. . "1978-04-22"^^ . . . . . . "Theodoric of York was a sketch created by Tom Davis. The character was played by Steve Martin. The skit was done twice, with the same premise, about a man working in a more primitive time, relying on superstitions, but the joke being that it was the most up-to-date technology. The skit also was more than the typical \"one-joke sketch\", whereby Theodoric would be on the cusp of changing the tack of humanity for the better, only to consider that too far-fetched."@en . . "2"^^ . "1978-11-04"^^ . "Theodoric of York"@en . . "Live"@en . . . "Theodoric of York was a sketch created by Tom Davis. The character was played by Steve Martin. The skit was done twice, with the same premise, about a man working in a more primitive time, relying on superstitions, but the joke being that it was the most up-to-date technology. The skit also was more than the typical \"one-joke sketch\", whereby Theodoric would be on the cusp of changing the tack of humanity for the better, only to consider that too far-fetched."@en . .