Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2024
- 4 episodes (1 series)
A journey through Paul Whitehouse's favourite British sketch shows of the past 60 years.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The 1980s
Further details
Oxbridge loomed large over many of the decade's big hitters, not least in the biting satire of Not The Nine O'Clock News - though for every savage slice of ultra-topical wit, like the racist copper sketch with Griff Rhys-Jones and Rowan Atkinson, there was always room for daftness in a poor quality gorilla suit....
The Footlights also gave us the genius of Fry & Laurie, whose early sketch comedy still stands up among the best work of their glittering careers. But elsewhere, newer, regional voices were also emerging, with the razor-sharp northern humour of Victoria Wood, the distinctly Scottish flavour of Naked Video (which gave us Gregor Fisher's iconic Rab C Nesbitt character) - and the long overdue arrival of more black talent on our screens, most notably courtesy of the young, trailblazing Lenny Henry.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 4th July 2024
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Length
- 40 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
Paul Whitehouse | Narrator |
Paul Whitehouse | Writer |
David Cummings | Writer (Additional Material) |
Chris Hill | Series Producer |
Julia Hunter | Producer |
John Quinn | Executive Producer |
Helen Nightingale | Executive Producer |
Nicola Breadin | Line Producer |
Ben Cooper | Development Producer |
Rhys Barter | Editor |
Martyn Kilvert | Graphics |