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28 Apr 15
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Orville news
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Who will get that ariel right now !
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Daz
sad news |
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RIP
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RIP
Keith and Orville were massive back in the 80s. Orville must be really upset, probably speechless. |
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orville will be happy no hand up his a r s e no more
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The only man on theBeeb who could get away with fisting a young bird.
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Is this the "Without Chris Evans" market?
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kenny on form
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Famous for sticking his hand up a green bird, Jim Jepps has sent his condolences.
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very sad and all that but he was pretty naff
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kenny on form He sure is. Very polished of recent.  |
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A giant of showbiz has gone.
When Orville was in his pomp, back in the day, all the showbiz giants wanted to be on his show. Whether it was Pink Floyd, Wilfred Hyde-White or even James "The Godfather of Beating Women Up" Brown, they all hastily made a path to Orville's door. When Led Zeppelin reformed, where did they make their first performance? Well, it was Live Aid (Philadelphia) actually, but only because Orville (wisely in my judgement) wouldn't give them houseroom. Not after the Plant/Page/Orville sessions had been such a disaster, although I suspect the recordings may now see the light of day. As ever it's those left behind who will suffer the most, and I ask you all to pause for a moment to reflect on the sadness now being experienced by Queenie Watts. |
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Keith Harris was a very popular ventriloquist during the 80s, and had his own show The Keith Harris Show between 1982 and 1990. The most popular puppets were Cuddles The Monkey who's catchphrase was "I 'ate that duck" and, of course, Orville the duck.
It's not often that a green, singing duck in a nappy has a hit in the pop charts, and Orville's song is the only song by a ventriloquist to make the top ten, in the UK at least! Orville's Song (I Wish I Could Fly) made in January 1983 and sold over 400,000 copies. The duo also had a minor hit in December 1985 with a cover of White Christmas, and this peaked at 40 in the UK singles chart. Harris now lived in Poulton-le-Fylde near Blackpool with his fourth wife, Sarah, and his two youngest children, Shenton and Kitty. Since The Keith Harris Show ended in 1990, he has worked at Butlins holiday resorts, ran his own pantomime company (2005-2008) and has made several TV appearances. In 2009, he appeared on the BBC drama Ashes To Ashes. |
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Apparently Orville is not on hand to comment.
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This current chic has breathed new life into you Mr M.
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will orville be going to the funeral
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Is this the guy who liked having his hand on a young bird's bottom? Are you sure you've not mixed him up with Rolf Harris?
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Yes, life in the old dog, Aka.It's just my knees that are knackered.
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Kenny u on HRT
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Any time soon Orville will be claiming Keith was a paedohile and wanting compo.
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no just beer Capt.
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kenny has been googling Keith Harris jokes (nap)
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Not at all, a nephew texted them.
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I agree with many of your posts Aka, but a giant of showbiz?
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That was Alun. I didn't really get his act and got his hit single even less.
Seemed a decent guy though so RIP. |
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B-B : forgive me, you have exposed me as an amateur and a fool. Not for the first time either.
And Akabula, my favourite horse was/still is BULA as well. An unforgettable champion with those stunning late surges. |
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never heard of him
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sorry my eyes are going
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RIP
as a ventriloquist he was pretty bad, but not in the same bad class as Roger De Courcey, who was absolute rubbish. |
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http://newsthump.com/2015/04/28/orville-left-speechless-following-sad-death-of-keith-harris/ “He hasn’t really moved at all since the news. He just sits and stares out the window in silence with that sad facial expression of his.” |
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Roger was a guest at some football dinner and he took the bear with him, they were sitting next to Jim Smith who was manager of Derby at the time. Jim was absolutely plastered and apparently he spent most of the night talking to Nookie bear and Roger played along with him all night. Observers said it was hilarious.
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lol Burton - nice one
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I think it was Ron Atkinson who recounted the story, Jim was telling the bear jokes and slapping it on the back when it bounced up and down on Rogers knee laughing. He must have been seriously p1ssed.
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67 too young
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