Author: Simon Dunn
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The Real Rowley Birkin
It always amazes me how much of The League Of Gentlemen takes its inspiration from real life. Equally, The Fast Show. Rowley Birkin, for example, the drunk QC, is based on a man Paul Whitehouse met whilst fishing in Iceland. Here’s Paul Whitehouse on a rare appearance on a talk show, this one with Parkinson.
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Rik’s First Movie And TV Appearances
Eye Of The Needle is a spy thriller from 1981, starring Donald Sutherland, written by Stanley Mann, based on the novel by Ken Follett, and directed by Richard Marquand, who would later go on to direct Return Of The Jedi. It’s also notable for the first appearance on the big screen by Rik Mayall. And…
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Fry And Laurie’s Russia Plan
Here’s Fry and Laurie, on an episode of Saturday Live, accompanied by Harry Enfield and Ben Elton.
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Tracey Ullman On The Tonight Show
On January 5th 1998, Tracey Ullman appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, alongside Robin Williams. She was there to promote her new series and tie in book Tracey Takes On. This was her HBO follow up to her FOX show, and it ran for 65 episodes over four seasons.
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Five Alive Or 5 Alive
This is one of those shows with a title that rings a bell, and makes me think I probably watched it at the time. But I don’t really have any memory of it, other than the title. And I’m fairly sure I’m not misremembering the drink. Five Alive was a TVS production that ran for…
