![]() Do it right and you’ll still have the audience chortling, as was the case in 2006 when Channel 4 showed some Hill sketches to youths and were surprised (and presumably disappointed) when they found him funny. If you were picking a highlights reel you’d need to do it carefully. Some sketches are dreadful, some are inspired, a not uncommon ratio among creatives. Some of Hill’s output was shonky, particularly towards the end, but some of it was terrific. It’s more complex than that, though: Hill was a brilliant comic who sometimes did bad comedy. Is Hill himself dated? Well, in a way, of course – most old comedians are (except Laurel and Hardy, who have, if anything, got funnier!). ![]() They should realise that much of the population, particularly younger people, hardly watch TV now, instead consuming masses of content on the web instead. The point is that those complaining about Hill returning to TV should wake up. Another one reads: “I was a child in the 70s and am proud to say that Benny Hill moulded me into the man/pervert I am today lol.” He brought joy and happiness to millions, he was the best in the business”. ![]() The comments under the videos are almost entirely affectionate a typical one reads “Benny Hill was a comedy genius without question. I’ve just typed his name in and the top result is Benny Hill – World of Sport, which has 3.4m views then there’s Benny Hill – Heroes through the Ages, which has 8.4m views further down the page, there’s his video for Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West), which has 5m views. There is, I understand, this thing called the internet and something called YouTube, and on there is an awful lot of Benny Hill. ![]() The kerfuffle over the famous comedian’s return to UK TVīenny Hill is back on UK television screens for the first time in 20 years, something that has caused a minor stir. ![]()
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