Excellent clip - I wish there was more on the net about and featuring these classic comedians such as Ken and George Roper, both gone but virtually invisible on the net.
Loved his laugh. A great bloke who had a very sad upbringing, went on to find fame, then chucked it all in because his partner was ill. What happened to his banjo? He was carrying it up until the 2:16 mark.
What a lovely bloke Ken was. I always wondered what happened to him in his later years. There seems to be no trace of him whatsoever working in the 1990's as a stand up comic or even a singer. I tried to find some information on what happened to him in his later years but I couldnt find anything meaningful. As a comic, his style was clean and innocent which was actually great for the type of audiences he performed for. Each to their own I guess. The best comic in the 1970's was a bloke who never actually made it big. He was an alternative comedian who was 25 years ahead of his time. His name was John Paul Joans and he was amazing and completely different to the standard working mens club acts like Bernard Manning and George Roper. His persona on stage was like a mad warlock. In the 1970's John Paul Joans was the most talented stand up comic in Britain. But he did not know how to market himself to TV executives. As for Ken, he also messed up by not doing enough to promote himself on TV. Apart from appearing on the TV show called "the comedians" Ken did very little TV work in the 1970's or 1980's If he would have marketed himself properly to the TV executives I'm sure that they would have given him his own mini TV show as he was an all round clean stand up comic. Or at least they would have given him a slot here and there on other entertainment programmes Ken did not have a very good business brain, just like John Paul Joans who was light years ahead of his time. But Ken was a lovely bloke who will be missed dearly. Im sorry I never got to meet John and Ken personally, as me and them would have had a great laugh hanging out with eachother and playing pool at all the local pubs where ever they performed.
I thought he was rubbish then I was lied in bed one Sunday morning and he was on radio Manchester never laughed as much in my life not Bernard Manning but oh so funny definitely a master of his craft.
what a shame poor ken sadly missed bast comic ever i mean ever nobody will ever be as good as him r i p ken
Excellent clip - I wish there was more on the net about and featuring these classic comedians such as Ken and George Roper, both gone but virtually invisible on the net.
Fantastic footage from 70s London. When London was still London. Carpet Remnant World brought me here.
ken rip i remember you from your stay at my dads hotel in hull again rip - Earle
Seemed like such a nice bloke and very funny.
Loved his laugh. A great bloke who had a very sad upbringing, went on to find fame, then chucked it all in because his partner was ill. What happened to his banjo? He was carrying it up until the 2:16 mark.
What a lovely bloke Ken was.
I always wondered what happened to him in his later years.
There seems to be no trace of him whatsoever working in the 1990's as a stand up comic or even a singer.
I tried to find some information on what happened to him in his later years but I couldnt find anything meaningful.
As a comic, his style was clean and innocent which was actually great for the type of audiences he performed for.
Each to their own I guess.
The best comic in the 1970's was a bloke who never actually made it big.
He was an alternative comedian who was 25 years ahead of his time.
His name was John Paul Joans and he was amazing and completely different to the standard working mens club acts like Bernard Manning and George Roper.
His persona on stage was like a mad warlock.
In the 1970's John Paul Joans was the most talented stand up comic in Britain.
But he did not know how to market himself to TV executives.
As for Ken, he also messed up by not doing enough to promote himself on TV.
Apart from appearing on the TV show called "the comedians" Ken did very little TV work in the 1970's or 1980's
If he would have marketed himself properly to the TV executives I'm sure that they would have given him his own mini
TV show as he was an all round clean stand up comic.
Or at least they would have given him a slot here and there on other entertainment programmes
Ken did not have a very good business brain, just like John Paul Joans who was light years ahead of his time.
But Ken was a lovely bloke who will be missed dearly.
Im sorry I never got to meet John and Ken personally, as me and them would have had a great laugh hanging out with eachother and playing pool at all the local pubs where ever they performed.
This is wonderful what is it from?
newton eath all day
I think i have a new crush ❤
was he from leeds
Manchester.
I thought he was rubbish then I was lied in bed one Sunday morning and he was on radio Manchester never laughed as much in my life not Bernard Manning but oh so funny definitely a master of his craft.