Snookered – Simon Dunn

January 17, 2019

Snookered

Thanks to everyone who pointed me in the direction of more snooker based comedy sketches.

I’ll be honest, I can’t watch Canon & Ball. I giggled at Bobby pretending he was hurt at the start of this though, before having to turn it off. 9 minutes is a long time for a sketch.

A few of you lovely people linked me to this one from the Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special in 1981.

And I found this one from a much earlier show.

https://youtu.be/JAVxnx7yFV0

Then there’s these three from The Sketch Show.

Russ Abbott did this one.

And Andy Zaltzman did a nice round up of the 2013 World Championship.

e.phemera, Thought Vomit

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