Hosted by Lenny Henry, musical performances by Style Council and Slade. Comedy from Chris Barrie, 20th Century Coyote (Raw Sex), Robbie Coltrane, Andy De La Tour, French & Saunders, Carla Mendonca, Christopher Ryan, Mel Smith.
TRACEY ULLMAN presents: JOHN WELLS, JOHN BIRD, STEPHEN FRY & HUGH LAURIE, The Oblivion Boys, BEN ELTON, JOHN SPAKES, WIZARDZ, SAM KINISON, INXS, SQUEEZE, FEARGAL SHARKEY
LENNY HENRY presents. THE DAMNED perform "Eloise", THE DANGEROUS BROTHERS, FRY AND LAURIE, TIMOTHY SPALL, MINT JULEPS and DARTS perform "CUPID", LEVEL 42 perform "Something About You".
PAMELA STEPHENSON presents: RICHARD DIGANCE, HARRY ENFIELD, DENNIS HEALEY, HELEN LEDERER, NIGEL PLANER, RAW SEX, FRY AND LAURIE, PAUL HARDCASTLE performs "Don't Waste My Time", INSPIRATIONAL CHOIR perform "One Love", TALK TALK perform "Life's What You Make it"
CHRIS BARRIE introduces another ninety minutes of comedy, music and cliffhanging serials. With: STEVE NALLON, KATE ROBBINS, FRY and LAURIE, JOHN BIRD, THE DANGEROUS BROTHERS, CHARLIE SEXTON, HELEN LEDERER, BEN ELTON, Judy Tenuta
Live entertainment, live comedy and live music... it's time to liven up your Saturday with another 90-minute slice of Saturday Live. MICHAEL BARRYMORE hosts. FRY & LAURIE, OBLIVION BOYS, BEN ELTON, ARNOLD BROWN, MARGARET SMITH, HARRY ENFIELD, CRAIG CHARLES, SUSIE BLAKE. With COLONEL ABRAHAMS who performs "I'm Not Gonna Let You" and RUBY TURNER performing "If You're Ready (Come Go With)". Includes JOHNNY HUBCAP & THE AXLES performing "At the Hop". MR MISTER perform "Kyrie".
Hale & Pace present: HARRY ENFIELD, JEREMY HARDY, PIERRE HOLLINS, A WHITNEY BROWN, The Oblivion Boys with LEE CORNES, The Dangerous Brothers, BEN ELTON. Musical Guests: MADNESS, ROGER DALTREY, THE WALKERS
BEN ELTON presents: THE BLOW MONKEYS who perform "Digging Your Scene", JASPER CARROTT, LLOYD COLE and the COMMOTIONS, FRY and LAURIE, EMMA THOMPSON, THE DANGEROUS BROTHERS, MORWENNA BANKS, JOHN BIRD, CLIFFHANGER, THE OBLIVION BOYS, EMO PHILLIPS.
FASCINATING AIDA hosts. With EMMA THOMPSON, ADE EDMONDSON and RIK MAYALL, HARRY ENFIELD, FRY & LAURIE, CRAIG CHARLES, THE WOW SHOW, RITA RUDNER, BEN ELTON. Musical guests: GARY GLITTER performing "The Leader of the Gang", KISSING THE PINK, SOMO SOMO
PETER COOK hosts. With THE OBLIVION BOYS, KATE ROBBINS, JOHN BIRD, JOHN FORTUNE, HARRY ENFIELD, LOUIE ANDERSON, FRY & LAURIE, FRENCH & SAUNDERS, BEN ELTON. Musical guests THE COMMUNARDS, TWISTED SISTER, HITLIST
STEVEN WRIGHT hosts. With JOHN WELLS, JOHN BIRD, HARRY ENFIELD, THE DANGEROUS BROTHERS, CRAIG CHARLES, FRY & LAURIE, KATE ROBBINS, ROBBIE COLTRANE, MIRANDA RICHARDSON, BEN ELTON. Musical guests THE FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS perform "Blue", THE MOODY BLUES, THE INSPIRATIONAL CHOIR
Ben Elton presents the very best of young music and comedy with Harry Enfield. Meatloaf performs "Blind Before I Stop", The Communards perform "Heavens Above", and Timbuk3 perform "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades".
Host Ben Elton, musical guest Morris Minor and The Majors. Klymaxx, Bob Geldof, Harry Enfield, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Spitting Image, Ronnie Shakes
BEN ELTON presents the very best of young music and comedy with: HARRY ENFIELD, FRY and LAURIE, CRAIG CHARLES, THE CHRISTIANS perform "Forgotten Town", THE JOAN COLLINS FAN CLUB (JULIAN CLARY), GILBERT GOTTFRIED, SKINT VIDEO
BEN ELTON presents the very best of young comedy and music with: HARRY ENFIELD, FRY and LAURIE, LONE JUSTICE, PUNT and DENNIS, THE STRANGLERS who perform "No More Heroes" & "Shakin' Like a Leaf", ROWAN ATKINSON, PAULA POUNDSTONE
BEN ELTON presents the very best of young comedy and music with: HARRY ENFIELD, FRY and LAURIE, (FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD booked but don’t appear!) GARY HOWARD, LEVEL 42 perform "Running in the Family", LENNY HENRY, DENNIS MILLER, TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY who performs "If You Let Me Stay", Jenny Lecoat.
BEN ELTON presents the very best young comedy and music with: HARRY ENFIELD, FRY and LAURIE, GARY MOORE, CHRIS BARRIE, ERASURE who perform "Victim of Love", THE BHUNDU BOYS, CRAIG CHARLES, KIT HOLLERBACH, RANDOLPH AND THE REMARKABLE
Ben Elton presents the very best young comedy and music with: The Style Council, The Smithereens, Perfectly Frank, Harry Enfield, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Barry Crimmins, Bing Hitler
Ben Elton presents the very best young comedy and music with: HARRY ENFIELD, FRY and LAURIE, JOY BEHAR, PAUL MERTON, THE POGUES, and THE DUBLINERS perform "The Irish Rover". ALISON MOYET, YES NO PEOPLE, Frederick Benson.
Ben Elton presents the very best young comedy and music with: HARRY ENFIELD FRY and LAURIE HANCOCK and MULLARKEY CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT who perform "Misfit" WILL DURST PAUL MERTON
Ben Elton presents the very best young comedy and music with: The Inspirational Choir, Harry Enfield, Rick Marotta, Rick Ducommun, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, John Sparkes, Twila Zone
Series examining the work of comedians who began their careers on Channel 4. This programme looks back to the mid-eighties when the comedy showcases Saturday Live and Friday Night Live caught the public's imagination and made household names out of the compere Ben Elton, and Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Harry Enfield, and Jo Brand.
Before branching out into A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie brought their brand of sharply satirical, brilliantly eccentric humour to bear on a number of pressing topics on both Saturday Live and Friday Night Live. This compilation features such treasures as a mini-lecture on why ‘Size Doesn’t Count’, the pitfalls of ‘Buying a Hedge’, and why we should all ‘Carpe Diem’ before saying ‘Byeee’...
Harry Enfield unleashed a trio of comic characters on Saturday Live and Friday Night Live: Greek café-owner and Arsenal supporter Stavros, the hilariously monstrous Loadsamoney – the Cockney plasterer and millionaire-in-the-making who propelled Enfield to comedy superstar status – and, occasionally, his lesser-spotted and hardier Geordie adversary, Buggerallmoney. While Loadsamoney never missed a chance to fl ash his cash, Buggerallmoney settled for smoking tabs (sometimes three at a time, mind!). Just don’t mention Luton Town FC…
Ben Elton’s unstoppable monologues on a variety of topics delighted audiences for the classic comedy showcase throughout the later 1980s. Whatever the subject, ‘Motormouth’ Elton usually delivered a turbo-charged rant about it – be it the evils of Thatcherism, Yuppies, Clause 28 or nuclear power. This compilation features the sparkly-suited stand-up legend and Blackadder co-writer in fine form.
A special one-off edition of the comedy variety show, Saturday Live to celebrate its 21st Anniversary.