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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: the Official Limerick Collection
 
 

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: the Official Limerick Collection (Hardcover)

by Tim Brooke-Taylor (Author), Barry Cryer (Author), Graeme Garden (Author), Humphrey Lyttelton (Author) "I SUPPOSE YOU THINK you know all there is to know about limericks ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (1 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752817752
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752817750
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 123,279 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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To mark the 25th anniversary of the birth of the antidote to the panel game, we present the pick of the limerick round. 1997/98 sees the anniversary of the legendary show I'm Sorry I Haven't a clue, the most listened to comedy programme on British radio. To celebrate this achievement we propose to publish a collection of the finest limericks from the 30 odd series. ISIHAC is an institution with regular panellists Tim Brooke Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and until last year Willie Rushton, overseen by jazz supremo Humphrey Lyttelton. Listener figures are now over 2 million each week and is now aired also on radio 2 the only radio comedy show to do so. Tickets are so keenly sought after shows are now held in thousand seat theatres around the country. By playing up the fogeyish qualities of the show in recent years it has attracted a substantial youth following. Guests such as Paul Merton, Stephen Fry and Jeremy Harding have also helped to bring in new ears.

About the Author
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Willie Rushton, Humphrey Lyttelton. Barry Cryer's writing credits include material for Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Bruce Forsyth, Rory Bremner and Jasper Carrott, to name but a few. As if this was not enough, he has also collaboratively penned series like Hello Cheeky! and appears regularly on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, and Just a Minute. He delighted audience with his one-man show The First Farewell Tour. He was made an OBE for services to comedy in 2001. Doctor Graeme's Aberdonian roots are dyed a pleasing flesh colour. In 1968, while waiting in a queue for treatment at King's College Hospital, London, Graeme carelessly qualified as a doctor. Fame eluded him with The Goodies and the original idea for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue was Graeme's, but he generously refuses to take all the blame.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Not Sorry I Was Stuck In A Traffic Jam..., 30 Jan 2003
... because I was able to listen to I'm Sorry I Haven't a Desert Island and the pilot edition of the show while trying to get to work one morning last week. I was probably the only person laughing as I took 30 mins to travel half a mile.

The anniversay episode is good, and the OAPs Ball almost unrepeatable (Mr and Mrs Sert-it-but-to-no-effect, and their twins sons Ike and Justin), but if you want to become an ISIHAC bore, listen to the pilot and discover that One Song To The Tune of Another was the very first game played... Barry Cryer and Willie Rushton were not there - but neither were Samantha or Sven. We can only presume they were trying to reach Mornington Crescent.

Anyway, with traffic queues in abundance along the motorways of our country, go and stock up your car with these tapes so you can while away the hours singing Love Me Tender to the tune of The Archers.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious antics from these wonderful radio 4 personalities, 10 Jul 2001
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I'm sorry I haven't a clue - advertised as the antidote to panel games cannot fail to make you crease up with laughter. This extensive collection of series 1-3 is possibly some of the finest comedy to be recorded on tape. It includes such classics as 'Mornington Crescent', lines to kill a date, sing a song using words from another song and many other zany games. These tapes contain some of the most memorable one-liners I have ever heard and the quick responses of the panellists are incredible.

Very highly recommended

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest thing ever to be broadcast!, 5 Jun 2001
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If you have ever listened to ISIHAC on the radio you will already know what a gem of a show this is. Humphrey Lyttleton excels as host and the panellists are excellent too. Be wary about listening to this in your car because it will make you laugh so much! It's just a shame there arent more of the episodes available to buy considering there have been 37 series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Miss this at your peril
I wonder if Lionel Blair, erstwhile performer on Give Us A Clue, ever listens. This was the programme in which contestants had to mime a film, book or play, in silence and with... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars I defy you not to laugh.........................
One of BBC R4 best kept secrets, in terms of not getting the publicity it deserves. Utterly hilarious. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2002 by S. Bradnam

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterically funny
This double cassette of the 'antidote to panel games'is also a wonderful antidote to boredom and gloom. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic stuff
If you are considering buying the best of British comedy then stop there. This radio show is the most consistently funny on radio and the participants on this tape (unfortunately... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars HUMPHREY IS BACK FOR ANOTHER 2 HOUR COMEDY
"Sorry I havent a Clue" is back with its second collection.
If you have never heard of "Sorry I havent a Clue", read on! Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Well, as Samantha pops out back for a mouthful of Jacobs...
Brilliance.
Humph and the 'gang' execute some excellent innuendo here, and there's generally a good feeling in the studio, where they have 'amassed a capacity crowd of 700, odd... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2001 by Harry Carr

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest thing ever to be broadcast!
If you have ever listened to ISIHAC on the radio you will already know what a gem of a show this is. Humphrey Lyttleton excels as host and the panellists are excellent too. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars We've recieved a review from a Mrs. Trellis of North Wales..
Excellent! For the initiated and uninitiated alike, the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue team do battle once more - this is the last of the BBC's compilations to contain regular... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars All the old favourites...
If you've never come across 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue' before, I don't have time to explain it all now. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!!
What can I say - I had to stop reading this on the train as it caused me to commit the ultimate commuter sin of laughing out loud. A classis. Please produce more. Please.
Published on 24 Nov 2000 by sarah@sharp42.freeserve.co.uk

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