Marsden

[Paigntonian]

Sadly it will give Jimmy Tarbuck yet another chance to 'pay tribute'. It seems to me he's said nothing remotely funny for fifty years and earns his living 'paying tribute' to the recently deceased. Channel 5 has a Tarbuck special on tonight called 'The Laughs are on me'. That'll be a first.

[royfromaus]

No

End of the *** world.

[royfromaus]

I'm not really into cheeky chappy comedy

[gness]

I know Roy, the be nice to Christians followed by that and all that's come in between makes me smile....well it would if it didn't remind me of my mother.... :-)

[Paigntonian]

Funny how Scousers seem to forget that he was a very vocal Thatcher supporter.

[Hopkirk]

I bet Tarby is upset that paying tribute to Gerry Marsden cuts into his golf time.

[archibaldy]

///he's said nothing remotely funny for fifty years and earns his living 'paying tribute' to the recently deceased. //

Where was all this let out pent up emotive analysis yesterday?

[Theland]

Calm down calm down!

[andy-hughes]

I am sure that Tarbie would be the first to accept that he belongs to be previous generation as far as comedy is concerned - you can hardly complain about that Paigntonian, it's not as if he clutters up the airwaves of TV and radio like plenty of other seriously unfunny comedians.

I believe he makes a very lucrative living as an after-dinner speaker, at which his reputation is peerless.

[Bobbisox1]

I went to see him in a show called the Solid Silver Sixties Sound a few years ago, I'd say he was one of the best acts on, he wrote a song for his then girlfriend ( now his wife of many years) they'd split up and he was very upset, he penned Don't Let the Sun Catch you Crying in her honour, he sat in the middle of the stage, just him and his guitar and sang this, pure magic

[burlyshirley]

I used to love Gerry and the Pacemakers. RIP Gerry xx

Paigntonian - I never found Tarbuck very funny either.

[grumpy01]

In the early 60’s I saw a show in Gloucester with Gerry & The Pacemakers and The Fourmost and maybe another group don’t remember now.The show had a compete who was a young comedian making his way,his name? Jimmy Tarbuck.