Benny Hill's Answer to the Rabid Politically Correct

[AnalogX64]

"what kind of man has two Christian names and no sir name" hahahah.

[organizedactivist]

Really loved it!

The only defense against the curse of political correctness is humorous "offense" - yeah let's give offense to the up-tight no fun PC elites who are obsessed that somewhere, someone is having a good time.

:-)

[smileyvirginia]

i love beeny hill hes so silly i love his silly voices

[cottonwhiskersuk]

I had no idea Benny did impressions. Though, I hate to say it, but Dave Allen was funnier.

[jamdawg]

I remember watching Dave Allen at Large on the local PBS station years ago. Funny Stuff.

[spock8585]

Benny hill was one of the true great comedians.

[dudemantwo]

Was Benny Hill Anglican?

[TomthatiscalledTom]

I get the point of the sketch BUT for the record...Dave Allen was no Irish Bernard Manning. His humour was observational self-deprecating and satirised religion

[lillkiberals]

Q: When you go to the Cannibal Cafe, why is the liberal the most expensive thing on the menue?

A: Did you ever have to clean one of those things?

[whoo689]

If I were Hill, I'd be like "Ay! STFU, you morons! Sit down! I'm tellin the joke, and you need to man up!"

[whoo689]

Were those idiots shouting being for real, or were they told to act that way before the show started??

[ACcountryFan]

that was done for comedy effect. the first voice was Benny Hill's voice in a high pitch complaining about the proposed Jewish joke...then the other voice was straight-man Henry McGee complaining about the proposed Irish joke. i would suspect the female voice is Sue Upton or another of the Hill's Angels. the "fairies" were actors. None of it was real. It was done for comedy purposes. The funniest was the China joke. "once upon a time there were two Chinamen...now look how many there are". hahaha

[wmbrown6]

Ms. Upton wasn't in this particular show, which was first broadcast May 30, 1978. The other Irishman who answered McGee's "joke" question was none other than Jackie Wright. Sounds like one of the women may've been Lee Gibson. The "crew members" who later pelted Benny-as-"Dave" after his "fairy story" were Frank Coda and members of The Cotton Mill Boys who were that show's musical guests.

[crazychrisva]

We need T.V. like this today. Political Correctness is nothing more than newspeak, a terrible violation of freedom.

Britain was a great nation then with its wonderful black humor (not black as in race to any idiot whom might get offended because they do not know the difference) and before it became a monitered police state.

[mazakman1957]

I totally agree and 48% of us in America are afraid that the liberal Fascist/Marxists are about to take OUR free speech away. I am afraid it is going to take a terrible happening to bring people to their senses. At least for a little while since it seems that most Americans have NO recollection of 9/11/01.

[bidefordrfc]

Actually Stan Laurel is also a comic genius and much funnier than Chaplin!

[Elric33239]

Why did you cut out the end where "Dave Allen" yells at the ceiling after he said "My God!" "I'm sorry!"? That was a brilliant punchline!

[onemorethingsir]

Ha Ha...this perceptive sketch says it all about the state of humour today! Truth is, there is no funny comedy on TV at all these days, not really, people have no choice but to endure the bland productions of P.C. mediocrity.

[uqmx5]

Benny was a clever liberal who was telling the truth, making REAL humour about his own society at the time. That's why some people disliked him. Some people dislike people who uncover the established system even in a funny manner.

[wmbrown6]

Unlike "Monty Python" who "uncovered" the "established system" in such a way you have to wonder if they were pushing an agenda - and they're beloved by many in the "hate Benny" crowd.

[autumnbubz5]

the ruder Benny Hill was the better, he just had that personar of getting away with it like a naughty schoolboy,he liked 'roasting' anybody and anything which made him stand out from the rest as he had no boundaries in his humour...today the boundaries are limited thanks to pc which makes humour a lot more 'narrower' and boring and basically the same [look at american sitcoms] people are being 'trained' to laugh, whereas years ago a good laugh was limitless.............

[hirdy6]

Lovely and very clever tribute mlerc.

[usenetposts]

Heh heh. He's doing a Dave Allen impersonation!

[wmbrown6]

One of the key ironies here is that today, Mr. Hill's Allen impersonation is considerably more accessible than the real-life Dave Allen's own works.

[willobi]

we need more people like him on the tv.

[Brutmax]

Benny Hill was one of the very most brilliant comedians that ever lived, even Charlie Chaplin was a huge fan of his.

That he has been for all practical purposes banned from British TV(along with other countries also)is a blessing in diguise really.

His brilliant work has been spared the indignity of being casted among the mountainous volumes of rubbish that we today call comedy!

[wmbrown6]

The funny thing was, Chaplin was likewise banned from American movie theatres in the early and late 1950's after he was forced out of the country (and into exile in Switzerland) at the height of McCarthyism. But the objection to Chaplin during the "Red Scare" was more political than sexual in nature.

[Tyler13R]

Wow, maybe the first one to really make fun of the stupidity of political correctness.

[pruneonthemoon]

Benny and Dave in one...what could be better?

[143AC]

I wish that people would stop picking on

poor Mr.Hill.

He never hurt anyone and he was funny!

Let's honor his memory by laughing with

him and not trying to knock him.

[143AC]

Mr.Hill is spoofing Mr.Dave Allen

and he is very funny here!

Why doesn't everyone watch this

skit and see the humor in this skit

You might just like it?!

[Mongeyman]

I am fed up with comments. Opinions are like arseholes... everybody has one. Why can't we just have a laugh anymore, without taking offence! Shove this new world, and all your PC anxietes, you are bloody welcome to it. Here lies comedy, murdered by the PC brigade.

[misterfisherman]

no.its a good way of making money,coming up with pc ideas.pays better than doing the national lotto hmmmm yes

[stevebritgimp]

Mostly political correctness consists of white people taking offence at things pre-emptively. It is an experiment by white people, and eventually everyone will lighten up (metaphorically speaking).

[stevebritgimp]

Good sketch - and yes it is Dave Allen. Enjoyed both of them - but admitting you don't hate Benny Hill is a very unBritish thing to say.

[RukilDentarg]

I'm Pakistani and i find that EXTREMELY!!! OFFENSIVE!!! ... hahaha no i don't that was brilliant :P Im off to search for more clips :woosh:

[namniekib]

It's only offensive if you know its the truth.

[143AC]

This is a funny skit against PC BS!

Take That Norman Lear!

[geffel]

Benny gort dumped becasue he was shit and old fashioned. That's why he came to the US - they stil lthink all that crappy stuff is funny.

[dacrlit]

Is Benny meant to be doing an impression of Dave Allen?

[143AC]

Mr.Hill did a tv comedy special with Mr.

Joey Faye..some scenes filmed in NYC

the rest At Thames TV in England.

 Following his death..The heads of

Thams TV finally admitted that they

shouldn't have fired Benny

[anaw1188]

Is like when sombody imitates a japanese person and so they talk with the R instead of L, or something like that, now when somebody says something like "All ethnics should be laughed at in public for being inferior to whites" (i'm quoting a comment btw) it's something that shows true ignorance cause I think racist are ignorants

[anaw1188]

the reason people focus too much on the political correctness is because now there's a bunch of persons that get all ofended over nothing. like somebody said there's racial humor and there's racist humor. There's nothing wrong to joke about little things that a particular culture does as long you dont try to make them inferior

[Waynes150]

You cant say anything now because it might not be politically correct or it might offend, it is known as liberal dictatorship or communism, whatever you prefer.

[Albran]

This might not adhere to the stupidity that is political incorrectness, which is commendable, but I just don't find it very funny anyway.

[Albran]

Whoops, I meant political correctness.

[gordonbennet]

political correctness was invented to shield people from the truth

[ellwyn]

political correctness is leftist thought control

[gavinlaing]

my god !!!

[Troparion]

i love this one ... thanks for posting.

[Nat1831]

Oh did I forget The Two Ronny's, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. How can I forget The Goodies. How do you all feel about Cribbins?

[Nat1831]

You can perfer them as well. Alec Guiness was funny to as was Peter Sellers. And let's not forget Lenny Henry and Kenny Everett.

[Pianowrestler]

It's funny, but I prefer two other "global British comedy geniuses": Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese.

[Niiiiiii555]

All ethnics should be laughed at in public for being inferior to whites.

[alacas69]

'White' can be classed as an ethnicity! Your reasoning is illogical and your comment surely is stated to inflame, yet it simply makes you appear ignorant. Every Human can be laughed at in comedy irrespective of Colour etc. The context of the remark is what's important not the actual words used.

[Bronze72]

Just like your boyfriend laughs at you for being a two stroke, to early, to little guy. Why should Ethnics/ie Brown skinned people be inferior? They weren't the last to evolve or should I say have civilization.

[MISTERWHITE111]

Here's a joke ....

what is the difference between American right wing reactionaries and the Taliban?

Oh wait, there is no joke. And there is no difference.

[eamonosu]

dave allen was damn good you know, actually funnier than benny hill. he didnt have all of those props and females to enhance his show.

[Nat1831]

That doesn't dictate what is funny and what is not. That's just your feeling not a fact. Ernie Kovacs spanks so many with his comedy and he used props and at times didn't. And knew how to use sex appeal to his advantage. But that doesn't make him a bad comic

[StanleyKu]

Benny was one of the best comedians in history! Certainly the most gifted.

[manwithnotrousers]

What´s wrong with racist humour If it makes people laugh?

If you dont like it then dont listen - Simple.

[hipechik]

"What´s wrong with racist humour If it makes people laugh?"

Because it makes ppl laugh for the wrong reasons. Would you like humor where the point of the punchline is to make people feel disgusted by someone of another race? To the point of wanting to harass them in public?

BTW, I hope you're talking about RACIAL humor and not RACIST humor. There's a big difference between racist humor that demeans people, and racial humor, that pokes fun of ethnic and cultural differences.

[manwithnotrousers]

Please hypechick....Don´t give us the PC brigade standard responces.

And for the record I can poke fun at anybody I want - Its  one of our human rights is it not?

You dont see me getting hysterical when somebody makes a joke of who I am, and where I come from. (happens a lot)

You people need to chill-out - big time.

[cisco9x]

Check the audience, they look so lame, not a single Paki/Jew/Black in the audience - Now look how many there are ? Dayam

[HUTINAK]

He's supposed to be Dave Allen who's entire schtick is racist humor

[femaleanimal]

What a mistake I made coming back her. I have to respond to this. Dave Allen was always made a point of avoiding what he considered to be racist humour. He was known for religious jokes, but there was alot mote to him than that.

As for poor old Benny, he was a very clever, inventive man who got lazy, and who was, by some accounts, actually quite happy to leave Thames. His reputation is most certainly not helped by idiots ranting about "the pc brigade"

[troublemaker1973]

He's even popular in China!

[CIMANDY]

Political correctness is fine until it interferes with free speech, then it becomes as oppressive as a rascist.

[StanleyKu]

exactly!!

[AnalogX]

OMG!!! that was funny...in two ways than one. I love Benny Hill and Dave Allen which is what he was doing a parody of.

[gerble1365]

Once upon a time there were 2 china people, now look how many there are! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[mlerc]

At last, someone with some sense of humour share his joy. Cheers, gerble1365!

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Benny Hill is funny as hell.

[stuccohomes]

Benny Hill practiced alternative comedy. Sorry, alternative TO comedy.

[femaleanimal]

First bit of that is actually stolen from a real Dave Allen routine (Hill stole alot of material) and the second bit is crap, an insult to Dave. Why American mention these two men i the same sentence really is beyond me.

[femaleanimal]

Incidentally, this clip is from way before the term "politically correct" was ever coined.

[mlerc]

"The original sense of politically correct was as a term used to address mixed bodies of people so as not to offend. In 1793, Justice James Wilson in Chisholm v. Georgia used the term.

The second, and current, definition arose in 1970. A body of liberal or radical opinion, esp. on social matters, characterized by the advocacy of approved causes or views, and often by the rejection of language, behaviour, etc. considered discriminatory or offensive."

[mlerc]

So another clueless comment bites the dust. Everyone is entitled to their opinions; but get your facts right to avoid making a fool of yourselves.

[mlerc]

Incidentally, the above sketch is from May 30, 1978. I repeat: May 30, 1978.

Also, for your information, the above sketch was devised as an explicit parody of Dave Allen (no "stealing") and a playful heads-up for a nauseating trend then just beginning to impact on many television comedians' careers.

[wmbrown6]

Including, ironically enough, Benny's own, down the road.

[femaleanimal]

No, the first bit about why does he brush his trouser leg is from a genuine Dave Allen routine, from around 1973,and can be found in the book The Essential Dave Allen by Grahan McCann. I`m afraid this was Hill`s idea of "parody" by this late stage. The term politically correct may well have been first coined on the seventies, but it was most certainly not in general parlance until the late eighties/ealy nineties.

[AnalogX]

Interesting fact didnt know that.

[spottybanana63]

Estoy de acuerdo con laspicardiascom, (Y soy britanica, por se acaso!) Estos "cultral snobs" que se van a cagar.

[laspicardiascom]

jajaja sip asi es spotty banana! Thing is, ask anybody outside the US about Allen and nobody has a clue about him. Ask them about Benny Hil and they would know.

[AnalogX]

I live in Canada and which borders the US and we know about Dave Allen. In fact the Show "Dave Allen At Large" was on air for many many years from early 80's to late 90's on a regular basis.

I love both Benny and Dave, but Dave was the Genius. Benny was more running around with Woman in Bras type of Comedy.

[PRICEJAMES]

So refreshing, good on yer Benny wherever you are :)

[SirOliverReed]

Genius my arse . . . Dave Allen . . . of who Benny is doing a pretty shoddy impression of in the clip . . . WAS a comic genius, and Benny was nowhere near as good as him.

Stan Laurel, Perer Cook & Dudley Moore, Monty Python and Billy Connolly are the 'global British comedy genni' that you forgot to mention.

[mlerc]

If you don't like him, it doesn't give you the right to create factoids using such a patronizing tone.'Global' means recognizable from India to Russia, Australia to Brazil and all in between. Your list, hardly so. Laurel half a double act, Monty Python a collective effort. Peter Cook & Dudley Moore (spetacularly tedious at times), and Billy Connolly are neither global nor geniuses. With billions of viewers worldwide Benny Hill is posted in Russian and Polish right here in Youtube.

[wmbrown6]

"Monty Python a collective effort"

They sound more like collectivist to me - and I noticed they're given a free pass in many areas by the same cabal that so rabidly detest Mr. Hill. What hypocrisy . . .

[laspicardiascom]

Oye tu hablas por el culo. Benny Hill fue un genio de la comedia. Influencio miles de shows incluyendo el mio. Dale un vistazo a Las Picardias o Bienvenidos y veras en ellos el espiritu de Benny Hill ALIVE AND WELL. Todos los que mencionas con excepcion del Flaco Y el Gordo solo tienen sentido si eres de cultura anglo. Benny Hill appeals ACROSS CULTURES!