toucana Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/29/2023 at 4:13 PM, TheVat said: Har! Wonder if those old Up Pompeii shows have survived. Sounds like a series possibly influenced by Stephen Sondheim's sixties comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. (which was also inspired by the farces of Plautus) Frankie Howerd had previously performed in a stage version of that Sondheim musical, which led to some concerns at the BBC over a possible copyright claim. But Talbot Rothwell (of Carry On fame) who was the the principal writer of Up Pompeii claimed he had never seen either the Sondheim stage musical or its film version. There are quite a few episodes and gag-reel excerpts from Up Pompeii available on YT. The following clip of Lurcio reading yet another non-rhyming ode penned by Nausius, the love-struck son of his master, probably gives a fair idea of the level of humour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbzvuJoZQSo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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npts2020 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 5/14/2023 at 9:54 PM, TheVat said: Why he paints in the nude, I have no idea. Probably because the model or artist's paramour showed up when they were doing something besides painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sethoflagos Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 4/29/2023 at 4:13 PM, TheVat said: Har! Wonder if those old Up Pompeii shows have survived. Sounds like a series possibly influenced by Stephen Sondheim's sixties comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. (which was also inspired by the farces of Plautus) It was indeed. There are quite a few episodes of Up Pompeii floating around Youtube space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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