The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971– )

Stars:

Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan, The Irving Davies Dancers

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Marty Feldman	...	Various Characters (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
Spike Milligan	...	Various Characters (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
The Irving Davies Dancers	...	Dancers (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
Jack Parnell	...	Jack Parnell and his Orchestra (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
Hugh Paddick	...	Various Characters (14 episodes, 1971-1972)
Bob Todd	...	Various Characters (14 episodes, 1971-1972)
Clovissa Newcombe	...	Various Characters (10 episodes, 1971-1972)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

british comedy | entertainment | stand up comedian | irreverence | satire | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1972 (USA)

Filming Locations:

BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Television (ATV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 60 min (14 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Terry Gilliam's animation contributions for this series were the opening and closing credits. The opening was a production line making identical looking mannequins/men, one eventually gets Marty's head, and is ejected into a rubbish bin. (This sequence appears in Gilliam's "Animations of Mortality" book.). The closing credits were various people saying "Good Bye!" and having horrible things happen to them. (i.e. A train conductor pulls a level and gets run over by a train, Mickey Mouse-type thingy gets smashed in a rat trap, etc... )

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Connections

Follows Marty (1968)

User Reviews

Hilariously funny, wildly creative!

This show was shown here in the states long before Monty Python. Terry Gilliams cartoons and this wild sort of humor was very new at the time this show came out. I found it very very funny and often wondered if someone would someday make these shows available again for viewing/buying.