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Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy. This edition features Buster Keaton, without whose influence Paul might never have become a comedian.

Paul Merton profiles Buster Keaton, without whose influence Paul might never have become a comedian himself.

As a 13-year-old, Paul saw Keaton's masterpiece The General at the Academy Cinema in London's Oxford Street, thus beginning a lifetime's fascination. Paul also reveals a Buster Keaton joke that was lost for 75 years.

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Wed 14 Nov 200719:00
BBC Two Scotland

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Credits

PresenterPaul Merton
DirectorTom Cholmondeley
Executive ProducerMichael Poole
ProducerKate Broome

Broadcasts

  • Fri 19 Jan 200722:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 20 Jan 200701:50
    BBC Four
  • Sat 10 Nov 200718:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Wed 14 Nov 200719:00
    BBC Two Scotland