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NERO'S MISTRESS/MIO FIGLIO NERONE (1956)

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If you love “Horrible Histories”, here’s some more historical comedy sketch shows/movies (other than Monty Python) that you should check out!

Drunk History UK (2015-2017)

The UK version of the US show of the same name, this sketch show features different celebrity guests (usually comedians) trying to recount historical events whilst drunk, in which said drunk recounts of history are then re-enacted by actors. Plus some of the Six Idiots (that being Mat Baynton and Ben Willbond) are in some of the sketches!

Psychobitches (2012-2014)

Created, directed & written by Jeremy Dyson (1/4 of the British comedy troupe The League of Gentlemen), this sketch show is about different women from various points in history who seek help from a female therapist from the modern day (the therapist is played by Rebecca Front). Also features some of the Six Idiots (that being Martha Howe-Douglas and Mathew Baynton) in some of the sketches!

History of the World Part 1 (1981) & Part 2 (2023)

The 1981 film (directed by, written by & starring the LEGENDARY Mel Brooks) follows a Pythonesque satirical sketch format with different characters in different historical settings, with the usual classic Mel Brooks humour. The 2023 tv series (which serves as a sequel to the film) follows the format of the OG movie in a similar fashion, and manages to do so in a really good way. (Plus Mel Brooks narrates the series which is very cool <33)

Sketch History (2015-2025)

This German sketch show (which aired on the German tv channel ZDF, and ran for 4 series from 2015 to 2025) is basically like, well, a German version of “Horrible Histories” (in a good way I mean <33)

anyways, those are my recommendations! If you like to recommend any other HH-inspired historical comedies, do let me know!!

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FULL VID UP ON YT!

https://youtu.be/DjNXXXQqPzQ

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My Lady Jane

Dirs. Jamie Babbit & Stefan Schwartz

★★★★★

Netflix’s Bridgerton meets BBC’s Merlin, this historical comedy-drama introduces a fantasy twist to the real tale of Lady Jane Grey’s short reign as the "Nine Day Queen" of England. Instead of the Tudor period’s strong Catholic vs Protestant divide, in this society some are born with the magical ability to turn into an animal, and those who are not banish and condemn the Other. This preoccupation with class status and the segregation of ‘normal’ from magical acts as the backdrop to the epic rivals-to-lovers, lust at first sight, slow burn, marriage of convenience romance between Jane (Emily Bader) and her husband Lord Guilford Dudley (Edward Bluemel). Their marriage to one another is a strained one. For Jane it is a loathing of an archaic patriarchal practice of treating women as currency for trade and a longing for independence. For Lord Guildford, he is simply a boyish rake who relishes in his unmarried freedom, or so Jane first thought. Guilford only agrees to the set up as Jane’s healing knowledge may be his only hope to curing his malady, that being he uncontrollably turns into a freaking horse everyday like clockwork. Caught up in a royal conspiracy driven by Princess Mary’s (Kate O’Flynn) mad lust for power, Jane is named King Edward’s successor after his mysterious death and must battle the forces that seek to rid her of her newly awarded title. Serving up nearly every great romance trope imaginable on an immaculate silver platter, this show is a playful, escapist romcom with oodles of yearning and longing masked as irritation and loathing, an absolutely iconic narrator, as well as hysterical and captivating performances from a stellar cast. The executives at Prime are absolute cowards for not renewing this extraordinary show for a second season!

Review By Ellen Breame

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