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Series 2

10 Episodes

1987

E01

Episode 1

2/7/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Jools Holland F word + politics (DVD:SL2) music The Communards You Are My World Fry & Laurie Take your clothes off (DVD:FLEE) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Bloody thick or sumthink (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music Meat Loaf Blind Before I Stop music Timbuk3 The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Phil Cornwell Impressions (Almost:1) Meat Loaf, Stephen Fry Lost in translation (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Julian Clary Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton, Stephen Fry Hospital/Last Words (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Communards Heavens Above Charles Fleischer American stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL2) Hugh Laurie, Harry Enfield, Meat Loaf Driving lesson (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Tampon ads (DVD:FLEE) music Meat Loaf Rock & Roll Mercenaries

E02

Episode 2

2/14/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Mark Thatcher’s wedding music Klymaxx Sexy Spitting Image Margaret and Denis Thatcher (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Spy briefing/Not too tired (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Young Tories (DVD:SL2) Harry Enfield Sir Henry ventrilaquist (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music Bob Geldof Love Like A Rocket Spitting Image The Queen and Prince Philip (DVD:SL2) Simon Fanshawe Stand-up (Almost:2) music Moris Minor and The Majors Stutter Rap (Almost:2) (DVD:SL2) Spitting Image Prince Edward does stand-up music Bob Geldof The Beat of the Night Spitting Image An audience with Ronald Reagan (DVD:SL2) Ronnie Shakes American stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Standing a long way away from (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Young Tories (DVD:SL2) music Klymaxx Man Size Love

E03

Episode 3

2/21/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Leyland and BA (DVD:FLEE) music The Christians Forgotten Town Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Dusty Bin (DVD:FLEE) Fry & Laurie US of States (DVD:FLEE) Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL2) music Westworld Sonic Boom Boy Kevin Day Stand-up (Almost:7) Julian Clary Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton Greenwich bi-election (DVD:SL2) music Skint Video Comedy songs Jan Ravens (impression) The Queen Fry & Laurie Hedge sketch (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Gilbert Gottfried American stand-up (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie Quit smoking (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Royal wedding music The Christians When The Fingers Point

E04

Episode 4

2/28/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Ronald Reagan (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton, Howard Goodall I believe (song and piano) (DVD:SL2) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Losing weight (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Fry & Laurie Lavatory Humour (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Stranglers Shakin' Like a Leaf music Lone Justice I Found Love (Almost:3) Rowan Atkinson Old man (character) Kevin McAleer Pictures of owls (Almost:3) Punt & Dennis Stand-up Rowan Atkinson In the audience Harry Enfield (impression) Oliver Reed (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Paula Poundstone Stand-up Rowan Atkinson, Fry & Laurie Jesus and the fisherman (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Audience humiliation (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Stranglers No More Heroes

E05

Lenny Henry

3/7/1987

Lenny Henry Joshua Yahlog (character) Introduction outside studio music Terence Trent D'Arby If You Let Me Stay (Almost:4) Ben Elton Stand-up: Poor old Reagan (DVD:FLEE) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Go away please (DVD:FLEE) Gary Howard Comedy song (Almost:4) Lenny Henry Joshua Yahlog (character) JYTV (DVD:SL2) Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield New home in the country (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Race hatred (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Piano masterclass (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Jenny Lecoat Stand-up (Almost:4) (DVD:SL2) Lenny Henry (impression) Lionel Ritchie (DVD:SL2) Mike Macdonald Canadian stand-up (Almost:4) Lenny Henry Deakus (character) Ben Elton Stand-up: Russian initiatives (DVD:FLEE) music Level 42 Running In The Family (Almost:4)

E06

Episode 6

3/14/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Test tube babies (DVD:SL2) music Erasure It Doesn't Have To Be Chris Barrie (impression) Michael Foot (DVD:SL2) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): I'm feeling frustrated (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Bhundu Boys Hupenyu Hwangu (Almost:5) Fry & Laurie Confec '87 (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton, Chris Barrie Chris does John Cole impression Kit Hollerbach American stand-up (Almost:5) Ben Elton Stand-up: British beer music Gary Moore Wild Frontier (Almost:5) Chris Barrie (impressions) James Bond auditions (DVD:SL2) Randolf The Remarkable Fire eater extraordinaire (Almost:5) (DVD:SL2) Hugh Laurie, Chris Barrie Talking Rock (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton AIDS week (DVD:FLEE) music Erasure Victim of Love

E07

Episode 7

3/21/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up music The Smithereens Behind The Wall of Sleep (Almost:5) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Evenin' all peeps (DVD:FLEE) John Lenehan Rope magic music The Style Council The Cost of Loving music Perfectly Frank Fry & Laurie Taking and driving away with (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Craig Ferguson Bing Hitler (character) (DVD:SL2) music Tommy Chase Harry Enfield Jeremy Blandreth (character) (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Barry Crimmins American stand-up Fry & Laurie Size matters (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: McDonald's gherkins music The Style Council Heavens Above

E08

Episode 8

3/28/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Neil Kinnock and Edwina Currie music The Pogues & The Dubliners Irish Rover (Almost:6) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Video shop (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Andy De La Tour Stand-up (DVD:SL2) music Alison Moyet Weak on the Presence of Beauty Andrew Bailey Frederick Benson (character) with costume and make-up (Almost:6) Paul Merton Stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield Antartica (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Yes No People Some Things Are True Joy Behar Stand-up (Almost:3) The Two Marks Comedy and juggling (Almost:6) Ben Elton Stand-up: Privatisation BT, motorway shops music Alison Moyet Ordinary Girl

E09

Episode 9

4/4/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Drinking, sex-changes, Japanese, Russians music Curiosity Killed the Cat Ordinary Day Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Wedding suit (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Steve Rawlings Fire juggler (Almost:7) (DVD:SL2) music Zoot and the Roots Sweat and Tears (Almost:7) Nick Hancock & Neil Mullarky Music and comedy (Almost:7) Ben Elton Greed (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield, Ben Elton Stealing Russia (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Owen O'Neill Stand-up (DVD:SL2) music The Sureshots Will Durst Stand-up Fry & Laurie House safety (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Hand driers, tap buttons, toilets (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music Curiosity Killed the Cat Misfit

E10

Episode 10

4/11/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: American Embassy in Russia music The Inspirational Choir Jesus is Alive Harry Enfield Stavros (character): ACME removal peeps (DVD:FLEE) Rick Ducommun Canadian stand-up (Almost:8) music The Boys Wonder Shine On Me (Almost:8) Ben Elton Stand-up: Flatter squarer TVs Fry & Laurie, Ben Elton, Harry Enfield The Antiques Roadshow (DVD:FLEE) John Sparkes Frank Hovis (character) music Star Turn on 45 Pints Eurovision entry Rich Marotta, Twila Zone Magic act (Almost:8) (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Burgerworld (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: TV obscenity (DVD:SL2) music The Inspirational Choir Do Not Pass Me By music Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield Thanks To You (DVD:SL2)

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Friday Night Live

10 Episodes

1988

E01

Episode 1

2/19/1988

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

E02

Episode 2

3/4/1988

E03

Episode 3

3/11/1988

E04

Episode 4

3/18/1988

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Budget and end of Ronald Reagan (Almost:4) (DVD:FLEE) music The Primitives Crash (Almost:4) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Has the flu (Almost:4) (DVD:FLEE) music Paul Johnson Every Kinda People Lee Evans Stand-up (DVD:FNL) 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) music The Bodeans Only Love Jag Plah Stand-up (Almost:4) Josie Lawrence Florence from Cradley (character): Tanning lotion (DVD:FNL) Harry Enfield Loadsamoney (character): Childhood (Almost:4) Ben Elton Stand-up: Paranoia and fears (Almost:4) (DVD:FNL) music Paul Johnson Until You Come Back to Me (Almost:4)

E05

Episode 5

3/25/1988

E06

Episode 6

4/1/1988

E07

Episode 7

4/8/1988

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Nuclear deterrent (DVD:FNL) music Roachford Family Man Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Wins the pools (Almost:6) (DVD:FLEE) music The Rhythm Sisters American Boys Josie Lawrence Florence from Cradley (character): Quiz Shows (Almost:6) (DVD:FNL) Howie Mandel American stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:FNL) music Eurythmics You Have Placed A Chill (Almost:6) Hattie Hayridge Stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:FNL) Harry Enfield Loadsamoney (character): Football tickets (Almost:6) (DVD:FLEE) music Roachford Cuddly Toy Julian Clary The Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:FNL) Ben Elton Stand-up: British Rail music Eurythmics I Need A Man (Almost:6) (untransmitted) music Eurythmics Missionary Man

E08

Episode 8

4/15/1988

E09

Episode 9

4/22/1988

E10

Episode 10

4/29/1988

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Thatcher and the NHS (Almost:8) music Was (Not Was) Walk The Dinosaur (Almost:8) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Arsenal v Luton (Almost:8) (DVD:FLEE) Barry Humphries Dame Edna (character): In the dressing room at the Strand Theatre Wendy Harmer Australian stand-up (Almost:8) Moray Hunter & Jack Docherty Donald & George (characters): House of commons music Harry Enfield Loadsamoney (character): Doin' Up The House (Almost:8) (DVD:FLEE) Josie Lawrence Florence from Cradley (character): UFOs and Doctor Who (Almost:8) Harry Enfield Buggerallmoney (character): Destroy Loadsamoney (Almost:8) (DVD:FNL, FLEE) Les Bubb Invisible piano Barry Humphries Dame Edna (character): Stand-up (Almost:8) (DVD:FNL) Doug Anthony Allstars Comedy songs (Almost:8) Ben Elton Stand-up: Nudist beaches (Almost:8) (DVD:FLEE) music Was (Not Was) Out Come The Freaks (Almost:8) Ben Elton Closes the series (Almost:8) (DVD:FNL)

Series 1

10 Episodes

1986

E01

Tracey Ullman

1/25/1986

Tracey Ullman Introduction John Sparkes Shadwell (character) music INXS This Time The Oblivion Boys Staring contest Tracey Ullman, Jon Glover, Mac McDonald (pre-filmed) The River Country John Bird An unemployed defence minister (character) Tracey Ullman, Amanda Dickinson Kay Clark (character) (Almost:2) (DVD:SL1) Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens, Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase, Suggs Rich (soap opera parody) Pete McCarthy News Flash Sam Kinison American Stand-up (Almost:4) (DVD:SL1) Pete McCarthy Snooker Wizardz Fire dance Pete McCarthy News Flash John Wells (pre-filmed) A Life of Reilli music Squeeze King George Street Tracey Ullman Stand-up Fry & Laurie Chocolate Goodies (DVD:SL1, FLEE) The Dangerous Brothers (pre-filmed) Canon/Big Stunt (DVD:DB, SL1) Tracey Ullman Betty Tomlinson (character) - Two years on (DVD:SL1) Ben Elton Professional liar (DVD:SL1, FLEE) music Feargal Sharkey You Little Thief (Almost:4)

E02

Lenny Henry

2/1/1986

The compere was Lenny Henry. Guests included Fry & Laurie, Oblivion Boys, Dangerous Brothers (Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson), Ben Elton, Level 42, The Damned with a cameo from Gary Glitter :(

E03

Pamela Stephenson

2/8/1986

The compere was Pamela Stephenson, and guests included Fry & Laurie, The Oblivion Boys, Dangerous Brothers (Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson), Richard Digance, Cliffhanger, Spike Milligan (Cameo only), Denis Healy, Talk Talk, Nigel Planer (Featuring Raw Sex), Ben Elton and The Inspirational Choir

E04

Chris Barrie

2/15/1986

E05

Michael Barrymore

2/22/1986

Michael Barrymore Introduction music Colonel Abrams I'm Not Gonna Let You Get The Best of Me The Oblivion Boys Kidnapped Susie Blake Rupert Bear story Michael Barrymore Stand-up and stunt music Mr. Mister Broken Wings Michael Barrymore Singing Harry Enfield, Jon Glover, Helen Lederer (pre-filmed) The Day After (DVD:FLEE) music Johnny Hubcap and the Axles At The Hop Arnold Brown Stand-up Michael Barrymore (Impression) Tommy Cooper Harry Enfield Stavros (character): First appearance (DVD:FLEE) Fry & Laurie Poetry in Parkhurst (DVD:SL1, FLEE) music Ruby Turner Come Go With Me Margaret Smith American stand-up music Mr. Mister Kyrie Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL1) Ben Elton Stand-up: Double entendres Michael Barrymore Stand-up and singing We'll Meet Again

E06

Hale & Pace

3/1/1986

Hale & Pace The Management arrive and introduction music Madness I'll Compete Hale & Pace Proclamation Harry Enfield Stavros (character): My daughter Donna (DVD:SL1, FLEE) music Roger Daltrey Under A Raging Moon Hale & Pace Singing Doctors (DVD:SL1) A Whitney Brown American stand-up Pierre Hollins Alfonse (character) daredevil act Hale & Pace Club 18-30 music The Walkers Hey! Don't Waste My Time Jeremy Hardy Stand-up Hale & Pace St. David's Day music Madness Sweetest Girl Hale & Pace Billy & Johnny (characters) The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys E.B.T. (DVD:SL1) Norman Pace The world's greatest lover (character) The Dangerous Brothers, Norman Lovett (pre-filmed) Torture (Almost:4) (DVD:DB, SL1) Ben Elton Stand-up: Girlfriend Threw Me Out (DVD:SL1, FLEE) music Madness, Hale & Pace See You Later Alligator / Let's Have A Party / Roll Over Beethoven (Almost:2)

E07

Ben Elton

3/8/1986

Ben Elton Introduction and stand-up: Club 18-30 (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1) music Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers Real Girl (Almost:1) Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie Pop Show (DVD:FLEE) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Today newspaper (DVD:SL1, FLEE) Ben Elton Taxi driver (DVD:FLEE) music The Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene music Denise Black and the Kray Sisters Acapella singing (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1) Emo Phillips Stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1) Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie Simon Ploppy at drama school (DVD:SL1, FLEE) music Hipsway The Honey Thief Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL1) Fry & Laurie, Emma Thompson Hush child (DVD:SL1, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Students Ben Elton Metamorphosis (DVD:FLEE) The Dangerous Brothers (pre-filmed) Exploding politicians (DVD:DB, SL1) Ben Elton, Stephen Fry As nuns: One little thing (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1, FLEE) Jasper Carrott Stand-up Jasper Carrott (pre-filmed) animation Ben Elton Stand-up: Double Seat music Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers Let My Love

E08

Fascinating Aïda

3/15/1986

Fascinating Aïda Introduction The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys Wow Fashion (DVD:SL1) Harry Enfield, John Sessions Stavros (character): Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster (DVD:FLEE) music Kissing the Pink One Step Fascinating Aïda Pretend You're German Craig Charles Poetry Fry & Laurie A Good Night's Sleep (DVD:FLEE) Rita Rudner American Stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:SL1) music Somo Somo Masikini Ya Mola Emma Thompson Stand-up (Almost:3) (DVD:SL1) The Dangerous Brothers, Jennifer Saunders (pre-filmed) How to get off with a lady (DVD:DB, SL1) Fascinating Aïda England's Green And Pleasant Land Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie Photographs (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Brush with the bomb (DVD:SL1, FLEE) music Girlschool and Gary Glitter Leader of the Gang (Almost:5)

E09

Peter Cook

3/22/1986

Peter Cook (Impression) Ferdinand Marcos (DVD:SL1) music The Communards Disenchanted The Oblivion Boys Pot Snooker (DVD:SL1) Kate Robbins (Impression) Sarah Ferguson Peter Cook, John Bird Lord Stockton (character) (DVD:SL1) music Twisted Sister I Am, I'm Me Peter Cook, John Fortune E.L. Wisty (character) - Interesting things (DVD:SL1) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Video Box (DVD:FLEE) music Hitlist Into The Fire Louie Anderson Stand-up (Almost:5) (DVD:SL1) music Twisted Sister Leader of the Pack French & Saunders, Raw Sex Studio direction (Almost:5) (DVD:SL1) Peter Cook, John Bird Workmen in Kubla Khan music The Communards, The Oblivion Boys La Dolarosa Fry & Laurie Flight to Tokyo (DVD:SL1, FLEE) Peter Cook (pre-filmed) (impression) James Last's Britain Ben Elton Stand-up: The budget (DVD:SL1) Peter Cook (Impression) James Last's orchestra

E10

Steven Wright

3/29/1986