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|Title = BBC continuity announcer
 
|Title = BBC continuity announcer
 
|Actor = [[John Cleese]]
 
|Actor = [[John Cleese]]
|Image = [[Image:anfscd 6.jpg|200px]]
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|First = [[The Ant, an Introduction]]
 
|First = [[The Ant, an Introduction]]
 
|Profession = Continuity announcer}}
 
|Profession = Continuity announcer}}
The '''BBC continuity announcer''' is a reoccurring character in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', used to link sketches together. He says "And now for something completely different" in unexpected areas. He initially appears in the episode "[[Sex and Violence]]," played by [[Eric Idle]]. In his subsequent appearances, he is portrayed by [[John Cleese]].
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The '''BBC continuity announcer''' is a reoccurring character in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', used to link sketches together. He says "And now for something completely different" in unexpected areas. In later episodes, his line is shortened to “And now”. He initially appears in the episode "[[Sex and Violence]]," played by [[Eric Idle]]. In his subsequent appearances, he is portrayed by [[John Cleese]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
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anfscd 6.jpg|[[The Ant, an Introduction]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 6.jpg|[[The Ant, an Introduction]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 7.jpg
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Bbc continuity announcer 8.jpg
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Anfscd_2.jpg|[[Face the Press (episode)|Face the Press]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 2.jpg|[[Face the Press (episode)|Face the Press]]
Anfscd_3.jpg|[[The Spanish Inquisition (episode)|The Spanish Inquisition]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 3.jpg|[[The Spanish Inquisition (episode)|The Spanish Inquisition]]
anfscd 9.jpg|[[Déjà Vu (episode)|Déjà Vu]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 9.jpg|[[Déjà Vu (episode)|Déjà Vu]]
anfscd 10.jpg|[[The Buzz Aldrin Show]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 10.jpg|[[The Buzz Aldrin Show]]
Anfscd.jpg|[[It's a Living]]
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Bbc continuity announcer.jpg|[[It's a Living]]
Anfscd_4.jpg|[[The Attila the Hun Show (episode)|The Attila the Hun Show]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 4.jpg|[[The Attila the Hun Show (episode)|The Attila the Hun Show]]
Anfscd_5.jpg|[[How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body (episode)|How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 5.jpg|[[How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body (episode)|How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body]]
anfscd_11.jpg|[[Scott of the Antarctic (episode)|Scott of the Antarctic]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 11.jpg|[[Scott of the Antarctic (episode)|Scott of the Antarctic]]
Anfscd_12.jpg|[[How Not to Be Seen (episode)|How Not to Be Seen]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 12.jpg|[[How Not to Be Seen (episode)|How Not to Be Seen]]
Anfscd_13.jpg|[[Spam (episode)|Spam]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 13.jpg|[[Spam (episode)|Spam]]
 
royal episode 1.jpg|[[Royal Episode 13]]
 
royal episode 1.jpg|[[Royal Episode 13]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 14.png|Series 3
Anfscd_14.png|[[Whicker's World]]
 
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Bbc continuity announcer 15.png|[[The Nude Organist (episode)|The Nude Organist]], [[Grandstand]]
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Bbc continuity announcer 16.png|[[Dennis Moore (episode)|Dennis Moore]]
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Bbc continuity anfscd1.jpg|[[And Now for Something Completely Different]]
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Bbc continuity anfscd2.jpg
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Bbc continuity anfscd3.jpg
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Bbc continuity anfscd4.jpg
 
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[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Characters portrayed by Eric Idle]]
 
[[Category:Characters portrayed by Eric Idle]]
 
[[Category:Running jokes]]
 
[[Category:Running jokes]]
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[[Category:Recurring characters]]
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[[Category:Flying Circus characters]]
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[[Category:And Now For Something Completely Different characters]]

Latest revision as of 21:19, 7 March 2022

The BBC continuity announcer is a reoccurring character in Monty Python's Flying Circus, used to link sketches together. He says "And now for something completely different" in unexpected areas. In later episodes, his line is shortened to “And now”. He initially appears in the episode "Sex and Violence," played by Eric Idle. In his subsequent appearances, he is portrayed by John Cleese.

Appearances[]