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Comedy Connections

A zone full of Comedy Connections finding the links between Monty Python, Ronnie Corbett and Ben Elton and many more.

Paul English embarks on a game of Comedy Connections on this week's Zone tracing the comic DNA that links everyone from The Monty Python Team through to Father Ted creator Graham Linehan.

The full list of those hanging from the branches of this week's comedic family tree are John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), Ronnie Corbett (The Two Ronnies, Sorry), Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder), Adrian Edmondson (Bottom), Colin Bostock-Smith (Not The Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image), Rory Bremner (Bremner, Bird and Fortune, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You), Roger Law (creator of Spitting Image), Armando Iannucci (The Thick Of It, I'm Alan Partridge) and Graham Linehan (Father Ted).

5 hours, 30 minutes

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Sat 2 Oct 2010 00:45
大象传媒 Radio Scotland Extra

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Chapters

  • Monthy Python: Long Live The Dead Parrot

    Carol Cleveland retraces the history of Monty Python with help from the cast.

    Duration: 29:28

  • Comedy Heroes: Ronnie Corbett

    Ronnie Corbett chats to Paul English about his long and illustrious career.

    Duration: 27:22

  • The Brian Morton Show: Ben Elton

    Writer, director and comedian Ben Elton discusses his approach to comedy with Brian Morton.

    Duration: 54:49

  • Janice Forsyth: Ade Edmondson

    Comedian Ade Edmondson explains why he鈥檚 swapped humour for music in 2008.

    Duration: 19:23

  • Laughed Off The Page: Colin Bostock-Smith

    Comedy writer Colin Bostock-Smith looks back over his writing career with Lynn Ferguson.

    Duration: 27:29

  • The Usual Suspects: Rory Bremner

    Impressionist Rory Bremner discusses his art of mimicry with Brian Morton.

    Duration: 53:45

  • Archive On Four: Satire 鈥� The Great British Tradition

    Spitting Image creator Roger Law introduces a documentary looking at the history of British satire.

    Duration: 42:39

  • Robert Burns: Holy Willie鈥檚 Prayer

    John Sessions reads Robert Burns鈥� classic satirical poem about religious hypocrisy.

    Duration: 06:03

  • Janice Forsyth Show: Armando Iannucci

    Armando Iannucci looks back at his comedy career with Janice Forsyth.

    Duration: 20:00

  • Laughed Off The Page: Graham Linehan

    Father Ted creator Graham Linehan explains his own approach to the art of comedy writing.

    Duration: 31:54

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Oct 2010 00:45
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland Extra