The British Comedy Awards 2000 magazine

The British Comedy Awards 2000 magazine
Good unread condition - tiny scuff to paper at top of spine
210 pages

Entitled "Are you 'avin' a larf?"

THE PARROT SKETCH - "It's a classic sketch"
Mr Praline walks into a pet shop carrying a dead parrot in a cage. He walks to the counter where the shopkeeper tries to hide below the cash register
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THE BLOOD DONOR - "It's a classic sketch"
The scene is a doctor's waiting room. Nervous about giving blood, Tony Hancock is pestering the receptionist
1 page text

FOUR CANDLES - "It's a classic sketch"
Scene: An old ironmonger's shop, a shop that sells everything
1 page text

COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS - "It's a classic sketch"
Fawlty Towers: Basil follows Manuel upstairs at a good pace towards Mrs Richards' room. They go in
1 page text

THE FROG AND PEACH - "It's a classic sketch"
Dudley Moore is interviewing Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling (Peter Cook) at his restaurant in Dartmoor
1 page text

BLACKADDER II - "It's a classic sketch"
The scene is the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Edmund Blackadder is about to be wed. The assembled congregation is one short... the best man
1 page text

MEN BEHAVING BADLY - "It's a classic"
Gary and Tony are preparing to entertain guests. To pass the time, their conversation turns to their favourite reading matter!
1 page text

THE ROYLE FAMILY - "It's a classic sketch"
It's Antony's birthday, the Royles are assembled in the living room. Antony's new girlfriend, Emma, has come round
1 page text

DUCK SOUP - "It's a classic sketch"
Chicolini, a spry for a rival nation, has been caught, arrested and is being tried for treason
1 page text

JESSICA STEVENSON - Chats about flat shares and flab
2 pages

COMIC RELIEF - "The story so far"
7 pages

ROYLE FLUSH - Brian Viner discovers what really makes Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash smile
4 pages (includes a double-page photo of them both, plus two small photos)

ANGUS DEAYTON - "Eyebrow comedy"
3 page interview

ADVERTISING CLASSICS - Can you be an alternative comedian and sell at the same time? We show some advertising classics
9 page advertisements

LAUGHING MATTERS - Brian Viner considers whether the job of a television commissioning editor really is a bundle of laughs
4 pages

FUNNY BITS - Comedians need good material, so we took them to see Savile Row tailor, William Hunt. It was also a fitting moment to ask them about their funniest parts (of their body)
10 pages
Small feature on: Rob Brydon, Fay Ripley, Stephen Tompkinson, Bill Bailey, Steve Furst, Fiona Allen, Graham Norton

PHIL KAY - 1 page

OTIS LEE CRENSHAW - 1 page Q&A feature

SANDRA BERNHARD - "Straight talking"
2 pages

MAN'S BEST FRIEND - It may be a dog's life, but it's one that treats Moose (aka Eddie the dog in Frasier) very well. We catch up with the canine superstar
2 pages

RITA RUDNER - "Funny Girl"
2 page interview

MARCEL MARCEAU - "Louder than words..."
1 page interview plus 1 page photo

TOONING IN... - Why exactly is animation more popular with adults than with children? We find out more
5 page feature

HARRY ENFIELD - "Happy as Harry"
2 page

ALL TOGETHER NOW - Two's company, but three's comedy. Fiona Campbell explains what keeps a gang smiling
4 pages

BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS - Past winners
6 pages of previous years' award winners