"Albert and The Lion" Performed by Roy Hudd

[Spig0414]

My Grand-dad used to recite this to us when we were young.

And he was better than Roy and Stanley put together

[clearly]

Ah yes, he's from Croydon. My old stomping ground, Purley way and the likes.

[clearly]

Where is Roy from? I always thought he was a londoner. Roy is still alive of course whereas Rod Hull is dead. Roy Hudd is indeed a treasure not only as an actor, comedy and serious but a great writer fopr other comics.

[suethompson63]

fantastic roy hudd what a national treasure

[banjostead]

For a different version (spoken in Chaucer English) look up Jeremy Melonie

[marshalllucky]

I used to watch this guy as a kid, he had this angry bird called emu, you could tell it was a puppet but still very funny anyway...

[barpypardlo]

That was Rod Hull

[marshalllucky]

He means Roy Hudd .

[sundayliein4]

@marshalllucky That was Rod Hull,

[marshalllucky]

@sundayliein4 no, roy hudd and emu , I`m sure it was, didnt he fall off a roof trying to get channel 5?

[sundayliein4]

@marshalllucky It was a football match he was trying to watch and in death, as in life, his name was still Rod Hull.

[marshalllucky]

@sundayliein4 Ok thanks for clearing that up,If thats what happened to roy hull then whose this guy then?

[39snow]

@marshalllucky that was Spike Milligan

[marshalllucky]

@39snow my aunt, she is very sick ;-(

[cassianto]

its OK... Roy is the closest thing we got to anybody from music hall era now....although he is still far off

[sneakyam]

By gum, 'sbetter than th' o-rigdge-en-al

[XxXTwilightnessXxX]

hes my grandad! :D no seriously he is!

hes my dads dad

[piloulac]

Wonderful!

But, I don't understand "Right's right, young feller". (I am French).

Can someone help me?

[neilxray]

"Right's right, young feller" is an expression ... you can also say something like "fair's fair ... "

When you want someone to see that your viewpoint or your opinion is the right one ... you are saying that what you think is quite OBVIOUSLY correct!

"Right's right, young feller" = I think it's quite obvious, young man ...

Or something close to that. It's not easy to explain.

[piloulac]

Ok Neilxray.

Your explanation is perfect.

Thanks a lot.

[nubient]

@neilxray its definitely regional dialect, londoners never say this!

[brianlj]

Thanks for posting this!

Roy Hood puts excellent expression into the reading. In many ways, the performance is better than Stanley Holloway's.

[LOBBYTHEROBBER]

excellent post, funny man, funny monologue. thanks.