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February 7, 1987

Series 2

01. Episode 1

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Jools Holland F word + politics (DVD:SL2)

music The Communards You Are My World

Fry & Laurie Take your clothes off (DVD:FLEE)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Bloody thick or sumthink (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music Meat Loaf Blind Before I Stop

music Timbuk3 The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

Phil Cornwell Impressions (Almost:1)

Meat Loaf, Stephen Fry Lost in translation (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Julian Clary Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:SL2)

Ben Elton, Stephen Fry Hospital/Last Words (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music The Communards Heavens Above

Charles Fleischer American stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL2)

Hugh Laurie, Harry Enfield, Meat Loaf Driving lesson (DVD:FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Tampon ads (DVD:FLEE)

music Meat Loaf Rock & Roll Mercenaries

February 7, 1987

02. Episode 2

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Mark Thatcher’s wedding

music Klymaxx Sexy

Spitting Image Margaret and Denis Thatcher (DVD:SL2)

Fry & Laurie Spy briefing/Not too tired (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Young Tories (DVD:SL2)

Harry Enfield Sir Henry ventrilaquist (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music Bob Geldof Love Like A Rocket

Spitting Image The Queen and Prince Philip (DVD:SL2)

Simon Fanshawe Stand-up (Almost:2)

music Moris Minor and The Majors Stutter Rap (Almost:2) (DVD:SL2)

Spitting Image Prince Edward does stand-up

music Bob Geldof The Beat of the Night

Spitting Image An audience with Ronald Reagan (DVD:SL2)

Ronnie Shakes American stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL2)

Fry & Laurie Standing a long way away from (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Young Tories (DVD:SL2)

music Klymaxx Man Size Love

February 14, 1987

03. Episode 3

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Leyland and BA (DVD:FLEE)

music The Christians Forgotten Town

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Dusty Bin (DVD:FLEE)

Fry & Laurie US of States (DVD:FLEE)

Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL2)

music Westworld Sonic Boom Boy

Kevin Day Stand-up (Almost:7)

Julian Clary Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:SL2)

Ben Elton Greenwich bi-election (DVD:SL2)

music Skint Video Comedy songs

Jan Ravens (impression) The Queen

Fry & Laurie Hedge sketch (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Gilbert Gottfried American stand-up (DVD:SL2)

Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie Quit smoking (DVD:FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Royal wedding

music The Christians When The Fingers Point

February 21, 1987

04. Episode 4

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Ronald Reagan (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton, Howard Goodall I believe (song and piano) (DVD:SL2)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Losing weight (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Fry & Laurie Lavatory Humour (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music The Stranglers Shakin' Like a Leaf

music Lone Justice I Found Love (Almost:3)

Rowan Atkinson Old man (character)

Kevin McAleer Pictures of owls (Almost:3)

Punt & Dennis Stand-up

Rowan Atkinson In the audience

Harry Enfield (impression) Oliver Reed (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Paula Poundstone Stand-up

Rowan Atkinson, Fry & Laurie Jesus and the fisherman (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Audience humiliation (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music The Stranglers No More Heroes

February 28, 1987

05. Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry Joshua Yahlog (character) Introduction outside studio

music Terence Trent D'Arby If You Let Me Stay (Almost:4)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Poor old Reagan (DVD:FLEE)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Go away please (DVD:FLEE)

Gary Howard Comedy song (Almost:4)

Lenny Henry Joshua Yahlog (character) JYTV (DVD:SL2)

Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield New home in the country (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Race hatred (DVD:SL2)

Fry & Laurie Piano masterclass (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Jenny Lecoat Stand-up (Almost:4) (DVD:SL2)

Lenny Henry (impression) Lionel Ritchie (DVD:SL2)

Mike Macdonald Canadian stand-up (Almost:4)

Lenny Henry Deakus (character)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Russian initiatives (DVD:FLEE)

music Level 42 Running In The Family (Almost:4)

March 7, 1987

06. Episode 6

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Test tube babies (DVD:SL2)

music Erasure It Doesn't Have To Be

Chris Barrie (impression) Michael Foot (DVD:SL2)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): I'm feeling frustrated (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music The Bhundu Boys Hupenyu Hwangu (Almost:5)

Fry & Laurie Confec '87 (DVD:FLEE)

Ben Elton, Chris Barrie Chris does John Cole impression

Kit Hollerbach American stand-up (Almost:5)

Ben Elton Stand-up: British beer

music Gary Moore Wild Frontier (Almost:5)

Chris Barrie (impressions) James Bond auditions (DVD:SL2)

Randolf The Remarkable Fire eater extraordinaire (Almost:5) (DVD:SL2)

Hugh Laurie, Chris Barrie Talking Rock (DVD:FLEE)

Ben Elton AIDS week (DVD:FLEE)

music Erasure Victim of Love

March 14, 1987

07. Episode 7

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up

music The Smithereens Behind The Wall of Sleep (Almost:5)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Evenin' all peeps (DVD:FLEE)

John Lenehan Rope magic

music The Style Council The Cost of Loving

music Perfectly Frank

Fry & Laurie Taking and driving away with (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Craig Ferguson Bing Hitler (character) (DVD:SL2)

music Tommy Chase

Harry Enfield Jeremy Blandreth (character) (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Barry Crimmins American stand-up

Fry & Laurie Size matters (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: McDonald's gherkins

music The Style Council Heavens Above

March 21, 1987

08. Episode 8

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Neil Kinnock and Edwina Currie

music The Pogues & The Dubliners Irish Rover (Almost:6)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Video shop (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Andy De La Tour Stand-up (DVD:SL2)

music Alison Moyet Weak on the Presence of Beauty

Andrew Bailey Frederick Benson (character) with costume and make-up (Almost:6)

Paul Merton Stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:SL2)

Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield Antartica (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music The Yes No People Some Things Are True

Joy Behar Stand-up (Almost:3)

The Two Marks Comedy and juggling (Almost:6)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Privatisation BT, motorway shops

music Alison Moyet Ordinary Girl

March 28, 1987

09. Episode 9

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Drinking, sex-changes, Japanese, Russians

music Curiosity Killed the Cat Ordinary Day

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Wedding suit (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Steve Rawlings Fire juggler (Almost:7) (DVD:SL2)

music Zoot and the Roots Sweat and Tears (Almost:7)

Nick Hancock & Neil Mullarky Music and comedy (Almost:7)

Ben Elton Greed (DVD:SL2)

Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield, Ben Elton Stealing Russia (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Owen O'Neill Stand-up (DVD:SL2)

music The Sureshots

Will Durst Stand-up

Fry & Laurie House safety (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Hand driers, tap buttons, toilets (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

music Curiosity Killed the Cat Misfit

April 4, 1987

10. Episode 10

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: American Embassy in Russia

music The Inspirational Choir Jesus is Alive

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): ACME removal peeps (DVD:FLEE)

Rick Ducommun Canadian stand-up (Almost:8)

music The Boys Wonder Shine On Me (Almost:8)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Flatter squarer TVs

Fry & Laurie, Ben Elton, Harry Enfield The Antiques Roadshow (DVD:FLEE)

John Sparkes Frank Hovis (character)

music Star Turn on 45 Pints Eurovision entry

Rich Marotta, Twila Zone Magic act (Almost:8) (DVD:SL2)

Fry & Laurie Burgerworld (DVD:SL2, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: TV obscenity (DVD:SL2)

music The Inspirational Choir Do Not Pass Me By

music Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield Thanks To You (DVD:SL2)

April 11, 1987