The simplest of phrases or even words can become an artist’s tagline. Whether they are pre-planned or happen purely organically, they’re damn addictive and have the power to add a defining element to any act. notable Windmill boys included Bruce Forsyth, Angus Lennie, who played The Mole in the film The Great Escape, and William Graham,

He was born in 1924, to unknown parents presumably in London, and was found abandoned at the entrance to Trinity Hospital, Greenwich. He was adopted by George and Mabel Coster of Southend-on-Sea, where he grew up, and moved with them to Holloway in London in 1938. [1] Well, it’s not surprising considering the number of hospitals I’ve been rushed into in the last 18 months. It all seems to have hit me at once, which I expect is just the way it goes. Acute fever, a bleeding ulcer, food poisoning, Barrretts Oesophagus... it’s hardly believable. The worst was in June in Boston when I was hospitalised with acute fever. I was delirious for six hours... talking absolute nonsense and unable to stop. I’ve never been so frightened in my life. Then of course you get bitchy comments for having to cancel shows. The hospital actually gave me a heroin-based medication to calm me down. But, so what? I’ve been in so many hospitals lately that there’s hardly any point in me leaving. These acts bounce off each other like Olympic table tennis champions. They’re so in sync that they’ve almost morphed into one person.I love being with the band. We get on so well, and at the end of each day we’re happy just to sit in each other’s company and talk and talk and talk and be silly. It’s better than professional therapy. The highlights for me are always the hard cities such as Sao Paulo or Belo Horizonte or Bogota or Guadalajara. There’s a lot of affection for me in places of struggle, and I understand why. We have the same identifications... the same clothes, in fact.

Innuendo, double entendres and suggestive language, without vulgarity, have played, and still do today, a large part in camp stand-up cabaret routines and performances.

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Well, the band would laugh if they heard you say Spiders From Mars because that’s certainly not an influence, and Matthew the drummer is exceptionally versatile – no treated drums – he tries every inventive positioning and sound imaginable. Gustavo’s Flamenco guitars are just breathtaking. And, yes, it was great fun to record every single step. I didn’t even raise an eyebrow. The fact that the dossier is supposedly missing is immaterial. People read it and know what it says, and they couldn’t possibly forget the names that they read. Similarly, the ‘royal’ family have determined that the file on the famous Profumo case not be opened or made available to the public until 50 years after Prince Philip’s death. Draw your own conclusions from that. What becomes farcical is the way the modern Conservative government dictate to the public about tax and recession and recycling, and we’re expected to listen and obey, whilst that same government apparently has a history of paedophilia which they go to excessive lengths to hide, whilst telling us how naughty everyone else is. Last week the Pope announced that 2% of priests, bishops and cardinals in the Catholic church are known paedophiles! And this was the fifth story on the news! And we’re asked to have faith in the Catholic church! The world has officially gone mad.

We – I ought to point out that I’m a South London boy – could also have done with you in Brazil. Why were England such a godawful failure at the World Cup? Would you go again now given the cultural boycott of Israel, which is supported by the likes of Talib Kweli, Sinéad O’Connor and Stevie Wonder – and has the blessing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who likens Israel to apartheid-era South Africa? Some performers, however, thought this to be too little, too late as Roy Hudd’s comment indicates: ‘What a pity they didn’t show their affection in more tangible forms while he was still with us.’ Present: Bette Rinse, David Mills, Drag With No Name, David Dale, Jayde Adams, Lola Lasagne, Laquisha Jonz, Miss Jason, Myra Dubois, Pam Ann, The Duchess, Saucy Sophie, Scott Capurro, Sassy Stryker, Tina C. the winter of 1960 and the 317th edition of Revudeville when the lovable Lord Charles joined the show.This year BBC Television takes you out to join in the fun and games at Christmas parties in Sheffield, When we were in Cairo and we had time off, Tony and I would head for the nearest bar and drink ourselves stupid all day. There wasn’t much beer so we drank Scotch. All the other men went to the brothels but it wasn’t for me.’

for the week ending Jan 6th 1894 - Kindly donated by Mr. John Moffatt. On the Bill were Miss Fannie Leslie, A word that is thrown about all too commonly these days is ‘legend’ but in the case of this select group of performers it couldn’t be more apt. They have/had huge followings and led the way in the cabaret world, and changed the face of it, paving the way for many of the performers we watch regularly today. The following acts continue the great divas’ legacy within their shows: Al Pillay, Alexis Carrington, Baga Chipz, Ceri Dupree, CJ, Dame Julie Paid, D.E Experience, La Voix, Lady Imelda, Mary Mac, Laurie La Re, Mrs. Moore, Tanya Hyde, Tiffaney Wells and Mzz Kimberley. I spent the summer of 1971 working as a barman on Guernsey. During one gig at the KarBar Hotel, I met Rex, he was booked for the season at the Hermitage and was staying at the hotel. During dinner one evening (he never ate), he asked if I fancied a drink at the pub up the road. Nobody (apart from Rex), ever came into the bar during dinner so I thought "why the hell not"

Me? Film roles? Are you serious? I was offered a Rice Krispie’s commercial and a Kit-Kat commercial. Thank God I wasn’t waiting for Macbeth... I’d be very upset. He was one of the characters who will remain in memory until I die. He was continually propositioning me but at 19 years of age, what did I need with an old, drunken raving queen? He couldn't pass a waste bin without having a root around, claiming that one day he will find a fortune inside. Polara was as funny as watching your entire family being gassed – in fact, the thought of ever having to see him perform such pig excrement again makes me want to put my head in the oven.