With jazz it's the way you play them - with Frank Carson it was the way he tells them. He did a lot of charity work particularly in the North East where St Clare's Hospice named a ward after him. I make no apology for paying tribute to him.
And what better way to remember him than with a few of his gags.
Private Carson I didn't see you in camouflage class today. Thank you very much sir.
A fella walks into a pet shop and says: “Give me a wasp.” The shopkeeper replies: “We don't sell wasps.” He says: “There's one in the window.”
A guy goes into B&Q and says: “I'd like some nails please.” “How long would you like them?” “I want to keep them.”
An Irishman's wife gave birth to twins. Her husband demanded to know who the other man was.
I don't think my wife likes me very much, when I had a heart attack she wrote for an ambulance.
A man goes into Boots and says: “Have you got Viagra?” “Do you have a prescription?” asks the chemist. “No,” he replies, “But I’ve got a photograph of the wife... ”
Two Irishman went into a pub and the landlord said you’re not allowed to eat your own food in here, so they swopped sandwiches.
When the Pope asked Frank if he had ever met Elvis Presley, Carson replied: "No I have not, but it won't be long now."
He may not have been a musician but he had a musician's sense of humour...
Sadly missed.
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Lance.
A generous tribute Lance, you always rcognise class in your musical world, and have extended it to a loveable comedian with a big talent for laughter and a bigger heart for the needy
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Frank used to talk of his recollection of two terrible winters in the 1970s - - Mike & Bernie.
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