Cold_Situation_7803 t1_iqrawfj wrote
Reply to comment by xX609s-hartXx in TIL the BBC released a 'Green Book' in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word 'basket'. by morecharts
That was in a movie, not on their TV show.
xX609s-hartXx t1_iqrfhc0 wrote
Wasn't that a movie made up of patched together TV clips?
DoofusMagnus t1_iqrsh7j wrote
No, Mr. Creosote (the guy who explodes) is from The Meaning of Life. The film that was repurposed TV sketches was And Now for Something Completely Different.
Cold_Situation_7803 t1_iqrl9ig wrote
No, it was way too racy for tv (and about a decade after “Flying Circus” went off the air).
BrokenEye3 t1_iquxgcy wrote
Had a visibly higher budget too.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments