A little gem this. From the series Comic Roots, which aired on BBC1 from 1982 to 1983. This one features Alexei Sayle, and seems to provide the template for his later shows, including Stuff, through to Merry-Go-Round.
Other episodes in the series featured Les Dawson, Roy Hudd, Irene Handl, Paul Shane, Michael Palin, Bill Dainty, and Kenneth Williams.
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For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…
