Peter Alliss is enjoying himself as he commentates on what may be his final British Open. There is a wistful tone to his ruminations. He going off on more little tangents than usual, speaking about meusli, champagne and Paul Dunne's taste in women.
Marxist stand-up comic captures the old man's faintly Wodehousian style with this barb...
If Peter Alliss was commentating on the Battle of Britain he'd go 'hoooo ha ha round she goes, the old Spitfire, up and down, lovely pilot'.
— Mark Steel (@mrmarksteel) July 20, 2015
His rather old-school, probably recycled Gary Player wisecrack left Ken Brown giggling like the proverbial schoolgirl.
Peter Alliss classic. On Gary Player! Drowned ina vat of meusli. Strong currant pulled him in! pic.twitter.com/US7Pe7mG1E
— GolfCentralDaily Doc (@golfcentraldoc) July 20, 2015
Here is on the slimming capacity of champagne, as revealed to him by a national hunt jockey.
Peter Alliss at his very finest.. #TheOpenChampionship ? pic.twitter.com/GcLqswsSNs
— Ledgebeats (@Ledgebeats) July 20, 2015