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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)

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 :(

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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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

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)

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

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)

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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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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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A one-off show commissioned to celebrate 40 years of Channel 4 which began broadcasting in November 1982.