# 80s comedy sketch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 29, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748 "2010-10-29T10:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![churchillium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@churchillium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/churchillium)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748/1 "2010-10-29T10:58:35Z")

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can anyone help me recall a comedy sketch that came on on a Fri evening…mid 80s…there where 4 main characters in it i think…a bit like…not the nine oclock news type of show…only scene i can remember which was repeated each week in a different way was where someone or a couple would get turned away from entering the cinema by a ‘jobsworth’ ticket collector…the funny end to the scene was the ticket collector suggesting to the couple that they should take a 180 degrease turn and go away basicly…does it ring any bells with anyone as i would love to know which programme it was…i always looked forward to watching it…any idea’s anyone!

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748/2 "2010-10-29T11:29:11Z")

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No idea, but I requested this be moved to cafe society.

SSG§ Schwartz

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748/3 "2010-10-29T11:58:30Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, **churchillium**. There is a list of forum [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=15), with brief descriptions of each forum, to help you post in the right area – though it’s not a big deal when a moderator has to move a thread. I’ve moved your question to Cafe Society, where we talk about TV, plus movies, music, books, cooking, crafts, etc.

Enjoy your time here!

**twickster** , moderator

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**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748/4 "2010-10-29T12:04:41Z")

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Pulp Video. A spiritual successor to Naked Video and precursor to Chewin’ the Fat.

One of the jobworth sketches is about 5:25 into this [clip.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41gaderoCIw)

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-comedy-sketch/558748/5 "2010-10-29T13:31:05Z")

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Ooh, lookee there. Ronni Ancona.