At Last the 1948 Show

A quite early British sketch show and a precursor to the eventual Monty Python and The Goodies, we're joined by comedians John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Graham Chapman, and Tim Brooke-Taylor. Hosted by Ami MacDonald, the series is a pretty typical sketch format even for being so early, sketches typically play one into another or are separated by a short studio segment with MacDonald. Considered lost for multiple years as the original studio had discarded all the original footage; the series was eventually rediscovered on multiple occasions and I ended up catching 5 episodes from a late DVD release of some Swedish archives, which unfortunately visually look quite poor but the jokes play the same. However in recent years even more has been found, and on YouTube you can find extant footage of 11 of the 13 original episodes. As for the sketches themselves, they're quite funny, and I did find myself laughing out loud more than once. Very few of the sketches are dated, in theres little pop culture or political humour in the show, which helps it remain funny even after so many years. If you're into sketch comedy, like older tv, or especially like the later works of Monty Python I'd certainly say give this a go.