Argh! 1980s American comedian had a BBC series... His name?

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 00:57

In the 1980s an american (Canadian?) comedian had his own series on the BBC... the XXX XXXXX show? Who was it?

It was him doing a comedy act and some sketches...

I just can't recall his name? Anyone put me out of my misery?

PardonTheWait · 30 Aug 2009 at 00:59

Try and be a bit more vague

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:01

PardonTheWait said:
Try and be a bit more vague

Sorry, it was a long time ago. I used to love watching it when I was a kid... There weren't many american comedians with their series being aired on the BBC then (or even now), so there can't be many candidates.

Azza · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:06

Describe a sketch?

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:09

Azza said:
Describe a sketch?

I can't recall specific pieces from 25yrs ago

Sorry!

Like I said it was your typical comedian doing his audience skit, or sketches...

It's doing my head in not being able to remember his name! Argh!

I'm sure an older forum member will have a brain wave and remember the gyu/show and put me out of my misery!

Definately prime time BBC stuff early 1980s or there abouts.

For some reason I've got "Montel Williams" in my head but that's the chat show host...

Biohazard · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:10

young, old? fat big small ugly?

anything that would help...

edit wtf montel? you on something?

Jotun · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:11

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/shows/index.shtml?page=T

Any off that list?

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:12

Biohazard said:
young, old? fat big small ugly?

anything that would help...

Probably in his 30s, lean and not ugly I recollect. Caucasian.

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:13

Jotun said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/shows/index.shtml?page=T

Any off that list?

I've already looked down that exact list - I think they're just UK shows, so might exclude US shows/performers?

Biohazard · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:13

NeilFawcett said:
Probably in his 30s, lean and not ugly I recollect. Caucasian.

So you got Montel Williams from caucasian?

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:16

Biohazard said:
edit wtf montel? you on something?

LOL! No...

You know what it's like when you can't remember something and you know it's just on the tip of your memory but yuo can't quite access it.

I'm going to bed, and hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow and it's ping into my head from no where...

Or, some bright spark will put me out of my misery... We are talkign about a loooooong time ago though, so apologies for it being to vague.

Kelt · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:16

Only one I can think of is the Dickie Henderson show.

Funny guy, used to love watching his show as a kid.

Maybe a bit earlier than the eighties though...

Jotun · 30 Aug 2009 at 01:18

NeilFawcett said:
I've already looked down that exact list - I think they're just UK shows, so might exclude US shows/performers?

Ah fair enough, you might struggle with google as this thread is now the top result for bbc canadian comedian show 1980

It's not John Morgan?

simisker · 30 Aug 2009 at 03:30

I knew who you were on about immediately, and to be fair, you got the "Mont" bit right

:

Kelly Monteith.

Used to watch that regularly when I was a kid. Aaah, the three-channel days...

Artest · 30 Aug 2009 at 04:07

Chris Rock?

starfighter · 30 Aug 2009 at 04:33

olegs said:
Chris Rock?

LOL?

Where did that come from, he aint caucasion or from the 80s.

J.B · 30 Aug 2009 at 08:24

NeilFawcett said:
the XXX XXXXX show

Thats my kind of show!

Sorry, apart from spamming your thread I cannot help.

Lonewolf · 30 Aug 2009 at 08:44

simisker said:
I knew who you were on about immediately, and to be fair, you got the "Mont" bit right :

Kelly Monteith.

Used to watch that regularly when I was a kid. Aaah, the three-channel days...

Use to love his show myself. Doubt he would be seen as funny these days.

Domi · 30 Aug 2009 at 09:00

Kelly Monteith is one of only a handful of comedians I actually paid to see live at Newcastle City hall was very good as I recall but it was long enough ago I had completely forgotten about him.

NeilF · 30 Aug 2009 at 09:19

simisker said:
I knew who you were on about immediately, and to be fair, you got the "Mont" bit right :

Kelly Monteith.

Used to watch that regularly when I was a kid. Aaah, the three-channel days...

LOL! I woke up this morning my brain still damn rattling the problem around... and finally after a few painful minutes it came up with it!

Amazing how the brain works isn't it! So even though it doesn't know the answer, it can give you a (frustrating) clue, in the shape of "Mont(ell)"...

It's as if the brain knows a bit of the sound ('mont') but not the rest, so it'll give you that in some way at least...

Anyway, yes, Kelly Monteith is the guy I was trying to think off... And watching his sketches now, God it's dated (very) badly

http://www.kellymonteith.com/BBC_Series.html

ps: Have 10 points!