Here's Looking at You, Marty ; As Tv Pays Tribute to Its 'Forgotten' Comic Genius, One of His Greatest Fans Says
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IF Marty Feldman is remembered at all, it is as a footnote in the history of British comedy's most creative period in the 1960s and 70s. A new TV film by documentary maker JEFF SIMPSON tells the story of Feldman's rise to fame and argues that he should be recognised as a true comedy legend . .
MENTION the name of Marty Feldman and most people will immediately smile and say 'Funny eyes'. Feldman died more than 25 years ago, but anyone who saw his incredible screwball gaze will never forget him. 'Just before they made me, they broke the mould,' was one of his favourite lines.See the full content of this document
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Here's Looking at You, Marty ; As Tv Pays Tribute to Its 'Forgotten' Comic Genius, One of His Greatest Fans Says
From the hilarious radio show Round The Horne, which he co- wrote, to his scene-stealing turn in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, Marty's work has kept me entertained for decades and it had always been my ambition to make a programme about him.
Sadly neglected by comedy historians, I believe that Marty is a kind of 'missing link' between different areas of British comedy. Besides his radio classics, he also worked alongside the Pythons during their formative years, and later like Peter Sellers and Dudley Moore went off to Hol...See the full content of this document
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