Welcome to the Humphrey Lyttelton website A visual timeline documenting the life of one of the UK’s pioneering jazz musicians. This site takes you on a journey through Humph’s wide and varied life, underpinned by his overriding passion – JAZZ. The content of the site has been collated from Humph’s archive and will be updated regularly.
4/30/2008 · Humphrey Lyttelton was known for his double – entendres , mainly aimed at fictional character Samantha.
Early life and career. Lyttelton was born at Eton College, (then in Buckinghamshire), where his father, George William Lyttelton (second son of the 8th Viscount Cobham), was a house master. ( As a male-line descendant of Charles Lyttelton , Lyttelton was in remainder to both the Viscountcy Cobham and the Barony of Lyttelton .)From Sunningdale Preparatory School, Lyttelton duly progressed to Eton …
Humphrey Lyttelton was perhaps the UK’s most influential jazz performer. Beyond this, he was a noted raconteur and wit and chairman of BBC Radio 4’s long-running antidote to panel games, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. … Humph was famous for his delivery of deadpan double entendres on his radio show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Many featured the …
The double – entendre and the delivery of the gems by Humphrey were a feature of the programme. Sadly Humphrey Lyttelton died on Friday 25 April 2008 following an operation. He was a much loved radio presenter and jazz musician and much more. His career covered trumpeter, clarinetist, bandleader, broadcaster, writer, journalist and calligrapher …
10/23/2011 · Humphrey Lyttelton: Obituary … Nobody imagined that his role, somewhat like a naïve and despairing schoolmaster who was forced to read out double entendres .
8/8/2019 · For them, as doesn’t know, Samantha was an entirely fictional creation, of whom Humphrey Lyttelton used to come up with the most eye-watering double-entendres: Before I.
Some of the Best Funny Innuendos and Double Entendres “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.” – Mae West “Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present.” – Mae West … Humphrey Lyttelton ’s funny innuendo about fictional character Samantha on the BBC TV panel show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.
BBC Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t Clue scorer Samantha rarely stays until the end of the show. Here’s some of her excuses for leaving early: **Important** – A warning about a new book about Humphrey Lyttelton . Samantha tells me she has to nip out now as she’s been invited to an exclusive club to meet a group of aristocrats.
RIP Iain Pattinson genius of the double entendres and one liners and master of filth! ISIHC is undoubtedly a team effort, but IP’s comic brilliance lay behind much of its success. — Kate Cayley (@cmcayley) February 17, 2021. #radio So sad to hear about #IainPattinson. Brought us lots of joy with ‘I’m sorry, I haven’t got a clue’.
