8.030 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestRich plans to tie the knot, finally escaping Matt's clutches and leading a life of his own. However, his fellow hangman is determined to keep him in the gentleman's club, whatever it takes.
"High Executioner to the King of England" Matt Berry and his assistant Rich Fulcher, spend their free time in a gentleman’s club for hangmen, competing for women, money and happiness, while engaging general depravity.
Acting
Berry's full commitment to deranged aristocrats
Writing
Sketch structure that actively hates you
Production
Gentleman's club aesthetic on a shoestring
Creator
Rich Fulcher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show was filmed in a real working gentleman's club in London, with Berry and Fulcher writing each episode the week before shooting.
This directly spawned Berry's later persona in Toast of London—the overconfident failure DNA is identical, just with more hanging.
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