Comedy Machine - 1971-10-01 (UK)

[@robjones2408]

It has been fifty years since I last saw this series. I had forgotten how surreal and unhinged it was. Marty was a class act. Thanks for posting it. It has bought so many memories of discussions with some friends who are no here sadly, about MFCM. We loved it.

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

*"It was a guy in drag, and it was the wrong key." - Spike Milligan*

[@billybronco4223]

Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan and Orson Welles in one show. So much talent.

[@Bizarronumber4]

I remember watching this on tv back in the early 70s when I was 7 or 8. It was my introduction to both Marty Feldman and the animation of Terry Gilliam.

[@barbarakirk3064]

I didn't get the Dictionary movie trailer first time round - I must have been around 7 or 8 too.

[@CarlosVazquez-jx4hp]

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE SKIT WHEN THE QUEEN COMES TO A SOCCER MATCH AND SAYS BUUONA FORTUNA TO THE PLAYER'S AND MARTY KEEPS SWITCHING POSITIONS SO HE CAN GROPE HER MAJESTY HILARIOUS I WONDER IF THE QUEEN FOUND IT FUNNY HOPE SHE HAS A SENCE OF HUMOR AND THE REST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY TO BLESS THEM ALL😉💐💝

[@ItsMartyFeldman]

That is from the earlier BBC series, (It's) Marty. It's included in the "best of".

[@CarlosVazquez-jx4hp]

@@ItsMartyFeldman DID YOU SEE IT TO? MY WIFE AND I WERE 🙄🤔😆🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏💯🤣THANK YOU SIR FOR THE INFO STAY WELL FRIEND ACCEPT MY HUMBLE EMOJI RESPECT 🙏😉🌍🌎🌟

[@AngelaCobbComedy]

OMG I've been looking for Marty as the cheesy game show host for a while. Hilarious!

[@arthurcabral9561]

After looking at this in the early seventies in California, I began to empathize with Marty. He was always cutting it up, and sometimes needed us to become magnanimous.

[@firefly1933]

Thank you for sharing. As much as I enjoyed the Pythons in this period, Feldman & Co. made me laugh more!

[@CarlosVazquez-jx4hp]

💯🙏AGERRED

[@manoftheworld1000]

*He.was.the.best.ever!* Thank you so much for uploading this precious material; haven't seen this in centuries as it seems!

[@casvandijck9338]

I haven't seen it in centuries either - mainly because I'm less than a century old. Also, I've never seen it.

[@pati61ful]

I distinctly remember watching this as a kid, loving that surreal humour...thank you so much for uploading this, we owe you.

[@jimtownsend7899]

Watching and listening to the band, now I know where Eddie Murphy got his routine when he was the African prince on the train in "Trading Places".

[@antoniod]

I was hooked on this every week here in the US, but we got an abridged half-hour version, and didn't even get all the episodes of that due to sporting events!

[@casvandijck9338]

In the States everything has to move for sports. Except maybe patriotism.

[@barbarakirk3064]

@@casvandijck9338 I thought that was just a British thing - patriotism included!

[@casvandijck9338]

@@barbarakirk3064 Fair point! Maybe that's where the States got it from...

[@CarlosVazquez-jx4hp]

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF MR BEAN GOT SOME INSPIRATION FROM MARTY IN EVERY SHOW THROUGH EVERY SKIT THEY FOUND A HILARIOUS END EXEPT 2 TIMES THE KID WITH THE BARF BAG AND THE STEAK TARTARE MISTER BEAN YOU BUST MY STICHES BLESS YOU AND POSTHUMOUSLY MR FELDMAN🙏💐💝💯💙🌟

[@ItsMartyFeldman]

I only know that Marty was a fan of Buster Keaton, so the visual sketches without (m)any lines are probably inspired by silent slapstick movies.

[@ThisIsLondon]

Spot all the Gerry Anderson UFO props!! All still working - this was 1971 after all so they were all pretty new. Wonder what happened to them all....?

[@FalconTalk]

I love being culturally, curious and tech savvy

[@estjpa59]

Buenas tardes, este era unos de mis programas favoritos en los años 1970 era fantástico,.-

[@davidjones332]

That Jag would be worth a fortune today!

[@DRAINPIPE57]

This is brillianttl the best comedy that has never dated with a almost Monty Python surrealism to it all Just seen Marty Feldman on the Muppets show on Disney plus

[@DogOfKrondor]

Guessing Terry Gilliam did the intro and most of Monty Python did write for Marty's shows.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@DogOfKrondor The writers for this show included the co-writers of Mel Brooks' Silent Movie and High Anxiety, as well as the director of Good Morning Vietnam and Larry Gelbart, who co-created the TV show MASH.

[@gavinreid8937]

@@DogOfKrondor Terry jones & Michael Palin turned up to help with the sketches & found themselves in a roomfull of writers ,more than just the credited 8, where thay all come up with something & the "funniest" goes in the show, This is the american way where as brits have A writer, maybe two, or those who are at least appearing on the show. Despite the Pythons almost doing it this way Jones & Palin hated the process.

[@klausgh]

British humour is so subtle, one hardly notices its presence.

[@Cool2BCeltic]

Remember this, but when I first saw it, I was at an age when it seemed grown-ups laughed at anything.

[@SuperHammaren]

Terry Gilliam Intro!!

[@stanervin6108]

MORE!!!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

28:30 Look where part of the set from _UFO_ Moonbase ended up!

[@dpace2310]

Well spotted

[@disorderunit1]

this is totally surreal. and awesome

[@tsl56]

That looks like the real Orson Welles. He was certainly seen quite a lot on UK tv during the 70s; even in tv advertising

[@chinekevantil628]

🙏🏻Thx a lot🙏🏻 Olivier Jansen!

[@Laughandsong]

Isn't that Bob Todd from The Benny Hill Show?

[@ItsMartyFeldman]

Not sure, they had many guests on the Comedy Machine.

[@Laughandsong]

@@ItsMartyFeldman I checked on imdb just now. Bob Todd was a regular.

[@matelot95]

100% that's Bob Todd

[@barbarakirk3064]

Did the Holocaust game show sketch also inspire Not The Nine O'Clock News's parody of Game For A Laugh?

[@camero742]

funny man, good synthersizer music,

[@barbarakirk3064]

Tim Brooke-Taylor in the co-writers.

[@pressureworks]

4 people with similar crazy eyes have mistakenly selected the incorrect thumb icon.

[@80sskid]

Please, bring back the old and talented television contents in fact, it would be difficult to go back to the last century  in fact, it would be difficult to go back to the last century Please bring back the old but talented TV content. Although, it would be hard to go back to the last century

[@guglielmochelazzi6556]

who are the musicians?They're killer!

[@michkr144]

I think it is Osibisa

[@ItsMartyFeldman]

Yes, they are.

[@ItsMartyFeldman]

@AMCKenA Yes, true, they were in two episodes, although it's very confusing what;s what because the US had a different sketch order.

[@bill-2018]

I remember the fly in the orchestra.

[@robmclean4352]

A poor man's "Monty Python"...which is not a bad thing at all!

[@colinwilliams553]

Funny you should say that because the opening credits of this show was done by none other than TERRY GILLIAM a close friend of Marty Feldman and a founding member of MONTY PYTHON.

[@luizaugusto9421]

32:30 Programa do Luciano Huck, depois do Luciano fazer da harmonização facial.

[@chinekevantil628]

Like the time code as well

[@pfunk7889]

Was this the show that had Doctor X recurring? Thought he could walk through walls, brought an alien called The Brain...

[@mariafelices8000]

More thumbs up

[@luizaugusto9421]

É o Didi Mocó Sonrisal Colesterol Novalgina Mufumbo magrinho versão britânica com duas bolas de bilhar no lugar dos olhos.

[@TheTiobiloute62]

frankeintein junior

[@CarlosVazquez-jx4hp]

TWO GREAT PREFORMERS MARTY FELDMAN GENE WILDER RIP 🙏💯💐💝🌟😔

[@CarlosVazquez-jx4hp]

I'VE BEEN AT MANY A GARAGE AND IF YOU HAVE MORE GREASE ON YOU THEN ON MY ENGINE I'LL BET YOU WONT TOUCH MY CAR AND THAT GOES FOR CHEF'S IT PAINTERS TO PUT IT WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO PLEASE😉😆😂🤣💯🙏🌟

[@corky1548]

😎

[@PeterSokol-bl5vz]

Look at the influence Monty Python had back then.

[@gizzyguzzi]

I thought the opening animation looked familiar!