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Comedy

Funny Business

7.3(3)

First Aired:November 22, 1992

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:6

Status:Ended

Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of comedy consisting of six 50-minute episodes. The first episode aired in the UK 22 November 1992. The show was also shown in Germany and released on video. It was directed by David Hinton. The writers were Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, and David Hinton. It was produced by Tiger Television Productions. The show featured appearances by many comedians, including Rowan Atkinson who made an appearance both as the presenter/narrator, and as an aspiring comedy actor named Kevin. Atkinson demonstrated many of the principles of comedy in a manner which was instantly identifiable to anyone familiar with his Mr. Bean character.

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Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson

Presenter / Performer

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

(archive footage)

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

(archive footage)

John Cleese

John Cleese

Jacques Tati

Jacques Tati

(archive footage)

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

(archive footage)

Seasons & Episodes

E1Visual Comedy

Nov 22, 1992

E2A Stand-Up Life

Nov 29, 1992

E3Let There Be Love

Dec 6, 1992

E4Feeding the Monster

Dec 13, 1992

E5A Question of Taste

Dec 20, 1992

E6A Fool's Guide to Movie

Dec 27, 1992

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Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of comedy consisting of six 50-minute episodes. The first episode aired in the UK 22 November 1992. The show was also shown in Germany and released on video. It was directed by David Hinton. The writers were Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, and David Hinton. It was produced by Tiger Television Productions. The show featured appearances by many comedians, including Rowan Atkinson who made an appearance both as the presenter/narrator, and as an aspiring comedy actor named Kevin. Atkinson demonstrated many of the principles of comedy in a manner which was instantly identifiable to anyone familiar with his Mr. Bean character.

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