Fist of Fun
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Fist of Fun was a British comedy show, initially a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993 and then a BBC2 television series in 1995. It was written by and starred the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
Fist of Fun | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Starring | Stewart Lee Richard Herring |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC2 |
Release | 11 April 1995 (1995-04-11) ā 22 March 1996 (1996-03-22) |
Each episode of Fist of Fun consisted of disparate sketches, stand-up comedy segments, dialogues, and situations.
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 network interference and poor promotion.[citation needed] The show was not given a third series, but Lee and Herring went on to create This Morning with Richard Not Judy, for BBC2.
Many other comedians who appeared in the series went on to fame themselves, including the actor Kevin Eldon, Peter Baynham, Ronni Ancona, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, Ant & Dec,[1] John Thomson, Rebecca Front, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Ben Moor and Sally Phillips.