Monkey Trousers (TV 2004)
"The All Star Comedy Show" (original title)

Star-studded comedy specials bringing together some of the best of British comedy talent, with writers including Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Carline Aherne and ... See full summary »

Director:

Matt Lipsey

Writers:

Simon Blackwell, Steve Coogan,

Stars:

Fiona Allen, Ronni Ancona, Leslie Ash

Cast

Credited cast:
Fiona Allen	...	Various Roles
Ronni Ancona	...	Various Roles
Leslie Ash	...	Various Roles
Morwenna Banks	...	Various Roles
Lynda Bellingham	...	Various Roles
Mark Benton	...	Various Roles
Steve Coogan	...	Various Roles
Ronnie Corbett	...	Various Roles
Angus Deayton	...	Various Roles
Tim Healy	...	Various Roles
Jane Horrocks	...	Various Roles
Rachel Issac	...	Lucy
Christopher Jupe	...	Passenger
Patsy Kensit	...	Various Roles
Iain Lee	...	Policeman

Storyline

Star-studded comedy specials bringing together some of the best of British comedy talent, with writers including Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Carline Aherne and performances from Steve Coogan, Ronni Ancona, Don Warrington, Patsy Kensit, Fiona Allen, Ronie Corbett and Vic & Bob.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Monkey Trousers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baby Cow Productions, Pett Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Monkey Trousers (2005)

User Reviews

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how diabolical was this show exactly?

the cast may have been have been 'all-star' but the outcome was anything but comedy.

the sketches seemed to be cast offs from the comedians' other shows that weren't funny enough to be used earlier.

the one-offs such as "ladder crazy" weren't too bad, mainly because it had Steve Coogan at his best- charicatured loony- but the repetitions of vic and bob's material, such as "monkey trousers", "I'm a nightmare" and the Roxanne spoof, were just not funny.

It seemed to be an attempt to copy the Fast Show's surreal skits, with repetition the main comic technique, but they forgot to include any humour.

I just hope that for the majority of the people involved (Coogan, John Thomson, David Walliams, Reece Shearsmith), this was just a one-off and that they had some fun acting out the sketches, cos there is little fun to be had watching them.