How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2018
- 1 episode
Documentary about sitcom The Young Ones and its part in the alternative comedy scene. Features Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, John Lloyd, Paul Jackson, Lise Mayer and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2018
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, John Lloyd, Paul Jackson, Lise Mayer, Charlie Higson, Clive Anderson, Richard Herring and more
- Directors
- Sean Doherty
- Producers
- Sean Doherty, Nigel Alred, John Quinn and Joe McVey
- Company
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy combines archive footage with revelations from many of the stars who were involved both in front of and behind the camera, such as Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, John Lloyd, Paul Jackson and Lise Mayer.
Comedians that followed in its wake such as Elis James, Charlie Higson, Clive Anderson and Richard Herring discuss how it influenced them and galvanised the British comedy scene.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 26th May 2018 at 9:30pm on U&Gold
- Episode length
- 120 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 23rd March 2023 at 10:40pm on U&Gold
- Saturday 2nd July 2022 at 2:20am on U&Gold
- Sunday 5th June 2022 at 1:25am on U&Gold