Sketch Archive

  • “Obviously I’m thrilled – although now my mum will find out I’m a stand-up comedian. She thinks I drive a minicab.” Not before time, a black comic has got a...

    The Stephen K Amos Show

    “Obviously I’m thrilled – although now my mum will find out I’m a stand-up comedian. She thinks I drive a minicab.” Not before time, a black comic has got a...

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  • This in itself reads like something from a jokebook, perhaps a distant relative of the Not the Nine O’Clock News sketch based on the discussion of a film about the...

    Old Jokes Unearthed

    This in itself reads like something from a jokebook, perhaps a distant relative of the Not the Nine O’Clock News sketch based on the discussion of a film about the...

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  • You may have seen the brief reuniting of Andrew Sachs and John Cleese on Prince Charles’s 60th birthday celebrations thing last night on ITV1 – or even at the venue...

    Fawlty Reunion

    You may have seen the brief reuniting of Andrew Sachs and John Cleese on Prince Charles’s 60th birthday celebrations thing last night on ITV1 – or even at the venue...

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  • This is a superb sketch from the underrated Big Train in 1998. Tom Henderson New Office Manager declares a “no wanking” policy in the office workplace, leading to vociferous protests...

    No More Wanking

    This is a superb sketch from the underrated Big Train in 1998. Tom Henderson New Office Manager declares a “no wanking” policy in the office workplace, leading to vociferous protests...

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  • The following clip may offend fans of Ricky Gervais, portraying as it does a funny scene relating to extras building up their parts, and doesn’t result in cheap pisstakes of...

    Lee Mack – How not to be an extra

    The following clip may offend fans of Ricky Gervais, portraying as it does a funny scene relating to extras building up their parts, and doesn’t result in cheap pisstakes of...

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  • Paul Whitehouse in one of the superb monologues from The Fast Show. It’s pretty difficult to pick one out from the available selection as every visit of this character to...

    Brilliant!

    Paul Whitehouse in one of the superb monologues from The Fast Show. It’s pretty difficult to pick one out from the available selection as every visit of this character to...

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  • 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...

    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...

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  • 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...

    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...

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  • So formulating an interesting post about Have I Got News For You, I was blown away to discover that TV favourite Stanley Baxter is making a return to television for...

    Stanley Baxter Returns!

    So formulating an interesting post about Have I Got News For You, I was blown away to discover that TV favourite Stanley Baxter is making a return to television for...

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  • 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

    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

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