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.
Cast
Ralph Ineson
Narrator
Vic Reeves
Self (archive material)
Bob Mortimer
Self (archive material)
Matt Lucas
Self
Jonathan Ross
Self
Johnny Vegas
Self
Bernard Manning
Self (archive material)
Roy Walker
Self
Les Dawson
Self (archive material)
Simon Day
Self
Frank Carson
Self (archive material)
Alexei Sayle
Self
Bill Oddie
Self
Ash Atalla
Self
Ben Elton
Self (archive material)
Harry Enfield
Self (archive material)
Leigh Francis
Self
Ninia Benjamin
Self
Dawn French
Self (archive material)
Jo Brand
Self (archive material)
Andrew Collins
Self
Steve Coogan
Self (archive material)
Jon Thoday
Self
Harry Hill
Self (archive material)
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