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Live at Drury Lane
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Live at Drury Lane
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After concluding work on the fourth and final series of
, writer/actors
,
, and
adapted many of the classic sketches for the stage. This album commences with a faux sincerely toned
from
in the role of narrator, as he observes: "...Amongst the glittering audience here tonight I can see, uhm...oh...what's his name, uhh, the...the fellow with the glasses on the telly. And next to him is, uhm...oh, uh, the lady with the big knockers in the jam commercial." There are notable variations between the scripts used for the TV show and the dialogue incorporated during live performances. Additionally, this disc includes a few items that were presumably created for the staged show. Among them are former
member and part-time
'
and the remarkable physical
involved in
which is countered by an equally silly color commentary from
. Many of the better-known titles (
and
) date back to some of the earliest episodes and have clearly become favorites of those in attendance. The core of their set remained intact when
brought the show stateside in 1976. However, as their other concert album,
(1976), demonstrates, there are subtle differences in delivery and pacing, as well as a few new links such as
' brilliant
(1976), a conceptual collaboration with
that would ultimately yield the sublime
parody and mockumentary
(1978).
is a great place for
enthusiasts to start and revisit, as the presence of a live crowd progresses the humor to a new strata that is absent from the comparatively sterile TV versions. ~ Lindsay Planer