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8/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 6 Theme song Snuff Box Theme Song | 8.1/10 IMDb Genre Dark comedy No. of series 1 Final episode date 3 April 2006 Network BBC Three | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Matt Berry
Rich Fulcher Starring Matt Berry
Rich Fulcher
Alan Ford Cast Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher, Richard Ayoade, Alan Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snuff box jokes
Snuff Box (sometimes referred to as Berry & Fulcher's Snuff Box) is a British dark comedy starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher with additional material by Nick Gargano. It first aired on BBC Three on 27 February 2006.
Contents
- Snuff box jokes
- Benny hill show classic sketch the snuff box spy movies parody
- Background
- Reception
- DVD release
- Episodes
- Music
- References
Starring as fictionalized versions of themselves, Berry plays a hangman ("High Executioner to the King of England"), and Fulcher his assistant. The majority of the programme is set in a "gentlemen's club for hangmen", although the show is also interspersed with sequences of sketches, often featuring different characters.
Benny hill show classic sketch the snuff box spy movies parody
Background
Berry and Fulcher met whilst working together on another BBC Three comedy, The Mighty Boosh. Snuff Box was originally titled Berry & Fulcher's Comedy Bronze.
Reception
The Guardian described the show as "fantastically dark and cynical".
DVD release
The series 1 DVD was released on 16 June 2008.
On 11 October 2011, Severin Films released the series on DVD with a bonus CD of music and other exclusive extra features in the North American market.
Episodes
This list is ordered by the original air dates on BBC Three in the United Kingdom.
Music
The Snuff Box theme is used repeatedly throughout the series. Matt Berry composed the music, both themes and incidental. He sang most of the vocal parts and played most of the instruments. He recorded the theme tune in his flat. English composer Tony Hatch advised Berry on the brass sections.
The film Dredd featured the Snuff Box theme in a few scenes.