Comedy songs

merlotgran I remember the Old Dope Peddler (from The Old Lamp Lighter of Long Ago.)
I like a few Gilbert and Sullivan songs too, especially Duke of Plazatoro.
There were lots of songs from the '60s following the TV series 'That was the News That Was' that revived ironic humour.
eg Not the 9 o'clock News - My Baby Takes the Morning Train
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxDKXZFwi9s

I loved Jake Thackeray too. The Landlord song from Les Mis is also very funny.

The Indian doctor one, boom boody boom. I think it's called "Goodness gracious me."

I heard ' Hello Mother , Hello Father ...... Camp Granada ' the other day - It's always made me smile . My wee grandson's off to camp next week so it was even more poignant .

Ernie ( the fastest milkman in the West.)Benny Hill
Right said Fred, Bernard Cribbins
When Father Papered The Parlour
In Old Amsterdam ( a little mouse with clogs on)

I remember my brother bringing a record of 'The Old Dope Peddler' home from boarding school.

My mother had a fit!!

I am just wondering if my friends and I were very strange teenagers to love Tom Lehrer so much (in preference to the pop idols of the day)

Oh yes. Jake Thackery.

I love Sister Josephine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQhi4oyH6k&list=PLCwOaXLzaxgQMsb-XyW9sfHJR3Ehzg7I2&index=2

Stanley Holloway, Jalima. Love Tom Lehrer - brilliant.

That was Stanley Holloway

Tom Lehrer - Poisoning Pigeons in the Park:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY
and others!

And 'With Her Head Tucked Underneath her Arm' (who was that?

We loved these when we were at school.

I like Jake Thackeray. His songs are very irreverent and funny. I can't post links, but "Lah-de-dah" is a hoot.
My GS had his first trip to the Tower of London last week, and I sang to him yesterday a verse of "With 'er 'ead tucked underneath 'er arm". Not sure he was that impressed!

Flanders and Swann
Joyce Grenfell and her monologues - the ones about the nursery always remind me of my DBF!

I love this one by Joyce Grenfell...

www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DclOdyzP9fcw&ved=0ahUKEwiD4ujMxfDVAhUqCsAKHZnpCyoQ3ywIHTAA&usg=AFQjCNGYUdLshtdKVjnYI-WYtlRmp5nZQQ

Joyce Grenfell's monologues were very funny

Ah..

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL7jyXCQ2Zc

This might be it...don't know why it doesn't come up blue though.

Anyone seen the one on You Tube (sorry, I don't know how to do a link) in an Irish pub, called 'Lidl and Aldi'. It's hilarious!

Almost anything by Fascinating Aida!

Another one that appeals to me is Dudley Moore and Peter Cooke "Grooving the Bag Mama".
Some people think it's racist, but really it's making fun of white people's attitudes towards black people's music.
And I like several of Fats Waller's songs (probably before the time of most people on here.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_4R43_bFxs

Anything by Bernard Cribbins. One about digging a hole. Also Tommy Steele, slap bang wallop. Wish they still made comedy songs. We were brought up on them.

Don't get me started?. I used to love The Laughing Policeman, still giggle when I hear it.youtu.be/hI1nPd7hezM. Also The railroad runs through the middle of the house, sung by Alma Cogan. youtu.be/pejQAaj7MDM
Uncle Mac's Children's Favourites, on what happy memories.

www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D8E0aZ387M_I&ved=0ahUKEwid67OQ6e_VAhXoDcAKHel0ANsQo7QBCBwwAA&usg=AFQjCNEf3azNdXlxhQYmYDWJ5QExikr4nQ

The pub with no beer. A song from my childhood!

No need to apologise Tricia ... I was hoping we would give each other some entertainment and plenty of reminders of good things and some new for me to look up here .

'When father painted the parlour' still makes me laugh but many many Pythons songs, including sorry about this those of a delicate disposition, 'Sit on my face and tell me that you love me' and the unforgettable 'Eric the Half-bee' which I think might have been more of a tone poem.