Canned Laughter
Robert Box asks his colleague Lorraine out for a date. They go to a restaurant where Dave Perry tries to break it as a stand-up comedian.
From the archive
Rowan Atkinson presents… Canned Laughter is a British one-off comedy television programme featuring Rowan Atkinson, broadcast on 8 April 1979 on ITV. Atkinson plays three roles: the nerdy Robert Box (who has been cited as an early incarnation of the Mr. Bean character, albeit involving more dialogue), his sinister boss Mr. Marshall, and would-be stand-up comic Dave Perry, as well as an uncredited role as a radio announcer. Produced by LWT, the thirty-minute episode was directed by Geoffrey Sax.
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- Director
- Geoffrey Sax
- Starring
- Rowan Atkinson, Sue Holderness, Joan Scott, John J. Carney, Harry Shacklock, George Belbin, George Romanov, Michael Staniforth
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