Morecambe and Wise call Monty Python 'boring' in unearthed TV interview

A newly discovered student TV interview in the 1970s with comedy veterans Morecambe and Wise shows them criticising newcomers Monty Python, saying they were "bored stiff" by them.

The comedy legends made the comments on University of East Anglia station Nexus in Norwich in 1973.

Eric Morecambe said the ensemble delivered "university comedy... and I'm afraid that a lot of it is very unprofessional".

Monty Python member Sir Michael Palin said he was "a little hurt", but "intrigued" having seen the footage.

Nexus: Norfolk's Forgotten TV Station can be heard on BBC Radio Norfolk at 13:00 BST on Monday, 30 August 2021 and for 30 days afterwards online.