Category: Sketch Shows
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Margaret Thatcher: Where Am I Now?
Bob Godfrey may be better known for his kid’s shows like Roobard and Henry’s Cat, but he has a darker, more grown up output too. Margaret Thatcher: Where Am I Now, was a co-creation with Steve Bell, and aired for five nights after the Channel 4 News in May of 1999.
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Die Hard 12
This is a good impression of Bruce Willis, in a sketch from The Ben Stiller Show. It actually looks a lot better than A Good Day To Die Hard. The Ben Stiller Show ran for 13 episodes on Fox in the early 1990s. It’s not to be confused with The Ben Stiller Show which ran…
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Nauseated Waiters
Watch this brilliant sketch from The Dana Carvey Show. Now watch this. Aside from this being a lovely and funny interview, it’s also good writing advice for sketch writers. Take a profession and figure out the one thing that you shouldn’t be in that profession. That’s what I did for this sketch. Two things about…
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Emma Thompson: Up For Grabs
In Christmas of 1985, Channel 4 aired a one off special sketch show showcasing the brilliance of Emma Thompson. It was called Up For Grabs, and was written entirely by the star. To say that this lead to a series for the BBC might be a stretch, but in 1988, she wrote a full run…
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Never Mind The Horrocks
On Thursday 19th September 1996, if you put on Channel 4 at 10pm, you would have seen Never Mind The Horrocks. The full show is available on All 4. Amazed this never developed into a full series to be honest.
