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Why did they book Bruce Forsyth on The Muppets in 1976?
Parvini
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I've wondered about this for a long time, but would American audiences have had a clue as to who Bruce Forsyth was?
How and why was he booked for the show? Anyone got any insights?
How and why was he booked for the show? Anyone got any insights?
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Something similar happened in 1981 when Richard Pryor was due to be the guest but couldn't make it in time and replaced by one of the writers on the show Chris Langham
He was one of the writers.
I was about to say "A last minute replacement flown in all the way from the UK?" but looking up the show it was recorded in London. Well I never!
I'd always assumed Muppet Show was recorded in New York.
It's possible that he was a replacement. I wonder though, were they making the show for US TV only or also for a UK audience?
I can't see anything in Brucie's CV outside of Bedknobs and Broomsticks that an American audience would know him from.
Remember, he was in Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Verrell
The Muppet shows were made in the UK by Lew Grade's ATV for an International audience - particularly the USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show
I am, of course, assuming that Sunday Night at the London Palladium didn't have an international market... unless someone out there knows differently
Really that short notice?
I thought that this happened in 1978 during Bruce Forsyth's Big Night.
Conversely a lot of the American guests would have been relatively unknown to the British viewers
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Muppet_Show_Guest_Stars