Ep 1 clip 1: Magda 'unheppy' Ep 1 clip 2: Cafe cringe Ep 2 clip 1: Rick the hero Ep 2 clip 2: An opportunity Ep 3 clip 1: 'I'm a comedian' Ep 3 clip 2: Booking Rick Ep 4 clip 1: Thin ice* Ep 4 clip 2: Waxing lyrical *(Contains strong language) Ep 5 clip 1: Mel unwell Ep 5 clip 2: Special soup Ep 6 clip 1: Pack it in, Rick Ep 6 clip 2: Rick's drug hell Ep 7 clip 1: A bad sport Ep 7 clip 2: Star turn Ep 8 clip 1: New material Ep 8 clip 2: Happy for Marty
Jack Dee stars as Rick Spleen, a successful but world-weary stand-up comedian who spends too much of his time hosting corporate events.
He and Marty, his American co-writer, spend their days arguing, drinking too much coffee, and devising work avoidance strategies.
Further distractions are provided by Magda, Rick’s home help, his show-biz agent wife Mel, their teenage daughter Sam and her feckless boyfriend Ben.
Lead Balloon is co-written by Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. Series 1 of Lead Balloon is now available on DVD.
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Cast Rick Spleen Jack Dee Marty Sean Power Mel Raquel Cassidy Magda Anna Crilly Sam Antonia Campbell-Hughes Ben Rasmus Hardiker Michael Tony Gardner
BBC Comedy Comedy clips, news and interviews
BBC Links
Jack Dee Profile Background from bbc.co.uk/comedy
External Links
Wikipedia Jack Dee biography