Subj : Re: Benny Hill considered better than Monty Python by TV stations WOR a To : All From : cruciverbalist Date : Fri Apr 24 2009 07:09 am From: cruciverbalist On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:49:04 -0500, "Reverend Ozone" wrote: >"peterpuck16w" wrote in message >news:f7f3e49f-b492-47fc-bc74-6730973c576c@j18g2000yql.googlegroups.com... >On Apr 23, 7:02 pm, BB wrote: > >> This is according to the book The Benny Hill Story by John Smith (bio >> is avaialble at amazon.com)! Benny Hill Story also has a flattering >> forword by comic legend Bob Hope! Also, Hillw as rated the funniest >> man in the whole UK during the 1980's (this was shown in the 1983 >> Current Biography book article on him)! > >Why can't I like both of them? > >Agreed, and even then, it's not really a matter of who's /better/ , it's simply >a preference of differing comedic styles. Pete and Rev, I agree with both of you and the sentiments you expressed. However (there's always an however!), at the risk of getting flamed in a Monty Python group, I never thought of any of the Python troupe as geniuses. Very funny (silly!) guys, yes. But geniuses, no. Benny Hill, on the other hand, I've always considered a genius. As a comedian he was a one man wrecking crew. He could do it all and with an ease that was positively frightening. The only Pythoner that came close, imho, was Eric Idle. Jack --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 - Meridian, MS - USA (1:396/4) .