Kelly Monteith 1982

[@craig1538]

RIP to the great Kelly Monteith. Great memories of a hugely talented and sadly massively underrated comedian. A very funny man.

[@MRTransportVideos]

Really sad to hear of his passing - he was such a good comedian, mixing superb visual humour, an easy-going style (repleat with American idioms), with superb observations on British life (also, hearing an American on British TV at the time was still rather rare, so he had originality as well). RIP Kelly.

[@EvilEndz]

Rest in peace. Only saw the news a few minutes ago but recognised the name immediately then found this video.

[@Skyewalker1000]

RIP Kelly, thanks for being such a wonderful entertainer x

[@kenpudsey6435]

Wow,I've just come across this now..I used to love Kelly's show..it's great to see this again💯

[@workhaterbloke]

Fond memories of watching this every week with my mum, we were big fans. I wish Network on air would release his series on dvd.

[@russellmoxham5625]

Shame it took news of his death to remind me I knew the name. I vaguely remembered liking him when I was a kid. Surreal to remember where the theme music was going despite not having heard it in 40-odd years. RIP.

[@jeffwynne4316]

#RIPKellyMonteith Very funny man, highly under rated. God bless.

[@pippylongstocking08]

Absolutely loved watching him as a kid , he made me cry laughing! Great memories , but so sad to hear of his passing! RIP funny man ❤️

[@janegray1586]

I'd been trying to remember his name for a few days when I was looking up a character from willy Wonka... she happened to be a guest on one of his shows... and that led me here, watched him as a youngster and remember rolling around the floor laughing at one of them.. so glad to have found this!

[@UncleBoogieRF]

Massive comic inspiration of mine. Reason I'm in the comedy business. Great to see this.

[@martinplatt5928]

Very sad to hear of his death this week. RIP to a fun comedian.

[@stevobath]

Forgot all about this. Great show. Watched it as a young teen.

[@markmcallister3082]

Sadly poignant as his death has been announced today. Loved watching him in the 80s. Rest easy Kelly.

[@richardmurphy9006]

Aint the Internet Great just popped into my Head and sweet memories

[@danielclee1]

Me too

[@mattb-to7dg]

A year or so ago I had a feeling that there was a show I watched as a kid in the early eighties, I remembered the lead was an American and that it had a sitcom quality.....I searched for shows via google trying to find out what this memory was but to no avail. Had I imagined it? Time passed and I felt sorry for the loss of something that perhaps never existed. Today out of nowhere came "Lettuce be cool" and I happily found the name Kelly Monteith which of course led me here. I hope in future there'll be more episodes to see. But most of all thanks for converting your VHS/ Betamax or maybe some other rare format for us to see. Cheers!

[@cuddlywotsit]

matt b you’re more than welcome! Glad to have reconnected you with childhood memories!

[@7554EdwardG]

Well remember this series first time around. Monteith's delivery and easy conversational style marked him out from many other comedians. Love the "Private Dick" sketch - slickly filmed as well.

[@drbonesshow1]

Unlike many so-called comedians this guy was actually funny without being obnoxious. His comedy inspired the type of "over-educated" singing comedy that I do today as an old man. RIP Kelly Monteith a true original funny man.

[@valley_robot]

my favourite 80s comedian

[@TerryOnTuesday]

RIP Kelly Monteith :( Great man.

[@pamelagregson593]

a few yrs ago me and Kelly emailed one another! then l got some goodies in the post from him! he is really great!.

[@reddevil9554]

I wondered what happened to him. I used to like this show a lot as a kid. He should have been given more TV shows.

[@TerryOnTuesday]

He died today, aged 80.

[@reddevil9554]

@@TerryOnTuesday :(

[@damian7534]

That’s the reason I’m watching. I remember my mum used to love this.

[@culturalstudiesenglish3971]

I remember this being funny - it's still funny!

[@gregharris3747]

Thanks for uploading a classic episode we really enjoyed the Kelly Monteith Show and we still enjoyed watching It today

[@cheryloc3898]

Greg Harris i

[@agylub]

saw him on a cruise to New Zealand March 2017 - a crack up - tears of laughter throughout the audience

[@simonboyes2550]

Really? Doing the cruises was he?

[@anthonyvernon7497]

No way... That cool he's still making people laugh

[@agylub]

@@anthonyvernon7497 his timing, lack of vulgarity - we are from Oz so I had never heard of him but his show was one that only a pro with a few decades under his belt could do

[@trevorbrown6654]

I had forgotten about this show until his passing a few days ago. I remember watching these shows when I was about 11 years old. He was way ahead of his time as a writer and performer, I can't think of anything else around that era that was anything like this show. RIP Jelly. I'm surprised he didn't become a major star in the US either before or after this show. Also interesting to see a young Marina Sirtis turn up in this years before she found fame in Star Trek The Next Generation.

[@kalsolarUK]

Simply fantastic, loved this show.

[@colinbleach9390]

Very funny man ..used to love his tv show..

[@LFOVCF]

I would never miss his show.

[@simonjones7727]

Wow, they spent some money on that Film Noir pastiche. It is on film, I think, and the lighting is superb. One of the best recreations I have seen.

[@richardhunter214]

Great to see someone else has posted an episode from Kelly Monteith's show.

[@gavinreid8937]

Kelly first popped up on des O,connor & popularised the observational comedy that's the norm today but only our folk club comedians like Billy Connolly & Jasper Carrott were doing.He said his BBC2 series was becoming "just another british sketch show" ,& he seams kinda airbrushed outta the picture now, If anyone can find a clip on his observations of fruit ,it is classic montieth.

[@redbyname]

I loved Kelly Monteith back in the day! But the real surprise here is right at the end - the woman in his flat is Marina Sirtis - Deanna Troi from Star Trek!

[@drbonesshow1]

A 1-second appearance, but still she got a credit. Still a good theme song at the end: 29:52

[@alanlittle3941]

Great memories

[@Havanacuba1985]

RIP Kelly enjoyed your show dude

[@Holygasoline]

I love Kelly had so many laughs

[@tonybatley6101]

Watched his shows in the UK on BBC, very funny and very watchable, just think about the shite we get now!!

[@andrewhaines3259]

Sad to hear of his passing. Was a regular watch in our house, but sadly dropped out of favour. He's like Dave Allen in some ways.

[@michaelhill5272]

Thanks for uploading it. Latest news. Kelly has just died.

[@PhflyDan1]

Great stuff

[@MrSandalwood]

This guy was fucking huge...he was a great actor as well he could of been as big as Will Farrell...

[@brucedanton3669]

I remember his show too-it ran for about five series, either on BBC1 or BBC2, then was repeated on one or either of the channels at the time. But then it ended; not only that, but later on since then I don't think it has ever been reshown on any channel, oddly, nor I guess did it come out on DVD. It is as if the BBC has forgotten him entirely, seeing as really he then just vanished from our screens? Thank you though!

[@brucedanton3669]

It is also like another series at the time, Dear Ladies, which I remember too-I know that is different really completely, but that too I don't think has ever been reshown since. Odd really though?

[@simonjones7727]

@@brucedanton3669 Dear Ladies is much more risque than its original audience realized, as was indeed the original stage show. Lines after a nautical song such as "Evadne is always saying how lovely it is to have a little bit of the sailor inside of you" I suspect that much less of this would get past a modern audience. It wasn't just about nice Ivor Novello songs!

[@brucedanton3669]

@@simonjones7727 Thank you for that-of course too.

[@biggusdickus5986]

What happened was his last series on BBC he tried a different style by going behind the scenes of his own show and making his characters less likeable because they were meant to be real life, it was a little ahead of its own time people were expecting his usual show but it was more bitter and satirical and cynical and it did not go well after that we never saw him again in England, l understood it as l watched it but like others l was expecting his usual lighter show and l turned it off, the same thing happened with Phil Cool he tried something different in his last show and people just were perplexed and complained about it saying they wouldn't watch him anymore and he too vanished.

[@brucedanton3669]

@@biggusdickus5986 Indeed I am sure too-of course.

[@drbonesshow1]

It was a seedy town that looked like it needed a shave. Yes. I've been there several times and several places.

[@drbonesshow1]

Here he covers both America and the UK in one-line: 13:47 Apartments and flats.

[@simon9264]

I always thought he was canadian... RIP

[@anthonyvernon7497]

To my old friend Travis toal who put me and me brother onto this guy

[@dreamingtree3605]

Kelly Monteith just came out with a new film called Too Hip for the Room. You can find it on Amazon

[@paulstanley518]

Rip

[@bnjmnwst]

His voice and manner sound a lot like Red Green. A lot!

[@drbonesshow1]

Back in the day, when I was a trench coat salesman and sales were good: 19:49

[@drbonesshow1]

Fortunately, the ground broke his fall, but 7 stories down: 21:02

[@enmodo]

Used to watch this with my parents - they seemed to like it, if I recall Kelly is from Canada, I wonder what he is up to now - must be getting on a bit. All I really remember from the show was frequent mentions of "Gym slip and the warm custard" as some sexual innuendo. Oh my. Not in this show though.

[@faeyrune2044]

He's from St. Louis, Missouri in the U.S. not Canada

[@johnwoolston7535]

He was good

[@donjamieson6849]

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[@donnyrausch5520]

Interesting. I had never heard of him before Brian Regan mentioned him. Some of the humour holds up. Some of it a bit dull by today’s standards. But you can very much tell that he must have inspired Jerry Seinfeld. Some of his observational bits cover some of the same territory that Seinfeld must have borrowed from.

[@drbonesshow1]

Rob Schneider's father: 19:37