Funny Business

Funny Business

1992•7.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2)

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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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 22, 1992

Last Aired

December 27, 1992

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Visual Comedy

Air date: 1992-11-22

E2

A Stand-Up Life

Air date: 1992-11-29

E3

Let There Be Love

Air date: 1992-12-06

E4

Feeding the Monster

Air date: 1992-12-13

E5

A Question of Taste

Air date: 1992-12-20

E6

A Fool's Guide to Movie

Air date: 1992-12-27

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)

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