Remembering Stephen Lewis: A Tribute to a Comedy Legend

Please join me in this video, Remembering Stephen Lewis: A Tribute to a Comedy Legend. You might not know his name, but chances are if you're a fan of vintage British comedy you'll certainly know his face! Stephen Lewis became primarily known for his portrayal of Cyril "Blakey" Blake - the fault-finding, grumbling bus inspector in the hit vintage comedy On the Buses or as the Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway perpetually unhappy and none too clever in a similar way to Blakey! Stephen Lewis was a protege of the Mother of Modern Theatre - Joan Littlewood. Under Joan Littlewood's guidance, while attending the theatre at Stratford East, he completely changed his life becoming not only a brilliant actor on stage, film, and television but also an accomplished Playwright. Please join me as I visit the final resting place of this wonderful actor and writer at St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Leytonstone, East London. We remember his catchphrase 'I ate you Butler' and take a look at his career and the character he played so well! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. If you would like to support the channel please leave a 'like' and 'subscribe' and don't forget to switch on the notification bell to be notified of new videos when they're published! It's extremely helpful to me and it's FREE! I won't ask you for donations of any kind and that's including Paypal donations! I value your support and if you've already subscribed – Thank you so much! You're wonderful! Please feel free to leave comments – we have a fabulous growing nostalgia community at Beautiful Bad and Bizarre – and it's great fun with some interesting conversations! Thank you as always for being the best audience! Shar x Follow me on Twitter   / shar_daws   Follow me on Instagram   / shardaws   or   / dianadors   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bombshells-F... #stephenlewis #britishcomedy #famousgraves #vintage #vintageculture #blakey #blakeyonthebuses #shardaws #onthebuses #comedy #comedylegend #comedylegends #tvactor #actor