The Benny Hill Show
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The Benny Hill Show was a long-running British sketch comedy and variety television program known for its slapstick humor, chase sequences, and bawdy innuendo, starring comedian Benny Hill.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Benny Hill Show canonical | 2 |
| The Benny Hill Show (appearances) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Boots Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Benny Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ many international markets ⓘ |
| features | The Hill's Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| finalAired | 1989 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1955 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnBBC | 1955 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnITV | 1969 ⓘ |
| format |
musical numbers
ⓘ
silent comedy sequences ⓘ sketches ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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sketch comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ variety ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Bob Todd
NERFINISHED
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Henry McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny Lee-Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise English NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Upton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
parody
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sexual innuendo ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influenced | later British sketch comedy shows ⓘ |
| notableElement |
bawdy innuendo
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chase sequences ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 100+ ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 19 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC
NERFINISHED
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ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
black-and-white
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colour ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode |
30 minutes
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60 minutes ⓘ |
| starring | Benny Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeMusic | Yakety Sax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Benny Hill Show (appearances)