Jethro { Geoff Rowe } R.I.P.

Yes, sadly, on Tuesday and covid related despite him having had all 3 jabs.

"The train don’t stop Camborne Wednesdays"

First saw Jethro in the 70s at the Rainbow Rooms St Blazey. He came on stage and said he wanted to open with an impression of an Eskimo having a pee………..and scattered a handful of ice cubes on stage.

I heard him tell in full “Train don’t stop” on Radio Cornwall many years ago after someone bid for it on Children In Need day but his simple one liners were often as funny as his longer stories.

Two favourites being:

”Are you a local? I am when I’m ere”

”Is your car automatic? Yes, but I’ve got to be there”

He will be sadly missed got one of his dvd's at home, whilst looking for something to watch this morning turned onto an old Rick Stein's xmas do and who was sat next him was Jethro and cracking a few one liner's.

Yes RIP Jethro. Nice tribute from Dawn French which summed him up…

“Oh. Bugger.
This gloriously un-pc Cornishman, Jethro,(Geoffrey Rowe) has left us. Some of my most helpless with laughter moments were in his presence. A supremely gifted comedian.
Thoughts with all he loved.
Geddon bey”

A guy walks into a chip shop with a cod under his arm. “Here, do you sell Fish Cakes?”, chip shop guy says “sorry No”. “Shame that, it was his birthday today”.

Just played that on face-ache once more to give me a good bedtime send-off TW, well worth wearing the fingers out !!