When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)

The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Britain.

Cast (24)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ralph Ineson

Narrator

Vic Reeves

Self (archive material)

Bob Mortimer

Self (archive material)

Matt Lucas

Self

Jonathan Ross

Self

Johnny Vegas

Self

Bernard Manning

Self (archive material)

Roy Walker

Self

Les Dawson

Self (archive material)

Simon Day

Self

Frank Carson

Self (archive material)

Alexei Sayle

Self

Bill Oddie

Self

Ash Atalla

Self

Ben Elton

Self (archive material)

Harry Enfield

Self (archive material)

Leigh Francis

Self

N

Ninia Benjamin

Self

Dawn French

Self (archive material)

Jo Brand

Self (archive material)

A

Andrew Collins

Self

Steve Coogan

Self (archive material)

J

Jon Thoday

Self

Harry Hill

Self (archive material)

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