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Blood hell, someone called Poitier as their bet on the who'll be the first to cark it in 22' thread
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At 94, that wasn’t exactly a long shot.
^ true but there's lots of famous old peeps, i shoulda put a tenner on him. Anyhow this is all in bad taste, RIP Sid, some great films and ploughed a path for black peep on the screen as serious actors.
A very elegant man has passed. RIP Mr. Poitier.
Heat Of The Night is a classic, no doubt.
That was … kind of… about it though.
You are ignoring the work he did behind the scenes to steer roles and screenings about black people away from the traditional "White" view of black people - his contribution off camera was more important than the performances he gave on screen. I'll leave it there.Quote:
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You very rarely do.
But Poitier was a class act, for sure.
RidiculousQuote:
Originally Posted by cyrille
Blackboard jungle
A Raisin in the sun
Guess who’s coming to dinner
The defiant ones
To Sir with love
Lillies in the field (Academy award)
Shoot to kill
A tribute to a great man.
LuLu (To Sir With Love) - YouTube
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An excellent career.
Every time I see Poiter's face I hear this.Quote:
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Those school girl days of
Telling tales of and biting nails are gone.
US comedian and Full House star Bob Saget dies aged 65
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Bob Saget, a stand-up comedian and actor beloved for his role as Danny Tanner on the 1990s US sitcom Full House has died suddenly aged 65, his family has announced.
The actor was pronounced dead at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Orlando, Florida on Sunday after he was found unresponsive in his room by staff.
The exact details surrounding his death remain unclear.
In a short statement shared on Twitter, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said that detectives had found no signs of foul play or drug use during initial enquiries.
"We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today," his family said in a statement.
"He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter."
US comedian and Full House star Bob Saget dies aged 65
He was banal and unfunny in that turd of a show 'Full House' but his stand-up could not have been more different.
Anything that requires canned laughter to be funny is usually unfunny.Quote:
Originally Posted by AntRobertson
Did he invent that chicken joke?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bghII8TlO_U
It was a kids show FFS.Quote:
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^^ that's some good stand-up.
It was a G-rated sitcom that aired in the evening.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cujo
Duh.
It was also a sitcom from the 1980s.Quote:
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Nothing was funny in the 1980s.
So a kids show.Quote:
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Which bit of "evening" are you struggling with?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cujo
are you saying kids don't watch TV in the evenings ?Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
To suggest that shows target audience was anything but kids is ridiculous. I'm guessing it was on 7 or 7.30 in the evening.
You've never seen it have you.
Or maybe you have and that's your kind of show.
You've got to be some dumb fucker to think advertisers are going to pay top dollar for 8pm peak slot adverts aimed at kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cujo
Again: It was a G-rated Family show.
Perhaps you don't understand the demographics of the American viewer.
The God Botherers love this wholesome, positive values, happy endings shit.
Believe it or not there are still some that think it is inappropriate for children.
Guys, guys! Come on!
Can we get back to talking about dead people?!
A memorable performance in Flight of the Phoenix (another movie that should never have been remade).
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German film star Hardy Kruger dies suddenly, aged 93
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German actor Hardy Kruger, who starred in a string of English-language adventure and war movies, has died in the US aged 93.
His Hamburg-based literary agent, Peter Kaefferlein, said that Kruger died "suddenly and unexpectedly" on Wednesday in California, where he lived with his third wife, American-born writer Anita Park.
Kruger starred in the 1957 British movie The One That Got Away about a captured German fighter pilot who stages a series of daring attempts to escape the Allies and - as the title suggests - finally succeeds.
His charm, good looks and the fact that he deserted from the Nazi army towards the end of the Second World War helped Kruger land roles at a time when Germans of his generation were still eyed with suspicion abroad.
The fight against racism and the education of young people was his personal mission in life
Kruger also appeared in A Bridge Too Far in 1977 and The Wild Geese in 1978.
In later years, he focused on making travel films for German television, writing books and the occasional stage performance.
Franz Eberhard August Krueger was born on April 12 1928 in Berlin.
Initially, he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his engineer father, but while at an elite Nazi boarding school he appeared in the 1944 film Junge Adler.
While it was intended as a propaganda movie, Kruger's encounter with older actors on the set opened his eyes to the horrors of Adolf Hitler's dictatorship.
As the war turned against Germany, Kruger’s Hitler Youth unit was drafted into the newly formed SS division Nibelungen.
Kruger, who was 16 at the time, found himself fighting experienced American troops in southern Germany.
In a 2006 interview with German daily Bild, he recounted how he and his school friends were sent to the front "as cannon fodder" in Hitler’s futile attempt to halt the Allies’ advance.
"I knew the war was lost," he told the newspaper. "I knew that there were concentration camps and that the Nazis were a bunch of criminals."
Kruger deserted and was captured by the Allies and spent some time as a POW. After the war, he returned to acting, first in theatres and then in Germany’s re-emerging movie industry.
German film star Hardy Kruger dies suddenly, aged 93
Bat Out of Hell singer Meat Loaf dies age 74
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Meat Loaf, the singer best known for the “Bat Out of Hell” album, has died at the age of 74, a statement on his official Facebook page said this morning.The American singer and actor, otherwise known as Michael Lee Aday, had a career spanning six decades, and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
The statement said: “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side. Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours.
“His amazing career spanned six decades that saw him sell over 100 million albums worldwide and star in over 65 movies, including Fight Club, Focus, Rocky Horror Picture Show and Wayne’s World.
“Bat Out of Hell remains one of the top 10 selling albums of all time.”
The post added: “We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man. We thank you for your understanding of our need for privacy at this time.
“From his heart to your souls… don’t ever stop rocking!”
https://www.cityam.com/bat-out-of-hell-singer-meat-loaf-dies-age-74/
Rest In Peace, Mr. Loaf.Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Rocky Horror Picture Show-Hot Patootie-Bless my soul - YouTube
What a beautiful voice.
It's never nice to lose another human being, but his music was absolutely fucking shite.
It's a shame he didn't lose his voice first.
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Fuck off, dick.
You don't have to like it nor listen to it. But just shut up.
Another Ant-vaxxer bites the dust.
‘If I Die, I Die’: Meat Loaf Spurned COVID Rules Before Death
https://www.thedailybeast.com/meat-loaf-dies-at-74
Why do you go out of your way to be a complete douche bag?Quote:
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Louie Anderson, dead at 68.
Caught his act in Vegas, in the early 90s.
Funny guy
"Touching The Tools" - Louie Anderson - YouTube
Bat out of Hell is one of the greatest selling albums of all time, selling over 43 million copies.Quote:
Originally Posted by hallelujah
Re: Meat Loaf, I don't know his other songs. I only know "I'd do anything for love", from my younger days. I had to Google what "that" meant in the song.
RIP. From another article I've read, he had several health issues and he was supposed to have surgery on his back, but he passed away. He's lost a lot of weight in the recent months.
(so he was already immunocompromised but was still antivax? SMH)
And the last thing I see is my heart, still beating,
Breaking out of my body and flying away
Like a bat out of hell
RIP Meatloaf, and thanks for your effort
Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light - YouTube
We had a full bar... erm restaurant... singalong last night.
H thinks it's cool to be "edgy" and "controversial". He doesn't realise he comes across as a "complete cockhead".Quote:
Originally Posted by beachbound
Seen Meatloaf live Edinburgh Playhouse early 80’s
Big production, great show, I remember 3 male backing singers who were hitting the high notes, and I must admit they sounded more like Meatloaf than he did.
He had a great stage presence, all in all a great show. For no apparent reason he brought his wife Leslie on to introduce her at the end. She was a cute little blond thing.
Barry Cryer: Comedian and writer dies aged 86
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Barry Cryer, who has died at the age of 86, was one of the most prolific scriptwriters in British comedy.
He wrote gags for The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise. A hugely talented stand-up himself, he became famous in his own right for appearances on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
And - leaving no stone unturned in the effort to make people laugh - he even starred in a nude review and had a number one hit record in Finland.
It was a life dedicated to comedy, but Cryer refused to delve too deeply into exactly how it was done.
"Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog," he once said. "Nobody laughs and the frog dies."
Barry Charles Cryer was born in Leeds on 23 March 1935.
His father died when he was just five and, with his elder brother away in the Merchant Navy, he was brought up by his mother.
After attending Leeds Grammar School, where, he said he developed his talent for comedy in a bid to disarm playground bullies, he went to Leeds University to read English literature.
He harboured vague thoughts of becoming a journalist. However, he spent most of his time pursuing a hectic social life among the university's female undergraduates, and quit after failing his first-year exams.
He had been spotted performing comedy in university revues and was invited to audition at the Leeds City Varieties, a music hall that hosted the popular BBC series The Good Old Days.
Persuaded to try his luck in London, he was offered a comedy slot at The Windmill Theatre. He found himself performing six shows a day, six days a week, filling the gaps between the venue's famous nude revues.
But he began to suffer from bouts of eczema, which curtailed his ability to perform. During various spells in hospital, he began writing comedy as a way of filling the time and making some much-needed money.
Cryer moved on to work as a scriptwriter at Danny La Rue's nightclub, where he met and became friends with Ronnie Corbett and met his future wife, Terry, who was working as a dancer.
"I met my wife and Ronnie Corbett on the same day," he once quipped. "I tossed a coin and married her."
In 1957, he joined the cast of the musical Expresso Bongo and recorded a novelty song, The Purple People Eater, originally written and performed by Sheb Wooley.
Because of contractual issues, Wooley's version could not be released in Scandinavia so the record company used Cryer's version instead, and it topped the Finnish charts.
Cryer, who made occasional stage appearances at Danny La Rue's club, was spotted by David Frost, who invited him to join a team he had put together to launch a new show.
This led to Cryer being part of the writing team responsible for The Frost Report, which first aired on BBC TV in 1966.
There he found himself working alongside a number of future stars, including John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Marty Feldman and Graham Chapman.
Cryer went on to work with Frost on a number of productions, including ITV sketch programme At Last the 1948 Show.
One episode featured Cryer as the wine waiter in the first TV appearance of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch that would later feature on Monty Python's Flying Circus.
By the beginning of the 1970s, Cryer had established himself as one of Britain's top comedy-writing talents. His material was used by most of the leading acts of the time, including Dave Allen, Les Dawson, Frankie Howerd and Kenny Everett.
He was also one of the main writers for the hugely successful comedy show The Two Ronnies, which starred his friend Corbett alongside Ronnie Barker.
Cryer also wrote material for Morecambe and Wise when their regular writer Eddie Braben was unavailable. When the comedy duo moved across to ITV in 1978, Cryer, together with John Junkin, wrote 12 complete shows including two of their famous Christmas specials.
Cryer recalled that he and Junkin would sit in a room working on the scripts, with Junkin delivering Morecambe's lines and Cryer those of Wise.
Despite his writing success, Cryer continued to perform, particularly as the new generation of up-and-coming comedians preferred to write their own material.
He appeared with Junkin and Tim Brooke-Taylor in the BBC radio comedy programme Hello Cheeky, and later presented the ITV quiz show Jokers Wild.
He was a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, described as the antidote to panel games, which first aired in 1972.
Cryer had a brief stint sharing the role of chairman with Humphrey Lyttelton before becoming a regular member of the panel with Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden.
He also toured in a stage show, Two Old Farts in the Night, with comedian Willie Rushton before the latter's death in 1996.
In 2013, he finally achieved his ambition of getting the degree he'd missed out on in the 1950s, being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Leeds Metropolitan University.
Despite his advancing years, he continued to write, and told an interviewer in 2013 that he had no intention of stopping work. "In my business you don't retire - the phone stops ringing."
Cryer, the master of the comedy sketch and the instant one-liner, was once asked by the Yorkshire Post for his favourite joke. He recalled one he had told in a student revue in 1955.
"A man drives down a country lane and runs over a cockerel. He knocks at a nearby farmhouse door and a woman answers.
"'I appear to have killed your cockerel,' he says. 'I'd like to replace it.' The woman replies: 'Please yourself - the hens are round the back.'"
Obituary: Barry Cryer - BBC News