Camp Cuts Compilation (ooh get her!)

[gmf121266]

"That last sketch was first aired in 1970. Of course now, it is considered unacceptable to employ such crude sterotypes when depicting individuals based purely on their sexual preferences."

ooooohhhhh get her!

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

Homos are great fun

[popazz1]

Cor blimey,that don't half take me back,lol.Anyone 'struggling' with their sexuality back in the 70s,well,I say struggling,I never had to lol,I always managed just fine.But for those who were,watching the likes of Dick Emery must've wondered whether they'd ever be able to be so 'free'! I'm not saying all homos were limp-wristed & effeminate,but 'Clarence' had buckets of confidence & was as 'out' as they come.Many of us wanted to be the same in our own way! BRILIANT!

[castlebar67]

night bless dick emery RIP PB MANCHESTER.

[castlebar67]

hi all including the lizzie 121 mate i dont think he was gay i thought his family had blocked it he was my favourite comedian in those days he still is to this day did you all know he was once an raf pilot i m nearly sure i know his skill and wit and style will always be remembered in tv history and other i loved him so does my uncle in nots hes 87 im an pb manchester an IRISHman god rest him and all kind regards

[66bluedonkeys]

Possibly the French... wwwonderful? O.o

[wwwonderful]

what cdould be gayer than the English?

[MrEurocat]

"I'm Ssssecil Gaybody"

"you dont say..."

LOL

[Feisty1967]

Graham Chapman was part of the team and a homosexual, I doubt they meant any offence, in fact Graham often joined in the joke.

[JFredUK]

The one thing you need to remember with all of these sketches is that it's all done without the slightesy hint of malice. It's pure, 'poking', of fun at the differences that we have. Perhaps, a little excentuated for comic effect, but it's still true to life. Nowadays, people seem, 'scared',to show any form of humor based on the differences we have in case they offend someone. So wht do we have now? Non-specific humour which doesn't relate to anyone. Give us the old days, anytime.

[muscleboi4use]

LOVE this... I am gay, and FUNNY is FUNNY... when I was 6 years old I kept saying 'ooh you are aweful, but I like you...' By they way, I am a lawyer and LOVE the legal sketch!

[keith904A]

I just think this stuff is funny. I would much rather have this than foul language - not that I am a prude - it's just lazy. Yes, they are stereotypes but there are gays actually like this so to some extent it is reflecting real life.

[croydel]

hello honky-tonk,,x

[waldenhouse]

Couldn't make programmes like this anymore - such a shame that all the poofter supporters have stopped it!

[airborae]

@waldenhouse I think your defamatory language in your statement is precisely why they stopped it!!!

[kieran196]

Excellent, as a gay man I don't take any offence at it.

[Magsami11ion]

iff oyu are in manchester come and see Camp Classics at AXM on 25th August

[mitzi7416]

i think weve all had quite enough of ever increasing amounts of political correctness in this country. and another thing. why dont they bring back the cane for gay homosexuals.

[MrJawra]

@mitzi7416 oooh, you're wicked!!. But I like it ;)

[madsparks1000]

funny as....

[henrycrumm]

HAHAHAHA omg hilarious! all right CAMP IT UP, camp john cleese ♥ hahahaha

[scotsmanmike]

im gay and i think its very en"dearing"

[scotsmanmike]

im gay and i think its very en"dearing"

[HatfulofHollow65]

Excellent , very funny, especially the Army one near the beggining. I was in stitches!

[krakenwave]

IIRC Graham Chapman had a lot to do with the conception and choreography of this sketch - partially inspired by the deliberately OTT goings-on of the clientele of the King William IV pub in Hampstead High Steet whenever any disgusted, uptight normals dropped by.

[TheLizzie12]

I hated the 1970s. I was an unhappy closeted gay teenager growing up in south london. Gay Lib didn't come to Peckham! I hated it when these programmes/films were shown. But now I can laugh at them. I have been out & proud for years. Larry Grayson is a GIANT and I can laff at my sister's 1970s anti-gay jokes: such as "Have you heard the one about the two poofs in a haunted house putting the willies up each other!" (smile). THANK YOU for Camp Cuts. No offence taken. None whatsoever.

[wizzwamf]

i think we can laugh at ourselves thats the main thing,and we have come a long way ,all the 70s camp heroes were loved by all ,my idea on this is  how is a joke told is it in fun or malice the tone of voice and the way its done can be identified straight away ,if anyone can take the mickey out of me i can do it far better than any stranger can ,i like being a raving pooof its who iam and i like who iam ,

its bona ,

[cosycleaner]

ooooh bona, heartface!

[doubledeckers]

@kimmimaroxjuugo I think Dick Emery's 'Clarence' is quite a strong character. He is shown as confident, cheeky and getting on with his life and doesn't care what anyone thinks. Compare this to some of the stereotypes we see today, such as on Jonathan Ross where they are shown as ineffectual 'poofs'. The fact that they are gay men going along with that makes it worse in my opinion and just lets Ross off the hook..

[krakenwave]

absolutely - his cheerful repartee and amiable warmth was refreshing to see and I reckon was not dissimilar to many people's experiences with their don't-ask-don't-tell colleagues/acquaintances/neigh­bours back then. Not all of 70s Britian were hate-filled gay-bashers...

[xoolkam]

LOL I'll scratch your eyes out !!!  HaHaHa

[BuddyRamone]

Wheres john inman the campest of the lot....one of the finest....''are you free m.r humphreys?''

''i'm free''

i think you need to do a part two.

[stellaashker1]

Yes, the Hettie prison sketch is so hilarious. I did go to a men's prison once when I was doing my master's degree on American prisons. The difference was, I went through the front door and not over the wall!!! Brill sketch though.

[doubledeckers]

One of the things I like about the prison sketch is the audience laughter. You can tell there was a coachload of grannies at the show.

[stellaashker1]

Hi doubledeckers, I am a frustrated 45 year old divorcee just like Hettie!!!! (except, perhaps I've done the business with a bloke in the past)

[doubledeckers]

Have you seen the clip of her trying to get into the men's prison? If you search for 'dick emery hettie' you'll find it. That's my favourite.

[stellaashker1]

The 'Hettie' character (Dick Emery) reminds me or me!!!!!

[doubledeckers]

Stella are you married?

[4521556]

you said you loved it the other night when i was up you for hours!

[2009ginasweetie]

Ha Ha Ha......

[BeedieMobility]

a lovely bit of video work ! must of took a lot of time ! Bloody Good ! they dont make tv like they use too !

[doubledeckers]

@BeedieMobility thanks :) Believe it or not it was edited using two video-recorders back in 1993.

[DaveODrisc]

Bollocks to the "P.C" mob!

Funny is funny!

That said it was of it's time but great stuff none the less!

[Scotsbell]

The PC brigade have spoiled it big style! Look at people like Julian Clary who uses his sexuality to get laughs! Time we thumbed our noses at the PC mob and carried on laughing!!

[gayham]

comedy gold! I love old school camp humour,it is not taking the mick its celebrating the funniness of it all!

[rockchick80s]

Adored this series - bring back the Non PC stuff - when Men were Real Men lol - Bloody Hillarious.

[11670207]

This is so brilliant!Shame some bright spark in Whitehall is trying to not allow this sort of thing being shown!Mad!FABULOUS though!

[vernonpage]

Hilarious ...... wickedly funny!

[jgd2302]

funny funny funny

[johnnygorgeous]

I'm cecil gaybody, I do women's things every tuesday LOL

[doubledeckers]

In case you missed any of it:

Squad! Camp it up!

Ooooh get her. Whoops! I've got your number ducky. You couldn't afford me dear. Two three. I'll scratch your eyes out.

Don't come the brigadier bit with us dear. We all know where you've been you military fairy.

Whoops! Don't look now girls the major's just minced in with a dolly colour sergeant.

Two three. Oooooooooo!

[johnnygorgeous]

love cecil gaybody!

[minstral2]

LMAO! I haven't seen some of these clips in years! Monty Python - Army scene...lmao ...Classic! Thanks for the share!

[mutley26]

Hear, hear!

[ManfredDeJesus]

It's funny though, how a lot of those British actors, famous for playing campy characters, were themselves gay, like John Inman, Charles Hawtry and Graham Chapman

[Sarkissus]

Monty python army scene is a classic , thanks for posting .

[brianwayne222]

I really think this is terrific so humourous

Now what ever would happen if it were screened!

[Sadistic12]

"well i'm, cecil gaybody" LOL great, very funny, especially dick emery, post more!!

[PaulZZ4321]

Camp as t*ts!

[RebelRadius]

Sheer comic genuis

[doubledeckers]

I remember one BBC announcer introducing the film 'She' rather camply with the comment that it was about a 'wicked queen'.

[Distomak]

'That joke was first broadcast in november.... 1970'

Methinks someone's come out to auntie :D x

[PercySnoop]

There were loads of complaints in the 70's/80's about Dick Emery, Kenneth Williams, Frankie Howerd, John Inaman, Larry Grayson et al, being gay stereotypes - I say visability at all costs

[unclenelvis]

just reading your comments, I remember both the shows and the controversy you mention. Visability yes but more to ther poing these sketches are, in opinion, side splittingly funny. and I'm as gay as a box of frogs!

[ditdityoutube]

I much prefer English humour to American!

[mancunian1234]

ooooooooooooooo dear!!You missed out the "I`m a lumber jack and i`m ok"

[OhYouNastyMan]

where are the camp judges from?

[Tuuliska]

Monty Python's Flying Circus, episode 21 (or the 8th episode of the 2nd season). Eric Idle is the one in purple and the one in red is Michael Palin. Those two really are really good, aren't they.

[brianwayne222]

judges field

[kwarlone]

get her - superb

[sagreagan]

hahaha!

[sunfowler]

the second clip's from monty phyton! i love them. graham chapman :(

[Mysterioux]

xD

HAHA. Love it, i've seen pretty much all of these, but still. :3 The second one made me laugh so much.

And.

"And i waggledmywig. Just ever so slih-ghtly." *Michael Palin does funny shaky head thing.*

xDDDD

[unclenelvis]

that was hysterically funny

[kensington25]

That's brilliant. Funniest thing on Youtube. Keem 'em coming darling. Oo er! William

[robotrocket]

as camp as a pink row of tents...thank you soooooo much dear!