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British comedy in 1984

  • The Brass Band won the Edinburgh Comedy Award
  • Tommy Cooper died on stage in April

Notable comedies debuting in 1984

Alas Smith & Jones. Image shows left to right: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
Alas Smith & Jones
City Lights. Willie Melvin (Gerard Kelly). Copyright: BBC
City Lights
Delve Special. David Lander (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC
Delve Special
Ever Decreasing Circles. Image shows from L to R: Ann Bryce (Penelope Wilton), Martin Bryce (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC
Ever Decreasing Circles
Fresh Fields. Image shows from L to R: Hester Fields (Julia McKenzie), William Fields (Anton Rodgers). Copyright: Thames Television
Fresh Fields
Me & My Girl. Image shows from L to R: Simon Harrap (Richard O'Sullivan), Samantha Harrap (Joanne Ridley). Copyright: London Weekend Television
Me & My Girl
Spitting Image
Spitting Image

All new TV comedy from 1984

  1. Aladdin And The Forty Thieves
  2. Alas Smith & Jones
  3. Alfresco
  4. 'Allo 'Allo!
  5. Arthur's Hallowed Ground
  6. An Audience With...
  7. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
  8. The Barron Knights Show
  9. The Benny Hill Show
  10. Big Deal
  11. The Big Yin
  12. Blankety Blank
  13. Bless My Soul
  14. Blue Money
  15. The Bob Monkhouse Show
  16. Bootle Saddles
  17. Bottle Boys
  18. Boyce Goes West
  19. Brass
  20. Bring Me Sunshine - A Tribute To Eric Morecambe, OBE
  21. Bring Me Sunshine - A Tribute To Eric Morecambe O.B.E.
  22. The Bullshitters
  23. Call Earnshaw
  24. Cannon And Ball
  25. Carrott's Lib
  26. Chance In A Million
  27. A Chance To Meet.... Barry Cryer
  28. A Chance To Meet.... Ian Carmichael
  29. A Chance To Meet.... Jimmy Jewel
  30. A Chance To Meet.... Marti Caine
  31. City Lights
  32. The Clairvoyant
  33. Cockles
  34. The Comedians
  35. The Comic Strip Presents...
  36. Comrade Dad
  37. The Copperfield Comedy Company
  38. Dame Edna Everage - A Birthday Tribute
  39. Dave Allen
  40. Dear Ladies
  41. Don't Wait Up
  42. Dream Stuffing
  43. Duty Free
  44. Educating Marmalade
  45. Ever Decreasing Circles
  46. The Fainthearted Feminist
  47. Fairly Secret Army
  48. Fast Forward
  49. Father's Day
  50. A Fine Romance
  51. Foxy Lady
  52. Freddie Starr At The Royalty
  53. Fresh Fields
  54. The Front Line
  55. Game For A Laugh
  56. Give Us A Break
  57. Go For It
  58. Grandad
  59. Hallelujah!
  60. The Hello Goodbye Man
  61. Hi-De-Hi!
  62. Hilary
  63. In Loving Memory
  64. I Thought You'd Gone
  65. It's Going To Be Alright
  66. It's Max Boyce
  67. It's Mike Yarwood
  68. It's Never Too Late
  69. Just Good Friends
  70. Karen Kay
  71. The Keith Harris Show
  72. Kelly Monteith
  73. The Kenny Everett Television Show
  74. A Kick Up The Eighties
  75. The Kit Curran Radio Show
  76. Knees-Up
  77. The Krankies Klub
  78. The Lady Is A Tramp
  79. Lame Ducks
  80. Last Of The Summer Wine
  81. Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee
  82. The Laughter Show
  83. Leaving
  84. The Lenny Henry Show
  85. The Les Dawson Show
  86. Let's Parlez Franglais
  87. Little And Large
  88. Little Armadillos
  89. Live From Her Majesty's
  90. The Lonelyhearts Kid
  91. The Magnificent Evans
  92. The Main Attraction
  93. Me & My Girl
  94. Mike Harding In Belfast
  95. Mike Reid's Mates And Music
  96. Mike Yarwood - This Is Him!
  97. Minder
  98. The Morecambe And Wise Classics
  99. Much Ado About Nothing
  100. The National Theatre Of Brent Presents...
  101. Never The Twain
  102. The New Statesman
  103. Night Beat News
  104. No Place Like Home
  105. No Problem!
  106. Now And Then
  107. The Optimist
  108. The Other 'Arf
  109. Poor Little Rich Girls
  110. Pull The Other One
  111. Punters
  112. Pushing Up Daisies
  113. Rentaghost
  114. Round And Round
  115. Russ Abbot's Madhouse
  116. Scotch And Wry
  117. Scully
  118. See How They Run
  119. Sharma And Beyond
  120. Sharon And Elsie
  121. Shelley
  122. Shine On Harvey Moon
  123. Singles
  124. Spitting Image
  125. The Steam Video Company
  126. Struggle
  127. That's My Boy
  128. They Came From Somewhere Else
  129. This Office Life
  130. Tom O'Connor
  131. Tripper's Day
  132. Turns
  133. The Two Ronnies
  134. Up The Elephant And Round The Castle
  135. Weekend In Wallop
  136. What A Carry On
  137. Who Dares Wins...
  138. Yes Minister
  139. The Young Ones

All new radio comedy from 1984

  1. Alan Ayckbourn's Just Between Ourselves
  2. Anything Legal
  3. Bernie Clifton's Comedy Shop
  4. The Best Of Bentine
  5. Briers On Hancock
  6. Delve Special
  7. Every Man's Guide To Mornington Crescent
  8. Here's Bob Monkhouse
  9. The History Of Rock
  10. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  11. In One Ear
  12. It Sticks Out Half A Mile
  13. Just A Minute
  14. Legal, Decent, Honest And Truthful
  15. The Mausoleum Club
  16. Mrs Pooter's Diary
  17. My Music
  18. My Word!
  19. The News Huddlines
  20. The News Quiz
  21. One Of A Kind
  22. A Proper Charlie
  23. Radio Active
  24. The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
  25. The Show With No Name
  26. Son Of Cliché
  27. Stilgoe's Around
  28. Week Ending
  29. Yes Minister

British comedy films released in 1984

  1. Bloodbath At The House Of Death
  2. The Chain
  3. Comfort And Joy
  4. Electric Dreams
  5. Laughterhouse
  6. Night Train To Murder
  7. The Passionate Pilgrim
  8. A Private Function

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