Ben Keaton's Finest Half Hour

Record ID: 126633
  • Title: Ben Keaton's Finest Half Hour
  • Date: 28th July 1989
  • Summary: BEN KEATON'S FINEST HALF HOUR IS A ONE MAN COMEDY SHOW. IT IS AN ECCENTRIC HIST ORY OF BEN KEATON'S FAMILY, BOTH FACTUAL AND FICTIONAL. BEN INTRODUCES RELATION S WHOM OTHER PEOPLE WOULD PREFER TO HIDE: GREAT COUSIN FINNBAR (HANGED FOR DOING A DISSERVICE TO THE BISHOP OF CORK'S EAR) AND GREAT UNCLE SIDNEY O"BRIENOVITCH, A MASS MURDERER WHO SPARKED OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. OTHER RELATIONS EXPLODE BEFORE OUR VERY EYES, AND EVENTUALLY LENIN IS FLOWN IN (LITERALLY) TO PROVE THA T EVERY WORD OF THE STORY IS TRUE. THE PROGRAMME ENDS WITH AN EXPERT DEMONSTRAT ION OF COSSACK AND IRISH DANCING.
  • Description:PRODUCTION OF A STUDIO-BASED PILOT WHICH USES BEN KEATON'S INTERACTION WITH AN AUDIENCE TO TELL STORIES IN A 'STAND-UP' WAY.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:Tiger Television LTD
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:28/07/1989
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1980s
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