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Monthly Highlights – November 2009
This month classic Ealing Comedies take pride of place in G.O.L.D.'s Laughternoon Films season, and channel premiere series of Ruddy Hell It's Harry And Paul and Vic Reeve's Big Night Out continue.
Two of the country’s biggest comedy names, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, continue with their all-new gallery of characters and catchphrases after an eight-year break in their working relationship.
Harry and Paul’s writing and performing partnership dates back to the early 1980s, and the friendship has spawned (directly and indirectly) classic shows like Harry Enfield’s Television Programme, Harry Enfield And Chums, The Fast Show and Happiness.
Now, with RHIHAP, the two get back to what they’re best at doing – creating funny characters based on real life people and stereotypes. Look out for Perrier Award winner, Laura Solon, too.
Nelson Mandela to Fidel Castro: “Can I have a look at your iPhone?”
G.O.L.D. continues to make autumn weekend afternoons funny with more classic British comedy films from the archives.
Law And Disorder (1958) is straight from the famous Ealing Comedy studio, and stars Michael Redgrave as Percy Brand, a serial trickster who keeps getting sent down. He goes to great lengths to cover up his criminal past from his son Colin, but when Colin becomes assistant to the judge who is trying Percy’s next misdemeanour, things get complicated. Also starring Robert Morley, Joan Hickson, Lionel Jeffries and Elizabeth Sellers.
School For Scoundrels (1960) sees Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) try hard to impress in life, but no matter how hard he tries he always seems to lose out to rotter Raymond Delauney (Terry-Thomas in delicious, raffish form). It’s time to take action, and he joins Lifeman College run by ‘Professor’ Potter (Alastair Sim) to learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to being a cad.
In Lucky Jim (1957), Ian Carmichael stars as a down-at-heel lecturer who works for the tyrannical Professor Welch at his local university and is in a relationship with a neurotic woman. During a Welch family gathering he meets Bertrand (Terry-Thomas), a man who is everything Jim wants to be – confident, successful, brash and with a beautiful woman on his arm.
Finally, The Belles Of St Trinians (1954) sees Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell and George Cole star in the uproarious comedy set in a girls-only school, where the pupils are more interested in trouble and making money on the horses than taking part in lessons.
Miss Fritton (The Belles Of St Trinians): “Oh dear. I told Bessie to be careful with that nitro-glycerine!”
G.O.L.D. continues to take a step back into the surreal world of Reeves and Mortimer, with more episodes of Vic Reeves’ first ever solo TV series from the 1990s.
After having made a name for himself in clubs and on Jonathan Ross’ The Last Resort, Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out marked Reeves’ debut TV series and became an instant cult success, taking as he did established variety themes (singing, special guests and a talent contest) and twisting it beyond all recognition.
When Vic and Bob threw all these different elements up into the air they came back down to earth in almost unrecognisable fashion, and the nonsensical characters and catchphrases galore made him one of the most quotable comedians of the decade.
The Man With The Stick, Les, Novelty Island, Graham Lister, Judge Nutmeg… they’ve all been let out of their box once again.
“What’s on the end of the stick, Vic?”
During the 1990s Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were king and queen of the romcom, and Sleepless In Seattle was the jewel in their crown.
Hanks plays Sam, a recent widower who is ready to move on with his life. His son, Jonah, manages to get his father on a national radio station to broadcast his wish to find a new partner, and one of the women who hears the appeal is Annie (Ryan).
Annie is already engaged but secretly unhappy. When she hears Sam’s broadcast something clicks, and she decides to find out whether this mystery man is the real love of her life. So she travels to Seattle to meet Sam and Jonah, where things start to get really complicated.
The path of true love is never smooth and the final scene at the top of New York’s Empire State Building is true romance. (1993)
Sam: “I am NOT going to New York to meet some woman who could be a crazy, sick lunatic! Didn't you see Fatal Attraction?”
Ruddy Hell It’s Harry And Paul *Channel Premiere* *Series Continues*
Fridays, 10.20pm (from Friday 6th November)Two of the country’s biggest comedy names, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, continue with their all-new gallery of characters and catchphrases after an eight-year break in their working relationship.
Harry and Paul’s writing and performing partnership dates back to the early 1980s, and the friendship has spawned (directly and indirectly) classic shows like Harry Enfield’s Television Programme, Harry Enfield And Chums, The Fast Show and Happiness.
Now, with RHIHAP, the two get back to what they’re best at doing – creating funny characters based on real life people and stereotypes. Look out for Perrier Award winner, Laura Solon, too.
Nelson Mandela to Fidel Castro: “Can I have a look at your iPhone?”
*Laughternoon Films*
Saturday afternoons from Saturday 7th NovemberG.O.L.D. continues to make autumn weekend afternoons funny with more classic British comedy films from the archives.
Law And Disorder (1958) is straight from the famous Ealing Comedy studio, and stars Michael Redgrave as Percy Brand, a serial trickster who keeps getting sent down. He goes to great lengths to cover up his criminal past from his son Colin, but when Colin becomes assistant to the judge who is trying Percy’s next misdemeanour, things get complicated. Also starring Robert Morley, Joan Hickson, Lionel Jeffries and Elizabeth Sellers.
School For Scoundrels (1960) sees Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) try hard to impress in life, but no matter how hard he tries he always seems to lose out to rotter Raymond Delauney (Terry-Thomas in delicious, raffish form). It’s time to take action, and he joins Lifeman College run by ‘Professor’ Potter (Alastair Sim) to learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to being a cad.
In Lucky Jim (1957), Ian Carmichael stars as a down-at-heel lecturer who works for the tyrannical Professor Welch at his local university and is in a relationship with a neurotic woman. During a Welch family gathering he meets Bertrand (Terry-Thomas), a man who is everything Jim wants to be – confident, successful, brash and with a beautiful woman on his arm.
Finally, The Belles Of St Trinians (1954) sees Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell and George Cole star in the uproarious comedy set in a girls-only school, where the pupils are more interested in trouble and making money on the horses than taking part in lessons.
Miss Fritton (The Belles Of St Trinians): “Oh dear. I told Bessie to be careful with that nitro-glycerine!”
Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out *Channel Premiere* *Series Continues*
Sundays, 12.10am (from Sunday 8th November)G.O.L.D. continues to take a step back into the surreal world of Reeves and Mortimer, with more episodes of Vic Reeves’ first ever solo TV series from the 1990s.
After having made a name for himself in clubs and on Jonathan Ross’ The Last Resort, Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out marked Reeves’ debut TV series and became an instant cult success, taking as he did established variety themes (singing, special guests and a talent contest) and twisting it beyond all recognition.
When Vic and Bob threw all these different elements up into the air they came back down to earth in almost unrecognisable fashion, and the nonsensical characters and catchphrases galore made him one of the most quotable comedians of the decade.
The Man With The Stick, Les, Novelty Island, Graham Lister, Judge Nutmeg… they’ve all been let out of their box once again.
“What’s on the end of the stick, Vic?”
Sleepless In Seattle *Film*
Saturday 21st November, 9pmDuring the 1990s Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were king and queen of the romcom, and Sleepless In Seattle was the jewel in their crown.
Hanks plays Sam, a recent widower who is ready to move on with his life. His son, Jonah, manages to get his father on a national radio station to broadcast his wish to find a new partner, and one of the women who hears the appeal is Annie (Ryan).
Annie is already engaged but secretly unhappy. When she hears Sam’s broadcast something clicks, and she decides to find out whether this mystery man is the real love of her life. So she travels to Seattle to meet Sam and Jonah, where things start to get really complicated.
The path of true love is never smooth and the final scene at the top of New York’s Empire State Building is true romance. (1993)
Sam: “I am NOT going to New York to meet some woman who could be a crazy, sick lunatic! Didn't you see Fatal Attraction?”
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