Frankie Howerd at the Oxford Union (pt.1 of FIVE) - '90 HQ

For PART TWO, hit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_sPHd9LuQ - and hit https://corneliusatloppers.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/cornelius-on-the-resurgence-of-frankie-howerd/ for the STORY behind this. After nearly forty years in the business, Frankie suddenly found himself popular with a whole new YOUNG audience - courtesy of a series of post-ironic TEE-SHIRTS with his catch-phrases on!

Whilst driving a hack in the Seventies, I had Francis as a celebrity fare and - unaware of his paranoia - I casually remarked I hadn't seen him on TV in a while. I thought he was going to burst into TEARS.

Of course to the public, Frankie's career was CONTINUOUS - but when your agent hasn't rung you in a YEAR...

Nevertheless - this shows that, fifteen years later - he still HAD it. All of his ooohs and stumbles were SCRIPTED - and Mr Howerd knew EXACTLY how to TIME them.

A true comic genius.

Footnote: If you remember SEEING this concert and are wondering what happened to his "pulpit" routine - you can find it by clicking on - http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4958136/frankie_howerds_pulpit_routine_90/

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