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#2871280 - 10/01/09 02:24 PM The comedy genius that was Benny Hill
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Sorry my American friends, but the Brits have the best comedians ever biggrin

Benny Hill has too much classic stuff to start posting it all, but I just came across this vid, I hadn't seen it in years. His facial expressions are priceless biggrin



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#2871284 - 10/01/09 02:30 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: semmern]
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meh...never a fan. compared to the likes of monty python, he just doesn't measure up.
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#2871292 - 10/01/09 02:41 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: peppergomez]
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I thought Benny Hill was classic comedy. Sometimes I couldn't understand the fast "English", but it was always funny.
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#2871312 - 10/01/09 03:12 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: peppergomez]
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Originally Posted By: peppergomez
meh...never a fan. compared to the likes of monty python, he just doesn't measure up.

he was different - chalk & cheese.
if you look at the MP episodes imo they had as many sketches that fell flat as succeeded.
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#2871341 - 10/01/09 04:28 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: BUFF]
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Always liked his show.
Hill's Angels were the best.


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#2871384 - 10/01/09 06:23 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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Never that impressed with his comedy.

Peter Sellers and Monty Python win hands down.

If you shoot onto IMDB, and look at the FAQ's for Dr Strangelove, there is an awesome scene in there:

George C Scott turns around to one of his aides and says:

"Strangelove, goddamn kraut rocket scientists dream up their own names. What is his name anyway?"
His aide then proceeds to rattle off a German name (fairly complex, can't remember it sorry)
But the word in German actually means 'Strangelove'.

They just can't do 'em like that any more!
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#2871389 - 10/01/09 06:35 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: FishTaco]
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#2871438 - 10/01/09 07:55 PM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: semmern]
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Gawd.. absolutely hilarious.. one of my favorites.. and yes the British humor is hard to beat.

hahaha

Supposedly the guy was a real workaholic. It was his life. In fact when he passed it was in a studio chair backstage after hours.

Another bit of trivia... He played the toymaker character on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.. biggrin
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#2871535 - 10/02/09 01:07 AM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: FishTaco]
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Originally Posted By: FishTaco
Never that impressed with his comedy.

Peter Sellers and Monty Python win hands down.

If you shoot onto IMDB, and look at the FAQ's for Dr Strangelove, there is an awesome scene in there:

George C Scott turns around to one of his aides and says:

"Strangelove, goddamn kraut rocket scientists dream up their own names. What is his name anyway?"
His aide then proceeds to rattle off a German name (fairly complex, can't remember it sorry)
But the word in German actually means 'Strangelove'.

They just can't do 'em like that any more!


Peter Sellers is another one of my favourites!
The name in German is "Merkwürdichliebe", a direct translation of Strangelove. Hilarious film biggrin
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#2871623 - 10/02/09 05:38 AM Re: The comedy genious that was Benny Hill [Re: semmern]
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I liked Benny Hill quite a lot when I was a kid but he really shouldn't be compared directly with Monty Python becuase IMHO their content and styles are so different. Benny Hill had more of a slapstick style while Monty Python's style was very political/intellectual.
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