Learning on ScreenTerrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow
- Alternative title
- Behind the Blow
- Synopsis
- Television animated satirical comedy series. The kids from South Park travel to see Philip (who is Canadian) perform Hamlet (V ii) at ‘The Canadian Shakespeare Festival’ (a reference to the Stratford Festival). The scene is performed at high speed in an invented Canadian accent with added colloquialisms. The scene satirises how Canadians perceive Shakespeare in their culture and may also be seen as a comment on how Americans perceive Canadian culture.
- Series
- South Park
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 18 Jul 2001 (Channel: Comedy Central)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Trey Parker
- Producer
- Frank C. II Agnone
- Writer
- Matt Stone; Trey Parker
- Cast
Trey Parker Philip (Hamlet)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Animation
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Canada; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); national identity; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- Notes
- A video clip can be viewed on www.canadianshakespeares.ca
- History
- This programme is episode 505 overall, and episode 5 in the fifth series.
- Textual information
- The script can be read on www.tvtwiz.com
Online Availability
Production Company
- Name
Parker Stone Productions
- Address
- United States
- Notes
- Founded by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators, writers and directors of SOUTH PARK
Distributor
- Name
Comedy Central
- Web
- http://comedycentral.com External site opens in new window
- Address
- United States
- Notes
- US cable broadcast channel
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
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