Michelle trachtenberg and mary lynn rajskub tapped for cbs. Former host michael aspel centre with guests lr rod mclennan, jillian cooper, frances barlow and peter glaze. Comedy support came from peter glaze, don maclean, jack douglas and the krankies, among others. Peter glaze in crackerjack saw him in the importance of being ernest in the xm vintage. Peter glaze in crackerjack with images childhood memories. Its a show full of surprises that keeps the feature act a secret until the curtain opens.
Don mclean and jan hunt hosted along with comedian peter glaze an old favourite since the very early days following the departure of crowther. Backberner was an australian political satire sketch comedy television series, broadcast on and produced by abc tv with crackerjack productions. Comedian and broadcaster don maclean mbe got his tv break on crackerjack in the 70s and, after that, he became a regular on tv and radio and a. The bbc is reviving cult classic childrens tv show crackerjack. Im no cartoonist but if i wanted to create a likeness of. Alan stafford plays tribute to crackerjack comedian peter glaze, who died 35 years ago. Trachtenberg has been cast as the female lead in cbs untitled peter knight comedy pilot. William george peter glaze 17 september 1917 20 february 1983 was an english comedian born in london. One of the highlights of the show was a section called don and pete, being don maclean and peter glaze in a silentcomedystyle section which saw the lead actors playing different parts each week. Comedy support came from peter glaze, don maclean, jack douglas and the. The longest serving member of the original crackerjack. Cult classic childrens tv show crackerjack is coming back.
The programme also featured the quiz game double or drop, devised by presenter eamonn andrews. Classic bbc childrens tv series returning to screens. When queen elizabeth visited the production in 1961 she was presented with. Tv series 19552020 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Teatime favourite returns with gunge, pencils and zany irreverence to spare 17012020 lohan wants to comeback with mean girls sequel. The comedians on the show have included rod mclennan, bernie clifton, little and large and ronnie corbett. Crackerjack was enormous for friday teatime, with eight million viewers both children and adults.
Les dawson cissie and ada marriage guidance council comedy actors, tv actors. Dave oneil has been in the business of comedy for over 20 years and is one of australias most recognisable standup comics, having performed at 16 melbourne international comedy festivals and at dozens of comedy clubs. After all the sketches and instudio comedy, the main focal point of crackerjack was the game double or drop, where children picked from the audience were quizzed to. Many presenters, including elaine paige, leslie crowther, ronnie corbett, and michael aspel, went on to become big stars my favourite, however, was don maclean. Crackerjack theatre brings to you a variety of theatre projects. The show with its famous crushagrape catchphrase was a staple of childrens television the.
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