Heroes of Comedy: Bernard Manning (Part 3/4)

[@leobrown6875]

What a bloke we need comedy like this back

[@tony-bi1hj]

Exactly. I'm sorry l only came across him this week. He was very talented. I don't normally follow stand up comedy but l just can't get enough of him. Makes my day. I love his sense of humour and his accent. I'm an Aussie. I'd pay to see him. I know he's past now but his memories are with us forever. I've actually shared a few with my kids. RIP Bernard. You're a legend. Thanks for the memories.

[@robj8201]

One of the best of his day and there was quite a few...we were blessed for music and comedy in times that were much harder than today’s cotton wool society.

[@wakawaka1514]

Best comedian we've ever had f*** the political correctness if it's funny it's funny

[@diggywiggy1980]

Well said pal!

[@ferark]

Amen too that brother.

[@barneyboy8156]

Hey Waka ... you've left the "N" out of your name ...!!

[@DigitallyRemasteredMusic]

British comedy is a dull place without this legend

[@kpzcbttp]

Little did we know that Esther would be involved to a certain extent with the Jimmy Saville keep quiet club.

[@johnnyfeen1347]

Speaking of nonces 5:32

[@errolkim1334]

The Embarrassing Club

[@ksportz66]

And Manning with Smith

[@eastcumbriancollector983]

She mention's kid's alot What a beast !

[@barrycarter5383]

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[@niallo29]

He's my favourite comedian hands down.

[@777tractorboy]

And mine

[@literati100]

Says Esther Rantzen who's best friend was Jimmy Savile

[@ivornappinion9406]

2 faced

[@ythinder]

She knew

[@stevestuart3091]

marco pantani touché

[@grahamb5930]

@Emily Bishop So what? Lots of people had very nice things to say about Dr Harold Shipman. Are you going to imply anything from that? If you really want to hint at things, and I do notice that you are not quite brave enough to say what you mean, what would you say about the Queen giving Sir Jimmy Saville a knighthood?

[@alexsugden2734]

@@grahamb5930 What point are you trying to make here? I can't work out whether you like convicted paedophiles or not. Try not to shout if you reply.

[@grahamdebling6280]

Did we just see Cyril Smith too, another mate of Ester.......................It all comes out in the wash. Bernard was the arc angel compared to the previously mentioned lol

[@markbarker6739]

And Stewart hall another friend of Jimmy's club

[@darbysabini4248]

She was good pal of saville to

[@Grogster2007]

It must be a barrel of laughs in Rantzens house

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

I would think it would be funny to watch her drinking tea or soup with those teeth. How big is your tooth brush Ester, do you keep it by your teeth too?

[@geraldstarr9950]

I feel sorry for the horse she stole those teeth from.

[@ant7936]

Po faced and self- righteous too. She's actually trying _not_ to laugh. Because it's _funny_

[@davidwilson2348]

@@paullangton-rogers2390 þ

[@tonyashton780]

Not for the private paedaphille parties with Saville and Glitter forced and paid for by the BBC biggest Hypocrite !!!!

[@Yorknomad]

We need more like bernard nowadays

[@martinplatt5928]

Bernard Manning was an incredible comedian...one of the best. Rantzen is a nobody who really doesn't understand humour. Rantzen supports Childline....BUT worked with Savile. I actually cannot stand that woman.

[@gordonm7038]

Martin Platt Rantzen had "parties" for politicians.

[@elicohen6348]

Esther and Jimmy ? Now then Now then....

[@Beatlefan67]

If she worked with Saville she knew damn well what he was.

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Spot the other peados in this video

[@ivornappinion9406]

One of the best? THEE BEST

[@snowflakemelter1172]

I never knew Bernard was responsible for the Rwandan genocide, well every day is a school day.

[@waldenhouse]

The best “working mens’ “ comedian this Country’s ever had. He will never be allowed to return.

[@ianmartinezcassmeyer]

You can really see the genuine man in that moment after talking about his wife. There is a good heart beneath the act.

[@scottscott232]

I'm glad I watched these vids. They gave me a good honest insight into who B M was. I used to take it to heart in the 70s as a young black guy, and loads of racists saw this as an opportunity to offload their hatred. But now, I don't believe in any way that B M was racist. There's absolutely no doubt that he was funny. He was very funny, and quick with it too. When I look at his charitable works and generosity then that's enough to speak in his favour.

[@berdiddyberdisberbaboint2763]

steve randall well said mate.better than the peado protector Esther rancid!

[@TheGeoffpike]

Omg Esther...kid pimp Cyril Smith. ..kiddie fiddler.........We should listen to them..???

[@shankill178]

TheGeoffpike Don’t forget the perv that is Stuart Hall. It’s like the who’s who of sexual deviants.

[@Mania28]

steve randall he comes across as very genuine, loyal and homely. I don't believe he was a racist either, I just think he beloved that as long as it was funny then it should be taken as a joke. You can tell the way he comes across off screen and audio how his family comes across. It's a shame it's so PC now. Esther ranson set up child line because she felt guilty about turning a blind eye to child abuse, she kept quiet to further her own career.

[@jonathanchurch7561]

Humour breaks down the racist barriers as does business, the politicians put up the barriers.

[@masonjc8597]

Bernard would be turning in his grave now at the state of society and how we’ve lost our sense of humour

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

Oh no we haven't..😂😂 When allow us over 50 are gone maybe that'll be true...

[@bubbasmoleyay9799]

I'm Irish 🇨🇮 and love Bernard

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

My first wife was black... SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE GUV'NOR..❤❤

[@jayal6698]

I'd rather live in Bernard's world than what we have now

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

AMEN brother

[@tbrowniscool]

His wife died and went on stage 10 mins later.. Because he had a duty to do so. That's incredible

[@Genekellystand]

Or shows his disrespect towards women

[@ant2312]

@@Genekellystand or shows that you're talking shit

[@stephenmurray2851]

@@Genekellystand women? Go away

[@darrenwarby32]

@@Genekellystand pr_ck

[@herseem]

@@Genekellystand I think in that case he was doing his job and might have even been a way of coping with the situation. He said later of his wife's death that he wouldn't wish grief on his worst enemy.

[@red-pn8fk]

esther heard the jimmy saville rumours at the bbc but "it was classier to ignore it"

[@wd-id4th]

Love Bernard Manning. Sadly missed by many. 🙏

[@johnwalsh3635]

Ranzten is a supersilous pratt. I challenge her to name one country, one continent, one race that does not have jokes based on race.

[@AllenTaylor-lu9bu]

Now its the UK

[@sharonlee4773]

well stated!!

[@peterjarratt8823]

Also a sanctimonious prat .

[@ROCKINGMAN]

It seemed very obvious to me that Bernard was a comic and didn't particularly dislike anyone, he liked most people and and disliked others just like everyone else, and now brings to the fore what are considered taboo subjects and makes light of them, I love him for that.

[@DanA-hl1xk]

I left the british army and worked as a bouncer for year's, my colleague's were black, muslim, Australian, we had each other's back and always had banter and piss take. Offence is never given, it's a personal decision to take offence.

[@burlhorse61]

what i hate is singling out black people in an audience-and you can see that them laughing isn't genuine.went to a similar thing and was so embarrassed.i'm black

[@stephenmurray2851]

@@burlhorse61 Why did you go to it then?

[@burlhorse61]

@@stephenmurray2851 just didn't realise -there was going to be a racist comedian at the event.why should comedy be at somone's expense anyway

[@gunsharck]

@@burlhorse61 Cause its FUNNY FFS

[@abbamanic]

This programme was at the peak of PC hysteria and as such is an amusing reflection of 1990s neuroticism. Thankfully You Tube arrived to reflect the spectrum of human thought and opinion. A very very funny man.

[@michaelcarr4435]

Very well said, and so true!!!

[@bryanleigh6497]

That PC neuroticism is worse than ever, amplified by social media not dissipated.

[@paulembleton3087]

If you ever feel down just whatch a Bernard manning video you will soon forget all you're troubles rest in peace Bernard

[@OldhamSteve52]

A fantastic entertainer, missed by thousands. RIP.

[@ferark]

One of the best and funniest all time comedians I ever saw. Bernard made people laugh at a time when they probably needed it most. Things have obviously changed now,hence the reason you cannot start a joke these days without looking over your shoulder first. RIP big fella.

[@DanA-hl1xk]

That bloody woman, can't tell a harmless joke just keeping silent when she knew of the child abuse at the bbc was ok because the public didn't know.. Should be ashamed.

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

A good man often misunderstood a comic genius and kind hearted

[@steveharrison3716]

Oh dear, Stuart Hall and Cyril Smith.

[@Genekellystand]

I rest my case a bigots paradise and a hush culture that is only now being shown for the crime it was and is.

[@veahpereabras6969]

A great comedian and a decent bloke.

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.

[@fl3162]

A brilliant comedian who gave his all.

[@terrycastleman4037]

I do miss this kind of comedy and knowing that it will never come back again very sad

[@theflyinghamster8442]

A legendary entertainer😀😀😀 we need Bernard now in this crazy PC woke world we live in !! Like the great man said , it’s a joke !!! RIP Bernard a man with a heart as big as himself !!!

[@craigstirling608]

This shows just how wrong you can be about people without knowing them. Manning is a warm kind pleasant man here he was almost in tears with grief when talking about bereavement and his wife. Really nice bloke to listen to here.. How wrong I was in the nineties in thinking he was a rascist but that interview where he said it on mrs merton was a massive mistake but we all make them. A lovely man here no question about it.

[@TheMiseryIndex]

'Felix Dexter'- comedian, he's that good nobody's ever heard of him 🤣

[@BigboyRoy100]

There's a special place awaiting Esther when she's brown bread. RIP Big Bernard!

[@chorleycake7942]

Rantzen and Kauffman, barrel of laughs those two

[@HomerSparkle]

3:28 Esther "PC" Rantzen suppressing a fit of the giggles at Manning's "spot on a domino" joke.

[@brenwalsh9232]

The use of the swear words here and there really do emphasize and make the joke that bit more real and funny...And I am generally not a fan of swearing to try get laughs, but with Manning he pulls it off every time. He makes it work. And Bernard explains why the swear words are necessary for some of his gags....

[@yorkshirespireite]

The irony of Rantzen commenting about vulnerable children

[@ayebeemk2ayebeemk285]

Ester Rancid slags him off while laughing in his presence, total hypercrite

[@patmurphy8570]

.Mr manning was a fantastic comedian. He was a real comedian who knew how to get people laughing . Not like today's one's who would bore you to death. A true British hero.

[@MrWardnine]

Worked with Bernard many times and just a brilliant man

[@mjkrbjcw]

Ward Nine was he in hospital?

[@Sameoldfitup]

“I don't know what's worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you've always wanted to be,and feel alone.”

[@humanforfreedom9583]

"yeah just some of my friends are Jewish not all of them I like a few Jews but there's some Jews i don't like" This is brilliant.

[@dkizxpt-su3ze]

3:40 Esther Rantzen is completely wrong. She has no idea what shes talking about. Humour breaks down prejudice and unifies people. If Rantzen was right, then you would have heard jokes at the Nuremberg Rallies She is so pompous and holier-than-thou it makes me sick. We all know the REAL reason she ran Childline.

[@Genekellystand]

Rot

[@red-pn8fk]

@@Genekellystand explain her not reporting saville then? "i heard the rumours but it was classier to ignore it" what a lovely woman

[@stringer-ik1pc]

The best British Comedian ever. 🇬🇧👍

[@myboythom]

My father was quite a well known singer in the club land of the 70s and 80s and I met Bernard as a kid of about 10 /11 he was a very decent bloke and I find it unfortunate that Cyril Smith and Stuart hall are part of this little tribute. Hey if we'd only known then......some did

[@5threelborn]

The Best comedian in the World ever God bless you Bernard we Love you

[@billygiles3276]

Them black ladies laughing are absolute legends who realise it’s a joke and that freedom of speech is essential and is the opposite of The cultural Marxism we see today which I’m sure they would massively oppose

[@ketchup5344]

I actually find Bernard Manning to be one of the funniest and least offensive comedians ever

[@anthonygudgeon4298]

GREATEST COMEDIAN to have EVER lived!

[@99hammy99]

People are stupid. Bernard always said they were only jokes, don't take them seriously. Same as people like Frankie Boyle nowadays, he stopped one of his shows to say "now don't worry, these are only jokes being told at a comedy show, none of it means anything!"

[@TheMiseryIndex]

'I'm about as welcome here on this show as a reggae band at a ku klux klan meeting' 🤣🤣

[@francollins4036]

Rantzen remembered for her teeth and Saville. Bernard - for making millions of people laugh and feel good. Joe Brand is pathetic.

[@gavincook4684]

Yes Brand is fucking awful. However she's a doyenne of the BBC like the majority of the politically correct so called comics who have been flogging the dead horse for years.

[@saileshramcharan3445]

Never take a joke seriously......now there's good advice!

[@TheCannonface]

Bernard manning was the best comedian ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tigertony2716]

Esther Rantzen condeming his 'racial' joke after laughing at it

[@herseem]

Ok, and at the same time, sometimes a joke can be funny in the moment because the punchline causes a neurological shift, which provokes laughter, but the underlying presuppositions on which the joke depends can leave an unpleasant taste in your mouth.

[@GOATAli]

The eff word essential at times for telling jokes..

[@douglashelliwell3347]

Bernard Manchester through and through totally brilliant man and very very clever man, as mrs Merton found out, he found her out with her pc bollocks

[@jamesmitchell8922]

The Pope said "Fuck off" 🤣

[@TheToonMonkey]

Imagine having a show about you where Stuart Hall and Cyril Smith are speaking up for you. Poor old Bernard can't catch a break.

[@Rog5446]

I can't leave this without recounting my favourite Jewish joke. Two Jews are walking along the road and stop outside a church to read a sign that says, convert today and get £1,000.. Solly says to Hymie, I have to go in and investigate this and he goes into the church. One hour later, Solly comes out and Hymie says, what happened? Solly says, I've converted to Christianity. Hymie says, well, did they give you £1,000 and Solly says, money! that's all you Jews think about?

[@infinightsky]

I don't give a fuck! he makes me laugh

[@formerlybernard6460]

Bernard watching Jo Brand - probably thinking like the rest of us that she is as funny as a burning orphanage.

[@meh78336]

Shame Jimmy Saville never made Rantzen look the fool, given how she holds a grudge, she could have saved a fair few kids.

[@shadyboy-c3k]

The best comedian that ever lived

[@jimgoodwin6294]

Esther Rantzen...... Saville's best mate......!

[@leesawford]

Wow-what a line up to talk about him...was just waiting for jimmy saville to pop up!

[@josephkenny6011]

Esther your so serious it’s hilarious

[@Time4View]

Thank you for uploading this ❤️

[@thetwogardens6048]

Even Richard Pryor made jokes about African Americans and other races .

[@themancuniancandidate2744]

My take on humour is that it strips away the taboo on any subject, and forces it into the light. Nothing, and I do mean NOTHING should be so sacrosanct that it can't be the subject of humour. A great example would be Chris Brass's Brass Eye mockumentary on paedophiles; it addressed the hysteria that surrounds the subject matter without belittling the seriousness of it. There's also a distinct line between taking the piss out of someone, and belittling them. I'm a white man with a black fiancee, and neither of is shy about cracking a joke about our respective racial stereotypes. You can always 'choose' to be offended, but you're missing the point entirely.

[@herseem]

I've been in similar situations; the intent is also a big part of it. If you're close to each other you can make jokes - like banter at work - about things that you wouldn't accept from people you aren't already close to.

[@shaw99livecouk]

BRING BACK BERNARD Forget biuld back better

[@divadllewdlac7344]

Spot on Bernard regarding dont hit me again, and if your black again again and again officer, he was ripping the arse out of the police, does anyone think if George Floyd was white he would have had a knee on his throat for 8 minutes. Im a scouser and he give it to us every time he was on stage, we just laugh.

[@johnobrien8398]

Bernard was brilliant he's a diamond

[@martinplatt5928]

Yes he was.

[@Genekellystand]

You are a dick

[@mariaefelices6543]

Grafter for his family ,beautiful godbless lv xxxx

[@hhrfc671]

As Billy Connolly would say, " It's a joke for fuck sake!"

[@workingboat]

Esther was laughing with all of them, you could tell her teeth were shining

[@stevendavidson5700]

Esther Rantzen hero of choice would be Jimmy Saville or Rolf Harris.

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

Esther Rantzen! ( Massive fan and supporter of Jimmy Saville) criticizing Bernard Manning! dx

[@MsJamiewatt1]

Love you Bernard your a legend ❤❤❤

[@joanbrown6580]

Bernard was so great in his answers to her even Parkinson was laughing Thanks Bernard I get low at times but I google him and the laughter keeps me going my late husband loved him too thanks Bernard and don’t forget when you laugh it is good for the lungs

[@loveasmr5336]

It’s not about hate it’s comedy 🙄👍

[@martynduffy]

Anyone with a objective mind should be able to see that he was a gag king. Anything for a laugh that doesn’t mean to say his morals and values reflect his comedy. He was right he was born and brought up in a far less political correct society than we have today. Is he a bad man? no he was making a living and hearing those close to him all speak highly of his generosity to those he cared for. I don’t think he meant any of his gags they were a revenue stream that’s it!

[@kc1973able]

Loved Bernard Manning. Just pure Quality. Esther Rantzen is a Pure Hypocrite knowing herself what Jimmy Saville was up to and her being the mother of Child Line.....

[@j0hnf_uk]

The jokes aren't based on, 'hate.' Humour is a great leveller in that no-one is above having the piss taken out of them. It's far better that people have the humility to laugh at themselves, as well as everyone else, than to have, 'untouchables', who are regarded as above such things. It creates division within society, whereas accepting that having the piss taken the same as everyone else makes us truly equal.

[@DigitallyRemasteredMusic]

Legend!!!!

[@joanbrown6580]

Best medicine in world laughter

[@shauncorless8965]

Cyril Smith ,, Stuart hall ,two nonces there's a pattern devolping here 😮

[@MauriatOttolink]

I had a jazz gig when my Dad died (Same day) What can you do? Would it bring him back to drop a problem on everybody else? Wouldn't Dad have said "Oh go on. Just get on with it!" Wouldn't you say the same thing to your off- spring? "No point in stopping. It ain't gonna change anything!"

[@jonthus1]

Looking at all these comments MR Manning would be delighted that his fans are still laughing and still united in humor . I had the pleasure of seeing MR Manning in the Isle of Man at the Villa Marina 1988 and he literally brought the house down , We missed the next 4 jokes laughing ourselves silly at the first 1st joke …..To this day his humor is still misunderstood and as his son rightfully stated , it's an act . MR Manning made fun of everyone , none more than himself .God Bless you MR Manning .PS , Fuck Off Esther R .

[@RefinedRouge]

Esther could eat an apple through a letterbox

[@psr0459]

Esther Rantzen sermonising, - What a Hypocrite !I This is the woman that normalised what Jimmy Saville did. . She should have written on her gravestone "How low do you want me to go ?".

[@mariaefelices6543]

Jesters can insult a king ,in a good mood 😈👌

[@davidbuchanan3374]

Need more Bernard Manning's in today's snowflake society. ...

[@ritchski1]

He was hilarious no doubt about it, but a product of his time. The act wouldn’t work now, not just because of the PC world we live in. He had the talent to fit in at any time though.