Comic Roots (1982)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 8 episodes
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 series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This British TV series from the early 1980s looks at the lives and influences of popular comedians from that time. Each episode focuses on a different comedian, with one featuring Alexei Sayle turning his documentary into an impromptu pub crawl.
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What happens
Comic Roots was a British television series from the early 1980s, documenting the biographies and influences of a number of popular comedians of the era. Episodes included features on Les Dawson, and Alexei Sayle. Sayle converted his own documentary into an impromptu pub crawl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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