Category: Sketch Shows
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At Last …
My internet connection is so slow at the moment that the tick box on CAPTCHAs is timing out. I wish that was hyperbole, but it’s not. So, in that spirit, here’s a couple of sketches from At Last The 1948 Show.
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Put Frank On The Phone
At long last, Kids In The Hall is available here in the UK again, via streaming on Prime. I shall be re-watching it all again over the next few weeks.
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Hugh Reads The Results
There’s something charming about this sketch. I mean, it’s obvious where it’s going, but the laughs come from Hugh’s brilliant performance.
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Why-De-Why on Three Of A Kind
I always find sitcom spoofs on contemporaneous comedy shows a bit … icky. And often they hit the wrong note. Some of this happens here, but Ullman’s impression is rather good. The costumes are clearly from the original show, but I’m not sure about the set pieces.
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Down The Line: Behind The Microphone
I really like Down The Line, the fake Radio 4 phone-in show with Gary Bellamy, created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, and starring a whole host of familiar and brilliant voices. I also really like the TV show it inspired, Bellamy’s People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which should…
