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The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show was a groudbreaking comedic television show that originally aired in The United Kingdom. The program featured the original, often racy comedy of the show's namesake, Benny Hill.
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Jane Leeves
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Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is a Screen Actors Guild Award winning English actress. After a regular stint on The Benny Hill Show as one of "Hill's Angels", Leeves gained fame as Daphne Moon on the U. S. sitcom Frasier.
Early Version
The original version of the The Benny Hill Show was broadcast on BBC Television starting in the mid 1950s. In the early incarnations of the show, Hill showed his talent with his uncanny ability to perform impersonations. BBC would carry the show on a sporatic basis from 1955-1968, with Associated TeleVision also airing an occasional Hill special from 1957 to 1960. Benny Hill on DVD
Benny Hill: The Complete & Unadulterated Megaset (1969-1989)
Amazon Price: $112.49 (as of 11/28/2009)
This set contains all the specials Benny did between 1969 and 1989. This collection is the complete, original & unedited source of all the Benny Hill shows - including lots of bits and pieces that never made it across the pond. A must have for the serious Benny Hill fan.
Thames Television Years
The Benny Hill Show would switch over to Thames Television in 1969. This would be the point where Benny would begin to gain his fame as a T. V. icon. In his Thames years, Hill's program would be largely based on slapstick routines and silent film-style pantomimes of comedy and sight gags. Indeed lechery and raciness were a cornerstone of many of the shows, in which tall, beautiful girls called the "Hill's Angels" were often being chased by Benny and a group of men. More Hill DVDs
Cancellation and Legacy
After a semi-regular run of forty-four years on British Television, The Benny Hill Show was sacked in 1989. The reason for the show's cancellation was officially that the cost of each episode was too high to justify the program's sagging ratings.The Benny Hill Show ran for a total of 98 episodes (58 of which were carried on Thames), between the years of 1955-1989. The syndicated version of the show consists of 111 episodes that are still enjoyed in of dozens of countries worldwide.The Benny Hill Show will always be remembered as a program that spanned the test of time, as well as a portal for showcasing the talents of a genuinely gifted and hard-working comedian.
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Benny Hill Links
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- T.V.com
- The Benny Hill Show on TV.com.
- Starpulse
- Photos and other Benny Hill Show information.
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- hayleylou hayleylou Nov 1, 2009 @ 6:40 am
- The Benny Hill show was just hilarious. They just don't make comedys like they used to! 5 stars, I have added a link to your lens on my Blossom comedy lens
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- Wysiwigs Wysiwigs May 11, 2009 @ 4:12 am
- I loved the Benny Hill Show! That and Monty Python's Flying Circus were two of my favorite things on TV :o) Nice lens!
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- OldGrampa OldGrampa Sep 26, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
- Benny Hill was very funny. When I was a kid they actually showed Benny Hill (and Monty Python) on PBS. I loved both programs, but the thing that struck me about Benny Hill was that it had real women on it instead of men dressed up as women like in Monty Python. I also remember Benny Hill in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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- Tipi Tipi Sep 19, 2008 @ 11:54 pm
- Just thanks for being on squidoo! You make a differance... and all that.
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- FoxMusic FoxMusic Jul 21, 2008 @ 10:08 am
- The antics of Benny Hill on PBS were the best part of being able to stay up late as a kid.
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