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When Comedy Changed Forever

200655mMovie

The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Britain.

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Cast

Ralph InesonNarrator
Vic ReevesSelf (archive material)
Bob MortimerSelf (archive material)
Matt LucasSelf
Jonathan RossSelf
Johnny VegasSelf
Bernard ManningSelf (archive material)
Roy WalkerSelf
Les DawsonSelf (archive material)
Simon DaySelf
Frank CarsonSelf (archive material)
Alexei SayleSelf
Bill OddieSelf
Ash AtallaSelf

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Director: Paul Connolly
Release date: March 7, 2006
Runtime: 55m
Original language: English
Studios: Murfia Productions

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