Day: June 18, 2020

Whose Line Is It Anyway? – One Hour With Jonathan Ross – tape 838

On this tape, there’s some episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The first episode (12 January 1990) features Archie Hahn.

Jonathan Pryce (a proper actor!)

Paul Merton

and John Sessions.

I’m not sure Archie Hahn’s rendering of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple was a wise way to open the show. In fact, I’d call it massively racist. Thank God he didn’t use makeup too.

The next episode (20 January 1990) features Lee Simpson

Jan Ravens

Sound the Slatterywatch klaxon, it’s Tony Slattery.

And Mike McShane

The next episode (26 January 1990) stars Josie Lawrence

Arthur Smith

Sandi Toksvig

and Mike McShane again.

Another episode follows (9 February 1990) and in this one, Mike McShane gets the first chair

Sound the Yewtree klaxon – it’s Chris Langham

Sandi Toksvig

And John Sessions

In the next episode (16 February 1990) the players are Greg Proops,

Josie Lawrence

Tony Slattery

and John Sessions

Next (23 February 1990) it’s the turn of Ron West, from the Second City theatre company.

Sandi Toksvig

Tony Slattery

and Rory McGrath

Then, from the same day (this show nicely timestamps itself) is an episode of One Hour With Jonathan Ross.

This is a special episode because it takes place entirely on a train from London to Coventry.

The first guest is Slim Gaillard.

Music from Mary Coughlan

He stops off at Watford Junction – this also means the train passed through my home town of Hemel Hempstead.

Tony Benn talks politics.

Vic Reeves serves some snacks

And both Vic and Bob Mortimer (credited as Robert Mortimer) are collecting tickets.

Sean Manchester claims to be a vampire hunter.

There’s an appearance from Rowland Rivron as Dr Martin Scrote. Funny as ever.

Music of a sort from Mark E Smith.

Then Paula Yates is the final guest.

After this, there’s a trailer for Rock Steady, then the tape ends.

Adverts:

  • Pilkington Glass
  • First Direct
  • Real Fire
  • Ross Micro Cook
  • Pilkington Glass
  • Beecham’s Hot Lemon
  • Wispa – Peter Cook Mel Smith
  • Pilkington Glass
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Carlsberg
  • Mail on Sunday
  • Lloyd’s Bank – Nigel Havers, Jan Francis
  • Air UK
  • Commodore PC Starter Pack
  • Dionne Warwick – The Love Songs
  • Walker’s Crisps
  • trail: Rock Steady