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British comedy in 1980

Notable comedies debuting in 1980

All new TV comedy from 1980

  1. Agony
  2. The Allan Stewart Show
  3. The Allan Stewart Tapes
  4. The Amazing Adventures Of Morph
  5. Arena: Andrea Dunbar And Victoria Wood
  6. An Audience With...
  7. The Basil Brush Show
  8. The Benny Hill Show
  9. Bernard Manning
  10. Bernie Clifton On Stage
  11. The Big Top Variety Show
  12. The Black Abbots
  13. Blankety Blank
  14. Bless Me, Father
  15. Boom Boom... Out Go The Lights
  16. Born And Bred
  17. Bruce Forsyth's Big Night
  18. Butterflies
  19. Cannon And Ball
  20. Can We Get On Now, Please?
  21. Chopsticks
  22. Citizen Smith
  23. The Comedians
  24. Comedy Tonight
  25. Cooper's Half Hour
  26. Cowboys
  27. The Crowther Collection
  28. The Cuckoo Waltz
  29. The Dawson Watch
  30. The Dick Emery Hour
  31. The Dick Emery Show
  32. Donkeys' Years
  33. End Of Part One
  34. Fancy Wanders
  35. Flickers
  36. Frankie Howerd Reveals All
  37. The Generation Game
  38. Girl Talk
  39. The Glamour Girls
  40. The Goodies
  41. Grandad
  42. Grundy
  43. Hello, Good Afternoon, Welcome
  44. Here Comes Channel 8
  45. Hi-De-Hi!
  46. Him And His Magic
  47. Hinge And Bracket
  48. The History Of Mr Polly
  49. Holding The Fort
  50. How's Your Father?
  51. In Loving Memory
  52. It Ain't Half Hot Mum
  53. Janet And Company
  54. Jon, Brian, Kirsti And Jon
  55. Just Liz
  56. Keep It In The Family
  57. Kelly Monteith
  58. The Kenny Everett Video Show
  59. Leave It To Charlie
  60. Life Begins At Forty
  61. The Likes Of Sykes
  62. Little And Large
  63. The Many Wives Of Patrick
  64. Meet Janet Brown
  65. Metal Mickey
  66. Michael Bentine's Potty Time
  67. Mike Yarwood In Persons
  68. Minder
  69. Mixed Blessings
  70. The Morecambe & Wise Show
  71. Nanny Knows Best
  72. The Nesbitts Are Coming
  73. Nice Work
  74. Nobody's Perfect
  75. Not The Nine O'Clock News
  76. Oh Happy Band!
  77. Only When I Laugh
  78. The Other 'Arf
  79. Peter Cook & Co
  80. Pig In The Middle
  81. Potter
  82. Q
  83. Rentaghost
  84. Rhubarb Rhubarb!
  85. Rings On Their Fingers
  86. Robin's Nest
  87. Rushton's Illustrated
  88. Russ Abbot's Madhouse
  89. Scotch And Wry
  90. The Setbacks
  91. A Sharp Intake Of Breath
  92. Shelley
  93. Shillingbury Tales
  94. Sink Or Swim
  95. Smith And Goody
  96. Sounding Brass
  97. Spooner's Patch
  98. The Square Leopard
  99. The Sun Trap
  100. Take A Chance
  101. Tales From A Long Room
  102. The Taming Of The Shrew
  103. Tell It To The Judge
  104. Tell It To The Jungle
  105. Terry & June
  106. Thicker Than Water
  107. The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf At Christmas
  108. Time Of My Life
  109. To The Manor Born
  110. Twelfth Night
  111. The Two Ronnies
  112. Watch This Space.
  113. Worzel Gummidge
  114. Yes Minister
  115. Young At Heart
  116. You're Only Young Twice

All new radio comedy from 1980

  1. The 27-Year Itch
  2. Aladdin
  3. The Burkiss Way
  4. Frank Muir Goes Into...
  5. Funny You Should Ask
  6. Give Or Take
  7. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
  8. Home Again
  9. Hordes Of The Things
  10. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  11. Injury Time
  12. The Jason Explanation
  13. Just A Minute
  14. Keep It Maclean
  15. Kenneth Williams On Joe Orton
  16. Kind Hearts And Coronets
  17. Listen To Les
  18. Marks In His Diary
  19. My Music
  20. My Word!
  21. Never Too Late
  22. The News Huddlines
  23. The News Quiz
  24. Radio Active
  25. Week Ending
  26. What Ho, Jeeves!
  27. Wrinkles

British comedy films released in 1980

  1. The Falls
  2. George And Mildred
  3. Rising Damp
  4. Sir Henry At Rawlinson End
  5. That Sinking Feeling
  6. The Wildcats Of St. Trinian's

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