Stanley Baxter's characterization of the Queen was the best! Truly hilarious. I miss the comedy of the 1970s and 1980s. Thanks for posting this classic excellence.
He was the best of the best in my book for British tv comedy we have ever had he had one of the biggest budget shows and he was a well loved comedian and you just don't get that any more i liked him more over the great The Morecambe & Wise Show his performance was just outstanding more or less playing all the character's in all his shows and we had the dick emery shows another great comedy show they where so great back in the day
@@bioshock6935 To be fair to the artistes you mentioned, and many more from those times, it was truly a Golden Era. I loved Baxter, M&W, Emery, The Two Ronnies, Cooper, Brucie, Dawson, Howerd, Yarwood, Sykes, Allen et al. You were guaranteed quality entertainment. Stanley's shows were indeed the most expensive TV extravaganzas, I suppose that is why we only had one a year. An annual treat and not to be missed, and he had the best legs in showbiz.
He was one of a kind. A true artist of the highest calibre. He was the first person I ever interviewed for radio - and couldn't have been more generous of his time.
Baxter had a unique, unrepeated style, it was simultaneously very gentle but yet quite acerbic & pointed, making it perfect for the whole family. I'm a little too young to remember it perfectly, but didn't he go to LWT or Thames (regional ITV) towards the end of his career & although the shows were still great, they kind of got lost in the schedules, so instead of going out with a bang at the Beeb, it seemed to end in somewhat of a whimper. I remember speaking to a TV exec who told me everyone loved him, but he was very exacting in the studio & his shows cost a fortune, which started to become an issue; I just hope that he was happy that he achieved everything he wanted in TV.
Stanley Baxter had worked for the BBC during the sixties, however his big success was with ITV. He joined London Weekend Television in 1971 and remained with them for 12 years, producing some of the highest quality and highest rated shows ever. By 1976 he was pulling in 15 million viewers per week. Come 1983, new management at LWT wanted to cut costs after their new franchise period started in January 1982, and this meant Stanley's show was axed, as it cost a fortune to make. In 1985 the BBC offered him the chance to make two Christmas specials with them and he ended his programme at Christmas 1986.
I watched a video of the late queen decked out in her finery walking to a function. I just had to chuckle remembering stanley baxter here. Baxter got the walk correct !
Very well observed royal walk! From such a different & much missed time, parts of this would be banned now, when it meant no harm at all & the subjects of the joke would find it funniest of all - shame!
Such a hilarious mick take of these kind of occasions
Stanley Baxter's characterization of the Queen was the best! Truly hilarious. I miss the comedy of the 1970s and 1980s. Thanks for posting this classic excellence.
He was the best of the best in my book for British tv comedy we have ever had he had one of the biggest budget shows and he was a well loved comedian and you just don't get that any more i liked him more over the great The Morecambe & Wise Show his performance was just outstanding more or less playing all the character's in all his shows and we had the dick emery shows another great comedy show they where so great back in the day
@@bioshock6935 To be fair to the artistes you mentioned, and many more from those times, it was truly a Golden Era. I loved Baxter, M&W, Emery, The Two Ronnies, Cooper, Brucie, Dawson, Howerd, Yarwood, Sykes, Allen et al. You were guaranteed quality entertainment. Stanley's shows were indeed the most expensive TV extravaganzas, I suppose that is why we only had one a year. An annual treat and not to be missed, and he had the best legs in showbiz.
Baxter made me laugh always even looking back at his shows today such a true genius and a perfectionist talent at work
Brilliant! 🤗
Stanley Baxter was different class.💯💯💯
I had forgot how funny his showd were.. I used to watch them regularly
He was one of a kind. A true artist of the highest calibre. He was the first person I ever interviewed for radio - and couldn't have been more generous of his time.
Absolutely wonderful golden time ❤️❤️❤️ love Stanley,, beautiful in drag xx
He pulled off drag so well
Genius comedian and feel honoured to have met him in person
Crikey , that brought back memories.
I worked at that Odeon in the 80s.
The sophistication in Stanley's satire is unprecendted! A true genius!
I think he was a more incisive and intelligent comedian than Benny Hill.
Fantastic - much better than the trash on offer today💝
Very funny love him
Very Funny! Great performance by Stanley Baxter.
The voice is spot on
As a fellow ex Pat Glaswegian love it
Baxter had a unique, unrepeated style, it was simultaneously very gentle but yet quite acerbic & pointed, making it perfect for the whole family. I'm a little too young to remember it perfectly, but didn't he go to LWT or Thames (regional ITV) towards the end of his career & although the shows were still great, they kind of got lost in the schedules, so instead of going out with a bang at the Beeb, it seemed to end in somewhat of a whimper. I remember speaking to a TV exec who told me everyone loved him, but he was very exacting in the studio & his shows cost a fortune, which started to become an issue; I just hope that he was happy that he achieved everything he wanted in TV.
Stanley Baxter had worked for the BBC during the sixties, however his big success was with ITV. He joined London Weekend Television in 1971 and remained with them for 12 years, producing some of the highest quality and highest rated shows ever. By 1976 he was pulling in 15 million viewers per week. Come 1983, new management at LWT wanted to cut costs after their new franchise period started in January 1982, and this meant Stanley's show was axed, as it cost a fortune to make. In 1985 the BBC offered him the chance to make two Christmas specials with them and he ended his programme at Christmas 1986.
Thanks for posting this. One I hadnt seen. Priceless.
I always looked forward to watching him on TV as a kid- such a talent. Fantastic as Jack Benny and all his other female roles.
Priceless
I remember seeing this when it was first broadcast. Genius.
love it. thanks
Hysterical!!
I'm sure the Queen would be amused !😂😂😂😂😂
I watched a video of the late queen decked out in her finery walking to a function. I just had to chuckle remembering stanley baxter here. Baxter got the walk correct !
Brilliant
‘A woman from one of the Commonwealth countries’. Sounds like something Prince Phillip would say!
As a child we never left the house on a Saturday night
Was crime where you lived that bad, especially on a Saturday night?
Looks like it was filmed at the Holloway Road Odeon.
It was, I agree. We used to go there all the time :-)
I was trying to recognise it, but Holloway's not my patch, thanks!
It is most definitely the Odeon on Holloway Road
Very well observed royal walk! From such a different & much missed time, parts of this would be banned now, when it meant no harm at all & the subjects of the joke would find it funniest of all - shame!
Genius
Brilliant cheerio
Hilarious from when comedy was great.
the british and their great sense of comedy...really laughed when the 'queen'went into the wrong venue
That was no mistake, she was placing a bet.
Big horse racing fans the royals, no mistake!
@@akarpowicz oh i see. didnt catch that joke. yes it seems the queen mother was a great gambler. the present queen also
Hilarious!