The Blackpool Show
The Blackpool Show, 1966
Continuing our look back at some of the less well remembered work of Tony Hancock.
The Blackpool Show was Hancock's penultimate series for ITV and offered him a complete departure f...
The Bob Monkhouse Show
The Bob Monkhouse Show, 1983
Bob Monkhouse was a legendary stand up comic and writer who will always be best remembered for the many game shows he hosted. Indeed in his Audience With...performance Bob remarks...
Anyone For Tennis ?
A Comic Take On A Summer Of Sport
Well as we are in Wimbledon fortnight what else could we post but our pick of some of the funniest moments from those classic summer sports Tennis and Cricket.
Tennis
Re...
Live From….
Live From....A Theatre In The West End Of London
Live From... refers to a series of television variety shows in the great tradition set by Sunday Night At The Palladium. There were forty three shows screened ...
Summer’s Here !
Seaside Special - 1975
Remember when the BBC thought people didn't watch TV in the summer, so we had filler shows. Seaside Special is one such example.
Seaside Special was a BBC light entertainment show th...
What Did We Do Before DVD, Before Video Even ?….
The Comedy Album
Anybody under the age of about 35 will scratch their heads, DVD is now ‘old’, video is ‘antique’. It’s almost unthinkable today when all our favourite and older TV shows are constantly being ...
The Politician And The TV Satirist
The Politician And The TV Satirist
For so many years politicians of the day have been mimicked or satirised from impressionist Mike Yarwood, through Spitting Image, to Dead Ringers every politician has had the...
Comedy and The Ventriloquist
A Selection of Classic Ventriloquist Moments
From the old days of the variety halls to modern day TV, we have split our sides at the antics of the ventriloquists and their dummy. From the late great Ray Allen ...
Clive James On Television
Clive James On Television - 1982
Many years ago in the mists of time Sunday nights were also prime time viewing and not just for drama.
Here we have an interesting show from Sunday nights, that eventually w...
It’s Not Britain’s Got Talent !
The Big Big Talent Show, 1996
When Jonathan Ross tells you "we've got some top rank entertainment for you tonight" who knows what's coming your way...
The Big, Big Talent Show was a nationwide search for th...