My late Father used to work the taxis in the seventies and he used to do the airport runs to the Theatre Royal Norwich, he used to pick up several of the celebrities back in the day, but he said that Les Dawson was the most generous always giving a £5 tip.
I knew Les and his family at this time and went to school with his son and daughter. I once played trumpet at a school Christmas concert and Les commented to the lady sat next to him how bad the performance was, he was right, I was terrible but what he didn’t know is that the lady sat next to him was my mum. You didn’t cross my mum but it all ended in laughter. Great man was Les, with a great family. I never knew what happened to his two children he had with Meg
I am midway through his autobiography, easily one of the best written biographies around. At this time you can still pick it up for less than the price of postage. The reason he looks so gobsmacked is he was worried his wife was having an affair, due to silent phone calls and home visits of strange men to his house when he was out. Of course it was only the show team arranging this episode.
I know he worked with writers, but there was just something about him that made him the funniest man ever. Eric Morecambe and Tommy Cooper would always get the plaudits, but for me, Les was the greatest.
My dad used to work at Lytham crematorium & knew les Dawson. Les used to come to the crematorium to visit his wife's grave . Whenever they saw each whilst driving they'd wind the window down & stick two fingers up at each other.
Les was among the best of men. A great comedian and indeed 'wordsmith' : Les Dawson was a lovely genuine person! The mere sight of Hughie Green sets my teeth on edge; ... a bully and a bigot. Green was just a nasty and bitter man!
I've go his autograph! He was driving his Chauffer at his chauffer's wedding in Solihull, I was 9 I think, he drew me a caricature of a naked woman! I had no idea. Lovely man.
I would have been just an infant at the time of this footage (born just eight months when decimalisation took place!) Saw Les Dawson some years later when growing up!
My girlfriends mother who used to run a brothel in Hong Kong back in the 1960s/70's has a nice picture of LD and her together, he used to play the piano in a French house of ill repute to put the punters off kilter... I think the place in HK was a kind of topless bar type thing often frequented by people on leave etc etc etc
I thought that. 4 years after opportunity knocks? he starred in pantomime, and a short-lived bbc show. maybe after he did blankety-blank. and the production was a bit of a mess. that friend from the scout troop, what the hell did he say? and that set. wow.
A British Comedy legend. Just like Tommy Cooper or Tony Hancock or Spike Milligan....all you had to do was look at them and you'd find yourself laughing. 😂
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One of the greatest comedians of all time. The world is a much duller place without Les.
We had Les, we had Eric & Ernie, we had both Ronnies - what have we got now ................... ??. Thank **** for TH-cam !
Ant and fkn Dec 💩
Can we please go back to these times 😢
My late Father used to work the taxis in the seventies and he used to do the airport runs to the Theatre Royal Norwich, he used to pick up several of the celebrities back in the day, but he said that Les Dawson was the most generous always giving a £5 tip.
One of the last great comedians. Sorely missed.
Rip Les.
Bring back the good times we miss
Everyone loved les, still missed by many... ♥️♥️😊😊🇫🇷🇫🇷
I knew Les and his family at this time and went to school with his son and daughter. I once played trumpet at a school Christmas concert and Les commented to the lady sat next to him how bad the performance was, he was right, I was terrible but what he didn’t know is that the lady sat next to him was my mum.
You didn’t cross my mum but it all ended in laughter.
Great man was Les, with a great family. I never knew what happened to his two children he had with Meg
I am midway through his autobiography, easily one of the best written biographies around. At this time you can still pick it up for less than the price of postage. The reason he looks so gobsmacked is he was worried his wife was having an affair, due to silent phone calls and home visits of strange men to his house when he was out. Of course it was only the show team arranging this episode.
I know he worked with writers, but there was just something about him that made him the funniest man ever. Eric Morecambe and Tommy Cooper would always get the plaudits, but for me, Les was the greatest.
Some people just have funny bones. He only had to look at the camera to get a laugh.
Loved this man growing up Brilliant Great Man !!
I met Les once. Great guy. RIP ❤
My dad used to work at Lytham crematorium & knew les Dawson. Les used to come to the crematorium to visit his wife's grave . Whenever they saw each whilst driving they'd wind the window down & stick two fingers up at each other.
Notice how the Gents stand up every time a woman takes her seat. A different age.
Nowadays we're afraid to assume it's a woman. Could be a them, or a they or a non nothing sex, or identify as a Duck.
@@andydixon2980 Yeah, they would tear you to pieces on twitter.
@@andydixon2980 some women got todgers these days lol
@@andydixon2980 oy watch it... I'm a "non-binary" ... pure analog here... call me a "oui-analog" or else I'm calling the hate-speech police...
Hughie green was no gentleman far from it
2023 folks. Miss u Less
A great comedian ... the skits he did with Shirley Bassey were a hoot...
RIP Les
I never thought I would see Les Dawson lost for words 😊😊 x
Loved Les, he was a very funny man. xx
Great show
Loved les wished we'd got people like this now, all to fake and full of themselves
He was so so good r.i.p my friend xx
A beautiful family. Rest in Peace 🙏
Les was among the best of men. A great comedian and indeed 'wordsmith' : Les Dawson was a lovely genuine person!
The mere sight of Hughie Green sets my teeth on edge; ... a bully and a bigot. Green was just a nasty and bitter man!
When this is your life had great talent to chose from.
i agree. the aspel years just became fan service for the soaps.
apart from collier
At the time it was was compulsive telly...60 years later it is kinda sad. But...I need more !
I've go his autograph! He was driving his Chauffer at his chauffer's wedding in Solihull, I was 9 I think, he drew me a caricature of a naked woman! I had no idea. Lovely man.
went to primary school with les son stuart in the 70s
Les spoke his mind, freely. First Amendment of the US Constitution. Free Speech.
Beautiful sound Sid Laurence
His face what a lovely fella Les was
Hughie green showed up a few years ago in some UFO documents
seems his military service was quite interesting
I would have been just an infant at the time of this footage (born just eight months when decimalisation took place!) Saw Les Dawson some years later when growing up!
Hi, I am from collyhurst where Les was from and you have the same name as my late mother.❤
A gob smacked Les Dawson... I thought Id never see that.
They don’t make like that anymore not aloud to say anything in case they upset somebody x
We always knew when the in-laws were about to visit. The mice would throw themselves on the traps.😅
My girlfriends mother who used to run a brothel in Hong Kong back in the 1960s/70's has a nice picture of LD and her together, he used to play the piano in a French house of ill repute to put the punters off kilter... I think the place in HK was a kind of topless bar type thing often frequented by people on leave etc etc etc
that raised platform on set is a health & safety nightmare 😂
Did anyone give Eamon his own ‘this is your life’?
I seem to remember, the tables were turned on him once by, I think David Nixon….
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Lovely man.
Ooof, Hughie Green!
Bit quick to do Dawson, weren't they? I mean he only won op knocks 3 years earlier, right?
I thought that. 4 years after opportunity knocks? he starred in pantomime, and a short-lived bbc show. maybe after he did blankety-blank. and the production was a bit of a mess. that friend from the scout troop, what the hell did he say? and that set. wow.
That's what I was thinking.
Yes, too early for the glorious Cissie and Ada sketches, and my favourite, Les playing the piano and encouraging the audience to sing along.
I was hopeing to see his mother in law haha
No one today all bag rubbish that's fact
When poor Meg passed away it didn’t take long for number two to come off the subs bench
You sound a bitter human being.
collier was dreadful act for years
A British Comedy legend. Just like Tommy Cooper or Tony Hancock or Spike Milligan....all you had to do was look at them and you'd find yourself laughing. 😂