Funny Business Visual Comedy (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Comedy, Documentary

Funny Business

Visual Comedy (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 50 min | Comedy, Documentary

Rowan Atkinson discusses---and demonstrates---visual humor. Included: mime and body language, slapstick and violence, and imitation and parody. Also: performance footage of Charlie Chaplin, Benny Hill, Buster Keaton, Steve Martin.

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Updated Nov 22, 1992

Release date

Nov 22, 1992 (United Kingdom)

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Rowan Atkinson Presenter / Performer Presenter / Performer See fewer	Johnny English (2003)
Robin Driscoll Performer Performer See fewer	Mr. Bean (1990)
Felicity Montagu Performer Performer See fewer	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Charles Chaplin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Graham Chapman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Jeannette Charles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Tracy Clark Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Late Bloomers (1996)
John Cleese Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Margaret Dumont Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Marty Feldman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Young Frankenstein (1974)
Dawn French Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	French and Saunders (1987)
Charles Gherardi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Oliver Hardy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Saps at Sea (1940)
Benny Hill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Benny Hill Show (1969)
David Jason Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Terry Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Meaning of Life (1983)
Buster Keaton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The General (1926)
Burt Kwouk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Harry Langdon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	His First Flame (1927)
Stan Laurel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Saps at Sea (1940)
Hugh Laurie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	House (2004)
Roger Lloyd Pack Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Groucho Marx Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Rik Mayall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Young Ones (1982)
Georges Méliès Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
Leslie Nielsen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Airplane! (1980)
Alan North Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Michael Palin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Nigel Planer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Young Ones (1982)
Priscilla Presley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Griff Rhys Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
Sig Ruman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Andrew Sachs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fawlty Towers (1975)
Catherine Schell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Peter Sellers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Being There (1979)
Mack Sennett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Small Town Idol (1921)
Mel Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Princess Bride (1987)
Jacques Tati Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Playtime (1967)
Tiny Ron Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Last Man Standing (1996)

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