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... The Comedy Greats collection also includes similar releases on other comedians such as Les Dawson, Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan and Tommy Cooper. As for this Frankie Howerd one, it is definitely worth having for any fans, but I doubt it is the best compilation out there. So, back to Ebay ... Read review

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The Best Of Frankie Howerd [DVD]

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Release Date: 2004-05-17, Rating Parental Guidance,

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It's been said of Eddie Izzard that he doesn't do gags, he just goes onstage and does ... more

Eddie Izzard. The same was always true of Frankie
Howerd at his best, and the best material on this
tape is Frankie Howerd just being Frankie Howerd.
The way he worked was simply an excuse for him to
be there. That is why the extended "prrrrologues"
of theUp PompeiiTV series (excerpted here) were
always so funny, and why the subsequent movie
(wisely passed over), which obliged him to wrestle
with something approximating a plot, was not. The
compilers of this tape have obviously recognised
this. They have sensibly included chat-show
appearances (some viewers may find Michael
Parkinson's early hairstyles distressing),
excerpts from one-man shows and the occasional
scripted item which managed to do justice to
Howerd's world-weary, conspiratorial demeanour.
Much of the best material is drawn from his early
career and is unlikely to be seen very often
elsewhere, so fans should grab this while they
can.--Roger Thomas


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1 review

Keep Your Titters In!

Advantages: It's Frankie!
Disadvantages: Disappointing and disorganised.

...into that style of camp comedy and innuendo. There is a sauciness about it, but also a level of innocence and the combination is one which I find hits the spot and is generally very funny.

I love watching Frankie in Carry On films, but enjoy his other work too. This DVD is a compilation of routines, sketches and interviews he did over decades of his long TV career. In each one, his comic persona shines through the screen, for he rarely ...
...all his body in his comedy performances.

I also especially liked the black and white archive material from the 1960s, when he looked really young. Somehow, he seems to look identical throughout the 1970s and 1980s! Then again, the bags under the eyes were still visible in 1966!

There are a large amount of varied clips on the DVD, which make it fast-moving and includes a lot of material, which is good, but personally, ... more

KarenUK 21.04.2005
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