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lettersquash

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Dudley Moore Beethoven Sonata Parody

on: April 05, 2022, 09:20:04 AM

Not seen this for decades - nearly spilt my coffee.

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lelle

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Re: Dudley Moore Beethoven Sonata Parody

Reply #1 on: April 06, 2022, 09:25:55 PM

I love that one! It's really well done. Where could you see this decades ago (I assume before YouTube)?

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Re: Dudley Moore Beethoven Sonata Parody

Reply #2 on: April 11, 2022, 10:01:52 AM

Quote from: lelle on April 06, 2022, 09:25:55 PM

I love that one! It's really well done. Where could you see this decades ago (I assume before YouTube)?

I don't remember. It may have been televised at some point in some comedy compilation. Or maybe he performed it on a chat show. My memory isn't, what was I saying?

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Re: Dudley Moore Beethoven Sonata Parody

Reply #3 on: May 26, 2022, 09:00:36 AM

My guessing is that it was either on the brilliant and groundbreaking 1960’s Cook/Moore comedy show “Not only…but also” (BBC wiped most of the episodes

) or the classic iconoclastic stage show “Beyond the Fringe”.

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Re: Dudley Moore Beethoven Sonata Parody

Reply #4 on: May 26, 2022, 10:56:56 PM

I understand it's from "Beyond the Fringe".

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