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Heroes of Comedy

  • TV Series
  • 1995–20031995–2003
  • 1h
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Heroes of Comedy (1995)
  • Documentary
  • Comedy
An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians.An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians.An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
41
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Eric Sykes
    • Spike Milligan
    • Bob Monkhouse
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    • Eric Sykes
    • Spike Milligan
    • Bob Monkhouse
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    • 3User reviews
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    Eric Sykes
    Eric Sykes
    • Selfas Self
    7 episodes7 eps • 1995–2002
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Selfas Self…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1995–2002
    Bob Monkhouse
    Bob Monkhouse
    • Selfas Self
    5 episodes5 eps • 1995–1999
    Barry Cryer
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1995–2002
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Selfas Self
    7 episodes7 eps • 1997–2002
    Denis Norden
    Denis Norden
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1997–2002
    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1997–2002
    Victoria Wood
    Victoria Wood
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1995–1999
    Roy Hudd
    Roy Hudd
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1995–2003
    Ken Dodd
    Ken Dodd
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1997–1999
    Clive James
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1995–1999
    Peter Hall
    Peter Hall
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1998–2000
    Terry Wogan
    Terry Wogan
    • Selfas Self
    5 episodes5 eps • 1997–2002
    Harry Secombe
    Harry Secombe
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1995–2002
    Janet Brown
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1995–2002
    Barry Took
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1997–2000
    Neil Shand
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999–2002
    Alan Simpson
    Alan Simpson
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1998–2002
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    An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians.
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    Curate's egg....
    This series was also issued as a single two-and-a-half hour single compilation programme, as reviewed herewith.

    A bit of a curate's egg... good, but only in parts.

    My main objection is the highly fragmented and frenetic nature of the programme - as if speaking to an audience with the attention span of a slightly concussed bee. Flick, flick, flick: two seconds of this, three seconds of that, four seconds of the other person speaking - just as you get interested, it's gone again. I must say, I find this approach to the viewer to be somewhat demeaning, not to say insulting.

    However the glimpses, albeit distressingly fragmented, are nevertheless of great interest; the whole thing is well worth wading through if one is interested in the history and evolution of comedy. It contains several rarer items not easily to be found elsewhere.

    Worth persevering with, on the whole.
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    • Release date
      • January 1, 1995 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Thames Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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