Oh I totally agree. Julian basically had a good 5 minutes that he's used for almost 40 years now and poor Alan is as funny as watching Ben Elton for 72 hours no stop and being beaten with lead filled rubber hoses if you fell asleep!
Of all the things he did in his career, that we can see now, this was undoubtedly the finest moment, in my opinion. He sang really well, the banter flowed effortlessly and he got all the 'Graysonisms' in, one after the other, to wonderful effect. I'm so glad I met him, albeit briefly. Just wish I had been more confident at the time to express my admiration of his humourous talents. Much missed.
After two years I just wanted to say I watched it again and I laughed out loud you will never see a better classy comic ....he was in a league of his own ....brilliant
Lovely Larry, he acknowledged he couldn't sing, dance or tell jokes, yet as we see in this performance, he had that indefinable ability to create joy and love in a room or in an entire theatre. Rest In Peace, my dear.
At 6.50....his actions sum him up completely. A quick glance and a comment..So simple yet absolutely hilarious. He was loved and enjoyed by everyone young and old. Why ?......because he was simply so funny.Even in real life he was no different.I had the pleasure of meeting him regularly in the shop where I worked in my home town of Margate when he was the Star (along with Rod Hull & Emu) of the Summer Season Show at The Winter Gardens in 1973. He was very popular and genuinely enjoyed chatting to everyone. We will never ever see his like again !!
Funny how even as the masses judged Gay men and arrested them for simply being themselves they still loved the likes of Larry Grayson, Paul Lynde, and other brilliant Gay men who made their lives better through laughter. We'll never forget them!
Always enjoyed L Grayson a gentle warm lovable character with a naughty wit There's no one in his league these days These videos bring back a better time
No one like him! An absolute treasure of British comedy! I used to love watching him as a kid back when Saturday night telly was something to look forward to xx
Camp as Christmas, and I always have loved Christmas. Thanks Larry... And as you yourself might say I love you very much...RIP, and I do hope the aches and pains are better these days... Wherever you are!
Larry Grayson could get achingly funny loud as a cannon belly laughs with just a raise of an eyebrow. He was, still is, one of my fave comics. Fast as anything. I remember vividly watching from the side of the stage at London's Talk of the Town, in Leicester Square, during the late 70s and he just blew the room away. Larry absolutely killed it that night. I learnt more in that 45 minutes about stand up than I had in my previous 5 years. Yes, I started early at 15 playing the pubs and working men's clubs all over the South. Larry was a very gentle and humble man. Full of advice that I soaked up like a sponge. Damn but I do miss him. So very funny. R.I.P Larry ❤️🙏🏻
This comic master could only have existed before ,2000 or thereabouts. He reflected a common,shared understanding of life,people, and what we should expect from them both, also what matters to us all and what we need as we struggle on
I adore Larry. Beautiful man. Both frankie howerd and kenneth Williams were very envious of Larry and both accused him of stealing their work. Although very similar to frankie true, he is also very different at the same time erring more on fantasy than frankie,his style is distinctively different.
He was kind, funny and very, very gay. He did yeoman's work in counteracting the nastiness of bible thumpers and Tories towards gay men, just by being himself. People would hear the sermons and parliamentary rants against gay men and think, "Oh, but that Larry Grayson is a pouf, and he's a lovely man. I'd happily have him home for tea. The vicar just can't be right about him.". Larry was the visible, and lovable, face of gay men to lots of people, and that benefited everyone - but especially the gay men who couldn't be open about it because they'd be fired or face other ostracism. Larry made the world safer and more open for all gay men in Britain, just by being the fabulous, good-hearted entertainer that he was.
I could care less if he was gay. He was a fantastic entertainer, and by all accounts a nice man to know, unlike the bible thumping homophobes, who should be boiled in oil.
The newspapers couldn't find anything on Larry, and they certainly tried. He would have probably found physical intimacy a lot of fuss, and preferred a nice cup of tea and bourbon.
