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Rock With Laughter

OR SIT IN sour-faced sod-it silence. Short-lived revue-type palaver rounding up, Spanish Inquisition-like, “top” Northern cabaret talent, shoving them in front of a rolling camera, then salvaging “best bits” for public airing. Which included PHIL “RUBBER FACED RIBALDRY” COOL, BOBBY SOX, THE IVY LEAGUE and THE DON JUANS.

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  1. Lee James Turnock

    April 26, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Not to be confused with the similarly titled 1993 series featuring Bobby Davro, which pretty well spelled the end for “old school” variety programmes.

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