Bernard Manning Mark Lamarr Interview

[@andystreet4022]

I was drinking a coffee one morning at the Michael Wood Services on the M5. Bernard sat at the next table with 2 minders and winked at me and said " Good Morning Son". We chatted about a recent video release from one of his Embassy Club shows and he ran off a couple of gags. I nearly burst my sides. Shortly after, I got up to leave and he said "Cheerio Son, don't forget your Newspaper". Bloody lovely guy. Bless him.

[@rodkirkbride2230]

Class!

[@rodkirkbride2230]

He sang for me mother and called her a soft bitch. She loved it. Gud singer Bernard..

[@sezza8516]

i'm surprised he had one minder nevermind two, he was born in rough times and was street wise and could look after himself put it that way, then again if he bumped into an Esther Rantzen fan club he might need a bit of help

[@liamrowbotham2069]

That's brilliant that 👏

[@fluorosco]

​​@@liamrowbotham2069 That that's that brilliant that's that

[@davidmoody3810]

I remember seeing him at a club in the Black Country......that night it was a pea souper and he was supposed to be on stage at 10pm, by 11.30 we were all considering going home, he aint coming....manager came on stage said that Bernard had still managed to just get here and was prepared to do the act if we wanted, place was still packed....first thing he did was put a wad of cash behind the bar so EVERYONE could have a few drinks on the house, apologised for being late and then did a two hour set....still one of the funniest shows I've ever been at, fucking hilarious.....now that shows you the type of man he was, genuine, sincere and a bloody good comic

[@davec8730]

very much so, he knew his public, and didn't like false c**ts.

[@mrmeg01]

Saves giving everybody threr money back i suppose

[@thewomble1509]

@@mrmeg01 There? It's THEIR.

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@thewomble1509 he didn't even spell there properly i wouldn't bother trying to teach him grammar obviously not his strong suit

[@thewomble1509]

@@stewartmcrae8007 True. Cheers mate.

[@alpinaman1]

I used to repair his Rolls Royce and Cadillac in the late 80’s… He used to have us in stitches as soon as he walked through the garage doors. Our Christmas do’s were always at the embassy . He is missed by many

[@porkscratchings5428]

Absolute class this man. Saw him in the Embassy in 1984, unfortunately I sat in his view and had the absolute piss taken out of me throughout. After the show he came up to me , shock my hand, asked my name and where I was from and apologised as he couldn’t help himself to single me out that evening. He was very polite, had a chat with us all for a few minutes and said if we come back again, he’ll not pick on me as he’s exhausted the fat jokes but he’ll pick on one of my mates with the skinny bastard jokes. Hilarious and saw him a good few times into the late 90’s before I moved south.👍🍻

[@eire3215]

If he was around today he wouldent last a night.. to many people are to sensitive and have destroyed comedy..comedians are scared shirtless incase they hurt someones feelings..but it just shows in the way he came over to u after and says thanks for the laugh, that's all it was..that's the way it should always be but unfortunately Europe is gone to shit..

[@ianstrange5674]

Manning's brand of "comedy" was nothing but puerile, witless tripe of the lowest order. Nothing remotely "classy" about it at all.

[@martyc4599]

​@@ianstrange5674Nonsense

[@thescottishcyclist4640]

@@ianstrange5674I’m pretty sure he’s not advertising himself as classy 😂

[@normandunford5747]

​. Manning was a better comedian than you are , infact he was far more intelligent than you .

[@JackMcLeodJr]

Been revisiting this clip for the last 10 years or so. Captures the true classic comedic timing of Big Bernard doing what he did best - making us old-schoolers with a sense of humour laugh out loud!

[@scrimmy45]

Had the pleasure of seeing him live once- I literally cried with laughter.He was fantastic.

[@paulover5016]

Bernard's joke at the end gets me everytime I hear it, what a funny man he was.

[@booooo666]

Haha.. Gr8 joke

[@nigelwilliams9307]

Mark did a great interview here, and this was Bernard at his best, even in old age. Love ya Bernard!

[@mogadon7]

Even the blacks love it when he has a go at the 'niggers'.

[@sugarbertie1143]

God bless Bernard. Saw him live once and he was hilarious. I know he was an acquired taste but he was a brilliant comic. This interview with Mark Lamar is fabulous.

[@GBRailer]

If I'm feeling ill or depressed Bernard always lifts my spirits.

[@Route152Guy]

That's because older people have that wisdom that always sounds comforting.

[@jamesscott2002]

Bernard manning & John Terry single handedly, losing the champions league final. My go to vids on yt when I feel down. True story.

[@airwolf5826]

Bernard would lift anyones spirits.

[@ksportz66]

@@airwolf5826 St. Bernard had a barrel of spirit under his chin

[@barrenkarren7556]

@@ksportz66 and a ton of money in the bank.

[@windyworm]

Very nice bloke. I was driving home from Germany and fuelled the car up at the services on the M1, he said “are you pissed?” I said no just very tired. He bought me a sandwich and a cup of coffee and sat with me until I’d finished them. A real gent!

[@MrPhilcoolio]

"well they take offence and i dont give a fuck" Bernard Manning

[@scrumpymanjack]

Never realised how funny he was. Comic genius. Thanks for posting.

[@Mechanicalrob]

What people overlook is that Bernard Manning away from his stage act was a very generous and polite man. He donated a brand new minibus to a war veterans charity in Hull, and spoke to each and every person and was polite and respectful.

[@erniescullion8452]

Thats true Manning was 100% like that.

[@erniescullion8452]

@d I reckon your jesting .Manning had an act but it made people laugh. Ask you the woman that claim what saville did they wont laugh. Saville was a monster preying on his victims .there is no comparison .

[@ServiceProcess]

@d @Ernie Scullion. You shouldn't have responded to this half wit. Plenty of people both good and bad had manners. This idiot picks out Saville just to intimidate. This guy is just a fool clowning around. Ignore him.

[@erniescullion8452]

@@ServiceProcess THANK YOUR ONE OF THE TRUE PEOPLE SETTING OUT WITH COMMONSENSE.

[@spannerintheworks1190]

Bernard never swore in front of his mum, or kids either.

[@quincee3376]

I'm Canadian and i came across this by accident. He's friggin hilarious! Ive never heard of him before. I love comics and im familiar with some Brits or Aussie or international comedians but for some reason ive never heard of Bernard Manning. Im gonna go watch other videos of him.

[@roadrunner1337]

Somebody told me, In the Embassy club, people used to hold their water. If they went to take a piss he would take the piss. One of his associates went to the loo, he had big ears. "You could take off with those fucking ears" Not kind, but funny.

[@quincee3376]

@@roadrunner1337 lol.

[@frankford1115]

He was brilliant!

[@leenettywilson528]

@@quincee3376 I am from Manchester and Bernard manning was I just want to say to you defiantly watch all of his videos ur,ll love them to bits he was easily the best comedian to walk the planet mate, godbless you sir,

[@quincee3376]

@@leenettywilson528 thanks.

[@knacka8796]

I've watched this interview many times and that last joke gets me every time 😂

[@johnnycrawford1584]

Impeccable timing and delivery.

[@smfvmd]

I saw Bernard a few times and he tailored his act to the audience he saw in front of him. In other words he knew just what would get the laughs, whether it be a stag night for coppers or a mixed audience. It was his job to make them laugh and I never saw him fail.

[@Willsey]

Sign of a good comedian

[@pauleastwood1434]

The King Of Comedy and Manchester legend. Part of the city died when Bernard passed away. I saw him several times. He was a brilliant live act. All the criticism about racism was undeserved

[@robhollywood647]

Not as undeserved as the title King of comedy.

[@jimtheskim]

The only one who ever made me laugh out really loudly. Funny as fuck every time!

[@oooofmadonne5131]

Perfect face for radio too

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

..jimmy jones the last truly great comic left .....

[@andrewisotope8146]

Old Bernard is a legend, he's long gone yet still i'm finding material on the web that has my sides aching? A true comic genius

[@Willsey]

I saw him live. Came out feelimg ill. My sides hurt with laughing so much

[@gordoncarr1953]

amazing man,we seen him at glasgow barrowlands ,a few months before he died,we knew that was one of the last times he would perform ,and definately the last time we would see him ,i was rolling about laughing all night,crowd was amazing,he sang at the end.

[@malkycombat]

Terrible grammar - we 'saw' him at the Glasgow Barrowland. Not 'seen'. Repeat after me, we Saw him- not we Seen him, we 'Saw him- not we Seen him.

[@gordoncarr1953]

Who gives a flying f@@k about my grammar,repeat after me-" my names malkycombat and no one pays any attention to my posts"

[@meerkatandpug]

Malkycombat is a tosser

[@malbig2344]

John Smith Terrible grammar, where is the full stop?

[@meerkatandpug]

Mal big That's punctuation my friend, not grammar.

[@enthrallingusername]

Hats off to Mark Lamarr for letting Bernard do his thing.

[@omalone1169]

But who is he ?

[@stuartpenman6387]

@@omalone1169 a very funny guy , never mind the buzzcocks -enjoy

[@grahamhughes4967]

​@@omalone1169Er, he's a comedian who's been well known for about 30 years.

[@PeterChelmsford]

The best presenter Buzzcocks ever had.@@omalone1169

[@CrueLoaf]

I do belief if he could have turned the tables and shown up Manning, he would have. It was a case of new ‘yoof’ TV being rid of old timers. However, no one got the better of Manning. Mrs Merton even tried and failed.

[@dunkjf]

Absolute northern legend, told my mother in the embassy club "the size of them when you laugh I'm surprised you don't have black eyes" then roasted the old man about his limp. Then brought them drinks.

[@DA-dw5zn]

That joke about the single man is one of the best ever. I laugh anytime I see a meal for one.

[@graememckay9972]

That Michael Barrymore/ Cliff Richard gag was brilliant. That was before Barrymore was outed as gay. Just shows what goes on behind the closed doors of showbiz dress g rooms. Same when Schofield got outed and his friends all said they knew already.

[@statman123456789]

That joke at the end was fucking hilarious

[@Onmysheet]

He's made that joke before though.

[@statman123456789]

+Onmysheet I'm only 31 though, never really watched him so that was the first time I'd heard it. Thought it was funny.

[@Onmysheet]

Philip Brown It is funny, I'm just saying.

[@gunsharck]

@@Onmysheet All comics recycle

[@allangow4746]

Bernard was the greatest ever comic, an absolute natural talent with brilliant timing.

[@omalone1169]

Bit racist

[@gunsharck]

@@omalone1169And? You say that like it’s bad. Grow up and stop being soft as baby 💩

[@erniescullion8452]

Manning was sledgehammer humour. I find him hilarious. RIP BERNARD

[@billyreid3751]

Aye hes class

[@davidcowell3727]

Manning is the greatest

[@mickj.147]

Saw him live at my local club about 20 years ago when he was on slide, still piss funny though, brilliant comic, sadly one of the last of his kind

[@Supreme_321]

Saw him live 5 times. Comedy Legend.

[@justthetruth1]

A comedy god. RIP

[@shaynesparkes8740]

The one and only Bernard Manning lol. That last gag had me in stitches...golden comedy at it's best!!

[@nezbit8989]

This is a completely and totally genuine funny person with all the right bits in all the right places. He’s a legend in the comedy world and an example of what we should remember when it comes to maintaining the ability to laugh at ourselves and everyone else in the name of humour 👌

[@ynothump2566]

Thanx so much for sharing this. Much appreciated x

[@MirlitronOne]

"Do we want to live in a world where that (joke) can't happen?" Wise words indeed.

[@malcolmball2829]

The last gag about the single guy......comedy gold......Non PC Rules

[@brettfieldingx]

Went so see him live on a couple of occasions . Such a genuine funny guy . Rest in peace

[@omalone1169]

Prove it

[@gunsharck]

@@omalone1169The burden is on YOU arsepiece

[@roberthogbin6046]

My favourite comedian of all time, sadly missed rip bernard

[@bro70]

Mark Lamarr's last comment, do we want to live in a world where that can't happen, we are, now......

[@winstonchurchill6506]

Well said

[@roadrunner1337]

we are indeed.

[@tomdavies6368]

No we aren't. Don't be ridiculous.

[@bro70]

@@tomdavies6368 If you're not old enough to have witnessed and understood the contrasts between back in the good old days and now, then you're bound to think things are good. You've never known any different.

[@tomdavies6368]

@@bro70 Mark Lamarr said that in repsonse to Manning's final joke. How is a joke like that unacceptable now? It's still totally fine. It's the racist stuff that's not acceptable now, and rightly so.

[@trinkabuszczuk6138]

Went to The Embassy a few times in the eighties. I booked it myself once and when I rang, it was Bernard who answered the phone! He knew the value of a quid.

[@paulbrendan8034]

Priceless His timing was unmatched. Good interview really

[@TheGreatest1974]

I was actually arrested recently and I couldn’t resist using one of Bernard’s jokes. The cop read me my rights- ‘anything you say can and will be taken down and used in a court of law’ I just looked at him. He said ‘have you anything to say?’ with a quizzical look on his face. I said ‘please stop hitting me officer!’ The woman pc and the fella broke up laughing it was pretty funny! This is true! I couldn’t resist it! 👍🤣

[@Illustraful]

What were you arrested for?

[@thewomble1509]

This clip increased my respect for Lammar no end. I genuinely thought he would go down the "let's out manning as a non PC,racist sexist dinosaur" route.

[@petermills542]

the womble. Manning does'nt need any help in taking the 'non PC, racist sexist dinosaur route ' . And It seemed clear to me that Mark Lammar was laughing more AT Manning than with him !

[@ShellysAshes]

Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. Manning had this audience on a ball and string.

[@mrman2415]

@@petermills542 Were you having a stroke when you typed that comment?

[@puckfigs9902]

I’m surprised you’d think that. I always thought Lamarr would be too spicy for TV today and himself be a victim of the woke brigade

[@craigjohnson9405]

yeah,i hate the mrs merton interview,she was as horrible to him as she accuses him of being about other people...2 wrongs dont make a right,bernard way funnier than caroline aherne,annoying voiced woman

[@krissymarklewis1793]

Bernard came across so good in this interview, so sharp and witty.

[@marclindsay6120]

Bernard.. a gentleman , a legend. The funniest man ever to grace the comedy world ❤️

[@sacred1827]

Gentleman is a stretch lol

[@antwan.]

phoned up barrymore this morning and cliff richard answered. quality.

[@MusicalDudeMayhem]

Manning was a master of his craft.

[@uli3651]

Hover or Landing?

[@clivethomas7868]

Simply the best x

[@fatyowls]

One of the best interviews i ever seen!

[@davidkavanagh9551]

Ive seen him live twice brilliant

[@cliffbennett1658]

I met Bernard on several occasions and I can honestly say that I found him to be a really nice guy.

[@andrewhenry3760]

And the award for the most obvious lie goes to...

[@macman975]

@@andrewhenry3760 And the award for the most obvious basement dweller goes to...

[@sisulart]

What a legend, how we could do with him now to give it to the thought police who go nuts if you say anything even vaguely risque these days.

[@paulburton8095]

I miss Mark Lamar. Genuine talent and integrity.

[@gazriley624]

what happened to him

[@boc413]

ebola chan gave him a visit

[@zeebad3668]

Probably moved back to Swindon after beating his ex

[@jamesknox64]

@Mike Oxenfire Barrymore isn't doing panto at Christmas. He's already done Aladdin!

[@jasoncorr4619]

Zeebad He was acquitted of all the abuse charges

[@Paul-px9bf]

Big up Mark Lamarr for doing a sympathetic interview.

[@BobConanOwen]

Good interview from Mark Lammar. Respectful and engaging.

[@RUBYMUNRO]

I worked with Bernard a few times in the late 70's, a pure gent xx

[@empireofnoise2200]

yeh us nippers used to wash his car back in the 70's "lewis avenue" we were round there every week lol if there were 2 of us he would give us 50p "struck gold"

[@empireofnoise2200]

no alex you knobhead we used to wash his car as kids .....

[@MegaCozzy]

Alex Thomson lol that’s what I wax going to say

[@cfc1907]

You might have known my pal, stage name Toni Mason, who used to sing at the Embassy club. She used to be frightened to death of him because he tried to bring her in to his jokes. She said he had a very soft side though, very generous man.

[@DavidJarrold-e7j]

Saw Bernard several times during the 80’ and grew up with him on the comedians in the 70’. Absolutely brilliant. Mark Lamar did a quality interview here.

[@jasondenham560]

I phoned Michael Barrymore and Cliff Richard answered, wonder what he really knew.

[@agedefiant-heteromundane-s6943]

rumours back then but true

[@23093034]

@James Thompson And they still haven't jailed anyone for it. Disgusting.

[@marceltavares9]

@James Thompson PMSL😂😂

[@marceltavares9]

@@23093034 Yes very true they haven't ! certain people get special protection from the establishment!!

[@rolybling]

Almost pissed myself

[@Tonystony1984]

The Barrymore joke lmfao 😂👍🍺

[@subzero3054]

Bernard Manning was a legend, most didn’t understand his humour and called him racist, sexist and anything else they could think of. But he was one of the true greats of our time.

[@daysofgrace7818]

It wasn’t his comedy that people called him a racist. He admitted to be being a racist outside of his routine. One example was on the Mrs Merton show. If you support him that’s upto you..but stop trying to cover up his racist views..he wasn’t ashamed so why are you?

[@morganmooguitar9961]

He could have been really good as he was extremely quick in thought. Shame he was a vile racist.

[@BigboyRoy100]

Morgan and the other above - You two should stick to progressive woke political echo Chambers like The Guardian online, or whatever is your pick. You don't know what racism is, not at all. Perhaps try watching Nysh Poomar - a real bygot type of 'racist comic' (and that word COMIC is undeserved in it's use attached to that muppet who despises white indigenous British people and believes his terd doesn't stink).

[@morganmooguitar9961]

@@BigboyRoy100 I know exactly what racism is thank you! Spending a night having my teeth pushed back and my mouth stitched up in A+E will do that funny enough when your a 14year old kid!Not Sure weather you have kids but just try to imagine for just a minute! your child coming home looking like they ve been in a car accident and you find out it was all down to them looking different! Would you say that's alright! Manning and people like yourself try to normalize racial hatred like your trying to do now but you have no idea! But as I ve found out in the last 40 something years racial hatred will always be around as long as there are people like yourself defending it. Keep up the good work.👍🏼

[@daysofgrace7818]

@@BigboyRoy100 I know racism better than you as I’ve suffered it during my lifetime. Again, he was unapologetic in his racist views, so why are you so sensitive about it? I personally wouldn’t pay money or waste my time watching him..but for those that like him including you…each to your own!

[@billt1954]

Really enjoyed this interview, two very different comics from different era's but mark, laughed along with him and didn't attempt to lecture him either. And a younger audience enjoyed it too.

[@jaydenGkNo1]

I phoned him up cliff Richard answered 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stevenlepine1883]

Back in the eighties,Bernard would do a show in Manchester in the evening, then travel straight down to Newquay Cornwall to appear at his brother Franks club.There's brotherly love for you.I heard also that he did it for free, big man,big heart,sadly missed.

[@davidrowe7868]

Absolutely brilliant!!!! I met Bernard, in Manchester, many times in the eighties. He bowed to no one, loved his mum immensely and was always funny as f+ck. 😘

[@MirageMusicUk]

Brilliant interview......Mark just let him go with it..unlike some others who stopped him from being himself or trying to set him up and fail Also he was a gentleman my Dad knew him and he did a lot for charity and it got overlooked because of his risque jokes.

[@kezzer2]

+Mundo Productions Good comment mate,fully agree!

[@Isleofskye]

Well said. I thought Lamarr would be the most PC of all interviewers but this was fine...

[@TheIkaraCult]

Lamarr was excellent, he needs to be on TV more. Manning was a bigot, lets be honest, and bigots can still give to charity.

[@treezus9289]

clearly dont know the meaning of the word

[@insanecrazyshockingbrucele6643]

Rangda Rangda bigot ny arse

[@CalamityHillMusic]

This is the funniest interview I've ever seen. Him and Rodney Dangerfield are the best one liner comedians in my opinion.

[@lewisgreen1633]

Now, Jimmy Tarbuck’s about as funny as a burning orphanage..😂😂😂😂

[@Gobs68]

He was a genius. Any gobshite can be offensive. To be offensive AND funny is the mark of a world class comedian. He was a decent guy by all accounts too which makes him even greater.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

..like that trash Frankie Boyle ....offensive without being funny .........

[@ysgol3]

best gag man we've ever had. Stephen Fry thinks that too.

[@Stantheman848]

i never find anyone funny who just memorises jokes .... no skill or humour or intelligence to it.

[@Stantheman848]

@@JohnSmith-it6hj he just seems really thick to me....but then maybe that was his audeince level?

[@Stantheman848]

@@JohnSmith-it6hj haahah so funny when poor little peasants vote to be poorer. Turkeys voting for Christmas and blindly following the orders of their owners. Pure peasantry.

[@degooser2000]

@@Stantheman848 Well, you just memorize words so why should anyone take whatever you say seriously ??

[@meichong8278]

@@Stantheman848 humourless fuckwits like you who probably support the idea men can get pregnant , your left wing tosser ,this guy made people laugh you and your ilk make people want to die

[@MsBigJohnny]

Saw this great man in Blackpool some years ago, absolute legend, one of the best ever

[@garrywood8836]

Whenever I feel a little fed up l just put Bernard on you tube and l feel better for it. Like various people on here l also was lucky enough to meet him. Did loads for charity without going on about it. Yes he's not perfect but what a commedian.

[@adz68]

We lived round the corner from him when i was little and my dad knocked about with him, he got a lot of stick but they never mention how much Bernard raised for many charities, R.I.P.

[@davec8730]

i remember his 'my uncle died in Auschwitz, he fell out of the machine gun tower'.

[@amarshmuseconcepta6197]

😆 a 🤬 genius LOL & *they'd* try to get him censored in this woke-💩-times Godspeed ya Bernard keeping *us* 😁🤣😭 laughing..♾️ or until it's a *crime* to *laugh* ♥️🙏 A Big Fan.✊🤣

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Wonderful man! If you hate him you haven't the intelligence to understand him!

[@therealawakener7]

A comic legend, people need to get back to being able to laugh at themselves and their individual differences without being offended, it's jut a joke, it's just an act, and one of the best acts ever:-).

[@sjewitt22]

Joking is good, but people need to pay attention to consequences sadly cunts like the EDL give these types of jokes a worse flavour.

[@onehotminutex]

cliff richard answered lmao

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

A very telling joke that eh. Cliff is as gay as they come.

[@Marlondurran]

And a sweet ass too i would imagine 😂

[@davidwilson1952]

not many get that joke LOL just look up cliff richard and the crays

[@sbor2020]

@@davidwilson1952 The Krays! Elm Guest House etc. It will come out eventually - after his death

[@davidwilson1952]

there is a story about photos been found at a train station and handed into the police@@sbor2020

[@Madmancrock]

One of the Best comedians ever.......If only Bernard was still alive.......Comedy died when Bernard and Bob Monkhouse passed away

[@leotransit]

lol

[@leotransit]

your comment begs to differ

[@Madmancrock]

Samuel Jones That's why I said one of the best and not the best, so It doesn't beg to differ......You must be a foreigner lol

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Bollocks, what about Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard and Lee Evans? ...Luddite!

[@Sunakfilth]

And ken dodd😛

[@tutts999]

Saw him live in the 80's, without doubt the most I've ever laughed.

[@darkmatters9163]

Fantastic. R. I. P., Bernard. I saw Bernard Manning at The Embassy Club back in the late 80's, when I was a young man. Ralid, cunning, relentless and unforgiving, all of it superb. Yes, he was what we would now call racist. Back in the day, right or wrong, it was mostly tongue in cheek titillation. No, it isn't acceptable nowadays, nor should it be. But I don't think Bernard was really racist, it was an angle of humour - push until you get a reaction, then go for the jugular. Jovial, overweight, smiling man causes audiences to guffaw and gasp in shock and hilarity, beautifully mixed and delivered with such seeming ambivalence, at times it's hard to distinguish the man from the mundane. Thank you for posting the video. Brings back fond memories of days gone by and a time when we were allowed to laugh at ourselves. R. I. P. Bernard

[@seanmoyses]

Now that WAS very bloody funny!

[@robertrussell9052]

That last joke about the Tesco cashiers is so funny.

[@colinwilcox4266]

comedy genius regardless of what any of the PC-brigade have to say.....saw him several times at the Embassy.... great great man... good enough for the Queen, good enough for me

[@johnfisher697]

I could be wrong , but I got the impression Lamarr was going to try to give him a hard time ( Mrs Merton Style) and in the end realised he was funny guy in his own right and just enjoyed the conversation for what it was.

[@jonnyjobes3621]

What date did this air? I'm assuming '95/'96ish. I'm astonished Lamarr would host Manning in such a light hearted way. A very enjoyable exchange.

[@byronmills5952]

When in Rome you have to do as the Romans do. Manning worked the tough northern working mens clubs and paid his dues - he gave those audiences what they wanted, he'd have been eaten alive otherwise. I worked with him twice back in the 90s - he was a genuinely gifted comedian who could be funny with clean humour as equally as he could be dirty. His timing and quickfire wit was impeccable - and to be honest was a rather quiet, considered and slightly eccentric chap behind the stage curtain. You can argue forever about some of his comedic material - but taken purely on his technical ability to set up and deliver a joke hes the best stand up comic the Uk has produced.

[@paulterry7672]

I can remember a lot of Bernards jokes but they still make me laugh

[@jackjones9587]

"I rang Michael Barrymore up and Cliff Richard answered" 😂

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Hey Cliff Richards not gay................but his boyfriend is.

[@moodyguymick]

Saw Bernard a few times. This man always delivered a top show !

[@molly0000000s]

You’ve a short memory.

[@gurbai9730]

The cliff Richard joke had me on the floor, what's going bit did me hahahaj

[@janwolves]

brilliant comedian. wish the UK had more comedians like him

[@SgtSteel1]

We did. There were many like him, most not as good, a few were better... Until the leftists came along.

[@R3RLEE]

There was only one manning, great funny and a very kind man off stage.

[@loungejay8555]

There are lots of people like him in workplaces and pubs up and down the land, we all know one, but its not their era right now.

[@jasonrichards6533]

The best British comic ever met him when he did a show in plymouth he came across a very sincere and genuine man. Did lots for charity but never boasted about it like todays non talented so called celebrity's

[@norwegianzound]

A sincere and generous bigot.

[@lewisbarrah8804]

Ken Dodd whipes the floor with manning. Far superior without having to resort to racism and language to shock. Dodd had the gift, manning relied on fascism. There is a difference even in this time period.

[@talharawat592]

@@lewisbarrah8804 you're a totally right dude! Ken dodd was a LEGEND and not racist or facist!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

He's not the best British comic ever as he had no crossover appeal in the states or any other English speaking countries. Plus his jokes were just working class jokes that factory workers would tell to each other that he, Jethro, Chubby Brown and Jim Davidson would regularly steal and use as their own. I'd advise broadening your horizons

[@mrman2415]

@@lewisbarrah8804 Fascism is a political ideology that has nothing to do with the subject at hand. It isn't a catch-all term for everything you don't like. Stop using words that you don't understand, you uneducated oaf.

[@richardupton6266]

I don't usually like mark lamarr but at least in this interview he didn't patronise and take the piss and be rude like Caroline o Herne as miss Merton did.

[@tonysmith8550]

What a funny man!!! Bloody shame he's gone! Sadly missed!

[@norwegianzound]

Gone and increasingly forgotten thank God

[@chchedda]

@@norwegianzound why thank God?

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

Jimmy Jones is the last truly funny comic left .......

[@omalone1169]

@@norwegianzound stop body shaming

[@Captain_Rhodes]

whenever manning is interviewed, the other guests or the interviewer who probably distance themselves from his style of jokes always end up laughing

[@derbygodfather]

that rapid deadpan delivery.he never died on stage.funny as fxck.the best stand up england produced.

[@keefowen]

Absolutely true. He was just astonishing live.

[@justrname]

One of the best, the one true last bastion of free speech. Mark Lemmar, so politically correct he couldn't stop laughing ;)

[@UFOIST]

He's a brilliant comedian because he made laugh out loud for most of those 7 + minutes - legend!

[@somebloke5565]

"He pulled it back!" and then... "Do we want to live in a world where that can't happen?"

[@BV-co7hy]

Saw him in the Basement club at Fosters in Newquay I will Never forget and will always remember him.. 😂

[@johnc3403]

It was horrible the way Caroline Aherne ambushed this man on her Mrs Merton show. I had a lot of time for Caroline but that was pure badness on her part. She did to him in public what ITV did to Benny Hill in private. Their comedy was of a time and they deserved more respect for the years of laughter they gave us. RIP Bernard, Benny and Caroline too.

[@edmundpower1250]

Are you kidding? That Mrs Merton interview was hillarious 😂😂😂

[@memyself7413]

It doesn't come any better than, Bernard Manning.

[@tuckasamms]

One of the best interviews i've ever seen . Both Hilarious. Imagine the woke brigade in front of Bernard. It would be like the Roman Colloseum of comedy.

[@GARYINLEEDS]

Thanks for sharing, shared.