Thanks Blackpool!

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

A big shout out to Blackpool for defeating Wednesday last night. Got nothing against the Owls but their defeat means we WILL be playing them on saturday 27th March. Should be a good turn out and hopefully we might have had news of Falmer by then. Let's hope it's a celebration!

 

[The Wookiee]

The LDV final is the week before on 21/3, so it would not of mattered if Sheff Wednesday went through.
I originally thought it was on the 28th but apparentley they moved it to the 21st.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Blackpool v Southend

A true battle of the tired old seaside resorts.

Pre-match entertainment to be provided by Bobby Davro, Stan Boardman and the Winter Gardens formation bingo team, while both sides will be led out of the tunnel by donkeys wearing Kiss- Me-Quick hats....

 

[Theatre of Trees]

.... and ballboys holding sticks of candy floss.

If their is no clear winner after extra time then the penalty shot out has been replaced by however many cuddly toys each team can successfully grab with that annoying crane type thing.

 

[The Large One]

Don't laugh, edna, but Bobby Davro was the turn at the Albion end of season dinner last year.

Spectularly unfunny, the ****.

 

[Icy Gull]

Don't laugh, edna, but Bobby Davro was the turn at the Albion end of season dinner last year.

Spectularly unfunny, the ****.

Can't believe he was any worse than the 1966 World Cup legend, whose name escapes me , who bored the whole room to death the previous year.

 

[The Large One]

Can't believe he was any worse than the 1966 World Cup legend, whose name escapes me , who bored the whole room to death the previous year.

George Cohen was treated like shit that evening. The audience never gave him a moment's grace. Bobby Davro was MUCH worse.

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

Can we have an example of his "killer" material?

 

[The Large One]

Look at his shows from 1982. It's the same shit.

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

Jesus wept. And people get PAID for doing this? Stop that gravy train, I wanna get on!

 

[The Large One]

He charges upwards of £5,000 plus expenses for his 'services'.

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

What a rip! 5 large? You could get a troupe of performing chimps for that, much better entertainment all round.
If Davro is still doing the rounds, along with Freddy Starr and Stan (de Germans) Boardman, then what the hell has happened to Russ Abbott? He was the daddy of all mid-80's mainstream TV comedians. Basildon Bond, dressing up as a mountie, all the classics. Where's he now? Poor bastard, he taught us twenty somethings how to laugh.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

What a rip! 5 large? You could get a troupe of performing chimps for that, much better entertainment all round.
If Davro is still doing the rounds, along with Freddy Starr and Stan (de Germans) Boardman, then what the hell has happened to Russ Abbott? He was the daddy of all mid-80's mainstream TV comedians. Basildon Bond, dressing up as a mountie, all the classics. Where's he now? Poor bastard, he taught us twenty somethings how to laugh.

Russ is a credible actor these days, he's a west-end draw.

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

Of course! He played Eliza Doolittles dad in My Fair Lady after Dennis Waterman! At least he's always got something to fall back on. If Bobby Davro can charge 5 grand then Russ could easily command double.

 

[rool]

George Cohen was treated like shit that evening. The audience never gave him a moment's grace. Bobby Davro was MUCH worse.

I must admit the audience were a bit rude and by the end absolutely no one was listening and were just having their own conversations. I did feel sorry for him but as an after dinner speaker he was soooooooo dull. I saw Geoff Hurst do virtually the exact same speach at a gala dinner and he was so much better at it.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Excellent, a complete Bobby Davro thread....

From his 'hilarious' impersonations to his killer mother-in-law jokes, it's just laughter all the way.

Update on the LDV Final: new exciting additions to the half time entertainment bill are Cannon and Ball, the Chuckle Brothers, Jethro and Joe Longthorne, and a special guest appearance from Keith Harris & Orville.

 

[The Large One]

There's a St George's Day charity luncheon at the Metropole on April 23 (naturally), and I know the bloke who is organising the turns. He had a list of people to do after-dinner speaking/entertaining.

They managed to get Gareth Chilcott (the former England rugby player), and had about £3k in the kitty for another speaker. That was easier said than done. They looked at all sorts of people, but £3k gets you virtually nowhere. I suggest Quentin Willson (the bald bloke from Top Gear), but he wasn't avaialble, even though they could afford him. They settled for Barry Cryer, and were about to sign papers, when it was realised he was doing a gig in Scotland the day before and couldn't get back in time.

There was one agent who had the following on his roster (you couldn't make this list up):
• Bernard Manning
• Stan Boardman
• Jimmy Jones
• Frank Carson
• Bobby Davro
• Roy 'Chubby' Brown
• Mick Miller
• Jim Bowen

He ended up plumping for Frank Carson. On St George's Day.