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British comedy in 1990

  • The first British Comedy Awards took place in this year. Winners
  • Sean Hughes won the Edinburgh Comedy Award

Notable comedies debuting in 1990

Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Drop The Dead Donkey
Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett
Have I Got News For You
Jeeves And Wooster. Image shows from L to R: Bertie Wooster (Hugh Laurie), Jeeves (Stephen Fry). Copyright: Picture Partnership Productions
Jeeves And Wooster
Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows from L to R: Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), Richard Bucket (Clive Swift). Copyright: BBC
Keeping Up Appearances
One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC
One Foot In The Grave
The Upper Hand. Image shows from L to R: Joanna Burrows (Kellie Bright), Laura West (Honor Blackman), Charlie Burrows (Joe McGann), Tom Wheatley (William Puttock), Caroline Wheatley (Diana Weston)
The Upper Hand
Waiting For God. Image shows from L to R: Diana Trent (Stephanie Cole), Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden). Copyright: BBC
Waiting For God

All new TV comedy from 1990

  1. 24 Carrott Gold
  2. Abracadigance
  3. Absolutely
  4. After Henry
  5. Arena: Oooh ER Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
  6. An Audience With...
  7. Beadle's About
  8. Ben Elton - The Man From Auntie
  9. Birds Of A Feather
  10. A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
  11. Blankety Blank
  12. Brass
  13. Bread
  14. The British Comedy Awards
  15. Brush Strokes
  16. Canned Carrott
  17. Casino
  18. Chelmsford 123
  19. ChuckleVision
  20. City Lights
  21. Close To Home
  22. Colin's Sandwich
  23. The Comedy Store
  24. The Comic Strip Presents...
  25. The Craig Ferguson Show
  26. Dave Allen
  27. Davro
  28. Desmond's
  29. Dizzy Heights
  30. Don't Wait Up
  31. Drop The Dead Donkey
  32. Dunrulin'
  33. El C.I.D.
  34. Frankie Howerd On Campus
  35. Freddie And Max
  36. French And Saunders
  37. French Fields
  38. The Funny Farm
  39. The Generation Game
  40. God On The Rocks
  41. A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
  42. The Gravy Train
  43. The Green Man
  44. Haggard
  45. Hale And Pace
  46. Harry Enfield's Television Programme
  47. Have I Got News For You
  48. Heil Honey I'm Home!
  49. Home James!
  50. Home To Roost
  51. In Sickness & In Health
  52. Jackson Pace: The Great Years
  53. Jeeves And Wooster
  54. Joint Account
  55. Kappatoo
  56. Keeping Up Appearances
  57. Ken Dodd At The London Palladium
  58. A Kind Of Living
  59. KYTV
  60. The Labours Of Erica
  61. Last Of The Summer Wine
  62. La Triviata
  63. The Laughter Show
  64. Les And Robert
  65. Life After Life
  66. A Life In Pieces
  67. Little And Large
  68. Lovett Goes To Town
  69. Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
  70. Making Out
  71. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  72. May To December
  73. Mick And Mac
  74. Mr. Bean
  75. Never The Twain
  76. The New Statesman
  77. Nicholas Craig's Interview Masterclass
  78. Nicholas Craig - The Naked Actor
  79. Nightingales
  80. A Night On Mount Edna
  81. No Job For A Lady
  82. Nothing Like A Royal Show!
  83. Not With A Bang
  84. Old Flames
  85. One Foot In The Grave
  86. One On Two
  87. Only Fools And Horses
  88. On The Up
  89. Paramount City
  90. Perfect Scoundrels
  91. The Piglet Files
  92. Pigsty
  93. Press Gang
  94. Rab C. Nesbitt
  95. Rita Rudner
  96. The Russ Abbot Show
  97. Scotch And Wry
  98. Scrooge - A Christmas Sarah
  99. Set Of Six
  100. Shelley
  101. The Short & Curlies
  102. Smith & Jones
  103. Spatz
  104. Spitting Image
  105. Stay Lucky
  106. Sticky Moments With Julian Clary
  107. Surgical Spirit
  108. Tales Of The Rodent Sherlock Holmes
  109. That's Love
  110. That's Showbusiness
  111. This Is David Lander
  112. The Two Of Us
  113. Tygo Road
  114. Uncle Jack...
  115. The Upper Hand
  116. Up The Garden Path
  117. Up To Something
  118. Up Yer Festival
  119. Vic Reeves Big Night Out
  120. Waiting For God
  121. Watching
  122. What's So Funny About That?
  123. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  124. You Rang, M'Lord?
  125. Your Cheatin' Heart

All new radio comedy from 1990

  1. An Actor's Life For Me
  2. All The World's A Globe
  3. And Now, In Colour
  4. Arnold Brown And Company
  5. At Home With Hinge And Bracket
  6. The Beaux' Stratagem
  7. Dear Jenny, Dear Julie
  8. Flying The Flag
  9. Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel
  10. Growing Pains
  11. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  12. Jimmy's Cricket Team
  13. Just A Minute
  14. King Cutler
  15. King Street Junior
  16. Life With Lederer
  17. Little Blighty On The Down
  18. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  19. The Million Pound Radio Show
  20. Mind Your Own Business!
  21. My Music
  22. My Uncle Freddie
  23. The News Huddlines
  24. The News Quiz
  25. Power Of Attorney
  26. Pull The Other One!
  27. The Senses
  28. The Sit Crom
  29. To Tell The Truth Laughing
  30. Uncle Mort's South Country
  31. Unnatural Acts
  32. Victor Lewis-Smith
  33. Week Ending
  34. Winston

British comedy films released in 1990

  1. Dancin' Thru The Dark
  2. I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle
  3. Killing Dad
  4. Life Is Sweet
  5. Nuns On The Run

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