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British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
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- TriviaThe original pilot episode had a different cast: Rowan Atkinson and Chris Langham were joined by Chris Emmett, Christopher Godwin, John Gorman, Willoughby Goddard and Jonathan Hyde. The pilot was due to air on April 2, 1979, but was cancelled due to BBC fears over its political content just before a general election, and has never been broadcast.
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Various roles: [opens a back door and shouts] Why don't you grow up, you little bastards?
Various roles: What's the matter, dear?
Various roles: Nothing, I'm just talking to the plants.
- Alternate versionsThe series was edited down to eight 25-minute compilation episodes in 1995; these have been released on video, and are the versions used for repeats on British TV.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Wood and Walters: Episode #1.4 (1982)
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Sure, this was the funniest show ever. Right up until 'Kids in the Hall,' anyway, which gave NTNON about ten years reign. Do you realise NTNON was the first comedy troupe to make fun of ABBA? Respect is due. If you can picture Mel Smith dressed like Agnetha, you get the idea... And if it comes easily to your mind, I raise an eyebrow at you.
Just a young lad when this show was on-air, I was glued to the tv set like wet toilet paper.
Nowadays NTNON's humour seems fairly commonplace. But NTNON was the first to mock the MGM logo by zooming out on the roaring lion to show him mounting a female. Since this is done routinely in comedy now, the impact is lost. But at the time, it was mind-blowingly irreverent. And since this was the first time I had ever seen sex, it was also educational.
Just a young lad when this show was on-air, I was glued to the tv set like wet toilet paper.
Nowadays NTNON's humour seems fairly commonplace. But NTNON was the first to mock the MGM logo by zooming out on the roaring lion to show him mounting a female. Since this is done routinely in comedy now, the impact is lost. But at the time, it was mind-blowingly irreverent. And since this was the first time I had ever seen sex, it was also educational.
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) officially released in India in English?
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