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A pint? Have you gone raving mad? I mean, I came here in all good faith, to help my country. I don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint? Why, that's very nearly an armful!
#TheBloodDonor
Tony Hancock
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Tony Hancock
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Official account of the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society. Co-host Very Nearly An Armful, official Tony Hancock podcast
- BREAKING NEWS! 1/3 We're absolutely thrilled that a lost episode of Hancock's Half Hour has been found, restored, & will be broadcast on Radio 4 on 18 October. The The Marriage Bureau was never repeated and has not been heard since 1955. Only episode to feature Peter Sellers.
- As we commemorate the passing of Tony Hancock, who died 50 years ago #OTD 1968, let's not dwell on his personal tragedy but focus on the wonderful legacy he left us to enjoy. Pure genius. #Hancock50
- Absolutely thrilled that our star guest at the society's annual dinner tonight was mega Hancock fan the one and only @missdianemorgan ! Diane chatted about her love of the lad and was very generous of her time with fans, we thank her so much!
- Remembering the brilliant John Le Mesurier whom we lost #OTD 15 November 1983. Hancock met him when JLM was married to Hattie Jacques and Hancock was working with her in Educating Archie. They became life long friends and their scenes together on TV and on film are comedy gold.
00:00 - Taķe the case of Doubting Thomas who was sent to Coventry 4 looking through a keyhole at Lady Godiva. Can anybody prove he was looking at her? Can anybody prove it was he who shouted out "Get your hair cut"? Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain? #RIPRayGalton
- Very sad to hear that Sylvia Syms has passed away. A wonderful actress with a long career on film and TV, remembered by Hancock fans for her role in The Punch and Judy Man, released 60 years ago this year.
- Today we celebrate Hancock's centenary. Born #OTD 12 May 1924, Hancock rose through the ranks of stage and radio to become Britain's top comedian, famous for Hancock's Half on radio from 1954 and later on TV. He left a wonderful legacy of laughter for us to enjoy #Hancock100
- Remembering Tony Hancock whom we lost #OTD 25 June 1968, best known for his BBC shows which ran for over 160 episodes on radio and TV from 1954 to 1961. His work, and that of his writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, is still loved and enjoyed all these years later. What a legacy!
00:00 - Today we remember Tony Hancock, whom we lost #OTD 25 June 1968. Best remembered for his BBC radio and TV shows from 1954 to 1961, over 160 episodes in all. We thank him and his writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, for the wonderful comic legacy and the decades of laughter.
00:00 - So sad to hear that Dame June Whitfield has passed away. She appeared in Hancock's Half Hour and Hancock for the BBC, including her famous role in 1961 as the nurse in the Blood Donor, and all six episodes of Hancock's for ABC TV in 1967
- Married? No Engaged? No Regular girlfriends? No Casual girlfriends? No Do you like women? Yes! Do they like you? No Do they laugh at you? Yes In what way? In the worst possible way! Are you sought out at parties? No. Sorted out sometimes, then slung out!
- Pub landlords complained that their premises were empty when he was on, The Queen Mother said everything stopped at the Palace to see his shows. Born #OTD 12 May 1924, Tony Hancock, comedy genius who with writers Galton and Simpson created a character that changed British comedy.
