Carol Channing’s Mad English Tea Party
- Synopsis
- A one-off special variety sketch show. The show was taped in London in (ATV’s studios) and satirises the English. Sketches include Carol and Fred as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; Anne Boleyn writing an advice to the lovelorn column; Shakespeare receiving literary criticism from Francis Bacon; and the cast in a spoof of The Forsyte Saga. John Gielgud reads from Oliver Twist, and joins Carol for a tea for two soft-shoe and a rousing ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’; Carol, Art and Fred sing a World War I tongue twister; and Ralph Richardson recites ‘Camptown Races’.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 9 Sep 1970 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Colin Clews
- Writer
- Ernest Chambers; Ron Friedman; Saul Ilson
- Cast
Art Carney Carol Channing Fred MacMurray John Gielgud Ralph Richardson
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Keywords
- nationalism; satire; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bacon, Francis
Notes
- Notes
- UCLA holds preservation material only (2006).
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Carol Channing’s Mad English Tea Party". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66517 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)