Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Laugh
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 2
- 2007
- 3 episodes (1 series)
In three one-hour episodes, Rob Brydon traces the origins and development of the sitcom and the themes it often tackles.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Family, Love 'Em And Hate 'Em
From I Love Lucy and Till Death Us Do Part to The Royle Family and The Simpsons, sitcoms have charted the changing face of the family and how relationships within the home have changed.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 24th April 2007
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Rob Brydon | Host / Presenter |
Beryl Vertue | Self |
Paul Jackson | Self |
Bill Cotton (as Sir Bill Cotton) | Self |
Ray Galton | Self |
Alan Simpson | Self |
Stephen Fry | Self |
Frank Muir | Self |
Denis Norden | Self |
Michael Palin | Self |
June Whitfield | Self |
Ricky Tomlinson | Self |
John Lloyd | Self |
Sioned Wiliam | Self |
Eric Chappell | Self |
Geoffrey Palmer | Self |
Wendy Craig | Self |
Annette Crosbie | Self |
Richard Wilson | Self |
David Renwick | Self |
Paul Kobrak | Producer |