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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

A celebration of 50 years of comedy on BBC Two.

2014•2h 0m•8.0/10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Narrator (voice)

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Self

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Self

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Self

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Self

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Self

Vic Reeves

Vic Reeves

Self

Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer

Self

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

Self

Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

Self

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

Self

Robert Webb

Robert Webb

Self

Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

Self

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Self

Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop

Self

Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican

Self

Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain

Self

James Corden

James Corden

Self

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Self

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

Self

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