When John Thompson says 'don't touch it' that is some fine acting there. His whole body and demeanour change in a flash. Really believable and beautifully done
@@andrewhowarth2931 Yeah the Jazz Club sketches weren't as funny as I remembered them from being 14 or something, but those little looks he gives the camera are class.
such a hopeless comedy act, played so superbly by Jon Thomson. When he throws the monkey away as he's walking off is just the cherry on the cake. I remember I think I cried with laughter the first time I saw this (years ago).
Me too! I was on an army trade training course when this was shown and the whole course used to say "ooh you cheeky monkey" when someone messed up. Other courses who hadn't seen it thought we were actually calling people "cheeky monkey" properly and looked at us in disgust hahaha.
Alan handled the situation perfectly, as you would expect. The BBC lost the BEST when they failed to give him a second series. A true "professional" in every way.
Just brilliant, especially John Thomson's performance. It says everything you need to know about Joe Beazley's tragic existence in less than three minutes. And of course, it's all Alan's fault, Joe should never have been there in the first place, yet Alan decides to throw him under the bus to save face. Poor Joe.
Listening to that huge intro, you can see it's the classic EastEnders ploy. You build up happiness and joy in a place where there's usually none to be had, so you can emphasise the misery to follow.
This is the one character out of Alan Partridge’s guests that I wish we could see more of. It would be awesome to follow him as he tries to preform his crap act and to see the kind of person he is.
This reminds me so much of an appalling act which once featured on 3-2-1. Two blokes, one of which was wearing a puppet quite like that called Sniggles. Rather than the puppeteer learning to become a master ventriloquist, the role of the other bloke, I kid you not, was to provide the puppet's voice by blatantly turning his back to the audience and just speaking. If anyone ever finds that, I really need to see it again... Update: I found it. I've put it on my channel for anyone who wants to see it. Search: Alan Partridge Show's Joe Beasley And Cheeky Monkey - For Real
Does anyone else think Bob Carolgees was the inspiration for Joe Beazley? A comedy performer with an animal puppet who couldn't do ventriloquism. Hmmm...
Indeed. One bit I love is where Alan describes an old pro in the sports reporting game giving him advice while 'smoking cigarettes with her mouth'. So funny. :)
John Thompson is a genius - if it's hard to tell jokes well just try to tell them wrong in the way he does it - it's impossibly difficult - and working the monkey at the same time - magic!
This reminds me of my mate. He did stand up and done 1 show that went amazing. After people telling him he was going to go places. Then he had a really bad one where it was open mic. And a diffrent environment totally threw him of. And that one is just like this sketch. He gave up after that as was to much rejection. But this is funny because its so realistic. Everyone involved in this show was brilliant.
there are so many laughs in his book, such a small thing but he was referring to his excitement "I was like a berroca in water, or if you like a simple paracetamol"
@heelfan1234 Like that Bee-Gees interview, he asks them about their original name, Les Tossuers (or something) and says "Well, you'll always be tossers to me!" In the end they walk off. It's on RU-vid somewhere.
*Sol Jah* - Your transcription is so much funnier than the actual sketch. I laughed so hard, I split my sides. No, my sides have literally split and I've just ruined my mother's brand new 100% wool (£29.99 per square yard), Axminster with my spilled guts. Does anyone out there know the number for 999? I think I need an ambulance.
