The Comedy Years

Comedy

Comedy

Insightful four-part series taking an in-depth look at four specific years in recent history, and how the current events and political climate of the time influenced comedy and the nation's sense of humour over the past four decades. Covering the years 1979, 1984, 1998 and 2003, each instalment shows archive footage of the greatest comedies of the time alongside the social history and pop culture that produced them. Many famous faces also appear to give anecdotes, context and their thoughts, including Clive Anderson, Omid Djalili, Shappi Khorsandi, Jon Culshaw, Dom Joly and many others.