Syd Flood taught me trumpet. He was the most inspiring, patient and relaxed teacher (whist currently being a highly regarded professional performing musician, in his day job). I bumped into him in later life - whilst he was performing with the Nitwits - and we had a fraternal coffee together, and reminisced. A lovely, lovely man, and one of God's good guys! God bless you and rest you, Syd, wherever you are; and, when my time comes, I hope we can hook up again, somewhere out there, and lay some grooves down!
My great Uncle was Ronnie Genarder (Banjo player in the kilt, actual name was John Gardner). Agree that's it's amazing for us to see them in action in their heyday! Ronnie died in 1973 at age 62, so I was a young child.
My father was a stern man, and not given to letting his feelings show, but I remember watching him crying with laughter at this act. It s one of my fonder memories of him.
I was playing in Las Vegas with the 5 Ascots from Canada in 1965 and would hang out at the home of some of the British showgirls from the Stardust hotel where the Nitwits were playing. They were good friends with the showgirls and would often be at the house where I got to know them. They were always very friendly and fun to be with and I also got to see them perform their fantastic show at the Stardust. They are truly legends of a time that is sadly gone. I'm just lucky to have been able to be there.
When I was a kid in the 1940/50s these guys used to appear as the musical act in Christmas pantomimes.throughout the UK. Despite their zany act, they were all accomplished musicians and made great music when they played seriously.
OH EM GEE! HOW did I get from the Band of HM Grenadier Guards to THESE guys?? It's a good thing most of my co-workers have left early on this Friday, or I'd be rolling on the floor laughing hysterically! One more in the long, LONG line of lunatic British humor, which I adore!
My father was a member of Dr Crock and his Crackpots from late 40s until early 60s and I *think* these took over after that. I'm sure Charlie Rossi used to be a crackpot at some stage. I have to say the trombonist looks remarkably like Jimmy Edwards!! :)
@@mitchly Thank you Billy. I think the Nitwits started earlier than I first thought but I thought I was right about Charlie so thanks for confirming it. He had such amazing facial expressions ... as they say, funny bones. :)
Humour never goes out of style. I still enjoy Fatty Arbuckle, W.C.FIELDS, Charlie Chaplin and the Marx brothers and many more. It is laughter that saves us all from killing each other. Much of what is considered new has been done before many times, its just a twitch on old routines. We need to laugh at each other and be ok with it because it is not mean spirited.
Absolutely stunning performance from you all I can remember seeing live the crowd was in hilarious and just kept laughing thank you for posting this so we can still this funny band if you have more shows please post those as well good clean no swearing brilliant and funny thank you for posting this.
Just so elegantly funny - born of intensive practice by this cohesive troupe of consummate acting oddballs able to pull off such an involved and absurd medley of wondrous clownish musicianship. And, of course, this kind of delightful ageless entertainment comes straight out of performance history. Riveting!
My parents were friends with Charlie and his partner Marion, and daughter Sonia. We lived a few doors away from their shop in Manchester in the early 50's. They moved to St Annes on Sea.
@@poppasmurf Brilliant! I have a Manchester Evening News cutting (no pun) of Charlie cutting Ken Dodds hair. Also, a Postcard sent to us from Charlie and Marion when they played in Las Vegas. Not sure if they lived at some point in Foxhall Road in Blackpool.
@@mitchly Yes, Charlie was a barber by trade. My late Dad told me he used to cut my hair as a 3 year old, and I sat there as good as gold as he threatened to "cut my bloody ears off if you move!"
@@poppasmurf Ah, the good old days. I wish we could bring them back. Having said that, we are doing to a degree with the help of RUclips. Thanks for your memories Alan. Very precious they are.
Rudi hatte halt ein gutes Händchen für ausländische Gäste. Er, Alfred Biolek und Michael Pfleghar haben viele außergewöhnliche Acts aus anderen Ländern nach Deutschland geholt und somit das Deutsche Fernsehen zum (damals) besten Programm der Welt gemacht. Was Alfred Biolek z.B. von Sammy Davis jr. in seiner Sendung bestätigt bekam. "Klimbim" finde ich z.B. besser als das amerikanische Vorbild "Rowan's & Martin's Laugh-In".
I remember this band well, and also the American Spike Jones and his City Slickers. There was also, I recall , a Japanese band - Hari Cari and his Six Saki-Sippers.
One might also take a gander and a listen to the mellifuous sounds of the Portsmouth Sinfonia's sterling rendition of Strauss' top 40 hit 'Thus sprach Zarathusta'...truly riveting or something...
+PeteLindup They were because this is from a German television show with a small budget. They could only afford six members of the Nitwits and had to replace the rest by German musicians.
Always love British humor and band jokes are always great, as a musician.
Absolutely brilliant. Pure British lunacy at it's Best. R.I.P fellows thanks for the memories.
Syd Flood taught me trumpet. He was the most inspiring, patient and relaxed teacher (whist currently being a highly regarded professional performing musician, in his day job). I bumped into him in later life - whilst he was performing with the Nitwits - and we had a fraternal coffee together, and reminisced. A lovely, lovely man, and one of God's good guys! God bless you and rest you, Syd, wherever you are; and, when my time comes, I hope we can hook up again, somewhere out there, and lay some grooves down!
Wow old enough for there to be some distant memories of these chaps. Surreal and brilliantly British
Thanks
This's by Far , one of the Best Natural and Funniest Acts I ever see , very well do , God Bless All of Them .
Das ist allererste Komik. Soviel habe ich schon lange nicht mehr gelacht. Absolute Spitze. Bitte mehr davon.
Absolutely fantastic good old British lunacy at it's best. I used to watch them on the TV . Thanks for the memories
Thnks I'd forgotten these for 50+years no fools,excellent….
Great...I remember watching this on german television as an eight years old kid...so great to see this gem again
It’s amazing to be able to watch my grandpa
My great Uncle was Ronnie Genarder (Banjo player in the kilt, actual name was John Gardner). Agree that's it's amazing for us to see them in action in their heyday! Ronnie died in 1973 at age 62, so I was a young child.
British eccentricity at its best, and of course, they had to be brilliant musicians.
Syd Flood. My grandpa.Amazing human being
My father was a stern man, and not given to letting his feelings show, but I remember watching him crying with laughter at this act. It s one of my fonder memories of him.
My uncle was on Spike Jones show, and it's awesome to see how the Brits did it. Funny!
Sent this link to my dad....he thanked me sooo much because it's the funniest thing we've seen in ages !
I was playing in Las Vegas with the 5 Ascots from Canada in 1965 and would hang out at the home of some of the British showgirls from the Stardust hotel where the Nitwits were playing. They were good friends with the showgirls and would often be at the house where I got to know them. They were always very friendly and fun to be with and I also got to see them perform their fantastic show at the Stardust. They are truly legends of a time that is sadly gone. I'm just lucky to have been able to be there.
Such wonderful memories you must have of them.
Thats great! I've got a postcard from Charlie Day (Rossi) from Las Vegas. It was sent to my Grandma (Minnie) but I still have it.
All i can say is about this sketch is BRILLIANT. Err barring the first 9 words .Oh and the last 5 words and a number.
thanks to the recommendations for this old school GEM!
When I was a kid in the 1940/50s these guys used to appear as the musical act in Christmas pantomimes.throughout the UK. Despite their zany act, they were all accomplished musicians and made great music when they played seriously.
back to the good old days. great
Memories from my childhood hilarious yet phenomenal instrumentalists.
love these guys. haven;t seen them in years
I'm not sure what just happened but I loved it.
Same here!
I thought I was having an LSD flashback for a moment , lol
Astonished at how many views.
Sid Flood what an amazing Grandpa
OH EM GEE! HOW did I get from the Band of HM Grenadier Guards to THESE guys?? It's a good thing most of my co-workers have left early on this Friday, or I'd be rolling on the floor laughing hysterically! One more in the long, LONG line of lunatic British humor, which I adore!
Gotta love the RUclips algorithm.. This was pretty funny, sadly, you don't see stuff like this anymore. Good fun..
I like him too. he suggests things I would never come up with in my life
I was a bit bored at the start then after 12 minutes I didn't want it to end. Clever stuff!
Just great ! And all done with perfect timing !
Cute! What a zany bunch of guys! Thought I might have detected some excellent musicianship in spite of it all! Thank you all!
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.
Brilliant from all.
Jeeezzzzeee, I remeber that Rudi Carell Show! God have I become old!
Great Choreography and great Musicians. Great Comics as well. Sooo British. So Funny.
i wish i hadn't found this so funny !!!! my grandchildren were the only ones laughing with me!!!
My favourites when I was a child❤️
Fantastic!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Meesterlijk,wat een komieken, zo iets zien we jammer genoeg niet meer op tv. Erg komisch. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The inspired lunacy possible only in the UK!
Brilliant British Lunacy . Thanks a lot R.I.P From a true lunatic
My father was a member of Dr Crock and his Crackpots from late 40s until early 60s and I *think* these took over after that. I'm sure Charlie Rossi used to be a crackpot at some stage. I have to say the trombonist looks remarkably like Jimmy Edwards!! :)
Your correct Nick, he, (my great Uncle Charlie) was in Dr Crock and his Crackpots.
@@mitchly Thank you Billy. I think the Nitwits started earlier than I first thought but I thought I was right about Charlie so thanks for confirming it. He had such amazing facial expressions ... as they say, funny bones. :)
Humour never goes out of style. I still enjoy Fatty Arbuckle, W.C.FIELDS, Charlie Chaplin and the Marx brothers and many more. It is laughter that saves us all from killing each other. Much of what is considered new has been done before many times, its just a twitch on old routines. We need to laugh at each other and be ok with it because it is not mean spirited.
Echt jammer dat zo iets niet meer bestaat
Absolutely stunning performance from you all I can remember seeing live the crowd was in hilarious and just kept laughing thank you for posting this so we can still this funny band if you have more shows please post those as well good clean no swearing brilliant and funny thank you for posting this.
Their Timing
Is Perfect
Timing is spot on, especially the Temptation routine.
Priceless!
Einfach klasse!!
je ne connaissais ces fabuleux musiciens comédiens merci Patrice
brilliant!
absolut brilliant!
Just wonderful comedy ....
Just excellent
Just so elegantly funny - born of intensive practice by this cohesive troupe of consummate acting oddballs able to pull off such an involved and absurd medley of wondrous clownish musicianship. And, of course, this kind of delightful ageless entertainment comes straight out of performance history. Riveting!
Fantastic clip! My great Uncle on the violin, Charlie Rossi (Day) Thanks for posting.
My parents were friends with Charlie and his partner Marion, and daughter Sonia. We lived a few doors away from their shop in Manchester in the early 50's. They moved to St Annes on Sea.
@@poppasmurf Brilliant! I have a Manchester Evening News cutting (no pun) of Charlie cutting Ken Dodds hair. Also, a Postcard sent to us from Charlie and Marion when they played in Las Vegas. Not sure if they lived at some point in Foxhall Road in Blackpool.
@@mitchly Yes, Charlie was a barber by trade. My late Dad told me he used to cut my hair as a 3 year old, and I sat there as good as gold as he threatened to "cut my bloody ears off if you move!"
@@poppasmurf Ah, the good old days. I wish we could bring them back. Having said that, we are doing to a degree with the help of RUclips. Thanks for your memories Alan. Very precious they are.
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49 Jahre sind in der Zwischenzeit vergangen und ich kann immer noch herrlich über diese komische Szene Lachen.
Rudi hatte halt ein gutes Händchen für ausländische Gäste. Er, Alfred Biolek und Michael Pfleghar haben viele außergewöhnliche Acts aus anderen Ländern nach Deutschland geholt und somit das Deutsche Fernsehen zum (damals) besten Programm der Welt gemacht. Was Alfred Biolek z.B. von Sammy Davis jr. in seiner Sendung bestätigt bekam. "Klimbim" finde ich z.B. besser als das amerikanische Vorbild "Rowan's & Martin's Laugh-In".
fantásticos, agradable comedia
Almost a re-make of Spike Jones, brilliant!
Syd Flood (trombone player) is Chris Lowe's (Pet Shop Boys) grandfather. #trivia
That's actually funny to know. Thanks
Was just gonna ask if he's still about here. Nice 1 👍
I have been looking for this comment for a long time. And I found it, hooray!!!🤗 It's not a trifle at all. This is a good sequely
Love it........
FANTASTIC!!!
loved it
Splendid......................
Hahaha
That was great!
Fantastic..what a rate treat...never heard of them before....the sequence from 10:02 is a masterpiece of comic timing....thanks for posting...
Brilliant
It was great daft fun when I was a kid.
Diese Shows sind einfach Klasse gewesen, heute gibt es nur noch Mist im TV.
Oh so funny .Loved it .
It's so great! 🤪🤪🤪
10:24 made my Day😂😂😂
this is excellent
Spike Jones meets The Alberts....incredible!
I remember this band well, and also the American Spike Jones and his City Slickers. There was also, I recall , a Japanese band - Hari Cari and his Six Saki-Sippers.
One might also take a gander and a listen to the mellifuous sounds of the Portsmouth Sinfonia's sterling rendition of Strauss' top 40 hit 'Thus sprach Zarathusta'...truly riveting or something...
2020 50 Jahre her
Spike Jones lives!
The original "Playmates" (the name they got a gold record for "Beep Beep" in the late '50s, early '60s. . .
The thing is they had to be good musicians to pull this off
Fantasties ,Dit soort humor zie je idd niet meer
Hilarious!!!
köstlich - ha, ha, ha
J'ai vu le cousin à de funès
Herrlich, ich kriege mich nicht mehr ein!
Genius
Now this is humor
Das war noch Fernsehunterhaltung vom Feinsten!
Nice.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
They remind me of Spike Jones and his city slickers.
It was said that spike Jones could take a song from the "Top Ten Seller List" and put it on "The top Ten Smeller List"
The little guy here no doubt inspiration for Benny Hills little bald guy.
And was the equivalent of Spike Jones' Billy Barty.
Sid Millward
Actually it's pretty good music and song. a lot better than most of the new trash made today.
matheus passion
The little penguin with the mustache made the whole thing.
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He's like that Brendan whatsisface who plays Mrs Brown!
Freddie Willetts..my father in law...he was so funny
Brilliant , never heard of this before. Shades of the Bonzo's towards the end ?
Excellent quality. Key members of the Nitwits, Cyril Lagey, Tony Traversi, Arthur Calkin seem to be absent from this clip!
+PeteLindup They were because this is from a German television show with a small budget. They could only afford six members of the Nitwits and had to replace the rest by German musicians.
And The Crowd
Goes Wild
Mosh Pits to the horizon
Good musicians but they must have been inspired by Spike Jones who had first class musicians and destroyed all the well know classical pieces.
and why not, they were all brill, such happy eras P..
Philip Nestor most of these people were inspired by the Marx Brothers who were also good musicians, you may remember!
Possibly, although Sid Millward slightly predated the great Mr Jones.
Violin is a younger little Jackie Wright
Surely this is Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band........