From Thatcher to Nappies: Ben Elton Gets Real | Parkinson

[@johnking5174]

This aired on Saturday 29th October 2005 on ITV1.

[@Laconic-ws4bz]

A man of vision.

[@ceeemm1901]

Geez! Parkie looks really well for someone who's been dead for a year!

[@phillipcarter8045]

Ben is the first comedian who wasn’t funny.

[@pashaj92]

Yes, but he used to be when he was poor and angry.

[@MS_SUPEREd_SUPPORTER_power]

so who do you like? Ben ny Hill?

[@pashaj92]

@MS_SUPEREd_SUPPORTER_power actually Benny Hill was a very intelligent comedian. He did the sexist stuff which catered for a particular element of society and drew crowds in. However if you watch the little sketches he does there's a lot of thought that goes into them.

[@ceeemm1901]

So "The Young Ones", "Blackadder" and "Upstart Crow" aren't funny? He's got a shithot federation mansion over looking the Swan River in East Fremantle that would crap on yours, so he couldn't care less if you're still guffawing over "Friends"

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@@ceeemm1901 loved The Young Ones