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Saturday Live

 (1985)

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Friday Night Live
5.2
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Friday Night Live  
5.2
The third series, Friday Night Live, renamed to reflect its scheduling move to the titular day, is the last of the programme's original iteration. Shorter and slightly more tightly formatted show, it retained Ben Elton as permanent host.
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)
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Episode 9
4-22-1988
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Episode 8
4-15-1988
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Episode 7
4-08-1988
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
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Episode 6
4-01-1988
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Episode 5
3-25-1988
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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)
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Episode 3
3-11-1988
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Episode 2
3-04-1988
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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
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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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Episode 9
4-04-1987
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
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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
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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
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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
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Episode 6
Lenny Henry
Episode 5 - 3-07-1987
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)
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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
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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
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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
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Episode 1
2-07-1987
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
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Steven Wright
Episode 10 - 3-29-1986
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Peter Cook
Episode 9 - 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
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Fascinating Aïda
Episode 8 - 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)
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Ben Elton
Episode 7 - 3-08-1986
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
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Hale & Pace
Episode 6 - 3-01-1986
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)
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Michael Barrymore
Episode 5 - 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
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Chris Barrie
Episode 4 - 2-15-1986
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Pamela Stephenson
Episode 3 - 2-08-1986
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
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Lenny Henry
Episode 2 - 2-01-1986
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 :(
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Tracey Ullman
Episode 1 - 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)
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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)
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