50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

"A celebration of 50 years of comedy on BBC Two."

2014

2h 0m

8.0(2 votes)

Documentary

TV Movie

Overview

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

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Production Companies

BBC

Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Joanna Lumley

Narrator (voice)

Joanna Lumley

Acting

Ricky Gervais

Self

Ricky Gervais

Acting

Eric Idle

Self

Eric Idle

Acting

Michael Palin

Self

Michael Palin

Acting

Terry Jones

Self

Terry Jones

Acting

Alan Alda

Self

Alan Alda

Acting

Vic Reeves

Self

Vic Reeves

Acting

Bob Mortimer

Self

Bob Mortimer

Acting

Rebecca Front

Self

Rebecca Front

Acting

Alexei Sayle

Self

Alexei Sayle

Acting

David Mitchell

Self

David Mitchell

Acting

Robert Webb

Self

Robert Webb

Acting

Catherine Tate

Self

Catherine Tate

Acting

Bill Bailey

Self

Bill Bailey

Acting

Ian Hislop

Self

Ian Hislop

Acting

Sarah Millican

Self

Sarah Millican

Acting

Dara Ó Briain

Self

Dara Ó Briain

Acting

James Corden

Self

James Corden

Acting

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Self

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Writing

Armando Iannucci

Self

Armando Iannucci

Acting

Prunella Scales

Self

Prunella Scales

Writing

Charlie Brooker

Self

Charlie Brooker

Acting

Paul Whitehouse

Self

Paul Whitehouse

Acting

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Self

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Acting

Graeme Garden

Self

Graeme Garden

Acting

Bill Oddie

Self

Bill Oddie

Writing

Jeremy Dyson

Self

Jeremy Dyson

Acting

Mark Gatiss

Self

Mark Gatiss

Acting

Steve Pemberton

Self

Steve Pemberton

Acting

Reece Shearsmith

Self

Reece Shearsmith

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