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Nudge Nudge
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
A stranger settles beside a married pub customer and probes him about his wife, turning ordinary answers about sport, travel and photography into increasingly suggestive remarks. The baffled husband finally demands a straight question. His persistent companion’s answer exposes how little experience lies behind all the knowing gestures.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 2
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
Say no more.
What’s it like?
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Eric Idle
Writer
John Howard Davies
Director
John Howard Davies
Producer
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
Eric Idle originally wrote the sketch for Ronnie Barker, who rejected it before it appeared in Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
The rabbit hole continues
One more couldn’t hurt.
More from across the archive.
