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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

1986 · 1 season

A scattershot night of live charity comedy sketches and music, more a time capsule of its era than a coherent watch.

Created by
Roger Graef
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rowan Atkinson, Frank Bruno, Kate Bush
Overview
The comedy event of the year took place in April 1986 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. All those taking part gave their services free in order to support the famine relief camp in Umbala in the west of Sudan. Tonight Omnibus, in collaboration with Charity Projects, presents the best comic talents in Britain today. Among those appearing: Rowan Atkinson, Frank Bruno, Kate Bush, Graham Chapman, Billy Connolly, Ronnie Corbett, Paul Eddington, Ben Elton, French and Saunders, Stephen Fry, Bob Geldof, Terry Gilliam, Lenny Henry, Howard Jones, Terry Jones, Hugh Laurie, Hank Marvin, Rik Mayall, Michael Palin, Cliff Richard, Pamela Stephenson, Spitting Image, Midge Ure, The Young Ones.

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Created by
Roger Graef
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rowan Atkinson, Frank Bruno, Kate Bush
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • class
  • politics
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • anthology
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Roger Graef
Starring
Rowan Atkinson, Frank Bruno, Kate Bush, Graham Chapman, Billy Connolly, Ronnie Corbett, Paul Eddington, Ben Elton
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes, 90 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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