Which comedy sketch programme featured Open University presenter 'Professor Denzil Dexter' and gentlemen's outfitters 'Ken and Kenneth'?
The Fast Show but it went unchanged through production and eventually remained as the final title. The first series introduced many signature characters and sketches including Ted and Ralph, Unlucky Alf, the Fat Sweaty Coppers, Ron Manager, Roy and Renée, Ken and Kenneth (The Suit You Tailors), Jesse (of "Jesse's diets"), Arthur Atkinson, Bob Fleming, Brilliant Kid, Insecure Woman, Janine Carr, Denzil Dexter, Carl Hooper, Ed Winchester, the Patagonians, "Jazz Club" and the popular parody "Chanel 9." Many characters were never given any "official" name, with their sketches being written to give their catchphrase as the punchline of each sketch. Examples include "Anyone
Sketch comedy comedy and variety shows, talk shows and some children's television series (such as "Sesame Street"). Warner Bros. Animation made two sketch comedy shows, including "Mad" and "Right Now Kapow". Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their product from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character or situation. Sketch comedy has its origins in vaudeville and music hall, where a large number of brief, but humorous, acts were strung together to form a larger programme. In Britain, it moved to stage performances by Cambridge Footlights, such