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Adrian Edmondson

1957-01-24 (67 years old) in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Adrian Edmondson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He went to Manchester University to study drama. Whilst he was there he met Rik Mayall, and the pair began performing as 20th Century Coyote. The act continued after university when Adrian & Rik moved to London, and they became two of the leading lights in the new 'alternative comedy' scene, performing at the newly established Comedy Store, and setting up their own club, The Comic Strip, with 'Peter Richardson', Nigel Planer, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Alexei Sayle. This spawned two 1980s TV series: The Young Ones (1982), and The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) In the 1990's Ade & Rik continued their partnership with a new series called Bottom (1991), which ran for three seasons and became a major success on the live circuit. It was basically a live sitcom, liberally sprinkled with slapstick humour, and the pair did 5 long tours between 1993 and 2003. Simultaneously, Adrian established himself as an actor, doing two improvised TV films under the Screen One and Screen Two umbrella, with director Les Blair: Screen Two: Honest, Decent and True (1986), and Screen One: News Hounds (1990) (winner of the BAFTA for best single drama). He was a regular in the hospital drama Holby City (1999) from 2005 - 2008. He took the lead in a drama documentary about the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the series Surviving Disaster (2006), and appeared as Henry Austen in the TV movie Miss Austen Regrets (2008), the film Blood (2012), and the drama series Prey (2014). But his most notable dramatic role to date is that of Count Rostov in the BBC series War & Peace (2016).

Movies

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Bottom: Exposed
55 %|Apr 18, 2024
Documentary, Comedy
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The Trick
45 %|Oct 18, 2021
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
70 %|Mar 22, 2021
TV Movie, Documentary
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King Rocker
75 %|Oct 31, 2020
Documentary, Music
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Completely Bad News
0 %|Nov 29, 2019
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The Rizen: Possession
54 %|May 22, 2019
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
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How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
70 %|May 26, 2018
Documentary, Comedy
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RSC Live: Twelfth Night
75 %|Feb 14, 2018
Comedy
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
67.88 %|Dec 13, 2017
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Interlude In Prague
58.61 %|May 25, 2017
Drama, Music
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The Rizen
52 %|May 6, 2017
Action, Science Fiction, Horror
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Rocky Horror Show Live
72 %|Nov 17, 2015
Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
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Five Go to Rehab
0 %|Nov 7, 2012
Comedy
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Blood
59 %|Oct 9, 2012
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
80 %|Oct 16, 2008
Comedy, Documentary
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Rocky Horror Tribute Show
72 %|Oct 14, 2008
Comedy, Horror, Music
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Miss Austen Regrets
61 %|Feb 3, 2008
Drama
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If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
70 %|Dec 14, 2007
Documentary, Music
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The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
60 %|Jul 4, 2005
Documentary
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Bottom Mindless Violence
100 %|Nov 22, 2004
Comedy
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Bottom Live 2001 An Arse Oddity
73 %|Oct 19, 2001
Comedy
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Four Men in a Plane
0 %|Jan 4, 2000
Comedy
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Guest House Paradiso
61 %|Dec 3, 1999
Comedy
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Four Men in a Car
0 %|Apr 12, 1998
Comedy
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Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
72 %|Oct 27, 1997
Comedy
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Bottom Fluff
0 %|Nov 16, 1996
Comedy
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Bottom Live The Big Number 2 Tour
76.09 %|Nov 6, 1995
Comedy
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
56.6 %|Jan 15, 1995
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
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Bottom Live The Stage Show
78 %|Sep 27, 1993
Comedy
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Demonella
0 %|May 20, 1993
Comedy
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Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
0 %|May 13, 1993
Comedy
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex
0 %|Apr 29, 1993
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Red Nose of Courage
0 %|Apr 9, 1992
Comedy
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The Pope Must Diet
49 %|Jun 21, 1991
Comedy
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News Hounds
0 %|Sep 2, 1990
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
actor
Les Dogs
0 %|Aug 3, 1990
Comedy
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Oxford
0 %|Feb 22, 1990
Comedy
actor
GLC: The Carnage Continues
0 %|Feb 5, 1990
Comedy
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
75 %|Jan 1, 1989
Comedy, Music
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Just Like That!
0 %|Jan 1, 1989
Documentary
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An Audience With Victoria Wood
52 %|Dec 10, 1988
Comedy
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The Yob
0 %|Mar 12, 1988
Comedy
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
82 %|Mar 5, 1988
Comedy, Horror, TV Movie
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More Bad News
98 %|Feb 27, 1988
Comedy, Music
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The Strike
70 %|Feb 20, 1988
TV Movie, Comedy
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Eat the Rich
60 %|Oct 23, 1987
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Honest Decent & True
0 %|Feb 9, 1986
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Private Enterprise
0 %|Jan 2, 1986
Comedy
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The Supergrass
62 %|Nov 8, 1985
Comedy
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Slags
0 %|Feb 11, 1984
Comedy
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Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
0 %|Feb 4, 1984
Comedy
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Gino: Full Story and Pics
0 %|Jan 28, 1984
Comedy
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A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
70 %|Jan 21, 1984
Western, Comedy, TV Movie
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Susie
0 %|Jan 14, 1984
Comedy
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Dirty Movie
0 %|Jan 7, 1984
Comedy
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Five Go Mad on Mescalin
0 %|Nov 2, 1983
Comedy
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Summer School
0 %|Jan 31, 1983
Comedy
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Bad News
87 %|Jan 24, 1983
Comedy, Music
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The Beat Generation
0 %|Jan 17, 1983
Comedy
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War
100 %|Jan 3, 1983
Comedy
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Dead on Time
65 %|Jan 1, 1983
Comedy
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Five Go Mad in Dorset
0 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
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Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
80 %|Mar 13, 1982
Comedy, TV Movie
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The Comic Strip
0 %|Jan 1, 1981
TV Movie, Comedy

Series

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Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
50 %|Aug 14, 2024
Drama, Crime
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3 Body Problem
75 %|Mar 21, 2024
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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A Spy Among Friends
66 %|Dec 8, 2022
War & Politics, Drama
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The Pact
73 %|May 17, 2021
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Out of Her Mind
50 %|Oct 20, 2020
Comedy
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Between the Covers
55 %|Oct 9, 2020
Talk
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Cheat
66 %|Mar 11, 2019
Drama
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Celebrity Catchphrase
0 %|Jun 17, 2018
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Save Me
65 %|Feb 28, 2018
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Bancroft
66 %|Dec 11, 2017
Crime, Drama
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Richard Osman's House of Games
59 %|Sep 4, 2017
Comedy, Talk
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Genius
78 %|Apr 25, 2017
Drama
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Urban Myths
76 %|Jan 19, 2017
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
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One of Us
66 %|Aug 23, 2016
Crime, Drama
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Upstart Crow
71.59 %|May 9, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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War and Peace
76 %|Jan 3, 2016
Drama
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Ronja the Robber's Daughter
64 %|Oct 11, 2014
Comedy, Animation, Family, Action & Adventure
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
70 %|Jun 16, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Prey
68 %|Apr 28, 2014
Crime
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Catchphrase
75 %|Apr 7, 2013
Family
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Gadget Man
70.5 %|Nov 19, 2012
Documentary
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The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
69 %|Feb 20, 2012
Comedy
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The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
0 %|Jan 10, 2012
Reality, Comedy
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Ade in Britain
90 %|Nov 7, 2011
Documentary
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Death in Paradise
75 %|Oct 25, 2011
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
actor
Monte Carlo or Bust
0 %|Oct 28, 2010
actor
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
67 %|Feb 21, 2009
Reality, Comedy
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Teenage Kicks
32 %|Mar 28, 2008
Comedy
actor
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
37 %|Sep 3, 2007
Talk
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Would I Lie to You?
77 %|Jun 16, 2007
Comedy
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Britain's Got More Talent
28 %|Jun 9, 2007
Reality
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
actor
School's Out
0 %|Apr 19, 2006
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Great British Menu
64 %|Apr 10, 2006
Reality
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Surviving Disaster
67 %|Jan 10, 2006
Documentary, Drama
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Twisted Tales
75 %|Jan 16, 2005
Drama, Comedy
actor
Doctors and Nurses
0 %|Jan 13, 2004
Comedy
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Celebrity Mastermind
60 %|Dec 26, 2003
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Spine Chillers
0 %|Jun 23, 2003
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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Captain Star
80 %|Jul 8, 1997
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
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Jonathan Creek
75 %|May 9, 1997
Mystery, Comedy, Drama
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Midsomer Murders
75 %|Mar 23, 1997
Crime, Drama, Mystery
actor
Look at the State We're In!
0 %|May 20, 1995
Comedy
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Ready Steady Cook
0 %|Oct 24, 1994
Reality
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Anna Lee
70.71 %|Feb 27, 1994
Crime, Drama
actor
If You See God, Tell Him
67 %|Nov 11, 1993
Comedy
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Absolutely Fabulous
75 %|Nov 12, 1992
Comedy
actor
Pebble Mill
31 %|Oct 14, 1991
Talk
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Bottom
79.02 %|Sep 17, 1991
Comedy
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Rita Rudner
0 %|Sep 18, 1990
Comedy
poster
Snakes and Ladders
55 %|Oct 17, 1989
Comedy
actor
Happy Families
55 %|Aug 17, 1989
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Press Gang
73 %|Jan 16, 1989
Comedy, Drama
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This Morning
57 %|Oct 3, 1988
Talk, News
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Going Live!
60 %|Sep 26, 1987
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French & Saunders
75 %|Mar 9, 1987
Comedy
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French & Saunders
75 %|Mar 9, 1987
Comedy
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Hardwicke House
40 %|Feb 24, 1987
Comedy
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Filthy Rich & Catflap
66 %|Jan 7, 1987
Comedy
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Saturday Live
67 %|Jan 25, 1986
Comedy
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The Dangerous Brothers
0 %|Jan 1, 1986
Comedy
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Happy Families
68 %|Oct 17, 1985
Drama, Comedy
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Natural World
70 %|Oct 30, 1983
Documentary
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Blackadder
80 %|Jun 15, 1983
Comedy, War & Politics
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The Young Ones
79 %|Nov 9, 1982
Comedy
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The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
The Comic Strip Presents...
73 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
poster
An Audience with...
53 %|Jan 8, 1978
Talk
poster
The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy
poster
Ade at Sea
0 %|Invalid Date
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Alien: Earth
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
0 %|Oct 14, 1980
Comedy