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This page lists in alphabetical order the top 20 British TV sketch shows, as determined by a
combination of the results of previous polls, award wins, and BCG's visitor data. We'll soon begin
ordering this list with data from our new 'Like' buttons (/account/likes/), so get clicking the shows
you love!

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A Bit Of Fry & Laurie (/tv/a_bit_of_fry_and_laurie/)

A TV sketch show which helped launch the careers of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie and
set them on their way to comedy super-stardom.

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Absolutely (/tv/absolutely/)
Channel 4 sketch show created mainly by Scottish writers and performers; including
Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty, Peter Baikie and Gordon Kennedy, plus Welshmen John
Sparkes and Cornish Morwenna Banks.

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Alas Smith & Jones (/tv/alas_smith_jones/)

Popular sketch show starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.

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Bo' Selecta! (/tv/bo_selecta/)

Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest
celebrity fan.

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French And Saunders (/tv/french_and_saunders/)

Long-running popular sketch show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

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Goodness Gracious Me (/tv/goodness_gracious_me/)
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Goodness Gracious Me (/tv/goodness_gracious_me/)

British-Asian sketch show starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina
Wadia.

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Harry & Paul (/tv/harry_and_paul/)

Comedy starring sketch show veterans Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse as a variety of
characters.

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Horrible Histories (/tv/horrible_histories/)

Smash hit CBBC series introducing children to gruesome events and ghastly characters
from British and international history.

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Little Britain (/tv/little_britain/)

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at British life in this character-based
sketch series.

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Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Highly influential off-the-wall 1970s sketch series, starring John Cleese, Michael Palin,
Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones.

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Not Only... But Also... (/tv/not_only_but_also/)

Landmark sketch show starring not only Dudley Moore but also Peter Cook.

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Not The Nine O'Clock News

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Popular satirical sketch show of the late 70s and early 80s starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel
Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.

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Smack The Pony (/tv/smack_the_pony/)

Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen,
Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.

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That Mitchell And Webb Look

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Sketch series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb in various roles, from tramp-
detectives to participants of impossibly difficult maths quizzes.

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The Benny Hill Show (/tv/the_benny_hill_show/)

Hugely popular, long-running sketch series written by and starring Benny Hill.

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The Dick Emery Show (/tv/the_dick_emery_show/)

Smash-hit long-running character sketch show starring Dick Emery with a host of top-
name guests.

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The Fast Show (/tv/the_fast_show/)
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The Fast Show (/tv/the_fast_show/)

Fast moving BBC 2 sketch show featuring a host of hugely popular characters.

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The Kenny Everett Video Show

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Anarchic, ground-breaking sketch show starring Kenny Everett at his most unrestrained
best.

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The Morecambe And Wise Show

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The first successful television format for Morecambe & Wise, a familiar mixture of sketch
and stand-up broadcast from 1961 by ATV.

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The Two Ronnies (/tv/the_two_ronnies/)

Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and
Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.

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