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TV Series · 8.2 / 10 · 63 ratings · 19 Jan 1994 · English · 1 season · 29m per episode · Ended
A spoof of the British news - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Adapted from Radio 4 series 'On The Hour'.
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Reno 911!
TV Series · 7.2 / 10 · 23 Jul 2003 · English
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
Decker
TV Series · 6.6 / 10 · 17 Jul 2014 · English
The free world is in danger, and only one man can help. Jack Decker has sworn to defend America from foreign terrorists regardless of which spineless president is in charge. This is Decker: The Series.
Drop the Dead Donkey
TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 9 Aug 1990 · English
A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.
Look Around You
TV Series · 8.0 / 10 · 10 Oct 2002 · English
LOOK AROUND YOU. Look around you. Just look around you. What do you see? A tree. A weather-vane. A discarded lollipop-wrapper. A traffic shop. All of these things, and any other things you may care to mention, have one thing in common. Can you work out what it is?
Yes Minister
TV Series · 8.3 / 10 · 25 Feb 1980 · English
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
Spitting Image
TV Series · 7.2 / 10 · 26 Feb 1984 · English
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.
NewsRadio
TV Series · 7.3 / 10 · 21 Mar 1995 · English
The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
The Mighty Boosh
TV Series · 7.6 / 10 · 18 May 2004 · English
A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.
Another Period
TV Series · 6.9 / 10 · 23 Jun 2015 · English
Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts, Newport, RI’s first family, who have absolutely nothing to offer to the world, but who have so much money it doesn’t matter. The series focuses on sisters “Lillian” and “Beatrice”, who care only about how they look, what parties they attend and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902.
Good Mythical Morning
TV Series · 6.9 / 10 · 9 Jan 2012 · English
Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.
That Mitchell and Webb Look
TV Series · 7.7 / 10 · 14 Sept 2006 · English
A comedy sketch show featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
French & Saunders
TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 9 Mar 1987 · English
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.