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The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
GenreComedy
Written byMarty Feldman
Spike Milligan
Barry Levinson
Larry Gelbart
Rudy De Luca
Tim Brooke-Taylor
StarringMarty Feldman
Spike Milligan
John Junkin
Hugh Paddick
Frances de la Tour
Barry Levinson
ComposerJack Parnell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
ProducerLarry Gelbart
Running time60 mins (UK)
30 mins (USA)
Production companiesATV
ABC TV
Original release
NetworkITV (ATV Production)
ABC TV

The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine was a 1971 comedy-variety sketch show starring British comedian Marty Feldman.

Co-produced by ATV in the UK and ABC TV in America, it was recorded at ATV's Elstree Studios. It features opening and closing credits animated by Terry Gilliam, as well as featuring guest appearances by Spike Milligan, John Junkin and Frances de la Tour. It also featured sketches written by Barry Levinson and Larry Gelbart.

Long unavailable for years, the complete series was to be released on DVD in the UK through Network on June 6, 2016.[1] However, the release has been postponed indefinitely for unspecified reasons.

References

  1. ^ "Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (The): The Complete Series". Network ON AIR. 2015-11-01.