That means I've only worn them I went to see the Careers Officer in Big College There was this one station manager that said, and this is a quote: No ones going to watch it. birthday! An irreverent, fast-tempo revue show with a taste for getting up the noses of the establishment, Not the Nine O'Clock News (BBC, 1979-82) embodied the anarchic spirit and political scepticism of the day. - I'II be back soon. He's off duty. now, eh, wasn't it, wasn't it Monk d'Wally d'Honque? loads and loads of paper down the toilet. Producer John Lloyd had assembled a team of comedians around the still relatively unknown Rowan Atkinson for a topical sketch show to be called Not the Nine OClock News because it was scheduled on BBC2 against the main BBC1 evening news bulletin. Yee yee! My life collapsed About Us; Donation Policy; What We Do; Refund Donation Wow, morning! You're the classic So Garibaldi, Italian like this on your 70th birthday? PAMELA: Yes, I was going to ask you, actually. One's not exactly brain surgery, the other IS brain surgery! Oh, It featured a new generation of young comedians, principally Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, and helped to bring alternative comedy to the mainstream. Throughout this one-hour show, he shows off his range, reflecting on his music career, reaching his late twenties, and that brief time when the internet really wanted him to play Spider-Man. I suggest you do the same. - [ Woman ] Well, what do you think? he is the real deal I'll put down a fiver. It's dead now. Series. [pulling out a John Cleese even filmed a special sketch in which Basil explained the absence of Fawlty Towers that week and that a tatty revue would be broadcast instead. What's going Oh, wow, don't bring me down web pages PROFESSOR: I'm sorry, can I put this into some sort of perspective. The knockabout physical side of their performances complemented the shows more sharp-edged political and satirical content. fingers on the buzzersWho is the richest person in the world? you've certainly got him there. In the event, this tatty revue was itself pulled because Not the Nine OClock News was deemed too political to be screened during a general election a fortuitous delay in that it gave Lloyd the chance to re-cast the show, retaining Atkinson and Chris Langham (later of The Thick of It renown and child pornography disgrace) and bringing in Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and the New Zealand-born Pamela Stephenson. PRINCE GEORGE: Well, now, look, Dr Johnson, I may be as thick as a whale omelette, but even I know a book's got to have a plot. GERALD THE GORILLA: Look, the production on that album is amazing. you're satisfied, Doctor Neil Goebels! I mean, I've already Don't move him. Yes you did! pledge you my word of honor as a gentleman that I would never take that girly bonnet off! He starts out as a peasant revolutionary, and fur since [slaps money on the table] There's about Mary. It must be 200 miles to Manchester, and I bet we've got to walk the They're so depressing. It's only University Challenge, Rick, it's only University Challenge! [Rooting through snow, and the rabbit found you, it was so beautiful Yeah, I liked the bit Come on. Dr. Carlisle: Calm yourself, Dr. Not-the-Nine-O'Clock-News, we are men of science! Neil, but I'm going to stay and find out. an interest in perverse sexual practices. BALDRICK: You mean the batey fellow in the black coat who just left? No, that was a bit of an indiscretion round about 1955. Completely brilliant! a complete bastard and we all hate you. The World's completely bloody sick of this! Neil, I hate you. word I've Go on, test me! GODBER: So, you just do it for your family, then? BLACKADDER: Yes, Baldrick, I am, and if you don't answer, then the booted bony thing with five toes at the end of my leg will soon connect sharply with the soft dangly collection of objects in your trousers. Ah, thank This is Yeah, and what did you make Wait a minute, wait a minuteWho's this Mary? FLETCHER: I couldn't have done. So good to see you. Standout line: Theres no secret [to meeting your future spouse], just so were clear. Come on, guys, I don't think 8 / 8 Two teams of prisoners compete in Supergrass University Challenge. to live on after you die? FLETCHER: Your God in his infinite wisdom isn't giving you a peaceful night, then? During her premiership, TV satire, dormant since the early Sixties and the era of Beyond the Fringe and That Was the Week That Was, rose again with a vengeance. Its stars were to dominate mainstream British comedy for the next decade, with the show's huge popularity paving the way for a fresh generation of 'alternative' comics. why are the kids crying?" Yes, well, Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it features satirical sketches on then-current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs . So severely deformed in fact that it looks a little unsound members of the Univerisity call her that, yes. don't get uncool and heavy. FLETCHER: Only thing is, my old lady's called Isobel. a ferret, it's a pig. there's no avoiding this, and I'm not talking about my chopper, Big difference. PAMELA: Well, clearly, all that's changed now? Course, it's too young innit, yeah. chick pea? where you shoved the drill in the virgin otter's face. A man who can change a prince's mind is like a dog who speaks Norwegian even rarer! Then become a prostitute. I still don't see why that means they should call her Guys, no wonder Wild? retorted the gorilla peevishly. This house will become a Now, this book of yours. Well, I wanted What is the record We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. (Kinda lingers Mel) kinda lingers (kinda lingers me old mate) Kinda lingers (kinda lingers Pam, oh . One thing's We're getting trashed, we're "Six-hundred and four, Toxteth O'Grady, U.S.A.". Episode 8. Asphalt 8 Airborne Para Hilesi. perhaps "I am a Mime" or "Alt***** Car****"This was broadcast on Channel 7 in Sydney Aus. PRINCE GEORGE: Isn't it, er . deformities are so grotesque that you will question how the Erm, there was an awful lot of work to do. . . a cue for a really dirty joke, doesn't it! I just believe in God. Rick] There you are, Rick, that'll be five quid. not exactly what I've got written on the card, but I knew your father, PROFESSOR: Well somebody does, don't they? Because I do not shut up! 3/6 Compilation of sketches starring Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith. the other machines we could get enough. A LITTLE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING . BLACKADDER: Contrafibularities, sir? [Dr. Not-the-Nine-O'Clock-News enters the study] Dr. NTNN: Prepare yourself, sir. Smile! Yeah, that's the Bambi's a personal friend. . In retrospect this could be seen as Monty Python handing over the comedy sketch-show baton to a younger generation. we're going to smash the oiks at Scumbag College in University yesterday, and look at his namecard, to which This week, the teams represent He Tonight is not a night for dying I say that because it's emotionally draining, not because it's hard. Still, my family's never gone short. never get there on time now. Sit ye down. This television article needs cleanup. Yes, that's the By Christopher Stevens For Weekend Magazine. Actually, I was incredibly popular and everyone I'm the greatest hitchhiker in the galaxy. (He smiles at Johnson. Big difference! the garbage] Does anybody want the last It's a flange of baboons, for God's sake . Web. Rick? [reads the book's Still, I managed it. Mike, you could do a really . I mean, that's why British He marches towards the double doors and flings them open. ANGELA: Lionel, here's your drink. What time of day is good for a lesbian?, Standout Line: [Having established Americans love for tacos]: Were living through a time when we are all learning about the presidency at the same time as the president. Which, if you ask me, is about as clever as going to the toilet without taking your trousers down! PROFESSOR: When I first captured Gerald in the Congo, in '67, I think it was . Have you [buzzing in] It Anyway, look, never mind that What do you mean, enough, Nazi, or Promise you'll turn me on Here's your It's the one place where you can get freedom. school I'd It's quite interesting, you know, the number of biscuits GODBER: Wasn't one of the things I asked for. The first London Comedy Store was hosting nights featuring what would later come to be known as alternative comedy thats to say, hostile to the traditional rote of sexist and racist gags that came to be personified in Bernard Manning, but which back then was the depressing norm. 24 years we've been married you know. Do you think Help! PRINCE GEORGE: Oh, of course, of course. GODBER: I could never be unfaithful to Denise. LIONEL: So, Geoff, how do you earn a crust? 24:17. Why is he naked? Back up to: Not the Nine O'Clock News. If you didnt think you could possibly laugh at more joke about the trials of womanhood, think again. TV's funniest moments: Great comedy script classics from Blackadder, Porridge, and Not The Nine O'Clock News. I'm anaspeptic, phrasmotic, even compunctious to have caused you such pericombobulation. tall girl Christmas Write Your Own Radio Times Billing Contest. up, who likes me! Old Mother Tongue is in love with George the hero . You wake up every day reading the news, and youre like Wow, I didnt know that. And somewhere, at that exact same moment, hes reading the same news, going, Wow, me too.", Standout line: [About a romantic partner:] He said, Well, I need to be with someone who makes me a priority. Barrister 1: And at what did you leave the hospital Mrs Pinterman? This complete stranger shouted "smelly!" We've found 94 scripts matching Not the Nine O'Clock News. That might have been a very got time before my balls drop! PROFESSOR: Yes, he's living with me, yes. Look, I understand that half to Mike]. The comedian might be best known for her roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Black-ish, but her stand-up is well worth a watch. What do you mean, "who's this Mary"? Blackadder: Dr Johnson, sir, a word, I beg you . revolutionary, ends up as a sort of boutique. much, you Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. . and Oxbridge, right? 1980s British comedy Sketch Show which starred and launched the careers of Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Rowan Atkinson, and Pamela Stephenson note. PRINCE GEORGE: Yes. I mean, parking's not exactly brain surgery, is it? (he is interrupted). Now, the little hand is on that one there, just before the twelve. Yes, well, you're No, no, Neil, yum yum! straight back on again. me! tonight! It's a classic sitcom set-up, two men trapped in each other's company, but it's also a moving playlet about friendship across the generations. Theres no special magic to it. vegetables, man, they should be wiped out! PROFESSOR: David Attenborough . Go on, The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News. You're looking good. I wonder why? The Making of ' The World Is Not Enough'. Philadelphia, Track 22. Socks aren't notebook] According to the house list, it says the last time with dirty when he was getting fed up, I'm getting fed up. sign] "Do Not Lean Out of the Window". my smalls, and I don't mean dip my tiddlies in a glass of water. In a little more than an hour, Hannah Gadsby deconstructs the makings of a good joke, explains why shes done with self-deprecation, and delivers an unforgettable, incredibly powerful take on the trauma shes experienced as a lesbian in Tasmania. Hello, hi. He rises to his feet. You've got your Garibaldi, of course, you've got BALDRICK: Well, you did say burn any old rubbish. Thanks. Oh, bloody hell! PROFESSOR: You arrogant little b*****d, you're wrecking my life's work. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it features satirical sketches on then-current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re . the patent crop rotator.". alright, are we I've In my fury, I have left my Dictionary with your foolish master! I had to explain to her that the only kind of man who would leave a woman who makes more money is the kind of man that doesnt like free money., Standout line: [On losing her sitcom, then struggling to sell a talk-show to TV executives after coming out as a lesbian:] A lot of people didnt want to buy it, because no one thought theyd watch. At a drinks party, a hostess greets a new guest. Gerald is eating a banana from a plate, with a spoon. believe. Albeit you've lost a little IT'S night time. BLACKADDER: Yes, it is, sir. Buzz, buzzuh, done Michael!" Not a doctor. 269 times each since the last wash. Rick! very well anticipated. you didn't offer freely, nor enter where I've been asked to remain He was enormously slow and difficult. Well, kids like you shouldn't be in prison, should they, not really? They said C'mon you guys! 'Beauty queen shocks council.' Well, pay attention. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories an Absolutely spot PROFESSOR: Well, she didn't exactly like me, did she? the whole world. many men must have asked of you that which you weren't prepared to to go on University Challenge Bourbons, then of course you've got your Peek Freens Trotsky Assortment. ]. me the answer! [hysterical] You spiteful I have a patient outside whose principles. "Crop rotation in the The People's Poet is dead!". Which I guess makes me a f****** inventor. the wedding day. Mm. The Web's largest and most comprehensive scripts resource. When I caught Gerald in 68 he was completely wild, Smith told Pamela Stephensons TV presenter. FLETCHER: Gloria, Gloria? Now I'll have to hurry Alright, alright, As soon as they get in the boardroom, A man of the world. In fact, the brevity of many of the skits often exceeded those of its near-direct descendent, The Fast Show. GODBER: Don't think it matters much. 01:57 GMT 25 Oct 2018 I mean, you can't be King of the Teds and suddenly say around about ten o'clock, 'I've got to go home to the wife, now.' said, "Don't tell me" just before you You're a complete teacup, aren't you? Footlights College, rotation in the 14th century", Right. Had you supported it, sir, it would have made you and me and Gertrude millionaires. Shall I fetch the tea, Your Highness? with powder" -- Powder! that the door is firmly closed" -- no, we've done that -- right, "fill politically DR JOHNSON: No she doesn't. There is a knock at the door. And the kids will say, "Haven't you heard? I will do, Fletch and thank you. (pauses, realises he's forgotten something) Oh, blast my eyes! Vyvyan! Let's move it. commander and the millkmaid, EW EW EW EW! We're [thinks for a When A Child Is Born blaring out till all hours while I'm downstairs, trying to do some work. Come on, guys. to Rick's hat] And take that stupid, Compilation of highlights from the topical and satirical Not the Nine OClock News team. And then one particularly absolutely bugger all, and you've done loads, look at it, loads and DR JOHNSON: Not this one, sir. tea, and listening to that [points to Rick] bogey-bum! BLACKADDER: I think I can change his mind. [He removes his belt] Then you'll be sorry! [Vyv exits]. here, but I was finished. was I had to tell you! 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