Evolution Of Camp Comedy

Produced in the late 1990s in the UK, an excellent documentary hosted by Bob Monkhouse tracing the very gay evolution of Camp as a comedic style.

Entitled, What A Performance! it features an analysis of some of the great British gay camp actors (sadly now dead):

• Kenneth Williams
• Frankie Howerd
• Larry Grayson
• Gerry Desmond
• Sid Field
• Hugh Paddick
• John Inman
• Kenny Everett

When one hears Bob Monkhouse at 3:16 say:

"Camp has been with us ever since God said, "Let there be light.........entertainment. If your jewellery is immoderate, your language outlandish, your manner ostentatious, if you strut, flounce, prance and generally overshoot the mark.........sweetie, you're camp"

....you know it's gonna be an hour of your time well spent checking out this video.