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Do Not Adjust Your Set was a British television sketch comedy series broadcast by ITV from 1967 to 1969. Created by Michael A득 and Dudley Willetts, it featured surreal and absurdist humor influenced by Monty Python but predating their work. The show’s notable use of studio technology—particularly its malfunctioning sets and deliberately awkward camera angles—became a key element of its distinctive style. It primarily appealed to viewers interested in early British comedy and those appreciating unconventional performance art within the sketch format.
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Do Not Adjust Your Set ranks #14 of 22 in the Sketch Comedy ranking, behind Psychoville, ahead of A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
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Which future Monty Python members appeared in Do Not Adjust Your Set?
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin were regular performers before Monty Python's Flying Circus began in 1969. The cast also included Denise Coffey and a young David Jason.
What role did the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band have in the show?
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band appeared as the resident musical act and participated in the program's comic atmosphere. Its members included Vivian Stanshall and Neil Innes, who later collaborated with Monty Python performers.
Was Do Not Adjust Your Set originally made for children?
Yes. It was presented as a children's program on ITV, even though its surreal sketches attracted a substantial adult following and anticipated the style of later British alternative comedy.
Did Do Not Adjust Your Set copy Monty Python?
No. It began in 1967, before Monty Python's Flying Circus, and several of its performers later became part of Python. Its animation and surreal transitions were created by Terry Gilliam during the show's later period.
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