Saturday Live - Season 2

First aired: 2/7/1987 10 episodes
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Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 2/7/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Jools Holland F word + politics (DVD:SL2) music The Communards You Are My World Fry & Laurie Take your clothes off (DVD:FLEE) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Bloody thick or sumthink (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music Meat Loaf Blind Before I Stop music Timbuk3 The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Phil Cornwell Impressions (Almost:1) Meat Loaf, Stephen Fry Lost in translation (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Julian Clary Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton, Stephen Fry Hospital/Last Words (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Communards Heavens Above Charles Fleischer American stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL2) Hugh Laurie, Harry Enfield, Meat Loaf Driving lesson (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Tampon ads (DVD:FLEE) music Meat Loaf Rock & Roll Mercenaries

2. Episode 2

Aired: 2/14/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Mark Thatcher’s wedding music Klymaxx Sexy Spitting Image Margaret and Denis Thatcher (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Spy briefing/Not too tired (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Young Tories (DVD:SL2) Harry Enfield Sir Henry ventrilaquist (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music Bob Geldof Love Like A Rocket Spitting Image The Queen and Prince Philip (DVD:SL2) Simon Fanshawe Stand-up (Almost:2) music Moris Minor and The Majors Stutter Rap (Almost:2) (DVD:SL2) Spitting Image Prince Edward does stand-up music Bob Geldof The Beat of the Night Spitting Image An audience with Ronald Reagan (DVD:SL2) Ronnie Shakes American stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Standing a long way away from (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Young Tories (DVD:SL2) music Klymaxx Man Size Love

3. Episode 3

Aired: 2/21/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Leyland and BA (DVD:FLEE) music The Christians Forgotten Town Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Dusty Bin (DVD:FLEE) Fry & Laurie US of States (DVD:FLEE) Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL2) music Westworld Sonic Boom Boy Kevin Day Stand-up (Almost:7) Julian Clary Joan Collins Fan Club (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton Greenwich bi-election (DVD:SL2) music Skint Video Comedy songs Jan Ravens (impression) The Queen Fry & Laurie Hedge sketch (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Gilbert Gottfried American stand-up (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie Quit smoking (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Royal wedding music The Christians When The Fingers Point

4. Episode 4

Aired: 2/28/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Ronald Reagan (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton, Howard Goodall I believe (song and piano) (DVD:SL2) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Losing weight (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Fry & Laurie Lavatory Humour (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Stranglers Shakin' Like a Leaf music Lone Justice I Found Love (Almost:3) Rowan Atkinson Old man (character) Kevin McAleer Pictures of owls (Almost:3) Punt & Dennis Stand-up Rowan Atkinson In the audience Harry Enfield (impression) Oliver Reed (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Paula Poundstone Stand-up Rowan Atkinson, Fry & Laurie Jesus and the fisherman (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Audience humiliation (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Stranglers No More Heroes

5. Lenny Henry

Aired: 3/7/1987

Lenny Henry Joshua Yahlog (character) Introduction outside studio music Terence Trent D'Arby If You Let Me Stay (Almost:4) Ben Elton Stand-up: Poor old Reagan (DVD:FLEE) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Go away please (DVD:FLEE) Gary Howard Comedy song (Almost:4) Lenny Henry Joshua Yahlog (character) JYTV (DVD:SL2) Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield New home in the country (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Race hatred (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Piano masterclass (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Jenny Lecoat Stand-up (Almost:4) (DVD:SL2) Lenny Henry (impression) Lionel Ritchie (DVD:SL2) Mike Macdonald Canadian stand-up (Almost:4) Lenny Henry Deakus (character) Ben Elton Stand-up: Russian initiatives (DVD:FLEE) music Level 42 Running In The Family (Almost:4)

6. Episode 6

Aired: 3/14/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Test tube babies (DVD:SL2) music Erasure It Doesn't Have To Be Chris Barrie (impression) Michael Foot (DVD:SL2) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): I'm feeling frustrated (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Bhundu Boys Hupenyu Hwangu (Almost:5) Fry & Laurie Confec '87 (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton, Chris Barrie Chris does John Cole impression Kit Hollerbach American stand-up (Almost:5) Ben Elton Stand-up: British beer music Gary Moore Wild Frontier (Almost:5) Chris Barrie (impressions) James Bond auditions (DVD:SL2) Randolf The Remarkable Fire eater extraordinaire (Almost:5) (DVD:SL2) Hugh Laurie, Chris Barrie Talking Rock (DVD:FLEE) Ben Elton AIDS week (DVD:FLEE) music Erasure Victim of Love

7. Episode 7

Aired: 3/21/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up music The Smithereens Behind The Wall of Sleep (Almost:5) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Evenin' all peeps (DVD:FLEE) John Lenehan Rope magic music The Style Council The Cost of Loving music Perfectly Frank Fry & Laurie Taking and driving away with (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Craig Ferguson Bing Hitler (character) (DVD:SL2) music Tommy Chase Harry Enfield Jeremy Blandreth (character) (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Barry Crimmins American stand-up Fry & Laurie Size matters (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: McDonald's gherkins music The Style Council Heavens Above

8. Episode 8

Aired: 3/28/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Neil Kinnock and Edwina Currie music The Pogues & The Dubliners Irish Rover (Almost:6) Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Video shop (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Andy De La Tour Stand-up (DVD:SL2) music Alison Moyet Weak on the Presence of Beauty Andrew Bailey Frederick Benson (character) with costume and make-up (Almost:6) Paul Merton Stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:SL2) Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield Antartica (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music The Yes No People Some Things Are True Joy Behar Stand-up (Almost:3) The Two Marks Comedy and juggling (Almost:6) Ben Elton Stand-up: Privatisation BT, motorway shops music Alison Moyet Ordinary Girl

9. Episode 9

Aired: 4/4/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: Drinking, sex-changes, Japanese, Russians music Curiosity Killed the Cat Ordinary Day Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Wedding suit (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Steve Rawlings Fire juggler (Almost:7) (DVD:SL2) music Zoot and the Roots Sweat and Tears (Almost:7) Nick Hancock & Neil Mullarky Music and comedy (Almost:7) Ben Elton Greed (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield, Ben Elton Stealing Russia (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Owen O'Neill Stand-up (DVD:SL2) music The Sureshots Will Durst Stand-up Fry & Laurie House safety (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: Hand driers, tap buttons, toilets (DVD:SL2, FLEE) music Curiosity Killed the Cat Misfit

10. Episode 10

Aired: 4/11/1987

Ben Elton Intro and stand-up: American Embassy in Russia music The Inspirational Choir Jesus is Alive Harry Enfield Stavros (character): ACME removal peeps (DVD:FLEE) Rick Ducommun Canadian stand-up (Almost:8) music The Boys Wonder Shine On Me (Almost:8) Ben Elton Stand-up: Flatter squarer TVs Fry & Laurie, Ben Elton, Harry Enfield The Antiques Roadshow (DVD:FLEE) John Sparkes Frank Hovis (character) music Star Turn on 45 Pints Eurovision entry Rich Marotta, Twila Zone Magic act (Almost:8) (DVD:SL2) Fry & Laurie Burgerworld (DVD:SL2, FLEE) Ben Elton Stand-up: TV obscenity (DVD:SL2) music The Inspirational Choir Do Not Pass Me By music Ben Elton, Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield Thanks To You (DVD:SL2)