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Post by Neil Barker on Jan 8, 2006 9:19:37 GMT
26. TERESA GRAVES  First and only TOTP studio appearance : "We're On Our Way", 14/5/70 US actress/singer who started out as a regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the '60s. She died in a house fire on 10/10/02. |
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Post by Stephen Doran on Jan 8, 2006 9:31:15 GMT
i had 2 lps of rowan&martins but didnt really get the jokes,sorry.  |
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Post by Keith Brockway on Jan 8, 2006 12:41:28 GMT
I know what you mean Stephen, as i never found them very funny either. All i know is they seemed to be a springboard to success for Goldie Hawn and a few others.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Jan 8, 2006 12:56:05 GMT
was never keen on american humour same with sid caesar thought he was dreadful.
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Post by Wright Blan on Jan 9, 2006 3:48:59 GMT
i had 2 lps of rowan&martins but didnt really get the jokes,sorry. Quite understandable. I remember Laugh-In being quite a visual tv series. It was notable for its rapid-fire sketches, some of which could be thirty seconds or under. Lots of sixties American-related humor, also. There are a couple of best-of DVDs that have been released. Those would probably give you a better idea of the show's character. |
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Post by Wright Blan on Jan 9, 2006 3:53:28 GMT
I know what you mean Stephen, as i never found them very funny either. All i know is they seemed to be a springboard to success for Goldie Hawn and a few others. Lily Tomlin is probably the best known of the comedians that got their first recognition on "Laugh-In". Arte Johnson and Ruth Buzzi come in a tied in a distant third. Judy Carne, Burt Reynolds first wife, was also an original cast member. |
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Post by Stephen Doran on Jan 9, 2006 8:44:44 GMT
thats correct,seen that judy carne recently in thriller and much before a danger man episode.
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Post by williamM on Jan 9, 2006 16:59:04 GMT
although their jokey 1970 prediction of Ronald Reagan being president in 1980 is rather spooky, and the later series partly written by Barry Took, Marty Feldman and Jeremy LLoyd are better.
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Post by Wright Blan on Jan 10, 2006 4:44:21 GMT
although their jokey 1970 prediction of Ronald Reagan being president in 1980 is rather spooky, and the later series partly written by Barry Took, Marty Feldman and Jeremy LLoyd are better. Are you talking about "Laugh-In" being written by Marty Feldman? Didn't know that. Actually, I didn't much go for the latter years. At least not the final season. That was the one without Arte Johnson. |
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Post by Stephen Doran on Jan 10, 2006 8:32:40 GMT
wasnt "here comes the judge" and "sock it to me" from the said show too?.
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Post by Wright Blan on Jan 10, 2006 19:21:13 GMT
wasnt "here comes the judge" and "sock it to me" from the said show too?. Yep every tie Judy Carne said "sock it to me", she'd get water splashed on her (no wonder she left after two seasons or so). Actually, Aretha Franklin's "Respect" predates "Laugh-In" a by a year or so. The phrase was inserted into the Otis Redding song by her sister, Carolyn, along with the spelling out of R-E-S-P-E-C-T., if I remember correctly. |
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Post by Stephen Doran on Jan 11, 2006 8:34:22 GMT
yes respect was the summer of 1967.
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Post by williamM on Jan 11, 2006 17:55:11 GMT
wasnt "here comes the judge" and "sock it to me" from the said show too?. every time Judy Carne said "sock it to me", she'd get water splashed on her (no wonder she left after two seasons or so). Actually, Aretha Franklin's "Respect" predates "Laugh-In" a by a year or so. The phrase was inserted into the Otis Redding song by her sister, Carolyn, along with the spelling out of R-E-S-P-E-C-T., if I remember correctly. even Nixon did a sock it to me but he wasn't socked |
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