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Title: "The remains of a great revue in 'Beyond the Fringe'"
Review: "Beyond the Fringe" was the best predecessor to "Monty Python", "SCTV", and current sketch comedy, funnier than those, moves at the pace of "Laugh-In" or "Hellzapoppin", and has fake Shakespeare far more accurate and funnier than "The Reduced Shakespeare Company". So I was at first elated to see that this piece of comedy history had been preserved. Sadly, this fuzzy DVD is an early British version of the show that came to Broadway, and some of the better jokes are missing. (For example, the skit of a one-legged actor trying out for Tarzan ends without the casting call for Long John Silver.) Still, it's a lot better than having nothing. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are probably better here than in their later, more American, appearances, especially Moore's piano playing. Having the visuals is a plus, but fans might want to compare the Broadway CD.
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