Graham Chapman (writer)
Marty Feldman (writer)
15 February 1967 (UK) more
Surreal, sketch based TV comedy series. Two series were produced in 1967 by the commercial company Associated Rediffusion... more
Precursor to Monty Python and The Goodies more (5 total)
| John Cleese | ... | Himself - Various Characters (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Graham Chapman | ... | Various Characters (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | ... | Various Characters (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Marty Feldman | ... | Various Characters (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Jo Kendall | ... | Various (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Aimi MacDonald | ... | Herself - Host (13 episodes, 1967) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Ian Fordyce | (8 episodes, 1967) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| John Cleese | (13 episodes, 1967) | |
| Graham Chapman | (unknown episodes) | |
| Marty Feldman | (unknown episodes) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| David Frost | .... | executive producer (13 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Production Design by | |||
| John Newton Clarke | (5 episodes, 1967) | ||
30 min (13 episodes)
Australia:G | Finland:K-3 (2006)
The title is a light hearted dig at the TV executives who took so long to get it on screen. more
Various Characters: I've got a ferret sticking up my nose. How it got there I can't tell But now it's there it hurts like hell And what is more it radically affects my sense of smell. I've got a ferret sticking up my nose. I can almost stand the noise But at parties it destroys My hard-earned and carefully cultivated social poise... more
Featured in Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005) (TV) more
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I watched the DVD release of the surviving material from "At last the 1948 show" and enjoyed it very much.
The show is a funny humor show, more "classic" in its form than Monty Python and The Goodies. Ami MacDonald is a self-centered hostess pushing herself at any possible moment, while Cleese, Chapman, Brooke-Taylor and Feldman do sketches in-between.
MacDonald is really the most daring part. Otherwise, much is classic punchline-driven sketches. However, beyond the punchlines and laughter tracks, you can feel the humor of what was to come. There are sketches very much in Monty Python-style (for example, "Let's speak English"), as well as Goodies style "Chartered accountant dance"). The show is most famous for including the original "Four Yourshiremen", which was written by Feldman and Brooke-Taylor, later used by Monty Python despite not really being their style. (There shouldn't be a punchline in a Monty Python sketch.)
Fans of Marty Feldman, Monty Python or the Goodies (or why not all three?) will like this both for its humor and its historic/nostalgic value.