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By the way, as far as delivery goes, even Merton bothered to learn the scripts before he went into the studio to perform them. Hancock? Yes, I always end up rolling on the floor with laughter, because watching some old drunk read his lines off cue cards, completely failing to put any comic timing into them because it was the first time he'd even seen them, is hilarious.
Like I say, Hancock simply couldn't do funny when he was seperated from G&S's writing. Which made it a bit unfortunate that he fired them, really. I mean, have you seen any of those 'lost' episodes that they rediscovered a few years ago? Why do you think they only ever repeat the same fifteen or so episodes? Hell, he was barely able to do it when he didn't have Sid James to play off - again, bit of a shame that he made sure that he was chucked off the show, too, for getting too many laughs.
It's always amazing how killing yourself can turn you into a genius, regardless of your actual ability at anything. |
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