Friday Night Live – Wogan – tape 493

This tape opens with a house collapsing. It’s the end of the episode of Cheers where Cliff’s Mom wants to sell her house, and Cliff doesn’t want to leave.

Then, it’s another episode of Friday Night Live. Ben Elton introduces it as the sixth episode in the series.

First musical guest is Barrence Whitfield and the Savages.

Harry Enfield does some Stavros.

He even does a Bonnie Langford Doctor Who joke.

There’s more music from Gillan and Glover.

Robbie Coltrane presents Story Time as Don Corleone.

There’s a variey act, Terry Carroll, a paper tearer, raising awareness for the Hackney Empire, under threat of closure.

There’s a return appearance from Judy Tenuta

Cornish curmudgeon Patrick Marber does stand up.

He’s probably better off sticking to writing.

Moray Hunter and Jack Docherty do Donald and George.

Harry Enfield returns as Loadsamoney.

More music, this time from All About Eve.

There’s more character comedy from Robbie Coltrane.

And the show closes with a Ben Elton monologue and more from Gillan and Glover.

After the show, recording switches to part of an interview with Robbie Coltrane on Breakfast Time.

Then, part of an episode of Wogan featuring an interview with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rik Mayall and John Gordon Sinclair, about their appearance in Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit, a production which I went to see, and very good it was too. There’s also an update from Lenny Henry and Griff Rhys Jones about the recent Night of Comic Relief.

Then, recording switches to another episode of Friday Night Live. First musical guest is Roachford.

Stavros wins the pools.

The date on the cheque might indicate the broadcast date of the show, by the way, 8th April 1988.

There’s music from The Rhythm Sisters.

Josie Lawrence is back as Florence from Craigley, talking about Quiz Shows.

Next it’s Howie Mandel from St Elsewhere.

Then, music from The Eurythmics.

Stand-Up from Hattie Hayridge.

There’s more Loadsamoney, and more from Roachford, then we get another old favourite, Julian Clary as The Joan Collins Fan Club.

the show closes with more from the Eurythmics.

After this episode, recording continues with the start of Handsworth Songs. There’s about ten minutes of this before the tape finishes.

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