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Funny Business: A Lecture by Rowan Atkinson M.Sc. (Oxon.) 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 Aspect Productions.
Original Release
11/22/1992
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Hicks | Self |
| Hugh Armstrong | Dick |
| Luke Sorba | Nigel Partridge |
| Daryl Webster | Kate |
| Rebecca Tremain | Jo |
| Jerry Lewis | Self |
| Dean Martin | Self |
| Leslie Nielsen | Frank Drebin |
| John Cleese | Self |
| Laurette Ben-Nathan | Funnies Secretary |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Comedy | Sunday, 22 November 1992 |
| 2 | A Stand-Up Life | Sunday, 29 November 1992 |
| 3 | Let There Be Love | Sunday, 06 December 1992 |
| 4 | Feeding the Monster | Sunday, 13 December 1992 |
| 5 | A Question of Taste | Sunday, 20 December 1992 |
| 6 | A Fool's Guide to Movie | Sunday, 27 December 1992 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Hicks | Self |
| Hugh Armstrong | Dick |
| Luke Sorba | Nigel Partridge |
| Daryl Webster | Kate |
| Rebecca Tremain | Jo |
| Jerry Lewis | Self |
| Dean Martin | Self |
| Leslie Nielsen | Frank Drebin |
| John Cleese | Self |
| Laurette Ben-Nathan | Funnies Secretary |
| Oliver Hardy | (archive footage) |
