Baddiel and Skinner unplanned was a free-form talk show hosted by British comedians/personalities David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and produced by Avalon Television. Its concept was developed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and had a run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2001. The show features the two hosts sitting on a couch on-stage and responding to questions from the audience — at times rather seriously, but usually with bizarre digressions into satirical comedy. An audience member is chosen as "Secretary" and has the job of keeping a note of the topics covered on a white board. In practice, the personality of the secretary will also prompt many jokes — usually at his or her expense. At the end of the show, Skinner asks either the secretary or the audience to choose between two song books, and to pick a page number between 1 and 20. This process determines which song is performed by the duo, sung by Skinner with Baddiel accompanying him on piano. Topics of discussion are wholly mandated by the audience and have ranged from discussions of the war against Iraq and other political events to comments on the latest plot twists of popular soap operas and the Atkins diet. Skinner's Catholicism and Baddiel's Jewish faith are also occasional targets of humour.
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David Baddiel
Frank Skinner
Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language sketch comedy show originally aired on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998 and later televised on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001. The ensemble cast were four British Indian actors, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. The show explored the conflict and integration between traditional Indian culture and modern British life. Some sketches reversed the roles to view the British from an Indian perspective, and others poked fun at Indian stereotypes. In the television series most of the white characters were played by Dave Lamb and Fiona Allen; in the radio series those parts were played by the cast themselves. The show's title and theme tune is a bhangra rearrangement of a hit comedy song of the same name. The original was performed by Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren reprising their characters from the 1960 film The Millionairess. The show's original working title was "Peter Sellers is Dead", but was changed because the cast generally liked Peter Sellers. In her 1996 novel Anita and Me, Syal had referred to British parodies of Asian speech as "a goodness-gracious-me accent". One of the more famous sketches featured the cast "going out for an English" after a few lassis. They mispronounce the waiter's name, order the blandest thing on the menu and ask for twenty-four plates of chips. The sketch parodies often-drunk English people "going out for an Indian", ordering chicken phall and too many papadums. This sketch was voted the 6th Greatest Comedy Sketch on a Channel 4 list show.
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
2DTV is a British satirical animated television show that was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from March 2001 to December 2004. Lasting a total of five series and thirty-three episodes, 2DTV became the successor of popular 80's TV series Spitting Image, and the predecessor of 2008 ITV satirical animation Headcases.
A.C.C.A.A. licensed appraiser Kim Parker takes you into the world of appraising items dredged from the bottom of the lake.
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.
Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman whose life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).
Monkey Dust is a British satirical cartoon, notorious for its dark humour and handling of taboo topics such as bestiality, murder, suicide and paedophilia. There were three series broadcast on BBC Three between 2003 and 2005. Following co-creator Harry Thompson's death, no further series were made.
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring the popular and satirical Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power to BBC Two. Stephen as Prentiss and John as McCabe are an unscrupulous pair who run the blue chip PR agency Prentiss McCabe. Dealing with commercial as well as personal PR, their remit covers everything from political communications to celebrity media relations. Their manipulation skills are tested to the full as they frequently find that their work brings them into conflict with political parties, newspaper editors and celebrities.
Double the Fist is an Australian satirical television show which airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It follows the misadventures of four men and their pursuit of "fistworthiness": host Steve Foxx, and his three offsiders; Rod Foxx, Mephisto, and The Womp. The series has also been broadcast in the UK, Canada, Spain, New Zealand and Brazil.
Jerri Blank is a former prostitute and junkie whore who returns to high school as a 46-year-old freshman at Flatpoint High. Jerri ran away from home and became 'a boozer, a user, and a loser' after dropping out as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping, and larceny. She has been to prison several times, the last time because she 'stole the TV'. At home, Jerri's father Guy is comatose, although he seems perfectly capable of amazing feats. Her stepmother Sara is vain and bitter, and stepbrother Derrick is a bullying jock. Jerri tries to do things the right way but always ends up learning the wrong lesson. Her hijinks often involve, either directly or indirectly, neurotic history teacher Chuck Noblet and his secret lover, sensitive art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck.
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Set in the year 2031, this mockumentary looks back at events that ostensibly happened during the first 30 years of the 21st century. The series follows a format that co-creator Armando Iannucci previously used in his satirical year-in-review programme '2004: The Stupid Version'.
After moving to a new town with her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little sister, Daria uses her acerbic wit and keen powers of observation to contend with the mind-numbingly ridiculous world of Lawndale High.
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Adapted from Blue Jam, a late night radio show, Jam consists of six shows featuring dark humour and unsettling sketches unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. From the mind of Chris Morris.
The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.
A young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health Centre, but has to cope with an eccentric set of colleagues.
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Man to Man with Dean Learner is a British comedy chat show that was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 20 October 2006 and released on DVD on 3 September 2007. It features comedians Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness. Originally called Deano's After Dark, the show features Dean Learner chatting to a range of guests including Merriman Weir and Garth Marenghi.
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12 episodes • 2000
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | King of the Road | May 28, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Oh Pretty Woman | May 29, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 3 | J'taime | May 30, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sugar Sugar | Jun 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 5 | At the Hop | Jun 5, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Prince Charming | Jun 6, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Daydream Believer | Jun 7, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kung Fu Fighting | Jun 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Something Stupid | Jun 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Jun 13, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Oh What a Night/The Final Countdown | Jun 14, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Jun 15, 2000 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baggy Trousers | Jan 14, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Memories are Made of This | Jan 15, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Waterloo | Jan 17, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Baby One More Time | Jan 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lost in Music | Jan 21, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | I Only Want to Be with You | Jan 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Crazy | Jan 24, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Night to Remember | Jan 26, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | What a Wonderful World | Jan 28, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Killing Me Softly | Jan 29, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The In Crowd | Jan 31, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Baddiel & Skinner Unpaid | Mar 16, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Big Spender | Feb 2, 2001 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | American Pie | Mar 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Old Man River | Mar 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bachelor Boy | Mar 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Apr 4, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Crying | Apr 11, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Delilah | Apr 18, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mambo No. 5 | Apr 25, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Seasons in the Sun | May 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Evergreen | May 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | I Just Can't Get You Out of My Head | May 16, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Jun 23, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Three Lions | Jun 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | I Will Always Love You | Jan 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Impossible Dream | Feb 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Pearl's a Singer | Feb 12, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | I Say a Little Prayer | Feb 19, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fever | Feb 26, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Paranoid | Mar 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Mar 12, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | I Walk the Line | Mar 19, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Feel | Mar 26, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Yellow | Apr 2, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Spirit in the Sky | Apr 9, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ziggy Stardust | Apr 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Beyond The Sea | Jun 28, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Magic Moments | Jul 5, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Love and Marriage | Jul 12, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Love Me For A Reason | Jul 19, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Tide Is High | Jul 26, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Since You've Been Gone | Aug 2, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 2 Become 1 | Aug 9, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Fat Bottomed Girls | Aug 16, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ain't That A Kick In The Head | Aug 23, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Que Sera Sera | Aug 30, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | How I Wrote The Elastic Man | Sep 6, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | TBC | Sep 14, 2005 | 0.0 |