The Kenny Everett Television Show

[DoctorQui]

Re: The Kenny Everett Television Show

Kenny Everett and Spike Milligan, quite possibly the two most insane (literally) comedians and they were absolutely genius, loved them both and miss them both!

[darren]

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i liked anything he did.
i always found him very funny.
he was a comedian like no other

someone i still miss.
no comedian has had the effect kenny had on me.

[Richard1978]

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I found Ken a bit hit & miss, some sketches were laugh out funny but others were a bit indefferent.

[CitizenKeyne]

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For some reason I never found Kenny Everett funny in any capacity, on reflection thats quite strange really as I loved the Young Ones which in all honesty was the same "anarchic" based comendy as KETS.

Still I remember it well so it had the desired impact

[onthebusesfan]

The Kenny Everett Television Show (BBC 1981–1988)Everett fell out with Thames regarding the management of his show, including the scheduling against the BBC's top-rated Top of the Pops on Thursday evenings. The BBC offered him a live-audience sketch-format comedy programme, starting with a Christmas special on BBC One in 1981, followed by five primetime series. The writing team was bolstered by the addition of Andrew Marshall, David Renwick and Neil Shand, and the production standards were raised by the heavier investment from the Corporation.
Thames Television claimed copyright on Everett's characters, and tried to prevent their use by the BBC. Whilst this action failed, it led to the creation of new characters such as Gizzard Puke (intended to replace Sid Snot), and the spooneristically named Cupid Stunt, an American B-movie actress with pneumatic breasts, and played with no attempt to disguise Everett's beard, who told a cardboard cutout of Michael Parkinson lurid tales of life on set with Burt Reynolds and other male stars of the era. Her original name, Mary Hinge, was vetoed by the Corporation as too obvious, and announcers were encouraged to refer to her as Cupid to prevent mispronunciation. Inept TV handyman Reg Prescott became another firm viewers' favourite, as each week he managed graphically and bloodily to injure himself with tools whilst attempting to demonstrate DIY tips.
Brazilian-born Cleo Rocos co-starred in the BBC series. She often appeared in nothing more than frilly underwear and high heels, and her figure was used to great comic effect as a focus for drooling, lascivious men.