joyce grenfell nursery school (george don't do that)

My mum once got me an audiotape of this when I was little and I found it very funny. I wonder what George was actually doing? My mum says picking his nose but I can't help wondering ............

British comedy at its very best...written at a time when comedy was more gentle...wonderful

Well, I'd put some decent money that she was a nursery or early primary school teacher for a while!

So many comments here have missed the point. It's not laugh-out-loud funny, no. There's no punchline; no snappy one-liner.

Instead, it's an early study in what real comedy is about: OBSERVATION. Being able to recreate a familiar, everyman situation with acutely realistic observational powers - and a comic slant - is the basic humour principle of art imitating life.

You should be respecting Joyce Grenfell as a pioneer.

Couldn't agree more Oxfordruse. This comes from a time when you had to think about comedy. When it asked a little back from its audience if you were to appreciate it. Joyce Grenfell was an absolute star.

well I listened (out of curiosity and enlightenment) for 1m30secs, and yes...it's complete rubbish.

mmmbeachlover: Thank you for your input. If everyone liked the same things then the world would be truly boring, don't you agree? ;-)

Most kind, indeed it would be a wickedly benal old world.

Still shit though.

I went to school with George

Sit on that naughty step, or it's a smacked botty for you... :-)