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Originally Posted by welshman
Am I right in saying there is no evidence Benny was ever in a relationship with a woman. If that was the case, I find it odd that someone whose shows features scantily clad women and saucy humour seemed to have no interests in relationships with women in his private life and he seemed asexual.
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It appears Benny was a very private man who enjoyed his own company, which doesn't mean he was unhappy. Who knows what he got up to, but so many of the women he worked with sum him up as an utter gentleman. He certainly wasn't gay.
On the often discussed question of why his shows were taken off, it has to be admitted that there was a sharp decline in their quality from around 1984. This, plus the expense, the constant sniping from odious tabloid journalists, as well as the fatuous attacks from the PC lot finally did or him. Then there was the 'tall poppy syndrome' he was such a fantastic success in the US and the rest of the world, he had to be cut down to size.
What's sickening is that he's become a 'non person' in the eyes of the Brit comedy establishment, only mentioned as someone whose work epitomises all that is unacceptable. His brilliance is ignored, he's just condemned by know- alls who boast they've never actually watched him.