Author:John Lloyd,Rowan Atkinson,Mel Smith,Pamela Stephenson,Griff Rhys Jones
BBC Audio presents all three original albums from the ground-breaking comedy series that launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys-Jones.
Not the Nine O'Clock News is one of the great classics of British television comedy. The show ran from 1979 to 1982 on BBC2, and was irreverent, outrageous, innovative, and rude. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches, parody songs and spoofs of TV formats, and quickly became a trailblazing smash hit, running for four series.
This collectible compilation includes the three albums that were released during the show's run on TV: Not the Nine O'Clock News, Hedgehog Sandwich and The Memory Kinda Lingers.
Among the many much-loved sketches included in this collection are 'The Gorilla Interview', 'Points of View', 'The General Synod's "Life of Python"', 'Constable Savage', 'University Challenge', 'Hi-Fi Shop', 'Not the Parrot Sketch', 'Open Marriage', 'Question Time', 'Game For a Laugh', 'Two Ninnies Song', 'McEnroe's Breakfast', 'What a Load of Willies!' and 'The Pope's Visit', plus the live Drury Lane Theatre show Not in Front of the Audience.
Produced and devised by John Lloyd and Sean Hardie, Not the Nine O'clock News won a Silver Rose at the Montreux festival and a BAFTA for Best light Entertainment programme. Its writing team included such future greats of TV comedy as Richard Curtis, David Renwick, Andrew Marshall, Guy Jenkin, Laurie Rowley, John Lloyd and Andy Hamilton.
Warning: contains strong language and adult humour which reflects the era in which it was first broadcast.
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—— Sir David JasonLaugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating, from the great Mel Brooks. What else do you expect from the man who knew Jesus and dated Joan of Arc?
—— Billy CrystalThis book has everything you would ever want Mel Brooks to tell you, and at 462 pages it is still not enough! Pure joy.
—— Judd ApatowMel Brooks is Mount Hilarious. All any of us can do is look up and feel small and not as funny in comparison.
—— Marc MaronThere are people who have great stories and there are people that tell great stories. Mel is that precious combination of a person with amazing stories who happens to be one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Lucky for him? Lucky for us!
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—— Conan O'BrienThis marvelous book by the great man himself will give you a mega-dose of sheer reading pleasure. It's the personal, delightfully revealing life story of a giant comic talent. All About Me! delivers a much-needed, therapeutic supply of full-out laughter.
—— Dick CavettAll About Me! isn't a typical comedy memoir, and why would it be? Mel is a singular talent, still witty, still sharp and still zinging us after all these years. These stories thread a hilarious narrative that is also profound and touching. Reading this you'll learn very quickly why Mel Brooks is a king of comedy.
—— Wanda SykesMel Brooks has made three of the best comedies ever made. Read all about it
—— John CleeseStudded with snickering asides and rapid-fire jokes, Brooks's account of making it in show biz is just as sidesplitting as his movies.
—— Publishers WeeklyThe King of Comedy
—— David BaddielConvivial and chirpily amusing...Wisecracking Mel's journey from tragedy to comedy.
—— TelegraphRiotous
—— Daily MailA jaunty romp across Brooks's career
—— The TimesBrooks writes evocatively and with huge affection about his show business breakthrough as a writer
—— iNewsSuch an enjoyable read
—— RTEThe silver-haired overlord of daytime TV . . . Schofe's candour is admirable
—— Evening StandardIn this soul-bearing autobiography, Phillip looks back on his broadcasting career . . . A frank and highly readable life story
—— Sunday ExpressO'Connor brings everything to this memoir
—— Financial TimesIncendiary
—— iAstonishingly good, wise and hilarious
—— Louise NealonCandid, open-hearted . . . a lot of self-deprecation, a lot of laughs, and a measure of honesty that would put most of us to shame
—— Anglo-CeltGenuinely incredible . . . [Rememberings is] suffused with humour and forgiveness
—— GuardianThere's nothing conventional about Sinéad O'Connor and there's little conventional about her memoir either. . . She writes with searing honesty and plenty of wit
—— IndependentHer complicated life makes for riveting reading. From ripping up photographs of the Pope on prime time US television and her mental health struggles to a rollercoaster spiritual quest, she has never been afraid to be fearless
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