Great Comedy Moments

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Tracklist

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1Copyright Notice / BBC Logo
[no artist] / [unknown]0:25
2Intro
spoken vocals:
Ronnie Barker (in 2001)
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker (in 2001)
Ronnie Barker1:55
3Reggie and Jimmy
spoken vocals [Jimmy Anderson]:
Geoffrey Palmer (British comedic actor)
spoken vocals [Reggie Perrin]:
Leonard Rossiter
visual appearances:
Geoffrey Palmer (British comedic actor) and Leonard Rossiter
was directed by:
Gareth Gwenlan (director)
Geoffrey Palmer, Leonard Rossiter2:25
4Watermelons
spoken vocals [Helga]:
Kim Hartman
spoken vocals [Herr Flick]:
Richard Gibson (voice actor)
spoken vocals [Major]:
Kate Kenny (actress)
spoken vocals [von Smallhausen]:
John Louis Mansi (actor)
visual appearances:
Richard Gibson (voice actor), Kim Hartman, Kate Kenny (actress) and John Louis Mansi (actor)
was directed by:
John B. Hobbs (director)
Richard Gibson, John Louis Mansi, Kim Hartman, Kate Kenny2:55
5A Pint!
spoken vocals:
Tony Hancock
spoken vocals [Doctor MacTavish]:
Patrick Cargill (actor)
visual appearances:
Patrick Cargill (actor), Tony Hancock and Ann Marryott (actress)
was directed by:
Duncan Wood (director)
Tony Hancock, Patrick Cargill2:12
6Alf’s Christmas
spoken vocals [Alf Garnett]:
Warren Mitchell (actor)
spoken vocals [Else Garnett]:
Dandy Nichols (actress)
spoken vocals [Mike Rawlins]:
Tony Booth (actor)
spoken vocals [Rita Rawlins]:
Una Stubbs
visual appearances:
Tony Booth (actor), Warren Mitchell (actor), Dandy Nichols (actress) and Una Stubbs
Warren Mitchell, Una Stubbs, Dandy Nichols, Tony Booth1:21
7On the Pull
spoken vocals [Bob Ferris]:
Rodney Bewes
spoken vocals [Norma]:
Brenda Cavendish (actress)
spoken vocals [Susan Chambers]:
Anita Carey (actress)
spoken vocals [Terry Collier]:
James Bolam
spoken vocals [Waiter]:
Gertan Klauber (actor)
visual appearances:
Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Anita Carey (actress), Brenda Cavendish (actress) and Gertan Klauber (actor)
was directed by:
James Gilbert (director)
James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Gertan Klauber, Anita Carey, Brenda Cavendish3:49
8Fry and Laurie
spoken vocals:
Stephen Fry (English comedian, actor, writer, presenter & activist) and Hugh Laurie
visual appearances:
Stephen Fry (English comedian, actor, writer, presenter & activist) and Hugh Laurie
Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie1:18
9Victor’s Close Shave
spoken vocals [Doctor]:
Heather Canning (actress)
spoken vocals [Margaret Meldrew]:
Annette Crosbie (actress)
spoken vocals [Mr. Brocklebank]:
John Cassady (actor)
spoken vocals [Victor Meldrew]:
Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)
visual appearances:
Heather Canning (actress), John Cassady (actor), Annette Crosbie (actress) and Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)
was directed by:
Susan Belbin (director)
Richard Wilson, John Cassady, Annette Crosbie3:38
10A Drinks Cabinet
spoken vocals [Annie Hacker]:
Diana Hoddinott (actress)
spoken vocals [Bernard Woolley]:
Derek Fowlds
spoken vocals [Jim Hacker]:
Paul Eddington
spoken vocals [Prince Mohammed]:
Vic Tablian (actor)
spoken vocals [Qumrani businessman]:
Sam Dastor (actor)
spoken vocals [Ross]:
Michael Sharvell-Martin (actor)
spoken vocals [Sir Humphrey Appleby]:
Nigel Hawthorne (actor)
visual appearances:
Sam Dastor (actor), Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds, Nigel Hawthorne (actor), Diana Hoddinott (actress), Michael Sharvell-Martin (actor) and Vic Tablian (actor)
was directed by:
Peter Whitmore (director)
Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott, Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne5:01
11Margot Goes Labour
spoken vocals [Barbara Good]:
Felicity Kendal (actress)
spoken vocals [Jerry Leadbetter]:
Paul Eddington
spoken vocals [Margo Leadbetter]:
Penelope Keith
spoken vocals [Tom Good]:
Richard Briers
visual appearances:
Richard Briers, Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith and Felicity Kendal (actress)
was directed by:
John Howard Davies (English director)
Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington, Felicity Kendal, Richard Briers1:15
12An Actor’s Life
spoken vocals [Albert Steptoe]:
Wilfrid Brambell (actor) (on 1972-02-20)
spoken vocals [Harold Steptoe]:
Harry H. Corbett (on 1972-02-20)
spoken vocals [Nemone Wagstaff]:
Margaret Nolan (English actress) (on 1972-02-20)
spoken vocals [Rupert Ffaines-Muir]:
Trevor Bannister (actor) (on 1972-02-20)
visual appearances:
Trevor Bannister (actor) (on 1972-02-20), Wilfrid Brambell (actor) (on 1972-02-20), Harry H. Corbett (on 1972-02-20) and Margaret Nolan (English actress) (on 1972-02-20)
was directed by:
John Howard Davies (English director) (on 1972-02-20)
Trevor Bannister, Margaret Nolan, Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell4:28
13Acting Class
spoken vocals [Edmund Blackadder]:
Rowan Atkinson
spoken vocals [Keanrick]:
Hugh Paddick (Comedy actor)
spoken vocals [Mossop]:
Kenneth Connor (actor)
spoken vocals [The Prince Regent]:
Hugh Laurie
visual appearances:
Rowan Atkinson, Kenneth Connor (actor), Hugh Laurie and Hugh Paddick (Comedy actor)
was directed by:
Mandie Fletcher (director)
Hugh Laurie, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Connor, Rowan Atkinson2:34
14Nutcracker
spoken vocals [Captain Peacock]:
Frank Thornton
spoken vocals [Mr. Humphries]:
John Inman
spoken vocals [Mrs. Slocombe]:
Mollie Sugden (actress)
visual appearances:
John Inman, Mollie Sugden (actress) and Frank Thornton
was directed by:
Ray Butt (director)
partial recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, Extract (Arrangement for solo piano by Pauline Hall)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, John Inman0:55
15Bedsits and Bertrand
spoken vocals:
Tony Hancock
visual appearances:
Tony Hancock
was directed by:
Duncan Wood (director)
Tony Hancock2:26
16Sykes and a Bath
spoken vocals:
Eric Sykes
visual appearances:
Eric Sykes
was directed by:
Roger Race (director)
Eric Sykes2:44
17Bad Feet
spoken vocals [Medical Officer]:
John Bennett (actor)
spoken vocals [Norman Stanley Fletcher]:
Ronnie Barker
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale (actor) and John Bennett (actor)
was directed by:
Sydney Lotterby (director)
John Bennett, Ronnie Barker2:34
18A Prologue
spoken vocals [Lurcio]:
Frankie Howerd
spoken vocals [Senator Ludicrus Sextus]:
Max Adrian
spoken vocals [Senna the Soothsayer]:
Jeanne Mockford (actress)
visual appearances:
Max Adrian, Frankie Howerd and Jeanne Mockford (actress)
was directed by:
David Croft (actor, singer and writer)
Frankie Howerd, Max Adrian, Jeanne Mockford4:19
19Bar Fool
spoken vocals [Derek Trotter]:
David Jason
spoken vocals [Trigger]:
Roger Lloyd-Pack (actor)
visual appearances:
David Jason and Roger Lloyd-Pack (actor)
was directed by:
Tony Dow (UK director)
David Jason, Roger Lloyd-Pack1:11
20Sofa So Good
visual appearances:
Bill Owen (actor and songwriter), Peter Sallis (UK actor) and Brian Wilde (actor)
Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde1:26
21Lightning Tours
spoken vocals:
Marty Feldman and John Junkin (actor & writer)
visual appearances:
Marty Feldman and John Junkin (actor & writer)
Marty Feldman, John Junkin2:55
22Playing Drafts
spoken vocals [James Hacker]:
Paul Eddington
spoken vocals [Sir Humphrey Appleby]:
Nigel Hawthorne (actor)
visual appearances:
Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds and Nigel Hawthorne (actor)
was directed by:
Sydney Lotterby (director)
Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington2:54
23Early Send Off
spoken vocals [Bob Ferris]:
Rodney Bewes
spoken vocals [Terry Collier]:
James Bolam
visual appearances:
Rodney Bewes and James Bolam
was directed by:
Bernard Thompson (director)
James Bolam, Rodney Bewes2:02
24Pete ’n’ Dud
spoken vocals:
Peter Cook (comedian) and Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore, Peter Cook1:47
25A Ham on the Radio
spoken vocals [Dan Bowman]:
Brian Oulton (actor)
spoken vocals [Diane]:
Gwenda Ewan
spoken vocals [Gladys Bowman]:
Constance Chapman
spoken vocals [Harold]:
Peter Glaze (comedian)
spoken vocals [Joshua]:
Tony Hancock
visual appearances:
Patrick Cargill (actor), Constance Chapman, Peter Glaze (comedian), Gwenda Ewan, Tony Hancock and Brian Oulton (actor)
was directed by:
Duncan Wood (director)
Tony Hancock, Peter Glaze, Constance Chapman, Gwenda Ewan, Brian Oulton3:00
26The Stripper
spoken vocals:
Pete Murray (DJ, radio and television presenter and stage and screen actor)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
performer:
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
visual appearances:
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
recording of:
The Stripper
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Ltd. and David Rose Publishing Co.
Morecambe & Wise, Peter Murray, David Rose & His Orchestra2:14
27Reggie and CJ
spoken vocals [Charles Jefferson]:
John Barron (actor)
spoken vocals [Reginald Perrin]:
Leonard Rossiter
visual appearances:
John Barron (actor) and Leonard Rossiter
was directed by:
Gareth Gwenlan (director)
Leonard Rossiter, John Barron3:45
28Mastermind
spoken vocals:
Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett
partial recording of:
Approaching Menace (Mastermind theme)
composer:
Neil Richardson
The Two Ronnies2:22
29Wedding Bells
spoken vocals [Edmund Blackadder]:
Rowan Atkinson
spoken vocals [Kate/Bob]:
Gabrielle Glaister (actress)
spoken vocals [Lord Flashheart]:
Rik Mayall
spoken vocals [Lord Percy]:
Tim McInnerny (actor)
spoken vocals [Queen Elizabeth I]:
Miranda Richardson
visual appearances:
Rowan Atkinson, Patsy Byrne (UK actor), Stephen Fry (English comedian, actor, writer, presenter & activist), Gabrielle Glaister (actress), Rik Mayall, Tim McInnerny (actor) and Miranda Richardson
was directed by:
Mandie Fletcher (director)
Rowan Atkinson, Tim McInnerny, Rik Mayall, Miranda Richardson, Gabrielle Glaister3:03
30Sex
spoken vocals [Alf Garnett]:
Warren Mitchell (actor)
spoken vocals [Else Garnett]:
Dandy Nichols (actress)
visual appearances:
Warren Mitchell (actor) and Dandy Nichols (actress)
Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols0:27
31Got It Wrong Again
spoken vocals:
Dick Emery and John Kane (actor & writer)
visual appearances:
Dick Emery and John Kane (actor & writer)
Dick Emery, John Kane1:34
32Honky Tonk
spoken vocals:
Dick Emery and Christopher Timothy (actor)
visual appearances:
Dick Emery and Christopher Timothy (actor)
Dick Emery, Christopher Timothy0:58
33Prisoner of Love
spoken vocals [“Bunny” Warren]:
Sam Kelly (voice actor)
spoken vocals [Norman Stanley Fletcher]:
Ronnie Barker
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker and Sam Kelly (voice actor)
was directed by:
Sydney Lotterby (director)
Ronnie Barker, Sam Kelly3:28
34Who’s the Prisoner
spoken vocals [Alfred Steptoe]:
Wilfrid Brambell (actor)
spoken vocals [Frank Ferris]:
J.G. Devlin (actor)
spoken vocals [Harold Steptoe]:
Harry H. Corbett
spoken vocals [Johnny Spooner]:
Leonard Rossiter
visual appearances:
Wilfrid Brambell (actor), Harry H. Corbett, J.G. Devlin (actor) and Leonard Rossiter
was directed by:
John Howard Davies (English director)
J.G. Devlin, Leonard Rossiter, Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett4:14
35Terry’s Birthday
spoken vocals [Bob Ferris]:
Rodney Bewes
spoken vocals [Deborah]:
Shirley Steedman (actress)
spoken vocals [Hugh]:
Michael Ralph (actor)
spoken vocals [Podge Rowley]:
Christopher Biggins (English actor & TV presenter)
spoken vocals [Stan]:
Derek Etchells (actor)
spoken vocals [Terry Collier]:
James Bolam
spoken vocals [Thelma Chambers]:
Brigit Forsyth (actress)
visual appearances:
Rodney Bewes, Christopher Biggins (English actor & TV presenter), James Bolam, Derek Etchells (actor), Brigit Forsyth (actress), Michael Ralph (actor) and Shirley Steedman (actress)
was directed by:
James Gilbert (director)
James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Michael Ralph, Derek Etchells, Brigit Forsyth, Christopher Biggins, Shirley Steedman2:19
36Margot’s Mudlark
spoken vocals [Barbara Good]:
Felicity Kendal (actress)
spoken vocals [Margo Leadbetter]:
Penelope Keith
spoken vocals [Tom Good]:
Richard Briers
visual appearances:
Richard Briers, Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith and Felicity Kendal (actress)
was directed by:
John Howard Davies (English director)
Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Felicity Kendal1:41
37Family Ties
spoken vocals:
Eric Sykes
spoken vocals [Hattie Sykes]:
Hattie Jacques
visual appearances:
Hattie Jacques and Eric Sykes
was directed by:
Sydney Lotterby (director)
Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques3:00
38Rumbled by Rumbold
spoken vocals [Captain Peacock]:
Frank Thornton
spoken vocals [Miss Brahms]:
Wendy Richard
spoken vocals [Mr. Grainger]:
Arthur Brough (actor)
spoken vocals [Mr. Humphries]:
John Inman
spoken vocals [Mr. Lucas]:
Trevor Bannister (actor)
spoken vocals [Mr. Rumbold]:
Nicholas Smith (actor)
spoken vocals [Mrs. Slocombe]:
Mollie Sugden (actress)
spoken vocals [Young Mr. Grace]:
Harold Bennett (actor)
visual appearances:
Trevor Bannister (actor), Harold Bennett (actor), Arthur Brough (actor), John Inman, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith (actor), Mollie Sugden (actress), Frank Thornton and Freddie Wiles (actor)
was directed by:
Ray Butt (director)
John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, Nicholas Smith, Harold Bennett2:09
39Four Candles
spoken vocals:
Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett
spoken vocals [Mr. Jones]:
John Owens (actor)
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett and John Owens (actor)
recording of:
Four Candles
writer:
Gerald Wiley
The Two Ronnies6:39
40Frank Goes Rollerskating
spoken vocals [Alison]:
Lajla Lund (actress)
spoken vocals [Betty Spencer]:
Michele Dotrice (actress)
spoken vocals [Frank Spencer]:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
spoken vocals [Judy]:
Cynthia Lund (actress)
performer:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
visual appearances:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer), Michele Dotrice (actress), Cynthia Lund (actress) and Lajla Lund (actress)
was directed by:
Michael Mills (director 1919-88)
Michele Dotrice, Michael Crawford, Cynthia Lund, Lajla Lund1:45
41Chandelier
spoken vocals [Derek Trotter]:
David Jason
spoken vocals [Rodney Trotter]:
Nicholas Lyndhurst
spoken vocals [Ted Trotter]:
Lennard Pearce (actor)
visual appearances:
David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Lennard Pearce (actor)
was directed by:
Ray Butt (director)
David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce1:17
42The Night Nurse
spoken vocals [Albert Arkwright]:
Ronnie Barker
spoken vocals [Nurse Gladys Emmanuel]:
Lynda Baron (actress)
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker and Lynda Baron (actress)
was directed by:
Sydney Lotterby (director)
Lynda Baron, Ronnie Barker1:59
43Goodbyeee
piano:
Dudley Moore
vocals:
Peter Cook (comedian) and Dudley Moore
shot at:
Ark Royal (British aircraft carrier)
recording of:
Goodbye-ee
writer:
Peter Cook (comedian) and Dudley Moore
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore1:21
44Goodbye From Him
spoken vocals:
Ronnie Barker (in 2001)
visual appearances:
Ronnie Barker (in 2001)
Ronnie Barker1:53

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copyrighted (©) by:BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2001)
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ASIN:UK: B00005O6P0 [info]