Pointing Percy At The Porcelain.

[Atheist]

Anyone remember Barry Mackenzie, and the days when Earls Court was full of Australian dentists?

[Buenchico]

You're giving your age away, Atheist ;-)

[Atheist]

I think I was referring to the original comic strip, not some later filmed version. I'm older than you think, Buen...!

[Atheist]

Buen; do you kmow where that was filmed? It looks a bit like the Troubadour on Old Brompton Road. At least it looked like that from the dressing room, which was in the coal hole under the pavement A bloody death trap for the artistes!!)

[Hopkirk]

The one eyed trouser snake.

[Atheist]

'Oppy; Go take a technicolour yawn, ya pommy b**stard!

[Hopkirk]

Chunder!

[Atheist]

Well, Barry lived on as the inspiration for Sir Les Patterson!
"What are you all staring at? I know what you're staring at; you're staring at my penis! What!!?? No, my pianist; that lovely guy who's playing all the accompaniments for me tonight!"

[Buenchico]

At least one pub scene was filmed at the Kings Head, 17 Hogarth Place, Earl's Court, Atheist. (I can't find any reference to The Troubadour having been used as a filming location).

[Atheist]

Buen; thanks. I don't remember the Kings Head, but I wouldn't would I?
I do remember Manolos in Fulham Road, which was a wine bar that stayd open well after time (for favoured guests) so that muso's had somewhere to go for a slice of tortilla and a dozen bottles of spanish red, and flamenco guitar from the hunchback proprietor and flamenco dancing from his hunchfront wife. Those were the days!

[Hopkirk]

Barry Humphries playing Edna Everage was the only time I have enjoyed watching a man performing as a woman.
I don't consider it a drag act.

[Atheist]

Me too, Hoppy!

[Atheist]

I do find Sir Les funnier, though. Gross, but funny.

[jno]

some of the locations are here

https://www.reelstreets.com/films/adventures-of-barry-mckenzie-the/

[Atheist]

Thanks jno. Interesting. I used to live round the corner from Barons Court.