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Susan
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Date Posted: 12:51:57 07/08/01 Sun
On the contrary, Tony Hancock is mentioned, on the page listing RN's imitators: "That chop-licking, eye-rolling, Jim-ladding growl remapped pirate argot forever, and achieved extra immortality in the repertoire of a dozen comics from Tony Hancock to Eric Morecambe." In fact, I did the Google search as you recommended, and my site came up first on the list!
I have to admit that I was not familiar with Tony Hancock (or Eric Morecambe) until I was made aware of that <i>Financial Times</i> article. Alas, as far as I know, we've never gotten his show here in the U.S., or at least in the town where I live. (Looks like it was pre-PBS.) However, I'll keep a (rolling) eye out for it.
But perhaps I should elaborate further on it or include a link. This looks like a good candidate:
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.mgnet.karoo.net/hancockshalf%20hour.htm">http://www.mgnet.karoo.net/hancockshalf%20hour.htm</a>
What do you think? Do you know of a better one?
But it's hard for me to comment when I've never seen/heard his impersonation myself. (I'd sure love to hear him play Hamlet as Long John Silver!) If you (or anyone else) would like to contribute a description for the site, it would be more than welcome, and I'll give you credit for it.
For that matter, does anyone have more information about Eric Morcambe?
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