"then Head of Programming at ITV station TVS and later to hold a similar position at LWT expressed a concern that northern comedy shows may not suit southern tastes. By the 1990s, the duo were seeking a change in direction and appeared in their own sitcom ""Cannon and Ball's Playhouse"", the spin-off series ""Plaza Patrol"" and their game show ""Cannon and Ball's Casino"". ""Plaza Patrol"" saw them play security guards in a shopping mall. In more recent times, they have continued to find success as a comic duo in theatre and pantomime, along with numerous cameo appearances on TV. In"
"Pacific Station (TV series) Pacific Station is an American sitcom starring Robert Guillaume and Richard Libertini that aired on NBC from September 15, 1991 to January 3, 1992. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman. ""Pacific Station"" centered around Detective Bob Ballard (Robert Guillaume), a wisecracking veteran cop who had been assigned to Pacific Station in Venice, California, apparently usually a dumping ground for eccentric and/or incompetent officers. Even more eccentric were the suspects the officers of Pacific Station brought in, as many were from nearby Venice Beach, a celebratedly"
"on-screen. This proceeded into more videotaped scenes of the show and cast. Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ""The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows"" Pacific Station (TV series) Pacific Station is an American sitcom starring Robert Guillaume and Richard Libertini that aired on NBC from September 15, 1991 to January 3, 1992. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman. ""Pacific Station"" centered around Detective Bob Ballard (Robert Guillaume), a wisecracking veteran cop who had been assigned to Pacific Station in Venice, California, apparently usually a dumping"
"Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and director. He is best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, with Alexander Armstrong. Miller and Armstrong wrote and starred in the Channel 4 sketch show ""Armstrong and Miller"", as well as the BBC sketch show ""The Armstrong & Miller Show"". Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two series of the BBC Crime Drama ""Death in Paradise"". Miller was born in London, England and grew up in Nantwich, Cheshire. His paternal"
"Trevor and Simon Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson are a British comedy duo (known as 'Trevor and Simon, or Trev and Simon), and are best known for a family-friendly version of anarchic alternative comedy on BBC1’s Saturday morning shows, Going Live! (1987-1993), and Live and Kicking (1993-1997). Trevor and Simon met as drama students at Manchester University in 1981. Hickson was a year older than Neal. They first encountered each other at the drama department's Christmas show, in which Neal played a squirrel on a skateboard . In a podcast, the pair recount how comedian Ben Elton taught Hickson Greek"
"something kid television at the time didn't do (and, arguably, still doesn't): it refused to treat its audience like children."" Comedian Richard Herring recalls watching the show as a recent graduate, commenting that it ""was subtle, sophisticated and much too good for kids."" According to Moffat, """"Press Gang"" had gone over very, very well in the industry and I was being touted and romanced all the time."" ""Press Gang""'s complicated plots and structure would become a hallmark of Moffat's work, such as ""Joking Apart"" and ""Coupling"". The series received a Royal Television Society award and a BAFTA in 1991 for"
"Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. In the opening sequence of the second series, Enfield and Whitehouse appear as two ageing Soviet-style dictators reviewing a parade. They wave grimly down at the procession, supposedly an example of an ancient and outdated means of politics, whilst lyrics concerning how they are ""both incredibly handsome and tall"" and ""not even beginning to look old"" are sung. The melody is based on the Russian national anthem. They also appear picking up three television awards – a National Television Award, a Bafta and a British Comedy Award. Visitors to the British Comedy Guide website also"
"as ""Coronation Street's"" Vera Duckworth in two-handers with Mavis Riley (played by Les Dennis). On 3 January 1986 Dustin Gee died, shortly before transmission of the third series (which had already been recorded) So the BBC carried on the series with just Les Dennis until 1991. The Laughter Show 'The Laughter Show was a BBC comedy sketch show, which featured Dustin Gee and Les Dennis, from 1984 to 1986 and then just featuring Dennis until 1991. Dustin Gee and Les Dennis, both started their TV careers on ""Who Do You Do"" in 1975, where there formed a partnership. The pair"
"Abbott and Costello Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine ""Who's on First?"" is one of the best-known comedy routines of all time in the world, and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits. While they had crossed paths a few times prior, the two comedians first worked together in 1935 at the Eltinge Burlesque Theater on 42nd Street in New York City, which"
"in venues across the UK. Their annual nationwide tours often included them performing with The Patton Brothers, magic duo ""Safire"", ""The Magic Light Puppet Company"" as well a full cast. Their comedy and parody shows have included ""The Blackpool Tower Circus"" (1974, 1987), ""To You To Me"" (1995), ""The Chuckle Brothers in Trouble"" (1996), ""The Chuckle Brothers Summer Roadshow"" (1997), ""The Adventures of The Chuckle Brothers"" (1998), ""The Chuckle Brothers Trouble At Sea"" (1999), ""The New Adventures of The Chuckle Brothers"" (2000), ""Spooky Goings On"" (2001), ""Raiders of the Lost Bark"" (2002), ""Star Doors - The Chuckle Brothers Strike Back"""
"Ski Patrol (1990 film) Ski Patrol is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Richard Correll and starring Roger Rose, Yvette Nipar, Paul Feig, T. K. Carter, Leslie Jordan, George Lopez, Ray Walston, and Martin Mull. There are some ski school instructors who ally with an evil land developer to try to sabotage the ski patrol and convince the forest service to cancel the owner's lease on the ski area. At the end, though, the leader of the forest service wises up to the evil ski school's scheme and everything backfires. Parts of the film were shot in Park City"
"meets Angel (Anita Lee), who is a mistress of a rich businessman, and instantly falls in love with her. However, Angel gets into a dilemma whether to choose Kwok-cheung or stay with the rich businessman. Police on the Road Police on the Road is a 1991 Hong Kong action police procedural television series produced by TVB and starring Gallen Lo and Wan Yeung-ming. With a total of 13 episodes, the series contains a different story in each of the episodes. Originally aired from 5 October 1991 to 1 February 1992 on TVB Jade, the show had a rerun on the"
"his character Mr. Bean – performed on drums. Joe Griffiths and Mike Moran contributed on keyboard. A UK number-one single for one week in March 1991, it is their sole chart single but raised £100,000 for Comic Relief. The B-side was entitled ""The Smile Song"", which was written and performed by the comedian Victoria Wood. As well as their 1991 single ""The Stonk"", the duo also appeared as their characters ""The Two Rons"" in a firework safety campaign run around Guy Fawkes Night, in trailers that were run for several years in the late 1980s/early 1990s, in slots often directly"
"The Laughter Show 'The Laughter Show was a BBC comedy sketch show, which featured Dustin Gee and Les Dennis, from 1984 to 1986 and then just featuring Dennis until 1991. Dustin Gee and Les Dennis, both started their TV careers on ""Who Do You Do"" in 1975, where there formed a partnership. The pair went on to appear on stage and TV including ""The Russ Abbot Madhouse"". In 1984, the BBC 1 give the pair their own show ""The Laughter Show"", while continued to work on ""The Russ Abbot Madhouse"". This was the show that included their most notable impression,"
"Ant & Dec Ant & Dec are an English TV presenting duo, consisting of Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Formed after their meeting as actors on CBBC's drama, ""Byker Grove"", they performed together as pop musicians PJ & Duncan, the names of their characters from ""Byker Grove"". The duo have since led successful careers as television presenters, with hosting credits including ""SMTV Live"", """", ""Friends Like These"", ""Pop Idol"", ""Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway"", ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"", ""PokerFace"", ""Push the Button"", ""Britain's"
"Perfect Scoundrels Perfect Scoundrels is an early-1990s British television comedy-drama following two con-men's travels while conning various people. Produced by TVS Television for the ITV network, it ran for three series between 22 April 1990 and 30 May 1992. The show's main stars were Peter Bowles and Bryan Murray, as well as a cameo appearance from pop singer Lulu. The series was repeated on The Family Channel but has never been commercially released on DVD. This is possibly due to ongoing rights issues after the production company, TVS, dropped out of the ITV network in 1992 and subsequently went through"
"Zig and Zag (Australian performers) Jack Perry (1917 – c. April 2006) and Douglas ""Doug"" McKenzie (22 March 19184 August 2004) — were an entertainer duo from Melbourne who were known and billed professionally as the clown act, Zig and Zag. They appeared on Australian television from its inception in 1956 to 1999 beginning with ""Peters Fun Fair"" (1956–69). They featured on the annual Moomba parade (a community festival), and were regulars at annual charity events including the Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children's Hospital. Perry was also an actor on television serials and presenter whilst McKenzie, was also"
"interspersed with games, competitions and music. Since 2015, Tomlinson has appeared twice in the CBBC panel show ""The Dog Ate My Homework"". In April 2017, he appeared in a promotional video for the return of PaRappa the Rapper. Inel Tomlinson Inel Tomlinson is a TV personality and stand-up comedian from London, best known for being one half of Johnny and Inel, the UK's first black comedy double act. As part of Johnny and Inel, the duo are well known on Kids TV for their hit CBBC TV comedy show 'The Johnny & Inel Show' and Junior Vets on Call. In"
"behind a park bench and making fart sounds or putting free drinks on a table with leaking cups. Stockport town centre in Greater Manchester is usually the location of these pranks. Started to be aired on TV in May 2006 - May 2007. Prank Patrol was cancelled by the BBC due to an unconnected incident where an Australian journalist fooled a hospital employee into putting him through to a member of the UK royal family who were receiving treatment at the hospital. This employee then took her own life. Prank Patrol (UK TV series) Prank Patrol is a British version"
"Hale and Pace Hale and Pace was an English comedy double-act that performed in clubs and on radio and television in the United Kingdom in the 1980s-1990s. The duo was made up of Gareth Hale and Norman Pace, with the ""Hale and Pace"" television show running for ten years and 66 episodes, between 1988 and 1998. Gareth Hale (born 15 January 1953) and Norman Pace (born 17 February 1953) met at Avery Hill teacher training college in Eltham, South East London. They discovered much in common, particularly humour, and began playing clubs in a comedy band. One of the clubs"
"Gareth Hale Gareth Hale (born 15 January 1953, Hull) is an English comedian and actor, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace, with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace. Both were former teachers, their comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably ""Hale and Pace"", ""Pushing Up Daisies"", ""h&p@bbc"" and ""Jobs for the Boys"". As straight actors, they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of ""Dalziel and Pascoe""; as well as making a guest appearance together in ""Survival"", a 1989 ""Doctor Who"" serial. Hale was a regular on the five soap"
"2 was also repeated on Paramount). The title was ""Armstrong and Miller"" for the first two series, and ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"" for the last two. All four series have been released on DVD. Armstrong and Miller (TV series) Armstrong and Miller - later retitled The Armstrong and Miller Show - is a comedy sketch television show that aired between 1997 and 2001 featuring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, known together as Armstrong and Miller. Following a series on the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997, a further three were made for Channel 4. The duo moved to BBC One"
"generally taboo subjects such as racism and poverty, often playing up contrasts between himself and his partner in terms of origin, color, and religion. Their first show was held at Café de la Gare in 1991. The duo acquired a certain notoriety in 1992 after several appearances on their fellow comedian Arthur's show ""Emission Impossible"", where they were noticed for their particularly corrosive sketches. They followed this up with one success after another at Le Splendid Theater, Paris's Palais des glaces, and at Casino de Paris. Élie and Dieudonné formed one of the most popular comic duos of the 1990s."
"shown as part of Saturday morning show TMi. The second series was shown on BBC One in early 2008. The Ninja in this version are played by Jennifer Cooper and Graeme Malcolm. When the new Digital Station ABC3 was released, Prank Patrol was one of the shows produced in Australia by the ABC. It is hosted by Scott Tweedie. The first series was so successful, the ABC renewed the show for a second series. Each episode of the Australian series is twenty-five minutes instead of thirty. Prank Patrol (Canadian TV series) Prank Patrol is a Canadian children's television series currently"
"unlike its predecessors; it did not find major international distribution in lucrative markets such as the USA and Canada. Comedic performers included: Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones, Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Hale and Pace, Lenny Henry, Rory Bremner, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton and the ""Spitting Image"" puppets. The shows took place at The London Palladium over four consecutive nights 26–29 March 1987. The shows were videotaped and a home video special was created integrating performances from the two comedy nights and two music nights. It was released by Virgin Vision. Two"
"Smashie and Nicey Mike Smash and Dave Nice were two fictional television characters who first appeared in the early 1990s TV sketch show ""Harry Enfield's Television Programme"". They were played by comedians Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield respectively. They are parodies of a certain style of ageing celebrity BBC Radio 1 disc jockey who started out with the station in the 1960s and stayed there until the mid-1990s. The characters incorporated the personalities, character traits and lifestyles of several different real-life DJs. The characters reference such DJs as Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis, Simon Bates, Alan Freeman, Mike Read, Peter"
"a number of take-overs. This problem affects the majority of the TVS programme archive as much of the original production paperwork and sales documentation has been lost during the intervening years. Perfect Scoundrels Perfect Scoundrels is an early-1990s British television comedy-drama following two con-men's travels while conning various people. Produced by TVS Television for the ITV network, it ran for three series between 22 April 1990 and 30 May 1992. The show's main stars were Peter Bowles and Bryan Murray, as well as a cameo appearance from pop singer Lulu. The series was repeated on The Family Channel but has"
"date currently scheduled. Fry and Laurie have also appeared together in various television advertisements, interviews, audio books, and other projects. Fry and Laurie Fry and Laurie are an English comedy double act, mostly active in the 1980s and 1990s. The duo consisted of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, who met in 1980 through mutual friend Emma Thompson whilst all three attended the University of Cambridge. They initially gained prominence in a television sketch comedy, ""A Bit of Fry & Laurie"" (1987, 1989–1995), and have collaborated on numerous other projects including, most notably, the television series ""Jeeves and Wooster"" (1990–1993) in"
"Twin Sitters Twin Sitters is a 1994 American family-oriented comedy film directed and written by John Paragon and starring Peter Paul, David Paul and Christian and Joseph Cousins. The plot concerns twin bodybuilders who protect twin child pranksters left by a corrupt uncle in their care. Peter and David Falcone are twin waiters who want nothing more than to open their own restaurant, but are unable to get a loan. Frank Hillhurst is a corrupt businessman who has decided to give state's evidence, but his former right-hand man has threatened to kill Hillhurst and his nephews if he testifies. After"
"The Detectives The Detectives is a British comedy television series, starring Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, and George Sewell. It aired on BBC One from 1993 to 1997, and was a spoof of police dramas. It was written by Mike Whitehill and Steve Knight. ""The Detectives"" originated from a five-minute sketch that first appeared on Jasper Carrott's sketch/stand-up show ""Canned Carrott"". Because of its success, it was turned into a television series. There were a few differences from the sketch to the TV series, such as Dave Briggs being married in the sketch (to Brenda), yet both he and Louis are"
"Mitchell and Webb Mitchell and Webb are a British comedy double act, composed of David Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) and Robert Webb (born 29 September 1972). They are best known for starring in the Channel 4 sitcom ""Peep Show"" and their sketch show ""That Mitchell and Webb Look"". The duo first met at the Footlights in 1993 and collaborated for the 1995 Revue while at Cambridge. After graduating from university, the duo did two-man shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and some sketch writing, including a series of ""Big Train"" and also for Armstrong and Miller's eponymous show. Their"
"said. ""He always thought I would be a great comedy partner."" They joined the improvisational company The Compass Players (which later became The Second City), and after leaving, formed the comedy team of Stiller and Meara. In 1961, they were performing in nightclubs in New York, and by the following year were considered a ""national phenomenon"", said the ""New York Times"". Their often improvised comedy routines brought many of their relationship foibles to live audiences. Their skits focused on domestic themes, as did Nichols and May, another comedy team during that period. ""They were Nichols and May without the acid"
"Cannon and Ball Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire, 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper, 28 January 1944), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show ""The Cannon and Ball Show"", which lasted for nine years on ITV. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being told comics earned an extra £3 a night. They have continued to work as a comic"