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Hi there,
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nice to be with you,
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happy you could stick around.
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Like to introduce...
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"Legs" Larry Smith
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drums
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Bonzo's drummer and tap dancer (b.1944)
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And
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Sam Spoons
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rhythm pole
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Bonzo's Drummer, rhythm pole and spoon player extraordinaire (1942-2018)
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And
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Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell
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bass guitar
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Bonzo's bassist, banjolele, and saw player (b. c.1930)
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And
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Neil Innes
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Piano
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Bonzo's singer, pianist and guitarist (1944-2019)
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Come in
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Rodney Slater
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on the saxophone
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Bonzo's saxophonist, clarinetist and dead chicken player (b.1941)
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With
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Roger Ruskin Spear
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on tenor sax
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Bonzo's saxophonist, trouser press player and robot inventor (b.1943)
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Hi
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Vivian Stanshall
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Trumpet
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Bonzo's front man, singer, euphonium, sometime trumpet and ukulele player (1943-1995)
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Big hello to
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"Big" John Wayne
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xylophone
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American Wester actor (1907-1979)
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and
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Robert Morely
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guitar
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English character actor (1908-1992)
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Billy Butlins
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Spoons
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South African-British holiday camp entrepreneur (1899-1980)
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And, looking very relaxed
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Adolf Hitler
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on vibes. Nice
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German dictator, to understate matters somewhat (1889-1945)
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Princess Anne
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on sousaphone
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The Princess Royal (b.1950)
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Introducing
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Liberace
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clarinet
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Flamboyant American pianist (1919-1987)
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With
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Garner "Ted" Armstrong
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on vocals
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American evangelist, presenter of the World Tomorrow and his own broadcast (1930-2003)
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Lord Snooty and his pals
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tap dancing
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Beano comic strip character(s). Ran from 1938 to 1991
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In the groove with
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Harold Wilson
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violin
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British Labour Prime Minister (1916-1995)
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Franklin McCormack
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harmonica
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American Chicago-based radio personality (1906-1971)
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Over there
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Eric Clapton
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ukulele! Hi Eric
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Legendary English guitarist, friend of Viv's and the only 'guest' who actually played his part (b.1945)
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On my left
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Sir Kenneth Clark
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bass sax. A great honour, sir
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English Art historian and presenter of arts programmes including Civilization (1903-1983)
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And specially florn in for us
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a sessions gorilla
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on vox humana
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A last minute jobbing simian to replace Quintin Hogg's pig grunt, after the latter threatened leagal action
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Nice to see
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Incredible Shrinking Man
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euphonium
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Increasingly titchy titular protagonist of a 1957 sci fi flick
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Drop out with
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Peter Scott
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on duck call
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British Ornithologist, son of famous Arctic and Antarctic explorer and godson of J.M Barrie. Viv tried to get a ukulele made in the shape of him flying, but settled on a flying duck when that proved too difficult to make. (1909-1989)
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Hearing from you later
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Casanova
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on horn
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Famed Venitian lover (1725-1798)
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Yeah! Digging
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General De Gaulle
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on accordion. Really wild General
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French WWII leader (1890-1970)
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Roy Rogers
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on Trigger
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American Western actor and singer (1911-1998)
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tune in
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Wild Man of Borneo
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on bongos
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German-American sideshow performer parodied in a 1941 film of the same name (1862 - some time after 1923)
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Count Basie Orchestra
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on triangle. Thank you
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16-18 piece big band founded and lead for almost 50 years by innovative American jazz pianist (1904-1984)
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Great to hear
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the Rawlinsons
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on Trombone
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"English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flag-bearer, lotus-fed Miss Havishambling opsimath and eremite, feudal still, reactionary" family devised by Viv
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Back from his recent operation,
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Dan Druff
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hi
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May be a comic strip character, possibly a creation of Viv's, either way a joke on a scalp condition
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And, representing the flower people,
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Quasimodo
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on bells
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Protagonist of an 1831 Victor Hugo novel
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Wonderful to hear
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Brainiac
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on banjo
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Superman villain who has been portrayed on screen by James Marsters; made his first appearance in 1958
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We welcome
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Val Doonican
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as himslef (Hello there!)
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Irish Singer famous for his jumpers (1927-2015)
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Very appealing
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Max Jaffa
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Mmm, that's nice Max
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British violinist and leader of the Palm Court Orchestra and trio, who was offered the job of leader of the Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the age of 17 (1911-1991)
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What a team
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Zebra Kid
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on percussion
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American actor and real life mobster who appeared in the Godfather, wrestled under this name in the 50s (1926-1992)
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and
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Horace Bachelor
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English gambling advertiser from Radio Luxembourg (1898-1977)
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A great favourite, and a wonderful performer, of all of us here
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J. Arthur Rank
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on gong
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English industrialist who owned eponymous food and entertainment groups, incorporating brands such as Hovis, Mr Kipling and Odeon, and who co-founded Pinewood Studios (1888-1972)
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