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an Evening with the Rutles at Fibbers
Courtesy of Evvnt | Posted on March 14, 2014
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Fri, March 14, 2014
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<p>THE RUTLES WILL BE APPEARING On UK LEG OF <br />
(AS YET, Un-BOOKED) 2014 WORLD TOUR </p>
<p>BRAND ON THE RUN!</p>
<p>It all began 35 years ago when Eric Idle of Monty Python persuaded Neil Innes, of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, to join him in a comedy series for BBC 2 called Rutland Weekend Television – all about a spoof TV station, the smallest in Britain, churning out really cheap programmes on a shoestring. Low budget? More like No Budget!</p>
<p>Innes suggested to Idle that they could do a send-up of A Hard Day’s Night, the Beatles first movie. “It’s in Black and White, it’s speeded up, and we could wear wigs and tight trousers and run around a field somewhere…” “Great!” Exclaimed Idle. “I’ve got a sketch about a man making a documentary who’s so boring, the camera runs away from him…”</p>...