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
Myfanwy My Valley" and also in the last scene of the Swansea-based movie "Twin Town", where it is sung by members of many local choirs, including the Pontarddulais Male Choir. It is both played and discussed in the episode "Death and Dust" of the show "Midsomer Murders", during a visit to Wales by detectives from an English village. Myfanwy Myfanwy (; a woman's name derived ) is a popular Welsh song, composed by Joseph Parry and first published in 1875. Parry wrote the music to lyrics written by Richard Davies ("Mynyddog Mwynfawr"; 1833–77). Some sources say it was written with Parry's