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Comedy Connections

Paul English presents a Zone tracing the Comedy Connections between Monty Python, Ronnie Corbett, Ben Elton and many more.

5 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Oct 2011 00:45

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’s 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 – 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’s Prayer

    John Sessions reads Robert Burns’ 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 29 Oct 2011 00:45