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Inevitably, we can only see what they chose to record on film, and it would have been professional suicide for a music hall comic to record his actual variety act on film - once he did that, he had no career left on the halls! In an age before television, a comic could tour a single act, largely unchanged, for 40 years. Never change what works, was the rule - which also meant no need for expensive new material!
This video, then, is not a record of the acts which these stars performed week in, week out, in the English music halls and variety theatres, but rather a selection of highlights from their films, and from the newsreels of the day - which covered the shows they gave as they toured the battle areas, entertaining our troops in World War II.
This is a one hour selection of film clips and period commercials. A feast of nostalgia for those who saw these comics in their day, and a wonderful record of them for those of us who weren't privileged to be there. A chance to see the "blue" humour of Max Miller, the saucy innuendo of George Formby, the drunken madcap antics of Frank Randle, and the genius of Will Hay. Also preserved here is the young Bud Flanagan - now remembered mainly for his famous rendition of that 'wartime' classic, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler".
A rare glimpse into a lost age - miss this show at your peril!
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