[1980] Not the Nine O'Clock News - "Gerald the Gorilla", Rowan Atkinson possibly takes just as much credit for this one in the role of super-intelligent gorilla Gerald β but Mel Smithβs straight-faced performance as his exasperated owner is what makes the sketch comedy gold. youtube.com/watch?v=beCYGβ¦
[1980] Not the Nine O'Clock News - Comedy sketch show it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson. youtube.com/watch?v=nfgMfβ¦
[1983] Alfresco - ITV sketch comedy television series starring Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond and Emma Thompson. Written by Ben Elton it was intended to be an answer to the BBC's highly successful Not the Nine O'Clock News. First episode. youtube.com/watch?v=6YD0jβ¦
[1979] Not The Nine O'Clock News - Unaired pilot introduced by Basil Fawlty and ended by Manuel (because it was to have followed closely on the last episode of Fawlty Towers). Intended as the first show of what would have been their first series but pulled at the eleventh hour. youtube.com/watch?v=l39Uyβ¦
[1982] Not the Nine O'Clock News - Comedy sketch show it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson. dailymotion.com/video/x12β¦
The first episode of Not The Nine O'Clock News started the week after the last episode of Fawlty Towers. This is how they started it... youtube.com/watch?v=thsSTβ¦
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