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The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story (1999)

TV Special | 3 min | Comedy, Short

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A five minute trailer made by the BBC to celebrate their comedy output, with over 40 of the biggest names in comedy each telling one line of a meandering Ronnie Corbett style joke

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Dec 25, 1999 (United Kingdom)

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