Sketch comedy Kevin and Perry from "Harry Enfield and Chums". The idea of running characters was taken a stage further with shows like "The Red Green Show" and "The League of Gentlemen", where sketches centered on the various inhabitants of the fictional towns of Possum Lake and Royston Vasey, respectively. In "Little Britain", sketches focused on a cast of recurring characters, including "Vicky Pollard", "Marjorie Dawes" and "Lou and Andy". In North America, contemporary sketch comedy is largely an outgrowth of the improvisational comedy scene that flourished during the 1970s, largely growing out of "The Second City" in Chicago and Toronto. Notable
The Oldest Man (character) The Oldest Man (character) The Oldest Man, sometimes referred to as Duane Toddleberry, is a recurring character from sketches in comedy variety series "The Carol Burnett Show". The character was created by Tim Conway during his run on the show and is noted for Conway’s performance of slapstick and ad-libbed humor. The character has been revisited in Conway’s live comedy tour with fellow actor Harvey Korman from 2005 until Korman’s death in 2008, twice on "The Queen Latifah Show" between 2014-2015, in a sketch in the Motion Picture and Television Fund, and also in the collector’s edition DVD titled "Together