Fantasy Football. Image shows from L to R: Frank Skinner, David Baddiel. Copyright: Avalon Television
Fantasy Football

Fantasy Football

  • TV comedy
  • ITV1 / BBC Two
  • 1994 - 2004
  • 83 episodes (5 series)

Comedy, football and chat, hosted by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. Also features Angus Loughran, Jeff Astle and Keith Cooper.

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David Baddiel apologises to Jason Lee for blackface mockery

David Baddiel has revealed that, in his new documentary Jews Don't Count, he apologises to former footballer Jason Lee for impersonating him in blackface in the Nineties.

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 17th November 2022

Matt Lucas & Elis James to host Fantasy Football League series on Sky

Sky has confirmed it is to bring back Baddiel & Skinner's Fantasy Football League format as a 16 episode series, with new hosts Matt Lucas and Elis James.

British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2022

Matt Lucas and Elis James to host Fantasy Football reboot

Matt Lucas and Elis James are reportedly set to film a pilot of a new Sky version of Baddiel & Skinner's Fantasy Football League format.

British Comedy Guide, 29th April 2022

Jason Lee still wants apology from Baddiel and Skinner

Jason Lee says he has never received a direct apology from David Baddiel and Frank Skinner over the series of sketches in which they mocked his hairstyle and playing ability. The former Nottingham Forest forward was regularly the butt of jokes on Fantasy Football in the 1990s.

The Mirror, 29th June 2020

How Fantasy Football defined football in the 1990s

In 1994, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner launched a television show which quickly outgrew its own name. Soon, they were hosting big name star guests and releasing record-breaking singles. FourFourTwo looks into the wild inside story of Fantasy Football.

Chris Flanagan, FourFourTwo, 27th May 2020

Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies

Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th October 2017

Frank Skinner: 'Fantasy Football is no longer required'

Frank Skinner has said that Fantasy Football League is "no longer required" nowadays.

Digital Spy, 3rd December 2014

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