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  4. 1987

British Comedy in 1987

  • Brown Blues won the Edinburgh Comedy Award

Notable comedies debuting in 1987

ChuckleVision. Image shows from L to R: Paul Chuckle (Paul Elliott), Barry Chuckle (Barry Elliott).TV

ChuckleVision

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Just For Laughs

Watching. Image shows from L to R: Malcolm Stoneway (Paul Bown), Pamela Lynch nee Stoneway (Liza Tarbuck), Brenda Wilson (Emma Wray). Copyright: Granada Television.TV

Watching

French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders.TV

French And Saunders

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Pull The Other One!

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The Les Dennis Laughter Show

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Home James!

The New Statesman. Alan B'Stard MP (Rik Mayall). Copyright: Alomo Productions / Yorkshire Television.TV

The New Statesman

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Carrott Confidential

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Foreign Bodies

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Life Without George

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Live From The Palladium

Up The Garden Path.Radio

Up The Garden Path

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All TV comedy broadcast in 1987

  • 'Allo 'Allo!
  • A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
  • A Small Problem
  • After Pilkington
  • All At No. 20
  • All In Good Faith
  • And There's More
  • Bad Boyes
  • Beadle's About
  • Blackadder
  • Bobby Davro's TV Weekly
  • Bread
  • Brush Strokes
  • Bust
  • Cannon And Ball
  • Carrott Confidential
  • Checkpoint Chiswick
  • Christmas Is Coming...
  • ChuckleVision
  • Comedy Wavelength
  • Cue Gary!
  • Dear John....
  • Divided We Stand
  • Don't Wait Up
  • East Of Ipswich
  • Ernie's Incredible Illucinations
  • Ever Decreasing Circles
  • Every Second Counts
  • Executive Stress
  • Farrington Of The F.O.
  • Father Matthew's Daughter
  • Ffizz
  • Filthy Rich & Catflap
  • First Aids
  • Foreign Bodies
  • French And Saunders
  • Hardwicke House
  • Hello Mum
  • Hi-De-Hi!
  • High & Dry
  • Home To Roost
  • In Sickness & In Health
  • It's A Hudd Hudd World
  • Jasper Carrott - Stand Up America
  • Joe Longthorne Entertains
  • Jossy's Giants
  • Just For Laughs
  • Keeping Score
  • Kin Of The Castle
  • Last Of The Summer Wine
  • Late Expectations
  • Life Without George
  • Lift Off! With Coppers And Co!
  • Live From The Palladium
  • Me & My Girl
  • Morecambe & Wise On Stage
  • My Husband And I
  • Never Say Die
  • Never The Twain
  • No Place Like Home
  • O.T.T.
  • Only Fools And Horses
  • Porterhouse Blue
  • Relative Strangers
  • Rude Health
  • Running Wild
  • Saturday Live
  • Scoop
  • Slinger's Day
  • Sorry!
  • Spitting Image
  • Stop That Laughing At The Back
  • Super Gran
  • Superfrank
  • Terry & June
  • The Beiderbecke Tapes
  • The Brothers McGregor
  • The Corner House
  • The Dame Edna Experience
  • The Home-Made Xmas Video
  • The Kenny Everett Television Show
  • The Lenny Henry Christmas Special
  • The Lenny Henry Show
  • The Les Dawson Show
  • The Little And Large Show
  • The Mikado
  • The Mistress
  • The New Statesman
  • The Refuge
  • The Ritz
  • The Russ Abbot Show
  • The Two Ronnies
  • The Way, The Truth, The Video
  • The World According To Smith And Jones
  • Three Up, Two Down
  • Tutti Frutti
  • Valentine Park
  • Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
  • What A Carry On
  • What The Butler Saw
  • Worzel Gummidge Down Under
  • Yes, Prime Minister
  • You Must Be The Husband

All radio comedy broadcast in 1987

  • After Henry
  • Big Jim And The Figaro Club
  • Delve Special
  • Frankie Howerd's Forum
  • I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  • King Street Junior
  • Nineteen Ninety-Eight
  • Pull The Other One!
  • Radio Active
  • Saturday Night Fry
  • The Mausoleum Club
  • The Milligan Papers
  • The Million Pound Radio Show
  • The News Huddlines
  • The News Quiz
  • The Phenomenon Squad
  • The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
  • The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Film comedies released in 1987

  • Eat The Rich
  • High Season
  • Hope And Glory
  • Jane And The Lost City
  • Personal Services
  • Playing Away
  • Rita, Sue And Bob Too!
  • Wish You Were Here
  • Withnail & I

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