Tim Brooke-Taylor
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Biography: Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, he moved into television with At Last the 1948 Show, working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in The Goodies (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Birthday: July 17, 1940
Deathday: April 12, 2020
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Gender: Male
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Twelve Plus One
Overview: Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money. So he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people who would like to help or to swindle him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-07
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Return of the Goodies
Overview: The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-30
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How to Irritate People
Overview: A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-21
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Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Overview: Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar (life and artistic partner of Orson Welles in his last years).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-08
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Overview: Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-24
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Overview: Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-01
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Overview: A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents. This portrait is spiked with many comments from people who knew Feldman privately or had dealt with him professionally. His early death sadly rendered him all but forgotten by the public. The compilation consists of interviews, some film clips and photos as well as various audio clips from him.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-31
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The Goodies Almost Live
Overview: The Goodies bookend the sixth season of their successful television show with a specially taped concert special, featuring live studio performances of songs from The New Goodies LP and I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-02
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An Audience with The Goodies
Overview: The Goodies reunite on stage for a very special one-night-only event. Recorded 8th June 2018 at the Leicester Square Theatre. Talking to writer & comedian Stewart Lee and writer & archive television expert Dick Fiddy, the three Goodies discuss their career and the enduring popularity of the series, as well as taking questions from the audience.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-08
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Overview: When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-29
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Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Overview: The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London). This show came to be considered part of the Secret Policeman's Ball series of shows that it inspired, although it pre-dated the first show in the series by three years. The event was organized by a team of three: Monty Python member John Cleese, Amnesty's Assistant Director Peter Luff and Transatlantic Records executive Martin Lewis. It featured the cream of Britain's comedic talent of the era, setting a precedent that would inspire many subsequent Amnesty galas...
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-29
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What the Pythons Did Next...
Overview: A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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London
Overview: Five comedy vignettes: 1) Churchill, 2) Swinging London, 3) Four Clubmen, 4) Stately Homes, 5) Tailors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-31
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The Statue
Overview: Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-27
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Under the Bed
Overview: A young girl kicks all of her rubbish under her bed creating a monster which she and her brother must fight.
Genres: Comedy Family Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Overview: Recorded over two legs of the 2007 sell-out tour - the series' first ever live shows in its 35-year history - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is as mad as always and even live you may still not be able to work out the elusive rules of Mornington Crescent! Join, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and pianist Colin Sell plus Humphrey Lyttelton, in one of his final performances, in an un-missable evening of inspired nonsense.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-13
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The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Overview: As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and previously unseen comedy moments from some of the greatest names in comedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-11
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Behind the Footlights
Overview: Documentary about Cambridge Footlights presented by Tim Brooke-Taylor
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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BBC Proms: HMS Pinafore
Overview: BBC Proms version of HMS Pinafore. Filmed in the Royal Albert Hall.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-16
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