Wow! Just watched his 40th anniversary DVD. This guy steals jokes like nobody else - he's a f**king scumbag thief! What's up mate? Can't think of your own jokes?
Terrible behaviour!
Jethro
How do you know they're stolen?
NEVER understood why he is so popular.
Ah I quite like Jethro. What I call comfort comedy. Doesn't always make me laugh out loud, but I always chuckle my way through his DVDs. He's definitely a gifted storyteller, though the punchline doesn't always deliver. As for stolen material, I have no idea. Unless you mean that he is repeating his own jokes, which I believe is the theme of this 40th anniversary DVD? Not watched it yet but I'm hoping to get it after Christmas for a fiver or less.
Quote: Aaron @ 23rd November 2015, 10:29 PM GMTHow do you know they're stolen?
Because I recognise some of his jokes from other stand up comedians - I can't remember all of the instances but I defo thought it was a stolen joke quite a few times. For example, he tells the joke - I'm getting old, I watched a porno the other day and thought, 'that bed looks comfy' - Roy Chubby Brown told the exact same joke, word for word on his 2013 DVD
Quote: Davey Jay @ 24th November 2015, 7:56 AM GMTFor example, he tells the joke - I'm getting old, I watched a porno the other day and thought, 'that bed looks comfy' - Roy Chubby Brown told the exact same joke, word for word on his 2013 DVD
Quote: Sitcomfan64 @ 24th November 2015, 12:06 AM GMThe is repeating his own jokes, which I believe is the theme of this 40th anniversary DVD
As for other comics - he's been going for decades, as you acknowledge. Perhaps they were nicked from him?
Yeah maybe mate, there's defo some joke stealing going on somewhere though.
He told a nice joke though that I hadn't heard already:
I have these terrible headaches you see. I've had this headache for 7 years so I went to the doctor and he said we've tried all the different medication and nothing has worked. So if you want to get rid of your headache the only thing left is castration. Well, didn't want o lose my balls but I thought about it and I said ok, we'll do that and I'll get rid of my headache. After he'd done it, my headache went away, I felt great. No more headache.
And I was in such a good mood I thought I'd treat myself to a new suit. So I got to the tailors and I said I want the best suit they've got. The Tailor looked at me and said you're a 40 chest. I said well that's incredible, how did you know that. He said, it's my job, I can look at anyone and I know their suit sizes. He said, you're a 30 inside leg and a 34 waist.
Yes, I said, I am a 30 inside leg, that's amazing but I'm not a 34 waist, I'm a 32 waist. I have been for years. The tailor looked at me again and said, no you're a 34. If you wore a 32, it would pinch your balls. It would give you a terrible headache.
Ha! That is pretty good. I thought it'd be something about the wife.
Just remembered another stolen one though
I heard you can still have sex at 94. Which is great because I live at number 90
That is from Bob Monkhouse - with different numbers
That is very true.
I don't think Bob Monkhouse is planning on touring any time soon.
So Jethro has just announced he is retiring, citing memory problems. Good on him for ending his career on his own terms, in anybody's books he's had a phenomenally successful career to sell millions of DVDs and tour for so long without any major television coverage. I can't claim to be a huge fan but I have several of his DVDs in my collection, whatever you think of his style of comedy, he has a great amount of craft.
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