Every New Year's Eve, all over Germany, the people watch this sketch by the English music hall comedian Freddie Frinton. If you have never seen it , or want to watch it again, it is here and you can perhaps see why the Germans love this English sketch so much that it is part of their New Year celebrations
Brilliant. My Dad use to love Freddie Frinton.
I seem to remember he had a show where he played the drunk but I can't remember what it was called or the name of the actress that played his wife.
Anyone know the name of this actress?
Freddie Frinton was a class act. I think he did this live on stage with Thora Hird too. This was filmed in 1963 by Heinze Dunkhase, who was born in Hamburg. The French love this sketch also.
In one of his drunk sketches, Freddie having trouble getting the glass to his mouth, undid the knot in his tie so both ends hung down, he held one end between the glass & his left hand & pulled down the other end with his right, raising the glass to his mouth.
He was a class act, but never quite made the top echelon.
The choral/drama group I belonged to in France once featured this as part of the annual Christmas concert. It was hilarious and the language barrier was smashed to pieces!
A few more vignettes of him here. Note what a tidy lass Thora Hird was. Thanks for reminding us, Khandro, of what we have seemingly been trying to "no platform".