Have been back in Birmingham for a couple of days topping up my accent. Reminded me of a old Brummie joke;
Question - "What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison?"
Answer (needs to be delivered in a broad Brummie accent) "Yow can't wash yowr hands in a buffalo, but yow can wash yowr hands in a bison.........."
Just need slip on my comedy anorak as today contains the sad news of the loss of two more comedy talents. Surreal does not do justice to Ivor Cutler - even the phrase 'unique talent' doesn't capture it - after him the mould was truely broken.
John Junkin, like Ivor Cutler, appeared in a Beatles film but was more 'old school'. A prolific writer his credits spanned from the Ted Ray Show in the 50s right up to Jon Culshaw in the noughties. OK he did write for Little & Large and Jim Davidson, but his work also included Morecombe and Wise, Marty Feldman and appearing in The Plank (with Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes). As I said, old school but still a comedic loss.
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