LAUGHS FROM THE PAST COMEDIANS 1970s

Modern comics don't tell jokes they just talk about what is going on

good to see standup hasnt changed in 50 years.

How good was Russ Abbott

No obscenities, no f-word, just pure humour with no extras to shock.

People laughed more in the 70s

Not funny

Charlie Williams and Bernard Manning on the same show. We had more racial harmony when we could laugh at other.

Loved repeats of this in the 80s.

Class acts 👍😂👍

Good old offensive English comedy.

One word. "BRILLIANT".

Laughing now.True comedians those were the days.

It must be canned laughter! Nobody in their right mind would laugh out loud at these pathetic so called jokes!

Very nice to see these, as the dvd set released some years ago had loads of stuff cut out.

Can’t beat the comedians from back in the day timeless 😂👌👌

Brought memories back. When comedians were comedians with humor and laughter and could say anything they like people thought nothing more. I'm afraid those days have gone we're in a politically incorrect society. I will sub and give thumbs matey

cant ever understand the way brits talk

These comedians are all dead now and would not last a day in current times. Some accents were horrible.

I grew up with this, so glad they're not around anymore.

Charlie Williams - they were a bit 't'other ro-ad' 😂😂😂. I haven't heard that expression for years!! 😂

Laugh - I almost did.

These laughs are in the right place, the past... Laughing at their own "jokes" doesn't make them better

I do enjoy this . But wish you would but all the names in 💚💛💗💜💙❤🇮🇪

You can see where Bodger Johnson got his style from.

Wasn’t life so simple then. No woke

When comics told jokes

Used to watch this as a young kid...about 11. Was funny then...a bit tame now.

Absolutely awful, really really poor.

Back when comedians were actually funny. Sadly, comedy in the UK has died a very long and painful death.

Such bad comedians, lol

Modern comedy is very different kind of comedy compared to comedy from the 70s and early 80s, these are basically men telling christmas cracker jokes on stage, it's no different to reading a knock knock joke in front of a bunch of people. Modern stand up comes from situational observations. A joke can last 10 to 15 minutes and will always get a call back towards the end of a show. Comedians now a situation relevant to them and make them relevant to the audience. I've not laughed once watching any of these comedians, well with the exception of Mike Reid because like I stated earlier, they're just telling christmas cracker jokes. And before anyone says you're too young to understand, I watch a lot of classic comedies from Dads Army, Two Ronnies, Only Fools, Steptoe & Son etc so I do find humour in a lot of "older comedy" but not these.

Thank you so much, God bless you and your loved ones!

They sure are.

WHY DO THEY ALL HAVE FUNNY ACCENTS AND TALK FUNNY. AHAHAHA AHAHAHA LOL

I just came across this, and I m having good belly-laughs. ..... Awesome stand-ups.... Thank you. Much appreciated..., Cheerio from Down Under 🌺

Charlie Williams is so funny!!

classic, loved watching "The Comedians" back in the day

Thank goodness Tony Allen and Alexei Sayle invented alternative Comedy. (Alexei Sayle Ullo John! Gotta New Motor)

I loved The Comedians when it was on every Saturday night in the 1970s. I was just a school boy and I never missed it. I will soon be 61 and the comedians back in those days were head and shoulders above any of today's comedians. I loved them all but my favourite was Ken Goodwin. He had me rolling on the floor with laughter. 😂

Frank Carson: "It's the way I tell 'em!" Classic line!

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Love these thank you lad

Ken Goodwin. How funny. We all thought it was stupid then. I see nothing to change my mind now. No doubt someone thinks this is funny even now. Subjective.

No comedians in England like this now... England will have to get used to those fantastic immigrant comedians.

When comedy and comedians were actually very funny, unlike todays bland boring zombies.

Im genuinely shocked how bad the majority of these jokes are. Big fan of Bernard Manning too

Brilliant senseofhumour requrired

About as funny as a broken arm.

Appalling. Not a funny moment between them. My father loved this sh!te. He always did have poor taste.