Series

Funny Business

1992 · 1 season · Comedy

IMDb

8.0

Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of comedy consisting of six 50-minute episodes. The first episode aired in the UK 22 November 1992. The show was also shown in Germany and released on video. It was directed by David Hinton. The writers were Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, and David Hinton. It was produced by Tiger Television Productions. The show featured appearances by many comedians, including Rowan Atkinson who made an appearance both as the presenter/narrator, and as an aspiring comedy actor named Kevin. Atkinson demonstrated many of the principles of comedy in a manner which was instantly identifiable to anyone familiar with his Mr. Bean character.

Rowan Atkinson

Presenter / Performer

Buster Keaton

(archive footage)

Peter Sellers

(archive footage)

John Cleese

Jacques Tati

(archive footage)

Steve Martin

(archive footage)

• David HintonDirector
• Sarah WilliamsProducer

First aired

November 22, 1992

Last aired

December 27, 1992

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

6

Genres

Comedy

• Season 16 episodes · 1992

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