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Comedy Sketchbook
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Leevil said:
Pretty good this, not cutting the sketches short or anything, as far as I can tell anyway.
Wish I'd paid more attention to it from the start.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Badge said:
Quote: Leevil @ April 9 2008, 11:20 PM BSTPretty good this, not cutting the sketches short or anything, as far as I can tell anyway.
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Lots are being cut but still lots of interesting stuff that's not usually shown. That Jamaican Dr Who sketch was great
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Seefacts said:
A few good ones yeah.
Some woeful jokes from Deayton though - my god.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
What are you talking about?
Is this a TV show?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
COMEDY: Comedy Sketchbook
On: BBC 1
Date: Wednesday 9th April 2008
Time: 22:40 to 23:30
Angus Deayton delves into the archives to bring together a collection of the finest TV comedy sketches from the past 40 years. Featuring sketches famous and obscure from Dick Emery, The Fast Show, Kenneth Williams, Catherine Tate, Lenny Henry, Mitchell and Webb, Dead Ringers, Morecambe and Wise, Not the Nine O'Clock News and many more.
(That's a yes.)
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Badge said:
Quote: zooo @ April 10 2008, 12:02 AM BSTWhat are you talking about?
Is this a TV show?
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It was the mention of Dr Who that got you, wasn't it?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
Well... yes. 
I didn't even know this was on. I am very unobservant today.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
And it's not even repeated. iPlayer, if you're interested enough.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
I will.
I am, I mean.
Whatever.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nigel Kelly said:
Yeah, some good ones. Les Dawson/walking piano sketch, Dick Emery and Naked Video. Surprisingly, no Two Ronnies or Python yet. Maybe next week.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nick said:
Yeah, I thought they put a decent level of effort into finding some fairly obscure sketches and that was nice to see. It could have done without Deayton though.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Tuumble said:
A fair amount of stuff I'd never seen which makes it a relevant programme to make. We know the classics - let's just see some funny stuff from way back and becomes a whole new experience.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, chipolata said:
I enjoyed it but found it simukltaneously depressing since it reminded me that the current crop of sketch shows are pretty poor compared with the likes of The Fast Show and Not The Nine O'Clock News. Also, it reminded me how good Rowan Atkinson used to be before he apparently gave up comedy to count his money in his mansion.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Winterlight said:
Look for Rowan's standup stuff on Youtube. His 'Indian Restaurant' sketch is superb.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Leevil said:
Not had chance to watch it yet, although I may have already seen it - Rowan Live.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Fantasy Bazaar said:
This show was a good idea I think. Contained lots of great sketches that I may never have otherwise gotten around to seeing.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Winterlight said:
Did anyone catch it last night?
They showed the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch where they discuss how pregnancy occurs. Peter Cook is the father and Dudley Moore the son.
It's quite, quite hilarious. The setup lines and callbacks are executed perfectly. Marvellous writing. Makes me realise that my own writing is still lacking a lot!
I have just one gripe with the actual programme. The sketches shown were mostly filmed in 4:3 format, as was standard back in the day. The main part of the show, with Deayton, appears to be filmed in the modern 16:9 widescreen format. Therefore, to keep the sketches in a format which fill the screen, they’ve enlarged them and a drop in quality is evident! But hey, that’s the advance of technology for you. Is anyone still awake? Hello? Hello??
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nigel Kelly said:
Yeah, watched it. That Pete and Dudley sketch was great. I also liked the Smith and Jones one where Mel caught his daughter and boyfriend in bed, congratulated them and then the boyfriend's parents came out of the wardrobe. Some good Hale and Pace sketches as well.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, EllieJP said:
First time I watched it was last night. Actually really enjoyed it. I've seen a lot of the sketches before, but it's nice to relive them.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
I liked the Big Train duck sketch.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Richard Wells said:
Good show but I do wonder if Angus Deayton has any showbiz friends at all considering nobody seems to get off lightly.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Badge said:
Quote: Richard Wells @ May 8 2008, 10:03 PM BSTGood show but I do wonder if Angus Deayton has any showbiz friends at all considering nobody seems to get off lightly.
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Not too many to write his gags
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, ian_w said:
I want to know who writes his gags? Shit you could churn a couple of thousand of those out a day, just say anything and then drop a name in people will recognise, a lot of the time the comparisons don't even make much sense, just mention someone famous and the audience laugh (are they prompted or what?)
Quote: zooo @ May 8 2008, 7:17 PM BSTI liked the Big Train duck sketch.
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Agreed. Big Train was just brilliant all round.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, ContainsNuts said:
I'm enjoying this too. The Hale and Pace losing arm in a cow's arse was good.
Angus Deayton and about three other writers do the links for this show.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, ian_w said:
Is he still on crack?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, ContainsNuts said:
Quote: ian_w @ May 9 2008, 4:20 PM BSTIs he still on crack?
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Do Austrians interbreed?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, ian_w said:
Well at least that explains some of the jokes then!