xX609s-hartXx t1_iqrfhc0 wrote
Reply to comment by Cold_Situation_7803 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
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.
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