Arthur Askey - Busy Bee

[teapotcake]

He was so funny.I loved him!

[MrsChloeByrne]

Im related to him lol this is my great great great uncle :)

[webboffin]

Is that joker make up?

[rollerpodger]

where's me washboard

[dannysbrother]

Can you hear me mother?

[BeveledSpilchOnion]

I thank you!

[MickeyLove01]

What was Askey's "talent" exactly?

[SuzLa1]

@MickeyLove01 Making the best ever song.

[stevej7332]

@MickeyLove01 : He was a terrific comedian, clean, funny, topical, and a joy to watch. I also had the privilege of working with him and found him to be a really kind and lovable man.

[TheKempley]

@paddy6062 lighten up my mum used to go out with Arthur Askey he's a legend in his own mind! He represents all that's good about England.... still doesn't make him funny though.

[hobowright]

7 miserable, miserable people.

[ryanjlhunter]

(L)

[TheKempley]

How anyone can laugh at this shit I don't know. Our ancestors should be ashamed

[TheKempley]

How anyone could laugh at this shit I don't know. Our ancestors should be ashamed

[paddy6062]

@TheKempley Grow up you retard..they were fighting for for the freedom of england and the world..so just wanted light entertainment not the aggressive shit you dumb kids need to to stimulate your tiny minds today!!

[stevej7332]

@TheKempley ; we laugh because it's funny! Humour is always personal taste, and the fact that this had stood the test of time proves it's popularity.

[danbroad9]

how come he is so pale and his lips are dark?

[MooseyProductions]

what film is this from?

[bratina501]

@MooseyProductions Television, it can be found in its entirety on the APTS archive channel.

[burnt62]

How can I upload all of this video or buy it somewhere. My little girl is fascinated with this and I am forever stoping work to let her see it !

Thanks for posting

[grai]

how he ever made a living god knows

[mintysgt]

threw radio and the theatre thats how, if it was not for the likes him comedy on the radio would off stayed well in the past, mind you it stop bankers like a certain radio 1 presenter being allowed on the waves

[grai]

did you mean "through" radio??

and radio "would have" stayed well in the past??

[mintysgt]

sorry, yes through, and if you watch a flim called "the band wagon" it kinda of explans in away how arthur kept comedy on the radio when the bbc wonted shot off it all together and keep the air waves for public announcements etc etc, its alot more in depth then that but thats the basic outline, hope thats clearer

[jonb79920]

KICKASS VID!!!!!!!!!!! 5/5!!!!

[TashkentFox]

I've got the original 78 version.

[ReidWelch]

I thank you, but note that your copy is defaced: cut in half. IS THAT because BBC objected, or did you have some tech trouble, which? TY,

R.

[SonOfRojBlake]

watch?v=AsgPnF_juQE&NR=1

[SonOfRojBlake]

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[YouurNumberOneXo]

Lmaaoo, Love This Song :P. His Face Just Makes Maahh Laugh, Bless Him xx

[CherryCheeksXo]

This Is Random And Funny. x

[MACKYBHOY1]

NASTY AULD POOF

[PizzicatoUK]

Your Caps Lock key appears to be stuck. You should get someone to look at that.

[sisaofrost]

being gay in those days must have been hard, so they called it "camp"...poor old bastard

[SweatyJewishMan]

Amazzzinggggg! :D

[katelyn100]

Such a weird old sod and creepy looking

[DukeHarveytheIII]

Thank God he is dead!

[FuckFeminists]

who is this guy? never mind; this is the second best video in the world.

[TheGrumpyBadger1]

@FuckFeminists Arthur Askey he was from Liverpool

[Eddy2730]

@TheGrumpyBadger1 Since he has an RP, I find that hard to believe! People have a similar reaction when I say that I'm from London.

[thegreatluigi]

@FuckFeminists What's the best?

[sallythewerewolf]

@FuckFeminists He's a legendary music hall star who kept 'em laughing during the War...a real treasure! What's the first best video?:)

[bryanhudsonyork]

Wonderful wonderful man. Who's going to replace him? Jonathon Ross? As a generation of people die their ary is going with them: althought Steve Delaney as Count Arthur Strong is somthing to hold onto.

[iamthestudd]

Genius

[stalkerkid222]

IM RELATED TO HIM!!!:)

my grandads uncle:)

[katelyn100]

Feel sorry for you luv

[stalkerkid222]

lawl why?

that guys bad ass XD

[burnt62]

Good on ya mate !! The man is a legend !

[VinnyMonster1]

@stalkerkid222 Then I envy you. Anybody who saw him became a fan! Arthur Askey was the nation's friend.

[sallythewerewolf]

@stalkerkid222 AWESOME!! And he's given tribute in The Fast Show....

[Knappa22]

I feel sorry for the pianist.

the singer starts off so fast, then at 0.41 just launches into the next verse at the wrong interval!

Good song though!

[MountainSideUK]

You're right of course. But it's Arthur Askey in the twilight of his carear knocking out the same song he had sung for the last 40 years and still managing to put more energy into it than most modern singers. The man was more a performer than a singer - and IMO a very entertaining one.

[Pitcairn2]

Going on the makeup and reference to 'light cells' I guess this is a recreation of an early 'Flying Spot' Televison broadcast, using Bairds mechanical system, possibly around the 1ate 1920's early 1930's..

Askey himself in later years described in later years the process.

[MyPlonkerboy]

Oooooh would love to see the whole song.

[northeromen]

hahahahahahahahah classic, full version!!! PELASE!!!!

[kapitiqueen]

It makes my daughter laugh and that's good enough for me!

[keirfree]

he was a Wanker then, 3rd rate, Comedian, still is Time has Not been gud 2him,,, Was he a Midget ??

[Magicttmt]

this was how things were done 'back in the day'. Arthur Askey entertained millions in my grandparents era.... an era when you could leave your front door unlocked day and night and when people had real respect for each other, not this purile 'respec'! Why dont you spend some time on Google looking at interesting stuff from between the wars (thats world war one and two)instead of playing with your playstation or yourself. And by the way, he died a while back, probably before you were conceived.

[jetjaxon]

Maybe you should do a bit of googling yourself... you mean the good old days 50's and 60s when half of African Americans did not have the right to vote and things like sex crimes and domestic violence were hidden behind closed doors. Or the 2 world wars where millions of people died.. oh those good old days? I think having to lock my door at night is a small sacrifice for gains made elsewhere in humanity.

[Lytton333]

@jetjaxon You'd have to lock it to prevent being attacked, seriously hurt if you resist, or perhpas being pointlessly murdered by a lowlife who wants to rob you of your possessions in order to fuel his pointlessly drugged-addled existance because there is no hope or future for him in the modern dystopia..

and domestic violence is still as prevalent in society as it ever was, oh.. and don't forget half of the world below the lowest poverty-levels..

[kapitiqueen]

Keirfree, your opinion is not important so don't give it (lol). Arthur Askey was a household name, unlike some I am writing to at this moment (lol). Heaven help us all if you ever decide to be horrible (lol).

[drlemoncobra]

lol

[theefishlippedone]

blud Askey was fly.

his lyrics are da bomb and da man's style is dope.

nuff respect!

[kapitiqueen]

You sound like one of those sad rapper types, or should that be crapper types lol. Speak the Queens english you buffoon!

[theefishlippedone]

the Queen's English you numbskull.

[grypnhmr]

In case you don't know, theefishlippedone was giving a compliment to Arthur Askey. Why dis?

[JonnyWooWoo]

The funniest thing he ever did was have his legs amputated.

[crayzeehorse]

classic

[calroach]

oooh he is my great great uncle :)

[dfarmbrough]

You can't knock the old boy. Well you shouldn't anyway - respec!

[lolipopink369]

u no, my nanna's had lunch with him twice and got tickets for my nanna, her parents and her brothers and sisters to VIP seat in the queens corination

[shen66]

Should have sold the tickets and bought you spelling lessons!

[lolipopink369]

lmao i just cant be arsed to spell properly...im a crap speller anyway, you can tell?

[albanybeardguy]

Askey was actually quite funny in his prime (30's-40's) and was one of the great Pantomome Dames- it is astonishing just how long his career was.

[keithflying1]

man i hate this wanker bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[redmick]

Almost as boring as some dull no life cyber twat who has nothing better to do with his sorry excuse for a "life" than grumble about stuff on You Tube.

Sad twat.

[deviaan]

WTF........

[Kevo216666]

To think this kind of crap used to pass as entertainment. Where's me washboard?!

[kapitiqueen]

Ah Kevo, I would rather listen to Arthur Askey than some of the crap that is called entertainment these days lol ....

[Kevo216666]

Here here! prefer Chester Drawers actually.

[Oxma]

can i get a what the fuck?

[gordonl]

...and..he had a house at the end of Lord Street n Southport where he used to keep his stamp collection....

[drlemoncobra]

Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, honey bee, honey bee, buzz, buzz, buzz, but they won't see me! What? keep me arms in! Genius!

[mistermarktwentyone]

Marilyn Manson has really let himself go. This is hhe most bizare thing ive seen in my life.

[MissChaz159]

Love It ;)

[drlemoncobra]

I've renamed my cat Arthur Askey in honour of our buzzing idol.

[jimlagos]

He might look corny now, but believe it or not this man helped push the BBC into the 20th century.

[engagesuperleague]

Askey rocks!!

[hicksy115]

my gay friend sung this in geography lol

[markrnunn]

you are the gay boy who fancys that man emma broadbent.

[mush1955]

He used to have a tune called " Big hearted Arthur " and was a member of the " Crazy Gang " during WW2. I've seen some of the old films and they wasn't to bad.

[dfarmbrough]

What a great entertainer! He looks a bit like Uncle Fred.

[allanmatt]

Bring back "The dream of Blodwin"

[burnt62]

Thanks I sing this to my eight month old daughter !!!

[yemyem2006]

e-on advert ROX!

[drlemoncobra]

If MGM had any decency they'd resurrect Arthur poste haste and start filming Saw 4: Jigsaw vs The Busy Bee this very instant.

[bigrexlowlife]

Your comment just shows that you shouldnt judge anyone by their appearance. Arthur Askey was a much loved family entertainer throughout his entire life.

Your comment suggests you are a twat but I wont judge you on this one comment alone. Say something else LOL

[Billylayz]

i wasn't suggesting he was one, but you gotta admit he looks really freaky on this particular clip. An he'd scare most people if he creeped up behind you! Piano mans amazin

[UpMyOwn]

I hope you're not on the jury if I'm on trial! Arthur was a top respected comedian, loved by many. He was dressed this way just because of the requirements of the early television filming.

[KaliberKing]

lol I love English humour

[xOddOneOutx]

I Love It.

But It Sounds Better On The e-on Advert.

Lol.x

[UpMyOwn]

Have a listen to the one on my channel

[thegreyman]

was it your full version on here a little while back? I played it to my nephew & he loved it. I was just about to download it to create an animation for it. Shame if you had to take it down :-(

[PHDarren]

It's a later remake of the performance he did at the dawn of TV when he appeared on the Baird TV system (mechanical not cathode ray tube). The early system was very weak and everyone had to wear very heavy contrasting make up to be seen on the image broadcast.

[james220190]

this is almost rapping??

[OolegendkillerOo]

fukin great

[OolegendkillerOo]

wata fuckin legend it own everythin

[adeeboy]

im 40 and i can remember him he did some other songs one about a donkey i think lol

[Rach4paul]

haha !!

fuckinn legend !!!!!

[rockerjames123]

hey do you know were i could find the full version of this cheers cya

[woodenz]

soundtrack on limewire

[jabberwock01]

All that make up!

[GLITTERPINKBUTTONS]

Blimey he looks like that character from the saw films! lol.............i want to play a game!

[AshleySuddenley]

"Oh What A Glorious Thing To Be" LoL

=3

[pressgangers]

I dont think i remember jokers wild, but it does sound pretty rough, but askey on Wheeltappers, you sure as i always thought it was northern comics like Bernard Manning etc and not Big-hearted Arthur.

[pressgangers]

askey used to be on tv all the time, either on the bbc variety vaudeville show The Good Old Days. He also had a number of Films out with people like Richard (stinker) mrdock. i think he used to do the odd panel game like. " whats my line" and blankety blank"

[wsatb]

He was one of the team captains on the painfully awful panel game The Jokers Wild which is up there with Wheeltappers & Shunters in the dreadful telly chart.

[chrystalballs]

apparantely i used to run up to the tv screen and kiss AA, i was about 5 years old, no wonder i grew up such an odd ball!

[Coerlin]

You know, I don't recall ever seeing any of Arthur on television, until now, YouTube. I'm UK, all my life, 35 years, yet his name is locked into my memory from as far back as I can remember. Nice to finally see him.

[niches01]

aksey what a fella. quality.

[noxinsox]

that is a silly comment and out of oredr. Do you know anything about Arthur?

[shen66]

I do, he was a mincing queen.

[herringthorpe]

gassing was to good for him !

[antoniod]

This clip was used in an exhibit at the old Museum of the Moving Image.I miss that place!

[GeneralEcho]

arthur askey was the man

[bennewbon]

it still is entertainment, just because there isnt explosions, fast car chases and other things in it, I love arthur askey, he was a genius.

[tyrell65]

and people used to think that was entertainment?...ere missus...i've seen ya wearin' ya brother's clothin'..!