Now that I’ve gotten my Bah Humbugs out a little, here’s a Christmas special I really enjoyed. It aired a few years ago on BBC Three, but I only just found it recently. It’s a ridiculous rock opera of the birth of Christ, written by Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade, done in the style of the original rock operas of the seventies.

The special is full of great comedians, but most of them are basically unknown in North America. I’ve been trolling through BBC comedies lately, so I’ll probably be posting more of their work in the future. Everyone does a great job in this, but I found Julian Barrett, of The Mighty Boosh, particularly hilarious.

Here it is in its entirety: