What is Mornington Crescent

[fredrussell]

I would love to find an audio compilation of all the ‘Samantha…’ anecdotes from over the years, especially the Humphrey Littleton ones. Jack Dee is a great host but there was always something more innocent sounding in Humph’s delivery. Much missed.

 

[dolabriform]

Beginners' version!

Now you're just confusing things

 

[northwind]

I would love to find an audio compilation of all the ‘Samantha…’ anecdotes from over the years, especially the Humphrey Littleton ones. Jack Dee is a great host but there was always something more innocent sounding in Humph’s delivery. Much missed.

And so it shall be done

 

[Juan Twothree]

I would love to find an audio compilation of all the ‘Samantha…’ anecdotes from over the years, especially the Humphrey Littleton ones. Jack Dee is a great host but there was always something more innocent sounding in Humph’s delivery. Much missed.

And a bit of Lionel for good measure

 

[fredrussell]

And so it shall be done

Excellent find! Many thanks.

 

[RogerJolly]

I was in the loo with Humph at the break in a jazz gig he was doing in Barnes. Very surreal peeing next to a national treasure.

Wish I'd have said something normal like 'enjoying the gig thanks Mr Lyttelton'. Too busy trying to think of something witty though and didn't say anything.

 

[fredrussell]

And a bit of Lionel for good measure

Wonderful, cheers. For years I thought Mimemaster General Lionel was in on the joke, but apparently he is no fan of the show’s relentless ribbing of him.

 

[BobnLesley]

Alternatively, look at Tube maps and consider the location of the eponymous Northern Line station on Beck's map and a more realistic map.

I've never noticed that, I'd long thought that it stemmed from the tube station being over the road from the Lyttleton pub?

 

[TiggerToo]

This is the sailing connection. Samantha is really first class on the sheets.

or even between them, I am lead to believe....

 

[Blueboatman]

Ah yes , that’ll be two sheets to the wind then followed by a good grind

 

[mjcoon]

I've never noticed that, I'd long thought that it stemmed from the tube station being over the road from the Lyttleton pub?

I did once follow Humph into the pub (or v.v.) after a recording but I don't remember the name of the pub back then. I presumed it had been renamed after him because he recorded so much jazz and ISIHAC there.

 

[mjcoon]

I was in the loo with Humph at the break in a jazz gig he was doing in Barnes. Very surreal peeing next to a national treasure.

Wish I'd have said something normal like 'enjoying the gig thanks Mr Lyttelton'. Too busy trying to think of something witty though and didn't say anything.

You might have ended up with egg on face like I did in attempting to make conversation with George Melly at the bar after a recording. I merely said, didn't he used to write the words for the Flook cartoon. He said, reasonably enough, "I still do" and turned his back!

 

[mjcoon]

I would love to find an audio compilation of all the ‘Samantha…’ anecdotes from over the years, especially the Humphrey Littleton ones. Jack Dee is a great host but there was always something more innocent sounding in Humph’s delivery. Much missed.

No audio, but I have www.amazon.com

 

[cagey]

Thanks. Peeps

 

[Povremeni pomorac]

Or Lionel Blair.

Does anyone else remember the occasion when he managed to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes?

Lucky them, ducky!

 

[Povremeni pomorac]

I used to spend some time on the hard with Samantha.

 

[mjcoon]

... Jack Dee is a great host but there was always something more innocent sounding in Humph’s delivery. Much missed.

Humph was careful to be baffled why what he was saying was so filthy. Just like Kenneth Horne (In Round the Horne etc) before him.

 

[mattonthesea]

I'm convinced that Cribbage is a pub version of Mornington Crescent ?

 

[johnalison]

I suspect that Mornington Crescent was derived from the classic table game whose name I’ve forgotten. In this game two players wait until there is someone around to watch and then start moving items of tableware, cutlery, cruet etc, in the manner of a chess game, giving the moves spurious titles. Success is measure by the degree of confusion engendered in the audience.

 

[RobbieW]

I suspect that Mornington Crescent was derived from the classic table game whose name I’ve forgotten. In this game two players wait until there is someone around to watch and then start moving items of tableware, cutlery, cruet etc, in the manner of a chess game, giving the moves spurious titles. Success is measure by the degree of confusion engendered in the audience.

That sounds like it should be called 'Godot'