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Metaphor, misdirection and slapstick.
Written by: Dave Cohen, Gerard Foster, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard, Colin Swash and Ben Ward
Performed by Dave Lamb, Martha Howe-Douglas, Alice Lowe, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond
LION TELEVISION
First transmission - 28th June 2011 - C´óÏó´«Ã½
This sketch uses the metaphor of the modern ‘Come Dine With Me’ format to describe preparations for a historical medieval meal. There are also moments of misdirection where something different happens to what you’d expect and a few examples of slapstick.
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