Norman Wisdom in the Comedy Zone
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As ±«Óãtv News reported, friends and colleagues of Sir Norman Wisdom have been paying tribute to the iconic comedy performer, who passed away earlier this week.
Tomorrow, ±«Óãtv Radio Scotland's Comedy Zone will be celebrating the work of Sir Norman by broadcasting an interview with his son, Nicholas, which was recorded in 2005.
Producer of the Comedy Zone, Bobby Seiler, writes...
This is the ultimate tribute to Alabania's favourite foreign comedian and the perspective Nicholas Wisdom gives on his father is fascinating. He reveals that the pressure to follow his dad into showbusiness was so great that he side-stepped it and opened a sports shop instead.
Hoever, it appears goofing around is still in the blood and admits he can't help doing pratfalls in front of the customers. He recounts mealtimes with Norman where his dad would turn all the kitchen utensils, plates and saucers into a full drumkit - and once imitated an aeroplane with his fingers before making a crash landing in a freshly-baked Ginger Cake (much to his wife's fury).
Nicholas even reveals the background to his father's famous comedy trip-up in front of the Queen when he received his Knighthood in 2000. As Nicholas explains in this clip, it didn't make him laugh - quite the opposite:
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You can catch the whole Comedy Zone on ±«Óãtv Radio Scotland on Saturday at 12.45am and online for seven days after that.
Finally, here on bbc.co.uk/comedy we've been celebrating Norman's work as part of our Slapstick Comedy Collection. Here he is having a bit of trouble with a piano:
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At 9th Oct 2010, snuffpuppy wrote:Norman Wisdom was a comedy great! Thank you Mr Thair xx
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At 13th Oct 2010, TankedWater wrote:RIP Norman
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