Apparently he has this dream of handling The Spice Girls. English Various radio episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue from 1999-2004 with extra special programmes including " Humph Biography " and " Humphrey Lyttleton Tribute " which remembered the chairman of the programme after his death. I live next door to this 84-year-old woman, do you know, not once has she come round to see if Im all right. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, Stephen Fry, Jack Dee and Rob Brydon deputise as chairman of the antidote to panel games. One of the best to date. I love it when you get four or five days of hot weather, because then people in Kent run out of water, dont they? Graeme Garden, who devised the show, is surprised by its longevity. . Just off to work now dear. Winter: the season when we try to keep . The Met haven't learned from the Stephen Port case', 10m Tory donation surge raises prospects of early general election, I reversed my type 2 diabetes through diet and lifestyle changes, If he asks your father for his permission to marry you, walk away, Police forces and councils are buying hacking software used to unlock mobile phones, 'I own a private island and it's not paradise - it's a useless, rotting burden', 10 reasons to visit the eurozone's newest and most festive member this summer, My AI best friend tried to seduce me so we had to break up, Harry Kane should learn from Alan Shearer's mistake and move to Man Utd, Do not sell or share my personal information. When Humphrey Lyttelton was alive, and I'd meet fans of Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and they discovered I wrote his scripts, the conversation would invariably go something like this: "It must be such a joy to work with Humph. Before Chairman Humph, panel games had been chaired by nice chaps (and they invariably were chaps) who hoped we'd all enjoy the show as much they were going to enjoy delighting each other with their wit and wisdom. Im Sorry I Havent a Clue is greatest radio comedy, says panel, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Enforced Holiday. He just found certain things funny, and he shared them with people around him whom he hoped would also find them funny. After a set-piece game, he might say: "'If that dies on its arse, make them do another one.' ", "Hang on - what do you mean you write his scripts?". The inspiration was always there to do something more quirky, more daring, more stupid and, occasionally, even more outrageously knob-gag-laden. Dear Herr Hitler, Sorry for taking a while to get back to you. Here's some of her excuses for leaving early: **Important** - A warning about a new book about Humphrey Lyttelton. 100 of the funniest short jokes that will have you laughing in seconds (All books that might be found on the bookcase of Donald Trump), Yours sincerely, Mrs. Trellis, North Wales", Yours etc., Mrs. Trellis. She says he's looking forward to showing her Cardiff and Cardigan Bay, before going on to Bangor in the back of his van. Incidentally, we were all surprised to hear that Colin has recently been standing in for Oasis. Humphrey Lyttelton chairs the perennial antidote to panel games, The antidote to panel games. ", "The sound effects were acquired for us from the BBC archives by the lovely Samantha. Apparently, they've been working on the restoration of an old chest of drawers. Im not interested anyway. 29 of the most outlandishly funny Mighty Boosh quotes Across the 50 years, the series has only twice seemed close to ending. Much play was made of Humph as the "purveyor of blue-chip filth", and he liked that title. This worried Henry VIII, who sent a heavily armed force immediately he heard the town was being terrorised by the Beverley sisters. I'm Sorry I Haven't a ClueThe Complete Lionel Blair (1993-2007) Mark Campbell 1.45K subscribers Subscribe 212K views 4 years ago A compilation of every single Lionel Blair joke (as. 27 of Sarah Millicans laugh out loud jokes To calm things down, she had to keep them apart all morning." ", "This week we can promise you a nail-biting contest followed by a nose-picking contest. Condition: Very Good Very Good. In November 2020, before the start of the latest series of the classic Radio 4 comedy panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, long-time panellist Barry Cryer, who has died aged 86, talked Radio . He also has problems with the words "stop", "that", "dreadful" and "racket". Clued out former long-serving panellists Barry Cryer and Willie Rushton. 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Garden remembers: We had one complaint about Samantha, which the BBC took incredibly seriously and promised she would be removed from the premises. 75 of Billy Connollys best jokes, one-liners and quips Most centred around his assistant and scorer, the ever-delightful Samantha. In which the panel translate the true meaning of that ignoble professions favourite soundbites: As the Honourable Member is perfectly aware, I have nothing to hide You bastard, how did you find out? Delight - make things go darker. Veteran comedian and unflinching miseryguts Jack Dee is set to embark on his first stand-up tour for six years. It would have been more, but the chain kept falling off his bike. And yet it seems never to have occurred to many of his listeners that Humph actually had a script, even though he'd often point out during the broadcast that he was reading it for the first time. ', Youre not helping to save the planet by sending e-cards instead of the real thing because every time I receive one I go out and cut down a tree., Have taken Southern Rails advice and carried a bottle of water with me in the hot weather. ", [Lyttelton discusses the "eleven jokes in the world"; i.e., the 11 types of humour.]. All-night sitting I shouldnt have had those oysters. At the end of one of the last performances, he was handed his trumpet to close the show. P.S. ", "Close by is Wycombe Air Park. 25 of the most outrageous Summer Heights High quotes 20 of The Young Ones most gloriously silly quotes. He spent 4 days holding up a dried arrangement at the Chelsea Flower Show. I can tell by your face that stuff really does do exactly what it says on the tin., Dear Mr. President: What were the chances of someone called Mr. President actually getting that job? Jack Dee chairs the 77th series of the show. Well loved celebrities include Alan Bennett and Barry Cryer. Your new spectacles have arrived and are ready for collection. When I am asked how a comedy writer is inspired to write new jokes every week, there is a pat answer: I get up and sit down at my computer with a cup of strong coffee. You can use it for sandwiches all through January. He lays ribbons of sticky wax paper on her thighs and then lets them dry. Following the death of Humphrey Lyttelton in 2008, the show used regular guest panellists Stephen Fry, Jack Dee and Rob Brydon as guest presenters for the 51st series, before choosing Jack Dee as the permanent chairman the following series. It was eventually announced that the show's 73rd series in Autumn 2020 would consist of Tim's final two episodes (recorded shortly before the nationwide lockdown), followed by four remotely recorded episodes with the surviving regulars and a virtual audience (categorized by the BBC as Series 74). The teams take it in turns to sing various lines in order to make up a the verses of a madrigal. For many years it was hosted by the jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttleton. She tells me she's got a man coming round who's keen to inspect her . I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is a half-hour comedy programme, billed as "the antidote to panel games". Dear King Harold, Good news! Samantha has to nip off now as she's selling her seaside apartment. So me and Harry Hill wrote signs saying: Barry! and held them up. We could therefore, if required, defend the material, in that it could only appear filthy to someone with a dirty mind - so what were they complaining about? ", "Actually, we were all very impressed to learn that Colin once played alongside Roy Orbison. She says she's got an expert handler coming round to give a demonstration. ", "You'll be accompanied on the piano by Colin Sell, one of the finest musicians of the dayof course, when night comes, something seems to desert him. ", "We've asked Colin Sell to provide piano accompaniment. ", "Dear Rolf: They say a dog isn't just for Christmas. Sun 19 Oct 2008 19.01 EDT. 21 of Rhod Gilberts funniest jokes and one-liners Here, concluding our series to mark the programmes 40th anniversary, are more of its most gloriously groan-worthy moments. She says she doesn't mind looking up and seeing him hung like a baboon. 105 of the best bad jokes Iain Pattinson the man who wrote the gags for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, recalls his razor-sharp wit, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Its an approach that has captured in the shows single most celebrated one-liner. New voices Pippa Evans is now a regular on the show. 43 of the funniest Donald Trump jokes Barry and I worked together for 50 years on I'm Sorry I Havent A Clue, and our gleeful spin off You'll Have Had Your Tea with Hamish and Dougal. ", "I am assured that piano accompaniment is required for this round, and it appears that Colin Sell is unexpectedly available to provide it. I then begin to type, inspired by the thought of how the hell I'm going to pay the mortgage. ", "Some experts believe that it might take its title from a town in Ireland, which is generally associated with meaningless nonsense. 30 of the best-ever jokes about Scotland from Scotland, 29 best Gavin and Stacey quotes and funniest jokes from James Corden and Ruth Jones comedy 25 of the most cantankerous Martin Crane quotes from Frasier For his first 17 years as producer, says Naismith, he was the only one to hear the show before it went out. Let's move on. The 31 funniest South Park jokes and quotes ", "Actually, it's been said that one has more chance of being struck by lightning than meeting a piano player like Colin Sell which is why we all spent most of last week standing out in the rain holding metal rods. As BBC Radio 4 agrees not to tone down Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, here are some of the show's smutty Samantha jokes over the past four decades. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is a BBC radio comedy panel game. The show launched in April 1972 as a parody of radio and TV panel games, and has been broadcast ever since on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. This wasn't an act - he really couldn't have cared less. Yes never mind all that, Sir, blow into this please, Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?. Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton ensuring that disorder prevails. Under I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue's founding compere, the late Humphrey Lyttleton, the Samantha jokes were widely recognised as masterpieces of wordplay and innuendo, but current host,. Even though I was responsible for what I like to describe as "post-feminist irony" (known in the comedy business as "knob gags"), I was sometimes equally amazed by what we asked Humph to try to get away with. I went to the pub quiz the other night first question was, What the f**k are you looking at?, Wish someone would contact me about all the other crap Ive been missold., People who are pro-smacking children say, Its the only language they understand. You could apply that to tourists., At this time of year, if your bin men knock on the door and give you a Christmas card, its traditional to tear it up and say What did you come here for? And at the Naturistss Ball, please welcome, if you will: Mr and Mrs Gleebits and their son, Dan, From Poland, Mr and Mrs Vestov and their very keen daughter, Eva, The Right Honorable Mr Knott-Snowing and his lovely daughter, Gladys. ", "Leeds galleries and museums may contain countless priceless artefacts, but keen-eyed visitors may also find here certain curiosities of no financial value, remnants from a bye-gone age guaranteed to kill half an hour. That's the problem with a knob gag: the next one only seems as funny if it's filthier. Jack Dee chairs the 78th series of the show. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (BBC Radio 4, 11 April 1972 - ) is a British radio comedy programme which describes itself as "the antidote to panel games ". Ballykissangel. His job was to read it. 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