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Darts Sketch
Darts was a huge BBC and ITV Sports draw in the 1970s and 1980s, with the overweight, beer drinking sportsmen becoming household names. As such this sketch from Not the... -
SPAM
It’s virtually impossible to describe just how vital this sketch is to our comedy heritage without sounding like a total t*sspot and spouting phrases like “comedy heritage”. Monty Python’s Flying... -
Je T’aime
Ooooohh! No missues, wait… what do you think you’re doing! Control yourself! Yes it’s the Frankie Howerd version of the sensual French hit Je T’aime, with feminine groans courtesy of... -
Stanley Baxter – Upstage Downstage
To celebrate the news of a return to TV for the great Stanley Baxter – if only for one night – feast your eyes on a superb spoof of the... -
George Formby!
Now, seriously, bear with me on this. George Formby Jr was a talented musician and lyricist, so have a good listen to the lyrics of Fanlight Fanny. There’s a lot... -
I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue!
Here’s a show we haven’t featured for a while on Quintessential Comedy, and frankly you can’t have to much of this legendary game, hosted by Humphrey Lyttleton and starring Graeme... -
Alan Partridge’s ABBA Medley
There’s very little you can say to introduce this complete madness from Steve Coogan – pretty much it stars Coogan performing a poorly composed ABBA medley, but it is certainly... -
Ed Byrne Standup
Here’s Irish comic Ed Byrne doing some standup… this routine covers Alanis Morrisette’s song Ironic, and Byrne beautifully deconstructs it into the composite parts; frankly there’s more irony in the... -
Singin’ in the Rain
If this isn’t comedy gold from Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, I don’t know what is… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3GqaQkhuYw -
How to deal with Trick or Treaters
A superbly classic moment from A Bit of Fry and Laurie. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgOT-RxgQks I find it hugely relevant, not to mention cathartic.