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Paul Jackson

Series 1

90 mins

25 January 1986 (1986-01-25)

29 March 1986 (1986-03-29)

Geoff Posner andPaul Jackson

Series 2

75 mins

7 February 1987 (1987-02-07)

11 April 1987 (1987-04-11)

Ian Hamilton

Friday Night Live

Series 1

75 mins

19 February 1988 (1988-02-19)

29 April 1988 (1988-04-29)

Ian Hamilton

Saturday Live

Series 3

60 mins

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)

20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)

ITV

Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton and Susie Dark

Highlights Shows

Best Of Saturday Live

Pilot show highlights

60 mins

4 January 1986 (1986-01-04)

ITV

Paul Jackson

Saturday Almost Live

Series 1 highlights

60 mins

13 September 1986 (1986-09-13)

18 October 1986 (1986-10-18)

Geoff Posner andPaul Jackson

Series 2 highlights

60 mins

3 October 1987 (1987-10-03)

21 November 1987 (1987-11-21)

Ian Hamilton

Friday Night Almost Live

Series 1 highlights

60 mins

12 October 1988 (1988-10-12)

30 November 1988 (1988-11-30)

Ian Hamilton

Title	Description	Slot Time	Air Date	Network	Director	Producers
Saturday Live	Re-edited show for ITV's 1986Golden Rose of Montreux entry^[2]	45 mins	22 April 1986	Channel 4	Geoff Posner	Geoff Posner andGeoffrey Perkins
Friday Night Live Lives Again!	Comic Relief Special^[3]	60 mins	12 March 1993	BBC1	?	?
Saturday Live Again!	One-off 20th anniversary revival show	90 mins	1 December 2007	ITV	Geoff Posner	Geoff Posner andDavid Tyler
Friday Night Live	One-off revival forChannel 4's 40th anniversary	95 mins	21 October 2022	Channel 4	Geoff Posner	Susie Hall

Title

Description

Slot Time

Air Date

Network

Director

Producers

Saturday Live

Re-edited show for ITV's 1986Golden Rose of Montreux entry^[2]

45 mins

22 April 1986

Friday Night Live Lives Again!

Comic Relief Special^[3]

60 mins

12 March 1993

BBC1

Saturday Live Again!

One-off 20th anniversary revival show

90 mins

1 December 2007

ITV

Geoff Posner andDavid Tyler

Friday Night Live

One-off revival forChannel 4's 40th anniversary

95 mins

21 October 2022

Susie Hall

Show	Host	Air Time (with ads)	Original release date
~	Lenny Henry	90 mins.	12 January 1985 (1985-01-12)
Lenny Henry : Introduction and stand-up^{[BESTOF 1]} Chris Barrie : (Impression)Richie Benaud commentates on N.U.M. vs The Coal Board Carla Mendonça,Helen Atkinson-Wood : Surrogate mother Chris Barrie,Lenny Henry,Mel Smith :Robin Day (impression) and Fred Dread (character) musical political debate^{[BESTOF 1]} musicThe Style Council :Speak Like A Child^{[BESTOF 1]} Robbie Coltrane,Lenny Henry,Carla Mendonça,Christopher Ryan : (pre-filmed)Pastiche of the movieOn The Waterfront^{[BESTOF 1]} musicSmiley Culture : Cockney Translation Chris Barrie : (Impression)David Coleman segway Lenny Henry : Deakus (character) Chris Barrie : (Impression)Ronald Reagan speech^{[BESTOF 1]} French & Saunders, Raw Sex : Folk song^{[BESTOF 1]} Chris Barrie : (Impression)Robin Day Chemical Weapons musicSlade :Run Runaway^{[BESTOF 1]} 20th Century Coyote : (pre-filmed)The Dangerous Brothers - World of Danger/Towering Inferno^{[MONTREUX 1]}^{[BESTOF 1]}^{[DVD 1]} Sid Field,Jerry Desmonde : 1946 film clip fromLondon Town musicThe Style Council,Lenny Henry :You're The Best Thing^{[BESTOF 1]} Chris Barrie,Andy De La Tour :Ronald Reagan (impression) talks nuclear disarmament with Russian official^{[BESTOF 1]} Abby Stein : American stand-up Sandy Powell : 1931 film clip from Sandy MP Carla Mendonça,Chris Langham : Rudy Weiss (character) interview on condom pollution Lenny Henry,Mel Smith,Andy De La Tour : Job interview^{[BESTOF 1]} Chris Barrie : (Impression)David Coleman with a pools forecast^{[BESTOF 1]} musicSlade :7 Year Bitch^{[BESTOF 1]} Lenny Henry : Stand-up

Show

Host

Air Time (with ads)

Original release date

Lenny Henry

90 mins.

12 January 1985 (1985-01-12)

Lenny Henry : Introduction and stand-up^{[BESTOF 1]}
Chris Barrie : (Impression)Richie Benaud commentates on N.U.M. vs The Coal Board
Carla Mendonça,Helen Atkinson-Wood : Surrogate mother
Chris Barrie,Lenny Henry,Mel Smith :Robin Day (impression) and Fred Dread (character) musical political debate^{[BESTOF 1]}
musicThe Style Council :Speak Like A Child^{[BESTOF 1]}
Robbie Coltrane,Lenny Henry,Carla Mendonça,Christopher Ryan : (pre-filmed)Pastiche of the movieOn The Waterfront^{[BESTOF 1]}
musicSmiley Culture : Cockney Translation
Chris Barrie : (Impression)David Coleman segway
Lenny Henry : Deakus (character)
Chris Barrie : (Impression)Ronald Reagan speech^{[BESTOF 1]}
French & Saunders, Raw Sex : Folk song^{[BESTOF 1]}
Chris Barrie : (Impression)Robin Day Chemical Weapons
musicSlade :Run Runaway^{[BESTOF 1]}
20th Century Coyote : (pre-filmed)The Dangerous Brothers - World of Danger/Towering Inferno^{[MONTREUX 1]}^{[BESTOF 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
Sid Field,Jerry Desmonde : 1946 film clip fromLondon Town
musicThe Style Council,Lenny Henry :You're The Best Thing^{[BESTOF 1]}
Chris Barrie,Andy De La Tour :Ronald Reagan (impression) talks nuclear disarmament with Russian official^{[BESTOF 1]}
Abby Stein : American stand-up
Sandy Powell : 1931 film clip from Sandy MP
Carla Mendonça,Chris Langham : Rudy Weiss (character) interview on condom pollution
Lenny Henry,Mel Smith,Andy De La Tour : Job interview^{[BESTOF 1]}
Chris Barrie : (Impression)David Coleman with a pools forecast^{[BESTOF 1]}
musicSlade :7 Year Bitch^{[BESTOF 1]}
Lenny Henry : Stand-up

Show	Host	Air Time (with ads)	Original release date
1	Tracey Ullman	90 mins.	25 January 1986 (1986-01-25)
Tracey Ullman : Introduction John Sparkes : Siadwel (character) musicINXS :This Time The Oblivion Boys : Staring contest Tracey Ullman,Jon Glover,Mac McDonald : (pre-filmed) "The River Country" (apastiche of the 1984 moviesThe River, andCountry) John Bird : An unemployed defence minister (character) Tracey Ullman, Amanda Dickinson :Kay Clark (character)^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase,Suggs : "Rich" (soap operaparody) Pete McCarthy : News Flash Sam Kinison : American Stand-up^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]} Pete McCarthy : Snooker Wizardz : Fire dance Pete McCarthy : News Flash John Wells : (pre-filmed) A Life of Reilli musicSqueeze :King George Street Tracey Ullman : Stand-up Fry & Laurie : Chocolate Goodies^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} The Dangerous Brothers : (pre-filmed) Canon/Big Stunt^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Tracey Ullman : (character) "Betty Tomlinson - Two years on"^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Professional liar^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicFeargal Sharkey :You Little Thief^{[ALMOST 2]}
2	Lenny Henry	90 mins.	1 February 1986 (1986-02-01)
Lenny Henry : Introduction^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Damned :Eloise^{[ALMOST 3]} Fry & Laurie : Doubt^{[DVD 2]} Carrie Snow : American stand-up Pete McCarthy : News Flash The Oblivion Boys : Studio hands musicLevel 42 :Something About You musicLenny Henry : Sadeparody^{[DVD 1]} Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase,Gary Glitter : Rich (soap operaparody) musicThe Mint Juleps :Only Love Can Break Your Heart Lenny Henry,David Lodge,Timothy Spall,Morwenna Banks,Hugh Laurie : (pre-filmed) Notting Hills Cop (parody ofBeverley Hills Cop) Stephen Frost,Lenny Henry : Apartheid musicLevel 42 :Leaving Me Now Lenny Henry : Delbert Wilkins (character)^{[DVD 1]} The Dangerous Brothers,John Bird : (pre-filmed) Crocodile snogging^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Lenny Henry : (impression)David Bellamy introducesBen Elton^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Instant noodles, newspapers Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase : Commons Select Committee musicLenny Henry,Darts,The Mint Juleps :Sam Cooke medley^{[ALMOST 3]}
3	Pamela Stephenson	90 mins.	8 February 1986 (1986-02-08)
Pamela Stephenson,Brian Wheeler : Outside the studio waiting forJoan Collins^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Inspirational Choir : Everything's Gonna Be Alright Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Janet Street-Porter musicRichard Digance : Guitar and comedy songs The Oblivion Boys :Rupert Murdoch Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Ian Paisley musicPaul Hardcastle,Carol Kenyon :Don't Waste My Time Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Princess Diana Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase,Tamsin Heatley,Spike Milligan,Pamela Stephenson : Rich (soap operaparody) The Dangerous Brothers : (pre-filmed) Flying zebra^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Denis Healey MP : Recites a poem^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]} The Oblivion Boys : Stage hands Pete McCarthy : (pre-filmed) The National Theatre screws you up musicTalk Talk :Life's What You Make It Pamela Stephenson : (pre-filmed impression)Sting Fry & Laurie : Comedy Masterclass^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Pamela Stephenson : Wilda Peters (character) Nigel Planer : An Actor Speaks (character) musicRaw Sex,Nigel Planer : You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Ben Elton : Stand-up - Getting a Decent Drink^{[DVD 2]} Pamela Stephenson,Michael Redfern : (Impression)Joan Collins arrives^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Inspirational Choir : Let's Get Together and Feel Alright^{[ALMOST 2]} Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Joan Collins start the show^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]}
4	Chris Barrie	90 mins.	15 February 1986 (1986-02-15)
Chris Barrie : (pre-filmed) Introduction outside the studio^{[ALMOST 1]} Chris Barrie : (pre-filmed) Various impressions^{[ALMOST 1]} Chris Barrie : (impression)Bob Geldof introduction^{[ALMOST 1]} musicCharlie Sexton : Beat's So Lonely The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys : Tuxedos^{[DVD 1]} Kate Robbins,Chris Barrie,John Wells,John Bird,Steve Nallon : (impressions)Cilla Black,Ronald Reagan,Denis Thatcher,Mikhail Gorbachev,Margaret Thatcher -Blind Date^{[MONTREUX 1]} musicBelouis Some :Imagination Chris Barrie : (Impression)Richie Benaud^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie : Conf. UK^{[DVD 2]} musicNils Lofgren : Secrets In The Street^{[ALMOST 1]} Chris Barrie,Nigel Dempster : (Impression)John Cole reports on Valentine's season withNigel Dempster Helen Lederer : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]} musicBelouis Some :Some People Kate Robbins,Chris Barrie,Steve Nallon :Blind Date catch-up Judy Tenuta : Stand-up and accordion^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} Chris Barrie : Old soldier (character) dictation^{[DVD 1]} The Dangerous Brothers,John Bird,Morwenna Banks,Michael Redfern : (pre-filmed) Babysitting^{[DVD 3]} Chris Barrie : (Impression)Ben Elton introducesBen Elton^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Jogging^{[DVD 1]} Chris Barrie : Impressions and stand-up^{[DVD 1]} musicCharlie Sexton : Hold Me
5	Michael Barrymore	90 mins.	22 February 1986 (1986-02-22)
Michael Barrymore : Introduction musicColonel Abrams :I'm Not Gonna Let You The Oblivion Boys : Kidnapped Susie Blake : Rupert Bear story Michael Barrymore : Stand-up and stunt musicMr. Mister :Broken Wings Michael Barrymore : Singing Harry Enfield,Jon Glover,Helen Lederer : (pre-filmed) The Day After^{[DVD 2]} musicJohnny Hubcap and the Axles :At The Hop Arnold Brown : Stand-up Michael Barrymore : (Impression)Tommy Cooper Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - First appearance^{[DVD 2]} Fry & Laurie : Poetry in Parkhurst^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicRuby Turner :If You're Ready Margaret Smith : American stand-up musicMr. Mister :Kyrie Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Double entendres musicMichael Barrymore : Stand-up and singingWe'll Meet Again
6	Hale & Pace	90 mins.	1 March 1986 (1986-03-01)
Hale & Pace : The Management arrive and introduction^{[MONTREUX 1]} musicMadness : I'll Compete^{[MONTREUX 1]} Hale & Pace : Proclamation^{[MONTREUX 1]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - My daughter Donna^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicRoger Daltrey :Under A Raging Moon^{[MONTREUX 1]} musicHale & Pace : Singing Doctors^{[MONTREUX 1]}^{[DVD 1]} A Whitney Brown : American stand-up Pierre Hollins : Alfonse (character) daredevil act Hale & Pace :Club 18-30 musicThe Walkers : Hey! Don't Waste My Time^{[MONTREUX 1]} Jeremy Hardy : Stand-up Hale & Pace :Saint David's Day musicMadness :The Sweetest Girl Hale & Pace : Billy & Johnny (characters)^{[MONTREUX 1]} The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys andLee Cornes : E.B.T.^{[DVD 1]} musicNorman Pace : The world's greatest lover (character) singspastiche ofMy Way The Dangerous Brothers,Norman Lovett : (pre-filmed) Torture^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Girlfriend Threw Me Out^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicMadness,Hale & Pace :See You Later, Alligator /Let's Have A Party /Roll Over Beethoven^{[MONTREUX 1]}^{[ALMOST 1]}
7	Ben Elton	90 mins.	8 March 1986 (1986-03-08)
Ben Elton : Introduction and stand-up -Club 18-30^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]} musicBuddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers : Real Girl^{[ALMOST 4]} Ben Elton,Hugh Laurie : Pop Show^{[DVD 2]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Today newspaper^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Taxi driver^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Blow Monkeys :Digging Your Scene musicDenise Black and the Kray Sisters : Acapella singing^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]} Emo Philips : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton,Hugh Laurie : Simon Ploppy at drama school^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicHipsway :The Honeythief Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie,Emma Thompson : Hush child^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Students Ben Elton : Metamorphosis^{[DVD 2]} The Dangerous Brothers : (pre-filmed) Exploding politicians^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton,Stephen Fry : As nuns - One little thing^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Jasper Carrott : Stand-up Jasper Carrott : (pre-filmed) animation Ben Elton : Stand-up - Double Seat musicBuddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers : Let My Love
8	Fascinating Aïda	90 mins.	15 March 1986 (1986-03-15)
Fascinating Aïda : Introduction The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys : Wow Fashion^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield,John Sessions : Stavros (character) -Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster^{[DVD 2]} musicKissing the Pink :One Step musicFascinating Aïda : Pretend You're German Craig Charles : Poetry Fry & Laurie : A Good Night's Sleep^{[DVD 2]} Rita Rudner : American Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]} musicSomo Somo : Masikini Ya Mola Emma Thompson : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]} The Dangerous Brothers,Jennifer Saunders : (pre-filmed) How to get off with a lady^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]} musicFascinating Aïda : England's Green And Pleasant Land Emma Thompson,Hugh Laurie : Photographs^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Brush with the bomb^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicGirlschool andGary Glitter :I'm The Leader of the Gang^{[ALMOST 6]}
9	Peter Cook	90 mins.	22 March 1986 (1986-03-22)
Peter Cook,John Wells : (Impression)Ferdinand Marcos^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Communards : Disenchanted The Oblivion Boys : Pot Snooker^{[DVD 1]} Kate Robbins : (Impression)Sarah Ferguson Peter Cook,John Bird : Lord Stockton (character)^{[DVD 1]} musicTwisted Sister :I Am (I'm Me) Peter Cook,John Fortune :E. L. Wisty (character) - Interesting things^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Video Box^{[DVD 2]} musicHitlist : Into The Fire Louie Anderson : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]} musicTwisted Sister :Leader of the Pack French & Saunders, Raw Sex : Studio direction^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]} Peter Cook,John Bird : Workmen inKubla Khan musicThe Communards,The Oblivion Boys : La Dolarosa Fry & Laurie : Flight to Tokyo^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Peter Cook : (pre-filmed) (impression)James Last's Britain Ben Elton : Stand-up - The budget^{[DVD 1]} musicPeter Cook : (Impression)James Last's orchestra
10	Steven Wright	90 mins.	29 March 1986 (1986-03-29)
musicFine Young Cannibals :Suspicious Minds Ben Elton : Good news intro Steven Wright : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]} The Dangerous Brothers,Fry & Laurie : Dangervision/Flower Arranging^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 2]} John Wells,John Bird : Show lawyers at end of series^{[ALMOST 6]} musicThe Moody Blues :Your Wildest Dreams Gary Glitter,The Dangerous Brothers : What rock n roll is coming to musicKate Robbins,Jessica Martin : A song with theEastenders theme music Steven Wright : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]} Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie : At The Theatre^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicFine Young Cannibals : Blue^{[ALMOST 5]} Fry & Laurie,Stephen Frost,Ken Livingstone : Monopoly^{[DVD 2]} Kate Robbins : (Impression)Cilla Black musicThe Moody Blues :Nights In White Satin The Dangerous Brothers : Dangervision - blowing up a wall^{[DVD 3]} Robbie Coltrane,Miranda Richardson, Harry Ditson,Steve Steen, Carey Wilson : (pre-filmed)Pastiche of the movieThe Third Man Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Make the sexy bonks with me^{[DVD 2]} The Oblivion Boys : A bit of a fracas Steven Wright : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]} The Dangerous Brothers : Dangervision - Remove genitals^{[DVD 3]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Sexist Comedy^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Spike Milligan : Postcard fromCaspar Weinberger musicThe Inspirational Choir : Jesus Dropped The Charges

Show

Host

Air Time (with ads)

Original release date

Tracey Ullman

90 mins.

25 January 1986 (1986-01-25)

Tracey Ullman : Introduction
John Sparkes : Siadwel (character)
musicINXS :This Time
The Oblivion Boys : Staring contest
Tracey Ullman,Jon Glover,Mac McDonald : (pre-filmed) "The River Country" (apastiche of the 1984 moviesThe River, andCountry)
John Bird : An unemployed defence minister (character)
Tracey Ullman, Amanda Dickinson :Kay Clark (character)^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase,Suggs : "Rich" (soap operaparody)
Pete McCarthy : News Flash
Sam Kinison : American Stand-up^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]}
Pete McCarthy : Snooker
Wizardz : Fire dance
Pete McCarthy : News Flash
John Wells : (pre-filmed) A Life of Reilli
musicSqueeze :King George Street
Tracey Ullman : Stand-up
Fry & Laurie : Chocolate Goodies^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
The Dangerous Brothers : (pre-filmed) Canon/Big Stunt^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Tracey Ullman : (character) "Betty Tomlinson - Two years on"^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Professional liar^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicFeargal Sharkey :You Little Thief^{[ALMOST 2]}

Lenny Henry

90 mins.

1 February 1986 (1986-02-01)

Lenny Henry : Introduction^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Damned :Eloise^{[ALMOST 3]}
Fry & Laurie : Doubt^{[DVD 2]}
Carrie Snow : American stand-up
Pete McCarthy : News Flash
The Oblivion Boys : Studio hands
musicLevel 42 :Something About You
musicLenny Henry : Sadeparody^{[DVD 1]}
Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase,Gary Glitter : Rich (soap operaparody)
musicThe Mint Juleps :Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Lenny Henry,David Lodge,Timothy Spall,Morwenna Banks,Hugh Laurie : (pre-filmed) Notting Hills Cop (parody ofBeverley Hills Cop)
Stephen Frost,Lenny Henry : Apartheid
musicLevel 42 :Leaving Me Now
Lenny Henry : Delbert Wilkins (character)^{[DVD 1]}
The Dangerous Brothers,John Bird : (pre-filmed) Crocodile snogging^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Lenny Henry : (impression)David Bellamy introducesBen Elton^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Instant noodles, newspapers
Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase : Commons Select Committee
musicLenny Henry,Darts,The Mint Juleps :Sam Cooke medley^{[ALMOST 3]}

Pamela Stephenson

90 mins.

8 February 1986 (1986-02-08)

Pamela Stephenson,Brian Wheeler : Outside the studio waiting forJoan Collins^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Inspirational Choir : Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Janet Street-Porter
musicRichard Digance : Guitar and comedy songs
The Oblivion Boys :Rupert Murdoch
Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Ian Paisley
musicPaul Hardcastle,Carol Kenyon :Don't Waste My Time
Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Princess Diana
Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens,Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase,Tamsin Heatley,Spike Milligan,Pamela Stephenson : Rich (soap operaparody)
The Dangerous Brothers : (pre-filmed) Flying zebra^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Denis Healey MP : Recites a poem^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]}
The Oblivion Boys : Stage hands
Pete McCarthy : (pre-filmed) The National Theatre screws you up
musicTalk Talk :Life's What You Make It
Pamela Stephenson : (pre-filmed impression)Sting
Fry & Laurie : Comedy Masterclass^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Pamela Stephenson : Wilda Peters (character)
Nigel Planer : An Actor Speaks (character)
musicRaw Sex,Nigel Planer : You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Getting a Decent Drink^{[DVD 2]}
Pamela Stephenson,Michael Redfern : (Impression)Joan Collins arrives^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Inspirational Choir : Let's Get Together and Feel Alright^{[ALMOST 2]}
Pamela Stephenson : (Impression)Joan Collins start the show^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]}

Chris Barrie

90 mins.

15 February 1986 (1986-02-15)

Chris Barrie : (pre-filmed) Introduction outside the studio^{[ALMOST 1]}
Chris Barrie : (pre-filmed) Various impressions^{[ALMOST 1]}
Chris Barrie : (impression)Bob Geldof introduction^{[ALMOST 1]}
musicCharlie Sexton : Beat's So Lonely
The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys : Tuxedos^{[DVD 1]}
Kate Robbins,Chris Barrie,John Wells,John Bird,Steve Nallon : (impressions)Cilla Black,Ronald Reagan,Denis Thatcher,Mikhail Gorbachev,Margaret Thatcher -Blind Date^{[MONTREUX 1]}
musicBelouis Some :Imagination
Chris Barrie : (Impression)Richie Benaud^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie : Conf. UK^{[DVD 2]}
musicNils Lofgren : Secrets In The Street^{[ALMOST 1]}
Chris Barrie,Nigel Dempster : (Impression)John Cole reports on Valentine's season withNigel Dempster
Helen Lederer : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicBelouis Some :Some People
Kate Robbins,Chris Barrie,Steve Nallon :Blind Date catch-up
Judy Tenuta : Stand-up and accordion^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
Chris Barrie : Old soldier (character) dictation^{[DVD 1]}
The Dangerous Brothers,John Bird,Morwenna Banks,Michael Redfern : (pre-filmed) Babysitting^{[DVD 3]}
Chris Barrie : (Impression)Ben Elton introducesBen Elton^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Jogging^{[DVD 1]}
Chris Barrie : Impressions and stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
musicCharlie Sexton : Hold Me

Michael Barrymore

90 mins.

22 February 1986 (1986-02-22)

Michael Barrymore : Introduction
musicColonel Abrams :I'm Not Gonna Let You
The Oblivion Boys : Kidnapped
Susie Blake : Rupert Bear story
Michael Barrymore : Stand-up and stunt
musicMr. Mister :Broken Wings
Michael Barrymore : Singing
Harry Enfield,Jon Glover,Helen Lederer : (pre-filmed) The Day After^{[DVD 2]}
musicJohnny Hubcap and the Axles :At The Hop
Arnold Brown : Stand-up
Michael Barrymore : (Impression)Tommy Cooper
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - First appearance^{[DVD 2]}
Fry & Laurie : Poetry in Parkhurst^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicRuby Turner :If You're Ready
Margaret Smith : American stand-up
musicMr. Mister :Kyrie
Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Double entendres
musicMichael Barrymore : Stand-up and singingWe'll Meet Again

Hale & Pace

90 mins.

1 March 1986 (1986-03-01)

Hale & Pace : The Management arrive and introduction^{[MONTREUX 1]}
musicMadness : I'll Compete^{[MONTREUX 1]}
Hale & Pace : Proclamation^{[MONTREUX 1]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - My daughter Donna^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicRoger Daltrey :Under A Raging Moon^{[MONTREUX 1]}
musicHale & Pace : Singing Doctors^{[MONTREUX 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
A Whitney Brown : American stand-up
Pierre Hollins : Alfonse (character) daredevil act
Hale & Pace :Club 18-30
musicThe Walkers : Hey! Don't Waste My Time^{[MONTREUX 1]}
Jeremy Hardy : Stand-up
Hale & Pace :Saint David's Day
musicMadness :The Sweetest Girl
Hale & Pace : Billy & Johnny (characters)^{[MONTREUX 1]}
The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys andLee Cornes : E.B.T.^{[DVD 1]}
musicNorman Pace : The world's greatest lover (character) singspastiche ofMy Way
The Dangerous Brothers,Norman Lovett : (pre-filmed) Torture^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Girlfriend Threw Me Out^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicMadness,Hale & Pace :See You Later, Alligator /Let's Have A Party /Roll Over Beethoven^{[MONTREUX 1]}^{[ALMOST 1]}

90 mins.

8 March 1986 (1986-03-08)

Ben Elton : Introduction and stand-up -Club 18-30^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicBuddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers : Real Girl^{[ALMOST 4]}
Ben Elton,Hugh Laurie : Pop Show^{[DVD 2]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Today newspaper^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Taxi driver^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Blow Monkeys :Digging Your Scene
musicDenise Black and the Kray Sisters : Acapella singing^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]}
Emo Philips : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton,Hugh Laurie : Simon Ploppy at drama school^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicHipsway :The Honeythief
Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie,Emma Thompson : Hush child^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Students
Ben Elton : Metamorphosis^{[DVD 2]}
The Dangerous Brothers : (pre-filmed) Exploding politicians^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton,Stephen Fry : As nuns - One little thing^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Jasper Carrott : Stand-up
Jasper Carrott : (pre-filmed) animation
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Double Seat
musicBuddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers : Let My Love

Fascinating Aïda

90 mins.

15 March 1986 (1986-03-15)

Fascinating Aïda : Introduction
The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys : Wow Fashion^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield,John Sessions : Stavros (character) -Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster^{[DVD 2]}
musicKissing the Pink :One Step
musicFascinating Aïda : Pretend You're German
Craig Charles : Poetry
Fry & Laurie : A Good Night's Sleep^{[DVD 2]}
Rita Rudner : American Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicSomo Somo : Masikini Ya Mola
Emma Thompson : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}
The Dangerous Brothers,Jennifer Saunders : (pre-filmed) How to get off with a lady^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicFascinating Aïda : England's Green And Pleasant Land
Emma Thompson,Hugh Laurie : Photographs^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Brush with the bomb^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicGirlschool andGary Glitter :I'm The Leader of the Gang^{[ALMOST 6]}

Peter Cook

90 mins.

22 March 1986 (1986-03-22)

Peter Cook,John Wells : (Impression)Ferdinand Marcos^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Communards : Disenchanted
The Oblivion Boys : Pot Snooker^{[DVD 1]}
Kate Robbins : (Impression)Sarah Ferguson
Peter Cook,John Bird : Lord Stockton (character)^{[DVD 1]}
musicTwisted Sister :I Am (I'm Me)
Peter Cook,John Fortune :E. L. Wisty (character) - Interesting things^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Video Box^{[DVD 2]}
musicHitlist : Into The Fire
Louie Anderson : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicTwisted Sister :Leader of the Pack
French & Saunders, Raw Sex : Studio direction^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]}
Peter Cook,John Bird : Workmen inKubla Khan
musicThe Communards,The Oblivion Boys : La Dolarosa
Fry & Laurie : Flight to Tokyo^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Peter Cook : (pre-filmed) (impression)James Last's Britain
Ben Elton : Stand-up - The budget^{[DVD 1]}
musicPeter Cook : (Impression)James Last's orchestra

Steven Wright

90 mins.

29 March 1986 (1986-03-29)

musicFine Young Cannibals :Suspicious Minds
Ben Elton : Good news intro
Steven Wright : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}
The Dangerous Brothers,Fry & Laurie : Dangervision/Flower Arranging^{[DVD 3]}^{[DVD 2]}
John Wells,John Bird : Show lawyers at end of series^{[ALMOST 6]}
musicThe Moody Blues :Your Wildest Dreams
Gary Glitter,The Dangerous Brothers : What rock n roll is coming to
musicKate Robbins,Jessica Martin : A song with theEastenders theme music
Steven Wright : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie : At The Theatre^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicFine Young Cannibals : Blue^{[ALMOST 5]}
Fry & Laurie,Stephen Frost,Ken Livingstone : Monopoly^{[DVD 2]}
Kate Robbins : (Impression)Cilla Black
musicThe Moody Blues :Nights In White Satin
The Dangerous Brothers : Dangervision - blowing up a wall^{[DVD 3]}
Robbie Coltrane,Miranda Richardson, Harry Ditson,Steve Steen, Carey Wilson : (pre-filmed)Pastiche of the movieThe Third Man
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Make the sexy bonks with me^{[DVD 2]}
The Oblivion Boys : A bit of a fracas
Steven Wright : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
The Dangerous Brothers : Dangervision - Remove genitals^{[DVD 3]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Sexist Comedy^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Spike Milligan : Postcard fromCaspar Weinberger
musicThe Inspirational Choir : Jesus Dropped The Charges

Show	Host	Air Time (with ads)	Original release date
~	Hale & Pace	45mins.	22 April 1986 (1986-04-22)
Hale & Pace : The Management arrive and introduction musicMadness : I'll Compete Hale & Pace : Proclamation 20th Century Coyote : (pre-filmed)The Dangerous Brothers - World of Danger/Towering Inferno musicHale & Pace : Singing Doctors musicRoger Daltrey :Under A Raging Moon Hale & Pace : Billy & Johnny (characters) musicThe Walkers : Hey! Don't Waste My Time Kate Robbins,Chris Barrie,John Wells,John Bird,Steve Nallon : (impressions)Cilla Black,Ronald Reagan,Denis Thatcher,Mikhail Gorbachev,Margaret Thatcher -Blind Date musicMadness,Hale & Pace :See You Later, Alligator /Let's Have A Party /Roll Over Beethoven

Show

Host

Air Time (with ads)

Original release date

Hale & Pace

45mins.

22 April 1986 (1986-04-22)

Hale & Pace : The Management arrive and introduction
musicMadness : I'll Compete
Hale & Pace : Proclamation
20th Century Coyote : (pre-filmed)The Dangerous Brothers - World of Danger/Towering Inferno
musicHale & Pace : Singing Doctors
musicRoger Daltrey :Under A Raging Moon
Hale & Pace : Billy & Johnny (characters)
musicThe Walkers : Hey! Don't Waste My Time
Kate Robbins,Chris Barrie,John Wells,John Bird,Steve Nallon : (impressions)Cilla Black,Ronald Reagan,Denis Thatcher,Mikhail Gorbachev,Margaret Thatcher -Blind Date
musicMadness,Hale & Pace :See You Later, Alligator /Let's Have A Party /Roll Over Beethoven

Show	Host	Air Time (with ads)	Original release date
1	Ben Elton	75 mins.	7 February 1987 (1987-02-07)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Jools Holland F word + politics^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Communards : You Are My World Fry & Laurie : Take your clothes off^{[DVD 2]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Bladdy thick or sumthink^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicMeat Loaf :Blind Before I Stop musicTimbuk3 :The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Phil Cornwell : Impressions^{[ALMOST 1]} Meat Loaf,Stephen Fry : Lost in translation^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Julian Clary :Joan Collins Fan Club^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton,Stephen Fry : Hospital/Last Words^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Communards : Heavens Above Charles Fleischer : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} Hugh Laurie,Harry Enfield,Meat Loaf : Driving lesson^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Tampon ads^{[DVD 2]} musicMeat Loaf :Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries
2	Ben Elton	75 mins.	14 February 1987 (1987-02-14)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Mark Thatcher’s wedding musicKlymaxx :Sexy Spitting Image :Margaret andDenis Thatcher^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie : Spy briefing/Not too tired^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Young Tories^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Sir Henry ventrilaquist^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicBob Geldof :Love Like a Rocket Spitting Image :The Queen andPrince Philip^{[DVD 1]} Simon Fanshawe : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 2]} musicMorris Minor and the Majors :Stutter Rap^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]} Spitting Image :Prince Edward does stand-up musicBob Geldof : The Beat of the Night Spitting Image : An audience withRonald Reagan^{[DVD 1]} Ronnie Shakes : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie : Standing a long way away from^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Young Tories^{[DVD 1]} musicKlymaxx :Man Size Love
3	Ben Elton	75 mins.	21 February 1987 (1987-02-21)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Leyland and BA^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Christians : Forgotten Town Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Dusty Bin^{[DVD 2]} Fry & Laurie : US of States^{[DVD 2]} Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]} musicWestworld : Sonic Boom Boy Kevin Day : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]} Julian Clary :Joan Collins Fan Club^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Greenwich bi-election^{[DVD 1]} musicSkint Video : Comedy songs Jan Ravens : (impression)The Queen Fry & Laurie : Hedge sketch^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Gilbert Gottfried : American stand-up^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton,Fry & Laurie : Quit smoking^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Royal wedding musicThe Christians : When The Fingers Point
4	Ben Elton	75 mins.	28 February 1987 (1987-02-28)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Ronald Reagan^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Rowan Atkinson,Angus Deayton,Howard Goodall : I believe (song and piano)^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Losing weight^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Fry & Laurie : Lavatory Humour^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Stranglers : Shakin' Like a Leaf musicLone Justice : I Found Love^{[ALMOST 4]} Rowan Atkinson : Old man (character) Kevin McAleer : Pictures of owls^{[ALMOST 4]} Punt & Dennis : Stand-up Rowan Atkinson : In the audience Harry Enfield : (impression)Oliver Reed^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Paula Poundstone : Stand-up Rowan Atkinson,Fry & Laurie : Jesus and the fisherman^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Audience humiliation^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Stranglers :No More Heroes
5	Ben Elton	75 mins.	7 March 1987 (1987-03-07)
Lenny Henry : Joshua Yahlog (character) Introduction outside studio^{[ALMOST 5]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Poor oldReagan^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]} musicTerence Trent D'Arby :If You Let Me Stay^{[ALMOST 5]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Go away please^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]} musicGary Howard : How Big Can You Get?^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[ALMOST 5]} Lenny Henry : Joshua Yahlog (character) JYTV^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]} Lenny Henry,Harry Enfield : New home in the country^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Race hatred^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie : Piano masterclass^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Jenny Lecoat : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]} Lenny Henry : (impression)Lionel Richie^{[DVD 1]} Mike Macdonald : Canadian stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]} Lenny Henry : Deakus (character)^{[ALMOST 5]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Russian initiatives^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]} musicLevel 42 :Running In The Family^{[ALMOST 5]}
6	Ben Elton	75 mins.	14 March 1987 (1987-03-14)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Test tube babies^{[DVD 1]} musicErasure :It Doesn't Have To Be Chris Barrie : (impression)Michael Foot^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - I'm feeling frustrated^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Bhundu Boys : Hupenyu Hwangu^{[ALMOST 6]} Fry & Laurie : Confec '87^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton,Chris Barrie : Chris doesJohn Cole impression Kit Hollerbach : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - British beer musicGary Moore : Wild Frontier^{[ALMOST 6]} Chris Barrie : (impressions) James Bond auditions^{[DVD 1]} Randolf The Remarkable : Fire eater extraordinaire^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]} Hugh Laurie,Chris Barrie : Talking Rock^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : AIDS week^{[DVD 2]} musicErasure :Victim of Love
7	Ben Elton	75 mins.	21 March 1987 (1987-03-21)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up musicThe Smithereens :Behind The Wall of Sleep^{[ALMOST 6]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Evenin' all peeps^{[DVD 2]} John Lenehan : Rope magic musicThe Style Council : The Cost of Loving musicPerfectly Frank :That Ol' Black Magic Fry & Laurie : Taking and driving away with^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Craig Ferguson : Bing Hitler (character)^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Tommy Chase Quartet :A Night in Tunisia Harry Enfield : Jeremy Blandreth (character)^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Barry Crimmins : American stand-up Fry & Laurie : Size matters^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - McDonald's gherkins musicThe Style Council : Heavens Above
8	Ben Elton	75 mins.	28 March 1987 (1987-03-28)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Neil Kinnock andEdwina Currie musicThe Pogues &The Dubliners :The Irish Rover^{[ALMOST 7]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Video shop^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Andy De La Tour : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]} musicAlison Moyet :Weak on the Presence of Beauty Andrew Bailey : Frederick Benson (character) with costume and make-up^{[ALMOST 7]} Paul Merton : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton,Fry & Laurie,Harry Enfield : Antarctica^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Yes No People : Some Things Are True Joy Behar : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 4]} The Two Marks : Comedy and juggling^{[ALMOST 7]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Privatisation BT, motorway shops musicAlison Moyet :Ordinary Girl
9	Ben Elton	75 mins.	4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Drinking, sex-changes, Japanese, Russians musicCuriosity Killed the Cat :Ordinary Day Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Wedding suit^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Steve Rawlings : Fire juggler^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Sureshots : I'm On Fire Nick Hancock &Neil Mullarky : TV theme tunes^{[ALMOST 3]} Ben Elton : Greed^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie,Harry Enfield,Ben Elton : Stealing Russia^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Owen O'Neill : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]} musicZoot and the Roots : Sweat and Tears^{[ALMOST 3]} Will Durst : American stand-up Fry & Laurie : House safety^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Hand driers, tap buttons, toilets^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicCuriosity Killed the Cat :Misfit (untransmitted) musicCuriosity Killed the Cat : Mile High
10	Ben Elton	75 mins.	11 April 1987 (1987-04-11)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - American Embassy in Russia musicThe Inspirational Choir : Jesus is Alive Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - ACME removal peeps^{[DVD 2]} Rick Ducommun : Canadian stand-up^{[ALMOST 8]} musicThe Boys Wonder : Shine On Me^{[ALMOST 8]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Flatter squarer TVs Fry & Laurie,Ben Elton,Harry Enfield : The Antiques Roadshow^{[DVD 2]} John Sparkes : Frank Hovis (character) musicStar Turn on 45 Pints : Eurovision entry Rich Marotta, Twila Zone : Magic act^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]} Fry & Laurie : Burgerworld^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - TV obscenity^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Inspirational Choir : Do Not Pass Me By musicBen Elton,Fry & Laurie,Harry Enfield : Thanks To You^{[DVD 1]}

Show

Host

Air Time (with ads)

Original release date

75 mins.

7 February 1987 (1987-02-07)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Jools Holland F word + politics^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Communards : You Are My World
Fry & Laurie : Take your clothes off^{[DVD 2]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Bladdy thick or sumthink^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicMeat Loaf :Blind Before I Stop
musicTimbuk3 :The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Phil Cornwell : Impressions^{[ALMOST 1]}
Meat Loaf,Stephen Fry : Lost in translation^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Julian Clary :Joan Collins Fan Club^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton,Stephen Fry : Hospital/Last Words^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Communards : Heavens Above
Charles Fleischer : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
Hugh Laurie,Harry Enfield,Meat Loaf : Driving lesson^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Tampon ads^{[DVD 2]}
musicMeat Loaf :Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries

75 mins.

14 February 1987 (1987-02-14)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Mark Thatcher’s wedding
musicKlymaxx :Sexy
Spitting Image :Margaret andDenis Thatcher^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie : Spy briefing/Not too tired^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Young Tories^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Sir Henry ventrilaquist^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicBob Geldof :Love Like a Rocket
Spitting Image :The Queen andPrince Philip^{[DVD 1]}
Simon Fanshawe : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 2]}
musicMorris Minor and the Majors :Stutter Rap^{[ALMOST 2]}^{[DVD 1]}
Spitting Image :Prince Edward does stand-up
musicBob Geldof : The Beat of the Night
Spitting Image : An audience withRonald Reagan^{[DVD 1]}
Ronnie Shakes : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie : Standing a long way away from^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Young Tories^{[DVD 1]}
musicKlymaxx :Man Size Love

75 mins.

21 February 1987 (1987-02-21)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Leyland and BA^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Christians : Forgotten Town
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Dusty Bin^{[DVD 2]}
Fry & Laurie : US of States^{[DVD 2]}
Craig Charles : Poetry^{[DVD 1]}
musicWestworld : Sonic Boom Boy
Kevin Day : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}
Julian Clary :Joan Collins Fan Club^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Greenwich bi-election^{[DVD 1]}
musicSkint Video : Comedy songs
Jan Ravens : (impression)The Queen
Fry & Laurie : Hedge sketch^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Gilbert Gottfried : American stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton,Fry & Laurie : Quit smoking^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Royal wedding
musicThe Christians : When The Fingers Point

75 mins.

28 February 1987 (1987-02-28)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Ronald Reagan^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Rowan Atkinson,Angus Deayton,Howard Goodall : I believe (song and piano)^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Losing weight^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Fry & Laurie : Lavatory Humour^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Stranglers : Shakin' Like a Leaf
musicLone Justice : I Found Love^{[ALMOST 4]}
Rowan Atkinson : Old man (character)
Kevin McAleer : Pictures of owls^{[ALMOST 4]}
Punt & Dennis : Stand-up
Rowan Atkinson : In the audience
Harry Enfield : (impression)Oliver Reed^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Paula Poundstone : Stand-up
Rowan Atkinson,Fry & Laurie : Jesus and the fisherman^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Audience humiliation^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Stranglers :No More Heroes

75 mins.

7 March 1987 (1987-03-07)

Lenny Henry : Joshua Yahlog (character) Introduction outside studio^{[ALMOST 5]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Poor oldReagan^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicTerence Trent D'Arby :If You Let Me Stay^{[ALMOST 5]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Go away please^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicGary Howard : How Big Can You Get?^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[ALMOST 5]}
Lenny Henry : Joshua Yahlog (character) JYTV^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}
Lenny Henry,Harry Enfield : New home in the country^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Race hatred^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie : Piano masterclass^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Jenny Lecoat : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}
Lenny Henry : (impression)Lionel Richie^{[DVD 1]}
Mike Macdonald : Canadian stand-up^{[ALMOST 5]}
Lenny Henry : Deakus (character)^{[ALMOST 5]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Russian initiatives^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicLevel 42 :Running In The Family^{[ALMOST 5]}

75 mins.

14 March 1987 (1987-03-14)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Test tube babies^{[DVD 1]}
musicErasure :It Doesn't Have To Be
Chris Barrie : (impression)Michael Foot^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - I'm feeling frustrated^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Bhundu Boys : Hupenyu Hwangu^{[ALMOST 6]}
Fry & Laurie : Confec '87^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton,Chris Barrie : Chris doesJohn Cole impression
Kit Hollerbach : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - British beer
musicGary Moore : Wild Frontier^{[ALMOST 6]}
Chris Barrie : (impressions) James Bond auditions^{[DVD 1]}
Randolf The Remarkable : Fire eater extraordinaire^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]}
Hugh Laurie,Chris Barrie : Talking Rock^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : AIDS week^{[DVD 2]}
musicErasure :Victim of Love

75 mins.

21 March 1987 (1987-03-21)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up
musicThe Smithereens :Behind The Wall of Sleep^{[ALMOST 6]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Evenin' all peeps^{[DVD 2]}
John Lenehan : Rope magic
musicThe Style Council : The Cost of Loving
musicPerfectly Frank :That Ol' Black Magic
Fry & Laurie : Taking and driving away with^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Craig Ferguson : Bing Hitler (character)^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Tommy Chase Quartet :A Night in Tunisia
Harry Enfield : Jeremy Blandreth (character)^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Barry Crimmins : American stand-up
Fry & Laurie : Size matters^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - McDonald's gherkins
musicThe Style Council : Heavens Above

75 mins.

28 March 1987 (1987-03-28)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Neil Kinnock andEdwina Currie
musicThe Pogues &The Dubliners :The Irish Rover^{[ALMOST 7]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Video shop^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Andy De La Tour : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
musicAlison Moyet :Weak on the Presence of Beauty
Andrew Bailey : Frederick Benson (character) with costume and make-up^{[ALMOST 7]}
Paul Merton : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton,Fry & Laurie,Harry Enfield : Antarctica^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Yes No People : Some Things Are True
Joy Behar : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 4]}
The Two Marks : Comedy and juggling^{[ALMOST 7]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Privatisation BT, motorway shops
musicAlison Moyet :Ordinary Girl

75 mins.

4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Drinking, sex-changes, Japanese, Russians
musicCuriosity Killed the Cat :Ordinary Day
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Wedding suit^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Steve Rawlings : Fire juggler^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Sureshots : I'm On Fire
Nick Hancock &Neil Mullarky : TV theme tunes^{[ALMOST 3]}
Ben Elton : Greed^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie,Harry Enfield,Ben Elton : Stealing Russia^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Owen O'Neill : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
musicZoot and the Roots : Sweat and Tears^{[ALMOST 3]}
Will Durst : American stand-up
Fry & Laurie : House safety^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Hand driers, tap buttons, toilets^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicCuriosity Killed the Cat :Misfit
(untransmitted) musicCuriosity Killed the Cat : Mile High

75 mins.

11 April 1987 (1987-04-11)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - American Embassy in Russia
musicThe Inspirational Choir : Jesus is Alive
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - ACME removal peeps^{[DVD 2]}
Rick Ducommun : Canadian stand-up^{[ALMOST 8]}
musicThe Boys Wonder : Shine On Me^{[ALMOST 8]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Flatter squarer TVs
Fry & Laurie,Ben Elton,Harry Enfield : The Antiques Roadshow^{[DVD 2]}
John Sparkes : Frank Hovis (character)
musicStar Turn on 45 Pints : Eurovision entry
Rich Marotta, Twila Zone : Magic act^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]}
Fry & Laurie : Burgerworld^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - TV obscenity^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Inspirational Choir : Do Not Pass Me By
musicBen Elton,Fry & Laurie,Harry Enfield : Thanks To You^{[DVD 1]}

Show	Host	Air Time (with ads)	Original release date
1	Ben Elton	75 mins.	19 February 1988 (1988-02-19)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - General election and politics^{[DVD 1]} musicVoice of the Beehive : I Walk The Earth^{[ALMOST 1]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) -Arsenal, General Election^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Bob Mills : Stand-up Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) -Michael Crawford^{[DVD 1]} musicFeargal Sharkey :More Love^{[ALMOST 1]} Ben Elton,Stephen Fry,Jimmy Mulville,Harry Enfield : Game Show - Stupid^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Pop shows and sitcoms Ben Elton : Blackie the donkey Julian Clary : TheJoan Collins Fan Club - Leader of the Pack^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - The plasterer^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Joe Bolster : American stand-up^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - The fridge^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicFeargal Sharkey :Out of My System
2	Ben Elton	75 mins.	26 February 1988 (1988-02-26)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Near misses,Jimmy Swaggart^{[ALMOST 1]} musicHue and Cry :Labour of Love Hugh Laurie : Exercises with audience^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Accents^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Marty Putz : Canadian comedian with props and costumes^{[ALMOST 1]} musicBreakfast Club : Never be the Same Hugh Laurie,Harry Enfield,Ben Elton : Dreamy, Horny and Farty^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ronnie Golden andMac McDonald : Roy & Lyle (characters) Jo Brand : Slumberland mattress^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]} musicBreakfast Club : Rico Mambo Hugh Laurie : (impression)Jimmy Swaggart^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - Vegetarians Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Earns more than Royals^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton :Clause 28^{[DVD 2]} musicHue and Cry : I Refuse
3	Ben Elton	75 mins.	4 March 1988 (1988-03-04)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Yuppies and SA elections musicThe Communards :Dancing Queen Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Radio stations^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Hooters :Satellite Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Sumo wrestling^{[DVD 1]} The Panic Brothers : Comedy songs^{[ALMOST 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Royal Mail Les Bubb : Gloves on head stunt^{[ALMOST 2]} Ben Elton,Hugh Laurie : Barbers shop sketch^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Hooters :Johnny B^{[ALMOST 2]} Josie Lawrence,Hugh Laurie : Olympics interviews^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Fast car time travel^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Advertising^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Communards : Matter of Opinion
4	Ben Elton	75 mins.	11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)
Ben Elton Intro and stand-up:Queen Mother^{[DVD 1]} musicMagnum : Days of No Trust Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - In kebab shop^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Proclaimers :Throw the 'R' Away Michael Redmond : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Arloe Barloe : Comedy in a body-suit^{[ALMOST 3]} Ben Elton,Josie Lawrence : The Poxy musicThe Madness :I Pronounce You Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - In the toilets^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]} Darryl Sivad : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]} musicThe Proclaimers :Make My Heart Fly^{[ALMOST 3]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - In the launderette^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Driving test^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Madness : Beat The Bride
5	Ben Elton	75 mins.	18 March 1988 (1988-03-18)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Budget and end ofRonald Reagan^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Primitives :Crash^{[ALMOST 4]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Has the flu^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 2]} musicPaul Johnson : Every Kinda People Lee Evans : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Commercials for alcohol The Grand Theatre of Lemmings : Musical chairs Ben Elton : Stand-up - More about alcohol Emo Phillips : Springtime depression^{[ALMOST 4]} musicThe Bodeans : Only Love Jag Plah : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 4]} Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Tanning lotion^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Childhood^{[ALMOST 4]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Paranoia and fears^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]} musicPaul Johnson :Until You Come Back to Me^{[ALMOST 4]}
6	Ben Elton	75 mins.	25 March 1988 (1988-03-25)
Ben Elton Intro and stand-up:Edwina Currie^{[ALMOST 5]} musicBarrence Whitfield & The Savages : Stop Twisting My Arm^{[ALMOST 5]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Grandfather^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]} musicGillan &Glover : Dislocated^{[ALMOST 5]} Robbie Coltrane : Uncle Don Corleone (character) - Children's stories^{[DVD 1]} Terri Carol : Paper tearing^{[ALMOST 5]} Judy Tenuta : Stand-up with accordion^{[ALMOST 5]} musicBarrence Whitfield & The Savages : Rockin the Mule Patrick Marber : Stand-up and impressions^{[DVD 1]} Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty,Robbie Coltrane :Donald & George (characters) - In the sauna^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (characters) - Sex life^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicAll About Eve : Every Angel^{[ALMOST 5]} Robbie Coltrane : (character) Mini-cab operator^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Parties^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicIan Gillan &Glover : Via Miami^{[ALMOST 5]}
7	Ben Elton	75 mins.	8 April 1988 (1988-04-08)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Nuclear deterrent^{[DVD 1]} musicRoachford : Family Man Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Wins the pools^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Rhythm Sisters : American Boys Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Quiz Shows^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]} Howie Mandel : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]} musicEurythmics :You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart^{[ALMOST 6]} Hattie Hayridge : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Football tickets^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 2]} musicRoachford :Cuddly Toy Julian Clary : TheJoan Collins Fan Club^{[DVD 1]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - British Rail musicEurythmics :I Need A Man^{[ALMOST 6]} (untransmitted) musicEurythmics :Missionary Man
8	Ben Elton	75 mins.	15 April 1988 (1988-04-15)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Near misses,Mother Teresa^{[ALMOST 6]} musicThe Pogues :Fiesta Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - In prison^{[DVD 1]} musicThe Christians : Born Again^{[ALMOST 7]} Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - On parachutes^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]} Jo Brand : Make-up testing on animals^{[DVD 1]} Andrew Bailey,Harry Enfield : (impressions)Lenin andStalin^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} John Mendoza : American stand-up Harry Enfield : Buggerallmoney (character)^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Harry Enfield : (pre-filmed) Loadsamoney (character) In the country^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Mark Thomas : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 7]} musicThe Pogues :Street of Sorrow^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton Stand-up - The press if Jesus were alive^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 2]} musicThe Christians : Save A Soul In Every Town
9	Ben Elton	75 mins.	22 April 1988 (1988-04-22)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Ron Brown, Nicholas Ridley^{[ALMOST 7]} musicSqueeze :Hourglass^{[ALMOST 7]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Election^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} musicHothouse Flowers : I'm Sorry Joe Pasquale : Magic act Ben Elton : Stand-up - TV advertising Sean Hughes : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]} Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - More sex & violence on TV^{[DVD 2]} Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - The Oscars^{[ALMOST 7]} Ralf Ralf : World leaders^{[DVD 1]} musicHabit : Lucy Harry Enfield : B&W sketch^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Difference with alternative comedy^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]} musicSqueeze : The Prisoner
10	Ben Elton	75 mins.	29 April 1988 (1988-04-29)
Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Thatcher and the NHS^{[ALMOST 8]} musicWas (Not Was) :Walk the Dinosaur^{[ALMOST 8]} Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) -Arsenal vLuton^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 2]} Barry Humphries :Dame Edna (character) - In the dressing room at theStrand Theatre Wendy Harmer : Australian stand-up^{[ALMOST 8]} Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - House of commons musicHarry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) -Doin' Up The House^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 2]} Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - UFOs and Doctor Who^{[ALMOST 8]} Harry Enfield : Buggerallmoney (character) - Destroy Loadsamoney^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]} Les Bubb : Invisible piano Barry Humphries :Dame Edna (character) - Stand-up^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]} Doug Anthony Allstars : Comedy songs^{[ALMOST 8]} Ben Elton : Stand-up - Nudist beaches^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 2]} musicWas (Not Was) :Out Come the Freaks^{[ALMOST 8]} Ben Elton : Closes the series^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]}

Show

Host

Air Time (with ads)

Original release date

75 mins.

19 February 1988 (1988-02-19)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - General election and politics^{[DVD 1]}
musicVoice of the Beehive : I Walk The Earth^{[ALMOST 1]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) -Arsenal, General Election^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Bob Mills : Stand-up
Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) -Michael Crawford^{[DVD 1]}
musicFeargal Sharkey :More Love^{[ALMOST 1]}
Ben Elton,Stephen Fry,Jimmy Mulville,Harry Enfield : Game Show - Stupid^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Pop shows and sitcoms
Ben Elton : Blackie the donkey
Julian Clary : TheJoan Collins Fan Club - Leader of the Pack^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - The plasterer^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Joe Bolster : American stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - The fridge^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicFeargal Sharkey :Out of My System

75 mins.

26 February 1988 (1988-02-26)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Near misses,Jimmy Swaggart^{[ALMOST 1]}
musicHue and Cry :Labour of Love
Hugh Laurie : Exercises with audience^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Accents^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Marty Putz : Canadian comedian with props and costumes^{[ALMOST 1]}
musicBreakfast Club : Never be the Same
Hugh Laurie,Harry Enfield,Ben Elton : Dreamy, Horny and Farty^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ronnie Golden andMac McDonald : Roy & Lyle (characters)
Jo Brand : Slumberland mattress^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicBreakfast Club : Rico Mambo
Hugh Laurie : (impression)Jimmy Swaggart^{[ALMOST 1]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - Vegetarians
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Earns more than Royals^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton :Clause 28^{[DVD 2]}
musicHue and Cry : I Refuse

75 mins.

4 March 1988 (1988-03-04)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Yuppies and SA elections
musicThe Communards :Dancing Queen
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Radio stations^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Hooters :Satellite
Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Sumo wrestling^{[DVD 1]}
The Panic Brothers : Comedy songs^{[ALMOST 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Royal Mail
Les Bubb : Gloves on head stunt^{[ALMOST 2]}
Ben Elton,Hugh Laurie : Barbers shop sketch^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Hooters :Johnny B^{[ALMOST 2]}
Josie Lawrence,Hugh Laurie : Olympics interviews^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Fast car time travel^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Advertising^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Communards : Matter of Opinion

75 mins.

11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up:Queen Mother^{[DVD 1]}
musicMagnum : Days of No Trust
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - In kebab shop^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Proclaimers :Throw the 'R' Away
Michael Redmond : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Arloe Barloe : Comedy in a body-suit^{[ALMOST 3]}
Ben Elton,Josie Lawrence : The Poxy
musicThe Madness :I Pronounce You
Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - In the toilets^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 1]}
Darryl Sivad : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 3]}
musicThe Proclaimers :Make My Heart Fly^{[ALMOST 3]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - In the launderette^{[ALMOST 3]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Driving test^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Madness : Beat The Bride

75 mins.

18 March 1988 (1988-03-18)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Budget and end ofRonald Reagan^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Primitives :Crash^{[ALMOST 4]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Has the flu^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicPaul Johnson : Every Kinda People
Lee Evans : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Commercials for alcohol
The Grand Theatre of Lemmings : Musical chairs
Ben Elton : Stand-up - More about alcohol
Emo Phillips : Springtime depression^{[ALMOST 4]}
musicThe Bodeans : Only Love
Jag Plah : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 4]}
Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Tanning lotion^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Childhood^{[ALMOST 4]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Paranoia and fears^{[ALMOST 4]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicPaul Johnson :Until You Come Back to Me^{[ALMOST 4]}

75 mins.

25 March 1988 (1988-03-25)

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up:Edwina Currie^{[ALMOST 5]}
musicBarrence Whitfield & The Savages : Stop Twisting My Arm^{[ALMOST 5]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Grandfather^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicGillan &Glover : Dislocated^{[ALMOST 5]}
Robbie Coltrane : Uncle Don Corleone (character) - Children's stories^{[DVD 1]}
Terri Carol : Paper tearing^{[ALMOST 5]}
Judy Tenuta : Stand-up with accordion^{[ALMOST 5]}
musicBarrence Whitfield & The Savages : Rockin the Mule
Patrick Marber : Stand-up and impressions^{[DVD 1]}
Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty,Robbie Coltrane :Donald & George (characters) - In the sauna^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (characters) - Sex life^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicAll About Eve : Every Angel^{[ALMOST 5]}
Robbie Coltrane : (character) Mini-cab operator^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Parties^{[ALMOST 5]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicIan Gillan &Glover : Via Miami^{[ALMOST 5]}

75 mins.

8 April 1988 (1988-04-08)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Nuclear deterrent^{[DVD 1]}
musicRoachford : Family Man
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Wins the pools^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Rhythm Sisters : American Boys
Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - Quiz Shows^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]}
Howie Mandel : American stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicEurythmics :You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart^{[ALMOST 6]}
Hattie Hayridge : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Football tickets^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicRoachford :Cuddly Toy
Julian Clary : TheJoan Collins Fan Club^{[DVD 1]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - British Rail
musicEurythmics :I Need A Man^{[ALMOST 6]}
(untransmitted) musicEurythmics :Missionary Man

75 mins.

15 April 1988 (1988-04-15)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up - Near misses,Mother Teresa^{[ALMOST 6]}
musicThe Pogues :Fiesta
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - In prison^{[DVD 1]}
musicThe Christians : Born Again^{[ALMOST 7]}
Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - On parachutes^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}
Jo Brand : Make-up testing on animals^{[DVD 1]}
Andrew Bailey,Harry Enfield : (impressions)Lenin andStalin^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
John Mendoza : American stand-up
Harry Enfield : Buggerallmoney (character)^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Harry Enfield : (pre-filmed) Loadsamoney (character) In the country^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Mark Thomas : Stand-up^{[ALMOST 7]}
musicThe Pogues :Street of Sorrow^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton Stand-up - The press if Jesus were alive^{[ALMOST 6]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicThe Christians : Save A Soul In Every Town

75 mins.

22 April 1988 (1988-04-22)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Ron Brown, Nicholas Ridley^{[ALMOST 7]}
musicSqueeze :Hourglass^{[ALMOST 7]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Election^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicHothouse Flowers : I'm Sorry
Joe Pasquale : Magic act
Ben Elton : Stand-up - TV advertising
Sean Hughes : Stand-up^{[DVD 1]}
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - More sex & violence on TV^{[DVD 2]}
Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - The Oscars^{[ALMOST 7]}
Ralf Ralf : World leaders^{[DVD 1]}
musicHabit : Lucy
Harry Enfield : B&W sketch^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Difference with alternative comedy^{[ALMOST 7]}^{[DVD 1]}
musicSqueeze : The Prisoner

75 mins.

29 April 1988 (1988-04-29)

Ben Elton : Intro and stand-up -Thatcher and the NHS^{[ALMOST 8]}
musicWas (Not Was) :Walk the Dinosaur^{[ALMOST 8]}
Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) -Arsenal vLuton^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 2]}
Barry Humphries :Dame Edna (character) - In the dressing room at theStrand Theatre
Wendy Harmer : Australian stand-up^{[ALMOST 8]}
Moray Hunter &Jack Docherty :Donald & George (characters) - House of commons
musicHarry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) -Doin' Up The House^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 2]}
Josie Lawrence : Florence from Cradley (character) - UFOs and Doctor Who^{[ALMOST 8]}
Harry Enfield : Buggerallmoney (character) - Destroy Loadsamoney^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]}^{[DVD 2]}
Les Bubb : Invisible piano
Barry Humphries :Dame Edna (character) - Stand-up^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]}
Doug Anthony Allstars : Comedy songs^{[ALMOST 8]}
Ben Elton : Stand-up - Nudist beaches^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 2]}
musicWas (Not Was) :Out Come the Freaks^{[ALMOST 8]}
Ben Elton : Closes the series^{[ALMOST 8]}^{[DVD 1]}

Show	Host	Air Time	Original release date
~	Ben Elton	60 mins.	12 March 1993 (1993-03-12)
Ben Elton : Stand-up -John Major Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney has a new job Julian Clary : FromSydney, Australia Newman & Baddiel :History Today musicRight Said Fred and Raw Sex :Deeply Dippy Eddie Izzard : Coming out as a TV Ben Elton,Vic Reeves,Bob Mortimer : You need a joke with a punchline Ben Jo Brand : Stand-up - Moral decline Chris Evans : In the snottery musicHugh Laurie : All We Gotta Do Ben Elton : Back in the shiny suit

Show

Host

Air Time

Original release date

60 mins.

12 March 1993 (1993-03-12)

Ben Elton : Stand-up -John Major
Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney has a new job
Julian Clary : FromSydney, Australia
Newman & Baddiel :History Today
musicRight Said Fred and Raw Sex :Deeply Dippy
Eddie Izzard : Coming out as a TV
Ben Elton,Vic Reeves,Bob Mortimer : You need a joke with a punchline Ben
Jo Brand : Stand-up - Moral decline
Chris Evans : In the snottery
musicHugh Laurie : All We Gotta Do
Ben Elton : Back in the shiny suit

Show	Host	Air Time (with ads)	Original release date
1	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Introduction musicLighthouse Family :Ocean Drive Harry Hill : Chicken, liver, carrots, onions! Phil Davey : Stand-up - Joke Challenge Sean Meo : Stand-up - Joke Challenge Junior Simpson : Stand-up - Joke Challenge Ian Stone : Stand-up - Joke Challenge Lee Hurst, Phil Davey, Sean Meo,Junior Simpson,Ian Stone,Mark Smith :Junior wins the prize for the Joke Challenge..Rhino fromGladiators musicCathy Dennis : Simon Munnery : Urban Warrior (character) Armstrong and Miller : Strijka Rhona Cameron : Stand-up Mick O'Connor : Nobby Shanks (character) musicLighthouse Family :
2	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	8 June 1996 (1996-06-08)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Stand-up -Euro '96 musicThe Mike Flowers Pops :1999 Alistair McGowan : (impression)Graham Taylor Simon Bligh : Stand-up Alistair McGowan andAndy Gray:Graham Taylor (impression) andAndy talk aboutEuro '96 Karen Egan and Michelle Read : Women's issues musicTears For Fears : Harry Hill : Newton Abbott Lee Chapman andJohn Barnes : Football banter Toby Rix : Musical speciality act Alistair McGowan : Stand-up and impressions Rich Hall : Stand-up musicThe Mike Flowers Pops :Light My Fire
3	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	15 June 1996 (1996-06-15)
* Details incomplete musicEverything But The Girl :Wrong Lee Hurst : Introduction Neil Mullarkey,Tony Hawks : The Timid Twins (characters) Harry Hill : All the quiz shows Armstrong and Miller : Strijka Simon Munnery : Urban Warrior (character) musicCrowded House : Hattie Hayridge : Barbara Windsor,Liz Dawn : musicPaul Morocco,Antonio Forcione andOlé : Paul Besterman : musicThe Incredibly Strange Film Band : TV theme tunes
4	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	22 June 1996 (1996-06-22)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Introduction Harry Hill : You'd just do anything for a piece of cheese Leslie Ash andCaroline Quentin : musicRay Charles :Hit the Road Jack Armstrong and Miller : Leslie Ash : Caroline Quentin : musicWow! : Paul Mark Elliott : Lee Cornes : Stephen Frost : Brenda Gilhooly : Gayle Tuesday (character)
5	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	29 June 1996 (1996-06-29)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Introduction Harry Hill : Cappuccino coffee maker Armstrong and Miller : musicBelinda Carlisle :In Too Deep musicSleeper :Nice Guy Eddie Milton Jones : musicHoneycrack : Sol Campbell : Stevie Starr : Regurgitation act
6	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	6 July 1996 (1996-07-06)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Introduction Tony Hawks : Mission Controller Leslie Grantham : Mission Impossible briefing for Lee Tony Hawks,Lee Hurst : Lee runs across London musicThe Divine Comedy :Something For The Weekend Harry Hill : A rabbit-skin coat Tim Vine : Ballcock Terry Alderton : musicManic Street Preachers :Everything Must Go musicGalliano : John Thomson : Armstrong and Miller : Niall Ashdown : Tony Hawks,Lee Hurst, andSimon Pegg : Detonate our little victim
7	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	13 July 1996 (1996-07-13)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Introduction Harry Hill : musicMark Morrison : Johnny Ball : Fred Housego : musicBryan Adams :
8	Lee Hurst	60 mins.	20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Details incomplete Lee Hurst : Introduction Harry Hill : Armstrong and Miller : musicAlison Limerick : musicDodgy : Simon Pegg : Stuart St. Paul : Jim Rosenthal : Jeff Green : Andy Parsons andHenry Naylor : musicSqueeze :This Summer

Show

Host

Air Time (with ads)

Original release date

60 mins.

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Introduction
musicLighthouse Family :Ocean Drive
Harry Hill : Chicken, liver, carrots, onions!
Phil Davey : Stand-up - Joke Challenge
Sean Meo : Stand-up - Joke Challenge
Junior Simpson : Stand-up - Joke Challenge
Ian Stone : Stand-up - Joke Challenge
Lee Hurst, Phil Davey, Sean Meo,Junior Simpson,Ian Stone,Mark Smith :Junior wins the prize for the Joke Challenge..Rhino fromGladiators
musicCathy Dennis :
Simon Munnery : Urban Warrior (character)
Armstrong and Miller : Strijka
Rhona Cameron : Stand-up
Mick O'Connor : Nobby Shanks (character)
musicLighthouse Family :

60 mins.

8 June 1996 (1996-06-08)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Stand-up -Euro '96
musicThe Mike Flowers Pops :1999
Alistair McGowan : (impression)Graham Taylor
Simon Bligh : Stand-up
Alistair McGowan andAndy Gray:Graham Taylor (impression) andAndy talk aboutEuro '96
Karen Egan and Michelle Read : Women's issues
musicTears For Fears :
Harry Hill : Newton Abbott
Lee Chapman andJohn Barnes : Football banter
Toby Rix : Musical speciality act
Alistair McGowan : Stand-up and impressions
Rich Hall : Stand-up
musicThe Mike Flowers Pops :Light My Fire

60 mins.

15 June 1996 (1996-06-15)

* Details incomplete

musicEverything But The Girl :Wrong
Lee Hurst : Introduction
Neil Mullarkey,Tony Hawks : The Timid Twins (characters)
Harry Hill : All the quiz shows
Armstrong and Miller : Strijka
Simon Munnery : Urban Warrior (character)
musicCrowded House :
Hattie Hayridge :
Barbara Windsor,Liz Dawn :
musicPaul Morocco,Antonio Forcione andOlé :
Paul Besterman :
musicThe Incredibly Strange Film Band : TV theme tunes

60 mins.

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Introduction
Harry Hill : You'd just do anything for a piece of cheese
Leslie Ash andCaroline Quentin :
musicRay Charles :Hit the Road Jack
Armstrong and Miller :
Leslie Ash :
Caroline Quentin :
musicWow! :
Paul Mark Elliott :
Lee Cornes :
Stephen Frost :
Brenda Gilhooly : Gayle Tuesday (character)

60 mins.

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Introduction
Harry Hill : Cappuccino coffee maker
Armstrong and Miller :
musicBelinda Carlisle :In Too Deep
musicSleeper :Nice Guy Eddie
Milton Jones :
musicHoneycrack :
Sol Campbell :
Stevie Starr : Regurgitation act

60 mins.

6 July 1996 (1996-07-06)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Introduction
Tony Hawks : Mission Controller
Leslie Grantham : Mission Impossible briefing for Lee
Tony Hawks,Lee Hurst : Lee runs across London
musicThe Divine Comedy :Something For The Weekend
Harry Hill : A rabbit-skin coat
Tim Vine : Ballcock
Terry Alderton :
musicManic Street Preachers :Everything Must Go
musicGalliano :
John Thomson :
Armstrong and Miller :
Niall Ashdown :
Tony Hawks,Lee Hurst, andSimon Pegg : Detonate our little victim

60 mins.

13 July 1996 (1996-07-13)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Introduction
Harry Hill :
musicMark Morrison :
Johnny Ball :
Fred Housego :
musicBryan Adams :

60 mins.

20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)

* Details incomplete

Lee Hurst : Introduction
Harry Hill :
Armstrong and Miller :
musicAlison Limerick :
musicDodgy :
Simon Pegg :
Stuart St. Paul :
Jim Rosenthal :
Jeff Green :
Andy Parsons andHenry Naylor :
musicSqueeze :This Summer

Show	Host	Air Time	Original release date
~	Marcus Brigstocke	90 mins.	1 December 2007 (2007-12-01)
* Details incomplete Marcus Brigstocke : Intro and stand-up Jimmy Carr : Stand-up Jo Caulfield : Stand-up Jeremy Lion : Stand-up Justin Edwards : Stand-up Ben Elton : Stand-up Jocelyn Jee Esien : Jiffy the traffic warden (character)andMyleene Klass Pete Firman : Magic act musicHard Fi : Television Veniamin : The Human Slinky Lee Mack : Stand-up Mitchell and Webb : Greg Davies, Steve Hall,Marek Larwood :We Are Klang perform the erotic masterpiece "Emile" musicBon Jovi :

Show

Host

Air Time

Original release date

Marcus Brigstocke

90 mins.

1 December 2007 (2007-12-01)

* Details incomplete

Marcus Brigstocke : Intro and stand-up
Jimmy Carr : Stand-up
Jo Caulfield : Stand-up
Jeremy Lion : Stand-up
Justin Edwards : Stand-up
Ben Elton : Stand-up
Jocelyn Jee Esien : Jiffy the traffic warden (character)andMyleene Klass
Pete Firman : Magic act
musicHard Fi : Television
Veniamin : The Human Slinky
Lee Mack : Stand-up
Mitchell and Webb :
Greg Davies, Steve Hall,Marek Larwood :We Are Klang perform the erotic masterpiece "Emile"
musicBon Jovi :

Show	Host	Air Time	Original release date
~	Ben Elton	95 mins.	21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)
Ben Elton,Stephen Fry,Jennifer Saunders,Ade Edmondson,Dawn French : Ben gets messages from the old gang before the show Ben Elton : Stand-up - A great time to be doing a little bit of politics musicMawaan Rizwan : "Are You Checking Me Out?" Julian Clary : Stand-up - I'm very left wing Ronni Ancona :Olivia Colman (impression) pretending to be ordinary Rosie Jones : Stand-up Kayvan Novak :Fonejacker (character) - Gym membership.. Talk to me^[11] Ronni Ancona :Olivia Colman (impression) - Intermission Leo Reich : Stand-up Harry Enfield : Stavros (character) - Completely lost my Greek ax init Thanyia Moore,Michael Odewale : The news you might have missed Jo Brand : Stand-up musicSelf Esteem : "Fucking Wizardry" Martha Howe-Douglas : (impression) TheRebekah Vardy Appeal^[11] Sam Campbell : Stand-up musicJordan Gray : "Better Than You" Harry Enfield : Loadsamoney (character) - Have you missed me? Ben Elton : Stand-up - You can't say anything anymore

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