RIP Sir Les Patterson

Really sad, a great comedian, I know Timbertops will remember going to the Plaza in St Annes to watch a couple of Barry McKenzie films in the 70's, they were hilarious at the time.

Seen him twice in London as Dame Edna and Sir Les and pant wittingly funny!!
 
Eternaloptimist said:
Excuse my ignorance but who is Barry McKenzie?
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One of the greatest characters in Australian cinematic history. The Adventures of BM, available on YouTube, is a way to catch up. Edna is in it and is a tale of an ocker Aussie parading his stuff in early 70s London. Barry Humphreys wrote a comic strip in Private Eye back then and it transformed to the big screen. Sponsored by Fosters there was a lot of boozy debauched action throughout. The Aussie establishment were horrified as it depicted the Aussies abroad as a bunch of sex mad beer swilling morons. Which Bazza and Humph acted out to perfection. It was marvellous entertainment and true to life some might say 🇦🇺🍻

Barry Crocker played BMc and went on to find fame and fortune as the writer and singer of the world renowned theme song from the TV show Neighbours. Still trying to live it down to this day but made a wad of cash from his cringe inducing crooning 🎤💰😃
 
ballysboots said:
One of the greatest characters in Australian cinematic history. 🇦🇺🍻

Barry Crocker played BMc and went on to find fame and fortune as the writer and singer of the world renowned theme song from the TV show Neighbours. Still trying to live it down to this day but made a wad of cash from his cringe inducing crooning 🎤💰😃
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Yep, agreed 💯. The Neighbours theme tune might have made him wealthy but it’s not a patch on BMcK’s cultural jewel “The One-Eyed Trouser Snake”. In the late 70s, the old Scala cinema in Withington used to have a late Friday night showing and the BMcK films often featured along with Monty Python. All our student yesterdays... 😢
 
Archibald Knox said:
Yep, agreed 💯. The Neighbours theme tune might have made him wealthy but it’s not a patch on BMcK’s cultural jewel “The One-Eyed Trouser Snake”. In the late 70s, the old Scala cinema in Withington used to have a late Friday night showing and the BMcK films often featured along with Monty Python. All our student yesterdays... 😢
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They would have been some fun Fridays I would say. The one eyed trouser snake should have been used as incidental music during episodes of Neighbours 🤩

Great scene in the Adventures of BMcK when he played the song with his ocker charm to the Pommy sheila in the back of an old Kombi. Think it was Julie Covington.
 
Archibald Knox said:
Yep, agreed 💯. The Neighbours theme tune might have made him wealthy but it’s not a patch on BMcK’s cultural jewel “The One-Eyed Trouser Snake”. In the late 70s, the old Scala cinema in Withington used to have a late Friday night showing and the BMcK films often featured along with Monty Python. All our student yesterdays... 😢
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Ahh .... the old Scala. Monday night on a regular basis when it was discount night and was cheaper to go than pay heating in student digs.
 
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