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The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine

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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
Hugh Paddick
Bob Todd
Valentine Dyall
Clovissa Newcombe
Frances de la Tour
John Junkin
Rudy De Luca
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
Greg Garrison Productions
Marty Feldman Scripts, Ltd.
Original release
NetworkITV (ATV Production)
ABC TV

The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine is a 1971 comedy-variety sketch series, starring British comedian Marty Feldman.

Co-produced by ATV in the UK and ABC TV in the United States, 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 Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, and Larry Gelbart.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (The): The Complete Series". Network ON AIR. 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015.
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