Spade_Cooley 9,018 Posted November 4, 2021 Only one person left from British light entertainment's finest hour. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,132 Posted November 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, msc said: One of the ten teams scoring with Lionel Blair is @Rotten Ali, who is back in the DDP after an absence. Which is nice. RA is a dead pooling legend that even Mary doffs his cap to. The man is meticulous! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,466 Posted November 4, 2021 I believe there's a Half Man Half Biscuit thread in need of updating Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMac 98 Posted November 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: I wouldn't say that Steele was the all round entertainer that Blair was or anywhere close to having the kind of celebrity status that Blair had with the public. The other one of the era that springs would be Jim Dale -he’s still around presumably? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,952 Posted November 4, 2021 Tom O'Connor was the first presenter of Name That Tune, and he died in July. Jools Holland may want to watch his back. Genuinely surprised that Lionel Blair was never honoured. Lots of pics of him on the news obituaries of him meeting the Queen on various occasions. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,132 Posted November 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, MadMac said: The other one of the era that springs would be Jim Dale -he’s still around presumably? Yep, he is 86. IIRC, he has lived in the US for years now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,164 Posted November 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Tom O'Connor was the first presenter of Name That Tune, and he died in July. Jools Holland may want to watch his back. Genuinely surprised that Lionel Blair was never honoured. Lots of pics of him on the news obituaries of him meeting the Queen on various occasions. Perhaps he always declined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,164 Posted November 4, 2021 He was the first contestant from the Real Marigold Hotel series to die. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,989 Posted November 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: RA is a dead pooling legend that even Mary doffs his cap to. The man is meticulous! Hell yeah, a living legend, or summat! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,721 Posted November 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: He was the first contestant from the Real Marigold Hotel series to die. Yes, somehow Miriam Margoyles is still with us, despite looking half-dead in every interview... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,840 Posted November 4, 2021 35 minutes ago, Bentrovato said: ISIHAC are now scrambling for something big to fill his place There's always Biggins. I feel strangely saddened by Lionel's demise, don't know why. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,201 Posted November 4, 2021 I never knew Joan Collins used to be his girlfriend? According to an old article I just read she dated him just before she left the UK for Hollywood. I knew he was in her circle of british showbiz friends along with Cliff Richard, Gloria Hunniford, Christopher Biggins, Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Barbara Windsor etc but not that they were exs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,447 Posted November 4, 2021 33 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Only one person left from British light entertainment's finest hour. Davro's revenge is a dish served cold. It's Theatre of Blood made flesh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arsewipe 191 Posted November 4, 2021 It looks like that buttfucker Kenny actually got one right fo a change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,092 Posted November 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: I never knew Joan Collins used to be his girlfriend? According to an old article I just read she dated him just before she left the UK for Hollywood. I knew he was in her circle of british showbiz friends along with Cliff Richard, Gloria Hunniford, Christopher Biggins, Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Barbara Windsor etc but not that they were exs. That's a pretty Right wing group of people Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,963 Posted November 4, 2021 Always surprised he didn't actually murder Noel Edmonds on that Gotcha! Anyway, Grim Reaper awards him a further lifetime achievement Gotcha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,164 Posted November 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, Deathrace said: That's a pretty Right wing group of people Cliff probably voted Labour back when Blair wa slender as they quite friendly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,201 Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Deathrace said: That's a pretty Right wing group of people Some more than others... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,201 Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, The Old Crem said: Cliff probably voted Labour back when Blair wa slender as they quite friendly. I'm pretty sure Cilla voted for Labour under Blair once or twice but not Gordon Brown or Ed Milliband. She was friendly with Cherie Blair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,618 Posted November 5, 2021 Name That Fune(ral) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 990 Posted November 5, 2021 I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue—The Complete Lionel Blair (1993-2007) - YouTube 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,939 Posted November 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Bentrovato said: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue—The Complete Lionel Blair (1993-2007) - YouTube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,565 Posted November 5, 2021 On 07/01/2021 at 16:25, YoungWillz said: On the Beeb News Channel, glorying in receiving his second vaccine dose... 13 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Dead RIP.. Anti vaxxer wet dream. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Watcher 294 Posted November 6, 2021 Unlike the good-natured joshing of Des O'Connor by Morecambe & Wise ( eg Deaf O'Connor, etc), the jokes at Blair's expense by Humphrey Littelton were personally very upsetting to Blair. When Littlelton died in 2008, Blair began using this statement whenever he was asked about Littelton. "I was told to only speak good of the dead. Littelton is dead. Good." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
