Fist of Fun
Fist of Fun

Series·1995–1996·2 Seasons

Fist of Fun

Created By

Stewart Lee

Country

GB

Language

English

Episodes

12

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The Story

Fist of Fun was a British comedy television and radio programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. A lot of the show's comic material was adapted from Lee and Herring's radio programme Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Each episode of Fist of Fun featured several disparate sketches and situations. Fist of Fun began as a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993, before becoming commissioned as a television series on BBC Two in early 1995. 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 a lack of preparation and poor promotion. The show was not given a third series, and Lee and Herring went on to write This Morning with Richard Not Judy, for BBC Two. Many other comedians who appeared in the series went on to fame themselves, including Kevin Eldon, Peter Baynham, Ronni Ancona, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, John Thomson, Rebecca Front, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Ben Moor and Sally Phillips.

Written By

Richard Herring, Peter Baynham, Stewart Lee

Producer

Sarah Smith

Themes

comedianstand-up comedysexual humorvulgarityinnuendo

Production House

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BBC

Audience Score

70%

5 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

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Cast

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Richard Herring

Richard Herring

Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon

Sally Phillips

Sally Phillips

Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham

Andrew MacKay

Various

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Crew

Nick Wood

Director

Richard Herring

Richard Herring

Writer

Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham

Writer

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Writer

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Producer

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