Canned Laughter (1979)

Directed by

Geoffrey Sax

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

30 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Rowan Atkinson plays multiple characters in this comedy special. He is a nerdy office worker, a sinister boss, and a would-be stand-up comic.

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What happens

Rowan Atkinson presents... Canned Laughter is a British one-off comedy television programme featuring Rowan Atkinson, broadcast on 8 April 1979 on ITV. Atkinson plays three roles: the nerdy Robert Box (who has been cited as an early incarnation of the Mr. Bean character, albeit involving more dialogue), his sinister boss Mr Marshall, and would-be stand-up comic Dave Perry, as well as an uncredited role as a radio announcer. Produced by LWT, the thirty-minute episode was directed by Geoffrey Sax. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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