The Story Of Slapstick
- TV documentary
- BBC Two
- 2009
- 1 episode
Documentary narrated by Miranda Hart charting the highs and lows of physical comedy and examining the audience's love of visual humour. Features Vic Reeves, Mathew Horne, Reece Shearsmith, Ben Miller, Sally Phillips and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2009
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Vic Reeves, Mathew Horne, Reece Shearsmith, Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Barry Cryer and more
- Directors
- Breid McLoone
- Producers
- Breid McLoone and Alan Tyler
- Company
The Story Of Slapstick featuring pies and pratfalls from over a century of comedy and entertainment programming including Monty Python, Charlie Chaplin, Morecambe and Wise and even Hole in the Wall. Featuring analysis from great physical gag practitioners including Vic Reeves, Mathew Horne, Reece Shearsmith, Ben Miller and Sally Phillips.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 26th December 2009 at 10:15pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 25th May 2014 at 12:45am on BBC2
- Monday 9th April 2012 at 11:00pm on BBC2