Right Said Fred
In 1962 comedian Bernard Cribbins recorded a comedy song containing lyrics telling a story about an unknown object, referred to only as “it”. He and “Fred” are trying to move “it” into a room in the house but “it” is …
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English Comedy #5: Benidorm
“Benidorm” is a British sitcom set at a vacation resort in Benidorm, in Spain. It’s a holiday for people who just want to lie in the sunshine all day and do nothing in particular. In this scene we see Jeff, …
English Comedy #4 Two Ronnies
One of the most famous sketches on British television by The Two Ronnies in 1976. The two comedians, Ronnie Barker (the customer) and Ronnie Corbett (the shopkeeper) have sadly both passed away. They were loved by British people of my …
English Comedy #3: Only Fools And Horses
This is a short extract. There are many from this TV series on YouTube. This one is not so funny but it introduces the east London dialect (especially “Granddad”). There are many cases of “was” instead of “were”, “don’t” instead …
English Comedy #2 Alan Partridge
Comedian Steve Coogan created the character Alan Partridge in 1991, and has been playing him since then. Partridge is a TV/radio presenter who always thinks he is more popular and more talented than is actually true. He so often says …
English comedy – Monty Python
English-language Comedy #1 Cheese Shop by Monty Python Monty Python was a team of five Oxford University graduates. They were the first of the Oxford/Cambridge comedy clubs to become nationally popular. They often juxtaposed daily situations with the absurd. In …
Protected: Lyrics: Jethro Tull
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