I love Count Arthur Strong he's one of the few comedy actors who has genuinely funny bones. Top Act!
@shaykhriyadh7 жыл бұрын
Bring back Count Arthur's Radio Show. TV executives are ruining this genius creation!!!
@racheladkins60602 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree! TV executives are stupid, then can’t see what the public like.
@cliffhughes60102 жыл бұрын
A spoonful of Sandy Powell, a cup of Harry Worth, just a pinch of Laurel and Hardy. Marinade overnight in the lad from East Cheam and season sparingly with Professor Stanley Unwin. However, Count Arthur Strong is more than the sum of his ingredients. He's unique.
@byronelenica83296 жыл бұрын
An absolutely phenomenal comedian. Up there with the greatest comedians of all time. Hilarious.
@61sven3 жыл бұрын
Love Count Arthur. Laugh out loud funny.. A real gem of a character. One of my all time favourite programs. BBC insane not to commission more.
@baldrick65099 жыл бұрын
I recall listening to a wireless interview with Count Arthur just after one of his appearances on the Jimmy Clitheroe Show. Although a huge star, Arthur still took the time to give Jimmy a couple of jam jars and a chance to wash his car, all in aid of "bob a job" week. Some who were there said Jimmy was speechless. I can well believe it, I really do.
@mikehumble11209 жыл бұрын
Ask your parents love.
@greatestytcommentator5 ай бұрын
And still... Jimmy never paid for a meal or a round..
@stephensmith799 Жыл бұрын
An absolute, undisputed original.
@Nettsinthewoods7 жыл бұрын
Delauney is a very skilled and funny physical actor. I'm very glad he is on tv.
@mr.1452 жыл бұрын
Count Arthur is great.
@phillipreynolds43057 жыл бұрын
Count Arthur Strong is currently touring the UK. I saw the show in Winchester. It was fantastic and I recommend you see it.
@frflinstone3 жыл бұрын
Far too good for the bbc !!
@MOGGS19428 жыл бұрын
Count Arthur is the greatest comedy creation - ever. So consistently funny. I prefer him on the radio, though.
@andythomas7067 жыл бұрын
I prefer the radio shows too. Better characters!
@milesflanagan53286 жыл бұрын
Agree. Just works so much better on radio - hearing his rambling thoughts is what makes it.
@stephenguppy34666 жыл бұрын
As much as I like Count Arthur Strong, he really only does it for me in his madcap. surreal world on the radio.
@emobloom3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@callithowiseeit58064 жыл бұрын
Sod Arthur Strong, I saw him in a chip shop in Bermondsey in 1954 (I'd followed him for at least 3 streets - even giving chase when he'd try running to lose me), once he was cornered in the chippy he flusteredly ordered chips as I stood there sweating, panting and grinning at him and as he went to leave I said "got your chips Arthur?" and he completely blanked me, just looked at the floor and shuffled by without a word, never meet your heroes
@davefoster39189 жыл бұрын
The count and I started out together, I recall I bought him a pen as a Xmas present but he took it back to the shop as he said it couldn't spell properly! Marvellous days they really were!
@harveysmith100Ай бұрын
Worthy of the man. Very good.
@thespiancaine3 жыл бұрын
I remember the row caught on the radio between Arthur Askey and Count Arthur Strong about who should have top billing at an upcoming variety extravaganza. Askey wasn't happy when Count Arthur told him that his ' Busy Bee' song should be cut from the show due to the very hot weather and the increase in bees swarming around London and the high numbers of people being stung. " People go to the theatre to forget the outside world and there you are, prancing around reminding them of the bee Pandemic. It's bloody ridiculous". There was a sudden thud and Askey could he heard saying " I thank you" as he left the studio. Count Arthur Strong could be heard mumbling : " Struck by a bloody midget" as Arthur English took over the show. Great memories
@finncullen3 жыл бұрын
I really do
@southerncomfort74902 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Aidan.
@thetruth156real35 жыл бұрын
I like how Linehan jumps in all the time as though it’s his creation.😂
@callithowiseeit58064 жыл бұрын
Linehan is famous for jumpng in, just ask Dankula
@GuildfordGhost3 жыл бұрын
Linehan is an arse. Court Arthur, on the other hand...
@mcsuibhne0053 жыл бұрын
@@GuildfordGhost Black Books, The IT Crowd , Fr Ted , Brass Eye, The Day to Day , Big Train, Ted and Ralph just to mention a few. The man's got great comedic form, you'd have to concede.
@GuildfordGhost3 жыл бұрын
@@mcsuibhne005 Definitely agree with you. He has still become the Morrissey of comedy, though.
@hplovehandle2 жыл бұрын
He co-wrote the TV series
@ronniegoold3 жыл бұрын
Loved the show and was sad when they stopped making it, they should of stayed with it and let it build up more fans
@numberstation15 күн бұрын
Blimey, people on here really have got their knickers in a twist. Both men are responsible for some of the funniest comic creations ever seen, just be grateful for what they’ve given us.
@invisibleray69872 жыл бұрын
Legend
@pas68626 жыл бұрын
Just seen Arthur for the second time live on his current tour. Alive and Unplugged. Spoke briefly to Steve after the show. He really is a genuinely lovely top bloke and always has time for Arthur's army of fans!
@greatestytcommentator5 ай бұрын
Just did the same a week or 2 ago. Thank god G.Lineham didn't get him completely cancelled.
@SuperSreader7 жыл бұрын
I love how modest these two guys seem to be.
@julianeisner8289 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous and imaginative comedy!
@markt13872 жыл бұрын
Was really lucky to have seen Steve Delaney live at a comedy festival some years ago and to have met him afterwards. Funny man and jolly nice bloke.
@jimcazador60578 ай бұрын
I was watching old reruns of Harry Worth I see a lot of that character in Arthur Strong...
@thespiancaine3 жыл бұрын
A beautiful talent
@stephenweddle13907 жыл бұрын
I'm one of those rare people who prefers the TV Series. The input from the Father Ted writer has really improved the quality of the writing, making it less dependant on spoonerisms and given it a much stronger narrative than it ever had on radio. Plus I love the Michael character - he is a great counterpoint to Arthur's inspired lunacy. A great leap forward
@richarddavis77787 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree completely. Every year there are perhaps two or three programmes among the dross and political correctness which really make you value the BBC and this is one of them. Every member of the ensemble cast is wonderfully talented and the Delaney/Linehan partnership is inspired.
@Ingramdumpkiss6 жыл бұрын
Agree. Spot on
@GuildfordGhost3 жыл бұрын
I concur. Some fans seem to think you're not a 'real' fan if you prefer the TV version but I love all of them. The problem with the radio one is that he's so unpleasant. At least the TV Count Arthur can be lovable - at times.
@ep80293 жыл бұрын
I like both the radio and TV versions. Classic line from the TV series: Count: "I refuse.. [to take part in a police line-up].. on the grounds that I may inseminate myself.."
@joeybarnes015 жыл бұрын
Bring back Count Arthur Strong.
@upster1967au3 жыл бұрын
Why does it have to make it on TV to get an interview, his Radio show is exceptional in its own right
@zacmumblethunder746610 ай бұрын
The first time I saw his stage show, I went with a friend who hadn't heard him on the radio. At the end, he concussed himself, told the audience to go to bed and wandered away. After a while, my friend asked if he was coming back to take a bow. I said "No. If he's told us to go away, that's it." As I looked around I realised that the same conversation was happening all around, then everyone started laughing again at the situation he'd left us in. "When you started this comment, I thought you were going to start singing 'The First Time Ever I saw .. Whatever it Was I Saw" by Roberta Falk. Not Roberta Falk. Peter Falk ... He was Columbo. He didn't sing 'The First Time I Saw Your Whatever '. What are you talking about?"
@TheSteelydanfan7 жыл бұрын
just seen Count Arthur Strong doing his show on the wireless less in Taunton with Dave Mountjoy, Mel Gedroich, sorry if spelling wrong and the other chap. Very funny, worth the £3.50 per ticket!
@sizkar99 жыл бұрын
nooooooooooooooooo DON'T kill the myth!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE count arthur - don't wanna see he's not real!!! but i suspose these things do 'appen!
@cyber-eye1152 Жыл бұрын
Count Arthur Strong is just amazing. What a great character.. I ready do. Count 321.
@09mrdon6 жыл бұрын
WOW! Thanks for posting this.
@harmonywriterАй бұрын
Hopefully Steve and Graham can work together again.
@nigelcarren2 жыл бұрын
I am delighted to discover that I would recognize Count Arthur in the the street.... Oh yes, I really really do!
@lediabolique58227 жыл бұрын
You can't fight the forces of darkness with a rectangle. Too true.
@martm2168 жыл бұрын
Fabulous comic creation. 'Oh, you couldn't make it up!' But Steve Delaney did. The radio show is stronger than the television one, but Steve and Graham Linehan did say they adapted the character for television. I guess they know what works on the different media. It was good to see him on TV. Hope he does get a third series, or at least continues on the radio. Hope you all caught the 2015 Christmas Day radio special. Real classic Arthur was that.
@andythomas7068 жыл бұрын
All the pre Radio Series stuff he did on The Mark Radcliffe Show is worth checking out too!
@martm2167 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. I'll try and find that. I'm going to see the Count in Winchester next March.
@andythomas7067 жыл бұрын
We saw him on the last tour in Bury. He was a hoot!
@grainnegowen57585 жыл бұрын
His voice oh my God lol
@eveeve97582 жыл бұрын
I just love count Arthur.
@sarahparsons61579 жыл бұрын
wow he is so different from the character.
@garynicholls14488 жыл бұрын
+Sarah Parsons Well done. If he wasn't, he would be playing himself wouldn't he? And that is something only actors like, Sean Connery, erm, Michael Cane and Nicholas Cage and that other American who was a Godfather, what's his name ... oh yes, Robert Themoney do. And that is why they are not funny, because they take themselves far too seriously. You couldn't make it up! Wel,l you don't need to, because I just did.
@kriptoow Жыл бұрын
Bring count Arthur strong back 😂
@skawashers9 жыл бұрын
Its a Brilliant Creation. But it does work better when it is on the radio. But after the 3rd sitting of the TV series which i did this afternoon Knowing the new series will start tonight. I am starting to enjoy it.. The setting and characters are very different and alot of the comedy which was Built in the mind of the listener has been lost. Second series from bbc 2 to bbc1 it must have got good Reviews. I will see the second series to see if any More changes have taken place and characters might have been cut out
@user-vh8by6wf5x9 жыл бұрын
Series 2 is getting better and better. By episode 4 there are whole chunks of Arthur's hilarious antics with a complete absence of the deeply unfunny Michael, who has his own chunks that can be fast-forwarded through. I doubt though that this is deliberate and will continue, but I can hope. Totally agree about the comedy being in the listener's mind. It stretches the radio listener's imagination and tests it with ambiguity. Example - radio s1e1: "Right then. I suspose I'd better, er, get me trousers on and..." gets a big, big laugh because the audience aren't completely sure whether he's just got back from the shops and then confused the TV licence man in his living room without any trousers on or whether it is the figure of speech meaning "I'd better put a decent pair of trousers on (as I'm going to my booklaunch)." TV s1e1: after the equivalent line there is no ambiguity as there is a shot of him scurrying down the hall in his shirt, vest and underpants - and it is not so much funny as creepy.
@sizkar99 жыл бұрын
Z i agree - far too much michael and not enough of the count. it's so totally different from the brilliant radio show - there are moments of pure genius and i so wanted to like it but it just doesn't work too well - maybe as we've all suggested more arthur and less of the supporting cast!
@brandywell449 жыл бұрын
Z I think Michael and Senims characters bring some lovely warmth into the show. I used to enjoy the radio show and found it hard to enjoy the tv show but after episode 6 of the latest series Im hooked. I really enjoy the show and Michael and his friendship with Arthur and the characters is a great part of that
@byronelenica83296 жыл бұрын
You are right.
@tinaoxnam16637 жыл бұрын
ive never heard of it until about a few weeks back. but its good.
@Tiswas2010 Жыл бұрын
Bring back Count Arthur Strong.....you don't need all the other silly characters. Put Count Arthur Strong new and up dated situations....like going on a pensioner coach trip to Blackpool where he stays in Britannia hotel!!!!! Or a TV show where Count Arthur Strong does reaction videos on You Tube! Or I know, Count Arthur Strong does Van Life and each week downloads a video on You Tube..he wouldnt need TV Exec then or the BBC!. Be a You Tube phenomenon! Either way this would be comedy gold. I love the character Count Arthur Strong.....I did not think he needed all those other characters around. He could tour Britain in a Van similar to what Miriam Margoyles did in her trip for Austrailia but it would purely be a comedy show. Different and very much upto date. I want fees for the suggestion! Lol. Honestly though this would be so funny. Can you imagine Count Arthur Strongs reaction upon waking and seeing snow outside from his van window whilst snuggled up in his bed, going on about how glourious it looks and when he says it time to get up and start his day with a cup of tea, he gets out of bed and steps onto the van floor exclaiming 'it's bloody freezing' but the next take is him talking about how snuggly warm he is in his van! It would be so funny. Easy to research van life on You Tube and find the funny elements.
@alancooper96322 жыл бұрын
Brilliant old fashioned comedy, come on BBC get it back on the telly, show the people of this country your not just for the middle class and wokey young. I wait in despair.
@billygillan8215 жыл бұрын
Best thing on TV since Only Fools the the bloody BBC take it of TV and give us more Open all bloody all hours,I don't care what they say its not a comedy.,like many who have know shop keepers like Barker and Jason there either dead or in 70s sitcom in the sky
@martynpank7 жыл бұрын
On 'On Demand' they did not have the last in the current series where Arthur goes to a safari park. Anyone?
@TheWomblemaster8 жыл бұрын
new series coming?
@captainswing44873 жыл бұрын
Perfect....funny...great.
@DanielRed27 ай бұрын
I know some people are slating the TV show but IMO it was better than it could have been. Maybe they didn't nail it in series 1, but 2 & 3 had the tone right and were much funnier. The radio series, for obvious reasons, focuses more on the words Arthur uses, and the cleverness of all that. It really is a masterclass of radio comedy. Perhaps actually seeing Arthur on screen throws things off a little, in how he's 'wacky' looking from the get-go. Linehan bringing in the Michael character, as a sort of way of grounding the series, then makes the Count seem even more zany, and maybe just annoying in some of the episodes. The show, as a whole, was pretty good though! and at least it was a BBC studio sitcom, which there are very few of these days.
@frederickwallace65522 жыл бұрын
That's not Count Arthur. That guy's much younger.
@ian_b Жыл бұрын
I'm afraid!
@testtube437 жыл бұрын
Oh no, I have never seen him in real life ! Weird.
@johnscannell65967 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly funny.
@groovytymes2 жыл бұрын
A lot, lot funnier than Harry Worth
@davidroman13427 жыл бұрын
wat a funny show 😂😂😂😂
@tokyostory885 жыл бұрын
The TV series was very weak and not surprisingly canned compared to the superb radio series which I never tire of listening to. Most disappointing was the canned laughter which says it all.
@martin-mi3cg3 жыл бұрын
The TV series completely altered and destroyed the character. I totally agree, the radio show was utterly brilliant and I wish it would come back :-(
@nickl82474 жыл бұрын
Radio yes TV no
@kossfan5 жыл бұрын
If they had just filmed the radio scripts, and spent some serious money on good sets, to create the right atmosphere, Count Arthur would have gone down as one of the great comedy classics, but unfortunately the terrible TV version will be confined to the dustbin of mediocrity. I loved Father Ted, but unfortunately Graham Linehan didn’t understand The Count’s character at all, and completely changed him for the TV version. Everything about it is wrong, the set, the supporting cast, everything. I absolutely adore the radio series but cannot bear to watch the TV series, and I have tried. What a shame that someone with Linehan’s pedigree messed up so catastrophically, something that could and should have been so good.
@greatestytcommentator5 ай бұрын
Isn't it amazing.. when Lineham changed the format to suit the metrosexual, wokerati London TV audience... He actually managed to get Steve Cancelled from everywhere..?
@stevedelaney4267Ай бұрын
That is absolute rubbish. For a start Graham didn't change the format. 'We' did. And it wasn't to suit anybody. There was no pressure put on us. We had a free hand. What am I supposed to do, just carry on writing the same thing for 30 years? Some career! Also, I've not been cancelled from anywhere. Stop bending the truth to fit whatever your agenda is.😀
@greatestytcommentator14 күн бұрын
@stevedelaney4267 Fair enough.. Miss you on the BBC though.
@murrungay5 жыл бұрын
somehow the dancing "street urchin" gang didn't seem to be grounded in any known realities... so not that less far fetched than Father Ted.
@bloodyliar Жыл бұрын
Fantastic character creation..... ruined by Linehan
@bluecobra62943 жыл бұрын
It’s so unfair comedy genus has be replaced by pointless talentless rubbish, Count Arthur is so missed .
@jumpfortyfour99656 жыл бұрын
works better on radio tv did not work
@NickHarman7 жыл бұрын
Linehan ruined what was a great comic creation, lame scripts and of course putting him on TV.
@blueheart1946 Жыл бұрын
His TV shows are brilliant. His stand up stinks
@petemarr8242 жыл бұрын
Just when you thought Mrs Browns Boys was bad, you get this... Terrible basic "humour"