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	The article never says what/who "Loadsamoney" is. Why was he killed off for being a negative image? Was he like a gangster-] character or something?		The article never says what/who "Loadsamoney" is. Why was he killed off for being a negative image? Was he like a gangster-] character or something?

	* he was a working-class but well-paid, cockney loudmouth, very materialist and selfish, demonstratively arrogant and exuberant, given to bragging about his 'dosh' and brandishing a large wad of cash in a vulgar, ostentatious display of personal affluence. Probably intended as a statement on the materialist values of late '80s Britain, which under Mrs Thatcher, had once again become prosperous ] 23:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)		* he was a working-class but well-paid, cockney loudmouth, very materialist and selfish, demonstratively arrogant and exuberant, given to bragging about his 'dosh' and brandishing a large wad of cash in a vulgar, ostentatious display of personal affluence. Probably intended as a statement on the materialist values of late '80s Britain, which under Mrs Thatcher, had once again become prosperous ] 23:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

	:* Ah yes, the whole of Britain prospering under dear old Mrs Thatcher, bless her heart. I certainly wouldn't read too much into Loadsamoney's location. Nah, he was like a kind of EveryBrit, riding the wave of limitless wealth veritably pouring from the ample iron breast of "Wor Maggie", as she was affectionately known in Newcastle. The entire country now looks back on those golden years with untrammelled nostalgia. Especially Scotland. ] 05:28, 8 May 2006 (UTC)		:* Ah yes, the whole of Britain prospering under dear old Mrs Thatcher, bless her heart. I certainly wouldn't read too much into Loadsamoney's location. Nah, he was like a kind of EveryBrit, riding the wave of limitless wealth veritably pouring from the ample iron breast of "Wor Maggie", as she was affectionately known in Newcastle. The entire country now looks back on those golden years with untrammelled nostalgia. Especially Scotland. ] 05:28, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
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	::Not entirely sure...but I do know he did a sketch on ] with one of the punch lines being Teletubbies say "f off" rather than "hello". ] 20:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)		::Not entirely sure...but I do know he did a sketch on ] with one of the punch lines being Teletubbies say "f off" rather than "hello". ] 20:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
	The sketch in question was called "English For Aliens" and the aliens did look suspiciously similar to the Teletubbies - which came a couple of years later. Have tried Youtubing this particular sketch but it's not available. Would love to hear "Little Baby Jesus" punchline once again. ] (]) 19:30, 27 October 2010 (UTC) Dennis.		The sketch in question was called "English For Aliens" and the aliens did look suspiciously similar to the Teletubbies - which came a couple of years later. Have tried Youtubing this particular sketch but it's not available. Would love to hear "Little Baby Jesus" punchline once again. ] (]) 19:30, 27 October 2010 (UTC) Dennis.
			:It seems to be at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1eicbZqfA <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 02:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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			{{Substituted comment\|length=438\|lastedit=20070212171614\|comment=The information on this page is generally reasonable however aesthetically it is very poor and looks unprofessional compared to many biography pages. It is simply a body text and nothing more when I'm sure it is possible to a) source more information about Harry Enfield and his career, b) possibly some pictures to supplement the text, and c) add section headings. Just a thought.
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(Big Bob) Lovejoy anybody?

I am trying to reinstate a section in Lovejoy, regarding Harry Enfield parody, plus other instances/references/parody in UK comedy. Please help substantiate, meeting opposition from US based stone waller. Please see Talk:Lovejoy 94.0.82.246 (talk) 16:32, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

The fickle finger of fame...

Ten, fifteen years ago he always had rave reviews from the critics, and was even more popular with the public; everyone went round quoting his catchphrases, and he was more than once called a comic genius. Today, he can't get arrested.

The likes of the Little Britain idiots and Catherine Tate should look at him, to see how it can easily happen, the public's memory is short, especially in faddy comedy. Dolmance (talk) 17:50, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Loadsamoney

The article never says what/who "Loadsamoney" is. Why was he killed off for being a negative image? Was he like a gangster-chav character or something?

he was a working-class but well-paid, cockney loudmouth, very materialist and selfish, demonstratively arrogant and exuberant, given to bragging about his 'dosh' and brandishing a large wad of cash in a vulgar, ostentatious display of personal affluence. Probably intended as a statement on the materialist values of late '80s Britain, which under Mrs Thatcher, had once again become prosperous jamesgibbon 23:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Ah yes, the whole of Britain prospering under dear old Mrs Thatcher, bless her heart. I certainly wouldn't read too much into Loadsamoney's location. Nah, he was like a kind of EveryBrit, riding the wave of limitless wealth veritably pouring from the ample iron breast of "Wor Maggie", as she was affectionately known in Newcastle. The entire country now looks back on those golden years with untrammelled nostalgia. Especially Scotland. Cdswtchr 05:28, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

He was killed off because Enfield felt the character was becoming a "positive" image, not a negative one. BTW, add this as a citation: http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/h/33194/harry_enfield

As is mentioned elsewhere on this page, the character was initially entitled "The Plasterer" but subsequently became known by his catchphrase, "Loadsamoney!" Paul-b4 10:13, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

No, YOU'RE cheesy!

This guy is hilarious in the Burger King spots. I'm glad they brought him back for another round of commercials.

Error? Mr & Mrs Loadsamoney

I suspect this is a mix up; I thought their name was Considerably Richer. It would seem odd that these two would have the same name as the plasterer Loadsamoney. 86.129.167.250 14:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I just came here to post the same thing. Loadsamoney was character on Sataurday live - I can't remember if he came before Stavros. But he was a very succesful character and released a single ( "# wave your wad") - it also led to another chater called "Bugger-all money". The characters referred to were Stan and Pam Herbert "I could not help but notice that we are considerably richer than yow" - see http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/harryenfieldandc_66601360.shtml. i've no time to fix this now. Jooler 21:14, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Found the time. Jooler 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Teletubbies?

Wasn't there a suggestion that the Children's TV series Teletubbies was inspired by alien characters he created for one of his sketches? I'm not sure that Ragdoll would agree, but I seem to recall him mentioning it in one or two interviews... Paul-b4 10:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Not entirely sure...but I do know he did a sketch on Teletubbies with one of the punch lines being Teletubbies say "f off" rather than "hello". Englishrose 20:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

The sketch in question was called "English For Aliens" and the aliens did look suspiciously similar to the Teletubbies - which came a couple of years later. Have tried Youtubing this particular sketch but it's not available. Would love to hear "Little Baby Jesus" punchline once again. 97.123.81.214 (talk) 19:30, 27 October 2010 (UTC) Dennis.

It seems to be at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1eicbZqfA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:7B17:8101:8956:46B4:37AB:5347 (talk) 02:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Dirk Gently

Added paragraph in Career about selection to play Dirk Gently in Dirk Maggs production of a six part radio play on the character. William (Bill) Bean 13:55, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Why has this been removed, along with a number of items? This article is extremely light... Wheatleya (talk) 20:38, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Commented You Tube link

BBC Footage? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Harry Enfield/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

The information on this page is generally reasonable however aesthetically it is very poor and looks unprofessional compared to many biography pages. It is simply a body text and nothing more when I'm sure it is possible to a) source more information about Harry Enfield and his career, b) possibly some pictures to supplement the text, and c) add section headings. Just a thought. --Cja1000 17:16, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

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