Les Dawsons Joke Book

Author : Les Dawson
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843179873
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Les Dawson's Joke Book written by Les Dawson and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-11-03 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first-ever joke book from one of the UK's best-loved comedians, Les Dawson's Joke Book is a must for any fan of this perennially popular comedian. Collecting together the highlights of his 26-year career across radio and television, from his early days on Opportunity Knocks to Cissie and Ada. A lover of language, Les was a secret poet and was fond of high culture, often undercutting his own admiration of the art forms for comic effect. The book includes examples of all his most famous sketches, comic come-backs and stand-up routines. From working class roots to a comedian beloved by millions, Les Dawson's Joke Book is a celebration of Les's humour at its very best, compiled from his personal archive by his wife and daughter, it is the must-have for any fan.

Author : Les Dawson
Publisher : Arrow
ISBN 13 : 9780099220503
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Les Dawson Joke Book written by Les Dawson and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Louis Barfe
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 0857896709
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trials and Triumphs of Les Dawson written by Louis Barfe and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STRONGThe first ever narrative biography of a towering figure in British comedy Les Dawson, more than any other comedian, spoke for the phlegmatic, pessimistic British way of life. A Northern lad who climbed out of the slums thanks to an uncommonly brilliant mind, he was always the underdog, but his bark was funnier and more incisive than many comics who claimed to bite. Married twice in real life, he had a third wife in his comic world—a fictional ogre built from spare parts left by fleeing Nazis at the end of World War II—and an equally frightening mother-in-law. He was down to earth, yet given to eloquent, absurd flights of fancy. He was endlessly generous with his time, but slow to buy a round of drinks. He was a mass of contradictions. In short, he was human, he was genuine, and that's why audiences loved him. This is his story.

Author : Richard Alexander
Publisher : Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783823349365
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Verbal Humour in English written by Richard Alexander and published by Gunter Narr Verlag. This book was released on 1997 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Les Dawson
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 9781906217679
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks written by Les Dawson and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The voice of the great Les Dawson, it has to be. Dawson, the comedian’s comedian, a man with a massive following in his lifetime and now a real cult hero. Who can forget the out-of tune piano playing, the mother in- law jokes, the fast-fire gags and routines that shot from his mouth with apparent ease? Here now, selected and introduced by his widow Tracy, is a treasure-trove of unseen and unpublished Les Dawson material, culled from his notebooks and diaries. Clearly, for Les it was never easy or effortless, and just how hard he worked on, and honed, his material is clear from the boxes of hand-written gags and routines he left behind, each page funnier and more outrageous than the next. Heading after heading, is followed by pages of one-liners: I wouldn’t Say she was a Fast Eater But . . . I wouldn’t Say he was Mean, But . ..I Wouldn’t Say She Was Thin. But . . . And there are the Blankety Blank routines (‘Some quiz shows.come, some quiz shows go . . . thisone is still waiting for a lift.’) as wellas the inventive letters, the radio and.television routines, the silly drawings,and crazy, off-the-wall stories. On top, of all this, there are Les’s often,poignant diaries, including early days when he was a Hoover salesman. A rich and fabulous feast indeed, and one that will be devoured by Les Dawson’s countless fans. Born in Collyhurst, Manchester in 1934, Les Dawson was one of Britain’s finest and best-loved comedians. He toured the clubs and pubs for many years, before he was ‘discovered’ on Hughie Green’s TV show, Opportunity Knocks in 1967, becoming a household name. Les was also a prolific writer with thirteen books to his credit. He married Tracy in 1989, and their daughter Charlotte was born three years later. Les died suddenly of a heart attack at their home in Lytham St Annes in 1993.

Author : Les Dawson
Publisher : Retro Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781909040281
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Les Dawson's Lancashire written by Les Dawson and published by Retro Classics. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les Dawson s was a great comedian with a unique gift for observing and capturing the characters and style of life of the county that he loved.

Author : Tommy Cooper
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409052494
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tommy Cooper All In One Joke Book written by Tommy Cooper and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My wife is a magician, yesterday she turned our car into a tree. A big white horse walks into a pub. The barman says, 'we have a drink named after you.' The horse says, 'what? Eric?' I said, 'waiter, what's that in my soup?' he said, 'I'd better call the boss, I can't tell one insect from another.' I'm reading a book called 'Sex Before 20'. Personally I don't like audiences. I said, 'it's serious, doctor, I've broken my arm in 20 places'. He said, 'well stop going to those places.' I call my car flattery. It gets me nowhere.

Author : Tony Nicholson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781914227363
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Squire of Knotty Ash and His Lady written by Tony Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joey Grihalva
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467103101
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Milwaukee Jazz written by Joey Grihalva and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milwaukee's jazz scene has forever stood in the shadow of Chicago's illustrious institution, but it stands strong. Cream City has produced a wealth of talent, attracted top-notch transplants, and hosted legends like Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Billie Holiday, and Wynton Marsalis. From the heyday of the 1940s and 1950s to the renaissance of the 1970s, from the streets to the classrooms, from grand ballrooms to outdoor festivals, from swing to bebop, from smoky bars to dimly lit clubs like the Flame, Thelma's Back Door, and the Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee has been a hotbed of improvised music, providing a noteworthy contribution to the story of jazz in America.

Author : Les Dawson
Publisher : Aurum PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9781906217198
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks written by Les Dawson and published by Aurum PressLtd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The wife gave me breakfast in bed this morning... it flew off the plate when she threw it. I didn't mind - there's something vaguely sensuous about a poached egg on quilt. I know why she was angry... I'd spilt cocoa all down her nightdress. Serves me right for wearing it.' The voice of the great Les Dawson, it has to be. Dawson, the comedian's comedian, is a man with a massive following in his lifetime and now a real cult hero. Who can forget the out-of tune piano playing, the mother-in-law jokes, the fast-fire gags and routines that shot from his mouth with apparent ease? Here now, selected and introduced by his widow Tracy, is a treasure-trove of unseen and unpublished Les Dawson material, culled from his notebooks and diaries. Clearly, for Les it was never easy or effortless, and just how hard he worked on, and honed, his material is clear from the boxes of hand-written gags and routines he left behind, each page funnier and more outrageous than the next.