Bl!mey - dear old Bernard would be loving all this attention, bless him!
No holds barred
In Michael Winner's excellent review of Bernard Manning's lifestyle, he mentioned a Lenny Henry joke, in which he 'threatened' his audience, that if they didn't laugh at his jokes, he would go & live next door to them.
That joke was included in the hilariously funny repertoire of the late black comedian Charlie Williams, a former soccer player with Doncaster Rovers, way back in the fifties.
Charlie also 'threatened' his audience, that if they didn't behave, he would summon all his relatives from the 'African Jungle'.
He was the complete antithesis to the trend on banning jokes, which could in any way be considered racist & like Bernard Manning, his skill at making people laugh at 'real' humour, will never be surpassed.
R. Bramwell
South Shields, Tyne & Wear.