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myeff t1_j1z2upw wrote
Went to look up some of his work. Unbelievable that this skit of The Long Johns with Bird and John Fortune was made in 1996. Some things don't change.
[deleted] t1_j1z3g7y wrote
Really good satire. Unfortunately his career was marred with a lot of Brown and Black facing
quondam47 t1_j1z8mxh wrote
Loved the Absolute Power radio series with Stephen Fry. The TV series didn’t portray the dry humour quite as well.
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[deleted] t1_j1zfjbj wrote
I’ve been meaning to catch that for a while. Will have to check if it’s available anywhere for download
BeerNTacos t1_j1zhhu9 wrote
I've seen a good batch of these "George Parr" interviews on Bird and Fortune over the years.
The Iraq war one just plain brilliant.
SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j1zk1vo wrote
And explaining the GFC.
SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j1zk5he wrote
^^"I'm ^^Jewish..."
Mister-Butterswurth t1_j1zli51 wrote
I once saw him play against Magic Johnson in LA
Plastastic t1_j1zqgge wrote
What up, Bird?
san_murezzan t1_j1zspkn wrote
That’s sad, don’t think he’s known much outside of the UK but he did some excellent television
themanfromoctober t1_j1zur0q wrote
Audible has it!
themanfromoctober t1_j1zuzcb wrote
Agreed! The TV series made them seem too slick and successful
Capheinated t1_j1zwq4l wrote
But the TV series also features Stephen Fry seriously about to agree to rehabilitate the public image of literal Nazis lol
haleme t1_j204l9a wrote
Is the radio series still available anywhere?
NeuHundred t1_j2060cn wrote
That's what I know him from.
HellsMalice t1_j2089ft wrote
Whining that people did something completely acceptable at the time just because it's no longer acceptable is fucking stupid.
gnarlin t1_j2095r3 wrote
This is one of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z70BKwfSUA
t0m5k1 t1_j209il7 wrote
heres_ultramark t1_j209rcw wrote
It wasn’t really acceptable at the time, people just weren’t including the marginalized groups in the conversation. It always sucked, but we’ve only recently begun letting people of color in the door to tell everyone blackface fucking sucks.
_Los t1_j209seh wrote
The argument is that it also wasn't acceptable at the time. It wasn't right to do then, it's just that most of society shared the mistaken opinion that it was okay.
quondam47 t1_j20cevw wrote
I think they’re on Audible UK anyway.
implicitpharmakoi t1_j20d6zu wrote
Slavery was acceptable if it weren't for all those abolitionists whining about it.
Still, we shouldn't erase those sketches, we should just have context when we watch them (bring back Brutalitox!).
MIBlackburn t1_j20h7xu wrote
It's usually on BBC Sounds if you're patient enough tp not buy it on Audible.
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Quesdem t1_j20py9v wrote
A great loss. He was brilliant as the unethical barrister, ‘John Fuller-Carp’. RIP, George Parr.
TalisFletcher t1_j20vy19 wrote
I kind of view the two shows as entirely separate. They feel like mostly different characters and the tone is very different too. Both good but for different reasons.
Stamford16A1 t1_j2145dy wrote
And that ladies and gentleman is why there's no decent satire on TV any more.
Nobody else was taking on Idi Amin or Robert Mugabe... certainly nobody "of colour". I don't recall Lenny Henry satirising Mugabe when he massacred the Matabele for example.
Dylsnick t1_j21d9xk wrote
yes! And apparently he got a first in philosophy at Cambridge! Not that he ever mentioned it.
SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j21up51 wrote
He's back with Fortune now...
"Seraphim George Parrius, you're an angel on the Holy Signs and Visions Committee..."
geek180 t1_j22ajgt wrote
I wouldn’t equate wearing blackface to owning slaves.
SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j22fpi8 wrote
"HE MADE THE SAUSAGES RUN ON TIME."
[deleted] t1_j22gtgr wrote
There's satire and there's brownfacing yourself to be immigrants from Pakistan. John Bird was a terrific comedian, but having your sitcom, along with the great Spike Milligan being cancelled because of racial insensitivity in the 70s was not a good thing.
[deleted] t1_j22h5qt wrote
It was not acceptable then as well. I am not saying anything about his comedy, he, infact was a terrific comedian the little I have seen, but having your sitcom pulled in the 70s for playing Pakistani Immigrants is a whole different place no one should have gone. Not even in "those days"
soboi12345 t1_j22nxg8 wrote
His idi amin radio show and Absolute Power with fry was really funny!
btmvideos37 t1_j23crgb wrote
Disagree. It was accepted by the mostly white people producing these things and watching these things.
Do you really think bigoted behaviour that was once “acceptable” was accepted by all people? Including the minorities that were being discriminated against, mocked, and oppressed?
It was once acceptable to hit your wife. And marital rape wasn’t a thing. According to the law and society it was acceptable. But do you think the wives EVER liked or accepted this? Hell no
Black Face was either done to mock and belittle black people. Or when it was done somewhat “respectfully”, it was still being done to avoid hiring actual black people for those roles.
People were against black face back then. Just like there were people against slavery when it was legal.
It was wrong now and it was wrong then
implicitpharmakoi t1_j23qea6 wrote
>I wouldn’t equate wearing blackface to owning slaves.
I made no such equivalence, I was pointing out how change happens.
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