The Frost Report press clippings - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Press clippings
The best of British satire: 7 vintage shows
Spitting Image is returning. Some are expecting the new series to represent the welcome, and long overdue, rehabilitation of British satire. Others fear a toothless, joyless effort. Either way, it will face some tough comparisons - most notably with itself. The satire boom of the 60s precipitated a long line of insightful, scabrous, satirical shows. So here, in no particular order, are seven of the best.
Tim Dawson, The Spectator, 27th August 2020
Barry Cryer's favourite photo: award for Frost Report
"I feel like the great survivor when I look at this photograph - a positive pantheon of comedy greats - because so many of the famous faces pictured here have sadly passed away. This was taken in David Frost's garden in 1967 to celebrate us winning the Golden Rose of Montreux for "Frost Over England", a special compilation from the satirical BBC show The Frost Report.
Angela Wintle, The Daily Express, 7th June 2020
Tom Lehrer at 90: why he's still as relevant today
I am one of those people who finds nothing more depressing than a song that is trying to make me happy; I have only to wake up to "What a Wonderful World" or "Walking on Sunshine" on the radio to be cast into gloom for the rest of the morning. What really cheers me up are songs about nuclear holocaust, venereal disease, racism, murder and drug dealers preying on children. So on behalf of all people of similarly depraved taste, let me salute our patron saint, the pianist, singer and songwriter Tom Lehrer, who is 90 today.
Jake Kerridge, The Telegraph, 9th April 2018
The Frost Report profile
The two things that impressed me most about this show were the pacing of the material and the honesty that was being presented here.
Ramsey Ess, Split Sider, 4th September 2015