Benny Hill/Kenny Everett.

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Greetings Friends,
It has often been said that the 1970s were Britain's 'golden age' of television, in that in terms of quality and variety of programming a standard was set that has never been replicated.Just think of the current non-stop diet of shite soap operas churned out now for peak time viewing and I think you'll probably catch my drift.
Anyhow there was atime in the late 70s when two dearly loved great funsters of British comedy were operating simultaneously on the much lamented Thames Television network, namely Benny Hill and Kenny Everett and were both given free-rein to indulge in whatever they wanted in prime time, and the result was some very funny very original television but with a unique 'British' sexy twist, namely the troupes f scantily clad dancers featured on the shows.
Kenny of course, had hos 'Hot Gossip' dance troupe choregraphed by Arlene Phillips (Strictly Come Dancing), which seemed to specialise in 'tumbling crotch shots', 'hunky black males' making out with white girls and unabashed simulated sex acts.Strange to note that the 'virginal' light operatic singer Saran Brightnan was a featured 'Hot Gossip' dancer.
Of course, Benny had been going a lot longer than Kenny and had always feature lovelies as dancers and fluff to decorate his hilarious show, but under the timulus of Hot Gossip, 'Hill's Angels' became a lot raunchier and suggestive in their routines.
I remember watching the Kenny Everett Show with my family as pre-pubescent teen.I remember being acutely embarrassed by the none too subtle antics (in those pre-PC days), which were unashamedly there to cater to an older male audience (ie the viewership's Dads).