Nicholas Parsons RIP

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loafer123

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15,404 posts

214 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Nicholas Parsons has died at the age of 96 after a short illness.

A very funny man.

Thanks for the laughs...

NDA

21,490 posts

224 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Very sad.... RIP

Digga

40,207 posts

282 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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An excuse, if ever one were needed, to re-watch (for the umpteenth time) the excellent Comic Strip Presents, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door.



Three lost comedy talents in there; Peter Cook, Rik Mayall and Nicholas Parsons.

steve2

1,771 posts

217 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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RIP
He has had a good innings at 96

vixen1700

22,669 posts

269 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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RIP.

"From Norwich, it's the quiz of the week!"

Murph7355

37,651 posts

255 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Sale of the Century. Other than NP my overriding memory of that is the silver bloke on a horse that Anglia TV used. Seemed very bizarre to my young Northern eyes smile

RIP - 96 is a decent age.

Heartworm

1,922 posts

160 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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A great entertainer, I always have just a minute downloaded on the Iplayer, he kept his wit to the end.

NDA

21,490 posts

224 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Heartworm said:
A great entertainer, I always have just a minute downloaded on the Iplayer, he kept his wit to the end.
I have it downloaded too. And you're right, he was a sharp as a pin.

96 is a remarkable age and, I suppose, one shouldn't feel too sad. But it's a loss all the same.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

229 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Oh that is a shame.

He was perfect on Just a Minute.

I remember seeing him on a comedy ketch show (of which the name escapes me) where he was a judge on a spoof talent section.

In the same vein as the Ali G interviews, the act was a setup. It was a bloke playing the drums & singing "My old man, said be an Arsenal fan..."

Not sure if Nicholas was in on it, but his face after the third line was a picture.

RIP

grassomaniac

259 posts

161 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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What a shame, a broadcasting legend.

He appeared on the Richard Herring Leicester Square podcast a year ago, despite his years he was sharp as a tack and was very funny.

ClaphamGT3

11,269 posts

242 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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96 and sharp as a tack and working to the very end - we should all be so lucky

Digga

40,207 posts

282 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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vixen1700 said:
RIP.

"From Norwich, it's the quiz of the week!"
Or, to quote Ade Edmonson's character in Mr Jolly Lives Next Door "And now! Pissed from Norwich!"

Europa1

10,923 posts

187 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Very sad news. I shall miss his wit, his forbearance of the age jibes aimed at him on Just A Minute, and his ability to carry off a cravat.

RIP

Nickgnome

8,277 posts

88 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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ClaphamGT3 said:
96 and sharp as a tack and working to the very end - we should all be so lucky
He always amazed me on JAM. His mind and wit were still razor sharp.

Great entertainer and a good innings.

Eric Mc

121,783 posts

264 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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A broadcasting great - even if "Sale of the Century" was total cheese.

Digga

40,207 posts

282 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Nickgnome said:
ClaphamGT3 said:
96 and sharp as a tack and working to the very end - we should all be so lucky
He always amazed me on JAM. His mind and wit were still razor sharp.

Great entertainer and a good innings.
Agreed. He had a wonderful sense of humour. There was something about listening to him that not only amused you momentarily, but also made you feel happier.

Smiler. said:
Oh that is a shame.

He was perfect on Just a Minute.

I remember seeing him on a comedy ketch show (of which the name escapes me) where he was a judge on a spoof talent section.

In the same vein as the Ali G interviews, the act was a setup. It was a bloke playing the drums & singing "My old man, said be an Arsenal fan..."

Not sure if Nicholas was in on it, but his face after the third line was a picture.

RIP
I am sure that, as in his role in the Mr Jolly film, he could play along extremely well at being the straight, "Mr Confused and Offended" type beautifully.

peterperkins

3,148 posts

241 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Good innings and not a bad actor either.

He appeared in quite a few British B&W films in the 50/60's.

Cantaloupe

1,056 posts

59 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Straddled the world of light entertainment all the way back to the fagg-end of music hall,
yet never really got the TV/Film breaks that Stanley Baxter, Leslie Phillips or even Bob Monkhouse enjoyed.

RIP


toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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As a small child I thought Nicholas Parsons was a benevolent millionaire giving out prizes on Sale of the Century.

It wasn't until later that I understood what a game show host was.

gooner1

10,223 posts

178 months

Tuesday 28th January 2020
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The fact that he was appreciated by viewers across many generations sums up NP
to a T. Great entertainer.