Great British Comedians: Kenny Everett

[Elliot Kane]

Kenny was a huge favourite of mine, back in the day. His humour is so for out of left field that you really need a whole new description for it. He set new standards in total anarchy and his shows had a weirdness and an energy that has never been equaled by any other comedian I know of.

Kenny was a true original (And also a darn fine radio DJ. Only reason I ever listened to radio, ever, in fact). He is (Like a depressingly large number of great British comedians) now dead, and at a tragically young age. But his legacy of laughter lives on.

In every 'disguise' for his sketches, kenny always looks like Kenny. Which is half the point. How he got 'Cupid Stunt' (THINK about it... ;D) past the censors on Brit TV, I have no idea - but that was Kenny for you...

One warning: don't watch the Reg Prescott stuff if you like DIY. It'll put you off for life! ;D

Reg Prescott DIY

Cupid Stunt

Parodying Rod Stewart

The Revolution

Fulcrum

Kenny recommends a way to solve your parking problems

Anyways, you get the idea. I don't think a quarter of his wild and zany characters are featured in these clips, but it gives a good idea of his style of humour.

Hopefully you'll like him

[The Sonar Chicken]

I'm watching the first clip now and it's just wrong but I kept laughing at the poor sod who stuck his finger in the tool... LOL... The rest was... just all kinds of wrong.

[Elliot Kane]

Yes. Never was another like Kenny! ;D

I just wish I could find the clip where he walks out on stage at a Conservative party conference dressed as Brother Lee Love and shouts "Let's nuke Russia!" Must be over twenty years since I saw that and the memory of it still makes me laugh today.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Hmmm that sounds funny.

Cupid Stunt... ROFL... yep, watched both parts of it. A pity I need subtitles to understand it all. Confounded English.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aPrOuPxLno&NR=1

Geez he's everywhere, huh?

[Elliot Kane]

Hah! Great find! ;D

[The Sonar Chicken]

Ooh that Rod Stewart song! I remember it... ROFL... that's just some brilliant dancing. ;D

With bananarama (this one might be more up your alley)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw68owhqNIY&NR=1

With David Bowie(he comes in much later... have no idea most of what he's saying but it's funny ;D )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXsWCsCZf4

[Elliot Kane]

... I miss Kenny SO much! Did I mention that? ;D

Gotta give the Bananarama girls huge props for that one. I have NO idea how they kept their faces straight with all that going on!

[The Sonar Chicken]

Yep... he's damn good.

Did you see the David Bowie one ?

Also, this is funny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX03hgf_LcM&NR=1