Humphrey Lyttelton
Saturday, 26 April 2008. Comment and Radio.
Humphrey Lyttelton has died aged 86.
As a fan of both the BBC Radio 4's comedy panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, and his work as a jazz musician, its a very sad day. Why he was never "Humphrey Lyttelton O.B.E." I'll never know, a man most worthy of the honour.
Effortlessly funny, I had the pleasure of seeing the show being recorded in Woking a few years back, and it was a joy to see the teams enjoying his ad-libbing. His ability to read out some of the filthyest lines in radio, with the truly convincing voice of someone baffled why anyone is laughing at a simple innocent phrase like:
Samantha has to rush off to meet her new footballer friend. He's very busy playing in the first and second rounds of an international, but she says there should be just time to give him a quick kiss between the legs.
Have a look at the BBC site for more about Humphrey Lyttelton. For now, some YouTube classic Humph.
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