Kenny Everett: "Corn Plasters" with Joanna Lumley

[@shaz2761]

I like how this sketch was all done in the best possible taste.

[@simmo303]

Best POSSIBLE taste.

[@thegraciefighter102]

You Cupid Stunt

[@markfryer9880]

I see that you both are fully aware of use of that phrase by Kenny.

[@shaz2761]

@@markfryer9880 I was writing that comment, then suddenly, all my clothes fell off!

[@BruceHoult]

that was a pretty good cupid stunt to use to pull.

[@peterfranks6243]

Kenny was decades before his time, absolutely brilliant

[@nickhickson8738]

I don't laugh or smile much nowadays but this brilliant and touching sketck makes me do just that. Thank you JL and dear KE.

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@nickhickson8738 Joanna Lumley was a talented actress.

[@FaceInTheCrowd]

I love the way she talks! Beautiful.

[@JAY-lo3sx]

She has always been fantastic and still is fantastic. I would listen to Joanna Reading the phone book.

[@trueaussie9230]

@HAL 9001 The world would be a much nicer place if 'da yoof' of today sought to emulate Joanna instead of succumbing to the base moronic US cultural colonisation of the world.

[@markawbolton]

You have seen Sapphire and Steel I take it.

[@JAY-lo3sx]

@@markawbolton oh yes have the box set but they are all on KZbin. Just like the new avengers she was brilliant in that.

[@markawbolton]

@@JAY-lo3sx I must confess that I have only followed Johaana Lumley from where i happened to see her work. I see people posting that she is "kind' perhaps she might be . I do admire her skills as an actor \but cannot conjecture further. She is a beautiful articulate woman with a magnificent voice. We are well blessed to have such a one amongst us.

[@Grace_x68]

😂That voice

[@MRDEREVKO]

Joanna Lumley has such an amazing voice.

[@hcrun]

Very similar to that of Jenny Agutter.

[@niptodstan]

She did porn when she started.

[@Retro_Rich]

Hockey sticks, and plummy voice; sounds more regal than many royals. Something to do with being born or spending formative years in India methinks. Pamela Salem, Julie Christie, Gabrielle Drake, Diana Rigg, Felicity Kendall, Vivien Leigh all spring to mind.

[@mrdemoncrusher3927]

@@niptodstan Not hardcore, only soft stuff. Back when people had imaginations, which made it 100 times more erotic.

[@digitalmediafan]

@@hcrun or Mariella Frostrup

[@will4may175]

I loved watching his show growing up, I didn't realise how many big stars wanted to be on his show, I hope he realised how loved he was.

[@gregrothschild901]

Kenny was one of our greatest gems.

[@johndoyle4723]

Kenny, such a versatile and unpredictable character, got him in to all sorts of trouble on the radio and TV, but he was very good, and all done in the best possible taste. Sad he died so young.

[@RogbodgeVideo]

I enjoyed watching him and Pamela Stephenson in Bloodbath at the House of Death.

[@billyandrew]

Cupid Stunt used to have me crying with laughter. Sid Snot, too.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Rip

[@NickWestgate]

I had his LP as a kid. "I'm a country member." "OK. I'll remember!"

[@BruceHoult]

@@billyandrew I used to get so angry. Of Mayfair. Also, when I was a teenager staying up late to watch Kenny every week, Hot Gossip was pretty ... hot.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

god i could listen to that voice all day. also my 1st kid crush. she still is the perfect woman.

[@kermitHSHS]

Followed maybe by Karla from the Kenny Everett Video Show.

[@gold27b]

What a fantastic closing line. Laughed out Loud!

[@mrjw6701]

Joanna Lumley was and is gorgeous.

[@TheKonga88]

She is a skank.

[@tigerbread78]

@@TheKonga88 lol, how exactly?

[@TheKonga88]

@Findlay Robertson Why are you asking me to win the frog?🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

[@jimfraser734]

Pure class she is

[@pentuplove6542]

Corn-plaster?

[@oddities-whatnot]

Very cleverly written sketch. Brilliant.

[@rockbore]

The incredibly charismatic qualities of Lumley which everyone is overlooking here in the comments, is partly her fearlessness, but mostly her kindness. Her pretty face and silky voice are certainly helping the attractive force, but kindness is something we can all aspire to and emulated. It's something we need in the world today more than ever.

[@trueaussie9230]

@@oldsteel6687 What is Joanna Lumley "iconic" of?! What 'icon' does she portray characteristics of?!

[@Tinker1950]

Bumbling piffle - I bet you're a Public Sector Worker

[@union310]

The woman who said normal people should have travel restrictions to stop environmental issues.

[@Tinker1950]

@@union310 What about 'abnormal' people - and who gets to say?

[@union310]

@@Tinker1950 What exactly do you mean by that? She was referring to the average man being restricted to one trip per year whilst the affluent could fly whenever they liked? Talk about speaking with a plumb in your mouth

[@jmcallion2071]

oh to be where Kenny is in this sketch! Joanna has always been a beautiful lady a genuine national treasure, just like Kenny rip

[@paulhall170]

What a fabulous combination of sublime talents!!! British humour at its peak.

[@isaacmccleod8885]

Her voice alone though. Omg, it's just so hypnotic ❤️

[@fireskycam9889]

Two gems of British comedy.

[@garrington120]

Joanna Lumley , always Absolutely Fabulous !!!

[@carolinehoward180]

Breaks my heart that we lost Kenny too soon 😭💔🖤

[@folkfingerstylefreddy2154]

The great man and one of the most beautiful woman to ever grace the earth!

[@goredknight3017]

Loved his TV show, always gave his audience a great show. So tragic and so sad that he left us so soon, a great talented man. He gave his all to entertaining his fans, even if he was on his TV or his radio show. Remembering the family sat around the TV and laughing at every sketch. Great times

[@phaedracollins6051]

Wonderful, this is British humour at it's best - no foul language or scrapping the gutter to get a laugh.

[@pentuplove6542]

English humour. Easy to confuse England with Britain and English with British. #SuchPrudes.

[@phaedracollins6051]

@@pentuplove6542 "I think...therefore I am..."

[@MrSimonmcc]

@@pentuplove6542 it's British humour.

[@popazz1]

Or scarping, even. ;-)

[@gilliandevita2284]

@@pentuplove6542 England is part of Britain along with Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland, no confusion just ignorance . From a Welsh prude.

[@paulcrisp9861]

After all these years i still find it hard to keep a straight face when I watch Kenny everett, he was certainly one of a kind. 😄🤣😂 May twenty two

[@johnhenshaw7655]

She is gorgeous and her voice is so awesome,I’ve loved her since I was a young lad🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

[@StephenLyons-tl8ie]

She's the image of my other half, who is also an actress.

[@armoris66]

Johanna Lumley would have played the perfect Lady Penelope if they ever made a propper Thunderbirds movie. Along with Paul Whitehouse as Parker, they would have been perfection. 👍🏾

[@trevormillar1576]

There was a "Lady Creighton-Ward" (Penelope's ancestor?) in an episode of "Endeavour", but she had been a fascist before WW2.

[@adnaanu]

Joanna Lumley is class personified

[@rickyj5547]

But she's lives in the 1940s

[@mrright8794]

@@rickyj5547 then the 40s must have been a great place to be.

[@davidfisher9026]

I never liked Kenny Everett, but Joanna Lumley and her absolutely beautiful voice ! OMG

[@popazz1]

The Kenny Everett Show was simply hilarious, I really looked forward to it every week. Cupid Stunt and Gizzard Puke being two of the funniest characters.Oh and who could forget Cleo Roccos with her heaving bossom,lol. Gone way too young.

[@Tinker1950]

The programme brings back great mammories for you?

[@normanmeharry58]

not forgetting DIY buff Reg Prescot marking out using his own blood is funny off the scale.

[@popazz1]

@@Tinker1950 Hahahaha, yeah kinda.

[@popazz1]

@@normanmeharry58 Indeed, and Marcel sloshing his champers everywhere.

[@willmoore3790]

Don't forget Sid Snot

[@steveo44]

Ha ha never seen this one before. Really funny! I need to watch more Kenny clips. Joanna always sends like such a good sport

[@TobeFreeman]

Beautiful! And Everett plays a wonderful straight!

[@ForgeMasterXXL]

Such a trip down memory lane, yes I’m that old.

[@noramartin96]

OMG how my late husband would have loved this he adored Jo L

[@hamishmcpenguin603]

Great - Lovely seeing Kenny again.

[@kennysimpson8071]

Joanna lumley ...ABSALOUTLY gorgeous.

[@nirwin69]

Both such amazing talented people..two of my life's very favourite stars. Love em....

[@swansong007]

More talent between these two than the whole of television so called stars these days. Awww the good old days. ..........Sigh

[@markfryer9880]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the level of detail that is present in set and props for this sub 3 minute scene! All of the cabinetry and the bottles of potions and lotions were all well placed to ensure that we believed that they were in a small Chemist shop. Not that I have ever walked into such a tiny Chemist shop here in Australia, ours are bigger and even bigger than they were at the time that this was filmed in the late 70s and early 80s. Now Chemist shops are all part of big chains, open 7 days a week, 9 to 9 for the most part with a small handful open until 11 or 12, but they are well spread out around the suburbs. The days of the family owned Chemist shop are now gone, some are partnerships but the majority are Corporations, with everyone in the store an employee, yes even the Chemist. At least one chain of Chemist shops has a dispensing machine for the packets of medicines and it works something like how the modern Coke machines work with a servo motor controlled scoop to go and collect the packets from the appropriate pigeon hole. Expensive machine just to replace the need for the Chemist or assistants to know exactly where each type and size of medicine are kept. Mark from Melbourne Australia Progress, mmmm maybe

[@malc.s.5373]

All shops heading that way thanks to klaus schwabs mates.

[@garyl5128]

I read that in the same voice Kenny used in the sketch above, and it all sounded pretty funny.

[@trueaussie9230]

Make the effort to travel beyond the boundaries of your own suburb - or the Melb CBD, if that's where you actually live. You'll find an Australia very different to the one you so colourfully and negatively describe. If all one ever sees is one's own 4 walls, one will conclude that the 'world' is very small.

[@markfryer9880]

@@garyl5128 Thanks Gary, glad that you found it funny. I didn't intend for it to be funny, but I took your suggestion and read my comments in Kenny's voice from the sketch and it became funny. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@markfryer9880]

@@trueaussie9230 I travel around enough and have lived or worked in enough suburbs of Melbourne to know how Melbourne ticks.

[@julietigermoon9572]

Loved Kenny and I remember thes skit , Joanna always fabulous

[@alansmith3378]

I absolutely love this sketch! I wish they had both fallen in love in real life, what an amazing couple they would have made!!!

[@bryanpalmer9660]

Kenny ABSOLUTELY hilarious, Joanna ABSOLUTELY beautiful--both ABSOLUTELY wonderful Auckland New Zealand 2021

[@kllwc7772]

Sapphire and the Iconic 🦦 RIP Kenny E 💌

[@Cromwellbear333]

God this was refreshing.

[@marleybu7984]

Love her especially as Patsy Stone. Beautiful, talented lady. 😁

[@pineapplepenumbra]

So beautiful, and such an amazing voice, and Joanna Lumley's not bad, either.

[@alisonkempster4229]

😁😁

[@everettscott4745]

Joanna Lumley is absolutely gorgeous, and beautiful.

[@debramage739]

Funny then and funny now. Both wonderful comedians.

[@prabhakarrao4922]

Bloody amazing

[@youarewhatyouare]

All done in best possible taste

[@ianchambers6191]

Cupid stunt! the best name ever 😂😂!

[@zarozinia1985]

Joanna Lumley, ultra gorgeous and Kenny was super talented.

[@John-kh4ow]

This was a wonderful sketch they were both fantastic Joanna Lumley is incredibly beautiful

[@kipling1957]

First saw a young Joanna Lumley on an episode of Steptoe and Son as a teenager. I was completely, utterly smitten and now remember why.

[@debramage739]

And Steptoe and Son is my all time fav comedy, can watch them all the time. Also, love Porridge, and Open all Hours. Good memories

[@billyandrew]

You _dirty_ old man! Not you, personally, just quoting. Lol.

[@debramage739]

Haaaaaarollld

[@glennf8162]

I loved her and remember her from Sapphire and Steel

[@sherrellmccarthy2301]

This takes me back, great memories ❤

[@johnwhite3015]

The show was a big part of my teenage years what an amazing talent can the ones you Sadly missed.

[@McSynth]

J.L. is wonderful in this (and everything else) !

[@marinaholmes4549]

I'd forgotten about old Kenny. Used to enjoy his show.

[@lesliepeers4565]

Absolutely fabulous

[@Parknest]

I'll never tire of Joanna's plummy voice. Perfect for a sat-nav voice.

[@joeking1019]

Don't worry, i've got the corn plasters :)Brilliant

[@TryptychUK]

Joanna Lumley always be the consummate sexy lady, (even with glasses and a bun), but she's also a trained actress, Kenny never was, yet in this scene, he actually drops all the comedy and acts. It may sound obvious, but there is a definite pathos in the performance. He had hidden talents we will never know about.

[@kermitHSHS]

he was multitalented and influential. His Radio show certainly was. He was also one who really helped break Queen on to the mainstream

[@trueaussie9230]

What's not 'sexy' about a woman "with glasses and a bun"?! True 'sexy' comes more from personality and manner than from (superficial) appearance. Many men - me included - think glasses can enhance the 'sexyness' / 'atractiveness' of a female. And tying the hair up in a 'bun' enhances and highlights the neck.

[@TryptychUK]

@@trueaussie9230 The whole point is that Joanna is a fantastically sexy lady, so they tried to "damp it down" and make her appear more prim and drab.

[@trueaussie9230]

@@TryptychUK Oh, really?! Is that how it's done?! So, you're saying they're playing on and propagating a negative stereotype - in a similar manner to negative racial stereotypes. Who would have thought?! Thank you so much for that 'pearl of wisdom'. You didn't answer my question, though. So, actually "the whole point is" it's YOU who said "Joanna Lumley always be (sic) the consummate sexy lady" EVEN WITH "glasses and a bun", thereby implying that, in YOUR opinion, 'ladies' who wear glasses and (or?) a bun are NOT 'sexy' and publicly promoting that unsustainable negative stereotype. So, I repeat - what is NOT 'sexy' about a 'lady' who wears 'glasses and a bun'?! You seem to promote that 'ladies' who wear 'glasses and (or?) a bun' are, without doubt, "prim and drab". I suggest that's very judgemental and based of nothing more than your own bizarre prejudices. I can assure you, from personal experience, you could not be more wrong.

[@TryptychUK]

@@trueaussie9230 Play out all your virtue signalling woke stereotypes all you like, that's how it was meant to come across. It's a classic comedy routine, when the prim and proper woman removes her glasses and lets her hair down, to the exclaims of "Why, Miss Jones, you're beautiful!!"

[@turk187]

The legend that's Kenny Everett..what a funny guy, brilliant,clever and really talented.. Don't make this kind of talent today.. Kenny Everetts kinda comical genius will never fade away... RİP Kenny, i know you'll do "everything in the best possible taste" up there...say hi to Sid..

[@roberttaylor2507]

A great sketch by Joanna and Kenny exuding pathos aplenty.

[@begudmaximan953]

Always gets me laughing this one. Bless em, 😊👍🤣

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Excellent, and with a happy ending!

[@kevinnolan2374]

A classic, and Ms lumley still lovely.

[@catweasle5737]

Kenny was quite a good actor.

[@playtime.5526]

What a timeless sketch.

[@fioralbannach6647]

Joanna Lumley; stunning😍❤️

[@prof.heinous191]

What a good sketch - didn't quite see the tagline coming!

[@John-kh4ow]

What is even more remarkable is not one single bad word was used during the sketch

[@theestimator]

Timed to perfection Lumley is always class

[@thedolphin5428]

She's such a honey!

[@haraldfarinski6245]

What a great forgotten talent,

[@robertoneill1979]

Who would have been the genius who wrote this brilliant scene? Would they have had JL in mind to portray the chemist as they wrote? Did Kenny write his own stuff? Brilliant work

[@waynesmith2287]

This was written by Kenny Everett with Barry Cryer and Ray Cameron.

[@colinallan1962]

@@waynesmith2287 Ah the great Barry Cryer.

[@319metresMW]

@@waynesmith2287 Ray Cameron was Michael McIntyre's dad! 🙂👍

[@alansturgess1324]

Such a clever, understated ending -- this type of clever subtlety has vanished from comedy these days.

[@TryptychUK]

Thank Barry Cryer for that.

[@pentuplove6542]

No it hasn't vanished. Get your eyes and ears tested. Great aids are available to enjoy comedy for those hard of hearing and/or almost blind.

[@alansturgess1324]

@@pentuplove6542 I think I just encountered a troll --- or maybe a fan of the type of comedian who uses "F---" for every other word. Oh well, all we can do is feel sad for them.

[@lisacollins5868]

@@alansturgess1324 Yes

[@gazzarrr666]

@@pentuplove6542 Oh please do enlighten me to the whereabouts of all this great humour there is, today! I don't see it on TV and I certainly don't hear it on the radio.

[@johnniethepom2905]

Yumley !

[@johnryman1366]

Dame Joanna is a national treasure.

[@thejoebaxi3940]

Got my ‘corn plasters’ from the barbers 💈. Back when they’d say “Anything for the weekend sir”

[@hansspa3892]

The Joebaxi. Only for the weekend?

[@billyandrew]

*The Joebaxi* Scuddy mags and a cuppa, while you waited for your short back and sides.

[@nickhickson8738]

Yes I remember but never cottoned on to what they meant.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

This is the kind of thing you'd expect to see on the Two Ronnies;).

[@squizza28]

Great sketch. Barry Crier wrote a lot of his stuff but you'd never know. Everett was a great actor as well as comedian!

[@gavinreid8937]

Barry said kenny was the easiest to write for cause he,d give any sketch written for him a try and if it didnt work, throw it away. He,d put guests at ease by saying "you dont have to do this sketch ,," then put on his scouse accent & giggle ",,but it,d be bloody funny if you did!"

[@MaitreMark]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@Azphreal]

Damn if she said 'Just ask me and I will give it to you' I would be in so much trouble lol.

[@wallissmithson2098]

Joanna Lumley, the most gracious actor ever.

[@ianchambers6191]

Joanna lumley was seriously hot back then

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Hell Yeah! I remember when she played Sapphire on ITV's SF thriller "Sapphire and Steel".

[@gavingray5275]

Nicholas Maude don’t forget Purdey in the New Avengers.

[@alasdairwatson712]

What do you mean WAS?

[@nicholasmaude6906]

@@alasdairwatson712 While she is still somewhat attractive she hasn't aged well.

[@alasdairwatson712]

@Nicholas Maude. Having seen videos of her taken this year, it looks like we’ll just have to agree to disagree on that.

[@bigrobfm]

Chastised by Joanna Lumley, dream on!

[@IronBhoy]

I love them both. ❤

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

I've seen this sketch in slightly different versions in many different languages, different ending to this one though, very funny! 😂👍

[@anfo_4241]

The Kenny Everett...video cassette!

[@robynheavner4689]

Joanna simply the best💖

[@antoniosilvestro2494]

Sad how Kenny died. RIP KE X

[@jimmyeastwoodjonnyfleeeast1578]

Great pair doing there thing . Too cool

[@herby4215]

Johanna such a lovely actress

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

As bent as he was it goes to show he was just a talented comedian and I loved his Kremin of the Star Corp

[@coolyajets8638]

Joanna Yummy then now and forever

[@tanseygreen]

Yes i think you are beautiful and still are

[@limericksfinest4680]

Jesus Joanna is stunning

[@dr.davidwho4053]

Joanna Lumley is my choice for a female Doctor Who!😊👍

[@dr.davidwho4053]

@Shareef Haider Yess!👍

[@billyandrew]

*Dr David Who* She's my choice as a Dr, full stop! Elevated blood pressure? Bliss. Lol.

[@eddiekingham]

She played a character called purdy who was lovely

[@hugebartlett1884]

Whenever I visit Boots I stand by the Durex shelves,looking hopeful!

[@MarcelHuguenin]

Wonderful sketch!

[@robflynn509]

Isn't life strange? I went in to Boots the other day and asked for some condoms and the lady kept trying to sell me corn plasters.

[@dr.davidwho4053]

😆

[@davidogilvie2617]

You must of got bad boots

[@nilsalmquist9424]

I've tried Boots a few times but I find the laces get in the way.

[@davidogilvie2617]

Stand 2 feet away from them.

[@bobstar76]

Co-codoms? pain killers for the feet....