Episode 1
Tracey Ullman
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)
Episode 2
Lenny Henry
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 :(
Episode 3
Pamela Stephenson
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
Episode 5
Michael Barrymore
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
Episode 6
Hale & Pace
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)
Episode 7
Ben Elton
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
Episode 8
Fascinating Aïda
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)
Episode 9
Peter Cook
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
