Comedy Connections - Season 3

Season 3

Episodes

Monty Python's Flying Circus
Starting with a group of undergraduates meeting at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the roots of Monty Python's Flying Circus are found in the TV satire boom of the 60s and the influence of The Goons and Spike Milligan.
Interviews with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Carol Cleveland tell the story of what happened in the Python writing room, why John Cleese left at the end of the third series and exactly how the BBC dealt with the infamous undertaker sketch.
With graphics tracing their careers over 40 years, we hear how the seeds of Python were sown behind the scenes of The Frost Report, and how on the break-up of Python they all tried to do something completely different whilst secretly hoping their erstwhile colleagues wouldn't be too successful.

Spitting Image

Three of a Kind

Harry Enfield and Chums
The series charting the history of some of the best British comedy programmes looks at 90s sketch show Harry Enfield and Chums.

Goodness Gracious Me
Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy programmes looks at sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. A spin-off from the Real McCoy, it soon established itself by reflecting the reality of contemporary British Asian life while observing the conventions of a mainstream sketch comedy show.

Not the Nine O'Clock News
Series about the history of British comedy looks at Not the Nine O'Clock News, starring Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith.

A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Series charting the history of some of the best of British comedy looks at sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie. The two stars met in the Cambridge Footlights and wrote four series between 1986 and 1995 before moving into the worlds of literature, television, theatre and film.

The Two Ronnies
Series charting the history of some of the best of British comedy shows looks at the hugely successful The Two Ronnies, which ran from 1971 to 1987. This traces their relationship from their initial meeting, on to their first appearance together on The Frost Report and right through to the Two Ronnies Sketchbook.
Their list of collaborators over the years reads like a who's who of 60s and 70s comedy, from Stanley Baxter, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield on stage, radio and screen to writing talent like Barry Cryer, David Renwick, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and John Cleese.
Recently Updated Shows

MobLand
With the most powerful clients in Europe, MobLand will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London's most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what's in store tomorrow.
MobLand follows two generations of gangsters, the businesses they run, the complex relationships they weave and the man they call upon to fix their problem.

Daredevil: Born Again
Matt Murdock finds himself on a collision course with Wilson Fisk when their past identities begin to emerge.

The Studio
As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.