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Peter Cook & Co. (1980)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
A TV Special consisting of various sketches with the titular comedian and fellow comics in guest appearances.
Style:
sketch comedy, witty, parody, ironic, lighthearted, surreal, absurd, retro, period piece, nostalgic
Plot:
satire, variety show, irreverent, pun, deadpan, collaboration, improv, dark humor, political satire, comedian, joke, british humour, studio, stand up, actor playing himself, variety
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sketch comedy, parody, absurd and humorous films with plots about satire, joke, comedian, irreverent, stand up, sketch and variety show mostly in Comedy and Music genres. Some movies like Peter Cook & Co.: The Frost Report (1966), Not Only... But Also (1965), Harry Hill's TV Burp (2001), Rubberhead (2014), Ali G: Bling Bling (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Not Only... But Also was a popular 1960s BBC British television series starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
Style:
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Plot:
satire, improv, pun, deadpan, social commentary, anti establishment, cabaret, political satire, working class, sketch, absurdism, singing ...
Place:
london
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70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
sketch comedy, lighthearted, parody, slapstick, spoof
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variety show, satire, irreverent, improv, sketch, stand up comedy, impersonation, live performance, joke, monologue, social satire, pop culture ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
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Harry Hill's TV Burp is a British television comedy programme that ran for 11 years from 2001 to 2012. It was produced by Avalon Television for ITV and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. The show presents a look at the week's television, ...
Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
media satire, satire, entertainment, pop culture, irreverent, sketch, pun, mockery, variety show, media, british, comedian ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
Story:
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Style:
sketch comedy, satirical, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
satire, comedian, joke, public speaking, humour, stand up comedian, variety show, deadpan, live performance, improv, young adult, absurd humor ...
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54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.
Style:
sketch comedy, funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, comedian, stand up comedian, sketch, humour, nostalgia, variety show, irreverent, pop culture, media satire, improv, deadpan ...
Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
london
Similarity:
49%
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Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Comedy sketch show with hilarious characters and absurdist twists from the duo that brought us Peep Show and The Smoking Room - David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
Style:
sketch comedy, funny, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.
Style:
controversial, tension, period piece, independent film, mockumentary ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Viva Variety is an American sketch comedy series that aired on Comedy Central from April 1997 to December 1999. The series satirizes European variety shows.
Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 127 min.
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 142 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: UK
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Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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The show began with two Christmas specials in 2000 and 2001. The 2000 show won the Golden Rose of ...
Style:
sketch comedy, entertaining, captivating, satirical, funny ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
sketch comedy, parody, humorous, entertaining, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
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sketch comedy, parody, semi serious, humorous, ironic ...
Plot:
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Country: UK
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The Sketch Show is a British television sketch comedy programme, featuring many leading British comedians. It aired on ITV between 2001 and 2004. Despite the first series winning a BAFTA award, the second series was cancelled due to poor viewing ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
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Style:
controversial, captivating, satirical, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
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