As was the case with Arthur Haynes, Mike Yarwood was a comedian I did not find easy to be able to take to, though I really did want to. I personally found many of his sketches to be overlong and his impersonations to be below par, rather like Stanley Baxter's LWT shows.
Among Yarwood's repertoire were Frank Spencer from 'Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em', Blakey from 'On The Buses', Alf Garnett from 'Till Death Us Do Part', Peter Falk's 'Columbo', Eddie Waring, Ted Heath and Brian Clough. Adrienne Posta appeared at first as his foil but was later replaced by Cheryl Kennedy.
'Look! It's Mike Yarwood' made the ratings and had a large and loyal following and I fully acknowledge his popularity but sadly it just did not cut the mustard with me. The long forgotten ( and sadly deceased ) Paul Squire drew inspiration from Yarwood when he did his ill fated BBC show 'Paul Squire Esq'. Paul in my opinion was a better impersonator, such a pity his moment in the sun didn't last long!
Among Yarwood's repertoire were Frank Spencer from 'Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em', Blakey from 'On The Buses', Alf Garnett from 'Till Death Us Do Part', Peter Falk's 'Columbo', Eddie Waring, Ted Heath and Brian Clough. Adrienne Posta appeared at first as his foil but was later replaced by Cheryl Kennedy.
'Look! It's Mike Yarwood' made the ratings and had a large and loyal following and I fully acknowledge his popularity but sadly it just did not cut the mustard with me. The long forgotten ( and sadly deceased ) Paul Squire drew inspiration from Yarwood when he did his ill fated BBC show 'Paul Squire Esq'. Paul in my opinion was a better impersonator, such a pity his moment in the sun didn't last long!