Chic Murray - Aberdeen, 1984

[billyconnearly]

Half of that would've done me......beat that for an opening line!

[h0meatlast]

Twice saw Chic live - never seen so many people in tears of laughter! Utterly hilarious, surreal humour, and much underrated.

[sottythesecond]

i am from scottish heritage, this guy makes no sense to me

[sottythesecond]

i am from scottish heritage, this guy makes no sense to me

[billyconnearly]

GENIUS.

[dalbis333]

a genius needs no comment...

so i never said that!

[iBeep2009]

it looks like a gift, but its an art!

[crankbv1]

l was walking down the street the other day and l noticed this fella walking towards me....l could tell he was walking towards me 'cause he was getting closer all the time,,you know ! Chic Murray, a great man and sadly missed.

[24031965GAV]

i used to go out with a red head,no hair,just a red head.

[Nojnotpu]

Wonderful.

[billyconnearly]

I got up this morning.......I knew I was up because when I looked back at the bed......

I wisnae there!

[9missClaire]

Hes so funny

[tulgewood1961]

Chic had nasty accident one day. He fell backwards down some stairs. At the bottom was a very posh lady who asked "have you fallen down the stairs"? Chic looked up at her and said "NO i'm just trying to break a bar of chocolate in my back pocket".

[rabblue]

if he comes oot wi a bag a toffees am off hahahaahaha

[blogward]

Brilliant, just brilliant.

[Marillionboy]

Just marvellous. I love his use of words. His comic persona was so cleverly constructed.

[JimboCelt]

Chic was in Edinburgh the last time the Commonwealth Games were on there.

He was walking down the street and saw this chap carrying a long thin piece of wood.

So he said to him, "Are you a polevaulter"?

The chap said, " No, I'm a German, and how did you know my name is Volter"?

[qkcxv]

I hear he was one of the first stand-ups. I have some of his stuff on the now defunkt VHS but when I get it digitised I shall put it up here :)

[AndrewJimScott]

1 person is a wank

[steveysebo]

my great uncle, R.I.p ooT WAS IN AND INN WAS OOT

[hulltruck]

Another great favourite of Mr Platers

[livinginhope1950]

Todays so called comics could learn an awful lot from Chic Murray!!! Subtle innuendo, perfect timing ,a degree of political incorrectness and great timing!!!! Billy Connolly obviously influenced by him!!!!

[147irene]

i love chick murray, i remember he used to come on stage with his wife, she was so tiny, or was it because he was tall, i think her name was mayday, at least, that was what he called her, an all time great, and scottish to!!!!!!!! my favourite joke was, i was walking down the road the other day, well i knew i was walking, because, i put one foot in front of the other. a classic!!!!!

[panchopuskas1]

Didn't he have a small woman in his act?

[sharaIantam]

Chic was great. Even the pauses are funny.

[scottishcreamthe1st]

I had a tragic childhood. My parents never understood me. They were Japanese.

[billyconnearly]

Chic was and is one of Mr Connolly's Heroes and Inspirations! Billy was a Pallbearer at the Immortal Mr Murray's funeral and Chic's wife Maidie gave Billy Chic's trademark bunnet afterwards.

[sharziel]

love this. a classic

[billyconnearly]

Billy's vocabulary reflects the reality of most people's language including "FUCK" he never swore to get a laugh his "profanity" is always in context! If you watch any of his documentaries for BBC or ITV EG Journey across the top of the world his language is pristine!!!

[cocodonia]

Chic Murray a comedy Genious and he never swore to get a laugh unlike Connelly you swears more than he cracks jokes.

[cocodonia]

Billy Connolly is a pretentious auld Bawbag in the same Vane as Connery.

[relmmih6]

@cocodonia couldnt agree more

[breagle76]

Bloody brilliant! :-D

[MrHarryStotle]

bam knows naught,or nuthin,or not

[itsallagameman]

when you say he is funny, was this at his most unfuniest, love to have seen him when he was funny

[MrTam63]

The funniest man to come out of Scotland. Leaves Connelly standing.

[BillDFC]

Better than Connelly and not a swear word to be heard.

[kimamey]

Assuming you mean Billy Connoly He didn't always swear partly because he wasn't allowed to back in the early days. I saw him live in 1979 and I don't think he swore then and I think he didn't swear until after he became well known.

Chick Murray is more Scottish in his style which may not travel as well.

Much of his humour is a little old fashioned now and you can tell what he's going to say but I still find it funny. Maybe it's his delivery.

[BillDFC]

Chick will still be funny when Connolly is forgotten.

[kimamey]

I doubt Murray or Connoly will be forgotten.although Connoly has an advantage since there is more material recorded of him. Actually if it wasn't for sites like this Murray wouldn't even be known by a lot of people. So at least now more people will be able to see Chick Murray's talent and decide if they like him. I think Connoly is fan of Murray as well.

It's good to see or hear lots of comedians from years ago on Youtube.

[PedsaNednFriends]

Man was a true legend.....

"I opened the door in my pajamas, yes I know, it's a strange place to have a door!" boom boom.

"I thought, I'll put the kettle on, it didn't suit me so I took it back off again" boom boom.

[Kuanyin123456]

A legend of which we don't get any more - one of the best all-time comedians!

[Larkyeejit]

A legend, my all time favourite comic

[2367921]

He is the best comedian I have ever struck. New Zealand

[killieboy93]

why did you strike him?

sorry thought i'd use a bit of the chic murray humour there:\

[2367921]

I struck him because I thought he was a good match for many situations! New Zealand

[killieboy93]

that struck me as a good one!

[essxm22]

genius!...His best joke?

"I was walking down the street the other day and I slipped and fell. Thiss woman came up to me and said "have you fallen?" "I said no I'm just trying to break a bar of chocolate in my back pocket!"

[philsinatra]

"I phoned and asked - halloo is that the local golf club? Well, it all depends where you live!"

[rarebutgreat]

Pure genius

[gifted67]

" I was walking down Princes Street one day.......putting one foot in front of the other...I've always found that the best way to walk.....anyway ,I was carrying one of those old radiogrammes....you know the type...the one your granny kept the Aspadistra plant on.. " I thought gosh this is dashed heavy....so I changed it to the Light Programme! ... Boom Boom!

[No1barney1]

A man approached me in the street.

He said: Och, it's yourself.

Well, I couldn't deny it. It was me!!

I made my way to the boarding house. A woman said: What do you want? I said: I want to stay here. She said: Well stay there and closed the door!!

The manager said: Is your room satisfactory?

I said: No

He said: Why not?

I said: Well it's about the celing. There isn't one. But is allright the people upstairs don't move around much!!

Chick Murray sorely missed.

[moviebreakers]

Excellent Definately Brilliance personified

[billyconnearly]

One true comedy Genius... 100 years ahead of his time!!!!

[UJSupanova]

best Chic Murray joke i heard was...

I booked into a hotel, the maid said "have you a good memory for faces?" i said "aye" she said "good, there's no mirror in the bathroom" hahaha

[SAHB58]

A pishedmaself

[billyconnearly]

Of course it's just my way..... I like to get up in the morning.......it gives me the rest of the day to myself!

[billyconnearly]

Ah got up this morning.....ah knew ah wis up..... because when ah looked back at the bed ah wisnae there!!

[fascistamericadotnet]

check out the book...Just Daft: The Chic Murray Story

[dymond9999]

Chic Murray comedy personification.

Who else could say "I was walking down the High Street the other day,I Knew I was walking as every two seconds the shop front,s changed?"

[BigWolfie1]

deffo........... wot a man..

he said he was walkin down the street and fell down a woman said .....oh did u fall over, ? he said noooooo im tryin to break a bar of toffee in my back pocket. haha

[No1barney1]

Yeah, brilliant. Here's a couple of Chic's...

I was walking down the street. One foot in front of the other. I find it's the best way to walk!!

I went into the butchers. I said: Do you have a sheep's head? He said: No, it's just the way I part my hair!!

I said: Have you any wild duck. He said: No but I've got one out the back that I could aggravate for you!!

[fionndan]

i find it very 'peculiar' that the Englishman who introduced Chic Murray would take the trouble to 'label', or point out that Chic was a Scotsman, given that the gig IS IN Aberdeen. !!!!! wtf ?

[paulhatfield69]

For the benefit of the TV audience at home.

[dexavia]

Absolute genius from Chic.

[billyconnearly]

He would have made it in the US but his agent there was killed in a car accident. After that he came back here and the UK wasn't big enough for his talent - he was about 30 years ahead of his time - what a sense of timing

[Jockstein123456789]

Delivery Par excellooooooonce!!!!

[goldstandardgirl]

'How's that for a shuttlecock?'

Brilliant and as noted before,

debonair and delivered with elan.

-GSG-

In this life he laughs longest who laughs last.

John Masefield

[connorchapman1]

Murray had all the skills of a truly great stand up comedian: original material(his own) superb timing, subtle facial expressions and the ability to exploit innuendo without vulgarity. He is irreplaceable.

[bigchappy1970]

the best ever with bill connolly

[KeeGaN85]

He was the man, with the plan, and totally elan. Just wish i'd seen him live.