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A Day Off for W.R. Hartston
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:02 pm
by James Pratt
Bill at the lectern and what, I suppose, historically makes you laugh. Not Sellar & Yeatman stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9U04M2q3mo&t=549s
James
Re: A Day Off for W.R. Hartston
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:01 pm
by John Clarke
Haven't time right now to take a look, but I'm wondering if it was wise of him to tackle this subject. Didn't Tony Hancock more or less disappear down a rabbit-hole through over-thinking the nature of comedy? (But of course he wasn't as well-equipped intellectually as our Bill.)