American Reacts to Norman Collier

American Reacts to Norman Collier
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[@thenewmodfather]

I'll tell you a story about Norman. Years ago, I was on holiday with my Grandad in Blackpool. It was absolutely pouring down with rain. We were stood by a bus stop, and a car deliberately went through this enormous puddle and soaked us. The car that was behind pulled up, and it was Norman. He was in Blackpool doing a reunion show with The Comedians that night. He saw what happened and offered both of us a lift back to our hotel. He not only took us back but gave us free tickets to that nights show, and we had a drink with him afterwards. The guy was a true gentleman. And also a very funny comedian.

[@bobnixon7123]

My parents met him in a working mans club in Yorkshire before he made it on TV said he was naturally funny

[@PhilBurns-oc2vg]

No one can do the broken microphone like normal Collier sheer genius

[@paulocarvalho6480]

It's so sad we don't have comedians like this anymore. This is true talent.

[@dannywachowski5880]

Peter Kaye, but that's about it

[@davebayliss3142]

Comedians???

[@roxammon5858]

I did a gig with Norman back in the 80's when i was playing in a cabaret band in Birmingham. He cannot switch off ! At the end of the night when most people had left and we were loading our gear back into our cars, he was in the foyer of the club doing his chicken walk impersonation to people as they left. Amazing bloke

[@limitedmark]

Norman was a legend

[@zetectic7968]

He imitated a chicken walking around the farmyard as part of his act. Always a good laugh

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

The reason he was so good at the timing was those 2 sketches were his whole act for 40 years ! The audience would’ve rioted if he didn’t do it just like he did it here . Your reaction is EXACTLY the same as ours every single time we seen him , his facial expressions and timing were legendary 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@1974kelvo]

compared to modern comedians, you can't imagine making a 40 year career out of one act, you think of a lot of old school like Max Wall or Bernie Clifton. Imagine going something like Britain's Got Talent and your whole act is ..alk.. int. a micr..pho...

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@1974kelvo Tommy Cooper was the same .. Frankie Howerd didn’t even HAVE an act 😀… nor did Larry Grayson , just side splitting catch phrases and impeccable timing 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thisiszaphod]

The microphone act originated from a genuine microphone problem, which was not unusual in Working Men's Clubs of the day! True story!

[@richardcarlin93]

The club was Wheatley working mens club doncaster

[@thisiszaphod]

@@richardcarlin93 -thanks. It would not come to mind!

[@richardcarlin93]

@@thisiszaphod sadly this club has gone the way of many working mens clubs,it closed for good yesterday 30/6/2024.i had many a beer in that club but unfortunately not when norman collier was there.r.i.p. Norman collier a fantastic comedian.

[@pauldurkee4764]

Alan you've got me laughing so much the neighbours think I've gone mad. That Al Jolson balaclava was something else.😂🤣

[@christiano8088]

We loved this guy here in England. We all had the same reaction. Died years ago unfortunately. RIP Norman. 🙏

[@sum1434]

When I have a bad phone connection, I always tell the other person that they're doing a Norman Collier 😂

[@billyhills9933]

Anyone old enough will understand if you say your phone reception is 'a bit Norman Collier.'

[@sum1434]

@@billyhills9933 It makes me laugh every time when you only hear a few words in a sentence, I automatically visualise Norman and his mike 😂.

[@Stevesixty7]

I just say you're coming across all Norman Collier. Older people get it, younger ones not so much.

[@Pokafalva]

True story. I was in a Liverpool band in the 1970s and 1980s doing the north-west of England circuit of clubs. We were on with many comedians, including Norman Collier. He was far and away the best. He was as lunatic off-stage in the dressing room as he was on stage. He did a 2-hour set, not a single blue joke, and had some of the audience in tears. You must also try to find his impression of a Rhode Island Red, where he stands on a chair, drops his jacket half down his back, and imitates a rooster! The man was a feckin' nutcase, in the nicest possible way! I will never forget his live performance.

[@anitahargreaves9526]

I was born in 68, and grew up with these comedians. I forgot all about him, bless him. Needed a laugh, thank you for sharing your channel. Cheered me up.

[@stuarthumphrey1787]

I know exactly what you mean. To much PC brigade now, we'll never see the likes again. (Born 1967)

[@stephensearles673]

Yep me to 1968 so many great comedians back then people weren't so sensitive either we knew it was just a joke

[@j0hnf_uk]

Needless to say, this wouldn't see the light of day, in present year. The microphone cutting out was one of the gags he was renowned for.

[@zenadavis6069]

‘Needless to say’ this HAS seen the light of day in the present year 🙄

[@birdy1964-s2n]

🇬🇧 Omg, i love Norman Collier. I remember as a kid (im 60 now) the tears would stream down my face with laughter, & i couldn't breathe, id be laughing that hard. Just like they were just now, watching you react to him. Im so glad you enjoyed him. RIP Norman, you are loved and you are missed. ❤

[@TerenceCooper-w2o]

One of the greatest comedians Britain produced.

[@jimmyflawless]

Really? He was a one-trick pony. The microphone thing was the only thing he could do.

[@anitahargreaves9526]

Freddie Starr rumours he microwaved his girlfriends hamster hence sandwich joke. 🤔

[@TC-qd1zw]

British comedy at its best.

[@10wanderer]

DO YOU REALISE THAT ALL THESE COMEDIANS ARE ALL NOW DEAD ?? and they are still funnier than current ones

[@montyzumazoom1337]

Your laugh made it all ten times funnier😂😂😂😂😂

[@gr8scott198]

He's got that Robin Williams energy...well, back in the day, anyway.

[@jonphillips8069]

Norman was much loved, he comes from my city , hull in East Yorkshire. What a funny guy he was

[@davidcarrol110]

A genuinely talented comedian and performer aspects of which are completely alien in the 21st century.

[@dav147]

Alan another great one from Norman is at the 'Wheeltappers & Shunters Social Club'

[@awall1701]

I still make reference to Norman Collier when describing someone's mobile phone cutting in and out in a poor reception area.

[@gphunk1995]

The bloke doing the interview, Jimmy Tarbuck was at school in Liverpool with John Lennon.

[@hobsonjones8693]

And had a huge career too!

[@cr0cket01]

yer neither pc any more but still better 90 % of modern ones

[@shaunrye7740]

Thanks. I’d forgotten all about him. That was funny. On a side note. The shows host Jimmy Tarbuck was also quite funny

[@herberthartwig8544]

This was so funny, he sadly gone now!

[@MancunianMrG]

I used to work as BA Cabin Crew, in the 1980s. One Saturday, I was operating on the London to Manchester flight and on walk's Norman Collier, he was travelling with Jimmy Cricket and Derek Griffiths. All three of them were great. I got permission from the skipper to ask Norman to do the post landing announcement in the broken mic style i.e. Welcome to Manchester..... He agreed, so I asked him to do it. He called me a cheeky b*stard but said he'd do it, and the absolute legend did. I'll never forget it, it was hilarious. Top bloke.

[@sum1434]

😂😂😂 I wish I'd heard that

[@tardeliesmagic]

For those that are too young in the UK the black & white chevron on the top right corner of the screen at 10mins 42 secs, that comes on when there's an advert due/coming up as a reminder for us Brits to pop on the kettle for a cuppa. I'm pretty sure that show was aired on ITV for those in the UK....am i right? 😃 We only had 4 tv channels back then BBC1,BBC2,ITV & Channel4. Channel4 only came out end of 1982 & then Channel5 early 1997.The Spice girls kicked off the launch of Channel5 in 1997 as i watched it 🤣

[@Isleofskye]

I remember when we only had 2 Channels until BBC2 came along followed by Channel 4.....lol

[@chrisball864]

ITV has lots of different regions, Each region has its own local adverts and the flashing chevrons were the cue back in the day for the technical operator to ready the adverts which were on tape. Old films had a similar squidgy blob in the top right which flashed on as a cue for the projectionist to press start on the next reel.

[@CollieDog24]

I saw Norman Collier a few years ago doing a charity showand was asked if he could turn up and do his routine,so he dashed over 140 miles just to appear.He said as he walked on stage, i bet you're thinking how old's he now? He did about 30 minutes and he was crazy,and the audience loved him.Sadly he died some years ago. He was one of those comedians you don't see nowdays.

[@rickb.4168]

Norman “three jokes” Collier was a staple growing up. 😂

[@Isleofskye]

The Mic and chicken.Admittedly,I ,only,saw him about 8 times but what was the third one?

[@rickb.4168]

@@Isleofskye Mike, car, chicken

[@josefschiltz2192]

I seem to remember Norman in a series called The Wheeltappers and Shunters many, many years ago and the microphone dysfunction originates back then in the 70s. A shock to find out that he would be approaching his century were he still around! Makes me feel old!

[@karonmorrison2531]

I remember that series too!

[@Dooguk]

The comedian you are thinking of who was the compare on The Wheeltappers and Shunters was Colin Crompton.

[@josefschiltz2192]

@@Dooguk That's interesting. Edit: Ah. Having looked him up, I've just seen the link. Of course, the memory is so old that confusion can easily happen. Good call. 👍👍

[@jamesleogue3938]

Those were the days 😂😂😂😂 no pc brigade dictatorship, just good old fashioned entertainment, This was a typical Saturday nights entertainment on British TV, and we loved it 😂😂😂😂 These programmes used to get audience figures of around 15-20 Million viewers. Great to see you enjoying British humour at its best, when people weren't so easily offended. I think we had some of the best comedians of our time in the 70's+ 80's no one today can match the talent of these men😢 Thanks E.B. it was a joy to see your response, you have the best laugh 😂 Regards to you and yours from across the pond🙏 🇬🇧🧐

[@johnhewett9483]

I had forgotten about norman. He is hilarious. Thanks for the memory

[@druidswillow1052]

Hi Eclectic, Thanks for the Trip down Memory Lane, Forgot how Funny Norman Collier was.....Loved your Reaction 🇬🇧✌️🇺🇲👍

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

We had some great comedians back in the day.

[@DavidKRoebuck]

To be fair his act was just two things and he got a 40 year career out of it

[@stevebell8552]

You such an infectious laugh Alan 👍🥃

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Anyone remember the *The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club* Bernard Manning, Frank Carson, Paul Daniels and the rest...

[@BazzSelby]

The GREAT Norman Collier. He made me laugh, when I was a kid (1960s/'70s), but, unfortunately, his old routines, never get shown on TV. :o(. Popped his clogs, in March 2013. RIP Norman.

[@petersutton2182]

From my home town 🙂

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

😳 the Al Jolson one .. hasn’t aged well 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@keithskelhorne3993 sounds like you need to get some rest as you’ve school on Monday judging by that juvenile reply 👀 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@baylessnow]

Is that you Albert? "You dirrrty old mannnnn!" Al Jolson joke was OK but Freddie Starrs Ray Charles is better. It also probably offends more people, who like to take offence.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@baylessnow AAROLD ??? 😝 I’m no snowflake btw 😆.. love a good laugh and can take it just as well as I give it tbh . My go to as to what WAS never funny and even more so now is abs bellends like Jim Davidson .. 🤮 .. he differs from Norman Collier in that Norman had a whole host of props n sketches most of which abs DO still stand up even today with only the odd one like Al Jolson which was jarring at the time as a teen mainly cis id no idea who Al Jolson was and is just an anachronism now , and Davidson , who even when he started out in mid to late 70’s was a complete tool with a racist slant - and unlike Norman Collier , he didn’t have other stuff to balance it out and boy is he even worse nowadays - genuinely hate the guy ! So yeah , I’m no gender or race activist , I like most stuff from Lee Evans to Frankie Boyle and don’t get easily offended at all . ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DavidTraynier]

Yep, most of Collier's stuff was good clean fun, but the blackface and Kamikaze teeth wouldn't fly today. And rightly so.

[@johnthomaso4208]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering What is 'cis id'?

[@gr8scott198]

Me like the funny, too! TY. P.S. It looks like you may have his hat.

[@olliebeak131]

No question, for such a small island the UK has given the world the best comedians and humour...

[@Isleofskye]

Chaplin, Hope,Laurel, Morecambe and Wise, The 2 Ronnies, Monkhouse,Les Dawson plus a zillion others, more recent:)

[@davidager7210]

It helps to have a sense humour,living here.

[@Isleofskye]

@@davidager7210 Almost compulsory and a well developed sense of the ridiculous:)

[@steevenfrost]

Brilliant,but..the Al jolson wasn't that good. I wish they had shown him doing his chicken Impression.

[@anthonyferris8912]

God, these are real oldies..

[@Toracube]

The Al Jonson was hilarious. Especially when the mouth fell off.

[@robertlisternicholls]

Your laughter is infectious. Made me laugh out loud.

[@CEP73]

Wow forgot all about him!! Used to crack me up as a kid! 😂

[@emmahowells8334]

Man this is a blast from the past, I remember watching Norman as a kid always made me laugh and even now when I watch this still makes me laugh. The other guy Norman is talking to is Jimmy tarbuck also a comedian aswell Alan and also very funny as Norman is.

[@paulwoolley4957]

Loved Norman 💕a Brilliant comedian🙏💙🕊️God bless him

[@rachelbarber8814]

Frenetic mad energy reminds me of Tommy Cooper

[@MaribelScutter]

Those of us who grew up listening and watching to these guys know good comedy - it still gives you a real belly laugh years later. Glad you're enjoying some of the best British comedians ever. Love and peace dude!

[@andywrong3247]

Alan, the Freddie star joke, went over your head .Apparently, in the 1980s, the sun newspaper headlines was Freddie star ate my hamster. That was a dig those props were fake hamster & two slices of bread.we wouldn't expect you to get that.but it's worth checking out Freddie Star & tommy Cooper.

[@ebbyoflondon8365]

Hey! You really like the old school comedians so try Mick Miller's 'Alcoholic Radio DJ - Noddy' sketch. It's old but never fails to make me laugh.

[@DaveyL1954]

Re the microphone joke, it is true that it happened in a Working Mens Club, because it was Wheatley W.M C in Doncaster that it happened in. I was a regular visitor to that club, being a freelance musician in the 80s, and the microphone problem was an issue in many clubs. Norman spotted it on his visit to Doncaster, saw the potential humour in it and made it his own. And gad, was he funny. I cried laughing at that. Sadly he passed away some time ago, but the comedy world turned out in force for his send off.

[@himarkburdett9378]

Hi there try looking up Stanley Unwin from my childhood is was funny

[@StarCannibal]

People who get triggered by the Al Jolson sketch need to remember that All Jolson was a white guy wearing black face. So Norman Collier was making fun of a white guy doing the wrong thing, not a black guy. People need to think before they knee jerk react.

[@bigdaddigaming]

Omg this trump fan is watching my late uncle Norman, omg who would have thought a republican would appreciate the equivalent to a staunch democrat back in Britain The broken mic bit is what he was really known for, it was an idea my dad had while they where still kids and norm was testing out bits for his act, it was plucked while during a bbc news broadcast a mic did start to fail

[@leehallam9365]

He was a classic club act, though he was very familiar on TV, it was in guest slots like this. I don't think he ever got a series and was not one of those on The Comedians, which was the show which made stars of so many of his contemporaries. It wouldn't have suited him, he didn't really do jokes, just absurd routines and monologues.

[@CMDRRustyDog]

It's been a while sice I saw Norman Collier. Great to see you react to him and find him so funny. He's so good with that broken mic bit.

[@lextex3280]

Norman Collier was a great comedian. His broken microphone gag was hilarious, I think most kids back then (even me) after seeing him do that gag, started doing it when we were on the phone. I did, and I still do it to this day. 🤣.

[@777petew]

The humour is designed to be so bad, that it's hilarious. Well performed by Norman. It takes skill. Thanks for your appreciation.

[@zenadavis6069]

Good Lord , I’d forgotten about Norman! Feel a tad embarrassed that a yank had to remind me 😂 ❤️

[@fishtigua]

I remember watching him with my Grandpa. He was also golf friends with Tarbie, this show's host. I sometimes caddied for them for a Coke.

[@majorgrumpybum3161]

Take a look at a comedy sketch called "Dinner For One" it's old back and white. Has Me in tears.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

Part of my youth where people like Norman made a break from hard times along with so many now gone their own way to that comic theatre beyond, long before the control freaks got the upper hand , all so missed.

[@TheHandsomeman]

I met him once after a show, we were young, he was a lovely man!

[@elaineshakeshaft2830]

That was brilliant😂😂😂😂

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍 Thanks for reminding me of some of old comedy performer's, The host jimmy tarbuck was one of them and his daughter is a tv personality 😊😊😊

[@glennaustin37]

Fantastic reaction 😂

[@wobber999]

There were a fair few british comedy legends, norman was was one of them.

[@PaulBrennan-b6m]

Norman collier what a legendary comic sadly missed fantastic 😍😭🤣😂😅😆

[@JBettz]

I forgot all about him it takes me back 🍻👍🏼

[@davidbourgoin523]

From what I remember he was a bit of a one trick pony.

[@MarjorieStoker-oj8fh]

You know what we British did it well ❤❤❤❤

[@ladykaycey]

If the signal goes funny when I'm on the phone to my brother I tell him he sounds like Norman Collier and he totally understands 😅

[@NH-bz9jv]

Hilarious bloke old Norman 🤣🤣

[@timranachan3224]

😂 best reaction yet m8! Hysterical.

[@stevestephens8306]

As Kids we would try to do the mic routine at school.

[@highpath4776]

Norman's thought to switch the broken microphone gag to driving on a windy motorway with a conversation with a moped (not allowed on motorways!) rider was genius, swithching it to the visual kamakake pilot made extra use of a single prop (pun not intended), then the stick on mouth falling off to silent (reminded me of Shari Lewis ventrolquist taking the mouth of Lamb Chop to shut him up !)

[@jono.pom-downunder]

No one can do the malfunctioning 🎤 like Norman could.

[@itsonlyme9938]

He worked in a entertaiment venue where the mic kept cutting out and he got his insparation to do his comedy act.

[@Badgersj]

I missed him growing up, probably because I was doing time in boarding school then. Brilliant.

[@theorc9098]

Blimey! There's a blast from the past! Every Saturday night, or late Sunday afternoon...

[@johnmansell5097]

Norman comes from my part of the country, local legend.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

A true one off, nice one,sir...😊😊..E

[@jocelynshanks6199]

Jimmy tarbuck the host

[@stevenburgess2856]

Norman Collier! Blast from the past!!

[@geordiehowayman1677]

Ohhhhhh man your laugh is infectious ! Keep on the great work ,there are so many British comedians

[@edmeister78]

Haven't seen this man for years but this was a hoot and a half watching him again with you, was a good laugh 😂

[@eamonnclabby7067]

A true one off, nice one,sir...😊😊..E

[@martinwilliams4759]

He was one of the funniest ever

[@muddlepond]

I absolutely love how you react to our British comedians.

[@El_Smeghead]

It really grinds my gears when people say "Robin Reliant"! The car is a Reliant Robin. The manufacturer is Reliant. Robin is the model. They also made the Rialto, the Sabre and the Scimitar. You would never say "Oh, I've got an Escort Ford" or a "TT Audi"... You would say "Ford Escort" or "Audi TT"! Rant over.

[@22seanmurphy]

You can't beat a good classic comedian who was the best of the best when doing his routine an amazing funny man 🙏

[@sharonellis8776]

Norman was a talented funny man xx

[@lorrainemcgregor1759]

Why am i so happy? Alan's belly laughing again. 😂😂😂

[@patphelan5824]

He was brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ him