Les Dawson on 'Wogan', 1989

Terry Wogan interviews comedian Les Dawson on his chat show.

[@markwilson2323]

Once in a generation talent!! Both legends!! We were blessed to have them both. Les cracks me up everytime!!

[@brianmorley7165]

I’d forgotten what a truly funny comedian was like

[@davidbarnes241]

Agreed 👍

[@garyfinn325]

A true comedy legend. A sad loss when he passed away

[@sg-zd8eb]

Thursday 10 June 1993, the date was forever etched on my brain.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@sg-zd8eb He caused his death.

[@neiltaylor6443]

Les Dawson didn’t have to even say anything he just used to make me smile and when he did say something I’d no doubt laugh.😂Very funny man.

[@pgh45rpms]

Nice to watch them chatting. Les was doing Blankety Blank when this interview took place. RIP Terry and Les.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Best 2 hosts of Blankety Blank.

[@annmozdzer1258]

No swearing,no filth,just laughs God bless 'em

[@MarkHarrison733]

He was openly racist and misogynistic.

[@mrstamp5121]

ALL HAIL LES! GOD BLESS HIM X

[@shaz2761]

Dawson used to frequent my dads curry house in blackpool in the 80s quite often. Lovely guy. Always very kind.

[@dieselfan7406]

The Shah-hi Grill on Church St? I was a cabbie then and used to collect his takeaway and take it to his house. Nice man, not forgetting the lovely Meg.

[@shaz2761]

@@dieselfan7406 WOW! you remember my dad's restaurant. I think it's a pound shop now.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@shaz2761 It's why he died at an early age.

[@shaz2761]

@@MarkHarrison733 Nah. Our curries were pretty Good

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@shaz2761 He ate unhealthily.

[@bravo2966]

If you think Les Dawson is funny and you haven't read any of his books, try them, it's a real treat. The man was a master wordsmith and you will absolutely belly laugh just from reading his books.

[@juliejames8531]

Omg people born in the 60s 70s were blessed with everyone of that era!! We all know and remember the greats... Morecambe n Wise, two Ronnie's, Norman wisdom, all the carry on crew, Dave Allen soooo many...

[@MarkHarrison733]

There were only 2 or 3 channels, so people watched any unfunny crap.

[@Michael-og8dt]

​@@MarkHarrison733sad🤡

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@Michael-og8dt Dawson was an unfunny racist Tory.

[@jeanlowe8879]

Both were brilliant 👏👏👏❤️

[@alisonfitton6513]

Les Dawson was the greatest comedian there was.

[@MR-mc6rj]

The bit about the 3 suits was brilliant. What a lovely man he was and he was. " The wife does what she wants and I do what she wants " Again, brilliant., simple but brilliant. I miss jokes nobody ever tells them anymore. What happened to Paddy Irishman, Paddy Englishman, Paddy Scotsman ? Oh I miss the old days. RIP Gentlemen you were the best at what you did.🤩

[@MarkHarrison733]

Racist jokes are not allowed now.

[@jmartin4204]

thank you for posting remembered this interview very well

[@marka5909]

Les Dawson absolutely hilarious

[@petercampbell8694]

Ironically Les took over from Tel on Blankety-Blank 😁

[@hugohackenbush3524]

Les Dawson was a comic genius. Terry Wogan was a great tv host, among his other talents, for example radio. What set Terry and the likes of Parky apart, was that they made sure the star was the focus. Especially someone as gifted as Les. I am closer to 70 now, if I live that long, than ever before and it's not that I don't get today's comics, I simply am yet to find any on the box to make me laugh. Oh, Bill Burr, cracking comic but he's American.

[@MarkHarrison733]

TV is obsolete now, like printed news.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932]

Two legends together 😊

[@gtaylor331]

One legend and Terry Wogan.

[@sg-zd8eb]

I never watched Wogan except when one of my favourite celebrities such as Les was on.

[@Sam-gw5pl]

Regarding the reference to doing Jack and the Beanstalk at Sunderland, this is where he reportedly saw the ghost of Sid James (who had died at the venue whilst performing).

[@petercampbell8694]

VERY funny man 👍👍👏👏

[@James-ld2jc]

Great, great comedian. Hilarious

[@AlexanderMedwin-fk4hj]

Miss You me ole son.

[@alanwitton5980]

Great comedian sadly missed

[@alisonfitton6513]

Hes brilliant.

[@gothicwriter9897]

Where are the Les Dawson's of today?

[@MarkHarrison733]

Racist comedy is not allowed now.

[@gothicwriter9897]

@@MarkHarrison733 It is a miserable world today now the woke cult have taken over comedy. I haven't laughed at a comedy on TV for years.

[@Nickthegreek123]

He mentions here that he was going to do panto in Sunderland which I’m assuming was the Sunderland empire, there is a story that he refused to play at that theatre ever again, because he allegedly saw Sid James’s ghost in his dressing room (Sid James died there) So either, it was this year when it happened or the story isn’t true.

[@bravo2966]

Yes, it was during the 1989 panto season. The following is a quote from the Sunderland Echo: "In his book Liverpool 24, author Tom Slemen recounts what supposedly happened in the star’s dressing room: “Dawson was sitting before the dressing room mirror, when he heard a rather familiar staccato laugh to his left. He saw the ghost reflected in the mirror, and felt a stabbing pain in his chest. It was Sid James - and he looked ‘ghastly’.” Dawson, supposedly, vowed never to set foot in the Empire again and apparently proved as good as his word until his death four years later."

[@MarkHarrison733]

Cohen died in the ambulance.

[@fionathomson4436]

Les Dawson was very funny 😂

[@bernadetteoneill7319]

I had the most àmaźing panto season àt Liverpool Empire.

[@chrisbaguley8737]

Comedy guineas