The All Star Comedy Show (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Matt Lipsey

Writers:

Simon Blackwell (writer)
Steve Coogan (writer)

Release Date:

29 April 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Star-studded comedy specials bringing together some of the best of British comedy talent, with writers including Vic Reeves...

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
Matt Lucas	...	Various Roles
Alan Mitchell	...	Security Guard
Neil Morrissey	...	Various Roles
Bob Mortimer	...	Various Roles
Brian Murphy	...	Various Roles
Vic Reeves	...	Various Roles
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Various Roles
Linda Robson	...	Various Roles
Reece Shearsmith	...	Various Roles
John Simm	...	Various Roles
Nancy Sorrell	...	Various Roles
Meera Syal	...	Various Roles
John Thomson	...	Various Roles
Ricky Tomlinson	...	Various Roles
David Walliams	...	Various Roles
Don Warrington	...	Various Roles
Tony Way	...	Various Roles
Richard Wilson	...	Various Roles
Amber Worrall	...	Katie

Also Known As:

Monkey Trousers (UK) (new title)

Runtime:

UK:60 min (including commercials) (2 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Baby Cow Productions

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Monkey Trousers" (2005)

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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.