carry on

[EDDIE51]

Just watching 'Carry On Up the Jungle' how the hell do they get away showing it now ?
Bernard Bresslaw 'blacked up' as a 'Native chief' , lots of busty white girls with dark make up pretending to be 'Dusky Maidens'? Talk about non PC.

[MarkRae]

"Nookie dickie?"
Dickie nookie, boss."

[hc4361]

Because we have still got a sense of humour.
And thank God for it.

[Ann]

Non PC rubbish has killed humour in this country.

Also bring back the Black and White Minstrels Show too, a wonderful variety show with great songs, glitter and dancing, always watched it and still play their LPs now. Why read racism into that - it was just brilliant. My West Indian friends loved it too.

[tamborine]

Jungle natives aint too good on slapstick humour as they're busy jungling for food.

[mickrog]

WELL SAID ANN86

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adf1-WewlSA

[EDDIE51]

The Black and White minstrels was what I was thinking of, that is banned. I do not see that this is any diffrent , in fact this is worse as it is making a joke about black people. My own opinion is that this film was very funny , one of the best in the series, I am just surprised there have been no complaints.

[Dodger666]

They cut out the scene where Barbara Windsor's bra flew off in Carry on Camping which was screened earlier. All we got was her stretching her arms and then switched to the bra hitting Kenneth Williams in the face. No quick flash of boob as per the original. Here it is for those who missed it. Have a close look at Hattie Jaques' head too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0J9FdN8oqA

[nannybooby]

ooh for goodness sake if it ofends you use the off button.

[LochNessMonster]

"Infamy! Infamy! EDDIE51 all got it in for me!"

[grffindoor2011]

We definitely need a tv evening of Love Thy Neighbour, the black and white minstrel show and carry on up the jungle all with a logo in the corner saying 'go suck an egg pc brigade'

Bring it on!

[jno]

people were using the off button for the B&W Minstrels, that's why it was dropped. It was never banned; variety was just on the way out. It continued to tour live, ending up doing the rounds of Butlins in 1987 when it was finally abandoned.

As for the Carry Ons, they're just cheap to show and people have been persuaded that they are fine examples of British humour. I imagine they probably are, which doesn't say much. But the infamy joke is the only one people remember, and that was nicked from a radio comedy.

British radio comedy, now that *was* good.

[mickrog]

I am a great admirer of David Jason, but whyever did he decide to appear in this dire new series called The Royal Bodyguard? It is , without doubt, a blemish upon such a great actors career.

[mickrog]

sorry ....error above

[askyourgran]

That was the brand of humour in those days, naughty, cheeky, but not meant to offend anyone. In today's multi-cultural society it is not acceptable but that was then. The war was over and most of the black people were in their own countries. So improvisation by 'blacking up' for a part was the norm. Years ago we never saw an Asian or someone from the West Indies living here, it didn't seem harmful then, making fun or imitating those people, or at least someone who lived a million miles away from here. The older generation have that experience of a different sense of humour that todays young people do not.

[bandleader]

No place for racism in the Britain of the future. PC rules, long live PC

[Postdog]

No place for racism - tell that to the muslims inciting anger by burning poppies!!

[mickrog]

well said postdog

[Dagman]

I saw a programme recently with Morgan Freeman being interviewed. The interviewer asked when racism will end, Morgan replied "When you stop talking about it!". Sadly so true, There's always someone dragging it up under the guise of 'PC' nowadays. EDDIE51, lighten up stop stirring up!