"The Bent Coppers"

[v00n]

Trying to source a clip of Stewart Lee's 'The Bent Coppers' TV show idea.

It was in Fist Of Fun or TMWRNJ (or both?)

Anyone help?

Cheers fam

[Phil209]

I'm pretty sure it was in the Fist of Fun book.

[Phil209]

It was:

http://www.fistoffun.net/book/55.jpg

I don't remember it being on TV, but not impossible that L&H reused the material in TMWRNJ when they were asking the audience to pitch sitcoms in the hope of being crowned King of the Show.

Edit: they did. Series 2, Episode 4 of TMWRNJ. Around 20 minutes in.

[EOLAN]

Think it also first made an aoorarance on their Radio One Show: Series Two Episode five, along wuth stuff like "Mike Reids' My Creeds".

 http://www.fistoffun.net/display.php?page=episodeguides/radioonemusicshow0205.php

[v00n]

It was:

http://www.fistoffun.net/book/55.jpg

I don't remember it being on TV, but not impossible that L&H reused the material in TMWRNJ when they were asking the audience to pitch sitcoms in the hope of being crowned King of the Show.

Edit: they did. Series 2, Episode 4 of TMWRNJ. Around 20 minutes in.

Marvelous, thanks. ISTR the version they did on TV was quite a bit longer, they thought of some more puns to add to it, I think.

[v00n]

Think it also first made an aoorarance on their Radio One Show: Series Two Episode five, along wuth stuff like "Mike Reids' My Creeds".

 http://www.fistoffun.net/display.php?page=episodeguides/radioonemusicshow0205.php

Thanks. Oh for a return to those days, when we could listen to stuff like that free on the radio. Now you have to pay subscription to Patreon...

[Ray Travez]

I saw this on TMWRNJ, and now nearly 30 years later I have learned that these weren't actual viewer suggestions.

Always loved the line, "one is corrupt, and the other is gay." You can envisage the entire show from just that line.

[Gurke and Hare]

I saw a mention of E.M.W. Tillyard yesterday, and I could instantly hear Lee & Herring repeatedly saying "E.M.W. Tillyard" in my head but I couldn't place it. One of the radio shows I reckon, anyone know?