The Frost Report
The Frost Report is a satirical television show hosted by David Frost. It introduced John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, and Ronnie Corbett to television, and launched the careers of other writers and performers. It premiered on BBC1 on 10 March 1966 and ended on 12 December 1967, with a total of 26 regular episodes over the course of 2 series and 2 specials as well.
Cast and writers
The main cast were Frost, Corbett, Cleese, Barker, Sheila Steafel, and Nicky Henson. Musical interludes were provided by Julie Felix, while Tom Lehrer also performed songs in a few episodes.Writers and performers on The Frost Report later worked on many other television shows. They included Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Dick Vosburgh, Spike Mullins, Antony Jay, and future Monty Python members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. It was while working on The Frost Report that the future Pythons developed their writing style. The established comedy writer Marty Feldman, as well as the Frank Muir and Denis Norden partnership, were also contributors to the programme.
A special compilation from series 1, titled "Frost over England" won the Rose d'Or at the 1967 Montreux festival. A special one-off reunion was broadcast on Easter Monday 2008. It ran for ninety minutes and was followed by "Frost over England".