Bruce Forsyth -'The Spirit of the Seventies'.

[MrKinkade]

Nice to see ya.. F**k off Brucie btw bruce got any nudie pics of Anthea

[Greenman]

You're all missing the point with Bruce Forsyth-as he used to keep telling us in a jokey way "I'm an entertainer!" name me one other person of this era, comedian or entertainer that can play a piano, tell jokes, dance and sing and is one of the most popular people of television of all time? I bet you can't. The other thing is leave Bruce alone, he is brilliant at what he does, Strictly Come Dancing is his thing-the GAG writers are the ones that need shooting-their gags are told by him and thats what people pick up on-its about time these people realised that their jokes aren't funny and need to find new ones. Bruce is national treasure, they're will never be another like him(the only other one I can think of was Roy Castle** and he died prematurely) maybe Lionel Blair? Anyway he is great for tv and sooner or later he WILL get what he deserves-a KNIGHTHOOD.
(** I met Roy Castle years ago and also appeared in the audience of Record Breakers and he was one of the nicest people you could meet-he didn't deserve to die of leukaemia-he is sorely missed in my household)

[MaxJoker]

Think if we`re going to start talking about who they`ll never be another one of then a great many true greats would be highlighted a long long long time before Brucie`s name ever appeared on the lips.

Now then do i dislike him ?

No

Why write what i did then ?

The usual of course , i personally found it amusing

Do i think he should have a knighthood ?

Sure , whatever . As i feel those that like that sort of thing should be allowed to have titles and such like if it makes them happy and feel a touch elite even superior. Doesn`t make any difference to me as i won`t be using it, for instance in the last year i`ve been introduced to Ben Kingsly ( An outstanding actor by the way , yet a dreadful snob) twice and each time have deliberately called him Mr Kingsly. Even though it meant he gave me that "I want to rip your serf throat out and beat you to death with the windpipe " look

Titles perpetuate the class system , the class system is the riddled foundation of fabrication upon which our empireless country is based , once a sceptered isle now turned to paste , generations mowed down to keep the privileged in place , survivors tugging forelocks , man what a waste

"Good game , good game "

[Foxbark]

"Bruce's Good-Night!".

Those with long enough memories will remember Brucie's ill-starred defection to ITV in 1978, living the BBC in the lurch (limp-wristed Larry Grayson 'Shut that door', took over the Generation Game with Isla Sinclair), for a mega pay-deal, to host 'Bruce's Big Night' a 3 hour long trainwreck extravaganza of a show in which 'the King of Saturday night' sang, tap-danced and joked his way through this odd compendium of comedy sketches and quizzes.
But alas, the great British public switched off in droves leaving the show to be cancelled after a handful of airings.This lead the nasty British tabloid press to dub it 'Bruce's good-night'.
A rare failure for Brucie - just like the American version of his 'one-man show' that bombed in Broadway around the same time.

[Greenman]

Yes I remember that they were to supposed to introduce this new funny double act called Cannon and Ball but some oversight meant they didn't appear-I also remember Steve Jones hosting a quiz show called "The Pyramid Game" with celebrities and then it spun off into its own friday night show. Bruce did an interview with Bette Midler who at the time was pretty wild and it went fairly well but the best thing he did was with Sammy Davis Jr. However as you say the critics savaged it and it died a death weeks later.

[Mal Hombre]

You do wonder why He has'nt been knighted already

[Foxbark]

'Roger's Profanisaurus' - Perhaps one of the greatest works published in modern English literary theory in recent times describes 'Doing a Brucie' thus:

'The act and gesture of breaking wind loudly whilst assuming the familiar 'Atlas' sillouette pose as typified by Bruce Forsyth in BBC TV's 'Generation Game' programme broadcast from 1970 to 1978.Presumably for 'comic effect'. '

Whether or not 'doing a Brucie' actually ever was common comic currency in Geordieland and oop north, or whether the whole idea is a comedy fabrication (as are other definitions in the profanisaurus0, is debatable.

[blatt]

Why does bruce deserve anything ? ,he got well paid for doing something a trained monkey could do. A monkey would would be a lot funnier and at least look more normal. I dont see the big deal about getting honored for just being in the public eye on a quiz show or something . If he had discovered a cure for something then ok but all he has done is pull a funny muscle man sort of pose and say some weak catchphrases. The career he did allowed him to bed a load of lovely women who wouldnt have looked once let alone twice at him in normal circumstances . I think hes got more than enough and more than he deserved already. Also i have never once laughed at anything he has said or done. Boring git in my opinion

[rotobott]

Where are you dragging these threads from, have you got search in reverse, some things are best forgotten.

[blatt]

Originally Posted by rotobott

Where are you dragging these threads from, have you got search in reverse, some things are best forgotten.

Decided to start from the bottom and then work myself up Bit like bruce himself only he started from the bottom and brought everyone else down to him How cruel am i Think if i hadnt seen him on that morgan interview the night before i wouldnt have even bothered about it. But he came across as well a bit of a smug git really . Someone who thinks hes been misjudged by the media and whoever . I dont think hes done much more for light entertainment than make it so light you cant feel the actual entertainment anymore. Never made me laugh once !