Carry On Laughing - The Complete Series
And now for something completely bawdy.Carry onare two words to gladden the hearts of British comedy fans. Thirty-oneCarry Onfilms were produced between 1958-1992, and in 1975,Carry On Laughingbrought theCarry Onmojo to television, albeit for a scant 13 episodes. Each is a randy historical romp or farcical parody. You don't have to be familiar with the films to enjoy this series' extremely guilty pleasures. There are ribald double entendres, shameless mugging, awful puns, and even worse jokes. In one "monarchic moment," one loyal subject tells his Queen, "I will serve you humbly." She responds, "Good, I haven't had humbly in ages." Jokes like that are enough to really make you rue Britannia, but Kenneth Connor, Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, Peter Butterworth, and David Lodge make it all sound like Shakespeare. The episodes takes potshots atUpstairs, Downstairs, the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries, and other historical and mythical figures. The episode "Under the Round Table" will not make anyone forgetMonty Python and the Holy Grail, which came out the same year (oddly enough, both make hay with the horse/coconut thing).Carry On Laughingis more akin toBenny HillthanBeyond the Fringe, but for fans of the films, it is a dandy footnote to theCarry Oncanon.--Donald Liebenson