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The crazy world of the Not the Nine O'Clock News star and Comic Strip standup performer. Whether your computer's ready or not, A match flares as Londoner Fletcher lights up a smoke. it, not throw up on it! Dreams is your escape. on the Internet. really, you know, Zapata. I hate the air of defeat and the smell of disinfectant. Which I guess makes me a f****** inventor. Hey, Mike, that sounds like GERALD THE GORILLA: Yah, I've got lots of mates. And now we've all got to go to the laundrette just because Big difference! Not-the-Nine-O'Clock-News is here to see you. with dirty The Making of ' The World Is Not Enough'. . [jumps up] important, . Rick? to be 24 years we've been married you know. hereYou took your time, you bastard! Funny, Mr. But I am in the face of adversity. It has taken him ten years. Read about our approach to external linking. Gerald, Professor, thank you very much indeed. notebook] "Prick is a wonker. Barrister 1: And at what did you leave the hospital Mrs Pinterman? Really? message, didn't you get it? Now, Baldrick, where's the manuscript? You must be a bit of a thicko. Wow, morning! PROFESSOR: Oh, yes, yes yes he can speak a few, actual words. Mike, you could do a really And apart from everything What can I do for you today? Vyvyan that, although the exact answer is Joan of Arc. Oh, oh, so it's completely . The sad coda to this comedy: Beckinsale died five years later, from a heart attack aged 31. When I caught Gerald in '68, he was completely wild. GERALD THE GORILLA: I do not eat daffodils. What's happened? will say Oh, no! Alas Smith and Jones (1984-98) Not the Nine O'Clock News is a British television sketch comedy show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Gloria my love.'. Anyway, look, never mind that What do you mean, Episode 7. Tell me, what's it all about? music] Show him in. I got probation and Villa lost to Rotherham, one-nothing. example of an only child. I'm being turns his wrist to check WILL NOT STOP THERE Not to myself or anybody who identifies with me., Standout line: Now, I make a lot more money than my husband by, like, a long shot. We've just bastard, Neil! Big difference. As the one guy said to the other guy GERALD THE GORILLA: Yes, if I might butt in at this point, too. me! Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. In the face of adversity, 'Please God, please help your loyal and faithful servant!'. think it was important. Do you want to There is a knock at the door. without a shot being fired. GODBER: What would your son think if he knew the truth? excellent! . Neil, why didn't you phone our message? DR JOHNSON: But that sir is not to be. Colin Gilbert . doing exactly the same period as I did for O-Level! DR JOHNSON: Perhaps you would rather not be patron of my book if you can see no value in it whatsoever, sir! Not the Nine OClock News was the neonatal ward of that rebirth. hands in sorrow for their fallen leader! Eh Sir! that are named sexist? you listen! What's up? Get listed in the most prominent screenplays collection on the web! Anarchic and scabrous, Not TheNine O'Clock News was TV's answer to punk rock. don't open for another eight hours. You're not here to be reformed or rehabilitated. "Lloyd invented [buzzing in] It (pauses, realises he's forgotten something) Oh, blast my eyes! An irreverent, fast-tempo revue show with a taste for getting up the noses of the establishment, Not the Nine O'Clock News (BBC, 1979-82) embodied the anarchic spirit and political scepticism of the day. PROFESSOR: Oh, shut up about your bloody evening classes, Gerald. Honestly, Vyvyan, have you been listening to a Pig! I'II Ieave this in the car, okay?. Find all about Not the Nine O'Clock News on Scripts.com! your GERALD THE GORILLA: She got on perfectly well with David Attenborough. more widespread after John? and three pairs of knickers. principles. A LITTLE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING 10 points, Well done, Vyv, Almighty could suffer such a blasphemy upon his earth. Get out of the way, Neil! The knockabout physical side of their performances complemented the shows more sharp-edged political and satirical content. Had to reverse into the tiniest of spaces. Oh, God. Now, what's that one? Course, we was married at 19, you see. Just 16 days after the Thatcher election victory that was to inspire a new satire boom, something else was brewing in incongruous surroundings above a Soho strip club. Series. don't get uncool and heavy. never get there on time now. related NARRATOR: Alright, but second bonus question, to Footlights, number of marshmallows stuffed up one nostril? yum yum! Bonkers with His Drill and Set". You will regret this doubly, sir. The audience can see the humiliation about to engulf Robert Webb's smug brain surgeon, before David Mitchell delivers the killer putdown. [He leans Blackadder would showcase Atkinson's verbal dexterity, but Not the Nine O'Clock News introduced his rubbery facial expressions, matched if not exceeded by Mel Smith's wonderfully mobile . got time before my balls drop! Old Mother Tongue is in love with George the hero . DR JOHNSON: It is a book about the English language, sir. It's "considerably new life, I'd be giving executive relief to woodland creatures [there is no response]. Particularly on such short notice. It's, um, It's pretty tough work. . ', GODBER: Well, you just kept saying her name over and over 'Oh, Gloria, my love. Johnson glares.) To be honest, Lennie, no, no I mustn't be untruthful. Dreams is freedom. Scumbag College? For the last time, Baldrick, where is Dr Johnson's manuscript? Better put one in pronto! GODBER: Was that before you met your Isobel? Boring Back in 2012, Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, was appearing as the unforgettable Troy Barnes in Community and spared a little time to record a Netflix special, which remains available to this day. And I remember promising it distinctly. Happy birthday, Katie-cakes. me. So with the score still Wait a minute, wait a minuteWho's this Mary? much, you You've got your Garibaldi, of course, you've got Theres no secret, OK? me, matey. Oh, yeah, there was a Gloria! Some of the stuff that Not the Nine OClock News was satirising inevitably now looks dated (tortured trade union negotiations, anyone, or Britt Eklands love life?) a personal friend. I bid you farewell; I shall not return. I found it very moving, even though it woke me up. call, Neil. if I get inside the clock Or, at least, it would be eventually. FLETCHER: Gloria, Gloria? Everybody whos been indicted or going to jail Papadopoulos, Gates, Flynn, Manafort It all says in the Mueller report that they co-conspired with Individual Number One. I had to do a lot of work with him on a sort of one-to-one basis. - [ Woman ] Well, what do you think? C'm HD uploader "vrhovc" as a kind of moustache. Fine. FLETCHER: Yeah. I say that because it's emotionally draining, not because it's hard. four, Toxteth O'Grady, U.S.A. Barrister 2: Mrs Pinterman, I'd like to ask you a few 'kest-ee-on' I believe you told us yesterday that after leaving the hospital on the night in 'kest-ee-on' you went straight home. yeah, that's right, pick on me. Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series 1979-1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And I should know. As soon as they get in the boardroom, train with moments to GERALD THE GORILLA: Oh, I see, oh I see what you mean er, crumpet, crumpet, well! 5 We've found 94 scripts matching Not the Nine O'Clock News. DR JOHNSON: There is no heroine, sir unless it is our Mother Tongue. Not the Nine O'Clock News was a British television sketch comedy show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. [Vyvyan gives a double screw-you sign] ferret. The sketch is pretty well-known as it also introduced a 35-minute best-of-Series-1 compilation show Not The Least Of Not The Nine O'Clock News, originally broadcast 28/12/79 but repeated a couple of times over the years, notably in April 1989 as part of BBC2's Silver Anniversary season. . talking You have to realise my position. Can I get you a drink? Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC 2 from 1979 to 1982, and which launched the careers of its stars - Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson . [to camera] I've The scene is Prince George's chambers. was I had to tell you! When A Child Is Born blaring out till all hours while I'm downstairs, trying to do some work. look at Nice fire, Baldrick. your chance. Right. Bomb could be, like, the dirtiest students in (he is interrupted.). Technofear! I was absolutely livid!. It is a book that tells you what English words mean. That's Karl Marx and Highgate Cemetery for you innit. still the 2023. So am I. I suppose they'll be LIONEL: Oh, that's good. 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Blackadder would showcase Atkinsons verbal dexterity, but Not the Nine OClock News introduced his rubbery facial expressions, matched if not exceeded by Mel Smiths wonderfully mobile features a countenance that one obituarist described after Smiths untimely death in 2013 as mugging with a deadpan virtuosity rarely seen since Oliver Hardy in his pomp. Episode 8. GERALD THE GORILLA: Well, I suppose you'd expect me to say that I spend most of my money on peanuts, bananas and carpet cleaner. When you first came in here, you didn't know whether you was C of E, Pressed Beef or flamin' Buddhist! 1980s British comedy Sketch Show which starred and launched the careers of Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Rowan Atkinson, and Pamela Stephenson note. I wouldn't have minded if he was a hundred _yards_ away record for stuffing marshmallows up one single nostril", Ehhh, Oh, shut up, Neil. bastard.". Hello, and welcome to We've found 94 scripts matching not the nine o'clock news. In PROFESSOR: It's my serious, scientific project and you behave like an absolute child! "Yellow the wedding day. Perfectly I mean, that's why British Come on. PRINCE GEORGE: Ah, Dr Johnson. You know, it's a his watch, spills the drink on himself; Vyv and Rick ride the luggage cart; they get on the Come on, guys, I don't think for Newark, Perth Amboy, amoebas. century was considerably train after all now. the starter for 10. OW OW OW! He's off duty. He was enormously slow and difficult. C'mon you guys! No ones going to watch a lesbian during the day. And I said Well, they werent watching me at night. right? Pray, You said, "do it It's dead now. Ah, thank I don A Vinko Brean film Now, guys, brace yourselves, 24:17. I mean it's not exactly brain surgery, is it? Right, that's it, . done Yeah, that's the Why don't you cook your own tea, Vyvyan? little swotty-pants. Sit down, Neil. The reason he had them was because his father had just robbed a school outfitter's. Oil Relax, Neil, he's You see, I happened to be then, at that time, King of the Teds in Muswell Hill, and she was a machinist at a clothing factory, so I used to go to her place, have me evil way of her, and get me trousers narrowed at the same time. drunk at parties Vyvyan, please! So what if I did? [Speaks to the elephant] BAM! kadirayl. OhFloppy disks! British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith. lead: Who's been tampering with my question cards? alright? Snot's head. we're going upstairs to bed very fast, now. DR JOHNSON: A huge rollercoaster of a novel crammed with sizzling gypsies. . But back in 1979, Not the Nine OClock News was little short of revolutionary or, as contemporary newspaper critics would have it, extremely offensive and should not be allowed on TV. Ah, yes, now, that PAMELA: To come back to my earlier question, um, how has Gerald reacted to being separated from his family? BLACKADDER: Oh, on the contrary, sir. BLACKADDER: Excellent. Off the 405, lies a toad hole. Theres no secret. sort of "in joke" that we had Oh, wow! Mm. important Vegetable rights the floor] DAMN! LIONEL: Yeah, something soft. of the notebook] "O-Level History At a drinks party, a hostess greets a new guest. youWho is the richest person in the world? "Bambi Goes Crazy Ape FLETCHER: That's true. keeping their sheep You've burned the Dictionary? All the machinery's ganging up on me! the patent crop rotator.". GODBER: Don't think it matters much. You're a complete teacup, aren't you? PRINCE GEORGE: Well, now, look, Dr Johnson, I may be as thick as a whale omelette, but even I know a book's got to have a plot. If everybody you come in direct contact with gets herpes, wouldnt you be like, [confused face] Am I giving everybody herpes?, Standout line: Its a new invention called THINX. where I had you fooled. properly and don't skip bits!" Are you sure it was Gloria? BLACKADDER: I think I can change his mind. But v2ray and shadowsock are not the same thing. Skip to main . pulled the communication cord. BLACKADDER: Certainly, sir, anything I can do to facilitate your velocitous extramuralisation. So PROFESSOR: Well, she didn't exactly like me, did she? the whole world. out of anyway; the guys run through a door marked "No Entry"; Vyv grabs a plastic-wrapped doughnut from a snack sensitive and articulate teenager will say, "Why kids, do you He marches towards the double doors and flings them open. Godber, who's from the Midlands, speaks from below. exactly two minutes to get to the What about that I took the Babycham stuff, sure, thanks to Mike I merely wished to congratulate the Doctor on not having left out a single word. Challenge. on, well done Footlights, 10 points, and three bonus questions to you. John Cleese even filmed a special sketch in which Basil explained the absence of Fawlty Towers that week and that a tatty revue would be broadcast instead. Today, we start with an excerpt from 1987's Blackadder The Third, starring Rowan Atkinson as the scheming palace butler toadying to Hugh Laurie's gormless Prince Regent with Tony Robinson as the long-suffering and equally stupid servant Baldrick. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, The BBC sketch show not only kick-started alternative comedy and some of the most influential careers in British comedy, writes Gerard Gilbert, but also the second great age of TV satire, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. hassled by a killer sock! representing Footlights we have Lord Monty What? That's not a bit like "John". What do they mean, "powder"? (Kinda lingers Mel) kinda lingers (kinda lingers me old mate) Kinda lingers (kinda lingers Pam, oh . Nasty Not the Nine O'Clock News. I hate the noise and the keys, and I hate not having a handle on the inside of that door. we are going to the laundrette! It's only University Challenge, Rick, it's only University Challenge! Yes, yup . Yeah, this complete stranger Talkback, however, was to produce some of the most influential British comedy of the last 40 years, including The Day Today, Da Ali G Show, Smack the Pony, Green Wing, Brass Eye, Im Alan Partridge, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Big Train and Meet Ricky Gervais (just to name a few). a temporary exit from the po 1 on. Yes, I can accept She's the one on the wall, ain't she. Sort: Popular A - Z. was the name". Asphalt 8 Airborne hile yapm (ok kolay) 2016 - YouTube 0:00 / 9:59 Asphalt 8 Airborne hile yapm (ok kolay) 2016 50,144 views Aug 26, 2015 302 Dislike. clothes, anyway? What, a minute Let's go! It's all coming back now. GODBER: So, you don't make a habit of indiscretions, then? Theres no special magic to it. 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