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