John Cleese and Cast Crack Up During Policewomen Sketch | At Last the 1948 Show

First aired in 1967, there's something about these boys in pretty dresses that sends Tim Brooke-Taylor in a fit of giggles.
At Last the 1948 Show Season 1 Episode 4.
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[@sleepingdragonsstir7737]

The sixties and seventies turned out some excellent comedians. 😃

[@meatpopsicle1567]

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen! Please remember you're ladies!"

[@dougclark2769]

Seems to be a lot of that going on these days...

[@spaceytracey1237]

Haha that was the stand out line for me too

[@markthrasher6770]

John and Grahams towering bulks in drag is the whole skit by itself

[@ianmorton4136]

Monty Python, the Goodies and Marty Feldman all; owe their existence to this forgotten classic !!

[@bighuge1060]

Watching The Goodies was a fond memory of mine growing up in the 70s. Interestingly, my favorite fast food place during that time was called Goody's. I think John, Marty and Graham add-libbed new names to prank Tim in this skit. It's wonderful.

[@scoldedcat]

Priceless. Feldman wanted a piece of John Cleese with that handbag weapon thingy.

[@boneshaker6819]

Marty was an absolute pleasure to watch and listen to. A very funny man who left us far too early.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Great chemistry

[@julianaylor4351]

RIP Graham Chapman, Tim Brookes Taylor and Marty Feldman. Much missed. 😆😔❤️

[@olgierdogden4742]

I love it when comedians start grinning at each other’s lines as they full know the weight of the following exchange of words.

[@mw10259]

WISH FELDMAN WOULD HAVE JOINED THE FLYING CIRCUS

[@RebelFinch]

Real, proper, classic British comedy!

[@NuisanceMan]

About real, proper, classic British ladies!

[@jezt42]

Naughty John, Marty and Graham: they changed their pseudonym names in the script but didn’t tell Tim as a prank. That’s why Tim seems so unsure! He rises above it though and carries on with the sketch. They all looked like they were having huge fun! Thanks for the upload: always a pleasure to watch! 👍

[@MrCheesyBaconBits]

Enjoyable comment to read

[@johncartwright8154]

I didn't know that Jez T. Perhaps that was the inspiration for the effect on the actors in the 'Bigus Dickus' scene in 'Life of Brian'. :)

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

I get the feeling there’s a real Philippa that Tim knew

[@sickoftheleftwingscum]

What a pleasure to watch real comedy as opposed to the utter drivel from the likes of BBC ITV or Channel 4 how times have changed for the worst ! 👍🇬🇧

[@markthrasher6770]

Highlight: Feldman with his egor face and barritone voice saying "Yes... Samantha is really 'me' sir..."

[@briancox3050]

All very funny guys ( er...ladies ) John Cleese is the only one still alive. RIP Tim. Marty, & Graham. were outstanding geniuses. Cleese still is too...

[@schubertuk]

I don't think I've still come to term with Tim's death yet...

[@synthonaplinth5980]

It's a pleasure to watch them all trying not to corpse, especially Graham. He always managed to keep it together better than the others.

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Cleese's hairy legs are hilarious. Chapmans tache too.

[@tamferguson3891]

Samam'pha Is Me!! ... Zomg!! .. Im in Bits!!! 😂😂😂

[@user-dh6uf8be2y]

This is one the funniest things I have ever seen. Comic Genius at its best.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

Legend's. Thats all that can be said about these blokes. Each and every single one of them a Legend.

[@DieFlabbergast]

*legends (sigh)

[@Steve_P_B]

Marty Feldman is an underrated comic genius

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

"I fink Samanfa is me...."

[@j1701why1]

Never seen this before. Heard so much about it and this sketch confirms it. Class, we need to get back to Live filming!

[@constatinap8926]

Love LOVE Brit comedy!😁

[@ErikDeMann]

What noone seems to notice is that the copper is making a damned good Michael Palin impersonation.

[@mattiemclean9882]

Who's noone? I think you mean "no one"

[@ErikDeMann]

@@mattiemclean9882 Your life must be immensely boring... /smdh

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Was Palin even famous at this time?? I really doubt he's impersonating him.

[@thedarksiderebel]

I feel like he was channeling Kenneth Williams

[@grandpavanderhof]

@@thedarksiderebel Definitely Kenneth Williams.

[@maxklein1614]

Call me bubbles, darling... everybody does!

[@dooglebee]

Marty Feldman getting all catty is hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Whaddya mean I 'aven't got the legs for it? Whaddya mean 'my age', ya ol' scrubber?

[@ragle8684]

Nice! Now bring us a clip of "Mr. Hilter"!

[@thomascassidy8347]

Simply lovely 💗💗 we all need a good piece of pure comedy now more than ever!!

[@matoko123]

You're not far wrong.

[@mbrackeva]

Marty is not gentle with the handbag there. That swing is ment to hurt someone.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I think the ferocity and head-shot accuracy with which Marty swung that bag startled John! LOL

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Effortlessly funny

[@chateaupig826]

The brilliant Marty Feldman 😂 Lifes too short ❤

[@stefanherns4541]

Glad I had a chance to watch this show! I miss this type of comedy!

[@kashigata]

It is brilliant isn’t it? I am too young to have ever seen this before. I know all the crew from other shows of course. This has aged so well!

[@christinepage1523]

Me too, there is no real comedy these days.

[@kashigata]

@@christinepage1523 I think there is plenty of comedy but much of it is mean spirited. ☹️

[@francislarvey7942]

@@kashigata mean spirited or not can't modern wusses take a joke nowadays. Give had a few directed my way. You shake off, suck it up, Parry and punch- line back

[@stevehughes1510]

Brilliant fun, too bad we don't see good skits like this on TV anymore. Great stuff.

[@jamesmcgee7723]

Ahh TBT, what an actor. 😂😂😁😁😁

[@MaskedMan66]

Graham played another "Constable Beryl" in a Python bit as I recall.

[@stegokitty]

For a moment there I thought he'd said "Gloria Estefan" XP

[@MONK-7]

It's sad to say that John is the only one left

[@hilaryepstein6013]

In the original script (which is online somewhere) Graham was Elsie and Marty was Carmen. John was still Doris. The way the audience reacted it seems like they were in on the joke but I'm sure they weren't.

[@starlord2112]

Absolutely marvellous. And laugh out loud funny.

[@solentbum]

Essential viewing at my school.

[@blakeyonthebuses]

Just seeing all of them laugh is pure gold!

[@MaskedMan66]

"Gentlemen, please remember you're ladies!"

[@appledoreman]

Yes, and I must warn you that anything you take down may be used in evidence against you...

[@MaskedMan66]

@@appledoreman Yikes!

[@PleaseNThankYou]

Its amazing that something so risqué then can be so innocent now. Still wouldn't let the kiddos watch but I somehow feel nostalgic and therefore, benign.

[@martinsutoob]

Why have I never seen that before? Brilliant.

[@JennyWren333]

So great to see Marty Feldman again!

[@bromptinowner763]

Is there any body these days this funny and no swearing ???

[@MoeSlislack]

You should have mentioned Marty Feldman in the title. He was a wonderful guy.

[@jorgepeppertrees6612]

Thank you!

[@Boertje247]

FIFTY years later, nary a curse word, F-bomb, or derogatory blip. Still hilarious. My 28 yr old great nephew and his friends watch the MPS and love it! Good is good, but these guys are comedy genius. 💝

[@mooseyman74]

Didn't realise Graham Chapman was so tall

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

I think Chapman was 6 4" and Cleese 6 7" .

[@carolramsey6287]

@@Keepingitrespectfulmostly. Don't forget the heels!

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

@@carolramsey6287 How is that relevant?

[@asteverino8569]

Great to see this, mate.

[@kenthomson9562]

Are you trying to sound British? The “Mate” is out of place.

[@mattmccullar9934]

I found the "1948 Show" on DVD and knew very little about it at first. Lord, is it funny! I never knew Marty Feldman had ever done television. This show helped make him a star. It's hard to believe the BBC almost deleted this show from their archives.

[@spmoran4703]

What a group of sexy women . Actually this is amazing funny. And Samantha indeed has the best English Rose complexion.

[@MaskedMan66]

I think Marty is wearing one of Caroline John's wigs from when she played Dr. Liz Shaw on "Doctor Who."

[@montauk6]

Goodies, Python, and Feldman in one skit.... IT DON'T GET MUCH BETTER, DINNIT!!!

[@aussiedadreviews]

What a cast!!!!!

[@polarfamily6222]

Humor that doesn't care if anyone gets offended. Brilliant.

[@saxonstu6803]

Makes you proud to be British

[@markthrasher6770]

Poor Graham, you probably couldn't light a match near him he's so obviously tanked in this....

[@barbaraburbello9236]

Always funny. Thank God for John Cleese

[@christinejewett1566]

So great!

[@miksal26]

Bring back the “Sermon “ sketch. ( “ My brother is an hairy man and I am a smooth”). That one did it for me.

[@TheAndrewJBaker]

Wasn’t that an Alan Bennett sketch?

[@miksal26]

@@TheAndrewJBaker It was , but his name escaped me when I remembered the sketch . He imitated perfectly the ecclesiastical bleat that many vicars adopted when delivering particularly boring sermons ,and , of course, lent themselves to parody by cheeky schoolboys.

[@TheAndrewJBaker]

@@miksal26 yes indeed. It was originally a sketch in Beyond the Fringe on stage but I think it was also used in his tv series On The Margin in 1966. That’s where I remember seeing it I think. The series is lost apart from soundtracks which have been released. I might be wrong about that though! I do remember other things that were certainly in On the Margin like the NORWICH sketch. I was only 12.

[@beyondvger3682]

🫡🤣 Thank you gentlemen.

[@luisreyes1963]

A great bit of British comedy! 🇬🇧

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great stuff! :)

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Classic!

[@whitewolf6730]

Oh my goodness, thus is true fun!

[@johnmaher9462]

This skit would drive the PC crowd insane today.

[@Concreteowl]

Police Constables have a great sense of humour.

[@pwareham61]

Fantastic 😂

[@Ange65230]

Gentlemen, remember you are ladies! How VERY profound. Maybe John you could update this sketch for us true comedy lovers.

[@andymanaus1077]

It's so sad that John is the only one of this quartet who is still with us.

[@freakyflow]

[@tonicastel5933]

Samamfa!

[@Problembeing]

Brilliant 🤣

[@lr4165]

Today, this is a completely serious scenario.

[@callum1651]

I used to like John Cleese in the nineties but I don't mind what temperature he is now

[@daverigby23]

Marty Feidman - he had a face for comedy

[@densalbeach1]

When humour was fun and no-one was ever offended, god life used to be good!

[@billythedog-309]

l'm offended by virtually everything, especially god life.

[@msjannd4]

👏👏👏👏

[@aeio_]

I'm HIGHLY OFFENDED that this isn't recorded in color. Never mind that color TV cameras had yet to be invented -- what does THAT matter? The oppression!!

[@philbecker4676]

Ooh, first comment was a nostalgia masturbator. Who would get offended by this? Men dressing as women is literally one of the coolest things at the moment, ever watched RuPaul's Drag Race?

[@ChrisWilliams-nf8kl]

I'm offended it's not funny. Four Yorkshiremen - that's a sketch, this is just cheap target garbage. [I am from Yorkshire btw]

[@mariamartinusz9699]

Particularly funny to a Hungarian ear. The Esterhazy is a family of nobility, count and countess, that is.

[@bobdavis3277]

It's a shame Marty wasn't a part of Monty Python!

[@davidwagner6116]

Gentlemen Gentlemen Gentlemen, please remember that you are ladies

[@khrystree9233]

Wot a hidden gem. Comic genius by talented writers and actors - even funnier, i have been to clubs like that 😉 K

[@joeverna5459]

Marty Feldman was classic. RIP Marty.

[@L.D.Intheditch]

The brits sure know how get you in stitches.

[@reenarawat5537]

No one plays a copper better than Chapman. Same is the case with Hugh Laurie playing a doctor. Both performances must have been based on their respective fathers. 🤔

[@tonyreynolds5112]

Damn good stuff from days gone by. 🇺🇸

[@rael2099]

John Cleese had a good cemented career by this time and he thought he was a star above the Pythons, but Monthy Python polished that raw diamond he was.

[@gomezaddams4347]

That was hilarious.

[@brit8013]

Quality 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@maxpower6765]

Funny stuff 🤣😝🤣

[@alisoncooper1421]

And only Bubbles had the legs for the mini skirt, so true.

[@Rudepenaltyoffside]

Which one was bubbles?

[@alisoncooper1421]

@@Rudepenaltyoffside John Cleese, the tall one on the left.

[@MusicMeddy]

Beryl would, too, but she doesn't want to come across as too cheap

[@stephenl7048]

Tim's talent is not to be compared to that of the others, but he rose to the occasion. Feldman (as are we all) irreplaceable.

[@spaceytracey1237]

I think that's a little unfair tbh. Tim was just as good imo.

[@petersyme7083]

That is a bit unfair, he was a good writer, together with Marty Feldman he wrote the ‘Four Yorkshireman’ sketch before Monty Python reused it.

[@MrLeviathoth]

Genius! LMAO-OFR

[@user-sm7dr9bk5u]

Ah, the wonderful years of Monty Python and friends. You couldn't watch too much, because you hurt from laughing/

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Professionale actors

[@dublinphotoart]

Never seen John Cleese ever crack up... interesting

[@stephaniemedina1848]

Very funny🐱

[@joelouis-arena4061]

Ello ello ello

[@carpenter284]

Genius ..

[@martinstent5339]

"Gentlemen! Please remember that you're laidies!

[@jimkreider9997]

Very funny skit

[@markvolt2070]

Being a huge Monty Python fan, I am astonished/surprised/embarrased(*) that I had no idea this show existed and the only excuse is I´m not from The Great Britain. This is fantastic humour! (*) delete as required

[@Wotsitorlabart]

If you are not aware of it check out 'Do Not Adjust Your Set' a children's comedy series which aired on UK TV between 1967 and 1969 and starred amongst others Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman with music by the Bonzo Dog Doo - Dah Band and animation by Terry Gilliam.

[@markvolt2070]

@@Wotsitorlabart Thank you for your tip, will watch it!

[@mrmockatoo6786]

All of the Pythons got their starts as writers and writer/performers on shows like The Frost Report, the 1948 Show and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Of course, Spike Milligna - the well-known typing error - set the whole comedy scene alight a decade earlier with the Goon Show.

[@jackdshellback3819]

@@markvolt2070 I remember rushing home from school to watch Do Not Adjust Your Set, brilliant! And with The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band as house band too, check them out if you are not familiar with their work. Another comedy kids show (I think it was for kids anyway) I remember watching was The Telegoons in the early sixties. It was basically The Goons (Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe) made into a puppet show. Check that out as well.There is something slightly disturbing about it. No wonder I grew up a bit weird.

[@martinclark8162]

Me to son, 64yrs old and this show was to young for me! Just discovered it in time to die - just made it.....

[@crystalball6358]

Marty in a wig!