Leonard Hatred 11:22 Sun Nov 15
Des O'Connor has bought the farm
Moncurs Putting Iron 4:05 Mon Nov 16
Re: Des O'Connor has bought the farm
Leonard Hatred 1:25 Sun Nov 15
Clues in the link: The words 'new and book'.
Also has the word lifting which made me laugh
Lato 12:48 Mon Nov 16
RIP Des
Lertie Button 12:04 Mon Nov 16
Now at least we can all agree that his only discernable talent was an ability to sport an all year sun tan and pretend to laugh until he cried.
The Grim Rieper 6:33 Sun Nov 15
Does this mean that Bradley Walsh is now the undisputed King of chat show hysterical (false/forced) laughter?
Nurse Ratched 4:10 Sun Nov 15
*jumpers
gph 3:51 Sun Nov 15
Taught Sarah Lund everything she knows about sweaters.
Far Cough 3:48 Sun Nov 15
Loved it on the Des O'Connor show when he tried to stop Freddie Starr causing absolute mayhem, of course, it was a lost cause
Any Old Iron 3:41 Sun Nov 15
If he was in such good health what was he doing in hospital?
RIP Des. A very good all-rounder. Liked his talk show back in the day. Used to have a lot of new comedians on who were usually genuinely funny, unlike the cunts calling themselves comedians today.
zico 3:35 Sun Nov 15
Couple of nice stories -
Back in 2014, Des revealed the sparring between him and Eric, who died in 1984, continued even throughout the bleakest of times. He told the Daily Mail: "When Eric had his first heart attack in 1968, I was doing a show in front of 2,000.
"I went for a sip of water and the stage manager said, 'Eric Morecambe's had a heart attack. He's dying'
"I went back on and, at the end of the show, I said, 'If you believe in such things, please remember Eric in your prayers. He's not well.'
"Happily he recovered and six weeks later he was in a meeting with some journalists. "One of them said, 'Are you aware Des O'Connor asked his entire audience to pray for you?' Eric said, 'Well, those six or seven people probably made a difference'."
Didn't being the butt of everybody else's jokes for a good few decades rankle at times?
'What did hurt me a little bit was when my kids told me they were getting sweets and stale bread thrown at them with people shouting, "Your dad's rubbish."
I remember phoning Eric one day and saying, "One of my fans is very upset." He said, "Let me talk to the other one." We laughed and then he said, "I'll tell you what, on Saturday's show I'll say something nice about you." I said, "OK."
'So that Saturday Eric said, "People are saying Des and I are enemies. He came to my daughter's wedding. Do you hear that? He came to my daughter's wedding. He wasn't invited, but he came."
'I thought, "You so-and-so" but you couldn't get angry with Eric. It was only when other people did the jokes that it rankled. They weren't as funny as Eric so I didn't welcome them, but what can you do? You have to laugh at yourself.
Golden Oldie 3:22 Sun Nov 15
Reports that he was in relatively great spirits and health until he was admitted to hospital and they worked their usual magic and he never lasted a week such is their near 100% record with care for the elderly.
*claps pots and pans to the NHS Gods in the sky*
wanstead_hammer 3:15 Sun Nov 15
Another old Stepney boy bites the dust.
blueeyed.handsomeman 2:41 Sun Nov 15
he was a great entertainer RIP Des
eswing hammer 2:22 Sun Nov 15
The Eastern European that let him fall in the nursing home is very upset that people are calling him ' careless hans.!
, 2:22 Sun Nov 15
Grapes 11.40, I'd like to add Roy Hudd to your list. Another entertainer who plied the holiday camp circuit years ago.
It was always obvious Stanley Baxter was gay.
Percy Dalton 2:15 Sun Nov 15
I liked him old Des.
Sadly a lot of the old celebrities are now coming to that vulnerable age.
RIP.
MaryMillingtonsGhost 1:31 Sun Nov 15
arsegrapes 11:40
Dave Allen also.
RIP Des.
terry-h 1:29 Sun Nov 15
I notice Mike Winters died in 2013. I don't know how Bernie's dog Schnorbitz is though. Must be around 50 years old.
mashed in maryland 1:26 Sun Nov 15
Attention.
Serious, when anyone in showbiz does anything like that or almost anything at all, its for attention.
Including dying sometimes probably
Stanley Baxter has just COME OUT at the age of 94.
https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/actor-stanley-baxter-comes-out-gay-new-book-lifting-lid-his-troubled-private-life-3020919
Mike Yarwood not dead. He retired many years ago when he developed stage fright.
Stanley Baxter recently came out of the closet,but I think everyone knows he is gay.
Poor old Des O'Connor didn't look at all well a year or two ago outside the Palladium at some function. Tommy Steele who was with him looked spritely and is still with us. He looks amazing for his age.