Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers, 1975
A timeless classic that remains funny no matter how many times you watch it. Broadcast on BBC 2 over two series of six episodes each, the first in 1975 and the second in 1979, Fawlty Tower...
Hold The Sunset !
Hold The Sunset, 2018
Hold The Sunset, heavily trailed as John Cleese's return to sitcom after 43 years. Even John Cleese himself got on the promotion trail.
Screened in a prime time Sunday night slot and ...
Fairly Secret Army
Fairly Secret Army, 1984
Whilst Fairly Secret Army was not a spin off from Reginald Perrin, many people felt that the main character was similar to Jimmy in the popular TV series. Perhaps the reason behind th...
From The Footlights To Radio……
I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, 1964
I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again originated from the famous Cambridge University Footlights (an amateur dramatic club in Cambridge, run by Cambridge University students).
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Vintage Satire With David Frost….
The Frost Report, 1966
Legendary satire show hosted by David frost. The successor to That Was The Week That Was, The Frost Report ran for 29 episodes over two series. It is probably most notable for introduc...
Marty Feldman Stars In….
Marty, 1968
Marty Fieldman was until 1967 perhaps best known as a comedy writer. When he became part of the cast of At Last The 1948 Show. Fresh from the success of this came Fieldman's first TV series in hi...
Much More Than A Dead Parrot……
Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1969 - 1974
Monty Python's Flying Circus became a television phenomenon that would change the face of British Television Comedy forever.
First airing on BBC1 in October of 1969...
Monty Python’s Life Of Brian
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - 1979
Perhaps the best remembered and best loved of the Python movies. Life Of Brian was hugely controversial, but hysterically funny.
The film does contain themes of religiou...
Les Dawson Has Something To Say…..
Sez Les, 1969 - 1976
Sez Les was the TV show that firmly established Les Dawson’s reputation, running for over seven years (11 series and 68 episodes) and bringing his humour to a wider viewing public.
Sum...
Some Mothers Do Ave News….
February 2018, Comedy News Round Up
February is turning out to be quite a month for comedy.
Comedian Joe Pasquale announced last year that he wa to play Frank Spencer in a stage version of hit 1970's sitcom...