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Joyce Grenfell

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shysal Tue 25-Mar-14 08:19:41

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzFA-ocMfmk
When my Bengal cat, Saffron, gets under the bedclothes and moves around, I call her Lumpy Latimer. After trying to change my sheets around her this morning, I decided to re-aquaint myself with some of Joyce Grenfell's sketches. They are absolutely timeless and had me smiling.
Do you think any of the current comedians will be remembered for so many years, and with so much affection? If so, which ones? I find them all a bit 'samey'.
Victoria Wood is not really current, but she amuses me in the same way that Joyce did.

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PRINTMISS Fri 28-Mar-14 16:01:57

We saw Maureen Lipman, and she was brilliant, wasn't she, could do with more of that sort of thing I think, and I love the 'If I should go'. I remember one of the 'Face the Music' programmes, where only one note was played and Joyce got the tune right straight away - everyone thought it was a trick, but it was always strenuously denied by the producers.

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Deedaa Fri 28-Mar-14 21:41:27

I'd completely forgotten Face The Music and it used to one of our favourite programmes! I used to feel so smug if I got the tune on the silent piano right smile

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shysal Sat 29-Mar-14 07:16:20

I enjoyed Face the Music too, never got the silent piano tune.

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Deedaa Sat 29-Mar-14 20:43:07

Sometimes the rythm would give it away shysal it was a bit like anagrams - either it jumped straight out at you or you could watch all night and not get it.

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rosesarered Mon 31-Mar-14 15:59:34

Ariadne We had to go to a memorial service last week, and that poem was read, very moving. I liked Joyce Grenfell too but don't know much about her life so may now try and find a book.

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