'Three Of A Kind' was what put both Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry on the comedy map in Britain throughout the early '80's. It was also the first comedy show to use Teletext style jokes ( named here as 'Gagfax' ). Also in the cast was David Copperfield, who surprisingly seemed to vanish after the show ended.
Like Russ Abbot's 'Madhouse' series which ran on ITV, 'Three Of A Kind' got laughs purely from its simplicity. Songs were commonplace, the best of all being a spoof of The Crystals' 'Da Do Ron Ron', with Tracey, Lenny and David as The Ruinettes. Some gags were corny but then that was part of the show's charm. This was my favourite gag.
LENNY: I'm a policeman, but for a laugh I let people arrest me at parties!
TRACEY: I'm an avon lady, but for a laugh I let people sell me things at parties!
DAVID: I'm a taxidermist. I hate parties!
'Three Of A Kind' ended in 1983 after its third series. Tracey Ullman later went over to the States to pursue a film career, whilst Lenny Henry became heavily involved with 'Comic Relief'. However, as I said at the start of this review, David Copperfield, just simply disappeared.
Like Russ Abbot's 'Madhouse' series which ran on ITV, 'Three Of A Kind' got laughs purely from its simplicity. Songs were commonplace, the best of all being a spoof of The Crystals' 'Da Do Ron Ron', with Tracey, Lenny and David as The Ruinettes. Some gags were corny but then that was part of the show's charm. This was my favourite gag.
LENNY: I'm a policeman, but for a laugh I let people arrest me at parties!
TRACEY: I'm an avon lady, but for a laugh I let people sell me things at parties!
DAVID: I'm a taxidermist. I hate parties!
'Three Of A Kind' ended in 1983 after its third series. Tracey Ullman later went over to the States to pursue a film career, whilst Lenny Henry became heavily involved with 'Comic Relief'. However, as I said at the start of this review, David Copperfield, just simply disappeared.