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Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British stand-up comic, nightclub impresario and TV performer who was most active in TheSeventies. Until tastes and attitudes changed in TheEighties, he was hardly ever off TV, usually on stand-up comedy and variety shows produced by Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[OopNorth northern region, Granada TV]]. Bernard was never troubled by issues of political correctness or good taste, and this brought about the diminishing of his TV work in TheEighties and his complete dissappearance from the small screen in TheNineties. While he could still pack out venues, and fans travelled from all over the country to see him at his own Embassy Club in Manchester, if he was mentioned at all on televison in his later years, it was as a dinosaur from a previous age, and as an awful warning as to how racist, sexist and everything-ist old-school British comedy actually was. Manning never married, remaining devoted to his old mum and still living in the same house with her that they'd occupied all their lives.
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Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British stand-up comic, nightclub impresario and TV performer who was most active in TheSeventies. Until tastes and attitudes changed in TheEighties, he was hardly ever off TV, usually on stand-up comedy and variety shows produced by Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[OopNorth northern region, Granada TV]]. Bernard was never troubled by issues of political correctness or good taste, and this brought about the diminishing of his TV work in TheEighties and his complete dissappearance from the small screen in TheNineties. While he could still pack out venues, and fans travelled from all over the country to see him at his own Embassy Club in Manchester, if he was mentioned at all on televison television in his later years, it was as a dinosaur from a previous age, and as an awful warning as to how racist, sexist and everything-ist old-school British comedy actually was. Manning never married, remaining devoted to his old mum and still living in the same house with her that they'd occupied all their lives.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Manning considered himself a victim of this as TV work dried up, but like many stand-up comics of his generation such as Creator/JimDavidson, was adamant he was never going to change to suit what he considered a passing fad.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically left-liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the politically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was this to his detractors who pointed to the (often genuinely) appalling casual racism of his material.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically left-liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the politically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was this to his detractors who pointed to the (often genuinely) appalling casual racism of his material.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Manning considered himself a victim of this as TV work dried up, but like many stand-up comics of his generation, generation such as Creator/JimDavidson, was adamant he was never going to change to suit what he considered a passing fad.
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[[caption-width-right:200:Never knowingly inoffensive, and loved by millions]]Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British stand-up comic, nightclub impresario and TV performer who was most active in TheSeventies. Until tastes and attitudes changed in TheEighties, he was hardly ever off TV, usually on stand-up comedy and variety shows produced by Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[OopNorth northern region, Granada TV]]. Bernard was never troubled by issues of political correctness or good taste, and this brought about the diminishing of his TV work in TheEighties and his complete dissappearance from the small screen in TheNineties. While he could still pack out venues, and fans travelled from all over the country to see him at his own Embassy Club in Manchester, if he was mentioned at all on televison in his later years, it was as a dinosaur from a previous age, and as an awful warning as to how racist, sexist and everything-ist old-school British comedy actually was. Manning never married, remaining devoted to his old mum and still living in the same house with her that they'd occupied all their lives.
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->''"I've got cheekier with age. You can get away with murder when you're 71 years old. People just think I'm a silly old fool."''
Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British stand-up comic, nightclub impresario and TV performer who was most active in TheSeventies. Until tastes and attitudes changed in TheEighties, he was hardly ever off TV, usually on stand-up comedy and variety shows produced by Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[OopNorth northern region, Granada TV]]. Bernard was never troubled by issues of political correctness or good taste, and this brought about the diminishing of his TV work in TheEighties and his complete dissappearance from the small screen in TheNineties. While he could still pack out venues, and fans travelled from all over the country to see him at his own Embassy Club in Manchester, if he was mentioned at all on televison in his later years, it was as a dinosaur from a previous age, and as an awful warning as to how racist, sexist and everything-ist old-school British comedy actually was. Manning never married, remaining devoted to his old mum and still living in the same house with her that they'd occupied all their lives.
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* SelfDeprecation: Manning wasn't afraid to poke fun at himself:
-->I'm glad I'm not bisexual. I couldn't stand being rejected by men as well as women.
-->I'm glad I'm not bisexual. I couldn't stand being rejected by men as well as women.
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* UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps: Manning's Embassy nightclub in Harpurhey, Manchester, was the kingdom where he was king, and he briefly made it world-famous.
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* UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps: Manning's Embassy nightclub in Harpurhey, Manchester, CigarChomper: He often smoked cigars or cigarettes onstage as a way of timing a gag.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** He felt that the word "wog" wasthe kingdom where "a horrible, insulting word I've never used in my life".
** He considered tampons and disabled people unacceptable subjects. He also never made fun of handicapped children, stating, "They can't help it - they're kids".
** In 2003, he wasking, initially reported to have been booked to play a BNP rally. He denied this, telling the ''Daily Mirror'': "It's a lot of bollocks. I don't know where I'm working. Speak to my agent. I don't know about any BNP nonsense. I would not do it anyway. Do you think I'm fucking barmy?"
* FamilyMan: He said he was a great believer in family values who never swore in front of his mother, stating:
-->I dragged myself up by my bootlaces. I don't drink or smoke, I don't take drugs. I have never been a womaniser. I was brought up right with good parents andhe briefly made it world-famous.I have never been in trouble or harmed no-one. And I love my family.
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** He felt that the word "wog" was
** He considered tampons and disabled people unacceptable subjects. He also never made fun of handicapped children, stating, "They can't help it - they're kids".
** In 2003, he was
* FamilyMan: He said he was a great believer in family values who never swore in front of his mother, stating:
-->I dragged myself up by my bootlaces. I don't drink or smoke, I don't take drugs. I have never been a womaniser. I was brought up right with good parents and
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: One story about him is that he pulled over to help a fellow comic whose car had broken down. Before leaving, he said, "Don't tell anyone about this, I've got a reputation to uphold".
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was this to his detractors who pointed to the (often genuinely) appalling casual racism of his material.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was this to his detractors who pointed to the (often genuinely) appalling casual racism of his material.material.
* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: He lived next door to an Indian physician's family, who have appeared in many newspaper articles over the years to defend Manning as a "perfect gentleman".
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* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: He lived next door to an Indian physician's family, who have appeared in many newspaper articles over the years to defend Manning as a "perfect gentleman".
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* GuiltyPleasures: A surprising number of the alternative comedians who pilloried Manning in public as a relic of a previous age will tell you they secretely liked his comedy. Not because of the content or the nature of the jokes - but because they recognised he was a master of the art of stand-up comedy, had an impeccable sense of timing, and knew how to work a room. There is a recognition that to watch a Manning set was to watch a masterclass in comedy; the pity to many is that it was used to deliver such crass, tawdry and indefensible material.
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* BaitAndSwitch: satirical sketch-show ''Series/NotTheNoneOClockNews'' ran a spoof news article, read by Creator/MelSmith, that ran
--> ''We regret to announce tht the comedian Bernard Manning, who was told by his doctor to lose five stone [[note]]seventy pounds, for Americans[[/note]] or die, has today lost five stone.''
* UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps: Manning's Embassy nightclub in Harpurhey, Manchester, was the kingdom where he was king, and he briefly made it world-famous.
--> ''We regret to announce tht the comedian Bernard Manning, who was told by his doctor to lose five stone [[note]]seventy pounds, for Americans[[/note]] or die, has today lost five stone.''
* UsefulNotes/FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps: Manning's Embassy nightclub in Harpurhey, Manchester, was the kingdom where he was king, and he briefly made it world-famous.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the politically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically liberal; left-liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the politically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the polotically politically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
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* MistakenForRacist: An argument still echoing today. Manning's critics point to the appalling nature of his jokes as proof. Defenders point out that offstage, he was never knowingly racist to coloured or Asian people and treated them with the same courtesy and respect he gave to everybody. Debate continues.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Manning considered himself a victim of this as TV work dried up, but like many stand-up comics of his generation, was adamant he was never going to change to suit what he considered a passing fad.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Manning considered himself a victim of this as TV work dried up, but like many stand-up comics of his generation, was adamant he was never going to change to suit what he considered a passing fad.fad.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the polotically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was this to his detractors who pointed to the (often genuinely) appalling casual racism of his material.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His fans and supporters, people who had no truck with the new wave in British comedy which they considered trendy, gutless and too politically liberal; Manning was seen as heroic and leading a fight-back against the polotically correct new wave that had taken over TV.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was this to his detractors who pointed to the (often genuinely) appalling casual racism of his material.
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* OopNorth: Bernard Manning's comedy was drawn from Northern England, specifically the Manchesterarea.area.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Manning considered himself a victim of this as TV work dried up, but like many stand-up comics of his generation, was adamant he was never going to change to suit what he considered a passing fad.
* OopNorth: Bernard Manning's comedy was drawn from Northern England, specifically the Manchester
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Manning considered himself a victim of this as TV work dried up, but like many stand-up comics of his generation, was adamant he was never going to change to suit what he considered a passing fad.
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[[caption-width-right:200:Never knowingly inoffensive, and loved by millions]]Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British stand-up comic, nightclub impresario and TV performer who was most active in TheSeventies. Until tastes and attitudes changed in TheEighties, he was hardly ever off TV, usually on stand-up comedy and variety shows produced by Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[OopNorth northern region, Granada TV]]. Bernard was never troubled by issues of political correctness or good taste, and this brought about the diminishing of his TV work in TheEighties and his complete dissappearance from the small screen in TheNineties. While he could still pack out venues, and fans travelled from all over the country to see him at his own Embassy Club in Manchester, if he was mentioned at all on televison in his later years, it was as a dinosaur from a previous age, and as an awful warning as to how racist, sexist and everything-ist old-school British comedy actually was. Manning never married, remaining devoted to his old mum and still living in the same house with her that they'd occupied all their lives.
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*OopNorth: Bernard Manning's comedy was drawn from Northern England, specifically the Manchester area.
[[caption-width-right:200:Never knowingly inoffensive, and loved by millions]]Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British stand-up comic, nightclub impresario and TV performer who was most active in TheSeventies. Until tastes and attitudes changed in TheEighties, he was hardly ever off TV, usually on stand-up comedy and variety shows produced by Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[OopNorth northern region, Granada TV]]. Bernard was never troubled by issues of political correctness or good taste, and this brought about the diminishing of his TV work in TheEighties and his complete dissappearance from the small screen in TheNineties. While he could still pack out venues, and fans travelled from all over the country to see him at his own Embassy Club in Manchester, if he was mentioned at all on televison in his later years, it was as a dinosaur from a previous age, and as an awful warning as to how racist, sexist and everything-ist old-school British comedy actually was. Manning never married, remaining devoted to his old mum and still living in the same house with her that they'd occupied all their lives.
!!Three tropes went into a pub.
*OopNorth: Bernard Manning's comedy was drawn from Northern England, specifically the Manchester area.
