Newman and Baddiel in Pieces (1993)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 9 episodes

Rated

18

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two comedians perform sketches, monologues, and character bits with a dark and observational edge. Their show features animated title sequences inspired by famous art.

comedicdarkly humorousobservationalwrysharpabsurdtheatricaloffbeat

What happens

Newman and Baddiel in Pieces is a sketch comedy television show written by and starring comedians Robert Newman and David Baddiel, produced by Harry Thompson, and broadcast on BBC2 from 20 September to 20 December 1993. A spin-off from The Mary Whitehouse Experience, the show combined monologues and observational routines from each of the two comedians (often with very dark themes) and character comedy. Its title sequence was an animated version of Munch's painting The Scream (to the tune of "Another Flavour" by The Sundays), with Newman and Baddiel revealed as the artist's friends in the background, standing near a waterfront theatre in which they were appearing. Audience applause between sketches was frequently accompanied by an animated theatre full of applauding The Scream characters. The series was repeated under the title Newman and Baddiel: Rest in Pieces, with new title animation showing the duo lying in state in an open grave. The new titles were due to the Munch estate still owning copyright on the image of The Scream, as used on the original version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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