The Very Best of BBC Comedy

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Tracklist

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1‘The Dictionary’ from Blackadder the Third
spoken vocals [Baldrick]:
Tony Robinson (English actor, voice actor, comedian and TV presenter)
spoken vocals [Edmund Blackadder Esquire]:
Rowan Atkinson
spoken vocals [Prince Regent]:
Hugh Laurie
partial recording of:
Blackadder the Third Theme
composer:
Howard Goodall
Blackadder2:08
2‘The Smoke Screen’ from Yes Prime Minister Volume 1
spoken vocals [Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO, MA (Oxon)]:
Nigel Hawthorne (actor)
spoken vocals [Prime Minister The Rt Hon. The Lord Hacker of Islington, KG, PC, BSc]:
Paul Eddington
spoken vocals [Principal Private Secretary Sir Bernard Woolley, GCB, MA (Oxon)]:
Derek Fowlds
Yes, Minister3:22
3‘Have I Got a Second Series?’ from I’m Alan Partridge ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’
spoken vocals [Alan Partridge]:
Steve Coogan (English comedian)
spoken vocals [Peter Linehan]:
Terence Booth
spoken vocals [Tony Hayers]:
David Schneider (actor)
Knowing Me, Knowing You3:47
4‘Hello Seagoon, British Embassy Here’ from The Goon Show ‘Neds Atomic Dustbin’
spoken vocals:
Harry Secombe
The Goons2:31
5‘Unarmed Combat’ from Dad’s army Volume 2
spoken vocals [Captain Mainwaring]:
Arthur Lowe (producer)
spoken vocals [Lance Corporal Jones]:
Clive Dunn
spoken vocals [Private Frazer]:
John Laurie (actor)
partial recording of:
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler? (Dad’s Army)
composer:
Bud Flanagan
Dad’s Army2:15
6‘God Rest You Merry Gentlemen’ from The League of Gentlemen ‘On the Town With’
The League of Gentlemen4:00
7‘Yukka’ from One Foot in the Grave 2
spoken vocals [Victor Meldrew]:
Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)
partial recording of:
One Foot in the Grave
lyricist and composer:
Eric Idle
One Foot in the Grave3:15
8‘Changing Rooms’ and ‘Dr Who’ from Dead Ringers Series 2 Part 2
spoken vocals:
Jon Culshaw (actor, comedian and impressionist)
Dead Ringers2:49
9‘The Germans’ from Fawlty Towers Volume 2
spoken vocals [Basil Fawlty]:
John Cleese
Fawlty Towers4:01
10‘Sally and Martin’ followed by ‘Sonara’ from Victoria Wood ‘Encore’
spoken vocals:
Victoria Wood (comedienne)
Victoria Wood1:40
11‘Swiss Tony’ from The Fast Show Volume 3
The Fast Show2:42
12‘Cricket Pitch’ from Hancock’s Half Hour, ‘The Collector’s Edition’
spoken vocals:
Sidney James
Tony Hancock2:56
13‘Arranged Marriage’ from Goodness Gracious Me
Goodness Gracious Me2:40
14‘Lucky Swine’ from The Two Ronnies, ‘Its Goodnight From Me’
The Two Ronnies3:03
15‘The Slobs Christening’ from Harry Enfield’s Television Programme:
Harry Enfield3:14
16‘Flying Sheep’ from Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Monty Python2:44
17‘Phone Call’ from Only Fools and Horses, ‘No Greater Love’
spoken vocals [Derek Trotter]:
David Jason (actor)
spoken vocals [Rodney Trotter]:
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Only Fools and Horses1:43
18‘Bacon Butty’ from The Royle Family 2
The Royle Family1:52
19‘Trafalgar’ from Morecambe & Wise Volume 2
spoken vocals [Admiral Nelson]:
Eric Morecambe
spoken vocals [Captain Hardy]:
Ernie Wise
Morecambe & Wise3:27
20‘Honeymoon’ from The Vicar of Dibley Volume 2
spoken vocals [Alice Horton]:
Emma Chambers (British actress)
spoken vocals [Hugo Horton]:
James Fleet
spoken vocals [The Reverend Geraldine Granger]:
Dawn French
partial recording of:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Vicar of Dibley theme)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Howard Goodall
The Vicar of Dibbley2:11
21‘Fax’ from Absolutely Fabulous Volume 1
spoken vocals [Patsy Stone]:
Joanna Lumley
recording of:
Absolutely Fabulous
composer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
Cage Music Ltd. and EMI 10 Ltd.
Absolutely Fabulous2:09