Hill.

Both shows were broadcast on the local PBS station and shown uncensored. Between Benny Hill's leering vaudeville act and a fairly lusty Australian Women in Prison show, there was always a pretty good chance you'd be seeing some boobs, which in 1980s suburban Michigan was a really big deal.
 
darkeyes
2023-02-03 10:00:44 PM  
Benny Hill should be recognized as one of the greatest comedians and entertainers in history.  All those skits and songs he wrote and performed spanning decades, they still stand up when I catch a show even today.  No hate coming from this post.
 
Quemapueblo
2023-02-04 1:50:25 AM  

iron_city_ap: Strolling around London one day back in October, I happened to look over and notice this plaque. Based on its location, it couldn't have been cheap to rent, let alone own.

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That was one of the best surprises i had going around Kensington the first time i was in London
 
Lsherm [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 3:13:57 AM  

iron_city_ap: Strolling around London one day back in October, I happened to look over and notice this plaque. Based on its location, it couldn't have been cheap to rent, let alone own.

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Also Ballsy London wants to claim him after the BBC fired him and he moved to the suburbs.

Not that I'm bitter on his behalf. Not at all.
 
SalmonberryPie
2023-02-04 3:15:06 AM  
He's a master of storytelling. This is a clever one: The Birds and the Bees
Benny Hill - Birds and the Bees Poem
Youtube P-gch_wlPBI
 
Fano
2023-02-04 9:15:37 AM  

Lsherm: iron_city_ap: Strolling around London one day back in October, I happened to look over and notice this plaque. Based on its location, it couldn't have been cheap to rent, let alone own.

[Fark user image 425x566]

That's where he lived during the show's heyday. This is the flat he was renting when he died:

[Fark user image image 850x698]

Here's a picture of him a year before he died, on the same couch he died on, watching the same TV that was on when they found his body:

[Fark user image image 850x657]

He had a lonely life. They didn't even figure out he had died until his body started stinking up the place and they sent someone to investigate the smell. He had been dead for a few days at that point.


Good thing we have some brave people on the internet to give his corpse another kick.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-02-04 9:51:23 AM  

Fano: Lsherm: iron_city_ap: Strolling around London one day back in October, I happened to look over and notice this plaque. Based on its location, it couldn't have been cheap to rent, let alone own.

[Fark user image 425x566]

That's where he lived during the show's heyday. This is the flat he was renting when he died:

[Fark user image image 850x698]

Here's a picture of him a year before he died, on the same couch he died on, watching the same TV that was on when they found his body:

[Fark user image image 850x657]

He had a lonely life. They didn't even figure out he had died until his body started stinking up the place and they sent someone to investigate the smell. He had been dead for a few days at that point.

Good thing we have some brave people on the internet to give his corpse another kick.


You should also comment that nobody will remember author of TFA in X years
 
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