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Post by colinsimpspon on Mar 30, 2019 23:03:52 GMT
Does anyone know the archive status of the various BBC Kelly Monteith series?
Seems strange that these series were very popular in their day (at least one series was primetime Saturday night), yet never seem to have been repeated or had a DVD release. Even on the Internet there is only one episode on youtube (which still holds up well IMHO), a few clips on his website and that seems to be it.
If archive complete, anyone know why else these are so hard to find?
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Post by John Green on Mar 31, 2019 0:55:47 GMT
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Post by tom rogers on Mar 31, 2019 11:10:24 GMT
>Yes,he seemed huge for a while. Introduced as though he was a ready-made star (in the US?). I get what you are saying, John. Here in the US he was one of numerous stand-up comedians that Carson gave shots to on late night in the 70s. He is one of those names you remember from way back but not much else. He didn't make many appearances on US television apart from The Tonight Show. I think he was just starting to get some real recognition here before he jumped over to the UK and once he did he faded from memory quickly. Not a comment on his talent in any way, just that he completely dropped from view here and was largely forgotten. |
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Post by rmackenziefehr on May 15, 2019 6:02:30 GMT
Here in the US he was one of numerous stand-up comedians that Carson gave shots to on late night in the 70s. He is one of those names you remember from way back but not much else. He didn't make many appearances on US television apart from The Tonight Show. I think he was just starting to get some real recognition here before he jumped over to the UK and once he did he faded from memory quickly. Not a comment on his talent in any way, just that he completely dropped from view here and was largely forgotten. Monteith had more work on American television than just the Tonight Show, including two short-run programs (one in prime-time in 1976, another in late-night in 1980). As for the trajectory of his career: I'd argue that there are two items that probably mattered. The first of these is this wasn't a unique fate for Monteith- there were quite a few comedians who had similar careers in the period (including ones who also appeared with some frequency on the Tonight Show). The other is a case of timing- the years in which he was chiefly active in the United Kingdom corresponded with much of the American comedy club boom, meaning that a considerable deal of competition had emerged while he was away. |
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