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Comedy Connections

Season 3 2005

  • 2005-02-21T22:35:00Z on BBC One
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy, Documentary
Comedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 2003 to 2008. The show looked at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's comedy television programmes, showing how they tied in with the production of other comedy shows. The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series. Comedy Connections mostly documented BBC comedies and sitcoms, although two programmes have been from ITV and two from Channel 4. The first series consisted of six episodes, however the rest of the series consist of eight episodes each, the first two series were narrated by Julia Sawalha, however the rest of the series were narrated by Doon Mackichan.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2005-02-21T22:35:00Z

3x01 Monty Python's Flying Circus

Season Premiere

3x01 Monty Python's Flying Circus

  • 2005-02-21T22:35:00Z30m

Surviving members of Monty Python, together with Carol Cleveland and others involved in the show, recall the making of the series, its influences and its impact.

2005-02-28T22:35:00Z

3x02 Spitting Image

3x02 Spitting Image

  • 2005-02-28T22:35:00Z30m

The story behind the succesful satirical puppet show.

2005-03-07T22:35:00Z

3x03 Three of a Kind

3x03 Three of a Kind

  • 2005-03-07T22:35:00Z30m

The story behind 1980s sketch show Three Of A Kind, which launched the careers of Lenny Henry and Tracey Ullman.

2005-03-14T22:35:00Z

3x04 Harry Enfield and Chums

3x04 Harry Enfield and Chums

  • 2005-03-14T22:35:00Z30m

The story of the sketch show Harry Enfield And Chums, where Enfield collaborated with Paul Whitehouse, Kathy Burke and Charlie Higson to create some memorable characters.

2005-03-21T22:35:00Z

3x05 Goodness Gracious Me

3x05 Goodness Gracious Me

  • 2005-03-21T22:35:00Z30m

Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy programmes looks at sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. A spin-off from the Real McCoy, it soon established itself by reflecting the reality of contemporary British Asian life while observing the conventions of a mainstream sketch comedy show. Interviewees include Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nina Wadia, Sharat Sardana, Dave Lamb and producer Anil Gupta.

2005-03-28T21:35:00Z

3x06 Not the Nine O'Clock News

3x06 Not the Nine O'Clock News

  • 2005-03-28T21:35:00Z30m

This episode examines the satirical sketch show of the early 1980s.

2005-04-04T21:35:00Z

3x07 A Bit of Fry and Laurie

3x07 A Bit of Fry and Laurie

  • 2005-04-04T21:35:00Z30m

A look at the early careers of the comedy partnership, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

Season Finale

2005-04-11T21:35:00Z

3x08 The Two Ronnies

Season Finale

3x08 The Two Ronnies

  • 2005-04-11T21:35:00Z30m

Tells the story of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker's long running comedy series The Two Ronnies.

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