At Last The 1948 Show
1 9 6 7 - 1 9 6 8 (UK)
13 x 30 minute episodes
This non-stop comedy sketch
series from Rediffusion had David Frost as Executive Producer and
starred John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and the Marty
Feldman. The non-network program was shown in the ITV London area
and in some ITV regions.
The comedy was very
Python-esque (although pre-dated Monty
Pythons Flying Circus by two years), with the highly visual
gags were linked by the lovely baby-voiced blonde Aimi MacDonald.
Aimi would directly address
the audience, usually in the form of self-aggrandizing
commercials to send in money to the 'Make the lovely Aimi Macdonald a
rich lady fund'.
This show and Do
Not Adjust Your Set in many ways laid the groundwork for the
eventual Python series. The four principals also shared writing duties
and the series was directed by Ian Fordyce.
TRIVIA NOTE
The title of At Last the 1948 Show apparently came from a
throwaway remark by John Cleese about the time that it took program
controllers to green-light a show.
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