Series synopsis
Monkey Trousers is a British comedy television series that premiered on ITV1 on May 20, 2005. It ended on June 17, 2004. It stars Steve Coogan, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves and Harry Enfield.
Monkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Marc Wootton and Steve Coogan. It was directed by David Kerr and produced by Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves' production company, Pett Productions.
It succeeded The All Star Comedy Show, which was written by Reeves and Mortimer, and produced by Coogan.
Sketches of the show included the moronic, yet fearl ...
Premise
Monkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Marc Wootton and Steve Coogan. It was directed by David Kerr and produced by Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves' production company, Pett Productions.
It succeeded The All Star Comedy Show, which was written by Reeves and Mortimer, and produced by Coogan.
Sketches of the show included the moronic, yet fearless 'Croc Botherer', Roy the eerie, lonely toy-shopkeeper, Alistair the hopeless estate agent, who replies to every question with "I don't know", the swearing chef, and the 'Geordie Astronauts'.
A DVD of the series was released on 4 July 2005.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Steve Coogan
- Bob Mortimer
- Vic Reeves
- Harry Enfield
- Lesley Sharp
- Alistair McGowan
- Angus Deayton
- Harry Hill
Supporting cast
- David Walliams
- Jan Ravens
- Hugh Laurie
- Matt Lucas
- John Thomson
- Patsy Kensit
- Meera Syal
- Richard Wilson
- Ricky Tomlinson
- Rob Brydon
- Ronnie Corbett
- Ronni Ancona
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | ||
| Season 1 | 7 | May 20, 2004 | June 17, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Windy Dick Baker Outtakes Compilation of outtakes from the 'Windy Dick Baker' sketches. |
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| 2 |
Unseen Sketches A selection of previously unseen material. |
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| 3 |
Interview With The Estate Agent The estate agent fills us in on his time making the show. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 |
The All Star Comedy Show Sketch guide Max Wall, king of pop Norman's back, part 1 Geordie space mission Ruth the vet, pen pal with Mark the prisoner Big-nosed man, part 1 Very unknowledgable estate agent, part 1 Boffins, part 1 Norman's back, part 2 Advert break Croc Botherer bothers a snake ""You started world war two"" Very unknowledgable estate agent, part 2 Un-PC Doctor Boffins, part 2, boffin symposium Muscial instrument double entendre VUEA, part 3 Big-nosed man, part 2 |
April 29, 2004 |
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 20, 2004 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 27, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 20, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 17, 2004 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |