les dawson made an occupation out of— face. les dawson made an occupation out of it _ face.iological thing, because we feel closer— biological thing, because we feel closer to — biological thing, because we feel closer to our own mother than the mother—in—law. but there is a joke about— mother—in—law. but there is a joke about where — mother—in—law. but there is a joke about where she said to les dawson, i am about where she said to les dawson, i am going _ about where she said to les dawson, i am going to dance on your grave when _ i am going to dance on your grave when you — i am going to dance on your grave when you are gone. he said good, i am getting — when you are gone. he said good, i am getting buried at sea. the other one was, _ am getting buried at sea. the other one was, you could always tell when his mother—in—law was coming to visit _ his mother—in—law was coming to visit because the mice used tojump into the _ visit because the mice used tojump into the traps. great fun, very funny— into the traps. great fun, very funny and _ into the traps. great fun, very fun

kenny everett, les dawson, frankie howard, the two ronnies — he wrote for them all, and on radio 4, ater. born in leeds, he'd started out in stand—up at the city varieties, but he was primarily a writer, working with everyone from danny la rue, jack benny and bob hope to the satire of rory bremner. i was very lucky when i started the bbc in �*87, they said "oh, barry cryer is going to write for you." that's incredible, because he'd written, as you said, morcambe and wise and two ronnies, but he wrote satirical sketches for us as well. he just had such a variety and a versatility. in the �*60s, the comedy writer occasionally appeared on the screen, here pouring the wine in the famous four yorkshiremen sketch. very passable, not bad at all. all right. good evening, ladies and gentlemen... in the �*70s and �*80s, he was a regular on tv, but this stalwart of old school comedy was also a generous friend to the next generation. i'm thoroughly enjoying this job. i love to see a young comedian make it, it's when more than one does, i get nervous. he was genuinely one of those people who could

kenny everett, les dawson, frankie howard, the two ronnies — he wrote for them all, and on radio 4, ahim when he'd call about something else, orjust to say hi and how are you, and we'd always end up by, "by the way, have you heard...?" he'd regale me this... his latest. born in leeds, he'd started out in stand—up at the city variety theatre, after failing his university exams. more than 50 years later, he was finally given an honorary degree. my academic cv, it was touched upon earlier, ends with ba english lit, failed. i also failed due to the outbreak of the second world war, which was 16 years before but upset me very deeply. in the �*60s, the comedy writer occasionally appeared on the screen, here pouring the wine in the famous four yorkshiremen sketch. very passable, not bad at all. in the �*70s and �*80s, he was a regular on tv but this stalwart of old school comedy was also a generous friend to the next generation. he was genuine, one of those people who could, well, light up a cigarette and a room at exactly the same time. he was just a joy to be around and he had a joke for e

kenny everett, les dawson, frankie howard, the two ronnies — he wrote for them all, and on radio 4, ad we'd always end up by, "by the way, have you heard...?" he'd regale me this... his latest. born in leeds, he'd started out in stand—up at the city variety theatre, after failing his university exams. more than 50 years later, he was finally given an honorary degree. my academic cv, it was touched upon earlier, ends with ba english lit, failed. i also failed due to the outbreak of the second world war, which was 16 years before but upset me very deeply. in the '60s, the comedy writer occasionally appeared on the screen, here pouring the wine in the famous four yorkshiremen sketch. very passable, not bad at all. in the '70s and '80s, he was a regular on tv but this stalwart of old school comedy was also a generous friend to the next generation. he was genuine, one of those people who could, well, light up a cigarette and a room at exactly the same time. he was just a joy to be around and he had a joke for every single occasion. even if he told you the same one six times, it would remai