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AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004) by Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade (onion.tube)
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One of my favorite projects that Berry ever worked on is 2004’s AD/BC: A ROCK OPERA. It aired on BBC Three in 2004 and features a lot of the usual BBC comedy suspects that seemingly always work together: Berry, Richard Ayoade (who also directed and co-wrote the lyrics with Berry), Julia Davis, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Matt Lucas, and more. It’s a hilarious parody/homage of those hippie-influenced Christ musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell. AD/BC especially skewers the movie adaptations of those plays, with their anachronistic blending of modern props with the BC setting, erratic camera moves and dizzying editing, awkwardly rhyming lyrics, and the free flowing (and rarely good) choreography.

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[–] Funkymatt 4 points 1 year ago

Half expecting to hear that snuff box repeating theme. Gets me every time lol

[–] KnightontheSun 3 points 1 year ago

I love everything Mr Berry has done, but have yet to see this. Thank you for the recommendation.