Search - Various Artists :: Beyond the Fringe

Caveat emptor

Jeffrey N. Massie | Los Angeles | 06/19/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I should say that I don't own this album, but based on the listing above -- if it's accurate -- it omits several of the best BTF sketches, such as So That's The Way You Like it (the satire of Olivier-style talkingShakespeareveryveryfast), Dudley Moore's parodies of Britten and Weill, and Peter Cook's Harold Macmillan imitation. These are all included on the other BTF CD available, which is more expensive but has three times more material.As to the previous criticism, the very point of BTF is its Britishness; if you don't "get it" I recommend Minnie Pearl or Prairie Home Companion ;) ..."

Not what I remember

tzefirah | Media, PA United States | 04/23/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"When I first saw/heard Beyond the Fringe, they were targeting an American audience. This import may be howlingly funny to the British, but I didn't get many of the jokes. As an American, I'll keep looking for the version that was done by Capitol Records in the U.S."