British Comedy Guide

When Comedy Changed Forever

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Three
  • 2006
  • 1 episode

The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Britain. Also features Roy Walker, Bruce Dessau, Jonathan Ross, Matt Lucas, Simon Day and more.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2006
Channel
BBC Three
Episodes
1
Features
Vic Reeves, Roy Walker, Bruce Dessau, Jonathan Ross, Matt Lucas, Bob Mortimer, Simon Day, Ben Thompson and more
Directors
Paul Connolly
Producers
Paul Connolly, Ben Gale and Mark Raphael

Additional details

Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 7th March 2006 at 11pm on BBC Three
Episode length
1 hour

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