50 Greatest Comedy Sketches

Channel: Channel 4 04
Date: Sunday 3rd April 2005
Duration: 3 hours.

From Monty Python to Little Britain and Morecambe and Wise to Big Train, British
comedy is renowned for its quotable catchphrases and enduring popularity across
generations. But what is the greatest comedy sketch of them all?

Channel 4 counts down from 50 to one to reveal what the British public has voted
as the best comedy sketch of all time. Will Bo Selecta\'s \"Michael Jackson\'s
Crib\" sketch top Goodness Gracious Me\'s \"Going for an English\"? Does The Two
Ronnies \"Four Candles\" sketch triumph over Acorn Antiques by Victoria Wood and
Julie Walters? Or could Pete and Dud\'s \"Dagenham Dialogues\" secure victory?

The programme traces the history of British comedy through some of the most
brilliantly crafted comic moments ever produced. But it remains to be seen
whether the sketches of comedy days gone by can match the popularity of more
recent favourites.

Narrated by Tom Baker, 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches features interviews with a
range of the industry\'s finest, as they recount their personal favourite British
comedy sketches. The line-up includes John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin,
Mike Myers, Meera Syal, Griff Rhys Jones, The League of Gentlemen, Tony
Robinson, Little Britain\'s Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Peep Show\'s David
Mitchell and Robert Webb, Father Ted writer Graham Linehan and many more.

50 Greatest Comedy Sketches

01. Lou and Andy (Swimming Pool) - Little Britain
02. Petshop, Dead Parrot - Monty Python\'s Flying Circus
03. Tubbs and Edward (Road Men) - The League of Gentlemen
04. Vicky Pollard (Swimming Pool) - Little Britain
05. Four Candles - The Two Ronnies
06. Going For An English - Goodness Gracious Me
07. Acorn Antiques - Victoria Wood, As Seen On TV
08. Breakfast - The Morecambe and Wise Show
09. Ted and Ralph (Drinking Game) - The Fast Show
10. Good Aids/Bad Aids - Brass Eye

11. The Slobs (Brown Baby) - Harry Enfield and Chums
12. The Spanish Inquisition - Monty Python\'s Flying Circus
13. Silence of the Lambs - French and Saunders
14. Papa Lazarou (The Circus Comes to Town) - The League Of Gentlemen
15. Ministry of Silly Walks - Monty Python\'s Flying Circus
16. Previn Plays Greig - The Morecambe and Wise Show
17. The Only Gay in the Village (Daffyd\'s Coming Out) - Little Britain
18. The Pool - The Day Today
19. Michael Jackson\'s Crib - Bo Selecta!
20. Suit You! Tailors (New Job) - The Fast Show

21. Masterchef - The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
22. Singing Match - Smack the Pony
23. Job Seekers (The Interview) - The League Of Gentlemen
24. History Today - The Mary Whitehouse Experience
25. Mastermind - The Two Ronnies
26. One Leg Too Few - Beyond the Fringe
27. Two Soups - Victoria Wood, As Seen on TV
28. Gerald the Talking Gorilla - Not the Nine O\'Clock News
29. Mr Cholmondley-Warner (Women Know Your Limits) - Harry Enfield\'s Television Programme
30. Stoneybridge Olympic Bid - Absolutely

31. Nudge Nudge - Monty Python\'s Flying Circus
32. Craig David on Tour - Bo Selecta!
33. Constable Savage - Not the Nine O\'Clock News
34. Singing in the Rain - The Morecombe and Wise Show
35. Alan Partridge (At the Races) - The Day Today
36. The Dagenham Dialogues - Not Only But Also
37. Thatcher and Cabinet - Spitting Image
38. Damn It! - A Bit of Fry and Laurie
39. Saying Goodbye - Smack the Pony
40. Class Sketch - The Frost Report

41. The Pandas (Japanese Tourists) - Who Dares Wins
42. Cissy and Ada, Babysitting - The Les Dawson Show
43. Two Flies - Alas Smith and Jones
44. Jockey Safari - Big Train
45. A La Carte - The Tommy Cooper Hour
46. The Four Yorkshiremen - At Last the 1948 Show
47. Slade in Residence (Xmas Day) - Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
48. Rod Stewart\'s Bum - The Kenny Everett Television Show
49. The Lumberjack Song - Monty Python\'s Flying Circus
50. Smashie and Nicey (Radio Quiet) - Harry Enfield\'s Television Programme