The film's in black and white- you never know, maybe the makeup is green and lavender and this is all a big mix up. Yeah- that's the ticket... Oh how things have changed.
You can imagine rehearsals: 'Come on Neil, put it on, we're all wearing it' Neil: 'No way, I'm a serious musician, besides which it's racist.' 'It's not racist Neil, it's funny.' 'Fuck you Viv, and fuck your fucking black and white minstrels.'
Liked it when Viv screws up the words during the limbo dancing spot
trousers5183 4 months ago
i love their gags!
mravantgarde123 8 months ago
why neil innes is never dressed like the others? :) ??
OrontesRM 1 year ago
Wonderfully bizarre mix of pre-recorded backing, and Viv Stanshall singing live (and missing bits :))
srtgrayfrance 1 year ago
aint that david jason as the presenter ? certainly looks like him!
outoftheashes19 1 year ago 3
@outoftheashes19 that's him!!! lol ;)
ray59145 1 year ago
@outoftheashes19 Yes it is, he features a lot in 'Do Not Adjust Your Set'; Captain Fantastic is his best role.
ViciousSatsuma 1 year ago
Wow!
Pippin76 1 year ago
MONSTER ! ( :
Hemulen40 2 years ago
Ah yes the glorious black and white minstrel show !
What doo dah ish irony. Or is that ironizing... or ironing ? I would guess a lot of Americans just wont get this.
Alas alack.
Thanx for this postilion and it's lightning.
faunflynn 2 years ago
David Walliams also blacked up as the huge fat black woman rival to Bubbles DeVere and Harry Enfield blacked up as Nelson Mandela.
FilimboUK 2 years ago
This was a kid's show????????
What age group?
harpo103 2 years ago
Not quite sure -- all I know is that it was originally a kid's show, but gained a large adult following.
Notebooked 2 years ago
The film's in black and white- you never know, maybe the makeup is green and lavender and this is all a big mix up. Yeah- that's the ticket... Oh how things have changed.
...and on a children's show, to boot!
HilleRyan 2 years ago
Little Britain is the last time I can remember blacking up, Matt Lucas doing Mr T and the black & white minstrels in the first series
FilimboUK 2 years ago
You can imagine rehearsals: 'Come on Neil, put it on, we're all wearing it' Neil: 'No way, I'm a serious musician, besides which it's racist.' 'It's not racist Neil, it's funny.' 'Fuck you Viv, and fuck your fucking black and white minstrels.'
FilimboUK 2 years ago 2
Just when you think you've heard everything there is to hear about the Bonzos.....
dharmaseed 2 years ago