CinemaOSSeries · 1995–1996 · 2 Seasons

Fist of Fun

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Fist of Fun was a British comedy television and radio programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. A lot of the show's comic material was adapted from Lee and Herring's radio programme Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Each episode of Fist of Fun featured several disparate sketches and situations. Fist of Fun began as a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993, before becoming commissioned as a television series on BBC Two in early 1995. It was broadcast at 9pm on Tuesday nights, and was successful, but not a major ratings-winner. The second series was aired on Friday nights, and although its ratings were relatively good, the show suffered from a lack of preparation and poor promotion. The show was not given a third series, and Lee and Herring went on to write This Morning with Richard Not Judy, for BBC Two. Many other comedians who appeared in the series went on to fame themselves, including Kevin Eldon, Peter Baynham, Ronni Ancona, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, John Thomson, Rebecca Front, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Ben Moor and Sally Phillips.

Created byStewart Lee, Richard Herring

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
April 11, 1995
Last aired
March 22, 1996
Seasons
2
Episodes
12
Network
BBC Two

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Richard Herring

Richard Herring

Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon

Sally Phillips

Sally Phillips

Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham

Andrew MacKay

Various

Creative team
Created by
Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee
Richard Herring
Richard Herring
Written by
Peter Baynham
Peter Baynham
Richard Herring
Richard Herring
Produced by
Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith

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