Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
The Lad Himself - Benny Hill!
Genres
Overview
A documentary looking at the life of Benny Hill and with the use of an audience reaction test finding out if he is still funny to contemporary audiences.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
48 min
Release Date
2006-12-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Benny Hill
Self (Archival)
Alex Zane
Narrator
Mark Dolan
Self
Ben Elton
Self
Matt Berry
Self
Bella Emberg
Self
Steve Furst
Self
Mark Lewisohn
Self
Nicholas Parsons
Self
David Quantick
Self
David Schneider
Self
Sue Upton
Self
Fay Rusling
Self
Oriane Messina
Self
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